Pádraig Harrington is Europe's captain for the 2020 Ryder Cup
The Irish News - January 8 2010: The transfer speculation at Celtic intensified yesterday when Gordon Strachan, Alex McLeish and Roberto Martinez all confirmed they had made attempts to sign players from the club. Middlesbrough boss Strachan, who quit Parkhead in the summer, confirmed he had held talks with his old team over a series of transfer targets.
Birmingham manager McLeish admitted he had made an enquiry about Aiden McGeady but has cooled his interest after being told the player is not for sale.
And Wigan's Martinez confirmed he failed in a bid to take Celtic's Australian striker Scott McDonald on loan until the end of the season with a view to a permanent deal, estimated in the region of £4m.
Strachan, who has been linked with Gary Caldwell, Stephen McManus, Barry Robson, Mark Wilson, Willo Flood and McDonald, as well as Rangers striker Kris Boyd, is giving nothing away about the names on his wish-list. He said: ‘‘We are trying hard to bring in people who can lea
There was media speculation in Blackpool yesterday also linking Pool's manager Ian Holloway to a possible move for Celtic's former Derry City winger Pat McCourt, while both Celtic and Rangers are reportly tracking Middlesbrough's highly-rated winger Adam Johnson.
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Lawrence Rowe
cricket
former West Indies batsman, born 1949.
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Shoaib Mohammad
cricket
former Pakistan batsman, born 1961.
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Calvin Smith
athletics
American former 100 metres world record-holder, born 1961.
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Seol Ki-hyeon
soccer
Former South Korea and Wolves midfielder, born 1979.
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Adrian Mutu
soccer
former Chelsea, Fiorentina and Romania striker, born 1979.
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John Utaka
soccer
former Portsmouth and Nigeria forward, born 1982.
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David Silva
soccer
Manchester City and former Spain midfielder, born 1986.
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Michael Mancienne
soccer
former Chelsea and England Under-21 defender, now at MLS side the New England Revolution, born 1988.
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Aaron Cruden
rugby union
former All Blacks fly-half, born 1989.
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Josh Hazlewood
cricket
Australian pace bowler, born 1991.
- 1984
The Los Angeles Raiders won their first American Football Conference Championship by beating Seattle 30-14.
- 1990
Thieves broke into Cardiff's Ninian Park and stole the £50,000 takings the club amassed from an FA Cup tie with QPR.
- 1999
Arsenal won the race to sign Jermaine Pennant. Notts County put themselves in line for a windfall of up to £2million after selling the 15-year-old to the Gunners.
- 2007
The Scottish Football Association rejected Scotland manager Walter Smith's request to be relieved of his duties. Smith eventually joined Rangers, with Alex McLeish succeeding him as national team boss.
- 2010
Togo's team bus was attacked by gunmen as they headed to their African Nations Cup base in Angola. Three people died in the incident - the bus driver, an assistant coach and a press officer.
- 2012
Paul Scholes came out of retirement for Manchester United ahead of their FA Cup clash with Manchester City.
- 2013
League Two Bradford produced yet another shock in the Capital One Cup as they upset Aston Villa 3-1 in their semi-final first-leg clash. The Bantams, who knocked out Arsenal and Wigan en route to the last four, progressed to the final after negotiating the second leg but were soundly beaten 5-0 by Swansea at Wembley.
- 2014
Fifa's secretary general Jerome Valcke stated that the 2022 World Cup would not take place in June or July amid concern about staging the tournament in the fierce heat of the summer in Qatar. The world governing body later set up a taskforce to discuss the possibility of holding the tournament between November and January.
- 2014
Former Aston Villa, West Ham and Germany international midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger announced he was gay in an interview with German newspaper Die Zeit.
- 2017
Sky Bet League Two Plymouth ground out a goalless draw in the third round of the FA Cup at Anfield as what was the youngest team in Liverpool's history at the time discovered they still had plenty to learn.
- 2018
Andy Murray underwent surgery on his right hip in a bid to return to competitive tennis for the 2018 grass-court season.
- 2019
Pádraig Harrington was announced as Europe's captain for the 2020 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits.
- In what year did Antrim last win the Dr McKenna Cup?
- What goalscoring achievement did Cristiano Ronaldo notch this week?
- Who was the manager when Nottingham Forest were relegated from the Premier League in 1998-99?
- With which two clubs did Christy Ring hurl?
- Fans of which NFL team are called 'cheeseheads'?
- 1981
- His first Serie A hat-trick
- Ron Atkinson
- Cloyne & Glen Rovers
- Green Bay Packers.
Wednesday, January 8
- SOCCER
Carabao Cup, Leicester v Aston Villa - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football 1930; French League Cup, Lyon v Brest - BT Sport 2 1730, PSG v St Etienne - BT Sport 2 2000.
- CRICKET
Big Bash League, Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers - BT Sport 1 0430, Melbourne Stars v Sydney Thunder - BT Sport 1 0800.
- BASKETBALL
NBA, Dallas Mavericks v Denver Nuggets - Sky Sports Main Event 0030 (Thurs).
- DARTS
BDO World Championships - Eurosport 1 1300 and 1900.
Thursday, January 9
- CRICKET
Big Bash League, Brisbane Heat v Hobart Hurricanes - BT Sport 1 0800.
- BASKETBALL
NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder v Houston Rockets - Sky Sports Main Event 0330 (Fri).
- DARTS
BDO World Championships - Eurosport 1 1300 and 1900.
- GOLF
South African Open - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 1000; Sony Open - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 0000.