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On This Day in Sport (23 April 2010):
1962: The career of racing driver Stirling Moss ended
when he crashed his Lotus-Climax at 110mph during a Formula One race
at Goodwood. He sustained a broken leg, broken ribs and serious head
injuries and did not race again in Formula One.
1983: Cliff Thorburn recorded the first maximum 147
break in the World Snooker Championships against Terry Griffiths at
the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
1986: Former England cricketer Jim Laker died, aged
63. His record of taking 19 wickets in one Test match still stands.
2003: Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid beat
Manchester United 4-3 at Old Trafford to progress to the Champions
League semi-finals 6-5 on aggregate. David Beckham came off the bench
to score two of United's goals.
2004: Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly was banned for
three matches by UEFA for elbowing Monaco striker Fernando Morientes
in the semi-finals of the Champions League.
2006: West Ham reached their first FA Cup final for 26
years after beating Middlesbrough 1-0 at Villa Park.
2006: Steven Gerrard was named PFA player of the year,
with Wayne Rooney young player of the year. |