ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1868: Parc de St Cloud was the venue for the first recorded bicycle race. It took place over two kilometres and was won by Britain's James Moore.
1959: Italian grand prix driver Andrea de Cesaris was born in Rome. De Cesaris held the record for most career starts (208) without achieving a victory. He was killed at the age of 55 in a motorcycle accident in 2014.
1965: Britain's Jim Clark became the first European to win the Indianapolis 500. He achieved an average speed of 150.69mph in his Lotus.
1980: Tony Ward set a British Lions Test record by scoring 18 points against South Africa at Cape Town.
1984: Viv Richards hit a then record one-day international score, making 189 not out for the West Indies against England at Old Trafford.
2002: The World Cup in Japan and South Korea began with first-time qualifiers Senegal causing an upset by defeating holders France 1-0 in Seoul.
2003: Rangers completed a domestic treble, beating Dundee 1-0 to add the Scottish Cup to the league title and CIS Cup won earlier in the season.
2004: Chelsea dismissed manager Claudio Ranieri despite the Italian having guided the club to the Champions League semi-finals and second place in the Premiership.
2007: Sepp Blatter was re-elected unopposed as FIFA president for a third term.
2011: Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes announced his retirement from all football. He came out of retirement in January 2012 and later penned a one-year deal to continue his United career, before retiring again at the end of the 2012/13 season.
2014: Carl Froch settled his rivalry with George Groves in brutal fashion as he knocked his bitter enemy out cold with a crunching right hand in the eighth round of their rematch to retain his WBA and IBF super-middleweight titles in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley.
2016: Rangers' lower-league nightmare was to continue for at least another year after Motherwell clinched a 3-0 victory in the second leg of their Scottish Premiership play-off final.
BIRTHDAYS
Steve Bucknor (cricket) - former Test umpire, born 1946.
Peter Winterbottom (rugby league) - former England and British and Irish Lions forward, born 1960.
Roshan Mahanama (cricket) - former Sri Lanka Test player and 1996 World Cup-winner, born 1966.
Antti Niemi (soccer) - former Finland and Fulham goalkeeper, born 1972.
Chad Campbell (golf) - three-time United States Ryder Cup player, born 1974.
Leon Haslam (motorcycling) - World Superbikes Championship racer, son of former racer Ron Haslam, born 1983.
Marco Reus (soccer) - Borussia Dortmund and Germany midfielder, born 1989..
SPORT QUIZ
1 Huddersfield's promotion means only five teams in next season's Championship have yet to play in the Premier League. Brentford, Bristol City, Burton and Millwall are four - who are the fifth?
2 Which Ladbrokes League Two team play their home games at Central Park?
3 What is Britain's most easterly racecourse?
4 What is the name of Milwaukee's Major League Baseball team?
5 In which year did Wayne Pivac take over as head coach of Scarlets?
Answers below
SPORT ON TV
Today (Wednesday, May 31)
TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 1 & ITV4 0930; Eurosport 2 1000.
BASEBALL: MLB, Pittsburgh v Arizona - BT Sport//ESPN 1730, San Diego v Chicago Cubs - BT Sport//ESPN 2030, St Louis v Los Angeles Dodgers - BT Sport//ESPN 0100 (Thu).
SAILING: America's Cup - BT Sport 1 1800.
Tomorrow (Thursday, June 1)
SOCCER: UEFA Women's Champions League, Lyon v Paris St Germain - Eurosport 2 1930.
CRICKET: ICC Champions Trophy, England v Bangladesh - Sky Sports 2 1000.
TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 1 & ITV4 0930.
GOLF: European Tour, Nordea Masters - Sky Sports 4 1000 and 1400; PGA Tour, The Memorial Tournament - Sky Sports 4 1930.
DARTS: World Cup of Darts - Sky Sports 1 1900.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Golden State v Cleveland - BT Sport 1 0200 (Fri).
QUIZ ANSWERS
1 Preston; 2 Cowdenbeath; 3 Yarmouth; 4 The Brewers; 5 2014.
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