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Uruguay silenced a vast home crowd to snatch the World Cup in the deciding match of the final round.
Maracanã Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · 1950
On 16 July 1950 Uruguay came from behind to beat Brazil 2–1 in Rio de Janeiro. Alcides Ghiggia scored the winner in front of a world-record crowd, and Brazilians still call it the Maracanazo.
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Ray Harroun won the first running of a famous 500-mile race, using one of the first rear-view mirrors.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, United States · 1911
Harroun averaged about 75 mph in his Marmon Wasp to win the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911, driving without a riding mechanic and using a mirror to watch the traffic behind him.
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Bob Beamon's long jump of 8.90 m beat the world record by 55 cm, a mark that stood for almost 23 years.
Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico · 1968
Beamon's leap at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, helped by the thin air at altitude, broke the record by so much that the optical measuring device could not reach it. It stood until 1991.
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A rookie Ayrton Senna was closing in on Alain Prost in the rain when the race was red-flagged at half distance.
Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco · 1984
Senna, in an unfancied Toleman, was catching race leader Prost on the street circuit in 1984 when officials stopped the race after 31 laps. Prost won, and only half points were awarded.
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Shane Warne's first ball in an Ashes Test drifted and spun past Mike Gatting's bat to clip the off stump.
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England · 1993
In June 1993 Warne's very first delivery in Ashes cricket drifted to leg, then turned sharply to hit Gatting's off stump at Old Trafford in Manchester. It became known as the Ball of the Century.
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