THOSE WERE THE DAYS
ON THIS DATE IN SPORTING HISTORY
1968: Hampden Park drew a crowd of 134,461 for the European Championship qualifier between Scotland and England, a record for the competition. 1993: England’s World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore died of cancer at the age of 51. The West Ham and Fulham defender led England 90 times and won 108 caps.
2004: Dwain Chambers was banned for two years by UK Athletics after being found guilty of failing a drugs test.
2006: Chelsea condemned death threats made towards referee Terje Hauge on fans’ internet forums after their controversial Champions League defeat by Barcelona. Norwegian referee Hauge sent off Blues defender Asier Del Horno after a challenge on Lionel Messi.
2010: Sachin Tendulkar broke the record for the highest individual score in a one-day international innings, scoring an unbeaten 200 against South Africa. 2013: Swansea beat Bradford 5-0 to win the League Cup at Wembley. 2014: Crystal Palace midfielder Jason Puncheon was charged by the Football Association following a series of tweets in reaction to criticism of his penalty miss at Tottenham by former Palace manager Neil Warnock. Puncheon was later fined £15,000 by the FA.
2015: Chris Gayle became the first person to score a double century in a World Cup match when he struck 16 sixes in an innings of 215 in West Indies’ victory over Zimbabwe. 2016: Hull KR sacked head coach Chris Chester just three matches into the Super League season.