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On This Day in Sport (15 October 2011):

1887: Preston beat Hyde United 26-0 in a first-round FA Cup tie to set an English goalscoring record.
1968: David Hemery won the Olympic 400 metres hurdles title in Mexico City.
1990: Nick Faldo beat Ian Woosnam by one hole to capture the Suntory World Matchplay Championship.
2002: Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane was fined a record £150,000 and banned for five weeks by the Football Association over comments in his autobiography referring to a controversial tackle on Alf Inge Haaland.
2003: Sammy McIlroy resigned as Northern Ireland manager.
2004: Manchester United's plc board revealed a takeover by American multi-millionaire Malcolm Glazer was a "possibility".
2004: Australia's Shane Warne claimed his 533rd victim to overtake Muttiah Muralitharan as the world's leading Test wicket-taker in the second Test against India.
2004: Andy Robinson was appointed as full-time head coach of the England rugby union team.

Headlines (15 October) :

Controversial exit for Wales
Wales lost 9-8 to France in the World Cup semi-finals after a controversial early red card for Sam Warburton proved expensive at Eden Park.
Hamilton ends Red Bull pole run
Lewis Hamilton ended Red Bull's domination of pole position to claim top spot on the grid at the Korean GP for the first time in 27 races.
Spurs deny double defender bid
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has denied claims that he is ready to launch fresh bids to sign Rio Ferdinand and Gary Cahill.
Chelsea to take triple gamble
Andre Villas-Boas says Chelsea will not have to sell Didier Drogba, Nicolas Anelka and Salomon Kalou before their contracts expire next summer.
Fuimaono-Sapolu hit by IRB ban
The IRB have handed Samoa centre Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu a six-month suspended ban after misconduct charges against him were upheld.
England outplayed, admits Cook
England captain Alistair Cook admitted his team were outplayed in every department as they began their tour of India with a 126-run defeat.
Cotterill named new Forest boss
Steve Cotterill has vowed to embrace Nottingham Forest's tradition after he was named as Steve McClaren's successor at the City Ground.
Donny undone by lethal Leeds
Leeds swept into the top six in the Championship with their first away win of the season after they enjoyed a 3-0 win at Doncaster on Friday.
Tonga star joins Bulls
Bradford have confirmed the signing of Tonga international prop Manase Manuokafoa on a one-year deal.
Peace talks' set for Monday
Racing's authorities have moved to calm the situation after jockey protests over new whip rules threatened to boil over into strike action.

International Results Roundup

Dateline 14 October 2011

FOOTBALL
npower Championship
Doncaster 0 Leeds 3
CRICKET
India v England Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad One Day Int First Match
India beat England by 126 runs.
GOLF
McGladrey Classic Collated second round scores & totals in the USPGA Tour The McGladrey Classic, Seaside Course, Sea Island, Georgia, United States of America(USA unless stated, par 70):
128 Billy Horschel 64 64 130 Michael Thompson 65 65, Webb Simpson 63 67 132 Louis Oosthuizen (Rsa) 65 67, Nick O'Hern (Aus) 65 67 134 Scott McCarron 64 70, Johnson Wagner 67 67 135 Bryce Molder 67 68, Jerry Kelly 68 67, Ben Crane 65 70, Kris Blanks 67 68, Richard S Johnson (Swe) 65 70, Jeff Overton 66 69, Jim Furyk 67 68, Boo Weekley 67 68, Angel Cabrera (Arg) 65 70
Portugal Masters Collated second round scores and totals, Oceanico Victoria Golf Course, Vilamoura, Portugal(Gbr & Irl unless stated, par 72):
131 Simon Khan 65 66 132 Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 66 66, James Kingston (Rsa) 64 68, Rhys Davies 65 67 133 Christian Nilsson (Swe) 69 64, David Dixon 69 64, Johan Edfors (Swe) 66 67 134 Thomas Bjorn (Den) 65 69, Keith Horne (Rsa) 69 65, Tom Lewis 70 64, Rafael Cabrera Bello (Spa) 69 65
Miccosukee Championship Collated second round scores & totals in the USPGA Nationwide Tour Miccosukee Championship, Miccosukee G&CC, Miami, Florida, United States(Par: 71)
129 Jason Kokrak 63 66 132 Jonas Blixt 67 65, Luke List 66 66 133 Brett Wetterich 65 68 134 Brad Elder 69 65, Matt Every 70 64, Rahil Gangjee 67 67, Jin Park 68 66, Carl Paulson 69 65, Tyrone Van Aswegen 65 69 135 Daniel Chopra 63 72, Martin Flores 68 67, Matt Hendrix 71 64, Jason Schultz 70 65, Roger Tambellini 68 67
TENNIS
ATP Shanghai Rolex Masters Quarter-finals:
(3) David Ferrer (Spa) bt (10) Andy Roddick (USA) 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 7-6 (7-2)
Kei Nishikori (Jpn) bt (12) Alexandr Dolgopolov (Ukr) 6-4 6-3
Feliciano Lopez (Spa) bt (15) Florian Mayer (Ger) 6-2 6-4
(2) Andy Murray (Gbr) bt Matthew Ebden (Aus) 6-3 6-2
WTA Generali Ladies Linz
Quarter-finals:
Lucie Safarova (Cze) bt Sorana Cirstea (Rom) 7-5 6-2
(7) Dominika Cibulkova (Svk) bt Anastasia Rodionova (Aus) 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 6-1
(1) Petra Kvitova (Cze) bt (8) Daniela Hantuchova (Svk) 6-2 6-2
(3) Jelena Jankovic (Ser) bt Evgeniya Rodina (Rus) 6-2 6-4