ON THIS DAY
1911: Jim Driscoll became the first man to win the Lonsdale Belt outright when he stopped 'Spike' Robson in the 11th round of their British featherweight title fight in London.
1957: Flamboyant American golfer Payne Stewart was born. A familiar figure in his 'plus fours', Stewart won his first major at the US PGA Championship in 1989 and then secured the US Open two years later. In 1999, he claimed the US Open title again and appeared in his fourth Ryder Cup match. On October 25, 1999, Stewart was killed when the private Learjet he was travelling in crashed in South Dakota.
1999: Glenn Hoddle provoked furious condemnation from sports bodies, churches and the Government after saying in an interview he believed people born disabled were paying for sins committed in a previous life. Hoddle was later sacked as England manager.
2001: Celtic's Alan Stubbs, former Hibernian and Rotherham manager, was given the all-clear after twice fighting cancer.
2003: Just hours after confirming the departure of striker Robbie Fowler, Leeds agreed a £9million fee with Newcastle for the sale of England defender Jonathan Woodgate.
2005: Marat Safin won the Australian Open with a 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 triumph over Lleyton Hewitt in the final.
2008: Stuart Pearce was appointed as one of Fabio Capello's coaches for the England senior team.
2009: Blackburn signed El-Hadji Diouf from Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.
2011: Andy Murray lost 6-4 6-2 6-3 in the final of the Australian Open to Novak Djokovic.
2013: Liverpool announced the signing of Brazilian forward Philippe Coutinho from Inter Milan.
BIRTHDAYS
Curtis Strange (golf) - twice US Open winner in 1988 and 1989, born 1955.
Juninho Pernambucano (soccer) - former Lyon and Brazil midfielder, born 1975.
Tom Malchow (swimming) - American who won an Olympic gold at the 2000 Sydney Games, born 1977.
Peter Crouch (soccer) - Stoke striker, born 1981.
Dimitar Berbatov (soccer) - former Tottenham, Manchester United, Fulham and Bulgaria striker, currently a free agent, born 1981.
Afonso Alves (soccer) - former Middlesbrough striker, born 1981.
Arda Turan (soccer) - Barcelona and Turkey winger, born 1987.
Georgi Hristov - former Barnsley and Dunfermline striker, born 1976.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Graeme Hick, who played 65 Tests for England, was born in which country?
2. Who is the manager of League One side Rochdale?
3. Who won more ATP tournaments: Greg Rusedski or Tim Henman?
4. Which Aviva Premiership club is Mark Tainton the coach of?
5. In which year did John Parrott win his solitary World Championship?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Monday, January 30
SOCCER: LaLiga, Las Palmas v Valencia - Sky Sports 1 1940.
TENNIS: WTA, St Petersburg Ladies' Trophy - BT Sport 1 1200.
WINTER SPORTS: Winter Universiade - Eurosport 1 0630 and Eurosport 2 0645.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Boston Celtics v Detroit Pistons - BT Sport 1 0100 (Tue).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. Zimbabwe. 2. Keith Hill 3. Rusedski (15) 4. Bristol 5. 1991
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