ON THIS DAY
1892: The first game of basketball was played at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts.
1974: Millwall beat Fulham 1-0 at The Den in the first Football League match ever to take place on a Sunday.
1984: Swimmer and 'Tarzan' actor Johnny Weissmuller died, aged 79. The first man to swim 100 metres in under one minute, he won five gold medals at the Olympic Games in 1924 and 1928. After his swimming career he went on to star in 12 Hollywood Tarzan films.
1987: Italian MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli was born. The Italian tragically died on October 23, 2011 after an accident during the Malaysian Grand Prix.
2001: England's defensive lynchpin Tony Adams announced his international retirement at the age of 34 and after winning 66 caps.
2006: Arsenal signed 16-year-old striker Theo Walcott from Southampton for an initial £5million.
2009: England and Bath prop Matt Stevens revealed he had failed a drugs test and was promptly suspended from both club and country.
2011: British sprinter Bernice Wilson had a four-year ban confirmed after losing an appeal against the sanction imposed following her positive test for two anabolic steroids.
BIRTHDAYS
Colin Calderwood (soccer) - former Scotland and Tottenham defender who also managed Nottingham Forest and Hibernian, born 1965.
Marco Gabbiadini (soccer) - former Sunderland and Derby forward, born 1968.
Charlie Swan (racing) - rider of multiple Champion Hurdle winner Istabraq, born 1968.
Francis Stephenson (rugby league) - former Wigan, London Broncos and Hull KR prop, born 1976.
Owen Hargreaves (soccer) - former Bayern Munich, Manchester United and England midfielder, born 1981.
SPORT ON TV
Today
SOCCER: FA Cup third-round replay, Leicester v Tottenham - Setanta Ireland and BBC1 1930, Liverpool v Exeter - BT Sport 2 1930; Coppa Italia quarter-final, Lazio v Juventus - Sky Sports 1 1930
TENNIS: Australian Open - Eurosport 1 from 0745, Eurosport 2 from 0800
GOLF: European Tour, Abu Dhabi Championship - Sky Sports 4 0330 (Thu)
CYCLING: Tour Down Under - Sky Sports 1 0200
BASKETBALL: NBA, Chicago Bulls v Golden State Warriors - BT Sport 1 0100
BOWLS: World Indoor Championships - BBC2 1310, BBC2 Scotland 1530
NETBALL: International Series, England v Australia - Sky Sports 2 1900
Tomorrow
TENNIS: Australian Open - Eurosport 1 from 0745, Eurosport 2 from 0800
RUGBY UNION: European Challenge Cup, Sale Sharks v Newport Gwent Dragons - Sky Sports 1 1900
CRICKET: International T20, New Zealand v Pakistan - Sky Sports 3 0550 (Fri); Big Bash League, first semi-final - Sky Sports 1 0830
GOLF: European Tour, Abu Dhabi Championship - Sky Sports 4 0600; PGA Tour, CareerBuilder Challenge - Sky Sports 4 2100
CYCLING: Tour Down Under - Sky Sports 1 0230
MOTORSPORT: World Rally Championship, Mote Carlo Rally - BT Sport 1 1900
BASKETBALL: NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers v Los Angeles Clippers - BT Sport 1 0100 (Fri); Euroleague, Real Madrid v FC Barcelona Lassa - BT Sport/ESPN 1945
BOWLS: World Indoor Championships - BBC2 1300
SKIING: Biathlon World Cup, Antholz in Italy - Eurosport 2 1300
QUIZ BLITZ
1. Which American state is world number one golfer Jordan Spieth from?
2. Who is the manager of Linfield?
3. In which year did Italy compete in their first Six Nations Championship?
4. Which junior grand slam tournament did Heather Watson win?
5. What nationality is Everton forward Gerard Deulofeu?
Answers: 1 Texas; 2 David Healy; 3 2000; 4 US Open (2009); 5 Spanish.
