1921: Czech-born tennis player Jaroslav Drobny was born. The 1954 Wimbledon winner also won a gold medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics – in ice hockey.

1991: Chip Beck equalled the USPGA Tour record for 18 holes, set by Al Geiberger 14 years earlier, by shooting a 59 in the third round of the Las Vegas Invitational.

1999: UEFA announced Portugal had won the right to host Euro 2004, beating confident favourites Spain and a joint bid from Austria and Hungary.

2003: John Higgins scored a maximum 147 break in an LG Cup match with Mark Williams.

2004: Leicester appointed Howard Wilkinson as temporary first-team coach.

2005: The Republic of Ireland missed out on a World Cup place after a goalless draw at home to Switzerland in a match they had to win.

2006: Icelandic businessman Eggert Magnusson confirmed he had engaged in "initial discussions" with West Ham regarding a possible takeover.

2007: Inzamam-ul-Haq was dismissed for three runs in his final Test innings to fall three runs shy of equalling Javed Miandad's all-time Test aggregate for runs for Pakistan.

2008: Renault's Fernando Alonso won the Japanese Grand Prix.