This day in history: 6th April

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Football

1991: Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona suspended for 15 month by Italian League for testing positive for cocaine use1974: Birthday of Robert Kova?, Croatian footballer who played for Bayern Munich, Juventus, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Leverkusen among other clubs.1988: Birthday of Fabrice Muamba

Cricket

1956: Birthday of Dilip Vengsarkar, Indian cricketer.1930: Les Ames, England, makes the first Test century by a wicketkeeper (149)

Basketball

1935: H Levitt sinks 499 basketball free throws, misses & sinks 371 more.1972: Birthday of Dickey Simpkins, NBA forward (SF Warriors, Chicago Bulls).

Tennis

1925: Arthur D Larsen, tennis champ (US Open-1950)

Golf

1941: 8th Golf Masters Championship: Craig Wood wins, shooting a 280

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