BIRTHDAYS
Raymond van Barneveld (darts) - former PDC World Darts champion, born 1967.
Alan McLoughlin (soccer) - former Portsmouth, Swindon and Republic of Ireland midfielder, born 1967.
Shay Given (soccer) - former Stoke and Republic of Ireland goalkeeper, born 1976.
ON THIS DAY
1912: The Boston Red Sox opened Fenway Park, which is now the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball.
1981: Steve Davis won the first of his six world snooker titles by beating Doug Mountjoy 18-12 in the final at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
2007: Peter Moores was named as the permanent successor to Duncan Fletcher as England coach.
2014: Lewis Hamilton added another flourish for the record books, winning a third consecutive Grand Prix for the first time in his career as he led from start to finish in China.
2016: Celtic manager Ronny Deila announced his decision to leave the club at the end of the season. The Norwegian guided the Hoops to two league titles and one Scottish Cup in his two seasons.
2017: Germaine Mason, who won high jump silver for Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics, died in a motorcycle crash in Jamaica.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Which sport does the Oklahoma City Thunder play?
2. England was knocked out of the 1998 World Cup by which team?
3. Who was the first cricketer to achieve 10,000 runs in Test cricket?
4. Which rugby league player was presented with the Lance Todd trophy in 2017?
5. How many gold medals did swimmer Mark Spitz win at the 1972 Olympics?
See answers below
TV GUIDE
Today (Friday, April 20)
SOCCER: Championship, Millwall v Fulham - Sky Sports Main Event 1930; Bundesliga, Borussia Monchengladbach v Wolfsburg - BT Sport/ESPN 1930; Ligue 1, Dijon v Lyon - eir Sport 1 1930; A-League, Elimination final - BT Sport 1 0845.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1500.
RUGBY UNION: Super Rugby, Blues v Highlanders, Waratahs v Lions - Sky Sports Action 0830 & 1040.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Wigan v Castleford - Sky Sports Arena 1930.
GOLF: European Tour, Trophee Hassan II - Sky Sports Golf 1130 and 1530; PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open - Sky Sports Golf 1830 and 2030.
TENNIS: ATP, Monte-Carlo Masters - Sky Sports Main Event 1000.
CYCLING: Tour of the Alps - Eurosport 1 1300; Tour of Croatia - Eurosport 1 1430.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Play-off game, Indiana Pacers v Cleveland Cavaliers - BT Sport 1 0100 (Sat).
BASEBALL: MLB, Detroit Tigers v Kansas City Royals - BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Sat).
Tomorrow (Saturday, April 21)
SOCCER: Premier League, West Brom v Liverpool - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1130; FA Cup, Manchester United v Tottenham - BBC One 1655 and eir Sport 1 1705; Championship, Cardiff v Nottingham Forest - Sky Sports Main Event 1930; Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund v Bayer Leverkusen - BT Sport 1 1715.
RUGBY UNION: Champions Cup, Cardiff Blues v Pau - Sky Sports Action 1230, Leinster v Scarlets - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 1500; PRO14, Ulster v Glasgow Warriors - BBC Two Scotland and Northern Ireland 1800.
SNOOKER: World Championship - BBC Two 1000 and 1900, Eurosport 1 1000, 1430 and 1830, BBC One 1345, BBC Two Wales 1900.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings Xi Punjab - Sky Sports Cricket 1100, Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils - Sky Sports Cricket 1500, Sky Sports Main Event 1800.
RUGBY LEAGUE: South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canberra Raiders - Sky Sports Main Event 0600, Wests Tigers v Newcastle Knights - Sky Sports Main Event 0825 and Sky Sports Action 0830, North Queensland Cowboys v Gold Coast Titans - Sky Sports Action 1030.
BOXING: Amir Khan v Phil Lo Greco - Sky Sports Action 1900 and Sky Sports Main Event 2145; Carl Frampton v Nonito Donaire - BT Sport 1 1930; Adrien Broner v Jessie Vargas - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 0200 (Sun).
GOLF: European Tour, Trophee Hassan II - Sky Sports Golf 1300; PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open - Sky Sports Golf 1800.
CYCLING: Tour of Croatia - Eurosport 1 1430.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Play-off game, Minnesota Timberwolves v Houston Rockets - BT Sport 1 0100 (Sun).
BASEBALL: MLB, New York Yankees v Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles v Cleveland Indians - BT Sport/ESPN 1800 & 2100.
Quick quiz blitz answers: 1. Basketball; 2. Argentina; 3. Sunil Gavaskar; 4. Marc Sneyd; 5. Seven.
