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---------------------------------------------------------------- LAST TEN RUGBY LEAGUE ---------------------------------------------------------------- GB V AUSTRALIA SERIES WINNERS ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1970. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GB 2-1 1973 . . . . . . . . . . . .Australia 2-1 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . .Australia 2-1 1978 . . . . . . . . . . . .Australia 2-1 1979 . . . . . . . . . . . .Australia 3-0 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . .Australia 3-0 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . .Australia 3-0 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . .Australia 3-0 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . .Australia 2-1 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . .Australia 2-1 ---------------------------------------------------------------- MOST ENGLAND FOOTBALL CAPS BEFORE 1939 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Bob Crompton (Blackburn Rovers) . . .41 2 Eddie Hapgood (Arsenal) . . . . . . .30 3= Billy Wedlock (Bristol City) . . . .26 3= Sam Crooks (Derby County). . . . . .26 3= Ernie Blenkinsop (Sheff Wed) . . . .26 6= Roy Goodall (Huddersfield Town). . .25 6= Harry Hibbs (Birmingham City). . . .25 6= Jesse Pennington (WBA) . . . . . . .25 9= Steve Bloomer (Derby/M'boro) . . . .23 9= Vivian Woodward (Spurs/Chel) . . . .23 ---------------------------------------------------------------- LAST 10 WINNERS OF BREEDERS' CUP TURF ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1984 Lashkari . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yves St Martin 1985 Pebbles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pat Eddery 1986 Manila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jose Santos 1987 Theatrical . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pat Day 1988 Great Communicator . . . . . . . . .Ray Sibille 1989 Prized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eddie Delahoussaye 1990 In The Wings . . . . . . . . . . . .Gary Stevens 1991 Miss Alleged . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Legrix 1992 Fraise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pat Valenzuela 1993 Kotashaan . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kent Desormeaux ---------------------------------------------------------------- ANNIVERSARIES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Today Birth of Douglas Jardine, the England Test cricket captain at the centre of the 'bodyline' controversy in 1932-33 (1900).

Monday The first football team, Sheffield FC, was formed at a meeting of Cambridge University old boys (1857).

Tuesday West Ham became the first team to score 10 goals in the Football League Cup, beating Bury 10-0 (1983).

Wednesday The Football Association was formed (1863).

Thursday Births of bowls player David Bryant (1931); and former Tottenham Hotspur and England player Glenn Hoddle (1957).

Friday Births of rugby player John Bevan (1950); and Irish snooker player Dennis Taylor (1949).

Saturday Muhammad Ali won his first professional fight in his home town of Louisville, Kentucky (1960); Colin McMillan became the fastest outright winner of a Lonsdale Belt, taking just 160 days (1991).

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