ON THIS DAY
1908: The Olympics opened at London's White City. A total of 2,036 athletes from 23 nations took part in the Games which ended with the hosts topping the medals table with 145 medals - including 56 golds.
1956: Rocky Marciano retired as the undefeated heavyweight champion of the world after 49 consecutive victories.
1989: Peter Scudamore became the first National Hunt jockey to ride 200 winners in a season.
1991: Ellery Hanley skippered Wigan to a 13-8 win over St Helens in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley and became the first man in the history of the game to captain his side to victory three years in succession.
2000: Ruud van Nistelrooy's record £18.5million transfer to Manchester United from PSV Eindhoven collapsed after the Dutch club would not agree to United's extra fitness tests on Van Nistelrooy's injured knee. The player eventually moved to Old Trafford the following year.
2006: Gareth Jenkins was appointed as Wales' new coach to replace 2005 Grand Slam-winning boss Mike Ruddock, who resigned from the post earlier in the year.
2012: Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola revealed he would leave the Catalan club at the end of the season.
2017: Marouane Fellaini was sent off for a headbutt on Sergio Aguero as Manchester City and Manchester United drew 0-0 at the Etihad Stadium.
BIRTHDAYS
Helmut Marko (motor racing) - Austrian former F1 driver, now an adviser at Red Bull Racing, born 1943.
Martin Chivers (soccer) - former England and Tottenham striker, born 1945.
Ari Vatanen (motor racing) - former rally world champion from Finland, born 1952.
Jeff Probyn (rugby union) - former England prop, born 1956.
Jeremy Snape (cricket) - former Leicestershire and England spinner, born 1973.
Walter Pandiani (soccer) - former Uruguay and Birmingham striker, born 1976.
Dinara Safina (tennis) - former women's world number one from Russia, born 1986.
Martin Kelly (soccer) - Crystal Palace defender, born 1990.
Nick Kyrgios (tennis) - Australian tennis player, born 1995.
QUICK QUIZ
1 Name the scorer of the fastest ever goal in an FA Cup final - after just 25 seconds in the 2009 match between Chelsea and Everton.
2 Which men's singles tennis player won the bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics?
3 Who did Dublin defeat to win the GAA National Football League Division One title in 2014?
4 Which cyclist is the current Vuelta a Espana champion?
5 Who beat Richard Dawson on his professional boxing debut in 2012?
(See quiz answers at boittom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Friday, April 27)
SOCCER: Championship, Fulham v Sunderland - Sky Sports Main Event 1900; Scottish Premiership, Aberdeen v Hearts - BT Sport 2 1915; Ligue 1, match Montpellier v St Etienne - eir Sport 1 1930.
SNOOKER: The World Championship - BBC Two 1000, 1300 and Eurosport 1 1000, 1430, 1830.
RUGBY UNION: Super Rugby, Stormers v Rebels - Sky Sports Action 0605; Premiership, Leicester Tigers v Newcastle - BT Sport 1 1900.
GOLF: European Tour, China Open - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 0730, 0530 (Sat); PGA Tour, Zurich Classic of New Orleans - Sky Sports Golf 1415.
TENNIS: ATP Tour, the Barcelona Open - Sky Sports Main Event 1150; WTA Tour, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart - BT Sport 1 1230, 1730.
FORMULA ONE: Azerbaijan Grand Prix, first practice session - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports F1 0945 and Channel 4/eir Sport 1 0955; Second practice session - Sky Sports F1 1345 and Channel 4/eir Sport 1 1355.
CYCLING: Tour of Romandy - Eurosport 2 1500.
RACING: Live from Sandown Park - ITV4 1330.
GRIDIRON: NFL, live draft - Sky Sports Action 2300 and Sky Sports Main Event 0000 (Sat).
BASEBALL: MLB, Washington Nationals v Arizona Diamondbacks - BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Sat).
BASKETBALL: NBA play-offs, Washington Wizards v Toronto Raptors - BT Sport 1 0000 (Sat).
Tomorrow (Saturday, April 28)
SOCCER: Premier League, Liverpool v Stoke - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1130; Swansea v Chelsea - BT Sport 1 1700; Championship, Middlesbrough v Millwall - Sky Sports Main Event 1715; Vanarama National League, Woking v Dover Athletic - BT Sport 1 1200; Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen v Stuttgart - BT Sport 2 1715; Serie A, Inter Milan v Juventus - BT Sport 2 1930.
FORMULA ONE: Azerbaijan Grand Prix, final practice session - Sky Sports F1 1045 and Channel 4/eir Sport 1 1055; Qualifying - Channel 4 1255, Sky Sports F1 1300 and eir Sport 1 1355.
SNOOKER: The World Championship - BBC Two 1000, 1630, 1900, BBC One 1315 and Eurosport 1 1000, 1430, 1830.
RUGBY UNION: Super Rugby, Reds v Lions - Sky Sports Action 0600; Blues v Jaguares - Sky Sports Action 0830; Brumbies v Crusaders - Sky Sports Action 1040; PRO14, Dragons v Scarlets - Sky Sports Action 1415 and BBC One Wales 1450; Munster v Ulster - Sky Sports Action 1645 and BBC Two Northern Ireland 1730; Edinburgh v Glasgow - Sky Sports Action 1915; Aviva Premiership, Gloucester v Bath - Channel 5 and BT Sport 2 1430.
GOLF: European Tour, China Open - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 0600, 0530 (Sun); PGA Tour, Zurich Classic of New Orleans - Sky Sports Golf 1800 and Sky Sports Main Event 2145; LPGA Tour, the MEDIHEAL Championship - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 2300.
TENNIS: WTA Tour, BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup - BT Sport/ESPN 1200.
AUTO: World Rally Championship, Rally Argentina - BT Sport 2 1300, 1800.
BOXING: Fight Night International, Daniel Jacobs V Maciej Sulecki and Katie Taylor v Victoria Noelia Bustos - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 0200 (Sun).
CYCLING: Tour of Romandy - Eurosport 2 1500.
RACING: Live from Sandown Park - ITV 1330.
BASEBALL: MLB, Minnesota Twins v Cincinnati Reds - BT Sport/ESPN 1900; Washington Nationals v Arizona Diamondbacks - BT Sport 1 2100; Los Angeles Angels v New York Yankees - BT Sport/ESPN 0200 (Sun).
BASKETBALL: NBA, playoffs TBC - BT Sport 2 2230.
QUICK QUIZ answers: 1 Louis Saha; 2. Juan Martin del Potro; 3. Derry (3-19 – 1-10); 4. Chris Froome; 5. Andrew Flintoff.
