ON THIS DAY: 1970

1975: West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs at Lord’s to win the first cricket World Cup.

2002: Brazil beat England 2-1 in Shizuoka to progress to the World Cup semi-final.

2007: Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, through his bid vehicle UK Sports Investments, lodged a formal £81.6million bid for Manchester City.

2012: Frankie Dettori rode Colour Vision to Gold Cup victory at Royal Ascot.

2015: Nico Rosberg led home Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to win the Austrian Grand Prix.

Tony Jacklin became the first British golfer since Ted Ray in 1920 to win the US Open with victory at Hazeltine, Minnesota.