ON THIS DAY
1851: The Royal Yacht Squadron of Great Britain put up the One Hundred Guinea Cup as the prize for a race around the Isle of Wight between the American yacht America and the British contestant Aurora, which the Americans won. In 1870 this prize was offered as a challenge trophy under the name of the America's Cup - now the best-known trophy in international yachting.
1964: BBC's Match of the Day television programme made its first broadcast, showing highlights of Arsenal's match with Liverpool.
2002: Neil Lennon announced his retirement from international football, having received a death threat before a Northern Ireland match.
2004: England won the final Test at The Oval by 10 wickets to inflict a 4-0 series whitewash on West Indies.
2006: American sprinter Justin Gatlin was banned for up to eight years by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, after failing a drugs test for the second time in his career. It was later reduced to a four-year ban and Gatlin won bronze in the 100 metres at the 2012 London Olympics, silver at Rio in 2016, and silver in the same event at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships.
2007: England lost 2-1 to Germany in a Wembley friendly. Frank Lampard gave England the lead, but goals from Kevin Kuranyi and Christian Pander won it for the visitors.
2008: Usain Bolt claimed his third gold medal of the Beijing Olympics as Jamaica won the 4x100m relay final in a world record time of 37.10 seconds.
2009: Former Harlequins physio Steph Brennan, who was banned for two years for his role in the 'Bloodgate' scandal, resigned from the Rugby Football Union.
2010: Cork squeeze past Dublin by one point in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final. Cork went on to beat Down by a point in the final.
2011: England beat India by an innings and eight runs to win the fourth Test at The Oval to complete a 4-0 series victory and officially go top of the ICC Test rankings.
2012: Frankel, trained by Sir Henry Cecil and ridden by Tom Queally, won his 13th consecutive race when he triumphed in the Juddmonte International Stakes at York.
2013: Gareth Southgate was appointed the new head coach of the England Under-21 team on a three-year contract.
2014: Malky Mackay apologised for the discriminatory text messages he sent during his time as manager of Cardiff.
2015: Mo Farah won the 10,000 metres title at the World Championships in Beijing, becoming then the oldest ever global winner at the event at the age of 32.
BIRTHDAYS
Steve Davis (snooker) - six-time world champion, recently retired, born 1957.
Ian Millward (rugby league) - former St Helens, Wigan and Castleford coach, born 1960.
Mats Wilander (tennis) - Swede who won seven grand slam titles, born 1964.
Agustin Pichot (rugby union) - former Argentina captain, born 1974.
Heidar Helguson (soccer) - Icelandic former Watford, Fulham, QPR and Cardiff striker, born 1977.
Lee Camp (soccer) - Rotherham's Northern Irish goalkeeper, born 1984.
Giacomo Bonaventura (soccer) - AC Milan and Italy midfielder, born 1989.
Federico Macheda (soccer) - Cardiff's former Manchester United striker, born 1991.
Quick Quiz Blitz
1 Who scored Mayo's first goal in yesterday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final?
2 Who were the winners of the inaugural Twenty20 Cup (now Twenty20 Blast) in 2003?
3 Allison Curbishley represented Scotland in what event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games?
4 'Rikishi' is a term used in what sport?
5 Who are the two teams Mayo can meet in the All-Ireland SFC final?
SPORT ON TV
Today (Monday, August 22)
SOCCER: LaLiga, Celta Vigo v Leganes - Sky Sports 1 1855, Valencia v Las Palmas - Sky Sports 1 2100; DFB-Pokal, Eintracht Trier v Borussia Dortmund - BT Sport 1 1945.
CRICKET: Fourth day of the first Test from Durban, South Africa v New Zealand - Sky Sports 2 0855; final day of the fourth Test from Port of Spain, West Indies v India - Sky Sports 3 1455.
CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 1 1400.
Tomorrow (Tuesday, August 23)
SOCCER: Champions League play-off round second legs, Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Celtic - BT Sport 2, 1900; Roma v Porto - BT Sport/ESPN 1930; EFL Cup second round, Burton v Liverpool - Sky Sports 1 1930.
CRICKET: Final day of the first Test from Durban, South Africa v New Zealand - Sky Sports 2 0855.
CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 1 1400.
BASEBALL: MLB, Seattle Mariners v New York Yankees - BT Sport/ESPN 0300 (Wed).
Answers: 1 Jason Doherty; 2 Surrey; 3 400 metres (athletics); 4 Sumo - it means wrestler; 5 Dublin and Kerry.
