ON THIS DAY
1845: The world's first baseball club, the Knickerbocker Club of New York, was formed.
1970: Margaret Court of Australia beat Rosemary Casals to win the US Open and become only the second woman after Maureen Connolly to complete the Grand Slam of the four major tennis championships.
1983: Lancashire's Steven O'Shaughnessy scored 100 runs in 35 minutes against Leicestershire at Old Trafford - one of the fastest centuries ever seen in first-class cricket.
2007: McLaren were fined 100 million dollars (£49.2million) and stripped of their points in the constructors' championship as a result of a Formula One spy scandal. However, the World Motor Sport Council opted not to dock the points from their drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso.
2010: Former two-weight world champion Ricky Hatton (below right in action against Belfast fighter Eamonn Magee) was admitted to a rehabilitation facility after "suffering from severe depression for several weeks". Hatton had been the subject of tabloid allegations of cocaine use the day before.
2012: Football Association chairman David Bernstein made a "full and unreserved apology" following the findings of the Hillsborough Independent Panel.
BIRTHDAYS
Mal Donaghy (soccer) - former Northern Ireland, Manchester United and Luton defender, born 1957.
Robin Smith (cricket) - former England batsman and Hampshire captain, born 1963.
Michael Johnson (athletics) - record-breaking American sprinter over both 200 and 400 metres and Olympic champion, born 1967.
Shane Warne (cricket) - legendary Australian leg-spinner, born 1969.
Goran Ivanisevic (tennis) - Croatian Wimbledon champion in 2001, born 1971.
Fabio Cannavaro (soccer) - Italy's 2006 World Cup-winning captain, born 1973.
Kamui Kobayashi (motor racing) - Japanese former Formula One driver with Caterham, born 1986.
Luke Fitzgerald (rugby union) - Ireland and Leinster back who was forced to retire in June due to a neck injury, born 1987.
Tsvetana Pironkova (tennis) - Bulgaria's 2010 Wimbledon semi-finalist, born 1987.
Thomas Muller (soccer) - Bayern Munich and Germany midfielder (above) who helped his country to victory in the 2014 World Cup, born 1989.
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ
1. Who did Stanislas Wawrinka beat to win his first grand slam title in the 2014 Australian Open?
2. In rugby union, the Millennium Trophy is contested annually between England and which other country?
3. In 1971, what team did Kevin Keegan join Liverpool from?
4. What is black, 1 inch thick, 3 inches in diameter, and weighs between 5.5 and 6 ounces?
5. Which British female won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games?
(See answers at bottom)
SPORT ON TV
Today (Tuesday, September 13)
SOCCER: Champions League, Manchester City v Borussia Monchengladbach - BT Sport/ESPN 1900, Paris St Germain v Arsenal - BT Sport 2 1900 and eir Sport 1 1900.
PARALYMPICS: Day six - Channel 4 1300 and 2100, eir Sport 1 1330 and 2200.
BASEBALL: MLB, Washington Nationals v New York Mets - BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Weds), St Louis Cardinals v Chicago Cubs - BT Sport 1 0100 (Weds).
Tomorrow (Wednesday, September 14)
SOCCER: Champions League, Club Brugge v Leicester City - BT Sport 2 1900, Tottenham Hotspur v Monaco - eir Sport 1 1900.
PARALYMPICS: Day seven - Channel 4 1300 and 2100, eir Sport 1 1330 and 2200.
CYCLING: Wallonie Grand Prix - Eurosport 1 1400.
BASEBALL: MLB, Boston Red Sox v Baltimore Orioles followed by Los Angeles Angels v Seattle Mariners - BT Sport/ESPN 0000 (Thurs), 0300 (Thurs).
QUICK QUIZ BLITZ answers: 1. Rafael Nadal 2. Ireland 3. Scunthorpe United 4. Ice hockey puck 5. Rebecca Adlington
