Nottingham Post

ON THIS DAY

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1951: Australian Lionel Cooper set a new British rugby league record of 10 tries in one match for Huddersfie­ld against Keighley.

1991: Tennis star Pete Sampras chalked up his second consecutiv­e ATP Championsh­ip title by beating his fellow American Jim Courier in Frankfurt.

2001: Sale fly-half Charlie Hodgson came within one point of equalling the world record points tally in an internatio­nal rugby union match when he scored 44 for England in the 134-0 win over Romania at Twickenham.

2005: New Zealand won the right to host the 2011 Rugby Union World Cup finals.

2006: Hungarian football great Ferenc Puskas died aged 79.

2013: Former WBA heavyweigh­t boxing champion David Haye revealed he had been advised to retire following shoulder surgery.

2015: England fans joined their French counterpar­ts in a rousing rendition of La Marseillai­se before a friendly match at Wembley, in tribute to the victims of a terrorist attack at a concert in Paris. England won the match 2-0.

2016: FIFA opened disciplina­ry proceeding­s against the English and Scottish Football Associatio­ns for the wearing of poppies during their World Cup qualifier.

2017: British tennis star Andy Murray announced he had split from coach Ivan Lendl for a second time.

2018: Ireland beat New Zealand 16-9 in their rugby union Test match at the Aviva Stadium to record their first victory over the All Blacks on home soil.

 ?? ?? Pete Sampras in action in 1991
Pete Sampras in action in 1991

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