ON THIS DAY
1540: The first recorded horse race meeting in England took place at Chester's Roodee Fields.
1998: Lawrie McMenemy, out of football since resigning after his second spell as Southampton manager, became the first non-Ulsterman to manage Northern Ireland. Joe Jordan and Pat Jennings were named as his assistants. McMenemy resigned two years later.
2006: Former England manager Ron Greenwood died at the age of 84 after a long illness. Greenwood, who also managed West Ham, was in charge of England at the 1982 World Cup finals.
2009: Champion jockey Tony McCoy recorded his 3,000th jumps winner aboard Restless D'Artaix at Plumpton.
2009: Two Premier League managers left their post as first Tony Adams was sacked as Portsmouth boss, before Luiz Felipe Scolari was dismissed by Chelsea.
2012: The Football Association confirmed Stuart Pearce would take temporary charge of the England team for the friendly against Holland on February 29 following the resignation of Fabio Capello. Roy Hodgson was appointed as Capello's permanent successor in May of that year.
2014: Jenny Jones won Great Britain's first Winter Olympic medal on snow when she finished third in the snowboard slopestyle event in Sochi.
BIRTHDAYS
Bernard Gallacher (golf) - played in eight Ryder Cups and succeeded Tony Jacklin as non-playing European captain, born 1949.
Gordon Strachan (soccer) - Scotland manager and former Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds and Scotland midfielder, born 1957.
Sandy Lyle (golf) - Scottish former Open and Masters champion, born 1958.
Dewi Morris (rugby union) - former England and Lions scrum-half, born 1964.
Glenn McGrath (cricket) - former Australia pace bowler who claimed 563 Test wickets, born 1970.
Darren Ferguson (soccer) - Doncaster manager and son of Manchester United boss Sir Alex, born 1972.
Jordi Cruyff (soccer) - former Manchester United and Holland forward, born 1974.
Angelos Charisteas (soccer) - former Greece striker who scored the winning goal in the Euro 2004 final, born 1980.
SPORT ON TV
Today
GAA: Armagh v Laois. Action from the National Football League Division Two match at the Athletic Grounds – Setanta Ireland 2100.
RUGBY: Ten troubled teenagers engage in a rugby and literacy course with Munster Rugby – Setanta Ireland 2000
CRICKET: Third one-day international, South Africa v England - Sky Sports 2 1100; First T20, India v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports 1 1350.
SOCCER: FA Cup fourth-round replay, West Ham v Liverpool - BT Sport 2 1915.
TENNIS: WTA St Petersburg Ladies' Trophy - BT Sport 1 0800-1930; ATP Rotterdam Open - Sky Sports 3 1000 & Sky Sports 1 1830.
SKIING: World Cup Nordic Combined from Trondheim, Norway - Eurosport 1 1145 & 1400; World Cup ski jumping from Trondheim, Norway - Eurosport 1 1745.
BASKETBALL: NBA, New York Knicks v Washington Wizards - BT Sport 1 0100 (Wednesday); NBA, Golden State Warriors v Houston Rockets - BT Sport 1 0330 (Wednesday).
Tomorrow
TENNIS: WTA St Petersburg Ladies' Trophy - BT Sport 1 0800-1930; ATP Rotterdam Open - Sky Sports 1 1000 & 1830.
SOCCER: FA Cup fourth-round replay, Peterborough v West Brom – Setanta Ireland 1935; BBC One 1930.
SKIING: World Cup Nordic Combined from Trondheim, Norway - Eurosport 1 1145 & 1400; World Cup ski jumping from Trondheim, Norway - Eurosport 1 1545.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers v Los Angeles Lakers - BT Sport 1 0100 (Thursday); NBA, Portland Trail Blazers v Houston Rockets - BT Sport 1 0330 (Thursday).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. David Speedie, Gary McAllister, Steve Staunton, Joe Cole and Robbie Keane have all played for which two clubs?
2. Who is the last Ulster man to score a goal in an All-Ireland Senior Football final?
3. In what year did Roger Federer last win Wimbledon?
4. Greg Searle is an Olympic medallist in which sport?
5. Which American city hosted the 2016 Super Bowl?
Answers: 1 Coventry and Liverpool; 2 Colm McFadden, (Donegal in 2012 final, Donegal 2-13 Mayo 0-11); 3 2012; 4 Rowing 5; San Francisco.
