BIRTHDAYS
Armin Hary (athletics) - German who won 100 metres gold at the 1960 Olympics, born 1937.
Paul Schockemohle (equestrian) - German who won three successive European showjumping titles in the 1980s, born 1945.
Jiri Novak (tennis) - former Czech player, born 1975.
Arvind Parmar (tennis) - Former British Davis Cup player, born 1978.
Piotr Trochowski (soccer) - FC Augsburg and Germany midfielder, born 1984.
ON THIS DAY
1888: An informal meeting of clubs interested in forming a Football League was held at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet Street. The first formal meeting was held on April 17.
1906: The first rugby union international between England and France was played in Paris. England won 35-8.
1929: The Grand National attracted a record field of 66 runners. The 100-1 winner was Gregalach, ridden by Bob Everett.
1950: Two-time darts world champion Jocky Wilson was born. The Scot died on March 24, 2012.
2004: Rio Ferdinand revealed he would not launch a second appeal against his eight-month ban from football for missing a drugs test.
2006: England's Kelly Sotherton won gold in the heptathlon at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
2008: Somerset confirmed opening batsman Marcus Trescothick had ended his England career.
2009: England's women beat New Zealand by four wickets to win the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup final in Sydney.
2010: Football Association chief executive Ian Watmore resigned.
2013: The London Legacy Development Corporation announced West Ham as anchor tenants of London's Olympic Stadium. Plans were unveiled to transform the venue into a 54,000-seater stadium by the start of the 2016-17 season.
2015: Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard apologised for being sent off within a minute of coming off the bench in his final appearance against Manchester United, who won 2-1 in the Premier League at Anfield.
2016: FIFA's ethics committee opened formal proceedings against six individuals, including former World Cup winning coach and player Franz Beckenbauer, over the awarding of the 2006 World Cup to Germany.
QUICK QUIZ BITES
1. Who were the last team to beat Dublin footballers in any competition?
2. Which English Football League team play their home games at the Banks's Stadium?
3. Name the brothers on the Cuala squad that won last week’s All-Ireland club hurling title that have declared to play inter-county hurling for Derry?
4. What club does England rugby union winger Jack Nowell play for?
5. Which two franchises are new to the MLS this season?
SPORT ON TV
Today
SOCCER: Friendly, Germany v England - ITV 1915; Friendly, Scotland v Canada - Sky Sports 1 1930.
TENNIS: ATP, Miami Open - Sky Sports 3 1500; WTA, Miami Open - BT Sport 1 1700 and 0100 (Thu).
GOLF: WGC-Dell Match Play Championship - Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 4 1800.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Boston Celtics v Indiana Pacers - BT Sport 2 2330.
CYCLING: Tour of Catalunya - Eurosport 1 1445.
WINTER SPORTS: Curling World Championships - Eurosport 1 1100.
Tomorrow
TENNIS: ATP, Miami Open - Sky Sports 3 1500; WTA, Miami Open - BT Sport 1 1500.
GOLF: WGC-Dell Match Play Championship - Sky Sports 4 1800.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Betfred Super League, Wakefield v Leigh - Sky Sports 2 1900.
SOCCER: UEFA Women's Champions League, Wolfsburg v Lyon - Eurosport 1 1900.
BASKETBALL: NBA, San Antonio Spurs v Memphis Grizzlies - BT Sport 2 0030 (Fri).
CYCLING: Tour of Catalunya - Eurosport 1 1500.
DARTS: Premier League Darts - Sky Sports 1 1900.
MOTOR CYCLING: MotoGP Qatar, first free practice - BT Sport 2 1500.
WINTER SPORTS: Curling World Championships - Eurosport 2 1100.
QUICK QUIZ ANSWERS
1. Longford (2016 O’Byrne Cup); 2. Walsall; 3. Cian and Naoise Waldron; 4. Exeter Chiefs; 5. Atlanta United and Minnesota United.
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