BIRTHDAYS
JIM HINES (ATHLETICS)
American former sprinter. He was the first athlete officially to break the 10-second barrier for the 100 metres in 1968 and held the world record of 9.95 seconds for 15 years, born 1946.
TIM STIMPSON (RUGBY UNION)
Former England and British and Irish Lions full-back, born 1973.
GUSTAVO KUERTEN (TENNIS) Retired Brazilian player who won three French Open titles between 1997 and 2001, born 1976.
LAURENT KOSCIELNY (FOOTBALL)
Former Arsenal and France defender who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Bordeaux, born 1985.
EOIN MORGAN (CRICKET)
Middlesex’s Ireland-born batsman, captain of England’s World Cup-winning team in 2019, born 1986.
QUIZ
1. Who was the last British women’s tennis player to reach the US Open semi-finals before Emma Raducanu?
2. Who was Lewis Hamilton’s Mclaren team-mate when he won his first Formula One drivers’ championship in 2008?
3. Vitali Klitschko and which other boxer has defended a heavyweight world title after turning 40?
4. Former quarterback and Super Bowl MVP John Elway played at and is now general manager of which NFL team?
5. Who is India’s leading male Test wicket-taker?
6. How many gold medals did Great Britain win at the Tokyo Paralympics – 31, 41 or 51?
7. Which four clubs have won English football’s Women’s Super League?
8. Europe’s come-from-behind win in the 2012 Ryder Cup was known as the “miracle” at where? 9. Dina Asher-smith is defending world champion in which athletics event?
10. How many times has Novak Djokovic won the US Open men’s singles title?