On this day in sport - July 26
1966: Gloucestershire cricketer Tony Brown equalled Mickey Stewart's
first-class record for an outfielder by taking seven catches in an innings in a match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.
1971: Muhammad Ali won his first title since returning to boxing after being stripped of his world heavyweight crown four years earlier for refusing, on religious grounds, to be drafted into the US Army. He beat Jimmy Ellis for the North American belt.
Stephen Roche celebrates winning the tour
1987: Stephen Roche became the first Irishman to win the Tour de France and only the second winner from outside continental Europe - American Greg LeMond was the first the previous year.
1997: English football chiefs agreed in principle to let out-of-contract players aged 24 and over move to other clubs for nothing. The Premier League and the Professional Footballers Association reached a compromise which brought the game into line with European laws following the Bosman ruling.
2001: Wakefield Trinity Wildcats became the first Super League club to be
docked points, having four deducted after being found guilty of breaching the
salary cap by spending more than 50% of their income on players' wages. The
penalty was later reduced to two points on appeal.
2004: Ashley Giles claimed his first five-wicket Test haul on home soil as
England completed a 210-run win over West Indies in the first Test at Lord's.
2005: London Broncos confirmed their cross-code partnership with rugby union
club Harlequins. The Broncos became known as Harlequins Rugby League Club and
moved into The Stoop.
2006: Liverpool signed winger Jermaine Pennant from Birmingham on a four-year
deal.
2007: Rabobank sacked Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen after he lied
about his whereabouts having missed random drug tests on May 8 and June 28.
