On this day: August 23, 2008 - Argentina beat the heat to claim Olympic gold - Sport360°
On this day seven years ago, Argentina won their second straight Olympic gold, beating Nigeria 1-0 with a goal from Angel di Maria. The Nigerians tightly marked strikers Lionel Messi and Sergio Agüero, but that allowed enough space for di María to exploit for the goahead goal in the 58th minute—he chipped the Nigerian keeper after receiving the ball from Messi. 1953: Alberto Ascari disobeys team orders to lead home a Ferrari 1-2-3 and seal himself a second World Championship. 2009: England beat Australia in four days at The Oval to regain the Ashes by winning the series 2-1. Ricky Ponting became the first Aussie captain since Billy Murdoch in 1890 to lose the Ashes twice in England. Source: sport360.com
