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Ten great sporting moments

Many men have run faster since but the four minute mile was a defining moment in the history of athletics as Roger Bannister broke the magical barrier on a balmy evening at Iffley Road, Oxford, on May 6, 1954.

They said it couldn't be done but Bannister, in his final season before concentrating his energies into his medical career, pushed back the fake vintage alhambra necklace boundaries on May 6, 1954, as, with Chris Brasher later to become the London Marathon pioneer as his pacemaker, he loped round the track in three minutes 59.4 seconds and set the standard for others to follow.

2. Jim Laker makes cricket history, 1956

Jim Laker spun his way into cricket history by taking 19 of the 20 Australian wickets in England's victory in the fourth Test at Old Trafford.

The Aussies knew all about Laker, who had taken four hat tricks against them in the 1951, 53 and 55 Ashes series, but he delivered a devastating blow at Old Trafford, with nine for 37 in the first innings and 10 for 53 in the second.

Laker, who finished the series with 46 wickets at an average of 9.60, was denied the feat of taking all 20 by Surrey "spin twin" Tony Lock, who captured the other wicket to fall.

3. Henry Cooper faces Cassius Clay, 1963

Thirty thousand fans at Wembley Stadium could scarcely believe their eyes as Enery's 'Ammer exploded on the jaw of brash young Cassius Clay, sending him crashing. Londoner Henry Cooper had thrown the most famous punch in British boxing history to become a national hero to this day.

The saga of the split glove, as manager Angelo Dundee desperately tried to give the future Muhammad Ali time to regain his senses, has gone down in fistic folklore and Clay recovered to gash Cooper to a bloody fifth round defeat and go on to become "The Greatest".

4. Geoff Hurst helps England to World Cup victory, 1966

Geoff Hurst lashed in the shot which completed his hat trick, Kenneth Wolstenholme uttered the immortal van cleef necklace replica alhambra words "they think it's all over, it is now," the gap toothed Nobby Stiles danced a jig on the Wembley turf and a nation celebrated the greatest triumph in the history of English football as Bobby Moore collected the Jules Rimet trophy from Her Majesty The Queen.

The achievement of Sir Alf Ramsey's England team on that July afternoon will never be forgotten by those old enough to have been lucky enough to have been there or watched it on TV.

5. Lynn Davies sets British long jump record that lasts 34 years, 1968

Lynn "The Leap" Davies, already the 1964 Olympic long jump champion, soared into the headlines again, when he broke the British record with a jump of 7.87 metres in Berne, Switzerland, four years later but it was only with the passing of the decades that the true enormity of his achievement became apparent.

And it was only a few weeks ago, 34 years on, that the Welshman's record finally fell to Chris Tomlinson. Davies, proud to have held fake van cleef and arpels necklace alhambra the record for so long, said: "When you think of the advances over the years, it's puzzling why it lasted."

6. Red Rum wins historic third Grand National, 1977

Red Rum became the only horse in the history of the Grand National to win the famous Aintree race three times.

Trained in the sea on Southport beach by Ginger McCain, in 1973 he overhauled the big Australian horse Crisp for his first National triumph, a year later he defied 12 stone to win again and, after finishing second in 1975 and 76, returned at the age of 12 for one final triumph.

Carrying top weight of 11st 8lbs, he ran easily throughout the race, took the lead soon after Becher's Brook and went on to win by a remarkable 25 lengths. A true National hero.

7. Virginia Wade wins Wimbledon, 1977

The age of the celebrity superstars of tennis picking up around half a million pounds for winning Wimbledon, was light years away as Virginia Wade, in her 16th attempt, finally won the women's singles title with a 4 6 6 3 6 1 victory over Holland's Betty Stove.

Wade, almost 32, wearing her lilac cardigan without a sponsor's logo in sight, received her trophy from The Queen the last time Her Majesty graced Wimbledon's Centre Court and the last time a British player won a singles title there. Will she be tempted back if Tim Henman makes the men's final this year?

8. Ian Botham hits the Aussies for six in the Ashes, 1981

Ian Botham had resigned the captaincy after the second Test at Lord's following a poor run of results and England, one down in the Ashes, series looked to be heading for defeat again.

At 135 for seven, they needed 92 runs just to make Australia bat again. Enter the irrepressible Botham, who had already dismissed six Australians in their first innings and made a half century in England's first knock.

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