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On This Day - July 26 2003: Donegal beat Down to reach the All-Ireland SFC quarter-final

Adrian Sweeney, pictured above in action against Tyrone's Kevin Hughes, scored five points from play in Donegal's 3-15 to 2-10 Qualifier win against Down on July 26 2003. Brian McEnniff's men, in what was a memorable year for Ulster football, would go on to lose to Armagh in the All-Ireland semi-final. 
Adrian Sweeney, pictured above in action against Tyrone's Kevin Hughes, scored five points from play in Donegal's 3-15 to 2-10 Qualifier win against Down on July 26 2003. Brian McEnniff's men, in what was a memorable year for Ulster football, would go on Adrian Sweeney, pictured above in action against Tyrone's Kevin Hughes, scored five points from play in Donegal's 3-15 to 2-10 Qualifier win against Down on July 26 2003. Brian McEnniff's men, in what was a memorable year for Ulster football, would go on to lose to Armagh in the All-Ireland semi-final. 

ON THIS DAY

1966: Gloucestershire cricketer Tony Brown equalled Mickey Stewart's first-class record for an outfielder by taking seven catches in an innings in a match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.

1971: Muhammad Ali won his first title since returning to boxing after being stripped of his world heavyweight crown four years earlier for refusing, on religious grounds, to be drafted into the US Army. He beat Jimmy Ellis for the North American belt.

1987: Stephen Roche became the first Irishman to win the Tour de France and only the second winner from outside continental Europe - American Greg LeMond was the first the previous year.

1997: English football chiefs agreed in principle to let out-of-contract players aged 24 and over move to other clubs for nothing, bringing the game into line with European laws following the Bosman ruling.

2001: Wakefield became the first Super League club to be docked points, having four deducted after being found guilty of breaching the salary cap by spending more than 50 per cent of their income on players' wages. The penalty was later reduced to two points on appeal.

2004: Ashley Giles claimed his first five-wicket Test haul on home soil as England completed a 210-run win over West Indies in the first Test at Lord's.

2005: London Broncos confirmed their cross-code partnership with rugby union club Harlequins. The Broncos became known as Harlequins Rugby League Club and moved into The Stoop.

2009: Alberto Contador won the Tour de France, with Andy Schleck second and Lance Armstrong third. Armstrong later had his third-placed finish taken off him for doping offences and Bradley Wiggins was awarded the place, becoming the first Briton to finish on the podium.

2011: The Crusaders withdrew their application for a Super League licence.

2012: Tim Cahill completed his move to the New York Red Bulls from Everton.

2015: Chris Froome won the Tour de France for a second time after a ceremonial final stage in Paris.

BIRTHDAYS

Lawrie McMenemy (soccer) - former Southampton and Sunderland manager, born 1936.

Nelinho (soccer) - former Brazil full-back, born 1950.

Felix Magath (soccer) - former Fulham and Bayern Munich manager, now with Shandong Luneng of the Chinese Super League, born 1953.

Dai Young (rugby union) - former Wales and British and Irish Lions prop and now director of rugby at Wasps, born 1967.

Tanni-Grey-Thompson (wheelchair racing) - 11-time Paralympic gold medallist, born 1969.

Martin Laursen (soccer) - former Aston Villa and Denmark defender, born 1977.

Maicon (soccer) - Brazil's former Manchester City full-back, born 1981.

Gael Clichy (soccer) - former Arsenal and Manchester City full-back, born 1985.

Leonardo Ulloa (soccer) - Leicester striker, born 1986.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1. Which English Football League club play their home games at Ashton Gate?

2. Name the Offaly footballer selected as an All-Star in 1997?

3. In which country would you find the international cricket ground, Eden Gardens?

4. The Formula One race at Marina Bay is in which country?

5. What is the name of the Waterford county ground in Waterford City?

(See answers at bottom)

SPORT ON TV

Today (Wednesday, July 26)

GAA: Coverage of the Munster U21 Hurling Championship final betwenn Limerick and Cork from the Gaelic Grounds. Throw-in 1930 - TG4 1915.

SOCCER: UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in Holland, Group C fixture (match TBC) - Eurosport 1 1930, Group C fixture (match TBC) - Eurosport 2 1930; MLS, Philadelphia Union v Columbus Crew – Sky Sports Main Event 0030 (Thu).

CRICKET: NatWest T20 Blast, Yorkshire v Durham - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Cricket 1800.

TENNIS: ATP, German Open in Hamburg, Germany - Sky Sports Main Event 1000; WTA, Jiangxi International Women's Open in Nanchang, China - BT Sport 2 1000; WTA, Ericsson Open in Bastad, Sweden - BT Sport 1 1000.

CYCLING: Tour de Wallonie in Belgium, fifth stage from Chievres to Thuin - Eurosport 1 1430.

DARTS: World Matchplay Darts - Sky Sports Action 1900 & Sky Sports Main Event 2145.

SWIMMING: World Championships in Budapest, Hungary - Eurosport 1 0830-1115 & 1630-1910 & BBC Two England 1630.

BASEBALL: MLB, Baltimore Orioles v Tampa Bay Rays - BT Sport/ESPN 1700, Seattle Mariners v Boston Red Sox - BT Sport 1 2030, Chicago White Sox v Chicago Cubs - BT Sport/ESPN 0100 (Thu).

Tomorrow (Thursday, July 27)

GAA: GAA weekly round-up, highlights of the week's action from the GAA competitions - Sky Sports Arena 2200.

SOCCER: UEFA Women's Euro 2017 in Holland, Portugal v England - Channel 4 1930, Group D fixture (match TBC) - Eurosport 1 1930, Group D fixture (match TBC) - Eurosport 2 1930.

CRICKET: Third Test at the Oval, England v South Africa - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Cricket 1000; NatWest T20 Blast, Kent v Somerset – Sky Sports Cricket 1900.

GOLF: European Tour, Porsche European Open in Hamburg, Germany - Sky Sports Golf 1000-1200 & 1430-1630; European Seniors Tour, Senior Open Championship in Wales - Sky  Golf 1200-1430 & 1630-1900; PGA Tour, RBC Canadian Open in Ontario - Sky  Golf 2000.

F1: Hungarian Grand Prix, drivers' press conference - Sky Sports F1 1400.

TENNIS: WTA, Ericsson Open in Bastad, Sweden - BT Sport 1 1000; Jiangxi International Women's Open in Nanchang, China - BT Sport 2 1000.

DARTS: World Matchplay Darts in Blackpool - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Action 1900.

MOTOR RACING: World Rally Championship, Rally Finland - BT Sport 2 1800.

SWIMMING: World Championships in Budapest, Hungary - Eurosport 1 0830-1115 & 1630-1855.

BASEBALL: MLB, Milwaukee Brewers v Washington Nationals - BT Sport/ESPN 1700, St Louis Cardinals v Arizona Diamondbacks - BT Sport 1 0000 (Fri).

Quick Quiz Blitz answers: 1. Bristol City 2. Cathal Daly 3. India 4. Singapore 5. Walsh Park.