ON THIS DAY
1899: French tennis star Suzanne Lenglen, the first non-English-speaking winner of the Wimbledon women's singles title, was born. She won the first of her six Wimbledon singles titles in 1919.
The loose, short-length dress she wore revolutionised fashion in the women's game.
Five of her titles were won in consecutive years, 1919-23. She died in 1938.
2000: England midfielder Steve McManaman scored a second-half volley to help Real Madrid beat Valencia 3-0 in the Champions League final.
2001: Former England boss Kevin Keegan took charge at Manchester City.
2003: James Anderson claimed a debut five-wicket haul as Zimbabwe lost 19 wickets in a day to lose the first Test against England at Lord's by an innings and 92 runs.
2008: Chelsea announced manager Avram Grant's contract had been terminated.
2013: Tottenham player Andros Townsend was charged with allegedly breaching betting regulations by the Football Association and withdrew himself from England's squad for the European Under-21 Championship.
2014: Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 4-1 after extra time in Lisbon to lift their 10th European Cup.
2018: Head coach Mauricio Pochettino committed himself to Tottenham by signing a new five-year contract.
BIRTHDAYS
Sean Kelly (cycling) - ranked world number one from October 1984 to May 1989, born 1956.
Ivan Capelli (motor racing) - former F1 driver for Ferrari and Leyton House, born 1963.
Adrian Moorhouse (swimming) - British 100m breaststroke gold medallist at the 1988 Olympics, born 1964.
Liz McColgan (athletics) - Britain's 1988 Olympic 10,000m silver medallist and 1991 world champion, born 1964.
Eric Cantona (soccer) - former Manchester United, Leeds and France forward, born 1966.
Martin McCague (cricket) - former Kent and England pace bowler, born 1969.
Vladimir Smicer (soccer) - former Liverpool midfielder, born 1973.
Andrew Jordan (motor racing) - 2013 British Touring Car champion, born 1989.
Marcus Bettinelli (soccer) - Fulham goalkeeper, born 1992.
QUICK QUIZ
1 Who defeated Mayo to win the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship at Croke Park, Dublin?
2 The 1976 Winter Olympics were held in which Austrian city?
3 At which Olympic Games did Irish boxing flyweight Hugh Russell win bronze?
4 Which golfer beat England's Justin Rose in a play-off to win the Masters in 2017?
5 Who are the current All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling champions?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Friday, May 24)
CRICKET: One-day international, Pakistan v Afghanistan - Sky Sports Cricket 1000.
RUGBY UNION: Super Rugby, Chiefs v Reds - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 0830, Brumbies v Bulls - Sky Sports Action 1040.
GOLF: Made in Denmark - Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event 1030; Charles Schwab Challenge - Sky Sports Golf 1300; Kitchenaid Senior PGA Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1800.
TENNIS: French Open qualifying - Eurosport 2 0855; Internationaux de Strasbourg - BT Sport 1 1000.
CYCLING: Giro d'Italia - Eurosport 1 1200 and S4C 1400.
BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago Cubs v Cincinnati Reds - BT Sport/ESPN 1900.
BASKETBALL: Portland Trail Blazers v Golden State Warriors - Sky Sports Main Event 0030.
Tomorrow (Saturday, May 25)
SOCCER: League Two play-off final, Newport v Tranmere - Sky Sports Main Event 1500.
CRICKET: Royal London One-Day Cup, Hampshire v Somerset - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1030.
GOLF: Made in Denmark - Sky Sports Golf 1130; Charles Schwab Challenge - Sky Sports Golf 1800.
MOTOR RACING: Formula 1, Monaco Grand Prix practice session - Sky Sports F1 1045.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Wakefield v Catalans Dragons - Sky Sports Action 1355, Hull v Huddersfield - Sky Sports Action 1615, Wigan v Warrington - Sky Sports Action 1845.
RUGBY UNION: Gallagher Premiership, Saracens v Gloucester and Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints - BT Sport 1 1245 and 1545; Guinness PRO14 final, Leinster v Glasgow Warriors - eir Sport 1 1730; Super Rugby, Sunwolves v Rebels - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 0610, Crusaders v Blues - Sky Sports Action 0830, Waratahs v Jaguares - Sky Sports Action 1040.
TENNIS: Internationaux de Strasbourg - BT Sport 2 1400.
BOXING: Hughie Fury v Chris Norrad - Channel 5 2100.
CYCLING: Giro d'Italia - Eurosport 1 1145 and S4C 1400.
BASEBALL: MLB, San Francisco Giants v Arizona Diamondbacks - BT Sport 2 2100, Houston Astros v Boston Red Sox - BT Sport/ESPN 0000.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Toronto Raptors v Milwaukee Bucks - Sky Sports Main Event 0030.
QUICK QUIZ answers: 1. Donegal; 2. Innsbruck; 3. Moscow 1980; 4. Sergio Garcia; 5. Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny)
