ON THIS DAY
2002: Mick McCarthy quits as Republic of Ireland manager.
2004: Frenchman Jacques Santini resigned as Tottenham manager due to personal reasons.
2006: The International Series was left in doubt following a hot-tempered second test at Croke Park with Graham Geraghty stretchered off the field early on.
2007: Wigan sacked manager Chris Hutchings after just six months in charge.
2009: The New York Yankees won their 27th World Series, beating the Philadelphia Phillies to secure a 4-2 series success.
2011: Down’s Orla Magian, Fionnuala Carr, Catherine McGourty and Niamh Mallon, along with Armagh’s Colette McSorley, were presented with Soaring Star awards at the Camogie Allstars.
2012: Craig Levein was relieved of his duties as Scotland manager, with Billy Stark taking temporary charge.
2013: Martin O'Neill was announced as Republic of Ireland's new manager, with Roy Keane as his assistant.
2013: Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill agreed a two-year extension to his contract.
2015: Sam Burgess left Bath to join South Sydney Rabbitohs, ending his brief stint in rugby union.
BIRTHDAYS
Lester Piggott (racing) - champion flat race jockey who won the Derby nine times, born 1935.
Dennis Andries (boxing) - former world light-heavyweight champion, born 1953.
Nayim (soccer) - former Tottenham and Barcelona midfielder, born 1966.
Rob Jones (soccer) - former Liverpool and England defender, born 1971.
Jerry Stackhouse (basketball) - one of an elite band of players to have scored 15,000 career points, born in 1974.
Richard Wright (soccer) - former Everton, Arsenal and England goalkeeper, born 1977.
Bubba Watson (golf) - Masters champion in 2012 and 2014, born 1978.
Shane O’Sullivan (Gaelic games) - Waterford hurler who made his debut in 2004, born 1985.
Kasper Schmeichel (soccer) - Leicester and Denmark goalkeeper, born 1986.
Virat Kohli (cricket) - India batsman, born 1988.?Marco Verratti (soccer) - Paris St Germain's Italian midfielder, born 1992.
Odell Beckham Jr (American football) - New York Giants wide receiver, born 1992.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 How many Premier League clubs did Nwankwo Kanu play for?
2 How many sets of brothers have won GAA Football Allstars?
3 In which year did a non-Englishman last win the World Snooker Championship?
4 Name the only player to have won GAA Allstars in both codes in the same year.
5 Name the two major league baseball teams from Chicago.
(See answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV ?Today (Saturday, November 5)
GAELIC GAMES: Allstar awards repeat - RTE1, 1515.
SOCCER: Premier League, Chelsea v Everton - BT Sport 1 1700; FA Cup, Merstham v Oxford - BT Sport 1 1200; Championship, Wolves v Derby and Bristol City v Brighton - Sky Sports 1 1200 and 1715; LaLiga, Granada v Deportivo La Coruna, Osasuna v Alaves and Las Palmas v Eibar - Sky Sports 2 1155, 1725 and 1940; Eredivisie, PSV Eindhoven v FC Twente - Sky Sports 5 1835; A-League, Wellington Phoenix v Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory - BT Sport 1 0630 and 0845; Welsh Premier League, Bangor City v The New Saints - S4C 1700.
RUGBY UNION: Autumn internationals, Wales v Australia - BBC One and S4C 1400; New Zealand v Ireland - eir Sport 2 2030; Barbarians v South Africa - Sky Sports 2 1500; PRO12, Scarlets v Glasgow - S4C 1915; Anglo-Welsh Cup, Harlequins v Exeter - BT Sport 2 1715; Top 14, Racing 92 v Montpellier - Sky Sports 3 1940.
TENNIS: ATP, Paris Masters - Sky Sports 3 1300.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Four Nations - England v Scotland and New Zealand v Australia - BBC Two England 1700 and 1930.?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, Oklahoma City Thunder v Minnesota Timberwolves - BT Sport 1 2200.
HORSE RACING: Doncaster, Wincanton and Aintree - Channel 4 1330.?MMA:
UFC 98, Rafael dos Anjos v Tony Ferguson - BT Sport 2 0000 (Sun).
DARTS: World Series finals - ITV4 and eir Sport 1 1245 and 1900.
Tomorrow (Sunday, November 6)
GAELIC GAMES: Munster SHC Ballyea v Thurles Sarsfields (live), Leinster SHC Oulart the Ballagh v St. Rynagh's (deferred), TG4 1330.
SOCCER: Premier League, Arsenal v Tottenham - BT Sport 1 1115; Liverpool v Watford and Leicester v West Brom - Sky Sports 1 1330 and 1615; Scottish Premiership, Ross County v Rangers - Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports 5 1130; LaLiga, Real Madrid v Leganes, Espanyol v Athletic Bilbao and Villarreal v Real Betis - Sky Sports 3 1055, 1500 and 1715; Sevilla v Barcelona - Sky Sports 1 1930; Serie A, Pescara v Empoli and Chievo v Juventus - BT Sport 2 1130 and 1345; Roma v Bologna - BT Sport 1 1930; Ligue 1, Caen v Nice - BT Sport/ESPN 1400; Metz v St Etienne - BT Sport 2 1600; Bundesliga, Leipzig v Mainz and Schalke v Werder Bremen - BT Sport 1 1415 and 1630; Portuguese Liga, Porto v Benfica - BT Sport 2 1800; MLS, New York Red Bulls v Montreal Impact - Sky Sports 3 2120, New York City v Toronto FC - Sky Sports 3 2340, FC Dallas v Seattle Sounders - Sky Sports 3 0220 (Mon); A-League, Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners and Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers - BT Sport/ESPN 0600 and 0800.
CYCLING: Track World Cup - BBC Two England 1430.
RUGBY UNION: Top 14, Lyon v Toulon - Sky Sports 5 1510.
TENNIS: ATP, Paris Masters - Sky Sports 3 1400.?GOLF: European Tour, Turkish Airlines Open - Sky Sports 4 0830; PGA Tour, Shriners Hospitals for Children Open - Sky Sports 4 2030.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, New York Giants v Philadelphia Eagles - Sky Sports 2 1730; San Diego Chargers v Tennessee Titans - Sky Sports 2 1900; Oakland Raiders v Denver Broncos - Sky Sports 2 0100 (Mon).
BASKETBALL: NBA, Memphis Grizzlies v Portland Trail Blazers - BT Sport 2 2030.
ATHLETICS: New York Marathon - Eurosport 1 1430.?DARTS: World Series finals - ITV4 and eir Sport 1 1245 and 1900.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Three (Arsenal, West Brom, Portsmouth); 2 Eleven; 3 2011 (John Higgins); 4 Ray Cummins (Cork, 1971); 5 Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox.