BIRTHDAYS
Willie Wood (bowls) - Scot who became the first person to compete in seven Commonwealth Games in 2002, born 1938.
Chris Perry (soccer) - former Wimbledon and Tottenham defender, born 1973.
Marlon King (soccer) - former Watford, Wigan and Birmingham striker, born 1980.
John Isner (tennis) - American tennis player who beat Nicolas Mahut in the longest-ever match at Wimbledon, which lasted 11 hours and five minutes, born 1985.
Daniil Kvyat (motor racing) - Russian Formula One driver, currently contracted to Ferrari, born 1994.
ON THIS DAY
1924: The FA Cup final between Newcastle and Aston Villa at Wembley was the first time the game had been an all-ticket affair.
2001: Scotland defender Colin Hendry was banned for six international matches and fined for elbowing San Marino substitute Nicola Albani in the throat during a World Cup qualifier at Hampden Park. It turned out to be his 51st and last cap before retirement.
2005: The Royal & Ancient Club voted in principle to allow women to compete in the Open Championship.
2008: Tottenham signed Croatia midfielder Luka Modric from Dinamo Zagreb for a deal worth around £16.5million.
2013: Former Pakistan and Essex bowler Danish Kaneria lost his appeal against a life ban after being found guilty of spot-fixing.
2017: Joey Barton was banned for 18 months by the Football Association for breaking its betting rules.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Golfer Phil Mickelson has won how many Masters titles?
2. Who is the captain of the West Indies Test and ODI international cricket team?
3. NBA teams the Heat and the Magic are based in which US state?
4. Steve Hansen coaches which national rugby union team?
5. Which achievement links footballers Ademir, Grzegorz Lato, Oleg Salenko and Davor Suker?
TODAY’S TV
SOCCER: Europa League, Arsenal v Atletico Madrid - BT Sport 2 1900; Marseille v RB Salzburg - eir Sport 1 2000.
SNOOKER: The World Championship - BBC Two 1300 and Eurosport 1 1300, 1830.
GOLF: European Tour, China Open - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 0730, 0330 (Fri); PGA Tour, Zurich Classic of New Orleans - Sky Sports Golf 1300.
TENNIS: ATP Tour, the Barcelona Open - Sky Sports Main Event 1300; WTA Tour, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart - BT Sport 1 1030, 1730.
CYCLING: Tour of Romandy - Eurosport 2 1500.
GRIDIRON: NFL, live draft - Sky Sports Action 0000 (Fri) and Sky Sports Main Event 0100 (Fri).
BASEBALL: MLB, Cleveland Indians v Seattle Mariners - BT Sport 2 2300; Chicago Cubs v Milwaukee Brewers - BT Sport/ESPN 0100 (Fri).
BASKETBALL: NBA, playoffs Indiana Pacers v Cleveland Cavaliers - BT Sport 1 0100 (Fri).
DARTS: Premier League Darts - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 1900.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ ANSWERS
1. Three (2004, 2006, 2010); 2. Jason Holder; 3. Florida; 4. New Zealand; 5. They are all World Cup Golden Boot winners.
