ON THIS DAY
1975: Georges Carpentier died, aged 81. He had been one of boxing's most versatile champions - having by the age of 19 held European titles at welterweight, middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight. Carpentier became world light-heavyweight champion between 1920 and 1922.
2000: Manchester United hit five past Southampton in front of a new Premiership record crowd of 67,581.
2003: Leeds announced a record pre-tax loss of £49.5million, taking their debts to £78million. On the pitch they lost 3-1 to arch rivals Manchester United as striker Alan Smith was embroiled in controversy for throwing a bottle back into the crowd after it landed on the Elland Road pitch.
2005: The second International Rules test between Australia and Ireland in Melbourne was marred by a number of ugly incidents before the home side claimed the trophy.
2007: Dunloy were crowned Ulster Club SHC champions after a 2-14 to 2-8 win over Dungiven at Casement Park, Paddy Richmond and Paul Shiels with the goals.
2008: Tony Adams was named the new manager of Portsmouth. He parted company with the club the following February.
2009: Portsmouth were placed under an embargo which prevented them from registering new players; Former Test umpire David Shepherd died following a long battle with cancer.
2011: Ireland recorded a convincing 80-36 win over Australia in the first International Rules test in Melbourne, Leighton Glynn and Eamonn Callaghan with their goals.
2012: Loughgiel eased past Portaferry in the Ulster final on a 2-25 to 0-12 scoreline.
BIRTHDAYS
John Bevan (rugby) - played union for Cardiff, Wales and the British and Irish Lions and then league for Wales and Great Britain, born 1950.
Mark James (golf) - five-time Ryder Cup European team member and former captain, born 1953.
Erik Thorstvedt (soccer) - former Tottenham and Norway goalkeeper, born 1962.
Rob Bailey (cricket) - former Northamptonshire and England batsman, now a first-class umpire, born 1963.
Marc Lievremont (rugby union) - former France coach and flanker, born 1968.
Dejan Stefanovic (soccer) - former Portsmouth and Norwich defender, born 1974.
Keiron Cunningham (rugby league) - former St Helens, Wales and Great Britain hooker and former Saints coach, born 1976.
Alan Smith (soccer) - former Leeds and Manchester United player, now with Notts County, born 1980.
Milan Baros (soccer) - former Liverpool and Czech Republic striker, now playing for Banik Ostrava, born 1981.
Obafemi Martins (soccer) - former Newcastle and Birmingham striker now playing for Chinese Super League Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, born 1984.
Lucy Bronze (soccer) - Lyon and England Women right-back, born 1991.
QUICK QUIZ
1 Which gold medallist was the Great British flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics?
2 Who was the first recipient of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
3 Newly retired Martina Hingis won how many grand slam tennis singles titles?
4 Who is the manager of Armagh Harps?
5 Which Tyrone native was appointed Sligo manager this week?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Saturday, October 28)
GAELIC GAMES: Dublin SHC final, Cuala v Kilmacud Crokes – eir Sport 2 1500.
SOCCER: Premier League, Manchester United v Tottenham - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1130; Bournemouth v Chelsea - BT Sport 1 1700; Serie A, Roma v Bologna - BT Sport 2 1930; Bundesliga, Bayern Munich v RB Leipzig - BT Sport 2 1715; Bundesliga 2, Darmstadt v Holstein Kiel - BT Sport 1 1200; A-League, Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar - BT Sport//ESPN 0730; Adelaide United v Melbourne City - BT Sport/ESPN 0945; Welsh Premier League, Carmarthen Town v Bala Town - S4C 1700; FIFA Under-17s World Cup, third-place play-off, Brazil v Mali - Eurosport 2 1215; Final, England v Spain - Eurosport 1 1515.
MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Mexico Grand Prix practice and qualifying - Sky Sports F1 1545 and 1800, Sky Sports Main Event 1900, eir Sport 1 1955; World Rally Championship, Wales Rally GB - BT Sport 2 1200; FIA World Touring Cars, Japan - Eurosport 1 0615.
RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Northampton v Wasps - BT Sport 2 1430; Guinness PRO14, Ulster v Leinster - BBC Two Northern Ireland, Sky Sports Action 1815; Scarlets v Cardiff Blues - S4C 1915; Currie Cup final, Sharks v Western Province - Sky Sports Action 1545; Top 14, Toulon v Brive - Sky Sports Action 1340; NPC Rugby Premiership final, Canterbury v Tasman - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 0725.
GOLF: World Golf Championships, HSBC Champions - Sky Sports Golf, Sky Sports Main Event 0400; PGA Tour, Sanderson Farms Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1830, Sky Sports Main Event 2040.
TENNIS: WTA Finals - BT Sport 3 0845 and 1215; ATP, Erste Bank Open - Sky Sports Arena 1300, The Swiss Indoors - Sky Sports Mix 1330.
MOTORCYCLING: MotoGP, Malaysia Grand Prix - BT Sport 2 0330.
CYCLING: Six Day London - Eurosport 1 1930; Tour of Hainan - Eurosport 2 0600.
RACING: Cheltenham, Doncaster and Newbury - ITV4 1330.
DARTS: European Championship - eir Sport 1 1245, ITV4 1900.
SKIING: World Cup, Austria - Eurosport 1 0845 and 1145.
BASEBALL: World Series game four, Houston Astros v Los Angeles Dodgers - BT Sport 1 0100 (Sun).
Tomorrow (Sunday, October 29)
GAELIC GAMES: Kilkenny SHC final, Dicksboro v James Stephens – TG4 1430; Munster SHC (deferred), Ballygunner v Thurles Sarsfields – TG4 1635.
SOCCER: Premier League, Brighton v Southampton - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1230; Leicester v Everton - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1530; Ligue 1, Lille v Marseille - BT Sport 2 1945; Bundesliga, Werder Bremen v Augsburg - BT Sport 2 1430; Bundesliga 2, VfB Stuttgart v Freiburg - BT Sport 2 1700; A-League, Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers - BT Sport//ESPN 0600; Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory - BT Sport//ESPN 0800.
MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Mexico Grand Prix - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports F1 1830, eir Sport 1 1855; World Touring Cars, Japan - Eurosport 1 0600.
RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Bath v Gloucester - BT Sport 1 1430.
GOLF: World Golf Championships, HSBC Champions - Sky Sports Golf 0300, Sky Sports Main Event 0400; PGA Tour, Sanderson Farms Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1730.
CRICKET: Third one-day international, India v New Zealand - Sky Sports Cricket 0750, Sky Sports Main Event 0800.
TENNIS: WTA Finals - BT Sport 1 0745 and 1100; ATP, Erste Bank Open - Sky Sports Arena 1300; The Swiss Indoors - Sky Sports Mix 1400.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, Oakland Raiders v Buffalo Bills - Sky Sports Action 1630; Dallas Cowboys v Washington Redskins - Sky Sports Action 2000, Sky Sports Main Event 2130; Detroit Lions v Pittsburgh Steelers - Sky Sports Action, Sky Sports Main Event 0000 (Mon).
CYCLING: Six Day London - Eurosport 1 1630; Tour of Hainan - Eurosport 2 0600.
SNOOKER: International Championship - Eurosport 2 0745 and 1130.
BASEBALL: MLB, World Series game five, Houston Astros v LA Dodgers - BT Sport 1 0000 (Mon).
BASKETBALL: NBA, Indiana Pacers v San Antonio Spurs - BT Sport 1 2030.
DARTS: European Championship - eir Sport 1 1245, ITV4 1245 and 1900.
MOTORCYCLING: MotoGP, Malaysia Grand Prix - BT Sport 2 0645.
SKIING: World Cup, Austria - Eurosport 1 0845 and 1145.
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