ON THIS DAY
1978: Former world heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney died. He beat Jack Dempsey on points to win the title in 1926 and a year later retained it with another points win over Dempsey. Tunney retired as undefeated champion in 1928.
1987: Manchester City's Tony Adcock, Paul Stewart and David White all scored hat-tricks in their team's 10-1 demolition of Huddersfield. It was the fifth time three players had scored hat-tricks in the same Football League match.
2004: Paula Radcliffe won the New York Marathon.
2005: Graham Rix was appointed as first-team coach of Hearts. He was sacked by the Edinburgh club in March 2006.
2009: David Haye won his WBA heavyweight title fight against Nikolai Valuev on points in Nuremberg.
2010: After Jenson Button was left unharmed following an armed attack on his car, Sebastian Vettel won the Brazilian Grand Prix.
2011: Wigan centre Joel Tomkins switched codes to join Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. He would later return.
2012: Sebastian Coe was elected as the new chairman of the British Olympic Association.
2014: Formula One team Marussia officially went out of business, with the loss of more than 200 jobs.
BIRTHDAYS
Lucinda Green (equestrian) - six-time winner of Badminton three-day event, born 1953.
Mark Hateley (soccer) - former Rangers and England striker, born 1961.
John Barnes (soccer) - former Liverpool and England midfielder, born 1963.
Mark Philippoussis (tennis) - former Australian player who was a finalist at Wimbledon in 2003, born 1976.
Rio Ferdinand (soccer) - former Manchester United and England defender, born 1978.
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink (soccer) - former Celtic, Hull and Holland striker, born 1978.
James Franklin (cricket) - Middlesex's county championship-winning captain, born 1980.
David De Gea (soccer) - Manchester United and Spain goalkeeper, born 1990.
Daniel Ayala (soccer) - Middlesbrough defender, born 1990.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Who was the last non-European to top the ATP tennis rankings?
2 The Crucible Theatre hosts which sport's world championship?
3 Which boxer last week said the phrase: "I'm like herpes - one minute I'm gone, then one minute I pop back up"?
4 Which county was the first to raise the Sam Maguire Cup?
5 Who scored the extra-time winner in Sunday's FAI Cup Final between Cork City and Dundalk?
SPORT ON TV
Today (Monday, November 7)
SOCCER: FA Cup, Southport v Fleetwood - BT Sport 1 1900.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, Seattle Seahawks v Buffalo Bills - Sky Sports 1 0115 (Tues).
BASKETBALL: NBA, Golden State Warriors v New Orleans Pelicans - BT Sport 1 0330 (Tues).
SNOOKER: Champion of Champions - eir Sport 1 and ITV 4 1245 and 1845.
BOWLS: Scottish International Open - BBC Two Scotland 1300.
Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 8)
CRICKET: India v England, first Test - Sky Sports 2 0330 (Wed).
BASKETBALL: NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers v Atlanta Hawks - BT Sport 1 0000 (Wed).
SNOOKER: Champion of Champions - eir Sport 1 and ITV 4 1245 and 1845.
BOWLS: Scottish International Open - BBC Two Scotland 1300.
Answers: 1 Andy Roddick; 2 Snooker; 3 Dereck Chisora; 4 Kildare; 5 Seani Maguire.
