ON THIS DAY
1906: The first motor racing Grand Prix, the French Grand Prix, was run at Le Mans - with Romanian Ferenc Szisz driving a Renault to victory at an average speed of 63mph.
1954: The highest-scoring match in the final stages of the World Cup was recorded in the quarter-finals of the competition in Lausanne. Host nation Switzerland were beaten 7-5 by neighbours Austria.
1959: Ingemar Johansson stopped Floyd Patterson in the third round at Yankee Stadium, New York, to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
1998: England moved into the second round of the World Cup in France with a 2-0 win over Colombia thanks to goals from Darren Anderton and David Beckham.
2003: Cameroon international Marc-Vivien Foe died after collapsing during a Confederations Cup match against Colombia in Lyon. Foe was 28.
2006: Athletics governing body IAAF announced all Dwain Chambers' performances from January 1, 2002 had been annulled after the sprinter admitted he had been using performance-enhancing drugs since that time.
2009: Manchester United and Real Madrid finalised an agreement for the £80million transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo to the Spanish club with effect from July 1.
2014: FIFA announced Uruguay striker Luis Suarez would be suspended for nine international matches and banned from all football activity for four months for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini in their World Cup encounter.
BIRTHDAYS
Greg LeMond (cycling) - Three-times winner of Tour de France (1986, 1989 and 1990), born 1961.
Tomas Mulcahy (GAA) - Double All-star winning Cork hurler, born 1963
Paolo Maldini (soccer) - Former AC Milan and Italy defender, born 1968.
Iwan Roberts (soccer) - Former Wales and Norwich striker, born 1968.
Paolo Cannavaro (soccer) - Sassuolo defender, born 1981.
Jason Puncheon (soccer) - Crystal Palace midfielder, born 1986.
Samir Nasri (soccer) - Manchester City's France international playmaker, born 1987.
Joel Campbell (soccer) - Arsenal and Costa Rica striker, born 1992.
Seamus Kennedy (GAA): Tipperary footballer, born 1993
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Who won the Christy Ring Cup in 2016
2. Which Aviva Premiership club play their home matches at Franklin's Gardens?
3. Who holds the record of 148mph for the fastest-ever serve at Wimbledon?
4. Where will the 2018 Winter Olympics be held?
5. Who scored in Wales' Euro 2016 victory over Northern Ireland
(See answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today
GAA: RTE One, 18.30, The Sunday Game LIve; 21.30, The Sunday Game
SOCCER: Euro 2016, France v Republic of Ireland - ITV 1300, BBC One 1330, Germany v Slovakia - ITV 1600, BBC One 1630, Hungary v Belgium - ITV 1900, BBC One 1930; MLS, Portland Timbers v Houston Dynamo - Sky Sports 2 1105.
CRICKET: Third one-day international, England v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports 2 1000; One-day international, tri-nations final - Sky Sports 1 1755.
GOLF: European Tour, BMW International Open - Sky Sports 4 1130; PGA Tour, Quicken Loans National - Sky Sports 4 1800.
ATHLETICS: British Championships - BBC Two England 1300
MOTORCYCLING: MotoGP, Assen warm-up and race - BT Sport 2 0730 and 1245.
DARTS: Shanghai Masters - Setanta Sports Ireland 1100.
CYCLING: National Road Race Championships - Eurosport 1 1130.
EQUESTRIAN: Hickstead Derby - Sky Sports 3 1400
HOCKEY: Women's Champions Trophy, fifth-place play-off, third-place play-off and final - BT Sport 1 1345, 1600 and 1815.
BASEBALL: TBC v TBC - BT Sport 2 1800, TBC v TBC and Pittsburgh Pirates v Los Angeles Dodgers - BT Sport/ESPN 2100 and 0100 (Mon).
CANOEING: Canoe Sprint European Championships - Eurosport 1 0900.
Tomorrow
SOCCER: Euro 2016, Round of 16, Italy v Spain – BBC/ITV 1700, England v Iceland – BBC/ITV 2000.
TENNIS: Wimbledon 2016 – BBC Two 1130, Setanta Sports Ireland 1130, BBC One 1345.
CRICKET: Third women's one-day international, England v Pakistan – Sky Sports 2.
BASEBALL: MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers v Pittsburgh Pirates – BT Sport/ESPN 1730; Washington Nationals v New York Mets – BT Sport/ESPN 1200 (Tues).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. Meath 2. Northampton 3. Taylor Dent 4. Pyeongchang, Korea. 5. Gareth McAuley (Own goal)
