ON THIS DAY
1938: Two players, Leonidas for Brazil and Ernst Wilimowski for Poland, scored four goals each in the World Cup match at Strasbourg's Stade de la Meinau. The final score was 6-5 to the South Americans.
1968: Alan Mullery became the first man to be sent off in a full international for England in a European Championship match in Florence, which Yugoslavia won 1-0.
1999: Britain's Joe Calzaghe retained his WBO super-middleweight title with a unanimous points verdict over Australia's Rick Thornberry in Cardiff.
2000: England drew the second Test with Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge and won the two-Test series 1-0 - their first home series triumph in two years.
2011: Rafael Nadal won his sixth French Open crown by beating Roger Federer 7-5 7-6 (7/3) 5-7 6-1.
2013: England won the final NatWest Series match against New Zealand at Trent Bridge by 34 runs but lost the series 2-1.
2016: Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray in four sets to win the French Open for the first time.
2016: Mo Farah broke the 34-year-old British 3,000 metres record at the Birmingham Diamond League when he clocked seven minutes 32.62 seconds.
2017: Former Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote died at the age of 30, after collapsing in training with Chinese club Beijing Enterprises.
BIRTHDAYS
Richard Fox (canoeing) - winner of a record five world titles for canoe slalom in K1 class (1981, 1983, 1985, 1989 and 1993), born 1960.
Joe DeLoach (athletics) - 200m gold medallist at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, born 1967.
Marc Rieper (soccer) - former Denmark defender who had spells with West Ham and Celtic, born 1968.
Fraser Watts (cricket) - former Scotland international, born 1979.
Junior Hoilett (soccer) - Cardiff winger, born 1990.
Emily Seebohm (swimming) - Australian double Olympic champion, born 1992.
Kieran Tierney (soccer) - Celtic left-back, born 1997.
QUICK QUIZ
1 Which two teams are currently competing in ice-hockey's NHL Stanley Cup Finals?
2 Which side were promoted to the English Premier League via the playoffs this season?
3 Where is the rugby league side nicknamed the Red Devils based?
4 Which club did Jurgen Klopp manage before heading to Anfield?
5 At which racecourse do the 2000 Guineas and 1000 Guineas take place?
SPORT ON TV
Today (Tuesday, June 5)
TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 1 and ITV 4 1230, Eurosport 2 1550, eir Sport 1 1300.
CYCLING: UCI World Tour, Criterium du Dauphine - Eurosport 2 1415.
HORSE RACING: Southwell and Newcastle - Sky Sports Arena 1900.
ATHLETICS: Paavo Nurmi Games - Eurosport 2 1800.
BASEBALL: MLB, Minnesota Twins v Chicago White Sox - BT Sport and ESPN 2100.
Tomorrow (Wednesday, June 6)
CRICKET: Royal London One-Day Cup, Hampshire v Somerset - Sky Sports Cricket 1355/Sky Sports Main Event 1400. Day one of first Test, West Indies v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports Mix 1455.
TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 1 and ITV 4 1230, Eurosport 2 1550, eir Sport 1 1300/1500.
CYCLING: UCI World Tour, Criterium du Dauphine - Eurosport 2 1415.
RUGBY LEAGUE: State of Origin, Queensland v New South Wales - Sky Sports Main Event 1100.
BOXING: Luke Watkins v Lawrence Okolie - Sky Sports Action 1900.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers v Golden State Warriors - BT Sport 1 0200 (Thurs).
BASEBALL: MLB, San Diego Padres v Atlanta Braves - BT Sport and ESPN 2030.
Quiz answers:
1 The Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals; 2. Fulham; 3. Salford; 4. Borussia Dortmund; 5. Newmarket.