ON THIS DAY
1927: Former Leeds and England manager Don Revie was born. He transformed Leeds from a struggling Second Division side into one of the best teams in Europe during the late 1960s and early 70s - guiding them to two League Championships, FA Cup and League Cup glory as well as winning the Fairs Cup in 1968 and 1971. He went on to manage England but quit after three years in 1977 following poor results. He died from motor neurone disease in May 1989.
1943: Arthur Ashe, who became the first black Wimbledon men's champion when he claimed the title in 1975, was born. The American died in 1993 of an AIDS-related disease.
1951: Randolph Turpin became the first Briton since Bob Fitzsimmons in the 19th century to win the world middleweight crown, producing one of boxing's biggest shocks with a points win over American 'Sugar' Ray Robinson.
1970: David Broome, on Beethoven, became the first British male rider to win the World Showjumping Championship.
1978: Snooker great Joe Davis, who won the world championship 15 times, including the first contested in 1927, died at the age of 77.
1989: Former Celtic star Mo Johnston was transferred to Rangers from Nantes, becoming the first big-name Roman Catholic player to be signed by the club.
1994: Damon Hill won his first British Grand Prix, something his two-time world champion father Graham never managed.
1995: Paul Gascoigne completed a £4.3million move from Lazio to Rangers. David Platt also returned to Britain from Italian shores by signing for Arsenal from Sampdoria for £4.75million.
2006: Shamed France captain Zinedine Zidane won the Golden Ball - votes for which were cast at half-time in the World Cup final, in which he was later sent off - for being the best player in the tournament.
2007: West Ham clinched the signing of Craig Bellamy from Liverpool for a club record fee of £7.5million.
2012: South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher announced his retirement from international cricket after sustaining a severe eye injury during South Africa's tour match against Somerset the previous day.
2014: Chile forward Alexis Sanchez agreed to join Arsenal from Barcelona on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee.
2015: Mark Cavendish won stage seven of the Tour de France, his 26th career stage win in all.
BIRTHDAYS
Jake La Motta (boxing) - former world middleweight champion nicknamed 'Raging Bull' - later the title of a film starring Robert De Niro about the New Yorker's life, born 1921.
Virginia Wade (tennis) - 1977 Wimbledon singles champion, born 1945.
Sunil Gavaskar (cricket) - prolific former Indian opener, the first man to score 10,000 Test runs, born 1949.
Roger Craig (gridiron) - former running-back who won three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers, born 1960.
Richard Guest (horse racing) - rode Red Marauder to victory in the 2001 Grand National, born 1965.
Edmilson (soccer) - former Brazil and Barcelona midfielder, born 1976.
Ludovic Giuly (soccer) - former France midfielder, born 1976.
Mario Gomez (soccer) - Germany and Wolfsburg striker, born 1985.
Eunan O'Kane (soccer) - Leeds and Republic of Ireland midfielder, born 1990.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. After the British and Irish Lions' drawn Test series in New Zealand, when and where was the only other time the tourists had drawn a Test series?
2. Where did Romelu Lukaku begin his career?
3. Who is the only cricketer to have scored 100 international centuries?
4. What nationality is the women's tennis world number one Angelique Kerber?
5. How many times has Ruby Walsh won the Grand National?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Monday, July 10)
TENNIS: Wimbledon - BBC Two and eir Sport 1 1130, BBC One 1345.
CRICKET: First Test, England v South Africa - Sky Sports 2 1030.
HOCKEY: Women's World League semi-finals, Germany v Ireland - BT Sport 1 1300; England v Poland - BT Sport 1 1500.
Tomorrow (Tuesday, July 11)
TENNIS: Wimbledon - eir Sport 1130, BBC Two 1230, BBC One 1345.
CRICKET: T20 Blast, Northamptonshire v Yorkshire - Sky Sports 2 1800.
CYCLING: Tour de France - ITV4 1200, Eurosport 1215, S4C 1400.
HOCKEY: Men's World League semi-finals, Belgium v Ireland - BT Sport 1700.
BASEBALL: All-Star game - BT Sport 1 0030 (Wed).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. South Africa in 1955; 2. Anderlecht; 3. Sachin Tendulkar; 4. German; 5. Two (2000, Papillon. 2005, Hedgehunter).
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