ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1959: The Boston Celtics scored 173 points against Minneapolis. It was a new National Basketball Association (NBA) record points total and remains the highest score in any game not needing overtime.
1990: Cambridge became the first Fourth Division side for 14 years to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after beating Bristol City.
1991: Tony Adams played his first game for Arsenal following his release from prison. He led the team to a 1-0 win over Shrewsbury in an FA Cup fifth-round tie.
2000: Leicester won the last League Cup final at the old Wembley, a 2-1 victory over Tranmere seeing them lift the Worthington Cup.
2001: The British Horseracing Board and Jockey Club announced that racing in Britain would be suspended for seven days due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
2011: Birmingham beat Arsenal 2-1 to win the Carling Cup final, Obafemi Martins scoring a late winner after a mix-up between defender Laurent Koscielny and goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
2016: Everton announced that billionaire Farhad Moshiri was to become "a new major shareholder" at the club and "brings the promise of new investment".
SPORT BIRTHDAYS
Graeme Pollock (cricket) - former South Africa Test batsman and uncle of former Proteas star Shaun, born 1944.
James Worthy (basketball) - former three-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers, born 1961.
Mark Taylor (rugby union) - former Wales centre, who scored the first try at the Millennium Stadium in 1999, born 1973.
Colin Edwards (motorcycling) - American two-time World Superbike champion and former MotoGP rider, born 1974.
James Beattie (soccer) - former England, Southampton, Everton and Sheffield United striker, born 1978.
Paul Wellens (rugby league) - former St Helens full-back and England international, born 1980.
Bruno Soares (tennis) - winner of the 2016 US Open and Australian Open doubles with Jamie Murray, born 1982.
Jonjo Shelvey (soccer) - Newcastle midfielder, capped six times by England, born 1992.
Callum Wilson (soccer) - Bournemouth and England striker, born 1992.
QUICK QUIZ
1 Which club have lost a record six League Cup finals, including a 2-1 loss to Birmingham in 2011?
2 Which Formula One circuit features sections named Tabac and Mirabeau?
3 Which manager was sacked after 44 days at the helm of Leeds United in 1974?
4 What nationality is tennis player Dominic Thiem?
5 Which cricketer has scored three one-day international double-centuries?
(See answers below)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Wednesday, February 27)
SOCCER: Premier League, Chelsea v Tottenham - BT Sport 1 1915.
CRICKET: One-day international, West Indies v England - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1300; Test, New Zealand v Bangladesh - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 2155.
TENNIS: WTA Tennis, Abierto Mexicano Telcel - BT Sport 2 2200.
CYCLING: UAE Tour - Eurosport 2 1100; Track World Championships - Eurosport 1 1715.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Miami Heat v Golden State Warriors - Sky Sports Main Event 0030 (Wed).
Tomorrow (Thursday, February 28)
CRICKET: Test, New Zealand v Bangladesh - Sky Sports Cricket 2155, Sky Sports Main Event 2230.
GOLF: European Tour, the Oman Open - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 0630, 1000; PGA Tour, the Honda Classic - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 1300.
TENNIS: WTA Tennis, Abierto Mexicano Telcel - BT Sport 1 2200.
CYCLING: UAE Tour - Eurosport 2 1100; Track World Championships - Eurosport 1 1730.
DARTS: Premier League - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 1900.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder v Philadelphia 76ers - Sky Sports Main Event 0330 (Thur).
QUIZ ANSWERS
1 Arsenal; 2 Monaco; 3 Brian Clough; 4 Austrian; 5 Rohit Sharma.
