ON THIS DAY
1922:
St Albans’ Billy Minter scored seven goals in an FA Cup tie against Dulwich but ended up on the losing side as the match finished 8-7.
1986:
Mike Tyson became the youngest world heavyweight boxing champion when he beat Trevor Berbick at the age of 20 years and six months.
2003:
Jonny Wilkinson’s extra-time drop-goal gave England a dramatic 20-17 win over Australia in the rugby union World Cup final.
2007:
Steve Mcclaren was sacked as England manager after the team failed to qualify for Euro 2008.
2008:
New Zealand won the rugby league World Cup final 34-20 against Australia in Brisbane.
2010:
The Scottish Football Association drew up contingency plans to deal with a proposed strike by referees, including “sourcing match officials in other countries”. The strike went ahead, with officials brought in from Israel, Malta and Luxembourg.
2011:
South African Mickey Arthur was appointed as the new Australia coach.
2013:
England failed to cope with the pace of Mitchell Johnson as they lost six wickets for nine runs in a hapless collapse which turned the first Ashes Test on its head at the Gabba.
2015:
Rory Mcilroy took victory in the DP World Tour Championship to claim a third Race to Dubai title in the last four years.