TODAY:

October 22

1878: played Broughtonthe first floodlitand Swintonrugby match. 1966: England’s David Bryant won the singles title at the inaugural World Bowls Championship in Sydney. The event was organised after the sport was left out of that year’s Commonwealth Games. 1972: England goalkeeper Gordon Banks had his career cut short when he lost an eye following a car crash.

2000: Peter Taylor was put in temporary charge of England for the friendly against Italy. 2003: Sprinter Dwain Chambers denied using performance-enhancing drugs. He was banned for two years the following February for taking tetrahydrogestrinone (THG). 2006: Fernando Alonso retained his F1 drivers’ title with second place in the Brazilian Grand Prix. 2008: Former England captain David Beckham agreed a loan move from LA Galaxy to AC Milan for the Major League Soccer close season.

2010: Wayne Rooney signed a new five-year deal at Manchester United, performing a U-turn after saying he wanted to leave Old Trafford.

2012: Cycling’s world governing body ratified the US Anti-doping Agency’s decision to ban Lance Armstrong from the sport for life.