TODAY: May 30

1911: Ray Harroun won the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in a Marmon Wasp.

1971: Essex’s Keith Boyce set a John Player Sunday League record when he took eight Lancashire wickets for 26 runs. 1996: England’s footballers returned from a tour of Hong Kong amid allegations of a drunken binge which started in a club and continued on the flight home. The airline, Cathay Pacific, reported £35,000 of damage to its plane. 1999: Man City scored twice in the dying stages to force extra-time in their play-off final against Gillingham at Wembley and went on to win a penalty shoot-out which secured their promotion to Division One. 2007: Wales captain Ryan Giggs (above) confirmed his decision to retire from international football.

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