ON THIS DAY: 1985

1985: Barry McGuigan ended Panamanian Eusebio Pedroza’s sevenyear reign as WBA featherweight champion (above).

1990: The opening game of the World Cup in Italy saw defending champions Argentina beaten 1-0 by Cameroon.

2006: Andrew Strauss was named as England captain for the one-day series against Sri Lanka after Andrew Flintoff was rested on medical advice.

2008: Rafael Nadal thrashed Roger Federer 6-1 6-3 6-0 to win the French Open.

2012: West Brom confirmed Steve Clarke as their new head coach after Roy Hodgson took the England job.