BRAZIL win the World Cup for a record fourth time, beating Italy in a penalty shoot-out after a disappointingly negative final in Pasadena. Roberto Baggio's miss from the spot is the last kick of USA '94.
Nick Price, of Zimbabwe, wins the Open at Turnberry: his monster putt at the penultimate hole consigns Sweden's Jesper Parnevik to the role of gallant runner-up.
Kepler Wessels, the South African captain, marks his country's return to Test cricket in England with a century in the first Test at Lord's.
Great Britain sink to their lowest standing in Davis Cup history - Group Two of the Euro-African Zone - after defeat by Romania.
Eamonn Martin and Matthew Yates are controversially left out of Great Britain's team for the European athletics championships in Helsinki.
Spain's Miguel Indurain surges relentlessly on towards a fourth successive Tour de France.
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