ON THIS DAY  1906: The first motor racing Grand Prix, the French Grand Prix, was run at Le Mans - with Romanian Ferenc Szisz driving a Renault to victory at an average speed of 63mph. 1954: The highest-scoring match in the final stages of the World Cup was recorded in the quarter-finals of the competition in Lausanne. Host nation Switzerland were beaten 7-5 by neighbours Austria. 1959: Ingemar Johansson stopped Floyd Patterson in the third round at Yankee Stadium, New York, to become the heavyweight champion of the world. 1998: England moved into the [...]