On this day in sport - July 3

1902: Bramall Lane in Sheffield became England's seventh Test cricket ground when it staged the third match between England and Australia. The tourists' Clem Hill scored the only century on the ground, which was not used again for a Test.

1905: The world heavyweight title fight between Marvin Hart and Jack Root at Nevada was the first to have a former champion, in this case James J Jeffries, as a referee. The contest was to find his successor.

1977: Britain's Barry Sheene won the Belgian Grand Prix 500cc race at an average speed of 135.07mph, the fastest-ever recorded at a world championship motorcycle race.

1997: Celtic appointed former Holland international Wim Jansen as head coach. He went on to lead the club to their first Scottish championship title in 10 years in his only season in charge.

2001: Arsenal signed Sol Campbell from north London neighbours Tottenham on a
free transfer.

2002: Middlesbrough agreed deals to sign Juninho and Massimo Maccarone.

2005: Number one seed Roger Federer won his third Wimbledon title by beating Andy Roddick 6-2 7-6 6-4 in the men's singles final.

2007: Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres passed a medical at Liverpool prior to his £26.5million move.

2007: Relegated Sheffield United's appeal against the Premier League punishment
imposed on West Ham over the Carlos Tevez affair was dismissed by an arbitration
panel.