BIRTHDAYS
Paul Walsh (soccer) - former Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester City and England striker, now a pundit, born 1962.
Mark McGwire (baseball) - set a record for home runs in a single season with 70 for the St Louis Cardinals in 1998 but subsequently admitted steroid use throughout his career, born 1963.
John Sheridan (soccer) - former Leeds, Sheffield Wednesday and Republic of Ireland midfielder, now the manager of League Two club Carlisle, born 1964.
George Weah (soccer) - Liberian former AC Milan and Chelsea striker, 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year, born 1966.
Phil de Glanville (rugby union) - former England captain, born 1968.
Ricardo Vaz Te (soccer) - former West Ham striker, born 1986.
ON THIS DAY
1936: Duncan Edwards was born. Edwards made his England debut, aged 18, against Scotland in 1955. He died of injuries sustained in the Munich air disaster in 1958.
1975: Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali fought the 'Thriller in Manila' for the world heavyweight title. Defending champion Ali emerged the victor at the end of 14 rounds.
1998: Former Arsenal boss George Graham became the new manager of Tottenham.
2000: Boxer Audley Harrison won Great Britain's 10th gold medal of the Sydney Olympics when he beat Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov in the super-heavyweight division at Darling Harbour.
2005: Former New Zealand wing Jonah Lomu signed for Cardiff Blues.
2008: Northampton forward Neil Best was banned for 18 weeks by the Rugby Football Union after admitting illegally making contact with the eye or eye area of Wasps' James Haskell with his hand during a Guinness Premiership game.
2009: Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor was given a suspended two-match ban and fined £25,000 by the Football Association following his goal celebration against former club Arsenal.
2012: Defending champions England were knocked out of the World Twenty20 after losing by 19 runs to hosts Sri Lanka in their Super Eight match in Pallekele.
2015: Australia called off their tour of Bangladesh due to concerns over player safety after a security threat.
2016: Hull KR's 10-year stay in the Super League was brought to an end in dramatic fashion following a 19-18 golden-point defeat to Salford in the controversial Million Pound Game at the Lightstream Stadium.
QUICK QUIZ
1. Where is Corrigan Park GAA ground located?
2. Name the manager of the Dublin GAA senior football squad.
3. At which club did Jose Mourinho begin his managerial career?
4. Which golfer won the Open Championship in 2017?
5. Who did Leeds beat in the Betfred Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford last year?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
Sport on TV
Today (Monday, October 1)
SOCCER: Premier League, Bournemouth v Crystal Palace - Sky Sports Main Event 1900, Sky Sports Premier League 1900.
TENNIS: ATP, Japan Open - Sky Sports Main Event 0600; China Open - Sky Sports Action 0600 and 1230, Sky Sports Main Event 1230 and 0530 (Tues); WTA, China Open - BT Sport 1 0730 and 0530 (Tues).
DARTS: World Grand Prix - Sky Sports Action 1900.
SNOOKER: European Masters - Eurosport 1 1155 and 1755.
MOTORCYCLING: Speedway, Premiership play-offs - BT Sport 1 1915.
GRIDIRON: NFL, Denver Broncos v Kansas City Chiefs - Sky Sports Main Event 0130 (Tues), Sky Sports Action 0130 (Tues).
Tomorrow (Tuesday, October 2)
SOCCER: Champions League, Juventus v Young Boys - BT Sport 1 1730, Bayern Munich v Ajax - BT Sport/ESPN 1945, Manchester United v Valencia - BT Sport 2 2000; Championship, Ipswich v Middlesbrough - Sky Sports Main Event 1900.
TENNIS: ATP, China Open - Sky Sports Main Event 0600; Japan Open - Sky Sports Action 0600 and 0400 (Weds), Sky Sports Main Event 0400 (Weds); WTA, China Open - BT Sport 1 1230 and 0530 (Weds).
DARTS: World Grand Prix - Sky Sports Action 1900.
SNOOKER: European Masters - Eurosport 1 1155 and 1755.
CYCLING: Binche-Chimay-Binche - Eurosport 2 1500.
BASEBALL: MLB, TBC v TBC - BT Sport/ESPN 0100 (Weds).
QUICK QUIZ answers 1. Belfast; 2. Jim Gavin; 3. Benfica; 4. Jordan Spieth; 5. Castleford
