ON THIS DAY

... ON THIS DAY 1954: Roger Bannister became the first man to run a mile in under four minutes - in three minutes 59.4 seconds - during a meeting between the AAAs and Oxford University in Oxford. 1961: Spurs beat Leicester City 2-0 in the FA Cup final at ...

Chataway to atiack mile record

... opposilion need-‘ ed for such an attempt has; not vet been named. bat his| gacemakers will be Chris rasher—who assisted Roger| Bannister in the firsy _four| minute milt -- and Derek| Johnson. the Empire half-mile| champion | ...

Most Britons ‘out of condition’

... condition and pay only lip service to keeping fit, sports council chairman Dr. Roger Bannister said today. Few did anything about keeping - fit once they left school, Dr. Bannister told MPs and keep fit association members at a House of Commons lunch marking ...

Published: Monday 19 February 1973
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 86 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

Today’s birthdays

... Today’s birthdays Roger Bannister, first four-minute miler, 65; Oliver Sherwood, racchorse trainer, 39; Steve Redgrave, Olympic rower, 32; Mike Atherton, England crickel captain, 26. sport highlights FOOTBALL: Luton Town v West Ham, FA Cup quarter-final ...

Published: Wednesday 23 March 1994
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 70 | Page: 27 | Tags: none

Which is the odd one out in the two following lists? We give you a ciue 1o help. 1. Gran

... help. 1. Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Tenerife, Ibiza, Fuerteventura. Ciue: Not all are home to yellow tweeters. QO% 0 2. Roger Bannister, Christopher Chattaway, Herb Elliott, Chris Brasher. Clue: Speedy record-breakers. ANSWER ORI Qo KRONS S S OTS IRy B W ...

Published: Wednesday 22 February 1995
Newspaper: Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 73 | Page: 56 | Tags: none

Fishy scam

... take good neighbourliness too far,” warn police. If you have any information about this con, contact Pw Tannahil or Sgt Roger Bannister at Boston Police Station. ...

1956

... 1956 (Above) Roger Bannister runs the first fourminute rnile. (Right) Stirling Moss in Italy Stirling Moss, navigated by Denis J enkinson, becomes the first British driver and only the second non-ltalian to win the Mille Miglia ofltaly. Moss goes on to ...

Published: Thursday 07 February 2002
Newspaper: Country Life
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 127 | Page: 49 | Tags: none

Which is the odd one out in the two following lists? We give you a clue to help. 1. Leghorn;

... Light Sussex Clue: This one would be a feather in your cap. Qaag 2. David Owen; Che Guevara; Isaac Newton; W.G. Grace; Roger Bannister; St Luke. Clue: Would they all be under oath? ANSWERS ‘uUOIMBN oees| Jdeoxa Sloloop [edtpaw ase iy g :6id jo adA} e s ...

Published: Friday 27 August 1993
Newspaper: Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 83 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

Last nights On the wrong track

... Last nights On the wrong track | SQUIRMED withi embarrassment as the tal- ents of foul Roger Bannister and super athlete Sebastian Coe were compared on Who's The Greatest (ITV). Seb Coe won the title, but only on the casting vote dI chairman Brian Moore ...

Published: Thursday 13 August 1987
Newspaper: Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph
County: Northamptonshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 114 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

Don't miss

... % Who's The Greatest?, on TV at 8.00, when Jeffrey Archer and Colin Welland debate who was the better athlete — Sir Roger Bannister or Sebastian Coe? % Odyssey, on Channel 4 at 9.00, when the alternative travel magazine visits Northern Thailand, the ...

The Editor’s Postbag PRAISE FOR POLICE

... like to thank them. My till was robbed by three leather-coated young thugs on Sunday night, who made off faster than Roger Bannister. I dialled “999” and within seven minutes, the police, accompanied with a tracker dog, were on the trail of these hooligans ...

Published: Friday 12 March 1965
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 108 | Page: 6 | Tags: none