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In 1971, an unofficial Women's World Cup took place in Mexico
In 1994, tempers flared in a football World Cup match between Ireland and Mexico
How Manchester United became the first team to win the treble
In 1994, three time Formula One champion Ayrton Senna died in a crash
Ghanaian Alice Annum tells the story of how she became known as 'Baby Jet'
In 1974, an international female bridge competition was launched in Italy
In 1967, Geoff Twentyman ed Liverpool as a chief scout
How Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins brought new audiences to snooker with his playboy lifestyle
In 2004, Mianne Bagger became the first transgender professional golfer
In 2007, Martin Strel became the first person to swim the entire length of the Amazon
