ON THIS DAY
1930: Max Schmelling became the first and only man to become world heavyweight champion via a disqualification against American Jack Sharkey.
2000: England surrendered a two-goal lead as they lost 3-2 to Portugal in their opening game of Euro 2000 in Eindhoven.
2004: Ricky Hatton made a successful 13th defence of his WBU light-welterweight title by defeating Argentinian Carlos Vilches.
2005: Irish boxer Kevin McBride defeated Mike Tyson when the former world heavyweight champion retired on his stool at the end of the sixth round in Washington.
2006: Celtic's former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane announced his retirement from football on medical grounds.
2007: Jamaican police confirmed they believed Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer died of natural causes and was not murdered as first thought.
2009: Manor Grand Prix, Campos Grand Prix and Team US F1 were accepted as new Formula One teams.
2010: Goalkeeper Robert Green's error handed the United States an equaliser as England drew their World Cup Group C opener 1-1 in Rustenberg.
2014: Midfielder Cesc Fabregas signed for Chelsea from Barcelona on a five-year deal.
2015: England seamer James Anderson and former Chelsea and Manchester City midfielder Frank Lampard were both awarded OBEs in the Queen's Birthday Honours List, while Jonny Wilkinson picked up a CBE and Welsh rugby great Gareth Edwards received a knighthood.
2016: Andy Murray teamed back up with former coach Ivan Lendl.
BIRTHDAYS
Pat Jennings (soccer) - former Tottenham, Arsenal and Northern Ireland goalkeeper who won 119 international caps and was the first British player to appear in 1,000 matches, born 1945.
Javed Miandad (cricket) - former Pakistan batsman and coach, born 1957.
Peter Such (cricket) - former England spinner, born 1964.
Terry Alderman (cricket) - former Australia bowler who ended his career with 170 Test wickets, born 1956.
Thomas Sorensen (soccer) - former Denmark, Sunderland, Aston Villa and Stoke goalkeeper, born 1976.
Lewis Moody (rugby union) - former Leicester and Bath flanker, a World Cup winner with England in 2003, born 1978.
Marco Bortolami (rugby union) - former Italy captain, born 1980.
Bryan Habana (rugby union) - South Africa's World Cup-winning winger who plays for Toulon, born 1983.
Eren Derdiyok (soccer) - Galatasaray and Switzerland striker, born 1988.
Philippe Coutinho (soccer) - Liverpool and Brazil playmaker, born 1992.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Which three clubs did Clarence Seedorf win the Champions League with?
2 In what year did Jenson Button win the Formula One world drivers' championship?
3 Who won last year's Tour de France?
4 Which Championship side are in the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup?
5 Radek Stepanek was the last person to beat Andy Murray at which tournament in 2014?
(See answers at bottom)
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SPORT ON TV
Today (Monday, June 12)
CRICKET: ICC Champions Trophy, Sri Lanka v Pakistan - Sky Sports 2 1000.
TENNIS: ATP, Mercedes Cup - Eurosport 1 1000 and 1230; WTA, Ricoh Open - BT Sport 1 1000.
SAILING: America's Cup, play-offs final - BT Sport 1 1730.
BASKETBALL: NBA Finals, Golden State Warriors v Cleveland Cavaliers - BT Sport 1 0200 (Tue).
BASEBALL: MLB, New York Mets v Chicago Cubs - BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Tue); Houston Astros v Texas Rangers - BT Sport 2 0100 (Tue).
Tomorrow (Tuesday, June 13)
SOCCER: International friendly, France v England - ITV 1930.
RUGBY UNION: Tour match, Highlanders v British & Irish Lions - Sky Sports 1 0800.
CRICKET: Royal London One-Day Cup quarter-final, Yorkshire v Surrey - Sky Sports 2 1355.
TENNIS: ATP, Mercedes Cup - Eurosport 1 1000, 1230 and 1630; WTA, Ricoh Open - BT Sport 1 1330.
ATHLETICS: Paavo Nurmi Games - Eurosport 2 1700.
BASEBALL: MLB, St Louis Cardinals v Milwaukee Brewers - BT Sport/ESPN 1900; Cleveland Indians v Los Angeles Dodgers - BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Wed).
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Take the quiz and share your results with friends on social media to find out who the real sporting buff is...
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QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Ajax, Real Madrid & AC Milan; 2 2009; 3 Chris Froome; 4 Featherstone Rovers; 5 Queen's.
