SPORTS TRIVIA

ON THIS DAY

1908: Sir Donald Bradman was born. The Australian batsman scored 28,067 runs in first-class cricket between 1927 and 1949. In 52 Test matches, he scored 6,996 runs at an average of 99.94. He died aged 92 in 2001.

BIRTHDAYS

Formula One’s Derek Warwick – former Renault and Arrows driver from Great Britain, 1954, and Gerhard Berger – Austrian ex-McLaren and Ferrari racer,

1959; Golf’s Bernhard Langer – German who won the Masters in 1985 and

1993 and was Europe’s Ryder Cup captain in 2004, 1957; Football’s Rene

Higuita – former Colombia goalkeeper, famous for his ‘scorpion kick’ save against England, 1966; and Athletics’ Denise Lewis – winner of heptathlon gold for Britain at the Sydney Olympics, 1972.

QUIZ

1 At which club did England Women’s stalwart Jill Scott begin her football career? 2 Against which fighter did Tyson Fury register the only draw in his career?

3 In which year did Jack Nicklaus win his final major?

4 Which sport did former player Mick Luckhurst present on Channel 4 in the late 1980s and early 1990s?

5 His UFO Year is an anagram of which Irish horse racing venue?