ON THIS DAY
1890: Canadian George Dixon beat Nunc Wallace with an 18th-round knockout at the Pelican Club in London to win the world bantamweight boxing title in what was the first fight under Queensberry Rules held in England.
1979: Muhammad Ali announced his retirement from boxing after 59 professional fights, nine months after regaining the world heavyweight title for the second time against Leon Spinks. He was tempted back into the ring a year later, though, losing to former sparring partner Larry Holmes for the title.
2006: Ronaldo broke Gerd Muller's World Cup finals record of 14 goals as Brazil beat Ghana 3-0.
2009: South Africa beat the British and Irish Lions 28-25 in the second Test in Pretoria, to win the series.
2010: England were knocked out of the World Cup, losing their last-16 tie 4-1 to Germany in Bloemfontein. Frank Lampard's disallowed goal proved the catalyst for the introduction of goalline technology into football.
2012: Spain beat Portugal 4-2 on penalties in Donetsk to reach the European Championship final. The game finished 0-0 after extra time.
2013: Everton rejected a bid from Manchester United for defender Leighton Baines.
2014: Luke Shaw, 18, became the most expensive teenage footballer in history after completing his £27million move to Manchester United from Southampton.
2016: England crash out of the European Championship in France in a humiliating 2-1 defeat to Iceland. Manager Roy Hodgson quit immediately after the shock loss that placed the smallest nation to grace a major tournament in the quarter finals.
BIRTHDAYS
Raul (soccer) - Former Real Madrid and Spain forward, born 1977.
Kevin Pietersen (cricket) - Former England batsman, born 1980.
Dale Steyn (cricket) - South Africa fast bowler, born 1983.
Gokhan Inler (soccer) - Switzerland midfielder who played for Leicester City, born 1984.
Svetlana Kuznetsova (tennis) - Russian 2004 US Open and 2009 French Open champion, born 1985.
James Hook (rugby union) - Wales and Ospreys fly-half, born 1985.
Nico Rosberg (motor racing) - Retired Formula One champion for Mercedes, born 1985.
LaShawn Merritt (athletics) - American 2008 Olympic 400 metres champion, born 1986.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. In which Black Sea resort was the 2014 Winter Olympics held?
2. Who won the Open Championship for the second time in 2012?
3. The Brewers is the nickname of which Major League Baseball team?
4. Which English Football League team play their home games at The New Lawn?
5. How many Olympic gold medals has US swimmer Michael Phelps won during his career?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Tuesday, June 27)
RUGBY UNION: Hurricanes v British & Irish Lions - Sky Sports 1 0800.
SOCCER: European Under-21s Championship, semi-finals - Sky Sports 1 1630 and 1915.
CRICKET: ICC Women's World Cup, England v Pakistan - Sky Sports 2 1020.
TENNIS: ATP and WTA, Wimbledon Qualifying - Eurosport 2 1100; AEGON International - Eurosport 1 from 1045, BBC Two England 1300 and BBC Two Wales 1425.
SAILING: America's Cup final - BT Sport 1 1730.
HOCKEY: Women's Hockey World League semi-finals, South Korea v China followed by New Zealand v Malaysia, Holland v Italy and Belgium v Spain - BT Sport 2 from 1245.
BASEBALL: MLB, Washington Nationals v Chicago Cubs - BT Sport 1 0000 (Wed).
Tomorrow (Wednesday, June 28)
SOCCER: FIFA Confederations Cup, semi-final, Portugal v Chile - ITV 1830.
TENNIS: ATP and WTA, Wimbledon Qualifying - Eurosport 2 1100; AEGON International - Eurosport 1 from 1045 and BBC Two England 1300.
CRICKET: ICC Women's World Cup, South Africa v New Zealand - Sky Sports 2 1000.
BASEBALL: MLB, San Francisco Giants v Colorado Rockies - BT Sport/ESPN 2030.
RACING: From Bath and Naas - Sky Sports 1 1900.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. Sochi 2. Ernie Els 3. Milwaukee 4. Forest Green Rovers 5. 23
