Sport

Sporting birthdays - August 9

13 April 2012

Mikael Silvestre (soccer) - Manchester United and France defender, born 1977.

31 today: Silvestre

Filippo Inzaghi (soccer) - AC Milan and Italy striker, born 1973.

Rod Laver (tennis) - Australian who is the only player to win all four grand slam events in the same season on two occasions, achieving the feat in 1962 and 1969, born 1938.

Mark Dwyer (racing) - won 1985 Cheltenham Gold Cup on Forgive 'N' Forget, born
1963.

Tyson Gay (athletics) - American sprinter and current world champion in 100 metres and 200 metres, born 1982.



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