ON THIS DAY
1956: Galway defeated Cork 2-13 to 3-7 in the All-Ireland Football final, a match delayed due to an outbreak of polio in the Rebel county.
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.
2000: After drawing the first day out, Galway and Kerry met in the All-Ireland final replay. It was the Kingdom men who prevailed on a 0-17 to 1-10 scoreline.
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.
2006: England suffered humiliation at the hands of Macedonia for the second time in four years as they were held to a goalless draw in their European Championship qualifier at Old Trafford.
2007: Scotland lost 19-13 to Argentina in the quarter-finals of the Rugby World Cup in Paris.
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: Errigal Ciaran won their first Tyrone title in six years following a 0-13 to 0-8 victory over Dromore.
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.
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, born 1976.
Gilberto Silva (soccer) - former Arsenal and Brazil midfielder, born 1976.
Zaheer Khan (cricket) - former India pace bowler, born 1978.
Jermain Defoe (soccer) - Sunderland 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.
Sam Querrey (tennis) - American Davis Cup player, ranked world number 24, born 1987.
Diego Costa (soccer) - Chelsea and Spain striker, born 1988.
Sebastian Coates (soccer) - Sunderland and Uruguay defender, currently on loan at Sporting Lisbon, born 1990.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 In which year did golfer Justin Rose win the US Open?
2 England interim football manager Gareth Southgate won how many caps as a player - 37, 47 or 57?
3 Killyclogher have won the Tyrone Senior championship how many times?
4 Andy Murray beat which player in the final to win Rio 2016 tennis singles gold?
5 Which team defeated Castlerahan in last year's Cavan final?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Friday, October 7)
SOCCER: World Cup qualifying, France v Bulgaria - Sky Sports 4 1940; Portugal v Andorra - Sky Sports 3 1940; Belgium v Bosnia-Herzegovina - Sky Sports 5 1940; Women's U17 World Cup, Spain v Mexico and Germany v Cameroon - Eurosport 2 1345 and 1645; A-League, Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory - BT Sport 1 0945.
CRICKET: First one-day international, Bangladesh v England - Sky Sports 2 0800.
MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix opening practice - Sky Sports F1 0145 and eir Sport 1 0155, second practice - Sky Sports F1 0545 and eir Sport 1 0555.
RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Bath v Sale - BT Sport 1 1900; PRO12, Connacht v Ulster - BBC Two Northern Ireland 1930; Ospreys v Cardiff Blues - BBC Two Wales 1930.
TENNIS: ATP, China Open - Sky Sports 1 0530 and 1230; WTA, China Open - BT Sport 1 0530 and 1400.
GOLF: European Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Sky Sports 4 1300.
SNOOKER: European Masters - Eurosport 1 1100 and 1700.
BOXING: WBA World Super Lightweight title, Ricky Burns v Kiryl Relikh - Sky Sports 2 2000.
HORSE RACING: Newmarket and York - Channel 4 1305.
DARTS: World Grand Prix - Sky Sports 1 1900.
BOWLS: Test Match, England v Wales - ITV4 1000.
BASEBALL: MLB, Texas Rangers v Toronto Blue Jays - BT Sport/ESPN 1800, Cleveland Indians v Boston Red Sox - BT Sport/ESPN 2130, match TBC - BT Sport 1 0200 (Sat).
Tomorrow (Saturday, October 8)
SOCCER: World Cup qualifying, England v Malta - ITV 1630; Scotland v Lithuania - Sky Sports 2 1900; Northern Ireland v San Marino - Sky Sports 5 1930; Azerbaijan v Norway - Sky Sports 2 1655; League One, Peterborough v Bury - Sky Sports 1 1130; National League, Tranmere v Wrexham - BT Sport 1 1145; Irn-Bru Cup, Bala Town v Alloa - S4C 1230; Women's U17 World Cup, Brazil v England and Japan v United States - Eurosport 2 1400 and 1645.
CRICKET: Third Test, India v New Zealand - Sky Sports 5 0450.
MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix third practice - Sky Sports F1 0345 (Sat), eir Sport 1 0355 (Sat), qualifying - Sky Sports F1 0600, eir Sport 1 0755.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League Grand Final - Sky Sports 1 1700.
RUGBY UNION: Rugby Championship, South Africa v New Zealand and Argentina v Australia - Sky Sports 3 1530 and 1830; Premiership, Harlequins v Northampton - BT Sport 1 1430; PRO12, Leinster v Munster - Sky Sports 1 1400; Scarlets v Newport Gwent Dragons - S4C 1915; Top 14, Racing 92 v Stade Francais - Sky Sports 3 1330.
TENNIS: ATP, China Open - Sky Sports 2 0400, 0930 and 1400; WTA, China Open - BT Sport 1 0730 and 1230.
GOLF: European Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Sky Sports 4 1300.
SNOOKER: European Masters - Eurosport 1 1100 and 1700.
HORSE RACING: Newmarket and York - Channel 4 1400.
DARTS: World Grand Prix - Sky Sports 1 2030.
BASEBALL: MLB, match TBC - BT Sport 3 0100 (Sun).
MMA: UFC 204, Michael Bisping v Dan Henderson - BT Sport 2 0100 (Sun).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 2013; 2 57; 3 One (2003); 4 Juan Martin del Potro; 5 Kingscourt
