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On This Day, April 14, 2007: Armagh strike late to that Ulster U21 crown

 Peter McDonnell guided Armagh to the U21 crown 11 years ago today.
 Peter McDonnell guided Armagh to the U21 crown 11 years ago today.  Peter McDonnell guided Armagh to the U21 crown 11 years ago today.

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.