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On This Day in Sport (19 November 2011):

1951: The Football Association sanctioned the use of a white ball. It had first been introduced by Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman in the 1930s, but earned the FA's seal of approval as more and more matches began to be played under floodlights.
1969: Pele scored his 1,000th goal - a penalty for Santos against Vasco da Gama. The Vasco goalkeeper responded by taking off his jersey to reveal a shirt underneath with a message congratulating Pele on his achievement.
1997: Gerry Francis resigned as Tottenham manager, with chairman Alan Sugar confirming Grasshopper Zurich coach Christian Gross would be taking over at White Hart Lane.
2003: Scotland were thrashed 6-0 by Holland in Amsterdam, the Dutch qualifying for Euro 2004 6-1 on aggregate after the two-legged play-off. Ruud van Nistelrooy scored a hat-trick.

Headlines (19 November) :

England great D'Oliveira dies
South Africa-born former England all-rounder Basil d'Oliveira has died at the age of 80, Cricket South Africa have confirmed.
Mallinder still eyeing England
Jim Mallinder has confirmed he is interested in replacing Martin Johnson as England manager.
Wenger: Cahill interest over
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger maintains he will not be making any bids for Bolton defender Gary Cahill in January.
Fergie: Reds have Suarez agenda
Sir Alex Ferguson believes Liverpool have been following an "agenda" in maintaining their defiant stance around striker Luis Suarez.
Jordan: We can hang on to Bale
Joe Jordan insists Tottenham's stance over Luka Modric proves they will not be bullied as speculation mounts over Gareth Bale's future.
USA in control at Presidents Cup
Greg Norman's International side must win eight out of 12 singles on Sunday if they are to avoid a fourth successive Presidents Cup defeat.
Chopra riding Malaysia storms
Daniel Chopra is two shots clear at the Iskandar Johor Open, which has been reduced to 54 holes.
Henry in the hunt for club role
Graham Henry appears to have distanced himself from the possibility of replacing Martin Johnson as England manager.
Lerner voices Villa commitment
Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner has reiterated his commitment to the club and insists he has no plans to sell up.
Saints and Exiles beaten in HC
Northampton crashed to a Heineken Cup defeat by Scarlets on Friday night, while Cardiff Blues overpowered 14-man London Irish.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 18 November 2011

FOOTBALL
Blue Square Premier
Tamworth 2 Kettering 2
CRICKET
South Africa v Australia Test Series : Second Test at Johannesburg
South Africa 266 all out 71 ovs 115 - 3 35.2 ovs Australia 296 all out 76.4 ovs In Progress
GOLF
Presidents Cup Day two fourballs
Webb Simpson & Bubba Watson bt Ernie Els (Rsa) & Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn) 2 & 1
Dustin Johnson & Tiger Woods lost to Jason Day (Aus) & Aaron Baddeley (Aus) 1 down
Phil Mickelson & Jim Furyk bt Adam Scott (Aus) & Kyung-Tae Kim (Kor) 2 & 1
Bill Haas & Nick Watney lost to K J Choi (Kor) & Geoff Ogilvy (Aus) 1 down
Matt Kuchar & Steve Stricker bt Robert Allenby (Aus) & Y.E. Yang (Kor) 4 & 3
Hunter Mahan & David Toms lost to Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) & Retief Goosen (Rsa) 2 & 1
Overall match score after day two: USA 7 Internationals 5
Alfred Dunhill Championship (R1)
Collated first round scores in the European Tour Alfred Dunhill Championship, Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72):
64 Jbe Kruger (Rsa), Seve Benson 66 George Murray, Jean-Baptiste Gonnet (Fra), Alan McLean, George Coetzee (Rsa) 67 Josh Cunliffe (Rsa), David Hewan (Rsa), Lee Slattery 68 Merrick Bremner (Rsa), Tyrone Mordt (Rsa), Andrea Pavan (Ita), Mikko Korhonen (Fin), Jaco Van Zyl (Rsa) 69 Hennie Otto (Rsa), Garth Mulroy (Rsa), Liam Bond, Jean Hugo (Rsa), Chris Swanepoel (Rsa), Branden Grace (Rsa), Tjaart Van Der Walt (Rsa), Robert Rock, Tano Goya (Arg), Linus Gillgren (Swe), Neil Schietekat (Rsa)
Iskandor Johor Open (R2) Latest second round scores & totals in the European Tour Iskandor Johor Open, Horizon Hills G&CC, Johor, Malaysia(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 71):
Play suspended due to darkness. Round will resume at 7.20am local time on Saturday.
129 Daniel Chopra (Swe) 64 65 134 Mohd. Siddikur (Ban) 67 67, Christian Nilsson (Swe) 67 67, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 69 65 135 Soren Kjeldsen (Den) 71 64, Manny Villegas (Col) 72 63, Brett Rumford (Aus) 71 64, Darren Beck (Aus) 70 65, Soren Hansen (Den) 68 67, Rhys Davies 70 65