On this day - August 17th

James Lindley kept the clean sheet, with fans favorites James Jepson, Wayne Diuk and Grant Ryan in the Starting line-up.

Also on this day was the FIFA U-20 World Cup Semi finals in Colombia:

France lost 2-0 to Portugal in Medellín and Brazil beat Mexico 2–0 n Pereira.

Nero - Promises was number one in the UK singles chart

Make the headlines on this day in other years:

1998: Clinton admits Lewinsky affair
President of the United States, Bill Clinton, admits having an inappropriate relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.

1987: Hitler's deputy found dead
Rudolf Hess, Hitler's former right-hand man, is found dead in Spandau Prison.

1999: Turkey hit by huge earthquake
The most powerful earthquake to hit Turkey leaves at least 1,000 people dead.

2000: Prince William makes the grade
Prince William passes three A-levels and secures a place to study history of art at the oldest university in Scotland, St Andrews.

1978: US balloonists' record Atlantic crossing
Three Americans make the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by hot air balloon.