SPORTING BIRTHDAYS Ted Dexter (cricket) - former England Test captain, born 1935. Ronald and Frank De Boer (soccer) - twin brothers and former Holland internationals. Both played for Rangers, Barcelona and Ajax, born 1970. Mark Kennedy (soccer) - former Liverpool, Wolves and Republic of Ireland midfielder, now a coach, born 1976. Edu (soccer) - former Arsenal and Brazil midfielder, born 1978. Patrice Evra (soccer) - Former Manchester United, Juventus, West Ham and France defender, born 1981. Paul Konchesky (soccer) - widely-travelled ex-England international defender, born 1981. Zara Tindall (equestrian) - daughter of Princess Royal who won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics for eventing, born 1981. Veronica Campbell-Brown (athletics) - Jamaican two-time Olympic 200 metres champion, born 1982. Andy Murray (tennis) - Former world number one and three-time grand slam winner, born 1987. Ousmane Dembele (soccer) - Barcelona and France forward, born 1997. ON THIS DAY 1862: The first … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Wonder Goal: On This Day
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On this Day, April 10 1988: Nicky English hit 2-11 for Tipperary as they hammered Waterford
ON THIS DAY IN SPORT 1916: The Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA) was established in New York. 1929: The first British world motor racing champion Mike Hawthorn was born. Less than six months after winning the title, in 1958, he was killed in a car crash in Surrey. 1988: Nicky English hit 2-11 for Tipperary as they hammered Waterford 4-19 to 1-8 in the semi-finals of the National Hurling League; Offaly beat Wexford in the other semi-final in a double-header at Croke Park. 1989: Nick Faldo won his first Masters title, beating Scott Hoch in a play-off at the second extra hole in Augusta. 2002: England captain David Beckham suffered a broken foot during Manchester United's Champions League match against Deportivo La Coruna, sparking fears he would not be fit for the World Cup. However, the midfielder recovered to lead his country out against Sweden in Saitama on June 2. 2007: Manchester United produced one of their best ever European performances to thrash Roma 7-1 … [Read more...] about On this Day, April 10 1988: Nicky English hit 2-11 for Tipperary as they hammered Waterford
On this Day, February 25 1952: Five-time TT world motorcycling champion Joey Dunlop was born in Ballymoney
ON THIS DAY IN SPORT 1952: Five-time TT world motorcycling champion Joey Dunlop was born in Ballymoney. He started racing in 1969 and won a record 26 Isle of Man TT races, the first in 1977. He was killed in a road race accident in Tallinn, Estonia, in July 2000. 1964: Cassius Clay, later known as Muhammad Ali, became heavyweight champion of the world as an 8-1 underdog when he stopped defending champion Sonny Liston at Miami Beach in Florida. Ali died in 2016. 1989: Britain's Frank Bruno lost to Mike Tyson in his second attempt to win the world heavyweight title. 2007: Chelsea lifted the Carling Cup for the second time in three seasons thanks to a 2-1 victory over Arsenal. Didier Drogba scored both goals for Chelsea, but the match was marred by a stoppage-time brawl that resulted in three red cards. 2009: Premiership club Sale appointed Jason Robinson as their new head coach. 2010: Wayne Bridge made himself unavailable for selection to the England national team, stating that his … [Read more...] about On this Day, February 25 1952: Five-time TT world motorcycling champion Joey Dunlop was born in Ballymoney
On this day, December 14, 1979: Liverpool and Manchester United striker Michael Owen was born
BIRTHDAYS Stan Smith (tennis) - 1971 US Open and 1972 Wimbledon men's singles champion, born 1946. Chris Waddle (soccer) - former England, Newcastle, Tottenham and Marseille winger, born 1960. Tomasz Radzinski (soccer) - former Everton, Fulham and Canada striker, born 1973. Ben Kay (rugby union) - former Leicester second row who was part of England's World Cup-winning side in 2003, born 1975. Jamie Peacock (rugby league) - former Great Britain, England and Leeds Rhinos forward, born 1977. Michael Owen (soccer) - Former Liverpool, Real Madrid, Newcastle, Manchester United and Stoke striker who scored 40 goals for England, born 1979. Jean-Alain Boumsong (soccer) - former France, Rangers and Newcastle defender, born 1979. Didier Zokora (soccer) - former Tottenham and Ivory Coast midfielder, born 1980. Steve Sidwell (soccer) - former Reading, Chelsea, Aston Villa, Fulham, Stoke and Brighton midfielder, born 1982. Chris Brunt (soccer) - West Brom and former Northern Ireland midfielder, born … [Read more...] about On this day, December 14, 1979: Liverpool and Manchester United striker Michael Owen was born