1947: The fourth-wicket partnership between Gulzar Mahomed and Vijay Hazare produced 577 runs in Baroda, India, against Holkar – setting a world record in first-class cricket.

1992: David O'Leary played his 700th game for Arsenal, a record for the north London club.

2001: Roy Essandoh swept Wycombe into the FA Cup semi-finals with a stoppage-time headed winner against Leicester at Filbert Street.

2004: British tennis player Greg Rusedski was cleared of taking the performance-enhancing drug nandrolone by an independent anti-doping tribunal after arguing any excess levels in his system resulted from an approved supplement given to him by trainers.

2005: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was fined £5,000 by the Football Association for accusing Manchester United players of diving and cheating, while the club were also hit with a £15,000 punishment after a brawl at Blackburn.

2007: Eddie O'Sullivan's Ireland clinched their third Triple Crown in four years with a nervy 19-18 Six Nations triumph over Scotland.