ON THIS DAY
1976: Derby became the first British club to score 12 goals in a European match when they beat Ireland's Finn Harps 12-0 in a UEFA Cup tie. .
1984: Lester Piggott broke Frank Buckle's record of 27 Classic wins when he rode Commanche Run to victory in the St Leger.
1985: Tony Jacklin's European team inflicted defeat on the Americans in the Ryder Cup for the first time in 28 years at The Belfry.
1991: Down outgunned Meath in a classic All-Ireland GAA Senior Football Championship final played out in front of 64,500 fans at Croke Park, Dublin. Down, managed by Pete McGrath, lifted the Sam Maguire trophy after a thrilling 1-16 to 1-14 triumph.
The victorious Down team that day was:
2003: England Test batsman and wicketkeeper Alec Stewart retired from first-class cricket.
2005: Frank Hadden was confirmed as Scotland's new coach by the Scottish Rugby Football Union after a spell as caretaker.
2011: Lancashire won the LV= County Championship Division One title after they beat Somerset by eight wickets, while Warwickshire drew with Hampshire.
2012: Hampshire won the Clydesdale Bank 40 final by losing fewer wickets than Warwickshire after the scores finished tied on 244.
2015: Manchester United defender Luke Shaw suffered a double fracture of the right leg in a 2-1 Champions League defeat at PSV Eindhoven.
2015: England selected the uncapped duo of Alex Hales and Zafar Ansari for the Test tour against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. Surrey all-rounder Ansari suffered an open dislocation of the left thumb hours after being called up.
BIRTHDAYS
Graham Taylor (soccer) - former Watford, Aston Villa and England manager, born 1944.
Dan Marino (gridiron) - former Miami Dolphins quarterback, born 1961.
Kevin Young (athletics) - won 1992 Olympic 400 metres hurdles gold, born 1966.
Nathan Astle (cricket) - Former New Zealand, Nottinghamshire, Durham and Lancashire batsman, born 1971.
Eidur Gudjohnsen (soccer) - Iceland's former Bolton, Chelsea and Barcelona forward, now with India's Pune City, born 1978.
Aly Cissokho (soccer) - Aston Villa full-back, born 1987.
Aaron Mooy (soccer) - Manchester City's Australian midfielder, currently on loan at Huddersfield, born on 1990.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Who is the manager of League Two Newport?
2 Name the manager of the Derry GAA senior football team?
3 What is the name of Minnesota's Major League Baseball team?
4 In which year did Maori Venture win the Grand National?
5 Who scored Tyrone's goal in their 2005 All-Ireland GAA Senior Football Championship final win over Kerry?
(See answers at bottom)
Watch Down star Peter Withnell's goals in the 1991 All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Kerry
SPORT ON TV
Today (Thursday, September 15)
SOCCER: Europa League, Southampton v Sparta Prague - BT Sport 2 1945, eir Sport 1 2000, AZ Alkmaar v Dundalk - BT Sport/ESPN 1800, eir Sport 1 1730, Panathinaikos v Ajax - BT Sport/ESPN 2000; UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifier, England v Estonia - BBC Two 1900.
PARALYMPICS: Day eight - Channel 4 1300 and 2100, eir Sport 1 1330 and 2300.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League Super 8s, Wakefield v Hull - Sky Sports 1 2000.
GOLF: European Tour, Italian Open - Sky Sports 4 1000 and 1400; Ladies European Tour, Evian Championship - Sky Sports 5 1000 and 1430.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, Buffalo Bills v New York Jets - Sky Sports 1 0130 (Fri).
BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago White Sox v Cleveland Indians - BT Sport 1 1900, Boston Red Sox v New York Yankees - BT Sport 1 0000 (Fri).
Tomorrow (Friday, September 16)
SOCCER: Premier League, Chelsea v Liverpool - Sky Sports 1 1830; Serie A, Sampdoria v AC Milan - BT Sport 2 1930; LaLiga, Real Betis v Granada - Sky Sports 3 1940.
TENNIS: Davis Cup semi-final, Great Britain v Argentina - Eurosport 1 1230 and BBC Two 1300.
PARALYMPICS: Day nine - Channel 4 1300 and 2100, eir Sport 1 1330.
RUGBY UNION: Aviva Premiership, Sale v Gloucester - BT Sport 1 1900; Guinness PRO12, Ulster v Scarlets - BBC Two Wales and BBC Two Northern Ireland 1900.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League Super 8s, Warrington v Wigan - Sky Sports 2 1930.
GOLF: European Tour, Italian Open - Sky Sports 4 1000 and 1400; Ladies European Tour, Evian Championship - Sky Sports 5 1000 and 1430.
BASEBALL: MLB, Chicago Cubs v Milwaukee Brewers - BT Sport/ESPN 1915.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Warren Feeney; 2 Damian Barton; 3 The Twins; 4 1987; 5 Peter Canavan, Tyrone 1-16 Kerry 2-10
