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On This Day in Sport (27 September 2011):

1930: Amateur golfer Bobby Jones completed a unique `grand slam' when he captured the US Amateur Championship to add to the British Amateur Championship, the Open Championship and US Open.
1950: Joe Louis failed to regain the world heavyweight title, 18 months after announcing his retirement, when he was out-pointed by Ezzard Charles in New York.
1987: Europe's Ryder Cup team made history by inflicting the first home defeat on the United States since the tournament began in 1927. The Europeans, under captain Tony Jacklin, won 15-13 to retain the title in Ohio.
2000: Great Britain's Dean Macey ended the opening day of the decathlon at the Sydney Olympics just eight points off top spot after shattering his personal best in the 400 metres by 0.31 seconds to leap from fourth overall to second.
2003: Ricky Hatton made the 10th defence of his WBU light-welterweight title. Aldo Rios retired at the end of ninth round in the Manchester fight.
2004: England A cricketer Graham Wagg pleaded guilty to using cocaine at a disciplinary hearing at Lord's. He was later banned for a year and had his Warwickshire contract terminated.
2005: RBS 6 Nations hero Gavin Henson was ruled out of Wales' autumn Tests through injury.
2006: Barclays renewed their sponsorship of Premier League in deal worth £65.8million until 2010.
2010 Former Wigan team-mate Terry O'Connor leads the tributes to Terry Newton, who is believed to have taken his own life

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International Results Roundup

Dateline 26 September 2011

FOOTBALL
Barclays Premier League
Norwich 2 Sunderland 1
RUGBY UNION
World Cup Pool D
Wales (22) 81 Namibia (0) 7
TENNIS
ATP Malaysian Open 1st rd:
David Goffin (Bel) bt Matthew Ebden (Aus) 6-4 7-6 (7-4)
Marcos Baghdatis (Cyp) bt (6) Alex Bogomolov Jr. (USA) 7-6 (7-3) 6-4
(7) Dmitry Tursunov (Rus) bt Paul Capdeville (Chi) 6-2 2-6 6-1
ATP PTT Thailand Open 1st rd:
(7) Robin Haase (Ned) bt Kittipong Wachiramanowong (Tha) 6-3 7-6 (7-1)
Santiago Giraldo (Col) bt Dudi Sela (Isr) 6-2 6-3
Grigor Dimitrov (Bul) bt (5) Ivan Dodig (Cro) 6-2 7-5
Danai Udomchoke (Tha) bt (6) Fabio Fognini (Ita) 6-4 3-6 6-2