BIRTHDAYS
OTTMAR HITZFELD (FOOTBALL)
Former Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Switzerland coach, born 1949.
CRAIG PARRY (GOLF) Australian golfer, born 1966.
MAURO SILVA (FOOTBALL) Former Brazil midfielder, part of the 1994 World Cup-winning squad, born 1968.
ROBERT PROSINECKI (FOOTBALL)
Former Croatia, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Portsmouth midfielder who won the 1991 European Cup with Red Star Belgrade, born 1969.
CRAIG HIGNETT (FOOTBALL)
Former Middlesbrough, Barnsley and Leicester City midfielder, born 1970.
AXEL WITSEL (FOOTBALL) Borussia Dortmund and Belgium midfielder, born 1989.
EMRE CAN (FOOTBALL) Borussia Dortmund and Germany midfielder, born 1994.
QUIZ
1. Who are the current holders of the women’s Six Nations Championship?
2. Who are the lowest-ranked side still in this season’s FA Cup?
3. And in which level of the football pyramid do they play?
4. Which bowler was the first to break the 100mph barrier, achieving the feat in a World Cup game against England?
5. By what nickname was rugby league player Martin Offiah known?
6. Elisa Di Francisca, Arianna Errigo and Valentina Vezzali made up an exclusively Italian podium at the 2012 Olympics in which discipline?
7. In which year did Paula Radcliffe win her first London Marathon?
8. Who are the most successful side in the UK’S Elite Ice Hockey League, having won it five times?
9. Which boxer was the world heavyweight champion for a record total of 12 years over two spells?
10. Patrice Evra joined Manchester United from which Ligue 1 club?
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