ON THIS DAY: 2004
2006: The FA confirmed Sven Goran Eriksson would leave his position as England manager after that summer’s World Cup in Germany. He was replaced by Steve McClaren.
2009: Hull signed midfielder Jimmy Bullard from Fulham for a then club-record fee of £5million on a four-and-a-half-year contract.
2016: West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul announced his retirement after a career which saw him amass over 20,000 international runs across all three formats.