SPORTS TRIVIA

ON THIS DAY

1978: Ian Botham became the first man to score a century and take eight wickets in an innings in the same Test match, for England against Pakistan at Lord’s.

BIRTHDAYS

Tennis player Jeremy Bates – former British number one, 1962; Rugby Union’s Rory Underwood – former England winger, who is his country’s record try-scorer, 1963; Skiing’s Bjorn Daehlie – Norwegian cross-country competitor who won a record eight Olympic gold medals, 1967; Athletics’ Quincy Watts – American 400-metre runner who won gold at the 1992 Olympics, 1970; Snooker’s Mark Selby – four-time world champion, 1983; and Cricket’s Keaton Jennings – England and Lancashire opener, 1992.

QUIZ

1 Which Italian cyclist and 1998 Tour de France winner was nicknamed the Pirate?

2 Where did Serena Williams win her maiden singles tennis grand slam title in 1999?

3 Who was the top goalscorer in the 2020-21 Women’s Super League season?

4 Reanne Evans is the reigning women’s world champion in which sport?

5 Which horse won the Grand National when West Tip finished second, The Thinker came third and Lastofthebrownies fourth?

FORMULA ONE: Max Verstappen held off Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton to finish fastest in yesterday’s second practice for the French Grand Prix.

Verstappen, who holds a four-point lead over title rival Hamilton ahead the race tomorrow, edged out Bottas by just eight thousandths of a second. Bottas’ Mercedes team-mate Hamilton finished third, 0.253 seconds slower than Verstappen.

Bottas arrived in the south of France as a man under pressure following a lacklustre display in Baku, where he started only tenth and finished 12th. But his running here will provide him with a timely boost.