ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1868: Parc de St Cloud was the venue for the first recorded bicycle race. It took place over two kilometres and was won by Britain's James Moore.
1959: Italian grand prix driver Andrea De Cesaris was born in Rome. De Cesaris held the record for most career starts (208) without achieving a victory. He was killed at the age of 55 in a motorcycle accident in 2014.
1980: Tony Ward set a British Lions Test record by scoring 18 points against South Africa at Cape Town.
2002: The World Cup in Japan and South Korea began with first-time qualifiers Senegal causing an upset by defeating holders France 1-0 in Seoul.
2003: Rangers completed a domestic treble, beating Dundee 1-0 to add the Scottish Cup to the league title and League Cup won earlier in the season.
2004: Chelsea dismissed manager Claudio Ranieri despite the Italian having guided the club to the Champions League semi-finals and second place in the Premiership.
2007: Sepp Blatter was re-elected unopposed as FIFA president for a third term.
2011: Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes announced his retirement from all football. He came out of retirement in January 2012 and later penned a one-year deal to continue his United career, before retiring again at the end of the 2012-13 season.
2014: Carl Froch settled his rivalry with George Groves in brutal fashion as he knocked his bitter enemy out cold with a crunching right hand in the eighth round of their rematch to retain his WBA and IBF super-middleweight titles in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley.
2015: Rangers' lower-league nightmare was to continue for at least another year after Motherwell clinched a 3-0 victory in the second leg of their Scottish Premiership play-off final.
2017: Arsenal finally announced manager Arsene Wenger had signed a new two-year deal with the club, ending months of speculation which saw protests from fans wanting him to leave.
2017: Wolves announced former Porto boss Nuno Espirito Santo as their new head coach, the day after Paul Lambert had left the club. Nuno led Wolves to the Championship title the following season and a seventh-place finish in the Premier League in the campaign just ended.
2018: Former Hull and Watford boss Marco Silva was appointed the new manager of Everton, while Derby announced former England and Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard as their new manager on a three-year contract.
SPORT BIRTHDAYS
Peter Winterbottom (rugby union) - former England and British and Irish Lions forward, born 1960.
Roshan Mahanama (cricket) - former Sri Lanka Test player and 1996 World Cup-winner, born 1966.
Antti Niemi (soccer) - former Finland, Hearts, Southampton and Fulham goalkeeper, born 1972.
Chad Campbell (golf) - three-time United States Ryder Cup player, born 1974.
Leon Haslam (motorcycling) - World Superbikes Championship racer, son of former racer Ron Haslam, born 1983.
Marco Reus (soccer) - Borussia Dortmund and Germany midfielder, born 1989.
Stephy Mavididi (soccer) - Juventus and former Arsenal striker, born 1998.
QUICK QUIZ
1 From which club did Chelsea sign Willian in 2013?
2 In which year did Australia captain Steve Smith make his Test debut?
3 What nationality is tennis player Eugenie Bouchard?
4 When did Leeds Rhinos claim their first Super League title?
5 The Blue Jackets, Flyers and Panthers compete in which North American sport?
(see answers below)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Friday, May 31)
CRICKET: World Cup, West Indies v Pakistan - Sky Sports Cricket & Sky Sports Main Event 1000.
TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 1 0930, ITV4 1000.
CYCLING: Giro d'Italia, Stage 19 - Eurosport 2 1145.
GOLF: PGA Tour, The Memorial Tournament - Sky Sports Golf 1300, Sky Sports Main Event 1900; European Tour, Belgian Knockout - Sky Sports Golf 1100; LPGA, US Women's Open - Sky Sports Golf & Sky Sports Main Event 2330.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Challenge Cup, Hull KR v Warrington - Sky Sports Arena 1930.
HORSE RACING: Investec Derby Festival - ITV 1330.
RUGBY UNION: Super Rugby, Blues v Bulls - Sky Sports Action 0830; Rebels v Waratahs - Sky Sports Action 1040; Top 14, Racing 92 v La Rochelle - Sky Sports Action 1955.
AUTO: Rally Portugal - BT Sport 2 1900.
MOTO: MotoGP, Italian Grand Prix free practice - BT Sport 2 0745.
BASEBALL: MLB, New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox - BT Sport 1 0000 (Sat).
AUSSIE RULES: AFL, North Melbourne Kangaroos v Richmond Tigers - BT Sport 1 1030.
BASKETBALL: WNBA, Phoenix Mercury v Las Vegas Aces - Sky Sports Main Event 0300 (Sat).
QUIZ ANSWERS
Answers: 1 Anzhi Makhachkala; 2 2010; 3 Canadian; 4 2004; 5 Ice hockey.
