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ON THIS DAY: 2016

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1948: Cricketing great Sir Donald Bradman was out second ball for nought in his final Test match innings. The Australian needed just four runs to finish with a Test average of 100 but, was left with average of 99.94.

1999: A goal from Tommy Mooney gave Premiershi­p new boys Watford a shock 1-0 win at Liverpool. But the Hornets finished bottom of the table and went straight back down.

2012: England bowler Stuart Broad denied any involvemen­t in a parody Kevin Pietersen Twitter account.

2016: Usain Bolt won a third straight Olympic 100m title as he took gold. Max Whitlock became the first British gymnast to win Olympic gold in the men’s floor event. He added a second gold in the pommel horse hours later.

 ??  ?? BRITAIN’S Justin Rose became Olympic golf champion in Rio, beating Henrik Stenson on the 18th green in the final round.
BRITAIN’S Justin Rose became Olympic golf champion in Rio, beating Henrik Stenson on the 18th green in the final round.

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