BIRTHDAYS

■ Laurent Blanc (football) – former France and Paris Saint-Germain coach, who won the World Cup with Les Bleus as a player in 1998, born 1965.

■ Chris Eagles (football) – former Manchester United, Burnley and Bolton winger, born 1985.

■ Jessicah Schipper (swimming) – Australian Olympic gold medallist in the 4x100m medley at the 2004 and 2008 Games, born 1986.