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4 July

1919: Jack Dempsey beat Jess Willard to become the new world heavyweight boxing champion.

1938: Helen Wills-Moody won her eighth Wimbledon title on the same day another Centre Court heroine, Suzanne Lenglen of France, died of leukaemia. She was 39 and won 15 titles between 1919 and 1925, six of them at Wimbledon.

One year ago: Fernando Torres with Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez

One year ago: Fernando Torres with Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez

1969: Ann Jones finally won her first Wimbledon after 13 previous attempts, beating Billie-Jean King 3-6 6-3 6-2.

1996: West Ham spent a then club record £2.4million fee on Florin Raducioiu.

2004: Greece won Euro 2004 final with surprise 1-0 victory over Portugal in Lisbon thanks to Angelos Charisteas' header.

2007: Fernando Torres completed his £26.5million move from Atletico Madrid to Liverpool after signing a six-year contract.

2007: Sheffield United launched an appeal in the High Court claiming the arbitration panel made an error in law when considering a previous Premier League judgment in the relation to West Ham's punishment for the Carlos Tevez affair.

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