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On This Day in Sport (04 October 2011):

1895: The first US Open Golf Championship took place at Newport, Rhode Island. The winner was English-born Horace Rawlins with a total score of 173 from rounds of 91 and 82.
1933: Gordon Richards rode all six winners on the card on the opening day of two at Chepstow. Richards, later to be knighted, had won the last race of the previous day at Wolverhampton and rode the first five winners on the second day at Chepstow. But his run ended at 12 successive victories when he finished third in the 4.30pm race.
1989: Former England Test cricketer Norman Yardley died at the age of 74.
1991: Brian Clough's former right-hand man Peter Taylor died aged 62 while on holiday in Majorca. Taylor had worked with Clough at Hartlepool, Derby and Brighton before they ended their partnership.
2001: The Government scrapped plans to hold the World Athletics Championships in London in 2005.
2004: Manchester United's plc board confirmed they had received a "preliminary approach" regarding a "possible offer" for the company, thought to be from American tycoon Malcolm Glazer.
2005: Glamorgan's Simon Jones was ruled out of England's tour of Pakistan after failing to recover from an ankle injury sustained in the fourth Ashes Test at Trent Bridge.
2006: UEFA's executive committee confirmed The City of Manchester Stadium would host the 2008 UEFA Cup final.

Headlines 04 October

Premier League lose TV case
The Premier League have lost their case in the European Court of Justice against a pub landlady who showed live football at 3pm on Saturdays.
Wilko trains but Tindall sits out
Jonny Wilkinson took part in a light England training session on Tuesday, but Mike Tindall sat out after suffering a dead leg against Scotland.
Tuilagi fined over mouthguard
England centre Manu Tuilagi has been fined £4,800 by Rugby World Cup officials for wearing a sponsored mouthguard.
Buck: No decision on move yet
Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck insists there has yet to be a definite decision to move away from Stamford Bridge.
Chase stunned by Steel award
New Zealander Rangi Chase admits he is still coming to terms with the shock of being named Super League Man of Steel for 2011.
England's Cueto raring to return
Mark Cueto is ready to reclaim his England jersey for the World Cup clash with France after riding an all-too-familiar emotional rollercoaster.
Ghiraldini handed 15-week ban
Italy hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini has been suspended for 15 weeks for his attempted eye gouge on Ireland prop Cian Healy.
Miller fitness boost for Scots
Craig Levein remains hopeful that star striker Kenny Miller will be fit to play a part in Scotland's forthcoming Euro 2012 double-header.
Cook ready for 'tough' tour
Alastair Cook has warned his England team they will have to play their best cricket if they are to beat India again over the next five weeks.
Webber rues Australia reverse
Paul Webber felt things conspired against Australia Day during his chasing debut at Huntingdon on Sunday.

International Results Roundup (03 October 2011)

TENNIS
ATP China Open 1st rd:
Feliciano Lopez (Spa) bt Marsel Ilhan (Tur) 6-2 7-6 (8-6)
Marin Cilic (Cro) bt Di Wu (Chn) 6-2 6-0
Florian Mayer (Ger) bt Albert Ramos (Spa) 6-2 6-4
Fernando Verdasco (Spa) bt Michael Llodra (Fra) 6-2 6-4
Flavio Cipolla (Ita) bt (8) Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukr) 6-1 1-6 6-0
Kevin Anderson (Rsa) bt (6) Andy Roddick (USA) 6-4 7-5
ATP Rakuten Japan Open
1st rd:
(7) Radek Stepanek (Cze) bt Somdev Devvarman (Ind) 6-4 6-3
Matthew Ebden (Aus) bt Pablo Andujar (Spa) 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-4
(4) Mardy Fish (USA) bt Ryan Harrison (USA) 6-4 3-6 7-5
Marco Chiudinelli (Swi) bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (Spa) 6-1 4-6 6-4
WTA China Open
2nd rd
Tamira Paszek (Aut) bt Petra Cetkovska (Cze) 1-6 6-4 6-2
Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) bt (7) Francesca Schiavone (Ita) 6-2 6-2
Ana Ivanovic (Ser) bt (16) Svetlana Kuznetsova (Rus) 6-2 6-3
Sofia Arvidsson (Swe) bt (5) Petra Kvitova (Cze) 7-6 (8-6) 4-6 6-3
1st rd
Maria Kirilenko (Rus) bt Julia Goerges (Ger) 7-6 (11-9) 6-3
Jie Zheng (Chn) bt Alberta Brianti (Ita) 4-6 6-1 7-5
Virginie Razzano (Fra) bt Gisela Dulko (Arg) 6-2 6-3
Klara Zakopalova (Cze) bt Nadia Petrova (Rus) 6-3 6-7 (3-7) 6-1
(1) Caroline Wozniacki (Den) bt Lucie Hradecka (Cze) 3-6 6-0 7-5
Flavia Pennetta (Ita) bt (12) Shuai Peng (Chn) 7-6 (8-6) 7-5
ARCHERY
South Korea's Im Dong-hyun beat his own 72-arrow world record in the rankings round of archery's London 2012 test event at Lord's. Im, who is one of the top archers in the world despite suffering from severe visual problems, held the previous record with a score of 691 from a maximum 720 and improved that mark by two points after shooting 693 on the first day of competitive archery at the home of cricket.