ON THIS DAY
1868: Parc de St Cloud was the venue for the first recorded bicycle race. It took place over two kilometres and was won by Britain's James Moore.
1959: Italian grand prix driver Andrea de Cesaris was born in Rome. De Cesaris held the record for most career starts (208) without achieving a victory. He was killed at the age of 55 in a motorcycle accident on October 5, 2014.
1965: Britain's Jim Clark became the first European to win the Indianapolis 500. He achieved an average speed of 150.69mph in his Lotus.
1980: Tony Ward set a British Lions Test record by scoring 18 points against South Africa at Cape Town.
1984: Viv Richards hit a then record one-day international score, making 189 not out for the West Indies against England at Old Trafford.
2002: The World Cup in Japan and South Korea began with first-time qualifiers Senegal causing an upset by defeating holders France 1-0 in Seoul.
2003: Rangers completed a domestic treble, beating Dundee 1-0 to add the Scottish Cup to the league title and CIS Cup won earlier in the season.
2004: Chelsea dismissed manager Claudio Ranieri despite the Italian having guided the club to the Champions League semi-finals and second place in the Premiership.
2006: Chelsea confirmed the signing of Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko from AC Milan for a fee of around £30million.
2007: Sepp Blatter was re-elected unopposed as FIFA president for a third term.
2009: Tyrone beat Armagh 2-1- to 1-10 in the Ulster SFC quarter final at St. Tiernach's Park. Tyrone went on to win the championship this year, beating Antrim in the final.
2011: Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes announced his retirement from all football with immediate effect. Scholes came out of retirement in January 2012 and later penned a one-year deal to continue his United career. He retired again at the end of the 2012/13 season.
2014: Carl Froch settled his rivalry with George Groves in brutal fashion as he knocked his bitter enemy out cold with a crunching right hand in the eighth round of their rematch to retain his WBA and IBF super-middleweight titles in front of 80,00 fans at Wembley.
BIRTHDAYS
Steve Bucknor (cricket) - former Test umpire, born 1946.
Roshan Mahanama (cricket) - former Sri Lanka Test player and 1996 World Cup-winner, born 1966.
Antti Niemi (soccer) - former Finland and Fulham goalkeeper, born 1972.
Chad Campbell (golf) - three-time United States Ryder Cup player, born 1974.
Leon Haslam (motorcycling) - World Superbikes Championship racer, son of former racer Ron Haslam, born 1983.
Mark McGowan (gaelic football) - Donegal and Naomh Adhamhnáin footballer, born 1988.
Marco Reus (soccer) - Borussia Dortmund and Germany midfielder, born 1989.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 New WBC cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew has been beaten in his professional career by which two boxers?
2 Who do Cavan meet in their Ulster SFC semi-final on June 19?
3 Who is England's all-time leading run-scorer in one-day internationals?
4 Which team won this season's Turkish Super Lig?
5 Where does Wales flanker Dan Lydiate play his club rugby?
SPORT ON TV
Today
CRICKET: Second Test, England v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports 2 1030.
TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 1/Eurosport 2/ITV4 1000.
HORSE RACING: Lingfield Park, Wolverhampton, Ballinrobe - Sky Sports 1 1900.
SOCCER: Republic of Ireland v Belarus. Action from the friendly at Turner's Cross in Cork, as the hosts played their final match before Euro 2016 - RTE 2, 2230; Garry Mac Donncha presents the first of two programmes looking back at Ireland's history in the UEFA European Championships - RTE One, 1900.
RUGBY: Another chance to see the Guinness PRO12 Final from the weekend - TG4, 0035.
Tomorrow
CRICKET: NatWest T20 Blast, Sussex Sharks v Somerset - Sky Sports 2 1800.
TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 1/Eurosport 2/ITV4 1230.
BASEBALL: MLB, New York Mets v Chicago White Sox - BT Sport/ESPN 1800; MLB, Chicago Cubs v Los Angeles Dodgers - BT Sport/ESPN 0100 (Thu).
Answers: 1 Nathan Cleverly and Adonis Stevenson; 2 Tyrone; 3 Ian Bell; 4 Besiktas; 5 Ospreys.
