This week in Sporting History – April 24 - 30

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)

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

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)

Birthdays

April 24 1973: Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar in 1990 at age 16 (Getty)

April 24 1997: Kiwi golfing prodigy Lydia Ko.

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)

April 25 1976: Multiple time NBA champion Tim Duncan.

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)

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

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)

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)

April 30 2003: New Zealand Rally ace Possum Bourne.

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

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