Happy Birthday

MUSHTAQ AHMED (cricket) – Former Pakistan leg-spinner, born 1970.

KEVIN DE BRUYNE (soccer) – Manchester City and Belgium midfielder, born 1991

It happened...

1930: Mick The Miller won his second successive Greyhound Derby to become the first dog to win the race twice.

2018: Former England striker Wayne Rooney left Everton to join DC United in Major League Soccer

What’s on TV?

FRIDAY

TENNIS: WTA Bad Homburg and ATP Mallorca – Sky Sports Tennis 1100; WTA Eastbourne – BBC Two 1300.

GOLF: PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1700; Italian Open – Sky Sports Golf 1200; R&A Women’s Amateur Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0815; Swiss Ladies Open – Sky Sports Mix 1400.

DARTS: World Cup of Darts – Sky Sports Action 1100 & 1800.

BOXING: WBC International Super-Lightweight title, Pierce O’Leary v Darragh Foley – TNT Sports 1 1900.

BASEBALL: MLB, Philadelphia Phillies v Miami Marlins – TNT Sports 2 2300.

SATURDAY

SOCCER: Euro 2024, Last 16 Switzerland v Italy – BBC 1 1600, Last 16 Germany v Denmark – ITV 1900.

CRICKET: Men’s T20 World Cup final – Sky Sports Cricket 1500.

TENNIS: WTA Bad Homburg and ATP Mallorca – Sky Sports Tennis 1300; WTA Eastbourne – BBC Two 1300.

GOLF: PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1630; Italian Open – Sky Sports Golf 1230; R&A Women’s Amateur Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0830; Swiss Ladies Open – Sky Sports Mix 1400.

CYCLING: Tour de France, Stage One – Eurosport 1 1030 and ITV4 1045.

DARTS: World Cup of Darts – Sky Sports Action 1200 & 1800.

BOXING: WBO World Super-Lightweight title, Teofimo Lopez v Steve Claggett – Sky Sports Action 0200 (Sun).

HORSE RACING: Newcastle – ITV1 1330.

BASEBALL: MLB, Toronto Blue Jays v New York Yankees – TNT Sports 2 2000, San Francisco Giants v Los Angeles Dodgers – TNT Sports 2 0000 (Mon).

SUNDAY

SOCCER: Euro 2024, Last 16 England v Slovakia – ITV 1 15.30, Last 16 Spain v Georgia – ITV 1 1900.

CRICKET: Second Women’s ODI, England v New Zealand – Sky Sports Cricket 1030.

FORMULA ONE: Austrian Grand Prix, Race – Sky Sports F1 1230.

GOLF: PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1630; Italian Open – Sky Sports Golf 1130; Swiss Ladies Open – Sky Sports Mix 1200.

CYCLING: Tour de France – Eurosport 1 1100 and ITV4 1115.

DARTS: World Cup of Darts – Sky Sports Action 1200 & 1800.

MOTOR CYCLING: MotoGP, Assen Grand Prix – TNT Sports 2 1215.

BASEBALL: MLB – TNT Sports 2 1830.

Sports quiz

1. Which team won the World Cup in 2002?

2. How many goals did Scotland score at Euro 2020?

3. Who were the 2016 ICC World T20 champions?

4. How many times have Chelsea won the WSL?

5. Where were the 2004 Olympics held?

6. In tennis, how many singles grand slams has Naomi Osaka won?

7. Which WSL club did Georgia Stanway play for prior to joining Bayern Munich?

8. Which golfer won the Masters in 2015?

9. Who is the only female to be drafted by an NBA team?

10. Which swimmer has won the most Olympic gold medals?

ANSWERS: 1. Brazil; 2. One; 3. West Indies; 4. Seven; 5. Athens; 6. Four; 7. Manchester City; 8. Jordan Spieth; 9. Lusia Harris. 10. Michael Phelps (23).