ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1900: Worcestershire bowled Yorkshire out for just 99 in a County Championship match at Bradford but still went on to lose by an innings as they were bowled out for 43 and 51.
1921: The Second Division game between Stockport and Leicester attracted just 13 spectators to Old Trafford - the lowest crowd on record for a Football League match.
1990: Lancashire scored 863 runs in a county game against Surrey at The Oval, only 24 short of the Championship record set 94 years earlier.
2000: Manchester City netted four second-half goals to win promotion from Division One at Blackburn.
2006: Tottenham failed to qualify for the Champions League following a 2-1 defeat to West Ham, after many of their first team went down with food poisoning.
2008: Declan Kidney was confirmed as Ireland rugby union's new head coach.
2009: Graham Onions made a dream debut for England at Lord's, taking three wickets in a single over and five in the innings as the West Indies were bowled out for 152.
2011: Golfer Seve Ballesteros died at the age of 54 after a lengthy battle with brain cancer.
2012: Ronnie O'Sullivan won the Snooker World Championship for a fourth time after beating Ali Carter 18-11 in the final at the Crucible in Sheffield.
2014: Swansea appointed Garry Monk as their permanent manager after a spell in caretaker charge.
2016: Leicester were presented with the Premier League trophy after beating Everton 3-1 at the King Power Stadium.
2017: Blackburn became the first Premier League winners to be relegated to League One while Newcastle secured the Championship title on the final day.
SPORT BIRTHDAYS
Brian Kilcline (soccer) - former Coventry defender, captain and FA Cup winner, born 1962.
Norman Whiteside (soccer) - former Manchester United and Northern Ireland star, born 1965.
Ashley Cowan (cricket) - former Essex seamer, who toured West Indies with England in 1998, born 1975.
Jeremy Menez (soccer) - Club America and France winger, born 1987.
Mark Reynolds (soccer) - Aberdeen defender, born 1987.
Iain Vigurs (soccer) - Inverness midfielder, born 1988.
QUICK QUIZ
1. Before 2012, when did Britain last host the Summer Olympics?
2. What nationality is former Liverpool footballer Fernando Torres?
3. Bjorn Borg won how many consecutive Wimbledon championships?
4. Britain's Denise Lewis specialised in which sport?
5. What is snooker player Jimmy White's nickname?
Answers below
SPORT ON TV
Today (Monday, May 7)
SOCCER: European Under-17 Championship, England v Italy - ITV4 1445.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Sunrisers Hyderabad v Royal Challengers Bangalore - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Cricket 1500.
SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two 1400 & 1900, Eurosport 1 1400 & 1845.
TENNIS: ATP, Madrid Open - Sky Sports Main Event 1100 & 1930; WTA, Madrid Open - BT Sport 1 1100.
BASKETBALL: NBA, play-offs, - BT Sport 1 0100 (Tues).
BASEBALL: MLB, Cincinnati Reds v New York Mets, St Louis Cardinals v Minnesota Twins - BT Sport 2 & BT Sport/ESPN 0000 & 0100 (Tues).
Tomorrow (Tuesday, May 8)
SOCCER: Premier League, Swansea v Southampton - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Premier League 1930; Ladbrokes Championship play-off semi-final first leg TBC - BT Sport 1 1930.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Cricket 1500.
TENNIS: ATP, Madrid Open - Sky Sports Main Event 1100; WTA, Madrid Open - BT Sport 2 1100.
CYCLING: Giro d'Italia - Eurosport 1 1200.
BASKETBALL: NBA, play-offs TBC - BT Sport 1 0100 (Weds).
BASEBALL: MLB, St Louis Cardinals v Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox - BT Sport/ESPN 1800 & 0000 (Weds).
QUIZ ANSWERS
1. 1948; 2. Spanish; 3. Five; 4. Heptathlon; 5. Whirlwind.
