ON THIS DAY: 2010
1883: Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel, died aged 35 while attempting to swim the rapids above Niagara Falls.
1926: The first greyhound meeting with a mechanical hare took place at Belle Vue, Manchester.
2000: Portugal midfielder Luis Figo, star of Euro 2000, became the world’s most expensive footballer when he joined Real Madrid for £37million from Barcelona.
2005: Australia won the first Ashes Test at Lord’s by 239 runs. England recovered to win a memorable series 2-1.
2005: Lance Armstrong won a record seventh successive Tour de France. He was later stripped of all his titles after evidence of doping.