ON THIS DAY
1906:
One of the early greats of British tennis, HW ‘Bunny’ Austin, was born. He teamed up with Fred Perry to win four consecutive Davis Cup finals between 1933 and 1936. He made it to the Wimbledon final in 1932 and 1938 but was beaten both times. Austin died in Coulsdon, south London, in 2000.
1988:
Jack Nicklaus tied for 34th place in The International at Castle Pines, Colorado, and became the first man to take his career earnings above the five million dollars mark on the US Tour.
2002:
Australia captain Steve Waugh joined Kent for a month-long stint at the end of the County Championship season.
2004:
Jonathan Woodgate joined Real Madrid from Newcastle United for £13.4m.
2006:
Pakistan left the field and later forfeited the match after being accused by umpire Darrell Hair of ball-tampering during their Test with England at The Oval.
2008:
Usain Bolt won gold in the 200 metres in a world record time of 19.30 seconds to complete a sprint double at the Beijing Olympics.
2009:
Bolt won the gold medal in the 200m at the World Championships in Berlin in a new world record time of 19.19secs.
2013:
Hope Powell left her role as England women’s senior team head coach, ending her 15-year spell in charge.
2017:
Sir Mo Farah won the 3,000 metres at the Muller Grand Prix at Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium, his final appearance on a track in this country.