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On this Day, September 1 2013: Gareth Bale completed his move from Tottenham to Real Madrid

Gareth Bale completed his move from Tottenham to Real Madrid in September 2013
Gareth Bale completed his move from Tottenham to Real Madrid in September 2013 Gareth Bale completed his move from Tottenham to Real Madrid in September 2013

ON THIS DAY IN SPORT

1866: Former world heavyweight boxing champion James J Corbett, known as 'Gentleman Jim', was born. He captured the title in 1892 by knocking out John L Sullivan in the 21st round. He made one successful defence before losing his crown to Bob Fitzsimmons in March 1897. Corbett died in 1933.

1923: Another world heavyweight champion, Rocky Marciano, was born. He took the title from 'Jersey Joe' Walcott in 1952. Marciano was undefeated in all his 49 professional fights and won 43 of those inside the distance. He retired in 1956 and died in a plane crash in 1969.

1991: Roger Black, Derek Redmond, John Regis and Kriss Akabusi pipped their American counterparts to win the 4x400metres relay at the World Championships in Tokyo.

2001: Michael Owen's hat-trick helped England to a 5-1 win against Germany in Munich. Steven Gerrard and Emile Heskey scored the other goals in the World Cup qualifier.

2004: Premier League referee Andy D'Urso was suspended for 28 days after failing to send off Blackburn midfielder Barry Ferguson despite showing him two yellow cards.

2006: England left-back Ashley Cole's move to Chelsea from Arsenal was confirmed, with William Gallas moving in the opposite direction.

2007: Tim Henman lost to Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round of the US Open, bringing his grand slam career to an end.

2008: Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment successfully completed the purchase of Manchester City, breaking the British transfer record to buy Robinho from Real Madrid on the same day.

2011: Britain's Dai Greene won gold in the men's 400m hurdles at the World Championships in Daegu, while Hannah England claimed silver in the women's 1500m.

2013: Gareth Bale completed his move from Tottenham to Real Madrid for a world record 100million euros (£85.3million).

2015: Manchester United signed teenage striker Anthony Martial from Monaco on a four-year deal in one of the biggest moves of transfer deadline day.

SPORT BIRTHDAYS

Ruud Gullit (soccer) - former Newcastle and Chelsea manager, who as a player won the 1988 European Championship with Holland, born 1962.

Tony Cascarino (soccer) - former Gillingham, Millwall, Chelsea and Republic of Ireland striker, born 1962.

Henning Berg (soccer) - former Blackburn, Manchester United, Rangers and Norway defender, born 1969.

Hakan Sukur (soccer) - former Galatasaray and Turkey striker, born 1971.

Simon Shaw (rugby union) - Former England forward, born 1973.

Martyn Williams (rugby union) - former Wales, Cardiff Blues and British and Irish Lions forward, born 1975.

Clare Connor (cricket) - former England captain, now director of England women's cricket, born 1976.

Jose Antonio Reyes (soccer) - former Arsenal, Real Madrid, Sevilla and Spain forward, born 1983.

Gael Monfils (tennis) - French winner of six ATP Tour titles, born 1986.

Daniel Sturridge (soccer) - Liverpool and England striker, born 1989.

Kirani James (athletics) - Grenada's 2012 Olympic 400m champion, born 1992.

QUICK QUIZ

1 Jos Buttler joined Lancashire from which county?

2 What nationality was five-time Formula One champion Juan Manuel Fangio?

3 Who was the last Englishman to win the Open in golf?

4 In which US city are NBA franchise the Celtics based?

5 Who won football's European Cup in 1986?


Answers below

SPORT ON TV

Friday, September 1

SOCCER: World Cup Qualifying, Lithuania v Scotland - Sky Sports Main Event 1900; Malta v England - ITV 1915.

ATHLETICS: Diamond League, Memorial Van Damme, Brussels - Eurosport 2 1900.

BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago Cubs v Atlanta Braves - BT Sport//ESPN 1915; New York Yankees v Boston Red Sox - BT Sport 2 0000 (Sat)

BOXING: Nxtgen Boxing, Team GB's Rio Olympians, Joshua Buatsi, Lawrence Okolie and Joe Cordina are on the card - Sky Sports Action 1945.

CRICKET: Kia Super League, semi-finals - Sky Sports Cricket 1400; CPL T20, Jamaica Tallawahs v Guyana Amazon Warriors - BT Sport 1 0130 (Sat).

CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 2 1400.

GOLF: European Tour, Czech Masters - Sky Sports Golf 1000 & 1400; PGA Tour, Dell Technologies Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1700.

MOTOR SPORT: Formula 1, Opening Italian Grand Prix practice session - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports F1 0845 & eir Sport 1 0855; Second Italian Grand Prix practice session - Sky Sports F1 1245 & eir Sport 1 1255.

RUGBY UNION: New Zealand NPC Rugby, Hawke's Bay v Canterbury - Sky Sports Action 0830; Currie Cup, Blue Bulls v Griquas - Sky Sports Action 1755; Aviva Premiership, Gloucester v Exeter - BT Sport 1 1900; PRO14, Ulster v Cheetahs - BBC Two Northern Ireland 1915, Cardiff Blues v Edinburgh - BBC Two Wales 1930.

TENNIS: US Open - Eurosport 1 1530 & Eurosport 2 2100.

Saturday, September 2

SOCCER: National League, Tranmere v Dover - BT Sport 2 1700; World Cup Qualifying, Wales v Austria - S4C 1915, Spain v Italy - ITV4 1930, Senegal v Burkina Faso - BT Sport 1 2100; MLS, Montreal Impact v Chicago Fire - Sky Sports Main Event 0000 (Sun).

CRICKET: NatWest T20 Blast, semi-finals - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1000 & 1400, NatWest T20 Blast final - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 1800; CPL T20, Barbados Tridents v Trinbago Knight Riders - BT Sport 1 0130 (Sun).

CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 2 1400.

GOLF: European Tour, Czech Masters - Sky Sports Golf 1300; PGA Tour, Dell Technologies Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1730.

RACING: ITV Racing, Sandown and Beverley - ITV4 1330.

UFC: Alexander Volkov v Stefan Struve - BT Sport 2 2000.

MOTOR SPORT: Third Italian Grand Prix practice session - Sky Sports F1 0945 & eir Sport 1 0955, Italian Grand Prix qualifying - Sky Sports F1 1200 & eir Sport 1 1300.

RUGBY UNION: New Zealand NPC Rugby, Taranaki v Counties Manukau - Sky Sports Action 0830; Aviva Premiership: Saracens v Northampton - BT Sport 1 1330, London Irish v Harlequins - BT Sport 1 1615; PRO14, Dragons v Leinster - Sky Sports Action 1445 & S4C 1500, Scarlets v Southern Kings - Sky Sports Action 1715; Top 14, Toulouse v Pau - Sky Sports Action 1940.

TENNIS: US Open - Eurosport 1 1530 & Eurosport 2 1700.

TRIATHLON: British Triathlon Mixed Relay Cup - BBC One 1415.

QUIZ ANSWERS

Answers: 1 Somerset; 2 Argentinian; 3 Nick Faldo (1992); 4 Boston; 5 Steaua Bucharest.

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