ON THIS DAY
1916: The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) was established in New York.
1929: The first British world motor racing champion Mike Hawthorn was born. Less than six months after winning the title, in 1958, he was killed in a car crash in Surrey.
1989: Nick Faldo won his first Masters title, beating Scott Hoch in a play-off at the second extra hole in Augusta.
2002: England captain David Beckham suffered a broken foot during Manchester United's Champions League match against Deportivo La Coruna, sparking fears he would not be fit for the World Cup. However, the midfielder recovered to lead his country out against Sweden in Saitama on June 2.
2007: Manchester United produced one of their best ever European performances to thrash Roma 7-1 in the Champions League quarter-final second leg for an 8-3 aggregate success. The win was marred by crowd trouble outside Old Trafford before kick-off.
BIRTHDAYS
John Madden (American football) - former NFL head coach and media pundit, born 1936.
Ian Callaghan (soccer) - midfielder who made a record 857 appearances for Liverpool, born 1942.
David Moorcroft (athletics) - former 5,000 metres world record holder and former chief executive of UK Athletics, born 1953.
Steve Claridge (soccer) - much-travelled veteran striker, now a media pundit, born 1966.
Mario Stanic (soccer) - former Chelsea and Croatia utility player, born 1972.
Ian Harvey (cricket) - former Australia, Gloucestershire and Yorkshire all-rounder, born 1972.
Roberto Carlos (soccer) - former Brazil and Real Madrid full-back, born 1973.
Fernando Gago (soccer) - Boca Juniors and Argentina midfielder, born 1986.
Vincent Kompany (soccer) - Manchester City and Belgium defender, born 1986.
Ben Amos (soccer) - Former Manchester United goalkeeper, currently on loan at Charlton from Bolton, born 1990.
QUICK QUIZ
1. Where will the 2022 Commonwealth Games be held?
2. Which is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament to be held on clay?
3. Which football team are known as the Black Cats?
4. Which former Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers player is the only one to have played in the Stanley Cup finals aged under 19 and over 40?
5. Which Premier League side holds the records for most consecutive wins and most consecutive draws?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Tuesday, April 10)
SOCCER: Champions League quarter-final second leg, Manchester City v Liverpool - BT Sport 2 1900; Championship, Aston Villa v Cardiff - Sky Sports Main Event 1930; International, Republic of Ireland Women v Netherlands Women - eir Sport 1 1830.
COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Further coverage from Australia's Gold Coast - BBC 2 0600 and 1300, BBC 1 0915 and 2355; swimming - Eurosport 2 1030.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1500.
TENNIS: WTA, Claro Open Colsanitas - BT Sport 1 1600.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Washington Wizards v Boston Celtics - BT Sport 1 0100 (Wed), Los Angeles Lakers v Houston Rockets - BT Sport 1 0330 (Wed).
BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago White Sox v Tampa Bay Rays - BT Sport/ESPN 1900, Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees - BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Wed).
Tomorrow (Wednesday, April 11)
SOCCER: Champions League quarter-final, Real Madrid v Juventus - BT Sport 2 1900; Champions League quarter-final, Bayern Munich v Sevilla - eir Sport 1 1930; Championship, Wolves v Derby - Sky Sports Main Event 1930.
COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Further coverage from Australia's Gold Coast - BBC 2 0600 and 1300, BBC 1 0915 and 0000 (Thu); diving - Eurosport 2 1000.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1500.
TENNIS: WTA, Claro Open Colsanitas - BT Sport 1 1600.
CYCLING: Brabantse Pijl from Belgium - Eurosport 1 1430.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Philadelphia 76ers v Milwaukee Bucks - BT Sport 2 0100 (Thu), Portland Trail Blazers v Utah Jazz - BT Sport 2 0330 (Thu).
BASEBALL: MLB, St Louis Cardinals v Milwaukee Brewers - BT Sport/ESPN 1800, Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees - BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Thu).
QUICK QUIZ answers: 1. Birmingham; 2. French Open; 3. Sunderland; 4. Jaromir Jagr; 5. Manchester City (18 wins, 7 draws)
