ON THIS DAY
1992: David O'Leary played his 700th game for Arsenal, a record for the north London club.
2001: Roy Essandoh swept Division Two Wycombe into the FA Cup semi-finals with a stoppage-time headed winner against Leicester at Filbert Street.
2004: Greg Rusedski was cleared of taking the performance-enhancing drug nandrolone by an independent anti-doping tribunal after successfully arguing any excess levels in his system were as a result of an approved supplement given to him by trainers.
2005: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was fined £5,000 by the Football Association for accusing Manchester United players of diving and cheating, while the club were also hit with a £15,000 punishment after a brawl at Blackburn.
2007: Eddie O'Sullivan's Ireland clinched their third Triple Crown in four years with a nervy 19-18 Six Nations triumph over Scotland.
2010: The Pakistan Cricket Board banned former captains Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf from the national team for life as part of a crackdown on player indiscipline. Both players went on to represent Pakistan again at international level.
2012: Yamile Aldama won gold for Great Britain in the women's triple jump at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul. Tiffany Porter added a silver medal in the 60 metres hurdles, with Dwain Chambers picking up bronze in the men's 60m.
2014: Kelly Gallagher and guide Charlotte Evans won Great Britain's first ever gold medal at the Winter Paralympics with victory in the women's visually-impaired super-G in Sochi.
BIRTHDAYS
Terry Holmes (rugby union) - former Wales and British Lions scrum-half, born 1957.
Chris Sutton (soccer) - former Blackburn, Chelsea and Celtic striker, born 1973.
Peter Enckelman (soccer) - Finnish goalkeeper, formerly with Aston Villa, Blackburn and St Johnstone, born 1977.
Steven Reid (soccer) - Former Millwall, Blackburn, West Brom, Burnley and Republic of Ireland midfielder, born 1981.
Samuel Eto'o (soccer) - Former Cameroon striker, now with Antalyaspor. Formerly with Everton, Chelsea, Barcelona and Inter Milan, born 1981.
Jonas Olsson (soccer) - West Brom's Swedish defender, born 1983.
Lassana Diarra (soccer) - Former Portsmouth, Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder, currently with Marseille, born 1985.
Ivan Rakitic (soccer) - Barcelona and Croatia midfielder, born 1988.
Jack Butland (soccer) - Stoke goalkeeper, born 1993.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Which former Wales rugby union winger was also an Olympic high hurdler?
2. Who was the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket?
3. How many times did Bjorn Borg win the men's singles finals at Wimbledon?
4. Name the Tyrone goalscorers aginst Derry in last Sunday's GAA National Football League clash at Healy Park in Omagh.
5. Which country won the first football World Cup in 1930?
SPORT ON TV
Today
GAA: Part one of a two part documentary exploring the lives of GAA athletes and how they compare to their professional counterparts across the world - RTE2 2030.
SOCCER: Europa League, Borussia Dortmund v Tottenham - BT Sport 2 1730, Basle v Sevilla - BT Sport Extra 2 1800, Fenerbahce v Braga - BT Sport Extra 3 1800, Shakhtar Donetsk v Anderlecht - BT Sport Extra 4 1800, Liverpool v Manchester United - BT Sport Europe 1915, Athletic Bilbao v Valencia - BT Sport 2 2015, Villarreal v Bayer Leverkusen - BT Sport Extra 3 2000, Sparta Prague v Lazio - BT Sport Extra 4 2000.
CRICKET: ICC World T20, Scotland v Zimbabwe - Sky Sports 2 0900 and Hong Kong v Afghanistan - Sky Sports 2 1330.
GOLF: European Tour, Thailand Classic - Sky Sports 4 0800; PGA Tour, Valspar Championship - Sky Sports 4 2000.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Widnes v Hull FC - Sky Sports 2 1930.
TENNIS: Indian Wells - Sky Sports 3 1900 and BT Sport 1 1900 onwards.
DARTS: Premier League - Sky Sports 1 1900.
SNOOKER: World Grand Prix - ITV4 1245 and 1845.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Chicago Bulls v San Antonio Spurs - BT Sport 2 0100 (Fri) and Cleveland Cavaliers v Los Angeles Lakers - BT Sport 2 0330 (Fri).
Tomorrow
GAA: Gradaim an Uachtarain 2016: Micheal O Domhnaill presents coverage of the GAA President's Awards from Croke Park in Dublin, where sports stars from across the four provinces are set to be honoured. GAA President Aogan O Fearghail will be on hand to reveal the winners from disciplines including football, handball and rounders, while the Overseas and Schools sectors will also be recognised at the ceremony - TG4 1930.
GAA: Sporting Legends: Jimmy Doyle: A profile of the former hurling star. Doyle started his inter-county career aged just 14 when he played in goal for Tipperary minors in 1954. He went on to pick up six Munster titles and set the record, until 2007, for the greatest scoring Tipperary player, with 18 goals and 176 points from 39 senior championship games - Setanta Ireland 1600.
SOCCER: FA Cup, Reading v Crystal Palace - BBC1 1930; Scottish Premiership - Motherwell v Dundee United - BT Sport 2 1915; A-League, Adelaide United v Melbourne City - BT Sport 1 0830; Primera Division, Malaga v Celta Vigo - Sky Sports 5 1925; Serie A, Juventus v Sassuolo - BT Sport Europe 1930.
CRICKET: ICC World T20, Netherlands v Oman - Sky Sports 2 0900 and Bangladesh v Ireland - Sky Sports 2 1330.
GOLF: European Tour, Thailand Classic - Sky Sports 4 0800; PGA Tour, Valspar Championship - Sky Sports 4 2000.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Wigan v Leeds - Sky Sports 1 1930.
RUGBY UNION: Six Nations U20s: Ireland v Italy (Kick-off 7.35pm). Joanne Cantwell is joined by Donal Lenihan to present live coverage from Donnybrook, as both teams play their penultimate match of the championship. Ireland recorded a dominant 47-15 away win over the Italians last season. With commentary by Hugh Cahill and Tony Ward - RTE 2 1930; Super Rugby, Blues v Hurricanes - Sky Sports 1 0630 and Western Force v Brumbies - Sky Sports 3 1100; Premiership, Harlequins v Bath - BT Sport 1 1900.
TENNIS: Indian Wells - Sky Sports 3 1900 and BT Sport 2 2200 onwards.
SNOOKER: World Grand Prix - ITV4 1245 and 1845.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. Nigel Walker 2. Sunil Gavaskar 3. 5 4. Sean Cavanagh and Aidan McCrory 5. Uruguay
