Happy Birthday
MICHEL PLATINI (soccer) – former UEFA president and former France midfielder and manager, born 1955.
DEAN SAUNDERS (soccer) – former Aston Villa and Wales striker and Wrexham manager, born 1964.
It happened...
1970: Tony Jacklin became the first British golfer since Willie Macfarlane in 1925 to win the US Open with victory at Hazeltine, Minnesota.
1975: West Indies, captained by Clive Lloyd, beat Australia by 17 runs at Lord’s to win the first Cricket World Cup.
What’s on TV?
FRIDAY
SOCCER: Euro 2024, Slovakia v Ukraine – BBC One 1330, Poland v Austria – ITV 1615, Netherlands v France – BBC One 1930.
CRICKET: Men’s T20 World Cup, Super 8 matches – Sky Sports Cricket 1500; T20 Blast, Hampshire Hawks v Sussex Sharks - Sky Sports Cricket 1910.
GOLF: R&A Men’s Amateur Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0815; KLM Open – Sky Sports Golf 1200; PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1700; Women’s PGA Championship – Sky Sports Golf 2300.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Leeds v Leigh – Sky Sports Arena 1930, Wigan v London – Sky Sports Action 1955.
TENNIS: ATP Halle, WTA Berlin – Sky Sports Tennis 1000; cinch Championships at Queen’s – BBC Two 1300.
BOXING: Lyndon Arthur v Liam Cameron – Channel 5 2200; Rafael Espinoza v Sergio Chirino – Sky Sports Action 0200 (Sat).
HORSE RACING: Royal Ascot – ITV1 1330.
BASEBALL: MLB – TNT Sports 1 1900.
SATURDAY
SOCCER: Euro 2024, Georgia v Czechia – BBC One 1330, Turkey v Portugal – ITV 1615, Belgium v Romania – ITV 1910.
CRICKET: Men’s T20 World Cup, Super 8 matches – Sky Sports Cricket 1500.
GOLF: R&A Men’s Amateur Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0815; KLM Open – Sky Sports Golf 1200; PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1630; Women’s PGA Championship – Sky Sports Golf 2300.
RUGBY UNION: Internationals, South Africa v Wales – Sky Sports Action 1330, Barbarians v Fiji – Sky Sports Action 1700.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Hull v Warrington – Sky Sports Arena 1455, Catalans v Huddersfield – Sky Sports Arena 1955.
TENNIS: ATP Halle, WTA Berlin – Sky Sports Tennis 1000; Championships at Queen’s Club – BBC Two 1300
HORSE RACING: Royal Ascot – ITV1 1330.
BASEBALL: MLB, St Louis Cardinals v San Francisco Giants – TNT Sports 2 1900, New York Yankees v Atlanta Braves – TNT Sports 1 0000 (Sun).
SUNDAY
SOCCER: Euro 2024, Scotland v Hungary – BBC One 1900, Switzerland v Germany – BBC Two 1930.
CRICKET: Women’s one-day international, India v South Africa – TNT Sports 2 0845; Men’s T20 World Cup, Super 8 matches – Sky Sports Cricket 1500.
FORMULA ONE: Spanish Grand Prix – Sky Sports F1 1355.
GOLF: KLM Open – Sky Sports Golf 0130; PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1630; Women’s PGA Championship – Sky Sports Golf 2300.
TENNIS: ATP Halle, WTA Berlin – Sky Sports Tennis 1100; Championships at Queen’s – BBC One 1350.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Salford v St Helens – Sky Sports Arena 1455.
BASEBALL: MLB – TNT Sports 1 1830.
Sports quiz
1. Who scored the first goal of Euro 2024?
2. Which Major League Baseball team plays at the Tropicana Field?
3. At which Olympics was women’s singles tennis first introduced – 1900, 1904 or 1908?
4. Who was known as ‘The Limestone Cowboy’ in the world of darts?
5. What nationality is European 400 metres silver medallist Rhasidat Adeleke?
Answers: 1. Florian Wirtz; 2. Tampa Bay Rays; 3. 1900; 4. Bob Anderson; 5. Irish.
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