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On This Day in Sport (29 October 2009): 1960: Boxing great Muhammad Ali won his first professional fight in his home town of Louisville, Kentucky, beating Tunney Hunsaker on points over six rounds. 1985: Jockey Lester Piggott rode one winner at Nottingham before going into retirement - only to make a successful comeback five years later, aged 54. 1991: Colin McMillan became the fastest outright winner of a Lonsdale Belt when he won his third British title fight as a featherweight, against Sean Murphy. 1997: The Republic of Ireland scraped a 1-1 draw with Belgium in the first leg of their World Cup play-off in Dublin. A 2-1 defeat in Brussels saw Mick McCarthy's men eliminated. 2003: Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand was charged with misconduct by the Football Association after missing a drugs test. He was later banned for eight months. Headlines (29 October) : Powell makes Lancashire move Lancashire have signed West Indies paceman Daren Powell on a two-year deal, subject to a visa and registration. Benitez cheered by Aquilani debut Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez feels Alberto Aquilani has already shown just what an asset he will prove to be after finally making his long-awaited debut. WADA want ATP answers over Agassi Andre Agassi has admitted his life has veered close to "catastrophe" more than once as anti-doping chiefs urged tennis authorities to explain why the American avoided a drugs suspension. Magpies considered Mancini appointment Executive chairman Peter Trembling has revealed Notts County met with Roberto Mancini to discuss the possibility of him becoming manager at the Coca-Cola League Two club. Wenger keeping faith in young Gunners Arsene Wenger feels his youngsters once again showed just why Arsenal are not desperate for new signings with a mature display in beating Liverpool to reach the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup. Birmingham target Janko Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has admitted his interest in Salzburg's prolific goalscorer Marc Janko. Rosberg confirms Williams exit Nico Rosberg has confirmed he will leave Williams following the final race of the Formula One season in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Chairman Duffen quits Hull Paul Duffen has resigned as chairman of Barclays Premier League side Hull. Vaughan: I saw Trott celebrate with Proteas Michael Vaughan has accused Jonathan Trott of celebrating with South Africa's players after England lost in 2008. Carney to join Warrington backroom staff Former Wigan and Great Britain winger Brian Carney is to stay on with Warrington - but not as a player. International Results Roundup Dateline 28 October 2009 FOOTBALL Fourth Round Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1 Chelsea 4 Bolton 0 Man City 5 Scunthorpe 1 Co-operative Insurance Cup Quarter Final Celtic 0 Hearts 1 TENNIS ATP Bank Austria Trophy 2nd rd: (4) Philipp Kohlschreiber (Ger) bt Victor Crivoi (Rom) 6-2 3-0 ret (5) Nicolas Almagro (Spa) bt Wayne Odesnik (USA) 6-4 6-4 (2) Radek Stepanek (Cze) bt Frederico Gil (Por) 6-2 6-3 1st rd: Janko Tipsarevic (Ser) bt (8) John Isner (USA) 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 (3) Gael Monfils (Fra) bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spa) 7-5 6-4 Dominik Hrbaty (Svk) bt Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo (Spa) 6-3 6-4 Daniel Koellerer (Aut) bt Jarkko Nieminen (Fin) 6-1 6-2 ATP St Petersburg Open 2nd rd: Bjorn Phau (Ger) bt Karol Beck (Svk) 6-4 2-1 ret (2) Victor Hanescu (Rom) bt Illya Marchenko (Ukr) 6-3 6-4 (8) Horacio Zeballos (Arg) bt Oleksandr Jr Dolgopolov (Ukr) 6-3 6-1 Ernests Gulbis (Lat) bt (4) Jeremy Chardy (Fra) 7-6 (9-7) 6-3 1st rd: Igor Kunitsyn (Rus) bt (7) Pablo Cuevas (Uru) 6-4 6-3 (1) Mikhail Youzhny (Rus) bt Andrey Golubev (Kaz) 6-3 6-2 Marat Safin (Rus) bt Richard Gasquet (Fra) 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 ATP Lyon Grand Prix 1st rd: Olivier Rochus (Bel) bt Vincent Millot (Fra) 6-3 6-2 (6) Paul-Henri Mathieu (Fra) bt Leonardo Mayer (Arg) 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 (5) Julien Benneteau (Fra) bt Kevin Anderson (Rsa) 7-5 6-2 Nicolas Kiefer (Ger) bt Sebastien Grosjean (Fra) 4-6 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-2) (2) Gilles Simon (Fra) bt Simone Bolelli (Ita) 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5) Add 2nd rd: Florent Serra (Fra) bt (8) Albert Montanes (Spa) 7-5 6-3 WTA Sony Ericsson Championships White Group: (4) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt (6) Victoria Azarenka (Blr) 1-6 6-4 7-5 (8) Jelena Jankovic (Ser) bt (1) Dinara Safina (Rus) 1-1 ret Maroon Group: (2) Serena Williams (USA) bt (7) Venus Williams (USA) 5-7 6-4 7-6 (7-4)