ON THIS DAY
1949: American tennis player Gussie Moran caused a stir at Wimbledon when she appeared wearing lace-trimmed knickers designed by Teddy Tinling. The All England Club was so outraged that Tinling was not a welcome visitor for 33 years.
1960: Floyd Patterson knocked out Sweden's Ingemar Johansson in the fifth round at the New York Polo Grounds to become the first man to regain boxing's world heavyweight title. Patterson had lost his crown to the Swede a year earlier.
1987: New Zealand beat France 22-9 in Auckland to become the first winners of the rugby union World Cup.
2006: Michael Owen was carried off on a stretcher with a ruptured knee ligament in England's 2-2 draw with Sweden in their group match at the World Cup in Germany. He was out of action for almost a year.
2008: Dutch club FC Twente named former England manager Steve McClaren as their new coach. McClaren led Twente to the Eredivisie title in 2010.
2010: The France squad refused to train after declaring their opposition to the decision to send home Nicolas Anelka from the World Cup in South Africa.
2011: FIFA confirmed that its vice-president Jack Warner, who had been accused of bribery in the run-up to the FIFA presidential vote, had resigned from all football activity.
2012: Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba confirmed he was joining Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
2013: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and his father Jorge were ordered to attend a court hearing as part of an inquiry into alleged tax fraud.
2014: West Brom signed defender Joleon Lescott from Manchester City on a two-year contract.
2016: Ched Evans, who was jailed in 2012 for raping a 19-year-old woman before the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction in April, signed a 12-month contract with Chesterfield.
BIRTHDAYS
Allan Lamb (cricket) - South Africa-born former Northamptonshire and England Test player, born 1954.
Peter Reid (soccer) - Former England midfielder and Manchester City and Sunderland manager, born 1956.
MaliVai Washington (tennis) - American player who lost to Richard Krajicek in the 1996 Wimbledon final, born 1969.
Juliano Belletti (soccer) - Former Chelsea and Brazil defender, born 1976.
Frank Lampard (soccer) - Former England, Chelsea and Manchester City midfielder, born 1978.
Brede Hangeland (soccer) - former Norway, Fulham and Crystal Palace defender, born 1981.
Vasili Berezutski (soccer) - CSKA Moscow and former Russia defender, born 1982.
Aleksei Berezutski (soccer) - twin brother and team-mate of Vasili, born 1982.
Asmir Begovic (soccer) - Bournemouth and Bosnia-Herzegovina goalkeeper, born 1987.
Javier Pastore (soccer) - Paris St Germain and Argentina midfielder, born 1989.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Which golf course will host this year's Open Championship?
2 Who is the captain of England at the 2017 European Under-21 Championship?
3 Which Pakistan batsman made a century in their Champions Trophy final win over India?
4 Scrum-half Aled Davies, a member of Wales' squad in New Zealand, plays for which regional side?
5 The New Orleans Saints play in which major American sporting league?
See answers below
SPORT ON TV
Today (Tuesday, June 20)
RUGBY UNION: Chiefs v British & Irish Lions - Sky Sports 1 0800.
SOCCER: European Under-21 Championship, Serbia v Macedonia and Portugal v Spain - Sky Sports 1 1650 and 1940.
TENNIS: ATP, Aegon Championships - Eurosport 1 1145, BBC Two England 1300, BBC Two Wales 1435, Gerry Weber Open - Sky Sports 2 1100; WTA, Aegon Classic - Eurosport 2 1100, Mallorca Open - BT Sport 2 1000.
HOCKEY: Men's Hockey World League semi-finals, Scotland v Canada followed by India v Holland, China v Malaysia and England v South Korea - BT Sport 1 1145, 1400, 1745 and 2000.
BASEBALL: MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers v New York Mets - BT Sport/ESPN 0300 (Wed).
RACING: Royal Ascot - ITV and STV 1330.
Tomorrow (Wednesday, June 21)
SOCCER: FIFA Confederations Cup, Russia v Portugal and Mexico v New Zealand - ITV4 1530 and 1830; European Under-21 Championship, Czech Republic v Italy and Germany v Denmark - Sky Sports 1 1650 and 1940.
CRICKET: Twenty20 international, England v South Africa - Sky Sports 1800.
TENNIS: ATP, Aegon Championships - Eurosport 1 1145, BBC Two England 1310, Gerry Weber Open - Sky Sports 3 1100; WTA, Aegon Classic - Eurosport 2 1130, Mallorca Open - BT Sport 1 1130 and 1600.
HOCKEY: Women's Hockey World League semi-finals, China v Italy followed by Australia v Malaysia, Holland v Scotland and New Zealand v Spain - BT Sport 2 1245, 1500, 1700 and 1900.
BASEBALL: MLB, Kansas City Royals v Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers v New York Mets - BT Sport/ESPN 1900 and 0300 (Thurs).
RACING: Royal Ascot - ITV and STV 1330.
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