Happy Birthday

JOHN HARTSON (soccer) – former Celtic and Wales striker, born 1975.

ALEX CUTHBERT (rugby union) – Wales wing, born 1990.

It happened...

2006: Swansea duo Lee Trundle and Alan Tate were arrested by police and charged by the Football Association of Wales following the obscene anti-Cardiff logos they paraded at the Millennium Stadium.

What’s on TV?

FRIDAY

SOCCER: Women’s Euro 2025 qualifiers, England v Sweden – ITV 1 1930, Wales v Croatia – BBC One Wales 1900; Championship, Rotherham v Plymouth – Sky Sports Football 1930.

CRICKET: IPL – Sky Sports Cricket 1450.

RUGBY UNION: Champions Cup, Harlequins v Glasgow – TNT Sports 1 1900.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Leeds v Warrington – Sky Sports Action 1930.

TENNIS: ATP Marrakech and ATP Estoril – Sky Sports Tennis 1000, WTA Charleston, WTA Bogota and ATP Houston – Sky Sports Tennis 1600.

GOLF: Texas Open – Sky Sports Golf 1315.

CYCLING: Basque Tour – Eurosport 1 1430.

SNOOKER: Tour Championship – ITV 4 1245 and 1845.

SATURDAY

SOCCER: Premier League, Crystal Palace v Manchester City – TNT Sports 1 1100, Brighton v Arsenal – Sky Sports Premier League 1700; Championship, Norwich v Ipswich – Sky Sports Football– 1200; National League, Kidderminster v Halifax – TNT Sports 1 1700.

CRICKET: Third women’s ODI, New Zealand v England – TNT Sports 1 2330; IPL – Sky Sports Cricket 1450.

RUGBY UNION: Champions Cup, Exeter v Bath – TNT Sports 2 1445, Bordeaux v Saracens – TNT Sports 2 1715, Leinster v Leicester – TNT Sports 2 1945.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Hull v Huddersfield – Sky Sports Action 1455, Catalans Dragons v St Helens – Sky Sports Action and BBC Three 2000.

TENNIS: ATP Marrakech – Sky Sports Tennis 1100, ATP Estoril – Sky Sports Tennis 1500, WTA Charleston, WTA Bogota and ATP Houston – Sky Sports Tennis 1900.

GOLF: Texas Open – Sky Sports Golf 1500; Augusta National Women’s Amateur – Sky Sports Golf 1700.

CYCLING: Basque Tour – Eurosport 1 1430.

SNOOKER: Tour Championship – ITV 4 1245 and 1845.

HORSE RACING: Kelso – ITV 1 1330.

BASEBALL: MLB, Texas Rangers v Houston Astros – TNT Sports 2 0000 (Sun).

SUNDAY

SOCCER: Premier League, Manchester United v Liverpool – Sky Sports Football 1400; EFL Trophy final, Peterborough v Wycombe – Sky Sports Football 1445.

CRICKET: IPL – Sky Sports Cricket 1050.

RUGBY UNION: Champions Cup, Northampton v Munster – ITV 1150

TENNIS: ATP Marrakech – Sky Sports Tennis 1300, ATP Estoril – Sky Sports Tenn.is 1530, WTA Charleston, WTA Bogota and ATP Houston – Sky Sports Tennis 1930.

GOLF: Texas Open – Sky Sports Golf 1800.

FORMULA ONE: Japanese Grand Prix, Sky Sports F1 0600.

CYCLING: Paris-Roubaix – Eurosport 1 0930.

SNOOKER: Tour Championship – ITV 4 1245 and 1845.

BASEBALL: MLB, New York Yankees v Toronto Blue Jays – TNT Sports 4 1830, Texas Rangers v Houston Astros – TNT Sports 2 0000 (Mon).

Sports quiz

1. What nationality is Formula One driver Max Verstappen?

2. Finlay Bealham and Bundee Aki play for which Irish rugby union province?

3. Former Lionesses defender Steph Houghton joined Manchester City from which other WSL side?

4. Which country has hosted Anthony Joshua’s last two fights?

5. Who was England’s top wicket-taker in the recent Test tour of India?

Answers: 1. Dutch; 2. Connacht; 3. Arsenal; 4. Saudi Arabia; 5. Tom Hartley.