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On This Day - Mar 11 2012: Conor Maginn goal earns Down GAA the points in Mayo

 Down's Conor Maginn was on target at MacHale Park
 Down's Conor Maginn was on target at MacHale Park  Down's Conor Maginn was on target at MacHale Park

ON THIS DAY 

1885: Malcolm Campbell was born. He became the first man to build a machine specifically to set new land and water speed records and was the first to travel at more than 300mph on land. His son Donald would later adapt the craft which was called 'Bluebird'. Campbell Sr died in December 1948.

1928: Louise Brough was born. The American tennis player went on to win 35 grand slam titles, 10 at Wimbledon - including the singles four times between 1948 and 1955. Brough died in February 2014.

1973: St Patrick’s College, Maynooth won the first of two consecutive Fitzgibbon Cup titles after 2-12 to 4-4 win over University College, Galway.

1990: At 13 years and 347 days old, Jennifer Capriati reached the final of the Virginia Slims in Florida to become the youngest player ever to do so in a professional tournament. Gabriela Sabatini, who beat her in the final, had previously held the same record - aged 14 years and 11 months.

1990: Seve Ballesteros won his 60th European Tour event, the Balearic Open at Son Vida.

2005: Kevin Keegan parted company with Manchester City, with Stuart Pearce taking over as manager.

2006: Rangers confirmed Frenchman Paul Le Guen had agreed a three-year deal to take over as manager at Ibrox from the end of the season.

2008: Cricket Australia postponed their tour to Pakistan due to security concerns in the country.

2012: Conor Maginn scored the goal as Down recorded an excellent five-point Division One victory in Mayo.

2014: Newcastle manager Alan Pardew was handed a seven-match suspension for his headbutt on Hull player David Meyler.

2015: After a thrilling draw after extra-time a week earlier, University of Limerick and Waterford IT played out another Fitzgibbon Cup final cracker with UL emerging victorious.

2016: Newcastle sacked Steve McClaren and appointed Rafael Benitez as the club's new manager on a three-year deal.

BIRTHDAYS

Geoff Hunt (squash) - Australian former world champion and eight-time British Open winner, born 1947.

Willie Banks (athletics) - American former world record-holding triple jumper, born 1956.

Eddie Lawson (motorcycling) - American who dominated world 500cc racing in the 1980s, born 1958.

Nigel Adkins (soccer) - former Sheffield United, Reading and Southampton manager, born 1965.

Thomas Gravesen (soccer) - former Denmark, Everton and Celtic midfielder, born 1976.

Chelsea's Didier Drogba celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the game during the Champions League second leg match against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, London on Wednesday April 30 2008. Drogba scored twice as Chelsea won 3-2 on the night, 4-3 on aggregate to sweep into their first Champions League final. But they lost out to Manchester United in the final, going down 6-5 on penalties after a dramatic 1-1 draw. See below
Chelsea's Didier Drogba celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the game during the Champions League second leg match against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, London on Wednesday April 30 2008. Drogba scored twice as Chelsea won 3-2 on the night, 4-3 on Chelsea's Didier Drogba celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the game during the Champions League second leg match against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, London on Wednesday April 30 2008. Drogba scored twice as Chelsea won 3-2 on the night, 4-3 on aggregate to sweep into their first Champions League final. But they lost out to Manchester United in the final, going down 6-5 on penalties after a dramatic 1-1 draw. See below

Didier Drogba (soccer) - former Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker, born 1978.

Albert Luque (soccer) - former Newcastle, Deportivo La Coruna and Spain striker, born 1978.

Paul Scharner (soccer) - former Wigan and Austria utility player, born 1980.

Ajantha Mendis (cricket) - Sri Lanka bowler, born 1985.

Fabio Coentrao (soccer) - Real Madrid and Portugal full-back, born 1988.

Jack Rodwell (soccer) - Sunderland midfielder, born 1991.

Anthony Davis (basketball) - New Orleans Pelicans forward, part of  America's 2012 Olympic gold medal winning side, born 1993.

Andrew Robertson (soccer) - Hull and Scotland full-back, born 1994.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1. In which year did Crossmaglen win their first All-Ireland title?

2. Which golfer won his first major championship at the PGA Championship in 2016?

3. Who broke the world record in the 400 metres final on his way to winning gold at Rio 2016?

4. Who won the European Rugby Challenge Cup in the 2015-16 season?

5. The Memphis Grizzlies are a franchise in which American league?

(See quiz answers at bottom)

SPORT ON TV

Today (Saturday, March 11)

GAELIC GAMES: National Hurling League, Tipperary v Kilkenny – Eir Sport 2 1900; National Hurling League, Laois v Limerick – Eir Sport 1 1900.

RUGBY UNION: Six Nations, Italy v France followed by England v Scotland - ITV 1230 and 1530; Super Rugby, Blues v Highlanders and Reds v Crusaders followed by Kings v Stormers and Cheetahs v Sunwolves - Sky Sports 2 0630, 0830, 1300 and 1510.

SOCCER: FA Cup quarter-final, Arsenal v Lincoln - BT Sport 2 1700; Premier League, Manchester City v Stoke - Sky Sports 1 1130; LaLiga, Valencia v Sporting Gijon - Sky Sports 5 1155, Granada v Atletico Madrid - Sky Sports 2 1940; MLS, Montreal Impact v Seattle Sounders - Sky Sports 4 0000 (Sun); A-League, Melbourne City v Perth Glory - BT Sport 1 0845; 2. Bundesliga, Hannover v 1860 Munich - BT Sport 1 1200.

TENNIS: ATP, BNP Paribas Open - Sky Sports 3 0600 and 1900; WTA, Indian Wells - BT Sport 1 2015.

GOLF: European Tour, Indian Open - Sky Sports 4 0730; PGA Tour, Valspar Championship - Sky Sports 4 1800.

SNOOKER: Players Championship - ITV4 1845.

MOTORCYCLING: World Superbikes from Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand - Eurosport 2 0615.

MOTORSPORT: WRC, Rally Mexico - BT Sport 2 2000.

CYCLING: Tirreno-Adriatico - Eurosport 2 1300; Paris-Nice - Eurosport 2 1530.

BOXING: WBA World Super-Welterweight title bout, Jack Culcay v Demetrius Andrade - Sky Sports 2 2200; British Cruiserweight title bout, Craig Kennedy v Stephen Simmons - Channel 5 2215.

RACING: Sandown Park and Wolverhampton - ITV4 1330.

Tomorrow (Sunday, March 12)

GAELIC GAMES: National Hurling League – Clare v Dublin (live) and Waterford v Cork (deferred) – TG4, 1400.

SOCCER: FA Cup quarter-final, Tottenham v Millwall - BBC One 1330 and eir Sport 1 1350, match TBC - BT Sport 2 1300; Premier League, Liverpool v Burnley - Sky Sports 1 1530; Scottish Premiership, Celtic v Rangers - Sky Sports 1 and 5 1130; LaLiga, Real Sociedad v Athletic Bilbao - Sky Sports 3 1055, Deportivo La Coruna v Barcelona and Celta Vigo v Villarreal - Sky Sports 2 1500 and 1715, Real Madrid v Real Betis - Sky Sports 1 1930; Serie A, Sassuolo v Bologna - eir Sport 1 1125 and BT Sport 1 1130, Palermo v Roma - BT Sport 2 1930; Bundesliga, Schalke v FC Augsburg - BT Sport/ESPN 1430, Hamburg v 

Borussia Monchengladbach - BT Sport 2 1630; Eredivisie, Feyenoord v AZ Alkmaar and Ajax v FC Twente - Sky Sports 3 1320 and 1535; MLS, Minnesota United v Atlanta United - Sky Sports 2 2105.

TENNIS: ATP, BNP Paribas Open - Sky Sports 3 1800; WTA, Indian Wells - BT Sport 1 1800.

GOLF: European Tour, Indian Open - Sky Sports 4 0700; PGA Tour, Valspar Championship - Sky Sports 4 1800.

SNOOKER: Players Championship - ITV4 1245 and 1845.

RUGBY UNION: Top 14, Pau v Castres - Sky Sports 2 1125, Clermont Auvergne v Montpellier - Sky Sports 4 1555.

MOTORCYCLING: World Superbikes from Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand - Eurosport 2 0700.

CYCLING: Tirreno-Adriatico - Eurosport 2 1300; Paris-Nice - Eurosport 1 1500.

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QUICK QUIZ BLITZ ANSWERS

1. 1997; 2. Jimmy Walker; 3. Wayde van Niekerk; 4. Montpellier; 5. NBA