Happy Birthday
LIZ MCCOLGAN (athletics) – Britain’s 1988 Olympic 10,000m silver medallist and 1991 world champion, born 1964.
ERIC CANTONA (soccer) – former Manchester United, Leeds and France forward, born 1966.
It happened...
2001: Former England boss Kevin Keegan took charge at Manchester City.
2003: James Anderson claimed a debut five-wicket haul as Zimbabwe lost 19 wickets in a day to lose the first Test against England at Lord’s.
What’s on TV?
FRIDAY
CRICKET: IPL – Sky Sports Cricket 1450.
RUGBY UNION: European Challenge Cup Final, Gloucester v Sharks – TNT Sports 1 1900.
RUGBY LEAGUE: St Helens v Leeds – Sky Sports Action 1930; Women’s Super League, St Helens v Leeds – Sky Sports Action 1700.
TENNIS: ATP Geneva & Lyon and WTA Strasbourg & Rabat, Sky Sports Tennis 1000.
GOLF: Charles Schwab Challenge – Sky Sports Golf 1700; Soudal Open – Sky Sports Golf 1200.
BOXING: WBC World Bridgerweight title, Lukasz Rozanski v Lawrence Okolie – Sky Sports Action 2200.
CYCLING: Giro d’Italia, Stage 19 – Eurosport 1 1130.
BASEBALL: MLB, Cincinnati Reds v Los Angeles Dodgers – TNT Sports 4 0000 (Sat).
SATURDAY
FOOTBALL: FA Cup Final, Manchester City v Manchester United – ITV 1 1345 and BBC One 1350; Scottish Cup Final, Celtic v Rangers – BBC One Scotland 1315; Women’s Champions League Final, Barcelona v Lyon – TNT Sports 2 1645.
CRICKET: Second T20 International, England v Pakistan – Sky Sports Cricket 1400; Second T20 International, West Indies v South Africa – TNT Sports 1 1945.
RUGBY UNION: Champions Cup Final, Leinster v Toulouse – TNT Sports 1 1330 and ITV 4 1400.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Catalans Dragons v Warrington Wolves – Sky Sports Action 1700.
MOTOR CYCLING: MotoGP, Grand Prix of Catalunya Sprint Race – TNT Sports 2 1330.
TENNIS: ATP Geneva & Lyon and WTA Strasbourg & Rabat, Sky Sports Tennis 1000.
GOLF: Charles Schwab Challenge – Sky Sports Golf 1700; Soudal Open – Sky Sports Golf 1230.
CYCLING: Giro d’Italia, Stage 20 – Eurosport 1 1030.
ATHLETICS: Diamond League, Eugene – BBC Three 2100.
HORSE RACING: Haydock – ITV 3 1300.
BASEBALL: MLB, St Louis Cardinals v Chicago Cubs – TNT Sports 2 0000 (Sun).
SUNDAY
FOOTBALL: Championship play-off final – Sky Sports Football 1400.
CRICKET: Second Women’s ODI, England v Pakistan – Sky Sports Cricket; IPL Final – Sky Sports Action 1450.
FORMULA ONE: Monaco Grand Prix – Sky Sports F1 1355.
MOTOR CYCLING: MotoGP, Grand Prix of Catalunya Race – TNT Sports 2 1215.
TENNIS: French Open – Eurosport 1 1055, 1830 & 1930 and Eurosport 2 0930.
GOLF: Charles Schwab Challenge – Sky Sports Golf 1700; Soudal Open – Sky Sports Golf 1200.
CYCLING: Giro d’Italia, Stage 21 – Eurosport 1 1415; Ride London – BBC Two 1500.
BASEBALL: MLB, Cincinnati Reds v Los Angeles Dodgers – TNT Sports 1 1830, St Louis Cardinals v Chicago Cubs – TNT Sports 2 0000 (Mon).
Sports quiz
1. Who was the first winner of the Premier League young player of the season award in 2019?
2. In what year did former undisputed heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis have his final professional fight?
3. How many times has world number one Iga Swiatek won the French Open?
4. Vivianne Miedema joined Arsenal in 2017 from which team?
5. After Max Verstappen won the first two races of the Formula One season, who then triumphed at the Australian Grand Prix?
Answers: 1. Trent Alexander-Arnold; 2. 2003; 3. Three; 4. Bayern Munich; 5. Carlos Sainz.
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