ON THIS DAY 8

The Los Angeles Raiders won their first American Football Conference Championship by beating Seattle 30-14. Thieves broke into Cardiff’s

Ninian Park and stole the £50,000 takings from an FA Cup tie with QPR. 1999: Arsenal won the race to sign Jermaine Pennant. Notts County put themselves in line for a windfall of up to £2million after selling the 15-year-old to the Gunners.

2010: Togo’s team bus was attacked by gunmen at the African Nations Cup in Angola. Three people died.