Boxing legend “Sugar” Ray Leonard wins gold medal in 1976 Montreal Olympics1888 – Kent leg-spinner, Alfred Freeman was born today. He is the only man ever to take 300 wickets in a first-class season. He achieved this feat 1928 for Kent1895 – Batting for Gloucestershire against Somerset in Bristol, the great W.G. Grace became the first man to score 100 first-class hundreds1956 – Birth of legendary “Sugar” Ray (Charles) Leonard in Palmer Park, Maryland, USA. It included 17 fours and four sixes2006 – FC Barcelona beats Arsenal in the final of the UEFA Champions League, played in Paris

Source: The Nation May 16, 2021 19:52 UTC