ON THIS DAY
1953: England lost to continental opposition at Wembley for the first time, beaten 6-3 by Hungary.
1970: Former Derby County goalkeeper Peter Shilton made his debut for England in a 3-1 win over East Germany at Wembley. He won his 125th and final cap in 1990.
1990: Australia beat England by 10 wickets in the first Test at Brisbane, their first win over England inside three days since 1938.
2004: England’s one-day international against Zimbabwe in Harare was cancelled in the wake of the row which saw 13 British journalists banned from entering the country.
2005: Manchester United great George Best died, aged 59. 2010: The Scottish Football Association announced all Clydesdale Bank Premier League fixtures for the coming weekend would go ahead despite a strike by Scottish referees. Officials from Luxembourg and Israel were involved in ensuring the games went ahead.
2012: Ricky Hatton announced his retirement from boxing for a second time after losing his comeback fight against Vyacheslav Senchenko in Manchester.
2013: England team director Andy Flower said David Warner got it “horribly wrong” when he publicly criticised England batsman Jonathan Trott, who left the Ashes tour with a stressrelated illness.
2014: Australia batsman Phil Hughes was left fighting for his life after being struck on the head by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match. He died two days later.
2018: Nico Hulkenberg walked away without injury despite being trapped when his Renault caught fire at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton won the race - his 11th victory of the season.
2020: Former Argentina player and manager Diego Maradona died aged 60.