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On This Day - Apr 13 1981: Racing star Paddy Brennan weighs in

Gold Cup winner Imperial Commander (7/1) (left), ridden by Paddy Brennan, keeps focused as second-placed Denman (4/1), with Tony McCoy on board, challenges during the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday March 19 2010
Gold Cup winner Imperial Commander (7/1) (left), ridden by Paddy Brennan, keeps focused as second-placed Denman (4/1), with Tony McCoy on board, challenges during the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday March 19 2010 Gold Cup winner Imperial Commander (7/1) (left), ridden by Paddy Brennan, keeps focused as second-placed Denman (4/1), with Tony McCoy on board, challenges during the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday March 19 2010

ON THIS DAY

1936: Joe Payne set a Football League record by scoring 10 goals for Luton in a Division Three (South) match against Bristol Rovers.

1980: Seve Ballesteros became the youngest winner of the Masters at the age of 23 years and four days.

1986: Ayrton Senna, in a Lotus, beat Britain's Nigel Mansell to win the Spanish Grand Prix by just 14 hundredths of a second.

1997: Tiger Woods secured his first major by winning the Masters at Augusta.

2000: Shaun Edwards, the most decorated player in rugby league's history, announced his retirement after a 17-year career with Wigan and Great Britain following a succession of knee and head injuries.

2002: First Division champions Manchester City announced the signing of former Denmark and Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel from Aston Villa.

2003: Paula Radcliffe smashed the women's marathon record - becoming the first woman to run under two hours 16 minutes - with a successful defence of her London Marathon title.

2004: Roy Keane announced he would return to play for the Republic of Ireland - having quit international football after his highly-publicised bust-up with former international manager Mick McCarthy at the 2002 World Cup finals.

2014: American Bubba Watson claimed his second Masters title in three years as he carded a closing 69 to finish three shots clear.

2015: Ian Bell scored 143 for England against the West Indies in the first Test in Antigua - his last Test hundred before being dropped later in the year.

BIRTHDAYS

Jonjo O'Neill (racing) - Former jockey, now a trainer, born 1952.

Rudi Voller (soccer) - Former Germany player and coach, born 1960.

Mo Johnston (soccer) - Former Rangers, Celtic and Scotland striker, born 1963.

Davis Love III (golf) - 1997 USPGA champion who captained the United States Ryder Cup team in 2012, born 1964.

Andy Goram (soccer) - Former Oldham, Rangers and Scotland goalkeeper, born 1964.

Gary Charles (soccer) - Ex-Nottingham Forest, Derby and Aston Villa defender, born 1970.

Bruce Dyer (soccer) - Former Crystal Palace, Barnsley and Watford striker, born 1975.

Carles Puyol (soccer) - Former Barcelona and Spain defender, born 1978.

Paddy Brennan (horseracing): Irish jockey who rode the winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2010, Imperial Commander. The Ardrahan-born Brennan was a keen GAA player and was on track to become a Galway hurler. He became involved in horseracing after a neighbour noticed his talent with hunt horses, born 1981. 

Schalk Burger (rugby union) - South Africa flanker who has joined Saracens, born 1983.

Claudio Bravo (soccer) - Barcelona and Chile goalkeeper, born 1983.

Anderson (soccer) - Brazil midfielder, formerly at Manchester United, currently at Internacional, born 1988.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1. Which club did Leicester sign Jamie Vardy from in 2012?

2. Who was the last Englishman to win a golf major before Danny Willett?

3. What teams will contest the All-Ireland U21 Football Championship semi-finals at Tullamore, Offaly this weekend?

4. When did snooker player Stephen Hendry win the last of his seven world titles?

5. Who will Antrim or Fermanagh face in the quarter-final of the 2016 Ulster GAA Football Championship in June?

(See answers at bottom)

SPORT ON TV 

Today 

SOCCER: FA Cup, Manchester United v West Ham - BBC One, 1900; Champions League, Atletico Madrid v Barcelona - BT Sport Europe, 1900; RTE 2 1930; 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).

Tomorrow

SOCCER: Europa League, Liverpool v Borussia Dortmund - BT Sport Europe & Setanta Sports Ireland, 1930; UTV 2310; Sparta Prague v Villarreal - BT Sport 2, 2000.

BOXING: The Boxing Mavericks: A look at some of the most interesting characters in the sport's history, featuring footage and interviews with the likes of boxers Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson, Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn and Tyson Fury, and promoters Don King and Eddie Hearn - ITV4 2200.

CRICKET: IPL, Gujarat Lions v Rising Pune Supergiants - Sky Sports 2, 1500.

GOLF: European Tour, Open de Espana - Sky Sports 4, 1130 & 1530; PGA, RBC Heritage - Sky Sports 4, 2000.

TENNIS: ATP, Monte Carlo Masters - Sky Sports 1, 0930.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, St Helens v Catalans - Sky Sports 2, 1930.

BASEBALL: MLB, Tampa Bay Rays v Cleveland Indians - BT Sport 1, 1800; Houston Astros v Kansas City Royals - BT Sport/ESPN, 0100 (Fri).

DARTS: Premier League Darts - Sky Sports 1, 1900.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Fleetwood; 2 Justin Rose (2013 US Open); 3 Dublin v Mayo and Cork v Monaghan; 4 1999; 5 Donegal.