ON THIS DAY
1947: The United States defeated Great Britain 11-1 in the seventh Ryder Cup at Portland Golf Club.
1998: Former Great Britain Davis Cup captain David Lloyd sold struggling Division Three club Hull to a Sheffield-based consortium.
2003: Tim Henman beat Romania's Andrei Pavel to win the Paris Masters - the only Masters Series title of his career.
2006: New Zealand were stripped of the two Gillette Tri-Nations points earned in the 18-14 win over Great Britain after it emerged that hooker Nathan Fien was not eligible to play for them.
2007: McLaren confirmed two-time world champion Fernando Alonso would be leaving their Formula One team. After spells at Renault and Ferrari, the Spaniard returned to McLaren for the 2015 season.
2009: AC Milan confirmed the loan signing of England midfielder David Beckham from the Los Angeles Galaxy for a second time.
2010: Tottenham beat Inter Milan 3-1 at White Hart Lane in the Champions League, with Gareth Bale playing a starring role and goals coming from Rafael van der Vaart, Peter Crouch and Roman Pavlyuchenko.
2015: Remi Garde was announced as Aston Villa's new manager. He lasted 23 games and oversaw just three wins.
BIRTHDAYS
Ken Rosewall (tennis) - Australian who won eight grand slam singles titles, born 1934.
Derek Mountfield (soccer) - former Everton and Aston Villa defender, born 1962.
Dario Silva (soccer) - former Malaga, Portsmouth and Uruguay striker, born 1972.
John Hayes (above) (rugby): former Munster and Irish internatiuonal rugby star. Played in the Pro 12 and Heineken Cup for Munster and earned 105 caps for Ireland. He also lined out for the Lions during a distinguished career. GAA's loss was rugby's gain, Hayes played with the Cappamore GAA club until switching to rugby at 18, born 1973.
Orlando Cabrera (baseball) - former World Series-winning shortstop with the Boston Red Sox, born in 1974.
Paul Galvin (gaelic games): Kerry senior footballing star, triple Allstar winner, collected four All-Ireland titles and represented Ireland in the 2004 International Rules series, born 1979.
Eoin McGrath (gaelic games): Former corner-forward for the Waterford senior hurling team. First lined out in 2002, played key role in the team until 2012, born 1980.
Danny Cipriani (rugby union) - England and Wasps fly-half, born in 1987.
Niall Breen (gaelic games) The Tara Rocks clubman has been a member of the Wexford senior hurling team since 2011. born 1989.
Stevan Jovetic (soccer) - Montenegro and former Manchester City striker, currently at Inter Milan, born 1989.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Rory McIlroy (above) has won how many golf majors?
2. Who was England's goalscorer on the day Wayne Rooney made his international debut?
3. When was the last time Scotland's rugby union team won the Calcutta Cup?
4. Who is the reigning MotoGP world champion?
5. What is the name of Cleveland's NFL franchise?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Wednesday, November 2)
SOCCER: Champions League, Tottenham v Bayer Leverkusen - BT Sport 2 1900; Copenhagen v Leicester - BT Sport 3 1900; Legia Warsaw v Real Madrid - BT Sport/ESPN 1930.
TENNIS: ATP, Paris Masters - Sky Sports 3 1000.
SNOOKER: China Championship - Eurosport 1 0630 and 1130.
GOLF: Ladies' European Tour, Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Open - Sky Sports 4 0900.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Boston Celtics v Chicago Bulls - BT Sport 1 0000 (Thu).
BASEBALL: MLB World Series, Cleveland Indians v Chicago Cubs, game seven (if required) - BT Sport 2 0000 (Thu).
Tomorrow (Thursday, November 3)
SOCCER: Europa League, Fenerbahce v Man United - BT Sport 3 1730; Zenit St Petersburg v Dundalk (above) - eir Sport 1 1730, BT Sport/ESPN 1800; Southampton v Inter Milan - BT Sport 2 1945; Ajax v Celta Vigo - BT Sport/ESPN 2000; Sparta Prague v Hapoel Beer-Sheva - BT Sport 3 2015.
TENNIS: ATP, Paris Masters - Sky Sports 3 1000.
GOLF: European Tour, Turkish Airlines Open - Sky Sports 4 0900; PGA Tour, Shriners Hospitals for Children Open - Sky Sports 4 2130.
SNOOKER: China Championship - Eurosport 1 0630 and 1130.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, Tampa Bay Buccaneers v Atlanta Falcons - Sky Sports 1 0030 (Fri).
BASKETBALL: NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers v Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors v Oklahoma City Thunder - BT Sport 1 0000 and 0230 (Fri).
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QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Four; 2 Francis Jeffers; 3 2008; 4 Marc Marquez; 5 Browns.
