ON THIS DAY

1994: Dublin beat Meath 1-9 to 1-8 to win the Leinster Championship

1996: Nigeria came from 3-1 down to beat Brazil 4-3 with a golden goal in the Olympic football semi-finals in Atlanta. They went on to beat Argentina 3-2 in the final.

2004: British boxer Danny Williams knocked out Mike Tyson in round four to win a heavyweight fight in Louisville.

Ireland manager Martin O'Neill on the sidelines during the draw with the Serbia in Belgrade on Monday night

Picture by AP

2006: Manchester United confirmed the signing of midfielder Michael Carrick from Tottenham.

2009: Former England and Newcastle manager Sir Bobby Robson died aged 76. Robson, who had been fighting cancer for several years, played for Fulham and West Brom and also managed Fulham, Ipswich, PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon, Porto and Barcelona.

2015: Ian Bell scored 65 not out as England secured an eight-wicket victory against Australia in the third Ashes Test at Edgbaston to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

2015: Beijing won the vote to host the 2022 winter Olympics despite having no natural snow.

SPORT BIRTHDAYS

Heather McKay (squash) - Australian unbeaten from 1962-80, born 1941.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley (tennis) - Australian who won seven grand slam singles titles, born 1951.

Jimmy Frost (horse racing) - Rode Little Polveir to victory in 1989 Grand National, born 1958.

Paulo Wanchope (soccer) - former Derby, West Ham and Manchester City striker and Costa Rica international, born 1976.

Titus Bramble (soccer) - former Newcastle, Wigan and Sunderland defender, born 1981.

Victoria Azarenka (tennis) - two-time Australian Open champion, born 1989.

Johnny Buckley (GAA) - Kerry Gaelic Footballer, born 1989

Kerry's Johnny Buckley born on July 31, 1989

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1 In what year did Swansea leave the Vetch Field for the Liberty Stadium?

2 Which Scottish League club play their home games at Gayfield Park?

3 The Chair is a fence at which British racecourse?

4 By what name are Chicago's NBA team also known?

5 How many times has John Higgins been world snooker champion?

Kerry's Johnny Buckley born on July 31, 1989

Answers below

SPORT ON TELEVISION

Today (Sunday, July 31)

GAA: The Sunday Game live - RTE One 1325 - The Sunday Game Live - Kerry v Clare (Throw-in 2.00pm) and Galway v Tipperary (Throw-in 4.00pm). Coverage of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals from Croke Park.RTE Two 2130 - The Sunday Game

SOCCER: MLS, Sporting Kansas City v Portland Timbers - Sky Sports 2 1855, Seattle Sounders v Los Angeles Galaxy - Sky Sports 2 2105, Chicago Fire v New York Red Bulls - Sky Sports 2 0005 (Mon); Women's Super League, Arsenal v Liverpool - BT Sport 1 1430; Euro Women's Under-19 Championship final from Slovakia - Eurosport 2 1745.

GOLF: US PGA Championship from Baltusrol - Sky Sports 4 1600; Women's British Open from Woburn - BBC2 England 1400; King's Cup from Pattaya - Sky Sports 4 0600.

MOTOR RACING: Formula One, German Grand Prix - Sky Sports F1 1230, eir Sport 1 1255; World Rally Championship, Rally Finland - BT Sport 1 1100; IndyCar, Honda Indy 200 - BT Sport/ESPN - 1930; British Touring Car Championship from Snetterton - ITV4 1030.

CRICKET: Second day of the second Test from Kingston, West Indies v India - Sky Sports 1 1555; Royal London Cup, Durham v Yorkshire - Sky Sports 2 1055.

TENNIS: ATP Tour, Rogers Cup from Toronto - Sky Sports 3 2100; WTA Tour, Rogers Cup from Montreal - BT Sport 2 1800.

SNOOKER: World Open from Yushan - Eurosport 1 0700.

CYCLING: RideLondon Surrey 100 - BBC2 England 1000; RideLondon Surrey Classic - BBC1 1530.

EQUESTRIAN: Royal International Horse Show from Hickstead - Sky Sports 3 1430.

BASEBALL: MLB - BT Sport 1 1800 and 0100 (Mon).

Kerry's Johnny Buckley born on July 31, 1989

Tomorrow (Monday, August 1)

CRICKET: Royal London One-Day Cup tie TBC - Sky Sports 2 1400; third day of the second Test, West Indies v India - Sky Sports 3 1555.

BASEBALL: MLB, New York Mets v New York Yankees - BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Tue).

Answers: 1 2005; 2 Arbroath; 3 Aintree; 4 The Bulls; 5 Four.