ON THIS DAY
1953:
England lost to continental opposition at Wembley for the first time, beaten 6-3 by Hungary.
1970:
Peter Shilton made his debut as England goalkeeper in a 3-1 win over East Germany at Wembley. He won his 125th and final cap in 1990.
1990:
Australia beat England by 10 wickets in the first Ashes Test at Brisbane, their first win over England inside three days since 1938.
2004:
England’s one-day international against Zimbabwe in Harare was cancelled in the wake of the row which saw 13 British journalists banned from entering the country.
2005:
Manchester United great George Best died, aged 59.
2010:
The Scottish Football Association announced all Clydesdale Bank Premier League fixtures for the coming weekend would go ahead despite a strike by Scottish referees. Officials from Luxembourg and Israel were involved in ensuring the games went ahead.
2012:
Ricky Hatton announced his retirement from boxing for a second time after losing his comeback fight against Vyacheslav Senchenko in Manchester.
2013:
England team director Andy Flower said David Warner got it “horribly wrong” when he publicly criticised England batsman Jonathan Trott, who left the Ashes tour with a stressrelated illness.
2014:
Australia batsman Phil Hughes was left fighting for his life after being struck on the head by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match. He died two days later.