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On This Day - Apr 28 1988: Juan Mata, Manchester United midfielder and Spanish international, is born

Ander Herrera and Juan Mata (left)
Ander Herrera and Juan Mata (left) Ander Herrera and Juan Mata (left)

ON THIS DAY 

1923: Bolton and West Ham contested the first FA Cup final at Wembley. Official receipts gave the attendance as 126,047 but it is estimated more than 200,000 were in the ground. A single policeman on a white horse famously kept the crowd back from the pitch. Bolton won the game 2-0.

1984: Clive Lloyd became the first West Indian to play in 100 Test matches as the fifth Test against Australia got under way in Jamaica.

1990: Wigan's Andy Gregory became only the second rugby league player to win the Lance Todd Trophy a second time. He was awarded the coveted prize as man of the match for his contribution to Wigan's triumph over Warrington in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley.

1998: West Brom terminated the contract of defender Shane Nicholson following his admission of a drugs misconduct charge at a Football Association hearing.

2006: Portugal coach Luiz Felipe Scolari claimed he had withdrawn from the race to become England manager after the World Cup. Steve McClaren eventually took over following the departure of Sven-Goran Eriksson.

2007: Australia won a historic third cricket World Cup in a row, defeating Sri Lanka by 53 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis method in Barbados.

2009: Stephen Hendry scored his second Crucible maximum, in a 13-11 quarter-final defeat by Shaun Murphy.

2013: Gareth Bale won the PFA Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards, matching a feat only previously achieved by Cristiano Ronaldo and Andy Gray.

2016: It emerged that British cyclist Simon Yates had tested positive for Terbutaline during the Paris-Nice race. He escaped a ban after his team Orica-GreenEdge admitted responsibility, having failed to apply for a therapeutic use exemption for Yates' asthma inhaler.

BIRTHDAYS

Mike Brearley (cricket) - former Middlesex and England skipper. England won 18 Tests out of 31 under his captaincy, born 1942.

Walter Zenga (soccer) - former Inter Milan and Italy goalkeeper who has coached the likes of Sampdoria, Wolves and Red Star Belgrade, born 1960.

John Daly (golf) - winner of the PGA Championship in 1991 and the Open in 1995, born 1966.

Andy Flower (cricket) - former England coach and Zimbabwe captain, born 1968.

Diego Simeone (soccer) - midfielder who won 106 caps for Argentina, now coach of Atletico Madrid, born 1970.

Dominic Matteo (soccer) - former Scotland, Liverpool and Leeds defender, born 1974.

Bradley Wiggins (cycling) - first British Tour de France winner and four-time Olympic gold medal winner, born 1980.

Roger Johnson (soccer) - Charlton defender, born 1983.

Juan Mata (soccer) - Manchester United midfielder and member of Spain's 2010 World Cup-winning squad, born 1988.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1 How many World Cup finals have Brazil lost?

2 Name the Dublin GAA player of the 1970s and 1980s who also played for Clontarf rugby club. 

3 Who is the only non-European to win the Formula One world title in the last 25 years?

4 Wayde van Niekerk won gold in which event at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

5 Who was the last golfer to successfully defend their US Open title?

SPORT ON TV

Today (Friday, April 28)

SOCCER: Championship, Cardiff v Newcastle - Sky Sports 1 1900; Scottish Premiership, Ross County v Inverness - BT Sport 2; LaLiga, Villarreal v Sporting Gijon - Sky Sports 5 1940; Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke - BT Sport/ESPN 1930.

CRICKET: Royal London One-Day Cup, Somerset v Worcestershire - Sky Sports 2 1055; IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab v Sunrisers Hyderabad - Sky Sports 3 1100 and 1500.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Hull v Warrington - Sky Sports 2 1930.

RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Harlequins v Wasps - BT Sport 1 1900; PRO12, Cardiff v Zebre - BBC Two Wales 1900; Super Rugby, Highlanders v Stormers - Sky Sports 2 0830.

MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Russian Grand Prix practice - Sky Sports F1 0845 and 1245, Channel 4 0855 and 1255, eir Sport 1 0855 and 1255.

SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two 1000, 1300 and 1900 (also showing in Northern Ireland and Scotland), Eurosport 1 1000, 1430 and 1830.

GOLF: European Tour, Volvo China Open - Sky Sports 4 0730; PGA Tour, Zurich Classic of New Orleans - Sky Sports 4 2030.

TENNIS: WTA Tour, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix - BT Sport 2 1300.

CYCLING: Tour de Yorkshire - ITV4 1230, Eurosport 2 1645; Tour of Romandy - Eurosport 2 1500.

HORSE RACING: Sandown - ITV3 1330.

BASKETBALL: NBA play-offs, fixture TBC - BT Sport 1 0100 (Sat).

BASEBALL: MLB, Texas Rangers v Los Angeles Angels - BT Sport/ESPN and 0100 (Sat).

Celtic's Callum McGregor scores in the Scottish Cup semi-final against Rangers<br />&nbsp;
Celtic's Callum McGregor scores in the Scottish Cup semi-final against Rangers
 
Celtic's Callum McGregor scores in the Scottish Cup semi-final against Rangers
 

Tomorrow (Saturday, April 29)

SOCCER: Premier League, Crystal Palace v Burnley - BT Sport 1 1700; Championship, Brighton v Bristol City - Sky Sports 1 1715; Scottish Premiership, Rangers v Celtic - Sky Sports 1 and 5 1130; LaLiga, Espanyol v Barcelona - Sky Sports 2 1930.

Rangers skipper Lee Wallace&nbsp;
Rangers skipper Lee Wallace  Rangers skipper Lee Wallace 

Tomorrow (Saturday, April 29)

CRICKET: IPL, Rising Pune Supergiant v Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Lions v Mumbai Indians - Sky Sports 2 1100 and 1500.

RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Exeter v Northampton - BT Sport 2 1430; PRO12, Ospreys v Ulster - Sky Sports 1 and BBC Two Northern Ireland 1455, Connacht v Scarlets - S4C 1915; Super Rugby, Chiefs v Sunwolves, Reds v Waratahs, Force v Lions, Kings v Rebels and Jaguares v Sharks - Sky Sports 3 0830, 1030, 1250, 1825 and 2035.

MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Russian Grand Prix practice - Sky Sports F1 0945, Channel 4 0955, eir Sport 1 0955, qualifying - Channel 4 1155, Sky Sports F1 1200.

SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two 1000, 1630 (also showing in Scotland and Wales) and 1900, BBC One 1315, BBC Two Northern Ireland 1700, Eurosport 1 1000, 1430 and 1830.

GOLF: European Tour, Volvo China Open - Sky Sports 4 0600; PGA Tour, Zurich Classic of New Orleans - Sky Sports 4 1800.

TENNIS: ATP Tour, Barcelona Open - Sky Sports 4 1230; WTA Tour, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix - BT Sport/ESPN 1500.

CYCLING: Tour de Yorkshire - ITV4 0900 and 1400; Tour of Romandy - Eurosport 2 1500.

HORSE RACING: Sandown and Haydock - ITV 1330.

BASEBALL: MLB, Boston Red Sox v Chicago Cubs - BT Sport 1 2100; Miami Marlins v Pittsburgh Pirates - BT Sport 2 0000 (Sun).

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QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Two (1950 and 1998); 2 Brian Mullins; 3 Jacques Villeneuve (1997) 4 Men's 400m; 5 Curtis Strange (1989).