ON THIS DAY
1951: England beat Australia 17-0 in Sydney, a match the Football Association does not count as a full international.
1990: Jockey Willie Carson became only the third man, after Gordon Richards and Alec Russell, to ride six winners at one meeting.
1991: Duke McKenzie became the first British-based boxer to win world titles at two different weights when he beat Gaby Canizales for the WBO bantamweight crown in Southwark. He had previously held the IBF flyweight title.
1998: David Beckham was sent off as England were knocked out of the World Cup on penalties by Argentina in the second round.
1999: Manchester United pulled out of the FA Cup in order to compete in the inaugural FIFA Club World Championship.
2002: Ronaldo scored twice as Brazil won the World Cup for the fifth time, beating Germany 2-0 in the final in Yokohama.
2013: Nico Rosberg was reprimanded by stewards for failing to slow for yellow flags during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone but kept his race win.
2015: Leicester dismissed manager Nigel Pearson with the club saying that “fundamental differences in perspective exist between us”.
2018: Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo exited the World Cup on the same day, Messi’s Argentina losing 4-3 to France in their last-16 game, while Ronaldo’s Portugal were beaten 2-1 by Uruguay.
2020: Manchester City agreed to sell Leroy Sane to Bayern Munich.
2021: Everton risked the fury of their fans by appointing former Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez as the replacement for Carlo Ancelotti.