Happy Birthday

JOE COLE (soccer) – Former England midfielder, born 1981.

JAMIE ROBERTS (rugby union) – Former Wales and British and Irish Lions centre, born 1986.

It happened...

1886: Thirteen-time champion jockey Fred Archer died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. The 29-year-old had suffered from depression for two years following the death of his wife in childbirth.

1996: Steve Coppell quit as manager of Manchester City after just 33 days, citing a stress-related illness as his reason.

What’s on TV?

FRIDAY

FOOTBALL: Championship, Watford v Oxford – Sky Sports Football 1900; Women’s Super League, Man City v Tottenham – Sky Sports Football 1900.

CRICKET: First T20I, South Africa v India – Sky Sports Cricket 1400.

RUGBY UNION: Ireland v New Zealand – TNT Sports 1 1900.

GOLF: PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1900; Abu Dhabi Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0400.

TENNIS: WTA Finals – Sky Sports Main Event 1300.

BOXING: Keyshawn Davis v Gustavo Lemos – Sky Sports Main Event 0200 (Sat).

SNOOKER: International Championship – Eurosport 1 0600 and 1130.

HORSE RACING: Exeter – ITV4 1330.

SATURDAY

FOOTBALL: Premier League, Brighton v Man City – Sky Sports Premier League 1700, Liverpool v Aston Villa – TNT Sports 1 1900; Championship, Cardiff v Blackburn – Sky Sports Football 1100.

CRICKET: Third ODI, Australia v Pakistan – TNT Sports 1 0330; First T20I, Sri Lanka v New Zealand – TNT Sports 2 1315.

RUGBY UNION: England v Australia – TNT Sports 1 1400, Italy v Argentina – TNT Sports 2 1715, France v Japan – TNT Sports 2 1945.

DARTS: Grand Slam of Darts – Sky Sports Main Event 2000.

GOLF: PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1900; Abu Dhabi Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0400.

TENNIS: WTA Finals – Sky Sports Main Event 1430.

SNOOKER: International Championship – Eurosport 1 0600 and 1130.

HORSE RACING: Wincanton – ITV1 1255.

SUNDAY

FOOTBALL: Premier League, Nottingham Forest v Newcastle – Sky Sports Premier League 1300, Chelsea v Arsenal – Sky Sports Premier League 1600; Championship, Sheff Utd v Sheff Wed – Sky Sports Football 1130; Women’s Super League, Liverpool v Chelsea – BBC Two England 1215, Manchester United v Aston Villa – Sky Sports Football 1830.

CRICKET: Second T20I, West Indies v England – TNT Sports 1 1930; Second T20I, South Africa v India – Sky Sports Cricket 1400.

RUGBY UNION: Wales v Fiji – TNT Sports 1 and S4C 1300, Scotland v South Africa – TNT Sports 1 1545.

DARTS: Grand Slam of Darts – Sky Sports Main Event 1930.

GOLF: PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1900; Abu Dhabi Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0400.

SNOOKER: International Championship – Eurosport 1 0600 and 1130.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL – Sky Sports NFL 1330.

Sports quiz

1. Which club won the first FA Cup final to be played at Wembley in 1923?

2. Who captained England for the first time in their opening eight-wicket one-day international defeat to the West Indies in Antigua?

3. Name the 4x400m relay bronze medal winner at the Paris Olympics who announced her retirement from athletics this week?

4. What nationality is Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin?

5. Which England rugby union international has apologised to New Zealand after initially calling for the Haka to be scrapped?

Answers: 1. Bolton; 2. Liam Livingstone; 3. Jodie Williams; 4. Swedish; 5. Joe Marler.