THOSE WERE
THE DAYS
1878:
Jack Johnson, the first black man to win the world heavyweight boxing title, was born. Because of discrimination in the United States, he had to travel to Australia for his successful title challenge against Tommy Burns. Johnson died on
June 10, 1946, aged 68.
The world featherweight title fight between Ike
Weir and Frank Murphy was stopped by police after 80 rounds. It is the longest world title contest under Queensberry Rules.
Scotland’s ‘Wembley Wizards’ inflicted a 5-1 defeat on England. Alex Jackson scored a hat-trick.
Jesse Owens, who set four world records in
1889: 1928: 1980: ON THIS DATE IN SPORTING HISTORY one day and won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, died.
Sunderland were fined £2,500 by the Football League for playing unregistered player Dominic Matteo in a First Division match at Barnsley. Former Arsenal and England midfielder David Rocastle died at the age of 33 from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Peter Ridsdale resigned as chairman of debt-ridden Leeds and was succeeded by Professor John McKenzie.
1995: 2001: 2003: 2010:
Arsenal came from two down to draw 2-2 in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona at the Emirates Stadium. They lost the second leg 4-1, with Lionel Messi scoring all four of Barca’s goals.
Sale prop Karena Wihongi was banned for four months after testing positive for the banned stimulant methylhexaneamine.
Paolo Di Canio was appointed Sunderland head coach. He was sacked after 13 games in charge.
England lost to Holland by 45 runs in their final World Twenty20 match in Chittagong.
Darron Gibson left Sunderland by mutual consent after being charged with drink-driving.
2011: 2013: 2014: 2018: