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On This Day - Mar 27 2010: Colm Cavanagh's injury-time goal rescues Tyrone against Kerry

On this day March 27 2010 - Colm Cavanagh is ushered to his feet by an exuberant Conor Gormley after Colm fisted the ball into the Kerry goal in the final seconds of the Division One match at Healy Park
On this day March 27 2010 - Colm Cavanagh is ushered to his feet by an exuberant Conor Gormley after Colm fisted the ball into the Kerry goal in the final seconds of the Division One match at Healy Park On this day March 27 2010 - Colm Cavanagh is ushered to his feet by an exuberant Conor Gormley after Colm fisted the ball into the Kerry goal in the final seconds of the Division One match at Healy Park

ON THIS DAY

1859: George Giffen, former South Australia all-rounder, described as Australia's WG Grace was born.

1871: The first international rugby match took place at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, between England and Scotland, with the latter winning.

1988: After more than 1,000 matches in all competitions, former England, Liverpool and Tottenham goalkeeper Ray Clemence announced he would retire at the end of the season at the age of 39.

1988: Cameroon won their second African Cup of Nations, beating Nigeria with a second-half penalty from defender Emmanuel Kundé.

1989: Referee Kelvin Morton awarded a record five penalties in the Second Division match between Crystal Palace and Brighton. Only two were converted, one by each side, and Palace won 2-1.

2002: The shirt worn by Pelé in the 1970 World Cup Final sold at an auction for a record £157,750. An anonymous telephone bidder smashed the expected sale price, estimated by Christie's auction house at a mere £50,000.

2004: France's 24-21 victory over England gave them a Grand Slam in rugby union's RBS 6 Nations.

2007: Tom Hicks and George Gillett's takeover of Liverpool was completed, after shareholders agreed to sell the American tycoons 98.6 per cent of the club's shares.

2007: Arsenal and Chelsea were each fined £100,000 and reprimanded by the Football Association for the involvement of their players and officials in the mass confrontation towards the end of the League Cup final.

2010: Tyrone's Colm Cavanagh fists in a last-minute goal to secure a vital two points against Kerry in the penultimate round of league fixtures. Tyrone were nonetheless still relegated from Division One as they lost to Dublin at Healy Park a week later.

2012: England hooker Dylan Hartley was suspended for eight weeks for biting an opponent.

2014: Alex Hales hit an unbeaten century to lead England to a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka and reignite the side's World Twenty20 campaign.

2015: Tottenham striker Harry Kane scored 80 seconds into his England debut as Roy Hodgson's side beat Lithuania 4-0 at Wembley.

BIRTHDAYS

Ellery Hanley (rugby league) - former Great Britain and Wigan star, born 1961.

David Coulthard (motor racing) - Scottish former Formula One driver, now a pundit, born 1971.

Ignacio Garrido (golf) - Spanish European Tour player who was on the triumphant 1997 Ryder Cup team, born 1972.

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (soccer) - former Holland, Leeds and Chelsea striker, now manager of QPR, born 1972.

Ade Adepitan (wheelchair basketball) - bronze medallist at 2004 Paralympics, now a TV presenter, born 1973.

Gaizka Mendieta (soccer) - former Spain, Valencia and Middlesbrough midfielder, born 1974.

Graham Clarke (hurler). Ballygalget and Down hurler, born 1974

Adam Ashley-Cooper (rugby union) - Bordeaux and Australia utility back, born 1984.

Manuel Neuer (soccer) - Bayern Munich and Germany goalkeeper, born 1986.

Joselu (soccer) - Stoke's Germany-born Spanish striker, born 1990.

Marc Muniesa (soccer) - Stoke's former Barcelona youth academy graduate, born 1992.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1 Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois began his professional career with which club?

2 In which year did Mo Farah win his first world championship gold medal?

3 What is the most replays recorded for a Gaelic Football Championship match and which teams were involved?

4 Roger Federer underwent surgery last month after injuring which body part while preparing a bath for his twin daughters?

5 How many Allstars did Kilkenny legend DJ Carey win?

SPORT ON TV

Today

GAA:Roscommon v Mayo (Throw-in 3.30pm). Coverage of the National Football League match from Dr Hyde Park, plus deferred coverage of Monaghan v Kerry - TG4 230; Laochra Gael Profile of Tipperary hurler Eoin Kelly - TG4Sun 18:25;  Allianz League Sunday


Highlights and analysis from the weekend's National League matches - RTE 2 1930

CRICKET: ICC World Twenty20, Afghanistan v West Indies - Sky Sports 2 1000; India v Australia - Sky Sports 2 1430.

RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Sale v Leicester - BT Sport 1 1200; Northampton v Harlequins - BT Sport 1 1500; Super Rugby, Reds v Waratahs - Sky Sports 1 0600.

GOLF: World Golf Championship, WGC-Dell Match Play Championship - Sky Sports 4 1500.

TENNIS: ATP Tour, Miami Open - Sky Sports 3 1600; WTA Tour, Miami Open - BT Sport 2 1600.

ROWING: The Boat Race, Oxford v Cambridge - BBC One 1430.

CYCLING: Tour of Catalunya - Eurosport 1 1130; Criterium International - Eurosport 1 1330.

SNOOKER: Players Championship - ITV4 1245-1715 and 1845-2315.

BASKETBALL: NBA, Los Angeles Clippers v Denver Nuggets - BT Sport 1 2030.

Tomorrow 

GAA: Monastery National School (Tipperary) v St Louis Grammar School (Antrim) in the Paddy Buggy Cup Hurling B Schools Final (Throw-in 2.15pm), followed by Ardscoil Ris (Limerick) v St Kieran's College (Kilkenny) in the Croke Cup A Final (Throw-in 4.00pm) - TG4 1400

SOCCER: International, Ukraine v Wales - BBC Two Wales 1845, Northern Ireland v Slovenia - BBC Two Northern Ireland 1930; League Two, AFC Wimbledon v Portsmouth and Millwall v Burton - Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 5 1230 and 1930; National League, Wrexham v Cheltenham - BT Sport 1 1715; A-League, Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix - BT Sport 1 0930; WSL, Manchester City v Arsenal - BT Sport 1 1445.

CRICKET: ICC World T20, South Africa v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports 2 1430; Women's ICC World T20, South Africa v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports 2 1045.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Widnes Vikings v St Helens and Catalan Dragons v Castleford Tigers - Sky Sports 1 1445 and 1700.

TENNIS: ATP, Miami Open - Sky Sports 3 1600; WTA, Miami Open - BT Sport 2 1600.

SNOOKER: China Open - Eurosport 1 0730 and 1230.

BASEBALL: MLB, Boston Red Sox v Baltimore Orioles - BT Sport//ESPN 1800.

BASKETBALL: NBA, Toronto Raptors v Oklahoma City Thunder - BT Sport 1 0030 (Tue).

Quick Quiz Blitz answers: 1 Genk; 2 2011; 3 Five replays - Roscommon and Sligo in 1925; 4 Left knee; 5 Nine