On this day in:

• 1929Stanley Cup Final, Madison Square Garden: Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 2-1 for a 2-0 series sweep; Boston's first Championship

• 1940 Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 to retain heavyweight boxing title

• 19461st Test Cricket between Australia & NZ

• 1959Wes Hall takes Pakistani cricket hat-trick at Lahore

• 1966 Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

• 1970Manchester City of England win 10th European Cup Winner's Cup against Górnik Zabrze of Poland 2-1 in Vienna

• 1973 Dave Cowens wins NBA MVP

• 1979Last day of Test cricket for Pakistani cricketer Mushtaq Mohammad1985 

• 1989 1st Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL

• 1993Queensland all out for 75 v NSW in Sheffield Shield Final

• 1994Last day of Test cricket for Allan Border

• 1996Cleveland Browns choose new name, Baltimore Ravens

• 2015Cricket World Cup: Australia defeats fellow host New Zealand by 7 wickets to win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground