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On This Day in Sport (18 March 2010): 1984: Oxford set a then-record time for the university Boat Race, beating Cambridge - who wrote off their main boat before the contest - in 16 minutes and 45 seconds. 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. Liverpool striker El-Hadji Diouf escaped with a two-match ban after spitting at Celtic spectators. He later faced legal action. 2004: Azertyuiop, trained by Paul Nicholls and ridden by Ruby Walsh, won the Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham. 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. Headlines (18 March) : Dowie braced for biggest test Iain Dowie admits he faces the biggest challenge of his managerial career after being appointed Hull boss with just nine matches left to secure survival in the Barclays Premier League. Tindall out to 'annoy the French' Mike Tindall is determined to spoil France's Grand Slam party in Paris on Saturday night. Zeb stars in Mother masterclass Big Zeb laid to rest his jumping demons with a flawless performance in the Seasons Holidays Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival - with Master Minded well beaten. Petchey: Draper must take responsibility Mark Petchey hopes John Lloyd will not be made a "scapegoat" for Great Britain's Davis Cup debacle after stepping down as captain on Wednesday. Brown must prove fitness - Robinson Team manager Andy Robinson confirmed Scotland flanker Kelly Brown has further tests to pass before being allowed to start Saturday's final RBS 6 Nations game in Ireland. Andronikou biding time in owner search Portsmouth's administrator Andrew Andronikou admits he is still some way from securing a deal that would see the Barclays Premier League club taken over by new owners. Johnson parts with Robins Gary Johnson has left Bristol City by mutual consent following a disappointing run of form. Terry to visit injured steward John Terry was on Thursday expected to visit the security guard who was injured when the Chelsea captain's car hit him on Tuesday. Murray advances to last eight Andy Murray eased into the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after fourth-round opponent Nicolas Almagro was forced to retire with an ankle injury. Riera lashes out at Benitez Albert Riera has voiced his frustration at his situation at Liverpool and hit out at manager Rafael Benitez. International Results Roundup Dateline 17 March 2010 FOOTBALL UEFA Champions League Second Round 2nd Leg Barcelona 4 VfB Stuttgart 0 Barcelona won 5-1 on aggregate Bordeaux 2 Olympiacos 1 Bordeaux won 3-1 on aggregate Coca-Cola Championship Newcastle 3 Scunthorpe 0 Coca-Cola Division One Exeter 1 Bristol Rovers 0 Scottish Division One Ayr 1 Dundee 1 Morton 2 Airdrie Utd 1 TENNIS ATP/WTA BNP Paribas Open Men's 4th rd: (18) Tommy Robredo (Spa) bt (27) Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp) 7-5 0-6 6-4 (7) Andy Roddick (USA) bt (22) Jurgen Melzer (Aut) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 (4) Andy Murray (Gbr) bt Nicolas Almagro (Spa) 6-2 1-0 ret (6) Robin Soderling (Swe) bt (9) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fra) 6-3 6-4 (19) Tomas Berdych (Cze) bt (29) Viktor Troicki (Ser) 6-1 6-3 (3) Rafael Nadal (Spa) bt (15) John Isner (USA) 7-5 3-6 6-3 (21) Juan Monaco (Arg) bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spa) 3-6 6-2 6-1 (20) Ivan Ljubicic (Cro) bt (2) Novak Djokovic (Ser) 7-5 6-3 Women's quarter-finals: (5) Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) bt (4) Elena Dementieva (Rus) 6-4 6-3 (2) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt (18) Jie Zheng (Chn) 6-4 4-6 6-1