Happy Birthday
STEVE OVETT (athletics)– Olympic 800 metres champion in 1980, born 1955.
LEON PRYCE (rugby league)– former Bradford, St Helens and Catalan Dragons utility back, born 1981.
It happened....
1993: Nigel Benn retained his WBC title and Chris Eubank his WBO crown after their super-middleweight bout at Old Trafford– watched by more than 42,000 people– ended in a draw.
2004: England beat Wales 2-0 in their World Cup qualifier at Old Trafford, but the win was marred by a booking and a hairline rib fracture for captain David Beckham, who later admitted deliberately earning his yellow card to ensure suspension for the following week’s qualifier against Azerbaijan.
What’s on TV
FRIDAY
FOOTBALL: Women’s World Cup qualifying play-off semi-final – Albania v Wales – BBC Two Wales 1645, Greece v England – ITV 1700; Championship, West Ham v QPR – Sky Sports Football 1930.
GOLF: PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 0400; Ladies Korea Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0800; Open de Espana – Sky Sports Golf 1300.
CRICKET: Men’s first Test, South Africa v Australia – Sky Sports Cricket 0730; T20 international, India v West Indies – TNT Sports 1 1415.
TENNIS: WTA Beijing, ATP Shanghai – Sky Sports Tennis 0500.
RUGBY UNION: English Prem, Leicester v Gloucester – TNT Sports 1 1900; United Rugby Championship, Dragons v Ospreys – S4C 1930.
HORSE RACING: Newmarket, York and Chepstow – ITV 1300.
SATURDAY
FOOTBALL: Premier League Arsenal v Leeds – TNT Sports 1 1100, Man Utd v Tottenham – Sky Sports Premier League 1700; Championship, West Brom v Birmingham – Sky Sports Football 1130.
RUGBY UNION: Bledisloe Cup, New Zealand v Australia – Sky Sports Main Event 0700; English Prem, Northampton v Bath – TNT Sports 1 1500, Saracens v Bristol – TNT Sports 1 1715.
GOLF: PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 0400; Ladies Korea Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0800; Open de Espana – Sky Sports Golf 1230.
TENNIS: WTA Beijing, ATP Shanghai – Sky Sports Tennis 0500.
CRICKET: South Africa v Australia – Sky Sports Cricket 0800.
HORSE RACING: Newmarket and York – ITV 1245.
SUNDAY
FOOTBALL: C Palace v N Forest – Sky Sports Main Event 1300, Hull v Everton – Sky Sports Premier League 1300, Liverpool v Man City – Sky Sports Premier League 1600; Championship, Southampton v Portsmouth – ITV 1130, Sky Sports Football 1100.
FORMULA ONE: Singapore Grand Prix – Sky Sports F1 1255.
RUGBY UNION: English Prem, Exeter v Newcastle – TNT Sports 1 1430.
GOLF: PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 0400; Ladies Korea Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0800; Open de Espana – Sky Sports Golf 1200.
TENNIS: WTA Beijing, ATP Shanghai – Sky Sports Tennis 0530.
CRICKET: South Africa v Australia – Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event 0800; T20 international, India v West Indies – TNT Sports 3 1415.
MOTOR CYCLING: Indonesia MotoGP race – TNT Sports 2 0715.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Sky Sports NFL 1400 & Channel 5 2100.
Sports quiz
1. How many Super League Grand Finals have Warrington lost?
2. Who is the current captain of Wales’ senior men’s football team?
3. Which Women’s Super League team does Lexi Potter play for?
4. Who is currently ranked second in the PDC world darts rankings?
5. In which event is Georgia Hunter Bell the reigning world indoor and European champion?
Answers: 1. Four; 2. Ben Davies; 3. Chelsea; 4. Luke Humphries; 5. 1500m.
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