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On This Day in Sport (21 September 2011):

1949: Republic of Ireland became the first team from outside the United Kingdom to win in England.
1955: Rocky Marciano won his final bout against Archie Moore in New York to retire as world heavyweight champion.
2003: Paula Radcliffe set a new half-marathon world record at the Great North Run in Newcastle.
2004: England reached the Champions Trophy final with six-wicket win over Australia at Edgbaston.
2005: Arsenal midfielder Gilberto signed a contract extension until 2009.
2006: Milan Mandaric announced he was to step down as chairman of Portsmouth.

Headlines (21 September) :

SAF feels for 'fantastic' Owen
Sir Alex Ferguson admits he has not been able to give Michael Owen the games he deserves after the striker's two-goal salvo against Leeds.
Wenger defiant after cup win
Arsene Wenger issued a defiant defence of his position after guiding Arsenal into the Carling Cup fourth round with a 3-1 win over Shrewsbury.
Pulis: Win should lift Potters
Tony Pulis was delighted to see his Stoke players rewarded at the end of a long evening as they beat Tottenham on penalties in the Carling Cup.
AVB: Nothing untoward said
Andre Villas-Boas has denied he is trying to influence referees by complaining to Mike Riley about decisions in Chelsea's loss at Old Trafford.
O'Gara plays down quit talk
Ireland fly-half Ronan O'Gara claims he has no intention of retiring from Test rugby after the World Cup.
Carter cleared to face France
New Zealand fly-half Dan Carter has been declared fully fit for Saturday's crucial World Cup clash with France at Eden Park.
Injury-hit Wales to take stock
Wales are set to reassess their injury situation after next Monday's World Cup Pool D clash against Namibia in New Plymouth.
Nielsen proud of tenure
Tim Nielsen has been "living the dream" as Australia coach for the last four years but admits he is ready for some time away from the game.
Wallabies ring the changes
Australia have made seven changes for Friday's World Cup Pool C clash with the USA as they seek to bounce back from their loss to Ireland.
Yankees close to play-off berth
The New York Yankees eased past the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 to move just one win away from a Major League play-off place.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 20 September 2011

FOOTBALL
Carling Cup Third Round
Aldershot 2 Rochdale 1 Arsenal 3 Shrewsbury 1 Aston Villa 0 Bolton 2 Blackburn 3 Leyton Orient 2 Burnley 2 Milton Keynes Dons 1 Crystal Palace 2 Middlesbrough 1 Leeds 0 Man Utd 3 Nottm Forest 3 Newcastle 4 Newcastle won after extra-time Stoke 0 Tottenham 0 Wolverhampton 5 Millwall 0
RUGBY WORLD CUP
World Cup Pool C
Italy (38) 53 Russia (7) 17
CYCLING
Great Britain's Elinor Barker claimed a silver medal in the junior women's time trial at the Road World Championships in Denmark. The 17-year-old snatched the lead from Mieke Kroger, of Germany, late on with a time of 19 minutes 20.47 seconds around the streets of Copenhagen.