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On This Day - Nov 22 1959: Former Celtic and Scotland striker Frank McAvennie is born

Former Celtic striker Frank McAvennie was born on this day 58 years ago.
Former Celtic striker Frank McAvennie was born on this day 58 years ago. Former Celtic striker Frank McAvennie was born on this day 58 years ago.

ON THIS DAY

1917: The National Hockey League (NHL) was formed in Montreal.

1922: St Albans' Billy Minter scored seven goals in an FA Cup tie against Dulwich, but ended up on the losing side as the match finished 8-7.

1986: Mike Tyson became the youngest world heavyweight boxing champion when he beat Trevor Berbick at the age of 20 years and six months.

2003: Jonny Wilkinson's extra-time drop-goal gave England a dramatic 20-17 win over Australia in the rugby union World Cup final.

2007: Steve McClaren was sacked as England manager after the team failed to qualify for Euro 2008.

2008: New Zealand won the rugby league World Cup final 34-20 against Australia in Brisbane.

2010: The Scottish Football Association drew up contingency plans to deal with a proposed strike by referees, including "sourcing match officials in other countries". The strike went ahead, with officials brought in from Israel, Malta and Luxembourg.

2011: South African Mickey Arthur was appointed as the new Australia coach.

2013: England failed to cope with the pace of Mitchell Johnson as they lost six wickets for nine runs in a hapless collapse which turned the first Ashes Test on its head at the Gabba.

2015: Rory McIlroy took victory in the DP World Tour Championship to claim a third Race to Dubai title in the last four years.

BIRTHDAYS

Billie-Jean King (tennis) - winner of 12 grand slam singles titles, born 1943.

Radomir Antic (soccer) - former Real Madrid, Barcelona and Serbia coach, born 1948.

Frank McAvennie (soccer) - former Scotland, Celtic and West Ham striker, born 1959.

Tony Mowbray (soccer) - ex-Celtic and West Brom manager, now in charge of Blackburn, born 1963.

Boris Becker (tennis) - German who won the first of six grand slam singles titles at the age of 17, born 1967.

Marvan Atapattu (cricket) - former Sri Lanka captain, born 1970.

Yakubu Aiyegbeni (soccer) - Nigerian striker previously with Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton and Blackburn, born 1982.

Asamoah Gyan (soccer) - Ghana and Kayserispor striker, formerly with Sunderland, born 1985.

James Roby (rugby league) - St Helens and England hooker, born 1985.

Marouane Fellaini (soccer) - Manchester United and Belgium midfielder, born 1987.

Chris Smalling (soccer) - Manchester United and England defender, born 1989.

QUICK QUIZ BLITZ

1. Name four English Premier League teams whose nicknames are types of bird?

2. When was the first Ashes test played? a) 1872 b) 1882 c) 1892

3. Which non-league side make it into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup last season, and went on to lose 5-0 to Arsenal?

4. Which football club play their home games at Gresty Road?

5. Which country will host the 2019 Rugby Union World Cup?

SPORT ON TV

Today

SOCCER: Champions League, Qarabag v Chelsea - BT Sport 2, 1630; Basel v Manchester United - BT Sport 2, 1915; Paris St Germain v Celtic - eir Sport 1, 1940; Juventus v Barcelona - BT Sport/ESPN, 1930; CSKA Moscow v Benfica - eir Sport 1, 1655; Championship, Ipswich v Sheffield Wednesday - Sky Sports Main Event, 1930.

CRICKET: Ashes, First Test, Australia v England, Day 1 - BT Sport 1, 2300; Ram Slam T20, Dolphins v Warriors - Sky Sports Cricket/Sky Sports Main Event, 1555.

GOLF: Hong Kong Open - Sky Sports Golf, 0400 (Thu).

BASKETBALL: NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder v Golden State Warriors - BT Sport 2, 0100 (Thu).

SNOOKER: Northern Ireland Open - Eurosport 1, 1245.

CURLING: European Championships - Eurosport 2, 1300.

HOCKEY: Women's Hockey World League Final, Quarter-finals - BT Sport 2, 0700 & 0445 (Thu).

Tomorrow

SOCCER: Europa League, Cologne v Arsenal - BT Sport 2, 1730; Everton v Atalanta - BT Sport 2, 2000; Astana v Villarreal - BT Sport/ESPN, 1600; Athletic Bilbao v Hertha Berlin - eir Sport 1, 1755; Ostersunds v Zorya Luhansk - BT Sport/ESPN, 1800; Braga v Hoffenheim - BT Sport/ESPN, 2000; AC Milan v Austria Vienna - eir Sport 1, 2000; A-League, Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory - BT Sport/ESPN, 0845.

CRICKET: Ashes, First Test, Australia v England, Day 2 - BT Sport 1, 2330; Second Test, India v Sri Lanka, Day 1 - Sky Sports Cricket, 0350 (Fri).

AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, Detroit Lions v Minnesota Vikings - Sky Sports Main Event/Sky Sports Action, 1700; Dallas Cowboys v Los Angeles Chargers - Sky Sports Main Event/Sky Sports Action, 2100; Washington Redskins v New York Giants - Sky Sports Main Event/Sky Sports Action, 0100 (Fri).

SNOOKER: Northern Ireland Open - Eurosport 1, 1245.

CURLING: European Championships - Eurosport 1, 0800.

HOCKEY: Women's Hockey World League Final, Quarter-finals - BT Sport 2, 0700

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1. Brighton (Seagulls), Crystal Palace (Eagles), Newcastle (Magpies), Swansea (Swans);

2. b (1882);

3. Lincoln City;

4. Crewe Alexandra;

5. Japan.