Happy Birthday

GUS POYET (soccer) – former Tottenham, Chelsea and Uruguay midfielder who went on to be a manager, born 1967.

FERNANDO VERDASCO (tennis) – Spanish former world number seven, born 1983.

It happened...

1969: Liverpool v West Ham was the first football game to be shown in colour on BBC’s Match of the Day programme. Liverpool won 2-0.

1989: Nigel Martyn became the first £1million goalkeeper when he moved from Bristol Rovers to Crystal Palace.

What’s on TV?

FRIDAY

TENNIS: ATP Finals – Sky Sports Tennis 1030.

GOLF: World Tour Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0700; Bermuda Championship – Sky Sports Golf 1800.

CRICKET: Fourth T20, South Africa v India – Sky Sports Cricket 1430.

RUGBY UNION: Ireland v Argentina – TNT Sports 1 1930.

HORSE RACING: Cheltenham – ITV4 1325.

SNOOKER: Champion of Champions – ITV4 1845.

SATURDAY

SOCCER: Nations League, Turkey v Wales – S4C 1630; League One, Exeter v Lincoln – Sky Sports Football 1230; Women’s Super League, Tottenham v Arsenal – BBC One 1315, Chelsea v Man City – Sky Sports Premier League 1700.

TENNIS: ATP Finals – Sky Sports Tennis 1100.

GOLF: World Tour Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0700; Bermuda Championship – Sky Sports Golf 1630.

CRICKET: Fourth T20, West Indies v England – TNT Sports 1 1930; Second T20, Australia v Pakistan – TNT Sports 1 0800.

RUGBY UNION: Scotland v Portugal – TNT Sports 1 1400, England v South Africa – TNT Sports 1715, France v New Zealand – TNT Sports 1945.

DARTS: Grand Slam of Darts – Sky Sports Main Event 1900.

HORSE RACING: Cheltenham – ITV1 and STV 1330.

SNOOKER: Champion of Champions – ITV4 1845.

MOTORCYCLING: MOTO GP Grand Prix of Barcelona sprint race – TNT Sports 2 1330.

SUNDAY

SOCCER: Nations League, England v Rep of Ireland – ITV1 1600; Women’s Super League, Everton v Liverpool – Sky Sports Premier League 1430.

TENNIS: ATP Finals – Sky Sports Tennis 1700.

GOLF: World Tour Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0630; Bermuda Championship – Sky Sports Golf 1600.

CRICKET: Fifth T20, West Indies v England – TNT Sports 1 1930.

RUGBY UNION: Wales v Australia – S4C 1530 and TNT Sports 1 1545, Italy v Georgia – TNT Sports 1 1300.

DARTS: Grand Slam of Darts – Sky Sports Main Event 1300 and 1930.

HORSE RACING: Cheltenham and Fontwell – ITV1 and STV 1325.

SNOOKER: Champion of Champions – ITV4 1245 and 1845.

MOTORCYCLING: MOTO GP, Grand Prix of Barcelona – TNT Sports 2 1215.

CYCLING: Cyclo-cross, Cyclo-Cross Trophy – Eurosport 2 1355.

NETBALL: England v Jamaica – BBC Two England 1400.

GRIDIRON: NFL – Sky Sports NFL 0110.

Sports quiz

1.What international team does Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai play for?

2. How many Tour de France stages did Mark Cavendish win?

3. How many times has John Higgins won the World Snooker Championship title?

4. In tennis, the Fed Cup was renamed after which famous figure in 2020?

5. Britain’s Ellie Aldridge became the inaugural Olympic champion in which sailing discipline this summer?

Answers: 1. Hungary; 2. 35; 3. Four; 4. Billie Jean King; 5. Kitesurfing.