On This Day..

SPORTING BIRTHDAYS

Howard Kendall (soccer) - three-times manager of Everton, who led the club to two league championships and FA Cup glory, born 1946.

Lee Hughes (soccer) - former West Brom and Coventry striker, currently with Forest Green Rovers, born 1976.

Danny Tiatto (soccer) - Former Manchester City and Australia midfielder, born 1973.

Jurgen Melzer (tennis) - Wimbledon and US Open men's doubles winner from Austria, born 1981.

Tranquillo Barnetta (soccer) - Switzerland and Schalke winger, currently on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt, born 1985.

Matt Jarvis (soccer) - West Ham and England winger, born 1986.

Novak Djokovic (tennis) - Serbia's world number two, born 1987.

Arturo Vidal (soccer) - Juventus and Chile midfielder, born 1987.

ON THIS DAY IN SPORT

1946: Manchester United legend George Best was born in Belfast. Best won the European Cup with United in 1968 and was voted European Footballer of the Year later that same year. He died in 2005 after a long battle with alcohol addiction.

1990: Wembley staged its first game since being converted to an all-seater stadium as Uruguay beat England in a friendly.

1991 - Inter Milan wins 20th UEFA Cup at Rome

1994 - Toronto NBA franchise unveils name "Raptors" & logo

1996: Juventus beat Ajax on penalties to win the Champions League final in Rome.

1999: Newly-crowned Premier League champions Manchester United beat Newcastle 2-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley. They went on to win the Champions League final against Bayern Munich four days later to complete an unprecedented treble.

2005: Rangers claimed the Scottish Premier League title in the most sensational fashion. The Gers defeated Hibernian at Easter Road but the Ibrox club were

helped to the title as Motherwell stunned Celtic with a 2-1 triumph at Fir Park, with Scott McDonald scoring twice in the last two minutes.

2008: Celtic won won their third consecutive Clydesdale Bank Premier League title with a 1-0 victory at Dundee United.

2010: Inter Milan beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the Champions League final. Diego Milito scored both goals at Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium, with Jose Mourinho's Inter becoming the first Italian side to win the league, cup and Champions League treble.

2010: Blackpool twice came from behind to beat Cardiff 3-2 in the Coca-Cola Championship play-off final, securing promotion to the Barclays Premier League.

2011: Birmingham and Blackpool were relegated on the final day of the Barclays Premier League season as Wigan, Wolves and Blackburn survived.

2011: Manager Carlo Ancelotti was sacked by Chelsea shortly after their season-ending 1-0 defeat at Everton.

2012: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho signed a new contract to tie him to the club until 2016.

2013: Glasgow Rangers agree deal to sign former Kilmarnock goalkeeper Cammy Bell on a 4 year contract.

2013: Golfer Sergio Garcia offered Tiger Woods an unreserved apology for what he called "stupid and out of place" comments at the European Tour's annual awards ceremony.