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On This Day in Sport (06 September 2011):

1880: The Kennington Oval became the first cricket ground in England to host a Test match. England beat Australia by five wickets, with WG Grace scoring the first Test century on the ground.
1990: England's first professional cricket captain, Sir Len Hutton, died at the age of 74.
1991: James Warring took only 24 seconds to knock out James Prichard in their world cruiserweight contest, which was the fastest knockout in world boxing title fight history.
1998: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB confirmed they were in talks to buy Manchester United, planning an estimated £600million bid to take a controlling interest at Old Trafford. The move was eventually blocked by Government following a recommendation by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission.
2004: Newcastle confirmed Graeme Souness as manager.
2005: Bradford forward Jamie Peacock was appointed Great Britain's new rugby league captain.
2006: England beat Macedonia 1-0 in Skopje to make it two wins from two in their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign and extend Steve McClaren's 100 per cent start as manager to three games

Headlines (06 September) :

Fab's the man with a Bale plan
England coach Fabio Capello admits he has plans to combat Wales danger-man Gareth Bale at Wembley on Tuesday night.
Rangers rubbish Beckham link
QPR insist there is "absolutely no truth" in rumours linking them with a move for Los Angeles Galaxy star David Beckham.
Fed faces Tsonga in quarters
Roger Federer crushed Juan Monaco to cruise into the US Open men's quarter-finals in New York, where he next faces Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
No stopping impressive Djokovic
Novak Djokovic survived a mammoth first-set tie-break to grind out a 7-6 (16/14) 6-4 6-2 win over Alexandr Dolgopolov in US Open fourth round.
Has Keane gone to Iceland?
The Icelandic FA is on the lookout for a new national team boss and Roy Keane is reportedly in the frame for a return to management.
Potters tried to pocket Parker
Stoke manager Tony Pulis has revealed he failed in a bid to sign Scott Parker from West Ham as the midfielder "wanted to stay in London".
Keane declares himself fit
Robbie Keane will put his body on the line again as the Republic of Ireland attempt to rekindle their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign in Russia.
Howley admits Jones is a doubt
Wales assistant coach Rob Howley has conceded that Stephen Jones is a doubt for Sunday's World Cup opener against South Africa.
Wilkinson draws on Dunedin woe
England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson returns to Dunedin claiming his last visit provided him with one of the most valuable experiences of his life.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 05 September 2011

FOOTBALL
International
Brazil 1 Ghana 0
European Under-21 Championship Qualifying
Group Four
Spain U21 2 Georgia U21 0 Switzerland U21 4 Croatia U21 0
Group Nine
Scotland U21 0 Bulgaria U21 0
Group Ten
Sweden U21 4 Lithuania U21 0
Under-21 International
England U21 4 Israel U21 1
npower Division One
Charlton 1 Sheff Wed 1
TENNIS
US OPEN
Men's Singles - Round 4
Novak Djokovic (1) 7 (16) 6 6 - - Alexandr Dolgopolov (22) 6 (14) 4 2 - -
Janko Tipsarevic (20) 7 6 (3) 7 6 - Juan Carlos Ferrero 5 7 (7) 5 2 -
Roger Federer (3) 6 6 6 - - Juan Monaco 1 2 0 - -
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (11) 6 6 (5) 3 6 4 Mardy Fish (8) 4 7 (7) 6 4 1
Women's Singles - Round 4
Caroline Wozniacki (1) 6 (6) 7 6 - - Svetlana Kuznetsova (15) 7 (8) 5 1 - -
Andrea Petkovic (10) 6 6 - - - Carla Suarez-Navarro 1 4 - - -
Serena Williams (28) 6 6 - - - Ana Ivanovic (16) 3 4 - - -
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (17) 5 6 6 - - Francesca Schiavone (7) 7 3
GOLF
Deutsche Bank Championship Collated final round scores & totals in the USPGA Tour Deutsche Bank Championship, TPC Boston, Norton, Massachusetts, United States of America(USA unless stated, par 71):
269 Webb Simpson 69 68 67 65, Chez Reavie 67 68 68 66 (Simpson won in a play-off) 271 Luke Donald (Eng) 66 70 68 67, Brandt Snedeker 69 64 72 66, Jason Day (Aus) 67 69 67 68 272 Jim Furyk 69 69 66 68 273 Bo Van Pelt 73 68 66 66 274 Hunter Mahan 68 71 69 66, Adam Scott (Aus) 69 63 71 71