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On This Day in Sport (08 November 2011): 1886: Thirteen-time champion jockey Fred Archer died from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. The 29-year-old had suffered from depression for two years following the death of his wife in childbirth. 1995: Everton striker Duncan Ferguson lost his appeal against the Scottish Football Association's 12-match ban for his on-field assault on Raith's John McStay in April, an offence for which he served a jail sentence. 1996: Steve Coppell quit as manager of Manchester City after just 33 days, citing a stress-related illness as his reason - leaving assistant Phil Neal in the caretaker role. 1996: Chelsea signed Italian star Gianfranco Zola for £4.5million from Parma. 2004: Jason Robinson was the first black player named to captain England in a rugby union Test. The former Wigan and Great Britain rugby league winger captained the side against Canada at Twickenham. 2010 Tearful Haile Gebrselassie has called time on his great career after announcing his retirement from athletics with immediate effect Headlines (08 November) : Ali heads up Frazier tributes Muhammad Ali paid tribute to his great rival Joe Frazier, saying: "The world has lost a great champion." Kuszczak treated 'like a slave' Tomasz Kuszczak has claimed he is treated like a "slave" by Manchester United after a proposed loan move to Leeds was blocked. Williams not a racist - Woods Tiger Woods has attempted to draw a line under the race row sparked by Steve Williams by insisting his former caddie is "not a racist". Big Bash return for Warne Shane Warne has confirmed he will come out of retirement to play for the Melbourne Stars in the inaugural Big Bash League. Terry participation is Fab's call England coach Fabio Capello will be free to make any decision he likes over John Terry's participation in the friendlies with Spain and Sweden. No WAGS problem in Poland - FA The FA are adamant there will be no repeat of the WAGS debacle at the 2006 World Cup when England land in Krakow for their Euro 2012 campaign. FA contact FIFA over poppies The FA have once again written to FIFA asking them to change their minds about letting England wear poppies on the shirts when they face Spain. Fuimaono-Sapolu banned by RFU Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu could still face further sanctions despite being handed a three-week ban by an RFU disciplinary panel in Bristol. Woods and Scott kept apart Tiger Woods will not be paired with Adam Scott and former caddie Steve Williams at this week's Australian Open in Sydney. Thorpe fails in Beijing Ian Thorpe continued to struggle in his comeback, failing to qualify for the final of the 100m freestyle at the FINA World Cup meet in Beijing. International Results Roundup Dateline 07 November 2011 CRICKET India v West Indies Test Series : First Test at Delhi India 209 all out 52.5 ovs 130 - 2 34.1 ovs West Indies 304 all out 108.2 ovs 180 all out 57.3 ovs In Progress TENNIS ATP BNP Paribas Masters 1st rd: Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) bt Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) 6-4 6-2 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spa) bt Santiago Giraldo (Col) 6-4 1-6 6-4 Fernando Verdasco (Spa) bt Marin Cilic (Cro) 3-6 6-2 6-3 Kevin Anderson (Rsa) bt Gilles Muller (Lux) 6-3 4-6 6-4 Florian Mayer (Ger) bt Radek Stepanek (Cze) 7-5 6-3 Julien Benneteau (Fra) bt Milos Raonic (Can) 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) bt Thomaz Bellucci (Bra) 4-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 Nicolas Mahut (Fra) bt Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spa) 6-2 6-3 Andreas Seppi (Ita) bt Nikolay Davydenko (Rus) 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 Adrian Mannarino (Fra) bt Dmitry Tursunov (Rus) 6-2 6-2