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Cricket:
1973: Former South African captain and all-rounder Shaun Pollock was born on this date.
Football:
1950: Uruguay beat Brazil 2-1 for the World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.
1993: Peter Beardsley rejoined Newcastle United as former team-mate Kevin Keegan splashed out £1.5m to bring him back to his hometown club from Everton.
Do check out the rest of the ‘This day in history’ series.
Edited by Staff Editor
