ON THIS DAY: 2015

1900: The inaugural Davis Cup took place in Boston, Massachusetts, with the United States defeating Great Britain 3-0.

1998: The centenary season of the Football League kicked off with reserve officials holding up boards displaying added time at the end of each half for the first time.

2007: Sunderland broke the British transfer record for a goalkeeper to sign Scotland international Craig Gordon from Hearts for £9million.

2011: Arsenal signed 17-year-old Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Southampton for an initial fee of £12million, rising to £15million.

2017: Real Madrid beat Manchester United 2-1 in the UEFA Super Cup.

England regained the Ashes after beating Australia by an innings and 78 runs in the fourth Test at Trent Bridge.