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PRESS ASSOCIATION SPORT BIRTHDAYS
Martina Navratilova (tennis) – nine-time winner of the women’s singles at Wimbledon and 18-time grand slam singles champion, born 1956.
Thomas Hearns (boxing) – former world champion, born 1958.
Robbie Savage (soccer) – former Leicester, Birmingham, Derby and Wales midfielder, now a TV and radio pundit and Forest Green head coach, born 1974.
Emma Hayes (soccer) – former Chelsea manager, now in charge of the United States women’s national team, born 1976.
Mike Tindall (rugby union) – former England captain, World Cup winner and Gloucester centre, born 1978.
Lindsey Vonn (skiing) – four-time overall World Cup champion and Olympic gold medallist from the United States, born 1984.
ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1871: Twelve teams agreed to inaugurate the FA Cup competition, suggested by Football Association secretary Charles Allcock.
1968: American Bob Beamon shattered the world long jump record to set a new mark of 8.90 metres. His record would stand for nearly 23 years.
2005: Former Fulham and England star Johnny Haynes died aged 71. He was the first £100-a-week footballer.
2009: Jenson Button won the Formula One World Championship after finishing fifth at the Brazilian Grand Prix, with Brawn also securing the Constructors’ Championship.
2012: Chelsea defender John Terry decided not to appeal against a four-match ban and fine of £220,000 for racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand.
2021: England were ordered to play their next home UEFA competition match behind closed doors, with a further match suspended, in relation to the disorder at the Euro 2020 final at Wembley.
PRESS ASSOCIATION SPORT SELECTIVE TV LISTINGS
Today (Sunday, October 18)
FOOTBALL: Premier League, Brighton v Crystal Palace – Sky Sports Premier League 1230, Leeds v Manchester United – Sky Sports Main Event 1230, Bournemouth v Sunderland – Sky Sports Football 1400, Nottingham Forest v Arsenal – Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event 1600; Scottish Premiership, Celtic v Hearts – Sky Sports Football 1500; Women’s Super League, Chelsea v Tottenham – Sky Sports Football 1200, Crystal Palace v West Ham – Sky Sports Mix 1200, Aston Villa v Liverpool and London City v Everton Women – Sky Sports Plus 1400, Charlton v Manchester United – Sky Sports Mix 1400, Manchester City v Brighton – BBC Two 1430; LaLiga, Malaga v Real Sociedad – Premier Sports 1 1745, Real Madrid v Sevilla – Premier Sports 1 1955; Serie A, Udinese v Lecce – DAZN 1130, Fiorentina v Como – DAZN 1400, AC Milan v Atalanta – TNT Sports 1 1645, DAZN 1700, Juventus v Lazio – TNT Sports 1 1930, DAZN 1945.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Women’s World Cup, New Zealand v Fiji – Premier Sports 2 0320; Men’s World Cup, Fiji v Cook Islands – Premier Sports 2 0600.
RUGBY UNION: Champions Cup, Pau v Leicester – Premier Sports 1 1230, Toulouse v Exeter – Premier Sports 1 1505; EPCR Challenge Cup, Harlequins v Vannes – Premier Sports 2 1245, Northampton v Cardiff – Premier Sports 2 1700.
TENNIS: ATP Shanghai, WTA Wuhan – Sky Sports Tennis 0700, Sky Sports Plus 0900.
GOLF: LPGA Tour, Buick LPGA Shanghai – Sky Sports Golf, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Mix 0400; DP World Tour, DP World India Championship – Sky Sports Golf 0730, Sky Sports Main Event 0700.
CYCLING: UCI Track World Championships – BBC Two England 0500, TNT Sports 1 0630.
CRICKET: Men’s second Test, South Africa v Australia – Sky Sports Cricket 0800.
SNOOKER: Northern Ireland Open – TNT Sports 4 1000, 1300, 1900.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, Houston Texans v Jacksonville Jaguars – Channel 5 1400. Sky Sports NFL 1400, games TBC – Sky Sports NFL 1730, 2115, Sky Sports Main Event 1900, 2115, Channel 5 2100, Green Bay Packers v Dallas Cowboys – Sky Sports NFL, Sky Sports Main Event 0110 (Mon).
Tomorrow (Monday, October 19)
FOOTBALL: Premier League, Tottenham v Coventry – Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League 1830; Serie A, Monza v Cagliari – DAZN 1730, Parma v Torino – BBC Alba and DAZN 1940; LaLiga, Getafe v Rayo Vallecano – Premier Sports 1 1955.
CRICKET: Men’s second Test, South Africa v Australia – Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket 0830.
SNOOKER: Northern Ireland Open – TNT Sports 4 and TNT Sports 1 1000, 1300, 1900.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL: NFL, San Francisco 49ers v Washington Commanders – Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports NFL 0100 (Tue).
PRESS ASSOCIATION SPORT QUIZ
1. Wigan’s Abbas Miski plays international rugby league for which country?
2. Name the two professional opponents who have beaten Daniel Dubois?
3. In which sport is Caitlin Clark a big star in the US?
4. Name the two Czech players who contested this year’s Wimbledon women’s singles final?
5. Other than The New Saints, name the last winners of the Cymru Premier?
6. New England call-up Thomas Rew plays cricket for which county?
7. How many major golf titles has Jon Rahm won?
8. In which year did Terry Griffiths win the world snooker title?
9. Which city hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics?
10. How many games did England women’s rugby union team go unbeaten – 31, 41 or 51?
Answers: 1. Lebanon; 2. Oleksandr Usyk and Joe Joyce; 3. basketball; 4. Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova; 5. Connah’s Quay Nomads; 6. Somerset; 7. two; 8. 1979. 9. Salt Lake City; 10. 41.
