ON THIS DAY
1886: The Football Association approved the giving of caps to players appearing in international matches.
1980: Paul Allen became the youngest man to date to play in an FA Cup final at Wembley, aged 17 years and 256 days, as West Ham beat Arsenal 1-0.
2004: Eddie Gray stepped down as Leeds manager but remained at the club in a consultancy role.
2009: Jenson Button won the Spanish Grand Prix ahead of Brawn team-mate Rubens Barrichello.
2015: QPR were relegated from the Premier League following a 6-0 humiliation at the hands of Manchester City.
2016: West Ham came from 2-1 down to beat Manchester United 3-2 in the final game to be played at Upton Park.
BIRTHDAYS
Barry Cahill (GAA): former Dublin footballer, and winner of an All-Ireland SFC medal in 2011, born 1981.
Paddy O'Rourke (GAA): goalkeeper with the Meath senior footballers, born 1989.
Jonathan Edwards (athletics) - triple jump world record holder, born 1966.
Dennis Bergkamp (soccer) - former Arsenal and Holland forward, born 1969.
David Weir (soccer) - former Rangers captain and Scotland defender, now assistant manager at Nottingham Forest, born 1970.
Gareth Ainsworth (soccer) - Wycombe manager, born 1973.
Sylvain Wiltord (soccer) - former Arsenal and Lyon striker, born 1974.
Nick Heidfeld (motor racing) - former German Formula One driver, born 1977.
Emilio Izaguirre (soccer) - Celtic's Honduran defender, born 1986.
Adam Lallana (soccer) - Liverpool and England midfielder, born 1988.
Allan Nyom (soccer) - West Brom defender, born 1988.
Devante Cole (soccer) - Fleetwood striker and son of Andrew, born 1995.
Missy Franklin (swimming) - four-time gold medallist at London 2012, born 1995.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Who scored Chelsea's first goal of the Premier League season?
2 Who did Tyrone beat in the 1986 Ulster Senior Football Championship final?
3 Which Aviva Premiership team plays home games at Franklin's Gardens?
4 Who was the first winner of the Texaco Footballer of the Year award?
5 At which racecourse is the Scottish Grand National held?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
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SPORT ON TV
Today (Wednesday, May 10)
GAA: A profile of the Irish sportsman Seanie McMahon, who was regarded as one of the greatest centre backs in the country when he played for Clare between 1994 and 2006 – TG4 2130.
SOCCER: Champions League semi-final second leg, Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid - BT Sport 2 1900.
CRICKET: One-Day Cup, Essex v Sussex - Sky Sports 2 1355; Third Test, West Indies v Pakistan - Sky Sports 5 1455; Indian Premier League, Gujarat Lions v Delhi Daredevils - Sky Sports 3 1500.
TENNIS: ATP, Madrid Open - Sky Sports 1
1100; WTA, Madrid Open - BT Sport 1 1100.
CYCLING: Giro d'Italia, stage five - Eurosport 1 1200.
BASKETBALL: NBA play-offs, Washington v Boston - BT Sport 1 0100 (Thu).
BASEBALL: MLB, New York Mets v San Francisco Giants and Miami Marlins v St Louis Cardinals - BT Sport/ESPN from 1800.
HORSE RACING: May Festival, Chester - ITV4 1330.
Tomorrow (Thursday, May 11)
GAA: Off the Ball, an offbeat look at recent football developments – eir Sport 1 1900.
SOCCER: Europa League semi-final second leg, Man Utd v Celta Vigo - BT Sport 2 1930; Lyon v Ajax - eir Sport 1 2000.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Challenge Cup sixth round,
Featherstone v Halifax - Sky Sports 3 2000.
CRICKET: Royal London One-Day Cup, Nottinghamshire v Durham - Sky Sport 2 1355; Third Test, West Indies v Pakistan - Sky Sports 5 1455; Indian Premier League, Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab - Sky Sports 3 1500.
TENNIS: ATP, Madrid Open - Sky Sports 5 1100; WTA, Madrid Open - BT Sport 1 1300 and 2030.
GOLF: PGA, Players Championship - Sky Sports The Players 1230.
CYCLING: Giro d'Italia, stage six - Eurosport 1 1200.
BASKETBALL: NBA play-offs, San Antonio v Houston - BT Sport 1 0100 (Fri).
BASEBALL: MLB, Milwaukee v Boston and Washington v Baltimore - BT Sport/ESPN from 1800; Los Angeles Angels v Detroit - BT Sport 2 0300 (Fri).
DARTS: Premier League, Aberdeen - Sky Sports 1 1900.
HORSE RACING: May Festival, Chester - ITV4 1330.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. Eden Hazard; 2 Down; 3 Northampton; 4 Sean McKeever (1958); 5 Ayr.
