ON THIS DAY: 2003
1986: Britain’s Frank Bruno challenged Tim Witherspoon for the world heavyweight title. He was knocked out in the 11th round.
2009: England won the second Ashes Test, beating Australia by 115 at Lord’s to take a 1-0 series lead. They won the series 2-1 to reclaim the urn.
2012: Manchester United signed Arsenal captain Robin van Persie and his goals played a key role in United winning the 2012-13 Premier League.
2014: Rory McIlroy won The Open at Royal Liverpool by two strokes.
2015: Zach Johnson beat Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman in a play-off for the Open Championship.