VIDEO: Bill Murray and fellow Chicago Cubs fans celebrate historic baseball World Series win

Actor Bill Murray reacts on the field after the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

SPORTING history was made in the US last night as the Chicago Cubs became Major League Baseball champions for the first time in 108 years.

They beat Cleveland Indians in a thrilling extra-inning victory in the seventh game of the World Series.

They hadn’t won baseball’s biggest prize since 1908.

"We're World Champions." – @ARizzo44 pic.twitter.com/MhlDHv0Yn8

— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) November 3, 2016

This video, posted on Twitter, sums up what the victory meant to fans who’ve been waiting a very long time to see their beloved team win the Series.

my grandpa has been waiting 81 years for this? #GoCubbies pic.twitter.com/K5GIl4TpZr

— clare (@_claremoser) November 3, 2016

Perhaps one of the happiest men on the planet today is celebrity Cubs fan Bill Murray.

The veteran actor was in the crowd in Cleveland to see the famous victory – and his reaction is priceless!

Why you have to be happy for the @Cubs: Bill Murray pic.twitter.com/bLK33ShUwD

— Benny (@bennyjohnson) November 3, 2016

One happy @Cubs fan. #BillMurray #WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/qkcDd0QuLr

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) November 3, 2016

US President Barack Obama, himself a fan of the Cubs’ rivals Chicago White Sox, was quick to offer his congratulations.

He said: “I’ll say it: Holy Cow, Cubs fans. Even this White Sox fan was happy to see Wrigley rocking last night.”

It happened: @Cubs win World Series. That's change even this South Sider can believe in. Want to come to the White House before I leave?

— President Obama (@POTUS44) November 3, 2016

In a year of historic sporting triumphs, including Leicester City winning the Premier League, another team that knows about having a long wait for a trophy also tweeted their congratulations.