SPORTS TRIVIA

ON THIS DAY

2018: Phil Neville was named as the new manager of the England Women’s team. The former Manchester United and Everton defender left the post earlier this month to take over at US side Inter Miami.

BIRTHDAYS

Tennis player Petr Korda – Czech who won the Australian Open in 1998, 1968; Football’s Andrei Kanchelskis – former Manchester United, Rangers, Eveton and Russia winger, born 1969, Arjen Robben – former Holland, Real Madrid and Chelsea winger, now at Groningen, 1983, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek – Chelsea and England midfielder on loan at Fulham, 1996; Rugby’s Scott Gibbs – former Wales and Lions centre, who also played rugby league for St Helens, 1971; and Cricket’s Adam Parore – former wicketkeeper who made more than 250 appearances for New Zealand, 1971, and Glen Chapple – former Lancashire seam bowler who took 985 first-class wickets, 1974.

QUIZ

1 Which football club used to play their home games at the Baseball Ground? 2 What colour are the courts at the Australian Open tennis championships?

3 How many points is the pink ball worth in snooker?

4 How many players are on the field at any one time during an NFL match?

5 Jarama and Jerez are former Formula One circuits in which country?

BOXING: Josh Warrington has vacated his IBF featherweight title after the organisation refused to sanction a proposed unification bout. A showdown against Can Xu, the WBA’s ‘regular’ champion, fell through because of the Chinese’s reluctance to fight in an empty arena, leaving Warrington to take on unheralded Mauricio Lara instead. The IBF was pushing for the Leeds fighter to face mandatory challenger Kid Galahad for a second time.