ON THIS DAY
1876: Wales played their first international football match, losing 4-0 to Scotland in Glasgow.
1881 43rd Grand National: Mr Tommy Beasley (Ireland) wins aboard Woodbrook
1972: Future Olympic middle-distance medallists Steve Ovett and Sebastian Coe competed in the British Schools Cross-Country Championships. Ovett was second, Coe 10th.
1992: Aldershot FC lost their fight for survival and folded with debts of £1.2million.
1999: UEFA fined Sir Alex Ferguson £2,200 for ''unnecessary provocation'' following ''anti-Italian jibes'' towards Champions League opponents Inter Milan.
2006: Kimberly Wall, Nicola Sanders, Natasha Danvers-Smith and Christine Ohuruogu finished first in the Commonwealth Games women's 4x400m relay final, before being disqualified for incorrect lane positioning.
2010: Sir Chris Hoy won his 10th world title as he triumphed in the Keirin at the Track World Cycling Championships in Copenhagen.
2012: Derry managed to stave off a complete whitewash of Ulster sides in the GAA National Football League programme, Antrim, Cavan, Monaghan all lost out with John Brennan's Derry recording a 0-19 to 1-16 draw, after looking comfortably in control, at home to Louth. Darren Clarke scored a goal and seven points for Louth and his stoppage-time point secured the draw.
2012: Fernando Alonso won the rain-hit Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix, with Sergio Perez second and Lewis Hamilton third.
2013: Tiger Woods returned to the world number one ranking with a two-shot victory at the Arnold Palmer International.
2015: The IAAF appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport over "selective disqualification of results" applied by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) in punishing six race walkers who failed drug tests.
BIRTHDAYS
Christina Boxer-Cahill (athletics) - first British woman to run 800 metres in under two minutes, born 1957.
Rene Meulensteen (soccer) - former Fulham manager, born 1964.
Magnus Larsson (tennis) - Swedish Davis Cup winner, born 1970.
Serge Betsen (rugby union) - former Biarritz, Wasps and France flanker, born 1974.
Wladimir Klitschko (boxing) - Ukrainian former WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO heavyweight champion, born 1976.
Francie Bellew (gaelic footballer) - Crossmaglen stalwart and key defender in Joe Kernan's Armagh side which won the All-Ireland title in 2002, won an All-Star for his skills in 2003, born 1976.
Liam Messam (rugby union) - New Zealand flanker, born 1984.
Scott Sinclair (soccer) - Aston Villa forward, born 1989.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Wales prop Samson Lee plays for which regional side?
2 Who won the recent Ladies Football GAA Allstars game at the Torero Stadium in the University
of San Diego?
3 Name the Antrim GAA senior football joint-managers?
4 With which club did Aston Villa forward Scott Sinclair start his professional career?
5 The NBA franchise known as the Trail Blazers play in which American state?
(See answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today
GAA: Seo Spoirt: Dara O Cinneide and guests preview the sixth round of National Football League fixtures, as well as the disqualification rounds in the National Hurling League - TG4 2110.
SOCCER: International friendly, Republic of Ireland v Switzerland - Setanta Sports Ireland 1930; Sky Bet League One, Swindon v Wigan - Sky Sports 1 1730; Peterborough v Coventry - Sky Sports 1 1930; Vanarama National League, Tranmere v Lincoln - BT Sport 1 1430.
CRICKET: ICC World Twenty20, Pakistan v Australia - Sky Sports 2 0900; South Africa v West Indies - Sky Sports 2 1330.
RUGBY UNION: Super Rugby: Hurricanes v Kings - Sky Sports 2 0630.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Hull KR v Hull FC - Sky Sports 1 1230; St Helens v Wigan Warriors - Sky Sports 1 1500.
GOLF: World Golf Championship, WGC-Dell Match Play Championship - Sky Sports 4 1800.
TENNIS: ATP Tour, Miami Open - Sky Sports 3 1500; WTA Tour, Miami Open - BT Sport 2 1500.
CYCLING: Tour of Catalunya - Eurosport 1 1430.
SNOOKER: Players Championship - ITV4 1245-1715 and 1845-2315.
HORSE RACING: From Lingfield Park and Musselburgh - Channel 4 1330.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Miami Heat v Orlando Magic - BT Sport 1 2330.
Tomorrow
GAA: GAA 2016 (R): Action from matches in the fifth round of National Hurling League fixtures, plus a round-up of the latest news - TG4 1105; Live GAA: Tyrone v Armagh (Throw-in 7.00pm). Coverage of the Ulster Senior Football Championship clash - Setanta Sport 1 1845; GAA: Dublin v Donegal. A chance to see the National Football League Division One fixture at Croke Park - Setanta Sport 1 2045.
SOCCER: International friendly, Germany v England - ITV 1930; Sky Bet League One, Burton v Oldham - Sky Sports 1 1200; Vanarama National League, Halifax v Altrincham - BT Sport 1 1200;
Road to UEFA Euro 2016: Magazine show featuring a preview of this summer's tournament, which takes place in France. Martin O'Neill's Republic of Ireland will play Belgium, Italy and Sweden in Group E - RTE 2 1325.
CRICKET: ICC World Twenty20, Bangladesh v New Zealand - Sky Sports 2 0900; England v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports 2 1330.
RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Saracens v Exeter - BT Sport 1 1500; Worcester v Leicester - BT Sport 1 1715; Guinness PRO12, Ospreys v Scarlets - Sky Sports 1 1445; Connacht v Leinster - Sky Sports 1 1700; Super Rugby, Chiefs v Force - Sky Sports 3 0630; Rebels v Highlanders - Sky Sports 3 0830; Sunwolves v Bulls - Sky Sports 3 1040; Cheetahs v Brumbies - Sky Sports 3 1300; Sharks v Crusaders - Sky Sports 5 1545; Jaguares v Stormers - Sky Sports 2 2135.
GOLF: World Golf Championship, WGC-Dell Match Play Championship - Sky Sports 4 1400.
TENNIS: ATP Tour, Miami Open - Sky Sports 3 1500; WTA Tour, Miami Open - BT Sport 2 1500.
BOXING: IBF welterweight title, Kell Brook v Kevin Bizier - Sky Sports 1 1930; British middleweight title, Nick Blackwell v Chris Eubank Jr - Channel 5 2140.
ATHLETICS: World Half Marathon Championships - BBC One 1330.
CYCLING: Tour of Catalunya - Eurosport 1 1430.
SNOOKER: Players Championship - ITV4 1245-1715 and 1845-2315.
HORSE RACING: Live coverage - Channel 4 1330; Dubai World Cup - Eurosport 1 1715.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder v San Antonio Spurs - BT Sport 1 0000 (Sun).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Scarlets; 2 Penalties settled the spoils in favour of the 2015 team Ladies Football Allstars team, with the winner coming from the boot of Cora Staunton after the exhibition game finished 3-18 apiece at the end of normal time; 3 Frank Fitzsimons and Gearoid Adams; 4 Bristol Rovers; 5 Oregon (Portland).
