BIRTHDAYS
Tony McManus (Gaelic games) – Roscommon footballer who won six provincial titles and an Allstar in 1989, born 1957.
Mike Hazelwood (waterskiing) - winner of a record seven British titles between 1974 and 1983, who won the world title in 1977 and 1979, born 1958.
Craig McDermott (cricket) - former Australia quick, currently the bowling coach for his country, born 1965.
Nicola Berti (soccer) - former Inter Milan, Tottenham and Italy midfielder, born 1967.
Roberto Ayala (soccer) - former Argentina captain and Valencia defender, born 1973.
Iain Balshaw (rugby union) - former England full-back and 2003 World Cup winner, born 1979.
Noe Pamarot (soccer) - former Portsmouth and Tottenham defender, born 1979.
James McFadden (soccer) - former Motherwell and Everton forward, capped 48 times by Scotland, born 1983.
Matt Derbyshire (soccer) - Former Blackburn, Rotherham and England Under-21 forward currently playing for Omonia in Cyprus, born 1986.
Roberto Bautista Agut (tennis) - Spanish tennis player who broke into the world's top 20 for the first time in 2014, born 1988.
ON THIS DAY
1991: Tottenham ended Arsenal's dreams of an FA Cup and league double by beating them 3-1 in their FA Cup semi-final, the first to be played at Wembley.
1991: The first women's rugby union World Cup final was played in Cardiff, with the United States beating England 19-6.
2000: UEFA confirmed no Turkish fans would be allowed at Elland Road for the UEFA Cup semi-final second leg between Leeds and Galatasaray following crowd trouble in Istanbul.
2002: The IAAF announced Helsinki as host of the 2005 World Athletics Championships following London's decision not to hold the event.
2007: Armagh claimed the Ulster U-21 title, Johnny Hanratty grabbing their goal in a 1-16 to 1-9 win against Monaghan.
2009: Chelsea reached the semi-finals of the Champions League after a 4-4 draw with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge secured a 7-5 aggregate victory.
2012: New GAA President Liam O’Neill oversaw his first Congress, which was held in Laois.
2013: Goals from Mattie Donnelly and Mark Donnelly secured a 2-15 to 2-11 win for Tyrone in their Division One semi-final against Kildare at Croke Park.
2014: Stefano Domenicali resigned as team principal of Ferrari after their poor start to the Formula One season.
2016: Liverpool staged a dramatic comeback to beat Borussia Dortmund 4-3 at Anfield and 5-4 on aggregate and reach the Europa League semi-finals.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Which country has won the Rugby Union World Cup the most times?
2. How many times has Pep Guardiola won the Champions League as a manager?
3. Who finished as the leading scorer in the 2007-08 Premier League season and how many goals did they score?
4. Who was the last non-European winner of the Tour de France?
5. Where were the 2004 Summer Olympics held?
SPORT ON TV
Today (Saturday, April 14)
GAELIC GAMES: Dublin SFC, Ballymun Kickham’s v St Brigid’s – TG4 1600; Dublin SFC, Kilmacud Croke’s v Ballyboden, St Enda’s – TG4 1745.
SOCCER: Premier League, Southampton v Chelsea - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1200, Liverpool v Bournemouth - BT Sport 1 1700, Tottenham v Manchester City - Sky Sports Premier League 1900; Championship, Fulham v Brentford - Sky Sports Main Event 1730; Serie A, Chievo v Torino - eir Sport 1 1655, Atalanta v Inter Milan - BT Sport 2 1930; Bundesliga, Bayern Munich v Borussia Moenchengladbach - BT Sport 2 1715; A-League, Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City, Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets and Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar - BT Sport/ESPN from 0830.
COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Further coverage from Australia's Gold Coast - BBC 2 0600 and 2215, BBC 1 2345; diving - Eurosport 1 1000.
HORSE RACING: Grand National Festival - ITV 1400, with Grand National at 1715.
RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Leicester Tigers v Northampton Saints - Channel 5 and BT Sport 2 1430; Guinness PRO14, Edinburgh v Scarlets - Sky Sports Action 1500, Southern Kings v Cardiff Blues - S4C 1815; Super Rugby, Rebels v Jaguares - Sky Sports Action 0610, Highlanders v Brumbies - Sky Sports Action 0830, Waratahs v Reds - Sky Sports Action 1040.
RUGBY LEAGUE: NRL, North Queensland v Canterbury Bulldogs and Canberra Raiders v Parramatta Eels - Sky Sports Arena from 0825.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad - Sky Sports Cricket from 1100.
GOLF: European Tour, Open de Espana - Sky Sports Golf 1300; PGA Tour, RBC Heritage - Sky Sports Golf 1800.
FORMULA ONE: Chinese Grand Prix qualifying - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports F1 and eir Sport 1 0655.
BOXING: Women's European Super-flyweight title, Ashley Brace v Xenia Jorneac - S4C 2045.
CYCLING: Mallorca Six Day - Eurosport 2 2015.
MOTORCYCLING: World Superbikes Spain, qualifying and race one - Eurosport 2 0900; British Superbikes Brands Hatch, qualifying - Eurosport 2 1530.
BASEBALL: MLB, Minnesota Twins v Chicago White Sox - BT Sport/ESPN 1900, Houston Astros v Texas Rangers - BT Sport 1 0000 (Sun).
Tomorrow (Sunday, April 15)
SOCCER: Premier League, Newcastle United v Arsenal - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1300, Manchester United v West Brom - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1530; Women's FA Cup - BBC 2 1500; Serie A, Fiorentina v SPAL - eir Sport 1 1125 and BT Sport 2 1130, AC Milan v Napoli - eir Sport 1 1355 and BT Sport 2 1400, Juventus v Sampdoria - eir Sport 1 1655, Lazio v Roma - BT Sport 1 1930 and eir Sport 1 1940; Bundesliga, Schalke 04 v Borussia Dortmund - BT Sport 2 1415, Werder Bremen v RB Leipzig - BT Sport 2 1700; Ligue 1, Troyes v Marseille - BT Sport/ESPN 1600; MLS, Atlanta United v New York City FC - Sky Sports Main Event 2310; A-League, Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United - BT Sport 2 0800.
COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Final day coverage from Australia's Gold Coast - BBC 2 0600.
RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Saracens v Bath - BT Sport 1 1430; Top 14, La Rochelle v Castres - Sky Sports Action 1125, Toulouse v Racing 92 - Sky Sports Action 1545.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings - Sky Sports Cricket from 1100.
GOLF: European Tour, Open de Espana - Sky Sports Golf 1300; PGA Tour, RBC Heritage - Sky Sports Golf 1800 and Sky Sports Main Event 1900.
FORMULA ONE: Chinese Grand Prix race - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports F1 and eir Sport 1 0705.
TENNIS: WTA, Claro Open Colsanitas - BT Sport/ESPN 1800.
CYCLING: Amstel Gold Race - Eurosport 1 1345, Tro Bro Leon - Eurosport 1 1630.
MOTORSPORT: IndyCar, Long Beach - BT Sport/ESPN 2100.
MOTORCYCLING: World Superbikes Spain, race two - Eurosport 2 1000; British Superbikes Brands Hatch, race one and two - Eurosport 2 1300.
BASKETBALL: NBA, playoffs - BT Sport 1 0200 (Mon).
BASEBALL: MLB, Houston Astros v Texas Rangers - BT Sport/ESPN 0100 (Mon).
Answers: 1; New Zealand (three); 2 Two; 3 Cristiano Ronaldo, 31; 4 Australian Cadel Evans (2011); 5 Athens.