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On this day in sport - January 15

1927: Teddy Wakelam of BBC Radio gave the first live rugby commentary on the first international match from Twickenham. England beat Wales 11-9.

1963: A crowd of 62,000 at the Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, witnessed the Green Bay Packers beat Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 to win the first Super Bowl.

1984: Legendary Ukrainian pole-vaulter Sergei Bubka set his first world record with a vault of 5.81 metres.

1999: Terry Venables ended his management spell at Crystal Palace after only eight months in charge. Steve Coppell took over from Venables, who agreed to become a part-time consultant for the club.

2004: The campaign to bring the 2012 Olympics to London passed its first major milestone with the submission to the International Olympic Committee of the bid's detailed plans for the Games.

2006: The News of the World newspaper published details of their undercover 'sting' on Sven-Goran Eriksson, in which the England coach told a 'fake sheikh' he would resign if his team won the World Cup and would be interested in taking over Aston Villa as part of a hypothetical takeover.

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