Delve into the history books to see what happened "on this week" in sport.

1994: Nayim from the halfway line - May 10

Ahh, the Cup Winners' Cup - remembered by all, but missed by none. However, the most memorable final has to be the 1995 decider in Paris when former Spurs man Nayim lobbed a sprawling David Seaman from 40 yards out in the last minute of extra-time to earn Real Zaragoza a 2-1 victory over Arsenal. In normal time Juan Esnaider had given the Liga side the lead but John Hartson equalised for Arsenal (who were the defending champions). However, it was that late lob that everybody still remembers. The big winners of course were Tottenham supporters who had found themselves a song to bait Arsenal's fans.

1984: Soviet Union pulls out of US Olympics - May 8

In 1980 the USA and more than 60 other countries boycotted the Moscow Olympics due to the USSR's invasion of Afghanistan. On this week back in 1984, the Soviet Union announced that they would be returning the favour by boycotting the Los Angeles Olympics just 12 weeks before the event. The entire Eastern Bloc (minus Romania) and Cuba would soon follow suit, meaning 14 countries in all would miss the Games. The official reason for the boycott was because the USSR felt that the Games were being overly commercialised and also because they felt their security concerns were not being met. The Games were the first to be privately funded through sponsorship deals and they made a profit of $225m.

1954: Bannister breaks four-minute mile - May 6

It could very well have been Australian John Landy who was remembered as the man who ran the 'miracle mile' but instead it was Roger Bannister, who edged his rival for the athletics record that they all wanted. The medical student ran the first ever sub four minute mile in Oxford on this week back in 1954 as he finished a carefully co-ordinated university race in 3mins 59.4 seconds. It was always going to be Bannister or Landy who broke the record, but it was not until the following month that the Australian managed the feat - breaking Bannister's record in the process. Later in the year the two would meet at the Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, and Bannister would win in a race that was heard over the radio by 100 million people and seen on television by millions more.

1928: Dixie Dean breaks record for league goals in a season - May 5

You think Cristiano Ronaldo's goal scoring exploits this season have been impressive? Check out Dixie Dean's stats from the 1927-28 season. Going into the final match of the season he had scored 57 league goals, which meant it looked like he was going to come up short of George Camsell's record mark of 59. However, against Arsenal on this week in history, he scored a hat-trick in a 3-3 draw to set a record of 60 (in just 39 games) that is unlikely ever to be broken. That's not all though, as Dean scored a mind-boggling 82 goals in all competitions that year. The boy certainly knew where the back of the net was!

1780: The first Epsom Derby is run - May 4

Ever wondered how the 'The Derby' got its name? Me neither, but I'm going to tell you anyway. It all happened after the first running of the Epsom Oaks in 1779 when the Earl of Derby and Sir Charles Bunbury decided to set up a new race for the following year. They tossed a coin to see who the race would be named after and the Earl won it. So on this week in 1780 the first Derby, as opposed to the first Bunbury, was competed for. Bunbury got the last laugh though as it was his horse - "Diomed - that won the inaugural race.

Seán Fay / Eurosport