BIRTHDAYS
Dick Fosbury (athletics) - American who revolutionised high-jumping by leaping backwards over the bar to win 1968 Olympic gold medal, launching the term 'the Fosbury flop', born 1947.
Toni Schumacher (soccer) - Former West Germany goalkeeper, who dramatically collided with France's Patrick Battiston in the 1982 World Cup semi-final, born 1954.
Alison Nicholas (golf) - English winner of 1997 US Women's Open and Solheim Cup captain in 2009 and 2011, born 1962.
Shaquille O'Neal (basketball) - One of the most dominant players in NBA history, winning four championship titles with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat, born 1972.
Tim Howard (soccer) - Former Everton and Manchester United goalkeeper, now with the Colorado Rapids, born 1979.
Charlie Mulgrew (soccer) - Blackburn and Scotland midfielder, born 1986.
Kevin-Prince Boateng (soccer) - Former Tottenham and Portsmouth forward, currently on loan at Barcelona from Sassuolo, born 1987.
Simon Mignolet (soccer) - Liverpool and Belgium goalkeeper, born 1988.
Agnieszka Radwanska (tennis) - Polish player who was Wimbledon runner-up in 2012, born 1989.
Ryan Bennett (soccer) - Wolves centre-back, born 1990.
Nathan Redmond (soccer) - Southampton and England winger, born 1994.
Timo Werner (soccer) - RB Leipzig and Germany forward, born 1996
ON THIS DAY
1869: Ernest Michaux of France won the first international cycle race, held at Crystal Palace.
1962: Accrington Stanley were forced to withdraw from the Football League with 13 matches left of the season due to financial problems.
1971: American-born driver Mario Andretti claimed the first of his 12 grand prix wins, driving a Ferrari to victory in South Africa.
1976: Wilfredo Benitez of Puerto Rico became the youngest world boxing champion at the age of 17 years and 176 days when he beat Antonio Cervantes to win the WBA junior-welterweight title in San Juan.
1988: UCC claimed the Sigerson Cup with a 0-8 to 0-5 win over UCG at Summerhill in county Meath.
2004: World champions England crashed to a shock 19-13 defeat to Ireland which ended their 22-game unbeaten run at Twickenham.
2006: Sunderland sacked manager Mick McCarthy, with the club bottom of the Barclays Premier League.
2008: England head coach Brian Ashton axed Danny Cipriani from his team to play Scotland for disciplinary reasons two days before the game, after the 20-year-old was photographed leaving a London nightclub at around 12.30am.
2009: David Beckham agreed a 'timeshare' agreement between LA Galaxy and AC Milan that allowed him to spend a large chunk of the following 15 months playing for the Serie A giants.
2010: Ryan Henderson’s last-gasp point earned Armagh a one-point win over Laois at O’Moore Park.
2011: The Down hurlers came close to a massive shock as they led Limerick after 58 minutes before eventually losing out 1-25 to 2-11.
2012: Former England captain Lewis Moody, who was a World Cup winner in 2003, retired from rugby at the age of 33.
2015: Katarina Johnson-Thompson won gold and claimed the British record in the pentathlon at the athletics European Indoor Championships in Prague.
2016: Tomas Corrigan out-scored Laois as he hit 1-11 in Fermanagh’s 1-17 to 0-10 win in Division Two.
2017: British Cycling announced Julie Harrington as its new chief executive, replacing Ian Drake.
SPORT ON TV
Today (Wednesday, March 6)
SOCCER: Champions League round-of-16, Paris St Germain v Manchester United - BT Sport 2 1900.
CRICKET: One-day international, South Africa v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports Cricket 1055, Sky Sports Main Event 1100.
TENNIS: WTA, BNP Paribas Open - BT Sport 1 1900.
SNOOKER: Players Championship - ITV4 1245, 1845.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Los Angeles Lakers v Denver Nuggets - Sky Sports Main Event 0330 (Thur).
Tomorrow (Thursday, March 7)
SOCCER: Europa League round-of-16, Chelsea v Dynamo Kiev - BT Sport 2 1930; Napoli v Salzburg - BT Sport//ESPN 2000.
CRICKET: Test, New Zealand v Bangladesh - Sky Sports Cricket 2155, Sky Sports Main Event 2230, 0330 (Fri).
TENNIS: WTA, BNP Paribas Open - BT Sport 1 1900, 0200 (Fri).
GOLF: European Tour, Qatar Masters - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf - 0730, 1100; PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational - Sky Sports Main Event 1400, Sky Sports Golf 1400, 1900.
SNOOKER: Players Championship - ITV4 1245, 1845.
DARTS: Premier League Darts - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 1900.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Milwaukee Bucks v Indiana Pacers - Sky Sports Main Event 0100 (Fri).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Which English footballer won the inaugural Ballon d'Or in 1956?
2. Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile in May 1954. What was his time? a) 3:59.1 b) 3:59.4 c) 3:59.7
3. Who scored both of Down’s goals in their win over Offaly?
4. How many Formula One world titles did Ayrton Senna win?
5. Which NFL team has their home at Soldier Field?
Answers: 1. Sir Stanley Matthews; 2. b) 3:59.4; 3. Cory Quinn; 4. Three; 5. Chicago Bears.