ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1727: James Figg beat Ned Sutton in what is believed to be the first bare-knuckle boxing contest to have a title at stake.
1908: The first international football match between a British team and foreign opposition took place in Vienna, with England beating Austria 6-1.
2004: Argentina's Gaston Gaudio won the men's singles title at the French Open, beating compatriot Guillermo Coria in five sets.
2008: Leicester sacked head coach Marcelo Loffreda after only one season in charge at the Premiership club.
2010: Rafael Nadal won the French Open for a fifth time, beating Robin Soderling in straight sets.
2015: Serena Williams won her 20th grand slam title, beating Lucie Safarova in three sets in the French Open final.
2016: Ukraine's security agency (SBU) arrested a French citizen it claimed was planning a series of terror attacks during the European Football Championships in France.
2017: Arsenal announced the signing of Sead Kolasinac from Schalke.
2018: England defender Danny Rose told several national newspapers: "I was diagnosed with depression", sparked by a lengthy injury lay-off and a death in the family last year.
SPORT BIRTHDAYS
Willie John McBride (rugby union) - former Ireland and British and Irish Lions international, born 1940.
Bjorn Borg (tennis) - Swede who won Wimbledon men's singles title five times in succession, born 1956.
Mike Gatting (cricket) - former Middlesex and England captain, born 1957.
Tony Yeboah (soccer) - former Leeds and Ghana striker, born 1966.
Albert Ferrer (soccer) - former Spain, Barcelona and Chelsea right-back, born 1970.
Sebastian Larsson (soccer) - Former Birmingham, Sunderland and Sweden midfielder, born 1985.
Israel Dagg (rugby union) - New Zealand full-back, born 1988.
Pape Souare (soccer) - Crystal Palace's Senegalese defender, born 1990.
QUICK QUIZ
1. What is the furthest pool-based swimming race at the Olympics?
2. Who did Australia beat in the final to win their fifth Cricket World Cup in 2015?
3. Who is the youngest Formula 1 driver to start a race on pole, win the race and set the fastest lap when they completed the feat at the 2009 British Grand Prix?
4. Which two Northern Ireland players have been part of a Premier League winning side?
5. Who are the reigning NBA champions?
SPORT ON TV
Today (Thursday, June 6)
SOCCER: Nations League semi-final, Holland v England - Sky Sports Main Event 1900.
CRICKET: World Cup, Australia v West Indies - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Cricket 1000; Women's one-day international, England v West Indies - Sky Sports Cricket 1915.
TENNIS: French Open - eir Sport 1 1030, Eurosport 2 1100 & 1400, ITV4 1100, Eurosport 1 1330.
GOLF: PGA Tour, Canadian Open - Sky Sports Golf 1200, Sky Sports Main Event 2230.
DARTS: World Cup - Sky Sports Action - 1800.
HOCKEY: Men's, Poland v Uzbekistan - BT Sport 1 1230; India v Russia - BT Sport 1 1430; Great Britain v Germany - BT Sport 1 1930; Japan v Mexico - BT Sport 2 0415 (Fri).
ATHLETICS: Diamond League in Rome - Eurosport 2 1900.
BASEBALL: MLB, Seattle Mariners v Houston Astros - BT Sport/ESPN 2030; Toronto Blue Jays v New York Yankees - BT Sport 1 0000 (Fri).
QUICK QUIZ ANSWERS
Answers: 1. 1500m; 2. New Zealand; 3. Sebastian Vettel; 4. Jonny Evans and Roy Carroll; 5. Golden State Warriors.
