Happy Birthday
SLAVEN BILIC (soccer) – Croatia manager, born 1968.
MATTHEW STEVENS (snooker) – World Championship runner-up in 2000 and 2005, born 1977.
It happened....
1895: The original FA Cup trophy was stolen from a shop window in Birmingham, where it had been on display courtesy of holders Aston Villa.
1999: Seventeen-year-old Serena Williams won her first grand slam singles title, beating Martina Hingis in the US Open final.
What’s on TV
FRIDAY
FOOTBALL: Championship, West Ham v Wrexham – Sky Sports Football 1900.
CRICKET: Third men’s Test, England v Pakistan – Sky Sports Cricket 1015.
TENNIS: US Open – Sky Sports Tennis 1700.
GOLF: Solheim Cup – Sky Sports Golf 0630; Irish Open – Sky Sports+ 0930.
ATHLETICS: World Ultimate Championship – BBC Two 1800.
SNOOKER: English Open – TNT Sports 4 1300, 1900.
CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana – TNT Sports 3 1200.
HORSE RACING: Doncaster – ITV 1300.
SATURDAY
FOOTBALL: Tottenham v Everton – Sky Sports Premier League 1700, Sunderland v Arsenal – TNT Sports 1 1830; Championship, Derby v Birmingham – Sky Sports Football 1230; Women’s Super League, West Ham v London City – Sky Sports Premier League 1230.
CRICKET: England v Pakistan – Sky Sports Cricket 1015.
TENNIS: US Open – Sky Sports Tennis 1700.
GOLF: Solheim Cup – Sky Sports Golf 0630; Irish Open – Sky Sports+ 1430.
RUGBY UNION: Prem Cup – TNT Sports 2 1630; Fourth Test, South Africa v New Zealand – Sky Sports Action 2200.
ATHLETICS: World Ultimate Championship – BBC Two 1700, BBC One 1755.
SNOOKER: English Open – TNT Sports 4 1300, 1900.
CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana – TNT Sports 3 1100.
MOTOR CYCLING: San Marino MotoGP – TNT Sports 2 1345.
HORSE RACING: Doncaster, Leopardstown and Chester – ITV 1315.
SUNDAY
FOOTBALL: Coventry v Brighton – Sky Sports Premier League 1300, Man Utd v Man City – Sky Sports Premier League 1600; Championship, Sheff Utd v Wolves – Sky Sports Football 1200; Women’s Super League, Man Utd v Chelsea – Sky Sports Mix 1200, Arsenal v C Palace – BBC Two 1445, A Villa v Man City – Sky Sports Football 1930.
CRICKET: England v Pakistan – Sky Sports Cricket 1015.
FORMULA ONE: Spanish Grand Prix – Sky Sports F1 1355.
TENNIS: US Open – Sky Sports Tennis 1800.
ATHLETICS: Great North Run – BBC One 1000; World Ultimate Championship – BBC One 1700.
GOLF: Solheim Cup – Sky Sports Golf 0900; Irish Open – Sky Sports+ 1330.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL – Sky Sports NFL 1730, Channel 5 2100.
SNOOKER: English Open – TNT Sports 1 1300.
CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana – TNT Sports 3 1500.
MOTOR CYCLING: San Marino MotoGP – TNT Sports 2 1215.
HORSE RACING: Doncaster and The Curragh – ITV 1315.
Sports quiz
1. Former Leicester and England striker Jamie Vardy has joined which club at the age of 39?
2. Which snooker player lifted the British Open title on Sunday following a 10-6 win over four-time world champion Mark Selby?
3. Liam Farrell, who will retire at the end of the season, captains which Super League club?
4. What prompted world number one Aryna Sabalenka to temporarily halt her third-round match at the US Open?
5. Who are the reigning Super Bowl champions?
Answers: 1. Burnley; 2. Jak Jones; 3. Wigan; 4. She could smell marijuana; 5. Seattle Seahawks.
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