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On This Day in Sport (31 May 2011):
1868: Parc de St Cloud was the venue for the first
recorded bicycle race. It took place over two kilometres and was won
by Britain's James Moore.
1965: Britain's Jim Clark became the first European to
win the Indianapolis 500. He achieved an average speed of 150.69mph
in his Lotus.
1980: Tony Ward set a British Lions Test record by
scoring 18 points against South Africa at Cape Town.
1984: Viv Richards hit a then record one-day
international score, making 189 not out for the West Indies against
England at Old Trafford.
2002: The World Cup in Japan and South Korea began
with first-time qualifiers Senegal causing an upset by defeating
holders France 1-0 in Seoul.
2003: Rangers completed a domestic treble, beating
Dundee 1-0 to add the Scottish Cup to the league title and CIS Cup
won earlier in the season.
2004: Chelsea, as widely expected, dismissed manager
Claudio Ranieri despite the Italian having guided the club to the
Champions League semi-finals and second place in the Premiership.
2010 Red Bull deny favouring Sebastian Vettel after
laying the blame for the disastrous crash at the Turkish GP at the
feet of Mark Webber |
