SPORT BIRTHDAYS
Daniel Passarella (soccer) - former Argentina defender, captain of the 1978 World Cup winners, born 1953.
Robert Croft (cricket) - Glamorgan and former England off-spinner, born 1970.
Dougie Freedman (soccer) - Former Bolton, Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest manager, born 1974.
Jonny Wilkinson (rugby union) - Former England fly-half who scored the drop goal that won the World Cup against Australia in Sydney in 2003, born 1979.
Demba Ba (soccer) - Former Chelsea and Newcastle striker, born 1985.
Geraint Thomas (cycling) - Team Sky racer and two-time Olympic team pursuit gold medallist, born 1986.
James Morrison (soccer) - West Brom and Scotland midfielder, born 1986.
Yoan Gouffran (soccer) - Newcastle forward, born 1986.
Cameron van der Burgh (swimming) - Men's 100 metres breaststroke gold medallist at 2012 Olympics, born 1988.
ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1935: Jesse Owens set six athletics world records in 45 minutes at Ann Arbor, Michigan. His long jump record stood for 25 years.
1965: Muhammad Ali made light work of his first defence of the world heavyweight boxing crown, knocking out Sonny Liston in the first round.
1967: Celtic became the first British club to win the European Cup, beating Inter Milan 2-1 in Lisbon.
1977: Liverpool won their first European Cup, beating Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 in Rome.
2003: Rangers won the Scottish Premier League title on goal difference from Celtic after a 6-1 win over Dunfermline.
2005: Liverpool won the Champions League final, beating AC Milan 3-2 on penalties in Istanbul after recovering from 3-0 down at half-time.
2011: FIFA's ethics committee confirmed it would investigate four officials - including presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam and vice president Jack Warner - following bribery allegations made by CONCACAF general secretary Chuck Blazer.
2013: Northampton captain Dylan Hartley was sent off for dissent during his team's 37-17 Aviva Premiership final defeat against Leicester at Twickenham. A subsequent ban cost Hartley a place on the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia.
2014: Rory McIlroy came from seven shots behind to claim a remarkable victory in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth.
2015: Real Madrid sacked head coach Carlo Ancelotti after the Spanish giants failed to win any major silverware during the 2014-15 campaign, despite the Italian leading the club to their 10th European Cup success in the 2013-14 season.
SPORT QUIZ
1. Where did former Sunderland manager David Moyes begin his managerial career?
2. How many times have Team Sky finished on the podium at the Giro d'Italia?
3. Who is the only F1 driver to have won more races than Lewis Hamilton?
4. How many Super Bowl rings does New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady have?
5. Ben Stokes became the highest paid overseas player in the history of the Indian Premier League this year, but how much was his contract worth?
SPORT ON TV
Thursday, May 25
SOCCER: Scottish Premiership, play-off final first leg, Dundee United v Hamilton - BT Sport 1 1915; FIFA Under-20 World Cup, France v Vietnam - Eurosport 1 0845; WSL, Manchester City Women v Chelsea Ladies - BT Sport 2 1830.
TENNIS: French Open, qualifying - Eurosport 2 0900 and 1630; WTA, Strasbourg - BT Sport 1 1000 and 1630; ATP, Geneva Open - Eurosport 2 1700.
GOLF: European Tour, PGA Championship - Sky Sports 4 1000; PGA Tour, Dean & DeLuca Invitational - Sky Sports 4 2100.
CYCLING: Giro d'Italia - Eurosport 1 1200.
DARTS: Dubai Masters, eir Sport 1 1700.
Friday, May 26
SOCCER: FIFA Under-20 World Cup, Germany v Vanuatu - Eurosport 1 0845, England v South Korea - Eurosport 2 1145.
RUGBY UNION: Super Rugby, Blues v Chiefs - Sky Sports 2 0830, Reds v Force - Sky Sports 2 1040; European Rugby Play-Offs, Northampton v Stade Francais - Sky Sports 2 1930; Top 14, La Rochelle v Toulon - Sky Sports 3 1955.
TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 2 0900 and 1700, Eurosport 1 1100; WTA, Strasbourg - BT Sport 1 1300; ATP, Geneva Open - Eurosport 2 1400.
GOLF: European Tour, PGA Championship - Sky Sports 1 and 4 1000; PGA Tour, Dean & DeLuca Invitational - Sky Sports 4 2100.
BOXING: Andrew Selby v Cristofer Rosales - Channel 5 2200.
ATHLETICS: Great CityGames Manchester - BBC Two England 1800.
CYCLING: Giro d'Italia - Eurosport 1 1200.
QUIZ ANSWERS
1. Preston 2. Once (2013) 3. Michael Schumacher 4. Five 5. £1.7 million.
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