ON THIS DAY
1925: Eileen Joel, daughter of millionaire racehorse owner Jim Joel, became the first female jockey to win an 'open' race when she won the four-mile Town Plate at Newmarket on Hogier. The race, which dates back to 1665, featured five women in the field of eight jockeys.
1996: The England Under-21 football team's 0-0 draw with Poland at Molineux was delayed by two hours because of a suspect package, which turned out to be a sandwich.
2005: England qualified for the 2006 World Cup finals despite captain David Beckham becoming the first player in history to be sent off twice for the national team. Sven-Goran Eriksson's side beat Austria 1-0 and Holland beat the Czech Republic to guarantee England's place as one of the two best runners-up.
2007: Crystal Palace sacked manager Peter Taylor after collecting just 10 points from their opening 10 matches in the Championship.
2010: The Premier League announced it had given approval to New England Sports Ventures' proposed takeover of Liverpool, which was later completed.
2011: Wales beat Ireland 22-10 in their rugby union World Cup quarter-final in Wellington, while England went out after losing 19-12 to France in Auckland. France would later beat Wales in the semi-finals before losing a tight final to New Zealand.
2013: Gus Poyet was named as Sunderland head coach on a two-year contract. On the same day, Craig Bellamy announced he would retire from international football at the end of Wales' World Cup qualifying campaign.
2015: Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini and Jerome Valcke were provisionally suspended by FIFA's ethics committee for 90 days. On a busy day in football, Liverpool appointed Jurgen Klopp as their new manager, and Northern Ireland guaranteed their place at Euro 2016 by beating Greece 3-1 in their Group F qualifier at Windsor Park.
BIRTHDAYS
Ray Reardon (snooker) - six-times world champion, born 1932.
Tony Ward (rugby union) - former Ireland and Lions stand-off, born 1954.
Mike Teague (rugby union) - former England and Lions flanker, born 1960.
Matt Biondi (swimming) - American winner of 11 Olympic medals including eight gold, born 1965.
Zvonimir Boban (soccer) - former Croatia and AC Milan midfielder, born 1968.
Mick O'Driscoll (rugby union) - former Munster and Ireland lock, born 1978.
Abhishek Nayar (cricket) - India all-rounder, born 1983.
Armand Traore (soccer) - Nottingham Forest's Senegal left-back, born 1989.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Who was the first footballer to score 30 goals in a Premier League season?
2. Goldie Sayers represents Great Britain in which athletics event?
3. Who was the only American to go unbeaten at the 2016 Ryder Cup?
4. Aviva Premiership club Wasps play their home matches at which stadium?
5. What nickname is shared by a New York NFL team and San Francisco's major league baseball franchise?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Saturday, October 8)
SOCCER: World Cup qualifying, England v Malta - ITV 1630; Scotland v Lithuania - Sky Sports 2 1900; Northern Ireland v San Marino - Sky Sports 5 1930; Azerbaijan v Norway - Sky Sports 2 1655; League One, Peterborough v Bury - Sky Sports 1 1130; National League, Tranmere v Wrexham - BT Sport 1 1145; Irn-Bru Cup, Bala Town v Alloa - S4C 1230; Women's U17 World Cup, Brazil v England and Japan v United States - Eurosport 2 1400 and 1645.
CRICKET: Third Test, India v New Zealand - Sky Sports 5 0450.
MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix third practice - Sky Sports F1 0345 (Sat), eir Sport 1 0355 (Sat), qualifying - Sky Sports F1 0600, eir Sport 1 0755.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League Grand Final, Warrington v Wigan - Sky Sports 1 1700.
RUGBY UNION: Rugby Championship, South Africa v New Zealand and Argentina v Australia - Sky Sports 3 1530 and 1830; Premiership, Harlequins v Northampton - BT Sport 1 1430; PRO12, Leinster v Munster - Sky Sports 1 1400; Scarlets v Newport Gwent Dragons - S4C 1915; Top 14, Racing 92 v Stade Francais - Sky Sports 3 1330.
TENNIS: ATP, China Open - Sky Sports 2 0400, 0930 and 1400; WTA, China Open - BT Sport 1 0730 and 1230.
GOLF: European Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Sky Sports 4 1300.
SNOOKER: European Masters - Eurosport 1 1100 and 1700.
HORSE RACING: Newmarket and York - Channel 4 1400.
DARTS: World Grand Prix - Sky Sports 1 2030.
BASEBALL: MLB match - BT Sport 3 0100 (Sun).
MMA: UFC 204, Michael Bisping v Dan Henderson - BT Sport 2 0100 (Sun).
Tomorrow (Sunday, October 9)
SOCCER: World Cup qualifying, Wales v Georgia - Sky Sports 1 1630, Moldova v Republic of Ireland - Sky Sports 1 1915, Albania v Spain - Sky Sports 3 1940, Macedonia v Italy - Sky Sports 5 1940, Algeria v Cameroon - BT Sport 1 2030; League One, Oxford v AFC Wimbledon and MK Dons v Port Vale - Sky Sports 1 1200 and 1415; A-League, Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United - BT Sport 2 0700.
CRICKET: Second one-day international, Bangladesh v England - Sky Sports 2 0800; Third Test, India v New Zealand - Sky Sports 5 0450; Fourth one-day international, South Africa v Australia - Sky Sports 3 0855.
MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix - Sky Sports F1 0530; Formula E, Hong Kong ePrix - Channel 5 0730.
RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Saracens v Wasps - BT Sport 1 1430.
TENNIS: ATP, China Open - Sky Sports 2 0530 and 1230, WTA, China Open - BT Sport 2 0930.
GOLF: European Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Sky Sports 4 1230.
SNOOKER: European Masters - Eurosport 1 1100 and 1700.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL matches - Sky Sports 2 1800 and 2100; Green Bay Packers v New York Giants - Sky Sports 2 0100 (Mon).
CYCLING: Road World Championships, women's team time-trial - Eurosport 2 0820; Paris-Tours - Eurosport 2 1430.
BASEBALL: MLB, Boston Red Sox v Cleveland Indians - BT Sport/ESPN 2100, Toronto Blue Jays v Texas Rangers - BT Sport/ESPN 0030 (Mon).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Andy Cole (1993-94); 2 Javelin; 3 Brandt Snedeker; 4 Ricoh Arena; 5 The Giants.
