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On This Day - Nov 17 2006: World football legend Ferenc Puskas (Hungary) passes away

ON THIS DAY

1951: Australian Lionel Cooper set a new British rugby league record of 10 tries in one match, for Huddersfield against Keighley.

1991: Pete Sampras chalked up his second consecutive ATP Championship title by beating his fellow American Jim Courier in Frankfurt.

2001: Sale fly-half Charlie Hodgson came within one point of equalling the world record points tally in an international match when he scored 44 for England in the 134-0 win over Romania at Twickenham.

2005: New Zealand won the right to host the 2011 Rugby World Cup finals.

2006: Hungarian football great Ferenc Puskas died aged 79.

2013: Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye revealed he had been advised to retire following shoulder surgery.

2015: England fans joined their French counterparts in a rousing rendition of La Marseillaise before a friendly match at Wembley. England won the match 2-0.

2016: FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against the FA and Scottish Football Association for the wearing of poppies during their World Cup qualifier.

BIRTHDAYS

John O’Keefe (GAA) – former Tipperary hurler, born 1988.

Terry Fenwick (soccer) - former Tottenham, QPR and England defender, born 1959.

Yusuf Pathan (cricket) - India one-day and Twenty20 all-rounder, born 1982.

Ryan Braun (baseball) - the Milwaukee Brewers' six-time All Star left fielder, born 1983.

Nani (soccer) - Portugal winger on loan at Lazio from Valencia, formerly of Manchester United, born 1986.

Greg Rutherford (long jump) - Olympic, European and Commonwealth long jump champion, born 1986.

Gemma Spofforth (swimming) - former world 100 metres backstroke champion and world record holder, born 1987.

Craig Noone (soccer) - Bolton Wanderers winger, born 1987.

QUICK QUIZ

1. Name Belfast boxer Jamie Conlan's opponent in his IBF world super-flyweight title fight in Belfast this weekend.

2. Name the Tyrone club that claimed O’Neill cups in 1980, 1983 and 1986?

3. Who is the oldest male tennis player to win a Grand Slam title in the open era?

4. The men's world record for a marathon stands at two hours 2:57 minutes set by Dennis Kimetto of Kenya. At which race did he set the record?

5. Which Dublin player was awarded the GAA medal after the 2015 International Rules series?

(See quiz answers at bottom)

SPORT ON TV

Today (Friday November 17)

GAA: Classic GAA, Cork v Waterford from 1994 – eir Sport 1 2200.

SOCCER: A-League, Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City - BT Sport 2 0845; Bundesliga, Stuttgart v Borussia Dortmund - BT Sport 2 1915; Sky Bet Championship, Preston v Bolton - Sky Sports Main Event 1930; Ligue 1, Amiens v Monaco - eir Sport 1 1930.

CRICKET: Test Cricket, India v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports Cricket 0350, Sky Sports Main Event 0400, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 0600; Women's Ashes T20, Australia v England - BT Sport 1 0800; CSA T20 Challenge, TBC - Sky Sports Cricket 1555, Sky Sports Main Event 1600.

GOLF: European Tour, The DP World Tour Championship - Sky Sports Golf 0800, Sky Sports Main Event 1115; PGA Tour, The RSM Classic - Sky Sports Golf 1830; LPGA Tour, The CME Group Tour Championship - Sky Sports Golf 2130.

RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Gloucester v Saracens - BT Sport 1 1900.

TENNIS: ATP World Tour Finals, O2 London - Sky Sports Main Event 1300, BBC Two England 1400.

BASKETBALL: NBA, San Antonio Spurs v Oklahoma City Thunder - BT Sport 1 0100 (Sat).

DARTS: Grand Slam of Darts, Wolverhampton Civic Hall - Sky Sports Action 1900.

HORSE RACING: Cheltenham - ITV4 1330.

ICE HOCKEY: NHL, Detroit Red Wings v Buffalo Sabres - eir Sport 1 0030 (Sat).

MOTOR RACING: WRC, Rally Australia - BT Sport 2 0200 (Sat).

SNOOKER: Shanghai Masters - Eurosport 1 0600, 1130.

Tomorrow (Saturday, November 18)

SOCCER: A-League, Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix - BT Sport 1 0630, Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets - BT Sport 1 0845; Scottish Premiership, Ross County v Celtic - BT Sport 1 1200; Premier League, Arsenal v Tottenham - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League 1230, Manchester United v Newcastle United - BT Sport 1 1700; Serie A, Roma v Lazio - eir Sport 1 1655, Napoli v AC Milan - BT Sport 2 1930.

CRICKET: Test Cricket, India v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports Cricket 0350, Sky Sports Main Event 0400, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 0600; Women's Ashes T20, Australia v England - BT Sport 1 0330.

GOLF: European Tour, The DP World Tour Championship - Sky Sports Golf 0730; PGA Tour, The RSM Classic - Sky Sports Golf 1830; LPGA Tour, The CME Group Tour Championship - Sky Sports Golf 2130.

RUGBY LEAGUE: World Cup quarter-final, match TBC - BBC Two England 0430 (Sun).

RUGBY UNION: Autumn internationals, Wales v Georgia - BBC One 1400, S4C 1400, England v Australia - Sky Sports Action 1400, Sky Sports Main Event 1455, Scotland v New Zealand - BBC Two England 1700, BT Sport 2 1700, Ireland v Fiji - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 1715.

BASKETBALL: NBA, Philadelphia 76ers v Golden State Warriors - BT Sport 1 0030 (Sun).

BOXING: Carl Frampton v Horacio Garcia, SSE Arena Belfast - BT Sport 1 2030.

DARTS: Grand Slam of Darts, Wolverhampton Civic Hall - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Action 2000.

HORSE RACING: Cheltenham - ITV, STV 1330.

MMA: UFC Fight Night 121 Prelims - BT Sport 2 0100 (Sun); UFC, Fabricio Werdum v Marcin Tybura - BT Sport 2 0300 (Sun).

MOTOR RACING: WRC, Rally Australia - BT Sport 2 2200.

SNOOKER: Shanghai Masters - Eurosport 1 0600, 1130.

TENNIS: ATP World Tour Finals, O2 London - BBC Two England 1400.

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