ON THIS DAY
1903: Bury registered the biggest winning margin in FA Cup final history when they beat Derby 6-0 at Crystal Palace.
1942: Racing driver Jochen Rindt was born. He was the first, and to date only, posthumous Formula One world champion. In 1970, the Austrian driver was killed during practice for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. He was leading the world championship standings at the time and his points total was not overtaken.
1958: West Indian pace bowler Malcolm Marshall was born. He became the second West Indian, after Lance Gibbs, to take 300 Test wickets. He died in 1999.
1994: Cricketer Brian Lara scored 375 runs against England, then a record score in Test Cricket. His feat was broken by Matthew Hayden in 2003 who scored 380 against Zimbabwe, but Lara reclaimed his record a year later when he became the first Test batsman to achieve a quadruple century.
2002: The International Rugby Board confirmed Australia would act as sole hosts for the 2003 World Cup, upholding the controversial move to axe New Zealand as co-hosts because of a row over advertising.
2007: UEFA awarded Poland and Ukraine the right to jointly host the European Championships in 2012.
2010: UEFA confirmed the week's Champions League semi-final first legs were to go ahead as scheduled despite the restrictions on European air travel due to a volcanic ash cloud.
2011: Toulon announced they had suspended Wales international Gavin Henson for one week following a breach of club discipline. He left the club in May 2011.
2012: Chelsea won the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Barcelona 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. The Blues went on to lift the trophy for the first time in their history, after defeating Bayern Munich on penalties in the final.
2013: Cyclist Sir Chris Hoy - with six golds Britain's most successful Olympian - announced his retirement.
2014: The England and Wales Cricket Board and Warwickshire announced that Jonathan Trott would take an indefinite break from all cricket after suffering a repeat of the stress-related illness which forced his early departure from the 2013-14 Ashes series.
2016: Directors David Bernstein and Mervyn King quit Aston Villa to plunge the relegated club deeper into a crisis. The pair resigned just 48 hours after Villa were relegated from the Premier League.
BIRTHDAYS
Phil Simmons (West Indies) - former West Indies all-rounder who went on to coach his national side, born 1963.
Paul Jones (soccer) - former Wales and Southampton goalkeeper, born 1967.
Stefan Schwarz (soccer) - Swedish midfielder who had stints at Arsenal and Sunderland, born 1969.
Graham Rowntree (rugby union) - former Leicester and England prop, now a forwards coach, born 1971.
Haile Gebrselassie (athletics) - retired Ethiopian distance-running star, double Olympic and four-time world 10,000 metres champion, born 1973.
Matthew Upson (soccer) - former Arsenal, West Ham and England defender, born 1979.
Anthony Davidson (motorsport) - former Formula One driver, currently racing in the World Endurance Championship, born 1979.
Lukasz Fabianski (soccer) - Swansea and Poland goalkeeper, born 1985.
Maurice Edu (soccer) - former Rangers and Stoke midfielder, now at Philadelphia Union, born 1986.
Wojciech Szczesny (soccer) - Arsenal and Poland goalkeeper, currently on loan at Roma, born 1990.
Divock Origi (soccer) - Liverpool and Belgium forward, born 1995.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Who will take over as director of rugby at relegated Aviva Premiership side Bristol this summer?
2. How many different opening partners has Alastair Cook had for England since Andrew Strauss retired?
3. Aside from Serena and Venus Williams, who was the last American woman to win one of tennis' grand slams?
4. Former Halifax and England hooker Paul Rowley is head coach of which Kingstone Press League One side?
5. Who are the reigning Stanley Cup champions?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Tuesday, April 18
SOCCER: Champions League, Leicester v Atletico Madrid - BT Sport 2 1900; FA Youth Cup final, first leg, Manchester City v Chelsea - ITV4 1930; BT Sport 1, Metz v Paris St Germain - BT Sport 1 1730.
SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two 1000 and 1300, Eurosport 1 1000, 1430 and 1830, Eurosport 2 1000, 1630 and 1900.
TENNIS: ATP Tour, Monte-Carlo Masters - Sky Sports 3 1000.
CRICKET: IPL, Gujarat Lions v Royal Challengers Bangalore - Sky Sports 2 1500.
CYCLING: Tour of the Alps - Eurosport 2 1330; Tour of Croatia - Eurosport 2 1445.
BASKETBALL: NBA play-offs, Houston Rockets v Oklahoma City Thunder - BT Sport 1 0100 (Wed).
BASEBALL: MLB, Toronto Blue Jays v Boston Red Sox and Oakland Athletics v Texas Rangers - BT Sport//ESPN 0000 and 0300 (Wed).
Wednesday, April 19
SOCCER: Champions League, Barcelona v Juventus - BT Sport 2 1900.
SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two 1000 and 1300 (1530 in Scotland), Eurosport 1 1000, 1430 and 1830, Eurosport 2 1000 and 1900.
TENNIS: ATP Tour, Monte-Carlo Masters - Sky Sports 3 1000.
CRICKET: IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Daredevils - Sky Sports 2 1500.
CYCLING: Fleche Wallonne - Eurosport 2 1330.
HORSE RACING: Newmarket and Cheltenham - ITV4 1330.
BASEBALL: MLB, Seattle Mariners v Miami Marlins - BT Sport//ESPN 2030; Minnesota Twins v Cleveland Indians - BT Sport//ESPN 0100 (Thu).
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QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Pat Lam; 2 11; 3 Jennifer Capriati (2002 Australian Open); 4 Toronto Wolfpack; 5 The Pittsburgh Penguins.
