ON THIS DAY
1962: Australian swimmer Dawn Fraser became the first woman to swim 100 metres in under one minute when she clocked a time of 59.9 seconds.
2000: Britain's Tanni Grey-Thompson won her fourth gold medal of the Paralympics in Sydney when she cruised to victory in the T53 classification of the women's 400 metres in a time of 58.74 seconds.
2004: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger agreed a three-year extension to his contract, keeping him at the club until May 2008. He remains at the helm.
2008: Manager Martin Johnson appointed lock Steve Borthwick as England's rugby union captain.
2009: Newcastle named Chris Hughton as their permanent manager and also announced the club had been taken off the market after failing to find a buyer.
2010: Manchester United paid £188,200 for former Red Devils midfielder Nobby Stiles' 1966 World Cup winner's medal at an Edinburgh auction.
2011: Chelsea were defeated in their bid to buy back the freehold of Stamford Bridge, Chelsea Pitch Owners announced.
2012: Spinner Graeme Swann said he was happy Kevin Pietersen had been reintegrated to the England fold after admitting to getting ''fed up'' with the talk about his relationship with the rest of the squad. A rift with former captain Andrew Strauss had led to Pietersen being placed in the international wilderness - which by 2014 was where he again found himself.
2013: Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel clinched his fourth Formula One world title with victory in the Indian Grand Prix.
2014: Marussia followed fellow Formula One team Caterham in being placed in administration.
2014: Blackpool sacked head coach Jose Riga.
BIRTHDAYS
Harry Gregg (above) (soccer) - former Northern Ireland and Manchester United goalkeeper, born 1932.
Chris Tavare (cricket) - former Kent, Somerset and England batsman, born 1954.
Patty Sheehan (golf) - first woman to win US and British Opens in the same season (1992), born 1956.
Glenn Hoddle (soccer) - former England midfielder and manager, born 1957.
Mark Taylor (cricket) - former Australia opener and captain, born 1964.
Vinny Samways (soccer) - former Tottenham and Everton midfielder, born 1968.
Theo Zagorakis (soccer) - former Leicester midfielder who helped Greece win Euro 2004, born 1971.
Lee Clark (soccer) - former Newcastle and Fulham midfielder, now managing Kilmarnock, born 1972.
Maria Mutola (athletics) - Mozambican 800 metres runner, who won three outdoor world titles and Olympic gold in 2000, born 1972.
Kumar Sangakkara (cricket) - Sri Lanka batsmen, who retired from Test cricket in August 2015, born 1977.
Jiri Jarosik (soccer) - former Czech Republic, Chelsea and Celtic forward, born 1977.
David Warner (cricket) - big-hitting Australia batsman, born 1986.
Stephan El Shaarawy (soccer) - Roma and Italy striker, born 1992.
Kurt Zouma (soccer) - Chelsea and France defender, born 1994.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Who was England's coach when they won the 2005 Ashes?
2. The 1998 football World Cup was held in which country?
3. Which is the first golf major of the year?
4. Which of the following sports is not in the Winter Olympics: Skibob, Luge or Boardercross?
5. Andy and Jamie Murray grew up in which Scottish town?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
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SPORT ON TV
Today (Thursday, October 27)
CRICKET: Second Test, Bangladesh v England - Sky Sports 2 0430 (Fri).
SOCCER: Serie A, Palermo v Udinese - BT Sport 1 1930; MLS, two matches TBC - Sky Sports 3 0000 (Fri) and 0220 (Fri).
TENNIS: WTA Finals - BT Sport 1 0845 and 1215; ATP, Erste Bank Open - Sky Sports 1 1300.
GOLF: WGC-HSBC Champions - Sky Sports 4 0600 and 0400 (Fri).
CYCLING: Six Day London - Eurosport 1 0730.
MOTORCYCLING: MotoGP, Malaysian Grand Prix practice - BT Sport 2 0200 (Fri).
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, Tennessee Titans v Jacksonville Jaguars - Sky Sports 1 0030 (Fri).
BASKETBALL: NBA, Chicago Bulls v Boston Celtics - BT Sport 1 0100 (Fri).
SNOOKER: International Championship - Eurosport 1 0730 and 1230.
HOCKEY: Men's Asian Champions Trophy, Pakistan v China and Korea v Malaysia - BT Sport 2 1130 and 1330.
Tomorrow (Friday, October 28)
CRICKET: Second Test, Bangladesh v England - Sky Sports 2 0600 and 0445 (Sat).
SOCCER: Championship, QPR v Brentford - Sky Sports 1 1900; LaLiga, Leganes v Real Sociedad - Sky Sports 3 1940; Bundesliga, Borussia Moenchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt - BT Sport 2 1930; Primeira Liga, Nacional v Sporting Lisbon - BT Sport/ESPN 2100; 2. Bundesliga, Dynamo Dresden v Eintracht Braunschweig - BT Sport 2 1730; A-League, Melbourne City v Adelaide United - BT Sport 2 0945.
RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Northampton Saints v Gloucester - BT Sport 1 1900; PRO12, Ulster v Munster - BBC Two Northern Ireland 1900, Cardiff Blues v Scarlets - BBC Two Wales - 1930.
MOTORSPORT: Formula One, Mexico Grand Prix practice - Sky Sports F1 1545 and 1945.
TENNIS: WTA Finals - BT Sport 1 0845 and 1215; ATP, Erste Bank Open - Sky Sports 2 1300.
GOLF: WGC-HSBC Champions - Sky Sports 4 0600 and 0400 (Sat).
CYCLING: Six Day London - Eurosport 1 1930.
BASEBALL: MLB, World Series game three - BT Sport 1 0030 (Sat).
MOTORCYCLING: Malaysian Grand Prix practice - BT Sport 2 0600 and 0200 (Sat), Malaysian Grand Prix qualifying - BT Sport 2 0500 (Sat).
DARTS: European Championship - eir Sport 1 and ITV4 1245 and 1900.
SNOOKER: International Championship - Eurosport 1 0700 and 1230.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. Duncan Fletcher. 2. France 3. US Masters 4. Skibob 5. Dunblane.
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