TODAY: August 16
ON THIS DAY: 2013
1998: Vijay Singh claimed his first Major, the US PGA Championship at the Sahalee Country Club,,Seattle.
2000: Gary Butcher claimed four wickets in four balls in a spell of five for 18 in 7.3 overs in a County Championship match for Surrey against Derbyshire at the Oval.
2006: Steve McClaren began his England reign in style with a 4-0 win over Greece.
2008: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt won the Olympic 100metres in Beijing in a world record time of 9.69 seconds. Swimmer Michael Phelps won the 100m butterfly to equal Mark Spitz’s record of seven gold medals in one Olympic games.