ON THIS DAY
1926: Baseball great Babe Ruth hit three home runs for the New York Yankees in a World Series game.
1959: A record 92,706 fans watched the fifth game of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
1969: Golfing great Walter Hagen, one of America’s most flamboyant players, died aged 76.
1985: Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams, took his first Formula One Grand Prix win in the European round at Brands Hatch.
1997: Barry Town’s Gary Lloyd became the first Welsh Premier League player to be selected for the full Wales international squad when he was called up for the World Cup qualifier against Belgium.
2001: Captain David Beckham scored a last-minute free kick to secure a 2-2 draw against Greece at Old Trafford and book England’s place in the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.
2013: Arsenal’s run of 10 straight wins came to an end in a 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion but they returned to the top of the Premier League regardless on goal difference.
2013: Sebastian Vettel led virtually from start to finish to win the Korean Grand Prix and edge closer towards a fourth straight world title.
2018: Conor McGregor was beaten on his UFC return as he submitted to a rear-naked choke from Khabib Nurmagomedov, but the bout was marred by a post-fight melee in Las Vegas.