1990: Simon Hodgkinson scored a then-record 23 points for England against Argentina at Twickenham.

1997: The Premiership fixture between West Ham and Crystal Palace was abandoned at 2-2 after 65 minutes when the floodlights failed.

1999: Brian Kidd was sacked as manager of Blackburn after the pre-season favourites won only three matches out of 14 in Division One.

2004: Denmark's Mianne Bagger made history by becoming the first transsexual woman to earn a place on golf's Ladies European Tour.