1955: Rocky Marciano won his final bout against Archie Moore in New York to retire undefeated and as world heavyweight champion.

2003: Paula Radcliffe set a new half-marathon world record at the Great North Run in Newcastle.

2004: England reached the Champions Trophy final with a six-wicket win over Australia at Edgbaston. They went on to lose to West Indies.

2006: Milan Mandaric announced he was to step down as chairman of Portsmouth.

2008: The United States regained the Ryder Cup, after three consecutive defeats, as Paul Azinger's team beat Nick Faldo's in Louisville.

2008: Manchester City announced the sale of the club to Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan and his group would be formally completed within the next two days.