ON THIS DAY
1949:
Snooker player Alex Higgins was born. The Northern Irishman was world champion in 1972 and 1982 but his career was overshadowed by controversy, including head-butting a referee at the UK Championship in 1986. A heavy drinker and smoker, Higgins was plagued by ill health for many years and died in July 2010 at the age of 61.
2001:
Henrik Larsson scored a hat-trick as Celtic beat Kilmarnock 3-0 in the CIS Insurance Cup final despite having Chris Sutton sent off.
2003:
Liverpool striker El Hadji Diouf escaped with a two-match ban after spitting at Celtic spectators. He later faced legal action.
2005:
Sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were cleared by the Greek Athletics Federation of deliberately missing drug tests on the eve of the 2004 Olympic Games.
2006:
France’s 21-16 win over Wales at the Millennium Stadium proved enough for Les Bleus to win the Six Nations title.
2007:
Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer – a former England batsman – died after being found unconscious in his hotel room in Jamaica at the Cricket World Cup.
2008:
Darrell Hair was reinstated as a Test umpire by the ICC, nearly two years after he officiated in the controversial Test between England and Pakistan at The Oval.
LYLE TAYLOR (GRABBAN 76): Had one run down the left and hit a cross into the box which was blocked. 4/10
ALEX MIGHTEN (FREEMAN 76): Plenty of energy and made a big tackle in his own area to stop an attack. 4/10
GLENN MURRAY (YATES 87): Barely had enough time to make any impact. N/A
SUBS NOT USED
Ribeiro, Mbe Soh, Colback, Jenkinson, Krovinovic, Diallo.