ON THIS DAY
1969: Three-time Wimbledon champion Maureen Connolly, the first woman to win tennis' Career Grand Slam, died of cancer at the age of 34.
1970: Tony Jacklin became the first British golfer since Ted Ray in 1920 to win the US Open with victory at Hazeltine, Minnesota.
1975: West Indies, captained by Clive Lloyd, beat Australia by 17 runs at Lord's to win the first cricket World Cup.
2002: Brazil beat England 2-1 in Shizuoka to progress to the World Cup semi-final. Michael Owen put England ahead early on but Rivaldo equalised and Ronaldinho scored with a 40-yard free-kick.
2007: Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, through his bid vehicle UK Sports Investments, lodged a formal £81.6million bid for Manchester City.
2008: Fermanagh beat Derry 1-11 to 1-09 in an Ulster SFC semi-final at Healy Park.
2009: Tyrone beat Derry 0-15 to 0-07 in an Ulster SFC semi-final at Casement Park
2009: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets to win the World Twenty20 at Lord's. England won the women's tournament, beating New Zealand by six wickets.
2012: Frankie Dettori rode Colour Vision to Gold Cup victory at Royal Ascot.
2015: Monaghan beat Fermanagh 1-20 to 0-13 in an Ulster SFC semi-final at Kingspan Breffni Park.
2015: Nico Rosberg led home Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to win the Austrian Grand Prix.
2015: Jordan Spieth claimed his second major in a row and was halfway towards an unprecedented calendar grand slam with a thrilling victory in the 115th US Open.
BIRTHDAYS
John Edrich (cricket) - former Surrey and England batsman, born 1937.
Michel Platini (soccer) - former UEFA president and former France midfielder and manager, born 1955.
Michel Platini turns 61 today
Tomás Ó Sé (gaelic) - a retired right half-back for Kerry and club side Nemo Rangers, born 1978.
Wayne Sherlock (hurling) - former Cork player and current corner-back for club side Blackrock, born 1978.
Robert Sidoli (rugby union) - retired former Wales and Dragons lock, born 1979.
Cheick Tiote (soccer) - Newcastle midfielder, born 1986.
Sebastien Prodl (soccer) - Watford's Austria international defender, born 1987.
Havard Nordtveit (soccer) - West Ham midfielder, born 1990.
Danny Carmichael (soccer) - Hibernian striker, born 1990.
Gael Kakuta (soccer) - former Chelsea forward, now with Hebei China Fortune, born 1991.
Josh Barrett (soccer) - current Reading midfielder and Republic of Ireland U21 international, born 1998.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Which team lost the FA Cup final in 2013 but won the following year's League Cup?
2 Which player scored late on for Cavan to earn a replay with Tyrone in Sunday's Ulster SFC semi-final?
3 Scotland prop Alasdair Dickinson plays for which club?
4 Los Angeles has two Major League baseball teams - what are their names?
5 Red Marauder won the Grand National in which year?
SPORT ON TV
Today (Tuesday, June 21)
SOCCER: Euro 2016, Northern Ireland v Germany - RTE2 1600 & BBC1 1630, Ukraine v Poland - TV3 1600, Croatia v Spain - RTE 2 & ITV 1930, Czech Republic v Turkey - ITV4 1930.
Northern Ireland face World chmapions Germany in their final fixture of Group C
CRICKET: First one-day international, England v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports 2 1330; One-day international, West Indies v Australia - Sky Sports 1 1755.
TENNIS: Aegon International - Eurosport 2 1045, BBC2 England 1300, BBC2 Wales 1435; Aegon Open - Eurosport 1 1200; The Boodles - Setanta Sports Ireland 1230.
HOCKEY: Women's Champions Trophy, Australia v Argentina, Holland v United States and New Zealand v Great Britain - BT Sport 1 1400, 1745 and 2000.
RACING: Leicester, Newton Abbot and Ballinrobe - Sky Sports 3 1900.
BASEBALL: MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates v San Francisco Giants - BT Sport 1 0000 (Wed).
Tomorrow (Wednesday, June 22)
SOCCER: Euro 2016, Hungary v Portugal - RTE2 1600 & BBC1 1630, Italy v Republic of Ireland - ITV 1915, Sweden v Belgium - ITV4 1915; MLS, Philadelphia Union v Chicago Fire - Sky Sports 1 0000 (Thu).
Republic of Ireland will hope to bounce back against Italy, after a 3-0 defeat by Belgium, to qualify from Group E
CRICKET: Second women's one-day international, England v Pakistan - Sky Sports 2 1025.
TENNIS: Aegon International - Eurosport 2 1045, BBC Two England 1310; Aegon Open - Eurosport 1 1200; The Boodles - Setanta Sports Ireland 1230.
RACING: Bath and Naas in Dublin - Sky Sports 2 1900.
SNOOKER: Riga Open - Eurosport 2 1900.
BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago Cubs v St Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers v Washington Nationals - BT Sport/ESPN 1915 and 0300 (Thu).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ Answers: 1 Manchester City; 2 David Givney; 3 Edinburgh; 4 Angels, Dodgers; 5 2001.
