ON THIS DAY
1875:
Captain Matthew Webb made history by becoming the first man to swim the English Channel. He covered the 21 miles from Dover to Calais in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
1928:
Liverpool’s famous Kop was opened before the First Division match with Bury. The Reds celebrated by winning the match 3-0.
1964:
Worcestershire clinched cricket’s County Championship for the first time with victory over Gloucestershire.
1999:
Sunderland enjoyed a famous 2-1 win away against rivals Newcastle United. United boss Ruud Gullit left striker Alan Shearer on the bench as his side went down to goals from Niall Quinn and Kevin Phillips.
2004:
Arsenal set a new English top-flight record of 43 matches unbeaten with a 3-0 win over Blackburn Rovers at Highbury.
2007:
St Helens beat Catalan Dragons 30-8 in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley. The French outfit were the first non-English team to reach the final.
2013:
England drew the fifth Ashes Test against Australia at the Oval, having already secured a 3-0 series victory.
2019:
Ben Stokes scores an unbeaten 135 to lead England to a thrilling one-wicket win over Australia in the third Ashes Test at Headingley, the home side completing a record run chase making 362-9.