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On This Day - Apr 5: Celtic and Wales striker John Hartson is born

Celtic's John Hartson scores from the penalty spot against Artmedia Bratislava during the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second-leg match at Celtic Park, Glasgow on Tuesday August 2 2005. 
Celtic's John Hartson scores from the penalty spot against Artmedia Bratislava during the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second-leg match at Celtic Park, Glasgow on Tuesday August 2 2005.  Celtic's John Hartson scores from the penalty spot against Artmedia Bratislava during the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second-leg match at Celtic Park, Glasgow on Tuesday August 2 2005. 

ON THIS DAY

1902: Twenty-five people died at Ibrox when part of a temporary wooden stand collapsed during a Scotland v England international.

1915: Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight champion, lost his title to Jess Willard when he was knocked out in the 26th round of their 45-round fight.

1922: Former England and Preston forward Sir Tom Finney, who was capped 76 times and knighted in 1998, was born. He died on February 14, 2014.

1930: England scored a then-record 849 against the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica, thanks largely to 325 from Andy Sandham.

1947: Rangers beat Aberdeen 4-0 to win the first Scottish League Cup final.

2005: Arsenal goalkeeper Jens Lehmann was suspended for two European matches after throwing water over a referee and his assistant following the second leg of Arsenal's Champions League encounter with Bayern Munich.

2006: Swansea duo Lee Trundle and Alan Tate were arrested by police and charged by the Football Association of Wales following the obscene anti-Cardiff logos they paraded at the Millennium Stadium. Trundle wore an insulting T-shirt while both players were shown carrying an anti-Cardiff flag following Swansea's win over Carlisle on April 2.

2008: Comply Or Die, trained by David Pipe and ridden by Timmy Murphy, won the John Smith's Grand National at Aintree.

2012: Great Britain's Joanna Rowsell, Dani King and Laura Trott claimed gold in the three-kilometre team pursuit at the Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne. The trio clocked a world record time of three minutes 15.720 seconds in the final.

BIRTHDAYS

Richard Gough (soccer) - former Rangers and Scotland defender, born 1962.

Tony Connolly (gaelic games): former county hurler, played for Blackrock and St. Finbarr's and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1960 interrupted by serious hand injury, returned 1966 until 1968m born 1941.

Peter Nicol (squash) - retired former world number one who switched his allegiance from Scotland to England, born 1973.

John Hartson (soccer) - former Celtic and Wales striker, born 1975.

Kim Collins (athletics) - former men's 100m world champion from St Kitts & Nevis, born 1976.

Fernando Morientes (soccer) - former Real Madrid, Liverpool and Spain striker, born 1976.

Thomas Hitzlsperger (soccer) - former Everton and Aston Villa midfielder who has won 52 caps for Germany, born 1982.

Darren Cave (rugby): professional rugby union player for Ulster and Ireland, pictured here bursting through against Newport Gwent Dragons at the Kingspan Stadium in Ravenhill, Belfast on February 5 2016, born 1987.

On This Day - Apr 5: Celtic and Wales striker John Hartson is born
On This Day - Apr 5: Celtic and Wales striker John Hartson is born
On This Day - Apr 5: Celtic and Wales striker John Hartson is born
On This Day - Apr 5: Celtic and Wales striker John Hartson is born

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1. Who, pictured above, won the 2011 US Masters, ?

2. Who do Donegal face in this weekend’s National Football League Division 1 semi-final?

3 Twins, Timberwolves, Vikings and Wild are American sports teams that play out of which US state?

4. Who do Louth face in the National Football League Division 3 final on April 23?

5. Stephen Moore is the captain of which international rugby union side?

(see answers at bottom)

SPORT ON TV

Today

SOCCER: Champions League, Bayern Munich v Benfica - BT Sport 2, 1900, Barcelona v Atletico Madrid - BT Sport Europe, 1900; TV3 1930.

CYCLING: Basque Tour, Stage One - Eurosport 1, 1430.

TENNIS: WTA, Katowice Open - Eurosport 2, 1100; Volvo Car Open, Charleston - BT Sport 1, 1500.

BASEBALL: MLB, Kansas City Royals v New York Mets - BT Sport/ESPN, 2100; Miami Marlins v Detroit Tigers - BT Sport 2, 0000 (Wed).

BASKETBALL: NBA, Memphis Grizzlies v Chicago Bulls - BT Sport 1, 0330 (Wed).

Tomorrow

SOCCER: Champions League, Wolfsburg v Real Madrid - BT Sport 2, 1900, Paris St Germain v Manchester City - BT Sport Europe, 1900; RTE2 1930.

GOLF: Masters - Par Three Tournament - Sky Sports 1 & 4, 1900; RTE2 2315.

CYCLING: Basque Tour - Eurosport 1, 1430.

TENNIS: WTA, Katowice Open - Eurosport 2, 1100; Volvo Car Open, Charleston - BT Sport 1, 1500.

BASEBALL: MLB, Cincinnati Reds v Philadelphia Phillies - BT Sport/ESPN, 0000 (Thu); Oakland Athletics v Chicago White Sox - BT Sport/ESPN, 0300 (Thu).

BASKETBALL: NBA, Indiana Pacers v Cleveland Cavaliers - BT Sport 2, 0000 (Thu).

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. Charl Schwartzel 2. Dublin 3. Minnesota 4. Antrim 5. Australia