BIRTHDAYS
Irena Szewinska (athletics) - famed Polish sprinter who won gold at three Olympics, born 1946.
Sean Kelly (cycling) - ranked world number one from October 1984 to May 1989, born 1956.
Ivan Capelli (motor racing) - former F1 driver for Ferrari and Leyton House, born 1963.
Adrian Moorhouse (swimming) - British 100m breaststroke gold medallist at the 1988 Olympics, born 1964.
Liz McColgan (athletics) - Britain's 1988 Olympic 10,000m silver medallist and 1991 world champion, born 1964.
Eric Cantona (soccer) - former Manchester United, Leeds and France forward, born 1966.
Martin McCague (cricket) - former Kent and England pace bowler, born 1969.
Vladimir Smicer (soccer) - former Liverpool midfielder, born 1973.
Andrew Jordan (motor racing) - 2013 British Touring Car champion, born 1989.
ON THIS DAY
1899: French tennis star Suzanne Lenglen, the first non-English-speaking winner of the Wimbledon women's singles title, was born. She won the first of her six Wimbledon singles titles in 1919. The loose, short-length dress she wore revolutionised fashion in the women's game. Five of her titles were won in consecutive years, 1919-23. She died in 1938.
2000: England midfielder Steve McManaman scored a second-half volley to help Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 in the Champions League final.
2001: Former England boss Kevin Keegan took charge at Manchester City.
2003: James Anderson claimed a debut five-wicket haul as Zimbabwe lost 19 wickets in a day to lose the first Test against England at Lord's by an innings and 92 runs.
2008: Chelsea announced manager Avram Grant's contract had been terminated.
2013: Tottenham player Andros Townsend was charged with allegedly breaching betting regulations by the Football Association and withdrew himself from England's squad for the European Under-21 Championship.
2014: Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 4-1 after extra time in Lisbon to lift their 10th European Cup.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 In what year did Laura Davies win the LPGA Championship?
2 Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin was born in which Russian city?
3 How many major trophies has Unai Emery won?
4 At how many consecutive Olympic games did Matthew Pinsent win gold medals?
5 At which British sporting venue would you find the features Copse, Maggots and Woodcote?
TODAY’S TV
CRICKET: England v Pakistan, first Test - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Cricket 1000.
GOLF: European Tour, BMW PGA Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1000. PGA Tour, Fort Worth Invitational - Sky Sports Golf 1800 & Sky Sports Main Event 2230.
TENNIS: Roland Garros - Eurosport 2 0900. WTA, Internationaux de Strasbourg - BT Sport 1 1000. ATP, Geneva Open - Eurosport 2 1700.
CYCLING: Giro d'Italia - Eurosport 1 1200.
MOTORSPORT: Formula 1, Monaco Grand Prix first practice - Channel 4 0955 & eir Sport 1 0955; Second practice - Sky Sports F1 1345, Channel 4 1355 & eir Sport 1 1355.
BASKETBALL: NBA play-offs, Golden State Warriors v Houston Rockets - BT Sport 1 0200 (Fri).
BASEBALL: MLB, Cincinnati Reds v Pittsburgh Pirates - BT Sport/ESPN 1730; Oakland Athletics v Seattle Mariners - BT Sport 1 2030; Cleveland Indians v Houston Astros - BT Sport/ESPN 2300.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ ANSWERS
1 1994; 2 Moscow; 3 10; 4 Four; 5 Silverstone