BIRTHDAYS
Peter Alliss (golf) - Television commentator who played in eight Ryder Cups, born 1931.
Mario Andretti (motor racing) - Formula One champion in 1978, born 1940.
Dino Zoff (soccer) - Italian former World Cup-winning goalkeeper, also coached Italy, Juventus and Lazio, born 1942.
Sepp Maier (soccer) - West Germany's most-capped goalkeeper who was part of the World Cup-winning team of 1974, born 1944.
Ian Smith (cricket) - former New Zealand wicketkeeper, now commentator, born 1957.
Barry McGuigan (boxing) - former world featherweight champion, now a manager of boxers including world super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton, born 1961.
Colin Cooper (soccer) - former England, Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough defender, born 1967.
Lee Carsley (soccer) - former Everton, Derby and former Republic of Ireland midfielder, born 1974.
Azhar Mahmood (cricket) - Pakistani all-rounder, born 1975.
Ivo Karlovic (tennis) - Croatian with six ATP Tour titles to his name, born 1979.
Tim Bresnan (cricket) - Yorkshire and England all-rounder, born 1985.
Jelena Jankovic (tennis) - former world number one and US Open finalist from Serbia, born 1985.
Wes Fletcher (soccer) - Motherwell striker, born 1991.
ON THIS DAY
1914: A rugby league Challenge Cup scoring record was set when Huddersfield beat Swinton Park Rangers 119-2. Rochdale surpassed that with their 120-4 win over Illingworth in 2005.
1990: Northamptonshire and England cricketer Colin Milburn died at the age of 48.
2001: The seven-day suspension of horse racing in Britain due to the outbreak of foot and mouth disease began.
2006: Robbie Keane was confirmed as the new Republic of Ireland captain.
2007: Darren Gough was unveiled as the new captain of Yorkshire, three years after leaving his home county to join Essex.
2009: A try from Brian O'Driscoll helped Ireland to a 14-13 win over England in the Six Nations. Ireland went on to secure a first Grand Slam in 61 years.
2010: Manchester United won the Carling Cup with a 2-1 win over Aston Villa in the final at Wembley.
2012: Dereck Chisora was handed an indefinite ban and heavy fine by the World Boxing Council following his behaviour before and after his heavyweight title fight with Vitali Klitschko earlier in the month, which included being embroiled in a brawl with British rival David Haye at the post-fight press conference.
2015: Peter Crouch equalled Alan Shearer's Premier League record of 46 headed goals, seconds after coming on as a substitute as Stoke beat Hull.
SPORT ON TV
Today
GAA: National Football League, Donegal v Mayo (live), Down v Kerry (deferred) TG4 1330.
SOCCER: Capital One Cup final, Liverpool v Manchester City - Sky Sports 1 1600; Premier League, Manchester United v Arsenal - Sky Sports 1 1300; Primera Division, Villarreal v Levante - Sky Sports 2 1055, Valencia v Athletic Bilbao - Sky Sports 2 1455, Deportivo La Coruna v Granada - Sky Sports 2 1700, Barcelona v Sevilla - Sky Sports 2 1915; Serie A, Sampdoria v Frosinone - BT Sport 2 1345; Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt v Schalke 04 - BT Sport 1 1815; Ligue 1, Gazelec Ajaccio v Marseille - BT Sport 2 1600, Lyon v Paris St Germain - BT Sport 2 1945; Eredivisie, Utrecht v Feyenoord - Sky Sports 5 1325, Ajax v AZ Alkmaar - Sky Sports 5 1540; Primeira Liga, Belenenses v Porto - BT Sport ESPN 1915; A-League, Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets - BT Sport 1 0600.
RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Exeter Chiefs v Bath - BT Sport 1 1200, Wasps v Harlequins - BT Sport 1 1500; PRO12, Zebre v Leinster - Sky Sports 3 1445.
GOLF: Perth International - Sky Sports 4 0600; Honda Classic - Sky Sports 4 1800.
TENNIS: Mexican Open - Sky Sports 3 0300 (Mon).
BASKETBALL: NBA, Atlanta Hawks v Charlotte Hornets - BT Sport 1 2030.
CYCLING: Spring Classic series - Eurosport 1 1400.
SAILING: America's Cup World Series in Oman - BT Sport 2 0930.
SNOOKER: Gdynia Open - Eurosport 2 1200, 1500 and 1905.
WINTER SPORTS: Alpine Skiing - Eurosport 1 0815; Biathlon, European Championships - Eurosport 1 0945; Nordic Combined Skiing - Eurosport 2 1400; Ski Jumping - Eurosport 1 1145.
Tomorrow
SOCCER: Championship, Brighton v Leeds - Sky Sports 1 1930.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers v Indiana Pacers - BT Sport 1 0000 (Tue).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Which current League One team won the FA Cup in 1900 and 1903?
2 Central Park is the home of which Ladbrokes League One team?
3 Name the manager of the Dublin men's senior gaelic football team?
4 Who is the manager of the Monaghan ladies gaelic senior football team?
5 In which county is Plumpton racecourse?
Answers: 1 Bury; 2 Cowdenbeath; 3 Jim Gavin; 4 Paula Cunningham; 5 East Sussex.
