BIRTHDAYS

Neil Fairbrother (cricket) - former England and Lancashire batsman, born 1963.

Graham Onions (cricket) - Lancashire's former England bowler, born 1982.

Brad Guzan (soccer) - United States and Atlanta United FC goalkeeper formerly of Aston Villa, Hull and Middlesbrough, born 1984.

James Hildreth (cricket) - Somerset batsman, born 1984.

Luka Modric (soccer) - Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder, born 1985.

Alex Song (soccer) - Cameroon and Sion's former Arsenal and West Ham midfielder, born 1987.

Oscar (soccer) - Shanghai SIPG's former Chelsea and Brazil midfielder, born 1991.

ON THIS DAY

1930: Arnold Cream, otherwise known as Jersey Joe Walcott, marked his professional debut with a first-round knock-out of Cowboy Wallace in New Jersey. Walcott would need another 21 years before he became world heavyweight champion.

1960: Blackpool's derby against Bolton was the first Football League match to be televised live.

1975: A week after reaching the US Open semi-finals as an 18-year-old, Martina Navratilova defected from her native Czechoslovakia and was granted political asylum in the United States.

1990: At 19 years and one month old, Pete Sampras became the youngest winner of the US Open. He beat Andre Agassi 6-4 6-3 6-2 in the final.

2001: Venus Williams beat her sister, Serena, 6-2 6-4 to win the US Open at Flushing Meadows in the first grand slam final to feature two sisters since 1884.

2007: Asafa Powell broke the world record for the 100 metres by three hundredths of a second after running 9.74 seconds at the Rieti Grand Prix in Italy. The mark has since been lowered to 9.58secs by Usain Bolt.

2009: England qualified for the 2010 World Cup with a 5-1 victory over Croatia at Wembley.

2010: John Toshack announced his resignation as Wales manager.

2012: Serena Williams won her 15th grand slam singles title by beating Victoria Azarenka 6-2 2-6 7-5 at the US Open.

2016: Former FIFA vice-president Jeffrey Webb was banned for life from all football-related activity.

2017: James Anderson took a career-best seven for 42 as England completed victory over West Indies by nine wickets, sealing the series 2-1.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1. In which city does US Open champion Bianca Andreescu live?

2. Which county won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1999?

3. Who is the current Ireland rugby captain?

4. At which ground did England win the 2015 Ashes?

5. Name the wide-receiver who quit the Oakland Raiders in spectacular fashion at the weekend.

SPORT ON TV

Today (Monday, September 9)

SOCCER: Euro 2020 qualifier, Northern Ireland v Germany - Sky Sports Main Event 1900, Azerbaijan v Croatia - Sky Sports Main Event 1700; Euro 2021 Under-21 qualifier, England Under-21 v Kosovo Under-21 - BT Sport 1 1930; International friendly, Wales v Belarus - Sky Sports Premier League 1940.

CYCLING: Tour of Britain - ITV4 1045; Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 1 1200.

GRIDIRON: NFL, New Orleans Saints v Houston Texans - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action 0000, Oakland Raiders v Denver Broncos - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action 0320.

SNOOKER: Shanghai Masters - Eurosport 2 - 0725 & 1225.

TENNIS: WTA, Japan Open - BT Sport 2 0330; Zhengzhou Open - BT Sport 1 0500.

BASEBALL: MLB, Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees - BT Sport/ESPN 0000.

Tomorrow (Tuesday, September 10)

SOCCER: Euro 2020 qualifier, England v Kosovo - ITV 1900, Lithuania v Portugal - Sky Sports Premier League 1940; International friendly, Republic of Ireland v Bulgaria - Sky Sports Main Event 1940.

CYCLING: Tour of Britain - ITV4 1045 & Eurosport 1 1330.

SNOOKER: Shanghai Masters - Eurosport 2 - 0725 & 1225.

TENNIS: WTA, Japan Open - BT Sport 2 0330; Zhengzhou Open - BT Sport 1 0200.

BASEBALL: MLB, Minnesota Twins v Washington Nationals - BT Sport/ESPN 1230.

Quick Quiz Answers: 1. Toronto; 2. Meath 1-11 Cork 1-8; 3. Rory Best; 4. Trent Bridge; 5. Antonio Brown.