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On This Day - July 21 1964: Celtic Warrior, world boxing champion Steve Collins is born

<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;;  line-height: 20.8px;">Steve Collins celebrates after he retained his WBO super-middleweight title&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;; line-height: 20.8px;">against Cornellius Carr a</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;; line-height: 20.8px;">t the Point in Dublin on November 25 1995</span>
Steve Collins celebrates after he retained his WBO super-middleweight title Steve Collins celebrates after he retained his WBO super-middleweight title against Cornellius Carr at the Point in Dublin on November 25 1995

ON THIS DAY

1884: Lord's cricket ground hosted its first Test when it staged the second match in the series between England and Australia. England won by an innings and five runs.

1964: Tottenham forward John White was killed when he was struck by lightning while sheltering from a storm during a round of golf on the links at Crews Hill, Enfield.

1968: Arnold Palmer became the first man to win one million US dollars on the US golf tour when he tied for second place in the US PGA Championship at Pecan Valley, Texas.

1991: David Platt completed his £5.5million move from Aston Villa to Bari.

2003: Damien Duff confirmed his £17million move to Chelsea from Blackburn.

2004: Newcastle completed the signing of Patrick Kluivert from Barcelona.

2008: Petr Cech signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, the same day they agreed to sell Claude Makelele to Paris St Germain and Khalid Boulahrouz to Stuttgart.

2010: Midfielder Joe Cole completed a move to Liverpool from Chelsea on a four-year deal.

2012: South Africa captain Graeme Smith marked his 100th Test by scoring 131 on day three of this first Test against England at The Oval.

2012: Former Yorkshire and England spinner Don Wilson died at the age of 74.

2013: England beat Australia by 347 runs in the second Investec Ashes Test at Lord's to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series.

2014: England and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard announced he was retiring from international football after earning 114 caps over 14 years.

BIRTHDAYS

John Lowe (darts) - three-time world champion, born 1945.

Barry Richards (cricket) - former South African batsman, born 1945.

Brian Talbot (soccer) - former England, Arsenal and Ipswich midfielder, born 1953.

Kevin Poole (soccer) - former Aston Villa, Leicester and Bolton goalkeeper, born 1963.

Steve Collins (boxing) - former WBO middleweight and super-middleweight champion, born 1964.

Gudni Bergsson (soccer) - former Iceland, Tottenham and Bolton defender, born 1965.

Daryl Powell (rugby league) - former Great Britain half-back, now Castleford coach, born 1965.

Paul Casey (golf) - two-time Ryder Cup winner, born 1977.

Andriy Voronin (soccer) - retired former Liverpool, Dynamo Moscow and Ukraine striker, born 1979.

Joaquin (soccer) - Real Betis winger, born 1981.

Liam Ridgewell (soccer) - former Aston Villa, Birmingham and West Brom defender now at Portland Timbers, born 1984.

Chris Gunter (soccer) - Wales and Reading defender, born 1989.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1. Which rugby union team call The Liberty Stadium home?

2. How many majors has Tiger Woods won?

3. Which English Football League team are known as "The Cod Army"?

4. What distance is an Olympic rowing race contested over?

5. Which US city is home to the Braves and Hawks?

(See answers at bottom)

SPORT ON TV 

Today

SOCCER: Euro Under-19s, semi-finals - Eurosport 2 1045 and Eurosport 1 1745.

CRICKET: First Test, West Indies v India - Sky Sports 5 1455; NatWest T20 Blast, Middlesex v Surrey - Sky Sports 2 1800.

GOLF: PGA Tour, Canadian Open - Sky Sports 4 2100; Senior Open, Carnoustie - Sky Sports 4 1200 and 1500.

CYCLING: Tour de France stage 18 - Eurosport 1 1315, ITV4 1400.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Hull KR v Leeds Rhinos - Sky Sports 3 1930.

TENNIS: ATP Tour, Citi Open - Sky Sports 2 2200.

ATHLETICS: World Junior Championships, Bydgoszcz - Eurosport 2 1800.

DARTS: World Matchplay - Sky Sports 1 1900.

BOXING: Sergiy Derevyanchenko v Sam Soliman - BT Sport 1 0100 (Fri).

BASEBALL: MLB, Washington Nationals v Los Angeles Dodgers - BT Sport/espn 1700, New York Yankees v Baltimore Orioles - BT Sport 1 1800.

Tomorrow (Friday, July 22)

CRICKET: Second Test, England v Pakistan Sky Sports 2 1000; First Test, West Indies v India - Sky Sports 3 1455; NatWest T20 Blast - Glamorgan v Somerset - Sky Sports 2 1845.

GOLF: PGA Tour, Canadian Open - Sky Sports 4 2100; Senior Open, Carnoustie - Sky Sports 4 1200 and 1500.

CYCLING: Tour de France stage 19 - Eurosport 1 1200, ITV4 1200, S4C 1400.

RUGBY UNION: Super Rugby quarter-finals - Sky Sports 1 0830 and 1030; Singha Premiership Rugby 7s - BT Sport 2 1845.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League - Sky Sports 3 1930.

TENNIS: ATP Tour, Citi Open - Sky Sports 5 1800 and 0000 (Sat); WTA Tour, Stanford Classic - BT Sport 1 2200 and 0000 (Sat).

MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Hungarian Grand Prix practice - Sky Sports F1 0845 and 1245, Channel 4 0855 and 1255, eir Sport 1 0900 and 1255.

SOCCER: Betfred Cup, East Stirlingshire v Rangers - BT Sport 1 1915.

ATHLETICS: World Junior Championships, Bydgoszcz - Eurosport 2 1800; London Anniversary Games - BBC 2 2000.

DARTS: World Matchplay - Sky Sports 1 1900.

BASEBALL: MLB, Baltimore Orioles v Cleveland Indians - BT sport 2 0000 (Sat).

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. Ospreys 2. 14 3. Fleetwood 4. 2000 metres 5. Atlanta.