ON THIS DAY
1875: America's best-known horse race, the Kentucky Derby, was first run. Aristides, ridden by Oliver Lewis, won the inaugural race.
1954: Roger Bannister became the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes. His exact time in the race at Oxford's Iffley Road was three minutes and 59.4 seconds.
1961: Tottenham became the first team in the 20th century to win the league and FA Cup double when they beat Leicester 2-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
1988: Worcestershire's Graeme Hick set a 20th-century record by scoring 405 runs in a single innings against Somerset at Taunton. The mark was eclipsed by West Indian batsman Brian Lara, who hit 501 for Warwickshire against Durham in 1994.
2007: Manchester United won the Premier League title after Chelsea's 1-1 draw at Arsenal.
2009: Chelsea lost their Champions League semi-final against Barcelona on away goals after a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge.
2013: Ronnie O'Sullivan successfully defended his World Championship title, beating Barry Hawkins 18-12 in the final to land his fifth trophy at the Crucible event.
2015: Lionel Messi scored twice and set up the third for Neymar as Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final, marking an unhappy return to the Nou Camp for former Barca boss Pep Guardiola.
BIRTHDAYS
Graeme Souness (soccer) - former Rangers, Liverpool, Southampton, Blackburn and Newcastle manager, who as a player was an international for Scotland and won three European Cups and two league titles with Liverpool, born 1953.
Jim Magilton (soccer) - former Ipswich and QPR manager and ex-Northern Ireland international, now the Irish Football Association's elite performance director, born 1969.
Chris Adams (cricket) - Former Sussex, Derbyshire and England batsman, born 1970.
Dani Alves (soccer) - Brazil and Barcelona full-back, born 1983.
Dominika Cibulkova (tennis) - Australian Open finalist in 2014, born 1989.
Craig Dawson (soccer) - West Brom defender, born 1990.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Which Scottish League One team play their home games at Stair Park?
2 Which rider currently leads motor cycling's MotoGP Championship?
3 For which competition is the Atty Hearty Cup played for?
4 Market Rasen racecourse is in which county?
5 How many Italian teams play in rugby union's Guinness PRO12 league?
(See answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today
GAA: Off the Ball, a look at recent football developments – Setanta Ireland 1900.
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, Playoffs - 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).
Tomorrow
GAA: Peil na nBan Beo, Cork v Mayo (Throw-in 7.15pm) Coverage of the Division One Ladies National Football League final from Parnell Park – TG4 1910.
SOCCER: Premier League, Norwich v Manchester United - BT Sport 1 1200; Leicester v Everton - Sky Sports 1 1700; Championship, Final day fixtures - Sky Sports 1 & Sky Sports 2 1200; National League play-off semi-final second leg -
BT Sport 1 1900; Irish Cup final, Glenavon v Linfield - BBC One Northern Ireland 1400.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rising Pune Supergiants - Sky Sports 5 1100; Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils - Sky Sports 2 1500.
TENNIS: ATP, Mutua Madrid Open - Sky Sports 2 1100, 1500 & 1900.
GOLF: PGA, Wells Fargo Championship - Sky Sports 4 1830; European Tour, Trophee Hassan II - Sky Sports 4 1430; Ladies European Tour, Lalla Meryem Cup - Sky Sports 4 1230.
RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Final day game - BT Sport 1 1500 & BT Sport 2 1515; PRO12, Ospreys v Ulster - Sky Sports 1 1445: Final day action BBC Two & S4C 1425; Super Rugby, Sunwolves v Force - Sky Sports 2 0615; Chiefs v Highlanders - Sky Sports 2 0830; Waratahs v Cheetahs - Sky Sports 4 1030.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Challenge Cup, Castleford Tigers v Salford Red Devils - BBC One 1400.
CYCLING: Giro d'Italia - Eurosport 1 1330; Four Days of Dunkirk - Eurosport 2 1415.
MOTOR CYCLING: MotoGP, Grand Prix de France qualifying - BT Sport 2 1100.
BOXING: Anthony Crolla v Ismael Barroso - Sky Sports 2 1930.
NETBALL: Superleague, Grand final - Sky Sports 5 1630.
BASKETBALL: Playoffs - BT Sport 2 2200 & BT Sport 1 0115 (Sun).
BASEBALL: MLB, New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox - BT Sport/ESPN 1800; Chicago Cubs v Washington Nationals - BT Sport/ESPN 2100; Los Angeles Angels v Tampa Bay Rays - BT Sport 2 0200 (Sun).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Stranraer; 2 Marc Marquez; 3 The Armagh Intermediate Championship Glamorgan; 4 Lincolnshire; 5 Two.
