ON THIS DAY
1926: Baseball great Babe Ruth hit three home runs for the New York Yankees in a World Series game.
1959: A record 92,706 fans watched the fifth game of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
1969: Golfing great Walter Hagen, one of America's most flamboyant players, died aged 76.
1985: Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams, took his first Formula One Grand Prix win in the European round at Brands Hatch.
1997: Barry Town's Garry Lloyd became the first non-league player to be selected for the full Wales international squad when he was called up for the World Cup qualifier against Belgium.
2001: Captain David Beckham scored a last-minute free-kick to secure a 2-2 draw against Greece at Old Trafford and book England's place in the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.
2005: Former Wales and British and Irish Lions hooker Jeff Young died at the age of 62 following a long illness.
2013: Arsenal's run of 10 straight wins came to an end in a 1-1 draw with West Brom but they returned to the top of the Barclays Premier League regardless on goal difference.
2013: Sebastian Vettel led virtually from start to finish to win the Korean Grand Prix and edge closer towards a fourth straight world title.
BIRTHDAYS
Shea Fahy (GAA) - former Cork footballer and winner of All-Ireland SFC medals in 1989 and 1990, born 1962.
Bruce Grobbelaar (soccer) - former Liverpool goalkeeper, born 1957.
Niall Quinn (soccer) - former Arsenal, Manchester City and Republic of Ireland striker, who was also a player and chairman at Sunderland, born 1966.
Alan Stubbs (soccer) - Rotherham manager and former player at Bolton, Celtic and Everton, born 1971.
Mark Schwarzer (soccer) - Leicester and former Australia goalkeeper, born 1972.
Paul Smith (boxing) - British two-time world title challenger and 2002 Commonwealth Games light-middleweight silver medallist, born 1982.
Morne Morkel (cricket) - South Africa fast bowler, born 1984.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1 Name the referee in charge for the four Dublin-Meath Leinster SFC games in 1991?
2 Roger Federer has won how many grand slam tennis singles titles?
3 Who was the Tyrone player who captained Ulster to the 2007 Interprovincial title?
4 Which three European golfers failed to register a point at the 2016 Ryder Cup?
5 What is the nickname of Pittsburgh's NHL team?
SPORT ON TV
Today (Thursday, October 6)
GAA: GAA Championship Review, highlights of the week's action from the GAA competitions - Sky Sports 2 2200.
SOCCER: World Cup qualifying, Austria v Wales - Sky Sports 1 1900; Republic of Ireland v Georgia - Sky Sports 2 1930; Italy v Spain - ITV4 1925.
TENNIS: ATP, China Open - Sky Sports 1 0700; WTA, China Open - BT Sport 1 0530 and 1230.
GOLF: European Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Sky Sports 4 1300.
SNOOKER: European Masters - Eurosport 1 1100 and 1700.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, San Francisco 49ers v Arizona Cardinals - Sky Sports 1 1300.
DARTS: World Grand Prix - Sky Sports 1 1900.
BOWLS: Test Match, England v Wales - ITV4 1000.
BASEBALL: MLB, matches TBC - BT Sport/ESPN 2030 and 0030 (Fri).
Tomorrow (Friday, October 7)
GAA: Off the Ball, an off beat look at recent football developments - eir Sport 1 1900.
SOCCER: World Cup qualifying, France v Bulgaria - Sky Sports 4 1940; Portugal v Andorra - Sky Sports 3 1940; Belgium v Bosnia-Herzegovina - Sky Sports 5 1940; Women's U17 World Cup, Spain v Mexico and Germany v Cameroon - Eurosport 2 1345 and 1645; A-League, Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory - BT Sport 1 0945.
CRICKET: First one-day international, Bangladesh v England - Sky Sports 2 0800.
MOTOR RACING: Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix opening practice - Sky Sports F1 0145 and eir Sport 1 0155, second practice - Sky Sports F1 0545 and eir Sport 1 0555.
RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Bath v Sale - BT Sport 1 1900; PRO12, Connacht v Ulster - BBC Two Northern Ireland 1930; Ospreys v Cardiff Blues - BBC Two Wales 1930.
TENNIS: ATP, China Open - Sky Sports 1 0530 and 1230; WTA, China Open - BT Sport 1 0530 and 1400.
GOLF: European Tour, Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Sky Sports 4 1300.
SNOOKER: European Masters - Eurosport 1 1100 and 1700.
BOXING: WBA World Super Lightweight title, Ricky Burns v Kiryl Relikh - Sky Sports 2 2000.
HORSE RACING: Newmarket and York - Channel 4 1305.
DARTS: World Grand Prix - Sky Sports 1 1900.
BOWLS: Test Match, England v Wales - ITV4 1000.
BASEBALL: MLB, matches TBC - BT Sport/ESPN 1700 and 2030, BT Sport 1 2300 and 0230 (Sat).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1 Tommy Howard; 2 17; 3 Conor Gormley; 4 Matthew Fitzpatrick, Andy Sullivan and Danny Willett; 5 The Penguins.
