ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1874: Major Walter Clopton Wingfield patented his game of 'Sphairistike', which later became known as lawn tennis. He had demonstrated the new game to friends on the lawn of a house at Nantclwyd,
, during a Christmas party two months earlier.
1979:
wicketkeeper Wasim Bari caught seven
batsmen during the Auckland Test - a record which
's Bob Taylor equalled a year later.
2001: Sprinter John Skeete was withdrawn from the
and
team for the IAAF World Indoor Championships in
after testing positive for the banned substance stanozolol. He took the substance innocently, but was later suspended for two years by the IAAF.
2003:
opener John Davison hit what was then the fastest hundred in World Cup history against the West Indies in
, bringing up three figures off just 67 balls.
2005: Olympic silver medallist Amir Khan withdrew from the Amateur Boxing Association after a row over ticket allocation.
2009: British tennis star Anne Keothavong broke into the world's top 50 for the first time. The 25-year-old moved from 52nd to 48th place, becoming the first British woman since Jo Durie in 1993 to feature in the top 50.
2010:
fast bowler Brett Lee announced his retirement from Test cricket.
2013: England head coach Stuart Lancaster described captain Chris Robshaw as his "rock" after a 23-13 win against France in the RBS 6 Nations at Twickenham.
2015: Moeen Ali's second one-day international century helped England get off the mark at the World Cup with a comfortable 119-run win over Scotland in Christchurch.
BIRTHDAYS
Satoru Nakajima (motor racing) - former Formula One driver for Lotus and Tyrrell, born 1953.
Helena Sukova (tennis) - Czech doubles specialist who won 14 grand slam titles, born 1965.
Warren Hegg (cricket) - former
wicketkeeper, born 1968.
Brian Tinnion (soccer) - former
player-manager, born 1968.
Michael Campbell (golf) -
's 2005 US Open winner, born 1969.
Joe-Max Moore (soccer) - former Everton and
striker, born 1971.
Herschelle Gibbs (cricket) - big-hitting former
batsman, born 1974.
Rhys Williams (rugby union) - former Cardiff Blues and
back, born 1980.
Gareth Barry (soccer) - Everton's former
midfielder, born 1981.
Mirco Bergamasco (rugby union) -
centre, born 1983.
Mido (soccer) - former Tottenham, Middlesbrough and
striker, born 1983.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Real
forward Cristiano Ronaldo was born on which island?
2 In which year did cricketer Ryan Sidebottom make his
debut?
3 Which city will host the 2018 Commonwealth Games?
4 Both former
rugby union internationals, which Underwood brother is older - Rory or Tony?
5 Which NBA side play their home games at the
?
SPORT ON TV
Today
SOCCER: Europa League, Tottenham v Gent - BT Sport 2 1930, eir Sport 1 2000;
v AZ Alkmaar - BT Sport 1 2000.
CRICKET: First
,
v
- Sky Sports 2 0350.
GOLF: European Tour, Joburg Open - Sky Sports 4 0830 and 1200; PGA Tour, Honda Classic - Sky Sports 4 1900.
TENNIS: ATP, Rio Open - Sky Sports 3 1800; WTA,
Duty Free Tennis Championships - BT Sport 1 1300.
LEAGUE: Super League, Hull FC v Catalans Dragons - Sky Sports 2 1900.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers v New York Knicks - BT Sport 1 0100 (Fri); Golden State Warriors v Los Angeles Clippers - BT Sport 1 0330 (Fri).
SNOOKER: Snooker Shoot-out - ITV4 1145 and 1845.
RUGBY UNION: Super
, Rebels v Blues - Sky Sports 3 0840.
CYCLING: Tour of
- Eurosport 2 1115.
DARTS: Premier League Darts - Sky Sports 1 1900.
SKIING: Nordic World Ski Championships - Eurosport 1 1430.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ ANSWERS
Answers: 1 Madeira; 2 1997; 3 Gold Coast; 4 Rory; 5
Spurs.
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