On this day in sports: June 24

1. 1922 The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League. Source
2. 1995 Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in an iconic post-apartheid moment. Source
3. 1998 Born: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Canadian ice hockey player Source
4. 2010 John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at the Wimbledon Championships, concluding the longest match in tennis history, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days. Source
5. 2010 At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history. Source
6. 2012 Died: Darrel Akerfelds, American baseball player and coach (born 1962) Source

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