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On This Day, August 5, 2012: Usain Bolt wins Olympic gold in the men's 100 metres

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt took home 100 metre gold from the 2012 London Olympics  
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt took home 100 metre gold from the 2012 London Olympics   Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt took home 100 metre gold from the 2012 London Olympics  

BIRTHDAYS

Billy Bingham (soccer) - former Northern Ireland manager, born 1931.

Ray Clemence (soccer) - former Liverpool, Tottenham and England goalkeeper, born 1948.

John Whitaker (equestrian) - Olympic silver medal winner, born 1955.

Kevin Darley (racing) - former champion flat jockey, born 1960.

Oleg Luzhny (soccer) - former Arsenal and Ukraine defender, born 1968.

Justin Marshall (rugby union) - former All Blacks and Saracens scrum-half, born 1973.

David Healy (soccer) - former Northern Ireland striker, now Linfield manager, born 1979.

Wayne Bridge (soccer) - former England, Southampton, Chelsea and Manchester City defender, born 1980.

Paula Creamer (golf) - LPGA professional, born 1986.

Federica Pellegrini (swimming) - world record-breaking Italian swimmer, born 1988.

Michael Jamieson (swimming) - Scottish Olympic and Commonwealth Games silver medal winner, born 1988.

Ryan Bertrand (soccer) - Southampton defender, born 1989.

ON THIS DAY

1970: Manchester United became the first senior team in British football to win a competitive match by a penalty shoot-out. Their Watney Cup semi-final against Hull stood at 1-1 after 90 minutes before United came through 4-3 on penalties.

1978: Aberdeen's new Pittodrie stadium, the first all-seater football ground in Britain, was inaugurated with a friendly between the Dons and Tottenham.

1990: Tom Kite won the Federal Express St Jude Classic at Memphis to become the first golfer to reach six million US dollars in career earnings on the PGA Tour.

2003: Darren Gough announced his retirement from Test cricket.

2004: Sven-Goran Eriksson was cleared of any wrongdoing by the Football Association following an investigation into the Faria Alam scandal.

2009: Sunderland completed the £10million signing of Darren Bent from Tottenham.

2012: Jamaica's Usain Bolt won Olympic gold in the men's 100 metres.

2017: Justin Gatlin gatecrashed Usain Bolt's career finale to shock the London Stadium and claim the 100 metres World Championship title.

Darren Bent (pictured right) completed his £10m move from Tottenham to Sunderland 
Darren Bent (pictured right) completed his £10m move from Tottenham to Sunderland  Darren Bent (pictured right) completed his £10m move from Tottenham to Sunderland 

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1. Which current Premier League club did Tony Pulis represent during his playing career?

2. Grace Road is a cricket ground in which English city?

3. In which country would you be watching a motorcycle race at Phillip Island?

4. Name Borussia Dortmund's head coach.

5. What is the name of Detroit's NFL team?

SPORT ON TV

Today (Monday, August 5)

CRICKET: The Ashes, England v Australia - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports The Ashes 1000.

SOCCER: UEFA Champions League play-off draw - BT Sport 2 1100; UEFA Europa League play-off draw - BT Sport 2 1230; Championship, Huddersfield v Derby - Sky Sports Main Event 1900.

TENNIS: WTA, Rogers Cup - BT Sport 1 1600.

CYCLING: Tour of Poland - Eurosport 1 1700.

SNOOKER: International Championship, China - Eurosport 2 0625, 1125.

BASEBALL: MLB, New York Mets v Miami Marlins - BT Sport//ESPN 2100; Chicago Cubs v Oakland Athletics - BT Sport//ESPN 0100 (Tue).

Tomorrow (Tuesday, August 6)

SOCCER: Carabao Cup, Portsmouth v Birmingham - Sky Sports Main Event 1930.

CRICKET: T20, West Indies v India - Sky Sports The Ashes 1525, Sky Sports Main Event 1530; Super League, Yorkshire Diamonds v Surrey Stars - Sky Sports The Ashes 1900.

TENNIS: WTA, Rogers Cup - BT Sport 1 1600.

CYCLING: Tour of Poland - Eurosport 1 1415.

SNOOKER: International Championship, China - Eurosport 2 0625, 1125.

BASEBALL: MLB, Detroit Tigers v Chicago White Sox - BT Sport//ESPN 1800; Minnesota Twins v Atlanta Braves - BT Sport//ESPN 0100 (Wed).

QUICK QUIZ Answers: 1. Bournemouth; 2. Leicester; 3. Australia; 4. Lucien Favre; 5. Lions