The COVID-19 pandemic has wiped out live sport all around the globe, but history will never be erased.
While you contemplate streaming yet another Netflix drama or re-watching the Cricket World Cup semi-final from 2011, here are some stories that were making news in years past on April 7.
1963
Twenty-three-year-old Jack Nicklaus wins the first of a record six 'Green Jackets' at the US Masters. The American sunk a three-foot par putt on the final hole to complete a one-stroke win.
1989
The New York Supreme Court strips the San Diego Yacht Club of the America's Cup. Dennis Connor's Stars & Stripes catamaran had smashed the Sir Michael Fay-funded New Zealand 'Big Boat' challenge a year earlier in a one-off race.
That decision was later overturned on appeal and SDYC's win was reinstated. Fay then appealed to New York's highest court and lost.
Thus SDYC successfully defended the 'Auld Mug' in what many regard as the most controversial match ever.
1997
New Zealand-bred Lord Gyllene, ridden by Tony Dobbin, wins a rescheduled 150th Grand National steeplechase race.
Lord Gyllene leads from the second fence, going on to secure victory by a distance of 25 lengths.
The race was scheduled to be run on April 5, but was postponed by two days, after an Irish Republican Army (IRA) bomb threat forced the evacuation of the course.
2000
Delhi Police charge South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje with fixing one-day international matches against India.
Cronje was eventually banned from cricket for the rest of his life, which ended when he died in a 2002 plane crash.
2014
NZ Warriors confirm the departure of Matt Elliott as their head coach, after their dreadful 37-6 loss to Cronulla Sharks.
The heavy defeat proved to be the final straw for the embattled coach, with the Warriors announcing that assistant Andrew McFadden had taken over as caretaker coach after a 2-3 start to the season.
McFadden would lead the club to within one win of the NRL finals, but three losses in their final four games meant the club missed the playoffs on points differential.
2018
Cyclist Sam Webster (individual sprint) and para-swimmer Sophie Pascoe (individual medley) win gold at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
2019
Retiring NBA legends Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas) and Dwyane Wade (Miami) play their final home games, while, Magic Johnson sensationally quits as LA Lakers president of basketball operations.
Birthdays
1965 - Former Tall Blacks coach Nenad Vucinic
1985 - New Zealand Olympic cyclist Jack Bauer
1990 - New Zealand road cyclist George Bennett
Deaths
1968 - Scottish auto racer Jim Clark (Indianapolis 500 1965, F1 Champion 1963, 65), dies in a race accident at Hockenheim, Germany, aged 32
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