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On This Day - March 13 2006: Former Celtic forward Jimmy Johnstone died aged 61

The statue at Celtic Park of legendary winger Jimmy Johnstone, who passed away on March 13 2006.
The statue at Celtic Park of legendary winger Jimmy Johnstone, who passed away on March 13 2006. The statue at Celtic Park of legendary winger Jimmy Johnstone, who passed away on March 13 2006.

Kick off your day with a few sporting greats, dates and a quick quiz blitz...

ON THIS DAY

1873: The Scottish Football Association was formed when representatives from eight clubs met at the Dewar's Hotel in Glasgow.

1948: The Lincolnshire Handicap drew a field of 58 horses - the largest number of runners for a flat race in Britain.

1967: Former West Indies cricket captain Sir Frank Worrell, who scored 3,860 runs in 51 Test appearances, died at the age of 42.

1991: Ronnie O'Sullivan, at the English Amateur Snooker Championship, became the youngest player to compile a maximum 147 break at the age of 15 years and 98 days.

2002: Everton terminated the contract of manager Walter Smith.

2003: Best Mate, ridden by Jim Culloty, became the first horse since L'Escargot in 1970 and 1971 to win consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cups.

1967: Colombian defender Andres Escobar was born. Escobar was murdered in 1994 after his own goal contributed to Colombia's first-round elimination from the World Cup.

2006: Former Celtic forward Jimmy Johnstone died aged 61.

2010: Jessica Ennis won gold in the pentathlon at the World Indoor Championships in Doha.

2013: Heavy favourite Sprinter Sacre, trained by Nicky Henderson and ridden by Barry Geraghty, won the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

2016: Ross County won the Scottish League Cup for the first time in their history after beating Hibernian 2-1 in the final at Hampden Park.

2016: England won the RBS 6 Nations title after Scotland beat France 29-18 at Murrayfield. The Red Rose went on to claim the Grand Slam for the first time since 2003.

BIRTHDAYS

Edgar Davids (soccer) - former Holland midfielder, who played for Ajax, Tottenham and Juventus among others, born 1973.

Allan Nielsen (soccer) - former Tottenham and Denmark midfielder, born 1971.

Thomas Enqvist (tennis) - Swedish former Australian Open finalist, retired 2006, born 1974.

Gerard Deulofeu (soccer) - Everton's Spanish winger, currently on loan at AC Milan, born 1994.

Brad Davis (rugby league) - former Castleford and Wakefield scrum-half, born 1968.

Stephen Maguire (snooker) - Scottish 2004 UK champion, born 1981.

Adam Thomson (rugby union) - former New Zealand flanker, a World Cup winner in 2011, born 1982.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1. Which French club won the Top 14 rugby title in the 2015-16 season?

2. Who won English cricket’s County Championship Division Two title in 2016?

3. In what year did Tiger Woods last win a major championship?

4. Which cyclist won the 2014 Tour de France?

5. The Ottawa Senators are a franchise in which American league?

SPORT ON TV

Today (Monday, March 13)

SOCCER: FA Cup quarter-final, Chelsea v Manchester United - BBC One 1930, eir Sport 1 1935; LaLiga, Osasuna v Eibar - Sky Sports 2 1940; Primeira Liga, Benfica v Belenenses - BT Sport 2 2000; Danske Bank Premiership, Linfield v Cliftonville - Sky Sports 1 1940.

TENNIS: WTA, BNP Paribas Open - BT Sport 1 1800; ATP, BNP Paribas Open - Sky Sports 3 2000.

CYCLING: Tirreno-Adriatico - Eurosport 1 1300.

BASKETBALL: NBA, Utah Jazz v Los Angeles Clippers - BT Sport 2 0100 (Tue).

Tomorrow (Tuesday, March 14)

SOCCER: Champions League last 16, Leicester v Sevilla - BT Sport 2 1900, Juventus v Porto - eir Sport 1 1930

TENNIS: ATP, BNP Paribas Open - Sky Sports 3 1800; WTA, BNP Paribas Open - BT Sport 1 1800.

RACING: Cheltenham Festival - ITV, STV North and STV Central 1300.

CYCLING: Tirreno-Adriatico - Eurosport 1 1315.

BASKETBALL: NBA, New York Knicks v Indiana Pacers - BT Sport 2 2330.

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