Tyson Fury lands a right to Deontay Wilder during the WBC heavyweight championship boxing title match on Saturday, February 22 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
SPORT BIRTHDAYS-
Denis Law
soccer
former Scotland forward who played for both Manchester United and City, born 1940.
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Alain Prost
motor racing
French four-time world Formula One champion, born 1955.
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Neil Sullivan
soccer
former Wimbledon, Doncaster and Scotland goalkeeper, born 1970.
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Pedro De La Rosa
motor racing
Spanish former Formula One driver who raced for Jaguar, Arrows, Sauber and HRT, born 1971.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr
boxing
American who retired undefeated and won multiple world titles, born 1977.
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Lleyton Hewitt
tennis
Australian former world number one and Wimbledon champion in 2002, born 1981.
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Mohammad Sami
cricket
former Pakistan fast bowler, born 1981.
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Ryan Fraser
soccer
Scotland and Bournemouth winger, born 1994.
ON THIS DAY IN SPORT- 1968
Hampden Park drew a crowd of 134,461 for the European Championship qualifier between Scotland and England, a record for the competition.
- 1993
England's World Cup-winning captain Bobby Moore died of cancer at the age of 51. The West Ham and Fulham defender led England 90 times and won 108 caps.
- 2004
Dwain Chambers was banned for two years by UK Athletics after being found guilty of failing a drugs test.
- 2006
Chelsea condemned death threats made towards referee Terje Hauge on fans' internet forums in the wake of their controversial Champions League defeat against Barcelona. Norwegian referee Hauge sent off Blues defender Asier Del Horno following a challenge on Lionel Messi.
- 2010
Sachin Tendulkar broke the record for the highest individual score in a one-day international innings, scoring 200 not out against South Africa to pass Charles Coventry and Saeed Anwar's 194.
- 2013
Swansea beat Bradford 5-0 to win the League Cup at Wembley.
- 2014
Crystal Palace midfielder Jason Puncheon was charged by the Football Association following a series of tweets in reaction to criticism of his penalty miss at Tottenham by former Palace boss Neil Warnock. Puncheon was later fined £15,000 by the FA.
- 2015
Chris Gayle became the first person to score a double century in a World Cup match as he struck 16 sixes in an innings of 215 in West Indies' victory over Zimbabwe.
- 2016
Hull KR sacked head coach Chris Chester just three matches into the Super League season.
QUICK QUIZ- Which Irish soccer club used to play its home games at Grosvenor Park, Belfast?
- Who joked that he would not wash his clothes after hugging Lionel Messi and setting up one of the Argentinian's four goals against Eibar?
- How many rounds did Tyson Fury take to beat Deontay Wilder and claim the heavyweight title?
- Mashies and niblicks are types of what?
- Name the Ulster camogie side due to feature in the All-Ireland Senior Club final this Sunday, March 1 2020?
- Distillery
- Martin Braithwaite
- Seven
- Golf clubs
- Slaughtneil
SPORT ON TVMonday, February 24
- SOCCER
Premier League, Liverpool v West Ham - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1900; Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt v Union Berlin - BT Sport 1 1915.
- CRICKET
Women's ICC World T20, Australia v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 0630; India v Bangladesh - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1030; Test, New Zealand v India - Sky Sports Cricket 2225, Sky Sports Main Event 2300.
- CYCLING
Tour of UAE - Eurosport 1 1045.
- SNOOKER
Players Championship - ITV4 1645.
Tuesday, February 25
- SOCCER
Champions League, Chelsea v Bayern Munich - BT Sport 2 1900; Championship, Cardiff v Nottm Forest - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football 1900.
- CRICKET
Women's ICC World T20, England v Thailand - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 0330 (Wed).
- CYCLING
Tour of UAE - Eurosport 1 1045.
- SNOOKER
Players Championship - ITV4 1245, 1845.
