ON THIS DAY
1860: The first international boxing match took place at Farnborough, Hampshire. Tom Sayers of England met John C Heenan of the United States in a bare-knuckle contest that ended in a draw after 37 rounds.
1888: The first formal meeting of the Football League took place at the Royal Hotel in Manchester. It was attended by representatives of 12 clubs who agreed to form a league.
1909: The 36th season of the Scottish Cup final, which featured Rangers and Celtic in a replay at Hampden Park, Glasgow, ended in riots. The first final had finished 2–2 on April 10, with the replay a week later ending 1-1. It was believed that extra-time would follow, but rules stated there would only be extra-time in the event of a second replay. Serious crowd disorder quickly broke out, with Hampden on fire and hundreds injured during the rioting. No second replay followed with the Scottish Cup withheld.
1937: A British record crowd of 149,547 passed through the turnstiles at Hampden Park, Glasgow, to watch Scotland play England.
1993: Neil Thomas became the first Briton to win a medal in the World Gymnastics Championships when he took silver in the floor exercises at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.
2001: Despite going down 2-0 in Spain, Leeds qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League with a 3-2 aggregate win over Deportivo La Coruna.
2003: Fulham sacked manager Jean Tigana after an inconsistent run of form in the Premiership, replacing him with Chris Coleman, who went on to save the club from relegation.
2007: England's cricketers went out of the World Cup after losing by nine wickets to South Africa at Bridgetown. England made 154, a total their opponents passed with more than 30 overs to spare.
2014: British number one Laura Robson announced she would miss the French Open and Wimbledon after deciding to have wrist surgery.
2015: James Anderson equalled Sir Ian Botham as England's top Test wicket-taker and then surpassed him, taking his 383rd and 384th scalps, but England were held to a draw in the first Test against West Indies in Antigua.
2015: Adam Peaty broke the men's 100 metres breaststroke world record with a time of 57.92 seconds at the London Aquatic Centre.
BIRTHDAYS
Michael "Babs" Keating (gaelic games): former hurler and football forward for Tipperary, born in Ardfinnan 1944.
Riccardo Patrese (motor racing) - Italian who drove in 256 grand prix races, born 1954.
Roger Twose (cricket) - former Warwickshire and New Zealand batsman, born 1968.
Richie Woodhall (boxing) - former super middleweight world champion, born 1968.
Muttiah Muralitharan (cricket) - former Sri Lanka bowler who claimed a record 800 wickets in Test matches, born 1972.
Jason White (rugby union) - former Scotland captain, born 1978.
Curtis Woodhouse (soccer) - former professional boxer and Sheffield United midfielder, born 1980.
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (tennis) - French former Australian Open finalist, born 1985.
Romain Grosjean (motor racing) - Formula One driver with the Haas team, born 1986.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 In what year did Middlesbrough last play in the Premier League?
2 Name the Irish boxer who qualified in Turkey yesterday for the Rio Olympics.
3 Which South Korean golfer won the 2015 Women's British Open at Turnberry?
4 Who do Antrim play in the GAA National League Division Four final later this month?
5 Which two Derry footballers received All-Star Awards in 2007?
SPORT ON TV
Today
GAELIC GAMES: GAA Beo – Waterford v Limerick and Kilkenny v Clare, 1330; Allianz League Sunday – RTE2, 1930.
SOCCER: Premier League, Leicester v West Ham - Sky Sports 1, 1330; Arsenal v Crystal Palace - Sky Sports 1, 1530; Scottish Cup, Rangers v Celtic - Sky Sports 2, 1200; Primera Division, Atletico Madrid v Granada - Sky Sports 3, 1715; Barcelona v Valencia - Sky Sports 3, 1930; Serie A, Juventus v Palermo - BT Sport 2, 1345 & Setanta Sports Ireland, 1355; Lazio v Empoli - BT Sport 2, 1700; Ligue 1, Rennes v Guingamp - BT Sport/ESPN, 1600 & BT Sport 1, 1945.
CRICKET: IPL, Kings XI Punjab v Rising Pune Supergiants - Sky Sports 3, 1100; Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils - Sky Sports 2, 1500.
MOTOR RACING: F1, Chinese Grand Prix - Sky Sports F1, 0630 & Setanta Sports Ireland, 0655.
SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two, 1000, 1300, Eurosport 1, 1430 & 1830, Eurosport 2, 1600 & 1900.
GOLF: European Tour, Open de Espana - Sky Sports 4, 1000; PGA, RBC Heritage - Sky Sports 4, 1800.
TENNIS: ATP, Monte Carlo Masters - Sky Sports 5, 1030 & 1330.
RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Newcastle v London Irish - BT Sport 1, 1500.
CYCLING: Amstel Gold Race - Eurosport 2, 1300.
MOTORCYCLING: World Superbikes - Eurosport 2, 1000.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers v Detroit Pistons - BT Sport 1, 2000.
BASEBALL: MLB, Miami Marlins v Atlanta Braves - BT Sport/ESPN, 1800; Oakland Athletics v Kansas City Royals - BT Sport/ESPN, 2100; Los Angeles Dodgers v San Francisco Giants - BT Sport/ESPN, 0100 (Mon).
Tomorrow
SOCCER: Premier League, Stoke v Tottenham - Sky Sports 1, 1900.
CRICKET: IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians - Sky Sports 2, 1500.
SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two England, 1000 & Eurosport 1 & 2, 1000.
TENNIS: ATP, Barcelona Open - Sky Sports 1, 1230.
BASKETBALL: NBA Playoffs, Oklahoma City Thunder v Dallas Mavericks - BT Sport 1, 0100 (Tue).
BASEBALL: MLB, Boston Red Sox v Toronto Blue Jays - BT Sport/ESPN, 1600; St Louis Cardinals v Chicago Cubs - BT Sport/ESPN, 0100 (Tue).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 2008-09; 2 Brendan Irvine; 3 Inbee Park; 4 Louth; 5 Kevin McCloy and Paddy Bradley.
