ON THIS DAY
1893: Liverpool beat Middlesbrough Ironopolis to claim their first win in the Football League.
1973: England legend Ian Botham played his first game for Somerset when he turned out in a Sunday League game against Sussex at Hove.
2001: John Daly secured his first tournament win for six years with victory in the BMW International in Germany.
2011: Celtic were reinstated to the Europa League after UEFA threw out Swiss side FC Sion for fielding ineligible players.
2013: Arsenal completed the signing of Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil for a club-record £43million fee from Real Madrid. Manchester United signed Marouane Fellaini from Everton for £27.5million.
2014: England suffered a nine-wicket defeat to hand India an unassailable 3-0 lead in their one-day international series. Captain Alastair Cook said afterwards he still hoped to lead the team at the World Cup.
BIRTHDAYS
Jimmy Connors (tennis) - American former world number one and winner of eight grand slam singles titles, born 1952.
Carlos Valderrama (soccer) - former Colombia international, born 1961.
Lennox Lewis (boxing) - Britain's former world heavyweight champion, born 1965.
Olivier Panis (Formula One) - former Toyota driver and Monaco Grand Prix winner, born 1966.
Andreas Moller (soccer) - former Germany midfielder, winner of 1990 World Cup and Euro 96, born 1967.
Frederic Kanoute (soccer) - former Mali, Tottenham and West Ham striker, born 1977.
Chris Tremlett (cricket) - former England and Surrey bowler, born 1981.
Joey Barton (soccer) - Rangers midfielder, born 1982.
Ishant Sharma (cricket) - India bowler, born 1988.
Javi Martinez (soccer) - Bayern Munich and Spain midfielder/defender, born 1988.
Alexandre Pato (soccer) - Villarreal and Brazil forward, born 1989.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Moussa Sissoko joined Newcastle in 2013 from which French club?
2 How many goals did Robbie Keane score during his career with the Republic of Ireland soccer side?
3 Who is the Mayo GAA senior football captain?
4 Name the current Monaghan GAA senior football manager.
5 Which nickname is shared by a New York NHL team and Texas' major league baseball team?
SPORT ON TV
Today
TENNIS: US Open - Eurosport 1 1530, Eurosport 2 1700.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Super 8s, St Helens v Hull - Sky Sports 1 1930.
RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Gloucester v Leicester - BT Sport 1 1900; Pro12, Ulster v Newport Gwent Dragons - BBC Two Northern Ireland 1930; Ospreys v Zebre - BBC Two Wales 1930.
MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Italian Grand Prix practice - Sky Sports F1 0845 and 1245, Channel 4 0855 and 1255, eir Sport 1 0855 and 1300.
CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 2 1400.
GOLF: European Tour, European Masters - Sky Sports 4 1030 and 1430; PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship - Sky Sports 4 1930.
MOTOR CYCLING: MotoGP, British Grand Prix practice - BT Sport 2 0900.
BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago Cubs v San Francisco Giants - BT Sport/ESPN 1915, Cleveland Indians v Miami Marlins - BT Sport 1 0000 (Sat).
Tomorrow (Saturday, September 3)
TENNIS: US Open - Eurosport 1 1530, Eurosport 2 1700.
SOCCER: League One, Peterborough v Swindon - Sky Sports 1 1200; National League, Torquay v Lincoln - BT Sport 2 1700; Welsh Premier League, Gap Connah's Quay v Bala Town - S4C 1700; MLS, Vancouver Whitecaps v New York Red Bulls - Sky Sports 2 0000 (Sun).
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Qualifiers, Hull KR v Leigh - Sky Sports 2 1500; Super 8s, Catalans Dragons v Warrington - Sky Sports 2 1700.
RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Saracens v Worcester and Harlequins v Bristol - BT Sport 1 1330 and 1615; Pro12, Scarlets v Munster - Sky Sports 1 1430, Connacht v Glasgow - Sky Sports 1 1700, Cardiff Blues v Edinburgh - S4C 1915, BBC Two Scotland 1930; Top 14, Stade Francais v Clermont - Sky Sports 3 1345, Toulon v Brive - Sky Sports 1 1940.
MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Italian Grand Prix third practice - Sky Sports F1 0945, Channel 4 and eir Sport 1 0955, Qualifying - Channel 4 1155, Sky Sports F1 1200, eir Sport 1 1255; World Touring Cars, Motegi - Eurosport 2 0700.
CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 2 1100.
GOLF: European Tour, European Masters - Sky Sports 4 1200; PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship - Sky Sports 4 1930.
MOTOR CYCLING: MotoGP, British Grand Prix practice and qualifying - BT Sport 2 0900 and 1200.
HORSE RACING: Haydock, Kempton, Ascot - Channel 4 1430.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Toulouse; 2 68; 3 Cillian O'Connor; 4 Malachy O'Rourke; 5 Rangers.
