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On This Day - Aug 15 1983: Liam Hinphey, Derry hurling and football star, is born

Derry's Liam Hinphey puts Sean Cavanagh of Tyrone under pressure  
Derry's Liam Hinphey puts Sean Cavanagh of Tyrone under pressure   Derry's Liam Hinphey puts Sean Cavanagh of Tyrone under pressure  

BIRTHDAYS

Anne, Princess Royal (equestrian) - first member of the Royal family to compete in the Olympics, in 1976, and former European champion, born 1950.

John Childs (cricket) - former Gloucestershire, Essex and England spinner, born 1951.

Jack Russell (cricket) - former Gloucestershire and England wicketkeeper, born 1963.

Boudewijn Zenden (soccer) - former Sunderland, Chelsea, Middlesbrough, Liverpool and Holland midfielder, born 1976.

Siobhan Chamberlain (soccer) - England and Manchester United Women goalkeeper, born 1983.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (soccer) - Liverpool and England midfielder, born 1993.

Clinton Njie (soccer) - Former Tottenham forward, now at Marseille, born 1993.

ON THIS DAY 

1972: Off-spinner Pat Pocock had one of the most prolific spells in first-class cricket while playing for Surrey against Sussex at Eastbourne. He took five wickets in six balls, six in nine

and seven in 11.

1979: Sebastian Coe broke his third world record in six weeks at Zurich when he set a new best for the 1,500 metres. The other records broken during that span were the 800m and the mile.

2005: England drew the third Ashes Test against Australia at Old Trafford en route to a series victory.

2006: West Ham striker Dean Ashton broke his ankle in training with England following his first call-up to the national squad. The injury eventually forced him to retire from the game.

2008: Men's cycling team sprint final trio Chris Hoy, Jamie Staff and Jason Kenny won Olympic gold for Great Britain in Beijing.

2012: England batsman Kevin Pietersen issued an apology for sending "provocative" text messages to South Africa players.

2013: Marion Bartoli announced her retirement from tennis at the age of 28, just over a month after winning Wimbledon.

2016: Charlotte Dujardin successfully defended the Olympic individual dressage title on Valegro in Rio, while Mark Cavendish claimed his first Olympic medal with silver in the omnium.

2016: Former Aston Villa striker Dalian Atkinson died at the age of 48 after he was Tasered by police.

QUICK QUIZ

1 US PGA champion Brooks Koepka is from which country?

2 How many times have Chelsea won the FA Cup?

3 What is Usain Bolt's world record for the 200m?

4 Jim McGuinness was linked with which county earlier this week?

5. Who scored Tyrone's famous disallowed point in their 1995 All-Ireland final loss to Dublin?

(See quiz answers at bottom)

SPORT ON TV

Today (Wednesday, August 15)

SOCCER: UEFA Super Cup, Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid - BT Sport 2 1930.

CRICKET: Kia Super League Cricket, Loughborough Lightning v Western Storm - Sky Sports Cricket 1455, Sky Sports Main Event 1500; Vitality Blast, Birmingham Bears v Lancashire Lightning - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1830; Caribbean Premier League, Jamaica Tallawahs v St Kitts and Nevis Patriots - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 2330.

TENNIS: Western & Southern Open - BT Sport 1 1600.

CYCLING: BinckBank Tour - Eurosport 1 1400;

BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago Cubs v Milwaukee Brewers - BT Sport//ESPN 1915, Boston Red Sox v Philadelphia Phillies - BT Sport//ESPN 0000 (Thur).

Tomorrow (Thursday, August 16)

SOCCER: Women's Under-20s World Cup quarter-final, Spain v Nigeria - Eurosport 2 1445, France v North Korea - Eurosport 2 1815; Carabao Cup, Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday - Sky Sports Main Event 1930.

CRICKET: Vitality Blast, Kent Spitfires v Somerset - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1800; Caribbean Premier League, St Lucia Stars v Trinbago Knight Riders - Sky Sports Cricket 0030 (Fri), Sky Sports Main Event 0200 (Fri).

RUGBY LEAGUE: Betfred Super League, Wakefield Trinity v St Helens - Sky Sports Action 1930.

GOLF: Nordea Masters - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 1000; Wyndham Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1700.

CYCLING: BinckBank Tour - Eurosport 1 1400; Arctic Race of Norway - Eurosport 1 1600; Colorado Classic - Eurosport 1 2030.

TENNIS: Western & Southern Open - BT Sport 1 1600, Sky Sports Main Event 2300.

BASEBALL: MLB, New York Yankees v Tampa Bay Rays - BT Sport 2 1800.

QUICK QUIZ answers: 1. United States; 2. Eight; 3. 19.19 seconds; 4. Mayo; 5.Seán McLaughlin .