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On This Day - April 19 2016: Sergio Aguero scored his 100th Premier League goal

Manchester City's Sergio Aguero scored his 100th Premier League goal this day last year  
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero scored his 100th Premier League goal this day last year   Manchester City's Sergio Aguero scored his 100th Premier League goal this day last year  

BIRTHDAYS

Harold 'Dickie' Bird (cricket) - Umpire who officiated in 66 Tests before his retirement in 1998, born 1933.

Trevor Francis (soccer) - First £1million footballer in Britain after moving to Nottingham Forest from Birmingham in 1979, also a former manager of QPR, Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham and Crystal Palace, born 1954.

Sue Barker (tennis) - British player who won the 1976 French Open, now a broadcaster, born 1956.

Richard Phelps (modern pentathlon) - First Briton to win the men's world title in 1993, born 1961.

Dame Kelly Holmes (athletics) - Olympic champion at 800 metres and 1500m at the 2004 Athens Games, born 1970.

Rivaldo (soccer) - Former Brazil, Barcelona and Milan playmaker and 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year, born 1972.

Jason Gillespie (cricket) - Retired Australian pace bowler who also represented Yorkshire and Glamorgan, now first-team coach at Yorkshire, born 1975.

Jussi Jaaskelainen (soccer) - Wigan's Finnish goalkeeper, born 1975.

Gabriel Heinze (soccer) - Former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Argentina defender, born 1978.

Valon Behrami (soccer) - Watford and Switzerland midfielder, born 1985.

Joe Hart (soccer) - Manchester City and England goalkeeper, born 1987.

Maria Sharapova (tennis) - Russian who won Wimbledon in 2004, the 2006 US Open, the 2008 Australian Open and 2012 French Open, born 1987.

Steve Cook (soccer) - Bournemouth defender, born 1991.

Matteo Manassero (golf) - Italian who won the 2010 Castello Masters in Spain to become youngest winner of an event on the European Tour, born 1993.

ON THIS DAY

1897: The first Boston Marathon was held and won by John McDermott of New York. Run every April on Patriot's Day, it is the oldest annual race of its kind.

1958: Manchester United legend Bobby Charlton played the first of his 106 games for England, appearing in a 4-0 win over Scotland at Hampden Park.

2001: Liverpool reached their first European final for 16 years with a 1-0 win over Barcelona at Anfield. The Reds went on to win the UEFA Cup against Alaves.

2004: Australian snooker player Quinten Hann apologised after offering opponent Andy Hicks 'outside' following a row at the World Championship in Sheffield.

2005: The Football Association's bid to stage the 2007 Champions League final at the new Wembley failed after UEFA awarded the showpiece event to the Olympic Stadium in Athens. However, Glasgow's Hampden Park won the right to host the 2007 UEFA Cup final.

2007: Duncan Fletcher tendered his resignation as England cricket coach. He took charge of the team for the last time in the following Saturday's World Cup Super Eight match against the West Indies. Windies captain Brian Lara also announced that he would retire from all forms of international cricket after the same game.

2010: Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu was banned from football for nine months for failing an anti-doping test while playing for Fiorentina.

2013: Mike Denness, the only Scotland-born cricketer to have captained England, died of cancer aged 72.

2014: Peter Moores was named the new England head coach by the England and Wales Cricket Board. He would be sacked following England's unsuccessful World Cup campaign in 2015.

2016: Sergio Aguero scored his 100th Premier League goal as Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw with Newcastle.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1. In what season were Sunderland last relegated from the Premier League?

2. This year's World Championship in snooker marks what anniversary of being it held at the Crucible Theatre?

3. Who scored Kerry’s two goals in their 2005 All-Ireland SFC final loss to Tyrone? 

4. Where does the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire start?

5. How many runs would a batter score if they were to hit a grand slam in baseball?

(See quiz answers at bottom)

TV GUIDE

Today April 19

SOCCER: Champions League, Barcelona v Juventus - BT Sport 2 1900.

SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two 1000 and 1300 (1530 in Scotland), Eurosport 1 1000, 1430 and 1830, Eurosport 2 1000 and 1900.

TENNIS: ATP Tour, Monte-Carlo Masters - Sky Sports 3 1000.

CRICKET: IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad v Delhi Daredevils - Sky Sports 2 1500.

CYCLING: Fleche Wallonne - Eurosport 2 1330.

HORSE RACING: Newmarket and Cheltenham - ITV4 1330.

BASEBALL: MLB, Seattle Mariners v Miami Marlins - BT Sport//ESPN 2030; Minnesota Twins v Cleveland Indians - BT Sport//ESPN 0100 (Thu).

Tomorrow: April 20

SOCCER: Europa League, Manchester United v Anderlecht - BT Sport 2 1930; Schalke v Ajax - BT Sport 1 2000; Genk v Celta Vigo - BT Sport//ESPN 2000.

SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two 1300, Eurosport 1 1300 and 1830, Eurosport 2 1900.

TENNIS: ATP Tour, Monte-Carlo Masters - Sky Sports 3 1000.

CRICKET: IPL, Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians - Sky Sports 2 1500.

GOLF: European Tour, Shenzhen International - Sky Sports 4 0530; PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open - Sky Sports 4 2030.

CYCLING: Tour of the Alps - Eurosport 2 1330; Tour of Croatia - Eurosport 2 1445.

DARTS: Premier League - Sky Sports 1 1900.

HORSE RACING: Newmarket and Cheltenham - ITV4 1330.

BASKETBALL: NBA Play-offs, fixture TBC - BT Sport 1 0230 (Fri).

BASEBALL: MLB, New York Mets v Philadelphia Phillies - BT Sport//ESPN 0000 (Fri); Oakland Athletics v Seattle Mariners - BT Sport 2 0300 (Fri).

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QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 2005-06; 2 40; 3 Dara O’Cinneide and Tomas O’Se?; 4 Bridlington; 5 Four.

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