BIRTHDAYS
Rob Andrew (rugby union) - former England fly-half and professional rugby director at the Rugby Football Union, now chief executive of Sussex County Cricket Club, born 1963.
Roberto Baggio (soccer) - Former FIFA World Player of the Year and Ballon d'Or winner, a striker who played for AC Milan, Juventus, Inter Milan and others, as well as Italy, born 1967.
Colin Jackson (athletics) - Former hurdler, who won two world championships and Olympic silver, born 1967.
Thomas Bjorn (golf) - First Dane to play in Ryder Cup, born 1971.
Claude Makelele (soccer) - Former Chelsea and France midfielder, currently head coach at Eupen, born 1973.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov (tennis) - Former Australian Open and French Open champion, born 1974.
Gary Neville (soccer) - Former Manchester United and England defender, born 1975.
Keith Gillespie (soccer) - Former Newcastle winger, born 1975.
Jermaine Jenas (soccer) - Former Nottingham Forest, QPR and England midfielder, born 1983.
Anton Ferdinand (soccer) - Former West Ham, Sunderland and QPR defender, now at Southend, born 1985.
ON THIS DAY
1882: During England's record 13-0 win over Ireland, Oliver Vaughton (five goals) and Arthur Brown (four) became the first England footballers to score hat-tricks in a full international.
1898: Enzo Ferrari, who created the most successful grand prix team in history, was born. A driver with Alfa Romeo, he quit racing at the end of 1929 and started manufacturing cars under the Scuderia Ferrari banner. He died in 1988.
1933: The first officially recognised world heavyweight boxing champion under Queensberry Rules, 'Gentleman' Jim Corbett, died at the age of 66.
1933: Sir Bobby Robson was born. Following a playing career, he managed Ipswich to European success and also took charge of PSV Eindhoven and Barcelona after taking England to the 1990 World Cup semi-finals. His final job was as manager of hometown club Newcastle before he lost a long battle with cancer in July 2009.
2004: Tottenham defender Ledley King scored on his full England debut in a 1-1 draw with Portugal in Faro.
2009: The Football Association confirmed the appointment of Ian Watmore as chief executive.
2010: Wolves were handed a £25,000 suspended fine by the Premier League Board after fielding a weakened team for their fixture at Manchester United on December 15.
2012: Dereck Chisora lost his WBC heavyweight title fight against Vitali Klitschko on a unanimous points decision in Munich. The fight was followed by a brawl between Chisora and David Haye in the post-fight press conference.
2017: National League leaders Lincoln became the first non-League team to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals since 1914 with a 1-0 win at Premier League Burnley.
QUICK QUIZ
1 How many rounds will there be in the 2018 Formula One World Championship?
2 In which sport is the State of Origin series played?
3 Which ground has hosted the most Test matches with 135?
4 How many times have Manchester City won the FA Cup?
5 In which track and field event has Javier Sotomayor been the world record holder since 1993?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Sunday, February 18)
SOCCER: FA Cup fifth round, Rochdale v Tottenham - BBC 1 1530 and eir Sport 1 1550; Sky Bet Championship, Norwich v Ipswich - Sky Sports Main Event 1130, Leeds v Bristol City - Sky Sports Main Event 1615; Scottish Premiership, Hamilton v Rangers - Sky Sports Main Event 1400; Serie A, Torino v Juventus - eir Sport 1 1125 and BT Sport 1 1130, Atalanta v Fiorentina - BT Sport/ESPN 1700, AC Milan v Sampdoria - BT Sport 1 1930 and eir Sport 1 1940; Bundesliga, Augsburg v Stuttgart - BT Sport/ESPN 1430, Borussia Monchengladbach v Borussia Dortmund - BT Sport 2 1700.
WINTER OLYMPICS: Live coverage - BBC 2 0600, BBC 1 1215 and 0000 (Mon); Figure skating, short dance programme - Eurosport 1 0330; Curling, round-robin stage - Eurosport 1 0500; Cross-country skiing, men's 4x10km relay - Eurosport 1 0600; Ice hockey, men's preliminary - Eurosport 2 0730, 1345 and 0400 (Mon) and Eurosport 1 1355; Biathlon, men's 15km mass start - Eurosport 1 1100; Speed skating, women's 500m final - Eurosport 1 1215; Freestyle skiing, women's half-pipe qualifying - Eurosport 1 0015 (Mon); Snowboarding, women's big air qualifying - Eurosport 1 0030 and 0220 (Mon).
CRICKET: T20 international, New Zealand v England - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 0530; T20 international, South Africa v India - Sky Sports Cricket 1225.
RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Wasps v Exeter - BT Sport 1 1430; Top 14, Bordeaux Begles v Castres - Sky Sports Action 1125, Racing 92 v La Rochelle - Sky Sports Action 1545.
GOLF: European Tour, Oman Open - Sky Sports Main Event 0930 and Sky Sports Golf 1000; PGA Tour, Genesis Open - Sky Sports Golf 1800 and Sky Sports Main Event 2145.
TENNIS: WTA, Dubai Championship - BT Sport 1 1715.
CYCLING: Tour of Andalusia - Eurosport 2 1430.
MOTORSPORT: World Rally Championship - BT Sport 2 1100.
BASKETBALL: NBA, All-Star Game - BT Sport 1 0100 (Mon).
Tomorrow (Monday, February 19)
SOCCER: FA Cup fifth round, Wigan v Manchester City - BBC One 1930, eir Sport 1 1945; League One, Blackburn v Bury - Sky Sports Main Event 1930; Serie A, Lazio v Hellas Verona - BT Sport 2 1930.
WINTER OLYMPICS: Live coverage - BBC Two 0600 and 1300, BBC One 0915, 0005 (Tues) and 0300 (Tues); Curling, round-robin stage - Eurosport 1 0545; Figure skating, final of the free dance programme - Eurosport 1 0245 (Tues); Ice hockey, women's semi-finals - Eurosport 2 1400, men's play-off round - Eurosport 2 0300 (Tues); Ski Jumping, final of the men's team large hill event - Eurosport 1 1230; Freestyle Skiing, final of the women's half-pipe - Eurosport 1 0130 (Tues), qualifying for the men's half-pipe - Eurosport 1 0430 (Tues); Bobsleigh, heats of the two-man discipline - Eurosport 2 1100.
TENNIS: ATP, Rio Open - Sky Sports Main Event 2300; WTA, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships - BT Sport 1 1000 and 1500.
SNOOKER: World Grand Prix - ITV4 1845.
ICE HOCKEY: NHL, Nashville Predators v Ottawa Senators - eir Sport 1 0100 (Tues).
NETBALL: Superleague, Manchester Thunder v UWS Sirens - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 1845.
QUICK QUIZ answers: 1 21; 2 Rugby league; 3 Lord's; 4 Five; 5 High jump
