BIRTHDAYS
Clive Lloyd (cricket) - former West Indies captain, born 1944.
Ed Moses (athletics) - America's 1976 and 1984 Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion, born 1955.
Serge Blanco (rugby union) - Frenchman who scored 38 tries and won 93 caps for his country, born 1958.
Padraig Harrington (golf) - Ireland's three-time major winner and Ryder Cup player, born 1971.
Javagal Srinath (cricket) - former India fast bowler, born 1971.
Ian Harte (soccer) - former Republic of Ireland and Leeds defender, born 1977.
Dwayne Peel (rugby union) - former Wales scrum-half, born 1981.
Jose Reina (soccer) - Spanish goalkeeper, currently at AC Milan, born 1982.
Larry Fitzgerald (gridiron) - Arizona Cardinals wide receiver, born 1983.
Charl Schwartzel (golf) - South Africa's 2011 Masters champion, born 1984.
David Ospina (soccer) - Colombia and Napoli goalkeeper, born 1988.
Cedric Soares (soccer) - Southampton full-back who was part of Portugal's Euro 2016 winning side, born 1991.
ON THIS DAY
1968: Sir Garfield Sobers made cricketing history when he hit six sixes in one over for Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan off Malcolm Nash at Swansea.
1969: Former world heavyweight boxing champion Rocky Marciano died in a plane crash. He would have been 46 a day later.
1991: Former Tottenham defender Cyril Knowles died after a long illness at the age of 47. He played 401 games for his club and won four England caps.
2004: Manchester United completed the £27million signing of England striker Wayne Rooney from Everton.
2008: Tyrone required a strong finish to get past Wexford in the All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park.
2013: The Monaghan ladies defeated Galway 0-16 to 0-11 to set up a final date with Cork.
2014: Ryan McHugh (2) and Colm McFadden grabbed goals as Donegal shocked Jim Gavin’s Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final.
2016: David Luiz rejoined Chelsea from Paris St Germain in a £32million deal on a frantic transfer deadline day.
2017: Surrey's County Championship match against Middlesex at The Oval was abandoned as a draw after a crossbow bolt landed on the square.
SPORT ON TV
Today (Saturday, August 31)
SOCCER: Sky Bet Championship, Bristol City v Middlesbrough - Sky Sports Main Event 1200; Premier League, Southampton v Manchester United - BT Sport 1 1200, Burnley v Liverpool - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1700; Vanarama National League, Chorley v Boreham Wood - BT Sport 1 1700; Bundesliga, Union Berlin v Borussia Dortmund - BT Sport 2 1715; MLS, Montreal Impact v DC United - Sky Sports Main Event 0030 (Sun).
CRICKET: Test cricket, West Indies v India - Sky Sports The Ashes 1525, Sky Sports Main Event 1545, Sky Sports Main Event 2030.
GOLF: The Omega European Masters - Sky Sports Golf 1130.
CYCLING: Tour of Almaty - Eurosport 1 0900; Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 1 1345.
BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago Cubs v Milwaukee Brewers - BT Sport 2 1930, Tampa Bay Rays v Cleveland Indians - BT Sport 2 2300.
BOXING: Vasyl Lomachenko v Luke Campbell - Sky Sports Action 1800.
HORSE RACING: Sandown - ITV4 1330.
MOTORSPORT: Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, qualifying - Sky Sports F1 1355, Sky Sports Main Event 1415.
ROWING: World Championships - BBC One 1315.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Catalans Dragon v Hull KR - Sky Sports Arena 1700; NRL, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles v Melbourne Storm - Sky Sports Action 0830, Sydney Roosters v Penrith Panthers - Sky Sports Action 1035
RUGBY UNION: World Cup warm-up, Wales v Ireland - Channel 4 1400.
Tomorrow (Sunday, September 1)
Gaelic games: All-Ireland MFC final, Galway v Coek – TG4 1300; All-Ireland SFC final, Kerry v Dublin, RTE2 & Sky Sports Arena 1530.
SOCCER: Bundesliga 2, Hamburg SV v Hannover - BT Sport 1 1230; Premier League, Everton v Wolves - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1300, Arsenal v Tottenham - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1600; Ligue 1, Reims v Lille - BT Sport 2 1400, Strasbourg v Monaco - BT Sport 2 1600, Marseille v St. Etienne - BT Sport 1 1945; Bundesliga, Werder Bremen v Augsburg - BT Sport 1 1430, Eintracht Frankfurt v Fortuna Dusseldorf - BT Sport 1 1645; LaLiga, Villareal v Real Madrid - ITV4 1945.
CRICKET: Kia Super League, Finals day - Sky Sports The Ashes 1130, 1530; Test cricket, West Indies v India - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports The Ashes 1930.
GOLF: The Omega European Masters - Sky Sports Golf 1100.
CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 1 1330.
MOTORSPORT: Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix - Sky Sports F1 1405.
RUGBY LEAGUE: NRL, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks v Canberra Raiders - Sky Sports Action 0600
EQUESTRIAN: European Eventing Championships - BBC One 1615.
ROWING: World Championships - BBC Two 1230.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Who are the only Portuguese side in the group stage of this season's Champions League?
2. Against which county side did Steve Smith make a return to cricket this week?
3. Who won this season's rugby union Champions Cup?
4. Name two of Wayne Gretsky's former NHL teams.
5. Who is the current top scorer in the All-Ireland Football Championship?
Answers: 1. Benfica; 2. Derbyshire ; 3. Saracens ; 4. Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St Louis Kings, New York Rangers; 5. Cathal McShane
