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On This Day - Sept 4, 2008 - Kevin Keegan resigns as Newcastle manager

In 2008 Kevin Keegan quit as Newcastle boss 
In 2008 Kevin Keegan quit as Newcastle boss  In 2008 Kevin Keegan quit as Newcastle boss 

On This Day

1990: Manchester United's Steve Bruce became the first top-flight player to be red-carded under the new professional foul rule, in a match against Luton.

2000: European champions Real Madrid reported they were more than £165million in debt.

2006: Thomas Bjorn let rip at Ian Woosnam after Europe's captain opted for Lee Westwood instead of the Dane as his second wild card for the defence of the Ryder Cup at the K Club. Bjorn described his relationship with Woosnam as ''completely dead'', calling the captain ''barmy''.

2008: Kevin Keegan resigned as manager of Newcastle, citing his relationship with the club's hierarchy over transfer policy.

2009: Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. Jarno Trulli finished second with Lewis Hamilton third.

2011: Kilkenny beat Tipperary 2-17 to 1-16 in the All-Ireland Hurling final at Croke Park.

2012: The British and Irish Lions confirmed Warren Gatland as head coach for the 2013 series against Australia.

Birthdays

Dawn Fraser (swimming) - won the 100metres freestyle at three consecutive Olympics, born 1937.

Raymond Floyd (golf) - American winner of four major titles, born 1942.

Tom Watson (golf) - five-time winner of the Open who rolled back the years to finish runner-up at the 2009 Open at Turnberry, born 1949.

Graham Dawe (rugby union) - former Bath and England hooker, born 1959.

Va'aiga Tuigamala (rugby union) - former Newcastle and New Zealand wing, born 1969.

Maik Taylor (soccer) - former Fulham, Birmingham and Northern Ireland goalkeeper, born 1971.

Mark Lewis-Francis (athletics) - British sprinter who was part of the gold medal-winning 4x100metres relay team at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, born 1982.

Jonny Lomax (rugby league) - St Helens stand-off, born 1990.

Quick Quiz Blitz

1 Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero began his professional football career with which club?

2 In which year did the United States last win the Ryder Cup?

3 Who did Darren Clarke name on as his 2016 Ryder Cup wildcard selections?

4 Who manages the Tipperary Senior Hurling team?

5 Which team won the 2016 NBA title?

Sport on Television

Today (Sunday, September 4)

GAA: All-Ireland SHC Final, Tipperary v Kilkenny, RTE One 1405; The Sunday Game, RTE Two, 2130

SOCCER: World Cup qualifying, Slovakia v England - ITV 1630, Czech Republic v Northern Ireland - Sky Sports 1 1900, Malta v Scotland - Sky Sports 2, Sky Sports 5 1930, Lithuania v Slovenia - Sky Sports 1 1655, Norway v Germany - Sky Sports 3 1940; League One, Northampton v MK Dons and Gillingham v Sheffield United - Sky Sports 1 1130 and 1400.

TENNIS: US Open - Eurosport 1 1530, Eurosport 2 1700.

CRICKET: Fifth one-day international, England v Pakistan - Sky Sports 2 1000.

RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Wasps v Exeter - BT Sport 1 1430.

MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Italian Grand Prix - Channel 4 1200; Sky Sports F1 1230; eir Sport 1 1255; World Touring Cars, Motegi - Eurosport 2 0630; IndyCar, Watkins Glen - BT Sport/ESPN 1900.

CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 2 1330; Tour of Britain - ITV4 1300.

GOLF: European Tour, European Masters - Sky Sports 4 1100; PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship - Sky Sports 4 1800.

MOTOR CYCLING: MotoGP, British Grand Prix, Moto3, Moto2 and MotoGP - BT Sport 2 1130, 1345 and 1515.

BASEBALL: MLB, New York Mets v Washington Nationals - BT Sport 1 0100 (Mon).

Tomorrow (Monday, September 5)

SOCCER: World Cup qualifying, Georgia v Austria followed by Wales v Moldova - Sky Sports 1 1700 and 1900, Serbia v Republic of Ireland - Sky Sports 2 1930, Croatia v Turkey - Sky Sports 3 1940, Israel v Italy - Sky Sports 5 1940.

TENNIS: US Open - Eurosport 1 1530 and 0000 (Tue), Eurosport 2 1700 and 0200 (Tue).

GOLF: PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship - Sky Sports 4 1630.

CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 2 from 1345; Tour of Britain - ITV4 1300.

BASEBALL: MLB, Milwaukee Brewers v Chicago Cubs followed by Pittsburgh Pirates v St Louis Cardinals - BT Sport/ESPN 1800 and 2100.

Answers: 1 Independiente; 2 2008; 3 Lee Westwood, Thomas Pieters, Martin Kaymer; 4 Michael Ryan; 5 Cleveland Cavaliers.