ON THIS DAY
1938: Willie Hall scored three goals in three and a half minutes for England against the Republic of Ireland, a record in a home international. Hall added two more in a 7-0 win.
2003: England beat France 24-7 in the semi-finals of the 2003 Rugby World Cup with Jason Leonard making a world record 112th appearance for the winners.
2005: England lost their first Test match since regaining the Ashes, going down to Pakistan by 22 runs. Australia, Trinidad & Tobago, Switzerland, Spain and the Czech Republic all qualified for the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.
2009: Mercedes-Benz returned to Formula One as they bought a 75.1 per cent share in Brawn GP.
2009: George Burley was sacked as Scotland manager.
2010: Aston Villa confirmed out-of-contract former Arsenal winger Robert Pires would sign for them. He was released by the midlands club when his short-term deal expired in the summer of 2011.
2011: Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was charged with using abusive and/or insulting words and/or behaviour towards Manchester United's Patrice Evra. He was later banned for eight matches; Martin Johnson confirmed he had resigned as the manager of the England rugby union team.
2015: UEFA confirmed Euro 2016 would remain in France after the country's hosting of the tournament came under scrutiny following terrorist attacks in Paris three days earlier.
BIRTHDAYS
Willie Carson (racing) - five-time champion Flat race jockey and four-time Derby winner, born 1942.
Ole Olsen (speedway) - three-times world champion, born 1946.
Frank Bruno (above) (boxing) - WBC world heavyweight champion in 1995, born 1961.
Zina Garrison (tennis) - Wimbledon runner-up in 1990, born 1963.
Waqar Younis (cricket) - former Pakistan fast bowler and coach, born 1971.
Jim McGuinness (GAA) – former Donegal All-Ireland winning manager, born 1972.
Christian Horner (formula one) - Red Bull team principal, born 1973.
Paul Scholes (soccer) - former Manchester United and England midfielder, born 1974.
Gary Naysmith (soccer) - former Hearts, Everton and Scotland full-back, born 1978.
Jannie du Plessis (rugby union) - South Africa prop, born 1982.
TJ Reid (GAA) – Kilkenny hurler and winner of seven All-Ireland medals, born 1987.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Which horse (above) was the most recent winner of multiple Cheltenham Gold Cups?
2 Who captained Cavan in the famous All-Ireland SFC final played at the Polo Grounds in New York in 1947?
3 Fiji collected a first ever Olympic medal with gold in which event at Rio 2016?
4 Which Tipperary hurler has won the most All-Ireland medals?
5 Brazil striker Eduardo Goncalves de Andrade, a World Cup winner in 1970, is better known by what name?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Wednesday, November 16)
GAA: Off the Ball, an off beat look at recent football developments – eir Sport 1 1900.
CRICKET: Second Test, India v England - Sky Sports 2 0330 (Thu); First Test, New Zealand v Pakistan - Sky Sports 3 2155; CSA T20 Slam Cricket, Cape Cobras v Multiply Titans - Sky Sports 3 1600.
TENNIS: ATP World Tour Finals - Sky Sports 1 1200, BBC Two England 1400, Sky Sports 2 1800.
SOCCER: FA Cup, Brackley Town v Gillingham - BT Sport 2 1930.
SNOOKER: Northern Ireland Open - Eurosport 1 1245 and 1845.
DARTS: Grand Slam of Darts - Sky Sports 1 1900.
BASKETBALL: NBA, Indiana Pacers v Cleveland Cavaliers - BT Sport 1 0000 (Thu).
Tomorrow (Thursday, November 17)
GAA: Off the Ball, an off beat look at recent football developments – eir Sport 1 1900.
CRICKET: India v England, second Test - Sky Sports 2 0345 (Fri); New Zealand v Pakistan, first Test - Sky Sports 3 2155.
TENNIS: ATP World Tour Finals - Sky Sports 1 1200, BBC Two England 1400, Sky Sports 2 1800.
GOLF: European Tour, DP World Tour Championship - Sky Sports 4 0800; PGA, RSM Classic - Sky Sports 4 1830; LPGA, CME Group Tour Championship - Sky Sports 4 2130.
SOCCER: FA Cup, Dover v Cambridge - BT Sport 2 1930; UEFA Women's Champions League, VfL Wolfsburg v Eskilstuna United - Eurosport 2 1700.
SNOOKER: Northern Ireland Open - Eurosport 1 1245 and 1845.
DARTS: Grand Slam of Darts - Sky Sports 1 1900.
GRIDIRON: NFL, Carolina Panthers v New Orleans Saints - Sky Sports 1 0030 (Fri)
BASKETBALL: NBA, Houston Rockets v Portland Trail Blazers - BT Sport 1 0100 (Fri)
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Kauto Star (2007 and 2009); 2 John Joe O’Reilly; 3 Rugby sevens; 4 John Doyle (eight); 5 Tostao.
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