ON THIS DAY
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, and in GAA Antrim beat Cavan 2-09 to 1-10 at Casement Park in the Ulster Senior Football Championship. Antrim were eliminated in the next round by eventual winners Tyrone.
2004: Fabrice Santoro defeated Arnaud Clement 6-4 6-3 6-7 (5/7) 3-6 16-14 in the French Open. The clash lasted more than six and a half hours, the longest match in tennis history at the time.
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.
2008: Fermanagh beat Monaghan 2-08 to 0-10 at Brewster Park in the Ulster Senior Football Championship. Fermanagh were eventually defeated in the final by Armagh 1-11 to 0-08.
2009: Celtic announced the resignation of manager Gordon Strachan. Meanwhile, in England, Burnley were promoted to the Barclays Premier League after beating Sheffield United 1-0 in the Coca-Cola Championship play-off final.
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: Donegal squeezed past Derry at Celtic Park in a tightly contested Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final. Donegal went on to win the Championship seeing off Monaghan in the final. Meanwhile 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.
BIRTHDAYS
John Horgan (Hurling) – Retired left corner-back for Cork, born 1950.
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 Olympic team pursuit champion, born 1986.
James Morrison (soccer) - West Brom and Scotland midfielder, born 1986.
Cameron van der Burgh (swimming) - Men's 100 metres breaststroke gold medallist at 2012 Olympics, born 1988.
Walter Walsh (Hurling) – Kilkenny right corner-forward, born 1991.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Who holds the WBC light-heavyweight title?
2 In which years did Ernie Els win the Open Championship?
3 Against which country did Brian O’Driscoll’s play his last game for Ireland?
4 Which team did Louis van Gaal manage between July 2009 and April 2011?
5 How many times have Leinster won the Guinness PRO12?
(See answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today
ATHLETICS: Road to Rio, The sporting documentary charting the training of Ireland's Rio 2016 Olympic medal hopefuls continues – RTE 2, 2030.
SOCCER: Toulon Tournament, Paraguay Under-20s v England Under-20s - BT Sport 2, 1830; Women's Super League, Chelsea v Sunderland - BT Sport 1, 1915.
TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 1 & ITV4, 0930; Eurosport 2 & Setanta Sports Ireland, 1000.
RUGBY UNION: Championship play-off final second leg, Bristol v Doncaster - Sky Sports 1, 1930.
TENNIS: French Open – Europsport 1, 0930.
CRICKET: IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders - Sky Sports 1, 1500.
CYCLING: Giro d'Italia - Eurosport 2, 1345.
Tomorrow
BOXING: Women’s World Boxing Championships, highlights of the semi-finals at the biennial event – RTE 2, 1930.
PLAY TO THE WHISTLE: Piers Morgan, comedian Katherine Ryan and England rugby union international Danny Cipriani join presenter Holly Willoughby and regular panellists Romesh Ranganathan, Frank Lampard and Bradley Walsh – UTV Ireland, 2300.
BASKETBALL: NBA Eastern Conference final game five, Cleveland Cavaliers v Toronto Raptors - BT Sport 1, 0130 (Thu).
BASEBALL: MLB, St Louis Cardinals v Chicago Cubs - BT Sport/ESPN, 1830; Pittsburgh Pirates v Arizona Diamondbacks - BT Sport/ESPN, 0000 (Thu).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Adonis Stevenson 2 2002 and 2012 3 France 4 Bayern Munich 5 Four.
