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On This Day - July 17 2011: Dungannon's Darren Clarke wins The Open

Dungannon native Darren Clarke with The Open trophy he won seven years ago today.
Dungannon native Darren Clarke with The Open trophy he won seven years ago today. Dungannon native Darren Clarke with The Open trophy he won seven years ago today.

BIRTHDAYS

Bob Taylor (cricket) - former Derbyshire and England wicketkeeper, born 1941.

Eduardo Romero (golf) - Argentinian player who won the Scottish Open in 2002 to become the third-oldest winner on the European Tour, born 1954.

Kim Barnett (cricket) - former Derbyshire, Gloucestershire and England batsman, born 1960.

Jaap Stam (soccer) - former Manchester United, Lazio, AC Milan and Holland defender, most recently manager of Reading, born 1972.

Andre Adams (cricket) - former Nottinghamshire and New Zealand all-rounder, born 1975.

Marcos Senna (soccer) - former Villarreal and Spain midfielder, born 1976.

Anders Svensson (soccer) - former Southampton and Sweden midfielder, born 1976.

Benjamin Mendy (soccer) - Manchester City and France full-back, born 1994.

Simisola Archer (whatever she wants) - future sporting legend, born 2016.

ON THIS DAY

1975: Sebastian Coe ran his first sub four-minute mile.

1979: Coe first broke the world mile record in Oslo, knocking 0.4 seconds off John Walker's four-year-old mark to set a new time of three minutes 48.95 seconds.

1998: Celtic named Jozef Venglos as their new manager, while Liverpool announced Gerard Houllier would share managerial duties with Roy Evans.

2000: Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne agreed terms for a free-transfer move from Middlesbrough to Premier League rivals Everton.

2009: World number one Tiger Woods missed the cut at the Open Championship at Turnberry.

2011: Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke became the oldest Open champion since 1967 at the age of 42, winning by three shots at Royal St George's, Sandwich.

2013: Chelsea confirmed they had made a bid for Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, although they denied they had offered either Juan Mata or David Luiz in part exchange.

2015: Fabian Delph joined Manchester City on a five-year deal, less than a week after publicly committing his future to Aston Villa.

2016: Sweden's Henrik Stenson won the 145th Open Championship at Royal Troon with a score of 20 under par, three shots ahead of American Phil Mickelson.

2016: Tyrone defeat Donegal in a dramatic Ulster SFC Final, by 0-13 to 0-11.

QUICK QUIZ

1 Where will the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup be held?

2 Who is the leading runscorer in international Twenty20 cricket?

3 With which winter sport would you associate Izzy Atkin, Katie Summerhayes and Madi Rowlands?

4 Zinedine Zidane once held the world transfer record, but which clubs did he move between?

5 What are the two New York teams in the NFL known as?

(See quiz answers at bottom)

SPORT ON TV

Today (Tuesday, July 17)

CRICKET: One-Day International, England v India - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1200.

GOLF: Live at The Open - Sky Sports The Open 1600.

CYCLING: Tour de France - ITV4 0930, Eurosport 1 1200, S4C 1400.

TENNIS: WTA Tennis, Bucharest Open - BT Sport 2 1200.

HORSE RACING: Live at Worcester and Killarney - Sky Sports Action 1900.

BASEBALL: MLB: All-Star Game 2018 - BT Sport 1 0030 (Wed)

Tomorrow (Wednesday, July 18)

GOLF: Live at The Open, practice round - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports The Open 1400.

CRICKET: Vitality T20 Blast, Leicestershire Foxes v Lancashire Lightning - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1800.

CYCLING: Tour de France - ITV4 1245, Eurosport 1 1245, S4C 1400.

TENNIS: WTA Tennis, Bucharest Open - BT Sport 1 1200 & 1830.

Quick quiz answers:

1. United Arab Emirates; 2. Martin Guptill; 3. Freestyle skiing; 4. Juventus to Real Madrid; 5 The Jets and the Giants.