ON THIS DAY
1989: England earned their place in the 1990 World Cup finals in Italy with a goalless draw in Poland, thanks to four excellent saves from 40-year-old Peter Shilton.
1992: Paul Gascoigne apologised after swearing and clowning around in front of a Norwegian TV camera.
1999: Sir Alex Ferguson's testimonial drew 55,824 to watch Manchester United against a World XI which included Old Trafford greats Eric Cantona and Peter Schmeichel.
2002: Manager George Burley was sacked by Ipswich.
2003: England qualified for Euro 2004 with a goalless draw against Turkey.
2010: Discus thrower Krishna Poonia won India's first ever athletics gold at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
2013: Former Formula One test driver Maria de Villota died at the age of 33, suffering a cardiac arrest while on a tour promoting her autobiography Life Is A Gift. In 2012 she had sustained serious injuries, losing her right eye, after a crash while testing for Marussia.
2014: St Helens beat Wigan 14-6 in the Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford after the early dismissal of Wigan's Ben Flower for punching Lance Hohaia in the second minute of the match.
2015: Lewis Hamilton won the Russian Grand Prix and his Mercedes team lifted the Formula One constructors' championship following Kimi Raikkonen's (Ferrari) 30-second time penalty.
BIRTHDAYS
Sir Bobby Charlton (soccer) - former Manchester United midfielder and England World Cup winner, born 1937.
Rodney Marsh (soccer) - former England, QPR and Manchester City striker, born 1944.
Phil Newport (cricket) - former Worcestershire and England seamer, born 1962.
Ronny Rosenthal (soccer) - former Israel, Liverpool and Tottenham striker, born 1963.
Gus MacPherson (soccer) - former St Mirren manager, now in charge of Queen's Park, born 1968.
James Lowes (rugby league) - former Bradford and Great Britain hooker, later Bulls coach, born 1969.
Steven Pressley (soccer) - former Rangers, Celtic and Hearts defender, born 1973.
Nyron Nosworthy (soccer) - former Sunderland and Watford defender, born 1980.
Nathan Coulter-Nile (cricket) - Australia seamer, born 1987.
Joe Canning (gaelic games) – Galway and Portumna hurler and winner of three All-Star awards, born 1988.
Seamus Coleman (soccer) – Republic of Ireland captain, born 1988.
Michelle Wie (golf) - former American teen prodigy who won her first major at the US Open in 2014, born 1989.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Jordan Spieth has won how many major golf championships?
2 With which club does former Waterford hurler John Mullane ply his trade?
3 Who is England second most-capped goalkeeper, after Peter Shilton?
4 In what year was Donegal’s Michael Murphy named the All-Stars young footballer of the year?
5 What is the nickname of Philadelphia's NBA team?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Tuesday, October 11)
GAA: Off the Ball, an offbeat look at recent football developments – eir Sport 1 1900.
SOCCER: World Cup qualifying, Kazakhstan v Romania - Sky Sports 1 1655; Germany v Northern Ireland - Sky Sports 1 1900; Slovenia v England - ITV 1915; Slovakia v Scotland - Sky Sports 5 1945; European Under-21 Championship qualifying, England Under-21 v Bosnia & Herzegovina Under-21 - BT Sport 1 1445.
CRICKET: Third Test, India v New Zealand - Sky Sports 5 0450.
TENNIS: ATP, Shanghai Masters - Sky Sports 1 0600; WTA, Generali Ladies Linz - Eurosport 2 1455.
CYCLING: Road World Championships - Eurosport 2 1105.
SNOOKER: English Open - Eurosport 1 1245 and 1845.
BASEBALL: MLB, matches TBC - BT Sport//ESPN 2200, 0130 (Wed).
Tomorrow (Wednesday, October 12)
GAA: Off the Ball, an offbeat look at recent football developments – eir Sport 1 1900.
SOCCER: Women's Under-17 World Cup, quarter-finals - Eurosport 2 1430 and 1700.
CRICKET: Third Test, India v New Zealand - Sky Sports 5 0450; 3rd ODI, Bangladesh v England - Sky Sports 2 0800; 5th ODI, South Africa v Australia - Sky Sports 1 1130.
TENNIS: ATP, Shanghai Masters - Sky Sports 1 0600.
CYCLING: Road World Championships - Eurosport 2 1135.
SNOOKER: English Open - Eurosport 1 1245 and 1845.
BASEBALL: MLB, matches TBC - BT Sport/ESPN 2200, 0130 (Thu).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Two; 2 De La Salle; 3 David Seaman (75); 4 2009; 5 The 76ers.