ON THIS DAY
1912: The Boston Red Sox opened Fenway Park, which is now the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball.
1981: Steve Davis won the first of his six world snooker titles by beating Doug Mountjoy 18-12 in the final at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
2007: Peter Moores was named as the permanent successor to Duncan Fletcher as England coach.
2014: Lewis Hamilton added another flourish for the record books, winning a third consecutive Grand Prix for the first time in his career as he led from start to finish in China.
2016: Celtic manager Ronny Deila announced his decision to leave the club at the end of the season. The Norwegian guided the Hoops to two league titles and one Scottish Cup in his two seasons.
BIRTHDAYS
Maurice Bamford (rugby league) - former Great Britain coach, born 1936.
Raymond van Barneveld (darts) - former PDC World Darts champion, born 1967.
Alan McLoughlin (soccer) - former Portsmouth, Swindon and Republic of Ireland midfielder, born 1967.
Shay Given (soccer) - Stoke and former Republic of Ireland goalkeeper, born 1976.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Tony Bellew, Paul Smith Jnr and Liam Smith are boxers who originate from which city?
2. Sheffield United have won promotion back to the Championship, but who was their manager last time they were in the Premier League?
3. Golfer Bubba Watson won which major twice in three years?
4. Where were the first two British grand prixs held in 1926 and 1927?
5. Who is the highest ranked non-European men's tennis player?
SPORT ON TV
Today (Thursday, April 20)
SOCCER: Europa League, Manchester United v Anderlecht - BT Sport 2 1930, Schalke v Ajax - BT Sport 1 2000, Genk v Celta Vigo - BT Sport//ESPN 2000.
SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two 1300, Eurosport 1 1300 and 1830, Eurosport 2 1900.
TENNIS: ATP Tour, Monte-Carlo Masters - Sky Sports 3 1000.
CRICKET: IPL, Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians - Sky Sports 2 1500.
GOLF: European Tour, Shenzhen International - Sky Sports 4 0530; PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open - Sky Sports 4 2030.
CYCLING: Tour of the Alps - Eurosport 2 1330; Tour of Croatia - Eurosport 2 1445.
DARTS: Premier League - Sky Sports 1 1900.
HORSE RACING: Newmarket and Cheltenham - ITV4 1330.
BASKETBALL: NBA Play-offs, Indiana Pacers v Cleveland Cavaliers - BT Sport 1 0000 (Fri).
BASEBALL: MLB, New York Mets v Philadelphia Phillies - BT Sport//ESPN 0000 (Fri), Oakland Athletics v Seattle Mariners - BT Sport 2 0300 (Fri).
Tomorrow (Friday, April 21)
SOCCER: Championship, Norwich v Brighton - Sky Sports 1 1900, La Liga, Sevilla v Granada - Sky Sports 3 1955, Ligue 1, Nancy v Marseille - BT Sport//ESPN 1945, Champions League semi-final draw - Eurosport 2 1030, Europa League semi-final draw - Eurosport 2 1130.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Widnes v St Helens - Sky Sports 2 1930.
RUGBY UNION: Super Rugby, Hurricanes v Brumbies and Waratahs v Kings - Sky Sports 2 0830 and 1040, Lions v Blues - Sky Sports 4 1755.
CRICKET: First Test, West Indies v Pakistan - Sky Sports 5 1455, IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders v Gujarat Lions - Sky Sports 2 1500.
SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two 1000 and 1300, Eurosport 1 1000, 1430 and 1830, Eurosport 2 1145, 1615 and 1900.
TENNIS: ATP Tour, Monte-Carlo Masters - Sky Sports 3 1000.
GOLF: European Tour, Shenzhen International - Sky Sports 4 0530; PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open - Sky Sports 4 2030.
CYCLING: Tour of the Alps - Eurosport 2 1330; Tour of Croatia - Eurosport 2 1445.
MOTOR CYCLING: MotoGP, Grand Prix of The Americas, practice - BT Sport 2 1500 and 1900.
BASKETBALL: NBA Play-offs, Oklahoma City Thunder v Houston Rockets - BT Sport 1 0230 (Sat).
BASEBALL: MLB, New York Mets v Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres v Miami Marlins - BT Sport//ESPN 0000 and 0300 (Sat).
AUSTRALIAN RULES: AFL, Port Adelaide v Carlton - BT Sport 2 1030.
Quick Quiz Blitz Answers: 1. Liverpool 2. Neil Warnock 3. US Masters 4. Brooklands 5. Kei Nishikori (fifth).
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