ON THIS DAY
1913: Leeds became the first rugby league team to score 100 points when they beat Coventry 102-0.
1924: England played their first international at Wembley, drawing 1-1 with Scotland. Their first goal at the new stadium was scored by Billy Walker.
1930: Wilf Rhodes became the oldest man to play in a Test match for England at the age of 52 years and 165 days. The match, against the West Indies at Kingston, Jamaica, was Rhodes' 58th and final Test.
1941: England's World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore was born. He played for his country a then-record 108 times and skippered the national side on 90 occasions. He captained West Ham to FA Cup glory at Wembley in 1964, the European Cup Winners' Cup the following season and led Sir Alf Ramsey's side to triumph over West Germany in 1966. He died in February 1993 following a long battle against cancer.
2000: Portsmouth striker Steve Claridge was fined £900 by the Football Association for placing a bet on his team's 3-0 Division One win against Barnsley at Fratton Park.
2001: Chesterfield were docked nine points by the Football League disciplinary panel for financial irregularities while they were top of Division Three. They were found guilty of eight breaches of regulations and fined £20,000.
2004: Brian Lara regained the individual Test score world record on his way to an unbeaten 400 against England in the fourth Test at Antigua. He became the first player to hold the individual Test innings record twice.
2010: Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor announced he was to retire from international football after he was caught up in the attack on the Togo team bus at the African Nations Cup in Angola. Adebayor returned to national team duty in November 2011.
2013: Leeds United appointed Brian McDermott as their new manager.
2015: Jordan Spieth won the Masters at Augusta by three shots ahead of Englishman Justin Rose.
BIRTHDAYS
Ashley Richards (soccer) - Fulham and Wales defender, born 1991.
Flavio Briatore (motor racing) - former managing director of Renault's Formula One team and former joint owner of QPR, born 1950.
Grant Holt (soccer) - former Norwich striker, now with Rochdale born 1981.
Lucas Radebe (soccer) - former Leeds and South Africa defender, born 1969.
Sylvinho (soccer) - former Manchester City, Arsenal, Barcelona and Brazil full-back, born 1974.
Mateja Kezman (soccer) - former Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and Paris St Germain striker, born 1979.
Jelena Dokic (tennis) - Australian former world number four, born 1983.
Pat O’Shea (gaelic football) - Cork and St Vincents goalkeeper, born 1981.
David Herity (hurling) – former Kilkenny goalkeeper and two time All-Ireland winner, born 1983.
Dwayne Smith (cricket) - West Indies international and former Sussex all-rounder, born 1983.
Marcello Lippi (soccer) - Former Italy coach who was a World Cup winner in 2006, born 1948.
Ashley Richards (soccer) - Fulham and Wales defender, born 1991.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. In which county is Towcester racecourse?
2. Which county plays its home games at
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?
3. Which third level institution has won the most Sigerson Cups?
4. Which Australian bowler played his last Test match against England in Sydney in January 2007?
5. Which English Football League club plays at Huish Park?
(See answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today
GAA: Off the Ball – an off-beat look at recent football developments – Setanta Ireland 1900.
GAA: A round-up of the latest news and action, featuring highlights from the National Football League semi-finals at Croke Park - TG4 2030
SOCCER: Champions League quarter-final second leg, Manchester City v Paris St Germain - BT Sport Europe 1900; Real Madrid v Wolfsburg - BT Sport 2 1900.
CRICKET: IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore v Sunrisers Hyderabad - Sky Sports 1 1500.
TENNIS: Monte Carlo Masters - Sky Sports 2 0930.
BASKETBALL: NBA, San Antonio Spurs v Oklahoma City Thunder - BT Sport 1 0100 (Wed); Los Angeles Clippers v Memphis Grizzlies - BT Sport 1 0330 (Wed).
BASEBALL: MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers v Arizona Diamondbacks - BT Sport 1, 2100; Toronto Blue Jays v New York Yankees - BT Sport/ESPN, 0000 (Wed).
Tomorrow
SOCCER: FA Cup, Manchester United v West Ham - BBC One, 1900; Benfica v Bayern Munich - BT Sport 2, 1900.
CRICKET: IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians - Sky Sports 1, 1500.
TENNIS: ATP, Monte Carlo Masters - Sky Sports 2, 0930.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Charlotte Hornets v Orlando Magic - BT Sport 1, 0100 (Thurs); Los Angeles Lakers v Utah Jazz - BT Sport 1, 0330 (Thurs).
BASEBALL: MLB, Seattle Mariners v Texas Rangers - BT Sport 1, 2030; TBC - BT Sport/ESPN, 0000 (Thurs).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Northamptonshire 2 Leitrim 3 University College Dublin (33) 4 Shane Warne 5 Yeovil Town.
