Happy Birthday

JEAN-CLAUDE KILLY (skiing) – winner of all three Alpine golds at the 1968 Winter Olympics, born 1943.

ANDY RODDICK (tennis) – US Open champion in 2003 and Wimbledon runner-up in 2004, 2005 and 2009, born 1982.

It happened...

1937: World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis was taken the distance in the first of the 25 defences he would make of his title. His opponent was Welshman Tommy Farr, who survived all 15 rounds at Madison Square Garden.

1991: Bob Beamon’s 23-year-old world long jump record was broken during the World Championships in Tokyo as Mike Powell jumped a massive 8.95m to clinch gold.

What’s on TV?

FRIDAY

FOOTBALL: Championship, Luton v QPR – Sky Sports Football 1930.

CRICKET: Second Test, England v Sri Lanka – Sky Sports Cricket 1015, Pakistan v Bangladesh – TNT Sports 4 1730.

TENNIS: US Open – Sky Sports Tennis 1530.

PARALYMPICS: Paris 2024 – Channel 4 0800 and 1830.

GOLF: British Masters – Sky Sports Golf 1230; Tour Championship – Sky Sports Golf 1800.

ATHLETICS: Diamond League – BBC Two 1900.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Hull KR v Salford – Sky Sports Action 1930.

SNOOKER: Saudi Masters – Eurosport 2 1100 and 1700.

CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana – Eurosport 1 1330.

BASEBALL: MLB – TNT Sports 2 2330.

SATURDAY

FOOTBALL: Premier League, Arsenal v Brighton – TNT Sports 1 1100, West Ham v Manchester City – Sky Sports Premier League 1700; Championship, Burnley v Blackburn – Sky Sports Football 1230.

CRICKET: England v Sri Lanka – Sky Sports Cricket 1015.

PARALYMPICS: Paris 2024 – Channel 4 0800 and 1830.

TENNIS: US Open – Sky Sports Tennis 1530.

GOLF: British Masters – Sky Sports Golf 1230; Tour Championship – Sky Sports Golf 1730; Curtis Cup – Sky Sports Mix 1300.

HORSE RACING – Sandown – ITV 1300.

CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana – Eurosport 1 1330.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Catalans v Wigan – Sky Sports Action 1930.

RUGBY UNION: South Africa v New Zealand – Sky Sports Action 1550, Argentina v Australia – Sky Sports Action 2250.

SNOOKER: Saudi Masters – Eurosport 2 1700.

BASEBALL: MLB – TNT Sports 2 1800.

SUNDAY

FOOTBALL: Premier League, Newcastle v Tottenham – Sky Sports Premier League 1230, Manchester United v Liverpool – Sky Sports Premier League 1530; Scottish Premiership, Celtic v Rangers – Sky Sports Football 1130; Championship, Sheff Utd v Watford – Sky Sports Football 1500.

CRICKET: England v Sri Lanka – Sky Sports Cricket 1015.

FORMULA ONE: Italian Grand Prix – Sky Sports F1 1355.

PARALYMPICS: Paris 2024 – Channel 4 0700 and 1830.

TENNIS: US Open – Sky Sports Tennis 1530.

GOLF: British Masters – Sky Sports Golf 1200; Tour Championship – Sky Sports Golf 1700; Curtis Cup – Sky Sports Golf 1000.

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

RUGBY LEAGUE: Huddersfield v St Helens – BBC Two 1500, London v Leeds – Sky Sports Action 1500.

SNOOKER: Saudi Masters – Eurosport 2 1700.

CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana – Eurosport 1 1330.

SAILING: America’s Cup – TNT Sports 1 1300.

BASEBALL: MLB – TNT Sports 1 0000 (Mon).

Sports quiz

1. Name the sport in which Leicester Lions, Ipswich Witches and Oxford Spires compete?

2. Who is the number one seed in the women’s singles at tennis’ 2024 US Open?

3. Who captained Spain in their Euro 2024 final victory over England?

4. Which European nation won both men’s and women’s hockey tournaments at the Paris 2024 Olympics?

5. Which Scottish League Two club are known as ‘The Bully Wee’?

ANSWERS: 1. Speedway; 2. Iga Swiatek; 3. Alvaro Morata; 4. Netherlands; 5. Clyde.