In rugby union, the British Lions won their Test series in Australia. After losing the opening match 30-12, they made several changes for the second and won it with two late tries ( 8 July ). Today ...

The most famous miss in any rugby league Challenge Cup final. Two minutes from the end at a waterlogged Wembley, former rugby union Lion Bev Risman kicked a penalty to put Leeds 11-7 up against ...

The 1982 season proved to be one of the most turbulent - and tragic - in the long history of Formula One. Keke Rosberg became the first man since 1964 to secure the championship with just a single ...

1963 Jack Nicklaus won the Masters for the first of his record six times. In rain and wind that led to high scores, he made 66 when the weather relented in the second round, then held on to beat Tony ...

From the first days of motor racing, drivers have lived close to the edge. Thanks to marked improvements in safety standards, the number seriously injured and killed competing in the sport has ...

1901 The first use of the words grand prix to describe a race, the French Grand Prix at Le Mans. 1904 The formation of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), a non-profit association ...

Bernie Ecclestone put an end to outlandish rumours linking him to the Great Train Robbery by coming clean about his association with the get-a-way driver Roy James. Ecclestone had long been linked to ...

Sport and controversy go together hand in hand. But rarely can an attempt to abuse the system have involved such serious stakes, namely the personal safety of a driver. Given that and the high-profile ...

In rugby league's highest-scoring Challenge Cup final, St Helens and Bradford Bulls amassed 13 tries and 72 points. Saints went first, Steve Prescott scoring two tries in the first 18 minutes. But ...

The feats achieved by Lionel Messi seem to increase by the year, but one of his greatest moments (outside of the multiple awards and trophies) could be said to have come on a single day - April 6 - as ...

Champ Car driver Mario Dominguez had the shortest Formula One career of all time, completing just one lap in a Jordan F1 car at Silverstone. Jordan was testing its new car at Silverstone with drivers ...