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On This Day - Nov 9 1948: Luiz Felipe Scolari, former Brazil, Portugal and Chelsea manager, is born

In his second term as Brazil's coach in 2014, Luiz Felipe Scolari, left, and star Neymar celebrate after a penalty shoot-out after a game between Brazil and Chile.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein).
In his second term as Brazil's coach in 2014, Luiz Felipe Scolari, left, and star Neymar celebrate after a penalty shoot-out after a game between Brazil and Chile.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein). In his second term as Brazil's coach in 2014, Luiz Felipe Scolari, left, and star Neymar celebrate after a penalty shoot-out after a game between Brazil and Chile.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein).

BIRTHDAYS

Tom Weiskopf (golf) - Open champion at Troon in 1973, born 1942.

John Shepherd (cricket) - former Kent, Gloucestershire and West Indies seamer, born 1943.

Luiz Felipe Scolari (soccer) - former Brazil, Portugal and Chelsea manager, born 1948.

Andreas Brehme (soccer) - former West Germany defender who scored the winning goal in the 1990 World Cup final, born 1960.

David Duval (golf) - Open champion in 2001, born 1971.

Alessandro Del Piero (soccer) - former Juventus and Italy striker, born 1974.

ON THIS DAY

2001: Members of the Professional Footballers' Association voted in favour of a strike over the distribution of television revenue, which was not carried out as the dispute was eventually settled by the end of the month.

2004: Former Liverpool and England captain Emlyn Hughes died at the age of 57.

2006: The Football Association was fined by UEFA for the improper conduct of England fans before a Euro 2008 qualifying match against Croatia in Zagreb.

2007: Glasgow was named as the host city for the 2014 Commonwealth Games, following a vote of delegates in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It overcame a rival bid from Abuja, Nigeria.

2007: Warren Gatland was appointed coach of the Wales rugby union national team on a four-year contract.

2012: Chelsea announced a profit of £1.4million for the year ending June 30, the first time the club had been in the black since Roman Abramovich took over as owner in 2003.

2015: An independent commission set up by WADA released its report, which revealed "state-sponsored" doping and claimed the London 2012 Olympics were "sabotaged" by the presence of Russian athletes with suspicious doping profiles.

American goling star David Duval (See Birthdays)
American goling star David Duval (See Birthdays) American goling star David Duval (See Birthdays)

QUICK QUIZ

1 Gary Lineker left Tottenham to join which Japanese side in 1992?

2 Who won the 2015 women's US Open in tennis?

3 Which country will host the 2020 World Twenty20?

4 Ellie Simmonds is a decorated Paralympian in which sport?

5 The Baltimore Orioles play which sport?

(See quiz answers at bottom)

SPORT ON TV

Today (Friday, November 9)

SOCCER: FA Cup first round, Haringey Borough v AFC Wimbledon - BBC Two (except Wales) 1930; Championship, Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday - Sky Sports Main Event 1900; Scottish Premiership, Aberdeen v Hibernian - BT Sport 1 1915; Ligue 1, Lille v Strasbourg - BT Sport/ESPN 1945; A-League, Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix - BT Sport 2 0845.

CRICKET: Fourth day of the first Test from Galle, Sri Lanka v England - Sky Sports Cricket 0415, Sky Sports Main Event 0430; Women's World T20, New Zealand v India - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket 1430; Australia v Pakistan - Sky Sports Cricket 1930.

MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Brazilian Grand Prix practice - Sky Sports Main Event 1245, Sky Sports F1 1245 and 1645; eir Sport 1 1355 and 1755.

GOLF: European Tour, Nedbank Golf Challenge - Sky Sports Golf 0800; PGA Tour, Mayakoba Golf Classic - Sky Sports Golf 1800.

RUGBY UNION: Premiership Rugby Cup, Gloucester v Northampton - BT Sport 2 1930; Principality Premiership, Cardiff v RGC 1404 - BBC Two Wales 1930.

SNOOKER: Champion of Champions from Coventry - ITV4 1845, eir Sport 1 1930.

TENNIS: ATP Next Gen Finals from Milan - Sky Sports Action 1800.

BOWLS: Scottish International Open - BBC Two Scotland 1300.

Tomorrow (Saturday, November 10)

SOCCER: Premier League, Cardiff v Brighton - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League 1130; Crystal Palace v Tottenham - BT Sport 1 1700; Championship, West Brom v Leeds - Sky Sports Main Event 1715; FA Cup first round, Maidenhead v Portsmouth - BT Sport 1 1215; Bundesliga, Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich - BT Sport 2 1715; A-League, Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC - BT Sport 1 0630 and 0845.

CRICKET: Final day of the first Test from Galle, Sri Lanka v England - Sky Sports Cricket 0415, Sky Sports Main Event 0430; Women's World T20, England v Sri Lanka - Sky Sports Cricket 1930, Sky Sports Main Event 2000; Third one-day international from Hobart, Australia v South Africa - BT Sport 1 0230 (Sun).

RUGBY UNION: Autumn internationals, England v New Zealand - Sky Sports Action 1400, Sky Sports Main Event 1430; Scotland v Fiji - BBC One 1400, BT Sport 2 1415; Wales v Australia - S4C 1650, BBC Two England 1700; Ireland v Argentina - Channel 4 1800; Italy v Georgia - eir Sport 1 1355.

MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Brazilian Grand Prix final practice and qualifying - Sky Sports F1 from 1345; eir Sport 1 1755.

BOXING: World cruiserweight title fight from Manchester, Tony Bellew v Oleksandr Usyk - Sky Sports Action 1800.

GOLF: European Tour, Nedbank Golf Challenge - Sky Sports Golf 0800; PGA Tour, Mayakoba Golf Classic - Sky Sports Golf 1800.

SNOOKER: Champion of Champions from Coventry - ITV4 1845, eir Sport 1 1915.

DARTS: World Grand Slam - Sky Sports Action 1900.

BOWLS: Scottish International Open - BBC Two Scotland 1200.

HORSE RACING: From Wincanton, Doncaster and Aintree - ITV4 1315.

EQUESTRIAN: Global Champions Tour show jumping - Eurosport 2 1445.

MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: UFC, Chan Sung Jung v Yair Rodriguez - BT Sport 2 0100 (Sun).

QUICK QUIZ answers: 1 Nagoya Grampus Eight; 2 Flavia Pennetta; 3 Australia; 4 Swimming; 5 Baseball.