ON THIS DAY: 1998

1951: England beat Australia 17-1 in Sydney, in a match the FA does not count as a full international.

1990: Jockey Willie Carson became only the third man, after Gordon Richards and Alec Russell, to ride six winners at one meeting.

1991: Duke McKenzie became the first British-based boxer to win world titles at two different weights when he beat Gaby Canizales for the WBO bantamweight crown in Southwark. He had previously held the IBF flyweight title.

1999: Manchester United pulled out of the FA Cup in order to compete in the inaugural FIFA Club World Championship.

David Beckham was sent off as England were knocked out of the World Cup on penalties by Argentina in the second round