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On This Day in Sport (10 November 2011):

1951: The BBC televised their first rugby league game - an international between England and New Zealand at Swinton.
1965: `Sugar' Ray Robinson announced his retirement from boxing after more than 25 years in the professional ring.
1970: Henry Cooper won the European heavyweight title for the third time when he stopped Jose Urtain of Spain in the ninth round.
1986: Sir Gordon Richards, one of the most successful British jockeys, died at the age of 82.
1989: Snooker great Steve Davis suffered his biggest defeat in a final in 13 years as a professional when he lost 9-1 to Stephen Hendry in the Duty Free Masters in Dubai.
2005: Marcus Trescothick was chosen to captain England in first Test in Pakistan after Michael Vaughan withdrew with a knee injury.
2006: England endured a poor start to their Ashes tour as they lost the first match by 166 runs to an Australian Prime Minister's XI in Canberra.

Headlines (10 November) :

Newcastle rename St James' Park
Newcastle's St James' Park home is to be renamed the Sports Direct Arena as part of a plan to sell the naming rights to their famous stadium.
Rovers reward Kean - Report
Blackburn manager Steve Kean has reportedly been handed a new and improved contract by the Premier League strugglers.
Daly walks out of Aussie Open
Australian Open tournament director Trevor Herden has labelled John Daly "unprofessional" after the American stormed off in the first round.
Appleton set for Pompey job
Michael Appelton will reportedly be unveiled as the new manager of Portsmouth later on Thursday.
England not world-class - Capello
Fabio Capello has claimed that England just aren't good enough to play the same style of football as countries like Spain.
New Mercedes deal for Rosberg
Nico Rosberg has signed a new multi-year contract with Mercedes GP starting in 2013.
Leeds should be higher - Bates
Leeds chairman Ken Bates insists the club's position of seventh in the Championship is not good enough.
Molinari leads way in Singapore
Edoardo Molinari set the early mark on nine under par at the Singapore Open with a brilliant opening round of 62.
Aspinwall opts for Hull FC
Hull FC have beaten off competition from a number of clubs to sign former Great Britain international Martin Aspinwall.
Ramos kidnapped in Venezuela
Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has been kidnapped from his home in his native Venezuela.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 09 November 2011

FOOTBALL
Football League Trophy
Northern Section - Quarter Final
Chesterfield 4 Tranmere 3
Scottish Division Three
East Stirling 1 Berwick 3
CRICKET
India v West Indies Test Series : First Test at Delhi
India 209 all out 52.5 ovs 276 - 5 80.4 ovs West Indies 304 all out 108.2 ovs 180 all out 57.3 ovs India won by 5 wickets.
TENNIS
ATP BNP Paribas Masters 2nd rd:
(4) David Ferrer (Spa) bt Nicolas Mahut (Fra) 6-4 6-4
(11) Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) bt Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) 6-1 6-0
(2) Andy Murray (Gbr) bt Jeremy Chardy (Fra) 6-2 6-4
(15) Viktor Troicki (Ser) bt Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukr) 6-4 6-4
(1) Novak Djokovic (Ser) bt Ivan Dodig (Cro) 6-4 6-3
(14) Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukr) bt Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) 6-3 7-6 (8-6)
John Isner (USA) bt Igor Kunitsyn (Rus) 6-4 6-4
(3) Roger Federer (Swi) bt Adrian Mannarino (Fra) 6-2 6-3
Andreas Seppi (Ita) bt (9) Nicolas Almagro (Spa) 6-3 7-5
(7) Mardy Fish (USA) bt Florian Mayer (Ger) 6-1 6-2
Feliciano Lopez (Spa) bt (8) Gael Monfils (Fra) 6-3 6-4
Juan Monaco (Arg) bt (10) Gilles Simon (Fra) 6-4 6-0
AEGON Challenger, Loughborough 1st rd:
Myrtille Georges (Fra) bt Laura Schaeder (Ger) 7-5 6-4
Lucy Brown (Gbr) bt Josepha Adam (Fra) 7-6 (7-1) 6-1
Emma Devine (Gbr) bt Tiffany William (Gbr) 6-4 6-3
Alexandra Walker (Gbr) bt Eden Silva (Gbr) 6-7 (5-7) 6-0 6-4
Morgane Pons (Fra) bt Alicia Barnett (Gbr) 6-4 6-3
Anaeve Pain (Fra) bt Malou Ejdesgaard (Den) 3-6 6-4 6-2
Amy Bowtell (Irl) bt Aimee Gibson (Gbr) 4-6 6-3 6-3
Katerina Vankova (Cze) bt Holly Richards (Gbr) 6-1 6-3
Carolin Daniels (Ger) bt Eleanor Dean (Gbr) 5-7 6-4 6-2
Elixane Lechemia (Fra) bt Carolina Betancourt (Mex) 6-2 6-2
Caitlin Whoriskey (USA) bt Kyria Dunford (Gbr) 6-1 6-2
Tara Moore (Gbr) bt Harriet Dart (Gbr) 6-0 6-4
Martina Borecka (Cze) bt Katie Boulter (Gbr) 6-1 7-5
Valeria Podda (Ned) bt Georgia Craven (Gbr) 6-4 6-4
Lou Brouleau (Fra) bt Jade Schoelink (Ned) 7-5 4-6 6-1
Petra Krejsova (Cze) bt Francesca Stephenson (Gbr) 6-2 7-5
Andreas Beck (Ger) bt Josh Goodall (Gbr) 6-3 6-4