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Sports quiz, birthdays and nostalgic moments that happened on this day for August 7


A sports quiz, birthdays and nostalgic moments that happened on this day - August 7.

Today's sport quiz

1 Which Formula One team does Daniel Ricciardo drive for?

2 Which Ladbrokes Championship team play home games at the Tony Macaroni Arena?

3 Michael Hogan is a cricketer who plays for which Specsavers County Championship team?

4 Which rugby league team won the 2016 Challenge Cup?

5 What is the name of San Francisco's NFL team?

On this day in sport

1711: Queen Anne attended Ascot races, thereby lending the prefix 'Royal' to the meeting.

1926: The first British Grand Prix was staged at Brooklands. Known as the RAC Grand Prix, the race was won by Senechal and Wagner, driving their Delage at an average speed of 71.61 miles per hour.

1999: Newcastle striker Alan Shearer was sent off for the first time in his career as Aston Villa won 1-0 at St James' Park. Referee Uriah Rennie dismissed Shearer for a 71st-minute challenge on Ian Taylor.

2004: Irish distance runner Cathal Lombard tested positive for banned drug EPO.

2011: Manchester United beat Manchester City 3-2 after trailing 2-0 at half-time to win the Community Shield at Wembley.

2012: On a bumper day for Great Britain's Olympians, Chris Hoy won the gold medal in the men's keirin, his second gold of London 2012 and his sixth Olympic gold medal. There were also golds for Alistair Brownlee (men's triathlon), Laura Bechtolsheimer, Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester (team dressage) and Laura Trott (women's omnium), while Victoria Pendleton was a silver medallist in the women's sprint.

2016: The International Paralympic Committee announced a blanket ban for Russian athletes preventing them from competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

2016: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the winner as Manchester United beat Leicester 2-1 to win the Community Shield.

Sport birthdays

Greg Chappell (cricket) - former Australia Test captain, born 1948.

Eamonn Darcy (golf) - played in four Ryder Cups, born 1952.

Paul Lambert (soccer) - former Scotland international midfielder, born 1969.

Erik Pieters (soccer) - Stoke defender, born 1988.

Dominic Cork (cricket) - former Derbyshire, Lancashire, Hampshire and England all-rounder, born 1971.

Kevin Muscat (soccer) - former Australia, Crystal Palace, Wolves, Rangers and Millwall defender, now head coach at Melbourne Victory, born 1973.

Mark Pettini (cricket) - Leicestershire batsman and former Essex captain, born 1983.

Sidney Crosby (ice hockey) - Pittsburgh Penguins centre, born 1987.

Erik Pieters (soccer) - Stoke and Holland full-back, born 1988.

Adam Yates (cycling) - Orica-Scott cyclist and winner of the Tour de France white jersey for best young rider in 2016, born 1992.

Simon Yates (cycling) - Tour de France white jersey winner in 2017 who competes alongside his twin brother for Orica-Scott, born 1992.

Sport on TV

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CRICKET: England v South Africa, fourth day of fourth Test - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket 1030; CPLT20, Trinbago Knight Riders v St Lucia Stars - BT Sport 2 0030 (Tue).

ATHLETICS: World Championships - BBC Two 1800 and BBC One 2030, Eurosport 1 1800.

TENNIS: Rogers Cup - BT Sport 1 1600, Sky Sports Action 1730 and Sky Sports Main Event 1900 and 2300.

CYCLING: BinckBank Tour, stage one - Eurosport 1 1400.

BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago Cubs v San Francisco - BT Sport/ESPN 0300 (Tue).

Quiz answers: 1 Red Bull; 2 Livingston; 3 Glamorgan; 4 Hull; 5 The 49ers.

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