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On This Day – June 22, 1984: 2016 US Open winner Dustin Johnson was born

Former US Open champion Dustin Johnson turns 33 today
Former US Open champion Dustin Johnson turns 33 today Former US Open champion Dustin Johnson turns 33 today

BIRTHDAYS

Michael Kinane (horse racing) - Irish champion jockey 10 times between 1984 and 1994, born 1959.

Stephen Crainey (soccer) - former Blackpool and Scotland defender, born 1981.

Dustin Johnson (golf) - 2016 US Open winner, born 1984.

Jerome Taylor (cricket) - West Indies fast bowler, born 1984.

Janko Tipsarevic (tennis) - Serbian who reached the quarter-finals of the US Open in 2011 and 2012, born 1984.

Danny Ward (soccer) - Liverpool and Wales goalkeeper who won promotion to the Premier League with Huddersfield, born 1993.

ON THIS DAY

1937: Joe Louis knocked out defending champion James J Braddock in Chicago to become world heavyweight champion.

2004: Inverness were promoted to the Scottish Premier League when top-flight clubs voted in their favour after they appealed against a decision to reject them.

2010: France captain Patrice Evra was dropped to the bench for his side's World Cup Group A match against South Africa following a row between the squad and coach Raymond Domenech.

2012: Danish Kaneria was handed a life suspension by the England and Wales Cricket Board after being found guilty of two charges of spot-fixing. His then Essex team-mate Mervyn Westfield was given a five-year ban after pleading guilty to one offence.

2014: Nico Rosberg won the Austrian Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton forced to settle for second.

Captain Patrice Evra was dropped to the bench for France's 2010 World Cup opener against South Africa following a row with coach Raymond Domenech
Captain Patrice Evra was dropped to the bench for France's 2010 World Cup opener against South Africa following a row with coach Raymond Domenech Captain Patrice Evra was dropped to the bench for France's 2010 World Cup opener against South Africa following a row with coach Raymond Domenech

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1. Who are the current holders of the FA Women's Cup?

2. How many balls are on a snooker table at the start of a frame? a) 20 b) 21 c) 22.

3. Rugby union coach Vern Cotter left the Scotland job to take over which Top 14 side?

4. Which club connects Terry Yorath, Peter Beardsley and Nigel Reo-Coker?

5. How many times has Petra Kvitova won Wimbledon?

TV LISTINGS

SOCCER: Fifa Confederations Cup, Cameroon v Australia and Germany v Chile - ITV4 1530 and 1830; European U21 Championship, England v Poland - Sky Sports 1 1900, Slovakia v Sweden - Sky Sports 2 1900.

TENNIS: ATP, AEGON Championships - Eurosport 1 1145, BBC Two England 1300, Gerry Weber Open - Sky Sports 3 1100; WTA, AEGON Classic - Eurosport 2 1130, Mallorca Open - BT Sport 2 1600.

GOLF: European Tour, BMW International Open - Sky Sports 4 1030 and 1430; PGA Tour, Travelers Championship - Sky Sports 4 2030.

HOCKEY: Women's Hockey World League semi-finals, matches TBC - BT Sport 1 from 1045.

BASEBALL: MLB, Colorado Rockies v Arizona Diamondbacks - BT Sport/ESPN 1900.

RACING: Royal Ascot - ITV and STV 1330.

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QUICK QUIZ BLITZ ANSWERS

1. Manchester City 2. c) 22 (Fifteen red, six coloured and the cue ball) 3. Montpellier 4. Vancouver Whitecaps 5. Twice (in 2011 and 2014)