Happy Birthday

GIANFRANCO ZOLA (soccer) – former Chelsea, Parma and Italy forward who went on to manage Watford and West Ham, born 1966.

It happened...

1975: Arthur Ashe beat fellow American Jimmy Connors to become the first black men’s champion at Wimbledon.

2021: James Anderson claimed both his 1,000th first-class wicket and his best career bowling figures of 7-19 for Lancashire against Kent at Old Trafford.

What’s on TV?

FRIDAY

SOCCER: Euro 2024 quarter-finals, Germany v Spain – ITV1 1600; Portugal v France – BBC1 1935.

TENNIS: Wimbledon – BBC Two 1100.

CRICKET: T20 Blast, Surrey v Middlesex – Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event 1815.

CYCLING: Tour de France – Eurosport 1 1130 and ITV4 1430.

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

GOLF: PGA Tour, John Deere Classic – Sky Sports Golf 2145; DP World Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1130; Ladies European Tour – Sky Sports Mix 1230.

BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago Cubs v Los Angeles Angels – TNT Sports 2 1900.

SATURDAY

SOCCER: Euro 2024 quarter-finals, England v Switzerland – BBC1 1600; Netherlands v Turkey – ITV1 1900.

RUGBY UNION: New Zealand v England – Sky Sports Action 0730; Australia v Wales – Sky Sports Action 1030; South Africa v Ireland – Sky Sports Action 1530; Argentina v France – Sky Sports Action 2000; Canada v Scotland – TNT Sports 1 2200.

TENNIS: Wimbledon – BBC Two 1100 and BBC One 1220.

CYCLING: Tour de France – Eurosport 1 1130 and ITV4 1200.

GOLF: John Deere Classic – Sky Sports Golf 1700; DP World Tour– Sky Sports Golf 1230.

BOXING: WBC World Lightweight title, Shakur Stevenson v Artem Harutyunyan – Sky Sports Action 0100 (Sun).

HORSE RACING: Sandown – ITV1 1330.

BASEBALL: MLB, New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox – TNT Sports 2 1800, Cleveland Guardians v San Francisco Giants – TNT Sports 2 2100, Los Angeles Dodgers v Milwaukee Brewers – TNT Sports 1 0000 (Sun).

SUNDAY

TENNIS: Wimbledon – BBC Two 1100 and BBC One 1230 & 1830.

FORMULA ONE: British Grand Prix, Race – Sky Sports F1 and Channel 4 1330.

CRICKET: T20 Blast, Somerset v Gloucestershire – Sky Sports Cricket 1425.

CYCLING: Tour de France – Eurosport 1 1200 and ITV4 1215.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Salford v Hull – Sky Sports Action 1455.

GOLF: John Deere Classic – Sky Sports Golf 1700; DP World Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1200.

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

BASEBALL: MLB – TNT Sports 2 1800.

Sports quiz

1. Who did England lose to in the last 16 of Euro 2016?

2. How many trophies did Katie Zelem win during her six years at Manchester United?

3. Which Italian city did the Tour de France start in this year?

4. What year did Novak Djokovic win his first Wimbledon title?

5. Who was England captain during their last rugby union tour of New Zealand in 2014?

6. How many half-centuries has Tammy Beaumont hit in ODIs for England?

7. Where did Lando Norris finish in the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix?

8. Who was player of the match when South Africa beat West Indies to win the ICC Champions Trophy in 1998?

9. Who is the only British winner of the WTA Eastbourne Invitational event?

10. Which country won the World Cup of Darts in 2023?

Answers: 1. Iceland; 2. Two; 3. Florence; 4. 2011; 5. Chris Robshaw; 6. 20; 7. Fourth; 8. Jacques Kallis; 9. Virginia Wade; 10. Wales.