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On This Day - Oct 1 1975: Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali fought the 'Thriller in Manila' for world heavyweight boxing title

Legendary American heavyweight fighter Joe Frazier 
Legendary American heavyweight fighter Joe Frazier  Legendary American heavyweight fighter Joe Frazier 

ON THIS DAY

1936: Duncan Edwards was born. Edwards made his England debut, aged 18, against Scotland in 1955. He died of injuries sustained in the Munich air disaster in 1958.

1975: Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali fought the 'Thriller in Manila' for the world heavyweight title. Defending champion Ali emerged the victor at the end of 14 rounds.

1998: Former Arsenal boss George Graham became the new manager of Tottenham.

2000: Boxer Audley Harrison won Great Britain's 10th gold medal of the Sydney Olympics when he beat Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov in the super-heavyweight division at Darling Harbour.

 Audley Harrison goes to the floor during his Heavyweight bout against Deontay Wilder, right, at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield in 2013
 Audley Harrison goes to the floor during his Heavyweight bout against Deontay Wilder, right, at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield in 2013  Audley Harrison goes to the floor during his Heavyweight bout against Deontay Wilder, right, at the Motorpoint Arena Sheffield in 2013

2005: Former New Zealand wing Jonah Lomu signed for Cardiff Blues.

2008: Northampton forward Neil Best was banned for 18 weeks by the Rugby Football Union after admitting illegally making contact with the eye or eye area of Wasps' James Haskell with his hand during a Guinness Premiership game.

2009: Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor was given a suspended two-match ban and fined £25,000 by the Football Association following his goal celebration against former club Arsenal.

2012: Defending champions England were knocked out of the World Twenty20 after losing by 19 runs to hosts Sri Lanka in their Super Eight match in Pallekele.

2015: Australia called off their tour of Bangladesh due to concerns over player safety after a security threat.

BIRTHDAYS

Paul Walsh (soccer) - former Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester City and England striker, now a pundit, born 1962.

Mark McGwire (baseball) - set a record for home runs in a single season with 70 for the St Louis Cardinals in 1998 but subsequently admitted steroid use throughout his career, born 1963.

John Sheridan (soccer) - former Leeds, Sheffield Wednesday and Republic of Ireland midfielder, currently manager of Notts County, born 1964.

George Weah (soccer) - Liberian former AC Milan and Chelsea striker, 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year, born 1966.

Phil de Glanville (rugby union) - former England captain, born 1968.

Ricardo Vaz Te (soccer) - former West Ham striker, born 1986.

Lionel Ainsworth (soccer) - Motherwell winger, born 1987.

Jan Kirchhoff (soccer) - Sunderland midfielder, born 1990.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1 Name the manager of the Mayo GAA senior football team.

2 Which baseball team has won the World Series the most times?

3 Auroras Encore won the Grand National in which year?

4 Which Scottish football team are also known as The Red Lichties?

5 How many times have Wales won rugby's Six Nations championship?

SPORT ON TV 

Today (Saturday, October 1)

GAELIC GAMES: The Draw - Dublin v Mayo: a look back at the memorable 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final from Croke Park - RTE 2 14:25.

The Saturday Game Live: Dublin v Mayo (Throw-in 5.00pm). Michael Lyster presents coverage of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final replay from Croke Park. With analysis from Colm O'Rourke, Joe Brolly and Pat Spillane, and commentary from Ger Canning and Martin Carney. RTE2 - 16:00

SOCCER: Premier League, Swansea v Liverpool - Sky Sports 2 1130; Championship, Wolves v Norwich - Sky Sports 2 1715; Vanarama National League, Dagenham v Tranmere - BT Sport 1 1700; Scottish Premiership, Dundee v Celtic - BT Sport 1 1130; LaLiga, Granada v Leganes - Sky Sports 5 1155; MLS - FC Dallas v Los Angeles Galaxy followed by New York Red Bulls v Philadelphia Union - Sky Sports 2 0000 (Sun) and 0200 (Sun).

GOLF: Ryder Cup, day two - Sky Sports Ryder Cup from 1230.

MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Malaysian Grand Prix third practice followed by qualifying - Sky Sports F1 0645 and 0900, Channel 4 0655 and 0900.

RUGBY LEAGUE: Million Pound Game, Hull KR v Salford - Sky Sports 3 1455.

RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Gloucester v Bath - BT Sport 2 1430, PRO12, Ulster v Ospreys - Sky Sports 3 1815, Cardiff Blues v Leinster - S4C 1915; Top 14, Brive v Racing 92 - Sky Sports 5 1940; Rugby Championship, Argentina v New Zealand - Sky Sports 5 2300.

TENNIS: ATP, Chengdu Open - Eurosport 1 0700; WTA, Wuhan Open - BT Sport 2 0830, BT Sport 1 0530 (Sun).

CRICKET: Second Test, day three, India v New Zealand - Sky Sports 3 0450 (Sun).

MOTOR CYCLING: World Superbikes, Superpole from Magny-Cours - Eurosport 2 2115; British Superbikes, qualifying from TT Circuit Assen - Eurosport 2 1300.

BOXING: WBA Light Heavyweight title bout, Jurgen Braehmer v Nathan Cleverly - Sky Sports 2 2000.

CYCLING: Tour of Lombardy - Eurosport 1 1330.

BASEBALL: MLB - match TBC - BT Sport 2 2115.

RACING: Horse racing - Channel 4 1400.

Tomorow (Sunday, October 2)

SOCCER: Premier League, Man Utd v Stoke - BT Sport 1 1130, Tottenham v Man City followed by Burnley v Arsenal - Sky Sports 1 1330 and 1615; Scottish Championship, Hibernian v Dundee Utd - Sky Sports 2 1130; LaLiga, Valencia v Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid v Eibar, Malaga v Athletic Bilbao and Celta Vigo v Barcelona - Sky Sports 5 1055, 1500, 1715 and 1930; Serie A, Torino v Fiorentina - BT Sport 1 1700; Ligue 1, Nice v Lorient and Lyon v St Etienne - BT Sport/ESPN 1600 and BT Sport 1 1930, Women's Super League Continental Cup final, Man City v Birmingham - BT Sport 2 1430.

GOLF: Ryder Cup, third day - Sky Sports Ryder Cup from 0900, Sky Sports 1 1900.

MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Malaysian Grand Prix - Channel 4 and Sky Sports F1 from 0700, World Rally Championship, French Rally - BT Sport 2 1100; British Touring Car Championship, Brands Hatch - ITV4 1015.

RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Worcester v Newcastle - BT Sport 1 1430.

CRICKET: One-day international, South Africa v Australia - Sky Sports 3 0855; Second Test, day four, India v New Zealand - Sky Sports 5 0450 (Mon).

RACING: Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sky Sports 2 1415.

TENNIS: ATP, China Open - Sky Sports 1 0530 (Mon).

MOTORCYCLING: World Superbikes, Magny-Cours - Eurosport 2 1000 and 1200; British Superbikes, TT Circuit Assen - Eurosport 2 1100 and 1300.

AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, Indianapolis Colts v Jacksonville Jaguars - BBC2 1345, two matches TBC followed by Pittsburgh Steelers v Kansas City Chiefs - Sky Sports 2 1730, 2100 and 0030 (Mon).

ATHLETICS: Cardiff Half Marathon - BBC1 Wales 0930; Great Scottish Run - BBC2 Scotland 1100.

BASEBALL: MLB, two matches TBC - BT Sport/ESPN 2000 and BT Sport 2 2000.

CYCLING: l'Eurometropole - Eurosport 1 1430.

EQUESTRIAN: LA Masters - Eurosport 1 1015.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Stephen Rochford; 2 New York Yankees; 3 2013; 4 Arbroath; 5 Four.