ON THIS DAY
1990: Simon Hodgkinson scored a then record 23 points for England against Argentina at Twickenham.
1999: Blackburn sacked managerBrian Kidd after winning just three of their first 14 games in the second tier following relegation from the Premier League.
2007: Great Britain beat New Zealand 44-0 in the second rugby league Test at Hull's KC Stadium to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
2008: Watford parted company with manager Aidy Boothroyd, the man who had taken them to the Premier League in 2006.
2009: Alan Curbishley won his case for wrongful dismissal against West Ham.
2010: A bid for London to host the 2015 World Athletics Championships was abandoned due to continuing uncertainty over the future of the 2012 Olympic Stadium. The capital was instead put forward to host the event in 2017.
2011: Former Pakistan Test cricket captain Salman Butt was jailed for 30 months for his part in a conspiracy to bowl deliberate no-balls against England at Lord's.
2012: Ian Holloway left Blackpool to become Crystal Palace's new manager, before leading the Eagles to promotion.
2013: Former Newcastle managing director Derek Llambias was appointed to the Rangers board as a non-executive director.
2015: Former England cricket captain Tom Graveney died at the age of 88.
BIRTHDAYS
Gerd Muller (soccer) - former Germany and Bayern Munich striker, born 1945.
Larry Holmes (boxing) - former world heavyweight champion, born 1949.
Ian Wright(soccer) - former Arsenal and England striker, born 1963.
Pat Gilroy (gaelic games): former footballer and manager,of the Dublin senior football team from 2009 to 2012, guiding the Dubs to their first All-Ireland Senior Football title in 16 years in 2011, born 1971.
Dwight Yorke (above) (soccer) - former Aston Villa, Manchester United and Trinidad & Tobago striker, born 1971.
Ugo Ehiogu (soccer) - former Aston Villa, Middlesbrough and England defender, born 1972.
Paul Derbyshire (rugby union) - Italy flanker, born 1986.
Colin Kaepernick (American football) - San Francisco 49ers quarterback, born 1987.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Which club were promoted from Sky Bet League One in 2016 alongside Wigan and Barnsley?
2. How many goals did Kerry score in their defeat of Mayo in the 2006 GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final?
3. How many of the season's 16 races did Keke Rosberg win when he became F1 world champion in 1982 - One, eight or 16?
4. Where will the 2022 Winter Olympics be held?
5. Who won the 1995/1996 GAA National Football League final?
(See answers at bottom)
See above: On This Day 1999.
SPORT ON TV
Today (Thursday, November 3)
SOCCER: Europa League, Fenerbahce v Man United - BT Sport 3 1730; Zenit St Petersburg v Dundalk - 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).
Tomorrow (Friday, November 4)
SOCCER: FA Cup, Eastleigh v Swindon - BBC Two England and Scotland, 1930; Championship, Brentford v Fulham - Sky Sports 1 1900; Scottish Premiership, Partick Thistle v Aberdeen - BT Sport 1 1915; LaLiga, Malaga v Sporting Gijon - Sky Sports 5 1940; Ligue 1, Montpellier v Marseille - BT Sport/ESPN 1945; A-League, Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City - BT Sport 1 0845.
TENNIS: ATP, Paris Masters - Sky Sports 3 1300 and 1830.
RUGBY UNION: PRO12, Treviso v Cardiff Blues - Sky Sports 2 1900; Munster v Ospreys - BBC Two Wales 1930; Edinburgh v Ulster - BBC Two Northern Ireland 1930; Anglo-Welsh Cup, Bath v Leicester - BT Sport 2 1915; Tour match, United States v Maori All Blacks - eir Sport 1 2355.
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.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Chicago Bulls v New York Knicks - BT Sport 1 0000 (Sat).
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QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Burton; 2 Four, final score: Kerry 4-15 Mayo 3-5; 3 One; 4 Beijing; 5 Derry, beating Donegal 1-16 to 1-9.
