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On This Day in Sport (21 October 2009): 1990: Twenty-one Arsenal and Manchester United players were involved in a mass brawl which resulted in both clubs being fined £50,000 and a deduction of two points for Arsenal and one point for United. 1996: Newcastle gave champions Manchester United their biggest defeat in 12 years, beating them 5-0 at St James' Park. But it was the Red Devils who went on to win the Premiership title, with the Magpies in second place. 2003: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson was handed a two-match touchline ban and fined £10,000 after being charged with misconduct by the Football Association, following a verbal attack on referee Jeff Winter. 2004: Formula One's contract recognition board refused to ratify Jenson Button's move from BAR to Williams. He was forced to stay with BAR, and after an about-turn Button spent most of the 2005 season trying to extricate himself from an agreement with Williams. 2005: UK Sport announced that a footballer - who they did not name - had tested positive for cocaine and was serving a six-month suspension. Headlines (21 October) : Benitez stands by Gerrard's inclusion Rafael Benitez insists he did not take an unwise gamble on Steven Gerrard's fitness in the 2-1 Champions League defeat at home to Lyon. Miller: We weren't good enough Kenny Miller admits Rangers' humiliating 4-1 Champions League defeat by Unirea Urziceni at Ibrox on Tuesday night was a result "waiting to happen". Southgate leaves Boro Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate was relieved of his duties within hours of guiding his side to victory over Derby. Wenger upbeat despite draw Arsene Wenger maintains Arsenal are still in a "strong position" to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League despite throwing away victory as AZ Alkmaar snatched a stoppage-time equaliser in Holland. Henin confirms Brisbane comeback Former world number one Justine Henin will make her return to tennis at the Brisbane International in January. Title wasn't plane sailing for Button Newly-crowned Formula One champion Jenson Button has revealed he paid for the majority of his flights from race to race this season. Johnson facing front row headache England manager Martin Johnson will be poring over his front row options after Phil Vickery was ruled out of contention for the autumn. We'll cope with plastic pitch - Ferguson Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has no concerns about the artificial surface for their Champions League tie against CSKA Moscow. Ancelotti does not underestimate opponents Carlo Ancelotti admits Chelsea have not been at their best in the Champions League despite a 100% record in the competition so far. Branson tight-lipped over Brawn dea Sir Richard Branson will decide after the final race of the Formula One season whether his Virgin Group will continue as a sponsor of the victorious Brawn GP team. International Results Roundup Dateline 20 October 2009 FOOTBALL UEFA Champions League Group E Debrecen 3 Fiorentina 4 Liverpool 1 Lyon 2 Group F Barcelona 1 Rubin Kazan 2 Inter Milan 2 Dynamo Kiev 2 Group G Rangers 1 Unirea Urziceni 4 VfB Stuttgart 1 Sevilla 3 Group H AZ 1 Arsenal 1 Olympiacos 2 Standard Liege 1 Coca-Cola Championship Blackpool 3 Sheff Utd 0 Bristol City 3 Plymouth 1 Cardiff 2 Coventry 0 Doncaster 3 Peterborough 1 Ipswich 1 Watford 1 Leicester 2 Crystal Palace 0 Middlesbrough 2 Derby 0 Nottm Forest 1 Barnsley 0 QPR 4 Reading 1 Scunthorpe 2 Newcastle 1 Sheff Wed 1 Preston 2 West Brom 0 Swansea 1 TENNIS ATP & WTA Kremlin Cup Men's 1st rd: Sergiy Stakhovsky (Ukr) bt Mikhail Biryukov (Rus) 6-0 6-2 Wayne Odesnik (USA) bt (2) Victor Hanescu (Rom) 5-7 7-5 6-4 Mikhail Kukushkin (Kaz) bt Fabio Fognini (Ita) 6-4 5-7 6-4 Christophe Rochus (Bel) bt Marc Gicquel (Fra) 7-5 0-0 ret (6) Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) bt Daniel Koellerer (Aut) 6-4 6-3 (7) Fabrice Santoro (Fra) bt Andrey Kuznetsov (Rus) 4-6 6-2 6-2 Andrey Golubev (Kaz) bt (8) Martin Vassallo Arguello (Arg) 7-5 6-3 Marcel Granollers (Spa) bt Nicolas Kiefer (Ger) 6-4 1-0 ret Robby Ginepri (USA) bt (4) Igor Andreev (Rus) 6-3 6-7 (9-11) 7-6 (7-1) Women's 1st rd: Alisa Kleybanova (Rus) bt Magdalena Rybarikova (Svk) 6-1 6-2 Vera Dushevina (Rus) bt Galina Voskoboeva (Kaz) 3-6 6-2 6-1 Tsvetana Pironkova (Bul) bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) 6-3 2-6 6-4 Aleksandra Wozniak (Can) bt Sara Errani (Ita) 6-1 0-0 ret (2) Jelena Jankovic (Ser) bt Yaroslava Shvedova (Kaz) 6-4 5-7 6-1 Monica Niculescu (Rom) bt Sorana-Mihaela Cirstea (Rom) 3-0 ret (1) Vera Zvonareva (Rus) bt Ioana Raluca Olaru (Rom) 6-2 6-2 WTA Luxembourg Open 1st rd: Roberta Vinci (Ita) bt (7) Kateryna Bondarenko (Ukr) 6-0 6-2 Shahar Peer (Isr) bt Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova (Cze) 6-1 6-3 Polona Hercog (Slo) bt Maria Elena Camerin (Ita) 3-6 7-5 7-5 Patty Schnyder (Swi) bt Petra Kvitova (Cze) 6-4 6-1 Timea Bacsinszky (Swi) bt Julie Coin (Fra) 6-4 6-3 Alize Cornet (Fra) bt Aravane Rezai (Fra) 6-0 6-2 Kirsten Flipkens (Bel) bt Urszula Radwanska (Pol) 6-4 6-3 Katarina Srebotnik (Slo) bt Anna-Lena Groenefeld (Ger) 7-5 6-3 Kim Clijsters (Bel) bt Meghann Shaughnessy (USA) 6-2 6-2 Anne Kremer (Lux) bt (1) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) 5-7 0-5 ret SWIMMING Eleanor Simmonds was among eight British gold medal winners at the IPC Swimming European Championships in Reykjavik. Sam Hynd, Heather Frederiksen, Anthony Stephens, Craig Rodgie, Stephanie Bird and Matthew Walker were the other winners, along with the women's 34 point 4x100m medley relay team, while there were also five silvers and a bronze. Double Paralympic champion Simmonds took her second gold medal of the competition in the women's S6 50m freestyle.