HISTORY THIS DAY IN

1913: Briton Harry Green runs the fastest recorded marathon, clocking 2hr 38min 16.2sec on home soil. It would take 62 years before a woman, American Jacqueline Hansen, beat that time

2001: Neil McKenzie top-scores with 73 as the Proteas thump the West Indies by 53 runs at Port of Spain in the sixth one-day international. Batting first, SA were bowled out for 190 with one ball remaining, but the host's batsmen put up minimal resistance. Brian Lara was the best with 41 in a largely dismal innings that ended with the Windies dismissed for 137. The win gave SA a 5-1 lead in the sevenmatch series

2001: Michael Owen scores twice as Liverpool beat Arsenal 2-1 to win the FA Cup at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, the

2007: Former WBO heavyweight champion Corrie Sanders scores the last victory of his career, overcoming an injured left hand to outpoint unheralded Daniel Bispo of Brazil over 10 rounds at Emperors Palace near OR Tambo Airport. He had one more fight after that — stopped by former sparring partner Osborne Machimana in the first round