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Sporting birthdays - June 6

Willie John McBride (rugby union) - former Ireland and British and Irish Lions
international, born 1940.

Bjorn Borg (tennis) - Swede who won Wimbledon men's singles title five times in
succession, born 1956.

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Swede dreams: Borg lights up Wimbledon in 1979

Swede dreams: Borg lights up Wimbledon in 1979

Mike Gatting (cricket) - former Middlesex and England captain, born 1957.

David Connolly (soccer) - Sunderland and Republic of Ireland striker, born 1977.

Martin Devaney (soccer) - Barnsley midfielder, born 1980.

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