BIRTHDAYS
Billy McCullough (soccer) - former Arsenal and Northern Ireland defender, born 1935.
Philippe Alliot (motor racing) - former Formula One driver for Ligier and Larrousse, born 1954.
Allan Border (cricket) - former Australia captain, born 1955.
Christopher Dean (ice skating) - gold medal winner with partner Jayne Torvill at the 1984 Winter Olympics, born 1958.
Jo Durie (tennis) - two-time grand slam mixed doubles winner, born 1960.
Jose Luis Chilavert (soccer) - former Paraguay goalkeeper, born 1965.
Jonty Rhodes (cricket) - former South Africa international, born 1969.
Marek Hamsik (soccer) - Dalian Yifang and Slovakia midfielder, born 1987.
Jordan Spieth (golf) - three-time major champion, born 1993.
ON THIS DAY
1985: Steve Cram set the mile world record at three minutes 46.32 seconds in Oslo.
1990: Graham Gooch became the first Englishman since John Edrich to score a Test triple century when he hit 333 in the first innings against India at Lord's.
1991: Australia's David Campese became the first man to score 40 tries in international rugby union. In the same match Michael Lynagh became the first man past 600 points at international level.
1992: Alan Shearer was transferred from Southampton to Blackburn for a then British record fee of £3.6million.
2008: Armagh were crowned Ulster champions after their replay victory over Fermanagh at Clones.
2010: Mo Farah won gold for Great Britain in the 10,000 metres final at the European Championships in Barcelona.
2012: The London Olympic Games officially got under way with a lavish opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium. The four-hour extravaganza, entitled Isles of Wonder, was directed by Oscar-winner Danny Boyle and featured more than 7,000 performers plus a cameo by the Queen. It was seen by an estimated worldwide TV audience of 900 million.
2013: Sean Cavanagh proved the difference as Tyrone just edged out Meath 0-17 to 2-9 in their All-Ireland Qualifier clash at Croke Park.
2014: The Antrim minor hurlers lost heavily to Galway in the All-Ireland quarter-final with Christy McNaughton top-scoring for the Ulster side.
2015: England Women slipped to an 89-run defeat against Australia in the third and final one-day international Ashes match at Worcester.
2017: Controversy reigned at Yarmouth when it was discovered that the Charlie McBride-trained Mandarin Princess, winner of the opening two-year-old race, was in fact stablemate Millie's Kiss.
2018: Everton midfielder Davy Klaassen joined Werder Bremen.
SPORT ON TV
Today (Saturday, July 27)
GAELIC GAMES: All-Ireland SHC, Kilkenny v Limerick – RTE2 & Sky Sports Arena 1800; All-Ireland Ladies Championship, Mayo v Donegal – TG4 1330; All-Ireland Ladies Championship, Armagh v Cork – TG4 Youtube 1515; All-Ireland MFC, Mayo v Dublin – TG4 Youtube 1500; All-Ireland MHC, Limerick v Kilkenny – TG4 1600; All-Ireland U20 Football Championship, Dublin v Galway – TG4 Youtube 1900; All-Ireland MFC, Kildare v Galway – TG4 Youtube 1900.
CRICKET: Test, England v Ireland - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1030, Sky Sports Main Event 1615; T20 Blast, Essex v Gloucestershire - Sky Sports Cricket 1855.
FORMULA ONE: German Grand Prix, third practice session - Sky Sports F1 1045; Qualifying - Sky Sports F1 1355, Sky Sports Main Event 1400.
CYCLING: Tour de France, stage 20 - Eurosport 1 1200.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Challenge Cup semi-final, Warrington Wolves v Hull FC - BBC One 1315; St Helens v Halifax - BBC Two 1600.
RUGBY UNION: Rugby Championship, New Zealand v South Africa - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 0800; Australia v Argentina - Sky Sports Action 1030.
TENNIS: WTA Tennis, the Baltic Open - BT Sport 1 1500.
GOLF: LPGA Tour, The Evian Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1100, Sky Sports Main Event 1300; European Seniors Tour, The Senior Open Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1630; World Golf Championships, The Fedex St Jude Invitational - Sky Sports Golf 1900, Sky Sports Main Event 2200.
HORSE RACING: Live from Ascot - STV North, STV Central 1325.
SNOOKER: Riga Masters - Eurosport 2 0855.
BOXING: Fight Night International, Maurice Hooker v Jose Ramirez - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 0200 (Sun).
UFC: Max Holloway v Frankie Edgar - BT Sport 1 0300 (Sun).
DARTS: World Matchplay Darts from Winter Gardens in Blackpool - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 1900.
BASEBALL: MLB, Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees - BT Sport 2 2100; St Louis Cardinals v Houston Astros - BT Sport 2 0000 (Sun).
Tomorrow (Sunday, July 28)
GAELIC GAMES: All-Ireland SHC, Wexford v Tipperary – RTE2 & Sky Sports Arena 1530; All-Ireland MHC, Galway v Wexford – TG4 1330; All-Ireland MFC, Tyrone v Kerry – TG4.ie 1400; All-Ireland U20 Football Championship, Cork v Tyrone – TG4.ie 1600; All-Ireland MFC, Monaghan v Cork – TG4.ie 1800.
CRICKET: Women's Ashes, England v Australia - Sky Sports Cricket 1330.
FORMULA ONE: German Grand Prix live - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports F1 1405.
CYCLING: Tour de France, stage 21 - S4C 1400, Eurosport 1 1630.
SOCCER: Scottish League Cup, Dundee v Inverness - BT Sport 1 1430.
TENNIS: WTA, Palermo Ladies Open - BT Sport 1 1830.
GOLF: LPGA Tour, The Evian Championship - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 1100; European Seniors Tour, The Senior Open Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1630, Sky Sports Main Event 1730; World Golf Championships, The Fedex St Jude Invitational - Sky Sports Golf 1900, Sky Sports Main Event 2100.
SNOOKER: Riga Masters - Eurosport 2 1825.
DARTS: World Matchplay Darts from Winter Gardens in Blackpool - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 1900.
BASEBALL: MLB, Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees - BT Sport//ESPN 0000 (Mon).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. In which city will the 2019-20 Champions League final be held?
2. Who captained England when they lifted the World Twenty20 in 2010?
3. Where do rugby union team Ospreys play their home games?
4. Which Formula One team does Daniel Ricciardo drive for?
5. Mattie McGleenan managed which Monaghan club previously?
Answers: 1. Istanbul; 2. Paul Collingwood; 3. Liberty Stadium; 4. Renault; 5. Scotstown