ON THIS DAY
1957: Jimmy Greaves scored on his Chelsea debut against Tottenham.
2001: Liverpool beat Bayern Munich 3-2 in Monaco to win the European Super Cup, their fifth trophy in six months.
2007: Everton fans voted in favour of plans to move to a new ground outside the Liverpool city boundary in nearby Kirkby. The development was rejected by the Government in November 2009.
2008: Cricket's Champions Trophy - which was scheduled to be held in Pakistan - was postponed. South Africa had already withdrawn due to security concerns, and other countries were considering doing likewise.
2011: Manchester City signed France midfielder Samir Nasri from Arsenal on a four-year deal.
2012: The United States Anti-Doping Agency stripped Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and banned him from cycling for life.
Sunderland completed the signings of Wolves striker Steven Fletcher and Manchester City winger Adam Johnson for undisclosed fees.
BIRTHDAYS
Sam Torrance (golf) - former European Ryder Cup captain, born 1953.
Karl Maier (speedway) - German who won four long track titles, born 1957.
Michael Thomas (soccer) - former Arsenal, Liverpool and England midfielder who scored a title-clinching goal for the Gunners in 1989, born 1967.
Tugay (soccer) - former Blackburn and Turkey midfielder, born 1970.
Denilson (soccer) - former Brazil winger who cost a then world-record fee of £21.5million when Real Betis signed him from Sao Paulo in 1998, born 1977.
Jurgen Macho (soccer) - former Sunderland and Chelsea goalkeeper, born 1977.
Jose Bosingwa (soccer) - former Chelsea and QPR full-back, now with Turkish side Trabzonspor, born 1982.
Maya Yoshida (soccer) - Southampton defender, born 1988.
John Fleck (soccer) - Sheffield United and former Rangers midfielder, born 1991.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. The Mestalla football stadium is home to which European football club.
2. Who did Trillick beat in last season's Tyrone Senior Football Championship final?
3. For which club side did former Donegal great Brian McEniff play?
4. Jonny Wilkinson retired from rugby union in which year?
5. Which four people have won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year twice?
(See answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (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).
Tomorrow (Thursday, August 25)
SOCCER: Champions League group stage draw - BT Sport 2 1630, Eurosport 1 1700.
GOLF: Made in Denmark - Sky Sports 4 1030, 1430; The Barclays - Sky Sports 4 1900.
CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 1 1400.
TENNIS: Connecticut Open - BT Sport 1 1800.
DARTS: Perth Darts Masters - eir Sport 1 1200.
BASEBALL: MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers v San Francisco Giants - BT Sport 1 0300 (Fri).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Valencia; 2 Killyclogher; 3 St Joseph's; 4 2014; 5 Henry Cooper, Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill and Andy Murray.
