ON THIS DAY
1923: University College Cork defeated University College Galway by three points in the Fitzgibbon Cup final.
1933: The FA Cup final between Everton and Manchester City was the first final where players had shirt numbers. The Everton players were numbered one to 11, while City were numbered 12 to 22.
1967: Muhammad Ali was stripped of his world heavyweight title for refusing to be drafted into the US Army on religious grounds.
1970: Chelsea beat Leeds 2-1 after extra-time to win the first replay of a Wembley FA Cup final.
1990: Stephen Hendry defeated Jimmy White 18-12 to become the youngest world snooker champion at the age of 21 years and 106 days.
2003: Former Chelsea and Manchester United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich was banned for nine months by the Football Association after a disciplinary hearing into his failed drugs test for cocaine.
2006: Chelsea won back-to-back Premier League titles after beating Manchester United 3-0 at Stamford Bridge. United striker Wayne Rooney suffered a broken metatarsal in the game, but was nevertheless later named in England's World Cup squad.
2007: Waterford won just their second National Hurling League title after a thrilling 0-20 to 0-18 win over Kilkenny.
2008: Manchester United reached the Champions League final, winning 1-0 against Barcelona at Old Trafford for a 1-0 aggregate victory.
2009: McLaren were handed a suspended three-race ban by the World Motor Sport Council after being charged with five counts of breaching the International Sporting Code over the 'lie-gate' scandal which hit the team at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
2012: A poor second half cost Tyrone as they lost out to Kildare 0-16 to 0-11 in the NFL Division Two final.
2013: Joe Schmidt was confirmed as the new Ireland head coach on a three-year deal, succeeding Declan Kidney who was removed earlier in the month after a dismal RBS 6 Nations campaign.
2013: Jason Collins became the first active player in the NBA to come out as gay.
BIRTHDAYS
Jonah Barrington (squash) - Six-time British Open winner, born 1941.
Susan Brown (rowing) - First woman to compete in the Boat Race, as cox in 1981, born 1958.
Phil Tufnell (cricket) - Former Middlesex and England spinner, born 1966.
Andre Agassi (tennis) - Eight-time grand slam title winner, born 1970.
Niclas Fasth (golf) - Swedish member of victorious 2002 Ryder Cup team, born 1972.
Claus Jensen (soccer) - Former Charlton, Bolton, Fulham and Denmark midfielder, born 1977.
Bob and Mike Bryan (tennis) - American twins who are the most successful men's doubles partnership ever, born 1978.
George McCartney (soccer) - Former Sunderland, West Ham and Northern Ireland defender, born 1981.
Sara Errani (tennis) - French Open finalist in 2012, born 1987.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Which golfer has won the most major titles out of Seve Ballesteros, Ernie Els and Rory McIlroy?
2 South African Dean Elgar is the overseas player for which cricket county this season?
3 Bayern Munich play their home matches at which stadium?
4 Who is the only rugby union player to have won more than 100 caps for England?
5 Who was the top scorer in the 2017 National Football League?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Saturday, April 29)
GAELIC GAMES: All-Ireland U-21 Football final. Galway v Dublin – TG4, 1700.
SOCCER: Premier League, Crystal Palace v Burnley - BT Sport 1 1700; Championship, Brighton v Bristol City - Sky Sports 1 1715; Scottish Premiership, Rangers v Celtic - Sky Sports 1 and 5 1130; LaLiga, Espanyol v Barcelona - Sky Sports 2 1930.
CRICKET: IPL, Rising Pune Supergiant v Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Lions v Mumbai Indians - Sky Sports 2 1100 and 1500.
RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Exeter v Northampton - BT Sport 2 1430; PRO12, Ospreys v Ulster - Sky Sports 1 and BBC Two Northern Ireland 1455, Connacht v Scarlets - S4C 1915; Super Rugby, Chiefs v Sunwolves, Reds v Waratahs, Force v Lions, Kings v Rebels and Jaguares v Sharks - Sky Sports 3 0830, 1030, 1250, 1825 and 2035.
MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Russian Grand Prix practice - Sky Sports F1 0945, Channel 4 0955, eir Sport 1 0955, qualifying - Channel 4 1155, Sky Sports F1 1200.
SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two 1000, 1630 (also showing in Scotland and Wales) and 1900, BBC One 1315, BBC Two Northern Ireland 1700, Eurosport 1 1000, 1430 and 1830.
GOLF: European Tour, Volvo China Open - Sky Sports 4 0600; PGA Tour, Zurich Classic of New Orleans - Sky Sports 4 1800.
TENNIS: ATP Tour, Barcelona Open - Sky Sports 4 1230; WTA Tour, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix - BT Sport/ESPN 1500.
CYCLING: Tour de Yorkshire - ITV4 0900 and 1400; Tour of Romandy - Eurosport 2 1500.
HORSE RACING: Sandown and Haydock - ITV 1330.
BASEBALL: MLB, Boston Red Sox v Chicago Cubs - BT Sport 1 2100; Miami Marlins v Pittsburgh Pirates - BT Sport 2 0000 (Sun).
Tomorrow (Sunday, April 30)
GAELIC GAMES: Ladies’ National Football League finals, Wicklow v Longford, Tipperary v Wexford – TG4, 1400.
SOCCER: Premier League, Manchester United v Swansea - BT Sport 1 1130, Everton v Chelsea - Sky Sports 1 1400, Tottenham v Arsenal - Sky Sports 1 1615; League One, Bolton v Peterborough - Sky Sports 2 1130; LaLiga, Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao - Sky Sports 1 1940; Bundesliga, Augsburg v Hamburg and Hoffenheim v Eintracht Frankfurt - BT Sport 2 1415 and 1630; Serie A, Inter Milan v Napoli - BT Sport 2 1930.
CRICKET: Second Test, West Indies v Pakistan - Sky Sports 5 1455; IPL, Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils and Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders - Sky Sports 3 1100 and 1500.
RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Bath v Gloucester - BT Sport 1 1430; Super Rugby, Brumbies v Blues - Sky Sports 2 0700.
MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Russian Grand Prix - Sky Sports F1 1130, Channel 4 1200, eir Sport 1 1255.
SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two 1400 and 1900, Eurosport 1 1400 and 1830.
GOLF: European Tour, Volvo China Open - Sky Sports 4 0600; PGA Tour, Zurich Classic of New Orleans - Sky Sports 4 1800.
CYCLING: Tour de Yorkshire - ITV4 1200.
BASKETBALL: NBA play-offs, fixture TBC - BT Sport 1 1800.
BASEBALL: MLB, Cleveland Indians v Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants v San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox v Chicago Cubs - BT Sport/ESPN 1800, 2100 and 0100 (Mon).
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QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Ballesteros (five); 2 Somerset; 3 Allianz Arena; 4 Jason Leonard; 5 John Heslin (Westmeath).
