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On This Day in Sport (27 May 2010):
1961: Fiorentina beat Rangers 2-1 in the second leg of
the first European Cup Winners' Cup final in Milan. The Italian club
took the trophy 4-1 on aggregate.
2003: The Rugby Football League banned London winger
Dominic Peters for 12 months after testing positive for a banned
substance. Halifax's Martin Moana received a 28-day suspension for
another doping offence and a third player, later revealed to be St
Helens hooker Keiron Cunningham, was handed a 12-month suspended
sentence. Cunningham had taken a supplement from an approved medical officer.
2004: England batsman Nasser Hussain announced his
retirement from all forms of cricket.
2005: Warwickshire cricketer Keith Piper was banned
until the end of the season following his positive test for cannabis |