THOSE WERE THE DAYS
ON THIS DATE IN SPORTING HISTORY
1969: Maureen Connolly, the first woman to win tennis’ Grand Slam of all four Majors in a calendar year, died of cancer at the age of 34.
1970: Tony Jacklin became the first British golfer since Tommy Armour in 1927 to win the US Open with victory at Hazeltine, Minnesota.
1975: West Indies, captained by Clive Lloyd, beat Australia by 17 runs at Lord’s to win the first Cricket World Cup. 2002: Brazil beat England 2-1 in Shizuoka to progress to the World Cup semi-finals. Michael Owen put England ahead early on but Rivaldo equalised and Ronaldinho scored with a 40-yard free-kick.
2009: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets to win the World Twenty20 at Lord’s. England won the women’s tournament, beating New Zealand by six wickets.