ON THIS DAY
1870: Thirteen-year-old jockey Fred Archer rode his first winner, partnering Athol Daisy to victory at Chesterfield. It was the first of 2,748 winners for Archer who committed suicide at the age of 29.
1986: Great Britain's Lloyd Honeyghan stopped champion Donald Curry in Atlantic City to win the world welterweight title and become the first British holder of the belt since John H Stracey in 1976.
2004: Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick on his Manchester United debut in the 6-2 Champions League victory over Fenerbahce.
2006: Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was cleared of ball tampering but found guilty of bringing cricket into disrepute and banned for four matches following the abandoned fourth Test against England at The Oval.
2008: Renault's Fernando Alonso won Formula One's first night race, the Singapore Grand Prix. The race was shrouded in controversy almost a year later when it emerged Alonso's team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr had deliberately crashed to give the Spaniard an advantage. Renault's Flavio Briatore and Pat Symonds resigned over the affair. Piquet had already left the team.
2013: Nigel Clough was sacked as Derby manager following a 1-0 defeat at Nottingham Forest.
2014: Europe retained the Ryder Cup against the United States, winning 16.5 points to 11.5 at Gleneagles.
2015: Michel Platini confirmed a 1.3million payment from FIFA came more than nine years after he worked for the organisation but did not provide the reasons for the lengthy delay. The UEFA president sent a letter to all 54 member associations insisting the payment was above board but admitted the controversy could harm his image.
BIRTHDAYS
Paul Jewell (soccer) - Former Bradford, Sheffield Wednesday, Wigan, Derby and Ipswich manager, born 1964.
Mika Hakkinen (motor racing) - Finland's 1998 and 1999 Formula One world champion, born 1968.
Kimiko Date-Krumm (tennis) - Japanese former Wimbledon semi-finalist, born 1970.
Matthew Elliott (cricket) - Former Australia Test batsman, born 1971.
Alan Wright (soccer) - Former Blackburn and Aston Villa left-back, born 1971.
Pak Se-ri (golf) - South Korean winner of five major titles, born 1977.
Willy Caballero (soccer) - Manchester City goalkeeper, born 1981.
Will Smith (cricket) - Hampshire batsman, born 1982.
Alex Bruce (soccer) - Hull defender, born 1984.
Mathieu Valbuena (soccer) - Lyon and France midfielder, born 1984.
Marin Cilic (tennis) - Croatian, winner of the 2014 US Open, born 1988.
Jodie Williams (athletics) - British sprinter, born 1993.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 From which club did Tottenham sign Cameroon striker Clinton Njie?
2 Sandy Park is the home ground of which Aviva Premiership team?
3 What nationality is golfer Anirban Lahiri?
4 Los Angeles has two Major League Baseball teams - what are their names?
5 Which jockey rode Rule the World to victory in this year's Grand National?
(See answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Wednesday, September 28)
SOCCER: Champions League, Celtic v Manchester City - BT Sport 2 1900, MLS, Toronto FC v Orlando City SC - Sky Sports 1 0040 (Thu).
TENNIS: WTA, Wuhan Open - BT Sport 1 1200.
BASEBALL: MLB, Two matches TBC - BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Thu) and 0300 (Thu).
CYCLING: Milano-Torino - Eurosport 1 1400.
Tomorrow
SOCCER: Europa League, Sparta Prague v Inter Milan - BT Sport/ESPN 1800, Man Utd v Zorya Luhansk - BT Sport 2 1930, Dundalk v Maccabi Tel-Aviv - BT Sport/ESPN 2000.
GOLF: Ryder Cup, Captain's Match followed by opening ceremony at Hazeltine - Sky Sports Ryder Cup 1800 and 2100.
MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Malaysian Grand Prix first practice - Sky Sports F1 0245 (Fri), Channel 4.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League semi-final, Warrington v St Helens - Sky Sports 1 1930.
TENNIS: WTA, Wuhan Open - BT Sport 1 0700 and 1200.
CRICKET: Second Test, day one, India v New Zealand - Sky Sports 3 0450 (Fri).
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, Cincinnati Bengals v Miami Dolphins - Sky Sports 1 0120 (Fri).
BASEBALL: MLB, Detroit Tigers v Cleveland Indians and match TBC- BT Sport 1 1800 and 0000 (Fri).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Lyon; 2 Exeter; 3 Indian; 4 The Angels and The Dodgers; 5 David Mullins.
