ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1981: Sebastian Coe broke the mile world record for the third time in Brussels. The record of three minutes and 47.33 seconds stood for four years until it was broken by Steve Cram.
1989: Manchester United broke the transfer record between two British clubs by paying Middlesbrough £2.3million for defender Gary Pallister.
1999: Ruud Gullit resigned as Newcastle manager, a year to the day after he took over at St James' Park.
2004: Jason Gardener, Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish and Mark Lewis-Francis won gold for Great Britain in the Olympic men's 4x100m relay final in Athens.
2006: Roy Keane signed his contract to officially start work as Sunderland manager. The former Manchester United midfielder took the Black Cats from bottom of the Championship to title winners during the course of the season.
2007: Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer announced his retirement from football. The Norway international famously scored the winning goal for United in stoppage time of their 1999 Champions League final clash with Bayern Munich. He had a spell in charge of Cardiff in 2014.
2009: Charles Jillings resigned as Harlequins chairman following the 'Bloodgate' scandal. Quins director of rugby Dean Richards ordered winger Tom Williams to fake a blood injury in the dying minutes of a Heineken Cup tie in the 2008-09 season.
2011: Defending champion Usain Bolt was disqualified after false-starting in the final of the 100 metres at the World Championships in Daegu. His fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake won the title.
2014: England manager Roy Hodgson announced Wayne Rooney would become the new captain of the national side.
2015: Great Britain enjoyed a record-breaking night at the World Championships as Shara Proctor leapt over seven metres en route to long jump silver and Dina Asher-Smith became the world's fastest-ever teenager over 200 metres.
Tottenham completed the £22million signing of South Korean forward Son Heung-min from German club Bayer Leverkusen.
BIRTHDAYS
Carsten Jancker (soccer) - former Germany striker, born 1974.
Thiago Motta (soccer) - Paris St Germain's Brazilian midfielder, born 1982.
Lasith Malinga (cricket) - Sri Lankan bowler, born 1983.
Cesar Azpilicueta (soccer) - Chelsea and Spain defender, born 1989.
Bojan Krkic (soccer) - Stoke's former Barcelona striker, born 1990.
QUICK QUIZ
1. Who knocked Rafael Nadal out of this year's Wimbledon?
2. Which county cricket club's limited-overs side are nicknamed the Jets?
3. How many times has Tiger Woods won the Masters?
4. You're watching a football derby between the Robins and the Pirates. Which city are you in?
5. Fenway Park is the home of which Major League Baseball franchise?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Monday, August 28)
CRICKET: Day four of the second Test, England v West Indies - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1030.
SOCCER: National League, Fylde v Barrow - BT Sport 1 1930.
TENNIS: Opening day of the US Open - Eurosport 1 1530, Eurosport 2 1600.
BASEBALL: MLB, Kansas City Royals v Tampa Bay Rays - BT Sport 1 0100 (Tues).
Tomorrow (Tuesday, August 29)
TENNIS: US Open - Eurosport 1 1530, Eurosport 2 1700.
CRICKET: Day five of the second Test, England v West Indies - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1030; CPL T20, Barbados Tridents v Guyana Amazon Warriors - BT Sport 2 2230.
BASEBALL: MLB, New York Yankees v Cleveland Indians - BT Sport//ESPN 0000 (Weds); Arizona Diamondbacks v Los Angeles Dodgers - BT Sport 1 0230 (Weds).
CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 2 1400.
TENNIS: US Open - Eurosport 1 1530, Eurosport 2 1700.
QUICK QUIZ answers: 1 Gilles Muller; 2 Durham; 3 Four; 4 Bristol; 5 The Boston Red Sox.
