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On This Day - May 23 2002: on the eve of a World Cup campaign, Roy Keane exits the Republic of Ireland camp in Saipan

Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy (right) and Roy Keane during a World Cup training session in Saipan on Thursday May 23 2002.  
Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy (right) and Roy Keane during a World Cup training session in Saipan on Thursday May 23 2002.   Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy (right) and Roy Keane during a World Cup training session in Saipan on Thursday May 23 2002.  

ON THIS DAY

1997: Jimmy Hill stepped down as Fulham chairman after 10 years and was replaced by vice-chairman Bill Muddyman.

2001: England midfielder Owen Hargreaves was part of the Bayern Munich side which beat Valencia on penalties to win the Champions League final in Milan.

2002: Roy Keane left the Republic of Ireland's pre-World Cup training camp on the Pacific island of Saipan after a row with national team manager Mick McCarthy, who branded him "a disruptive influence".

2004: Stevie McDonnell and Ronan Clarke grab goals as Armagh hammer Monaghan 2-19 to 0-10 in the Ulster Senior Football Championship opener. Armagh would go on to ift the Ulster crown but crashed out of the All-Ireland Championship against Fermanagh.

2007: AC Milan won the Champions League, beating Liverpool 2-1 in the final in Athens.

2011: Ryan Giggs was named as the married footballer at the centre of a controversial privacy case after he was identified in the House of Commons by MP John Hemming.

2012: QPR midfielder Joey Barton was banned for 12 matches and fined £75,000 following his dismissal against Manchester City on the final day of the Premier League season.

2015: James DeGale won the IBF super-middleweight title against Andre Dirrell, becoming Great Britain's first boxing Olympic champion to win a world title.

BIRTHDAYS

Gerry Armstrong (soccer) - former Tottenham player who won 63 caps for Northern Ireland, born 1954.

Marvin Hagler (boxing) - American world middleweight champion from 1980 to 1987, born 1954.

Graeme Hick (cricket) - former Worcestershire and England batsman, now part of Australia's coaching set-up, born 1966.

Rubens Barrichello (motor racing) - Brazilian former Formula One driver, born 1972.

Richard Hill (rugby union) - former England and Saracens forward, born 1973.

Darren Maddy (cricket) - former Warwickshire and England batsman, born 1974.

Ricardinho (soccer) - former Brazil player, born 1976.

Paddy Bradley: gaelic football Allstar in 2007, the Glenullin man was an inspirational figure in the county Derry squad, winning two National League titles in a highly-successful GAA career, born 1981.

Ross Wallace (soccer) - former Celtic and Sunderland midfielder, now with Sheffield Wednesday, born 1985.

Morgan Pressel (golf) - American who won the 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship, born 1988.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1 Jose Mourinho began his managerial career with which club?

2 Who do Tyrone now face in the 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship semi-final?

3 Who scored an amazing 1-17 to help propel Tyrone to a Nicky Rackard Cup relegation play-off win over Fermanagh on Saturday?

4 Arsenal are expected to sign Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka - his elder brother Taulant is an international for which country?

5 The Baltimore Orioles play in which major American sporting league?

(See answers at bottom)

SPORT ON TV

Today

TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 1 & ITV4, 0930; Eurosport 2 & Setanta Sports Ireland, 1000.

SOCCER: Toulon Tournament, England Under-20 v Guinea Under-20 - BT Sport 2, 1830.

BASKETBALL: NBA Eastern Conference final game four, Toronto Raptors v Cleveland Cavaliers - BT Sport 1, 0130 (Tue).

BASEBALL: MLB, Washington Nationals v New York Mets - BT Sport/ESPN, 0000 (Tue).

Tomorrow

TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 1 & ITV4, 0930; Eurosport 2 & Setanta Sports Ireland, 1000.

CRICKET: IPL, play-off match - Sky Sports 1, 1500.

CYCLING: Giro d'Italia - Eurosport 2, 1345.

BASKETBALL: NBA Western Conference final game four, Oklahoma City Thunder v Golden State Warriors - BT Sport 1, 0200 (Wed).

BASEBALL: MLB, Miami Marlins v Tampa Bay Rays - BT Sport/ESPN, 1700; St Louis Cardinals v Chicago Cubs - BT Sport/ESPN, 0000 (Wed); San Francisco Giants v San Diego - BT Sport/ESPN, 0300 (Wed).

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. Benfica; 2. Cavan or Armagh, Damien Casey (Dungannon Eoghan Ruadh); 3. 14; 4. Albania; 5. Major League Baseball.