A tragic day unfolded at the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort when young British driver Roger Williamson was killed in appalling circumstances during the race. A tyre problem caused him to crash and his ...

Jo Schlesser became the fourth driver to die during the 1968 season after getting trapped upside down in his blazing car. John Surtees had pronounced Honda's experimental RA302 car unsafe, but ...

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 ...

No player has won more Masters crowns than Stephen Hendry, but when the legend of the game clinched the third of his six triumphs against Mike Hallett in 1991, it was no doubt one of the toughest ...

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 ...