OFFSIDE DIARY DATES
2nd: Cricket - West Indies v England, 5th ODI, Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia (
ecb.com)
4th-17th: Tennis - BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells Tennis Garden (
bnpparibasopen.com)
5th: Cricket - West Indies v England, 1st International Twenty20, Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, St Lucia (
ecb.com)
8th: Cricket - West Indies v England, 2nd International Twenty20, Warner Park, St Kitts (
ecb.com)
9th: Rugby Union - Scotland v Wales, BT Murrayfield (
sixnationsrugby.com)
9th: Rugby Union - England v Italy, Twickenham Stadium (
sixnationsrugby.com)
5th-8th: Cricket - Opening round of County Championship matches (
ecb.co.uk)
6th: Horseracing - The Randox Health Grand National, Aintree (
thejockeyclub.co.uk/aintree)
6th-7th: Football - FA Cup semi-finals, Wembley Stadium (
thefa.com)
9th-10th: Football - UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, first legs (
uefa.com/uefachampionsleague)
11th: Football - EUFA Europa League quarter-finals, first legs (
uefa.com)
11th-14th: Golf - The Masters, Augusta (
masters.com)
13th-14th: Football - Scottish Cup semi-finals (
scottishfa.co.uk)
10th: Cricket - West Indies v England, 3rd International Twenty20, Warner Park, St Kitts (
ecb.com)
12th-15th: Horseracing - Cheltenham Festival, Cheltenham Racecourse (
cheltenham.thejockeyclub.co.uk)
16th: Rugby Union - Wales v Ireland, Principality Stadium (
sixnationsrugby.com)
16th: Rugby Union - England v Scotland, Twickenham Stadium (
sixnationsrugby.com)
23rd onwards: Cricket - Vivo Indian Premier League (
iplt20.com)
31st: Football - Check-a-Trade Cup Final, Wembley Stadium (
efl.com)
QUOTE ME HAPPY
“Each time a chapter is closed I show my deepest respect and I don’t make any comments about my former colleagues” – Mourinho gives his thoughts after being sacked by Manchester United.
“I know he’s your captain but you can’t seriously like him as a bloke?” Tim Paine, sledging an India batsman in the second Test – which Australia won – after clashing with Virat Kohli.
“I was happy to be sacked” – Wayne Bennett’s spell at Brisbane Broncos ends on a sour note.
“Let me put it this way, it’s going to go on a part that only (my girlfriend) Grace will see. The worst decision I made all week” – Thomas Bjørn on promising to get a tattoo of the winning score should Europe win the Ryder Cup. He kept his word.
16th-17th: Football - UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, second legs (
uefa.com/uefachampionsleague)
18th: Football - EUFA Europa League quarter-finals, second legs (
uefa.com)
19th-21st: Rugby Union - Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-finals (
epcrugby.com)
20th-21st: Football - Women’s Champions League semi-final first legs (
uefa.com/womenschampionsleague)
27th-28th: Football - Women’s Champions League semi-final second legs
(
uefa.com/womenschampionsleague)
30th-1st: Football - UEFA Champions League semi-finals, first legs (
uefa.com/uefachampionsleague)
2nd: Football - EUFA Europa League semi-finals, first legs (
uefa.com)
3rd-4th: Rugby Union - Pro14 quarter-finals (
pro14rugby.org)
4th: Football - Women’s FA Cup final, Wembley Stadium (
thefa.com)
5th: Cricket - England v Pakistan Twenty20, Cardiff (
twenty20.com)
7th-8th: Football - UEFA Champions League semi-finals, first legs (
uefa.com/uefachampionsleague)
9th: Football - EUFA Europa League semi-finals, second legs (
uefa.com)
11th: Rugby Union - European Champions Cup final, Newcastle (
epcrugby.com)
18th: Football - FA Cup final, Wembley Stadium (
thefa.com)
24th: Rugby Union - Premiership semi-finals (
premiershiprugby.com)
25th: Football - Scottish Cup final, Hampden Park (
scottishfa.co.uk)
25th: Rugby union - Pro14 final, Glasgow (
pro14rugby.org)
25th: Cricket - One-Day Cup final, Lord’s (
lords.org)
25th-26th: Rugby League - Super League Magic Weekend, Liverpool (
rugby-league.com)
30th-15 July: Cricket - World Cup in England starts (
cricketworldcup.com)
31st: Horseracing - Oaks, Epsom (
www.epsomderby.co.uk)
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Bjørn tattoo
“At the same time, when you get to March, the days are longer, the sun is out, the training sessions are in better conditions and you can take a coffee outside.” Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, believes this season’s Premier League title race won’t be decided until the last fixture or two.
“Every tackle, carry, breakdown is almost like a car crash. Big men smashing into each other. The sheer force can never be doubted.” Former Scotland captain, Kelly Brown, before the opening round of the Six Nations.
“Before, I used to choose the team with my two assistants, now I do it in collaboration with thousands of people so that’s the big difference. They make plenty of decisions that a normal coach would make.” Julien Le Pen turns to more than 2,000 virtual managers to make decisions. Brave!
“You could have a cat playing the piano on YouTube that gets 53 million hits, but what does that mean if it’s just chasing numbers?” A four-minute mockumentary starring Tommy Fleetwood, Henrik Stenson, Eddie Pepperell, Thomas Bjorn and Lee Westwood promoting the European Tour.
“When I sit down for my first morning wee (‘cos that’s what we all do right), my quads really hurt.” English international cricketer James Anderson tells DJ Greg James about the effect that cricket has on his body.
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