BIRTHDAYS
Wyomia Tyus (athletics) - first sprinter to retain the women's 100 metres Olympic title in 1968, born 1945.
Bob Beamon (athletics) - set the long jump world record in winning gold at the 1968 Olympics and held it until 1991, born 1946.
Martin O’Connell (GAA) – former Meath wing-back, born 1963
Stephen Carr (soccer) - former Newcastle, Tottenham and Republic of Ireland right-back, born 1976.
Jon Dahl Tomasson (soccer) - ex-Denmark striker, formerly with Newcastle, now assistant manager with Denmark, born 1976.
Celestine Babayaro (soccer) - former Chelsea and Nigeria left-back, born 1978.
Patrick van Aanholt (soccer) - Crystal Palace's Dutch left-back, born 1990.
ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1947: Formula One drivers' champion James Hunt was born. Hunt, who won the title in 1976, died of a heart attack in 1993 at the age of 45.
2002: Newly promoted Premiership side West Brom smashed their transfer record twice in one day, signing Jason Koumas for £2.25million from Tranmere and Lee Hughes for £2.5million from Coventry.
2005: World-renowned Italian referee Pierluigi Collina retired from officiating.
2012: Andrew Strauss stepped down as England Test captain and also retired from professional cricket. Alastair Cook was immediately announced as Strauss' successor.
2013: Australia's Aaron Finch hit a then world-record Twenty20 international 156 from 63 balls to help his side beat England by 39 runs in the first NatWest Twenty20 international at the Ageas Bowl.
2015: Mo Farah wrote his name into the record books by completing a hat-trick of long-distance doubles at global championships by retaining his world 5,000 metres title in Beijing.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Name three of the five players to have scored five goals in a Premier League game
2 In which sport do players compete for the Solheim Cup?
3 Who captained the England cricket side which retained the Ashes in Australia in 2010-11?
4 Which two teams did NBA star Michael Jordan play for?
5 With which racecourse would you associate Canal Turn, Foinavon and the Chair?
TODAY’S TV
SOCCER: Women's International Friendly, Belgium v England - BBC Two 1815.
CRICKET: Vitality Blast, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports The Ashes - 1800.
GOLF: The Omega European Masters - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 1030, 1430.
ATHLETICS: Diamond League, Zurich - Eurosport 2 1900.
CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 1 1345; Deutschland Tour - Eurosport 2 1415.
BASEBALL: MLB, Houston Astros v Tampa Bay Rays - BT Sport/ESPN 1900.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ ANSWERS
1 Andy Cole, Alan Shearer, Jermain Defoe, Dimitar Berbatov, Sergio Aguero; 2 Golf; 3 Andrew Strauss; 4 Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards; 5 Aintree
