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2018

Davis Cup final starts

The 2 teams will play 5 matches to decide the winner of the Davis Cup. The action begins on Friday with two singles matches, followed by a doubles fixture on Saturday and concluding with Sunday's reverse singles. The matches are all played in a best-of-five-set format. The winner of each match scores one point, and the first team to score three are the winners.

2014

Lewis Hamilton wins Formula One WDC by 67 points

Mercedes' driver Lewis Hamilton won his second World Drivers' Championship after winning the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and beating teammate Nico Rosberg, whose car experienced mechanical trouble during the race. At the end of the year, Hamilton was selected as the BBC Sports Personality of Year.

2002

Figo’s second return to Camp No

Figo's second game back at the Camp Nou in 2002 produced one of the defining images of the Barcelona–Real Madrid rivalry. There was no sign of the hatred or the hurt subsiding, and every time he came within range of the Barcelona fans, beer cans, lighters, bottles and golf balls flew.

1976

100m undersea without breathing equipment

Jacques Mayol was a French free diver who was the 1st to reach 100 meters. He earned the record in Elba, Italy. During this dive, his heartbeat decreased from 60 to 27 beats/min, which is an aspect of the mammalian diving reflex that is observed in whales, seals, and dolphins.

Anniversaries of the (in)famous

born 1981

Ricky Whittle

born 1960

Robin Roberts

born 1964

Steve Alford

born 1965

Don Frye