ON THIS DAY
1990: Twenty-one Arsenal and Manchester United players were involved in a mass brawl which resulted in both clubs being fined £50,000. Arsenal were deducted two points and United one.
1996: Newcastle inflicted Manchester United's biggest defeat in 12 years, beating them 5-0 at St James' Park. But it was the Red Devils who went on to win the Premiership title with the Magpies finishing in second place.
2003: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was handed a two-match touchline ban and fined £10,000 by the Football Association following a verbal attack on referee Jeff Winter.
2004: Formula One's contract recognition board refused to ratify Jenson Button's move from BAR to Williams. He was forced to stay with BAR.
2006: Great Britain's Beth Tweddle won the gold medal in the uneven bars competition at the gymnastics World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark.
2007: Holders England lost the Rugby World Cup final 15-6 to South Africa in Paris.
2009: The Football Association dismissed an appeal by Sheffield United goalkeeper Paddy Kenny against a nine-month suspension for a failed drugs test.
2010: Wayne Rooney released a statement confirming he wanted to leave Manchester United. The England striker later reversed his decision.
2011: Stuart Pearce and Hope Powell were named by the Football Association as the coaches for the British men's and women's football teams at the 2012 Olympic Games.
2012: Frankel, trained by Sir Henry Cecil and ridden by Tom Queally, won the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot in what was the 14th - and final - victory of his unbeaten career ahead of his retirement.
2014: Keiron Cunningham was named the new head coach of Super League Grand Final winners St Helens, succeeding Nathan Brown.
2015: Virender Sehwag announced his retirement from international cricket.
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Claudio Ranieri (above) (soccer) - Leicester's former Chelsea, Juventus and Inter Milan manager, born 1951.
Chris Cowdrey (cricket) - former Kent and England captain, born 1957.
Ian Rush (soccer) - former Liverpool and Wales striker, born 1961.
Allan Donald (cricket) - former South Africa fast bowler, born 1966.
Will Greenwood (rugby union) - former Leicester, Harlequins and 2003 World Cup-winning England centre, born 1972.
Virender Sehwag (cricket) - former India batsman, who scored 23 Test centuries, born 1978.
Paul O'Connell (rugby union) - former Munster second-row forward and Ireland's most-capped player, born 1979.
Michel Vorm (soccer) - Tottenham's Dutch goalkeeper, born 1983.
Florent Sinama Pongolle (soccer) - former Liverpool, Dundee United and France forward, born 1984.
Andrew Trimble (above) (rugby union) - Ulster and Ireland back, born 1984.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Which MLS side do Republic of Ireland internationals Kevin Doyle and Sean St Ledger play for?
2 Major-winning golfers Hale Irwin, Payne Stewart and Tom Watson were all born in which state?
3 On which ground did England bowl Australia out for 60 during the 2015 Ashes series?
4 Name Southend's former Newcastle, Swindon and Blackpool striker who last scored in November 2014.
5 Which club have won Argentina's Primera Division a record 32 times?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
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Today (Thursday, October 20)
SOCCER: Europa League, Qarabag v PAOK - eir Sport 1 0355, Celta Vigo v Ajax - BT Sport//ESPN 1800, Manchester United v Fenerbahce - BT Sport 2 1930, Dundalk v Zenit St Petersburg - eir Sport 1 1930, BT Sport//ESPN 2000
CRICKET: First Test, England v Bangladesh - Sky Sports 2 0430
GOLF: PGA Tour, CIMB Classic - Sky Sports 4 0330 and 0600, European Tour, Portugal Masters (below) - Sky Sports 4 1130 and 1500
RUGBY UNION: European Rugby Challenge Cup, Bath v Bristol - Sky Sports 1 1900
TENNIS: WTA, Kremlin Cup - BT Sport 1 1100 and 1630, Luxembourg Open - Eurosport 2 1200, 1400, 1600 and 1700
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, Green Bay Packers v Chicago Bears - Sky Sports 1 0125 (Fri)
BASEBALL: MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers v Chicago Cubs - BT Sport//ESPN 0100 (Fri)
CYCLING: Abu Dhabi Tour - Eurosport 1 1300, European Track Championships - Eurosport 1 1830
MOTOR CYCLING: MotoGP Australia, FP1 - BT Sport 2 0000 and 0245 (Fri); FP2 - 0400 BT Sport 2
Tomorrow (Friday, October 21)
SOCCER: A-League, Melbourne City v Perth Glory - BT Sport 1 0945; Sky Bet Championship, Burton v Birmingham - Sky Sports 1 1900; Bundesliga, Hamburg v Eintracht Frankfurt - BT Sport 1 1915; LaLiga, Osasuna v Real Betis - Sky Sports 5 1940
BASEBALL: MLB, Cleveland Indians v Toronto Blue Jays - BT Sport//ESPN 0100 (Sat)
BOXING: Josh Taylor v Dave Ryan - Channel 5 2200
CRICKET: First Test, England v Bangladesh - Sky Sports 2 0445
GOLF: PGA Tour, CIMB Classic - Sky Sports 4 0330 and 0600, European Tour, Portugal Masters - Sky Sports 4 1130 and 1500
RUGBY UNION: European Rugby Champions Cup, Sale v Toulon - BT Sport 2 1900
TENNIS: WTA, Kremlin Cup - BT Sport 2 1330
CYCLING: Abu Dhabi Tour - Eurosport 1 1300, European Track Championships - Eurosport 1 1800 and 2000
MOTOR SPORT: Formula 1, United States Grand Prix first practice session - Sky Sports F1 1545, eir Sport 1 1555; Second practice session - Sky Sports F1 1945, eir Sport 1 1955
MOTOR CYCLING: MotoGP Australia, FP3 - BT Sport 2 0000, Qualifying - BT Sport 2 0300
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Colorado Rapids 2 Missouri 3 Trent Bridge 4 Nile Ranger 5 River Plate.
