On This Day
1971: Sammy Chapman became the first Nottingham Forest player to be sent off for 32 years. He was dismissed in a match against Leeds.
1989: Following the fight in Arsenal's 4-3 win over Norwich at Highbury, the Football Association punished the Gunners with a £20,000 fine and the Canaries with one of £50,000.
2006: Australia beat England by 277 runs in the first Ashes Test at Brisbane.
2007: Alex McLeish resigned as Scotland manager.
2009: Tiger Woods was involved in a car accident which eventually prompted revelations about his private life.
2011: The Football Association of Wales announced the death of manager Gary Speed.
2014: The cricket world was left in shock following the death of Australia batsman Phillip Hughes at the age of 25.
2015: British distance runner Paula Radcliffe was cleared of doping after athletics' world governing body the IAAF announced there were ''plausible explanations for the values in her profile'' that were ''entirely innocent''.
Birthdays
Kenny Acheson (motorsport) – Formula One driver (83/85), born Cookstown 1957
Roland Nilsson (soccer) - former Sweden, Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry defender, born 1963.
Scott Sellars (soccer) - former Leeds, Bolton and Newcastle midfielder, born 1965.
Teemu Tainio (soccer) - retired Finnish midfielder who played for Tottenham and Sunderland, born 1979.
Michael Yardy (cricket) - ex-Sussex cricketer and England one-day international player, born 1980.
Matthew Taylor (soccer) - Northampton's former Portsmouth, Bolton, West Ham and Burnley midfielder, born 1981.
David Bellion (soccer) - former Sunderland and Manchester United forward, now at Red Star, born 1982.
Quick Quiz Blitz
1. With which club did William Gallas begin his career in English football?
2. Which international cricket captain was found guilty of ball-tampering by the ICC earlier this week after sucking a mint?
3. Who won the Ulster SF Club Championship in 2009
4. How many Ulster SF Club Championship titles have Crossmaglen won?
5. Martin Offiah is a big name in rugby league, but for which rugby union club did he play for?
(See quiz answers below)
Sport on TV
Today (Sunday, November 27)
SOCCER: Premier League, Watford v Stoke followed by Arsenal v Bournemouth and Southampton v Everton - Sky Sports 1 1130, 1400 and 1615; Betfred Cup final, Aberdeen v Celtic - BT Sport 1 1400; LaLiga, Villarreal v Alaves and Celta Vigo v Granada - Sky Sports 3 1055 and 1715, Osasuna v Atletico Madrid - Sky Sports 5 1500, Real Sociedad v Barcelona - Sky Sports 1 1930; Serie A, Palermo v Lazio - BT Sport 1 1130, Genoa v Juventus - BT Sport/ESPN 1400; Ligue 1, Nice v Bastia - BT Sport/ESPN 1600, Lyon v Paris St Germain - BT Sport 2 1930; Eredivisie, Heerenveen v Ajax followed by FC Utrecht v Feyenoord - Sky Sports 4 1320 and 1530; MLS, Colorado Rapids v Seattle Sounders - Sky Sports 4 2100; A-League, Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix - BT Sport 1 0600.
MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Sky Sports F1 1130, Channel 4 1200 and eir Sport 1 1255.
CRICKET: Third Test from Mohali, India v England - Sky Sports 2 0600 and 0345 (Mon); third Test from Adelaide - BT Sport 3 0300; second Test from Hamilton, New Zealand v Pakistan - Sky Sports 3 2155; Ram Slam T20 Challenge, Highveld Lions v Sunfoil Dolphins - Sky Sports 2 1215.
RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Saracens v Gloucester and Harlequins v Bath - BT Sport 2 1230 and 1500; Guinness PRO12, Newport Gwent Dragons v Edinburgh - S4C 1515; Championship, Doncaster Knights v Cornish Pirates - Sky Sports 3 1345.
SNOOKER: UK Championship - Eurosport 1300 and 1845 and BBC Two England 1300.
TENNIS: Davis Cup final, Croatia v Argentina - Eurosport 2 1300.
DARTS: The Players Championship - ITV4 1245 and 1900, eir Sport 1 1525 and 1900.
GRIDIRON: NFL, Atlanta Falcons v Arizona Cardinals & Oakland Raiders v Carolina Panthers - Sky Sports 2 1730 and 2100; New York Jets v New England Patriots - Sky Sports 1 0100 (Mon).
BASKETBALL: NBA, Phoenix Suns v Denver Nuggets - BT Sport 1 2030.
Tomorrow (Monday, November 28)
CRICKET: Third test from Mohali, India v England - Sky Sports 2 0345; second Test from Hamilton, New Zealand v Pakistan - Sky Sports 3 2155.
SOCCER: Sky Bet Championship, Huddersfield v Wigan - Sky Sports 1 1930; LaLiga, Las Palmas v Athletic Bilbao - Sky Sports 2 1940; Serie A, Napoli v Sassuolo - BT Sport 1 1800, Inter Milan v Fiorentina - eir Sport 1 1955 and BT Sport 1 2000.
SNOOKER: UK Championship - BBC Two England, Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 1300, Eurosport 1 1845 and Eurosport 2 1900.
GRIDIRON: NFL, Philadelphia Eagles v Green Bay Packers - Sky Sports 1 0130 (Tue).
BASKETBALL: NBA, New York Knicks v Oklahoma City Thunder - BT Sport 1 0030 (Tue).
Quiz answers
1. Chelsea 2. Faf du Plessis. 3. St Gall’s. 4. 11 5. Wasps.
