ON THIS DAY
1898: The first recorded international cross-country race took place at Ville d'Avray near Paris. England beat the hosts over a nine-mile course.
1926: Scotland beat England at Twickenham for the first time. The score was 17-9, and they went on to share that season's Five Nations championship with Ireland.
1990: Russian goalkeeper Lev Yashin died at the age of 60. He won 78 Soviet Union caps between 1952 and 1972.
1992: Aldershot FC, declared bankrupt in the high court on March 18, played their last Football League game and lost 2-0 away to Cardiff. The club was the first since Accrington Stanley in 1962 to withdraw from the League during the season.
2007: England fined bowling coaches Kevin Shine and Jeremy Snape for their involvement in a late-night drinking session with players at the World Cup in St Lucia.
2016: Marcus Rashford scored as Manchester United beat rivals City 1-0.
BIRTHDAYS
Madan Lal (cricket) - former India Test player, born 1951.
Dave Beasant (soccer) - former Wimbledon and Chelsea goalkeeper, born 1959.
Jesper Olsen (soccer) - former Manchester United and Denmark midfielder, born 1961.
Paul Merson (soccer) - former England and Arsenal midfielder, now a pundit on Sky TV, born 1968.
Nicky Boje (cricket) - former Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire and South Africa spinner, born 1973.
Keven Mealamu (rugby union) - former New Zealand hooker, born 1979.
Tomasz Kuszczak (soccer) - Birmingham's Polish goalkeeper, born 1982.
Fernando Torres (soccer) - Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker, now back at Atletico Madrid, born 1984.
Jo (soccer) - Brazilian striker, once of Everton and Manchester City, now with Nagoya Grampus, born 1987.
Tamim Iqbal (cricket) - Bangladesh batsman, born 1989.
QUICK QUIZ
1 Arsenal signed striker Alexandre Lacazette from which French club?
2 Who did Bernard Dunne beat to win the vacant European super-bantamweight title on November 11 2006?
3 Who won the men's singles at the French Open in 2015?
4 How many times has the United States staged the summer Olympic Games?
5 Who won the 2008 GAA National Football League Division 2 title and who did they defeat in the final?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Tuesday, March 20)
CRICKET: ICC Cricket World Cup qualifier, UAE v Afghanistan - Sky Sports Cricket 0715, Sky Sports Main Event 0730.
TENNIS: WTA, Miami Open - BT Sport 1 1600.
CYCLING: Tour of Catalunya, stage two - Eurosport 1 1445.
SNOOKER: Players Championship - ITV4 1245 and 1845.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Boston Celtics v Oklahoma City Thunder - BT Sport 2 0000 (Wednesday).
Tomorrow (Wednesday, March 21)
CRICKET: New Zealand v England, first Test, day one - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 0030 (Thursday).
TENNIS: ATP, Miami Open - Sky Sports Main Event 1500; WTA, Miami Open - BT Sport 1 1600.
GOLF: World Golf Championships, first day of WGC-Dell Match Play Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1415, Sky Sports Main Event 1800.
CYCLING: Tour of Catalunya, stage three - Eurosport 1 1445.
SOCCER: Vanarama National League, Barrow v Hartlepool - BT Sport 1 1930.
SNOOKER: Players Championship - ITV4 1245 and 1845.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers v Toronto Raptors - BT Sport 2 2300; San Antonio Spurs v Washington Wizards - BT Sport 2 0130 (Thursday).
MOTORSPORT: Formula One, drivers press conference - Sky Sports F1 0400.
QUICK QUIZ answers: 1 Lyon; 2 Esham Pickering; 3 Stan Wawrinka; 4 Four (St Louis, 1904; Los Angeles, 1932 and 1984; Atlanta, 1996); 5 Westmeath, they beat Dublin 0-15 to 0-10