Happy Birthday
KARL-HEINZ RUMMENIGGE (soccer)– West Germany’s European Footballer of the Year in 1980 and 1981, born 1955.
JASON KOUMAS (soccer)– former Wales, West Brom and Tranmere Rovers forward, born 1979.
It happened....
1924: Sir Malcolm Campbell set his first land speed record of 146.16mph at Pendine Sands in Wales driving his Sunbeam Blue Bird.
2000: Jonathan Edwards won gold at the Sydney Olympics in the triple jump.
What’s on TV
FRIDAY
FOOTBALL: Nations League, Georgia v Northern Ireland – BBC Two 1645.
RUGBY UNION: English Prem, Northampton v Newcastle – TNT Sports 1 1900.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League play-off semi-final, Leeds v Warrington – Sky Sports Main Event 1930.
GOLF: Open de France – Sky Sports Golf 1230; Presidents Cup – Sky Sports Golf 1730.
TENNIS: ATP Chengdu, ATP Hangzhou, WTA Singapore, WTA Seoul – Sky Sports Tennis 0400; Laver Cup – TNT Sports 2 1230
CYCLING: UCI Road World Championships – TNT Sports 3 1345.
HORSE RACING: Newmarket and Worcester – ITV 1300.
SATURDAY
FOOTBALL: Nations League, Slovenia v Scotland – BBC One 1345, England v Spain – ITV 1845; Women’s Super League, London City v Brighton – Sky Sports Premier League 1650; League Two, Oldham v Salford – Sky Sports Football 1730; League Two, Crawley v Barnet – Sky Sports Football 1230; Game4Hope, Merseyside XI v World XI – Channel 5 1600.
FORMULA ONE: Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Sky Sports F1 1155.
GOLF: Open de France – Sky Sports Golf 1200; Presidents Cup – Sky Sports Golf 1200.
TENNIS: ATP Chengdu, ATP Hangzhou, WTA Singapore, WTA Seoul – Sky Sports Tennis 0530; Laver Cup – TNT Sports 2 1245.
RUGBY UNION: English Prem, Exeter v Gloucester – TNT Sports 1 1430, Sale v Bristol – TNT Sports 1 1715; United Rugby Championship, Scarlets v Cardiff – S4C 1930.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Wigan v Wakefield – Sky Sports Main Event 1700, BBC Two 1715.
CYCLING: UCI Road World Championships – TNT Sports 3 1345.
HORSE RACING: Newmarket and Haydock – ITV 1315.
SUNDAY
FOOTBALL: Women’s Super League, Man Utd v West Ham – Sky Sports Plus 1300, Birmingham v C Palace – Sky Sports Plus 1400, Liverpool v Everton – Sky Sports Premier League 1330, Tottenham v Aston Villa – Sky Sports Plus 1400, Chelsea v Arsenal – Sky Sports Premier League; Nations League, Denmark v Wales – S4C 1630, BBC 1700.
CRICKET: One-day internationals, England v Sri Lanka – Sky Sports Cricket 1000; India v West Indies – TNT Sports 3 0915.
RUGBY UNION: English Prem, Leicester v Saracens – ITV 1430, TNT Sports 1 1430.
GOLF: Open de France – Sky Sports Golf 1130; Presidents Cup – Sky Sports Golf 1700.
TENNIS: ATP Chengdu, ATP Hangzhou, WTA Singapore, WTA Seoul – Sky Sports Tennis 0600; Laver Cup – TNT Sports 2 1145.
CYCLING: UCI Road World Championships – TNT Sports 4 1515, BBC Three 1900.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL – Sky Sports NFL 1830.
Sports quiz
1. Who was Europe’s top points scorer in last week’s triumphant Solheim Cup?
2. Which ground is hosting a men’s Ashes Test match for the first time next summer?
3. Which cyclist broke the all-time British Paralympic gold medal record at Tokyo 2020?
4. Who was Team GB’s only medallist at the 2010 Winter Olympics?
5. Ian Holloway manages which League Two team?
6. How many times did Andy Murray reach the Australian Open final?
7. In darts, if you have taken out a ‘Shanghai’ finish, what score were you on?
ANSWERS: 1. Linn Grant (4) 2. Rose Bowl, Hampshire 3. Sarah Storey 4. Amy Williams (skeleton) 5. Swindon 6. Five 7. 120.
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