ON THIS DAY
1908: The Olympics opened at London's White City. A total of 2,036 athletes from 23 nations took part in the Games which ended with the hosts topping the medals table with 145 medals - including 56 golds.
1956: Rocky Marciano retired as the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world after 49 consecutive victories.
1989: Peter Scudamore became the first National Hunt jockey to ride 200 winners in a season.
1991: Ellery Hanley skippered Wigan to a 13-8 win over St Helens in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley and became the first man in the history of the game to captain his side to victory three years in succession.
2000: Ruud van Nistelrooy's record £18.5million transfer to Manchester United from PSV Eindhoven collapsed after the Dutch club would not agree to United's extra fitness tests on Van Nistelrooy's injured knee. The player eventually moved to Old Trafford the following year.
2003: Arsenal striker Thierry Henry was named PFA Player of the Year.
2006: Gareth Jenkins was appointed as Wales' new coach to replace 2005 Grand Slam-winning boss Mike Ruddock, who resigned from the post earlier in the year.
2008: Derry beat Kerry in the National Football League final at Parnell Park on a 2-13 to 2-9 score line to claim their sixth title. Bellaghy’s Fergal Doherty was named man-of-the-match.
2012: Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola revealed he would leave the Catalan club at the end of the season.
2014: Liverpool's Luis Suarez was named PFA Player of the Year, with Chelsea's Eden Hazard taking the Young Player award.
BIRTHDAYS
Fionn Fitzgerald (gaelic football) – Dr Crokes and Kerry defender who co-captained his county to All-Ireland success in 2014, born 1990.
David Scullion (soccer) – Glentoran midfielder, born 1984.
Helmut Marko (motor racing) - Austrian former F1 driver, now an advisor at Red Bull Racing, born 1943.
Martin Chivers (soccer) - former England and Tottenham striker, born 1945.
Ari Vatanen (motor racing) - former rally world champion from Finland, born 1952.
Jeff Probyn (rugby union) - former England prop, born 1956.
Jeremy Snape (cricket) - former Leicestershire and England spinner, born 1973.
Walter Pandiani (soccer) - former Birmingham striker, born 1976.
Dinara Safina (tennis) - former women's world number one from Russia, born 1986.
Martin Kelly (soccer) - Crystal Palace defender, born 1990.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Gary Lineker left Tottenham to join which Japanese side in 1992?
2. How many Liam McCarthy Cups have the Galway hurlers won?
3. Dominic Thiem is a rising star in which sport?
4. Who was full forward on the GAA’s hurling team of the millennium?
5. Where is The Open being played this July?
(see answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today
SOCCER: FA Youth Cup, second leg of final: Chelsea v Manchester City - ITV4 1930; Champions League, Atletico Madrid v Bayern Munich (Kick-off 7.45pm). Darragh Maloney is joined by Eamon Dunphy, John Giles and Liam Brady to present coverage of the semi-final first-leg match at the Estadio Vicente Calderon. Atletico overcame favourites Barcelona in the previous round, and now face more formidable opposition in the form of the German champions, whose manager Josep Guardiola is aiming to lift the trophy in his final season at the club before taking the reins at Manchester City next term.- RTE 2 1900; BT Sport Europe 1945; MLS, New York City FC v Montreal Impact - Sky Sports 1 0005 (Thu).
SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two 1000, 1300 and 1900, Eurosport 1 1000, 1430 and 1830, Eurosport 2 1000, 1430 and 1900.
CRICKET Indian Premier League, Delhi Daredevils v Gujarat Lions - Sky Sports 1 1500.
BASEBALL: MLB, San Francisco Giants v San Diego Padres - BT Sport//ESPN 2030, Texas Rangers v New York Yankees - BT Sport//ESPN 0100 (Thu).
BASKETBALL: NBA play-offs - BT Sport 1 0100 (Thu).
CYCLING: Tour of Turkey - Eurosport 2 1300.
Tomorrow
GENERAL:Play To The Whistle: Current IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and comedians Kevin Bridges and Jon Richardson join team captains Frank Lampard and Bradley Walsh for physical games and head-to-head quizzes. Regular panellist Romesh Ranganathan lines up alongside Lampard, with Seann Walsh serving as resident score-keeper - UTV Ireland 2300.
SOCCER: Europa League semi-final first legs, Villarreal v Liverpool - Setanta Sports Ireland 1930, Shakhtar Donetsk v Sevilla - BT Sport 2 2000.
SNOOKER: World Championship - Eurosport 1 1245 and 1845, BBC Two 1300 and 1900.
GOLF: European Tour, Volvo China Open - Sky Sports 4 0530; PGA Tour, Zurich Classic of New Orleans - Sky Sports 4 2000.
TENNIS: ATP, Estoril Open - Eurosport 2 1300 and 1800.
RUGBY LEAGUE: First Utility Super League, Warrington v Wigan - Sky Sports 2 1930.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders - Sky Sports 2 1500.
CYCLING: Tour of Turkey - Eurosport 2 1100.
DARTS: Premier League from Birmingham - Sky Sports 1 1900.
BASEBALL: Major league, Detroit Tigers v Oakland Athletics - BT Sport/ESPN 1800, Boston Red Sox v Atlanta Braves - BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Thu).
BASKETBALL: NBA play-offs - BT Sport 1 0100.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. Grampus Eight 2. Four (1923, 1980, 1987, 1988) 3. Tennis. 4. Ray Cummins (Cork) 5. Royal Troon