ON THIS DAY
1927: Joe Davis beat Tom Dennis 20-11 at Camkin's Hall, Birmingham to win the first world professional snooker championship. Davis beat a field of 10 to take the trophy.
1936: Footballer Bernard Joy played his one and only game for England against Belgium. A member of the successful Corinthian Casuals team, he was the last amateur to play for England.
2006: Tottenham asked the Premier League to order a rematch against West Ham after 10 of their players went down with suspected food poisoning at the team hotel on the morning of the game. They lost the game when a win would have put them into the Champions League. The appeal was rejected.
2007: West Ham confirmed they would not appeal against the £5.5million fine imposed on them by the Premier League's independent commission over the signings of Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano.
2009: Down beat Derry on a scoreline of 3-20 to 1-22 in the first round of the Christy Ring Cup at Páirc Esler.
2010: Chelsea won the Premier League title following an 8-0 win over Wigan.
2011: Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt died in a crash on the third stage of the Giro d'Italia.
2013: Great Britain's former Olympic sailing champion Andrew Simpson died after his catamaran capsized in training in San Francisco Bay ahead of the America's Cup. He was 36.
2013: David Moyes was named as Manchester United's new manager on a six-year contract. The former Everton boss lasted less than a season in the role.
2016: UEFA president Michel Platini resigned after having his ban from all football-related activity reduced to four years from six by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
2016: Andy Murray split from coach Amelie Mauresmo despite the British number one having reached two grand slam finals since appointing her in June 2014.
BIRTHDAYS
Don Goodman (soccer) - former Sunderland, Wolves, West Brom and Bradford forward, now a TV pundit, born 1966.
Neil Ruddock (soccer) - former West Ham and Liverpool defender, born 1968.
Marie-Jose Perec (athletics) - triple Olympic sprint champion, born 1968.
Don Hutchison (soccer) - former Scotland international, born 1971.
Jason Lee (soccer) - much-travelled former Nottingham Forest striker, born 1971
Daniela Silivas (gymnastics) - Romanian six-time Olympic medallist, born 1972.
Grant Hackett (swimming) - multi-Olympic and world medallist, former 1500 metres freestyle world record holder, born 1980.
Alan Campbell (rowing) - Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 2012 Olympic bronze medallist in the single sculls, born 1983.
Ellen White (soccer) - England Women forward, born 1989.
QUICK QUIZ
1. Which football team did Germany defeat to lift the 2014 World Cup?
2. How many times have Galway appeared in the Leinster SHC final since their inclusion in the tournament in 2009?
3. Muhammad Ali recorded how many professional wins in the boxing ring?
4. Since what year have New York competed in the Connacht Senior Football Championship?
5. Who won the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai in 2017?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Wednesday, May 9)
SOCCER: Premier League, Chelsea v Huddersfield - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Premier League 1930; Scottish Premiership, Hearts v Hibernian - BT Sport 1 1915.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Cricket 1500.
TENNIS: ATP, Madrid Open - Sky Sports Main Event 1100.
CYCLING: Giro d'Italia - Eurosport 1 1200.
HORSE RACING: Chester - ITV 4 1330.
Thursday May 10
BASKETBALL: NBA, play-offs TBC - BT Sport 1 0100 (Thurs).
BASEBALL: MLB, Colorado Rockies v Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox - BT Sport/ESPN 2000 & 0000 (Thurs).
SOCCER: Premier League, West Ham v Manchester United - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Premier League 1930; European Under-17 Championship, England v Switzerland - ITV4 1845.
CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Delhi Daredevils v Sunrisers Hyderabad - Sky Sports Main Event & Sky Sports Cricket 1500.
GOLF: PGA, The Players Championship - Sky Sports Main Event 1230 & 2200, Sky Sports Golf 1230 & 1800.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Ladbrokes Challenge Cup, Featherstone v Hull - Sky Sports 1935.
TENNIS: ATP, Madrid Open - Sky Sports Main Event 1100; WTA, Madrid Open - BT Sport 2 1100 & 2030.
CYCLING: Giro d'Italia - Eurosport 1 1200.
HORSE RACING: Chester - ITV 4 1330.
DARTS: Premier League - Sky Sports Action 1900.
BASKETBALL: NBA, play-offs TBC - BT Sport 1 0100 (Fri).
QUIZ ANSWERS
1. Argentina; 2. Six; 3. 56; 4. 1999; 5. Lewis Hamilton.
