ON THIS DAY
1900: The inaugural Davis Cup took place in Boston, Massachusetts, with the United States defeating Great Britain 3-0.
1998: The centenary season of the Football League kicked off with reserve officials holding up boards displaying added time at the end of each half for the first time.
2002: Nick Barmby signed for Leeds from Liverpool in a £2.75million deal to become Terry Venables' first signing as manager of the Yorkshire club.
2006: Portsmouth signed England defender Sol Campbell on a two-year contract.
2007: Sunderland broke the British transfer record for a goalkeeper to sign Scotland international Craig Gordon from Hearts for £9million.
2011: Arsenal signed 17-year-old Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Southampton for an initial fee of £12million rising to £15million.
2014: Celtic were reinstated in the Champions League by UEFA after being awarded a default 3-0 second-leg win over Legia Warsaw, who fielded an ineligible player during their third qualifying round tie. The Hoops were eliminated in the group stage, as were Legia in the Europa League.
BIRTHDAYS
Nigel Mansell (motor racing) - 1992 Formula One world champion, born 1953.
Angus Fraser (cricket) - former Middlesex and England seamer, now an England selector, Middlesex director of cricket and cricket writer, born 1965.
Chris Eubank (boxing) - former WBO super-middleweight champion, born 1966.
Andy Priaulx (motor racing) - Guernsey-born driver who is a three-time World Touring Car champion, and one-time European Touring Car champion, born 1974.
Louis Saha (soccer) - former Fulham, Manchester United and Everton striker, born 1978.
Danny Gabbidon (soccer) - former Crystal Palace and Wales defender, born 1979.
Roger Federer (tennis) - seventeen-time grand slam title winner, born 1981.
David Hodgson (rugby league) - former Hull KR winger, now on the club's coaching staff, born 1981.
Toby Flood (rugby union) - Toulouse's former England fly-half, born 1985.
Hannah Miley (swimming) - British Olympian, born 1989.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Who was the manager of Chelsea when they won the 1997 FA Cup?
2. Who will Mayo now face in the GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final?
3. What seven events make up the women's heptathlon?
4. How many times has Phil Taylor won the World Championship?
5. Who scored Donegal's goal in Saturday's GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship clash against Dublin?
(See answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today
OLYMPICS: Beach volleyball, handball and volleyball - BBC Two 1300; Rowing, cross-country eventing, tennis, beach volleyball and swimming - BBC One 1345; Swimming and cross-country eventing - BBC Two 1800; Diving - BBC One 1900; Gymnastics - BBC Two 2000, BBC One 2030, BBC Two 2200; Rugby sevens - BBC One 2245; Weightlifting and swimming - BBC One 0000 (Tue).
SOCCER: Bundesliga, Stuttgart v St Pauli - BT Sport 1 1915.
CRICKET: T20 Blast, Notts Outlaws v Essex Eagles - Sky Sports 2 1800.
MOTOR CYCLING: Elite League Speedway, Coventry Bees v Swindon Robins - Sky Sports 1 1930.
BASEBALL: MLB, Miami Marlins v San Francisco Giants - BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Tue).
Tomorrow (Tuesday, August 9)
OLYMPICS: Rowing and equestrian - BBC Two 1300; Rowing, equestrian and swimming - BBC One 1345; Show jumping and canoe slalom - BBC Two 1800; Canoe slalom and diving - BBC One 1900, BBC Two 1930; Gymnastics - BBC One 2000; Hockey and rugby sevens - BBC Two 2200; Weightlifting, beach volleyball and swimming - BBC One 0000 (Wed).
SOCCER: UEFA Super Cup, Real Madrid v Sevilla - BT Sport 2 1900.
CRICKET: Third Test, West Indies v India - Sky Sports 3 1455; T20 Blast, Northants Steelbacks v Middlesex - Sky Sports 2 1800.
BASEBALL: MLB, Colorado Rockies v Texas Rangers - BT Sport/ESPN 2000; Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees - BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Wed).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. Ruud Gullit 2. Tipperary. 3. 200m, 800m, 100m hurdles, high jump, long jump, shot put, javelin. 4 16 5. Ryan McHugh.
