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Your support makes all the difference.ISLE OF MAN SENIOR TT MOST SUCCESSFUL BIKES
1 Norton 19 wins
2 MV Augusta 13 wins
3 Honda 12 wins
4 Suzuki 9 wins
5 Sunbeam 4 wins
6 Yamaha 2 wins
6= Gilera 2 wins
6= Rudge 2 wins
6= Scott 2 wins
10 Kawasaki 1 win
10= BMW 1 win
10= Moto Guzzi 1 win
10= HRD 1 win
10= Douglas 1 win
10= AJS 1 win
10= Indian 1 win
FRENCH OPEN TENNIS
LAST 10 WINNERS MEN'S SINGLES.
1993-4 Sergi Bruguera (Spa)
1991-2 Jim Courier (USA)
1990 Andres Gomez (Ecu)
1989 Michael Chang (USA)
1988 Mats Wilander (Swe)
1986-87 Ivan Lendl (Cs)
1985 Mats Wilander (Swe)
LAST 10 WINNERS WOMEN'S SINGLES
1994 Arantxa Sanchez (Spa)
1993 Steffi Graf (Ger)
1990-2 Monica Seles (Yug) 1989 Arantxa Sanchez (Spa)
1987-8 Steffi Graf (Ger)
1985-6 Chris Evert Lloyd (USA)
ANNIVERSARIES
Today The first TT race took place on the Isle of Man (1907); Maiden, skippered by Tracy Edwards and an all-girl crew, sailed into Southampton at the end of the Whitbread Round the World Yacht race (1990).
Monday Births of the German showjumper Alwin Shockemohle (1935); and the National Hunt trainer Martin Pipe (1945).
Tuesday Birth of the former England fast bowler and Test cricket captain Bob Willis (1949);
Wednesday Death of the former world heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey (1983); the West Indian batsman Viv Richards set a record in a one-day international, scoring 189 not out against England at Old Trafford.
Thursday The BBC broadcast its first commentary of the Epsom Derby (1927); jockey Gordon Richards was knighted (1953).
Friday Birth of the swimmer Johnny Weissmuller (1904); Lester Piggott won his first Epsom Derby at 18 on Never Say Die (1954).
Saturday Death of Brian Bevan, the most prolific try-scorer in rugby league history, aged 66 (1991); Shergar won the Epsom Derby by a record 10 lengths (1981); W.G. Grace became the first man to play Test cricket beyond the age of 50 (1899).
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