Soccer

On This Day, Feb 21 1991: Leicester City forward Riyad Mahrez was born

Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez celebrates his 27th birthday today. 
Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez celebrates his 27th birthday today.  Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez celebrates his 27th birthday today. 

BIRTHDAYS

Leroy Burrell (athletics) - American sprinter who twice broke the 100m world record, born 1967.

Michael Slater (cricket) - former Australia opener who played in 74 Tests before retiring in 2001, born 1970.

Ivan Campo (soccer) - Former Real Madrid, Bolton and Spain defender, born 1974.

Georgios Samaras (soccer) - Greece international striker playing for Samsunspor, born 1985.

Matthias de Zordo (athletics) - German world javelin champion, born 1988.

Federico Fernandez (soccer) - Swansea defender, born 1989.

Riyad Mahrez (soccer) - Leicester winger, PFA footballer of the year in 2016, born 1991.

Molla Wague (soccer) - Watford defender, born 1991.

Phil Jones (soccer) - Manchester United and England defender, born 1992.

Davy Klaasen (soccer) - Everton midfielder, born 1993.

ON THIS DAY

1958: Duncan Edwards, one of the best-known members of the famous 'Busby Babes' Manchester United team, died in hospital at the age of 21 following the Munich air crash on February 6.

1988: Geet Sethi, playing in the Indian national snooker championship, became the first amateur to register an official maximum 147 break in a tournament.

2004: Wales, Leeds and Juventus great John Charles died, aged 72.

2006: Thierry Henry scored a stunning solo goal to clinch a 1-0 Champions League win for Arsenal away to Real Madrid - the first victory for an English club at the Bernabeu.

2007: The All England Club announced men and women were to receive equal prize money at Wimbledon for the first time.

2010: Ian Poulter won the WGC-Accenture Match Play title with a 4&2 victory over Paul Casey in Tucson.

2011: AC Milan midfielder Gennaro Gattuso was banned for four matches for assaulting Tottenham assistant coach Joe Jordan following the previous week's Champions League fixture.

2012: Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez apologised "sincerely and unreservedly" for his conduct after a long dispute with the club, and accepted a club fine of six weeks' wages for gross misconduct. The move allowed him to revive his City career.

2014: Wayne Rooney signed a new five-and-a-half-year contract at Manchester United.

2016: Leeds Rhinos lost the World Club Challenge 38-4 to North Queensland Cowboys as Australian clubs completed a whitewash of their Super League counterparts for the second successive year in the World Club Series.

2017: Sutton reserve goalkeeper Wayne Shaw resigned from the club after eating a pie in the dugout during Monday's FA Cup defeat to Arsenal. A bookmaker had offered odds on him to do so.

QUICK QUIZ

1 Which European football club are nicknamed The Old Lady?

2 To the nearest 10 grams, how much does a Pyeongchang Winter Oympics gold medal weigh?

3 How many times did Lester Piggott win the Epsom Derby?

4 How old was Wigan chairman David Sharpe when he was appointed in 2015?

5 Aorangi Terrace is the official name of which part of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club?

(See answers at bottom)

SPORT ON TV

Today (Wednesday, February 21)

SOCCER: Champions League last 16 first leg, Sevilla v Manchester United - BT Sport 2 1900; Sky Bet Championship, Derby v Leeds - Sky Sports Main Event 1930.

WINTER OLYMPICS: Live coverage - BBC Two 0600 and 1300, BBC One 0915, 0000 (Thurs) and 0400 (Thurs); Ice hockey, women's bronze-medal match - Eurosport 2 0730, men's quarter-final match - Eurosport 2 1350, women's final - Eurosport 2 0400 (Thurs); Speed skating, men's and women's team pursuit finals - Eurosport 2 1100; Alpine skiing, first run of the men's slalom - Eurosport 1 0040 (Thurs), second run of the men's slalom - Eurosport 1 0430 (Thurs); Freestyle Skiing, men's half-pipe final - Eurosport 1 0230 (Thurs); Cross-Country Skiing, men's and women's team sprint semi-finals - Eurosport 1 0800, men's and women's team sprint finals - Eurosport 1 1000; Bobsleigh, concluding heats of the women's discipline - Eurosport 1 1120; Snowboarding, qualifying for the men's and women's parallel giant slalom events - Eurosport 1 0345 (Thurs).

CRICKET: T20 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series final - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 0600; Second Twenty20 international, South Africa v India - Sky Sports Cricket 1555, Sky Sports Main Event 1600.

TENNIS: ATP, Rio Open - Sky Sports Main Event 2300; WTA, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - BT Sport 1 1000.

SNOOKER: World Grand Prix - ITV4 1245 and 1845.

Tomorrow (Thursday, February 22)

SOCCER: Europa League last-32 second leg, Lokomotiv Moscow v Nice and Arsenal v Ostersund - BT Sport 2 1600 and 1930, RB Leipzig v Napoli and Atalanta v Borussia Dortmund - BT Sport 1 1800 and 2000.

WINTER OLYMPICS: Live coverage - BBC Two 0600 and 1300, BBC One 0915, 0030 (Fri) and 0400 (Fri); Curling, men's semi-final stage - Eurosport 1 1245; Figure Skating, women's single free programme - Eurosport 1 0330 (Fri); Speed Skating, men's 500m final - Eurosport 2 0945; Alpine Skiing, women's downhill in the combined discipline - Eurosport 1 0200 (Fri), women's slalom in the combined discipline - Eurosport 1 0540 (Fri); Freestyle Skiing, final of the women's skicross event - Eurosport 1 0500 (Fri); Nordic Combined Skiing, large hill ski jump in the team Gundersen - Eurosport 1 0715, team Gundersen 4x5km relay cross-country race - Eurosport 1 1010; Biathlon, women's 4x6km relay - Eurosport 1 1120; Snowboarding, women's big air final - Eurosport 1 0030 (Fri).

GOLF: European Tour, Commercial Bank Qatar Masters - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 0730 and 1100; PGA Tour, Honda Classic - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 1400, Sky Sports Golf 2000.

TENNIS: ATP, Rio Open - Sky Sports Main Event 2230; WTA, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - BT Sport 1 1000 and 1500.

DARTS: Premier League Darts - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 1900.

SNOOKER: World Grand Prix - ITV4 1245 and 1845.

BASKETBALL: NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers v Washington Wizards and Golden State Warriors v Los Angeles Clippers - BT Sport 1 0100 (Fri) and 0330 (Fri).

QUICK QUIZ ANSWERS:

1 Juventus; 2 590 grams; 3 Nine; 4 23; 5 Henman Hill