ON THIS DAY
1912: Both boats in the annual University Boat Race capsized on the River Thames. Oxford won the re-run race but their boat sank again on the same day in 1925.
1955: In cricket, New Zealand were dismissed by England for just 26 runs in Auckland. The innings, New Zealand's second, lasted 27 overs and stands as the lowest completed in Test cricket.
1998: A Fulham fan was killed in a disturbance outside Gillingham's Priestfield Stadium after his team were beaten 2-0.
2000: The Football Association fined seven Leicester players and officials £75,500 plus £17,500 costs for ''breathtaking carelessness'' in distributing League Cup final tickets. Andy Impey received the biggest fine, in excess of £20,000.
2004: Sven-Goran Eriksson agreed a two-year extension to his England contract, taking him to 2008. He eventually left his post after the 2006 World Cup.
2007: Steve McClaren stormed out of a post-match press conference only two questions in after his England side struggled to defeat part-timers Andorra in a Euro 2008 qualifier in Barcelona.
2008: It emerged that sprinter Dwain Chambers planned to visit Super League club Castleford for talks about a possible career in rugby league. He later returned to full-time athletics.
2009: David Beckham came on as a second-half substitute for England in their friendly against Slovakia at Wembley, earning his 109th cap and surpassing Bobby Moore's record for an outfield player.
2013: England were reported to FIFA by anti-racism body FARE after fans sang abusive songs about Rio and Anton Ferdinand during the match against San Marino.
2015: Australia captain Michael Clarke announced he was retiring from one-day internationals after the following day's World Cup final against New Zealand. He went on to top score with 74 as Australia won the match by seven wickets.
BIRTHDAYS
Steve Baddeley (badminton) - former European and Commonwealth champion, born 1961.
Philip Walton (golf) - Irishman whose win over Jay Haas on the final green of the penultimate singles match secured Europe's 1995 Ryder Cup victory at Oak Hill in America, born 1962.
Steve Bull (soccer) - former Wolves and England striker, born 1965.
Nasser Hussain (cricket) - former England captain, born 1968.
Christopher Samba (soccer) - former Blackburn and QPR defender now with Dynamo Moscow, born 1984.
Stan Wawrinka (tennis) - two-time grand slam winner from Switzerland, born 1985.
Barbora Strycova (tennis) - Czech winner of the 2011 Bell Challenge in Quebec, born 1986.
David Goodwillie (soccer) - Scotland and Aberdeen striker on loan at Ross County, born 1989.
Lukas Jutkiewicz (soccer) - Burnley striker, born 1989.
Ekaterina Bobrova (ice skating) - European and Olympic champion figure skater from Russia who failed a drug test for meldonium in March 2016, born 1990.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Who scored an injury-time goal to put Armagh level with Tyrone in the National Football League (NFL) encounter at Healy Park on Saturday night?
2 From which club did Tottenham sign Eric Dier?
3 Who scored the goals in the Monaghan 1-9 Kerry 1-17 NFL clash at Clones yesterday?
4 What nationality is tennis player Sam Querrey?
5 The Arizona Coyotes play in which major American sporting league?
(see answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today
GAA: Monastery National School (Tipperary) v St Louis Grammar School (Antrim) in the Paddy Buggy Cup Hurling B Schools Final (Throw-in 2.15pm), followed by Ardscoil Ris (Limerick) v St Kieran's College (Kilkenny) in the Croke Cup A Final (Throw-in 4.00pm) - TG4 1400
SOCCER: International, Ukraine v Wales - BBC Two Wales 1845, Northern Ireland v Slovenia - BBC Two Northern Ireland 1930; League Two, AFC Wimbledon v Portsmouth and Millwall v Burton - Sky Sports 1, Sky Sports 5 1230 and 1930; National League, Wrexham v Cheltenham - BT Sport 1 1715; A-League, Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix - BT Sport 1 0930; WSL, Manchester City v Arsenal - BT Sport 1 1445.
CRICKET: ICC World T20, South Africa v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports 2 1430; Women's ICC World T20, South Africa v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports 2 1045.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Widnes Vikings v St Helens and Catalan Dragons v Castleford Tigers - Sky Sports 1 1445 and 1700.
TENNIS: ATP, Miami Open - Sky Sports 3 1600; WTA, Miami Open - BT Sport 2 1600.
SNOOKER: China Open - Eurosport 1 0730 and 1230.
BASEBALL: MLB, Boston Red Sox v Baltimore Orioles - BT Sport//ESPN 1800.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Toronto Raptors v Oklahoma City Thunder - BT Sport 1 0030 (Tues).
Tomorrow
GAA: Dublin v Donegal. A chance to see the National Football League Division One fixture at Croke Park - Setanta Ireland 0015.
SOCCER: International, England v Holland - ITV 1930, Scotland v Denmark - Sky Sports 1 1930, Republic of Ireland v Slovakia - Setanta Sports Ireland 1930; Republic of Ireland v Slovakia. Darragh Maloney presents highlights of the friendly at the Aviva Stadium, as the hosts continued their preparations for Euro 2016. With analysis from Richie Sadlier, and commentary by George Hamilton and Jim Beglin - RTE2 2230.
TENNIS: ATP, Miami Open - Sky Sports 3 1600; WTA, Miami Open - BT Sport 1 1800 and 0030 (Wed).
SNOOKER: China Open - Eurosport 1 0730 and 1230.
CYCLING: The Three Days of De Panne - Eurosport 2 1345.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers v Houston Rockets - BT Sport 2 0100 (Wed).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Niall Grimley; 2 Sporting Lisbon; 3 Darren Hughes and David Moran; 4 American; 5 The NHL.
