ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1727: James Figg beat Ned Sutton in what is believed to be the first bare-knuckle boxing contest to have a title at stake.
1908: The first international football match between a British team and foreign opposition took place in Vienna, with England beating Austria 6-1.
2004: Argentina's Gaston Gaudio won the men's singles title at the French Open, beating compatriot Guillermo Coria in five sets.
2008: Leicester sacked head coach Marcelo Loffreda after only one season in charge at the Premiership club.
2010: Rafael Nadal won the French Open for a fifth time, beating Robin Soderling in straight sets.
2015: Serena WIlliams won her 20th grand slam title, beating Lucie Safarova in three sets in the French Open final.
2016: Ukraine's security agency arrested a French citizen it claimed was planning a series of terror attacks during the European Football Championships in France.
2017: Arsenal announced the signing of Sead Kolasinac from Schalke.
SPORT BIRTHDAYS
Willie John McBride (rugby union) - former Ireland and British and Irish Lions international, born 1940.
Bjorn Borg (tennis) - Swede who won Wimbledon men's singles title five times in succession, born 1956.
Mike Gatting (cricket) - former Middlesex and England captain, born 1957.
Tony Yeboah (soccer) - former Leeds and Ghana striker, born 1966.
Albert Ferrer (soccer) - former Spain, Barcelona and Chelsea right-back, born 1970.
Sebastian Larsson (soccer) - Hull and Sweden midfielder, born 1985.
Israel Dagg (rugby union) - New Zealand full-back, born 1988.
Pape Souare (soccer) - Crystal Palace's Senegalese defender, born 1990.
QUICK QUIZ
1 Which player suffered a concussion during this season's Champions League final?
2 Which country won the 2017 Davis Cup?
3 Who is the current US Open golf champion?
4 Where is the Euro 2020 final due to be held?
5 Who was the first Polish driver to race in Formula 1?
SPORT ON TV
Today (Wednesday, June 6)
CRICKET: Royal London One-Day Cup, Hampshire v Somerset - Sky Sports Cricket 1355/Sky Sports Main Event 1400. Day one of first Test, West Indies v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports Mix 1455.
TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 1 and ITV 4 1230, Eurosport 2 1550, eir Sport 1 1300/1500.
CYCLING: UCI World Tour, Criterium du Dauphine - Eurosport 2 1415.
RUGBY LEAGUE: State of Origin, Queensland v New South Wales - Sky Sports Main Event 1100.
BOXING: Luke Watkins v Lawrence Okolie - Sky Sports Action 1900.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers v Golden State Warriors - BT Sport 1 0200 (Thurs).
BASEBALL: MLB, San Diego Padres v Atlanta Braves - BT Sport and ESPN 2030.
Tomorrow (Thursday, June 7)
SOCCER: International friendly, England v Costa Rica - ITV 1930; Women's World Cup qualifier, Wales v Bosnia & Herzegovina - BBC Two Wales 1845.
CRICKET: Royal London One-Day Cup, Warwickshire v Worcestershire - Sky Sports Cricket 1355/Sky Sports Main Event 1400. Day two of first Test, West Indies v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports Mix 1455.
TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 2 and ITV 4 1100, Eurosport 1 1330/1600, eir Sport 1 1400.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Wakefield v Wigan - Sky Sports Main Event/Sky Sports Arena 1930.
RUGBY UNION: World Rugby Under-20 Championship, Wales v Japan - eir Sport 1 1720; New Zealand v Australia - eir Sport 1 1950.
GOLF: European Tour, Shot Clock Masters - Sky Sports Main Event 0930/Sky Sports Golf 0930 and 1400; PGA Tour, FedEx St Jude Classic - Sky Sports Golf 1700 and 2100/Sky Sports Main Event 2200.
ATHLETICS: Diamond League, Bislett Games - Eurosport 2 1900.
CYCLING: UCI World Tour, Criterium du Dauphine - Eurosport 2 1415.
MOTORSPORT: World Rally Championship, Rally Italy - BT Sport 1 1800.
BASEBALL: MLB: Pittsburgh Pirates v Los Angeles Dodgers - BT Sport and ESPN 1730; Boston Red Sox v Detroit Tigers - BT Sport 1 0000 (Fri).
QUIZ ANSWERS
1 Loris Karius; 2. France; 3. Brooks Koepka; 4. Wembley Stadium; 5. Robert Kubica
