Sport on TV

Football Champions League, Manchester City v Paris St Germain – BT Sport 2 1900. Cricket IPL, Sunrisers Hyderabad v Mumbai Indians – Sky Sports Cricket 1450, Sky Sports Main Event 1500.

Basketball NBA, Milwaukee Bucks v Brooklyn Nets – Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Arena 0030 (Wed).

TOMORROW

Football Champions League, Chelsea v Real Madrid – BT Sport 2 1900; WSL, Tottenham v Chelsea – BT Sport 1 1700.

Cricket IPL, Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings – Sky Sports Cricket 1450, Sky Sports Main Event 1500.

Darts Premier League – Sky Sports Main Event 1900.

Basketball NBA, Atlanta Hawks v Phoenix Suns – Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Arena 0100 (Thurs).

Horse racing From Chester – ITV4 1330.

ON THIS DAY

1780 The first Derby was run at Epsom. The name of the race was decided by a toss of a coin between the 12th Earl of Derby and Sir Charles Bunbury. Bunbury had the consolation of seeing his horse, Diomed, partnered by jockey Sam Arnull, win the race.

1966 Peter Shilton made his Football League debut, playing for Leicester against Everton. The goalkeeper went on to play in a record 1,005 league games and won a record 125 England caps. 2009 John Higgins won snooker’s World Championship for the third time, defeating Shaun Murphy 18-9 in the final at the Crucible in Sheffield.

2014 Former British tennis No.1 Elena Baltacha died after a battle against liver cancer. She was 30. 2018 Rangers confirmed Steven Gerrard as their new manager on a four-year deal.