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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.

Sacked by Chelsea: Claudio Ranieri

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 Insurance 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 Premier League.

2006: Chelsea confirmed the signing of Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko from AC Milan for a fee of around £30million.

2007: Sepp Blatter was re-elected unopposed as FIFA president for a third term.