BIRTHDAYS
Bob Willis (cricket): former England fast bowler, born 1949.
Phil Brown (soccer): Southend manager, born 1959.
Ian Austin (cricket): former Lancashire and England all-rounder, born 1966.
Thomas Hassler (football): former Germany footballer, born 1966.
Paul Grayson (rugby union): former England fly-half and Northampton coach, born 1971.
Steven Gerrard (soccer): former Liverpool captain and England midfielder, currently coaching Liverpool's U18s, born 1980.
ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1911: Ray Harroun won the inaugural Indianapolis 500 in a Marmon Wasp.
1996: England's footballers returned from a tour of Hong Kong amid allegations of a drunken binge which started in a club and continued on the flight home. The airline, Cathay Pacific, reported £35,000 of damage to its plane.
1999: Manchester City scored twice in the dying stages to force extra-time in their play-off final against Gillingham at Wembley and went on to win a penalty shoot-out which secured their promotion to Division One.
2005: West Ham were promoted to the Premier League after a 1-0 win over Preston in the Championship play-off final at the Millennium Stadium.
2006: Theo Walcott became England's youngest international at 17 years and 75 days in a 3-1 friendly victory over Hungary at Old Trafford.
2007: Wales captain Ryan Giggs confirmed his decision to retire from international football.
2009: Chelsea beat Everton 2-1 to win the FA Cup final.
2011: Swansea beat Reading 4-2 to win the Championship play-off final and promotion to the Premier League.
2012: Brendan Rodgers told Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins he wanted to take up an offer to manage Liverpool. He was soon installed as the new boss at Anfield.
2013: Mark Hughes was appointed Stoke manager, six months after being sacked by QPR.
2015: Alastair Cook became England's all-time leading Test run-scorer, surpassing mentor Graham Gooch's 8,900, during the match against New Zealand. On the same day, Arsenal secured back to-back FA Cup triumphs with a 4-0 win over Aston Villa at Wembley.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Since reaching the 2008 US Open final, in how many calendar years has Andy Murray failed to reach a grand slam final?
2. Who was the last non-European to win the Formula One drivers' championship?
3. In what year did LeBron James last fail to lead his team to the NBA finals?
4. Which county does former England Test captain Alastair Cook play for?
5. The Pirates, Penguins and Steelers are sports franchises in which US city?
SPORT ON TV
TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 1 & ITV4 0930; Eurosport 2 1000.
BASEBALL: MLB, St Louis Cardinals v Los Angeles Dodgers - BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Wed), San Francisco Giants v Washington Nationals - BT Sport/ESPN 0300 (Wed).
SAILING: America's Cup - BT Sport 1 1800.
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QUICK QUIZ BLITZ ANSWERS
Answers: 1 Two (2009 & 2014); 2 Jacques Villeneuve; 3 2011; 4 Essex; 5 Pittsburgh.