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On this day in sport - June 5

1938: Two players, Leonidas for Brazil and Ernst Wilimowski for Poland, scored
four goals each in the World Cup match at Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg. The
final score was 6-5 to the South Americans.

1968: Alan Mullery became the first man to be sent off in a full international
for England in a European Championship match in Florence, which Yugoslavia won
1-0.


Ricky Hatton memorably saw off Kostya Tszyu in Manchester in 2005

Ricky Hatton memorably saw off Kostya Tszyu in Manchester in 2005

1998: Aston Villa completed the £4.5million signing of Bolton midfielder Alan
Thompson.

1999: Britain's Joe Calzaghe retained his WBO super-middleweight title with a
unanimous points verdict over Australia's Rick Thornberry in Cardiff.

2000: England drew the second Test with Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge and won the
two-Test series 1-0 - their first home series triumph in two years.

2003: Steve Coppell agreed a one-year deal with Brighton.

2005: Ricky Hatton won the IBF light-welterweight title after Kostya Tszyu
failed to come out for the 12th round of their fight in Manchester.

2006: England lost the third Test against Sri Lanka by 134 runs at Trent Bridge
to see the series end as 1-1 draw.

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