ON THIS DAY
1866: Former world heavyweight boxing champion James J Corbett, known as 'Gentleman Jim', was born. He captured the title in 1892 by knocking out John L Sullivan in the 21st round. He made one successful defence before losing his crown to Bob Fitzsimmons in March 1897. Corbett died in 1933.
1923: Another world heavyweight champion, Rocky Marciano, was born. He took the title from 'Jersey Joe' Walcott in 1952. Marciano was undefeated in all his 49 professional fights and won 43 of those inside the distance. He retired in 1956 and died in a plane crash in 1969.
1991: Roger Black, Derek Redmond, John Regis and Kriss Akabusi pipped their American counterparts to win the 4x400metres relay at the World Championships in Tokyo.
2001: Michael Owen's hat-trick helped England to a 5-1 win against Germany in Munich. Steven Gerrard and Emile Heskey scored the other goals in the World Cup qualifier.
2004: Premier League referee Andy D'Urso was suspended for 28 days after failing to send off Blackburn midfielder Barry Ferguson despite showing him two yellow cards.
2006: England left-back Ashley Cole's move to Chelsea from Arsenal was confirmed, with William Gallas moving in the opposite direction.
2007: Tim Henman lost to Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round of the US Open, bringing his grand slam career to an end.
2008: Abu Dhabi United Group for Development and Investment successfully completed the purchase of Manchester City, breaking the British transfer record to buy Robinho from Real Madrid on the same day.
2011: Britain's Dai Greene won gold in the men's 400m hurdles at the World Championships in Daegu, while Hannah England claimed silver in the women's 1500m.
2013: Gareth Bale completed his move from Tottenham to Real Madrid for a world record 100million euros (£85.3million).
2015: Manchester United signed teenage striker Anthony Martial from Monaco on a four-year deal in one of the biggest moves of transfer deadline day.
BIRTHDAYS
Ruud Gullit (soccer) - former Newcastle and Chelsea manager, who as a player won the 1988 European Championship with Holland, born 1962.
Tony Cascarino (soccer) - former Gillingham, Millwall, Chelsea and Republic of Ireland striker, born 1962.
Henning Berg (soccer) - former Blackburn, Manchester United, Rangers and Norway defender, now manager of Hungarian League club Videoton FC, born 1969.
Hakan Sukur (soccer) - Former Galatasaray and Turkey striker, born 1971.
Simon Shaw (rugby union) - Former England forward, born 1973.
Martyn Williams (rugby union) - former Wales, Cardiff Blues and British and Irish Lions forward, born 1975.
Clare Connor (cricket) - former England captain, now director of England women's cricket, born 1976.
Jose Antonio Reyes (soccer) - Espanyol forward, formerly with Arsenal, born 1983.
Gael Monfils (tennis) - French winner of six ATP Tour titles, born 1986.
Mushfiqur Rahim (cricket) - Bangladesh captain and wicketkeeper, born 1988.
Daniel Sturridge (soccer) - Liverpool and England striker (above), born 1989.
Kirani James (athletics) - Grenada's 2012 Olympic 400m champion, born 1992.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 How many goals did Kerry score against Mayo in the 2006 All-Ireland GAA Senior Football Championship final?
2 Samir Nasri began his professional football career with which club?
3 Cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins has won how many Olympic medals in total?
4 In which year did Martin Kaymer's putt retain the Ryder Cup for Europe?
5 Who beat Galway (2-11 to 0-11) to lift the 2006 GAA National Football League Division One crown?
(See answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Thursday, September 1)
TENNIS: US Open - Eurosport 1 1530, 0000 (Fri), Eurosport 2 2100.
CRICKET: Fourth one-day international, England v Pakistan - Sky Sports 2 1330.
SOCCER: MLS, New York City FC v DC United - Sky Sports 1 0000 (Fri).
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Super 8s, Wigan v Widnes - Sky Sports 1 1930.
CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 2 1400.
GOLF: European Tour, The European Masters - Sky Sports 4 1030 and 1430.
ATHLETICS: Diamond League, The Weltklasse Zurich - Eurosport 2 1900.
BASEBALL: MLB, New York Mets v Miami Marlins - BT Sport 1 0000 (Fri).
Tomorrow
TENNIS: US Open - Eurosport 1 1530, Eurosport 2 1700.
MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Italian Grand Prix practice - Sky Sports F1 0845 and 1245; Channel 4 0855 and 1255; eir Sport 1 0855 and 1300.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League, Super 8s, St Helens v Hull - Sky Sports 1 1930.
RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Gloucester v Leicester - BT Sport 1 1900; Pro12, Ulster v Newport Gwent Dragons - BBC Two Northern Ireland 1930; Ospreys v Zebre - BBC Two Wales 1930.
CYCLING: Vuelta a Espana - Eurosport 2 1400.
GOLF: European Tour, The European Masters - Sky Sports 4 1030 and 1430; PGA Tour, Deutsche Bank Championship - Sky Sports 4 1930.
MOTOR CYCLING: MotoGP, British Grand Prix practice - BT Sport 2 0900.
BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago Cubs v San Francisco Giants - BT Sport/ESPN 1915; Cleveland Indians v Miami Marlins - BT Sport 1 0000 (Sat).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Four ( 4-15 to 3-5); 2 Marseille; 3 Eight (five gold, one silver, two bronze); 4 2012; 5 Kerry.
