Happy Birthday

GARY PLAYER (golf) – South African winner of nine majors, born 1935.

MARK HUGHES (soccer) – former Manchester United and Wales striker, born 1963.

It happened...

1987: New Zealand established what was then a world-record score for a rugby union international when they won 106-4 against Japan in Tokyo.

2017: Sergio Aguero broke Manchester City’s goalscoring record, netting his 178th for the club in a 4-2 Champions League win at Napoli.

What’s on TV?

FRIDAY

FOOTBALL: FA Cup, Tamworth v Huddersfield – BBC Two England 1930; Championship, Luton v West Brom – Sky Sports Football 1930.

CRICKET: Third Test, India v New Zealand – TNT Sports 1 0345.

GOLF: Ladies Team Series – Sky Sports Golf 1000; Challenge Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1300.

TENNIS: ATP Paris Masters, WTA Hong Kong Open, and WTA Jiujiang Open – Sky Sports Tennis 0400, ATP Paris Masters – Sky Sports Tennis 1300.

SATURDAY

FOOTBALL: Premier League, Newcastle v Arsenal – TNT Sports 1 1100, Wolves v Crystal Palace – Sky Sports Premier League 1700; Championship, Stoke v Derby – Sky Sports Football 1100; FA Cup, Northampton v Kettering – BBC Two England 1715.

FORMULA ONE: Sao Paulo Grand Prix sprint race – Sky Sports F1 1300.

RUGBY UNION: Autumn Nations, England v New Zealand – TNT Sports 1 1400, Scotland v Fiji – TNT Sports 1 1730.

GOLF: Ladies Team Series – Sky Sports Golf 0900; Challenge Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1300.

TENNIS: ATP Paris Masters, WTA Hong Kong Open, and WTA Jiujiang Open – Sky Sports Tennis 0600.

HORSE RACING: Wetherby and Ascot – ITV4 1300.

RUGBY LEAGUE: International, England v Samoa – BBC One 1400; Women’s international, England v Wales – BBC Two England 1130.

BOXING: Super bantamweight, Liam Davies v Shabaz Masoud – TNT Sports 2 1900; WBC World Super-Featherweight title, Robson Conceicao v O’Shaquie Foster – Sky Sports Main Event 0000 (Sun).

SUNDAY

FOOTBALL: Premier League, Tottenham v Aston Villa – Sky Sports Premier League 1300, Manchester United v Chelsea – Sky Sports Premier League 1600; Championship, Millwall v Burnley – Sky Sports Football 1500; FA Cup, Sutton v Birmingham – ITV 1145, Harrogate v Wrexham - ITVX 1500; Women’s Super League, Manchester United v Arsenal – BBC Two England 1215, Everton v Chelsea – Sky Sports Football 1845.

FORMULA ONE: Sao Paulo Grand Prix – Sky Sports F1 1655.

ATHLETICS: New York Marathon – Eurosport 2 1330.

GOLF: Challenge Tour – Sky Sports Golf 1100.

TENNIS: ATP Paris Masters, WTA Hong Kong Open, and WTA Jiujiang Open – Sky Sports Tennis 0400; WTA Finals – Sky Sports Tennis 1230.

SNOOKER: International Championship – Eurosport 1 0630 and 1130.

GRIDIRON: NFL – Sky Sports NFL 1700.

Sports quiz

1. Which club does England midfielder Georgia Stanway play for?

2. Which Formula One Grand Prix is contested at Yas Marina Circuit?

3. Who did Wakefield beat in rugby league’s Championship Grand Final?

4. Who finished as the top wicket-taker at this year’s Women’s T20 World Cup?

5. Who won this year’s World Snooker Championship?

ANSWERS: 1. Bayern Munich; 2. Abu Dhabi; 3. Toulouse; 4. Amelia Kerr; 5. Kyren Wilson.