ON THIS DAY

2003: England beat France 24-7 in the semifinals of the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

2009: Mercedes-benz returned to Formula One as they bought a 75.1% share in Brawn GP.

2009: George Burley was sacked as Scotland manager.

2011: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was charged with using abusive and/ or insulting words and/ or behaviour towards Manchester United’s Patrice Evra. He was later banned for eight matches.

2011: Martin Johnson resigned as manager of the England rugby union team.

2016: Wayne Rooney “unreservedly” apologised to England interim manager Gareth Southgate after pictures emerged allegedly showing the Three Lions forward at a wedding party.

2020: Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mcelhenney became the new owners of Wrexham after their takeover bid was approved by the National League club’s Supporters Trust.