BIRTHDAYS
Tony Lewis (cricket) - former Glamorgan and England captain and broadcaster, born 1938.
Mary Peters (athletics) - 1972 Olympic pentathlon champion, born 1939.
Giorgi Kinkladze (soccer) - former Manchester City and Georgia midfielder, born 1973.
Bradley Dredge (golf) - two-time European Tour event winner from Wales, born 1973.
Rory Delap (soccer) - former Stoke and Republic of Ireland midfielder, born 1976.
Makhaya Ntini (cricket) - former South Africa Test bowler, born 1977.
Pau Gasol (basketball) - Spain and Milwaukee Bucks forward, born 1980.
Michael Obafemi (soccer) - Republic of Ireland and Southampton striker, born 2000.
Zion Williamson (basketball) - New Orleans Pelicans forward, born 2000.
ON THIS DAY
1907: Brooklands, the world's first purpose-built motor racing track, was opened. The circuit was built as a result of a ban on racing on Britain's roads.
1907: Tom Reece completed the highest-ever billiards break of 499,135 - which he began on June 3. This was in the days of the now-outlawed 'cradle cannon' whereby a player could push the two object balls around the table all day by making a cannon each time.
1957: Althea Gibson of the United States became the first black Wimbledon tennis champion when she beat Darlene Hard to win the women's singles title.
2000: England were eliminated from the race to host the 2006 World Cup as Germany were awarded the tournament, edging out South Africa by a single vote in a meeting of the FIFA delegates in Zurich.
2002: David Nalbandian became the first player in the Open era to reach the Wimbledon men's final on his tournament debut.
2006: England captain Michael Vaughan was ruled out of the Ashes series in Australia due to a knee injury.
2008: Rafael Nadal won the Wimbledon singles title for the first time, beating Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5) 6-7 (8) 9-7 in a classic final on Centre Court.
2010: South African Caster Semenya was given the all-clear to return to athletics. The world 800 metres champion had been sidelined for 11 months after undergoing gender tests.
2012: Andy Murray beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-5 to reach the Wimbledon men's singles final, becoming the first Briton to do so since Bunny Austin in 1938. The Scot lost in the final to Federer.
2013: Ryan Bell hit six points as Derry gained revenge on Down in the Qualifiers having lost the Ulster Championship meeting against them a few weeks earlier.
2014: Conor McManus’s 1-7 tally helped Monaghan past Armagh in the Ulster semi-final replay.
2017: Joe Root enjoyed the perfect start to life as England captain, finishing day one of the first Test against South Africa at Lord's unbeaten on 184.
SPORT ON TV
Today (Saturday, July 6)
GAELIC GAMES: Cavan v Tyrone – Sky Sports Arena, 1700; Galway v Mayo – Sky Sports Arena, 1900.
SOCCER: Women's World Cup third-place play-off, England v Sweden - BBC One 1545; Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria v Cameroon - Eurosport 2 1645, Egypt v South Africa - Eurosport 2 1945.
TENNIS: Wimbledon - BBC Two & eir Sport 1 1100, BBC One 1220 & 1715.
CRICKET: World Cup, Sri Lanka v India - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Cricket World Cup 1000, Australia v South Africa - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Cricket World Cup 1900.
CYCLING: Tour de France, stage one - Eurosport 1 1030 & ITV4 1045.
GOLF: Dubai Duty Free Irish Open - Sky Sports Golf 1200; 3M Open - Sky Sports Golf 1800.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Betfred Super League, Catalans Dragons v Wakefield - Sky Sports Action 1700.
RUGBY UNION: Super Rugby, Jaguares v Crusaders - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Action 0800; Women's Rugby Super Series, France v New Zealand - Sky Sports Main Event 2300, Canada v England - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Action 0115 (Sun).
MOTOR SPORT: MotoGP, German Grand Prix, FP3 - BT Sport 2 0800, qualifying - BT Sport 2 1100; World Superbikes, Donington, qualifying & race one - Eurosport 2 1030.
BOXING: Anthony Fowler v Brian Rose - Sky Sports Action 1900 & Sky Sports Main Event 2130.
MMA: UFC 238 - BT Sport 1 0100 (Sun).
BASEBALL: MLB, Minnesota Twins v Texas Rangers - BT Sport/ESPN 1900.
Tomorrow (Sunday, July 7)
GAELIC GAMES: Meath v Clare – RTE1, 1400.
SOCCER: Women's World Cup final, United States v Holland - BBC One 1530; Africa Cup of Nations, Madagascar v DR Congo - Eurosport 2 1645, Algeria v Guinea - Eurosport 2 1945.
CRICKET: Women's Ashes, England v Australia - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Cricket World Cup 1030.
CYCLING: Tour de France, stage two - ITV4 & Eurosport 1 1315.
GOLF: Dubai Duty Free Irish Open - Sky Sports Golf 1200; 3M Open - Sky Sports Golf 1800 & Sky Sports Main Event 1830; Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic - Sky Sports Golf 2300.
MOTOR SPORT: World Superbikes, Donington, race two - Eurosport 2; MotoGP, German Grand Prix, race - BT Sport 2 1230.
Baseball: MLB, All-Star Futures Game - BT Sport 1 0000 (Mon).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Jurgen Klopp spent his entire professional playing career at which club?
2. Who is the manager of the Derry U20 side?
3. Steffi Graff is married to which fellow ex-tennis player?
4. In which sport did Valentino Rossi dominate throughout the 2000s?
5. Who are the reigning World Series champions in baseball?
QUICK QUIZ answers: 1. Mainz; 2. Mickey Donnelly; 3. Andre Agassi; 4. MotoGP; 5. Boston Red Sox