ON THIS DAY
1938: England's Len Hutton scored the then highest individual score in Test cricket, against Australia at the Oval. His 364 surpassed Walter Hammond's record of 336 not out and stood until Garfield Sobers made an unbeaten 365 in 1958.
1999: The Rugby Football Union dropped drugs charges against former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio, who had been accused of taking recreational drugs during a party celebrating the Lions' Test series victory over South Africa in 1997.
2004: Kelly Holmes won the gold medal in the 800 metres at the Athens Olympics - the first part of her middle-distance double.
2008: Great Britain's James DeGale won a gold medal in the men's middleweight boxing at the Beijing Olympics.
2009: England regained the Ashes after beating Australia by 197 runs in the fifth Test at the Oval.
2011: Arsenal agreed terms with Manchester City for the sale of France midfielder Samir Nasri.
2012: Wigan accepted a bid from Chelsea for Victor Moses, paving the way for the forward's move to Stamford Bridge.
2013: Scotland striker Kenny Miller announced his retirement from international football.
2015: Jessica Ennis-Hill won the heptathlon at the World Championships in Beijing, just 13 months after the birth of her son.
BIRTHDAYS
Peter Thomson (golf) - Australia's five-time Open champion, born 1929.
Richard Illingworth (cricket) - former Worcestershire and England spinner, now a first-class umpire, born 1963.
Gary Mabbutt (soccer) - former Tottenham and England defender, born 1961.
Chris DiMarco (golf) - three-time winner on the PGA Tour, born 1968.
Mark Butcher (cricket) - former Surrey captain, with 71 Test caps for England, born 1972.
Kobe Bryant (basketball) - five-time NBA championship winner with the Los Angeles Lakers, recently retired, born 1978.
Saskia Clark (sailing) - gold-medallist, along with Hannah Mills, in the women's 470 at the Rio 2016 Olympics, born 1979.
Carlos Cuellar (soccer) - formerly Norwich, Sunderland, Aston Villa and Rangers defender, born 1981.
Natalie Coughlin (swimming) - first American female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals at one Games in Beijing, born 1982.
James Collins (soccer) - West Ham and Wales defender, born 1983.
Glen Johnson (soccer) - Stoke full-back, born 1984.
Jeremy Lin (basketball) - Brooklyn Nets point guard, born 1988.
Rory Kavanagh (gaelic games); The St Eunan's, Letterkenny man has enjoyed a distinguished career with his Donegal senior footballers, culminating in a masterful midfield display in their All-Ireland final triumph, beating Mayo by 2-11 to 0-13, in 2012, born 1982.
Stephen Bray (gaelic games): attacking Meath senior footballer, awarded an Allstar for his performances in 2007, born 1982.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Which country hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 2010 Winter Olympics?
2 From which club did Manchester United sign Eric Cantona?
3 Craig Joubert, Wayne Barnes and Romain Poite are referees in which sport?
4 Who is the reigning PDC world darts champion?
5 Name the Mayo player who scored the county's second goal against Tipperary in Sunday's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final on Sunday??
(See answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (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).
Tomorrow (Wednesday, August 24)
SOCCER: Champions League play-off round second legs, Manchester City v Steaua Bucharest - BT Sport 2 1900; EFL Cup second round, Accrington v Burnley - Sky Sports 1 1930; MLS, Orlando City v Toronto FC - Sky Sports 1 0035 (Thu).
CRICKET: First one-day international from Southampton, England v Pakistan - Sky Sports 2 1330; second one-day international from Colombo, Sri Lanka v Australia - Eurosport 2 0945, 1415.
CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 1 1400.
BASEBALL: MLB, Seattle Mariners v New York Yankees - BT Sport 1 2030, Los Angeles Dodgers v San Francisco Giants - BT Sport/ESPN 0300 (Thu).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Canada (Montreal and Vancouver); 2 Leeds; 3 Rugby union; 4 Gary Anderson; 5 Conor O'Shea
