ON THIS DAY
1975: Georges Carpentier died, aged 81. He had been one of boxing's most versatile champions - having by the age of 19 held European titles at welterweight, middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight. Carpentier became world light-heavyweight champion between 1920 and 1922.
2000: Manchester United hit five past Southampton in front of a new Premiership record crowd of 67,581.
2003: Leeds announced a record pre-tax loss of £49.5million, taking their debts to £78million. On the pitch they lost 3-1 to arch rivals Manchester United as striker Alan Smith was embroiled in controversy for throwing a bottle back into the crowd after it landed on the Elland Road pitch.
2008: Tony Adams was named the new manager of Portsmouth. He parted company with the club the following February.
2009: Portsmouth were placed under an embargo which prevented them from registering new players; Former Test umpire David Shepherd died following a long battle with cancer.
2012: Manchester City appointed Spaniard Txiki Begiristain as their new director of football.
BIRTHDAYS
Marty Morrissey (GAA) – Sports commentator and television presenter, born 1958.
RTÉ warn Joe Brolly after Marty Morrissey 'ugly' gibe
John Bevan (rugby) - played union for Cardiff, Wales and the British and Irish Lions and then league for Wales and Great Britain, born 1950.
Mark James (golf) - five-time Ryder Cup European team member and former captain, born 1953.
Erik Thorstvedt (soccer) - former Tottenham and Norway goalkeeper, born 1962.
Rob Bailey (cricket) - former Northamptonshire and England batsman, now a first-class umpire, born 1963.
Marc Lievremont (rugby union) - former France coach and flanker, born 1968.
Dejan Stefanovic (soccer) - former Portsmouth and Norwich defender, born 1974.
Keiron Cunningham (rugby league) - former St Helens, Wales and Great Britain hooker and current Saints coach, born 1976.
Alan Smith (soccer) - former Leeds and Manchester United player, now with Notts County, born 1980.
Milan Baros (soccer) - former Liverpool and Czech Republic striker, now playing for Slovan Liberec, born 1981.
Obafemi Martins (soccer) - former Newcastle and Birmingham striker now playing for Chinese Super League Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, born 1984.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Who succeeded Eamon Coleman as the manager of the Derry senior footballers in 1995?
2 Spotland is the home of which English Football League club?
3 Who were Tyrone’s two football All-Star recipients in 1984?
4 Who do England play in the rugby league Four Nations on Saturday?
5. Lydia Ko is the number one ranked women in which sport?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
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SPORT ON TV
Today (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.
Tomorrow (Saturday, October 29)
SOCCER: Premier League, Sunderland v Arsenal - Sky Sports 1 1130, Crystal Palace v Liverpool - BT Sport 1 1700; Championship, Blackburn v Wolves - Sky Sports 1 1715; National League, Barrow v Eastleigh - BT Sport 1 1145; Ladbrokes Premiership, Aberdeen v Celtic - Sky Sports 5 1130; LaLiga, Sporting Gijon v Sevilla and Barcelona v Granada - Sky Sports 2 1155 and 1930; Serie A, Juventus v Napoli - BT Sport 2 1930;Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund v Schalke - BT Sport 2 1715; Eredivisie, Ajax v Excelsior - Sky Sports 3 1935; A-League, Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC - BT Sport 1 0730, Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners - BT Sport 2 0945; Welsh Premier League, Aberystwyth Town v Airbus UK Broughton - S4C 1700.
CRICKET: Second Test, Bangladesh v England - Sky Sports 2 0600 and 0345 (Sun); one-day international, India v New Zealand - Sky Sports 4 0900.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Four Nations, England v New Zealand - BBC One 1315.
RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Saracens v Leicester Tigers - BT Sport 2 1430; PRO12, Ospreys v Newport-Gwent Dragons - Sky Sports 2 1430 and S4C 1445, Leinster v Connacht - Sky Sports 2 1700; Top 14, Bayonne v Racing 92 - Sky Sports 5 1940.
MOTORSPORT: Formula One, Mexico Grand Prix practice - Sky Sports F1 1545 and Channel 4 1555, Mexico Grand Prix qualifying - Sky Sports F1 1800, Channel 4 1800 and eir Sport 1 1900.
TENNIS: ATP, Erste Bank Open - Sky Sports 3 1330.
GOLF: WGC-HSBC Champions - Sky Sports 4 0600 and 0300 (Sun).
CYCLING: Six Day London - Eurosport 1 1930.
BASEBALL: MLB, World Series game four - BT Sport 1 0010 (Sun).
MOTORCYCLING: MotoGP, Malaysia Grand Prix warm-ups - BT Sport 2 0130 (Sun); World Superbikes, Doha - Eurosport 2 1515.
DARTS: European Championship - ITV4 1245 and 1900, eir Sport 1 1235 and 2200.
SNOOKER: International Championship - Eurosport 1 0700 and 1230.
HOCKEY: Men's Asian Champions Trophy, semi-finals one and two - BT Sport/ESPN 1130 and 1330.
RACING: Horse racing - Channel 4 1310.
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QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. 1995 2. Rochdale. 3. Eugene McKenna and Frank McGuigan. 4. New Zealand 5. Golf
