THIS WEEK IN SPORT HISTORY
• 1985: A fire at Valley Parade, home of Bradford, claimed the lives of 56 people in a match against Lincoln which was supposed to be a celebration of the Bantams’ Third Division championship win that season.
• 2003: West Ham were relegated from the Premiership after a 2-2 draw with Birmingham on the final day of the season. Bolton’s 2- 1 win over Middlesbrough ensured their survival.
• 2008: Manchester United secured the Premier League title, their 10th under Sir Alex Ferguson, with a 2- 0 win at Wigan.
• 2009: Richard Gasquet was suspended by the International Tennis Federation after the Frenchman confirmed he had tested positive for cocaine. He was later cleared after protesting it entered his system after kissing a girl in a nightclub.
• 2010: West Ham sacked Gianfranco
Zola, while former England boss Steve McClaren was appointed Wolfsburg coach.
• 2011: The funeral of golf great Seve Ballesteros was held in his home village of Pedrena in Spain.
• 2012: Newcastle boss Alan Pardew was named the Premier League’s manager of the season.
• 2013: Ben Watson’s last- minute header handed Wigan the FA Cup for the first time in their history as they provided one of the competition’s great upsets by beating Manchester City at Wembley.
• 2014: Samir Nasri and Vincent Kompany scored as Manchester City reclaimed the Premier League title with a 2- 0 win over West Ham.
• 2016: Sunderland claimed a 3- 0 victory against Everton to secure their Premier League status and relegate both Newcastle and
Norwich.
• 2016: Bill Beaumont was elected chairman of World Rugby, taking up office from July 1.
• 2018: Cardiff Blues won the European Challenge Cup, beating Gloucester 31- 30 in the final in Bilbao.
• 2021: Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed that sporting venues across England would be able to welcome back spectators from May
17.
• 2022: Celtic regained the cinch Premiership title with a game to spare despite being held to a 1- 1 draw at Dundee United.
• 2023: Said Benrahma and Michail Antonio were on target as West Ham beat AZ Alkmaar 2- 1 in the first leg of their Europa
Conference League semi-final at London Stadium.