THOSE WERE THE DAYS

ON THIS DATE IN SPORTING HISTORY

1985: Barry McGuigan, below, ended Panamanian Eusebio Pedroza’s seven-year reign as WBA featherweight champion to become the first UK holder of the title since Howard Winstone in 1968. 1990: The opening game of the World Cup produced a shock for defending champions Argentina, who were beaten 1-0 by Cameroon before 73,780 fans in Milan. 2006: Andrew Strauss was named as England captain for the one-day series against Sri Lanka after Andrew Flintoff was rested. Strauss held the job for the rest of the summer as Flintoff underwent ankle surgery.

2008: Rafael Nadal thrashed world No1 Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 to win a fourth consecutive men’s singles crown at the French Open.

2009: Kaka left AC Milan to sign for Real

Madrid on a six-year deal for a

reported fee of around £59million. 2010: Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti confirmed Rafael Benitez would become the new coach of the Serie A club.

2012: West Brom confirmed the appointment of Steve Clarke as their new head coach.