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On This Day in Sport (05 November 2011):

1932: Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman persuaded London Transport to change the name of the proposed new underground station close to Highbury from Gillespie Road to Arsenal.
1971: Her Royal Highness Princess Anne was voted Sportswoman of the Year by the British Sportswriters Association, following her win on Doublet in the European Three-Day Event at Burghley.
2002: Mick McCarthy quit as Republic of Ireland manager.
2003: Former England and Arsenal defender Tony Adams was appointed manager of Wycombe.
2004: Chelsea striker Adrian Mutu was suspended for seven months and fined £20,000 following a Football Association disciplinary hearing into his failed drugs test.
2006: Australia won the ICC Champions Trophy for the first time, beating holders West Indies by eight wickets in a rain-affected final in Mumbai.

Headlines (05 November) :

Williams sorry for Woods blast
Tiger Woods' former caddie Steve Williams has admitted that comments he made on Friday night about the golfer "could be construed as racist".
Ferguson recalls painful start
Sir Alex Ferguson looks back in horror at his first match in charge of Manchester United as he prepares to celebrate 25 years in charge.
Beckham wants English coach
Former England captain David Beckham wants to see an Englishman leading the national team once Fabio Capello steps down after Euro 2012.
 Jacobson leads European charge
Fredrik Jacobson continued to lead the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai on Saturday - but the European challenge was far from a one-man band.
FA appeal Rooney's ban
The FA have decided to appeal against the three-match ban that threatens to rule Wayne Rooney out of England's entire Euro 2012 group phase.
PCB hits back at Amir claims
Pakistan's cricket chiefs have reacted angrily to a claim by jailed bowler Mohammad Amir that players are not educated about anti-corruption.
Falcons fight back to claim draw
Newcastle snatched a dramatic 16-16 draw in Friday night's Aviva Premiership basement battle with Worcester at Kingston Park.
Hull KR swoop for McDonnell
New Hull KR coach Craig Sandercock has returned to his old club Newcastle Knights for a second time to make a signing.
Thorpe misses butterfly final
Ian Thorpe failed to qualify for the 100m butterfly final as the Australian continued his comeback at the World Cup in Singapore.
Djokovic battles into Basel semis
Novak Djokovic battled back for a three-set win over Marcos Baghdatis to book his place in the semi-finals of the Swiss Indoors in Basle.

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Dateline 04 November 2011