ON THIS DAY: 1977
1979: Steve Ovett set a new world mile record of 3:48.8, beating Sebastian Coe’s mark. 2003: Chelsea chairman Ken Bates agreed to sell his majority shareholding to Roman Abramovich. 2006: Wayne Rooney was sent off as England lost their World Cup quarterfinal to Portugal on penalties. 2010: Roy Hodgson was confirmed as the new manager of Liverpool. 2016: Ashley Williams, Hal RobsonKanu and Sam Vokes scored as Wales reached their first semi-final of a major tournament with a 3-1 win over Belgium in Lille at the European Championship.