PA SPORT BIRTHDAYS
Micky Stewart (cricket) – former Surrey and England opener, born 1932.
Andy Irvine (rugby union) – former Scotland and British Lions full-back, born 1951.
Manuel Pellegrini (soccer) – former West Ham, Real Madrid and Manchester City supervisor, presently at Real Betis, born 1953.
Neville Southall (soccer) – former Everton and Wales goalkeeper, born 1958.
Kevin Young (athletics) – 1992 Olympic 400 metres hurdles champion from the USA, born 1966.
Kyle Lafferty (soccer) – Former Rangers and Northern Ireland striker now at Kilmarnock, born 1987.
Scott Meenagh (paralympics) – Produced his greatest Paralympic consequence when he completed sixth within the lengthy distance biathlon race at Beijing in 2022, born 1989.
Salomon Rondon (soccer) – Everton’s former West Brom striker, born 1989.
Bryson DeChambeau (golf) – eight-time PGA Tour winner, born 1993.
ON THIS DAY IN SPORT
1937: The first soccer recreation to be seen on tv was a specifically organized match between Arsenal’s first and second groups.
1998: Manchester United performed out an exciting 3-3 draw with Barcelona at Old Trafford as they began down their street to European glory. That journey ended with the memorable Champions League last win over Bayern Munich in Barcelona.
2003: Sebastian Coe was confirmed as one in all three vice-chairmen of London’s bid for the 2012 Olympics together with former hurdler Alan Pascoe and Granada chairman Charles Allen. Coe was later promoted to chairman.
2004: United States Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton paired Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson collectively for the opening fourballs of the occasion at Oakland Hills. Europe went on to retain the title.
2010: Talismanic all-rounder Andrew Flintoff introduced his retirement from all cricket after shedding a long-standing battle with knee issues. Flintoff returned to motion in 2014.
2013: Snooker’s former world quantity 5 Stephen Lee was discovered responsible of seven match-fixing offences.
2017: Birmingham parted firm with supervisor Harry Redknapp within the wake of six successive defeats. On a busy day, Chesterfield’s Gary Caldwell and Port Vale’s Michael Brown additionally left their posts.
2018: Simon Yates sealed victory in La Vuelta to finish a British clear sweep of the yr’s Grand Tours after Chris Froome’s success within the Giro d’Italia and Geraint Thomas’ triumph within the Tour de France.
PA SPORT SELECTED TV LISTINGS
Today (Friday, September 16)
FOOTBALL: Premier League, Aston Villa v Southampton – Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League 1930, LaLiga, Real Valldolid v Cadiz – Premier Sports 2 and LaLiga TV 1930; Serie A, Salernitana v Lecce – BT Sport 2 1930.
RUGBY UNION: URC, Benetton v Glasgow – Premier Sports 1 1700.
GOLF: DP World Tour, Italian Open – Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event 1230; PGA Tour, Fortinet Championship – Sky Sports Golf and Sky Sports Main Event 1730, 2300; LPGA Tour, AmazingCre Portland Classic – Sky Sports Mix 2000, Sky Sports Main Event 2230.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League semi-final, Wigan v Leeds – Sky Sports Arena 1930.
BOXING: Middleweight, Denzel Bentley v Marcus Morrison – BT Sport 1 1900.
MOTOR CYCLING: MotoGP, Aragon Grand Prix – BT Sport 2 0800.
CYCLING: Tour of Luxembourg – Eurosport 1 1245; Tour of Slovakia – Eurosport 1 1500.
DARTS: World Series of Darts Finals – ITV4 1800.
BASEBALL: World Baseball Classic, South Africa v Spain – BT Sport 4 1200, Great Britain v France – BT Sport 4 1800; MLB, Cleveland Guardians v Minnesota Twins – BT Sport 2 0000 (Sat).
Tomorrow (Saturday, September 17)
FOOTBALL: Premier League, Wolves v Manchester City – BT Sport 1 1130, Tottenham v Leicester – Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League 1700; Championship, Swansea v Hull – Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event 1200, Middlesbrough v Rotherham – Sky Sports Football 1930 and Sky Sports Main Event 2000; National League, Aldershot v FC Halifax – BT Sport 1 1700; Serie A, Spezia v Sampdoria – BT Sport 3 1715, Torino v Sassuolo – BT Sport 1 1930: LaLiga, Mallorca v Almeria – LaLiga TV 1300, Barcelona v Elche – LaLiga TV 1515, Valencia v Celta Vigo – Free Sports 1725, LaLiga TV 1730, Athletic Bilbao v Rayo Vallecano – LaLiga TV 2000; Ligue 1, Lille v Toulouse – BT Sport 3 2000.
CRICKET: Royal London One-Day Cup last, Kent Spitfires v Lancashire Lightning – Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket 1030, Sky Sports Main Event 1500.
RUGBY LEAGUE: Super League semi-final, St Helens v Salford– Channel 4 1230.
RUGBY UNION: Premiership, Harlequins v Saracens – BT Sport 3 1430; URC, Zebre v Leinster – Premier Sports 1 1255, Lions v Bulls – Free Sports 1500, Cardiff v Munster – Premier Sports 1 1500, Scarlets v Ospreys – Premier Sports 1 1705, Edinburgh v Dragons – Premier Sports 2 1900, S4C 1925, Ulster v Connacht – Premier Sports 1 1920.
GOLF: DP World Tour, Italian Open – Sky Sports Golf 1230; LPGA Tour, Sky Sports Golf 2000, Sky Sports Main Event 2215; PGA Tour, Fortinet Championship – Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Golf 2300.
BOXING: Light Heavyweight, Lyndon Arthur v Walter Gabriel Sequeira – Channel 5 2130.
MOTOR CYCLING: MotoGP, Grand Prix of Aragon – BT Sport 2 0800.
CYCLING: Tour of Luxembourg – Eurosport 1 1145; Tour of Slovakia – Eurosport 1 1400; Primus Classic – Eurosport 1 1530.
DARTS: World Series of Darts Finals – ITV3 1800.
PA SPORT QUIZ
1. The Great North Run finishes by which coastal city?
2. Who gained the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix?
3. Which WSL workforce does England goalkeeper Mary Earps play for?
4. Iga Swiatek gained her first Grand Slam title at which event?
5. In rugby union, England girls turned the primary Test nation to win what number of exams in a row?
6. Who are the reigning Super League Grand Final champions?
7. Where will the 2023 girls’s T20 World Cup be held?
8. Justin Herbert is a quarterback for which NFL workforce?
9. What nation does Diego Costa symbolize at worldwide degree?
10. Which Sky Bet League One facet play their house video games at Oakwell?
ANSWERS: 1. South Shields; 2. Sebastian Vettel; 3. Manchester United; 4. French Open; 5. 25; 6. St Helens; 7. South Africa; 8. Los Angeles Chargers; 9. Spain; 10. Barnsley.
Source: www.impartial.co.uk