Football
1961: Tottenham Hotspur completed their Double by winning the FA Cup and the league with a 2-0 victory over Leicester City.
1983: Birth of Dani Alves, right back for FC Barcelona and the Brazilian national team.
1997: Liverpool’s 17-year-old sensation Michael Owen marked his Barclays Premier League debut with a goal.
1998: Inter win their third UEFA Cup, beating Serie A rivals Lazio 3-0.
Cricket
1962: Birth of Neil Foster, a metallic fast England bowler whose career was ruined by back and knee injuries.
1981: Birth of Laxmi Ratan Shukla, an Indian all-rounder who currently plays for KKR in the Indian Premier League.
Basketball
1980: Birth of Mario Stojic, Croatian basketball player.
Tennis
1989: Birth of Dominika Cibulkova, Slovakian tennis player, who has won two career singles titles.
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