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GRAEME HICK (cricket) – former Worcestershire and England batter, born 1966.
DAN EVANS (tennis) – former British number one, winner of two ATP Tour titles, born 1990.
It happened....
2002: Roy Keane left the Republic of Ireland's pre-World Cup training camp on the Pacific island of Saipan after a row with national team manager Mick McCarthy, who branded him 'a disruptive influence'.
2021: Max Mosley, the former president of motor sports' world governing body the FIA, died aged 81.
What's on TV
FRIDAY
CRICKET: Men's Test, England v Zimbabwe – Sky Sports Cricket 1015; Second men's one-day international, Ireland v West Indies – TNT Sports 1 1030; Women's second T20 international, England v West Indies – Sky Sports Cricket 1830.
GOLF: Soudal Open – Sky Sports Golf 1200; PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1700.
RUGBY UNION: European Challenge Cup final, Bath v Lyon 1900.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Warrington v Hull KR – Sky Sports Action 1930.
TENNIS: ATP Hamburg Open, ATP Geneva Open, WTA Strasbourg Open and WTA Rabat Open – Sky Sports Tennis 1000.
BASEBALL: MLB, Tampa Bay Rays v Toronto Blue Jays – TNT Sports 1 0000 (Sat).
SATURDAY
FOOTBALL: Scottish Cup final, Aberdeen v Celtic – BBC One Scotland 1400; Championship play-off final, Sheff United v Sunderland – Sky Sports Football 1600; Women's Champions League final, Arsenal v Barcelona – TNT Sports 1 1600.
CRICKET: England v Zimbabwe – Sky Sports Cricket 1015.
RUGBY UNION: Champions Cup final, Northampton v Bordeaux Begles – S4C 1415.
GOLF: Soudal Open – Sky Sports Golf 1230; PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1700.
HORSE RACING: Haydock – ITV 1300.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Catalans v Wigan – Sky Sports Action 1700.
TENNIS: ATP Hamburg Open, ATP Geneva Open, WTA Strasbourg Open and WTA Rabat Open – Sky Sports Tennis 1400.
BASEBALL: MLB – TNT Sports 1 2100
SUNDAY
FOOTBALL: Premier League – TNT Sports 1 1500 & Sky Sports Main Event 1600; League One play-off final, Charlton v Leyton Orient – Sky Sports Football 1300.
CRICKET: England v Zimbabwe – Sky Sports Cricket 1015; Third men's one-day international, Ireland v West Indies – TNT Sports 2 1615.
FORMULA ONE: Monaco Grand Prix – Sky Sports F1 1355.
TENNIS: French Open – TNT Sports 4 1000, TNT Sports 1 1245 and 1900.
GOLF: Soudal Open – Sky Sports Golf 1200; PGA Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1700.
BASEBALL: MLB – TNT Sports 2 0000 (Mon)
Sports quiz
1. Against which country did England bowler James Anderson take his first Test wicket?
2. Whose British record did Keely Hodgkinson break when she claimed 800 metres silver at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021?
3. In which year did Venus Williams make her WTA Tour debut?
4. Everton Women will move to Goodison Park next season. Where do they currently play?
5. The Fife Flyers play which sport?
6. Which two football teams will contest this season's League One play-off final?
7. In which city will the Giro d'Italia finish?
8. Which Major League Baseball team plays their home matches at PNC Park?
9. Emily Campbell is an Olympic medallist in which sport?
10. In which year was Emma Raducanu named BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
Answers: 1. Zimbabwe; 2. Kelly Holmes; 3. 1994; 4. Walton Hall Park; 5. Ice hockey; 6. Charlton and Leyton Orient; 7. Rome; 8. Pittsburgh Pirates; 9. Weightlifting; 10. 2021.
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