ON THIS DAY
1928: Everton forward Dixie Dean broke the record for the most goals in a season, beating George Camsell's mark of 59. He needed three to better Camsell's mark and did so by scoring a hat-trick in his club's 3-3 draw with Arsenal at Goodison Park on the last day of the season.
1954: Warrington and Halifax played in front of rugby league's biggest ever crowd when 102,569 attended their Challenge Cup final replay at Odsal.
1973: Sunderland beat Leeds to win the FA Cup against all odds. Ian Porterfield scored the only goal of the game, with goalkeeper Jimmy Montgomery producing an amazing second-half save.
2009: Manchester United defeated Arsenal 3-1 for a 4-1 aggregate win to earn Sir Alex Ferguson's side a place in the Champions League final, where they would suffer a 2-0 loss at the hands of Barcelona.
2010: Tottenham secured qualification to the Champions League with a 1-0 Barclays Premier League victory at Manchester City.
2011: Alastair Cook was named as England's new one-day international captain by the ECB, with Stuart Broad to take charge of the Twenty20 side.
2012: Chelsea won their fourth FA Cup in six seasons as goals from Ramires and Didier Drogba gave the Blues a 2-1 win over Liverpool at Wembley.
2014: Mark Selby completed a come-from-behind victory to beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-14 in the World Snooker Championship final, the first time five-time champion O'Sullivan had lost in the final at the Crucible.
BIRTHDAYS
James Whitaker (cricket) - former Leicestershire captain and current England national selector, born 1962.
Duke McKenzie (boxing) - first British boxer to win a world title at three different weights, born 1963.
James Cracknell (rowing) - double Olympic gold medallist in the coxless four, born 1972.
Tyson conqueror Kevin McBride (boxing): fought out of the same Smithboro gym as Irish amateur and World professional champion Barry McGuigan. McBride represented Ireland at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics (where Ireland won their first ever Olympic gold medal courtesy of Dublin southpaw Michael Carruth). McBride, standing 6 feet 6 inches tall, made the switch to the pro ranks soon after and `The Clones Colossus' will forever be remembered as the man who ended the career of the legendary Mike Tyson after his famous TKO victory over the American destroyer at the MCI Centre, in Washington DC in 2005. Tyson retired on his stool at the end of the sixth round, his trainer Jeff Fenech calling an end to the heavyweight battle, born 1973.
Yossi Benayoun (soccer) - Maccabi Haifa's Israel international midfielder, formerly of Liverpool, Chelsea, West Ham and QPR, born 1980.
Jay Bothroyd (soccer) - former Cardiff, QPR and England striker, currently with Jubilo Iwata in Japan, born 1982.
Emanuele Giaccherini (soccer) - Sunderland and Italy midfielder, currently on loan with Bologna, born 1985.
Graham Dorrans (soccer) - Norwich and Scotland midfielder, born 1987.
Noel Connors (gaelic games): The Passage-born man is a defender in the current Waterford senior hurling team who will contest the National League Division One final replay this weekend, born 1990.
Darren Sweetnam (rugby): The Cork fullback lines out for Munster rugby, From Dunmanway, he is a former county hurler and played under-age hockey for Ireland, born 1993.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 For how many successive years have Bayern Munich lost in the Champions League semi-finals?
2 Who will Waterford face in the GAA National Hurling League Division one final replay this weekend?
3 What is the name of Nashville's NHL team?
4 Who were the 1986 GAA National Football League champions?
5 In which county is Sedgefield racecourse?
(See answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today
SOCCER: Europa League, Liverpool v Villarreal - Setanta Sports Ireland 1930; Sevilla v Shakhtar Donetsk - BT Sport 2 2000; National League, Grimsby v Braintree - BT Sport 1 1830.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Delhi Daredevils v Rising Pune Supergiants - Sky Sports 2 1500.
TENNIS: ATP, Mutua Madrid Open - Sky Sports 3 1100; WTA, Mutua Madrid Open - BT Sport 1 1100 & 2130.
GOLF: PGA, Wells Fargo Championship - Sky Sports 4 2100; European Tour, Trophee Hassan II - Sky Sports 4 1130 & 1530.
CYCLING: Four Days of Dunkirk - Eurosport 1 1415.
BASKETBALL: NBA, NBA play-offs - BT Sport 1 0100 (Fri).
BASEBALL: MLB, St Louis Cardinals v Philadelphia Phillies - BT Sport/ESPN 1830; Toronto Blue Jays v Texas Rangers - BT Sport 2 0000 (Fri).
DARTS: Premier League - Sky Sports 1 1900.
Tomorrow
GAA: Connacht GAA Championship: New York v Roscommon. Action from the Connacht Senior Football Championship preliminary-round match at Gaelic Park in The Bronx, New York. Commentary by Paddy O Griofa – TG4 8pm.
SOCCER: Scottish Premiership, Inverness v Dundee United - BT Sport 1 1915.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad v Gujarat Lions - Sky Sports 1 1500.
TENNIS: ATP, Mutua Madrid Open - Sky Sports 2 1100 & 1900.
GOLF: PGA, Wells Fargo Championship - Sky Sports 4 2100; European Tour, Trophee Hassan II - Sky Sports 4 1130 & 1530.
RUGBY UNION: Top 14, Grenoble v Bordeaux Begles - Sky Sports 3 1940; Super Rugby, Crusaders v Reds - Sky Sports 1 0830; Brumbies v Bulls - Sky Sports 1 1030.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Challenge Cup, Batley Bulldogs v Catalan Dragons - Sky Sports 1 1955.
CYCLING: Giro d'Italia - Eurosport 1 1330; Four Days of Dunkirk - Eurosport 2 1415.
ATHLETICS: Diamond League - Eurosport 2 1700.
MOTOR CYCLING: MotoGP, Grand Prix de France practice - BT Sport 2 - 0800 & 1200.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Play-offs - BT Sport 1 0100 (Sat).
BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago Cubs v Washington Nationals - BT Sport/ESPN 1915; New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox - BT Sport 2 0000 (Sat).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Three; 2 Clare; 3 The Predators; 4 Laois, they beat Monaghan by one point, 2-6 to 2-5.; 5 County Durham.
