This week in Sporting History – April 24 - 30

India great Sachin Tendulkar turned 44 this week (Getty)
India great Sachin Tendulkar turned 44 this week (Getty)

Newshub looks at a few key sporting moments in time that happened this week in sporting history.

Moments

April 30 1938: The first televised FA Cup Final takes place between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End.

Preston North End players celebrate their 1938 FA Cup final win (Getty)
Preston North End players celebrate their 1938 FA Cup final win (Getty)

April 26 1956: Heavyweight champion, Ricky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing.

Rocky Marciano and his team celebrate a 1952 win over Joe Walcott (Getty)
Rocky Marciano and his team celebrate a 1952 win over Joe Walcott (Getty)

April 27 1967: Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army, stripped of heavyweight boxing title.

Muhammad Ali  outside a Federal court in Houston in 1967 (Getty)
Muhammad Ali outside a Federal court in Houston in 1967 (Getty)

Birthdays

April 24 1973: Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar in 1990 at age 16 (Getty)
Sachin Tendulkar in 1990 at age 16 (Getty)

April 24 1997: Kiwi golfing prodigy Lydia Ko.

New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko (Photosport)
New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko (Photosport)

April 25 1905:  All Black great George Nepia.

All Black George Nepia poses for a team photo in 1925 (Getty)
All Black George Nepia poses for a team photo in 1925 (Getty)

April 25 1976: Multiple time NBA champion Tim Duncan.

Tim Duncan celebrates with his Spurs teammates after winning the NBA title in 2003 (Getty)
Tim Duncan celebrates with his Spurs teammates after winning the NBA title in 2003 (Getty)

April 28 1966: American golfer John Daly.

John Daly after winning the 1991 USPGA Championship (Getty)
John Daly after winning the 1991 USPGA Championship (Getty)

April 29 1970: Former world tennis No.1 Andre Agassi.

Andre Agassi after winning the French Open in 1999 (Getty)
Andre Agassi after winning the French Open in 1999 (Getty)

April 30 1964: Australian wicket-keeper Ian Healy.

Ian Healy poses for a team photo in 1993 (Getty)
Ian Healy poses for a team photo in 1993 (Getty)

Deaths

April 28 1999: 1966 England World Cup winning manager Alf Ramsey.

Alf Ramsey (left) along with Bobby Moore hold aloft the football World Cup (Getty)
Alf Ramsey (left) along with Bobby Moore hold aloft the football World Cup (Getty)

April 30 2003: New Zealand Rally ace Possum Bourne.

Possum Bourne talks to reporters ahead of the 2003 New Zealand Rally (Getty)
Possum Bourne talks to reporters ahead of the 2003 New Zealand Rally (Getty)

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