ON THIS DAY
1892: West Brom beat Darwen 12-0 to record the biggest win in the First Division of the Football League. The result was equalled by Nottingham Forest when they beat Leicester Fosse by the same margin in 1909.
1930: England batsman Andrew Sandham became the first man to score 300 runs in an innings in Test cricket. His 325 came against the West Indies at Kingston, Jamaica.
1981: Bob Champion won the Grand National at Aintree on Aldaniti after completing a remarkable recovery from cancer.
1981: Susan Brown wrote her name in the record books as the first woman to compete in the University Boat Race. She coxed the Oxford crew to an eight-length victory over Cambridge.
2005: Newcastle fined midfielder Lee Bowyer six weeks' wages for his part in a brawl with team-mate Kieron Dyer in a game against Aston Villa.
2007: Manchester United lost the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Roma 2-1 in a game marred by violent clashes at the Stadio Olimpico between fans of both sides and police.
2009: Mon Mome, trained by Venetia Williams and ridden by Liam Treadwell, won the John Smith's Grand National at Aintree at 100-1.
2011: Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney was charged by the Football Association for swearing into a television camera after scoring a goal in a 4-2 Premier League win at West Ham.
2012: Great Britain's Ed Clancy, Pete Kennaugh, Steven Burke and Geraint Thomas won team pursuit gold medals in a world record of three minutes 53.295 seconds at the Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne.
2016: Chelsea announced Italy manager Antonio Conte (below) would become the club's first-team head coach in the summer on a three-year contract.
BIRTHDAYS
Jonathan Agnew (cricket) - Former England bowler who is now the BBC's cricket correspondent, born 1960.
Jeremy McWilliams (motorcycling) - Former grand prix rider, born 1964.
Branco (soccer) - Former Middlesbrough and Brazil defender, born 1964.
Paul Parker (soccer) - Former Manchester United and England defender, born 1964.
Loris Capirossi (motorcycling) - Former MotoGP rider, born 1973.
Peter Hoekstra (soccer) - Former Stoke, Ajax and Holland forward, born 1973.
Emerson (soccer) - Former AC Milan, Real Madrid and Brazil midfielder, born 1976.
Alan Mahon (soccer) - Former Tranmere, Blackburn and Republic of Ireland midfielder, born 1978.
Jon Clarke (rugby league) - Former Widnes hooker, born 1979.
Ben Gordon (basketball) - British-born shooting guard, formerly with NBA franchise Orlando Magic, born 1983.
Aiden McGeady (soccer) - Everton and Republic of Ireland midfielder, currently on loan at Preston, born 1986.
Sami Khedira (soccer) - Juventus and Germany midfielder, born 1987.
Steven Finn (cricket) - Middlesex and England fast bowler, born 1989.
SPORT ON TV
Today (Tuesday, April 4)
SOCCER: Premier League, Manchester United v Everton - BT Sport 1 1915; Sky Bet Championship, Rotherham v Sheffield Wednesday - Sky Sports 1 1930; LaLiga, Athletic Bilbao v Espanyol - Sky Sports 3 1825, Atletico Madrid v Real Sociedad - Sky Sports 3 2025; Bundesliga, Hoffenheim v Bayern Munich - BT Sport//ESPN 1900.
TENNIS: WTA, Monterrey Open - BT Sport 2 1700.
CYCLING: Basque Tour - Eurosport 1 1430.
BASKETBALL: NBA, New York Knicks v Chicago Bulls - BT Sport 1 0000 (Weds).
BASEBALL: MLB, Houston Astros v Seattle Mariners - BT Sport//ESPN 0100 (Weds).
Tomorrow (Wednesday, April 5)
SOCCER: Premier League, Chelsea v Manchester City - BT Sport 1 1915; Sky Bet Championship, Huddersfield v Norwich - Sky Sports 1 1930; Scottish Premiership, Kilmarnock v Rangers - Sky Sports 2 1930; LaLiga, Barcelona v Sevilla - Sky Sports 3 1800, Leganes v Real Madrid - Sky Sports 3 2025; Bundesliga, Borussia Monchengladbach v Hertha Berlin - BT Sport//ESPN 1900; Coppa Italia, Napoli v Juventus - Sky Sports 5, 1940.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore - Sky Sports 2 1430.
TENNIS: WTA, Monterrey Open - BT Sport//ESPN 2100.
CYCLING: Basque Tour - Eurosport 1 1430; Scheldeprijs - Eurosport 2 1430.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Boston Celtics v Cleveland Cavaliers - BT Sport 1 0000 (Thurs).
BASEBALL: MLB, Washington Nationals v Miami Marlins - BT Sport 2 0000 (Thurs).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Which of these clubs did Bobby Robson not manage: Roma, PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona, Porto?
2. In which sport did Valentino Rossi dominate throughout the 2000s?
3. Steffi Graff is married to which fellow ex-tennis player?
4. Who did Ronnie O'Sullivan beat in the final to win his maiden World Championship in 2001?
5. Chris Ashton plays rugby union in which position?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
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QUICK QUIZ BLITZ 1. Roma 2. MotoGP 3. Andre Agassi 4. John Higgins 5. Wing.
