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On This Day in Sport (22 September 2008): 1927: The world heavyweight title fight which became known as the `Battle of the Long Count' took place. In the seventh round Jack Dempsey knocked down Gene Tunney and stood over his opponent, but referee Dave Barry refused to start the count until Dempsey had retreated to a neutral corner. Tunney was on the canvas for 15 seconds before he got back to his feet and went on to win the title. 1995: The 45-year-old former British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight champion Joe Bugner made a winning comeback to boxing after an eight-year absence, capturing the Australian heavyweight title with a 12-round unanimous points decision over Vince Cervi. 1996: America's women golfers lifted the Solheim Cup after crushing Europe 10-2 in the final day singles to win 17-11 at St Pierre, Chepstow. 2000: Steve Redgrave, at the age of 38, became the greatest Olympian in an endurance sport with a fifth consecutive gold medal as - alongside Matthew Pinsent, Tim Foster and James Cracknell - he led the coxless fours crew to victory at the Sydney Olympics. 2003: Former Italy, Juventus and Middlesbrough striker Fabrizio Ravanelli signed a two-year contract with Scottish Premier League side Dundee. 2005: Jonathan Woodgate scored an own goal and was sent off on his Real Madrid debut. Headlines (22 September) : Players jump to Faldo's defence Nick Faldo sat and listened to his players defending his actions on Sunday night as European dreams of a fourth successive Ryder Cup victory lay in tatters. Hamilton readies for appeal Lewis Hamilton will attend Monday's International Court of Appeal hearing in a bid to take a decisive stride towards this season's Formula One world title. Ramos commits himself to Spurs Juande Ramos is appealing for time and patience to end Tottenham's early-season slump but knows results must change quickly before it becomes a full-blown crisis. GB relegated after Bogdanovic defeat Alex Bogdanovic could not cast off his reputation as a 'loser' as Great Britain were consigned to the lower reaches of world tennis. Tigers tamed by Toffees Tim Cahill and Leon Osman struck as Everton fought back from a two-goal deficit to grab a 2-2 draw at Hull. Hughes has faith in new owner Mark Hughes is confident that Manchester City's new owner will not prove to be the latest Barclays Premier League let-down. United braced for FA call Manchester United can expect a call from the FA on Monday after having seven players booked in the 1-1 draw at Chelsea on Sunday. Azinger won't divulge secret of success Paul Azinger vowed to keep the secrets to American success at Valhalla under wraps after his side regained the Ryder Cup for the first time since 1999 on Sunday night. Westwood hits out at abuse Lee Westwood on Sunday hit out at the "shameful" abuse hurled at him during the Ryder Cup at Valhalla. Defence delights Noble Wigan coach Brian Noble insists his side will be a different proposition in Friday's Grand Final eliminator against Leeds compared to the one that surrendered so meekly at Headingley 12 months ago. International Results Roundup Dateline 21 September 2008 FOOTBALL Barclays Premier League Chelsea 1 Man Utd 1 Hull 2 Everton 2 Man City 6 Portsmouth 0 Tottenham 0 Wigan 0 West Brom 1 Aston Villa 2 Scottish Premier Kilmarnock 1 Celtic 3 Rangers 2 Motherwell 1 Coca-Cola Division Two Chester 1 Shrewsbury 1 Scottish Division Two Ayr 1 Brechin 1 CRICKET NatWest Pro40 Play Off at The SWALEC Stadium Glamorgan 83 all out 23.5 ovs Worcestershire 186 - 6 overs completed 40 ovs Worcestershire beat Glamorgan by 103 runs RUGBY UNION Guinness Premiership Saracens (15) 44 Newcastle (0) 14 RUGBY LEAGUE National League 2 Play-off Final Eliminator Oldham (12) 38 Rochdale (14) 14 GOLF Ryder Cup Singles 2 and 1 Campbell Harrington 2 and 1 Curtis Westwood Stricker Poulter 3 and 2 Cink McDowell 2 and 1 2 and 1 Furyk Jimenez 2 and 1 Holmes Hansen 4 and 2 Weekley Wilson 3 and 2 Perry Stenson Mickelson Rose 3 and 2 Leonard Karlsson 5 and 3 A/S Mahan Casey A/S 5 and 4 Kim Garcia ATHLETICS England's Lisa Dobriskey produced a storming finish to win the Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile in New York on Sunday. The 24-year-old Ashford-born athlete narrowly missed out on the Olympic 1,500 metres medal in Beijing last month. EQUESTRIAN Pippa Funnell and Ensign moved up to finish a close second in the FEI HSBC World Cup Eventing final in Deauville. Funnell and Ensign were just over a fence behind Australia's Olympic team silver medallists Clayton Fredericks and Ben Along Time, who completed a double after their 2005 victory. CYCLING Double Paralympic gold-medallist Sarah Storey beat a field of able-bodied competitors to win the pursuit title at the National Track Championships in Manchester. The 31-year-old from Manchester caught opponent Emma Trott before the end of the 3000m event. Neither Rebecca Romero nor Wendy Houvenaghel, who won gold and silver in the pursuit in Beijing, were competing but another of Great Britain's Olympic champions, Victoria Pendleton, collected her third gold of the week when she won the keirin.