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Sean Cavanagh is listed amongst the subs for Tyrone’s NFL match against Cork tomorrow night
Sean Cavanagh is listed amongst the subs for Tyrone’s NFL match against Cork tomorrow night Sean Cavanagh is listed amongst the subs for Tyrone’s NFL match against Cork tomorrow night
BACK IN THE DAY

The Irish News - Friday March 12 2010: Sean Cavanagh and Philip Jordan are included among the subs for Tyrone's NFL clash with Cork tomorrow night in Healy Park.

The Moy duo have recovered from injury and could play some part as the Ulster champions bid to gain their first points of the League.

However captain Brian Dooher remains out.

Mickey Harte has made two changes from the team which lost to Monaghan in Inniskeen last Sunday.

Kevin Hughes has failed to recover from a shoulder injury sustained against the Farneymen, so Colm Cavanagh moves to midfield alongside Aidan Cassidy. Carrickmore's Mark Donnelly comes in at right half-forward, while Cathal McCarron replaces his Dromore club-mate Sean O'Neill in the full-back line.

Monaghan manager, Seamus McEnaney meanwhile has made one change in personnel for tomorrow night's tie with Dublin. Colm Greenan comes in at left full-back with Neil McAdam moving to centre half-back and Colin Walshe to right half.

Tyrone (NFL v Cork): J Curran, D Carlin, J McMahon, C McCarron, D Harte, C Gormley, R McMenamin, A Cassidy, C Cavanagh, M Donnelly, B McGuigan, R Mulgrew, T McGuigan, M Penrose, O Mulligan.

Cork (NFL v Tyrone): K O'Halloran; R Carey, M Shields, E Cotter; P Kissane; G Spillane, N O'Leary; A O'Connor; P O'Neill; P Kerrigan, D O'Connor, P Kelly; D Goulding, N Murphy, C O'Neill

Monaghan (NFL v Dublin): S Duffy; D McArdle, D Hughes, C Greenan; C Walshe, N McAdam, K Hughes; F Caulfield, P Finlay; D Clerkin, S Gollogly, Martin McElroy; C McManus, V Corey, T Freeman

SPORT BIRTHDAYS
  • Darryl Strawberry

    baseball

    four-time World Series winner with the New York Mets and New York Yankees, born 1962.

  • Joaquim Cruz

    athletics

    Brazilian who was Olympic 800 metres champion in 1984, born 1963.

  • Ian Holloway

    soccer

    former QPR, Blackpool, Crystal Palace and Millwall manager, born 1963.

  • Amdy Faye

    soccer

    former Newcastle and Stoke midfielder, born 1977.

  • Lee Gilmour

    rugby league

    former Wigan, Bradford, St Helens, Huddersfield, Castleford and Wakefield player, born 1978.

  • Seth Johnson

    soccer

    once-capped England midfielder who played for Derby and Leeds before retiring, born 1979.

  • Ed Clancy

    cycling

    three-time Olympic champion in the men's team pursuit, born 1985.

  • Gareth Widdop

    rugby league

    Warrington Wolves stand-off and England international, born 1989.

  • Katie Archibald

    cycling

    Scottish 2016 Olympic champion in the women's team pursuit, born 1994.

ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
  • 1889

    Test cricket was played in South Africa for the first time. The host nation, led by Owen Dunell, hosted the England team, captained by C Aubrey Smith, in the first of two Tests at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth.

  • 1938

    The BBC televised its first athletics meeting when it covered the annual Oxford versus Cambridge match.

  • 1991

    Wendy Toms made history as the first woman to officiate at a Football League game. She was selected as the fourth official for a Third Division match between Bournemouth and Reading.

  • 2000

    Forty-one-year-old Neville Southall appeared in goal for Bradford after regular goalkeeper Matt Clarke fell down the stairs at home.

  • 2003

    Former Republic of Ireland manager Mick McCarthy took charge of Premier League strugglers Sunderland, becoming the third manager of the Wearside club in a season that ended in relegation.

  • 2006

    South Africa and Australia both broke the world record one-day international score in the same cricket match. Batting first in the fifth ODI in Johannesburg, Australia made 434 for four, only to be beaten by their hosts' series-clinching 438 for nine.

  • 2010

    Greg Clarke was appointed chairman of the Football League.

  • 2012

    Wasps and England flanker Tom Rees retired from rugby following medical advice on a knee injury.

  • 2014

    Rangers were confirmed as Scottish League One champions with a 3-0 win over Airdrie.

  • 2016

    England beat Wales 25-21 in their RBS 6 Nations match at Twickenham and moved to within one win of a first Grand Slam in 13 years.

  • 2018

    Mauricio Pellegrino was sacked as manager of Premier League strugglers Southampton.

QUICK QUIZ
  • Who has made the most all-time Tottenham appearances?
  • Which horse won last year's Cheltenham Gold Cup?
  • Which Irish province has won the most GAA All-Ireland Senior Club Football titles?
  • Which former Premier League player is the Iceland national team's record goalscorer?
  • Who did Tyson Fury defeat to win the International Boxing Federation World heavyweight title on November 28 2015?
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  • Eidur Gudjohnsen
  • Wladimir Klitschko
SPORT ON TV

Thursday, March 12

  • SOCCER

    Europa League, LASK v Manchester United - BT Sport 2 1715, Olympiacos v Wolves - BT Sport 2 2000.

  • CRICKET

    First ODI, Australia v New Zealand - BT Sport 1 0230 (Fri).

  • GOLF

    The Players Championship - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 1130; European Tour, Kenya Open - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 0800.

  • RACING

    Cheltenham Festival - ITV 1300.

  • RUGBY LEAGUE

    Super League, Hull FC v Warrington - Sky Sports Arena 1900

  • DARTS

    Unibet Premier League, Liverpool - Sky Sports Action 1900.

  • BASKETBALL

    NBA, Milwaukee Bucks v Boston Celtics - Sky Sports Arena 0000.

  • CYCLING

    Paris-Nice - Eurosport 1 1340.

Friday, March 13

  • SOCCER

    Sky Bet Championship, Fulham v Brentford - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football 1900; Ladbrokes Premiership, Motherwell v Aberdeen - 1915.

  • GOLF

    The Players Championship - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 1130; European Tour, Kenya Open - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 0800.

  • RACING

    Cheltenham Festival - ITV 1300.

  • RUGBY LEAGUE

    Super League, Salford v Wigan - Sky Sports Arena 1900

  • BASKETBALL

    NBA, Los Angeles Clippers v Brooklyn Nets - Sky Sports Arena 0230 (Sat)

  • SNOOKER

    Gibraltar Open - Eurosport 2 0830, Eurosport 1 1615

  • CYCLING

    Paris-Nice - Eurosport 1 1340; Six Days Manchester - Eurosport 1 2030.