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On This Day - Nov 30 2014: Tyson Fury becomes new European and British heavyweight boxing champion

Tyson Fury (right) in action against Dereck Chisora 
Tyson Fury (right) in action against Dereck Chisora  Tyson Fury (right) in action against Dereck Chisora 

ON THIS DAY

1872: England and Scotland played the first ever football international. The game at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, finished 0-0.

1956: Floyd Patterson became the then youngest world heavyweight boxing champion when, at the age of 21, he beat Archie Moore.

1991: United States defeated Norway 2-1 to win football's first women's World Cup, in China.

2004: Four-time Olympic gold medallist Matthew Pinsent announced his retirement from rowing three months after his final triumph in Athens in the coxless fours.

2012: Andrew Flintoff won his professional boxing debut after seeing off American Richard Dawson on points in a heavyweight bout at the Manchester Arena.

2014: Tyson Fury beat Dereck Chisora by 10th-round stoppage to become the new European and British heavyweight champion in a one-sided contest at London's ExCel Arena.

2016: Gareth Southgate was appointed England manager on four-year deal.

BIRTHDAYS

George Graham (soccer) - former Arsenal, Leeds and Tottenham manager, born 1944.

Andy Gray (soccer) - former Aston Villa, Wolves and Scotland striker, born 1955.

Gary Lineker (soccer) - former England forward with 48 international goals, now a sports presenter, born 1960.

Phil Babb (soccer) - former Republic of Ireland and Liverpool defender, born 1970.

Abel Xavier (soccer) - former Liverpool, Everton and Middlesbrough defender from Portugal, born 1972.

Josh Lewsey (rugby union) - Ex-Wasps and England full-back/wing, born 1976.

Alan Hutton (soccer) - Aston Villa and former Scotland defender, born 1984.

Nigel de Jong (soccer) - former Manchester City midfielder, currently playing for Al Ahli, born 1984.

Max Gradel (soccer) - Former Bournemouth midfielder now at Toulouse, born 1987.

Ryan Bowman (soccer) - Motherwell striker, born 1991.

QUICK QUIZ

1. How old is Tyson Fury?

2. Who said: "There is not a person I would put one inch above Bobby Robson"?

3. Jade Dragon Snow Mountain Golf Club in China holds what record?

4. Where did Napoli finish in the Serie A in 2017/18?

5. In what decade did Lottie Dod win her first Wimbledon singles title aged 15?

(See quiz answers at bottom)

SPORT ON TV 

Friday, November 30

SOCCER: Premier League, Cardiff v Wolves - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League 1930; FA Cup, Solihull Moors v Blackpool - BBC Two 1930; Bundesliga, Fortuna Dusseldorf v Mainz - BT Sport 2 1915.

RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Harlequins v Exeter - BT Sport 1 1900; PRO14, Munster v Edinburgh - eir Sport 1 1900; HSBC Sevens World Series, Dubai Sevens - Sky Sports Main Event 0520.

GOLF: European Tour, AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open - Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf 0830; PGA Tour, World Hero Challenge - Sky Sports Golf 1830.

HORSE RACING: Live from Newbury - ITV 1330.

BOXING: WBC Silver Cruiserweight, Fabio Turchi v Tony Conquest - Sky Sports Action 2000.

CYCLING: Track Cycling World Cup, day one - Eurosport 2 1730.

HOCKEY: Men's World Cup, Australia v Ireland - BT Sport 1 1115; England v China - BT Sport 1 1330.

BASKETBALL: NBA, San Antonio Spurs v Houston Rockets - Sky Sports Main Event 0100 (Sat).

MARTIAL ARTS: UFC Ultimate Fighter preliminaries - BT Sport 2 0100 (Sat); UFC Ultimate Fighter Finale - BT Sport 2 0300.

Saturday, December 1

SOCCER: Premier League, Southampton v Manchester United - BT Sport 1 1700; Bundesliga, Hoffenheim v Schalke 04 - BT Sport 2 1715; Championship, Sheffield United v Leeds United - Sky Sports Main Event 1200; Middlesbrough v Aston Villa - Sky Sports Main Event 1715; FA Cup, FC Halifax v AFC Wimbledon - BT Sports 1 1215; Wrexham v Newport - BT Sport 1 1945.

RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Saracens v Wasps - BT Sport 2 1430; PRO14, Cheetahs v Connacht - eir Sport 1 1430; Dragons v Leinster - eir Sport 1 1715; Glasgow v Scarlets - S4C 1700; Barbarians v Argentina - BBC Two 1400; HSBC Sevens World Series, Dubai Sevens - Sky Sports Main Event 0600 and 1500.

GOLF: AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open - Sky Sports Golf 0730; PGA Tour, Hero World Challenge - Sky Sports Golf 1700 and Sky Sport Main Event 2000.

SNOOKER: UK Championship, day four - Eurosport 1 1300, BBC One 1315 and BBC Two 1630.

HORSE RACING: Live from Newbury - ITV 1330.

BASKETBALL: NBA, New York Knicks v Milwaukee Bucks - Sky Sports Main Event 2200.

MARTIAL ARTS: UFC - BT Sport 2 0600.

QUICK QUIZ answers: 1 30; 2 Sir Alex Ferguson; 3 Longest course (8,548 yards, par 72); 4 Second; 1880s