ON THIS DAY
1885: Malcolm Campbell was born. He became the first man to build a machine specifically to set new land and water speed records and was the first to travel at more than 300mph on land. His son Donald would later adapt the craft which was called 'Bluebird'. Campbell Sr died in December 1948.
1928: Louise Brough was born. The American tennis player went on to win 35 grand slam titles, 10 at Wimbledon - including the singles four times between 1948 and 1955. Brough died in February 2014.
1990: At 13 years and 347 days old, Jennifer Capriati reached the final of the Virginia Slims in Florida to become the youngest player ever to do so in a professional tournament. Gabriela Sabatini, who beat her in the final, had previously held the same record - aged 14 years and 11 months.
1990: Seve Ballesteros won his 60th European Tour event, the Balearic Open at Son Vida.
2005: Kevin Keegan parted company with Manchester City, with Stuart Pearce taking over as manager.
2006: Rangers confirmed Frenchman Paul Le Guen had agreed a three-year deal to take over as manager at Ibrox from the end of the season.
2008: Cricket Australia postponed their tour to Pakistan due to security concerns in the country.
2011: Three Ulster sides in the GAA National Football League Division One action, two took a hammering. Armagh went under to Dublin 4-17 to 1-10 at Croke Park while Kerry dumped Donegal 2-16 to 1-8 at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney. Only Down managed to keep the Ulster flag flying with 1-13 to 0-11 victory over Mayo at McHale Park, Castlebar, Conor Maginn's goal critical to the victory which ended Mayo’s winning run.
2014: Newcastle manager Alan Pardew was handed a seven-match suspension for his headbutt on Hull player David Meyler.
BIRTHDAYS
Tommy Casey (soccer) - The Comber man played for Northerd Ireland, plusd club sides Leeds United, Bournemouth, Newcastle United, Portsmouth, and Bristol City. He also managed several football clubs, including Gloucester City and the Northern Ireland Youth team, born 1930
Willie Banks (athletics) - American former world record-holding triple jumper, born 1956.
Geoff Hunt (squash) - Australian former world champion and eight-time British Open winner, born 1947.
Johnny Jameson (soccer): former Northern Ireland international, he played for Glentoran. During his club career the Belfast star played for Bangor, Huddersfield Town, Linfield, and Glentoran, born 1958
John O'Neill (soccer); former Northern Ireland international, made 17 appearances, debut in 1982 in 0-0 away draw with Israel, born 1958
Eddie Lawson (motorcycling) - American who dominated world 500cc racing in the 1980s, born 1958.
John Neal (soccer): Former Republic of Ireland international at World Youth Championships in Russia in 1985, born 1966
Thomas Gravesen (soccer) - former Denmark, Everton and Celtic midfielder, born 1976.
Paul Scharner (soccer) - Former Wigan and Austria utility player, born 1980.
Didier Drogba (soccer) - Former Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker, now playing for Montreal Impact in the MLS, born 1978.
Albert Luque (soccer) - former Newcastle, Deportivo La Coruna and Spain striker, born 1978.
Jack Rodwell (soccer) - Sunderland midfielder, born 1991.
Ajantha Mendis (cricket) - Sri Lanka bowler, born 1985.
Nigel Adkins (soccer) - Sheffield United manager, formerly in charge at Reading and Southampton, born 1965.
Fabio Coentrao (soccer) - Monaco and Portugal full-back, born 1988.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Who scored Antrim's goal in last weekend's GAA National Football League clash against London in Ruislip?
2. Who won the MotoGP World Championship title in 2015?
3. Who won the flat jockey championship in 2015?
4. How many countries have hosted the football World Cup twice?
5. Which player in the 2016 Six Nations has most international caps?
SPORT ON TV
Today
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: 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.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Chicago Bulls v Miami Heat - BT Sport 1 0100 (Sat).
Tomorrow
GAA: Seo Spoirt: Dara O Cinneide presents a look ahead to the penultimate round of the Six Nations, the latest round of fixtures in the National League, as well as the All-Ireland Club finals.
GAA: Peil na mBan Beo: The O'Connor Cup Ladies Football final: Coverage of the showpiece match for Third Level colleges in Ireland, staged at Institute of Technology, Tralee.
SOCCER: Premier League, Norwich v Manchester City - Sky Sports 1 1200 and Arsenal v West Brom - Sky Sports 1 1700; FA Cup, Everton v Chelsea - BBC1 1720; Scottish Premiership, Partick v Celtic - Sky Sports 3 1200; A-League, Sydney FC v Wellington - BT Sport 1 0615, Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory - BT Sport 1 0830 and Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners - BT Sport 1 1030; Primera Division - Atletico Madrid v Deportivo La Coruna - Sky Sports 2 1925; Serie A, Empoli v Sampdoria - BT Sport Extra 2 1915 and Inter v Bologna - BT Sport Europe 1930.
CRICKET: ICC World T20, Zimbabwe v Afghanistan - Sky Sports 2 0900 and Scotland v Hong Kong - Sky Sports 2 1330.
GOLF: European Tour, Thailand Classic - Sky Sports 4 0600; PGA Tour, Valspar Championship - Sky Sports 4 1800.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Catalans v Warrington - Sky Sports 3 1655.
RUGBY UNION: Six Nations, Ireland v Italy: Daire O'Brien presents coverage of the opening match of this afternoon's double bill, which comes from the Aviva Stadium. With analysis from Brent Pope, Conor O'Shea and Shane Horgan, and commentary by Hugh Cahill and Ralph Keyes - RTE 2 1230; ITV 1230 and England v Wales - ITV 1525; Premiership, Wasps v Leicester - BT Sport 1 1315 and London Irish v Saracens - BT Sport 1 1930; Women's Six Nations, England v Wales - RTE 21545: Sky Sports 5 1800; Super Rugby, Highlanders v Lions - Sky Sports 1 0630, Rebels v Reds - Sky Sports 3 0830, Sunwolves v Cheetahs - Sky Sports 4 1030, Kings v Chiefs - Sky Sports 4 1250 and Stormers v Sharks - Sky Sports 4 1500.
TENNIS: Indian Wells - Sky Sports 3 1900 and BT Sport 2 1945 onwards.
SNOOKER: World Grand Prix - ITV4 1245 and 1845.
BASKETBALL: NBA, San Antonio Spurs v Oklahoma City Thunder - BT Sport 1 0130 (Sun).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. Kevin O'Boyle (Erin's Own, Cargin) 2. Jorge Lorenzo 3. Silvestre De Sousa 4. Five (Mexico, Italy, France, Germany, and Brazil) 5. Gethin Jenkins (127 - 122 for Wales, five for British and Irish Lions).
