Sporting birthdays - July 16
Shaun Pollock (cricket) - South Africa all-rounder and former captain, born 1973.
Joel Stransky (rugby union) - former South Africa stand-off, who had a spell at Leicester after winning World Cup in 1995, born 1967.
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Shaun Pollock: hands up if it's your birthday
Richard Horne (rugby league) - Hull half-back, born 1982.
Dennis Priestley (darts) - world champion in 1994, born 1950.
Ken McEwan (cricket) - former Essex and South Africa batsman, born 1952.
Miguel Indurain (cycling) - five-times Tour de France winner, born 1964.
Margaret Court (tennis) - Australian who won 62 grand slam tournaments including three Wimbledon singles titles, born 1942.
Gareth Bale (soccer) - Tottenham full-back, the youngest player and goalscorer in Wales' international history, born 1989.
Anna Smashnova (tennis) - Israeli tennis player, born 1976
Adam Scott (golf) - Australian player, born 1980
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