Happy Birthday

SHAUN WRIGHT-PHILLIPS (soccer) – former England, QPR, Chelsea and Manchester City winger, born 1981.

XANDER SCHAUFFELE (golf) – American gold medallist at the 2020 Olympics and two-time major winner, born 1993.

It happened...

2011: Dual-code Wales international Gareth Thomas retired from all forms of rugby.

2015: Lewis Hamilton was crowned Formula One world champion for the third time after winning the United States Grand Prix.

What’s on TV?

FRIDAY

SOCCER: Premier League, Leicester v Nottingham Forest – Sky Sports Premier League 1900; Women’s international, England v Germany – ITV 1900; Women’s Euro 2025 play-off semi-final first leg, Slovakia v Wales – BBC Two Wales 1615.

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

RUGBY UNION: English Premiership, Bristol v Northampton – TNT Sports 1 1900, United Rugby Championship, Scarlets v Zebre – BBC Two Wales 1915.

GOLF: PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 0400; Genesis Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0800.

DARTS: European Championship – ITV4 1800.

SNOOKER: Northern Ireland Open – Eurosport 1 1845.

TENNIS: ATP and WTA Tours – Sky Sports Main Event 1330.

BASEBALL: MLB, World Series – TNT Sports 1 0030 (Sat).

HORSE RACING: Cheltenham – ITV1 1330.

SATURDAY

SOCCER: Premier League, Everton v Fulham – Sky Sports Premier League 1700; Championship, Coventry v Luton – Sky Sports Main Event 1330.

CRICKET: Pakistan v England – Sky Sports Cricket 0550.

RUGBY UNION: English Premiership, Bath v Sale – TNT Sports 1 1430, Saracens v Leicester – TNT Sports 1 1715; URC – Connacht v Dragons S4C 1915.

GOLF: PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 0400; Genesis Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0800.

DARTS: European Championship – ITV4 1145 and 1800.

SNOOKER: Northern Ireland Open – Eurosport 1 1245 and 1845.

TENNIS: ATP and WTA Tours – Sky Sports Main Event 0200 (Sun).

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

HORSE RACING: Cheltenham – ITV1 1255.

SUNDAY

SOCCER: Premier League, Chelsea v Newcastle – Sky Sports Premier League 1300, Arsenal v Liverpool – Sky Sports Premier League 1600.

CRICKET: Pakistan v England – Sky Sports Cricket 0550; Women’s ODI, India v New Zealand – TNT Sports 4 0745.

FORMULA ONE: Mexico City Grand Prix – Sky Sports F1 1830.

RUGBY LEAGUE: England v Samoa – BBC Two England 1400.

RUGBY UNION: English Premiership, Exeter v Harlequins – TNT Sports 1 1445.

GOLF: PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 0300; Genesis Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0700.

SNOOKER: Northern Ireland Open – Eurosport 1 1245 and 1845.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL – Sky Sports NFL 1600.

HORSE RACING: Cheltenham – ITV1 1325.

Sports quiz

1. Who was the leading run-scorer in the women’s Hundred this year?

2. Where will next year’s Super Bowl be held?

3. What nationality is tennis player Beatriz Haddad Maia?

4. Who is the current women’s UFC strawweight champion?

5. How many weight categories has Floyd Mayweather won world titles – (a) four, (b) five, or (c) six?

Answers: 1. Nat Sciver-Brunt; 2. Caesars Superdome (New Orleans); 3. Brazilian; 4. Zhang Weili; 5. (b) five.