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On this day in Sport - July 12
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11 July 2008
1930: Don Bradman scored a record 309 in a day during the third Test against
England at Headingley - no one has ever scored more on one day of a Test.
1932: Yorkshire's Hedley Verity took all 10 Nottinghamshire wickets for just 10 runs at Headingley.
1969: Tony Jacklin became the first home winner of the Open since Max Faulkner in 1951.
Tony Jacklin has fun during practice for the 1999 Open
1998: France beat Brazil 3-0 in the World Cup final with two goals from Zinedine Zidane and one from Emmanuel Petit.
2001: Argentina international Juan Sebastian Veron completed his £28.1million move from Lazio to Manchester United.
2003: England won the NatWest Series final by seven wickets against South Africa at Lord's.
2004: Chelsea signed Mateja Kezman from PSV Eindhoven for £5million, while
Portsmouth signed Lomana LuaLua and David Unsworth.
2005: Adam Gilchrist smashed 121 not out - his 11th one-day international century - as Australia hammered England by eight wickets to win the NatWest Challenge decider at The Oval.
2008: Ajax confirmed Ryan Babel had signed a five-year contract with Liverpool
after the clubs agreed a deal worth 17 million euros (£11.5million)
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