PA Sport Trivia (19/04/18)

PA Sport Trivia (19/04/18)

PA SPORT BIRTHDAYS

Harold ‘Dickie’ Bird (cricket) – Umpire who officiated in 66 Tests before his retirement in 1998, born 1933.

Trevor Francis (soccer) – First £1million footballer in Britain after moving to Nottingham Forest from Birmingham in 1979, also a former manager of QPR, Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham and Crystal Palace, born 1954.

Sue Barker (tennis) – British player who won the 1976 French Open, now a broadcaster, born 1956.

Richard Phelps (modern pentathlon) – First Briton to win the men’s world title in 1993, born 1961.

Dame Kelly Holmes (athletics) – Olympic champion at 800 metres and 1500m at the 2004 Athens Games, born 1970.

Rivaldo (soccer) – Former Brazil, Barcelona and AC Milan playmaker and 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year, born 1972.

Jason Gillespie (cricket) – Retired Australian pace bowler, who also represented Yorkshire and Glamorgan and is now head coach at Sussex, born 1975.

Jussi Jaaskelainen (soccer) – Finnish former Bolton, West Ham and Wigan goalkeeper, born 1975.

Gabriel Heinze (soccer) – Former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Argentina defender, born 1978.

Valon Behrami (soccer) – Udinese’s Switzerland midfielder, formerly at Watford, born 1985.

Joe Hart (soccer) – Manchester City and England goalkeeper, currently on a season-long loan at West Ham, born 1987.

Maria Sharapova (tennis) – Russian who won Wimbledon in 2004, the 2006 US Open, the 2008 Australian Open and 2012 French Open, born 1987.

Steve Cook (soccer) – Bournemouth defender, born 1991.

Matteo Manassero (golf) – Italian who won the 2010 Castello Masters in Spain to become youngest winner of an event on the European Tour, born 1993.

ON THIS DAY IN SPORT

1897: The first Boston Marathon was held and won by John McDermott of New York. Run every April on Patriot’s Day, it is the oldest annual race of its kind.

1958: Manchester United great Sir Bobby Charlton played the first of his 106 games for England, appearing in a 4-0 win over Scotland at Hampden Park.

2001: Liverpool reached their first European final for 16 years with a 1-0 win over Barcelona at Anfield. The Reds went on to win the UEFA Cup against Alaves.

2004: Australian snooker player Quinten Hann apologised after offering opponent Andy Hicks ‘outside’ following a row at the World Championship in Sheffield.

2005: The Football Association’s bid to stage the 2007 Champions League final at the new Wembley failed after UEFA awarded the showpiece event to the Olympic Stadium in Athens. However, Glasgow’s Hampden Park won the right to host the 2007 UEFA Cup final.

2007: Duncan Fletcher tendered his resignation as England cricket coach. He took charge of the team for the last time in the following Saturday’s World Cup Super Eight match against the West Indies. Windies captain Brian Lara also announced that he would retire from all forms of international cricket after the same game.

2010: Former Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu was banned from football for nine months for failing an anti-doping test while playing for Fiorentina.

2013: Mike Denness, the only Scotland-born cricketer to have captained England, died of cancer aged 72.

2014: Peter Moores was named the new England head coach by the England and Wales Cricket Board. He would be sacked following England’s unsuccessful World Cup campaign in 2015.

2016: Sergio Aguero scored his 100th Premier League goal as Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw with Newcastle.

PA SPORT QUIZ

1 How many grand slam singles titles has Rafael Nadal won?

2 Sergio Aguero joined Manchester City from which club in July 2011?

3 When was the Calcutta Cup first held?

4 Fast bowler Richard Gleeson plays for which county side?

5 Bridlington Town manager Curtis Woodhouse turned professional in which sport after nine years as a senior professional footballer?

Answers: 1 16; 2 Atletico Madrid; 3 1879; 4 Northamptonshire; 5 Boxing.

PA SPORT TV LISTINGS

Today (Thursday, April 19)

SOCCER: Premier League, Burnley v Chelsea – Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1930.

CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Kings XI Punjab v Sunrisers Hyderabad – Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1500.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Hull FC v Leeds – Sky Sports Arena 1930; NRL, Canterbury Bulldogs v Sydney Roosters – Sky Sports Action 1050.

GOLF: European Tour, Trophee Hassan II – Sky Sports Golf 1430; PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open – Sky Sports Golf 1830 and 2030.

TENNIS: ATP, Monte-Carlo Masters – Sky Sports Main Event 1000.

DARTS: Premier League – Sky Sports Action 1900.

CYCLING: Tour of the Alps – Eurosport 1 1300; Tour of Croatia – Eurosport 1 1430.

BASKETBALL: NBA, Philadelphia 76ers v Miami Heat playoff – BT Sport 1 0100 (Fri).

BASEBALL: MLB, Detroit Tigers v Baltimore Orioles, Seattle Mariners v Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves v New York Mets – BT Sport/ESPN 1800, 2030 & 0030 (Fri).

Tomorrow (Friday, April 20)

SOCCER: Championship, Millwall v Fulham – Sky Sports Main Event 1930; Bundesliga, Borussia Monchengladbach v Wolfsburg – BT Sport/ESPN 1930; Ligue 1, Dijon v Lyon – eir Sport 1 1930; A-League, Elimination final – BT Sport 1 0845.

CRICKET: Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals – Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1500.

RUGBY UNION: Super Rugby, Blues v Highlanders, Waratahs v Lions – Sky Sports Action 0830 & 1040.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Wigan v Castleford – Sky Sports Arena 1930.

GOLF: European Tour, Trophee Hassan II – Sky Sports Golf 1130 and 1530; PGA Tour, Valero Texas Open – Sky Sports Golf 1830 and 2030.

TENNIS: ATP, Monte-Carlo Masters – Sky Sports Main Event 1000.

CYCLING: Tour of the Alps – Eurosport 1 1300; Tour of Croatia – Eurosport 1 1430.

BASKETBALL: NBA, Play-off game Cleveland Cavaliers v Indiana Pacers playoff – BT Sport 1 0000 (Sat).

BASEBALL: MLB, Detroit Tigers v Kansas City Royals – BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Sat).

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