Sport
- Boxing - Johnny Owen wins the Commonwealth bantamweight title.
- Darts - Leighton Rees wins the World Professional Darts Championship.
- Rugby union - Wales win their eighth Grand Slam.
- Snooker - Doug Mountjoy wins the UK Open Championship.
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“How long, then, Catiline, while you abuse our patience? How long is this madness of yours to make sport of us?”
—Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.)
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To drive away the heavy thought of care?”
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