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On This Day in Sport (17 March 2010): 1897: Cornishman Bob Fitzsimmons beat 'Gentleman' Jim Corbett to win the world heavyweight title at Carson City, Nevada, six years after lifting the world middleweight crown. 1902: Bobby Jones, arguably the finest amateur golfer of all time, was born. Jones won the Open three times and the US Open four times. In 1930 he achieved the grand slam of major tournaments. He died on December 18, 1971. 1947: World heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano won the first of his 49 professional fights when he beat Lee Epperson. 1983: Trainer Michael Dickinson saddled the first five past the finishing post in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. 2004: Azertyuiop beat main rival Moscow Flyer to win the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival. 2006: War Of Attrition, trained by Mouse Morris and ridden by Conor O'Dwyer, won the totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup, the feature race on the final day of the 2006 Festival. Headlines (17 March) : Bridge out for a month Manchester City full-back Wayne Bridge is set to be sidelined for around a month after undergoing a hernia operation on Tuesday afternoon, the Barclays Premier League club have confirmed. Hull to announce new manager Hull have called a press conference for 11am today when they are expected to unveil Iain Dowie as their new manager. Woods backed to make winning return Tiger Woods has 22 more days to get ready for the Masters - and there are those who believe he is capable not just of playing well on his return, but winning. Mourinho sympathy for Chelsea Jose Mourinho insisted it had nothing to do with revenge after his Inter Milan side knocked Chelsea and his former players out of the Champions League. O'Neill praise for match-winner Milner Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill hailed midfielder James Milner as "sensational" after a devastating performance at Wigan. Prydie to be taken under Jones' wing Teenager Tom Prydie intends to follow his captain's advice when he makes Welsh international rugby history on Saturday. Kidney warns against complacency Declan Kidney insists the Triple Crown has lost none of its lustre as Ireland seek a triumphant end to their RBS 6 Nations. Comeback kid Binocular just Champion Binocular bounced right back to his brilliant best with a devastating display in the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham. Cook confident with Swann on song Alastair Cook praised match-winner Graeme Swann's control and determination after he became the first English off-spinner in over 50 years to take 10 wickets in a Test match. Cueto concedes England have been poor Mark Cueto has admitted England have let their supporters down during the RBS 6 Nations championship. International Results Roundup Dateline 16 March 2010 FOOTBALL UEFA Champions League Second Round 2nd Leg Chelsea 0 Inter Milan 1 Inter Milan won 3-1 on aggregate Sevilla 1 CSKA Moscow 2 CSKA Moscow won 3-2 on aggregate Barclays Premier League Wigan 1 Aston Villa 2 Scottish Premier St Johnstone 1 Aberdeen 0 Coca-Cola Championship Barnsley 2 Nottm Forest 1 Coventry 1 Cardiff 2 Crystal Palace 0 Leicester 1 Derby 2 Middlesbrough 2 Peterborough 1 Doncaster 2 Plymouth 3 Bristol City 2 Preston 2 Sheff Wed 2 Reading 1 QPR 0 Sheff Utd 3 Blackpool 0 Swansea 0 West Brom 2 Watford 2 Ipswich 1 TENNIS ATP/WTA BNP Paribas Open Men's 3rd rd: (4) Andy Murray (GBR) bt Michael Russell (USA) 6-3 7-5 (9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) bt (24) Albert Montanes (Spa) 4-6 6-3 6-3 (18) Tommy Robredo (Spa) bt Dudi Sela (Isr) 6-3 6-0 (7) Andy Roddick (USA) bt Thiemo De Bakker (Ned) 6-3 6-4 (22) Jurgen Melzer (Aut) bt Simon Greul (Ger) w/o Nicolas Almagro (Spa) bt (13) James Blake (USA) 6-4 3-6 6-3 (27) Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp) bt (1) Roger Federer (Swi) 5-7 7-5 7-6 (7-4) (29) Viktor Troicki (Ser) bt (5) Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) w/o Women's 4th rd: (4) Elena Dementieva (Rus) bt (19) Aravane Rezai (Fra) 6-3 6-3 (5) Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) bt (11) Marion Bartoli (Fra) 6-3 6-2 (2) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt (16) Nadia Petrova (Rus) 6-3 3-6 6-0 (6) Jelena Jankovic (Ser) bt (17) Shahar Peer (Isr) 6-2 6-2 (28) Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (Spa) bt (13) Yanina Wickmayer (Bel) 6-4 6-4 (23) Alisa Kleybanova (Rus) bt Carla Suarez-Navarro (Spa) 2-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 PARALYMPICS Northern Ireland's Kelly Gallagher scored Britain's best result by a Paralympic skier since 1994, while GB's curlers kept their semi-final hopes alive with a win over Germany on day five of the 2010 Winter Games. With guide Claire Robb, Gallagher, 25, claimed fourth in the giant slalom - visually impaired at Whistler Creekside.