ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1889: The last bare-knuckle world heavyweight boxing contest took place. John L Sullivan beat Jake Kilrain over 75 rounds at Richburg, Mississippi.
1961: Angela Mortimer beat Christine Truman in the first all-British women's singles final at Wimbledon since 1914.
1978: Bjorn Borg beat Jimmy Connors 6-2 6-2 6-3 in the men's singles final at Wimbledon to successfully defend his title.
2007: Lewis Hamilton finished third in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone for his ninth successive podium finish of the season.
2008: Chelsea rejected an approach from Inter Milan for midfielder Frank Lampard.
2011: Britain's Bradley Wiggins withdrew from the Tour de France due to a broken collarbone sustained on stage seven.
2012: Roger Federer won a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon singles title, beating Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 in the Briton's first SW19 final. Murray would go on to gain revenge later in the summer at the same venue in the Olympics.
2014: Germany recorded the largest margin of victory in a FIFA World Cup semi-final with a 7-1 demolition of hosts Brazil.
2017: The British and Irish Lions and New Zealand drew their Test series 1-1 after Owen Farrell kicked a penalty two minutes from time in a dramatic 15-15 draw at Eden Park.
2018: Lewis Hamilton battled back from last to second as his championship rival Sebastian Vettel won a dramatic British Grand Prix.
SPORT BIRTHDAYS
Mal Meninga (rugby league) - Australia head coach and former Kangaroos centre and captain, born 1960.
Neil Jenkins (rugby union) - former Wales fly-half and assistant coach of the British and Irish Lions in 2017, born 1971.
Sourav Ganguly (cricket) - former India cricket captain, born 1972.
Dame Ellen MacArthur (sailing) - retired British sailor who broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe in 2005, born 1976.
Robbie Keane (soccer) - former Liverpool, Tottenham and Republic of Ireland striker, born 1980.
Anastasia Myskina (tennis) - Russian winner of 2004 French Open, born 1981.
Virgil van Dijk (soccer) - Liverpool and Holland defender, born 1991.
Son Heung-min (soccer) - Tottenham and South Korea forward, born 1992.
QUICK QUIZ
1. Which two sides were promoted into the Football League this season?
2. How old was Boris Becker when he won the Wimbledon title in 1985?
3. Which English batsman scored 153 in the side's World Cup clash against Bangladesh?
4. Which Spanish golfer won the Masters twice and Open three times?
5. Which two sides played baseball at the London Stadium last month?
(See answers below)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Monday, July 8)
TENNIS: Wimbledon - BBC Two 1030, eir Sport 1 1130, BBC One 1345
SOCCER: Africa Cup of Nations, Mali v Ivory Coast & Ghana v Tunisia - Eurosport 2 1645 & 1945
CYCLING: Tour de France, Stage Three - Eurosport 1 1045, ITV4 1100
Tomorrow (Tuesday, July 9)
TENNIS: Wimbledon - eir Sport 1 1130, BBC Two 1230, BBC One 1345
CRICKET: Cricket World Cup, first semi-final India v New Zealand - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Cricket World Cup 0930
CYCLING: Tour de France, Stage Four - Eurosport 1 1045, ITV4 1100
GOLF: Live Hero Challenge, Scottish Open - Sky Sports Golf 1900
ATHLETICS: Live meeting from Lucerne - Eurosport 2 1830
QUIZ ANSWERS
1. Leyton Orient and Salford; 2. 17; 3. Jason Roy; 4. Seve Ballesteros ; 5. Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees
