ON THIS DAY
1936: Duncan Edwards was born. Edwards made his England debut, aged 18, against Scotland in 1955. He died of injuries sustained in the Munich air disaster in 1958.
1975: Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali fought the 'Thriller in Manila' for the world heavyweight title. Defending champion Ali emerged the victor at the end of 14 rounds.
1998: Former Arsenal boss George Graham became the new manager of Tottenham.
2000: Boxer Audley Harrison won Great Britain's 10th gold medal of the Sydney Olympics when he beat Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov in the super-heavyweight division at Darling Harbour.
2005: Former New Zealand wing Jonah Lomu signed for Cardiff Blues.
2009: Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor was given a suspended two-match ban and fined ?25,000 by the Football Association following his goal celebration against former club Arsenal.
2012: Defending champions England were knocked out of the World Twenty20 after losing by 19 runs to hosts Sri Lanka in their Super Eight match in Pallekele.
2015: Australia called off their tour of Bangladesh due to concerns over player safety after a security threat.
BIRTHDAYS
Paul Walsh (soccer) - former Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester City and England striker, now a pundit, born 1962.
Mark McGwire (baseball) - set a record for home runs in a single season with 70 for the St Louis Cardinals in 1998 but subsequently admitted steroid use throughout his career, born 1963.
John Sheridan (soccer) - former Leeds, Sheffield Wednesday and Republic of Ireland midfielder, now the manager of National League club Chesterfield, born 1964.
George Weah (soccer) - Liberian former AC Milan and Chelsea striker, 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year, born 1966.
Phil De Glanville (rugby union) - former England captain, born 1968.
Ricardo Vaz Te (soccer) - former West Ham striker, born 1986.
Hamza Choudhury (soccer) - Leicester midfielder, born 1997.
Mason Greenwood (soccer) - Manchester United striker, born 2001.
QUICK QUIZ
1 Which Sky Bet Championship club are the only unbeaten side in the league so far this season?
2 How many senior Championship appearances did Peter Canavan make for Tyrone?
3 What is Argentina's best finish at the Rugby World Cup and in which year did it occur?
4 Who set a new British record to win 100m silver at the World Championships to become the first British woman to win an individual world sprint medal?
5 Who is the current manager of the Cork senior hurlers?
(See quiz answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Tuesday, October 1)
SOCCER: Champions League, Real Madrid v Club Brugge - BT Sport 1 1730; Atalanta v Shakhtar Donetsk - BT Sport/ESPN 1745; Tottenham v Bayern Munich - BT Sport 2 1900; Juventus v Bayer Leverkusen - BT Sport/ESPN 2000; Championship, Leeds v West Brom - Sky Sports Main Event 1930; Wigan v Birmingham - Sky Sports Action 1940; Australian FFA Cup, Brisbane Strikers v Melbourne City - BT Sport 2 1030.
CRICKET: Women's T20, Australia v Sri Lanka - BT Sport 2 0445 (Wed).
TENNIS: WTA, China Open - BT Sport 1 0530.
ATHLETICS: World Championships - BBC Two 1345.
CYCLING: Tour of Croatia - Eurosport 1 1400.
BASEBALL: MLB, TBC - BT Sport/ESPN 0100 (Wed).
Tomorrow (Wednesday, October 2)
SOCCER: Champions League, Genk v Napoli - BT Sport 1 1730; Slavia Prague v Borussia Dortmund - BT Sport/ESPN 1745; Lille v Chelsea - BT Sport 2 1900; Barcelona v Inter Milan - BT Sport/ESPN 2000; Championship, Luton v Millwall - Sky Sports Main Event 1930; Australian FFA Cup, Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United - BT Sport 2 1030.
RUGBY UNION: World Cup, France v USA - eir Sport 1/ITV4 0815; New Zealand v Canada - ITV4 1045, eir Sport 1100.
CRICKET: Caribbean Premier League, Trinbago Knight Riders v Barbados Tridents - Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Cricket 2330.
TENNIS: WTA, China Open - BT Sport 1 0530.
ATHLETICS: World Championships - BBC Two 1345 & 2100, BBC One 2000.
CYCLING: Tour of Croatia - Eurosport 1 1400.
BASEBALL: MLB, TBC - BT Sport/ESPN 0100 (Thurs).
QUICK QUIZ ANSWERS
1 West Brom; 2 49; 3 Third, 2007; 4 Dina Asher-Smith; 5 John Meyler.
