ON THIS DAY: 2014
1989: England earned their place in the 1990 World Cup finals in Italy with a goalless draw in Poland, thanks to four excellent saves by Peter Shilton.
2002: Manager George Burley was sacked by Ipswich.
2003: England qualified for the finals of Euro 2004 with a goalless draw against Turkey.
2010: Discus thrower Krishna Poonia won India’s first ever athletics gold at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
2013: Former Formula One test driver Maria de Villota died at the age of 33, suffering a cardiac arrest while on a tour promoting her autobiography.
2015: Lewis Hamilton won the Russian Grand Prix and Mercedes lifted the Formula One constructors’ crown.