ON THIS DAY
1936: Alexander Obolensky, son of a Russian prince, scored two tries for England at Twickenham in a 13-0 defeat of the All Blacks.
1967: Donald Campbell, son of Sir Malcolm Campbell, died while attempting to break the world water speed record in his Bluebird craft on Coniston Water in the Lake District.
1991: Twelve-year-old Fu Mingxia won the women's world platform diving title to give China the youngest world champion in any sport.
2004: Phil Taylor beat Kevin Painter 7-6 to win the PDC Ladbrokes.com World Championship final in Purfleet, his 11th world title.
2005: James Beattie completed a £6million move from Southampton to Everton.
2007: Rangers manager Paul Le Guen left the club by mutual agreement after a turbulent spell in charge at Ibrox.
2008: The Dakar Rally was cancelled due to security threats to competitors.
2012: Harlequins and England scrum-half Danny Care was excluded from England's Six Nations squad after his arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. Care was later banned from driving for 16 months after a court appearance.
2016: Real Madrid announced manager Rafael Benitez had left the club, with Zinedine Zidane taking charge of the team.
2017: Dele Alli's double denied Chelsea a record-breaking 14th consecutive victory and fired Tottenham back into the Premier League title race.
BIRTHDAYS
Dan Shanahan (GAA) – former Waterford hurler and current selector with the Deise, born 1977.
Susan Devoy (squash) - New Zealander who was world champion five times, born 1964.
Guy Forget (tennis) - Former world number four and ex-France Davis Cup captain, born 1965.
Johnny Nelson (boxing) - Former WBO cruiserweight champion, born 1967.
David Toms (golf) - American former Ryder Cup player and 2001 US PGA champion, born 1967.
David Millar (cycling) - Former world silver medallist and Commonwealth champion, born 1977.
James Milner (soccer) - Liverpool midfielder, born 1986.
Younes Kaboul (soccer) - Watford defender, born 1986.
Russell Martin (soccer) - Norwich and Scotland defender, born 1986.
Toni Kroos (soccer) - Real Madrid and Germany midfielder, born 1990.
QUICK QUIZ
1. Which team did David Moyes manage between 1998 and 2002?
2. In what year did Ballyboden St Enda’s win their first Dublin Senior Football Championship?
3. Which country will host the 2023 Rugby World Cup?
4. In what year did Lavey win the All-Ireland Club Senior Football Championship?
5. What was the first football game to be shown
in colour on BBC's Match of the Day programme?
SPORT ON TV
Today (Thursday, January 4)
GAA: Cluichi na Bliana, Waterford v Kilkenny. Action from the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship at Semple Stadium – TG4 1800.
GAA: Classic GAA, Down v Derry from 1994 – eir Sport 1 2130.
SOCCER: Premier League, Tottenham v West Ham - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1930.
CRICKET: Second day of the fifth Ashes Test from Sydney, Australia v England - BT Sport 1 2300; Big Bash League, Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers - BT Sport 2 0800.
GOLF: Sentry Tournament of Champions from Hawaii - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 2300.
TENNIS: Brisbane International - Eurosport 1 0100/BT Sport 2 0500; Hopman Cup from Perth - Eurosport 2 0930; Qatar Open - Eurosport 2 1230; Shenzhen Open - BT Sport//ESPN 0400.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Houston Rockets v Golden State Warriors - BT Sport 2 0100.
Tomorrow (Friday, January 5)
GAA: Cluichi na Bliana. Galway v Cork in the 2017 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship final, played in Croke Park in September – TG4 1800.
SOCCER: FA Cup third round, Liverpool v Everton - BBC One 1930 and eir Sport 1 1945; Serie A, Chievo v Udinese - eir Sport 1 1655 and BT Sport 2 1700; Fiorentina v Inter Milan - BT Sport 2 1930.
CRICKET: Third day of the fifth Ashes Test from Sydney, Australia v England - BT Sport 1 2300; first day of the first Test from Cape Town, South Africa v India - Sky Sports Cricket 0825 and Sky Sports Main Event 0830; one-day international from Wellington, New Zealand v Pakistan - Sky Sports Cricket 2155 and Sky Sports Main Event 2300.
RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Worcester v Bath - BT Sport 1 1900; PRO14, Scarlets v Dragons - BBC Two Wales 1930.
TENNIS: Hopman Cup from Perth - Eurosport 2 0930; Brisbane International - BT Sport 1 1100; Auckland International - BT Sport 2 0130 (Sat); Qatar Open - Eurosport 2 1330 & 0330 (Sat).
GOLF: Sentry Tournament of Champions from Hawaii - Sky Sports Golf 2300.
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