ON THIS DAY
1911: The inaugural Monte Carlo Rally got under way.
1990: John McEnroe defaulted his fourth-round match against Mikael Pernfors at the Australian Open after receiving code violations for glaring at a line judge, smashing a racket and swearing at a tournament official.
2007: Ricky Hatton won his IBF light-welterweight title fight with Colombian Juan Urango on a unanimous points verdict in Las Vegas.
2007: Armagh qualified for the McKenna Cup semi-finals as their experimental side defeated Monaghan 0-9 to 0-6 at Clones.
2009: Hamburg midfielder Nigel de Jong signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Manchester City.
2009: Donegal qualified for the McKenna Cup final with David Walsh’s goal proving crucial in the 1-14 to 2-9 victory against Armagh.
2013: Cardiff signed striker Fraizer Campbell from Sunderland on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
2014: Stan Wawrinka ended Novak Djokovic's 25-match winning run at the Australian Open as he got the better of the defending champion in the quarter-finals.
2014: Tyrone qualified for their seventh successive Dr McKenna Cup final with a commanding 3-10 to 1-8 win against Armagh.
BIRTHDAYS
Jack Nicklaus (golf) - winner of a record 18 majors, born 1940.
Phil Thompson (soccer) - former England and Liverpool defender, born 1954.
Alex McLeish (soccer) - former Scotland, Rangers and Birmingham manager, born 1959.
Alan McManus (snooker) - 1994 Masters champion, born 1971.
Nicky Butt (soccer) - former Manchester United and England midfielder, now coaching at United's academy, born 1975.
Phil Neville (soccer) - former Manchester United and Everton player, born 1977.
Brian O'Driscoll (rugby union) - former Ireland centre, born 1979.
Jamie Dalrymple (cricket) - former Middlesex, Glamorgan and England all-rounder, born 1981.
Adrian Lewis (darts) - 2011 and 2012 PDC world champion, born 1985.
Joe Ledley (soccer) - Crystal Palace and Wales midfielder, born 1987.
Ashton Eaton (athletics) - recently-retired Olympic and world decathlon champion and world record holder, born 1988.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan (soccer) - Manchester United and Armenia forward, born 1989.
Laura Robson (tennis) - former British number one and former Wimbledon girls' champion, born 1994.
Bill Maher (Gaelic Games)- Tipperary half-back who helped the Premier county to the All-Ireland semi-final last year, born 1994.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Snooker's Dafabet Masters trophy is named after which three-time winner?
2 The Walker Cup and Curtis Cup are amateur events in which sport?
3 Russell Westbrook recently became only the third player in NBA history to record 20 triple-doubles in a season, but which franchise does he play for?
4 Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is currently representing which country at the African Nations Cup?
5 Who was the last county to win the Dr McKenna Cup apart from Tyrone?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Saturday, January 21)
FOOTBALL: Premier League, Liverpool v Swansea - BT Sport 1 1200, Manchester City v Tottenham - BT Sport 1 1700; Championship, QPR v Fulham - Sky Sports 1 1200, Barnsley v Leeds - Sky Sports 1 1715; Scottish Cup fourth round, Rangers v Motherwell - Sky Sports 2/Sky Sports 5 1200; African Nations Cup, Ghana v Mali - Eurosport 1 1545, Egypt v Uganda - Eurosport 1 1845; LaLiga, Villarreal v Valencia - Sky Sports 3 1940; Eredivisie, Feyenoord v Willem II - Sky Sports 5 1835; A-League, Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar - BT Sport 1 0630, Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory - BT Sport 1 0900.
RUGBY UNION: Champions Cup, Ulster v Clermont Auvergne - Sky Sports 3 1230, Saracens v Toulon - BT Sport 2 1445, Sale v Scarlets - Sky Sports 2 1500, Munster v Racing 92 - Sky Sports 2 1715.
CRICKET: Big Bash League, Hobart Hurricanes v Perth Scorchers - BT Sport 2 0500, Melbourne Stars v Sydney Sixers - BT Sport 2 0815.
TENNIS: Australian Open, day six - Eurosport 1/Eurosport 2 0000.
GOLF: Abu Dhabi Championship, day three - Sky Sports 4 0830; CareerBuilder Challenge, day three - Sky Sports 4 2000.
SNOOKER: The Masters, first semi-final - Eurosport 2 1300/BBC One 1315, second semi-final - Eurosport 2 1845/BBC Two 1900.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Boston Celtics v Portland Trail Blazers - BT Sport 1 2200, Cleveland Cavaliers v San Antonio Spurs - BT Sport 1 0130 (Sun).
Tomorrow (Sunday, January 22)
FOOTBALL: Premier League, Southampton v Leicester - Sky Sports 1 1130, Arsenal v Burnley - Sky Sports 1 1400, Chelsea v Hull - Sky Sports 1 1615; Scottish Cup fourth round, Albion Rovers v Celtic - Sky Sports 5 1430; African Nations Cup, Cameroon v Gabon - Eurosport 1 1845; LaLiga, Osasuna v Sevilla - Sky Sports 5 1055, Real Betis v Sporting Gijon - Sky Sports 5 1715, Eibar v Barcelona - Sky Sports 5 1930; Serie A, Juventus v Lazio - BT Sport 1 1130, Palermo v Inter Milan - BT Sport 2 1345, Roma v Cagliari - BT Sport 1 1930; Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen v Hertha Berlin - BT Sport 1 1415, Mainz v Cologne - BT Sport 1 1630; Ligue 1, Monaco v Lorient - BT Sport/ESPN 1400; A-League, Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets - BT Sport/ESPN 0600.
RUGBY UNION: Champions Cup, Toulouse v Connacht - Sky Sports 4 1500; Challenge Cup, Stade Francais v Harlequins - Sky Sports 4 1255.
CRICKET: India v England, third one-day international - Sky Sports 2 0730; South Africa v Sri Lanka, second T20 international - Sky Sports 3 1225.
TENNIS: Australian Open, day seven - Eurosport 1/Eurosport 2 0000.
GOLF: Abu Dhabi Championship, day four - Sky Sports 4 0800; CareerBuilder Challenge, day four - Sky Sports 4 2000.
SNOOKER: The Masters final - BBC Two/Eurosport 2 1300 and Eurosport 2 1845/BBC Two 1900.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, NFC Championship Game - Sky Sports 1 1930; AFC Championship Game - Sky Sports 1 2300.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Paul Hunter; 2 Golf; 3 Oklahoma City Thunder; 4 Gabon; 5 Derry (2011).
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