ON THIS DAY
1911: Jim Driscoll became the first man to win the Lonsdale Belt outright when he stopped 'Spike' Robson in the 11th round of their British featherweight title fight in London.
1957: Flamboyant American golfer Payne Stewart was born. A familiar figure in his 'plus fours', Stewart won his first major at the US PGA Championship in 1989 and then secured the US Open two years later. In 1999, he claimed the US Open title again and appeared in his fourth Ryder Cup match. On October 25, 1999, Stewart was killed when the private Learjet he was travelling in crashed in South Dakota.
1999: Glenn Hoddle provoked furious condemnation from sports bodies, churches and the Government after saying in an interview he believed people born disabled were paying for sins committed in a previous life. Hoddle was later sacked as England manager.
2001: Celtic's Alan Stubbs, former Hibernian and Rotherham manager, was given the all-clear after twice fighting cancer.
2003: Just hours after confirming the departure of striker Robbie Fowler, Leeds agreed a £9million fee with Newcastle for the sale of England defender Jonathan Woodgate.
2005: Marat Safin won the Australian Open with a 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 triumph over Lleyton Hewitt in the final.
2008: Stuart Pearce was appointed as one of Fabio Capello's coaches for the England senior team.
2011: Andy Murray lost 6-4 6-2 6-3 in the final of the Australian Open to Novak Djokovic.
2013: Liverpool announced the signing of Brazilian forward Philippe Coutinho from Inter Milan.
SPORT BIRTHDAYS
Curtis Strange (golf) - twice US Open winner in 1988 and 1989, born 1955.
Juninho Pernambucano (soccer) - former Lyon and Brazil midfielder, born 1975.
Georgi Hristov - former Barnsley and Dunfermline striker, born 1976.
Tom Malchow (swimming) - American who won an Olympic gold at the 2000 Sydney Games, born 1977.
Peter Crouch (soccer) - Stoke striker, born 1981.
Dimitar Berbatov (soccer) - former Tottenham, Manchester United, Fulham and Bulgaria striker, born 1981.
Afonso Alves (soccer) - former Middlesbrough striker, born 1981.
Mitchell Starc (cricket) - Australia fastbowler, born 1990.
Katy Marchant (cycling) - Track cyclist who won bronze in the individual sprint at the 2016 Rio Olympics, born 1993.
QUICK QUIZ
1 The 2019 NFL Super Bowl will take place in which US city on Sunday?
2 Which county topped Division One of the National Football League in 1995?
3 Which English golfing champion was born in Johannesburg?
4 Who finished top scorer in the National Hurling League in 1997?
5 Who is the oldest male tennis player to win a Grand Slam title in the open era?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Wednesday, January 30
SOCCER: Premier League, Liverpool v Leicester - BT Sport 1 1930; Coupe de la Ligue semi-final, Strasbourg v Bordeaux - BT Sport/ESPN 2000.
CRICKET: One-day international, South Africa v Pakistan - Sky Sports Cricket 1055, Sky Sports Main Event 1100; One-day international, New Zealand v India - Sky Sports Cricket 0155 (Thur), Sky Sports Main Event 0330 (Thur); BBL, Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Thunder - BT Sport 2 0800.
TENNIS: WTA, St Petersburg Ladies Trophy - BT Sport 1 1000.
GOLF: PGA Tour, Waste Management Phoenix Open - Sky Sports Golf 2000.
SNOOKER: German Masters - Eurosport 1 1245 and 1845.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Washington Wizards v Indiana Pacers - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports USA 0100 (Thur).
Thursday, January 31
SOCCER: Coppa Italia quarter-final, Lazio v Inter Milan - BT Sport 1 1945.
CRICKET: Second Test, West Indies v England - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1330; One-day international, New Zealand v India - Sky Sports Cricket 0600; BBL, Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers - BT Sport 2 0830.
TENNIS: WTA, St Petersburg Ladies Trophy - BT Sport 1 1000.
GOLF: European Tour, The Saudi International - Sky Sports Golf 0800 and 1130; PGA Tour, Waste Management Phoenix Open - Sky Sports Golf 1430.
SNOOKER: German Masters - Eurosport 1 0855, 1345 and 1845.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Toronto Raptors v Milwaukee Bucks - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports USA 0100 (Fri).
QUICK QUIZ ANSWERS
1. Atlanta; 2. Laois; 3. Justin Rose; 4. DJ Carey (Kilkenny), 5-43; 5. Ken Rosewall, won the 1972 Australian Open at 37 years and 63 days.
