BIRTHDAYS
Peter Bonetti (soccer) - former Chelsea and England goalkeeper who made 729 appearances for the Blues, born 1941.
Dick Advocaat (soccer) - former Rangers and Sunderland boss, currently in charge FC Utrecht, born 1947.
Claudio Gentile (soccer) - former Juventus defender, part of Italian 1982 World Cup-winning squad, born 1953.
Brian Mullins (GAA) – former Dublin footballer, later went on to manage Derry, born 1954
Steve Archibald (soccer) - former Tottenham, Barcelona and Scotland striker, born 1956.
Neil Adams (judo) - former world champion, born 1958.
Marcus Gayle (soccer) - former Wimbledon and Jamaica striker, born 1970.
Francesco Totti (soccer) - former Roma and Italy forward, born 1976.
Brendon McCullum (cricket) - former New Zealand captain, born 1981.
Adam Bogdan (soccer) - Hungary and Liverpool goalkeeper, currently on loan at Hibernian, born 1987.
Park Tae-hwan (swimming) - South Korean four-time Olympic medallist, born 1989.
Simona Halep (tennis) - Romanian who won the 2018 French Open, born 1991.
Granit Xhaka (soccer) - Arsenal and Switzerland midfielder, born 1992.
Monica Puig (tennis) - Puerto Rican who won the 2016 Olympic singles title in Rio, born 1993.
ON THIS DAY
1930: Amateur golfer Bobby Jones completed a unique 'grand slam' when he captured the US Amateur Championship to add to the British Amateur Championship, the Open Championship and US Open.
1950: Joe Louis failed to regain the world heavyweight title, 18 months after announcing his retirement, when he lost on points to Ezzard Charles in New York.
1987: Europe's Ryder Cup team made history by inflicting the first home defeat on the United States since the tournament began in 1927. The Europeans, under captain Tony Jacklin, won 15-13 to retain the title in Ohio.
2003: Ricky Hatton made the 10th defence of his WBU light-welterweight title. Aldo Rios retired at the end of the ninth round in the Manchester fight.
2004: England A cricketer Graham Wagg pleaded guilty to using cocaine at a disciplinary hearing at Lord's. He was later banned for a year and had his Warwickshire contract terminated.
2008: Durham won their maiden County Championship title after they beat Kent and Nottinghamshire drew against Hampshire.
2011: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini claimed that striker Carlos Tevez refused to go on as a substitute during a Champions League match against Bayern Munich, leading to a rift that took months to be resolved.
2012: John Terry was banned for four matches and given a £220,000 fine for racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand following a Football Association independent regulatory commission hearing.
2012: Newcastle manager Alan Pardew signed a new eight-year contract.
2013: Brian Cookson was elected as the new president of cycling's world governing body, the UCI. The head of British Cycling overcame incumbent Pat McQuaid in the vote.
2015: Lewis Hamilton won the Japanese Grand Prix to equal Ayrton Senna's tally of 41 career victories.
2016: Sam Allardyce left his job as England manager by mutual consent with Gareth Southgate initially appointed by the Football Association to take charge for the next four matches.
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QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. How many Europe players are competing in their first Ryder Cup this week?
2. Wayne Bennett, the head coach of the England rugby league team, will leave a similar role at which Australian club next year?
3. Which Formula One constructor has the record for the most consecutive Grand Prix starts?
4. Who does England all-rounder Moeen Ali play county cricket for?
5. Which country has won the most gold medals in Commonwealth Games history?
TODAY’S TV
GOLF: 42nd Ryder Cup - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Ryder Cup 1200.
CYCLING: Road World Championships - Eurosport 1 0800 and 1400.
TENNIS: WTA, Tashkent Open - BT Sport 2 0600; Wuhan Open - BT Sport 1 0730.
CRICKET: County Championship, Surrey v Essex - Sky Sports Cricket 1025.
SOCCER: Bundesliga 2, Greuther Furth v Hamburg - BT Sport 1 1930.
GRIDIRON: NFL, Los Angeles Rams v Minnesota Vikings - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action 0030 (Fri).
SNOOKER: China Championship - Eurosport 2 0725 and 1225.
MOTORSPORT: Russian Grand Prix drivers press conference - Sky Sports F1 1100.
BASEBALL: MLB, Colorado Rockies v Philadelphia Phillies - BT Sport/ESPN 2000.
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QUICK QUIZ BLITZ ANSWERS
1. 5; 2. Brisbane Broncos; 3. Ferrari; 4. Worcestershire; 5. Australia.
