BIRTHDAYS
Graham Yallop (cricket) - former Australia Test captain, born 1952.
Jayne Torvill (ice skating) - former world and Olympic ice dance champion with partner Christopher Dean, born 1957.
Paul Stewart (soccer) - former Tottenham, Liverpool and England midfielder, born 1964.
Sami Hyypia (soccer) - former Liverpool and Finland defender, born 1973.
Dida (soccer) - former Brazil and AC Milan goalkeeper, born 1973.
Santiago Solari (soccer) - former Real Madrid and Argentina winger, now the coach of Real Madrid Castilla, born 1976.
Gilberto Silva (soccer) - former Arsenal and Brazil midfielder, born 1976.
Zaheer Khan (cricket) - former India pace bowler, born 1978.
Jermain Defoe (soccer) - Bournemouth and England striker, born 1982.
Dwayne Bravo (cricket) - West Indies all-rounder and former captain, born 1983.
Salman Butt (cricket) - former Pakistan captain who was jailed on spot-fixing charges, born 1984.
Diego Costa (soccer) - Atletico Madrid and Spain striker, formerly of Chelsea, born 1988.
Sebastian Coates (soccer) - former Sunderland and Uruguay defender, currently at Sporting Lisbon, born 1990.
Trent Alexander-Arnold (soccer) - Liverpool and England defender, born 1998
ON THIS DAY
1993: Liam Brady resigned as manager of Celtic. His assistant Joe Jordan was put in temporary charge and Lou Macari was later named the new boss.
1995: Steve Coppell was confirmed as manager of First Division Manchester City, ending the club's six-week search for a successor to Alan Ball. Coppell lasted just 33 days before quitting.
2000: Kevin Keegan resigned as England coach after the 1-0 defeat by Germany in the final match to be played at the old Wembley stadium.
2003: Rio Ferdinand was omitted from the England squad to face Turkey in their crucial Euro 2004 qualifier after failing to attend a drugs test.
2009: Avram Grant was appointed as the new director of football at Portsmouth. He went on to become manager but could not save the club from relegation.
2010: England's Rebecca Adlington won a swimming gold medal in the women's 800m freestyle final at the Commonwealth Games.
2012: West Indies won the ICC World Twenty20 title, beating Sri Lanka by 36 runs in the final in Colombo.
2014: Aviva Premiership side Wasps were given the green light for a £30million takeover of Coventry's Ricoh Arena.
2015: Bryan Habana equalled Jonah Lomu's World Cup try-scoring record as he led South Africa into the quarter-finals with a crushing 64-0 victory over the United States.
2016: Jake Ball became the first England bowler to take five wickets on one-day international debut as he masterminded a stunning 21-run win over Bangladesh in the series opener in Dhaka.
QUICK QUIZ
1. Which New England Patriots quarterback completed his 500th career touchdown pass this week?
2. Football World Cup winners France are joint top of the FIFA World Rankings with which other nation?
3. Who is the only Australian football manager in the English football league?
4. How many balls are on a snooker table at the start of a frame?
5. What is the highest three-dart checkout?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Sunday, October 7)
SOCCER: Premier League, Fulham v Arsenal - BT Sport 1 1130, Southampton v Chelsea - Sky Sports Main Event 1300, Sky Sports Premier League 1300, Liverpool v Manchester City - Sky Sports Main Event 1615, Sky Sports Premier League 1615; Scottish Premiership, St Johnstone v Celtic - BT Sport 1 1500; Ligue 1, Bordeaux v Nantes - BT Sport/ESPN 1400, Marseille v Caen - BT Sport/ESPN 1600, Paris St Germain v Lyon - BT Sport 1 1945; Bundesliga, RB Leipzig v Nurnberg - BT Sport 2 1700.
GOLF: European Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Sky Sports Golf 1300; PGA Tour, Safeway Open - Sky Sports Golf 2230.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League Million Pound Game, Toronto Wolfpack v London Broncos - Sky Sports Main Event - 1900.
RUGBY UNION: Top 14, Castres v Stade Francais - Sky Sports Action 1125; Championship, London Scottish v London Irish - Sky Sports Action 1445.
TENNIS: ATP, Japan Open - Sky Sports Action 0730.
SNOOKER: European Masters - Eurosport 1 1155 and 1755.
MOTORSPORT: F1, Japanese Grand Prix - Channel 4 0540, Sky Sports F1 0605, Sky Sports Main Event 0605, eir Sport 1 0605; World Touring Cars - Eurosport 2 0830; World Rally Championship - Channel 5 1200, BT Sport 2 1200.
HORSE RACING: Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - ITV 1300.
CYCLING: Paris-Tours - Eurosport 2 1415.
GRIDIRON: NFL, Jacksonville Jaguars v Kansas City Chiefs - Sky Sports Action 1700 and 2100, Sky Sports Main Event 2100, Houston Texans v Dallas Cowboys - Sky Sports Main Event 0110 (Mon), Sky Sports Action 0110 (Mon).
BASEBALL: MLB, Milwaukee Brewers v Colorado Rockies - BT Sport/ESPN 2230.
Tomorrow (Monday, October 8)
TENNIS: ATP, Shanghai Masters - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action 0600; WTA, Hong Kong Open - BT Sport 1 0800.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, New Orleans Saints v Washington Redskins - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Action 0130 (Tue).
BASEBALL: MLB, League Division Series play-offs (fixtures TBC) - BT Sport 2 1800 and 2130, BT Sport 1 2300 and BT Sport/ESPN 0230 (Tue).
ICE HOCKEY: NHL, New York Islanders v San Jose Sharks - eir Sport 1 1800.
SOCCER: Irish Premiership, Glentoran v Linfield - Sky Sports Main Event 1930.
MOTOR CYCLING: Speedway Great Britain Premiership final - BT Sport 1 1930.
QUICK QUIZ answers: 1. Tom Brady; 2. Belgium; 3. Harry Kewell (Notts County); 4. 22 ; 5. 170
