BIRTHDAYS
Ray Illingworth (cricket) - former England, Yorkshire and Leicestershire captain, born 1932.
Doug Mountjoy (snooker) - 1981 World Championship finalist, born 1942.
Derek Underwood (cricket) - former England and Kent spin bowler, born 1947.
Butch Reynolds (athletics) - American former 400 metres world record holder, born 1964.
Lindsay Davenport (tennis) - three-time grand slam singles champion and Olympic gold medallist, born 1976.
Nadia Petrova (tennis) - two-time French Open semi-finalist from Russia, born 1982.
Kim Clijsters (tennis) - former US Open and Australian Open champion, born 1983.
Javier Mascherano (soccer) - Argentina and Barcelona midfielder, born 1984.
Alexandre Despatie (diving) - Canadian who in 1998 won Commonwealth Games gold at the age of 13, born 1985.
ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1985: Barry McGuigan ended Panamanian Eusebio Pedroza's seven-year reign as WBA featherweight champion.
1990: The opening game of the World Cup in Italy produced a shock for defending champions Argentina, who were beaten 1-0 by Cameroon in front of 73,780 fans in Milan.
2006: Andrew Strauss was named as England captain for the one-day series against Sri Lanka after Andrew Flintoff was rested on medical advice. Strauss held the job for the rest of the summer as Flintoff underwent ankle surgery.
2008: Rafael Nadal thrashed world number one Roger Federer 6-1 6-3 6-0 to win a fourth consecutive men's singles crown at the French Open.
2009: Kaka left AC Milan to sign for Real Madrid on a six-year deal for a reported fee of around £59million.
2010: Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti confirmed Rafael Benitez would become the new coach of the Serie A club.
2011: England wicketkeeper Matt Prior was reprimanded by the International Cricket Council after a window was smashed in the dressing room at Lord's during the previous day's play, the final day of the second Test against Sri Lanka.
2012: West Brom confirmed the appointment of Steve Clarke as their new head coach, succeeding Roy Hodgson who had been recruited to manage England.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Which two English clubs did Mali striker Frederic Kanoute play for?
2. How many times did Tim Henman reach a Grand Slam semi-final?
3. Which team have the most Stanley Cup wins in ice hockey?
4. Which three grounds are being used to host the Champions Trophy?
TODAY’S SPORT ON TV
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 U20 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.
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).
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QUICK QUIZ BLITZ ANSWERS
1. West Ham and Tottenham. 2. Six (four Wimbledon, one French, one US Open) 3. Montreal Canadiens (34) 4. The Oval, Edgbaston and the SSE SWALEC
