RYAN REYNOLDS (soccer) – actor and Wrexham co-owner, born 1976.

SIMON DAVIES (soccer) – former Tottenham, Everton, Fulham and Wales midfielder, born 1979.

It happened....

1915: WG Grace, one of the greats of cricket who scored more than 54,000 first-class runs, died at the age of 67.

1987: Jockey Lester Piggott was jailed for income tax offences.

What’s on TV

FRIDAY

FOOTBALL: Ipswich v N Forest – Sky Sports Premier League 1930; Championship, Bolton v Middlesbrough – Sky Sports Football 1930.

RUGBY UNION: English Prem, Gloucester v Bath – TNT Sports 1 1900; United Rugby Championship, Cardiff v Sharks – S4C 1930.

GOLF: BMW Ladies Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0300; Genesis Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0300; Bermuda Championship – Sky Sports Golf 1800.

HORSE RACING: Cheltenham and Doncaster – ITV11300.

DARTS: European Championship – ITV4 1800.

GYMNASTICS: World Championships – BBC Two 2000.

SNOOKER: Northern Ireland Open – TNT Sports 4 1300.

SATURDAY

FOOTBALL: Premier League, A Villa v Man City – TNT Sports 1 1100, Chelsea v Tottenham – Sky Sports Premier League 1700; Championship, Charlton v Norwich – Sky Sports Football 1130; Women’s Super League, Tottenham v Arsenal – BBC One 1230, Brighton v West Ham – Sky Sports Football 1715.

RUGBY UNION: Prem, Leicester v Northampton – TNT Sports 1 1500, Bristol v Exeter – TNT Sports 1 1715; URC, Ospreys v Dragons – S4C 1845.

GOLF: BMW Ladies Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0300; Genesis Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0430; Bermuda Championship – Sky Sports Golf 1800.

DARTS: European Championship – ITV4 1200.

GYMNASTICS: World Championships – BBC Two 1300.

HORSE RACING: Cheltenham, Doncaster and Newbury – ITV1 1245.

SNOOKER: Northern Ireland Open – TNT Sports 1 1945.

SUNDAY

FOOTBALL: Premier League, Man Utd v Bournemouth – Sky Sports Main Event 1230, Hull v Brentford – Sky Sports 1230, Liverpool v Brighton – Sky Sports Premier League 1230, Sunderland v Leeds – Sky Sports Premier League 1600; Women’s Super League, Man Utd v Man City – Sky Sports Football 1730.

CRICKET: Men’s ODI, Pakistan v England – Sky Sports Cricket 0730.

FORMULA ONE: United States Grand Prix – Sky Sports F1 1955.

RUGBY UNION: Prem, Harlequins v Saracens – TNT Sports 1 1430.

GOLF: BMW Ladies Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0300; Genesis Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0330; Bermuda Championship – Sky Sports Golf 1700.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL – Sky Sports NFL 1300 & Channel 5 2000,

GYMNASTICS: World Championships – BBC Two 1300.

HORSE RACING: Aintree – ITV1 1315.

SNOOKER: Northern Ireland Open – TNT Sports 2 1300.

Sports quiz

1. Leigh’s Edwin Ipape is representing which country in the current Rugby League World Cup?

2. Which snooker player won his first world ranking title at last year’s Northern Ireland Open?

3. Which Scottish League Two club play their home matches at Stair Park?

4. Who is the highest-ranked US player in the current WTA world rankings?

5. NHL team the Sabres hail from which American city?

6. From whom did Manchester United sign Lisandro Martinez?

Answers: 1. Papua New Guinea; 2. Jack Lisowski; 3. Stranraer; 4. Jessica Pegula; 5. Buffalo; 6. Ajax