ON THIS DAY
1990: 250-1 shot Equinoctial won at Kelso to confound the bookies and go into the record books as the longest-priced horse ever to win a race in Britain.
2000: Leeds and West Ham agreed an £18million fee to take Rio Ferdinand to Elland Road, making him the most expensive defender in the world at the time.
2004: Paul Casey and Luke Donald teamed up to win golf's World Cup for England in Seville.
2007: England lost 3-2 to Croatia at Wembley to end their hopes of qualifying for Euro 2008 and seal the fate of manager Steve McClaren.
2011: Wales rugby union assistant coach Rob Howley agreed a new contract to remain part of the national set-up until 2016.
2012: Chelsea parted company with manager Roberto Di Matteo and confirmed the appointment of Rafael Benitez as interim first-team manager until end of the season.
2013: Stuart Broad took five wickets on the first day of the Ashes series in Brisbane.
2015: Jamie Vardy scored for the 10th match in a row to equal Ruud van Nistelrooy's Premier League record and seal a 3-0 win at Newcastle which took Leicester to the top of the Barclays Premier League.
BIRTHDAYS
Jacques Laffite (motor sport) - six-time grand prix winner for Ligier, born 1943.
Alan Smith (soccer) - former Arsenal and England striker, born 1962.
Sabine Busch (athletics) - German triple world champion and Olympic bronze medallist, born 1962.
Troy Aikman (American football) - former Dallas Cowboys quarterback who won three Super Bowl titles, born 1966.
Andrew Caddick (cricket) - former England and Somerset bowler, born 1968.
Ken Griffey Jr (baseball) - former Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox centre fielder, born 1969.
Justin Langer (cricket) - former Australia Test opener, now coach for Western Australia, born 1970.
Jesus Navas (soccer) - Manchester City and Spain winger, born 1985.
Fabian Delph (soccer) - Manchester City and England midfielder, born 1989.
Georgie Twigg (hockey) - midfielder who was part of Team GB's gold medal-winning team at Rio 2016 and a bronze medal winner at London 2012, born 1990.
Dani King (cycling) - member of Great Britain's gold medal-winning team pursuit team at London 2012, born 1990.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Who was the only member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning side to ever get sent off during an international match?
2 How many Ulster titles did Paul Finlay win with Monaghan?
3 Foursomes, singles, and which other golf format are played in the Ryder Cup?
4 Who was the last full England international footballer to play in the Dutch Eredivisie?
5 Which county won the first ever National Football League?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
PA SPORT TV LISTINGS
Today (Monday, November 21)
CRICKET: India v England, second Test - Sky Sports 2 0345.
SOCCER: Premier League, West Brom v Burnley - Sky Sports 1 1900; LaLiga, Leganes v Osasuna - Sky Sports 2 1940; 2. Bundesliga, 1860 Munich v Kaiserslautern - BT Sport 1 1915.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, Oakland Raiders v Houston Texans - Sky Sports 1 0130 (Tues).
BASKETBALL: NBA, Indiana Pacers v Golden State Warriors - BT Sport 1 0000 (Tues).
CURLING: European Championships - Eurosport 1 1230.
Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 22)
SOCCER: Champions League, CSKA Moscow v Bayer Leverkusen - BT Sport 2 1645, eir Sport 1 1655, Monaco v Tottenham - BT Sport 2 1900, Leicester v Club Brugge - eir Sport 1 1900, Sporting Lisbon v Real Madrid - BT Sport/ESPN 1930; MLS, match TBC - Sky Sports 3 0000 (Wed), Montreal Impact v Toronto FC - Sky Sports 2 0400 (Wed).
BASKETBALL: NBA, New York Knicks v Portland Trail Blazers - BT Sport 1 0030 (Tues).
CURLING: European Championships - Eurosport 1 0930, Eurosport 2 1930.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Alan Ball; 2 Two; 3 Fourballs; 4 Michael Ball (PSV Eindhoven 2005-2007); 5 Laois
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