ON THIS DAY
1882: During England's record 13-0 win over Ireland, Oliver Vaughton (five goals) and Arthur Brown (four) became the first England footballers to score hat-tricks in a full international.
1898: Enzo Ferrari, who created the most successful grand prix team in history, was born. A driver with Alfa Romeo, he quit racing at the end of 1929 and started manufacturing cars under the Scuderia Ferrari banner. He died in 1988.
1933: The first officially recognised world heavyweight boxing champion under Queensberry Rules, 'Gentleman' Jim Corbett, died at the age of 66.
1933: Sir Bobby Robson was born. Following a playing career, he managed Ipswich to European success and also took charge of PSV Eindhoven and Barcelona after taking England to the 1990 World Cup semi-finals. His final job was as manager of hometown club Newcastle before he lost a long battle with cancer in July 2009.
2004: Tottenham defender Ledley King scored on his full England debut in a 1-1 draw with Portugal in Faro.
2009: The Football Association confirmed the appointment of Ian Watmore as their new chief executive.
2010: Wolves were handed a £25,000 suspended fine by the Premier League Board after fielding a weakened team for their fixture at Manchester United on December 15.
2012: Dereck Chisora lost his WBC heavyweight title fight against Vitali Klitschko on a unanimous points decision in Munich. The fight was followed by a brawl between Chisora and David Haye in the post-fight press conference.
BIRTHDAYS
Rob Andrew (rugby union) - former England fly-half and professional rugby director at the Rugby Football Union, now chief executive of Sussex County Cricket Club, born 1963.
Roberto Baggio (soccer) - Former FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or winner, a striker who played for AC Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan and others, as well as Italy, born 1967.
Colin Jackson (athletics) - Former hurdler, who won two world championships and Olympic silver, born 1967.
Thomas Bjorn (golf) - First Dane to play in Ryder Cup, born 1971.
Claude Makelele (soccer) - Former Chelsea and France midfielder, currently coaching at Swansea, born 1973.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (tennis) - Former Australian Open and French Open champion, born 1974.
Gary Neville (soccer) - Former Manchester United and England defender, born 1975.
Keith Gillespie (soccer) - Former Newcastle winger, born 1975.
Jermaine Jenas (soccer) - Former Nottingham Forest, QPR and England midfielder, currently working as a pundit with the BBC, born 1983.
Anton Ferdinand (soccer) - Former West Ham, Sunderland and QPR defender, now at Southend, born 1985.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Who scored the winning penalty in the 2016 Champions League final?
2 How many teams have won the Grand Slam since the Five Nations became the Six Nations in 2000?
3 Who is the current captain of the Antrim hurlers?
4 Who are the reigning ICC Cricket World Cup champions?
5 Who beat St Mary's in their last Sigerson Cup final appearance in 1993?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Saturday, February 18)
SOCCER: FA Cup, Burnley v Lincoln - BT Sport 2 1200; Wolves v Chelsea - BT Sport 2 1700; Huddersfield v Manchester City - eir Sport 1 1450; LaLiga, Sporting Gijon v Barcelona - Sky Sports 1 1155, Sevilla v Eibar - Sky Sports 5 1940; Bundesliga, Hamburg v Freiburg - BT Sport 1 1715; Serie A, Empoli v Lazio - BT Sport 1 1930.
CRICKET: First one-day international, New Zealand v South Africa - Sky Sports 1 0100 (Sun).
RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Bath v Harlequins - BT Sport 1 1430; Guinness PRO12, Ulster v Glasgow Warriors - Sky Sports 1 1445; Ospreys v Munster - Sky Sports 1 1700; Top 14, La Rochelle v Stade Francais - Sky Sports 3 1340.
RUGBY LEAGUE: World Club Series, Warrington v Brisbane Broncos - Sky Sports 1 1930.
GOLF: European Tour, World Super 6 Perth - Sky Sports 4 0500; PGA Tour, Genesis Open - Sky Sports 4 1800.
TENNIS: ATP, Rotterdam Open - Sky Sports 2 1400-1600, Sky Sports 3 1830; WTA, Qatar Total Open - BT Sport/ESPN 1500.
SNOOKER: Welsh Open - Eurosport 2 1245-1630 and 1845.
ATHLETICS: Birmingham Indoor Grand Prix - BBC One 1315.
HORSE RACING: Meetings from Ascot, Haydock Park and Wincanton - ITV4 1330.
SKIING: Alpine Skiing, World Championships, women's slalom - Eurosport 1 0815-0945 and 1130; Biathlon, World Championships, men's relay - Eurosport 1 1300.
Tomorrow (Sunday, February 19)
SOCCER: FA Cup, Fulham v Tottenham - BBC One 1340, eir Sport 1 1350; Scottish Premiership, Kilmarnock v Aberdeen - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 5 1230; Dundee v Rangers - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 5 1500; LaLiga, Real Sociedad v Villarreal - Sky Sports 2 1055; Celta Vigo v Osasuna - Sky Sports 3 1715; Barcelona v Leganes - Sky Sports 3 1930; Serie A, Bologna v Inter Milan - eir Sport 1 1125, BT Sport 1 1130; Chievo v Napoli - BT Sport/ESPN 1400; Roma v Torino - BT Sport/ESPN 1700; AC Milan v Fiorentina - BT Sport 2 1930, eir Sport 1 1940.
RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Sale v Wasps - BT Sport 1 1430; Top 14, Bordeaux Begles v Castres - Sky Sports 3 1125.
RUGBY LEAGUE: World Club Series, Wigan v Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks - Sky Sports 2 1430.
GOLF: European Tour, World Super 6 Perth - Sky Sports 4 0300; PGA Tour, Genesis Open - Sky Sports 4 1800.
TENNIS: ATP, Rotterdam Open - Sky Sports 3 1430; WTA, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - BT Sport 2 0800-1400, BT Sport 1 1715.
SNOOKER: Welsh Open - Eurosport 2 1245-1630 and 1845.
CYCLING: Tour of Andalusia - Eurosport 1 1430; Volta ao Algarve - Eurosport 1 1600.
SKIING: Alpine Skiing, World Championships, men's slalom - Eurosport 1 0830-0945 and 1115; Biathlon, World Championships, women's and men's mass-start event - Eurosport 1 0945-1115 and 1315.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Cristiano Ronaldo; 2 Four (France, England, Wales & Ireland); 3 Simon McCrory; 4 Australia; 5 Queen's.
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