1962: Sonny Liston knocked out Floyd Patterson in the first round of their world heavyweight title fight in Chicago. Patterson was the first man to lose the heavyweight title in the first round.

1983: Nelson Piquet beat Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell to the chequered flag in the first European Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, then a new event in the schedule of world championship races.

2000: Jonathan Edwards won gold in the triple jump at the Sydney Olympics.

2003: Rangers manager Alex McLeish ended speculation by signing a new four-year contract, tying him to the Ibrox club until 2007. McLeish parted company with the club at the end of the 2005-06 season.

2004: An unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 71 saw West Indies snatch an unlikely victory against England – chasing their first major one-day tournament victory - in the ICC Champions Trophy final at Lord's.

2005: Spain's Fernando Alonso, aged 24, became the youngest Formula One world champion after finishing third in the Brazilian Grand Prix.