This day in history: Michael Doohan comes short on ‘victory lap’

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This day in history: Michael Doohan comes short on ‘victory lap’
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Reigning 500cc world champion skidded off track on last lap while leading MotoGP race

Bengaluru — These are some of the sporting highlights on this day over the past 23 years.Reigning 500cc world champion Michael Doohan of Australia wins the Japanese MotoGP race in Suzuka.

Knacke-Sommer was the first woman to swim the 100m butterfly in less than a minute in 1977 but later admitted to using steroids against her will after her coach, Rolf Glaeser, added pills to her daily diet. While Ralf finished fourth in his Williams-BMW, Michael beat Kimi Raikkonen and teammate Rubens Barrichello to the chequered flag. None of the drivers sprayed champagne on the podium.Deriba Merga of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the men’s division of the 113th Boston Marathon. Merga finished in 2h 8 min 42 sec ahead of Kenya’s Daniel Rono and the US’s Ryan Hall.April 20, 2013:

Sunderland won only two games under Di Canio that season, including victory over local rivals Newcastle United, but it was enough to ensure survival with a 17th-placed finish.Serbia’s second seed Novak Djokovic beat Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters.

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