ON THIS DAY
1872: CB Fry, one of the greatest all-round British sportsmen, was born. He played cricket for Sussex and Hampshire and was capped 26 times by England. He was an England football international and also appeared for Southampton in the 1902 FA Cup final. He also played rugby union for the Barbarians, and in 1893 he set a world long jump record. He died on September 7, 1956.
1947 - Johan Cruyff, the three-time European Footballer of the Year who starred for Ajax, AC Milan, Barcelona and Holland, was born. He died in 2016 after a battle with cancer.
2001: Peter Schmeichel bowed out of international football following his 129th Denmark appearance.
2004: Arsenal clinched the Premiership title by drawing 2-2 with Tottenham at White Hart Lane, and went on to end the league campaign unbeaten.
2006: Jens Lehmann saved a late Juan Roman Riquelme penalty as Arsenal claimed a goalless draw at Villarreal to seal their place in the Champions League final. They went on to lose the final 2-1 to Barcelona in Paris.
2007: It was confirmed that England World Cup winner Alan Ball had died aged 61. He died of a suspected heart attack after battling to put out a bonfire in his garden.
2010: Leeds beat Worcester 12-10 to condemn the Sixways club to relegation from rugby's Premiership after a six-year stay.
2014: Former Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova died of throat cancer at the age of 45. Vilanova led the Catalan club for a season after taking over from Pep Guardiola in 2012 but was forced to resign in 2013 due to ill health. He had first been diagnosed with parotid gland cancer in November 2011.
BIRTHDAYS
Peter McParland (soccer) - former Northern Ireland striker who scored both goals as Aston Villa defeated Manchester United 2-1 in the 1957 FA Cup final, born 1934.
Alex Elder (soccer) - Former Northern Ireland international footballer, played for Burnley and Stoke City, born 1941.
Eric Bristow (darts) - the 'Crafty Cockney', winner of five world professional championships, born 1957.
David Moyes (soccer) - former Manchester United and Everton manager, most recently at Real Sociedad, born 1963.
Diego Dominguez (rugby union) - former Stade Francais and Italy fly-half, born 1966.
Karle Hammond (rugby league) - former Wales, Widnes and London Broncos half-back, born 1974.
Dara Ó Cinnéide (gaelic games) - former Kerry footballer, played with An Ghaeltacht and was a member of the Kerry senior team from 1995 until 2005, leading them to the All-Ireland title in 2004.
They defeated Mayo that year by 1-20 to 2-9, born 1975.
Rainer Schuttler (tennis) - Runner-up in 2003 Australian Open, born 1976.
Felipe Massa (motor racing) - Williams and former Ferrari F1 driver, born 1981.
Donncha O'Connor (gaelic games) - Ballydesmond-born full-forward for the Cork senior football team, made his senior debut in 2006, born 1981.
Monty Panesar (cricket) - England and Essex spinner, born 1982.
Philip Craig (soccer): former Portadown player, now with Annagh United, born 1985.
Michael van Gerwen (darts) - 2014 PDC World Championship champion, born 1989.
Jack Guiney (gaelic games) - a former Wexford senior team hurler, plays as a right wing-forward and as a full-forward, born in Rathnure 1993.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 How many Olympic medals did Dame Kelly Holmes win?
2 Which Louth player scored the last goal to break Antrim hearts in Saturday's GAA National Football League Division 4 final?
3 Who do Tyrone face in their opening game of the 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship?
4 How old is golfer Charley Hull?
5 Which Northern Ireland international plays for Leeds?
(See answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today
GAELIC GAMES: The Geansai: The documentary which looks at different aspects of the GAA exploring the contribution to the organisation by women both on and off the field. The programme hears from players, referees, administrators and journalists about their quest to get bigger audiences for their games, better coverage in the media and equality of sporting facilities and opportunities as they compete at the highest elite level. Presented by Daraine Mulvihill - RTE1 1930.
GAA 2016: A round-up of the latest news and action, featuring highlights of the National Football League finals - TG4 2030.
SOCCER: Barclays Premier League, Tottenham v West Brom - Sky Sports 1 1900; Primera Division, Celta Vigo v Granada - Sky Sports 3 1925.
SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two 1300 and 1900, Eurosport 1 1300 and 1830, Eurosport 2 1300 and 1900.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians - Sky Sports 2 1500.
TENNIS: ATP, Estoril Open - Eurosport 2 1600.
CYCLING: Tour of Turkey - Eurosport 2 1100.
BASEBALL: MLB, Texas Rangers v New York Yankees - BT Sport//ESPN 0100 (Tue).
BASKETBALL: NBA play-offs, Oklahoma City Thunder v Dallas Mavericks - BT Sport 1 0100 (Tue).
Tomorrow
SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two 1000, 1300 and 1900, Eurosport 1 1000, 1430 and 1830, Eurosport 2 1000, 1430 and 1900.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad v Rising Pune Supergiants - Sky Sports 1 1500.
BASEBALL: MLB, Tampa Bay Rays v Baltimore Orioles - BT Sport//ESPN 0000 (Wed).
BASKETBALL: NBA play-offs - BT Sport 1 0100 (Wed).
CYCLING: Tour of Turkey - Eurosport 2 1300.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Three; 2 full-forward Conor Grimes; 3 Derry; 4 20; 5 Stuart Dallas.
