ON THIS DAY
1991: At Wellington in a drawn game against Sri Lanka, New Zealand's Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones set what was then a highest-ever Test partnership of 467 for the third wicket in a total of 671 for four. Crowe was out off the last ball of the day for 299.
1991: The Rugby Football Union rejected a request by Wimbledon to play their home matches at Twickenham.
2002: Newcastle signed 18-year-old midfielder Jermaine Jenas from Nottingham Forest for £5million, then a British record fee for a teenager.
2003: The England and Wales Cricket Board formally asked the International Cricket Council to move England's World Cup match in Zimbabwe to South Africa for "safety and security reasons". The appeal was subsequently rejected, England refused to travel, with financial penalties for the ECB and Zimbabwe awarded the points, costing England a place in the Super Six stage.
2009: Wales coach John Toshack agreed a two-year extension to his contract, committing him to the role until the end of the 2012 European Championship campaign. He left the job by mutual consent in September 2010.
2012: Nottingham Forest owner Nigel Doughty was found dead at his home in Lincolnshire.
2013: The Baltimore Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII with a 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in New Orleans.
2013: Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington announced her retirement from competitive swimming.
2014: Kevin Pietersen's England career came to an end after the batsman was omitted from the tour of the Caribbean and the ICC World Twenty20.
2016: Chris Ashton's appeal against a 10-week suspension for making contact with an opponent's eye during the European Champions Cup match between Saracens and Ulster was rejected, ruling him out of the RBS 6 Nations Championship.
BIRTHDAYS
Pirmin Zurbriggen (skiing) - Swiss former Olympic and world champion, born 1963.
Paul Aldred (cricket) - former Derbyshire all-rounder, born 1969.
Kevin Campbell (soccer) - former Arsenal and Everton striker, born 1970.
Bobbie Goulding (rugby league) - former Wigan, Widnes, Leeds, Salford, St Helens and Great Britain half-back, born 1972.
Oscar de la Hoya (boxing) - 10-time world champion at six weights, born 1973.
Mahmudullah (cricket) - Bangladesh all-rounder, born 1986.
Lucie Safarova (tennis) - Czech who reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2014 and the French Open final the following year, born 1987.
Darren O'Dea (soccer) - Republic of Ireland and Dundee defender, formerly with Celtic, born 1987.
Peter Pawlett (soccer) - Aberdeen midfielder, born 1991.
Lewis Cook (soccer) - Bournemouth midfielder, born 1997.
Josh Robson (soccer) - Sunderland defender, born 1998.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 How many goals did Frank Lampard score for England?
2 Which golfer has won the most major championships: Ernie Els, Nick Faldo or Phil Mickelson?
3 Which spinner was the leading wicket taker in last season's Specsavers County Championship?
4 Which of these countries has never reached a football World Cup final: Holland, Hungary, Portugal or Sweden?
5 Who are the reigning Davis Cup champions?
(See answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Saturday, February 4)
SOCCER: Premier League, Chelsea v Arsenal - Sky Sports 1 1130; Tottenham v Middlesbrough - BT Sport 1 1700; Scottish Premiership, Motherwell v Hearts - BT Sport 1 1200; Championship, Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa - Sky Sports 1 1715; Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund v RB Leipzig - BT Sport 2 1715; African Nations Cup, third-place play-off - Eurosport 2 1930; Serie A, Bologna v Napoli - BT Sport 2 1930; LaLiga, Valencia v Eibar - Sky Sports 5 1940.
RUGBY UNION: Six Nations, Scotland v Ireland - BBC One 1400; England v France - ITV 1610; Sevens World Series, Sky Sports 2 0600 and Sky Sports 5 0510 (Sun).
CRICKET: Second one-day international, South Africa v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports 2 1125; Third one-day international, New Zealand v Australia - Sky Sports 2 2200.
TENNIS: WTA, St Petersburg Ladies' Trophy - BT Sport 2 1100; Taiwan Open - BT Sport 2 0700; Davis Cup, Canada v Great Britain - BBC Two 1800.
GOLF: European Tour, Dubai Desert Classic - Sky Sports 4 0830; PGA Tour, Waste Management Phoenix Open - Sky Sports 4 1800.
CYCLING: Tour of Dubai - Eurosport 2 0930; Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana - Eurosport 2 1330.
SNOOKER: German Masters - Eurosport 1 1245 and 1845.
ATHLETICS: European Indoor Athletics - Eurosport 2 1730.
HORSE RACING: Racing Live from Sandown - ITV4 1330.
WINTER SPORTS: Winter Universiade - Eurosport 2 0700.
BASKETBALL: NBA, New York Knicks v Cleveland Cavaliers - BT Sport 1 0130 (Sun).
Tomorrow (Sunday, February 5)
SOCCER: Premier League, Manchester City v Swansea - Sky Sports 1 1230; Leicester v Manchester United - Sky Sports 1 1530; Scottish Premiership, St Johnstone v Celtic - Sky Sports 5 1200; Championship, Huddersfield v Leeds United - Sky Sports 2 1130; Serie A, AC Milan v Sampdoria - BT Sport 1 1130; Empoli v Torino - BT Sport/ESPN 1400; Juventus v Inter Milan - BT Sport 2 1930 and eir Sport 1 1940; Bundesliga, Augsburg v Werder Bremen - BT Sport 2 1415; Eintracht Frankfurt v Darmstadt - BT Sport 2 1630; LaLiga, Atletico Madrid v Leganes - Sky Sports 2 1500; Real Sociedad v Osasuna - Sky Sports 2 1715; Celta Vigo v Real Madrid - Sky Sports 1 1930; Ligue 1, Nantes v Nancy - BT Sport/ESPN 1600; Eredivisie, FC Twente v Feyenoord - Sky Sports 4 1320; African Nations Cup, final - Eurosport 2 1845.
RUGBY UNION: Six Nations, Italy v Wales - ITV 1300; Anglo-Welsh Cup, Saracens v Leicester - BT Sport 1 1545;
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL Super Bowl, New England Patriots v Atlanta Falcons - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 3 2200 and BBC One 2320.
GOLF: European Tour, Dubai Desert Classic - Sky Sports 4 0800; PGA Tour, Waste Management Phoenix Open - Sky Sports 4 1800.
CYCLING: Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana - Eurosport 2 1230.
SNOOKER: German Masters - Eurosport 1 1245.
WINTER SPORTS: Winter Universiade - Eurosport 2 0600.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Boston Celtics v Los Angeles Clippers - BT Sport 1 1900.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 29; 2 Nick Faldo (six); 3 Jeetan Patel (69); 4 Portugal; 5 Argentina.
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