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1895: Archie MacLaren, of Lancashire, compiled what was then the world’s highest cricket score of 424, against Somerset. 1950: The World Cup final between Brazil and Uruguay in Rio de Janeiro was watched by 199,854 people. Uruguay won 2-1. 1983: The British and Irish Lions suffered a 38-6 drubbing by New Zealand in Auckland.

2000: Britain’s tennis team

suffered a shock 3-2 defeat to Ecuador in their Davis Cup tie at Wimbledon. 2005: Amir Khan won his first professional fight with a first-round stoppage of David Bailey.

2016: France international midfielder N’Golo Kante joined Chelsea from Leicester.

2016: Mark Cavendish won stage 14 of the Tour de France, his fourth stage victory of the 2016 Tour and 30th of his career. 2017: Roger Federer trounced Marin Cilic 6-3 6-1 6-4 to become the first man ever to win eight singles titles at Wimbledon.

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