ON THIS DAY
1897:
Charles Jarrott won the first motorcycle race around a track at Sheen House, Richmond.
1975:
British racing driver Graham Hill was killed when the light aircraft he was piloting crashed onto Arkley Golf Course near Elstree in Hertfordshire. Also killed was Tony Brise, a promising young driver who was to spearhead Hill’s new Embassy team.
2006:
England rugby head coach Andy Robinson stood down after a record of nine wins and 13 losses during his two years in charge.
2010:
England’s cricketers drew the first Test against Australia at the Gabba in Brisbane. They went on to take the series 3-1 for their first Ashes success Down Under since 1986-87.
2015:
Great Britain won the Davis Cup for the first time since 1936 as Andy Murray inspired a 3-1 success against Belgium.
2016:
A plane carrying 22 players from Brazilian football team Chapecoense, along with 23 coaching and other staff, two guests and 21 journalists, crashed in Colombia, killing 71 of 77 people on board.
2019:
Unai Emery was sacked as Arsenal manager after seven games without a win. Freddie Ljungberg took charge on a caretaker basis.
2021:
Manchester United hired Ralf Rangnick as interim manager until the end of the season and also handed the German, who replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a further two-year deal as a consultant.