1928: Everton forward Dixie Dean broke the record for the most goals in a season, beating George Camsell's mark of 59. He needed three to better Camsell's mark and did so by scoring a hat-trick in his club's 3-3 draw with Arsenal at Goodison Park on the last day of the season.
1954: Warrington and Halifax played in front of rugby league's biggest-ever domestic crowd when 102,569 attended their Challenge Cup final replay at Odsal.
1973: Sunderland beat Leeds to win the FA Cup against all odds. Ian Porterfield scored the only goal of the game, with goalkeeper Jimmy Montgomery producing an amazing second-half save.
2009: Manchester United defeated Arsenal 3-1 for a 4-1 aggregate win to earn Alex Ferguson's side a place in the Champions League final, where they would suffer a 2-0 loss at the hands of Barcelona.
2010: Tottenham secured Champions League qualification with a 1-0 Premier League victory at Manchester City, who were also vying for the European place.
2011: Alastair Cook was named as England's new one-day international captain by the England and Wales Cricket Board, with Stuart Broad to take charge of the Twenty20 side.
2012: Chelsea won their fourth FA Cup in six seasons as goals from Ramires and Didier Drogba gave the Blues a 2-1 win over Liverpool at Wembley.
2014: Mark Selby completed a come-from-behind victory to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-14 in the World Snooker Championship final, the first time five-time champion O'Sullivan had lost in the final at the Crucible.
2016: Liverpool reached the final of the Europa League with a 3-0 win against Villarreal at Anfield - 3-1 on aggregate. They were beaten 3-1 by Sevilla in the Basle showpiece.
SPORT BIRTHDAYS
James Whitaker (cricket) - former Leicestershire captain and current England national selector, born 1962.
Duke McKenzie (boxing) - first British boxer to win a world title at three different weights, born 1963.
James Cracknell (rowing) - double Olympic gold medallist in the coxless four, born 1972.
Yossi Benayoun (soccer) - Maccabi Haifa's Israel international midfielder, formerly of Liverpool, Chelsea, West Ham and QPR, born 1980.
Jay Bothroyd (soccer) - former Cardiff, QPR and England striker, currently with Jubilo Iwata in Japan, born 1982.
Emanuele Giaccherini (soccer) - Napoli's Italy midfielder, formerly with Sunderland, born 1985.
Graham Dorrans (soccer) - Norwich and Scotland midfielder, born 1987.
SPORT QUIZ
1. In which year did Michael Owen score two goals to give Liverpool an FA Cup final win over Arsenal?
2. Which sport is considered America's national pastime?
3. Who won the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire?
4. Mark Cosgrove is the captain of which county cricket side?
5. How many ATP titles has Andy Murray won on clay?
TV GUIDE
Today (Friday, May 5)
SOCCER: Premier League, West Ham v Tottenham - Sky Sports 1 1900; Bundesliga, Cologne v Werder Bremen - BT Sport 1 1915; Ligue 1, St Etienne v Bordeaux - eir Sport 1 1930.
CRICKET: First one-day international from Bristol, England v Ireland - Sky Sports 2 1030; Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab - Sky Sports 3 1500.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Warrington v St Helens - Sky Sports 2 1930.
TENNIS: Estoril Open - Eurosport 2 1300, 1645 and 1800; J&T Banka Prague Open - BT Sport 1 1000.
CYCLING: Giro d'Italia - Eurosport 1 1145.
GOLF: Wells Fargo Championship - Sky Sports 4 1900.
ATHLETICS: Diamond League from Qatar - Eurosport 1 1700.
RUGBY UNION: Super Rugby, Hurricanes v Stormers - Sky Sports 3 0830, Cheetahs v Highlanders - Sky Sports 4 1755, Rebels v Lions - Sky Sports 2 0555 (Sat); Championship semi-final second leg, Yorkshire Carnegie v Ealing Trailfinders - Sky Sports 5 1930.
MOTORCYCLING: MotoGP, Spanish Grand Prix practice - BT Sport 2 from 0800.
BASKETBALL: NBA Play-offs, San Antonio Spurs v Houston Rockets - BT Sport 1 0230 (Sat).
BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago Cubs v New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays v Toronto Blue Jays - BT Sport/ESPN 1915 and 0000 (Sat).
Tomorrow (Saturday, May 6)
SOCCER: Premier League, Manchester City v Crystal Palace - Sky Sports 1 1130, Swansea v Everton - BT Sport 1 1700; LaLiga, Granada v Real Madrid - Sky Sports 2 1930; Scottish Premiership, Inverness v Hamilton - Sky Sports 2 1200; League Two, Hartlepool v Doncaster - Sky Sports 1 1715; Serie A, Napoli v Cagliari - eir Sport 1; National League, Tranmere v Aldershot - BT Sport 1 1145; Irish Cup final, Coleraine v Linfield - BBC Two Northern Ireland 1500.
RUGBY UNION: PRO12, Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh - BBC Two Scotland 1700, Scarlets v Ospreys - Sky Sports 2 1700, Newport Gwent Dragons v Cardiff Blues - S4C 1700; Super Rugby, Chiefs v Reds and Waratahs v Blues - Sky Sports 5 0830 and 1030, Jaguares v Sunwolves - Sky Sports 3 2235; Top 14, Racing 92 v Bordeaux-Begles - Sky Sports 5 1940.
TENNIS: Estoril Open - Eurosport 2 1500; Mutua Madrid Open - BT Sport 2 1830.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rising Pune Supergiant followed by Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils - Sky Sports 3 1100 and 1500.
CYCLING: Giro d'Italia - Eurosport 1 1200.
GOLF: GolfSixes - Sky Sports 4 1230; Wells Fargo Championship - Sky Sports 4 1800.
MOTORCYCLING: MotoGP, Spanish Grand Prix practice and qualifying - BT Sport 2 from 0800.
BOXING: Fight Night Live - BT Sport 1 0200 (Sun).
BASKETBALL: NBA Play-offs, Golden State Warriors v Utah Jazz - BT Sport 2 0130 (Sun).
BASEBALL: MLB, Kansas City Royals v Cleveland Indians - BT Sport/ESPN 2100.
RACING: From Newmarket - ITV and STV 1330.
ANSWERS
1. 2001. 2. Baseball 3. Serge Pauwels 4. Leicestershire 5. Three (Munich, Madrid, Rome).
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