ON THIS DAY
1877: The Oxford-Cambridge University Boat Race ended in a dead heat.
1889: Middle-distance runner Albert Hill was born. He won both the 800 metres and 1500m at the 1920 Olympics, a feat not equalled by a British athlete until Kelly Holmes in 2004. Hill died in 1969.
1922: Only three of the 32 starters finished the Grand National. The race was won by 100-9 chance Music Hall, ridden by Bilbie Rees.
1991: Welshman Ian Woosnam won his first US professional golf tournament, the USF and G Classic in New Orleans. He followed up three weeks later by winning the Masters.
2004: Bobby Moore's shirt from the 1970 World Cup game with Brazil fetched nearly £60,000 at auction.
2008: Thirteen-year-old British diver Tom Daley became the new European champion, winning the 10m platform title in Eindhoven.
2011: Great Britain's women's team pursuit squad of Wendy Houvenaghel, Dani King and Laura Trott won gold at the Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn, Holland.
2013: Sebastian Vettel won the Malaysian Grand Prix for Red Bull.
2016: Dutch football great Johan Cruyff died at the age of 68 after contracting lung cancer.
BIRTHDAYS
Donncha O’Callaghan (rugby) – former Irish rugby international, born 1979.
Archie Gemmill (soccer) - former Scotland international, born 1947.
Thomas Johansson (tennis) - Swede who won the Australian Open in 2002, born 1975.
Peyton Manning (gridiron) - retired quarterback, most recently played for Denver Broncos, MVP at Super Bowl XLI, born 1976.
Graeme Swann (cricket) - former England and Nottinghamshire off-spinner, born 1979.
Ramires (soccer) - Jiangsu Suning and Brazil midfielder, formerly of Chelsea, born 1987.
Shakib Al Hasan (cricket) - Bangladesh all-rounder, born 1987.
Billy Jones (soccer) - Sunderland full-back, born 1987.
Libby Clegg (athletics) - Great Britain's two-time Paralympic gold medallist, born 1990.
QUICK QUIZ
1. Rory McIlroy won which PGA Tour event at the weekend?
2. Who captained Tyrone in the 1986 All-Ireland SFC final?
3. Who captained Ireland to this year's NatWest 6 Nations Grand Slam?
4. 'Snakebite' is the nickname of which Premier League Darts player?
5. Which club did Crossmaglen Rangers beat to win their first All-Ireland Club Senior Football Championship?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Saturday, March 24)
SOCCER: BT Sport 1 1145; International football, Northern Ireland v South Korea - eir Sport 1 1355, England Under-21s v Romania Under-21s - BT Sport 2 1700; EFL, Luton v Barnet - Sky Sport Main Event 1700; A-League, Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC - BT Sport 1 0630, Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers - BT Sport 1 0845; Vanarama National League, Tranmere v Eastleigh - BT Sport 1 1145.
CRICKET: New Zealand v England, first Test, day four - Sky Sports Cricket and Main Event 0030 (Sunday).
BOXING: WBC Silver Heavyweight title bout, Dillian Whyte v Lucas Browne - Sky Sports Action 1900; Sky Sports Main Event 1930.
RUGBY UNION: Super Rugby, Sunwolves v Chiefs - Sky Sports Action 0415; Hurricanes v Highlanders - Sky Sports Action 0635, Stormers v Reds - Sky Sports Action 1515; Aviva Premiership, Saracens v Harlequins - Channel 5 and BT Sport 1 1430; PRO14, Ospreys v Leinster - S4C 1915.
TENNIS: WTA, Miami Open - BT Sport 2 0130.
GOLF: World Golf Championships, fourth day of WGC-Dell Match Play Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1400.
CYCLING: Tour of Catalunya, stage six - Eurosport 1 1445.
SNOOKER: Players Championship - ITV4 1845.
HORSE RACING: Live racing, Doncaster - ITV4 1400.
ROWING: The University Boat Races - BBC One 1550.
MOTOCYCLING: World Superbikes, second round in Thailand, qualifying and race one - Eurosport 2 0600.
WINTER SPORTS: Curling World Championships - Eurosport 2 1800.
Tomorrow (Sunday, March 25)
SOCCER: EFL, Chesterfield v Notts County - Sky Sports Main Event 1300; Portsmouth v Oxford - Sky Sports Main Event 1530; A-League, Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar - BT Sport 1 0700; Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory - BT Sport 1 0900.
CRICKET: New Zealand v England, first Test, day five 0130 (Monday); South Africa v Australia, third Test, day four - Sky Sports Cricket 0925, Sky Sports Main Event 1145.
RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Leicester v Wasps - BT Sport 1 1430; Top 14, Toulon v Clermont Auvergne - Sky Sports Action 1545; Top 14, Lyon v Racing 92 - Sky Sports Action 2000.
MOTORSPORT: Formula One, Australian Grand Prix - Sky Sports Main Event, eir Sport 1 0605.
TENNIS: WTA, Miami Open - BT Sport 2 1600.
CYCLING: Tour of Catalunya, stage seven - Eurosport 1 1200.
GOLF: World Golf Championships, fifth day of WGC-Dell Match Play Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1500, Sky Sports Main Event 1800.
SNOOKER: Players Championship - ITV4 1845.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Milwaukee Bucks v San Antonio Spurs - BT Sport 1 2030.
MOTORCYCLING: World Superbikes, second round in Thailand, race two - Eurosport 2 0800.
QUICK QUIZ answers: 1 Arnold Palmer Invitational. 2. Eugene McKenna 3. Rory Best 4. Peter Wright 5. Knockmore (Mayo).
