ON THIS DAY
1878: Two local teams took part in the first football match under floodlights at Bramall Lane, Sheffield.
1996: Mark Bosnich, then of Aston Villa, was charged with misconduct by the Football Association after his 'Basil Fawlty' impersonation at Tottenham, which had angered Spurs' Jewish following. The Australian claimed he had not realised his Nazi-style salute had been offensive.
2000: Jim McLean resigned as chairman and managing director of Dundee United following the fall-out from a violent altercation with a television reporter during a live interview.
2004: Female teams from the USA and Britain played a special exhibition camogie match.
2005: Manchester United and Republic of Ireland midfielder Roy Keane announced he was to quit international football.
2006: At a GAA Special Congress, the Tommy Murphy Cup was introduced.
2007: Dromore essed to the Tyrone county title with a 0-14 to 0-4 win over Coalisland.
2009: Former Great Britain and Wigan coach Brian Noble was unveiled as the new head coach of the Crusaders.
2010: Ireland manager Anthony Tohill announced his Ireland squad for the International Series against Australia. Stevie McDonnell was appointed captain.
2013: Surrey appointed Sri Lanka coach Graham Ford as their new head coach.
2014: Northern Ireland beat Greece 2-0 in Athens with goals from Jamie Ward and Kyle Lafferty to boost their hopes of qualifying for Euro 2016. Michael O'Neill's side sealed their place at the finals in October 2015.
BIRTHDAYS
Steve Cram (athletics) - former world 1500 metres champion, now a commentator, born 1960.
Jason Plato (motor racing) - two-time British Touring Car champion, born 1967.
Matt Le Tissier (soccer) - former Southampton and England forward, now a television pundit, born 1968.
Michael Duberry (soccer) - former Chelsea and Leeds defender, born 1975.
Tillakaratne Dilshan (cricket) - former Sri Lanka opener and captain, born 1976.
Clarke Carlisle (soccer) - former Burnley and QPR defender, and ex-chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association, born 1979.
Paul Casey (Gaelic games) – former Dublin defender who won seven Leinster titles and one All-Ireland, born 1981.
Alex Scott (soccer) - England women right-back, born 1984.
Kevin Thomson (soccer) - former Rangers and Dundee midfielder, born 1984.
Glenn Maxwell (cricket) - Australia all-rounder, born 1988.
QUICK QUIZ
1. Which French city has hosted a 24-hour endurance race annually since 1923?
2. Which football manager was sacked after 44 days at the helm of Leeds United in 1974?
3 When was the last time Armagh Harps won the Armagh SFC?
4. What is the name of the cup presented to the Donegal SFC champions?
5. Who are the current champions of the Davis Cup?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Saturday, October 14)
GAELIC GAMES: Meath SFC, Simonstown v Wolfe Tones - eir Sport 2, 1430; Dublin SFC, Ballymun v Kilmacud Croke’s & St Vincent’s v St Jude’s - eir Sport 2 1640.
SOCCER: Premier League, Liverpool v Manchester United - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1130; Watford v Arsenal - BT Sport 1 1700; Championship, Wolves v Aston Villa - Sky Sports Main Event 1715; Ligue 1, Dijon v Paris St Germain - eir Sport 1 1545; Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund v Leipzig - BT Sport 2 1730; LaLiga, Atletico Madrid v Barcelona - Sky Sports Main Event 1940.
RUGBY UNION: European Rugby Champions Cup, Leinster v Montpellier - Sky Sports Action 1230; Racing 92 v Leicester Tigers - BT Sport 2 1500; Harlequins v La Rochelle - Sky Sports Action 1700; Exeter Chiefs v Glasgow Warriors - BT Sport 2 1930.
TENNIS: ATP Tour, Shanghai Masters - Sky Sports Action 0930; WTA Tour, Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open - BT Sport 1 0700.
GOLF: PGA Tour, CIMB Classic - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 0400; European Tour, Italian Open - Sky Sports Golf 1130, Sky Sports Main Event 1515.
CYCLING: Tour of Turkey, fifth and penultimate stage - Eurosport 1 1300.
HORSE RACING: From Newmarket - ITV1 1330.
ICE HOCKEY: NHL, Philadelphia Flyers v Washington Capitals - eir Sport 1 0000 (Sun).
Tomorrow (Sunday, October 15)
GAELIC GAMES: Limerick SHC, Kilmallock v Na Piarsaigh – TG4 1500; Cork SFC, Saint Finbarr’s v Nemo Rangers (deferred) – TG4 1500.
SOCCER: Premier League, Southampton v Newcastle - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1530; Championship, Derby v Nottingham Forest - Sky Sports Main Event 1300; Ligue 1, Bordeaux v Nantes - BT Sport/ESPN 1400; Montpellier v Nice - BT Sport/ESPN 1600; Bundesliga, Bayer Leverkusen v Wolfsburg - BT Sport 2 1430; Werder Bremen v Borussia Monchengladbach - BT Sport 1 1645; Serie A, Inter Milan v AC Milan - BT Sport 1 1930.
CRICKET: First one-day international, South Africa v Bangladesh - Sky Sports Cricket 1000.
RUGBY UNION: European Rugby Champions Cup, Castres v Munster - Sky Sports Action 1245; Toulon v Scarlets - Sky Sports Action 1500; Northampton Saints v Saracens - BT Sport 2 1700.
TENNIS: ATP Tour, Shanghai Masters - Sky Sports Main Event 0930; WTA Tour, Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open - BT Sport 1 0930; Generali Ladies Linz - Eurosport 1 1400.
GOLF: PGA Tour, CIMB Classic - Sky Sports Golf 0400 Sky Sports Main Event 0600; European Tour, Italian Open - Sky Sports Golf 1130, Sky Sports Main Event 1200.
ATHLETICS: Amsterdam Marathon - Eurosport 2 0830.
MOTORCYCLING: MotoGP: Grand Prix of Japan - BT Sport 2 0545.
CYCLING: Tour of Turkey, sixth and final stage - Eurosport 1 1100.
GRIDIRON: NFL, Minnesota v Green Bay - Sky Sports Action 1730, Sky Sports Main Event 1830; Kansas v Pittsburgh - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 2100; Denver Broncos v New York Giants - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 0100 (Mon).
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QUICK QUIZ answers 1. Le Mans; 2. Brian Clough; 3. 1991 4. Dr Maguire Cup 5. Argentina.
