Today in sport, May 17: TV listings, a world record transfer, and a major Man Utd escape
Sport is eternal, and we trawled through the history books to see what happened on May 17 sport in years gone-by.
On this day in sport
1909: Fred Perry was born. Perry won three consecutive Wimbledon titles from 1934-36 and was the first man to win the singles titles at all four grand slam events. He last won Wimbledon in 1934, and Britain has to wait until 2013 and Andy Murray for another male winner.
1950: Jimmy Mullen became England's first substitute in a football international, coming on for Jackie Milburn against Belgium in Brussels. He went on to score and thus became the first sub to score in an international.
1990: Roberto Baggio was transferred from Fiorentina to Juventus for a then world record £7.7million. The crafty Old Lady made sure they pushed the deal through before Baggio went on to star in the Italia 90 World Cup.
2001: Sir Alex Ferguson announced he would sever all ties with Manchester United at the end of the season - a decision he went back on in February 2002 with a new three-year deal. It was a good decision, with Man Utd going on to win another six Premier League titles under him, as well as a Champions League.
2004: London was confirmed as one of five cities shortlisted by the IOC for the 2012 Olympics, and later won the right to stage the Games.
2005: CSKA Moscow beat Sporting Lisbon 3-1 to win the UEFA Cup, becoming the first Russian club to win a major European title.
2011: Andre Villas-Boas' Porto won the Europa League, beating Braga 1-0 in the final in Dublin. He was just 33 years and 213 days old and became the youngest manager to ever win a European competition.
2016: Liverpool were beaten 3-1 by Sevilla in the Europa League final, despite a Daniel Sturridge strike having put the Reds 1-0 ahead in Basel.
2016: It was announced that 31 athletes had tested positive for doping following the retesting of samples for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
2019: Manchester City beat Watford 6-0 at Wembley to lift the FA Cup and complete the domestic treble.
Live sport TV listings
Tuesday 18 May
Soccer
Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes had a 20-day gap between the end of last season and the start of the current one
Southampton v Leeds - Sky Sports 17:00
Lazio v Torino - Premier Sports, 19:25.
Rugby Union
Cycling
Baseball
Basketball
Wednesday 19 May
Soccer
Tottenham v Aston Villa - Sky Sports, 17:00
Newcastle v Sheffield United - Sky Sports, 17:00
Crystal Palace v Arsenal - BT Sport, 18:30
Atalanta v Juventus (Coppa Italia) - BT Sport, 19:45
Notable sporting birthdays
Goalkeeper Brad Friedel made 450 #PL appearances and scored 1️⃣ goal
— Premier League (@premierleague) February 21, 2020
👀 It came #OnThisDay in 2004 pic.twitter.com/2011PQTlJc
Top Trivia
Alisson Becker's winning goal for Liverpool at West Brom was like a dagger to the heart to the Baggies, as well as those battling Jurgen Klopp's men for a Champions League spot.