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On This Day in Sport (07 September 2011): 1892: James J Corbett knocked out John L Sullivan in the 21st round at New Orleans Olympic Club to become the first world heavyweight champion under Queensberry rules. 1895: Rugby league matches were first played to the new Northern Union rules. Wigan started their campaign with a 9-0 win at Broughton Rangers. 1963: Sussex, led by Ted Dexter, beat Worcestershire by 14 runs to win the first one-day cricket final at Lord's. 1999: Bobby Robson, at the age of 66, took charge of his first Newcastle training session after succeeding Ruud Gullit as manager. 2004: Andrew Flintoff was named the International Cricket Council world one-day player of the year. 2005: England suffered one of their greatest embarrassments in international football when they lost 1-0 to Northern Ireland in a World Cup qualifier in Belfast. Headlines (07 September) : England pair handed contracts Surrey pace bowler Jade Dernbach and Somerset wicketkeeper-batsman Craig Kieswetter have been awarded England increment contracts for 2010-11. Lampard glad of competition Frank Lampard insists he never considered himself undroppable by England and is glad of the greater competition for places at the moment. Fan dies after Wembley assault Police have named the Wales fan beaten to death before Tuesday night's Euro 2012 qualifier against England at Wembley. Hargreaves worth risk - Platt Manchester City tactical coach David Platt has described the signing of Owen Hargreaves as a "calculated risk" - and one well worth taking. Cueto worry for England Mark Cueto is a doubt for England's opening Rugby World Cup match against Argentina in Dunedin on Saturday. Barton praises Newcastle fans Joey Barton has nothing but good things to say about Newcastle's fans as he prepares to face them for the first time as a QPR player. Rooney pleased with results Wayne Rooney preferred to focus on the result than the performance after England edged out Wales at Wembley to close on a Euro 2012 place. Webber eyes best Monza result Mark Webber is hoping to be further spoiled this weekend as Red Bull aim for their best result in an Italian Grand Prix. Higgins and Williams progress John Higgins and Mark Williams both cruised into the last 16 of the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday. Tough schedule for Murray Andy Murray faces the prospect of having to play four matches in five days if he is to achieve his dream of winning the US Open. International Results Roundup Dateline 06 September 2011 FOOTBALL International Argentina 3 Nigeria 1 Belgium 1 USA 0 Bolivia 0 Peru 0 Czech Republic 4 Ukraine 0 Poland 2 Germany 2 European Championship Qualifying Group I Scotland 1 Lithuania 0 Spain 6 Liechtenstein 0 Group H Denmark 2 Norway 0 Iceland 1 Cyprus 0 Group G England 1 Wales 0 Switzerland 3 Bulgaria 1 Group F Croatia 3 Israel 1 Latvia 1 Greece 1 Malta 1 Georgia 1 Group E Finland 0 Holland 2 Moldova 0 Hungary 2 San Marino 0 Sweden 5 Group D Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 Belarus 0 Luxembourg 2 Albania 1 Romania 0 France 0 Group C Estonia 4 Northern Ireland 1 Italy 1 Slovenia 0 Serbia 3 Faroe Islands 1 Group B FYR Macedonia 1 Andorra 0 Russia 0 Rep of Ireland 0 Slovakia 0 Armenia 4 Group A Austria 0 Turkey 0 Azerbaijan 3 Kazakhstan 2 European Under-21 Championship Qualifying Group One Belarus U21 0 Germany U21 1 Group Two Czech Rep U21 1 Armenia U21 1 Montenegro U21 3 Wales U21 1 Group Three N Ireland U21 0 Denmark U21 3 Serbia U21 5 Faroe Islands U21 1 Group Five Albania U21 4 Moldova U21 3 Poland U21 0 Russia U21 2 Group Six Hungary U21 0 Italy U21 3 Turkey U21 1 Rep of Ireland U21 0 Group Seven Belgium U21 4 Azerbaijan U21 1 Iceland U21 0 Norway U21 2 Group Eight Kazakhstan U21 0 Slovakia U21 1 Romania U21 2 Latvia U21 0 Group Nine Holland U21 4 Luxembourg U21 0 Group Ten Malta U21 1 Finland U21 2 Slovenia U21 2 Ukraine U21 0 CRICKET England v India Rose Bowl, Southampton 1-Day International Second Match England beat India by 7 wickets.