ON THIS DAY: 1976
1987: Frank Bruno stopped 37-year-old Joe Bugner at White Hart Lane.
2000: Tanni Grey-Thompson took her third gold of the Paralympics in Sydney, adding the T53 200 metres to the 100m and 800m titles.
2006: Leeds appointed Dennis Wise as manager.
2011: Sven Goran Eriksson departed Leicester by mutual consent after spending just over a year at the helm.
2014: Ted Bishop was sacked as PGA of America president after calling Ian Poulter a “Lil Girl” on social media.
2016: Jamie Vardy was nominated for the Ballon d’Or. Leicester teammate Riyad Mahrez was also among eight Premier League players on the 30-man list.