BIRTHDAYS
JOHN W HENRY (FOOTBALL/ BASEBALL)
Liverpool and Boston Red Sox owner, born 1949.
MAL DONAGHY (FOOTBALL)
Former Northern Ireland, Manchester United and Luton Town defender, born 1957.
ROBIN SMITH (CRICKET)
Former England batsman and Hampshire captain, born 1963.
MICHAEL JOHNSON (ATHLETICS)
Record-breaking American sprinter over both 200 and 400 metres and Olympic champion, born 1967.
SHANE WARNE (CRICKET)
Former Australian leg-spinner, born 1969.
GORAN IVANISEVIC (TENNIS)
Croatian Wimbledon champion in 2001, born 1971.
FABIO CANNAVARO (FOOTBALL)
Italy’s 2006 World Cup-winning captain, born 1973.
KAMUI KOBAYASHI (MOTOR RACING)
Japanese former Formula One driver, born 1986.
QUIZ
1. Who are the joint top scorers for Scotland men’s football team?
2. Which player gives his name to rugby league’s Man of Steel Awards?
3. Who is the youngest winner of the US Open women’s singles title in the Open Era?
4. Which player holds the record for most nine-dart finishes in televised matches?
5. What does a waved blue flag mean in Formula 1?
6. Which Women’s Super League team play their home games at the Bescot Stadium?
7. Which British boxer played Ricky Conlan in the 2015 Rocky film Creed?
8. What is the name of Atlanta’s NBA side?
9. Which two countries will host the T20 World Cup starting in October?
10. Maurice Garin won the first running of which race in 1903, taking 94 hours to complete the 1,509-mile course?