Happy Birthday

ROBIN SMITH (cricket) – former England batter and Hampshire captain, born 1963.

MICHAEL JOHNSON (athletics) – record-breaking American sprinter over both 200 and 400 metres and Olympic champion, born 1967.

It happened...

1845: The world’s first baseball club, the Knickerbocker Club of New York, was formed.

1970: Margaret Court of Australia beat Rosemary Casals to win the US Open and become only the second woman after Maureen Connolly to complete the Grand Slam of the four major tennis championships.

What’s on TV?

FRIDAY

FOOTBALL: Championship, Hull v Sheffield United – Sky Sports Football 1930.

CRICKET: Second T20 international, England v Australia – Sky Sports Cricket 1800.

GOLF: Irish Open – Sky Sports Golf 0800; Solheim Cup – Sky Sports Golf 1130; PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 2300.

DARTS: World Series Finals – ITV4 1800.

ATHLETICS: Diamond League Brussels – BBC Two 1900.

HORSE RACING: St Leger meeting from Doncaster – ITV4 1330.

TENNIS: WTA, Jasmin Open and Guadalajara Open Akron – Sky Sports Tennis 1000.

BASEBALL: MLB, Cleveland Guardians v Tampa Bay Rays – TNT Sports 2 0000 (Sat).

SATURDAY

FOOTBALL: Premier League, Southampton v Man United – TNT Sports 1 1100, Aston Villa v Everton – Sky Sports Premier League 1700, Bournemouth v Chelsea – Sky Sports Premier League 1945; Championship, Millwall v Luton – Sky Sports Football 1230.

GOLF: Solheim Cup – Sky Sports Golf 1130; PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 2300.

CRICKET: T20 Blast, first semi-finals – Sky Sports Cricket 1030; Final – Sky Sports Cricket 1815; First women’s T20 international – Ireland v England – TNT Sports 1 1500.

DARTS: World Series Finals – ITV4 1145.

RUGBY UNION: Women’s autumn international, England v New Zealand – BBC One 1400.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Huddersfield v Warrington – BBC Two 1700.

ATHLETICS: Diamond League Brussels – BBC Three 1900.

TENNIS: WTA, Jasmin Open and Guadalajara Open Akron – Sky Sports Tennis 1530.

HORSE RACING: St Leger meeting from Doncaster – ITV1 1330.

BASEBALL: MLB – TNT Sports 2 1800.

SUNDAY

FOOTBALL: Premier League, Tottenham v Arsenal – Sky Sports Premier League 1300, Wolves v Newcastle – Sky Sports Premier League 1600; Championship, Portsmouth v West Brom – Sky Sports Football 1500.

CRICKET: Third T20 international, England v Australia – BBC One 1400, Sky Sports Cricket 1400; Second women’s T20 international, Ireland v England – TNT Sports 1 1445.

FORMULA ONE: Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Sky Sports F1 1155.

GOLF: Solheim Cup – Sky Sports Golf 1300; PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 2300.

TENNIS: WTA, Jasmin Open and Guadalajara Open Akron – Sky Sports Tennis (1300).

HORSE RACING: St Leger meeting from Doncaster – ITV1 1320, STV 1320.

SAILING: America’s Cup – TNT Sports 2 1300.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL – Sky Sports Action 1700.

BASEBALL: MLB – TNT Sports 2 1830.

Sports quiz

1. Victor Osimhen has joined which club on loan from Napoli?

2. Who is ranked world number one in men’s golf?

3. In what order are the coloured balls potted in snooker?

4. Which former Olympic athlete is currently chair of UK Sport?

5. Which former Newcastle boss is now the manager of Blackpool?

6. Sophie Ecclestone is a leading name in which sport?

Answers: 1. Galatasaray; 2. Scottie Scheffler; 3. Yellow, green, brown, blue, pink, black; 4. Dame Katherine Grainger; 5. Steve Bruce; 6. Cricket.