ON THIS DAY
1957: Wales international John Charles moved from Leeds to Juventus for £65,000.
1996: Cyclist Chris Boardman won bronze for Great Britain in the individual time-trial at the Atlanta Olympics.
1997: American Maurice Greene won the World Championship 100 metres in Athens, equalling the championship record of 9.86 seconds.
1999: Arsenal completed the £10million signing of France striker Thierry Henry from Juventus.
2004: Manchester United and England midfielder Paul Scholes announced his retirement from international football.
2008: Michael Vaughan stood down as England Test captain citing a need to take a break from the game. One-day skipper Paul Collingwood also relinquished his duties, with Kevin Pietersen taking on both roles. He resigned from the role just five months later following a dispute with then England coach Peter Moores, who was subsequently sacked.
2009: Former Bath players Michael Lipman, Alex Crockett and Andrew Higgins were suspended for nine months after failing to submit to drugs tests.
2012: There were Olympic gold medals for British rowers Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins (double sculls) and cyclists Victoria Pendleton (keirin) and Ed Clancy, Geraint Thomas, Steven Burke and Peter Kennaugh (team pursuit). Britain also won four bronze medals, while Jessica Ennis - now Ennis-Hill - broke the British record and the heptathlon world record for the 100m hurdles in 12.54 seconds.
2014: Lizzie Armitstead and Geraint Thomas won gold in the cycling road races on the final day of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. England finished top of the medals table with 174, 58 of them gold.
BIRTHDAYS
Patrick Stapleton (GAA) - Former Tipperary hurler and winner of an All-Ireland medal in 2010, born 1985.
Osvaldo Ardiles (soccer) - former Tottenham midfielder and Argentina World Cup winner, born 1952.
Maurice Malpas (soccer) - former Dundee United and Scotland defender, now assistant manager at Inverness, born 1962.
Frano Botica (rugby union/rugby league) - former New Zealand stand-off and Wigan rugby league winger, born 1963.
Nikos Dabizas (soccer) - former Newcastle and Greece defender, born 1973.
Michael Gray (soccer) - former England full-back, whose clubs included Sunderland, Blackburn, Wolves, Leeds and Sheffield Wednesday, born 1974.
Tom Brady (gridiron) - New England Patriots quarterback and winner of three Super Bowl rings born 1977.
Ryan Lochte (swimming) - multiple Olympic and World Championship gold medal winner from United States, born 1984.
Sonny Bill Williams (rugby league/rugby union) - dual code international with New Zealand, also a professional boxer, born 1985.
Sam Hutchinson (soccer) - Sheffield Wednesday defender, born 1985.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Who were the last team England beat in a knockout match of a major football tournament?
2. Who succeeded Brian McEniff as Donegal manager in 1994?
3. Who was the top try scorer at the 2015 Rugby World Cup?
4. Nicola Adams is competing at the Rio Olympics in which sport?
5. How many times have Tyrone won the All-Ireland U21 Football Championship?
(See answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today
GAA: GAA Championship Review - highlights of the week's action from the GAA competitions - Sky Sports 2 1900.
SOCCER: International Champions Cup, Barcelona v Leicester City - Sky Sports 1 1845, Bayern Munich v Real Madrid - Sky Sports 1 0030 (Thu); Wayne Rooney's testimonial, Manchester United v Everton - BT Sport 1 1915.
CRICKET: First day of the third Investec Test from Edgbaston, England v Pakistan - Sky Sports 2 1000; fifth day of the second Test, West Indies v India - Sky Sports 3 1555; first day of the second Test, Sri Lanka v Australia - Eurosport 2 0515 (Thu).
RACING: Races from Yarmouth and Sligo - Sky Sports 5 1900.
BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago Cubs v Miami Marlins - BT Sport//ESPN 1915, New York Yankees v New York Mets - BT Sport 1 0000 (Thu).
Tomorrow
CRICKET: Second day of the third Investec Test from Edgbaston, England v Pakistan - Sky Sports 2 1030; second day of the second Test, Sri Lanka v Australia - Eurosport 2 0515 (Fri).
GOLF: Day one of the Paul Lawrie Match Play - Sky Sports 4 1230; day one of the Travelers Championship - Sky Sports 4 2000.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super 8s, Warrington Wolves v St Helens - Sky Sports 1 1930.
BASEBALL: MLB, Detroit Tigers v Chicago White Sox - BT Sport/ESPN 1800, New York Yankees v New York Mets - BT Sport 1 0000 (Fri).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. Ecuador (2006 World Cup) 2. PJ McGowan 3. Julian Savea (New Zealand) 4. Boxing. 5 Five (1991, 1992, 2000, 2001 and 2015).
