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Time Out - January 30: Sporting greats, Dates and a Quick Quiz Blitz to kickstart your day

CLOSE ENCOUNTER: Tyrone’s Aidan Cassidy and Donegal’s James Keeny contest possession during the drawn Dr McKenna Cup group match between the sides in Ballbofey. The teams square up in tonight’s 2010 final in what is likely to be another closely-contested affair
CLOSE ENCOUNTER: Tyrone’s Aidan Cassidy and Donegal’s James Keeny contest possession during the drawn Dr McKenna Cup group match between the sides in Ballbofey. The teams square up in tonight’s 2010 final in what is likely to be another CLOSE ENCOUNTER: Tyrone’s Aidan Cassidy and Donegal’s James Keeny contest possession during the drawn Dr McKenna Cup group match between the sides in Ballbofey. The teams square up in tonight’s 2010 final in what is likely to be another closely-contested affair
By The Irish News Archive and PA

SPECIAL K: Tyrone’s Kyle Coney (left) and Donegal’s Kevin Cassidy will renew acquaintances this evening at Brewster Park as the sides, who drew in the group stage, contest the Dr McKenna Cup final

BACK IN THE DAY

The Irish News - January 30 2010: Dr McKenna Cup final: Tyrone's talent pool can make statement with final victory

As Donegal prepare to take on the free-scoring Tyrone men, their supporters will draw comfort from the old adage that Mickey Harte can only pick 15 players.

Because if this year's Barrett Sports Lighting Dr McKenna Cup has proved anything, then it's the vast breadth and depth of the reservoir of talent that lies in the O'Neill county.

The statistics speak for themselves.

Tyrone have had 19 different scorers in the four games in which they amassed a total of 5-57.

Many of those goals and points came from newcomers such as Kyle Coney (1-7), Mark Donnelly (2-3), Niall McKenna (0-3) and Ronan McNabb (0-2).

It's now evident that the Red Hands are reaping the dividends of a decade of sustained success that yielded three All-Ireland minor and senior titles.

Always a county obsessed with football, Tyrone is now bursting at the seams with footballers obsessed with playing for the county.

Mickey Harte's decision to introduce an influx of young, hungry players has had the desired effect.

SPORT BIRTHDAYS

  • Curtis Strange

    golf

    twice US Open winner in 1988 and 1989, born 1955.

  • Juninho Pernambucano

    soccer

    former Lyon and Brazil midfielder, born 1975.

  • Georgi Hristov

    soccer

    former Barnsley and Dunfermline striker, born 1976.

  • Tom Malchow

    swimming

    American who won an Olympic gold at the 2000 Sydney Games, born 1977.

  • Peter Crouch

    soccer

    former Liverpool, Tottenham, Stoke and England striker, born 1981.

  • Dimitar Berbatov

    soccer

    former Tottenham, Manchester United, Fulham and Bulgaria striker, born 1981.

  • Afonso Alves

    soccer

    former Middlesbrough striker, born 1981.

  • Mitchell Starc

    cricket

    Australia fast bowler, born 1990.

  • Katy Marchant

    cycling

    Track cyclist who won bronze in the individual sprint at the 2016 Rio Olympics, born 1993.

ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
  • 1911

    Jim Driscoll became the first man to win the Lonsdale Belt outright when he stopped 'Spike' Robson in the 11th round of their British featherweight title fight in London.

  • 1957

    Flamboyant American golfer Payne Stewart was born. A familiar figure in his 'plus fours', Stewart won his first major at the US PGA Championship in 1989 and then secured the US Open two years later. In 1999 he claimed the US Open title again and appeared in his fourth Ryder Cup match. On October 25, 1999, Stewart was killed when the private Learjet he was travelling in crashed in South Dakota.

  • 1999

    Glenn Hoddle provoked furious condemnation from sports bodies, churches and the Government after saying in an interview he believed people born disabled were paying for sins committed in a previous life. Hoddle was later sacked as England manager.

  • 2001

    Celtic defender Alan Stubbs was given the all-clear after twice fighting cancer.

  • 2003

    Just hours after confirming the departure of striker Robbie Fowler, Leeds agreed a £9million fee with Newcastle for the sale of England defender Jonathan Woodgate.

  • 2005

    Marat Safin won the Australian Open with a 1-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 triumph over Lleyton Hewitt in the final.

  • 2008

    Stuart Pearce was appointed as one of Fabio Capello's coaches for the England senior team.

  • 2011

    Andy Murray lost 6-4 6-2 6-3 to Novak Djokovic in the final of the Australian Open.

  • 2013

    Liverpool announced the signing of Brazilian forward Philippe Coutinho from Inter Milan.

  • 2019

    Harry Maguire equalised for Leicester at Anfield as Liverpool missed the chance to move seven points clear of Manchester City in the Premier League title race.

QUICK QUIZ
  • Which US city is home to the Hawks NBA franchise and United in the MLS?
  • What connects Brentford, Wigan Athletic, Leeds United, Fleetwood Town and Swedish side Malmo?
  • In which city was South African golfer Gary Player born?
  • Which English Super League club play at DW Stadium?
  • Who won the Australian Open women's singles title in 1997, 1998 and 1999?
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  • Atlanta
  • They have all been managed by Uwe Rosler
  • Johannesburg
  • Wigan Warriors
  • Martina Hingis
SPORT ON TV

Wednesday, January 30

  • TENNIS

    Australian Open - Eurosport 1 0830, 0400 (Fri).

  • CRICKET

    Under-19 World Cup, quarter-final - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket 1030; Women's T20, India v England - BT Sport 1 0300 (Fri); Big Bash, Hobart Hurricanes v Sydney Thunder - BT Sport 1 0800.

  • GOLF

    European Tour, The Saudi International - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf 1130; PGA Tour, The Waste Management Phoenix Open - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf 1430.

  • BOXING

    WBO middleweight title fight, Demetrius Andrade v Luke Keeler - Sky Sports Main Event 0200 (Fri).

  • SNOOKER

    German Masters - Eurosport 2 0900, 1400 and 1900.