ON THIS DAY
1958: Duncan Edwards, one of the best-known members of the famous 'Busby Babes' Manchester United team, died in hospital at the age of 21 following the Munich air crash on February 6.
1988: Geet Sethi, playing in the Indian national snooker championship, became the first amateur to register an official maximum 147 break in a tournament.
2000: Mark Hughes announced his retirement from playing international football for Wales after 72 caps and 16 goals.
2004: Wales, Leeds and Juventus great John Charles died, aged 72.
2006: Thierry Henry scored a stunning solo goal to clinch a 1-0 Champions League win for Arsenal away to Real Madrid - the first victory for an English club at the Bernabeu.
2007: The All England Club announced men and women were to receive equal prize money at Wimbledon for the first time.
2010: Ian Poulter won the WGC-Accenture Match Play title with a 4&2 victory over Paul Casey in Tucson.
2011: AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso was banned for four matches for assaulting Tottenham assistant coach Joe Jordan following the previous week's Champions League fixture.
2012: Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez apologised ''sincerely and unreservedly'' for his conduct after a long dispute with the club, and accepted a club fine of six weeks' wages for gross misconduct. The move allowed him to revive his City career.
2014: Wayne Rooney signed a new five-and-a-half-year contract at Manchester United.
2016: Leeds Rhinos lost the World Club Challenge 38-4 to North Queensland Cowboys as Australian clubs completed a whitewash of their Super League counterparts for the second successive year in the World Club Series.
BIRTHDAYS
Michael Slater (cricket) - former Australia opener who played in 74 Tests before retiring in 2001, born 1970.
Ivan Campo (soccer) - Former Real Madrid, Bolton and Spain defender, born 1974.
Pascal Chimbonda (soccer) - French former Tottenham defender, born 1979.
Andrew Ellis (rugby union) - New Zealand and Crusaders scrum-half, born 1984.
Georgios Samaras (soccer) - Greece international striker, born 1985.
Matthias de Zordo (athletics) - German world javelin champion, born 1988.
Riyad Mahrez (soccer) - Leicester winger, PFA footballer of the year in 2016, born 1991.
Phil Jones (soccer) - Manchester United and England defender, born 1992.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Who are the reigning Scottish Cup winners?
2 Which team will Ben Stokes play for in the 2017 Indian Premier League?
3 How many times has Venus Williams won Wimbledon?
4 Dustin Johnson replaced who as golf's world number one on Sunday?
5 Which teams did Peyton Manning win Super Bowl rings for?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Tuesday, February 21)
SOCCER: UEFA Champions League, Manchester City v Monaco - BT Sport 2 1900; Bayer Leverkusen v Atletico Madrid - BT Sport 3 1900 & eir Sport 1 1930.
CRICKET: Second One-Day International, New Zealand v South Africa - Sky Sports 2 2155.
TENNIS: ATP, Rio Open - Sky Sports 2 1930; WTA, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - BT Sport 1 0700-1300, 1500.
NETBALL: Superleague, Sirens v Wasps - Sky Sports 2 1915.
GREYHOUNDS: Meeting held at Crayford Stadium - Sky Sports 3 1900.
Tomorrow (Wednesday, February 22)
SOCCER: UEFA Champions League, Sevilla v Leicester - BT Sport 2 1900; Porto v Juventus - BT Sport 3 1915 & eir Sport 1 1930; UEFA Europa League, St Etienne v Manchester United - BT Sport 3 & eir Sport 1 1630; LaLiga, Valencia v Real Madrid - Sky Sports 1 1730.
TENNIS: ATP, Rio Open - Sky Sports 2 1945; WTA, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - BT Sport 1 0700-1300, 1500.
SKIING: Nordic World Ski Championships - Eurosport 1 1200-1245, 1330.
Quick Quiz Blitz answers: 1 Hibernian; 2 Rising Pune Supergiants; 3 Five; 4 Jason Day; 5 Indianapolis Colts & Denver Broncos.
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