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On This Day - Jan 19 1949: Which Irish world champion was born on this day?

Sean McMahon (centre) pictured at Queen's University's Whitla Hall, Belfast in 1975 with snooker stars Dennis Taylor, Alex Higgins, Graham Miles and Patsy Fagan
Sean McMahon (centre) pictured at Queen's University's Whitla Hall, Belfast in 1975 with snooker stars Dennis Taylor, Alex Higgins, Graham Miles and Patsy Fagan Sean McMahon (centre) pictured at Queen's University's Whitla Hall, Belfast in 1975 with snooker stars Dennis Taylor, Alex Higgins, Graham Miles and Patsy Fagan

ON THIS DAY 

1903: Details of the first Tour de France were announced by Henri Desgrange in L'Auto newspaper.

1996: Manchester City signed former England midfielder Nigel Clough from Liverpool in a £1.5million deal.

2003: Michael Owen, then with Liverpool, admitted running up gambling losses of between £30,000 and £40,000.

2009: Manchester City announced they had terminated discussions with AC Milan over the proposed transfer of former world footballer of the year Kaka.

2010: David Sullivan and David Gold completed their takeover of West Ham, having previously owned a controlling stake in Birmingham.

2010: Stade Francais prop David Attoub was banned for 70 weeks for making contact with the eye of Ulster's Stephen Ferris.

2012: Chris Coleman was appointed as the new Wales manager, succeeding his friend, the late Gary Speed.

2016: Rafael Nadal was knocked out of the Australian Open in the first round by Fernando Verdasco, who won 7-6 (8/6) 4-6 3-6 7-6 (7/4) 6-2.

BIRTHDAYS

Dennis Taylor (snooker) - Northern Irishman who won a memorable 1985 World Championship final 18-17 against Steve Davis, born 1949.

Stefan Edberg (tennis) - Swede who won singles titles at Wimbledon, the Australian Open and the US Open, born 1966.

Steve Staunton (soccer) - former Republic of Ireland manager and defender, born 1969.

Jenson Button (motor racing) - Formula One driver who won the drivers' championship with Brawn in 2009, born 1980.

Asier del Horno (soccer) - former Chelsea and Spain full-back, born 1981.

Claudio Marchisio (soccer) - Juventus and Italy midfielder, born 1986.

QUICK QUIZ

1) What is a score three below par in golf known as?

2) Who do Tyrone face in their opening 2018 National Football League game later this month?

3) Which football club is known by the nickname the Blades?

4) Which current Irish boxer is known as Dynamite?

5) In which sport do you hear the terms RBI, slider and plate?

(See quiz answers at bottom)

SPORT ON TV 

Today (Friday, January 19)

TENNIS: Australian Open - Eurosport 2 0600 and Eurosport 1 0745; Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 0000 (Sat).

SOCCER: Championship, Derby County v Bristol City - Sky Sports Main Event 1900; Bundesliga, Hertha Berlin v Borussia Dortmund - BT Sport 1 1915; Ligue 1, Caen v Marseille - eir Sport 1 1930.

CRICKET: Under-19s World Cup, India v Zimbabwe - Sky Sports Cricket 0600; New Zealand v South Africa - Sky Sports Cricket 0055 (Sat) and v 0100 (Sat)

RUGBY UNION: European Rugby Challenge Cup, Gloucester v Pau - Sky Sports Action 0700.

GOLF: European Tour, Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf 0700; PGA Tour, The CareerBuilder Challenge - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf 1600 and 2000.

SNOOKER: The Masters - BBC Two 1300 & 1900, Eurosport 2 1300 & 1845.

Tomorrow (Saturday, January 20)

SOCCER: Premier League, Brighton v Chelsea - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League 1130; Manchester City v Newcastle, BT Sport 1 1700; Championship, Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff - Sky Sports Main Event 1715; National League, Sutton United v Dagenham & Redbridge - BT Sport 1 1200; Welsh Premier League, Cardiff Met v The New Saints - S4C 1700; Bundesliga, Hamburg SV v FC Cologne - BT Sport 2 1730; LaLiga, Las Palmas v Valencia - Sky Sports Main Event 1940.

TENNIS: Australian Open - Eurosport 2 0600 and Eurosport 1 0745; Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 0000 (Sun).

CRICKET: Under-19s World Cup, New Zealand v South Africa - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 0600; Third one-day international, Australia v England - BT Sport 1 0300 (Sun).

RUGBY UNION: European Rugby Champions Cup, Montpellier v Leinster - Sky Sports Action 1230; Saracens v Northampton - BT Sport 2 1500; Scarlets v Toulon - Sky Sports Action 1700; Treviso v Bath - BT Sport 2 1930.

GOLF: European Tour, Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship - Sky Sports Golf 0830 and Sky Sports Main Event 0845; PGA Tour, The CareerBuilder Challenge - Sky Sports Golf 2000 and Sports Main Event 2145.

SNOOKER: The Masters - Eurosport 2 1300 & 1845, BBC One 1315, BBC Two 1630 & 1900.

HORSE RACING: Live from Ascot - ITV4 1330.

BASKETBALL: NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers v Oklahoma City Thunder - BT Sport//ESPN 2030.

QUICK QUIZ answers 1 Albatross; 2 Galway; 3 Sheffield United; 4 Conrad Cummings; 5 Baseball