ON THIS DAY
1811: The first inter-county women's cricket match took place - between Hampshire and Surrey. The encounter was held at Newington.
1996: UEFA announced an extra place for clubs in England - and seven other countries - as the top European competitions expanded.
1999: Gus Poyet scored after just 27 seconds as Chelsea hammered Manchester United 5-0 at Stamford Bridge. But the Red Devils had the last laugh as Sir Alex Ferguson's men went on to win the Premiership title by 18 points, with Chelsea in fifth.
2006: Former England striker Chris Sutton signed for Aston Villa until the end of the season. However, an eye injury he sustained in December forced him to retire the following summer.
2007: Celtic's 2-1 win over AC Milan in the Champions League ended in drama after Milan goalkeeper Dida fell theatrically following a mild tap on the face by a Celtic fan celebrating the last-minute winner.
2008: Portsmouth announced they would make an official complaint to the Football Association over the abuse aimed at Sol Campbell in their Barclays Premier League match against Tottenham.
2010: The Ryder Cup, which was being held at Celtic Manor in Wales, was disrupted due to heavy rain. The competition ended up finishing on the Monday.
2014: Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale had a two-match ban extended to four games and was ordered to attend an anger management course as a result of his verbal abuse of Lancashire batsman Ashwell Prince.
2015: Hosts England were knocked out of the Rugby World Cup after losing 33-13 to Australia at Twickenham.
2015: Sergio Aguero scored five goals in a 20-minute spell as Manchester City beat Newcastle 6-1 in the Barclays Premier League.
2015: Wakefield preserved their Super League status with a 24-16 win over Bradford in the inaugural Million Pound Game.
BIRTHDAYS
Neale Fraser (tennis) - 1960 Wimbledon champion from Australia, born 1933.
Fred Couples (golf) - 1992 US Masters champion from the United States, born 1959.
Claudio Pizarro (soccer) - Werder Bremen and Peru striker, formerly with Chelsea, born 1978.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (soccer) - Manchester United's Swedish striker, born 1981.
Andreas Isaksson (soccer) - Sweden and Djurgardens goalkeeper, formerly with Manchester City, born 1981.
Anthony Le Tallec (soccer) - Former Liverpool and Sunderland striker, now with Atromitos, born 1984.
Adrian Mariappa (soccer) - Watford defender, born 1986.
Michael Devlin (soccer) - Hamilton defender, born 1993.
Kelechi Iheanacho (soccer) - Man City striker, born 1996.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Which Scottish League One team are known as The Loons?
2 Who scored Mayo's goal in their All-Ireland GAA Senior Football final clash on Sunday, October 1 2016?
3 What is the name of Washington's Major League Baseball team?
4 How many times has Rafael Nadal won Wimbledon?
5 The Rowley Mile is at which racecourse?
(See Quick Quiz Blitz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Monday, October 3)
CRICKET: Second Test, India v New Zealand - Sky Sports 5 0450.
TENNIS: ATP, China Open - Sky Sports 1 0600 and 1230; WTA, China Open - BT Sport 1 0730 and 1400.
SOCCER: Women's U17 World Cup - Spain v New Zealand and Germany v Canada - Eurosport 2 1345 and 1645.
SNOOKER: European Masters - Eurosport 2 0800, Eurosport 1 1100 and 1700.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, Minnesota Vikings v New York Giants - Sky Sports 1 0115 (Tue).
MOTOR CYCLING: Elite League Speedway, Grand Final first leg - Sky Sports 2 1930.
DARTS: World Grand Prix - Sky Sports 1 1900.
Tomorrow (Tuesday, October 4)
CRICKET: Second Test, India v New Zealand - Sky Sports 5 0450.
TENNIS: ATP, China Open - Sky Sports 1 0600; WTA, China Open - BT Sport 1 0530 and 1230.
SOCCER: Women's U17 World Cup - Nigeria v England and Brazil v North Korea - Eurosport 2 1345 and 1645; National League, Solihull Moors v Southport - BT Sport 1 1915.
SNOOKER: European Masters - Eurosport 1 1100 and 1700.
CYCLING: Binche-Chimay-Binche - Eurosport 1 1400.
DARTS: World Grand Prix - Sky Sports 1 1900.
GREYHOUND RACING: Grand National meeting - Sky Sports 2 1900.
BASEBALL: MLB, match TBC - BT Sport/ESPN 0100 (Wed).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Forfar; 2 Lee Keegan; 3 The Nationals; 4 Twice (2008 and 2010); 5 Newmarket.
