Daily Mirror

ON THIS DAY: 2002

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1879: England beat Wales 2-1 at the Kennington Oval in the first football internatio­nal between the two nations.

1996: Romania star Ilie Dumitrescu moved from Tottenham to West Ham for around £1million.

2003: Australia batsman Darren Lehmann was banned for five ODIs after being found guilty of making racist remarks in a match v Sri Lanka.

2008: Lewis Hamilton signed a new five-year contract with McLaren.

2013: Lance Armstrong admitted to taking banned substances, including EPO, to help win the Tour de France.

 ??  ?? Manchester United signed Uruguay forward Diego Forlan from Argentinia­n club Independie­nte for £7.5million.
Manchester United signed Uruguay forward Diego Forlan from Argentinia­n club Independie­nte for £7.5million.

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