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On This Day in Sport (19 November 2008): 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) : Dallaglio hails returning Haskell Former captain Lawrence Dallaglio is not surprised James Haskell has been recalled to the England team for Saturday's clash with South Africa. Maradona hits back over 'dodgy goal' Diego Maradona has told England they have no right to continue complaining about his 'Hand of God' goal which knocked them out at the quarter-final stages of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. Gerrard urges caution over title bid Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard admits the team's fine start to the campaign has raised hopes of a first league championship since 1990. Campbell earns Pearce plaudits England Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce believes Fraizer Campbell has the potential to emulate Arsenal forward Theo Walcott and eventually force his way into Fabio Capello's senior squad. Dunne heads back to England Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne headed back to England on Tuesday night after his wife went into labour. Swann added to England squad Graeme Swann has been added to England's squad for the third one-day international against India in Kanpur on Thursday. Gunners wait on Walcott news England's medical staff will assess Theo Walcott this morning before deciding when the youngster can fly back to Arsenal. Faldo undaunted by Ryder Cup task Nick Faldo is keen to once again captain at the Ryder Cup despite coming under heavy criticism after leading Europe to their first defeat to the USA in nine years in September. Hatton hoping to even Mayweather score Ricky Hatton insists he would rather get knocked out again by Floyd Mayweather than grow old and bitter about failing to secure a rematch with his nemesis. Graham is the best - Price England forward James Graham was hailed the best prop in the game by veteran Australia front rower Steve Price. International Results Roundup Dateline 18 November 2008 FOOTBALL International Algeria 1 Mali 1 Estonia 1 Moldova 0 Under-21 International England U21 2 Czech Rep U21 0 Scotland U21 1 N Ireland U21 3 FA Challenge Cup First Round Replay Altrincham 0 Luton 0 Barrow 4 Eastbourne Borough 0 Dag & Red 2 Hereford 1 Dorchester 1 Oxford Utd 3 Oxford Utd won - on penalties Droylsden 1 Darlington 0 Fleetwood Town 2 Leiston 0 Hartlepool 2 Brighton 1 Lincoln City 1 Kettering 2 Oldham 0 Cheltenham 1 Rochdale 3 Barnet 2 Barnet won - on penalties Rotherham 0 Aldershot 3 Southend 2 AFC Telford 0 Stockport 5 Yeovil 0