Happy Birthday

MARTINA NAVRATILOVA (tennis) – 18-time grand slam singles champion, born 1956.

ROBBIE SAVAGE (soccer) – former Leicester and Wales midfielder, now TV pundit and Macclesfield head coach, born 1974.

It happened...

1871: Twelve teams agreed to inaugurate the FA Cup competition, suggested by Football Association secretary Charles Allcock.

1968: American Bob Beamon shattered the world long jump record to set a new mark of 8.90 metres.

What’s on TV?

FRIDAY

FOOTBALL: Championship, Leeds v Sheff Utd – Sky Sports Main Event 1930.

CRICKET: Second Test, Pakistan v England – Sky Sports Cricket 0550; Women’s ICC World T20 semi-final – Sky Sports Cricket 1430; First Test, India v New Zealand – TNT Sports 1 0445.

RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Northampton v Sale – TNT Sports 1 1900; United Rugby Championship, Scarlets v Bulls – BBC Two Wales 1915.

GOLF: PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1800; Andalucia Masters – Sky Sports Golf 1300; Ladies Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0600.

TENNIS: WTA Tour, Japan Open – Sky Sports Main Event 0300; ATP and WTA Tours Sky Sports Main Event 0600.

CYCLING: Track World Championships – BBC Two 1715, Eurosport 1 1730 and BBC Three 1900.

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

BASEBALL: MLB – TNT Sports 4 2100.

SATURDAY

FOOTBALL: Premier League, Tottenham v West Ham – TNT Sports 1 1100, Bournemouth v Arsenal – Sky Sports Premier League 1700; Championship, Oxford v West Brom – Sky Sports Main Event 1100.

CRICKET: Pakistan v England – Sky Sports Cricket 0550; India v New Zealand – TNT Sports 1 0445.

RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Bristol v Saracens – TNT Sports 2 1415, Harlequins v Bath – TNT Sports 2 1715; URC, Dragons v Benetton – S4C 1915.

GOLF: PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 2200; Andalucia Masters – Sky Sports Golf 1230; Ladies Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0600.

TENNIS: WTA Tour, Japan Open – Sky Sports Main Event 0300; ATP and WTA Tours - Sky Sports Main Event 0600.

CYCLING: Track World Championships – BBC Two 1725, Eurosport 2 1730.

SAILING: America’s Cup – TNT Sports 4 1300.

BOXING: Adam Azim v Ohara Davies – Sky Sports Main Event 2000.

HORSE RACING: Ascot – ITV1 1300.

BASEBALL: MLB – TNT Sports 1 0030 (Sun).

SUNDAY

FOOTBALL: Premier League, Wolves v Man City – Sky Sports Premier League 1300, Liverpool v Chelsea – Sky Sports Premier League1600; WSL, Man City v Aston Villa – BBC Two England 1200, Chelsea v Tottenham – Sky Sports Premier League 1930.

CRICKET: Women’s ICC World T20 final – Sky Sports Cricket 1430; First ODI, Sri Lanka v West Indies – TNT Sports 4 0945.

RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Leicester v Gloucester – TNT Sports 1 1430 and ITV4 1430.

FORMULA ONE: United States Grand Prix – Sky Sports F1 1955.

GOLF: PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 2200; Andalucia Masters – Sky Sports Golf 1000; Ladies Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0600.

TENNIS: ATP and WTA Tours – Sky Sports Tennis 0600.

CYCLING: Track World Championships – BBC Two England 1425.

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

SNOOKER: Northern Ireland Open – Eurosport 1 1300 and 1900.

GRIDIRON: NFL – Sky Sports NFL 1730.

BASEBALL: MLB – TNT Sports 1 0030 (Mon).

Sports quiz

1. Erling Haaland leads the Premier League goalscoring charts with how many goals so far this season?

2. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers joined the New York Jets from which NFL team in 2023?

3. How many wins have McLaren earned so far in this season’s Formula 1 Championship?

4. Hayley Matthews is the captain of which international cricket team?

5. Who are the current holders of the Women’s Rugby World Cup?

ANSWERS: 1. Ten; 2. Green Bay Packers; 3. Five; 4. West Indies; 5. New Zealand.