ON THIS DAY
1811: The first recorded golf tournament for women took place in Musselburgh, Scotland. The local golf club put up a prize of a creel (fishing basket) to be contested by the fishwives of the area.
1942: Joe Louis successfully defended his world heavyweight title for the 20th time when he knocked out Buddy Baer, brother of Max, four seconds from the end of the first round. In their previous encounter, a year earlier, Baer had become the first man to be disqualified in a world heavyweight title fight.
2001: Sven-Goran Eriksson resigned as Lazio manager earlier than expected to assume his coaching role with England, a month ahead of a friendly against Spain. The Swede had signed a five-year contract three months earlier to take over in the summer.
2003: Two-time US Open champion Pat Rafter announced his retirement from professional tennis.
2004: Southampton manager Gordon Strachan announced he would not extend his contract with the club beyond the end of the season. Strachan later returned to management with Celtic in the summer of 2005.
2008: Newcastle parted company with manager Sam Allardyce after just eight months in charge.
2009: Andrew Strauss was appointed England captain for the tour of the West Indies following Kevin Pietersen's departure from the post.
2011: Ryan Giggs' second-minute penalty condemned Kenny Dalglish to a losing start as Liverpool manager as Manchester United recorded an FA Cup win over the Merseysiders, who also had Steven Gerrard sent off.
2012: Lionel Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or award for the third year in a row.
2013: Kevin Pietersen signed a full central contract with the ECB, ending a spell of uncertainty over his future after a falling-out with the England dressing room.
2014: Pepe Mel was appointed head coach of West Brom on an 18-month contract, but he lasted a little over four months and left by mutual consent a day after the 2013-14 season finished.
2017: Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo was named best men's player at the inaugural Best FIFA Football Awards.
BIRTHDAYS
Ray Houghton (soccer) - the current analyst and commentator with RTÉ Sport was a former star for Liverpool and the Republic of Ireland. He scored some memorable goals including a winning header against England in the 1988 European Championships and also in a shock win against Italy in the 1994 World Cup at the Giants Stadium in New York, gaining revenge for defeat by the Italians in the 1990 World Cup, born 1962
Iain Dowie (soccer) - Former QPR, Oldham, Crystal Palace, Charlton and Coventry manager, and Northern Ireland international, born 1965.
Claudio Caniggia (soccer) - Former Roma, Boca Juniors, Rangers and Argentina striker, born 1967.
Jimmy Adams (cricket) - Former captain of West Indies, born 1968.
Gennaro Gattuso (soccer) - Former Italy, AC Milan and Rangers midfielder, born 1978.
Sergio Garcia (golf) - Spanish eight-time Ryder Cup star, born 1980.
Lucas Leiva (soccer) - Lazio and Brazil midfielder, born 1987.
Michaella Krajicek (tennis) - Dutch former Wimbledon quarter-finalist, born 1989.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson (athletics) - British heptathlete, born 1993.
QUICK QUIZ
1. Who did Spain beat in the final when they won Euro 2008?
2. Who did Tyrone defeat in the 2016 Ulster GAA SFC final?
3. Which tennis player has just won three back-to-back WTA Tour titles at the Kremlin Cup, Elite Trophy and Auckland Open?
4. Who is the only Australian to win the Tour de France?
5. Which British athlete currently holds the triple jump world record, set at the World Championships in Gothenburg in 1995?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Tuesday, January 9)
SOCCER: Carabao Cup semi-final first leg, Manchester City v Bristol City - Sky Sports Main Event 1930; French Coupe de la Ligue quarter-final, Nice v Monaco - BT Sport 2 2000; A-League, Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners and Perth Glory v Melbourne City - BT Sport/ESPN 0845.
CRICKET: First Test, South Africa v India - Sky Sports Cricket 0825, Sky Sports Main Event 0830, Big Bash League, Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars - BT Sport 2 0830.
TENNIS: ATP, Sydney International - Eurosport 1 1000 and 0200 (Wed); WTA, Sydney International - BT Sport 1 0200 (Wed).
DARTS: BDO World Championship - Channel 4 1205, BT Sport 1 1845.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder v Portland Trail Blazers - BT Sport 2 0100 (Wed).
SKIING: World Cup slalom, Austria - Eurosport 1 1645 and 1930.
Tomorrow (Wednesday, January 10)
SOCCER: Carabao Cup semi-final first leg, Chelsea v Arsenal - Sky Sports Main Event 1930; A-League, Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United - BT Sport/ESPN 0630.
CRICKET: Big Bash League, Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes - BT Sport 2 0830.
TENNIS: ATP, Sydney International - Eurosport 1 1000 and 0200 (Thu); WTA, Sydney International - BT Sport 1 0745 and 0200 (Thu).
DARTS: BDO World Championship - Channel 4 1205, BT Sport 1 1845.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Minnesota Timberwolves v Oklahoma City Thunder - BT Sport 2 0100 (Thu), Golden State Warriors v Los Angeles Clippers - BT Sport 2 0330 (Thu).
SKIING: World Cup biathlon, Germany - Eurosport 1 1300.
QUICK QUIZ answers: 1. Germany; 2. Donegal (0-13 to 0-11); 3. Julia Goerges; 4. Cadel Evans; 5. Jonathan Edwards.
