24: Abe Pollin
16: Bobby Frankel
10: Robert Enke
9: Al Cervi
NFL
NCAA Division I FBS
V8 Supercar
GP2 Asia Series
NBA
NCAA Division I men
NCAA Division I women
Euroleague
Eurocup
EuroChallenge
ASEAN Basketball League
Australia
France
Germany
Greece
Iran
Israel
Italy
Philippines
Philippine Cup
Russia
Spain
Turkey
Australia:
Sheffield Shield
Ford Ranger Cup
Bangladesh:
National League
India:
Ranji Trophy
New Zealand:
Plunket Shield
Pakistan:
Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
South Africa:
SuperSport Series
Sri Lanka:
Premier Trophy
Zimbabwe:
Logan Cup
National teams competitions
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
International clubs competitions
UEFA (Europe) Champions League
Europa League
UEFA Women's Champions League
Copa Sudamericana
CAF Confederation Cup
CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League
OFC (Oceania) Champions League
Domestic (national) competitions
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
England
France
Germany
Iran
Italy
Japan
Scotland
Spain
National Hockey League
Heineken Cup
Amlin Challenge Cup
English Premiership
Celtic League
LV= Cup
Top 14
Alpine Skiing World Cup
Bobsleigh World Cup
Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
Grand Prix of Figure Skating
Luge World Cup
Nordic Combined World Cup
Skeleton World Cup
Ski Jumping World Cup
Snowboarding World Cup
Speed Skating World Cup
NFL Monday Night Football Week 12 (unbeaten team in bold):
New Orleans Saints 38, New England Patriots 17
Serena Williams is fined US$82,500 for her tirade at a lineswoman during the 2009 US Open, and faces a suspension from that tournament if she commits another "major offense" at a Grand Slam event in 2010 or 2011. (AP via ESPN)
Men's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada:
Super-G: 01 ! Manuel Osborne-Paradis (CAN) 02 ! Benjamin Raich (AUT) 03 ! Michael Walchhofer (AUT)
Overall standings after 4 of 34 races: (1) Didier Cuche (SUI) 226 points (2) Raich 165 (3) Carlo Janka (SUI) 160
Women's World Cup in Aspen, USA:
Slalom: 01 ! Šárka Záhrobská (CZE) 02 ! Marlies Schild (AUT) 03 ! Kathrin Zettel (AUT)
Overall standings after 4 of 33 races: (1) Zettel 220 points (2) Maria Riesch (GER) 176 (3) Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 165
NFL Week 12:
Indianapolis Colts 35, Houston Texans 27
Colts rally from a 13-point halftime deficit to score their 20th straight win, one short of the NFL record, and clinch the AFC South title.
Buffalo Bills 31, Miami Dolphins 14
Seattle Seahawks 27, St. Louis Rams 17
New York Jets 17, Carolina Panthers 6
Cincinnati Bengals 16, Cleveland Browns 7
Philadelphia Eagles 27, Washington Redskins 24
Atlanta Falcons 20, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17
San Diego Chargers 43, Kansas City Chiefs 14
San Francisco 49ers 20, Jacksonville Jaguars 3
Tennessee Titans 20, Arizona Cardinals 17
Minnesota Vikings 36, Chicago Bears 10
Sunday Night Football: Baltimore Ravens 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 17 (overtime)
After missing a 56-yard field goal at the end of regulation, newly acquired kicker Billy Cundiff connects from 29 yards to win a crucial AFC North matchup.
NBA:
The New Jersey Nets fire head coach Lawrence Frank after an 0–16 start. Frank becomes the second NBA coach to be axed this season, after Byron Scott. (ESPN). Frank's assistant Tom Barrise takes his place, and guides the team in their 17th straight loss, 106–87 to the Los Angeles Lakers, which ties the 1988–89 Miami Heat and 1999 Los Angeles Clippers for the worst start to a season in NBA history.
97th Grey Cup game in Calgary:
Montreal Alouettes 28, Saskatchewan Roughriders 27: The Alouettes win on the final play of the game.
England in South Africa:
4th ODI in Port Elizabeth:
South Africa 119 (36.5 overs); England 121/3 (31.2 overs). England win by 7 wickets, lead the 5-match series 2–1.
World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
Women's 10 km Classic: 01 ! Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) 02 ! Irina Khazova (RUS) 03 ! Vibeke Skofterud (NOR)
Men's 15 km Classic: 01 ! Petter Northug (NOR) 02 ! Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) 03 ! Alexander Legkov (RUS)
Men's Champions Trophy in Melbourne, Australia:
South Korea 5–3 Germany
Netherlands 2–7 Australia
England 3–3 Spain
Standings: Australia 6 points, Germany, Korea, Netherlands 3, England, Spain 1.
CAF Confederation Cup Finals, first leg:
ES Sétif 2–0 Stade Malien
OFC Champions League Group stage, Matchday 3:
Group B: Lautoka F.C. 1–2 Tafea FC
Standings: Tafea 7 points (3 matches), Lautoka 6 (3), PRK Hekari United 1 (2), Marist FC 0 (2).
La Liga, matchday 12:
El Clásico: Barcelona 1–0 Real Madrid
Standings: Barcelona 30 points, Real Madrid 28, Sevilla 26.
Ecuadorian Championship playoff, first leg:
Deportivo Cuenca 1–1 Deportivo Quito
Russian Premier League, final matchday: (teams in bold qualify for the Champions League, teams in italics qualify for the Europa League)
Standings: Rubin Kazan 63 points, Spartak Moscow 55, Zenit St. Petersburg, Lokomotiv Moscow 54, CSKA Moscow 52.
Off-season men's events:
Omega Mission Hills World Cup in Shenzhen, China:
Winners: Francesco Molinari and Edoardo Molinari (ITA) 259 (−29)
The Molinaris are the first brothers to win the World Cup.
Japan Cup in Tokyo:
Winner: Vodka (jockey: Christophe Lemaire, trainer: Katsuhiko Sumii)
World Cup in Igls, Austria:
Men: 01 ! Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:37.988 02 ! Wilfried Huber (ITA) 1:38.085 03 ! Viktor Kneib (RUS) 1:38.091
Standings after 2 of 8 races: (1) Zöggeler 200 points (2) David Möller (GER) 131 (3) Felix Loch (GER) 120
Teams: 01 ! Canada (Samuel Edney, Alex Gough, Chris Moffat/Mike Moffat) 2:10.864 02 ! Austria (Reinhard Egger, Nina Reithmayer, Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger) 2:11.868 03 ! Latvia (Guntis Rēķis, Maija Tīruma, Andris Sics/Juris Sics) 2:12.094
World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
HS142 / 10 km: 01 ! Hannu Manninen (FIN) 02 ! Tino Edelmann (GER) 03 ! Eric Frenzel (GER)
Standing after 2 of 19 events: (1) Manninen 180 points (2) Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) 145 (3) Frenzel 120
Premier League Snooker – Final in Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk
Shaun Murphy (ENG) def. Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 7–3
ATP World Tour:
ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom:
Final: (6) Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) def. (5) Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) 6–3, 6–4
Davydenko wins his fifth title of the year and 19th of his career.
Doubles Final: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) def. Max Mirnyi (BLR)/Andy Ram (ISR) 7–6(5), 6–3
The Bryan twins win the year-end tournament for the third time, and claim the year-end #1 ranking for the fifth time.
World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
Men 105kg:
Total: 01 ! Marcin Dołęga (POL) 421 kg 02 ! Dmitry Lapikov (RUS) 416 kg 03 ! Albert Kuzilov (GEO) 408 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Dołęga 195 kg 02 ! Lapikov 194 kg 03 ! Kuzilov 187 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Dołęga 226 kg 02 ! Lapikov 222 kg 03 ! Kuzilov 221 kg
Men +105kg:
Total: 01 ! An Yong-Kwon (KOR) 445 kg 02 ! Artem Udachyn (UKR) 445 kg 03 ! Ihor Shymechko (UKR) 427 kg
Snatch: 01 ! Shymechko 202 kg 02 ! Udachyn 200 kg 03 ! An 198 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! An 247 kg 02 ! Udachyn 245 kg 03 ! Andrey Kozlov (RUS) 231 kg
NCAA Division I FBS:
BCS Top 10 (unbeaten teams in bold):
Florida–Florida State rivalry: (1) Florida 37, Florida State 10
The Gators will play #2 Alabama in the SEC Championship Game on December 5 with both teams unbeaten.
(4) TCU 51, New Mexico 10
The Horned Frogs complete a 12–0 regular season and all but clinch a BCS bowl bid.
Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate: Georgia 30, (7) Georgia Tech 24
Played earlier this week: (2) Alabama, (3) Texas, (5) Cincinnati, (6) Boise State, (9) Pittsburgh
Idle: (8) Oregon, (10) Ohio State
Other games:
Bedlam Series: Oklahoma 27, (12) Oklahoma State 0
Carolina–Clemson rivalry: South Carolina 34, (18) Clemson 17
The Holy War: (19) Brigham Young 26, (21) Utah 23 (OT)
Carolina–NC State rivalry: North Carolina State 28, (24) North Carolina 27
Egg Bowl: Mississippi State 41, (25) Mississippi 27
NCAA Division I FCS:
Playoffs, first round (seeds in parentheses):
(1) Montana 61, South Dakota State 48
The Grizzlies, down 48–21 late in the third quarter, score 40 unanswered points.
Stephen F. Austin 44, Eastern Washington 33
(4) Richmond 16, Elon 13
Appalachian State 20, South Carolina State 13
(2) Villanova 38, Holy Cross 28
New Hampshire 49, McNeese State 13
(3) Southern Illinois 48, Eastern Illinois 7
William & Mary 38, Weber State 0
Bayou Classic in New Orleans: Grambling State 31, Southern 13
Men's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada:
Downhill: 01 ! Didier Cuche (SUI) 1:50.31 02 ! Werner Heel (ITA) 1:50.75 03 ! Carlo Janka (SUI) 1:50.93
Cuche wins his second race of the season.
Overall standings after 3 of 34 races: (1) Cuche 200 points (2) Janka 120 (3) Ivica Kostelic (CRO) 115
Women's World Cup in Aspen, USA:
Giant slalom: 01 ! Kathrin Hölzl (GER) 2:09.63 02 ! Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 2:09.87 03 ! Federica Brignone (ITA) 2:10.76
Overall standings after 3 of 33 races: (1) Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 165 points (2) Zettel 160 (3) Hölzl 136
Giant slalom standings after 2 of 7 races: (1) Zettel 160 points (2) Hölzl 136 (3) Poutiainen 105
CIS football championships:
Vanier Cup national championship game in Quebec City:
(4) Queen's Golden Gaels 33, (2) Calgary Dinos 31
The Gaels come back from a 25–7 halftime deficit to win their fourth Vanier Cup, and deny the Dinos quarterback Erik Glavic to become the fifth player to win the Hec Crighton Trophy Trophy and the Vanier Cup in the same year.
Pakistan in New Zealand:
1st Test in Dunedin, day 5:
New Zealand 429 and 153; Pakistan 332 and 218. New Zealand win by 32 runs, lead the 3-match series 1–0.
West Indies in Australia:
1st Test in Woolloongabba, Brisbane, day 3:
Australia 480/8d; West Indies 228 and 187 (f/o, Adrian Barath 104). Australia win by an innings and 65 runs, lead the 3-match series 1–0.
World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
Women's Sprint Classic: 01 ! Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 02 ! Petra Majdic (SLO) 03 ! Alena Prochazkova (SVK)
Men's Sprint Classic: 01 ! Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR) 02 ! Øystein Pettersen (NOR) 03 ! Nikita Kriukov (RUS)
Men's Champions Trophy in Melbourne, Australia:
Germany 3–2 England
Australia 4–0 South Korea
Spain 2–3 Netherlands
OFC Champions League Group stage, Matchday 3:
Group A:
Waitakere United 1–1 Auckland City FC
AS Manu-Ura 1–1 AS Magenta
Standings: Auckland City 7 points, Waitakere United 5, Magenta 2, Manu-Ura 1.
World Cup in Igls, Austria:
Women: 01 ! Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 1:19.229 02 ! Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:19.282 03 ! Anke Wischnewski (GER) 1:19.289
Standings after 2 of 8 races: (1) Hüfner & Geisenberger 185 points (3) Wischnewski 140
Doubles: 01 ! Patric Leitner/Alexander Resch (GER) 1:18.631 02 ! André Florschütz/Torsten Wustlich (GER) 1:18.732 03 ! Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:18.737
Standings after 2 of 8 races: (1) Leitner/Resch 200 points (2) Florschütz/Wustlich 170 (3) Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber (ITA) & Linger/Linger 130
World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
HS142 / 10 km: 01 ! Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) 27:05.0 02 ! Hannu Manninen (FIN) 27:13.1 03 ! Eric Frenzel (GER) 27:15.6
End of year tests:
Week 5:
Italy 24–6 Samoa in Ascoli Piceno
Ireland 15–10 South Africa in Dublin
Scotland 6–9 Argentina in Edinburgh
Portugal 19–24 Tonga in Lisbon
Wales 12–33 Australia in Cardiff
Romania 18–29 Fiji in Bucharest
France 12–39 New Zealand in Marseille
Canada 22–6 Russia in Burnaby
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying:
Africa Round 3, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Namibia 22–10 (18–13) Tunisia in Windhoek. Namibia win 40–23 on aggregate.
Namibia qualify for their fourth consecutive World Cup, while Tunisia will face the third-placed team from Europe in the Semi-Finals of the Play-off series.
World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
HS 142: 01 ! Bjørn Einar Romøren (NOR) 299.8 points (139.5m/139.0m) 02 ! Pascal Bodmer (GER) 290.7 (133.0/141.0) 03 ! Wolfgang Loitzl (AUT) 290.4 (136.5/136.5)
Premier League Snooker – Semi-finals in Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk
Shaun Murphy (ENG) def. John Higgins (SCO) 5–3
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) def. Judd Trump (ENG) 5–1
World record set (short course):
Women's 1500m freestyle: Lotte Friis (DEN) 15:28.65, Birkerød, Denmark
ATP World Tour:
ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom:
Semifinals:
(6) Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) def. (1) Roger Federer (SUI) 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
(5) Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) def. (8) Robin Söderling (SWE) 6–7(1), 6–3, 7–6(3)
World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
Women 75kg:
Snatch: 01 ! Svetlana Podobedova (KAZ) 132 kg 02 ! Cao Lei (CHN) 121 kg 03 ! Hripsime Khurshudyan (ARM) 120 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Podobedova 160 kg 02 ! Cao 148 kg 03 ! Khurshudyan 147 kg
Total: 01 ! Podobedova 292 kg 02 ! Cao 269 kg 03 ! Khurshudyan 267 kg
Women +75kg:
Snatch: 01 ! Tatiana Kashirina (RUS) 138 kg 02 ! Jang Mi-Ran (KOR) 136 kg 03 ! Meng Suping (CHN) 131 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Jang 187 kg 02 ! Kashirina 165 kg 03 ! Meng 165 kg
Total: 01 ! Jang 323 kg 02 ! Kashirina 303 kg 03 ! Meng 296 kg
NCAA Division I FBS:
BCS Top 10 (unbeaten teams in bold):
Iron Bowl: (2) Alabama 26, Auburn 21
The Crimson Tide complete a 12–0 regular season.
(5) Cincinnati 49, Illinois 36
(6) Boise State 44, Nevada 33
The Broncos clinch the WAC championship title.
The Backyard Brawl: West Virginia 19, (9) Pittsburgh 16
NCAA:
NIT Season Tip-Off Final in New York City:
Duke 68, UConn 59
Sri Lanka in India:
2nd Test in Kanpur, day 4:
India 642; Sri Lanka 229 & 269. India win by an innings and 144 runs & lead the 3-match series 1–0.
Pakistan in New Zealand:
1st Test in Dunedin, day 4:
New Zealand 429 & 147/8; Pakistan 332. New Zealand lead by 244 runs with 2 wickets remaining.
West Indies in Australia:
1st Test in Woolloongabba, Brisbane, day 2:
Australia 480/8d; West Indies 134/5 (39 ov). West Indies trail by 346 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
England in South Africa:
3rd ODI in Cape Town:
South Africa 354/6 (50 overs, AB de Villiers 121); England 242 (41.3 overs). South Africa win by 112 runs & the 5-match series level 1–1.
End of year tests:
Week 5:
Ireland A 31–0 Argentina XV in Dublin
World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
HS 142 Team: 01 ! Austria (Wolfgang Loitzl, Andreas Kofler, Gregor Schlierenzauer, Thomas Morgenstern) 1113.6 02 ! Germany (Michael Uhrmann, Michael Neumayer, Pascal Bodmer, Martin Schmitt) 1099.2 03 ! Finland (Matti Hautamäki, Kalle Keituri, Harri Olli, Janne Ahonen) 1058.0
ATP World Tour:
ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)
Group B:
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] 7–6(5), 6–3
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [6] def. Robin Söderling (SWE) [8] 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3
Standings: Söderling, Davydenko, Djokovic 2–1, Nadal 0–3.
World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
Women 69kg:
Snatch: 01 ! Nazik Avdalyan (ARM) 119 kg 02 ! Oxana Slivenko (RUS) 118 kg 03 ! Zhang Shaoling (MAC) 112 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Avdalyan 147 kg 02 ! Slivenko 146 kg 03 ! Zhang 136 kg
Total: 01 ! Avdalyan 266 kg 02 ! Slivenko 264 kg 03 ! Zhang 248 kg
Men 94kg:
Snatch: 01 ! Vladimir Sedov (KAZ) 185 kg 02 ! Artem Ivanov (UKR) 180 kg 03 ! Kim Min-Jae (KOR) 178 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Kim Seon-Jong (KOR) 218 kg 02 ! Sedov 217 kg 03 ! Valeriu Calancea (ROM) 211 kg
Total: 01 ! Sedov 402 kg 02 ! Nizami Pashayev (AZE) 387 kg 03 ! Kim Min-Jae 384 kg
NFL Week 12: Thanksgiving Day games
Green Bay Packers 34, Detroit Lions 12
Dallas Cowboys 24, Oakland Raiders 7
Denver Broncos 26, New York Giants 6
NCAA BCS Top 10 (unbeaten team in bold):
Lone Star Showdown: (3) Texas 49, Texas A&M 39
The Longhorns complete a 12–0 regular season.
Euroleague:
Regular Season Game 5: (unbeaten teams in bold)
Group A:
Montepaschi Siena 65–84 Regal FC Barcelona
Standings: Barcelona 5–0, Siena 4–1, Fenerbahçe Ülker 3–2, Cibona, Žalgiris, Villeurbanne 1–4.
Group B:
Efes Pilsen Istanbul 77–64 Entente Orléans Loiret
Unicaja Málaga 91–84 Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
Partizan Belgrade 86–80 Olympiacos Piraeus
Standings: Unicaja 5–0, Olympiacos, Lietuvos Rytas 3–2, Efes Pilsen, Partizan 2–3, Orléans 0–5.
Group C:
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 75–67 Maroussi Athens
Caja Laboral Baskonia 67–71 CSKA Moscow
Standings: Maccabi 4–1, Roma, CSKA Moscow, Caja Laboral 3–2, Maroussi, Olimpija 1–4.
Group D:
Real Madrid 82–69 Armani Jeans Milano
Standings: Panathinaikos, Real Madrid, Khimki 4–1, Milano, Asseco Prokom, EWE Baskets 1–4.
Sri Lanka in India:
2nd Test in Kanpur, day 3:
India 642; Sri Lanka 229 & 57/4 (f/o, 23.0 ov). Sri Lanka trail by 356 runs with 6 wickets remaining.
Pakistan in New Zealand:
1st Test in Dunedin, day 3:
New Zealand 429; Pakistan 307/8 (90.0 ov, Umar Akmal 129). Pakistan trail by 122 runs with 2 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
West Indies in Australia:
1st Test in Woolloongabba, Brisbane, day 1:
Australia 322/5 (90.0 ov)
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
Group 3: Greece 5–0 Georgia
Standings: Denmark 7 points (3 matches), Scotland 6 (2), Greece 6 (4), Bulgaria 4 (3).
Group 5: Turkey 0–3 England
Standings: Spain 12 points (4 matches), England 6 (2), Austria 3 (3).
Group 8: Czech Republic 1–2 Belgium
Standings: Sweden 9 points (3 matches), Belgium 7 (5), Azerbaijan 4 (3), Wales 3 (4), Czech Republic 3 (3).
ATP World Tour:
ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)
Group A:
Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [7] 6–4, 6–7(4), 7–6(3)
Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [5] def. Roger Federer (SUI) [1] 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–3
Standings: Federer, del Potro, Murray 2–1, Verdasco 0–3.
del Potro advances to the semis thanks to one game advantage over Murray.
World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
Men 85kg:
Snatch: 01 ! Lu Yong (CHN) 175 kg 02 ! Tigran Vardan Martirosyan (ARM) 172 kg 03 ! Siarhei Lahun (BLR) 171 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Lahun 209 kg 02 ! Lu 208 kg 03 ! Gevorik Poghosyan (ARM) 208 kg
Total: 01 ! Lu 383 kg 02 ! Lahun 380 kg 03 ! Vladimir Kuznetsov (KAZ) 376 kg
Euroleague:
Regular Season Game 5:
Group A:
Žalgiris Kaunas 78–84 Fenerbahçe Ülker Istanbul
ASVEL Villeurbanne 71–68 Cibona Zagreb
Standings: Siena, Barcelona 4–0, Fenerbahçe Ülker 3–2, Cibona, Žalgiris, Villeurbanne 1–4.
Group C:
Union Olimpija Ljubljana 87–70 Lottomatica Roma
Standings: Caja Laboral, Maccabi 3–1, Roma 3–2, CSKA Moscow 2–2, Maroussi 1–3, Olimpija 1–4.
Group D:
Khimki Moscow Region 89–67 Asseco Prokom Gdynia
Panathinaikos Athens 96–63 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
Standings: Panathinaikos, Khimki 4–1,Real Madrid 3–1, Milano 1–3, EWE Baskets, Asseco Prokom 1–4.
Sri Lanka in India:
2nd Test in Kanpur, day 2:
India 642 (Rahul Dravid 144); Sri Lanka 66/1 (24.0 ov). Sri Lanka trail by 576 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Pakistan in New Zealand:
1st Test in Dunedin, day 2:
New Zealand 404/8 (126.0 ov)
Only 36 overs were played due to rain and bad light. Daniel Vettori just misses a century when he is dismissed at 99, but still manages to surpass Shane Warne and become the highest no. 8 Test run-getter.
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
Group 7: Italy 7–0 Armenia
Standings: Italy, Finland 12 points (4 matches), Portugal 3 (3), Slovenia 3 (4).
UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16, teams in italics advance to the round of 32 in Europa League, teams in strike are eliminated)
Group A:
Bayern Munich 1–0 Maccabi Haifa
Bordeaux 2–0 Juventus
Standings: Bordeaux 13 points, Juventus 8, Bayern Munich 7, Maccabi Haifa 0.
Group B:
CSKA Moscow 2–1 Wolfsburg
Manchester United 0–1 Beşiktaş
Standings: Manchester United 10 points, Wolfsburg, CSKA Moscow 7, Beşiktaş 4.
Group C:
Milan 1–1 Marseille
Real Madrid 1–0 Zürich
Standings: Real Madrid 10 points, Milan 8, Marseille 7, Zürich 3.
Group D:
APOEL 1–1 Atlético Madrid
Porto 0–1 Chelsea
Standings: Chelsea 13 points, Porto 9, Atlético Madrid 3, APOEL 2.
Copa Sudamericana Finals, first leg:
LDU Quito 5–1 Fluminense
ATP World Tour:
ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)
Group B:
Robin Söderling (SWE) [8] def. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] 7–6(5), 6–1
Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [6] def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] 6–1, 7–6(4)
Standings: Söderling 2–0, Davydenko, Djokovic 1–1, Nadal 0–2.
World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
Women 63kg:
Snatch: 01 ! Viktoriya Savenko (RUS) 112 kg 02 ! Hanna Batsiushka (BLR) 112 kg 03 ! Svetlana Tsarukaeva (RUS) 111 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Maya Maneza (KAZ) 141 kg 02 ! Sibel Şimşek (TUR) 135 kg 03 ! Guo Xiyan (CHN) 135 kg
Total: 01 ! Maneza 246 kg 02 ! Tsarukaeva 246 kg 03 ! Şimşek 243 kg
2009 Major League Baseball awards:
National League MVP — Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals, 1B
Pujols wins the award for the second straight year and third time overall.
Sri Lanka in India:
2nd Test in Kanpur, day 1:
India 417/2 (90.0 Ov, Gautam Gambhir 167, Virender Sehwag 131)
Pakistan in New Zealand:
1st Test in Dunedin, day 1:
New Zealand 276/6 (90.0 ov)
UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16, teams in italics advance to the round of 32 in Europa League, teams in strike are eliminated)
Group E:
Debrecen 0–1 Liverpool
Fiorentina 1–0 Lyon
Standings: Fiorentina 12 points, Lyon 10, Liverpool 7, Debrecen 0.
Group F:
Barcelona 2–0 Internazionale
Rubin Kazan 0–0 Dynamo Kyiv
Standings: Barcelona 8 points, Inter, Rubin Kazan 6, Dynamo Kyiv 5.
Group G:
Rangers 0–2 Stuttgart
Unirea Urziceni 1–0 Sevilla
Standings: Sevilla 10 points, Unirea Urziceni 8, Stuttgart 6, Rangers 2.
Group H:
AZ 0–0 Olympiacos
Arsenal 2–0 Standard Liège
Standings: Arsenal 13 points, Olympiacos 7, Standard Liège 4, AZ 3.
End of year tests:
Week 5:
Cardiff Blues 3–31 Australia in Cardiff
ATP World Tour:
ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom:
Group A:
Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [5] def. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [7] 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(1)
Roger Federer (SUI) [1] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [4] 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Federer's win secures him the year-end #1 ranking for the fifth time.
Standings: Federer 2–0, Murray, del Potro 1–1, Verdasco 0–2.
World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
Men 77kg:
Snatch: 01 ! Lü Xiaojun (CHN) 174 kg 02 ! Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan (ARM) 170 kg 03 ! Su Dajin (CHN) 165 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Sa Jae-Hyouk (KOR) 205 kg 02 ! Lu 204 kg 03 ! Su 200 kg
Total: 01 ! Lu 378 kg 02 ! Martirosyan 370 kg 03 ! Su 365 kg
NFL Monday Night Football, Week 11
Tennessee Titans 20, Houston Texans 17
2009 Major League Baseball awards:
American League MVP — Joe Mauer, catcher, Minnesota Twins
LPGA Tour:
LPGA Tour Championship in Richmond, Texas:
Winner: Anna Nordqvist (SWE) 203 (−13)
The tournament was shortened to 54 holes.
ATP World Tour:
ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom:
Group B:
Robin Söderling (SWE) [8] def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] 6–4, 6–4
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [6] 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Men's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan:
Round 5 in Nagoya:
Cuba 3–1 Iran
Poland 3–0 Egypt
Brazil 3–0 Japan
Final standings: 01 ! Brazil 10 points, 02 ! Cuba 9, 03 ! Japan 8, Poland 7, Iran 6, Egypt 5.
Brazil win the title for the third time.
World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
Women 58kg:
Snatch: 01 ! Li Xueying (CHN) 107 kg 02 ! Nastassia Novikava (BLR) 100 kg 03 ! Yuliya Kalina (UKR) 96 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Li 132 kg 02 ! Novikava 125 kg 03 ! Kalina 119 kg
Total: 01 ! Li 239 kg 02 ! Novikava 225 kg 03 ! Kalina 215 kg
NFL Week 11 (unbeaten teams in bold):
Dallas Cowboys 7, Washington Redskins 6
Green Bay Packers 30, San Francisco 49ers 24
Kansas City Chiefs 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 24 (OT)
Minnesota Vikings 35, Seattle Seahawks 9
New York Giants 34, Atlanta Falcons 31 (OT)
New Orleans Saints 38, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7
Jacksonville Jaguars 18, Buffalo Bills 15
Indianapolis Colts 17, Baltimore Ravens 15
Detroit Lions 38, Cleveland Browns 37
Matthew Stafford's 1-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Pettigrew on an untimed down with no time remaining ties the game, and Jason Hanson's extra point wins it.
Arizona Cardinals 21, St. Louis Rams 13
San Diego Chargers 32, Denver Broncos 3
Oakland Raiders 20, Cincinnati Bengals 17
New England Patriots 31, New York Jets 14
Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia Eagles 24, Chicago Bears 20
Chase for the Sprint Cup:
Ford 400 in Homestead, Florida:
(1) Denny Hamlin (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Jeff Burton (Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing) (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing)
Final drivers' standings: (1) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6652 points (2) Mark Martin (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6511 (3) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6473
Johnson becomes the first driver ever to win four consecutive Cup Series titles.
V8 Supercars:
BigPond 300 in Perth, Western Australia:
Race 24: (1) Craig Lowndes (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) Steven Johnson (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (3) Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Commodore)
Drivers' standings (after 24 of 26 races): (1) Whincup 3175 points (2) Will Davison (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 2894 (3) Tander 2766
BWF Super Series:
China Open Super Series in Shanghai:
Mixed doubles: Lee Yong-dae/Lee Hyo-jung (KOR) [1] def. Zheng Bo/Ma Jin (CHN) [2] 21–18 15–21 21–15
Men's singles: Lin Dan (CHN) [2] def. Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) 21–12 21–12
Women's doubles: Tian Qing/Zhang Yawen (CHN) [6] def. Du Jing/Yu Yang (CHN) [2] 21–14 21–14
Women's singles: Jiang Yanjiao (CHN) [6] def. Wang Xin (CHN) 21–19 22–20
Men's doubles: Jung Jae-sung/Lee Yong-dae (KOR) [2] def. Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong (MAS) [1] 21–13 19–21 21–18
World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
Four-man: 01 ! Steven Holcomb/Justin Olsen/Steve Mesler/Curtis Tomasevicz (USA) 1:49.60 02 ! John Napier/Jamie Moriarty/Steven Langton/Christopher Fogt (USA) 1:50.04 03 ! Wolfgang Stampfer/Johannes Wipplinger/Juergen Mayer/Martin Lachkovics (AUT) 1:50.14
Standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Jānis Miņins (LAT) 394 points (2) Lyndon Rush (CAN) 393 (3) Holcomb 393
Team: 01 ! Frank Rommel, Sandra Kiriasis/Berit Wiacker, Marion Trott, Thomas Florschütz/Marc Kühne (GER) 3:46.92 02 ! Eric Bernotas, Erin Pac/Jamie Greubel, Noelle Pikus-Pace, John Napier/T.J. Burns (USA) 3:47.97 03 ! Jon Montgomery, Kaillie Humphries/Amanda Morely, Mellisa Hollingsworth, Lyndon Rush/Neville Wright (CAN) 3:48.18
Grey Cup Playoffs:
Division Finals:
Montreal Alouettes 56, BC Lions 18
Saskatchewan Roughriders 27, Calgary Stampeders 17
England in South Africa:
2nd ODI in Centurion:
South Africa 250/9 (50 overs); England 252/3 (46 overs, Paul Collingwood 105*). England win by 7 wickets and lead the 5-match series 1–0.
World Cup in Beitostolen, Norway:
Women's 4 x 5 km Relay: 01 ! Anna Olsson/Sara Lindborg/Anna Haag/Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 58:37.1 02 ! Vibeke Skofterud/Therese Johaug/Kristin Størmer Steira/Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 58:53.8 03 ! Pirjo Muranen/Virpi Kuitunen/Riitta-Liisa Roponen/Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) 58:59.1
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay: 01 ! Eldar Rønning/Martin Johnsrud Sundby/Ronny Hafsås/Petter Northug 1:48:50.7 (NOR) 02 ! Maxim Vylegzhanin/Nikolay Pankratov/Alexander Legkov/Ilia Chernousov (RUS) 1:48:55.8 03 ! Jens Filbrich/Axel Teichmann/René Sommerfeldt/Tobias Angerer (GER) 1:49:02.5
ISU Grand Prix:
Skate Canada International in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: (skaters in bold qualify for the Grand Prix Final)
Ice Dance: 01 ! Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) 204.38 02 ! Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 185.07 03 ! Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 165.64
Final standings: Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA), Virtue/Moir, Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto (USA) 30 points, Pechalat/Bourzat, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte (ITA) 26, Sinead Kerr/John Kerr (GBR) 24.
Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
Bronze medal match: 03 ! Portugal 14–7 Uruguay
Final: 01 ! Brazil 10–5 02 ! Switzerland
Brazil win the title for the fourth successive time and 13th time overall.
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
Group 8: Azerbaijan 0–0 Belgium
Standings: Sweden 9 points (3 matches), Azerbaijan 4 (3), Belgium 4 (4), Wales 3 (4), Czech Republic 3 (2).
2011 Asian Cup qualification: (teams in bold qualify for 2011 AFC Asian Cup)
Group D: China PR 1–0 Lebanon
Standings (after 4 matches): Syria 10 points, China 9, Vietnam 4, Lebanon 0.
Group E: Jordan 1–0 Iran
Standings (after 4 matches): Iran 7 points, Singapore 6, Thailand 5, Jordan 4.
MLS Cup in Seattle:
Los Angeles Galaxy 1, Real Salt Lake 1. Real Salt Lake win 5–4 in penalty shootout.
Real Salt Lake win the title for the first time.
FAI Cup Final in Dublin:
Sligo Rovers 1–2 Sporting Fingal
Sporting Fingal win their first trophy in only their second season, and qualify for the Europa League.
Scottish Challenge Cup Final in Perth:
Dundee 3–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Dundee win the Cup for the second time.
European Tour:
Dubai World Championship in United Arab Emirates:
Winner: Lee Westwood (ENG) 265 (−23)
Westwood's win also places him atop the season-ending money list, giving him a USD 1.5 million Race to Dubai bonus.
LPGA Tour:
LPGA Tour Championship in Richmond, Texas:
Bad weather caused the suspension of play on Friday and Saturday, and the event was shortened to 54 holes. The second round resumes today, but is suspended due to darkness with about a quarter of the field still on the course. On Monday, the second round is due to be completed, a cut made, and the final round played.
World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
Team: 01 ! Frank Rommel, Sandra Kiriasis/Berit Wiacker, Marion Trott, Thomas Florschütz/Marc Kühne (GER) 3:46.92 02 ! Eric Bernotas, Erin Pac/Jamie Greubel, Noelle Pikus-Pace, John Napier/T.J. Burns (USA) 3:47.97 03 ! Jon Montgomery, Kaillie Humphries/Amanda Morely, Mellisa Hollingsworth, Lyndon Rush/Neville Wright (CAN) 3:48.18
World Cup 3 in Hamar, Norway:
1500 m women: 01 ! Kristina Groves (CAN) 1:55.16 02 ! Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:55.95 03 ! Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 1:56.34
Standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) Groves 230 points (2) Wüst 204 (3) Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 180
10000 m men: 01 ! Sven Kramer (NED) 12:50.96 02 ! Bob de Jong (NED) 12:54.97 03 ! Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 13:01.41
Standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) Kramer 300 (2) de Jong 230 (3) Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 210
2009 FINA Swimming World Cup – Series 5 in Singapore:
World records set:
Men's 50m backstroke: Peter Marshall (USA) 22.61
Women's 50m butterfly: Therese Alshammar (SWE) 24.38
Women's 400m individual medley: Kathryn Meaklim (RSA) 4:22.88
World Cup records set:
Women's 100m freestyle: Francesca Halsall (GBR) 51.19
ATP World Tour:
ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom:
Group A:
(4) Andy Murray (GBR) def. (5) Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
(1) Roger Federer (SUI) def. (7) Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Men's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan:
Round 4 in Nagoya:
Egypt 0–3 Brazil
Iran 1–3 Poland
Japan 0–3 Cuba
Standings: Brazil 8 points, Cuba, Japan 7, Iran, Poland 5, Egypt 4.
World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
Women 53kg:
Snatch: 01 ! Chen Xiaoting (CHN) 95 kg 02 ! Yoon Jin-Hee (KOR) 93 kg 03 ! Svetlana Cheremshanova (KAZ) 92 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Zulfiya Chinshanlo (KAZ) 129 kg 02 ! Chen 123 kg 03 ! Yoon 116 kg
Total: 01 ! Chinshanlo 219 kg 02 ! Chen 218 kg 03 ! Yoon 209 kg
Men 69kg:
Snatch: 01 ! Liao Hui (CHN) 160 kg 02 ! Ninel Miculescu (ROM) 155 kg 03 ! Arakel Mirzoyan (ARM) 154 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Liao 186 kg 02 ! Kim Sun-Bae (KOR) 181 kg 03 ! Triyatno (INA) 180 kg
Total: 01 ! Liao 346 kg 02 ! Mirzoyan 334 kg 03 ! Triyatno 330 kg
NCAA:
BCS Top 10 (unbeaten teams in bold):
(1) Florida 62, Florida International 3
(2) Alabama 45, Chattanooga 0
(3) Texas 51, Kansas 20
Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy sets a new Division I FBS record for career wins by a starting quarterback with 43.
(4) TCU 45, Wyoming 10
Mississippi 25, (8) LSU 23
Michigan–Ohio State rivalry: (10) Ohio State 21, Michigan 10
Played earlier this week: (6) Boise State
Idle: (5) Cincinnati, (7) Georgia Tech, (9) Pittsburgh
Other games:
Northwestern 33, (16) Wisconsin 31
The Big Game: (25) California 34, (17) Stanford 28
Nationwide Series:
Ford 300 in Homestead, Florida:
(1) Kyle Busch (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Carl Edwards (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Jeff Burton (Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing)
Final driver standings: (1) Busch 5682 points (2) Edwards 5472 (3) Brad Keselowski (Chevrolet, JR Motorsports) 5364
V8 Supercars:
BigPond 300 in Perth, Western Australia:
Race 23: (1) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) Todd Kelly (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (3) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Falcon)
Drivers' standings (after 23 of 26 races): (1) Whincup 3054 points (2) Will Davison (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 2893 (3) Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 2636
World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
Two-man: 01 ! John Napier/Charles Berkeley (USA) 1:53.62 02 ! Steven Holcomb/Justin Olsen (USA) 1:53.88 03 ! Ivo Rüegg/Roman Handschin (SUI) 1:53.91
Standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Holcomb 402 points (2) Rüegg 400 (3) Alexandr Zubkov (RUS) 360
Women: 01 ! Cathleen Martini/Romy Logsch (GER) 1:56.15 02 ! Sandra Kiriasis/Janine Tischer (GER) 1:56.56 03 ! Kaillie Humphries/Heather Moyse (CAN) 1:57.23
Standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Martini 450 points (2) Kiriasis 420 (3) Humphries 376
CIS football championships:
Mitchell Bowl national semi-final game:
(4) Queen's Golden Gaels 33, (1) Laval Rouge et Or 30
The Gaels deny the Rouge et Or the chance to defend the Vanier Cup in front of a home crowd. Laval quarterback Benoit Groulx was uncharacteristically sacked 7 times in the game.
Uteck Bowl national semi-final game:
(2) Calgary Dinos 38, (6) Saint Mary's Huskies 14
Dinos coach Blake Nill and quarterback Erik Glavic make their return to Halifax, where Nill was the Huskies head coach and Glavic was their quarterback. The Dinos improve to 3–1 all time against the Huskies.
World Cup in Beitostolen, Norway:
Women's 10 km Freestyle: 01 ! Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 24:48.3 02 ! Charlotte Kalla 25:18.0 (SWE) 03 ! Anna Haag (SWE) 25:25.5
Men's 15 km Freestyle: 01 ! Ronny Hafsås (NOR) 34:42.1 02 ! Vincent Vittoz 34:42.3 (FRA) 03 ! Matti Heikkinen (FIN) 34:48.7
ISU Grand Prix:
Skate Canada International in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: (skaters in bold qualify for the Grand Prix Final)
Ice Dance – standings after Original Dance: (1) Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) 101.26 (2) Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 91.60 (3) Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 83.36
Pairs: 01 ! Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) 206.71 (WR) 02 ! Maria Mukhortova/Maxim Trankov (RUS) 185.71 03 ! Jessica Dubé/Bryce Davison (CAN) 166.93
Savchenko and Szolkowy improve the former record of Shen/Zhao by 0.17 points.
Final standings: Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo (CHN), Pang Qing/Tong Jian (CHN) 30 points, Mukhortova/Trankov 28, Savchenko/Szolkowy, Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 26, Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao (CHN), Dubé/Davison, Tatiana Volosozhar/Stanislav Morozov (UKR) 24.
Men: 01 ! Jeremy Abbot (USA) 232.99 02 ! Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 231.31 03 ! Alban Preaubert (FRA) 212.28
Final standings: Nobunari Oda (JPN) 30 points, Evan Lysacek (USA), Brian Joubert (FRA) 24, Abbot, Takahashi, Johnny Weir (USA) 22.
Ladies: 01 ! Joannie Rochette (CAN) 182.90 02 ! Alissa Czisny (USA) 163.53 03 ! Laura Lepistö (FIN) 158.52
Final standings: Kim Yuna (KOR), Miki Ando (JPN) 30 points, Rochette 26, Alena Leonova (RUS), Ashley Wagner (USA) 24, Akiko Suzuki (JPN), Rachael Flatt (USA), Czisny 22.
Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
Semifinals:
Portugal 2–8 Brazil
Switzerland 7–4 Uruguay
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
Group 1: Serbia 0–2 France
Standings: France 12 points (4 matches), Iceland 9 (4), Northern Ireland 3 (2), Croatia, Serbia 1 (3).
Group 2: Netherlands 1–1 Belarus
Standings: Norway 6 points (2 matches), Belarus 4 (2), Netherlands 4 (3), Slovakia 3 (2).
Group 3: Bulgaria 5–0 Georgia
Standings: Denmark 7 points (3 matches), Scotland 6 (2), Bulgaria 4 (3), Greece 3 (3).
Group 5: Turkey 0–5 Spain
Standings: Spain 12 points (4 matches), England 3 (1), Austria 3 (3).
Group 7:
Slovenia 0–4 Portugal
Finland 7–0 Armenia
Standings: Finland 12 points (4 matches), Italy 9 (3), Portugal 3 (3), Slovenia 3 (4).
Russian Premier League, matchday 29 of 30: (teams in bold qualify for the Champions League)
(1) Rubin Kazan 0–0 (3) Zenit St. Petersburg
(2) Spartak Moscow 2–3 (6) CSKA Moscow
(4) FC Moscow 0–2 (13) Spartak Nalchik
(8) Dynamo Moscow 0–2 (5) Lokomotiv Moscow
Standings: Rubin Kazan 60 points, Spartak Moscow 55, Zenit, Lokomotiv Moscow 51, CSKA Moscow 49, FC Moscow 48.
Rubin Kazan win the championship for the second straight season.
World Cup in Calgary, Canada:
Women: 01 ! Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:33.691 02 ! Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 1:33.858 03 ! Anke Wischnewski (GER) 1:34.024
Men: 01 ! Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:30.068 02 ! David Möller (GER) 1:30.124 03 ! Albert Demtschenko (RUS) 1:30.166
End of year tests:
Week 4:
Japan 27–6 Canada in Tokyo
Italy 10–32 South Africa in Udine
England 6–19 New Zealand in London
Dan Carter becomes the all-time leading Test point scorer for the All Blacks, surpassing Andrew Mehrtens.
Wales 33–16 Argentina in Cardiff
France 43–5 Samoa in Saint-Denis
Ireland 41–6 Fiji in Dublin
Scotland 9–8 Australia in Edinburgh
Scotland survive a last-second try by the Wallabies' Ryan Cross, as Matt Giteau misses the would-be winning conversion, and pick up their first win over the Wallabies since 1982.
Portugal 13–24 Argentina XV in Lisbon
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying:
Americas Round 4, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
United States 27–6 (27–22) Uruguay in Lauderhill, Florida. USA win 54–28 on aggregate.
United States qualify for Pool C of the Rugby World Cup, while Uruguay advance to the Final Place Playoff to face the second place Asian team in the semifinal.
World Cup in Stockholm, Sweden:
Men's Big Air: 01 ! Stefan Gimpl (AUT) 02 ! Marko Grilc (SLO) 03 ! Gjermund Braaten (NOR)
Standings after 3 of 12 events: (1) Gimpl 3000.0 points (2) GianLuca Cavigelli (SUI) 2100.0 (3) Braaten 1460.0
World Cup 3 in Hamar, Norway:
1500 m men: 01 ! Shani Davis (USA) 1:44.27 02 ! Lucas Makowsky (CAN) 1:45.40 03 ! Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 1:45.61
Standings after 3 of 6 races: (1) Davis 300 points (2) Bøkko 230 (3) Mark Tuitert (NED) 155
5000 m women: 01 ! Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 6:50.07 02 ! Stephanie Beckert (GER) 6:52.79 03 ! Daniela Anschütz-Thoms (GER) 6:59.62
Standings after 3 of 6 races: (1) Sáblíková 280 points (2) Beckert 250 (3) Anschütz-Thoms 200
Men's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan:
Round 3 in Nagoya:
Brazil 3–0 Poland
Cuba 3–2 Egypt
Japan 3–2 Iran
Standings: Brazil, Japan 6 points, Cuba 5, Iran 4, Egypt, Poland 3.
World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
Men 62kg:
Snatch: 01 ! Ding Jianjun (CHN) 146 kg 02 ! Yang Fan (CHN) 144 kg 03 ! Eko Yuli Irawan (INA) 140 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Irawan 175 kg 02 ! Yang Sheng-Hsiung (TPE) 170 kg 03 ! Yang Fan 170 kg
Total: 01 ! Ding 316 kg 02 ! Irawan 315 kg 03 ! Yang Fan 314 kg
Women 48kg:
Snatch: 01 ! Wang Mingjuan (CHN) 93 kg 02 ! Nurcan Taylan (TUR) 90 kg 03 ! Sibel Özkan (TUR) 89 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Özkan 117 kg 02 ! Taylan 115 kg 03 ! Wang 115 kg
Total: 01 ! Wang 208 kg 02 ! Özkan 206 kg 03 ! Taylan 205 kg
NCAA BCS Top 10 (unbeaten team in bold)
(6) Boise State 52, Utah State 21
Sri Lanka in India:
1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 5:
India 426 & 412/4 (129.0 ov, Gautam Gambhir 114, Sachin Tendulkar 100*); Sri Lanka 760/7d. Match drawn, 3-match series level 0–0.
England in South Africa:
1st ODI in Johannesburg:
Match abandoned without a ball bowled, 5-match series level 0–0.
ISU Grand Prix:
Skate Canada International in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada:
Pairs' Short Program: (1) Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) 74.16 (2) Maria Mukhortova/Maxim Trankov (RUS) 65.80 (3) Jessica Dubé/Bryce Davison (CAN) 57.90
Ladies' Short Program: (1) Joannie Rochette (CAN) 70.00 (2) Alissa Czisny (USA) 63.52 (3) Mirai Nagasu (USA) 56.34
Ice Dance – Compulsory Dance: (1) Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) 40.69 (2) Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 35.55 (3) Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 32.18
Men's Short Program: (1) Jeremy Abbot (USA) 79.00 (2) Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 76.30 (3) Denis Ten (KAZ) 75.45
Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
Quarterfinals:
Japan 1–2 Portugal
Russia 2–4 Switzerland
Brazil 6–4 Italy
Uruguay 3–2 (ET) Spain
World Cup in Calgary, Canada:
Doubles: 01 ! Patric Leitner/Alexander Resch (GER) 1:27.855 02 ! André Florschütz/Torsten Wustlich (GER) 1:27.886 03 ! Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber (ITA) 1:28.059
End of year tests:
Week 4:
Italy A 8–7 Georgia in Palmanova
Scotland A 38–7 Tonga in Galashiels
World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
Men: 01 ! Frank Rommel (GER) 1:50.88 02 ! Sandro Stielicke (GER) 1:51.36 03 ! Martins Dukurs (LAT) 1:51.37
Standings after 2 of 8 races: (1) Dukurs 425 points (2) Stielicke 420 (3) Rommel 417
Women: 01 ! Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) 1:54.85 02 ! Shelley Rudman (GBR) 1:55.08 03 ! Marion Trott (GER) 1:55.13
Standings after 2 of 8 races: (1) Hollingswoth 425 points (2) Rudman 402 (3) Amy Gough (CAN) 386
World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
Men 56kg:
Snatch: 01 ! Wu Jingbiao (CHN) 131 kg 02 ! Long Qingquan (CHN) 130 kg 03 ! Khalil El Maoui (TUN) 125 kg
Clean & Jerk: 01 ! Long 162 kg 02 ! Wu 155 kg 03 ! Sergio Álvarez (CUB) 154 kg
Total: 01 ! Long 292 kg 02 ! Wu 286 kg 03 ! Álvarez 274 kg
NFL Week 11:
Miami Dolphins 24, Carolina Panthers 17
Ricky Williams leads the Dolphins with three rushing touchdowns while filling in for Ronnie Brown, out for the rest of the season with a foot injury.
2009 Major League Baseball awards:
National League Cy Young Award — Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants
Lincecum becomes the eighth pitcher to win the award in consecutive seasons.
Sri Lanka in India:
1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 4:
India 426 & 190/2 (45.0 ov); Sri Lanka 760/7d (Mahela Jayawardene 275, Prasanna Jayawardene 154*). India trail by 144 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
Copa Sudamericana Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
LDU Quito 7–0 (1–2) River Plate. LDU Quito win 8–2 on aggregate.
Premier League Snooker – League phase in Llandudno, Wales: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)
Marco Fu (HKG) 5–1 Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 2–4 John Higgins (SCO)
Shaun Murphy (ENG) 2–4 Judd Trump (ENG)
Final standings: Higgins 10 points, Trump 8, O'Sullivan 6, Murphy, Hendry, Neil Robertson 5, Fu 3.
Men's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan:
Round 2 in Osaka:
Iran 1–3 Brazil
Poland 1–3 Cuba
Egypt 1–3 Japan
Standings: Japan, Brazil 4 points, Cuba, Iran 3, Egypt, Poland 2.
2009 Major League Baseball awards:
Manager of the Year:
American League — Mike Scioscia, Los Angeles Angels
National League — Jim Tracy, Colorado Rockies
Sri Lanka in India:
1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 3:
India 426; Sri Lanka 591/5 (160.0 ov, Mahela Jayawardene 204*). Sri Lanka lead by 165 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Jayawardene becomes the seventh batsman in history to score six Test double-centuries, and Sri Lanka by far exceed their previous highest score in India of 420.
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification: (teams in bold qualify for 2010 FIFA World Cup)
UEFA Playoffs, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Ukraine 0–1 (0–0) Greece. Greece win 1–0 on aggregate.
Slovenia 1–0 (1–2) Russia. 2–2 on aggregate, Slovenia win on away goals.
Greece and Slovenia both qualify for the World Cup for the second time.
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–1 (0–1) Portugal. Portugal win 2–0 on aggregate.
France 1–1 (ET) (1–0) Republic of Ireland. France win 2–1 on aggregate.
The reigning World Cup runners-up qualify for the Finals thanks to a controversial goal by William Gallas in the 13th minute of extra time after Thierry Henry handled the ball.
COMNEBOL / CONCACAF Intercontinental Playoffs, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Uruguay 1–1 (1–0) Costa Rica. Uruguay win 2–1 on aggregate.
CAF Third Round:
Group C tiebreaker play-offs in Omdurman, Sudan:
Algeria 1–0 Egypt
A goal by Antar Yahia in the 40th minute puts the Desert Foxes in the World Cup Finals for the third time after a break of 24 years.
Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Group A:
Portugal 6–1 Solomon Islands
United Arab Emirates 0–4 Uruguay
Final standings: Uruguay, Portugal 6 points, UAE, Solomon Islands 3.
Group B:
Spain 9–6 Ivory Coast
Japan 7–2 El Salvador
Final standings: Japan 8 points, Spain 6, Côte d'Ivoire 3, El Salvador 0.
Group C:
Costa Rica 1–3 Italy
Russia 3–3 (3–4 pen.) Argentina
Final standings: Russia 6 points, Italy, Argentina 5, Costa Rica 0.
Group D:
Nigeria 9–3 Bahrain
Brazil 4–2 Switzerland
Final standings: Brazil 9 points, Switzerland 6, Nigeria 3, Bahrain 0.
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
Group 5: Malta 0–2 Austria
Standings: Spain 9 points (3 matches), England 3 (1), Austria 3 (3).
2011 Asian Cup qualification: (teams in bold qualify for 2011 AFC Asian Cup)
Group A:
Hong Kong 0–4 Japan
Bahrain 4–0 Yemen
Standings: Bahrain 9 points (3 matches), Japan 9 (4), Yemen 3 (3), Hong Kong 0 (4).
Group B: Indonesia 1–1 Kuwait
Standings after 4 matches: Kuwait, Australia 7 points, Oman 4, Indonesia 3.
Group C: Malaysia 1–3 Uzbekistan
Standings: Uzbekistan 9 points (3 matches), UAE 3 (2), Malaysia 0 (3).
Group D: Syria 0–0 Vietnam
Standings: Syria 10 points (4 matches), China 6 (3), Vietnam 4 (4), Lebanon 0 (3).
Group E: Thailand 0–1 Singapore
Standings: Iran 7 points (3 matches), Singapore 6 (4), Thailand 5 (4), Jordan 1 (3).
Copa Sudamericana Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Fluminense 2–1 (1–0) Cerro Porteño. Fluminense win 3–1 on aggregate.
Colombian Cup Final, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Santa Fe 2–1 (1–2) Deportivo Pasto. 3–3 on aggregate, Santa Fe win 5–4 in penalty shootout.
Men's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan:
Round 1 in Osaka:
Egypt 2–3 Iran
Cuba 2–3 Brazil
Japan 3–2 Poland
NFL news:
The Buffalo Bills, currently 3–6, become the first team this season to fire its head coach, axing Dick Jauron. The team's defensive coordinator, Perry Fewell, is named interim head coach, becoming the team's first black head coach.
2009 Major League Baseball awards:
American League Cy Young Award — Zach Greinke, Kansas City Royals
Sri Lanka in India:
1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 2:
India 426 (104.5 ov, Rahul Dravid 177); Sri Lanka 275/3 (70.0 ov, Tillakaratne Dilshan 112). Sri Lanka trail by 151 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Dilshan scores the first century by a Sri Lankan player in India since 1997.
Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Group A:
Portugal 1–2 Uruguay
Solomon Islands 1–7 United Arab Emirates
Standings: UAE, Portugal, Uruguay, Solomon Islands 3 points.
Group B:
Japan 3–2 Ivory Coast
El Salvador 3–7 Spain
Standings: Japan 5 points, Spain, Côte d'Ivoire 3, El Salvador 0.
Group C:
Costa Rica 0–6 Argentina
Italy 1–3 Russia
Standings: Russia 6 points, Argentina 3, Italy 2, Costa Rica 0.
Group D:
Nigeria 2–7 Switzerland
Bahrain 1–8 Brazil
Standings: Brazil, Switzerland 6 points, Bahrain, Nigeria 0.
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
Group 6: Israel 1–6 Russia
Standings: Russia 9 points (3 matches), Switzerland 6 (3), Ireland 6 (4), Israel 3 (3).
End of year tests:
Week 4:
Saracens 24–23 South Africa in London
Saracens come back from an 18–6 halftime deficit and send the Rugby World Cup holders to their third straight defeat of their current tour.
NFL Monday Night Football Week 10:
Baltimore Ravens 16, Cleveland Browns 0
2009 Major League Baseball awards:
Rookies of the Year:
American League — Andrew Bailey, closer, Oakland Athletics
National League — Chris Coghlan, outfielder, Florida Marlins
Sri Lanka in India:
1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 1:
India 385/6 (90.0 ov, Rahul Dravid 177*, Mahendra Singh Dhoni 110)
Dravid becomes the fifth player ever to reach 11,000 runs in Test matches.
Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
Group A:
Uruguay 6–7 Solomon Islands
United Arab Emirates 5–7 Portugal
Group B:
Ivory Coast 7–6 El Salvador
Spain 5–5 (2–3 pen.) Japan
Group C:
Argentina 2–3 (ET) Italy
Russia 5–1 Costa Rica
Group D:
Switzerland 6–5 Bahrain
Brazil 11–5 Nigeria
Men's World Cup in Levi, Finland:
Slalom: 01 ! Reinfried Herbst (AUT) 1:49.79 02 ! Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:50.07 03 ! Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA) 1:50.32
Overall standings after 2 of 34 races: (1) Kostelić 102 points (2) Herbst & Didier Cuche (SUI) 100
NFL Week 10 (unbeaten teams in bold):
Jacksonville Jaguars 24, New York Jets 22
Carolina Panthers 28, Atlanta Falcons 19
Washington Redskins 27, Denver Broncos 17
Cincinnati Bengals 18, Pittsburgh Steelers 12
Tennessee Titans 41, Buffalo Bills 17
New Orleans Saints 28, St. Louis Rams 23
Miami Dolphins 25, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23
Minnesota Vikings 27, Detroit Lions 10
San Diego Chargers 31, Philadelphia Eagles 23
The Eagles' Donovan McNabb throws for 450 yards, and becomes the third quarterback this season with a 400-yard game.
Kansas City Chiefs 16, Oakland Raiders 10
Green Bay Packers 17, Dallas Cowboys 7
Arizona Cardinals 31, Seattle Seahawks 20
Sunday Night Football: Indianapolis Colts 35, New England Patriots 34
The Colts stay unbeaten after coming back from a 31–17 fourth-quarter deficit. After Patriots coach Bill Belichick makes a controversial decision not to punt when faced with 4th-and-2 inside the Pats' 30-yard-line with little more than 2 minutes left, the Colts take over on downs and cap off their comeback with a 1-yard Peyton Manning touchdown pass to Reggie Wayne with 16 seconds left.
Bye week: Houston Texans, New York Giants
Chase for the Sprint Cup:
Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 in Avondale, Arizona:
(1) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (2) Jeff Burton (Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing) (3) Denny Hamlin (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing)
Standings (with 1 race remaining): (1) Johnson 6492 points (2) Mark Martin (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6384 (3) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6323
Johnson will win a fourth consecutive Cup title by finishing 25th or better in next week's race at Homestead.
BWF Super Series:
Hong Kong Super Series in Hong Kong:
Women's Singles: Wang Yihan (CHN) [3] def. Jiang Yanjiao (CHN) [6] 21–13 21–15
Mixed Doubles: Robert Mateusiak/Nadieżda Kostiuczyk (POL) def. Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir (INA) [3] 22–20 21–16
Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei (MAS) [1] def. Peter Gade (DEN) [3] 21–13 13–21 21–16
Women's Doubles: Ma Jin/Wang Xiaoli (CHN) [4] def. Du Jing/Yu Yang (CHN) [3] 16–21 21–19 21–12
Men's Doubles: Jung Jae-sung/Lee Yong-dae (KOR) [3] def. Lars Paaske/Jonas Rasmussen (DEN) [7] 13–21 21–15 21–8
Grey Cup Playoffs:
Division semifinals:
BC Lions 34, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27 (OT)
Calgary Stampeders 24, Edmonton Eskimos 21
England in South Africa:
2nd T20I in Centurion:
South Africa 241/6 (20/20 ov); England 157/8 (20/20 ov). South Africa win by 84 runs. 2-match series drawn 1–1.
South Africa score the second-highest total in Twenty20 Internationals history, including a record first-wicket partnership of 170 for Graeme Smith & Loots Bosman and a record 17 sixes.
ISU Grand Prix:
Skate America in Lake Placid, New York, United States: (skaters in bold qualify for the Grand Prix Final)
Ladies: 01 ! Kim Yuna (KOR) 187.98 02 ! Rachael Flatt (USA) 174.91 03 ! Júlia Sebestyén (HUN) 159.03
Standings after 5 of 6 events: Kim, Miki Ando (JPN) 30 points, Alena Leonova (RUS), Ashley Wagner (USA) 24, Flatt 22.
Ice Dance: 01 ! Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto (USA) 195.85 02 ! Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte (ITA) 171.86 03 ! Alexandra Zaretski/Roman Zaretski (ISR) 171.77
Standings after 5 events: Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA), Belbin/Agosto 30 points, Cappellini/Lanotte 26, Sinead Kerr/John Kerr (GBR) 24, Jana Khokhlova/Sergei Novitski (RUS) 22.
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification: (teams in bold qualify for 2010 FIFA World Cup, teams in italics qualify for 2010 African Cup of Nations)
CAF Third Round, matchday 6:
Group D:
Ghana 2–2 Mali
Final standings: Ghana 13 points, Benin 10, Mali 9, Sudan 1.
U-17 World Cup in Nigeria:
Third place match: Colombia 0–1 03 ! Spain
Final: 01 ! Switzerland 1–0 02 ! Nigeria
A goal by Haris Seferovic in the 63rd minute gives the Swiss their first ever football global trophy, and denies the Golden Eaglets a record fourth title.
Chile Cup Final in Valparaíso:
Unión San Felipe 3–0 Municipal Iquique
Unión San Felipe win the Cup for the first time, and qualify for 2010 Copa Sudamericana.
PGA Tour:
Fall Series:
Children's Miracle Network Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Florida:
Winner: Stephen Ames (CAN)/(TTO) 270 (−18) PO
Ames wins the final event of the PGA Tour season in a three-way playoff over George McNeill (USA), eliminated on the second playoff hole, and Justin Leonard (USA), eliminated on the first.
European Tour:
UBS Hong Kong Open in Hong Kong, China:
Winner: Grégory Bourdy (FRA) 261 (−19)
JBWere Masters in Melbourne, Australia:
Winner: Tiger Woods (USA) 274 (−14)
Woods wins his first title in Australia.
LPGA Tour:
Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico:
Winner: Michelle Wie (USA) 275 (−13)
Wie collects her first LPGA Tour win.
End of year tests:
Week 3:
Japan 46–8 Canada in Sendai
Ireland 20–20 Australia in Dublin
Ireland equalise in the final minute with a try by captain Brian O'Driscoll, who became the 11th player in history to make his 100th Test appearance, and Ronan O'Gara's conversion, to deny the Wallabies a successful Grand Slam tour.
World Cup in Marquette, Michigan, United States:
Men:
1000 m: 01 ! Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) 02 ! Lee Jung-Su (KOR) 03 ! François Hamelin (CAN)
Final standings: 01 ! Lee 2600 points 02 ! Ohno 1722 03 ! Charles Hamelin (CAN) 1650
5000 m Relay: 01 ! Canada 02 ! United States 03 ! South Korea
Final standings: 01 ! South Korea 3000 points 02 ! Canada 2600 03 ! China 2080
Women:
1000 m: 01 ! Wang Meng (CHN) 02 ! Katherine Reutter (USA) 03 ! Park Seung-Hi (KOR)
Final standings: 01 ! Wang 2600 points 02 ! Reutter 2312 03 ! Zhou Yang (CHN) 1738
3000 m Relay: 01 ! China 02 ! South Korea 03 ! Canada
Final standings: 01 ! China 3000 points 02 ! South Korea 2210 03 ! United States 2112
World Cup 2 in Heerenveen, Netherlands:
1000 m women: 01 ! Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:15.47 02 ! Annette Gerritsen (NED) 1:16.03 03 ! Natasja Bruintjes (NED) 1:16.08
Standings after 2 of 7 races: (1) Nesbitt 200 (2) Gerritsen 125 (3) Margot Boer (NED) 120
1000 m men: 01 ! Shani Davis (USA) 1:08.48 02 ! Simon Kuipers (NED) 1:09.06 03 ! Mo Tae-bum (KOR) 1:09.11
Standings after 2 of 7 races: (1) Davis 200 points (2) Mark Tuitert (NED) 120 (3) Mun Jun (KOR) 115
Team pursuit women: 01 ! Canada 3:00.39 02 ! Netherlands 3:02.12 03 ! Russia 3:02.40
Team pursuit men: 01 ! United States & Netherlands 3:43.94 03 ! Italy 3:45.62
ATP World Tour:
BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, France:
Final: Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(3)
Djokovic wins his 5th title of the year and 16th of his career. It's his first win in five Masters Series finals this year, and fifth Masters Series title of his career.
Women's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan:
Round 5 in Fukuoka:
Brazil 3–0 Thailand
South Korea 0–3 Dominican Republic
Japan 1–3 Italy
Final standings: 01 ! Italy 10 points, 02 ! Brazil 9, 03 ! Dominican Republic 8, Japan 7, Korea 6, Thailand 5.
Italy win the title for the first time.
Women's World Cup in Levi, Finland:
Slalom: 01 ! Maria Riesch (GER) 1:48.71 02 ! Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:48.79 03 ! Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 1:49.87
Overall standings after 2 of 33 events: (1) Poutiainen 160 points (2) Riesch 113 (3) Vonn 109
NCAA:
BCS Top 10 (unbeaten teams in bold):
(1) Florida 24, South Carolina 14
(2) Alabama 31, Mississippi State 3
(3) Texas 47, Baylor 14
Texas quarterback Colt McCoy wins his 42nd game as a starter, tying the FBS record of former Georgia QB David Greene.
(4) TCU 55, (16) Utah 28
(6) Boise State 63, Idaho 25
(7) Georgia Tech 49, Duke 10
The Yellow Jackets book a trip to Tampa for the ACC Championship Game.
(8) LSU 24, Louisiana Tech 16
Stanford 55, (9) USC 21
The Cardinal hand the Trojans their worst home loss since 1966, and put up the highest score of any USC opponent in history.
(11) Ohio State 27, (10) Iowa 24 (OT)
Devin Barclay's 39-yard field goal in the first overtime gives the Buckeyes the Big Ten's automatic BCS berth, most likely putting them in the Rose Bowl.
Played earlier this week: (5) Cincinnati
Other games:
North Carolina 33, (14) Miami 24
UCF 37, (15) Houston 32
California 24, (17) Arizona 16
Nationwide Series:
Able Body Labor 200 in Avondale, Arizona:
(1) Carl Edwards (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet, Kevin Harvick Incorporated) (3) Reed Sorenson (Toyota, Braun Racing)
Standings (with 1 race remaining): (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) 5487 points (2) Edwards 5297 (3) Brad Keselowski (Chevrolet, JR Motorsports) 5242
Busch needs only to start next week's race at Homestead to claim the season title.
KBO-NPB Club Championship in Nagasaki, Japan:
Yomiuri Giants (JPN) 9, Kia Tigers (KOR) 4
World Cup in Park City, United States:
Four-man: 01 ! Lyndon Rush/Chris le Bihan/Dan Humphries/Lascelles Brown (CAN) 1:36.43 02 ! Jānis Miņins/Daumants Dreiškens/Oskars Melbārdis/Intars Dambis (LAT) & Dmitry Abramovitch/Filipp Yegorov/Dmitriy Stepushkin/Sergey Prudnikov (RUS) 1:36.45
Miguel Angel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas: TV bouts:
Manny Pacquiao def. Miguel Angel Cotto via TKO in the 12th round after the referee stopped the fight to win the WBO welterweight championship.
Cotto was knocked down thrice before the referee stopped the fight.
Julio César Chávez, Jr. KOd Troy Rowland in the 7th round.
Yuri Foreman def. Daniel Santos via unanimous decision.
CIS football championships (CIS Top Ten rankings in parentheses):
Hardy Cup Canada West championship game:
(2) Calgary Dinos 39, (3) Saskatchewan Huskies 38
Yates Cup OUA championship game:
(4) Queen's Golden Gaels 43, (5) Western Ontario Mustangs 39
Dunsmore Cup QUFL championship game:
(1) Laval Rouge-et-Or 31, (8) Montreal Carabins 7
Loney Bowl AUS championship game:
(6) Saint Mary's Huskies 31, (10) St. Francis Xavier X-Men 22
ISU Grand Prix:
Skate America in Lake Placid, New York, United States: (skaters in bold qualify for the Grand Prix Final)
Ice Dance – standings after Original Dance: (1) Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto (USA) 100.23 (2) Jana Khokhlova/Sergei Novitski (RUS) 86.47 (3) Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte (ITA) 86.13
Pairs: 01 ! Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo (CHN) 201.40 02 ! Tatiana Volosozhar/Stanislav Morozov (UKR) 171.82 03 ! Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao (CHN) 168.19
Standings after 5 of 6 events: Shen/Zhao, Pang Qing/Tong Jian (CHN) 30 points, Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 26, Zhang/Zhang, Volosozhar/Morozov 24.
Ladies' Short Program: (1) Kim Yuna (KOR) 76.28 (WR) (2) Rachael Flatt (USA) 58.80 (3) Júlia Sebestyén (HUN) 58.54
Kim improves her own world record from the 2009 World Championships by 0.12 points.
Men: 01 ! Evan Lysacek (USA) 237.72 02 ! Shawn Sawyer (CAN) 203.91 03 ! Ryan Bradley (USA) 198.12
Standings after 5 events: Nobunari Oda (JPN) 30 points, Lysacek 28, Brian Joubert (FRA) 24, Johnny Weir (USA) 22, Tomáš Verner (CZE) 20.
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification: (teams in bold qualify for 2010 FIFA World Cup)
UEFA Playoffs, first leg:
Republic of Ireland 0–1 France
Portugal 1–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greece 0–0 Ukraine
Russia 2–1 Slovenia
CONMEBOL / CONCACAF Intercontinental Playoffs, first leg:
Costa Rica 0–1 Uruguay
CAF Third Round, matchday 6: (teams in italics qualify for 2010 African Cup of Nations)
Group A:
Togo 1–0 Gabon
Morocco 0–2 Cameroon
The Indomitable Lions qualify for the World Cup for the sixth time.
Final standings: Cameroon 13 points, Gabon 9, Togo 8, Morocco 3.
Group B:
Mozambique 1–0 Tunisia
Kenya 2–3 Nigeria
83rd-minute goals by Obafemi Martins for Nigeria and Dário for Mozambique give the Super Eagles their passage to the World Cup Finals for the fourth time.
Final standings: Nigeria 12 points, Tunisia 11, Mozambique 7, Kenya 3.
Group C:
Rwanda 0–0 Zambia
Egypt 2–0 Algeria
Goals by Amr Zaki after 2 minutes and Emad Moteab in the 5th minute of injury time put the Pharaohs level with the Desert Foxes at the top of the group and send the teams to a tiebreaker playoff match in Omdurman, Sudan, on November 18.
Final standings: Algeria, Egypt 13 points, Zambia 5, Rwanda 2.
Group D:
Sudan 1–2 Benin
Standings: Ghana 12 points (5 matches), Benin 10 (6), Mali 8 (5), Sudan 1 (6).
Group E:
Burkina Faso 1–0 Malawi
Ivory Coast 3–0 Guinea
Final standings: Côte d'Ivoire 16 points, Burkina Faso 12, Malawi 4, Guinea 3.
OFC / AFC Intercontinental Playoffs, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
New Zealand 1–0 (0–0) Bahrain. New Zealand win 1–0 on aggregate.
Rory Fallon scores in the 45th minute, and goalkeeper Mark Paston saves a penalty from Sayed Mohamed Adnan, to lift the All Whites to the World Cup Finals for the second time, while Bahrain is eliminated in the intercontinental playoffs for the second straight time.
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
Group 4: Hungary 1–1 Ukraine
2011 Asian Cup qualification:
Group B:
Kuwait 2–1 Indonesia
Oman 1–2 Australia
Group C:
Uzbekistan 3–1 Malaysia
Group D:
Vietnam 0–1 Syria
Lebanon 0–2 China PR
Group E:
Singapore 1–3 Thailand
Iran 1–0 Jordan
Friendly international matches: (teams in bold have qualified for 2010 FIFA World Cup)
Belgium 3–0 Hungary
Brazil 1–0 England in Doha, Qatar
Croatia 5–0 Liechtenstein
Denmark 0–0 South Korea
Estonia 0–0 Albania
Italy 0–0 Netherlands
Luxembourg 1–1 Iceland
Macedonia 3–0 Canada
Northern Ireland 0–1 Serbia
Poland 0–1 Romania
Saudi Arabia 1–1 Belarus
Slovakia 1–0 United States
South Africa 0–0 Japan
Spain 2–1 Argentina
Switzerland 0–1 Norway
Wales 3–0 Scotland
MLS Cup Playoffs:
Eastern Conference Finals:
Real Salt Lake 0, Chicago Fire 0. Real Salt Lake win 5–4 in penalty shootout.
Trampoline World Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Double Mini Men: 01 ! André Lico (POR) 75.500 02 ! Tim Lunding (SWE) 69.600 03 ! André Fernandes (POR) 69.300
Tumbling Men: 01 ! Tagir Murtazaev (RUS) 77.300 02 ! Yang Song (CHN) 75.000 03 ! Mikhail Kostyanov (RUS) 73.900
Double Mini Women: 01 ! Victoria Voronina (RUS) 68.300 02 ! Galina Goncharenko (RUS) 68.000 03 ! Corissa Boychuk (CAN) 67.100
Trampoline Synchro Men: 01 ! Tetsuya Sotomura/Yasuhiro Ueyama (JPN) 50.800 02 ! Sébastien Martiny/Grégoire Pennes (FRA) 50.000 03 ! Oleksandr Chernonos/Yuriy Nikitin (UKR) 50.000
Tumbling Women: 01 ! Anna Korobeynikova (RUS) 69.400 02 ! Elena Krasnokutskaya (RUS) 66.900 03 ! Ashley Speed (CAN) 62.800
Individual Trampoline Women: 01 ! Huang Shanshan (CHN) 39.500 02 ! He Wenna (CHN) 39.400 03 ! Karen Cockburn (CAN) 38.700
Four Nations Final in Leeds, England:
Australia 46–16 England
Australia win the tournament for the fourth time.
Atlantic Cup in Jacksonville, Florida, United States:
United States 37–22 Jamaica
End of year tests:
Week 3:
Italy 6–20 New Zealand in Milan
England 16–9 Argentina in London
Scotland 23–10 Fiji in Edinburgh
Georgia 24–22 Argentina XV in Tbilisi
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying:
Africa Round 3, first leg:
Tunisia 13–18 Namibia in Tunis
Americas Round 4, first leg:
Uruguay 22–27 United States in Montevideo
World Cup in Marquette, Michigan, United States:
Men:
1500 m: 01 ! Lee Jung-Su (KOR) 2:13.595 02 ! Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) 2:13.731 03 ! Charles Hamelin (CAN) 2:14.216
Final standings: 01 ! Lee 2440 points 02 ! Hamelin 2152 03 ! Sung Si-Bak (KOR) 1869
500 m: 01 ! François-Louis Tremblay (CAN) 40.684 02 ! Thibaut Fauconnet (FRA) 40.909 03 ! Sung Si-Bak (KOR) 40.651
Final standings: 01 ! Charles Hamelin (CAN) 2328 points 02 ! Tremblay 2024 03 ! Sung 1608
Women:
1500 m: 01 ! Zhou Yang (CHN) 2:22.700 02 ! Liu Qiuhong (CHN) 2:22.870 03 ! Lee Eun-Byul (KOR) 2:22.919
Final standings: 01 ! Zhou 2640 points 02 ! Lee 2440 03 ! Katherine Reutter (USA) 1968
500 m: 01 ! Wang Meng (CHN) 42.961 02 ! Kalyna Roberge (CAN) 43.267 03 ! Marianne St-Gelais CAN 43.373
Final standings: 01 ! Wang 3000 points 02 ! Roberge 2240 03 ! Zhao Nannan (CHN) 1952
World Cup 2 in Heerenveen, Netherlands:
500 m women: 01 ! Jenny Wolf (GER) 37.83 02 ! Wang Beixing (CHN) 38.07 03 ! Annette Gerritsen (NED) 38.18
Standings after 4 of 12 races: (1) Wolf 380 points (2) Wang 340 (3) Gerritsen 270
500 m men: 01 ! Joji Kato (JPN) 34.98 02 ! Jan Smeekens (NED) 35.02 03 ! Lee Kang-seok (KOR) 35.13
Standings after 4 of 12 races: (1) Lee 310 points (2) Keiichiro Nagashima (JPN) 251 (3) Tucker Fredricks (USA) 246
1500 m women: 01 ! Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:56.69 02 ! Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:56.74 03 ! Kristina Groves (CAN) 1:57.05
Standings after 2 of 6 races: (1) Nesbitt 180 points (2) Groves 130 (3) Wüst 124
5000 m men: 01 ! Sven Kramer (NED) 6:16.29 02 ! Bob de Jong (NED) 6:16.38 03 ! Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 6:17.10
Standings after 2 of 6 races: (1) Kramer 200 points (2) de Jong 150 (3) Bøkko 150
Women's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan:
Round 4 in Fukuoka:
Thailand 2–3 South Korea
Italy 3–0 Brazil
Dominican Republic 3–1 Japan
Standings: Italy 8 points, Brazil 7, Japan, Dominican Republic 6, Korea 5, Thailand 4.
NCAA:
BCS Top 10 (unbeaten team in bold):
(5) Cincinnati 24, (25) West Virginia 21
The Bearcats go to 10–0 for the first time in history.
Camping World Truck Series:
Ron Hornaday clinches his record fourth Truck Series title by finishing fourth at the Lucas Oil 150, the first of three NASCAR races this weekend at Phoenix. The 51-year-old Hornaday also becomes the oldest driver ever to win a season title in a NASCAR national touring series.
College basketball news:
Harry Statham, head coach at the NAIA school McKendree, becomes the first men's coach at a four-year school to reach 1,000 career wins. (AP via ESPN)
World Cup in Park City, United States:
Women: 01 ! Cathleen Martini/Romy Logsch (GER) 1:39.92 02 ! Sandra Kiriasis/Berit Wiacker (GER) 1:40.12 03 ! Erin Pac/Michelle Rzepka (USA) 1:40.32
Two-man: 01 ! Beat Hefti/Alex Baumann (SUI) 1:37.08 02 ! Todd Hays/Steven Langton (USA) 1:37.19 03 ! Ivo Rüegg/Cedric Grand (SUI) 1:37.25
England in South Africa:
1st T20I in Johannesburg:
England 202/6 (20/20 ov); South Africa 127/3 (13/13 ov). England win by 1 run (D/L method), lead the 2-match series 1–0.
Pakistan v New Zealand in UAE:
2nd T20I in Dubai:
Pakistan 153/5 (20/20 ov); New Zealand 146/5 (20/20 ov). Pakistan win by 7 runs, win the 2-match series 2–0.
ISU Grand Prix:
Skate America in Lake Placid, New York, United States:
Ice Dance – Compulsory Dance: (1) Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto (USA) 39.28 (2) Jana Khokhlova/Sergei Novitski (RUS) 36.94 (3) Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte (ITA) 32.04
Pairs' Short Program: (1) Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo (CHN) 74.36 (2) Tatiana Volosozhar/Stanislav Morozov (UKR) 61.70 (3) Meagan Duhamel/Craig Buntin (CAN) 59.64
Men's Short Program: (1) Evan Lysacek (USA) 79.17 (2) Florent Amodio (FRA) 72.65 (3) Brandon Mroz (USA) 71.40
MLS Cup Playoffs:
Western Conference Finals:
Los Angeles Galaxy 2, Houston Dynamo 0 (OT)
The Galaxy advance to the MLS Cup for a record sixth time.
Trampoline World Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Double Mini Women Team: 01 ! Russia 105.100 02 ! Canada 102.600 03 ! United States 101.900
Tumbling Women Team: 01 ! Russia 100.900 02 ! United States 94.000 03 ! Canada 93.400
Double Mini Men Team: 01 ! Portugal 110.800 02 ! Russia 110.500 03 ! United States 98.700
Trampoline Synchro Women: 01 ! Li Dan/Zhong Xingping (CHN) 47.600 02 ! Karen Cockburn/Rosannagh MacLennan (CAN) 46.900 03 ! Anna Savkina/Ekaterina Khilko (UZB) 45.300
Tumbling Men Team: 01 ! China 110.900 02 ! Russia 109.400 03 ! Belarus 104.500
Individual Trampoline Men: 01 ! Dong Dong (CHN) 42.900 02 ! Lu Chunlong (CHN) 42.300 03 ! Yasuhiro Ueyama (JPN) 42.100
End of year tests:
Week 3:
Wales 17–13 Samoa in Cardiff
France 20–13 South Africa in Toulouse
Ireland A 48–19 Tonga in Belfast
Italy A 33–6 Romania in Piacenza
World Cup 2 in Heerenveen, Netherlands:
500 m women: 01 ! Jenny Wolf (GER) 37.92 02 ! Wang Beixing (CHN) 38.19 03 ! Annette Gerritsen (NED) 38.23
500 m men: 01 ! Keiichiro Nagashima (JPN) 34.98 02 ! Tucker Fredricks (USA) 35.00 03 ! Ronald Mulder (NED) 35.07
3000 m women: 01 ! Stephanie Beckert (GER) 4:05.29 02 ! Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 4:05.68 03 ! Daniela Anschütz-Thoms (GER) 4:05.73
Standings after 2 of 6 races: (1) Sáblíková 180 (2) Beckert 170 (3) Anschütz-Thoms 130
1500 m men: 01 ! Shani Davis (USA) 1:44.48 02 ! Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 1:45.57 03 ! Stefan Groothuis (NED) 1:45.74
Standings after 2 of 6 races: (1) Davis 200 (2) Bøkko 160 (3) Groothuis 130
NFL Week 10:
San Francisco 49ers 10, Chicago Bears 6
NCAA:
BCS Top 25:
Rutgers 31, (24) South Florida 0
Euroleague:
Regular Season Game 4:
Group B:
Lietuvos Rytas 78–56 Partizan
Olympiacos 105–90 Efes Pilsen
Standings: Unicaja 4–0, Olympiacos, Lietuvos Rytas 3–1, Efes Pilsen, Partizan 1–3, Orléans 0–4.
Group C:
Lottomatica Roma 90–92 (OT) Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
Standings: Roma, Maccabi, Caja Laboral 3–1, CSKA Moscow 2–2, Maroussi 1–3, Olimpija 0–4.
Group D:
Armani Jeans Milano 68–72 Khimki Moscow Region
Standings: Panathinaikos, Real Madrid, Khimki 3–1, Milano, Asseco Prokom, EWE Baskets 1–3.
NBA news:
The New Orleans Hornets become the first team this season to fire its head coach, dismissing Byron Scott after a 3–6 start. (ESPN)
Pakistan v New Zealand in UAE:
1st T20I in Dubai:
Pakistan 161/8 (20/20 ov); New Zealand 112 (18.3/20 ov). Pakistan win by 49 runs, lead the 2-match series 1–0.
U-17 World Cup in Nigeria:
Semifinals:
Colombia 0–4 Switzerland
Spain 1–3 Nigeria
UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Lyon 5–0 (1–0) Fortuna Hjørring. Lyon win 6–0 on aggregate.
Copa Sudamericana Semifinals, first leg:
River Plate 2–1 LDU Quito
Trampoline World Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Trampoline Women Team: 01 ! China 117.00 02 ! Russia 110.30 03 ! Canada 109.60
Trampoline Men Team: 01 ! China 126.70 02 ! Belarus 120.50 03 ! Russia 117.00
Independent arbitrators appointed by SANZAR, the body that operates the Tri Nations and Super 14 competitions, award the 15th Super Rugby franchise to Melbourne. The new team will begin play in an expanded Super 15 competition in 2011. (Australian Associated Press)
World Cup in Park City, United States:
Men: 01 ! Martins Dukurs (LAT) 1:39.75 02 ! Sandro Stielicke (GER) 1:40.27 03 ! Kristan Bromley (GBR) 1:40.37
Women: 01 ! Anja Huber (GER) 51.22 02 ! Amy Gough (CAN) 51.36 03 ! Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) 51.37
The second heat was cancelled because of snow and strong winds.
Premier League Snooker – League phase in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)
John Higgins (SCO) 4–2 Judd Trump (ENG)
Shaun Murphy (ENG) 4–2 Neil Robertson (AUS)
Standings: Higgins 8 points (5 games), Trump, Ronnie O'Sullivan 6 (5), Stephen Hendry, Murphy 5 (5), Robertson 5 (6), Marco Fu 1 (5).
Women's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan:
Round 3 in Tokyo:
South Korea 0–3 Brazil
Dominican Republic 0–3 Italy
Japan 3–0 Thailand
Standings: Brazil, Italy 6 points, Japan 5, Dominican Republic 4, Thailand, Korea 3.
Euroleague:
Regular Season Game 4 (unbeaten teams in bold):
Group A:
Cibona Zagreb 64–52 Žalgiris Kaunas
Fenerbahçe Ülker Istanbul 83–87 Montepaschi Siena
Regal FC Barcelona 76–62 ASVEL Villeurbanne
Standings: Siena and Barcelona 4–0, Fenerbahçe Ülker 2–2, Cibona and Žalgiris 1–3, Villeurbanne 0–4.
Group B:
Orléans 74–86 Unicaja Málaga
Group C:
Maroussi Athens 86–103 Caja Laboral Baskonia
CSKA Moscow 79–69 Union Olimpija Ljubljana
Group D:
Asseco Prokom Gdynia 65–75 Panathinaikos Athens
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 61–104 Real Madrid
Australia in India:
7th ODI in Navi Mumbai:
Match abandoned without a ball bowled. Australia win the 7-match series 4–2.
UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Torres 4–1 (4–1) Neulengbach. Torres win 8–2 on aggregate.
Arsenal 2–0 (3–0) Sparta Praha. Arsenal win 5–0 on aggregate.
Zvezda 2005 Perm 1–1 (0–0) Røa. 1–1 on aggregate, Røa win on away goals.
Umeå 1–1 (1–0) Rossiyanka. Umeå win 2–1 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich 0–1 (ET) (0–0) Montpellier. Montpellier win 1–0 on aggregate.
Linköping 0–2 (1–1) Duisburg. Duisburg win 3–1 on aggregate.
Brøndby 0–4 (0–1) Turbine Potsdam. Turbine Potsdam win 5–0 on aggregate.
Copa Sudamericana Semifinals, first leg:
Cerro Porteño 0–1 Fluminense
Women's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan:
Round 2 in Tokyo:
Thailand 1–3 Dominican Republic
Italy 3–2 South Korea
Brazil 3–1 Japan
Standings: Brazil, Italy 4 points, Japan, Dominican Republic 3, Thailand, Korea 2.
Zimbabwe in South Africa:
2nd ODI in Centurion:
South Africa 331/5 (50 ov, Jean-Paul Duminy 111*); Zimbabwe 119 (34.3 ov). South Africa win by 212 runs, win the 2-match series 2–0.
Copa del Rey Round of 32, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Real Madrid 1–0 (0–4) Alcorcón
In a stunning result, Real Madrid is eliminated by third division team Alcorcón, 4–1 on aggregate.
Women's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan:
Round 1 in Tokyo:
Thailand 0–3 Italy
Dominican Republic 0–3 Brazil
Japan 3–1 South Korea
NFL Monday Night Football Week 9:
Pittsburgh Steelers 28, Denver Broncos 10
NCAA:
Jim Boeheim becomes the eighth Division I coach to record 800 wins, reaching the mark in his 1,087th game, as Syracuse defeats Albany 75–43.
Pakistan v New Zealand in UAE:
3rd ODI in Abu Dhabi:
New Zealand 211 (46.3 ov); Pakistan 204 (49.1 ov). New Zealand win by 7 runs, win the 3-match series 2–1.
U-17 World Cup in Nigeria:
Quarterfinals:
Spain 3–3 (4–2 pen.) Uruguay
Korea Republic 1–3 Nigeria
World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States:
Joe Cada defeats Darvin Moon to win the US $8,547,042 first prize, and becomes the youngest winner of the US $10,000 Buy-in Main Event at the age of 21.
NFL Week 9 (unbeaten teams in bold):
Atlanta Falcons 31, Washington Redskins 17
Arizona Cardinals 41, Chicago Bears 21
Cincinnati Bengals 17, Baltimore Ravens 7
Indianapolis Colts 20, Houston Texans 17
The Colts become the fourth team in NFL history to win 17 straight regular-season games and Jim Caldwell becomes the first rookie coach since 1930 to win his first eight games.
Jacksonville Jaguars 24, Kansas City Chiefs 21
New England Patriots 27, Miami Dolphins 17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38, Green Bay Packers 28
Josh Freeman passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns in his first game as starting quarterback and leads the Bucs to their first win after an 11-game losing streak.
New Orleans Saints 30, Carolina Panthers 20
The Saints rally from a 14–0 first-quarter deficit to stay unbeaten.
Seattle Seahawks 32, Detroit Lions 20
Tennessee Titans 34, San Francisco 49ers 27
San Diego Chargers 21, New York Giants 20
Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys 20, Philadelphia Eagles 16
Bye week: Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams
College football news:
In the BCS rankings, TCU rises to fourth—the highest ever for a school in a conference whose champion does not automatically qualify for one of the five BCS bowls.
Chase for the Sprint Cup:
Dickies 500 in Fort Worth, Texas:
(1) Kurt Busch (Dodge, Penske Racing) (2) Denny Hamlin (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Matt Kenseth (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing)
Drivers' standings (with 2 races remaining): (1) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6297 points (2) Mark Martin (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6224 (−79) (3) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6185 (−112)
An accident on Lap Three involving Johnson cuts his points lead, finishing 35th in the race.
Australia in India:
6th ODI in Guwahati:
India 170 (48 ov); Australia 172/4 (41.5 ov). Australia win by 6 wickets, clinch the series and lead the 7-match series 4–2.
Zimbabwe in South Africa:
1st ODI in Benoni:
South Africa 295/5 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 250/6 (50 ov, Tatenda Taibu 103*). South Africa win by 45 runs, lead the 2-match series 1–0.
ISU Grand Prix:
NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan: (skaters in bold qualify for the Grand Prix Final)
Ice Dance: 01 ! Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) 201.97 02 ! Sinead Kerr/John Kerr (GBR) 177.73 03 ! Vanessa Crone/Paul Poirier (CAN) 165.89
Standings after 4 of 6 events: Davis/White 30 points, Kerr/Kerr 24, Crone/Poirier 20.
U-17 World Cup in Nigeria:
Quarterfinals:
Colombia 1–1 (5–3 pen.) Turkey
Switzerland 2–1 Italy
MLS Cup Playoffs:
Western Conference Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Houston Dynamo 1 (0), Seattle Sounders FC 0 (0) (OT). Houston Dynamo win 1–0 on aggregate.
Los Angeles Galaxy 1 (2), Chivas USA 0 (2). Los Angeles Galaxy win 3–2 on aggregate.
Norwegian Cup Final in Oslo:
Molde 2–2 (4–5 pen.) Aalesund
Aalesund win the first trophy in their history, and qualify for next year's Europa League.
Korean FA Cup Final in Seongnam:
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–1 (2–4 pen.) Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Suwon Bluewings win the Cup for the second time.
Singapore Cup Final in Jalan Besar:
Geylang United 1–0 Bangkok Glass
World Golf Championships:
HSBC Champions in Shanghai:
Winner: Phil Mickelson (USA) 271 (−17)
LPGA Tour:
Mizuno Classic in Shima, Mie, Japan:
Winner: Bo Bae Song (KOR) 201 (−15)
Moto GP:
Valencian Grand Prix in Valencia: (1) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda) 46:47.553 (2) Valentino Rossi (ITA) (Yamaha) +2.630 (3) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) +2.913
Final riders' standings: (1) Rossi 306 points (2) Lorenzo 261 (3) Pedrosa 234
Final manufacturers' standings: (1) Yamaha 386 (2) Honda 297 (3) Ducati 272
European Cup:
Final in Bridgend, Wales:
02 ! Scotland 16–28 01 ! Wales
Wales win the trophy for the fifth time.
3rd place playoff in Maesteg, Wales:
03 ! Lebanon 40–16 Ireland
5th place playoff in Maesteg:
Italy 42–14 Serbia
Serbia will be relegated to the European Shield in 2010.
World Cup in Montreal, Canada:
Men:
1000 m: 01 ! Sung Si-Bak (KOR) 02 ! Lee Jung-Su (KOR) 03 ! Charles Hamelin (CAN)
5000 m Relay: 01 ! South Korea 02 ! Canada 03 ! China
Women:
1000 m: 01 ! Zhou Yang (CHN) 02 ! Wang Meng (CHN) 03 ! Liu Qiohong (CHN)
3000 m Relay: 01 ! China 02 ! United States 03 ! Canada
World Cup 1 in Berlin, Germany:
500 m women (2): 01 ! Jenny Wolf (GER) 37.52 02 ! Wang Beixing (CHN) 37.94 03 ! Annette Gerritsen (NED) 38.27
Standing after 2 of 12 races: Wolf, Wang 180 points, Gerritsen 130
500 m men (2): 01 ! Tucker Fredricks (USA) 35.06 02 ! Lee Kang-seok (KOR) 35.10 03 ! Lee Kyou-hyuk (KOR) 35.10
Standing after 2 of 12 races: Lee Kang-seok 180 points, Lee Kyou-hyuk 150, Fredricks 116
1500 m women: 01 ! Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:55.54 02 ! Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 1:56.99 03 ! Brittany Schussler (CAN) 1:57.26
1500 m men: 01 ! Shani Davis (USA) 1:44.47 02 ! Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 1:45.56 03 ! Denny Morrison (CAN) 1:45.69
ATP World Tour:
Valencia Open 500 in Valencia, Spain:
Final: Andy Murray (GBR) def. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6–3, 6–2
Murray wins his sixth title of the year and 14th of his career in his first tournament back from a wrist injury.
Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland:
Final: Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Roger Federer (SUI) 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Djokovic wins his fourth title of the year and 15th of his career, and denies Federer a fourth consecutive win at his hometown tournament.
WTA Tour:
Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali, Indonesia:
Final: Aravane Rezaï (FRA) def. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 7–5 (ret.)
Rezaï wins her second tournament of the year and her career when top seed Bartoli is forced to retire with a quadriceps injury.
Fed Cup:
Fed Cup Final in Reggio Calabria, day 2:
Italy 4–0 United States
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Melanie Oudin (USA) 7–5, 6–2
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) vs. Alexa Glatch (USA) not played
Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci (ITA) def. Liezel Huber/Vania King (USA) 4–6, 6–3, 11–9
Italy beat the USA for the first time in 10 meetings, and win the Fed Cup for the second time.
Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
3rd place: 03 ! Zenit Kazan 3–0 Paykan Tehran
Final: 02 ! PGE Skra Bełchatów 0–3 01 ! Trentino BetClic
Trentino BetClic becomes the fifth consecutive Italian title winner.
NCAA:
BCS Top 10 (unbeaten teams in bold):
(1) Florida 27, Vanderbilt 3
(2) Texas 35, UCF 3
(3) Alabama 24, (9) LSU 15
The Tide book their place in the SEC Championship Game against Florida.
Northwestern 17, (4) Iowa 10
Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi is knocked out of the game with an apparent ankle injury on a play that gives the Wildcats their first touchdown, and the Hawkeyes' unbeaten season and national title hopes go down with him.
(5) Cincinnati 47, Connecticut 45
(6) TCU 55, San Diego State 12
Stanford 51, (8) Oregon 42
(10) Georgia Tech 30, Wake Forest 27 (OT)
Played earlier this week: (7) Boise State
Other games:
(16) Ohio State 24, (11) Penn State 7
Oregon State 31, (20) California 14
Navy 23, (22) Notre Dame 21
The Midshipmen win consecutive games in South Bend for the first time since 1961 and 1963.
Nebraska 10, (24) Oklahoma 3
Nationwide Series:
O'Reilly Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas:
(1) Kyle Busch (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Casey Mears (Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing) (3) Jason Leffler (Toyota, Braun Racing)
Standings (with 2 races remaining): (1) Busch 5374 points (2) Carl Edwards (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) 5102 (3) Brad Keselowski (Chevrolet, JR Motorsports) 5082
V8 Supercars:
The Island 300 in Phillip Island, Victoria:
Race 21: (1) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) Will Davison (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (3) Rick Kelly (AUS) (Holden Commodore)
Drivers' standings (after 21 of 26 races): (1) Whincup 2754 points (2) Davison 2710 (3) Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 2435
Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
Japan Series:
Game 6, Yomiuri Giants 2, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 0. Giants win best-of-7 series 4–2.
The Giants win the Series for a record 21st time.
CIS football championships (CIS Top Ten rankings in parentheses):
Hardy Cup Canada West semifinals:
(2) Calgary Dinos 45, Alberta Golden Bears 13
(3) Saskatchewan Huskies 53, Regina Rams 23
Yates Cup OUA semifinals:
(4) Queen's Golden Gaels 32, (9) McMaster Marauders 6
(5) Western Ontario Mustangs 26, (7) Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 16
Dunsmore Cup QUFL semifinals:
(1) Laval Rouge-et-Or 63, Concordia Stingers 1
(8) Montreal Carabins 40, Bishop's Gaiters 15
Loney Bowl AUS semifinal:
(10) St. Francis Xavier X-Men 33, Acadia Axemen 30
ISU Grand Prix:
NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan: (skaters in bold qualify for the Grand Prix Final)
Ice Dance – standings after Original Dance: (1) Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) 101.18 (2) Sinead Kerr/John Kerr (GBR) 91.57 (3) Vanessa Crone/Paul Poirier (CAN) 81.38
Pairs: 01 ! Pang Qing/Tong Jian (CHN) 199.65 02 ! Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 193.05 03 ! Rena Inoue/John Baldwin (USA) 158.78
Standings after 4 of 6 events: Pang/Tong 30 points, Kavaguti/Smirnov 26, Inoue/Baldwin 20.
Men: 01 ! Brian Joubert (FRA) 232.70 02 ! Johnny Weir (USA) 217.70 03 ! Michal Březina (CZE) 217.48
Standings: Nobunari Oda (JPN) 30 points, Joubert 24, Weir 22.
Ladies: 01 ! Miki Ando (JPN) 162.55 02 ! Alena Leonova (RUS) 160.85 03 ! Ashley Wagner (USA) 155.99
Standings: Ando 30 points, Leonova, Wagner 24.
CAF Champions League finals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
TP Mazembe 1–0 (1–2) Heartland. Aggregate 2–2, TP Mazembe win on away goals.
TP Mazembe win the title for the third time, and qualify for FIFA Club World Cup.
AFC Champions League Final in Tokyo:
Al-Ittihad 1–2 Pohang Steelers
Pohang Steelers win the title for the third time, and qualify for FIFA Club World Cup.
MLS Cup Playoffs:
Eastern Conference Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Chicago Fire 2 (1), New England Revolution 0 (2). Chicago Fire win 3–2 on aggregate.
The Fire will play against Real Salt Lake at home in the Conference Final on November 14.
Swedish Cup Final in Solna:
AIK 2–0 IFK Göteborg
AIK win the Cup for the eighth time and complete a league-cup double.
Breeders' Cup in Arcadia, California, Day 2:
Juvenile Turf:
Winner: Pounced (jockey Frankie Dettori, trainer John Gosden)
Turf Sprint:
Winner: California Flag (jockey Joe Talamo, trainer Brian Koriner)
Sprint:
Winner: Dancing in Silks (jockey Joel Rosario, trainer Carla Gaines)
The 25–1 shot wins in a four-horse photo finish.
Juvenile:
Winner: Vale of York (jockey Ahmed Ajtabi, trainer Saeed bin Suroor)
Mile:
Winner: Goldikova (jockey Olivier Peslier, trainer Freddy Head)
Goldikova becomes the fourth horse to win the Mile twice. Head, already the first person to both ride and train winners of a Breeders' Cup race, becomes the first person to score consecutive wins in both roles.
Dirt Mile:
Winner: Furthest Land (jockey Julien Leparoux, trainer Michael J. Maker)
Turf:
Winner: Conduit (jockey Ryan Moore, trainer Michael Stoute)
Conduit becomes the second horse to successfully defend a Breeders' Cup title this year.
Classic:
Winner: Zenyatta (jockey Mike Smith, trainer John Shirreffs)
The unbeaten Zenyatta becomes the first filly or mare to win the Classic, and the first horse ever to win two different Breeders' Cup races.
Four Nations: (teams in bold advance to the Final)
Round 3:
England 20–12 New Zealand
France 4–42 Australia
Final standings: Australia 5 points, England 4, New Zealand 3, France 0.
End of year tests:
Week 2:
England 9–18 Australia in London
Portugal 9–12 Namibia in Lisbon
Wales 12–19 New Zealand in Cardiff
Air New Zealand Cup Final in Christchurch:
Canterbury 28–20 Wellington
Canterbury win what is intended to be the final Air New Zealand Cup before the reorganisation of New Zealand domestic rugby in 2010.
World Cup in Montreal, Canada:
Men:
1500 m: 01 ! Charles Hamelin (CAN) 02 ! Sung Si-Bak (KOR) 03 ! Travis Jayner (USA)
500 m: 01 ! Charles Hamelin (CAN) 02 ! Apolo Anton Ohno (USA) 03 ! Jeff Simon (USA)
Women:
1500 m: 01 ! Katherine Reutter (USA) 02 ! Cho Ha-Ri (KOR) 03 ! Liu Qiohong (CHN)
500 m: 01 ! Wang Meng (CHN) 02 ! Kalyna Roberge (CAN) 03 ! Zhao Nannan (CHN)
World Cup 1 in Berlin, Germany:
500 m women (1): 01 ! Wang Beixing (CHN) 37.85 02 ! Jenny Wolf (GER) 38.04 03 ! Nao Kodaira (JPN) 38.19|-
5000 m men: 01 ! Sven Kramer (NED) 6:14.69 02 ! Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 6:17.17 03 ! Bob de Jong (NED) 6:19.22
1000 m women (1): 01 ! Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:15.41 02 ! Nao Kodaira (JPN) 1:15.92 03 ! Marianne Timmer (NED) 1:16.13
Fed Cup:
Fed Cup Final in Reggio Calabria, day 1:
Italy 2–0 United States
Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Alexa Glatch (USA) 6–3, 6–1
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) def. Melanie Oudin (USA) 7–6(2), 6–2
Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
Semifinals:
PGE Skra Bełchatów 3–1 Zenit Kazan
Trentino BetClic 3–0 Paykan Tehran
NCAA BCS Top 10 (unbeaten team in bold):
(7) Boise State 45, Louisiana Tech 35
Pakistan v New Zealand in UAE:
2nd ODI in Abu Dhabi:
New Zealand 303/8 (50 ov, Brendon McCullum 131); Pakistan 239 (47.2 ov). New Zealand win by 64 runs. 3-match series level 1–1.
ISU Grand Prix:
NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan:
Ice Dance – Compulsory Dance: (1) Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) 38.09 (2) Sinead Kerr/John Kerr (GBR) 35.04 (3) Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 31.72
Pairs – Short Program: (1) Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 68.90 (2) Pang Qing/Tong Jian (CHN) 67.30 (3) Caydee Denney/Jeremy Barrett (USA) 55.20
Men – Short Program: (1) Brian Joubert (FRA) 85.35 (2) Jeremy Abbott (USA) 83.00 (3) Johnny Weir (USA) 78.35
Ladies – Short Program: (1) Ashley Wagner (USA) 56.54 (2) Miki Ando (JPN) 56.22 (3) Yukari Nakano (JPN) 54.92
Breeders' Cup in Arcadia, California, Day 1:
Marathon:
Winner: Man of Iron (jockey Johnny Murtagh, trainer Aidan O'Brien)
Juvenile Fillies Turf:
Winner: Tapitsfly (jockey Robby Albarado, trainer Dale Romans)
Juvenile Fillies:
Winner: She Be Wild (jockey Julien Leparoux, trainer Wayne Catalano)
Filly & Mare Turf:
Winner: Midday (jockey Thomas Queally, trainer Henry Cecil)
Filly & Mare Sprint:
Winner: Informed Decision (jockey Julien Leparoux, trainer Jonathan Sheppard)
Ladies' Classic:
Winner: Life Is Sweet (jockey: Garrett K. Gomez, trainer: John Shirreffs)
End of year tests:
Week 2:
Leicester Tigers 22–17 South Africa in Leicester
World Cup 1 in Berlin, Germany:
500 m men (1): 01 ! Lee Kang-seok (KOR) 34.80 02 ! Lee Kyou-hyuk (KOR) 35.02 03 ! Keiichiro Nagashima (JPN) 35.13
3000 m women: 01 ! Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 4:00.75 02 ! Masako Hozumi (JPN) 4:06.25 03 ! Stephanie Beckert (GER) 4:07.17
1000 m men (1): 01 ! Shani Davis (USA) 1:08.53 02 ! Yevgeny Lalenkov (RUS) 1:09.11 03 ! Mun Jun (KOR) 1:09.43
Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
Japan Series:
Game 5: Yomiuri Giants 3, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 2. Giants lead best-of-7 series 3–2.
Shinji Takahashi's homer in the top of the 9th inning gives the Fighters the lead, but the Giants tie the game with a solo homer by Yoshiyuki Kamei and then Shinnosuke Abe ends it with a walk-off home run.
Euroleague:
Regular Season Game 3: (unbeaten teams in bold)
Group A:
Žalgiris 70–77 Regal FC Barcelona
Group B:
Partizan 78–71 Orléans
Unicaja Málaga 93–88 Efes Pilsen
Group C:
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 71–54 CSKA Moscow
Union Olimpija Ljubljana 76–82 Caja Laboral Baskonia
Group D:
Real Madrid 80–70 Panathinaikos Athens
Australia in India:
5th ODI in Hyderabad:
Australia 350/4 (50 ov, Shaun Marsh 112); India 347 (49.4 ov, Sachin Tendulkar 175). Australia win by 3 runs, lead the 7-match series 3–2.
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh:
5th ODI in Chittagong:
Zimbabwe 221/9 (50 ov, Brendan Taylor 118 *); Bangladesh 222/9 (49 ov). Bangladesh win by 1 wicket, win the 5-match series 4–1.
U-17 World Cup in Nigeria:
Round of 16:
Spain 4–1 Burkina Faso
Iran 1–2 (ET) Uruguay
Mexico 1–1 (3–5 pen.) Korea Republic
Nigeria 5–0 New Zealand
UEFA Europa League group stage, Matchday 4: (teams in bold advance to the round of 32)
Group A:
Anderlecht 3–1 Timişoara
Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 Ajax
Standings: Ajax, Anderlecht 8 points, Timişoara 2, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
Group B:
Slavia Prague 2–2 Valencia
Genoa 3–2 Lille
Standings: Lille 7, Valencia, Genoa 6, Slavia Prague 2.
Group C:
Hamburg 0–0 Celtic
Rapid Wien 0–3 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Standings: Hapoel Tel Aviv 9 points, Hamburg 7, Rapid Wien 4, Celtic 2.
Group D:
Sporting CP 1–1 Ventspils
Heerenveen 2–3 Hertha BSC
Standings: Sporting CP 10 points, Hertha BSC, Heerenveen 4, Ventspils 3.
Group E:
Roma 2–1 Fulham
Basel 3–1 CSKA Sofia
Standings: Basel 9, Roma 7, Fulham 5, CSKA Sofia 1.
Group F:
Dinamo București 0–3 Galatasaray
Sturm Graz 0–1 Panathinaikos
Standings: Galatasaray 10 points, Panathinaikos 9, Dinamo București 3, Sturm Graz 1.
Group G:
Levski Sofia 0–1 Red Bull Salzburg
Villarreal 4–1 Lazio
Standings: Red Bull Salzburg 12 points, Villarreal, Lazio 6, Levski Sofia 0.
Group H:
Twente 2–1 Sheriff Tiraspol
Fenerbahçe 3–1 Steaua București
Standings: Fenerbahçe 9 points, Twente 7, Sheriff Tiraspol 4, Steaua București 2.
Group I:
AEK Athens 2–2 BATE Borisov
Everton 0–2 Benfica
Standings: Benfica 9 points, Everton 6, BATE, AEK Athens 4.
Group J:
Toulouse 0–2 Shakhtar Donetsk
Partizan 2–4 Club Brugge
Standings: Shakhtar Donetsk 12 points, Club Brugge 7, Toulouse 4, Partizan 0.
Group K:
Copenhagen 1–1 PSV Eindhoven
CFR Cluj 2–3 Sparta Prague
Standings: PSV Eindhoven 8 points, Sparta Prague 7, Copenhagen 4, CFR Cluj 3.
Group L:
Werder Bremen 2–0 Austria Wien
Nacional 1–1 Athletic Bilbao
Standings: Werder Bremen 10 points, Athletic Bilbao 7, Nacional, Austria Wien 2.
UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16, first leg:
Fortuna Hjørring 0–1 Lyon
Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Universidad de Chile 0–1 (2–2) Fluminense. Fluminense win 3–2 on aggregate.
LDU Quito 2–1 (1–1) Vélez Sarsfield. LDU Quito win 3–2 on aggregate.
MLS Cup Playoffs:
Eastern Conference Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Real Salt Lake 3 (1), Columbus Crew 2 (0). Real Salt Lake win 4–2 on aggregate.
Premier League Snooker – League phase in Exeter, Devon
Marco Fu (HKG) 2–4 Neil Robertson (AUS)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 2–4 Judd Trump (ENG)
Standings: John Higgins, Trump 6 points (4 games), O'Sullivan 6 (5), Stephen Hendry, Robertson 5 (5), Shaun Murphy 3 (4), Fu 1 (5).
Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Pool A:
Zenit Kazan 3–0 Zamalek
Plataneros de Corozal 0–3 Trentino BetClic
Final standings: Trentino BetClic 6 points, Zenit Kazan 5, Zamalek 4, Plataneros de Corozal 3.
Pool B:
Paykan Tehran 3–0 Al-Arabi
Cimed 1–3 PGE Skra Bełchatów
Final standings: PGE Skra Bełchatów 6 points, Paykan Tehran 5, Cimed 4, Al-Arabi 3.
Major League Baseball postseason:
World Series:
Game 6, New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3. Yankees win series 4–2.
The Yankees win their 27th World Series and their first since 2000. Hideki Matsui is named World Series MVP.
Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
Japan Series:
Game 4, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 8, Yomiuri Giants 4. Series tied 2–2.
Euroleague:
Regular Season Game 3: (unbeaten teams in bold)
Group A:
ASVEL Villeurbanne 65–82 Montepaschi Siena
Fenerbahçe Ülker 67–62 Cibona
Group B:
Olympiacos 97–73 Lietuvos Rytas
Group C:
Maroussi Athens 71–83 Lottomatica Roma
Group D:
Asseco Prokom Gdynia 88–83 Armani Jeans Milano
Khimki Moscow Region 77–72 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
U-17 World Cup in Nigeria:
Round of 16:
Argentina 2–3 Colombia
Turkey 2–0 United Arab Emirates
Switzerland 4–3 (ET) Germany
Italy 2–1 United States
UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 4: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16)
Group E:
Fiorentina 5–2 Debrecen
Lyon 1–1 Liverpool
Standings: Lyon 10 points, Fiorentina 9, Liverpool 4, Debrecen 0.
Group F:
Rubin Kazan 0–0 Barcelona
Dynamo Kyiv 1–2 Internazionale
Standings: Inter 6 points, Rubin Kazan, Barcelona 5, Dynamo Kyiv 4.
Group G:
Unirea Urziceni 1–1 Rangers in progress
Sevilla 1–1 Stuttgart in progress
Standings: Sevilla 10 points, Unirea Urziceni 5, Stuttgart 3, Rangers 2.
Group H:
Arsenal 4–1 AZ
Standard Liège 2–0 Olympiacos
Standings: Arsenal 10 points, Olympiacos 6, Standard Liège 4, AZ 2.
UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16, first leg:
Røa 0–0 Zvezda 2005 Perm
Rossiyanka 0–1 Umeå
Sparta Praha 0–3 Arsenal
Montpellier 0–0 Bayern Munich
Turbine Potsdam 1–0 Brøndby
Neulengbach 1–4 Torres
Duisburg 1–1 Linköping
Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
San Lorenzo 0–1 (1–0) River Plate. 1–1 on aggregate, River Plate win 7–6 on penalties.
Botafogo 1–3 (1–2) Cerro Porteño. Cerro Porteño win 5–2 on aggregate.
Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Pool A:
Zamalek 3–2 Plataneros de Corozal
Trentino BetClic 3–2 Zenit Kazan
Standings: Trentino BetClic 4 points, Zenit Kazan, Zamalek 3, Plataneros de Corozal 2.
Pool B:
Al-Arabi 1–3 Cimed
PGE Skra Bełchatów 3–0 Paykan Tehran
Standings: PGE Skra Bełchatów 4 points, Cimed, Paykan Tehran 3, Al-Arabi 2.
Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
Japan Series:
Game 3, Yomiuri Giants 7, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 4. Giants lead best-of-7 series 2–1.
CIS football:
The Canada West Universities Athletic Association overturns the results of three Manitoba Bisons victories due to ineligible players. As a result of this decision, the Bisons will drop out of the playoffs, and be replaced by the Regina Rams.
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh:
4th ODI in Chittagong:
Zimbabwe 44 (24.5 ov); Bangladesh 49/4 (11.5 ov). Bangladesh win by 6 wickets, lead the 5-match series 3–1.
Zimbabwe's 44 is the 5th lowest score in One-day internationals. Only 3 players in both teams managed to score in double-figures.
Pakistan v New Zealand in UAE:
1st ODI in Abu Dhabi:
Pakistan 287/9 (50 ov); New Zealand 149 (39.2 ov). Pakistan win by 138 runs, lead the 3-match series 1–0.
UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 4: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16)
Group A:
Bayern Munich 0–2 Bordeaux
Maccabi Haifa 0–1 Juventus
Standings: Bordeaux 10 points, Juventus 8, Bayern Munich 4, Maccabi Haifa 0.
Group B:
Manchester United 3–3 CSKA Moscow
Beşiktaş 0–3 Wolfsburg
Standings: Manchester United 10 points, Wolfsburg 7, CSKA Moscow 4, Beşiktaş 1.
Group C:
Milan 1–1 Real Madrid
Marseille 6–1 Zürich
Standings: Milan, Real Madrid 7 points, Marseille 6, Zürich 3.
Group D:
APOEL 0–1 Porto
Atlético Madrid 2–2 Chelsea
Standings: Chelsea 10 points, Porto 9, Atlético Madrid 2, APOEL 1.
AFC Cup Final in Kuwait City:
Al-Kuwait 2–1 (ET) Al-Karamah
Melbourne Cup in Melbourne:
Winner: Shocking (jockey: Corey Brown; trainer: Mark Kavanagh)
End of year tests:
Week 2:
Gloucester 5–36 Australia in Gloucester
Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
Pool A:
Trentino BetClic 3–1 Zamalek
Zenit Kazan 3–0 Plataneros de Corozal
Pool B:
PGE Skra Bełchatów 3–0 Al-Arabi
Paykan Tehran 3–1 Cimed
NFL Monday Night Football Week 8 (unbeaten team in bold):
New Orleans Saints 35, Atlanta Falcons 27
Major League Baseball postseason:
World Series:
Game 5: Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Yankees 6. Yankees lead best-of-7 series 3–2.
The Phillies' Chase Utley hits two home runs, and ties Reggie Jackson's 1977 record of five homers in a Series.
Australia in India:
4th ODI in Mohali:
Australia 250 (49.2 ov); India 226 (46.4 ov). Australia win by 24 runs. 7-match series level 2–2.
NFL Week 8 (unbeaten team in bold):
Houston Texans 31, Buffalo Bills 10
Chicago Bears 30, Cleveland Browns 6
Dallas Cowboys 38, Seattle Seahawks 17
St. Louis Rams 17, Detroit Lions 10
Steven Jackson runs 25 yards for a touchdown with 1:38 remaining to end the Rams' 17-game losing streak.
Baltimore Ravens 30, Denver Broncos 17
The Ravens hand the Broncos their first defeat of the season.
Indianapolis Colts 18, San Francisco 49ers 14
The Colts rally from 14–6 down late in the second quarter for their 16th straight regular-season win.
Miami Dolphins 30, New York Jets 25
The Dolphins' Ted Ginn, Jr. becomes the first player in NFL history with two TD returns of 100 yards or more in the same game, and the first player since 1967 to score two TD returns in the same quarter.
Philadelphia Eagles 40, New York Giants 17
Tennessee Titans 30, Jacksonville Jaguars 13
The Titans end their winning drought as Chris Johnson and Maurice Jones-Drew each have two touchdown runs of more than 50 yards, making this the first game in NFL history with four such runs.
San Diego Chargers 24, Oakland Raiders 16
Carolina Panthers 34, Arizona Cardinals 21
Minnesota Vikings 38, Green Bay Packers 26
Brett Favre passes for 244 yards and four touchdowns in his first regular-season appearance at Lambeau Field in an opposing uniform since he left the Packers after the 2007 season.
Bye week: Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins
New York City Marathon:
Men: 01 ! Meb Keflezighi (USA) 2:09:15 02 ! Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) 2:09:56 03 ! Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:10:25
Keflezighi becomes the USA's first men's winner since Alberto Salazar in 1982.
Women: 01 ! Derartu Tulu (ETH) 2:28:52 02 ! Lyudmila Petrova (RUS) 2:29:00 03 ! Christelle Daunay (FRA) 2:29:16
Tulu becomes the first Ethiopian female winner.
Formula One:
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Yas Island:
(1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull–Renault) 1:34:03.314 (2) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) +17.857 (3) Jenson Button (GBR) (Brawn–Mercedes) +18.467
Final Drivers' Championship standings: (1) Button 95 points (2) Vettel 84 (3) Rubens Barrichello (BRA) (Brawn-Mercedes) 77
Final Constructors' Championship standings: (1) Brawn-Mercedes 172 points (2) Red Bull-Renault 153.5 (3) McLaren-Mercedes 71
Chase for the Sprint Cup:
AMP Energy 500 in Eastaboga, Alabama:
(1) Jamie McMurray (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Kasey Kahne (Dodge, Richard Petty Motorsports) (3) Joey Logano (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing)
Drivers' standings (with 3 races remaining): (1) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6248 points (2) Mark Martin (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6064 (−184) (3) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6056 (−192)
BWF Super Series:
French Super Series in Paris:
Mixed doubles final: Nova Widianto (INA)/Lilyana Natsir (INA) [2] def. Hendra Aprida Gunawan (INA)/Vita Marissa (INA) [7] 21–7 21–7
Women's singles final: Wang Yihan (CHN) [3] def. Wang Lin (CHN) [1] 21–9 21–12
Women's doubles final: Ma Jin (CHN)/Wang Xiaoli (CHN) [5] def. Cheng Shu (CHN)/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) [2] 21–13 21–8
Men's singles final: Lin Dan (CHN) [1] def. Taufik Hidayat (INA) [4] 21–6 21–15
Men's doubles final: Markis Kido (INA)/Hendra Setiawan (INA) [1] def. Koo Kien Keat (MAS)/Tan Boon Heong (MAS) [2] 15–21 21–15 21–14
Major League Baseball postseason:
World Series:
Game 4: New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4. Yankees lead best-of-7 series 3–1.
The Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, after becoming the second player in history to be hit by pitches three times in the same World Series, breaks a ninth-inning tie with an RBI double, and Mariano Rivera closes out the Phils in the bottom of the inning.
Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
Japan Series:
Game 2, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 4, Yomiuri Giants 2. Best-of-7 series tied 1–1.
U-17 World Cup in Nigeria: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16)
Group E:
Malawi [[File:{{{flag alias-1964}}}|23x15px|border |alt=|link=]] 1–4 Spain
United States 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Final standings: Spain 9 points, USA 6, UAE 3, Malawi 0.
UAE advance to the round of 16 by virtue of a better fair-play record than Brazil and Netherlands.
Group F:
Korea Republic 2–0 Algeria
Italy 0–0 Uruguay
Final standings: Italy 7 points, Korea 6, Uruguay 4, Algeria 0.
CAF Champions League finals, first leg:
Heartland 2–1 TP Mazembe
Allsvenskan, final matchday: (league standings in parentheses, team in bold qualify for the Champions League, teams in italics qualify for the Europa League)
(2) IFK Göteborg 1–2 (1) AIK
(3) Elfsborg 1–0 (7) Helsingborg
(14) Djurgården 2–0 (4) Kalmar
Final standings: AIK 61 points, IFK Göteborg 57, Elfsborg 55, Kalmar 50.
AIK win the championship for the 11th time in their history, and the first time since 1998, after beating IFK Göteborg in a deciding match, in which IFK needed a win to clinch the title. The two teams will meet again on November 7 in the Swedish Cup Final.
Norwegian Premier League, final matchday:
Final standings: Rosenborg 69 points, Molde 56, Stabæk 53.
Rosenborg win the championship for the 21st time, after a break of 3 years.
MLS Cup Playoffs:
Conference Semifinals, first leg:
New England Revolution 2, Chicago Fire 1
Los Angeles Galaxy 2, Chivas USA 2
European Tour:
Volvo World Match Play Championship in Casares, Spain
Winner: Ross Fisher (ENG) def. Anthony Kim (USA) 4 & 3
LPGA Tour:
Hana Bank-KOLON Championship in Incheon, South Korea
Winner: Na Yeon Choi (KOR) 206 (−10)
Champions Tour:
Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, California
Winner of tournament: John Cook (USA) 266 (−22)
Winner of Charles Schwab Cup (season points championship): Loren Roberts (USA)
European Cup: (teams in bold advance to the final)
Group 1:
Scotland 22–10 Lebanon
Final standings: Scotland 4 points, Lebanon 2, Italy 0.
Group 2:
Wales 42–12 Ireland
Final standings: Wales 4 points, Ireland 2, Serbia 0.
Pacific Cup:
Final in Port Moresby:
02 ! Cook Islands 14–42 01 ! Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea qualify for the 2010 Four Nations.
ATP World Tour:
St. Petersburg Open in Saint Petersburg, Russia:
Final: Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) def. Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 2–6, 7–6(8), 7–6(7)
Stakhovsky wins his first title of the year and second of his career.
Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon in Lyon, France:
Final: Ivan Ljubičić (CRO) def. Michaël Llodra (FRA) 7–5, 6–3
Ljubičić wins his first title of the year and ninth of his career.
Bank Austria-TennisTrophy in Vienna, Austria:
Final: Jürgen Melzer (AUT) def. Marin Čilić (CRO) 6–3, 6–4
Melzer wins his first title of the year and second of his career.
WTA Tour:
WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar:
Final: Serena Williams (USA) def. Venus Williams (USA) 6–2, 7–6(4)
Serena Williams wins the WTA Tour Championships for the second time. This is her third title of the year and 35th of her career.
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