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On This Day - June 8 1970: Brazil soccer star Cafu, winner of World Cup medals in 1994 and 2002, is born

Brazilian captain Cafu holds the World Cup aloft 
Brazilian captain Cafu holds the World Cup aloft  Brazilian captain Cafu holds the World Cup aloft 

ON THIS DAY

1957: Mickey Stewart of Surrey, who went on to become England manager, created a first-class cricket record by becoming the first outfielder to take seven catches in an innings, against Northamptonshire at Northampton.

1970: Derbyshire bowler Alan Ward earned a place in the record books by dismissing four Sussex batsmen in four balls in the John Player Sunday League.

1989: In the Derby at Epsom, 500-1 shot Terimon, ridden by Michael Roberts, finished second to the favourite Nashwan to become the highest-priced horse to be placed in the race. The only other horse to finish in the first three at odds of more than 100-1 was the 200-1 shot Black Tommy in 1857.

1990: Newly-promoted Swindon were relegated from the First Division to the Third Division of the Football League after admitting to 35 breaches of rules regarding irregular payments to players. On appeal they were allowed to stay in the Second Division. Sunderland - beatenby the Wiltshire side in the play-off final at Wembley - took their place in the top flight.

1998: Cousins Raymond and Rory Gallagher scored four points each as Fermanagh lost 0-13 to 0-11 to neighbours Cavan in the quarter-final of the Ulster Senior Football Championship.

2000: Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright announced he was quitting professional football to concentrate on a television career.

2004: Chelsea parted company with manager Claudio Ranieri after reaching an "amicable settlement".

2005: Malcolm Glazer's sons Joel, Avram and Bryan were appointed to the board of Manchester United. Long-serving chairman Sir Roy Gardner announced his resignation.

2006: England striker Wayne Rooney was passed fit to play in the World Cup after a metatarsal injury.

2007: Newcastle completed the signing of Australia striker Mark Viduka from Middlesbrough.

2010: Hull formally parted company with manager Phil Brown, who had been placed on garden leave in March.

2011: England were held to a draw in the second Test as Sri Lanka batted out to reach 127 for three on the final day at Lord's. The action was overshadowed by an incident which saw England wicketkeeper Matt Prior inadvertently break a window in the dressing room after his dismissal.

2012: Chris Hughton was appointed Norwich manager.

2016: Chelsea and Jose Mourinho reached a settlement with ex-team doctor Eva Carneiro over her claims that she was constructivelydismissed by the club, and victimised by its former manager.

BIRTHDAYS

Jonathan Glynn (gaelic games) – Galway hurler and winner of a Leinster Senior Hurling Championship medal in 2012, born 1993.

Cafu (soccer) - former Roma, AC Milan and Brazil full-back who won the World Cup in 1994 and 2002, born 1970.

Mike Modano (ice hockey) - former United States centre who represented the Dallas Stars in 16 of his 21 NHL seasons, born 1970.

Shane Bond (cricket) - former New Zealand fast bowler, born 1975.

Darren Dods (soccer) - former St Johnstone defender, now player-manager at Brechin, born 1975.

Allen Iverson (basketball) - four-time NBA scoring champion, born 1975.

Ed Moses (swimming) - American breaststroke swimmer who won 100m silver and relay gold at the 2000 Olympics, born 1980.

Stephen Bywater (soccer) - Burton goalkeeper, born 1981.

Anna Kournikova (tennis) - former glamour girl of the sport, twice won Australian Open doubles with Martina Hingis, born 1981.

Kevin Kyle (soccer) - former Sunderland, Hearts, Rangers and Scotland striker, born 1981.

Keegan Bradley (golf) - 2011 US PGA champion and 2012 Ryder Cup player, born 1986.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1. Which former world number one missed out on qualification to the US Open this week?

2. In what competition do the winners receive the Webb-Ellis trophy?

3. For which Australian Rules club did Down’s Caolan Mooney play?

4. Phillips Idowu is an Olympic and Commonwealth medallist is which sport?

5. Which player has been top scorer in the Ulster Senior Football Championship for the past three seasons?

(See quiz answers at bottom)

SPORT ON TV

Today (Wednesday, June 7)

GAA: GAA Championship Review, highlights of the week’s action from the GAA’s competitions – Sky Sports 3 2000.

RUGBY UNION: International, Blues v British & Irish Lions - Sky Sports 1 0800.

CRICKET: ICC Champions Trophy, Pakistan v South Africa - Sky Sports 2 1325.

TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 1 & ITV4 1230, Eurosport 2 1300.

BASKETBALL: NBA finals, Cleveland v Golden State - BT Sport 1 0200 (Wed).

SAILING: America's Cup play-offs - BT Sport 1 1800.

BASEBALL: MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers v Washington - BT Sport/ESPN 2000.

Tomorrow (Thursday, June 8)

GAA: Off the Ball, an offbeat look at recent football developments – 1900 eir Sport 1.

CRICKET: ICC Champions Trophy, India v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports 2 1000.

TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 1 & ITV4 1100, eir Sport 1 1430.

SOCCER: FIFA Under-20 World Cup, semi-finals - Eurosport 2 2045 & 2345.

GOLF: European Tour, Lyoness Open - Sky Sports 4 1000 & 1400; PGA Tour, FedEx St Jude Classic - Sky Sports 4 2100.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Betfred Super League, Leigh Centurions v Wigan Warriors - Sky Sports 1 1900.

ATHLETICS: Diamond League - Eurosport 2 1900.

CYCLING: Criterium de Dauphine - Eurosport 2 1400.

SAILING: America's Cup play-offs - BT Sport 1 1600.

BASEBALL: MLB, Milwaukee Brewers v San Francisco Giants - BT Sport/ESPN 1900, New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox - BT Sport 1 0000 (Fri).

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. Luke Donald. 2. Rugby World Cup 3. Collingwood. 4. Triple Jump 5. Conor McManus