ON THIS DAY
1868: The first athletics meeting of any description to be held in the United States took place indoors at the Empire Skating Rink, New York.
1986: Pakistan's Jahangir Khan lost his first match since 1981 when he went down to Ross Norman in the final of the World Open Squash Championship.
1990: Monica Seles beat Gabriela Sabatini 6-4 5-7 3-6 6-4 6-2 in the final of the Virginia Slims Championship in New York. It was the first five-set match in a major women's event since the 1901 US Championship doubles.
2005: Australia's co-captain Chris Johnson was suspended for five international games for his actions during the Second Test against Ireland on October 28.
2008: Dutchman John Metgod was unveiled as Portsmouth's first-team coach. Both he and manager Tony Adams were dismissed less than four months later.
2011: London was awarded the right to host the 2017 World Athletics Championships after beating off competition from Qatar capital Doha.
2012: Crossmaglen eased into another Ulster semi-final following a 3-11 to 1-7 win over St Eunan’s, Kyle Carragher, Aaron Kernan and Paul Og Grant with the goals for the Armagh side.
2013: Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-4 to win the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at London's O2 Arena.
2015: Stuart Lancaster paid the price for England's dismal Rugby World Cup campaign by stepping down as head coach.
2016: Scotland made history as they became the first of the minnows to claim a Four Nations point after snatching a deserved 18-18 draw from a dramatic match with New Zealand.
BIRTHDAYS
Mark Draper (soccer) - former Notts County, Aston Villa and Southampton midfielder, born 1970.
Lou Vincent (cricket) - former New Zealand batsman who in 2014 received a life ban for spot-fixing, born 1978.
Paul Curran (gaelic games) – former Tipperary hurling defender who won two Allstar awards, born 1981.
Gonzalo Canale (rugby union) - former Italy centre, born 1982.
Ryan Bailey (rugby league) - Toronto Wolfpack forward, born 1983.
Philipp Lahm (soccer) - Former Bayern Munich and Germany full-back, born 1983.
Robin Uthappa (cricket) - India batsman, born 1985.
Francois Trinh-Duc (rugby union) - France fly-half, born 1986.
Kyle Naughton (soccer) - Swansea full-back, born 1988.
Jamaal Lascelles (soccer) - Newcastle defender and captain, born 1993
QUICK QUIZ
1. How many games did Sir Bobby Charlton play for England?
2. How many points did Kobe Bryant score in his final NBA game before retirement last year?
3. Who won the Grand National at Aintree on Aldaniti in 1981?
4. Who recorded the first maximum 147 break in the World Snooker Championships at the Crucible Theatre in 1983?
5. Who captained Ireland in the last International Rules series in 2015?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Saturday, November 11)
GAELIC GAMES: Ulster Club Championship, Kilcar v Slaughtneil – TG4, 1825.
SOCCER: World Cup qualifying play-off, Denmark v Republic of Ireland - Sky Sports Main Event 1930; National League, Ebbsfleet United v Leyton Orient - BT Sport 1 1700; A-League, Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets and Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar - BT Sport 1 from 0630, Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory - BT Sport 1 0330 (Sun).
RUGBY UNION: Scotland v Samoa - BBC 1 1400, BT Sport 1 1415; England v Argentina - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 1400; Wales v Australia - BBC 2 1645, S4C 1645; Ireland v South Africa - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 1715; Rugby Championship - Sky Sports Action 0825.
GOLF: European Tour, Nedbank Challenge - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 0800; PGA, OHL Classic - Sky Sports Golf 1800.
FORMULA ONE: Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying - Sky Sports F1 1500, eir Sport 1 1555.
BOXING: WBC Silver Super-Lightweight title, Josh Taylor v Miguel Vazquez - Channel 5 2145; WBO Light-Middleweight title eliminator, Liam Smith v Liam Williams - BT Sport 1 1945.
SNOOKER: Champion of Champions - ITV 4 1845, eir Sport 1 1845.
MOTORCYCLING: Valencia MotoGP qualifying - BT Sport 2 1100.
DARTS: Grand Slam of Darts - Sky Sports Action 2000 and Sky Sports Main Event 2200.
HORSE RACING: Racing from Wincanton - ITV 4 1330.
BOWLS: Scottish International Open - BBC 2 Scotland 1200.
EQUESTRIAN: Global Champions Tour - Eurosport 2 1500.
SKIING: World Cup women's slalom - Eurosport 1 0845 and 1145.
FIGURE SKATING: NHK Trophy - Eurosport 2 0730.
SNOWBOARDING: World Cup - Eurosport 2 1745.
Tomorrow (Sunday, November 12)
GALIC GAMES: International Rules Series, Ireland v Australia, RTE2 0500; Connacht Club Championship – Corofin v St Brigid’s – TG4 1400; leinster Club Championship, Portlaoise v Moorefield –TG4 1535.
SOCCER: World Cup qualifying play-off, Switzerland v Northern Ireland - Sky Sports Main Event 1630; Scottish Challenge Cup quarter-final, The New Saints v Queen of the South - S4C 1430; A-League, Melbourne City v Western City Wanderers - BT Sport 1 0800.
RUGBY LEAGUE: World Cup, England v France - BBC 2 0930.
RUGBY UNION: Anglo-Welsh Cup - BT Sport 1 1445.
GOLF: European Tour, Nedbank Challenge - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Golf 0800; PGA, OHL Classic - Sky Sports Golf 1800.
FORMULA ONE: Brazilian Grand Prix race - Sky Sports F1 1530, eir Sport 1 1555.
TENNIS: ATP, World Tour Finals - BBC 2 1400.
SNOOKER: Champion of Champions - ITV 4 1245 and 1845, eir Sport 1 1245 and 1845.
MOTORCYCLING, Valencia MotoGP race - BT Sport 2 1245.
DARTS: Grand Slam of Darts - Sky Sports Action 1300, Sky Sports Main Event 1400 and 1900.
GRIDIRON: NFL, Buffalo Bills v New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons v Dallas Cowboys - Sky Sports Action from 1730, Sky Sports Main Event from 2300; Denver Broncos v New England Patriots - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 0100 (Mon).
BASKETBALL: NBA, Boston Celtics v Toronto Raptors - BT Sport 1 2030.
ICE HOCKEY: NHL, Chicago Blackhawks v New Jersey Devils - 0000 (Mon) eir Sport 1.
SKIING: World Cup men's slalom - Eurosport 1 0845 and 1145.
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