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On This Day in Sport (15 September 2011):

1976: Derby became the first British club to score 12 goals in a European match when they beat Finn Harps of Ireland 12-0 in a UEFA Cup tie.
1984: Lester Piggott broke Frank Buckle's record of 27 Classic wins when he rode Commanche Run to victory in the St Leger.
1985: Tony Jacklin's European team inflicted defeat on the Americans in the Ryder Cup for the first time in 28 years at The Belfry.
2002: Glamorgan won their first major trophy for five years as they beat Kent by four runs at Canterbury to secure the Norwich Union title.
2003: England Test batsman and wicketkeeper Alec Stewart retired from first-class cricket.
2004: Mark Hughes appointed manager of Blackburn after leaving post with Wales.
2005: Frank Hadden was confirmed as Scotland's new coach by Scottish Rugby Football Union after a spell as caretaker.

Headlines (15 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 14 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.