ON THIS DAY
1896: George Lohmann took eight wickets for seven runs as England bowled South Africa out for 30 at Port Elizabeth. The innings total remained the lowest in a Test match for almost 60 years.
1907: American jockey Johnny Longden was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. He went on to ride Count Fleet to victory in the US Triple Crown - the Kentucky Derby, the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness Stakes - in 1943. He had a 40-year riding career, during which he rode 6,032 winners and became the first man to top the 6,000 mark.
1925: Wigan beat the Cumberland amateur side Flimby and Fothergill 116-0 in a rugby league Northern Cup match.
1951: Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta to land world middleweight title.
1984: British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold in Sarajevo for their dance interpretation of Ravel's Bolero, claiming perfect 6.0 scores from all 12 judges.
1989: Peter Scudamore became the third National Hunt jockey, after Stan Mellor and John Francome, to ride 1,000 winners.
1996: Legendary Liverpool football manager Bob Paisley dies at 77
2006: Mike Ruddock resigned as Wales coach just 11 months after he steered the team to their first Grand Slam triumph in 27 years. Ruddock cited family reasons for his decision.
2010: Dick Francis, the best-selling novelist and rider of Devon Loch at the 1956 Grand National, died at the age of 89.
2012: Rangers appointed administrators Duff and Phelps as the extent of the club's serious financial problems emerged. The Scottish club were subsequently deducted 10 points, before entering liquidation and reforming in Division Three.
2013: South African Paralympic and Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius was arrested on suspicion of murdering his girlfriend after she was shot dead at his home.
2013: Snooker player Stephen Lee was told he had ''a case to answer'' over allegations of match-fixing at four tournaments. The former world number five was subsequently found guilty of seven charges after a tribunal hearing in September 2013 and banned for 12 years. He later mounted an appeal which was dismissed in May 2014.
SPORT BIRTHDAYS
Kevin Keegan (soccer) - Former England, Newcastle and Manchester City manager and twice European Footballer of the Year, born 1951.
Judy Oakes (athletics) - Former Olympic shot-putter and twice Commonwealth champion for England, born 1958.
Philippe Sella (rugby union) - Retired France centre and former world record holder for international caps, born 1962.
Chris Lewis (cricket) - Former England all-rounder, who was released from prison in 2015 after serving a six-year sentence for drug smuggling, born 1968.
Jon Ridgeon (athletics) - Former Olympic 110 metres hurdles finalist and World Championship silver medallist, born 1967.
Drew Bledsoe (gridiron) - Former Super Bowl-winning quarterback with the New England Patriots, born 1972.
Darren Purse (soccer) - Former Birmingham and Cardiff defender, currently with Hayes & Yeading, born 1977.
Bacary Sagna (soccer) - Manchester City and France right-back, born 1983.
Philippe Senderos (soccer) - Switzerland and former Arsenal, Fulham and Aston Villa defender, currently with Grasshoppers, born 1985.
David Wheater (soccer) - Bolton centre-back, born 1987.
Cadel Evans (cycling) - Australian Tour de France winner in 2011, born 1977.
Brian O'Regan (GAA): Gaelic footballer with Nemo Rangers and a member of the Cork senior inter-county team.
Angel di Maria (soccer) - Argentina and former Manchester United winger, currently with Paris St Germain, born 1988.
Edinson Cavani (soccer) - Paris St Germain and Uruguay striker, born 1987.
Christian Eriksen (soccer) - Tottenham and Denmark midfielder, born 1992.
SPORT ON TV
Today
GAA: National Hurling League, Waterford v Kilkenny TG4 1400.
SOCCER: Premier League, Arsenal v Leicester - Sky Sports 1 1130, Aston Villa v Liverpool - Sky Sports 1 1400, Manchester City v Tottenham - Sky Sports 1 1600; Primera Division, Real Sociedad v Granada - Sky Sports 5 1055, Sevilla v Las Palmas - Sky Sports 4 1455, Getafe v Atletico Madrid - Sky Sports 5 1710, Barcelona v Celta Vigo - Sky Sports 1 1925; Serie A, Sampdoria v Atalanta - BT Sport//ESPN 1400, Fiorentina v Inter Milan - BT Sport Europe 1945; Ligue 1, Lyon v Caen - BT Sport 1 1245, St Etienne v Monaco - BT Sport/ESPN 1600, Nice v Marseille - BT Sport 1 1945; Eredivisie, FC Groningen v Ajax - Sky Sports 3 1120.
CRICKET: Fifth one-day international, South Africa v England - Sky Sports 2 0730; Third T20, India v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports 3 1350; First Test, New Zealand v Australia - Sky Sports 2 2125.
RUGBY UNION: Six Nations, Italy v England - ITV 1300; Premiership, Saracens v Wasps - BT Sport 1 1545.
MOTOR SPORT: Rally Sweden - BT Sport 1 1100.
TENNIS: WTA St Petersburg Ladies' Trophy - BT Sport 2 1330; ATP Rotterdam Open - Sky Sports 5 1430.
GOLF: European Tour, Tshwane Open - Sky Sports 4 1000; PGA Tour, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - Sky Sports 4 1800.
SNOOKER: Snooker Shootout, from Reading - ITV4 1330 & 1830.
BASKETBALL: NBA, All-Star Game - BT Sport 1 0130 (Mon).
Tomorrow
CRICKET: First Test, New Zealand v Australia - Sky Sports 2 2125.
SOCCER: Championship, Leeds v Middlesbrough, Sky Sports 1 & Sky Sports 5 1930; Inverness v Aberdeen - BT Sport 1 1915.
TENNIS: ATP Rio Open - Sky Sports 3 1900; WTA Dubai Tennis Championship - BT Sport 1 1000, 1500.
SNOOKER: Welsh Open - Eurosport 1 1030, 1900 & BBC Two Wales 1305, 1900.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. At which British racecourse will you find Valentine's Brook?
2. How many major golf titles has Justin Rose won?
3. Kerry and Dublin met last September for the 13th time in an All-Ireland Senior final. How many times have Kerry won in these 13 games?
4. Where do Ladbrokes Premiership club Hearts play?
5. At which Guinness Pro12 club is Les Kiss the director of rugby?
Answers 1. Aintree 2. 1 (US Open 2013) 3. 8 4. Tynecastle 5. Ulster