TODAY: December 20

ON THIS DAY: 2011

Luis Suarez was banned for eight matches and fined £40,000 by the Football Association after being found guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra.

1992: AC Milan’s Dutch striker Marco van Basten was voted European Footballer of the Year for the third time in five years, equalling the record of his compatriot Johan Cruyff and France’s Michel Platini. 1996: Middlesbrough cancelled their Premier League game against Blackburn, with manager Bryan Robson claiming he had 23 players ill or injured. The club were later punished at an inquiry and had three points deducted. Boro were relegated at the end of the season.

2006: Brian Ashton was appointed England rugby head coach in succession to Andy Robinson. 2014: Eoin Morgan replaced Alastair Cook as England’s one-day captain.

SPORT ON TV

CRICKET: Big Bash League, Melbourne Renegades v Perth Scorchers – BT Sport 2, 8am; Women’s Big Bash League, Sydney Thunder v Hobart Hurricanes – BT Sport 2, 2.45am (Friday).

DARTS: World Championship – Sky Sports Main Event, 12.30pm and 7pm.

BASKETBALL: NBA, Miami Heat v Houston Rockets – Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action, 1am (Friday).

QUICK QUIZ

1. Woking, the lowest-ranked side left in the FA Cup, play in which division?

2. How many times did Adam Peaty break his own 100m breaststroke record at the 2016 Rio Olympics?

3. Which former Premier League side, now playing in League One, have an elephant on their club crest?

4. How many WTA titles has Johanna Konta won in her career?

ANSWERS