Happy Birthday
SIR GARETH EDWARDS (rugby union) – former Wales and British & Irish Lions scrum-half, born 1947.
LUKE SHAW (soccer) – Manchester United and England left-back, born 1995.
It happened...
1932: Yorkshire’s Hedley Verity took all 10 Nottinghamshire wickets for just 10 runs at Headingley.
1969: Tony Jacklin became the first home winner of the Open since Max Faulkner in 1951.
What’s on TV?
FRIDAY
SOCCER: Women’s Euro 2025 qualifier, England v Rep of Ireland – ITV1 1930.
TENNIS: Wimbledon – BBC Two 1230 and BBC One 1400.
CRICKET: First Test, England v West Indies – Sky Sports Cricket 1015; T20 Blast, Lancashire Lightning v Yorkshire Vikings – Sky Sports Cricket 1845.
RUGBY UNION: United States v Scotland – TNT Sports 1 2315.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Wigan Warriors v St Helens – Sky Sports Action 1930; Women’s Super League, Wigan v St Helens – Sky Sports Action 1700.
CYCLING: Tour de France – Eurosport 1 1200 and ITV4 1400.
GOLF: Scottish Open – Sky Sports Golf 0800; Isco Championship – Sky Sports Golf 2130.
HORSE RACING: Newmarket – ITV1 1330.
SATURDAY
TENNIS: Wimbledon – BBC Two 1100 & 1830 and BBC One 1315 and Eurosport 2 1330.
CRICKET: England v West Indies – Sky Sports Cricket 1015; Women’s International T20, England v New Zealand – Sky Sports Cricket 1830.
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.
CYCLING: Tour de France – Eurosport 1 1130 and ITV4 1200.
GOLF: Scottish Open – Sky Sports Golf 1500; Isco Championship – Sky Sports Golf 2100.
DARTS: World Matchplay – Sky Sports Main Event 2200.
BOXING: IBF and WBO World Middleweight titles, Janibek Alimkhanuly v Andrei Mikhailovich – Sky Sports Action 0200 (Sun).
MMA: UFC, Maycee Barber v Rose Namajunas – TNT Sports 1 0300 (Sun).
HORSE RACING: Newmarket – ITV1 1315.
BASEBALL: MLB, Detroit Tigers v Los Angeles Dodgers – TNT Sports 2 1800, Baltimore Orioles v New York Yankees – TNT Sports 1 2100, San Francisco Giants v Minnesota Twins – TNT Sports 2 0000 (Sun).
SUNDAY
SOCCER: Euro 2024 Final, Englad v Spain - BBC One and ITV 1 1900.
TENNIS: Wimbledon – BBC Two 1100 & 1740 and BBC One 1300 and Eurosport 2 1330.
CRICKET: England v West Indies – Sky Sports Cricket 1015.
CYCLING: Tour de France – Eurosport 1 1030.
GOLF: Scottish Open – Sky Sports Golf 1500; Isco Championship – Sky Sports Golf 2100;
DARTS: World Matchplay – Sky Sports Action 1300 & 1900.
BASEBALL: MLB – TNT Sports 1 1830.
Sports quiz
1. Cristiano Ronaldo made his international tournament debut at which event?
2. How many majors did Bernhard Langer win?
3. In which city will the Tour de France finish later this month?
4. Who is captain of New Zealand’s men’s rugby union team?
5. Team GB athlete Jake Wightman is a former world champion in which discipline?
Answers: 1. Euro 2004; 2. Two (Masters 1985 & 1993); 3. Nice; 4. Scott Barrett; 5. 1,500m.
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