ON THIS DAY
1832: Thomas Lord, the founder of Lord's Cricket Ground, died at the age of 76.
1974: The Miami Dolphins beat the Minnesota Vikings 24-7 at Houston to win their second consecutive Super Bowl.
1990: Brothers Alan and Gary Kelly lined up as opposing goalkeepers for Preston and Bury in the Football League. Their father, Alan, was also once Preston goalkeeper.
2002: Australian haemophiliac Tony David became one of darts' more unlikely heroes when he captured the Embassy World Championship title with a 6-4 victory over Mervyn King at Frimley Green.
2004: Arsenal and England goalkeeper David Seaman announced his retirement from football.
2006: Steve Staunton was appointed manager of the Republic of Ireland.
2007: Angered by David Beckham's decision to sign a pre-contract agreement with the Los Angeles Galaxy, then Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello said the former England captain would not play again for the Spanish club. Capello later recalled Beckham to the Real squad.
2009: Australia opener Matthew Hayden announced his retirement from Test cricket at the age of 37. He played in 103 Tests, made 30 centuries and finished with an average of 50.73.
2013: Scott Waites cruised to his first BDO World Championship title after beating Tony O'Shea 7-1 in a one-sided final.
2014: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo won the Ballon d'Or ahead of Barcelona's Lionel Messi - winner of the previous four awards - and Franck Ribery of Bayern Munich.
2016: Jerome Valcke was sacked by FIFA as secretary general of the world governing body after ethics charges were brought against him over World Cup ticket sales.
BIRTHDAYS
Tord Grip (soccer) - Former England and Manchester City assistant coach under Sven-Goran Eriksson, born 1938.
Mark O'Meara (golf) - American former Ryder Cup player and two-time major winner, born 1957.
Ronan Rafferty (golf) - Northern Irish former Ryder Cup player, born 1964.
Mike Whitlow (soccer) - Former Bolton and Sheffield United defender, born 1968.
Stephen Hendry (snooker) - Seven-time world champion, now retired, born 1969.
Mark Bosnich (soccer) - Former Australia and Aston Villa goalkeeper, born 1972.
Guillermo Coria (tennis) - Argentinian runner-up at 2004 French Open, born 1982.
Kamran Akmal (cricket) - Pakistan wicketkeeper, born 1982.
Max Whitlock (gymnastics) - Britain's first Olympic gold medallist in artistic gymnastics, winning the men's floor and pommel horse exercises at Rio 2016, born 1993.
SPORT ON TV
Today (Friday, January 13)
SOCCER: A-League, Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar - BT Sport//ESPN 0845; Championship, Leeds United v Derby County - Sky Sports 1 1900; LaLiga, Malaga v Real Sociedad - Sky Sports 2 1940
CRICKET: South Africa v Sri Lanka, third Test - Sky Sports 2 0755; Women's Big Bash League, Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder - BT Sport 2 0230
GOLF: European Tour, South African Open - Sky Sports 4 0800 and 1200; PGA Tour, Sony Open Hawaii - Sky Sports 4 0000 (Sat)
RUGBY UNION: European Challenge Cup, Bristol v Bath - BT Sport 2 1900
TENNIS: ATP, The Sydney International - Eurosport 1 0930; WTA, Sydney - BT Sport 1 0730, Hobart - BT Sport 2 0800
BASKETBALL: NBA, Atlanta Hawks v Boston Celtics - BT Sport 1 0100 (Sat)
DARTS: BDO Lakeside World Professional Championship - Channel 4 1205; BT Sport 1 1845
ICE HOCKEY: NHL, Arizona Coyotes v Winnipeg Jets - eir Sport 1 0200 (Sat)
Tomorrow (Saturday, January 14)
SOCCER: Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur v West Bromwich Albion - Sky Sports 1 1130, Leicester City v Chelsea - BT Sport 1, 1700; LaLiga, Leganes v Athletic Bilbao - Sky Sports 5 1155, Celta Vigo v Alaves - Sky Sports 3 1940; African Nations Cup, Gabon v Guinea-Bissau - Eurosport 2 1545, Burkina Faso v Cameroon - Eurosport 2 1845; Serie A, Crotone v Bologna - eir Sport 1 1655, Inter Milan v Chievo - BT Sport//ESPN 1945; Championship, Wolverhampton Wanderers v Aston Villa - Sky Sports 1 1715; Eredivisie, PSV Eindhoven v Excelsior - Sky Sports 5 1835
CRICKET: South Africa v Sri Lanka, third Test - Sky Sports 3 0755; Big Bash League, Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder - BT Sport 2 0700, Perth Scorchers v Melbourne Stars - Channel 5 0945, BT Sport 2 1015
GOLF: European Tour, South African Open - Sky Sports 4 1030; PGA Tour, Sony Open Hawaii - Sky Sports 4 0000 (Sun)
RUGBY UNION: European Champions Cup, TBC - Sky Sports 2 1245, Wasps v Toulouse - BT Sport 2 1445, Glasgow v Munster - Sky Sports 2 1700
TENNIS: ATP, The Sydney International - Eurosport 1 0830
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, Seattle Seahawks v Atlanta Falcons - Sky Sports 2 2100, Houston Texans v New England Patriots - Sky Sports 2 0100 (Sun)
BASKETBALL: NBA, Chicago Bulls v New Orleans Pelicans - BT Sport 1 2200
DARTS: BDO Lakeside World Professional Championship - Channel 4 1400; BT Sport 2 1845
HORSE RACING: ITV Racing Live - ITV4 1330
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Southampton winger Nathan Redmond began his professional career with which club?
2 Floyd Mayweather beat Genaro Hernandez in October 1998 to win his first world title in which division?
3 Who is Bangladesh's all-time leading run-scorer in Tests - is it, a) Mushfiqur Rahim, b) Shakib Al Hasan, c) Tamim Iqbal?
4 Jim Furyk's only major win came at which event?
5 Who wears the number seven shirt for NBA side the New York Knicks?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Birmingham; 2 Super-featherweight; 3 c) Tamim Iqbal; 4 2003 US Open; 5 Carmelo Anthony.
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