ON THIS DAY
1868:
The first athletics meeting of any description to be held in the United States took place indoors at the Empire Skating Rink, New York.
1986:
Pakistan’s Jahangir Khan lost his first match since 1981 when he went down to Ross Norman in the final of the World Open Squash Championship.
1990:
Monica Seles beat Gabriela Sabatini 6-4, 5-7, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the final of the Virginia Slims Championship in New York. It was the first five-set match in a major women’s event since the 1901 US Championship doubles.
2011:
London was awarded the right to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships after beating off competition from Qatar capital Doha.
2013:
Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-4 to win the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London’s O2 Arena.
2015:
Stuart Lancaster paid the price for England’s dismal Rugby World Cup campaign by stepping down as head coach.
2016:
Scotland made rugby league history as they became the first of the minnows to claim a Four Nations point after snatching a deserved 18-18 draw from a dramatic match with New Zealand.
2021:
Steven Gerrard was appointed head coach at Aston Villa having left Rangers just months after leading the Scottish club to the Premiership title. He was sacked by Villa within a year.