BIRTHDAYS
Alan Knott (cricket) - former Kent and England wicketkeeper-batsman, born 1946.
Ian Brightwell (soccer) - former Manchester City player, born 1968.
Sarah Hardcastle (swimming) - Britain's double Olympic medallist at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, born 1969.
Jacques Villeneuve (motor racing) - Canadian who won the 1997 Formula One championship, born 1971.
Robbie Fowler (soccer) - former Liverpool and England striker, born 1975.
Kris Radlinski (rugby league) - former Wigan and Great Britain full-back, born 1976.
James Hayter (soccer) - Former Bournemouth, Doncaster and Yeovil striker, scorer of the fastest hat-trick in Football League history, born 1979.
ON THIS DAY
1957: Golfer Seve Ballesteros was born. The Spaniard won the Open Championship three times and the Masters twice on his way to amassing 87 career titles and played an inspirational role in the Ryder Cup. He died in 2011, aged 54.
1983: Jenny Pitman became the first woman trainer to saddle a Grand National winner when 13-1 shot Corbiere, ridden by Ben De Haan, won at Aintree.
1988: Alan Shearer, then a Southampton player, became the youngest person, at 17 years and 240 days, to score a top-flight hat-trick, against Arsenal.
2001: John Aloisi, then of Coventry, scored six goals as Australia set a new record with a 22-0 defeat of Tonga in an Oceania World Cup qualifier. The Socceroos went on to set a new mark with their 31-0 win over American Samoa two days later, striker Archie Thompson chalking up 13 goals at Coffs Harbour.
2006: Phil Mickelson won the Masters for the second time in three years, beating South African Tim Clark by two strokes.
2012: Bubba Watson beat Louis Oosthuizen in a play-off to win the Masters.
2014: Owner Assem Allam's application to change the name of Hull City to Hull Tigers was rejected by the Football Association.
2017: Kerry ended Dublin’s two-year League unbeaten run with a 0-20 to 1-16 Division One final win.
SPORT ON TV
Today (Tuesday, April 9)
SOCCER: Women's international football, England v Spain - BBC Two England 1830; Champions League, Tottenham v Manchester City - BT Sport 2 1900; Sky Bet Championship, Bristol City v West Brom - Sky Sports Main Event 1930; Preston v Leeds - Sky Sports Action 1940
CRICKET: IPL, Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders - BT Sport 1 1515
TENNIS: WTA, Bogota - BT Sport 1 1930, 0200 (Weds)
CYCLING: Basque Tour - Eurosport 1 1430
BASKETBALL: NBA, Dallas Mavericks v Phoenix Suns - Sky Sports Action 0130 (Weds); Oklahoma City Thunder v Houston Rockets - Sky Sports Main Event 0230 (Weds)
BASEBALL: MLB, Boston Red Sox v Toronto Blue Jays - BT Sport/ESPN 1900; Houston Astros v New York Yankees - BT Sport/ESPN 0100 (Weds)
Tomorrow (Wednesday, April 10)
SOCCER: Champions League, Manchester United v Barcelona - BT Sport 2 1900; Sky Bet Championship, Norwich City v Reading - Sky Sports Action 1940
CRICKET: IPL, Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab - BT Sport 1 1515
TENNIS: WTA, Bogota - BT Sport/ESPN 1700, BT Sport 1 0200 (Thurs)
CYCLING: Scheldeprijs - Eurosport 2 1415; Basque Tour - Eurosport 1 1430
BASKETBALL: NBA, San Antonio Spurs v Dallas Mavericks - Sky Sports Action 0100 (Thurs)
BASEBALL: MLB, Houston Astros v New York Yankees - BT Sport/ESPN 0030 (Thurs)
HOCKEY: FIH Hockey Pro League, Belgium v Spain - BT Sport 1 1930
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Which three English footballers have scored hat-tricks at the World Cup?
2. Which English rugby union side play their home games at the Recreation Ground?
3. Who was the goal scorer for St Michael’s, Enniskillen in Saturday’s Hogan Cup final win?
4. Which two circuits shared the British Grand Prix between 1964 and 1986?
5. How many players are on the rink at the start of an ice hockey game?
ANSWERS: 1. Geoff Hurst, Gary Lineker and Harry Kane; 2. Bath; 3. Darragh McBrien; 4. Brands Hatch and Silverstone; 5. 12, six per side.