6.00am (AEST) – Tennis – US Open Women’s Singles Final – New Yor

4.05pm (AEST) – NRL Elimination Final – Parramatta Eels v Newcastle Knights – Rockhampton

8.05pm (AEST) – Rugby Championship – Wallabies v South Africa – Gold Coast

International Crochet Day

Birthdays for author Michael Ondaatje (1943), composer Hans Zimmer (1957) and #MeToo founder Tarana Burke (1973)

Anniversary of:
• the marriage of John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier (1953)
• the premiere of The Smurfs (1981)
• the collapse of Ansett Australia (2001)
• the disappearance of 3yo William Tyrrell from Kendall, NSW (2014)