ON THIS DAY
1878: Two local teams took part in the first football match under floodlights at Bramall Lane, Sheffield.
1978: Snooker star Paul Hunter was born. The Yorkshireman won three Masters titles, all in final-frame deciders after dramatic comebacks, but died of cancer in 2006 aged 27.
1996: Mark Bosnich, then of Aston Villa, was charged with misconduct by the Football Association after his “Basil Fawlty” impersonation against Tottenham Hotspur, which had angered Spurs’ Jewish following. The Australian claimed he had not realised his Nazi-style salute had been offensive.
2004: Australia spinner Shane Warne equalled the record for most wickets in Test cricket by claiming his 532nd scalp in the second Test against India. He ended his Test career with 708 wickets, second all time behind Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.
2005: Manchester United and Republic of Ireland midfielder Roy Keane announced he was to quit international football.
2007: South Africa beat Argentina 37-13 to set up a rematch with England in the rugby union World Cup final. The Springboks went on to beat Brian Ashton’s side to claim the global crown.
2014: Northern Ireland beat Greece 2-0 in Athens with goals from Jamie Ward and Kyle Lafferty to boost their hopes of qualifying for Euro 2016. Michael O’Neill’s side sealed their place at the finals in October 2015.
2017: George Groves stopped Jamie Cox in four rounds to make the first defence of his WBA super-middleweight title and set up a World Boxing Super Series semi-final with Chris Eubank Jnr.
2019: England players were subjected to “abhorrent racist chanting” during the 6-0 Euro 2020 qualifying win in Bulgaria, said the FA, adding: “We will be asking UEFA to investigate as a matter of urgency.”