1960: Boxing great Muhammad Ali won his first professional fight in his home town of Louisville, Kentucky, beating Tunney Hunsaker on points.

1985: Jockey Lester Piggott rode one winner at Nottingham before going into retirement – only to make a successful comeback five years later, aged 54.

1991: Colin McMillan became the fastest outright winner of a Lonsdale Belt when he won his third British title fight as a featherweight, against Sean Murphy.

1997: The Republic of Ireland scraped a 1-1 draw with Belgium in the first leg of their World Cup play-off in Dublin. A 2-1 defeat in Brussels saw Mick McCarthy's men eliminated.

2003: Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand was charged with misconduct by the Football Association after missing a drugs test. He was later banned for eight months.

2007: Gus Poyet was appointed as a coach at Tottenham, working under Juande Ramos.