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On this Day, January 16 2013: Bayern Munich confirmed Pep Guardiola would become their new coach

Bayern Munich confirmed Pep Guardiola as their new manager in January 2013  
Bayern Munich confirmed Pep Guardiola as their new manager in January 2013   Bayern Munich confirmed Pep Guardiola as their new manager in January 2013  

ON THIS DAY IN SPORT

2000: Harry Cavan, former president of the Irish Football Association and Britain's representative on Fifa's executive committee for almost three decades, died aged 83.

2007: The NFL announced London would host a regular-season game in 2007. The contest was the first competitive NFL game ever to be staged outside North America.

2008: Chelsea agreed terms with Lokomotiv Moscow for Serbian defender Branislav Ivanovic.

2010: Arsenal re-signed their former defender Sol Campbell until the end of the 2009-10 season.

2011: Everton accepted a bid from Chelsea for Steven Pienaar, who nevertheless went on to join Tottenham.

2012: Chelsea completed the signing of England defender Gary Cahill from Bolton.

2013: Bayern Munich confirmed Pep Guardiola would become their new coach from the start of the 2013-14 season, after agreeing a three-year deal. He replaced Jupp Heynckes.

2016: England clinched a famous Test series victory in South Africa as they took an unassailable 2-0 lead with a seven-wicket triumph in Johannesburg. The Proteas claimed a consolation win in Centurion as the scoreline finished 2-1 to Alastair Cook's tourists.

SPORT BIRTHDAYS

Cliff Thorburn (snooker) - Canadian 'Grinder' who became world champion in 1980 and three years later became the first man to complete a maximum 147 break in the World Championship, born 1948.

Martin Jol (soccer) - Former Tottenham, Fulham and Ajax manager, born 1956.

Roy Jones Jr (boxing) - Former four-weight world champion, the first person in more than a century to win world titles at middleweight and heavyweight, born 1969.

Neil Back (rugby union) - Former England flanker, a World Cup winner in 2003, born 1969.

Sergi Bruguera (tennis) - Two-time French Open champion from Spain, born 1971.

Bobby Zamora (soccer) - Former Brighton, West Ham and England striker, born 1981.

Craig Beattie (soccer) - Former Celtic, West Brom, Swansea and Scotland striker, born 1984.

Pablo Zabaleta (soccer) - West Ham's Argentinian defender, born 1985.

Nicklas Bendtner (soccer) - Rosenborg and Denmark striker, formerly with Nottingham Forest and Arsenal, born 1988.

QUICK QUIZ

1 In which year did Serena Williams win her first Australian Open singles title?

2 NHL team the Blues are from which city?

3 Who scored twice as Manchester City beat Barcelona 3-1 in the Champions League group stage in 2016?

4 The Stadio San Paolo is home to which Italian football team?

5. Who beat England's Justin Rose in a play-off to win the Masters in 2017?


(Answers below)

SPORT ON TV

Today (Wednesday, January 16)

SOCCER: FA Cup third-round replay, Southampton v Derby - BBC One 1930; Supercoppa Italiana, Juventus v AC Milan - BT Sport 1 1715.

BASKETBALL: NBA, Boston Celtics v Toronto Raptors - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports USA 0100 (Thurs).

CRICKET: BBL, Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades - BT Sport 2 0800.

GOLF: European Tour, The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 0600, 1100.

SNOOKER: The Masters, Judd Trump v Kyren Wilson - BBC Two England, Eurosport 2 1300, BBC Two Scotland 1530; Mark Selby v Stephen Maguire - Eurosport 2 1845.

TENNIS: Australian Open - Eurosport 2 0600, 0000 (Thurs), Eurosport 1 0745, 0000 (Thurs).

Tomorrow (Thursday, January 17)

BASKETBALL: NBA, Washington Wizards v New York Knicks - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports USA 2000; Oklahoma City Thunder v Los Angeles Lakers - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports USA 0230 (Fri).

CRICKET: One-day international, Australia v India - BT Sport 1 0200 (Fri); BBL, Brisbane Heat v Sydney Thunder - BT Sport 2 0800.

GOLF: European Tour, The Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 0700, 1630; PGA Tour, The Desert Classic - Sky Sports Golf 2000, Sky Sports Main Event 2230.

SNOOKER: The Masters, first quarter-final TBC - BBC Two England, Eurosport 2 1300; Second quarter-final - Eurosport 2 1845.

TENNIS: Australian Open - Eurosport 2 0600, 0000 (Fri), Eurosport 1 0745, 0000 (Fri).

QUICK QUIZ ANSWERS

1. 2003; St Louis; 3 Ilkay Gundogan; 4. Napoli; 5. Sergio Garcia.