ON THIS DAY
1911: Henri Rougier won the first Monte Carlo Rally, driving a Turcat-Mery.
1990: In one of the most one-sided - and, at the time, record-scoring - of Super Bowls, the San Francisco 49ers beat the Denver Broncos 55-10 in New Orleans. 49ers quarterback Joe Montana was named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player for a record third time.
2002: The Prost Formula One team, owned by former world champion Alain, were put into liquidation by a French court.
2004: Manager Sir Alex Ferguson signed a one-year rolling contract with Manchester United, to commence in July 2005.
2005: Newcastle agreed a fee of £6million with Birmingham for striker Craig Bellamy. However, rather than move to Birmingham, Bellamy left Newcastle to join Celtic on loan three days later.
2007: Roger Federer won his third Australian Open men's singles title by beating Chilean Fernando Gonzalez 7-6 (7/2) 6-4 6-4.
2009: Colin Montgomerie was appointed captain of the European team for the 2010 Ryder Cup.
2011: Liverpool confirmed they had agreed a fee with Ajax for Uruguay striker Luis Suarez.
2012: The Football Association cancelled the traditional pre-match handshakes between Chelsea and QPR in light of the racism row surrounding John Terry and Anton Ferdinand.
BIRTHDAYS
Nick Price (golf) - Zimbabwean who won both the Open and USPGA Championship in 1994, born 1957.
David Lawrence (cricket) - former England fast bowler whose career was ended prematurely by injury, born 1964.
Dave McPherson (soccer) - former Hearts and Scotland defender, born 1964.
Mark Regan (rugby union) - former England and British and Irish Lions hooker, part of the 2003 World Cup-winning squad, born 1972.
Takuma Sato (motor racing) - ex-Formula One driver from Japan, now driving in the IndyCar series, born 1977.
Gianluigi Buffon (soccer) - World Cup-winning Italy and Juventus goalkeeper, born 1978.
Jamie Carragher (soccer) - former Liverpool and England defender, born 1978.
Papa Bouba Diop (soccer) - former Fulham, Portsmouth, West Ham and Senegal midfielder, born 1978.
Jessica Ennis-Hill (athletics) - London 2012 Olympic heptathlon champion, born 1986.
Asad Shafiq (cricket) - Pakistan batsman, born 1986.
Siem de Jong (soccer) - Newcastle's Netherlands international forward, born 1989.
SPORT ON TV
Today
GAA: Allianz League Preview: David Moran Special - Setanta Ireland 2100
BASKETBALL:We Got Game- Irish Basketball - Setanta Ireland 1500
SOCCER: Sporting Legends: Denis irwin- Setanta Ireland 2230: Eredivisie, Feyenoord v Heerenveen - Sky Sports 1 1935.
CRICKET: One-day international, New Zealand v Pakistan - Sky Sports 2 0600.
TENNIS: Australian Open - Eurosport 1 0800 (Thursday) & 0500 (Friday).
GOLF: European Tour, Qatar Masters - Sky Sports 4 0630 & 1100; PGA Tour, Farmers Insurance Open - Sky Sports 4 2100.
Tomorrow
GAA: Seo Spoirt - TG4 2120
SOCCER: FA Cup fourth round, Derby v Manchester United - BBC One 1930; Ligue 1, Marseille v Lille - BT Sport 2 1915.
CRICKET: T20, Australia v India - Sky Sports 1 0835.
RUGBY UNION: Rugbai PRO12: Newport Gwent Dragons v Leinster - TG4 1840 Premiership, Northampton v Wasps - BT Sport 1 1900; PRO12, Newport Gwent Dragons v Leinster - BBC Two Wales 1900; Top 14, Brive v La Rochelle - Sky Sports 2 1940; New Zealand Sevens - Sky Sports 3 2230.
TENNIS: Australian Open - Eurosport 1 0800.
GOLF: European Tour, Qatar Masters - Sky Sports 4 0930; PGA Tour, Farmers Insurance Open - Sky Sports 4 2100.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder v Houston Rockets - BT Sport 1 0100 (Saturday).
SKIING: World Cup Nordic Combined from Seefeld, Austria - Eurosport 2 1230 & 1600.
