ON THIS DAY 1930: King’s Park’s Jim Dyet marked his debut with a British league record eight goals in the Scottish League Division Two defeat of Forfar. 1939: A crowd of 118,567 watched Rangers play Celtic at Ibrox. 1971: A barrier collapsed during a Rangers v Celtic fixture at Ibrox. As a result 66 spectators were killed and 145 injured. 2000: Manchester United arrived in Rio de Janeiro for the World Club Challenge guarded by armed police on round-the-clock duty. 2013: Liverpool signed Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge on a long-term contract. 2014: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was appointed Cardiff manager, just six days after the sacking of Malky Mackay. 2016: Sussex fast bowler Matthew Hobden died aged 22. 2017: Michael van Gerwen completed a remarkable 12 months by claiming his second PDC World Championship title with a stunning 7-3 victory over Gary Anderson at Alexandra Palace. BIRTHDAYS Francois Pienaar (rugby union) – South Africa’s 1995 World Cup-winning captain, born 1967. Reuben Thorne (rugby union) – former New Zealand captain, born 1975. Jonathan Greening (soccer) – former Manchester United, Middlesbrough, West Brom and Nottingham Forest midfielder, born 1979. Maxi Rodriguez (soccer) – Penarol’s former Argentina, Liverpool and Atletico Madrid forward, born 1981….