On this day in sports: December 7

1. 1936 Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton (pictured) became the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings. Source
2. 1936 Australian cricketer Jack Fingleton becomes the first player to score centuries in four consecutive Test innings. Source
3. 1963 Instant replay makes its debut during the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Source
4. 2005 Died: Bud Carson, American football player and coach (born 1931) Source
5. 2020 Died: Dick Allen, American baseball player and tenor (born 1942) Source
6. 2025 British racing driver Lando Norris wins the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 2025 with McLaren. Source

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