ON THIS DAY
1871: Football Association secretary Charles Alcock first suggested the idea of the FA Challenge Cup.
1885: The FA legalised professionalism in football.
1986: Britain's Frank Bruno challenged Tim Witherspoon for the world heavyweight title. He was knocked out in the 11th round.
2003: Ben Curtis of the United States was a surprise winner of the Open at Royal St George's, Sandwich.
2005: Peter Crouch joined Liverpool from Southampton for £7million.
2006: Zinedine Zidane, who had already retired from football, was suspended for three matches and fined £3,260 for his headbutt on Marco Materazzi in the World Cup final. Materazzi was banned for two matches and fined £2,170.
2009: England won the second Ashes Test, beating Australia by 115 runs at Lord's to take a 1-0 series lead. They went on to win the series 2-1 to reclaim the urn.
2012: Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed Manchester United had made a bid for Arsenal captain Robin van Persie. The Red Devils eventually signed the Dutchman, whose goals played a key role in United winning the 2012-13 Premier League title.
2014: Rory McIlroy won the Open at Royal Liverpool by two strokes.
2015: Zach Johnson defeated Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman in a play-off for the Open Championship after Jordan Spieth failed to keep his grand slam dream alive at St Andrews.
2018: Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas signed a one-year contract extension, with an option for a further year.
BIRTHDAYS
Charlie Magri (boxing) - former world flyweight champion, born 1956.
Paula Ivan (athletics) - Olympic 1,500 metres gold medallist for Romania in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, born 1963.
Claudio Reyna (soccer) - former Rangers, Sunderland, Manchester City and United States midfielder, now sporting director for New York City FC, born 1973.
Debashish Mohanty (cricketer) - former India bowler, born 1976.
Alex Yoong (motor racing) - ex-Formula One driver for Minardi, born 1976.
Damien Delaney (soccer) - Irish midfielder who played for Crystal Palace, currently at Waterford, born 1981.
Niall McGinn (soccer) - Aberdeen and Northern Ireland winger, born 1987.
Lucas Digne (soccer) - Everton and France defender, born 1993.
Ben Simmons (basketball) - Philadelphia 76ers' Australian forward, named NBA Rookie of the Year in 2018, born 1996.
QUICK QUIZ
1 Pat Jennings spent most of his career at Spurs and Arsenal, but how many caps did he win with Northern Ireland, was it 99, 109 or 119?
2 Who is the only Englishman in the top 10 of the men's world golf rankings?
3 What nationality is tennis player Kiki Bertens?
4 Who bought David Murray's shares in Scottish club Rangers for £1 in May 2011?
5 How many rugby union Triple Crowns have Wales won, is it 18, 21 or 23?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Saturday, July 20)
GOLF: The Open Championship - Sky Sports Golf 0930 & Sky Sports Main Event 1430.
CYCLING: Tour de France - Eurosport 1 1200.
NETBALL: World Cup - Sky Sports Main Event 0845 & BBC Two 1430.
CRICKET: Women's Ashes, England v Australia - Sky Sports Cricket 1030 & Sky Sports Main Event 1045; Vitality T20 Blast, Kent Spitfires v Somerset - Sky Sports Cricket 1845 & Sky Sports Main Event 2000.
ATHLETICS: London Anniversary Games - BBC One 1315.
TENNIS: WTA, Bucharest Open - BT Sport 2 1300.
DARTS: World Matchplay Darts - Sky Sports Action 2100 & Sky Sports Main Event 2200.
SOCCER: Premier League Asia Trophy, Newcastle United v West Ham - Sky Sports Premier League 0945, Manchester City v Wolves - Sky Sports Premier League 1215.
RUGBY LEAGUE: NRL, Sydney Roosters v Newcastle Knights - Sky Sports Arena 0555, Canberra Raiders v Wests Tigers - Sky Sports Action 0825, North Queensland Cowboys v South Sydney Rabbitohs - Sky Sports Action 1030.
UFC: Fight Night, Rafael dos Anjos v Leon Edwards welterweight title bout - 0000 (Sun).
RUGBY UNION: Rugby Championship, South Africa v Australia - Sky Sports Action 1530, Argentina v New Zealand - Sky Sports Action 1830.
MOTO: Speedway, Speedway of Nations - BT Sport 1 1745.
BASEBALL: MLB, New York Yankees v Colorado Rockies - BT Sport/ESPN 1800, San Francisco Giants v New York Mets - BT Sport 2 2100, Atlanta Braves v Washington Nationals - BT Sport 2 0000 (Sun).
Tomorrow (Sunday, July 21)
GOLF: The Open Championship - Sky Sports Golf & Sky Sports Main Event 0800.
CYCLING: Tour de France - Eurosport 1 1045 & S4C 1400.
NETBALL: World Cup - Sky Sports Main Event 0845 & BBC Two 1430.
CRICKET: Women's Ashes, England v Australia - Sky Sports Cricket 1030.
DARTS: World Matchplay Darts - Sky Sports Action & Sky Sports Main Event 1930.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Betfred Championship, Widnes Vikings v Toronto Wolfpack - Sky Sports Action 1700.
SOCCER: Betfred Cup, St Johnstone v Ross County - BT Sport 1 1430.
MOTO: Speedway, Speedway of Nations - BT Sport 1 1745.
BASEBALL: Washington Nationals v Atlanta Braves - BT Sport 0000 (Mon).
AUSSIE: AFL, Melbourne Demons v West Coast Eagles - BT Sport 1 0600.
QUICK QUIZ answers: 1 119; 2 Justin Rose (fourth); 3 Dutch; 4 Craig Whyte; 5 21.