ON THIS DAY
1937: The first soccer game to be seen on television was a specially arranged match between Arsenal's first and second teams.
1990: Cork retained the All-Ireland SFC for the first time in their history as they defeated Meath 0-11 to 0-9 in the final.
1998: Manchester United played out a thrilling 3-3 draw with Barcelona at Old Trafford as they started down their road to European glory. That journey ended with the memorable Champions League final win over Bayern Munich in Barcelona.
2003: Sebastian Coe was confirmed as one of three vice-chairmen of London's bid for the 2012 Olympics along with former hurdler Alan Pascoe and Granada chairman Charles Allen. Coe was later promoted to chairman.
2004: United States Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton paired Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson together for the opening fourballs of the event at Oakland Hills. Europe went on to retain the title.
2007: Kerry eased their way to the All-Ireland title after a 3-13 to 1-9 win over Cork in an all-Munster final. Kieran Donaghy scored two goals for the Kingdom with Colm Cooper grabbing the other.
2010: Talismanic all-rounder Andrew Flintoff announced his retirement from all cricket after losing a long-standing battle with knee problems. Flintoff returned to action in 2014.
2013: Snooker's former world number five Stephen Lee was found guilty of seven match-fixing offences.
BIRTHDAYS
Micky Stewart (cricket) - former Surrey and England opener, born 1932.
Andy Irvine (rugby union) - former Scotland and British Lions full-back, born 1951.
Manuel Pellegrini (soccer) - former Manchester City manager, born 1953.
Neville Southall (soccer) - former Everton and Wales goalkeeper, born 1958.
Kevin Young (athletics) - 1992 Olympic 400metres hurdles champion from USA, born 1966.
John Leahy (gaelic games): former Tipperary hurler who pocketed three All-Ireland s and three Allstars, born 1969.
Alexander Vinokourov (cycling) - Kazakh road cyclist who was banned for a year for blood doping during the 2007 Tour de France, born 1973.
Leon Britton (soccer) - Swansea midfielder, born 1982.
Kyle Lafferty (soccer) - Hearts and Northern Ireland striker, born 1987.
Salomon Rondon (soccer) - West Brom's Venezuelan striker, born 1989.
Sam Byram (soccer) - West Ham defender, born 1993.
QUICK QUIZ
1.Who did Mayo beat in their last All-Ireland SFC win in 1951?
2. Who is the referee for tomorrow s All-Ireland MFC final?
3. Who did Sloane Stephens defeat in this year's US Open final?
4. What is the highest check-out using three darts?
5. Who did Nottingham Forest defeat 1-0 in the 1979 European Cup final?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Saturday, September 16)
GAELIC GAMES: Limerick SHC, Adare v Doon & Patrickswell v Ballybrown eirSport 2, 1530.
SOCCER: Premier League, Crystal Palace v Southampton - Sky Sports Premier League 1130; Tottenham v Swansea - BT Sport 1 1700. Sky Bet Championship, Barnsley v Aston Villa - Sky Sports Main Event 1715. Vanarama National League, Leyton Orient v Hartlepool - BT Sport 1 1200. Serie A, Roma v Hellas Verona - BT Sport 2 1930. Bundesliga, RB Leipzig v Borussia Monchengladbach - BT Sport 2 1715.
CRICKET: T20 International, England v West Indies - Sky Sports Cricket 1800 and Sky Sports Main Event 1940.
RUGBY UNION: Rugby Championship, New Zealand v South Africa - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action 0800; Australia v Argentina - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action 1045. Aviva Premiership, Leicester v Gloucester - BT Sport 2 1430. PRO14, Ospreys v Munster - Sky Sports Action 1500; Cardiff Blues v Glasgow Warriors - S4C 1915. Top 14, Clermont Auvergne v Brive - Sky Sports Action 1940.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Widnes v London Broncos - Sky Sports Main Event 1515.
GOLF: Ladies European Tour, Evian Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1130. European Tour, KLM Open - Sky Sports Golf 1730. PGA Tour, BMW Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1800 and Sky Sports Main Event 2200.
TENNIS: WTA, Japan Women's Open - BT Sport 1 0600.
FORMULA ONE: Singapore Grand Prix, third practice - Sky Sports F1 1045, Channel 4 1055 and eir Sport 1 1055; qualifying - Channel 4 1255, Sky Sports F1 1300 and eir Sport 1 1355.
CYCLING: Impanis-Van Petegem - Eurosport 1 1415.
HORSE RACING: St Leger meeting, Doncaster - ITV 1 1330.
BOXING: WBO Middleweight title, Billy Joe Saunders v Willie Monroe Jr - BT Sport 1 2030. Live action - ITV 4 1845.
MOTORCYCLING: World Superbikes, qualifying and race one from Portugal - Eurosport 2 1045. British Superbikes, qualifying from Oulton Park - Eurosport 2 1600.
TRIATHLON: World Grand Final from Rotterdam - BBC 2 England 1245.
TABLE TENNIS: European Team Championships - Eurosport 1 0930.
DARTS: PDC Champions League - BBC 1 1315 and BBC 2 England 1845.
Tomorrow (Sunday, September 17)
GAELIC GAMES: All-Ireland MFC, Derry v Kerry TG4, 1245; All-Ireland SFC, Dublin v Mayo RTE2 1415 & Sky Sports Arena 1430.
SOCCER: Premier League, Chelsea v Arsenal - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League 1230; Manchester United v Everton - Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event 1530. Serie A, Genoa v Lazio - BT Sport 1 1930. Bundesliga, Hoffenheim v Hertha Berlin - BT Sport 2 1215; Bayer Leverkusen v Freiburg - BT Sport 2 1430; Borussia Dortmund v Cologne - BT Sport 2 1645. Ligue 1, Paris St Germain v Lyon - BT Sport 2 and eir Sport 2 1945.
RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Wasps v Harlequins - BT Sport 1 1430. Top 14, Racing 92 v Oyonnax - Sky Sports Action 1125.
CRICKET: One-Day International, India v Australia - Sky Sports Cricket 0850.
GOLF: Ladies European Tour, Evian Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1130. European Tour, KLM Open - Sky Sports Golf 1630. PGA Tour, BMW Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1700.
TENNIS: WTA, Japan Women's Open - BT Sport 1 0600; Guangzhou Open - BT Sport 2 0300; Toray Pan Pacific - BT Sport 1 0430.
FORMULA ONE: Singapore Grand Prix, race - Sky Sports F1 1230, eir Sport 1 1255.
MOTORSPORT: British Touring Cars from Silverstone - ITV 4 1100. IndyCar, GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma - BT Sport/ESPN 1330. British Superbikes from Oulton Park - Eurosport 2 1300 and 1600.
CYCLING: Road World Championships from Norway - Eurosport 1 1100 and 1430.
MOTORCYCLING: World Superbikes from Portugal, race two - Eurosport 2 1045.
DARTS: PDC Champions League - BBC 2 England 1300 and 1830.
GRIDIRON: NFL, New Orleans Saints v New England Patriots - Sky Sports Action 1730 and Sky Sports Main Event 1900; Denver Broncos v Dallas Cowboys - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action 2100; Atlanta Falcons v Green Bay Packers - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action 0100 (Mon).
BASEBALL: MLB, Cleveland Indians v Kansas City Royals - BT Sport/ESPN 1800; Washington Nationals v Los Angeles Dodgers - BT Sport 1 0100 (Mon).
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QUICK QUIZ answers: 1. Meath 2.Anthony Nolan 3. Madison Keys 4. 170 5. Malmo.
