ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
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 Tom Finney, who was capped 76 times, 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.
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.
SPORT BIRTHDAYS
Richard Gough (soccer) - former Rangers and Scotland defender, born 1962.
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 won 52 caps for Germany, born 1982.
Jonathan Davies (rugby union) - Wales centre, currently at Scarlets, born 1988.
Nathaniel Clyne (soccer) - Liverpool and England defender, formerly at Crystal Palace and Southampton, born 1991.
QUICK QUIZ
1 What event takes place in Albert Park every March?
2 Who scored twice on their recent debut for LA Galaxy?
3 Which former Celtic and Liverpool player and manager is the most capped Scottish footballer?
4 Which American won seven Wimbledon titles between 1993 and 2000?
5 How old was Bruce Hobbs when he won the Grand National in 1938?
Answers below
SPORT ON TV
Today (Thursday, April 5)
SOCCER: Europa League quarter-final, Arsenal v CSKA Moscow - BT Sport 2 and eir Sport 1 1930.
GOLF: US Masters - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf 1900, eir Sport 1 2300.
COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Further coverage from Australia's Gold Coast - BBC2 from 0600 amd BBC1 from 0915, Swimming - Eurosport 2 1030.
RUGBY UNION: Hong Kong Sevens - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 0320 (Fri).
RUGBY LEAGUE: NRL, Canberra Raiders v Canterbury Bulldogs - Sky Sports Main Event 1000, Sky Sports Arena 1050.
TENNIS: WTA, Charleston Open - BT Sport 1 1600.
SNOOKER: China Open - Eurosport 1 0655 and 1225.
CYCLING: Basque Tour - Eurosport 2 1430.
DARTS: Premier League - Sky Sports Action 1900.
CURLING: World Championships - Eurosport 1 1930.
BASEBALL: MLB, Washington Nationals v New York Mets - BT Sport/ESPN 1800, Cleveland Cavaliers v Washington Wizards - BT Sport 2 0100 (Fri).
Tomorrow (Friday, April 6)
SOCCER: Women's World Cup qualifiers, England v Wales - BBC 2 1845, Republic of Ireland v Slovakia - eir Sport 1 1630; Serie A, Spal v Atalanta - BT Sport/ESPN 1945; A-League, Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory - BT Sport 1 1045.
GOLF: US Masters - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf 1900, eir Sport 1 2000.
COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Further coverage from Australia's Gold Coast - BBC2 from 0600 and BBC1 from 0915, Swimming - Eurosport 2 1030.
RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Sale Sharks v Wasps - BT Sport 1 1900; PRO14, Edinburgh v Ulster - BBC2 Northern Ireland 1930, Ospreys v Connacht - S4C 1930; Super Rugby, Hurricanes v Sharks - Sky Sports Action 0830; Championship, Nottingham v Bristol - Sky Sports Action 1930; Hong Kong Sevens - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 0600.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, St Helens v Hull FC - Sky Sports Arena 1930; NRL, Cronulla Sharks v Sydney Roosters - Sky Sports Arena 0900, St George Illawarra Dragons v South Sydney Rabbitohs - Sky Sports Arena 1045.
FORMULA ONE: Bahrain Grand Prix practice - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports F1 1145 and 1545, Channel 4 and eir Sport 1 1155.
TENNIS: WTA, Charleston Open - BT Sport 2 0900.
SNOOKER: China Open - Eurosport 1 0655 and 1225.
CYCLING: Basque Tour - Eurosport 2 1430.
MOTORCYCLING: Argentinian MotoGP practice - BT Sport 2 1245.
CURLING: World Championships - Eurosport 2 1630.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Philadelphia 76ers v Cleveland Cavaliers - BT Sport 1 0000 (Sat).
BASEBALL: MLB, Houston Astros v San Diego Padres - BT Sport/ESPN 0100 (Sat).
QUIZ ANSWERS
1 Australian Grand Prix; 2 Zlatan Ibrahimovic; 3 Kenny Dalglish; 4 Pete Sampras; 5 17 years old.