Happy Birthday
SIR TREVOR BROOKING (soccer)– Former West Ham and England midfielder, born 1948.
GORDON REID (tennis)– Scottish wheelchair tennis player who won Paralympic gold medals at Rio 2016 and Paris 2024, born 1991.
It happened....
1980: Muhammad Ali had his 25th and last world heavyweight title fight. He was stopped in the 10th round by Larry Holmes at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.
2006: Lord Stevens, leading the inquiry into allegations of corruption in English football, announced there were 39 transfers involving eight English league teams that merited investigation.
What’s on TV
FRIDAY
FOOTBALL: Nations League, Ukraine v Northern Ireland – BBC Two 1930.
RUGBY UNION: English Prem, Bath v Exeter – TNT Sports 1 1900; United Rugby Championship, Cardiff v Zebre – S4C 1930.
GOLF: Dunhill Links Championship – Sky Sports Golf 1200; PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1700.
TENNIS: ATP Tokyo, ATP/WTA Beijing – Sky Sports Tennis 0300.
DARTS: World Grand Prix from Leicester – Sky Sports Main Event 1900.
SNOOKER: Shenzhen Open – TNT Sports 1 0700, 1230.
SATURDAY
FOOTBALL: Nations League, Croatia v England – ITV 1615, North Macedonia v Scotland – BBC Two 1930; League Two, Chesterfield v Tranmere – Sky Sports Football 1200; Women’s Super League, Man Utd v Liverpool – BBC One 1315.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Grand Final – Sky Sports Main Event 1700.
RUGBY UNION: English Prem, Bristol v Northampton – TNT Sports 1 1430, Gloucester v Harlequins – TNT Sports 1 1715, Newcastle v Leicester – TNT Sports 1 1930.
DARTS: World Grand Prix from Leicester – Sky Sports Main Event 2030.
GOLF: Dunhill Links Championship – Sky Sports Golf 1200; PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 2200.
TENNIS: ATP Tokyo, ATP/WTA Beijing – Sky Sports Tennis 0300.
CRICKET: One-day international, India v West Indies – TNT Sports 2 0915.
SNOOKER: Shenzhen Open – TNT Sports 3 0700, 1230
HORSE RACING: Ascot – ITV 1245.
SUNDAY
FOOTBALL: Nations League, Wales v Denmark – BBC Two 1930, S4C 1945; Women’s Super League, Aston Villa v Crystal Palace – Sky Sports Plus 1400, Brighton v Charlton – Sky Sports Mix 1400, Everton v Birmingham – Sky Sports Plus 1400, Tottenham v London City – Sky Sports Football 1400, West Ham v Chelsea – Sky Sports Premier League 1330, Man City v Arsenal – Sky Sports Premier League 1615.
FORMULA ONE: Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia – Sky Sports F1 0755.
GOLF: Dunhill Links Championship – Sky Sports Golf 1130; PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 2200.
RUGBY UNION: English Prem, Saracens v Sale – TNT Sports 1 1430.
TENNIS: ATP Tokyo, ATP/WTA Beijing – Sky Sports Tennis 0300.
DARTS: World Grand Prix from Leicester – Sky Sports Main Event 2000.
SNOOKER: Shenzhen Open – TNT Sports 3 0700, 1230.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL – Sky Sports NFL 1400 & Channel 5 2100.
CYCLING: European Championship – TNT Sports 2 1115.
MOTOR CYCLING: Japan MotoGP race – TNT Sports 2 0515.
HORSE RACING: Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe – ITV 1300.
Sports quiz
1. Who is head coach of Super League grand finalists the Warrington Wolves?
2. Manchester City women’s head coach Andree Jeglertz hails from which country?
3. Who is the manager of League One side Plymouth?
4. Which city hosted the summer Olympic Games in 1992?
5. Shea Charles scored a last-gasp winner for Northern Ireland in their Nations League clash in Georgia. For which Premier League club does he play?
Answers: 1. Sam Burgess; 2. Sweden; 3. Tom Cleverley; 4. Barcelona; 5. Fulham.
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