ON THIS DAY
1859:
Mayonnaise won the 1000 Guineas by 20 lengths - a British record for a classic.
1945:
Alan Ball was born. Ball was the youngest member of England’s World Cup-winning side in 1966 and was also a manager with Portsmouth, Manchester City and Southampton. He died in 2007, aged 61.
2006:
Former world featherweight champion Naseem Hamed was jailed for 15 months after admitting a charge of dangerous driving.
2010:
Fulham were beaten 2-1 by Atletico Madrid in the Europa League final in Hamburg.
2011:
Kenny Dalglish was appointed as permanent manager of Liverpool on a three-year deal.
2016:
Roberto Martinez paid the price for Everton’s Premier League nose-dive when he was sacked with one game of the season still to play.
2016:
Ireland’s Shane Lowry wrote his name into the history books with a tournament-record 29 shots through his last nine holes on day one of the Players Championship at Sawgrass, giving him a share of the clubhouse lead.
2017:
Chelsea clinched the Premier League title as Michy Batshuayi came off the bench to secure a 1-0 win against West Bromwich Albion.
2019:
Manchester City retained the Premier League title with a come-from-behind 4-1 win against Brighton & Hove Albion on the final day of the campaign.