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Sporting birthdays - August 14

Barrie Leadbeater (cricket) - former Yorkshire player, now umpire, born 1943.

Magic Johnson (basketball) - star of the United States' 1992 Olympic gold medal-winning 'Dream Team', born 1959.

Paul Broadhurst (golf) - member of the 1991 Ryder Cup team, born 1965.

Jason Leonard (rugby union) - former England and Lions prop who won 114 caps and defied a career-threatening neck injury, born 1968.

Jay-Jay Okocha (football) - Former Bolton, Hull and Nigeria midfielder, born 1973.

So good they named him twice: Jay Jay Okocha (right) celebrates his 30th birthday with former boss Sam Allardyce in 2003

So good they named him twice: Jay Jay Okocha (right) celebrates his 30th birthday with former boss Sam Allardyce in 2003

Elena Baltacha (tennis) - Ukraine-born British tennis player, born 1983.

Matthew Etherington (football) - West Ham and former England Under-21 player born 1981.

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