ON THIS DAY
1992: Snooker star Ronnie O'Sullivan's record run of 38 consecutive match wins in ranking tournaments was ended by Sean Storey.
2006: Leeds owner Ken Bates reported his former club Chelsea to the Football Association, Premier League and FIFA after claiming they recruited two Elland Road youngsters by making illegal approaches. The West Yorkshire club eventually accepted a settlement fee.
2008: Surrey's Mark Ramprakash scored the 100th first-class century of his career in the LV= County Championship Division One match against Yorkshire at Headingley.
2012: Cyclist Sir Chris Hoy claimed his fifth Olympic gold medal as he, Philip Hindes and Jason Kenny won the men's team sprint, while American swimmer Michael Phelps secured his 16th gold medal by winning the men's 200m individual medley.
2015: Arsene Wenger finally secured victory over Jose Mourinho as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's first-half goal earned Arsenal a 1-0 win against Chelsea in the FA Community Shield at Wembley.
2016: American Jimmy Walker held off the determined challenge of defending champion Jason Day to win his first major title in the weather-affected US PGA Championship.
2016: Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix, with Daniel Ricciardo in second place and Max Verstappen third.
QUICK QUIZ
1. When did Down last win the Ulster GAA Senior Football Championship?
2. Which female tennis player beat Bobby Riggs in the 1973 Battle of the Sexes?
3. Which country will make their first Rugby World Cup appearance in Japan later this year?
4. Which country is former Formula One driver Pastor Maldonado from?
5. In which track and field event is the men's world record 23.12 metres, having been set by Randy Barnes in 1990?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
BIRTHDAYS
Sammy McIlroy (soccer) - former Northern Ireland midfielder and manager, born 1954.
Stefan Effenberg (soccer) - former Borussia Monchengladbach, Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder, born 1968.
Michael Hughes (soccer) - former Northern Ireland midfielder, born 1971.
Helder Postiga (soccer) - former Tottenham and Portugal striker, born 1982.
Stephen Ferris (rugby union) - former Ireland and Ulster flanker, born 1985.
Nacer Chadli (soccer) - Monaco and Belgium winger, born 1989.
SPORT ON TV
Today (Friday, August 2)
CRICKET: England v Australia, first Ashes Test - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports The Ashes 1000; Vitality Blast, Northamptonshire v Derbyshire - Sky Sports The Ashes 1855.
SOCCER: Sky Bet Championship, Luton v Middlesbrough - Sky Sports Main Event 1900.
GOLF: Women's British Open - Sky Sports Golf 1100; PGA, Wyndham Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1800, Sky Sports Main Event 1015.
MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Hungarian Grand Prix practice - Sky Sports F1 0945 and 1345; WRC, Rally Finland - BT Sport 1 1800.
MOTORCYCLING: MotoGP, Czech Republic Grand Prix practice - BT Sport 2 0745; Speedway Grand Prix, Wroclaw - BT Sport 2 1800.
HORSE RACING: Glorious Goodwood - ITV 1330.
TENNIS: WTA, Silicon Valley Classic - BT Sport 1 2000 and 0300 (Thu).
BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago Cubs v Milwaukee Brewers - BT Sport/ESPN 1900; New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox - BT Sport 1 0000 (Sat).
Saturday, August 3
CRICKET: England v Australia, first Ashes Test - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports The Ashes 1000; Vitality Blast, Lancashire Lightning v Notts Outlaws - Sky Sports The Ashes 1855.
SOCCER: Championship, Nottingham Forest v West Brom - Sky Sports Main Event 1730; League Two, Salford v Stevenage - Sky Sports Main Event 1230; National League, Stockport v Maidenhead - BT Sport 1 1200; German Super Cup, Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich - BT Sport/ESPN 1915; Women's international friendly, United States v Republic of Ireland - eir Sport 1 0255 (Sun).
MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Hungarian Grand Prix, practice and qualifying - Sky Sports F1 1045 and 1355; WRC Rally Finland - BT Sport 1 1500.
MOTORCYCLING: MotoGP, Czech Grand Prix practice and qualifying - BT Sport 2 0800 and 1100; British Superbikes, Thruxton qualifying - Eurosport 2 1530.
GOLF: Women's British Open - Sky Sports Golf 1200; PGA, Wyndham Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1900, Sky Sports Main Event 1000.
HORSE RACING: Glorious Goodwood - ITV and STV 1325.
TENNIS: WTA, Silicon Valley Classic - BT Sport 1 0300 (Sun).
CYCLING: Clasica San Sebastian - Eurosport 1 1430; RideLondon Classique, women's race - Eurosport 1 1700.
BOXING: Michael Conlan v Diego Alberto Ruiz - BT Sport 1 2000.
UFC: Colby Covington v Robbie Lawler - BT Sport 2 2000.
BASEBALL: MLB, New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox - BT Sport 2 0000 (Sun).
QUICK QUIZ answers: 1. 1994, they defeated Tyrone 1-17 to 1-11; 2. Billie Jean King; 3. Russia; 4. Venezuela; 5. Shot put.
