ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1918: Italian racing driver Alberto Ascari was born. The first man to win successive Formula One world titles in 1952 and 1953, he lost his life while testing a new Ferrari at Monza in 1955.
1930: The first World Cup football match was contested when France met Mexico in Montevideo. A crowd of about 1,000 witnessed the historic match, which France won 4-1.
1995: Former Arsenal manager George Graham was banned from football for a year by the Football Association after being found guilty of misconduct charges relating to transfer 'bungs'.
1998: Arsenal favourite Ian Wright signed a two-year contract to join West Ham.
2009: Manchester City announced they had reached agreement with striker Carlos Tevez over a proposed move to the City of Manchester Stadium.
2010: Steve McNamara left Bradford Bulls by mutual consent, freeing him up to take over as full-time England rugby league coach with immediate effect.
2012: The Scottish Football League announced that Rangers would start the 2012-13 season in the Scottish Third Division.
2012: John Terry was cleared of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
2014: Germany won the World Cup by beating Argentina 1-0 after extra-time in Rio de Janeiro.
2015: Claudio Ranieri was appointed first-team manager at Leicester, replacing the sacked Nigel Pearson.
2016: Sunderland announced that the English Football Association had approached them for permission to speak to Sam Allardyce about the England job, and that they had allowed their manager to do so.
2018: Kevin Anderson beat John Isner in the semi-final at Wimbledon, with the final set being an epic 26-24.
SPORT BIRTHDAYS
Michael Spinks (boxing) - American former two-weight world champion, born 1956.
Neal Foulds (snooker) - English snooker player, born 1963.
Barry Pinches (snooker) - English snooker player, born 1970.
Jarno Trulli (motor racing) - former Formula One driver, born 1974.
Craig Bellamy (soccer) - former Wales striker, born 1979.
Liu Xiang (athletics) - retired Chinese athlete who won Olympic 110 metres hurdles gold in 2004, born 1983.
Charlotte Dujardin (equestrian) - Britain's three-time Olympic dressage champion, born 1985.
Che Adams (soccer) - Southampton midfielder, born 1996.
Filip Benkovic (soccer) - Leicester City defender, born 1997.
QUICK QUIZ
1 In what year did Liverpool last win the English league championship?
2 Who holds the men's world 200 metres record?
3 American golfer Tiger Woods has won how many major titles?
4 How many Wimbledon singles titles did Martina Navratilova win?
5 In what year did Scotland last win the rugby union Triple Crown?
(See answers below)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Saturday, July 13)
TENNIS: Wimbledon, including ladies' singles final - BBC Two 1100, BBC One 1300, Eurosport 2 1345, eir Sport 1 1345
FORMULA ONE: British Grand Prix, practice - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports F1 1045, Channel 4 1055; qualifying - Channel 4 1255, Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports F1 1300
CYCLING: Tour de France, Stage Eight - Eurosport 1 1045, ITV4 1100
GOLF: European Tour, Scottish Open - Sky Sports Golf 1500 & Sky Sports Main Event 1800; PGA Tour Golf, John Deere Classic - Sky Sports Golf 2000
HORSE RACING: Newmarket - ITV 1325
NETBALL: Netball World Cup - Sky Sports Main Event 0830, Sky Sports Action 0920, 1120, 1520 and 1720
MOTORCYCLING: World Superbikes, California - Eurosport 2 1845 & 2200
BASEBALL: MLB, New York Yankees v Toronto Blue Jays - BT Sport/ESPN 1800
BOXING: Daniel Dubois v Nathan Gorman - BT Sport 1 1930
Tomorrow (Sunday, July 14)
CRICKET: Cricket World Cup final, England v New Zealand - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Cricket World Cup 0900
TENNIS: Wimbledon, including men's singles final - BBC Two 1100, BBC One 1245, Eurosport 2 1345 and eir Sport 1 1345
FORMULA ONE: British Grand Prix, race - Sky Sports F1 & Channel 4 1230, Sky Sports Main Event 1405
CYCLING: Tour de France, Stage Nine - Eurosport 1 1130 & ITV4 1200
SOCCER: Scottish League Cup, St Mirren v Dunfermline - BT Sport 1 1430; Africa Cup of Nations, two semi-finals - Eurosport 1 Senegal v Tunisia 1700 & Algeria v Nigeria 1945
GOLF: European Tour Golf, Scottish Open - Sky Sports Golf 1500 & Sky Sports Main Event 1900; PGA Tour Golf, John Deere Classic - Sky Sports Golf 2000
NETBALL: Netball World Cup - Sky Sports Action 0920, 1120, 1520 & 1720
RUGBY UNION: Women's International Rugby Union, New Zealand v England - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Action 0830
MOTORCYCLING: Motocross World Championship - Eurosport 2 0600, 0700 and 0900; World Superbikes, California - Eurosport 2 1845 & 2200
BASEBALL: Live MLB matches - BT Sport/ESPN 1600 Dodgers v Red Sox & 1900 Giants v Rockies
QUIZ ANSWERS
1 1990; 2 Usain Bolt; 3 15; 4 Nine; 5 1990.
