ON THIS DAY
1971: Former world heavyweight boxing champion Sonny Liston was found dead in a Las Vegas apartment.
1971: Australia and England met in the first one-day cricket international in Melbourne.
2000: Pele was voted the best player of the 20th century, ahead of Johan Cruyff and Franz Beckenbauer, in a poll by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.
2003: Canada's John Part ended the eight-year unbeaten run of Phil Taylor with victory in the PDC World Championship final at Purfleet.
2007: England lost the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney by 10 wickets to complete a 5-0 series win for the hosts, the first Ashes whitewash in 86 years.
2011: England batsman Paul Collingwood announced his retirement from Test cricket at the end of the fifth Ashes Test.
2014: Australia defeated England by 281 runs in the fifth and final Ashes Test in Sydney, completing a second 5-0 series whitewash for the Baggy Green in four years.
2015: Temba Bavuma became the first black African to score a Test century for South Africa after making 102 not out against England on day four of the second Test in Cape Town.
2017: Kilkenny beat DUC Dóchas Éireann 0-21 to 0-12 in the opening game of their Walsh Cup campaign
BIRTHDAYS
Vinnie Jones (soccer) - former Wimbledon and Wales midfielder who became an actor, born 1965.
Diego Tristan (soccer) - former Deportivo La Coruna, West Ham and Spain striker, born 1976.
Franck Montagny (motor racing) - former F1 driver for Super Aguri, born 1978.
Darren Mackie (soccer) - former Aberdeen striker, born 1982.
Lewis Stevenson (soccer) - Hibernian midfielder, born 1988.
QUICK QUIZ
1 Which county did Tipperary defeat to win the 1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final?
2 Who did Germany beat to win Euro 96?
3 Who scored Donegal’s goals in their 2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship final win over Down?
4 How many Allstar medals did Páidí Ó Sé win with Kerry?
5 Who finished third in the final of the 100 metres at the Rio Olympics?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Friday, January 5)
SOCCER: FA Cup third round, Liverpool v Everton - BBC One 1930 and eir Sport 1 1945; Serie A, Chievo v Udinese - eir Sport 1 1655 and BT Sport 2 1700; Fiorentina v Inter Milan - BT Sport 2 1930.
CRICKET: Third day of the fifth Ashes Test from Sydney, Australia v England - BT Sport 1 2300; first day of the first Test from Cape Town, South Africa v India - Sky Sports Cricket 0825 and Sky Sports Main Event 0830; one-day international from Wellington, New Zealand v Pakistan - Sky Sports Cricket 2155 and Sky Sports Main Event 2300.
RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Worcester v Bath - BT Sport 1 1900; PRO14,
Scarlets v Dragons - BBC Two Wales 1930.
TENNIS: Hopman Cup from Perth - Eurosport 2 0930; Brisbane International - BT Sport 1 1100; Auckland International - BT Sport 2 0130 (Sat); Qatar Open - Eurosport 2 1330 & 0330 (Sat).
GOLF: Sentry Tournament of Champions from Hawaii - Sky Sports Golf 2300.
Tomorrow (Saturday, January 6)
SOCCER: FA Cup third round, Fleetwood v Leicester - BBC One 1245; Exeter v West Brom - eir Sport 1 1450; Norwich v Chelsea - BT Sport 2 1700; Serie A, Torino v Bologna - eir Sport 1 1125 and BT Sport 1
1130; Roma v Atalanta - eir Sport 1 1700 & BT Sport 1 1715; Cagliari v Juventus - BT Sport 1 1930 and eir Sport 1 1940.
CRICKET: Fourth day of the fifth Ashes Test from Sydney, Australia v England - BT Sport 1 2300; second day of the first Test from Cape Town, South Africa v India - Sky Sports Cricket 0825 and Sky Sports Main Event 0830.
RUGBY UNION: PRO14, Ospreys v Cardiff Blues - S4C, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action 1500; Leinster v Ulster - BBC Two Northern Ireland, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action 1730.
TENNIS: Hopman Cup from Perth - Eurosport 2 0800; Qatar Open - Eurosport 2 1500; Sydney International - BT Sport 2 0200 (Sun).
GOLF: Sentry Tournament of Champions from Hawaii - Sky Sports Golf 2000.
RACING: From Sandown and Wincanton - ITV4 0930.
DARTS: BDO Lakeside World Professional Championships - Channel 4 1245.
GRIDIRON: NFL, coverage of the opening wildcard play-off match - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action 2100; coverage of the second wildcard play-off match - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action 0100 (Sat).
BASKETBALL: NBA, Los Angeles Clippers v Golden State Warriors - BT Sport//ESPN 2030.
QUICK QUIZ answers: 1 Dublin; 2 Czech Republic; 3 Leo McLoone & Frank McGlynn; 4 Five; 5 Andre De Grasse.
