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On This Day in Sport (19 April 2011):
1897: The first Boston Marathon was held and won by
John McDermott of New York. Run every April on Patriot's Day, it is
the oldest annual race of its kind.
1958: Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton
played the first of his 106 games for England, appearing in a 4-0 win
over Scotland at Hampden Park.
1991: One week after winning the US Masters, Welsh
golfer Ian Woosnam missed the cut at the Benson & Hedges
International at St Mellion, Cornwall, following two rounds of 82.
2000: Manchester United's reign as European champions
was ended in emphatic style by Spanish giants Real Madrid, who raced
into a 3-0 lead at Old Trafford before two late goals from David
Beckham and Paul Scholes restored some respectability.
2001: Liverpool reached their first European final for
16 years after Gary McAllister's penalty gave them a 1-0 win over
Barcelona at Anfield. The Reds went on to win the UEFA Cup against Alaves.
2004: Australian snooker player Quinten Hann
apologised after offering opponent Andy Hicks "outside"
after a row at the World Championships in Sheffield.
2005: The Football Association's bid to stage the 2007
Champions League final at the new Wembley failed after UEFA awarded
the showpiece event to the Olympic Stadium in Athens. However,
Glasgow's Hampden Park - venue for the 2002 Champions League final -
won the right to host the 2007 UEFA Cup final.
2006: Former West Ham and Ipswich manager John Lyall
died of a heart attack aged 66. Lyall is the last Hammers manager to
win a major trophy - the FA Cup in 1980.
2007: Duncan Fletcher tendered his resignation as
England cricket coach. He took charge of the team for the last time
in the following Saturday's World Cup Super Eight match against West
Indies. Windies captain Brian Lara also announced that he would
retirement from all forms of international cricket after the same game. |
