When Margaret Court returned to tennis in 1968, two years after retiring, her main goal was to capture a calendar grand slam after dominating the women’s game in the 60s with 13 slams.

Having claimed three majors in 1969, she sealed the achievement 46 years ago today.

She had already claimed the Australian, French and Wimbledon titles and achieved her dream by beating doubles specialist Rosie Casals in the US Open final 6-2, 2-6 6-1 for her fourth crown at Flushing Meadows.

Court became the second woman after Maureen Connolly to complete the grand slam of the four major tennis championships.

She retired seven years later with 24 majors.

1845: The world’s first baseball club, the Knickerbocker Club of New York, is formed.

1983: Lancashire’s Steven O’Shaughnessy scores 100 runs in 35 minutes against Leicestershire at Old Trafford.

2007: McLaren are fined £49.2million and stripped of their points in the constructors’ championship as a result of a Formula One spy scandal.

2012: Football Association chairman David Bernstein makes a ‘’full and unreserved apology’’ following the findings of the Hillsborough Independent Panel.