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On this Day, April 5 1922: Former England & Preston forward Tom Finney was born

Tom Finney was capped 76 times by England  
Tom Finney was capped 76 times by England   Tom Finney was capped 76 times by England  

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.