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On This Day - Jan 17, 2017: Dermot Earley appointed as new CEO of the GPA

ON THIS DAY



1933: The MCC received a telegram from the Australian Cricket Board complaining about excessive use of 'bodyline' bowling by Harold Larwood. The Nottinghamshire fast bowler's implementation of captain Douglas Jardine's tactic to aim at the line of the batsman's body during the infamous Ashes tour led to one of cricket's greatest controversies.



1942: Boxer Muhammad Ali, one of the most celebrated sports figures of the 20th century, was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He died in 2016.



1948: A Football League record crowd of 83,260 attended the First Division 1-1 draw between Manchester United and Arsenal at Maine Road. Old Trafford was not in use because of war damage.



2000: Eric Cantona narrowly pipped George Best as Manchester United's best player of the 20th century in a vote conducted by the club's official website.



2004: England World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson announced his retirement from international rugby union.



2006: The GAA agreed terms with the FAI and the IRFU to host Irish soccer and rugby games at Croke Park.



2013: Cyclist Lance Armstrong was stripped of the Olympic bronze medal he won at the Sydney Games in 2000.



2016: Derry and Tyrone qualified for the Dr McKenna cup final with wins over Cavan and Fermanagh respectively.



2017: Former Kildare footballer Dermot Earley was appointed as the new CEO of the Gaelic Players Association.



BIRTHDAYS



Kipchoge Keino (athletics) - Kenyan two-time middle-distance Olympic gold medallist, born 1940.



Michael Kiernan (rugby union) - centre and wing capped 43 times by Ireland, born 1961.



Warren Feeney (soccer) - Former Northern Ireland striker, born 1981.



Dwyane Wade (basketball) - Three-time NBA champion who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers, born 1982.



Alvaro Arbeloa (soccer) - Former West Ham, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Spain defender, born 1983.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ



1) Eight minutes and 47.8 seconds is the winning record for which famous race?



2) Former Donegal manager Jim McGuinness left which Chinese Super League team recently?



3) The modern pentathlon comprises events in show jumping, shooting, fencing and which two other sports?



4) Who were the runners-up to Livingston in their 2004 Scottish League Cup victory?



5) Which Premier League player has received the most red cards so far this season?



SPORT ON TV



Today



TENNIS: Australian Open - Eurosport 2 0600 and Eurosport 1 0745; Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 0000 (Thurs).



SOCCER: FA Cup, Chelsea v Norwich City - BBC One 1930; Ligue 1, Guingamp v Lyon - BT Sport 2 1800; Paris St Germain v Dijon - eir Sport 1 1930 and BT Sport 2 2000.



CRICKET: Under-19s World Cup, West Indies v South Africa - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket 0600; Bangladesh v England - Sky Sports Cricket 2125 and Sky Sports Main Event 2200; Second Test, South Africa v India - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket 0755.



GOLF: European Tour, Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship - Sky Sports Golf 0330 (Thurs) and Sky Sports Main Event 0515 (Thurs).



SNOOKER: The Masters, Shaun Murphy v Ali Carter - BBC Two and Eurosport 2 1300; John Higgins v Anthony McGill - Eurosport 2 1845.



BASKETBALL: NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder v Los Angeles Lakers - BT Sport 1 0100 (Thurs).



Tomorrow



TENNIS: Australian Open - Eurosport 2 0600 and Eurosport 1 0745; Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 0000 (Fri).



CRICKET: Fifth one-day international, New Zealand v Pakistan - Sky Sports Cricket 2155 and Sky Sports Main Event 0000 (Fri); Second one-day international, Australia v England - BT Sport 1 0300 (Fri).



GOLF: European Tour, Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf 0600 & 1100; PGA Tour, The CareerBuilder Challenge - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf 1600.



SNOOKER: The Masters - BBC Two 1300 & 1900, Eurosport 2 1300 & 1845.



ICE HOCKEY: NHL, Tampa Bay Lightning v Vegas Golden Knights - eir Sport 1 0000 (Fri).



BASKETBALL: NBA, Boston Celtics v Philadelphia 76ers - BT Sport 2 0000 (Fri).



QUICK QUIZ BLITZ ANSWERS

1 Grand National; 2 Beijing Sinobo Guoan; 3 running and swimming; 4 Hibernian; 5 Jonjo Shelvey.