ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1868: Edwin Pooley of Surrey became the first wicketkeeper to dismiss 12 batsmen in one match when he claimed his haul against Sussex.
1977: American Mark Hayes became the first man to record a round of 63 in the Open, achieving the feat at Turnberry.
1985: The unseeded Boris Becker became the youngest Wimbledon men's singles champion, aged only 17.
1990: Martina Navratilova beat Zina Garrison in only 57 minutes to win a record ninth Wimbledon women's singles title.
1990: Peter Shilton ended his international career by playing a record 125th and last time for England in the World Cup third-place play-off match against Italy in Bari.
1998: Former England captain David Platt announced his retirement as a player to concentrate on a new career in management.
2006: Jockeys Kieren Fallon, Fergal Lynch and Darren Williams were suspended from riding in Britain after being charged as part of a police investigation into alleged race-fixing. The trio went on trial in 2007 but the case was thrown out because of a lack of evidence.
2007: Venus Williams won her fourth Wimbledon singles title with a 6-4 6-1 victory over surprise finalist Marion Bartoli.
2009: Wigan confirmed England forward Gareth Hock's B sample tested positive for a metabolite of cocaine, as did his A sample. He made his comeback from a two-year drugs ban in 2011.
2010: Spain beat Germany 1-0 to reach the World Cup final. They went on to defeat Holland 1-0 after extra-time to win the title for the first time.
2011: Former light-welterweight and welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton announced his retirement from boxing.
2012: Serena Williams won her fifth Wimbledon singles title, beating Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 5-7 6-2. The American then teamed up with sister Venus to win the women's doubles title.
2013: Andy Murray ended 77 years of hurt for British tennis by beating Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-5 6-4 on Centre Court to clinch the Wimbledon men's singles title.
2014: Real Madrid great Alfredo Di Stefano died at the age of 88, two days after he was hospitalised following a cardiac arrest.
SPORT BIRTHDAYS
Tony Jacklin (golf) - 1969 Open champion, born 1944.
Jeremy Guscott (rugby union) - former England and Lions centre, born 1965.
Tom Kristensen (motor racing) - Danish driver who holds the record for wins in the Le Mans 24 Hour race with nine, born 1967.
Wayne McCullough (boxing) - former Irish bantamweight, born 1970.
Min Patel (cricket) - former Kent and England spinner, born 1970.
Erik Zabel (cycling) - German who won six green jerseys at the Tour de France and later admitted using a performance-enhancing substance, born 1970.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (cricket) - former India captain and wicketkeeper, born 1981.
Mohammad Ashraful (cricket) - former Bangladesh captain, born 1984.
Alberto Aquilani (soccer) - Pescara midfielder, formerly with Liverpool, born 1984.
James Forrest (soccer) - Celtic and Scotland winger, born 1991.
QUICK QUIZ
1. Who did Alexandre Lacazette replace as Arsenal's record signing?
2. Which English cricket county play their home matches at New Road?
3. Who is the only New Zealand-born player to play both for and against the British and Irish Lions?
4. Who won the Open Championship in 2016?
5. Which European flat race is run annually on the first Sunday in October?
SPORT ON TV
Today (Friday, July 7)
CRICKET: First Test, England v South Africa - Sky Sports 2 1030; T20 Blast, Essex v Surrey - Sky Sports 2 1845.
TENNIS: Wimbledon - BBC2 and eir Sport 1 1130 and BBC1 1345.
CYCLING: Tour de France - Eurosport 1 and ITV4 1100 and S4C 1400.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, St Helens v Hull - Sky Sports 1 1930.
RUGBY UNION: Super Rugby, Reds v Brumbies and Force v Rebels - Sky Sports 1 1040 and 1250.
F1: Austrian Grand Prix practice - Sky Sports F1 0845 and 1245.
GOLF: Irish Open - Sky Sports 4 1000; Greenbrier Classic - Sky Sports 4 2000.
SNOOKER: Snooker World Cup - Eurosport 2 0600 and 1230.
SPEEDWAY: Speedway World Cup - BT Sport 1 1845.
BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago Cubs v Pittsburgh Pirates - BT Sport/ESPN 1915; New York Yankees v Milwaukee Brewers - BT Sport 1 0000 (Sat).
Tomorrow (Saturday, July 8)
CRICKET: England v South Africa Test - Sky Sports 2 1000; T20 Blast Birmingham v Nottinghamshire - Sky Sports 2 1845.
TENNIS: Wimbledon - BBC2 1100 and 1430, BBC1 1215 and eir Sport 1 1415.
FOOTBALL: UEFA Under-19s Championship, Portugal v Sweden - Eurosport 1 1700.
CYCLING: Tour de France - Eurosport 1 and ITV4 1100 and S4C 1400.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Catalans Dragons v Wigan - Sky Sports 1 1655.
RUGBY UNION: New Zealand v British and Irish Lions - Sky Sports 1 0730; Super Rugby, Waratahs v Jaguares - Sky Sports 3 0830; Super Rugby, Bulls v Kings - Sky Sports 5 1610; Super Rugby, Stormers v Sunwolves - Sky Sports 5 1825.
F1: Austrian Grand Prix qualifying - Sky Sports F1 0945 and 1200 and eir Sport 0955 and 1255.
GOLF: Irish Open - Sky Sports 4 1200; Greenbrier Classic - Sky Sports 4 1730.
SNOOKER: Snooker World Cup - Eurosport 2 0600 and 1230.
BOXING: Anthony Yarde v Richard Baranyi - BT Sport 1 1900; Josh Taylor v Ohara Davies - Channel 5 2200.
HOCKEY: Japan v Ireland, Germany v Poland, USA v Chile, South Africa v India - BT Sport 1 1045.
HORSE RACING: Sandown - ITV 1330.
SPEEDWAY: Speedway World Cup - BT Sport 2 1845.
WORLD SUPERBIKES: Race one in California - Eurosport 2 2115.
BASEBALL: Toronto Blue Jays v Houston Astros and MLB match TBC - BT Sport ESPN 1800 and 2100; MLB match TBC - BT Sport 1 0000.
QUIZ ANSWERS
1. Mesut Ozil 2. Worcestershire 3. Riki Flutey 4. Henrik Stenson 5. The Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe.
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