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On This Day in Sport (20 September 2011):

1896: The first organised motorcycle race took place, involving eight riders on a 476-mile course from Paris to Nantes and back.
1947: Chris Marron of South Shields scored 10 goals against Radcliffe Borough in an FA Cup qualifying round game.
1992: American golfer Ray Floyd became the first player to win on both the regular and seniors US Tours in the same season when he added the GTE North Seniors Classic to the Doral Ryder Open he won six months earlier.
2004: Former Nottingham Forest and Derby manager Brian Clough died in hospital aged 69.
2005: Celtic captain Neil Lennon was given a three-match ban by the Scottish Football Association for barging into referee Stuart Dougal at the end of his side's 3-1 defeat to Rangers.

Headlines (20 September)

England deny Easter claims
England's management are adamant that Nick Easter injured his back in training rather than when doing a 134-metre bungee jump last week.
Hernandez set for training return
Javier Hernandez will be back in training on Wednesday, according to the Manchester United striker's agent.
Tiger to play in Japan event
Tiger Woods has announced that he will compete in a charity event against three of the top players from the Japanese LPGA Tour.
Trotters lifted by Holden return
Bolton will receive a much-needed boost with the return of Stuart Holden for their Carling Cup third-round clash against Aston Villa.
Mayweather defends ring rant
Floyd Mayweather Jr has defended his rant at 80-year-old broadcaster Larry Merchant.
Olazabal slams Seve absentees
Jose Maria Olazabal has hit out at the big-name players who elected to skip the Seve Trophy last weekend.
South Africa make five changes
South Africa have made five changes to their starting XV to tackle Namibia in their World Cup Pool D game at North Harbour Stadium on Thursday.
Three-week ban for Fiji flanker
Fiji have been rocked by the news that Dominiko Waqaniburotu will miss the World Cup Pool D matches against Samoa and Wales through suspension.
Southee ruled out of T20 series
New Zealand paceman Tim Southee has been forced out of the Twenty20 Champions League series due to a knee injury.
Moore back aboard Workforce
Ryan Moore partnered Workforce in a racecourse gallop at Sandown on Tuesday morning and connections were satisfied with the work.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 19 September 2011

FOOTBALL
npower Championship
Ipswich 3 Coventry 0
CRICKET
Sri Lanka v Australia Test Series : Third Test at Colombo (SSC)
Sri Lanka 473 all out 174 ovs Australia 316 all out 104.3 ovs 452 - 7 125.3 ovs In Progress
TENNIS
ATP Moselle Open 1st rd:
Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp) bt Matthias Bachinger (Ger) 7-5 6-2
(8) Gilles Muller (Lux) bt Philipp Petzschner (Ger) 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (7-5)
MODERN PENTATHLON
Great Britain claimed gold on the opening day of modern pentathlon's European Junior Championships in Poland on Monday. Kate French, Freyja Prentice and Lydia Rosling beat Hungary by nine seconds to retain Team GB's women's team relay title.
BASKETBALL
Juan Carlos Navarro scored 27 points as Spain beat France 98-85 to claim consecutive EuroBasket titles in Lithuania.