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On This Day in Sport (14 September 2011): 1868: The 17-year-old Tom Morris registered the first hole-in-one in the Open when he aced the 166-yard eighth hole at Prestwick. Tom went on to beat his father, Old Tom, by three strokes and become the youngest winner of the championship. 1891: Wolves' John Heath scored the first penalty in the Football League, netting against Accrington. 1905: The Isle of Man RAC Tourist Trophy, the oldest surviving motorcar race in the world, was first contested. 1955: Kidderminster Harriers and Brierley Hill Alliance became the first sides to play an FA Cup tie under floodlights. 1963: George Best made his debut for Manchester United in a 1-0 win over West Brom at Old Trafford. 2003: Paula Radcliffe broke the world five kilometre road record, winning the Flora Light Women's Challenge at Hyde Park in London with a time of 14 minutes 51 seconds, bettering the old mark by three seconds. Headlines (14 September) : Parks kicks Scotland to victory Scotland recorded a second World Cup victory in five days with an attritional 15-6 triumph over Georgia in Invercargill on Wednesday. Swann skippers England T20 team Graeme Swann will captain a youthful squad in England's two Twenty20 internationals against West Indies at The Oval next week. Villas-Boas: Torres issue over Andre Villas-Boas insists there was no longer an issue with Fernando Torres after Chelsea beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 in the Champions League. Rice salutes battling Gunners Assistant boss Pat Rice hailed the battling qualities shown by Arsenal against Borussia Dortmund and believes the team have turned the corner. Sheridan seeks shoulder advice England prop Andrew Sheridan does not know yet if he faces another shoulder operation after learning that his Rugby World Cup is over. Canucks late show sinks Tonga A late try from wing Phil Mackenzie saw Canada open their RWC Pool A campaign with a 25-20 win in a see-saw tussle against Tonga in Whangarei. Samoa crush sorry Namibia Samoa warmed up for their World Cup clash against Wales with a crushing 49-12 Pool D victory in Rotorua - but it came at a price. Rovers fans want Kean out Blackburn supporters are planning a 1,000-strong march on Saturday to ask for the removal of Steve Kean as manager. Milan hold Barca, OM win away AC Milan scored in the first and final minutes as Barcelona were held 2-2 at home, while Porto and Marseille earned Champions League wins. Trio passed fit for Ireland Ireland have recalled Sean O'Brien, Rob Kearney and Cian Healy for the key World Cup pool encounter with Australia at Eden Park on Saturday. International Results Roundup Dateline 13 September 2011 FOOTBALL UEFA Champions League Group E Chelsea 2 Bayer Leverkusen 0 Genk 0 Valencia 0 Group F Borussia Dortmund 1 Arsenal 1 Olympiacos 0 Marseille 1 Group G Apoel Nicosia 2 Zenit St Petersburg 1 FC Porto 2 Shakhtar Donetsk 1 Group H Barcelona 2 AC Milan 2 Plzen 1 BATE 1 Carling Cup Second Round Charlton 0 Preston 2 Crystal Palace 2 Wigan 1 CRICKET Durham v Worcestershire LV County Championship : Division One at Emirates Durham ICG Durham 264 all out 83.4 ovs 88 - 1 29 ovs Worcestershire 288 all out 85.3 ovs In Progress Hampshire v Warwickshire LV County Championship : Division One at The Rose Bowl Hampshire 86 - 0 30.5 ovs Warwickshire 493 all out 156.1 ovs In Progress Nottinghamshire v Sussex LV County Championship : Division One at Trent Bridge Nottinghamshire 162 - 2 55.1 ovs Sussex 488 all out 146.5 ovs In Progress Somerset v Lancashire LV County Championship : Division One at Taunton Somerset 380 all out 125.4 ovs Lancashire 279 - 4 83.5 ovs In Progress Kent v Glamorgan LV County Championship : Division Two at Canterbury Kent 237 all out 88.1 ovs Glamorgan 258 - 4 86 ovs Close of play Leicestershire v Middlesex LV County Championship : Division Two at Grace Road Leicestershire 319 all out 93.2 ovs Middlesex 446 - 8 107 ovs In Progress Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire LV County Championship : Division Two at Northampton Northamptonshire 343 all out 108.2 ovs Gloucestershire 183 all out 53 ovs 140 - 6 37.4 ovs In Progress Surrey v Derbyshire LV County Championship : Division Two at The Kia Oval Surrey 468 all out 117 ovs Derbyshire 190 all out 81.2 ovs 9 - 0 3.4 ovs In Progress Zimbabwe v Pakistan One Day International Series : Third Match at Harare Pakistan 211 - 4 39.3 ovs In Progress RUGBY WORLD CUP World Cup Pool A Tonga (7) 20 Canada (10) 25 World Cup Pool B Scotland (9) 15 Georgia (3) 6 World Cup Pool D Samoa (25) 49 Namibia (0) 12 TENNIS WTA Bell Challenge 1st rd: (2) Lucie Safarova (Cze) bt Jill Craybas (USA) 6-2 6-1 (6) Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova (Cze) bt Shuai Zhang (Chn) 6-4 6-2 (1) Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) bt Ajla Tomljanovic (Cro) 6-0 2-6 6-4 Julie Coin (Fra) bt (8) Anna Tatishvili (Geo) 5-7 6-4 6-4 Mirjana Lucic (Cro) bt Jamie Hampton (USA) 6-4 6-2 (3) Tamira Paszek (Aut) bt Ashley Weinhold (USA) 6-0 4-6 6-2 Andrea Hlavackova (Cze) bt Melanie Oudin (USA) 6-1 6-3 (5) Sofia Arvidsson (Swe) bt Elena Bovina (Rus) 2-6 6-1 6-2 Aleksandra Wozniak (Can) bt Gail Brodsky (USA) 6-2 6-1 Marina Erakovic (Nzl) bt Caroline Garcia (Fra) 6-4 4-6 6-4 Varvara Lepchenko (USA) bt Eugenie Bouchard (Can) 6-1 6-7 6-3 WTA Tashkent Open 1st rd: Sabina Sharipova (Uzb) bt Eirini Georgatou (Gre) 6-4 6-1 Urszula Radwanska (Pol) bt Jana Cepelova (Svk) 6-1 6-4 Eva Birnerova (Cze) bt Junri Namigata (Jpn) 6-4 6-1 (6) Alla Kudryavtseva (Rus) bt Vesna Dolonts (Rus) 6-2 7-5 Aleksandra Krunic (Ser) bt Kamilla Farhad (Aze) 6-0 6-1 Akgul Amanmuradova (Uzb) bt (8) Aravane Rezai (Fra) 6-4 6-3 Eleni Daniilidou (Gre) bt (3) Pauline Parmentier (Fra) 7-5 6-1 Victoria Larriere (Fra) bt Zuzana Kucova (Svk) 3-6 6-4 6-1 (1) Ksenia Pervak (Rus) bt Galina Voskoboeva (Kaz) 6-2 7-5 (5) Magdalena Rybarikova (Svk) bt Nigina Abduraimova (Uzb) 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 6-3 CYCLING Lars Boom led home a Rabobank one-two on stage three of the Tour of Britain in Stoke-on-Trent to take the overall lead from stage one winner Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad). The Dutchman won a bunch sprint at the end of the 140km route in the Potteries as the race got back under way following Monday's cancellation on account of high winds. ATHLETICS Usain Bolt ran a season's best 9.85 seconds to win the World Challenge meeting in Zagreb in his first 100 metres since false starting at the World Championships. The Jamaican finished well clear of the field with world bronze medallist Kim Collins second in 10.01secs.