BIRTHDAYS
Dinny Allen (Gaelic football and hurling) – former Cork dual player regarded as one of the all-time greats. Good friends with Paidí Ó Sé’s left fist. Born 1952
Rod Laver (tennis) - Australian who is the only player to win all four grand slam events in the same season on two occasions, achieving the feat in 1962 and 1969, born 1938.
Roy Hodgson (soccer) - Former England manager, born 1947.
Deion Sanders (American football/baseball) - two-time Super Bowl winner and Pro Football hall-of-famer, the only player ever to score an NFL touchdown and hit a major league baseball home run in the same week, born 1967.
Davide Rebellin (cycling) - Italian rider who won an unprecedented treble of the Amstel Gold Race, La Fleche Wallonne and the Liege-Bastogne-Liege in 2004 but failed a drug test at the 2008 Olympics, born 1971.
Filippo Inzaghi (soccer) - Former AC Milan head coach and player and former Italy striker, now coach of Serie B side Venezia, born 1973.
Mikael Silvestre (soccer) - Former Manchester United, Arsenal and France defender, born 1977.
Tyson Gay (athletics) - American sprinter, a former world champion in 100 metres and 200 metres. Tested positive for a banned substance in May 2013 and subsequently accepted a one-year ban, born 1982.
Willian (soccer) - Chelsea and Brazil midfielder, born 1988.
Stefano Okaka (soccer) - Watford's Italian striker, born 1989.
ON THIS DAY
2008: Jason Ryan’s Wexford cause a shock as they beat Armagh in the All-Ireland quarter-final, a first ever Championship win over the Orchard.
1984: British decathlete Daley Thompson set a new world record of 8,847 points to retain his Olympic title in Los Angeles.
1990: Joe Mercer, who guided Manchester City to the league title in 1968, died aged 76.
2000: Italian striker Benito Carbone signed a four-year contract for Premier League club Bradford on a free transfer from Aston Villa for a reported salary of £40,000 a week.
2002: Bradford, now with debts of £36million and in administration, were granted permission to play their opening game of the season against Wolves after the Football League received assurances over a proposed financial rescue package.
2003: Manchester United youngster Jimmy Davis was killed in a car crash on his way to play on loan for Watford against Coventry. The game was postponed as a mark of respect for the 21-year-old.
2004: West Brom striker Lee Hughes was jailed for six years after being found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving following a trial at Coventry Crown Court.
2007: England spinner Ashley Giles, who was part of the 2005 Ashes-winning side, retired from cricket.
2010: Martin O'Neill resigned as Aston Villa manager.
2012: Britain's Nicola Adams became the first woman boxing champion in Olympic history after taking gold in the the women's flyweight division and shortly afterwards Katie Taylor won Ireland's first gold of the London Games by winning the women's lightweight division.
2016: Manchester United announced the £89million signing of Paul Pogba from Juventus on a five-year contract with the option of a sixth season.
2016: England defender John Stones completed his £47.5million move to Manchester City from Everton by signing a six-year deal at the Etihad Stadium.
QUICK QUIZ BITES
1 Excluding penalty shoot-outs, who has scored more goals in Champions League finals - Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi?
2 Floyd Mayweather last boxed in 2015. Who did he beat to record professional win number 49?
3 In which year did Usain Bolt set the current 100 metres world record of 9.58 seconds?
4 Who captained England when they lifted the World Twenty20 in 2010?
5 How many All-Ireland hurling finals this century have featured neither Kilkenny nor Tipperary?
SPORT ON TV
Today (Wednesday, August 9)
ATHLETICS: World Championships - BBC Two 1800 and Eurosport 1 1830.
SOCCER: Carabao Cup, Colchester v Aston Villa - Sky Sports Main Event 1930; Betfred Cup, Dundee v Dundee United - BT Sport 1 1930.
RUGBY UNION: Women's Rugby World Cup, England v Spain - ITV4 1330 and eir Sport 1 1350; Ireland v Australia - ITV4 and eir Sport 1 1830.
TENNIS: Rogers Cup - BT Sport 2 1600, Sky Sports Action 1730 and Sky Sports Main Event 2200.
CRICKET: CPLT20, Trinbago Knight Riders v Jamaica Tallawahs - BT Sport 1 0030 (Thu).
BASEBALL: MLB, Colorado Rockies v Cleveland Indians - BT Sport/ESPN 1700; Chicago Cubs v San Francisco Giants - BT Sport/ESPN - 2030; Tampa Bay Rays v Boston Red Sox - BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Thu).
Tomorrow (Thursday, August 10)
ATHLETICS: World Championships - BBC Two 1800 and BBC One 2000, Eurosport 1 1800.
GOLF: US PGA Championship, day one - BBC Two 2315.
TENNIS: Rogers Cup - BT Sport 1 1600, Sky Sports Action 1730 and Sky Sports Main Event 1800 and 2200.
CRICKET: Kia Super League, Southern Vipers v Western Storm - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket 1400; NatWest T20 Blast, Hampshire v Glamorgan - Sky Sports Cricket 1800; CPLT20, St Lucia Stars v Barbados Tridents - BT Sport 2 0030 (Fri).
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Wakefield v Leeds - Sky Sports Main Event 1930.
CYCLING: BinckBank Tour, stage four - Eurosport 1 1400; Tour of Colorado, stage one - Eurosport 1 2215.
BASEBALL: MLB, Pittsburgh Pirates v Detroit Tigers - BT Sport/ESPN 1800.
QUIZ ANSWERS
1 Cristiano Ronaldo (4-2); 2 Andre Berto; 3 2009; 4 Paul Collingwood; 5 Two – 2005 and 2013.