BIRTHDAYS
Neale Fraser (tennis) - 1960 Wimbledon champion from Australia, born 1933.
Fred Couples (golf) - 1992 US Masters champion from the United States, born 1959.
Claudio Pizarro (soccer) - Werder Bremen and Peru striker, formerly with Chelsea, born 1978.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (soccer) - Swedish LA Galaxy striker, formerly with Manchester United, born 1981.
Andreas Isaksson (soccer) - Swedish goalkeeper, formerly with Manchester City, born 1981.
Adrian Mariappa (soccer) - Watford defender, born 1986.
Michael Devlin (soccer) - Aberdeen defender, born 1993.
Kelechi Iheanacho (soccer) - Leicester striker, born 1996.
ON THIS DAY
1811: The first inter-county women's cricket match took place - between Hampshire and Surrey. The encounter was held at Newington.
1996: UEFA announced an extra place for clubs in England - and seven other countries - as the top European competitions expanded.
1999: Gus Poyet scored after just 27 seconds as Chelsea hammered Manchester United 5-0 at Stamford Bridge. But the Red Devils had the last laugh as Sir Alex Ferguson's men went on to win the Premiership title by 18 points, with Chelsea in fifth.
2007: Celtic's 2-1 win over AC Milan in the Champions League ended in drama after Milan goalkeeper Dida fell theatrically following a mild tap on the face by a Celtic fan celebrating the last-minute winner.
2010: The Ryder Cup, which was being held at Celtic Manor in Wales, was disrupted due to heavy rain. The competition ended up finishing on the Monday.
2015: Hosts England were knocked out of the Rugby World Cup after losing 33-13 to Australia at Twickenham.
2016: Heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury announced he was retiring from boxing, then tweeted that he was in fact "here to stay" three hours later.
QUICK QUIZ
1. England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford started his professional career at which club?
2. Which was the last county to win the Leinster title excluding Dublin?
3. At which event did Rory McIlroy win his first major golf championship?
4. Twins Kristyna and Karolina Pliskova play which sport?
5. Name the last county to win the All-Ireland football and hurling titles in one year?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Wednesday, October 3)
SOCCER: Champions League, Paris St Germain v Red Star Belgrade - BT Sport 1 1730, Lokomotiv Moscow v Schalke - BT Sport/ESPN 1745, PSV Eindhoven v Inter Milan - BT Sport/ESPN 2000, Tottenham v Barcelona - BT Sport 2 2000; Championship, Sheffield Wednesday v West Brom - Sky Sports Main Event 1900.
CRICKET: One-day international, South Africa v Zimbabwe - Sky Sports Cricket 1155, Sky Sports Main Event 1200.
TENNIS: ATP, Japan Open - Sky Sports Main Event 0600 and 0400 (Thurs), Sky Sports Action 0600 and 0400 (Thurs); WTA, China Open - BT Sport 1 1400 and 0530 (Thurs).
DARTS: World Grand Prix - Sky Sports Action 1900.
SNOOKER: European Masters - Eurosport 1 1155 and 1755.
BASEBALL: MLB, TBC v TBC - BT Sport/ESPN 0100 (Thurs).
Tomorrow (Thursday, October 4)
SOCCER: Europa League, Qarabag v Arsenal - BT Sport 2 1715, AC Milan v Olympiakos - BT Sport/ESPN 1745, Eintracht Frankfurt v Lazio - BT Sport/ESPN 2000, Chelsea v Vidi - BT Sport 2 2000.
GOLF: European Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Sky Sports Main Event 1300, Sky Sports Golf 1300; PGA Tour, Safeway Open - Sky Sports Golf 2230, Sky Sports Main Event 2300.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, St Helens v Warrington - Sky Sports Main Event 1930, Sky Sports Arena 1930.
TENNIS: ATP, Japan Open - Sky Sports Action 0600; China Open - Sky Sports Main Event 0730; WTA, China Open - BT Sport 1 1230 and 0530 (Fri).
DARTS: World Grand Prix - Sky Sports Action 1900.
SNOOKER: European Masters - Eurosport 1 1155 and 1755.
MOTORSPORT: F1, Japanese Grand Prix practice - Sky Sports F1 0145 (Fri) and 0530 (Fri), Sky Sports Main Event 0530 (Fri), Channel 4 0155 (Fri) and 0555 (Fri), eir Sport 1 0155 (Fri) and 0555 (Fri).
MOTORCYCLING: MotoGP, Grand Prix of Thailand practice - BT Sport 2 0245 (Fri).
GRIDIRON: NFL, New England Patriots v Indianapolis Colts - Sky Sports Main Event 1230 (Fri), Sky Sports Action 1230 (Fri).
BASEBALL: MLB, TBC v TBC - BT Sport 1 2100 and 0030 (Fri).
QUICK QUIZ answers:
1. Sunderland; 2. Meath (2010); 3. 2011 US Open; 4. Tennis; 5. Cork
