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On This Day in Sport (26 October 2011):

1863: The Football Association formed following a meeting of 11 representatives from interested clubs at the Freemasons Tavern, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London.
1997: Jacques Villeneuve was crowned Formula One world champion after Ferrari rival Michael Schumacher infamously crashed out while attempting to take the Canadian out of the European Grand Prix at Jerez.
2000: Bradford signed Stan Collymore from Leicester on a free transfer.
2001: Great Britain overcame France 42-12 in their rugby league Test encounter in Agen.
2004: West Brom parted company with manager Gary Megson after he confirmed he would quit at the end of the season.
2006: England were knocked out of the Champions Trophy as a consequence of West Indies beating India by three wickets.

Headlines (26 October) :

Tevez expected to fight fine
Carlos Tevez is likely to appeal after being found guilty of misconduct by Manchester City - and is reportedly pondering suing Roberto Mancini.
FA to decide on Rooney appeal
The FA have still to receive UEFA's full reasons for the three-match ban imposed on Wayne Rooney but will decide this week whether to appeal.
Fergie all smiles after cup win
Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Manchester United for showing the discipline absent against Manchester City after watching them defeat Aldershot.
Arsenal spirit impresses Wenger
Arsene Wenger lauded his side's character after Arsenal came from behind to secure progress in the Carling Cup quarter-finals against Bolton.
Mackay happy as City progress
Malky Mackay praised his Cardiff side for a job well done after they progressed through to the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup.
Palace make cup quarter-finals
Darren Ambrose and Jermaine Easter fired Crystal Palace into the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup as Southampton lost 2-0 at Selhurst Park.
FA to probe Terry incident
The FA have launched a probe into allegations that Chelsea captain John Terry made racist remarks towards QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.
Cook accepts responsibility
Alastair Cook had much to ponder on his return flight to England after a shambolic campaign from his one-day international team in India.
Briers hails 'legend' Thomas
Wales captain Lee Briers admits the retirement from all rugby of dual-code international Gareth Thomas will leave a big hole in the sport.
Waller leads record Zim chase
Malcolm Waller kept his cool as Zimbabwe chased down a target of 329 to win the third and final one-day international against New Zealand.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 25 October 2011

FOOTBALL
Carling Cup Fourth Round
Aldershot 0 Man Utd 3 Arsenal 2 Bolton 1 Cardiff 1 Burnley 0 Crystal Palace 2 Southampton 0
npower Division One
Brentford 0 Stevenage 1 Bury 2 Notts County 2 Carlisle 3 Sheff Wed 2 Colchester 1 Bournemouth 1 Hartlepool 0 Tranmere 2 Preston 3 Oldham 3 Rochdale 1 Chesterfield 1 Scunthorpe 2 Huddersfield 2 Sheff Utd 2 Milton Keynes Dons 1 Walsall 1 Exeter 2 Wycombe 1 Charlton 2 Yeovil 2 Leyton Orient 2
TENNIS
WTA Championships
Red Group:
(3) Petra Kvitova (Cze) bt (6) Vera Zvonareva (Rus) 6-2 6-4
(1) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt (8) Agnieszka Radwanska (Pol) 5-7 6-2 6-4
White Group:
(7) Samantha Stosur (Aus) bt (2) Maria Sharapova (Rus) 6-1 7-5
ATP Erste Bank Open
1st rd:
Aljaz Bedene (Slo) bt Ivo Karlovic (Cro) 7-6 (7-4) ret
Daniel Brands (Ger) bt Martin Fischer (Aut) 6-7 (3-7) 6-2 7-6 (8-6)
(8) Fabio Fognini (Ita) bt Tommy Robredo (Spa) 7-6 (9-7) 5-7 2-1 ret
Philipp Petzschner (Ger) bt Pablo Andujar (Spa) 6-2 6-2
Tommy Haas (Ger) bt (5) Juan Ignacio Chela (Arg) 6-7 (3-7) 6-3 7-6 (7-5)
Xavier Malisse (Bel) bt Albert Ramos (Spa) 6-1 6-4
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spa) bt James Blake (USA) 6-2 5-7 6-4