ONTHIS DAY

■ 1991 – Simon Hodgkinson kicked five goals for England against France, taking his tally to a Five Nations championship record of 60 points for the season.

■ 2004 – Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took his 500th Test wicket, bowling Australian tail-ender Michael Kasprowicz in the second Test in Kandy.

■ 2008 – Lewis Hamilton won the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

■ 2009 – West Ham and Sheffield United announced they had agreed an out-ofcourt settlement following their dispute over the Carlos Tevez affair.

■ 2018 – The use of video assistant referees at the 2018 World Cup in Russia was given the rubber stamp by the FIFA Council.