ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1879: Dwight F Davis, the man responsible for tennis' Davis Cup, was born. He died in November 1945.
1919: France's Suzanne Lenglen became the first non-English-speaking women's champion at Wimbledon. It was the first of five successive titles for Lenglen.
1975: Arthur Ashe beat fellow American Jimmy Connors to become the first black men's champion at Wimbledon.
1980: Bjorn Borg won his fifth consecutive men's title at Wimbledon, beating John McEnroe in a five-set thriller in the final.
1992: a crowd of around around 8,000 watched as Mayo defeated Sligo 1-14 to 0-19 in the Connacht Senior Football Championship semi-final at McHale Park in Castlebar.
2008: Venus Williams beat sister Serena to win the Wimbledon women's singles title, while Britain's Laura Robson won the girls' singles crown by overcoming Thailand's Noppawan Lertcheewakarn.
2009: Roger Federer beat Andy Roddick to win the Wimbledon men's singles title.
2014: Petra Kvitova claimed her second Wimbledon title, beating Eugenie Bouchard in just 55 minutes.
2014: The Tour de France got under way in Yorkshire with Marcel Kittel winning stage one as Mark Cavendish suffered a late crash which forced his withdrawal before the next morning's stage began in York.
2015: Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
BIRTHDAYS
Pierre Villepreux (rugby union) - former France full-back, born 1943.
Gianfranco Zola (soccer) - former Chelsea forward and Watford and West Ham manager, born 1966.
Derek McInnes (soccer) - Aberdeen manager, born 1971.
Nicolas Kiefer (tennis) - former world number four, born 1977.
Stiliyan Petrov (soccer) - former Aston Villa, Celtic and Bulgaria midfielder, born 1979.
Amelie Mauresmo (tennis) - Australian Open and Wimbledon champion in 2006 and more recently former coach of Andy Murray, born 1979.
Jonas Gutierrez (soccer) - former Newcastle and Argentina midfielder, most recently at Deportivo La Coruna, born 1983.
Dejan Lovren (soccer) - Liverpool's Croatian defender, born 1989.
Charlie Austin (soccer) - Southampton striker, born 1989.
Alberto Moreno (soccer) - Liverpool's Spanish left-back, born 1992.
Tafari Moore (soccer) - Arsenal defender, born 1997.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 What nationality is golfer Branden Grace?
2 Who were Football League champions in 1991-92 - the final season before the Premier League started?
3 Which Scottish golf course held The Open in 2007?
4 Who scored 2-3 for Tyrone in their Ulster Senior Football Championship semi-final win over Cavan at Clones on Sunday?
5 At which racecourse is the Hennessy Gold Cup run?
(See answers at biottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today
CRICKET: Twenty20 International, England v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports 2 1800; Women's second T20 International, England v Pakistan - Sky Sports 2 1330.
TENNIS: Wimbledon 2016 - Setanta Sports Ireland 1130, BBC2 England 1230, BBC1 1345.
CYCLING: Tour de France - Eurosport 1 1315, ITV4 1400.
BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago Cubs v Cincinnati Reds - BT Sport/ESPN 1915; St Louis Cardinals v Pittsburgh Pirates - BT Sport/ESPN 0100 (Wed).
Tomorrow
SOCCER: Euro 2016 semi-final, Portugal v Wales - ITV 1915, BBC One 1930; MLS, New England Revolution v New York City FC - Sky Sports 1 1230 (Thu).
TENNIS: Wimbledon 2016 - BBC1 1130 and 1345, Setanta Sports Ireland 1130, BBC2 England 1300.
CRICKET: NatWest T20 Blast, Gloucestershire v Surrey - Sky Sports 2 1800.
ATHLETICS: European Championships - Eurosport 2 0915 and 1415.
CYCLING: Tour de France - Eurosport 1 1315, ITV4 1400.
BASEBALL: MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers v Baltimore Orioles - BT Sport/ESPN 2000; Boston Red Sox v Texas Rangers - BT Sport/ESPN 1200 (Thur).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 South African; 2 Leeds; 3 Carnoustie; 4 Peter Harte; 5 Newbury.
