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On this Day in 1967: Paul Gascoigne was born

<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: sans-serif, Arial, Verdana, &quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;; ">Former Kilkenny hurler Tommy Walsh, who won won nine All-Ireland titles and nine Allstars, turns 34 today.</span>
Former Kilkenny hurler Tommy Walsh, who won won nine All-Ireland titles and nine Allstars, turns 34 today. Former Kilkenny hurler Tommy Walsh, who won won nine All-Ireland titles and nine Allstars, turns 34 today.

SPORT BIRTHDAYS



John Conteh (boxing) - former world light-heavyweight champion, born 1951.



Duncan Goodhew (swimming) - won gold medal in 100 metres breaststroke at 1980 Olympics, born 1957.



Pat Cash (tennis) - Australian who won Wimbledon in 1987, born 1965.



Paul Gascoigne (soccer) - former England, Tottenham, Newcastle, Lazio and Rangers midfielder, born 1967.



Lee Sharpe (soccer) - former Manchester United and England midfielder, born 1971.



Michael Hussey (cricket) - former Australia batsman, born 1975.



Mahela Jayawardene (cricket) - former Sri Lanka batsman, born 1977.



Johan Elmander (soccer) - Orgryte's former Bolton and Sweden striker, born 1981.

Tommy Walsh (Gaelic games) – Former Kilkenny hurler won won nine All-Ireland titles and nine Allstars, born 1983.



Roberto Soldado (soccer) - Villarreal's former Tottenham and Spain striker, born 1985.



Gervinho (soccer) - Hebei China Fortune and Ivory Coast striker, formerly of Arsenal, born 1987.



Marvin Emnes (soccer) - Swansea forward, born 1988.



ON THIS DAY



1961: Fiorentina beat Rangers 2-1 in the second leg of the first European Cup Winners' Cup final in Florence. The Italian club took the trophy 4-1 on aggregate.



2001: Cavan recorded a thrilling 1-14 to 2-10 win over Down with Dermot McCabe excelling in midfield.



2005: Warwickshire cricketer Keith Piper was banned until the end of the season following his positive test for cannabis.

2007: Donegal recorded a famous win over Armagh in Ballybofey as Brendan Devenney scored a last-gasp goal to help the home side defeat Joe Kernan’s men 1-9 to 1-8.



2008: Barcelona and Manchester United reached agreement for the transfer of defender Gerard Pique to the Catalan club.



2009: Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 in the Champions League final in Rome with goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi.



2010: Alex Horne replaced former FA chief executive Ian Watmore and was given the title of general secretary.



2012: A Karl O’Connell goal proved crucial as Monaghan recorded a 1-12 to 1-9 Ulster Championship win over Antrim at St Tiernach’s Park.



2013: New Zealander Vern Cotter was named as new head coach of Scotland's rugby union side, taking up his role when his contract with French club Clermont Auvergne expired in June 2014.



2015: FIFA was plunged into a fresh crisis after a wave of arrests of football officials - including two FIFA vice-presidents - in Zurich on bribery, fraud and money laundering charges following an FBI investigation.



2016: Jose Mourinho was appointed Manchester United manager on a three-year contract.



2016: Marcus Rashford scored three minutes into his international  debut in England's 2-1 friendly win over Australia at the Stadium of Light.

SPORT QUIZ



1. Who was the last person to win the French Open and Wimbledon men's singles titles in the same year?



2. Who managed Derry in 2006 when they last defeated Tyrone in the Ulster Championship?



3. Jonathan Edwards won Olympic gold at which event in 2000?



4. How many goals have been scored in FA Cup finals since they returned to Wembley in 2007? Is it 20, 23 or 25?



5. Which two teams will contest the NBA finals for a third straight year?

Answers below


SPORT ON TV



Today (Saturday, May 27)



SOCCER: FA Cup final, Arsenal v Chelsea - BT Sport 2 1630, BBC One 1715, eir Sport 1 1715; Scottish Cup final, Celtic v Aberdeen - BBC One Scotland 1315 and Sky Sports 5 1400; Copa Del Rey final, Barcelona v Alaves - Sky Sports 2 2020.



CRICKET: One-day international, England v South Africa - Sky Sports 2 1030.



RUGBY UNION: Premiership final, Exeter v Wasps - BT Sport 1 1330; PRO12 final, Scarlets v Munster - Sky Sports 1 1730; Super Rugby, Sunwolves v Cheetahs - Sky Sports 1 0610, Highlanders v Waratahs - Sky Sports 1 0830, Rebels v Crusaders - Sky Sports 3 1030, Jaguares v Brumbies - Sky Sports 1 2235.



MOTORSPORT: Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix qualifying - Sky Sports F1 0945, 1200, Channel 4 0955, 1155, eir Sport 1 0955, 1255; World Touring Cars, Nurburgring - Eurosport 1 1015, 1115.



TENNIS: WTA, Strasbourg - BT Sport 2 1400.



GOLF: European Tour, PGA Championship - Sky Sports 4 1200; PGA Tour, Dean & DeLuca Invitational - Sky Sports 4 1800.



RUGBY LEAGUE: Summer Bash, Oldham Roughyeds v Rochdale Hornets - Sky Sports 3 1430, Featherstone Rovers v London Broncos - Sky Sports 3 1645, Bradford Bulls v Hull Kingston Rovers - Sky Sports 3 1845.



MOTORCYCLING: World Superbikes, Donington Park - Eurosport 2 1030; Speedway Grand Prix, Latvia - BT Sport 1 1745.



ATHLETICS: Diamond League, Prefontaine Classic - Eurosport 2 2100.



CYCLING: Giro d'Italia - Eurosport 1 1215.



BASEBALL: MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers v Chicago Cubs - BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Sun).



HORSE RACING: Haydock - ITV4 1330.



SAILING: America's Cup - BT Sport/ESPN 1800.



Tomorrow (Sunday, May 28)

GAELIC GAMES: Ulster Championship, Derry v Tyrone – BBC2 1.45pm, RTE2, 1.30PM; Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, Dublin v Galway – RTE2 4pm.



SOCCER: Scottish Premiership play-off final second leg, Hamilton v Dundee United - BT Sport 1 1415; League Two play-off final, Blackpool v Exeter - Sky Sports 1 1430; WSL, Manchester City Women v Arsenal Ladies - BT Sport 1 1130.



RUGBY UNION: International, England v Barbarians - Sky Sports 2 1430; Super Rugby, Lions v Kings - Sky Sports 5 1325; HSBC Women's World Rugby Sevens, Canada Sevens - Sky Sports 1 2300.



TENNIS: French Open - Eurosport 1 0930, ITV4 0930 and Eurosport 2 1645.



GOLF: European Tour, PGA Championship - Sky Sports 4 1200; PGA Tour, Dean & DeLuca Invitational - Sky Sports 4 1800.



RUGBY LEAGUE: Summer Bash, Sheffield Eagles v Swindon Lions - Sky Sports 3 1230, Toulouse Olympique v Halifax - Sky Sports 3 1430, Batley Bulldogs v Dewsbury Rams - Sky Sports 3 1700.



MOTORSPORT: Formula One, Monaco Grand Prix - Sky Sports F1 1230, Channel 4 1235, eir Sport 1 1255; IndyCar, Indianapolis 500 - BT Sport/ESPN 1600.



ATHLETICS: Great Manchester Run - BBC Two England 1200.



CYCLING: Giro d'Italia - Eurosport 2 1200.



MMA: UFC, Fight Night 109 - BT Sport 2 1600, Alexander Gustafsson v Glover Teixeira - BT Sport 2 1800.



BASEBALL: MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers v Chicago Cubs - BT Sport/ESPN


2100, Pittsburgh Pirates v New York Mets - BT Sport/ESPN 0100 (Mon).



SAILING: America's Cup - BT Sport 1 1800.


QUIZ ANSWERS



1. Rafael Nadal (2010) 2. 2006 3. Triple jump 4. 23 5. The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors.

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