ON THIS DAY
1938:
Willie Hall scored three goals in three-and-a-half minutes for England, a record in a home international. Hall added two more in a 7-0 win.
2003:
England beat France 24-7 in the semi-finals of the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
2005:
England lost their first Test match since regaining the Ashes, going down to Pakistan by 22 runs.
2009:
Mercedes-benz returned to Formula One as they bought a 75.1 per cent share in Brawn GP.
2009:
George Burley was sacked as Scotland manager.
2010:
Aston Villa announced out-ofcontract former Arsenal winger Robert Pires would sign for them. He was released by the midlands club when his short-term deal expired in the summer of 2011.
2011:
Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was charged with using abusive and/ or insulting words and/or behaviour towards Manchester United’s Patrice Evra. He was later banned for eight matches.
2011:
Martin Johnson resigned as the manager of the England rugby union team.
2016:
Wayne Rooney “unreservedly” apologised to England interim manager Gareth Southgate after pictures emerged allegedly showing the Three Lions forward at a wedding party in the team hotel.
2020:
Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mcelhenney became the new owners of Wrexham after their takeover bid was approved by the National League club’s Supporters Trust.
2021:
Derby County were deducted nine points after admitting to breaches of the EFL’S Profitability and Sustainability rules, taking their total deductions for the season to 21 points. They were relegated to League One at the end of the 2021-22 campaign.