November 2010 in sports

Updated on Dec 02, 2023

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Deaths in November

Deaths in November 2010:

2: Andy Irons

4: Sparky Anderson

19: Pat Burns

American football 2010

National Football League

NCAA Division I FBS

NCAA Division I FCS

Auto racing 2010

V8 Supercar

FIA GT1 World Championship

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

Basketball 2010

NBA

NCAA Division I men

Euroleague

EuroLeague Women

Eurocup

EuroChallenge

France

Germany

Greece

Israel

Italy

Philippines

Philippine Cup

Russia

Spain

Turkey

Football (soccer) 2010

National teams competitions

UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

International clubs competitions

UEFA (Europe) Champions League

UEFA 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

Russia

Scotland

Spain

Major League Soccer (USA & Canada)

MLS Cup Playoffs

Golf 2010

LPGA Tour

Ice hockey 2010

National Hockey League

Kontinental Hockey League

Czech Extraliga

Elitserien

Canadian Hockey League:

OHL, QMJHL, WHL

NCAA Division I men

NCAA Division I women

Rugby union 2010

Heineken Cup

European Challenge Cup

English Premiership

Celtic League

LV Cup

Top 14

Snooker

Players Tour Championship

Winter sports

Alpine Skiing World Cup

Bobsleigh World Cup

Cross-Country Skiing World Cup

Grand Prix of Figure Skating

Luge World Cup

Nordic Combined World Cup

Short Track Speed Skating World Cup

Skeleton World Cup

Ski Jumping World Cup

Snowboard World Cup

Speed Skating World Cup

Football (soccer)

Caribbean Championship Final Tournament in Martinique: (teams in bold advance to the semi-finals and qualify for 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup)

Group H in Fort-de-France:

Cuba 0–0 Grenada

Martinique 0–1 Trinidad and Tobago

Final standings: Cuba 7 points, Grenada 5, Trinidad and Tobago 3, Martinique 1.

Other sports news

The American magazine Sports Illustrated names New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees its Sportsman of the Year.

American football

NFL Monday Night Football Week 12: San Francisco 49ers 27, Arizona Cardinals 6

Cricket

England in Australia:

Ashes series:

First Test in Brisbane, day 5: England 260 and 517/1d (152 overs; Alastair Cook 235*, Jonathan Trott 135*); Australia 481 and 107/1 (26 overs). Match drawn; 5-match series level 0–0.

Football (soccer)

Caribbean Championship Final Tournament in Martinique: (team in bold advances to the semi-finals and qualifies for 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup)

Group I in Riviére-Pilote:

Antigua and Barbuda 1–0 Guyana

Guadeloupe 0–2 Jamaica

Standings (after 2 matches): Jamaica 6 points, Antigua and Barbuda 3, Guyana, Guadeloupe 1.

La Liga, matchday 13:

El Clásico: Barcelona 5–0 Real Madrid

Barcelona win the match for the fifth straight time.

Standings: Barcelona 34 points, Real Madrid 32, Villarreal 27, RCD Espanyol 25

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup draw in Frankfurt, Germany:

Group A: Germany, Canada, Nigeria, France

Group B: Japan, New Zealand, Mexico, England

Group C: United States, North Korea, Colombia, Sweden

Group D: Brazil, Australia, Norway, Equatorial Guinea

U.S. college sports

Conference realignment: TCU announces that it has accepted an invitation to join the Big East Conference effective in July 2012. TCU is the third school to leave the Mountain West Conference this year, after Utah and BYU.

Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada:

Super-G: 01 ! Tobias Grünenfelder (SUI) 1:32.31 02 ! Carlo Janka (SUI) 1:32.38 03 ! Romed Baumann (AUT) 1:32.58

Overall standings (after 3 of 38 races): (1) Mario Scheiber (AUT) 130 points (2) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 119 (3) Janka 116

Women's World Cup in Aspen, United States:

Slalom: 01 ! Maria Pietilä Holmner (SWE) 1:46.19 02 ! Maria Riesch (GER) 1:46.87 03 ! Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 1:47.12

Slalom standings (after 2 of 10 races): (1) Riesch 160 points (2) Pietilä Holmner 124 (3) Poutiainen 120

Overall standings (after 4 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 234 points (2) Poutiainen 196 (3) Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 180

American football

NFL Week 12:

Atlanta Falcons 20, Green Bay Packers 17

Pittsburgh Steelers 19, Buffalo Bills 16 (OT)

Cleveland Browns 24, Carolina Panthers 23

New York Giants 24, Jacksonville Jaguars 20

Minnesota Vikings 17, Washington Redskins 13

Houston Texans 20, Tennessee Titans 0

Kansas City Chiefs 42, Seattle Seahawks 24

Miami Dolphins 33, Oakland Raiders 17

St. Louis Rams 36, Denver Broncos 33

Chicago Bears 31, Philadelphia Eagles 26

Baltimore Ravens 17, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10

Sunday Night Football: San Diego Chargers 36, Indianapolis Colts 14

NCAA:

Auburn takes over the top spot in the BCS standings from Oregon with one week remaining in the regular season. TCU remains at #3, followed by Stanford, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Arkansas, Michigan State, Oklahoma and LSU. Boise State drops out of the top 10 following its first loss in 2 seasons. The Sooners' rise to #9 makes them the Big 12 South representative in the conference title game against Nebraska. The Badgers are likely to go to the Rose Bowl as the Big Ten's highest ranked team in next week's final BCS ranking.

Canadian football

CFL Playoffs:

Grey Cup in Edmonton: Montreal Alouettes 21, Saskatchewan Roughriders 18

The Alouettes repeat their last year victory over the Roughriders, to win the Cup for the seventh time.

Cricket

England in Australia:

Ashes series:

First Test in Brisbane, day 4: England 260 and 309/1 (101 overs; Alastair Cook 132*, Andrew Strauss 110); Australia 481. England lead by 88 runs with 9 wickets remaining.

New Zealand in India:

1st ODI in Guwahati: India 276 (49 overs; Virat Kohli 105); New Zealand 236 (45.2 overs). India win by 40 runs; lead 5-match series 1–0.

Cross-country skiing

World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:

Men's:

15 km Freestyle Handicap Start: 01 ! Lukáš Bauer (CZE) 38:10.5 02 ! Ilia Chernousov (RUS) 38:20.9 03 ! Marcus Hellner (SWE) 38:26.6

Distance standings (after 3 of 17 races): (1) Hellner 165 points (2) Dario Cologna (SUI) 144 (3) Daniel Rickardsson (SWE) 127

Final Nordic Opening standings: 01 ! Alexander Legkov (RUS) 1:05:17.1 02 ! Cologna 1:05:27.2 03 ! Rickardsson 1:05:31.3

Overall standings (after 5 of 31 races): (1) Legkov 318 points (2) Cologna 311 (3) Hellner 265

Women's:

10 km Freestyle Handicap Start: 01 ! Therese Johaug (NOR) 29:24.2 02 ! Nicole Fessel (GER) 29:28.3 03 ! Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 29:34.9

Distance standings (after 3 of 17 races): (1) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 190 points (2) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 151 (3) Kowalczyk 125

Final Nordic Opening standings: 01 ! Bjørgen 44:34.3 02 ! Kowalczyk 45:07.9 03 ! Kalla 45:20.0

Overall standings (after 5 of 31 races): (1) Bjørgen 440 points (2) Kalla 311 (3) Kowalczyk 309

Equestrianism

Show jumping:

FEI World Cup Central European League – South Sub-League:

5th competition in Celje (CSI 2*-W): 01 ! Juan Carlos Garcia (ITA) on Hilton Highlight 02 ! Melissa Vanzani (ITA) on Kador du Valon 03 ! Francesca Arioldi (ITA) on Lady Chanu

Dressage:

FEI World Cup Western European League:

3rd competition in Stockholm (CDI-W): 01 ! Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) on Parzival 02 ! Anky van Grunsven (NED) on Painted Black 03 ! Edward Gal (NED) on Next One

Football (soccer)

Caribbean Championship Final Tournament in Martinique: (team in bold advances to the semi-finals and qualifies for 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup)

Group H in Fort-de-France:

Grenada 1–0 Trinidad and Tobago

Martinique 0–1 Cuba

Standings (after 2 matches): Cuba 6 points, Grenada 4, Martinique 1, Trinidad and Tobago 0.

CAF Confederation Cup Final, first leg:

FUS Rabat 0–0 CS Sfaxien

Golf

European Tour:

Dubai World Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:

Winner: Robert Karlsson (SWE) 274 (−14)^PO

Karlsson defeats Ian Poulter (ENG) on the second playoff hole to win his eleventh European Tour title.

Race to Dubai winner: Martin Kaymer (DEU)

Luge

World Cup in Igls, Austria:

Men: 01 ! Felix Loch (GER) 1:40.398 02 ! David Möller (GER) 1:40.444 03 ! Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:40.560

Team: 01 ! Germany 2:09.519 02 ! Canada 2:10.340 03 ! Italy 2:10.431

Rugby union

End of year tests:

Week 6:

Ireland 29–9 Argentina in Dublin

Ski jumping

World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:

HS 142: 01 ! Andreas Kofler (AUT) 331.2 points 02 ! Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 328.3 03 ! Simon Ammann (SUI) 310.1

Snooker

Premier League:

Final in Hopton-on-Sea: Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 7–1 Shaun Murphy (ENG)

O'Sullivan wins his record-extending ninth Premier League title and the 45th professional title of his career.

Speed skating

World Cup 3 in Hamar, Norway:

1500 m women: 01 ! Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:58.00 02 ! Marrit Leenstra (NED) 1:58.03 03 ! Brittany Schussler (CAN) 1:58.96

Standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) Nesbitt 300 points (2) Leenstra 186 (3) Schussler 170

10000 m men: 01 ! Bob de Jong (NED) 13:05.83 02 ! Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 13:11.26 03 ! Jorrit Bergsma (NED) 13:13.98

Standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) de Jong 260 points (2) Skobrev 200 (3) Jonathan Kuck (USA) 185

Team Pursuit women: 01 ! Canada 3:00.90 02 ! Russia 3:03.90 03 ! Netherlands 3:04.62

Standings (after 2 of 3 races): (1) Netherlands 150 points (2) Germany 145 (3) Russia 130

Swimming

European Short Course Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands:

Men's:

200m breaststroke: 01 ! Marco Koch (GER) 2:04.86 02 ! Melquiades Álvarez Caraballo (ESP) 2:05.41 03 ! Anton Lobanov (RUS) 2:06.71

100m individual medley: 01 ! Markus Deibler (GER) 52.13 02 ! Peter Mankoč (SLO) 52.87 03 ! Alan Cabello Forns (ESP) 53.24

200m freestyle: 01 ! Danila Izotov (RUS) 1:41.84 02 ! Paul Biedermann (GER) 1:42.94 03 ! Yevgeny Lagunov (RUS) 1:44.11

100m backstroke: 01 ! Stanislav Donets (RUS) 49.35 02 ! Damiano Lestingi (ITA) 51.46 03 ! Artem Dubovskoy (RUS) 51.90

50m butterfly: 01 ! Steffen Deibler (GER) 22.34 02 ! Andriy Govorov (UKR) 22.74 03 ! Joeri Verlinden (NED) 23.23

4x50m freestyle relay: 01 ! Italy 1:25.16 02 ! Germany 1:25.19 03 ! Russia 1:25.81

Women's:

400m individual medley: 01 ! Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN) 4:29.78 02 ! Anja Klinar (SLO) 4:30.83 03 ! Lara Grangeon (FRA) 4:30.93

200m freestyle: 01 ! Femke Heemskerk (NED) 1:52.62 02 ! Silke Lippok (GER) 1:53.96 03 ! Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) 1:54.39

100m butterfly: 01 ! Inge Dekker (NED) 56.51 02 ! Ingvild Snildal (NOR) 57.46 03 ! Caterina Giacchetti (ITA) 58.17

100m breaststroke: 01 ! Moniek Nijhuis (NED) 1:06.20 02 ! Sophie de Ronchi (FRA) 1:06.21 03 ! Tessa Brouwer (NED) 1:06.65

200m backstroke: 01 ! Duane da Rocha Marce (ESP) 2:03.97 02 ! Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) 2:04.13 03 ! Daryna Zevina (UKR) 2:05.08

50m freestyle: 01 ! Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) 23.58 02 ! Hinkelien Schreuder (NED) 23.90 03 ! Britta Steffen (GER) 23.95

Tennis

ATP World Tour:

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 8:

Singles Final: Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] 6–3, 3–6, 6–1

Federer wins his fifth year-end championship, his fifth title of the season, and the 66th title of his career.

Doubles Final: Daniel Nestor (CAN) / Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) [2] def. Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) [4] 7–6(6), 6–4

Nestor and Zimonjić win their second year-end championship as a pairing, with Nestor winning the tournament for the third time.

They also win their seventh title of the season, giving Zimonjić his 39th career title and Nestor his 71st.

Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada:

Downhill: 01 ! Michael Walchhofer (AUT) 1:47.78 02 ! Mario Scheiber (AUT) 1:48.33 02 ! Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 1:48.33

Overall standings (after 2 of 38 races): (1) Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA) and Walchhofer 100 points (3) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 90

Women's World Cup in Aspen, United States:

Giant slalom: 01 ! Tessa Worley (FRA) 2:06.81 02 ! Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 2:06.82 03 ! Kathrin Hölzl (GER) 2:06.83

Giant slalom standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Rebensburg 180 points (2) Hölzl 140 (3) Worley 132

Overall standings (after 3 of 38 races): (1) Rebensburg 180 points (2) Maria Riesch (GER) 154 (3) Hölzl 146

American football

NCAA Division I FBS (unbeaten teams in bold):

BCS Top 10:

(3) TCU 66, New Mexico 17

The Horned Frogs finish the regular season with a perfect 12–0 record for the second successive year and all but secure a BCS berth.

Battle for the Golden Boot: (12) Arkansas 31, (5) LSU 23

(6) Stanford 38, Oregon State 0

(7) Wisconsin 70, Northwestern 23

Michigan–Ohio State rivalry: (8) Ohio State 37, Michigan 7

Bedlam Series: (13) Oklahoma 47, (9) Oklahoma State 41

The Sooners' win creates a three-way tie atop the Big 12 South involving the two Oklahoma teams and Texas A&M. The BCS standings, to be released on November 28, will determine the opponent for Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship Game.

Land Grant Trophy: (10) Michigan State 28, Penn State 22

The Spartans earn a share of the Big 10 title with Ohio State and Wisconsin for the first time in 20 years. The Big 10 representative in the Rose Bowl will be determined by the BCS ranking of December 5, with the Badgers currently in highest position.

Played earlier this week: (1) Oregon, (2) Auburn, (4) Boise State

Other games:

Border War: (14) Missouri 35, Kansas 7

Commonwealth Cup: (16) Virginia Tech 37, Virginia 7

Carolina–Clemson rivalry: (18) South Carolina 29, Clemson 7

The Holy War: (20) Utah 17, Brigham Young 16

Florida–Florida State rivalry: (22) Florida State 31, Florida 7

Maryland 38, (23) North Carolina State 31

The Wolfpack's loss gives Florida State the ACC Atlantic title outright, and sends the Seminoles to Charlotte for the ACC Championship Game against Virginia Tech.

Floyd of Rosedale: Minnesota 27, (24) Iowa 24

Egg Bowl: (25) Mississippi State 31, Mississippi 23

Notre Dame–USC rivalry: Notre Dame 20, USC 16

The Fighting Irish claim the Jeweled Shillelagh for the first time since 2001.

Hawaiʻi 59, New Mexico State 24

The Warriors secure at least a share of the WAC championship.

FIU 31, Arkansas State 24

The Golden Panthers secure their first ever Sun Belt championship.

NCAA Division I FCS:

NCAA Division I Football Championship First Round:

Western Illinois 17, Coastal Carolina 10

Lehigh 14, Northern Iowa 7

Georgia Southern 41, South Carolina State 16

North Dakota State 43, Robert Morris 17

Bayou Classic in New Orleans: Grambling 38, Southern 17

Bobsleigh

World Cup in Whistler, Canada:

Four-man: 01 ! Steve Holcomb/Justin Olsen/Steven Langton/Curtis Tomasevicz (USA) 1:42.84 02 ! Maximilian Arndt/Rene Tiefert/Martin Putze/Alexander Rödiger (GER) 1:43.01 03 ! Manuel Machata/Andreas Bredau/Michail Makarow/Christian Poser (GER) 1:43.05

Canadian football

CIS football:

Vanier Cup in Quebec City: Laval Rouge et Or 29, Calgary Dinos 2

Laval win the Cup for the sixth time.

Cricket

West Indies in Sri Lanka:

2nd Test in Colombo, day 5: Sri Lanka 387/9d and 57/1d (15 overs); West Indies 243 (71.3 overs) and 12/2 (11 overs). Match drawn; 3-match series level 0–0.

England in Australia:

Ashes series:

First Test in Brisbane, day 3: England 260 and 19/0 (15 overs); Australia 481 (158.4 overs; Michael Hussey 195, Brad Haddin 136, Steven Finn 6/125). England trail by 202 runs with 10 wickets remaining.

Cross-country skiing

World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:

Men's 10 km Classic: 01 ! Dario Cologna (SUI) 23:24.8 02 ! Alexander Legkov (RUS) 23:31.5 03 ! Daniel Rickardsson (SWE) 23:32.3

Distance standings (after 2 of 17 races): (1) Cologna 130 points (2) Marcus Hellner (SWE) 122 (3) Rickardsson 103

Overall standings (after 3 of 31 races): (1) Cologna 137 points (2) Hellner 122 (3) Rickardsson 103

Women's 5 km Classic: 01 ! Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 12:51.9 02 ! Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 12:54.0 03 ! Petra Majdič (SLO) 13:08.7

Distance standings (after 2 of 17 races): (1) Bjørgen 150 points (2) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 114 (3) Kowalczyk 82

Overall standings (after 3 of 31 races): (1) Bjørgen 200 points (2) Kalla 154 (3) Majdič 111

Figure skating

ISU Grand Prix:

Trophée Eric Bompard in Paris, France: (skaters in bold qualify for the Final)

Pairs: 01 ! Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (GER) 197.88 02 ! Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov (RUS) 183.00 03 ! Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende (GER) 157.42

Final standings: Savchenko / Szolkowy, Pang Qing / Tong Jian (CHN) 30 points, Bazarova / Larionov, Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 26, Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze (RUS), Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (CHN), Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran (JPN) 24.

Men: 01 ! Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 248.07 02 ! Florent Amodio (FRA) 229.38 03 ! Brandon Mroz (USA) 214.31

Final standings: Kozuka, Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 30 points, Patrick Chan (CAN) 28, Tomáš Verner (CZE), Nobunari Oda (JPN) 26, Amodio, Jeremy Abbott (USA), Mroz 24.

Ladies: 01 ! Kiira Korpi (FIN) 169.74 02 ! Mirai Nagasu (USA) 167.79 03 ! Alissa Czisny (USA) 159.80

Final standings: Miki Ando (JPN) 30 points, Czisny, Carolina Kostner (ITA), Kanako Murakami (JPN), Akiko Suzuki (JPN), Rachael Flatt (USA) 26.

Ice Dance: 01 ! Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 161.82 02 ! Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko 146.79 03 ! Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein (USA) 138.48

Final standings: Meryl Davis / Charlie White (USA), Péchalat / Bourzat 30 points, Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier (CAN), Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 28, Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje (CAN), Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin (HUN), Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani (USA), Chock / Zuerlein 22.

Football (soccer)

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification:

UEFA-CONCACAF play-off, second leg in Bridgeview, Illinois: (first leg score in parentheses)

United States 1–0 (1–0) Italy. United States win 2–0 on aggregate and qualify for the World Cup.

Caribbean Championship Final Tournament in Martinique:

Group I in Riviére-Pilote:

Guyana 1–1 Guadeloupe

Jamaica 3–1 Antigua and Barbuda

Luge

World Cup in Igls, Austria:

Women: 01 ! Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:19.594 02 ! Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 1:19.802 03 ! Erin Hamlin (USA) 1:19.974

Doubles: 01 ! Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:18.946 02 ! Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber (ITA) 1:19.127 03 ! Peter Penz/Georg Fischler (AUT) 1:19.142

Nordic combined

World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:

HS 142 / 10 km: 01 ! Felix Gottwald (AUT) 28:17.5 02 ! Mikko Kokslien (NOR) 28:25.0 03 ! Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 28:27.0

Overall standings (after 2 of 12 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 160 points (2) Gottwald 150 (3) Eric Frenzel (GER) 125

Rugby union

2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying:

Final Place Play-off Qualification Final, second leg in Bucharest (first leg score in parentheses):

Romania 39–12 (21–21) Uruguay. Romania win 60–33 on aggregate and qualify for the World Cup.

End of year tests:

Week 6:

Georgia 19–17 United States in Tbilisi

Italy 24–16 Fiji in Modena

England 11–21 South Africa in London

Scotland 19–16 Samoa in Aberdeen

Spain 33–20 Namibia in Palma de Mallorca

Portugal 20–23 Canada in Lisbon

Wales 25–37 New Zealand in Cardiff

New Zealand's Dan Carter scores 12 points and becomes the highest point scorer in Test rugby with 1188 points, 10 ahead of Jonny Wilkinson (ENG).

The All Blacks also complete their fourth successful Grand Slam tour and their third since 2005.

France 16–59 Australia in Saint-Denis

Ski jumping

World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:

HS 142 team: 01 ! Austria 1231.4 points 02 ! Norway 1163.4 03 ! Japan 1121.3

Snooker

Premier League:

Semi-finals in Hopton-on-Sea:

Marco Fu (HKG) 2–5 Shaun Murphy (ENG)

Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 5–1 Neil Robertson (AUS)

Speed skating

World Cup 3 in Hamar, Norway:

1500 m men: 01 ! Trevor Marsicano (USA) 1:45.54 02 ! Simon Kuipers (NED) 1:45.97 03 ! Shani Davis (USA) 1:45.98

Standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) Davis 210 points (2) Kuipers 205 (3) Marsicano 201

5000 m women: 01 ! Stephanie Beckert (GER) 6:59.18 02 ! Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 7:03.95 03 ! Eriko Ishino (JPN) 7:06.70

Standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) Beckert 270 points (2) Jilleanne Rookard (USA) 200 (3) Sáblíková 160

Team Pursuit men: 01 ! United States 3:43.58 02 ! Canada 3:44.61 03 ! Norway 3:47.01

Standings (after 2 of 3 races): (1) United States 200 points (2) Norway 150 (3) Canada 130

Swimming

European Short Course Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands:

Men's:

1500m freestyle: 01 ! Federico Colbertaldo (ITA) 14:35.36 02 ! Sergiy Frolov (UKR) 14:42.01 03 ! Job Kienhuis (NED) 14:42.39

200m butterfly: 01 ! Dinko Jukić (AUT) 1:53.35 02 ! Tim Wallburger (GER) 1:53.71 03 ! Bence Biczó (HUN) 1:53.75

100m freestyle: 01 ! Danila Izotov (RUS) 46.56 02 ! Yevgeny Lagunov (RUS) 46.60 03 ! Luca Dotto (ITA) 47.09

50m breaststroke: 01 ! Robin van Aggele (NED) 26.44 02 ! Aleksander Hetland (NOR) 26.56 03 ! Fabio Scozzoli (ITA) 26.68 03 ! Hendrik Feldwehr (GER) 26.68

Women's:

400m freestyle: 01 ! Ágnes Mutina (HUN) 4:01.25 02 ! Melanie Costa Schmid (ESP) 4:02.26 03 ! Gráinne Murphy (IRL) 4:02.86

100m individual medley: 01 ! Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) 59.53 02 ! Hinkelien Schreuder (NED) 59.57 03 ! Theresa Michalak (GER) 59.85

50m backstroke: 01 ! Sanja Jovanović (CRO) 27.10 02 ! Elena Gemo (ITA) 27.13 03 ! Simona Baumrtová (CZE) 27.30

4x50m medley relay: 01 ! Netherlands 1:44.98 02 ! Germany 1:47.70 03 ! Italy 1:49.56

Tennis

ATP World Tour:

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 7:

Singles Semifinals:

Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [5] 7–6(5), 3–6, 7–6(6)

Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] 6–1, 6–4

Doubles Semifinals:

Daniel Nestor (CAN) / Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) [2] def. Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) [1] 6–3, 3–6, [12–10]

Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) [4] def. Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) [6] 6–4, 6–4

Volleyball

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Women:

Bronze medal game: 03 ! Kazakhstan 3–0 North Korea

Final: 02 ! South Korea 2–3 01 ! China

American football

NCAA (unbeaten teams in bold):

BCS Top 10:

(1) Oregon 49, (21) Arizona 28

The Ducks clinch at least a share of the Pac-10 title, and also earn the automatic Pac-10 BCS berth.

Iron Bowl: (2) Auburn 28, (11) Alabama 27

The Tigers finish the regular season with a perfect 12–0 record.

(19) Nevada 34, (4) Boise State 31 (OT)

The Wolf Pack stop the Broncos' winning streak at 24 games, since the 2008 Poinsettia Bowl, and 37 regular season games.

Other games:

(15) Nebraska 45, Colorado 17

The Cornhuskers win the Big 12 North and punch their ticket to the Big 12 Championship Game.

Backyard Brawl: West Virginia 35, Pittsburgh 10

Kent State 28, Ohio 6

The Bobcats' loss gives Miami (OH) the MAC East title and a trip to Detroit to take on Northern Illinois in the MAC Championship Game.

SMU 45, East Carolina 38 (OT)

Tulsa 56, Southern Miss 50

With these results, the participants in the Conference USA Championship Game are set, with SMU playing UCF in Orlando.

Basketball

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Men:

Bronze medal game: Japan 66–74 03 ! Iran

Gold medal game: 02 ! South Korea 71–77 01 ! China

Bobsleigh

World Cup in Whistler, Canada:

Women: 01 ! Sandra Kiriasis/Stephanie Schneider (GER) 1:47.70 02 ! Shauna Rohbock/Valerie Fleming (USA) 1:47.99 03 ! Kaillie Humphries/Heather Hughes (CAN) 1:48.17

Cricket

West Indies in Sri Lanka:

2nd Test in Colombo, day 4: Sri Lanka 387/9d; West Indies 165/5 (45 overs). West Indies trail by 222 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

England in Australia:

Ashes series:

First Test in Brisbane, day 2: England 260; Australia 220/5 (80 overs). Australia trail by 40 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Men:

Bronze medal match: Sri Lanka 135 (19.5 overs); 03 ! Pakistan 141/4 (18 overs). Pakistan win by 6 wickets.

Final: 02 ! Afghanistan 118/8 (20 overs); 01 ! Bangladesh 119/5 (19.3 overs). Bangladesh win by 5 wickets.

Cross-country skiing

World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:

Men's Sprint Classic: 01 ! John Kristian Dahl (NOR) 02 ! Alexey Poltaranin (KAZ) 03 ! Sami Jauhojärvi (FIN)

Overall standings (after 2 of 31 races): (1) Marcus Hellner (SWE) 100 points (2) Dario Cologna (SUI) 87 (3) Daniel Rickardsson (SWE) 60

Women's Sprint Classic: 01 ! Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 02 ! Petra Majdič (SLO) 03 ! Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR)

Overall standings (after 2 of 31 races): (1) Bjørgen 150 points (2) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 120 (3) Arianna Follis (ITA) 90

Figure skating

ISU Grand Prix:

Trophée Eric Bompard in Paris, France:

Pairs Short Program: (1) Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (GER) 66.65 (2) Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov (RUS) 64.18 (3) Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende (GER) 54.02

Men Short Program: (1) Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 77.64 (2) Florent Amodio (FRA) 75.62 (3) Brandon Mroz (USA) 72.46

Ladies Short Program: (1) Kiira Korpi (FIN) 61.39 (2) Mirai Nagasu (USA) 58.72 (3) Haruka Imai (JPN) 58.38

Ice Dance Short Dance: (1) Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 65.48 (2) Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko (RUS) 60.81 (3) Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein (USA) 58.09

Football (soccer)

Caribbean Championship Final Tournament in Martinique:

Group H in Fort-de-France:

Trinidad and Tobago 0–2 Cuba

Martinique 1–1 Grenada

Handball

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Men:

Bronze medal game: 03 ! Japan 27–20 Saudi Arabia

Gold medal game: 02 ! Iran 28–32 01 ! South Korea

Women:

Bronze medal game: 03 ! South Korea 38–26 Kazakhstan

Gold medal game: 02 ! Japan 22–31 01 ! China

Nordic combined

World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:

HS 142 / 10 km: 01 ! Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 28:33.5 02 ! Eric Frenzel (GER) 28:40.1 03 ! Mario Stecher (AUT) 28:45.2

Rugby union

End of year tests:

Week 6:

French Barbarians 27–28 Tonga in Grenoble

Skeleton

World Cup in Whistler, Canada:

Men: 01 ! Jon Montgomery (CAN) 1:47.56 02 ! Kristan Bromley (GBR) 1:47.84 03 ! Aleksandr Tretyakov (RUS) 1:47.88

Softball

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Women:

Final: 03 ! Chinese Taipei 1–2 China

Grand Final: 01 ! Japan 2–0 02 ! China

Swimming

European Short Course Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands:

Men's:

400m individual medley: 01 ! Dávid Verrasztó (HUN) 4:03.06 02 ! Yannick Lebherz (GER) 4:05.08 03 ! Federico Turrini (ITA) 4:05.24

100m breaststroke: 01 ! Fabio Scozzoli (ITA) 57.78 02 ! Hendrik Feldwehr (GER) 58.09 03 ! Robin van Aggele (NED) 58.68

100m butterfly: 01 ! Steffen Deibler (GER) 49.95 02 ! Joeri Verlinden (NED) 50.52 03 ! Peter Mankoč (SLO) 50.92

50m backstroke: 01 ! Stanislav Donets (RUS) 22.74 (ER) 02 ! Vitaly Borisov (RUS) 23.72 03 ! Nick Driebergen (NED) 23.73

Women's:

800m freestyle: 01 ! Federica Pellegrini (ITA) 8:15.20 02 ! Boglárka Kapás (HUN) 8:18.56 03 ! Gráinne Murphy (IRL) 8:19.45

200m breaststroke: 01 ! Anastasia Chaun (RUS) 2:22.68 02 ! Tanja Smid (SLO) 2:22.88 03 ! Chiara Boggiatto (ITA) 2:24.52

100m freestyle: 01 ! Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) 51.44 02 ! Femke Heemskerk (NED) 52.02 03 ! Britta Steffen (GER) 52.92

100m backstroke: 01 ! Daryna Zevina (UKR) 57.57 02 ! Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) 57.91 03 ! Duane da Rocha Marce (ESP) 58.37

50m butterfly: 01 ! Inge Dekker (NED) 25.38 02 ! Hinkelien Schreuder (NED) 25.49 03 ! Triin Aljand (EST) 25.90

4x50m freestyle relay: 01 ! Netherlands 1:34.34 02 ! Germany 1:36.83 03 ! Finland 1:39.02

Tennis

ATP World Tour:

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 6: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)

Singles – Group A:

Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [6] 7–6(3), 6–1

Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Andy Roddick (USA) [8] 6–2, 6–3

Final standings: Nadal 3–0, Djokovic 2–1, Berdych 1–2, Roddick 0–3.

Doubles – Group B:

Łukasz Kubot (POL) / Oliver Marach (AUT) [5] def. Daniel Nestor (CAN) / Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) [2] 6–0, 1–6, [10–6]

Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) [4] def. Wesley Moodie (RSA) / Dick Norman (BEL) [8] 6–4, 6–4

Final standings: Nestor/Zimonjić, Bhupathi/Mirnyi 2–1, Moodie/Norman, Kubot/Marach 1–2.

Volleyball

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Men:

Bronze medal game: 03 ! South Korea 3–0 Thailand

Final: 01 ! Japan 3–1 02 ! Iran

American football

NFL Week 12: Thanksgiving Day games

New England Patriots 45, Detroit Lions 24

New Orleans Saints 30, Dallas Cowboys 27

New York Jets 26, Cincinnati Bengals 10

NCAA Division I FBS BCS Top 25:

State Farm Lone Star Showdown: (17) Texas A&M 24, Texas 17

Basketball

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Women:

Bronze medal game: 03 ! Japan 73–61 Chinese Taipei

Gold medal game: 02 ! South Korea 64–70 01 ! China

Euroleague:

Regular Season, matchday 6:

Group A:

Partizan Belgrade 68–62 Žalgiris Kaunas

Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 81–70 Caja Laboral

Standings (after 6 games): Maccabi Electra 5–1, Žalgiris, Partizan 4–2, Caja Laboral, Khimki Moscow 2–4, Asseco Prokom Gdynia 1–5.

Group B:

Spirou Basket 79–74 Unicaja Málaga

Brose Baskets 67–68 Virtus Roma

Real Madrid 82–68 Olympiacos Piraeus

Standings (after 6 games): Olympiacos, Real Madrid 4–2, Unicaja, Virtus Roma 3–3, Brose Baskets, Spirou Charleroi 2–4.

Group C: KK Cibona Zagreb 75–94 Regal FC Barcelona

Standings (after 6 games): Montepaschi Siena, Fenerbahçe Ülker 5–1, Regal FC Barcelona 4–2, Cholet Basket 3–3, Lietuvos Rytas 1–5, Cibona Zagreb 0–6.

Group D:

Panathinaikos Athens 69–73 Power Electronics Valencia

Efes Pilsen Istanbul 84–78 Union Olimpija Ljubljana

Standings (after 6 games): Panathinaikos, Efes Pilsen, Union Olimpija 4–2, Armani Jeans Milano 3–3, Power Electronics 2–4, CSKA Moscow 1–5.

Bobsleigh

World Cup in Whistler, Canada:

Two-man: 01 ! Manuel Manchata/Andreas Bredau (GER) 1:44.06 02 ! Lyndon Rush/Neville Wright (CAN) 1:44.25 02 ! Karl Angerer/Christian Friedrich (GER) 1:44.25

Cricket

West Indies in Sri Lanka:

2nd Test in Colombo, day 3: Sri Lanka 387/9d (115.2 overs; Kumar Sangakkara 150, Kemar Roach 5/100); West Indies 165/5 (45 overs). West Indies trail by 222 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

England in Australia:

Ashes series:

First Test in Brisbane, day 1: England 260 (76.5 overs; Peter Siddle 6/54); Australia 25/0 (7 overs). Australia trail by 235 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

On his birthday, Siddle bowls the 38th hat-trick in Test cricket, and the first by an Australian since Glenn McGrath in 2000–01. Siddle's hat-trick was the first in an Ashes test since Darren Gough in 1998–99 and the first by an Australian in an Ashes test since Shane Warne in 1994–95.

Field hockey

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Men:

Bronze medal match: South Korea 0–1 03 ! India

Gold medal match: 01 ! Pakistan 2–0 02 ! Malaysia

Football (soccer)

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Men:

Bronze medal match: Iran 3–4 03 ! South Korea

Gold medal match: 01 ! Japan 1–0 02 ! United Arab Emirates

Copa Sudamericana Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

Independiente 2–1 (2–3) LDU Quito. 3–3 on points, 4–4 on aggregate; Independiente win on away goals.

Skeleton

World Cup in Whistler, Canada:

Women: 01 ! Marion Thees (GER) 1:48.98 02 ! Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) 1:49.40 03 ! Anja Huber (GER) 1:50.07

Swimming

European Short Course Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands:

Men's:

400m freestyle: 01 ! Paul Biedermann (GER) 3:39.51 02 ! Federico Colbertaldo (ITA) 3:41.70 03 ! Alexander Selin (RUS) 3:43.70

200m backstroke: 01 ! Yannick Lebherz (GER) 1:51.74 02 ! Damiano Lestingi (ITA) 1:51.84 03 ! Artem Dubovskoy (RUS) 1:52.72

200m individual medley: 01 ! Markus Deibler (GER) 1:53.25 02 ! Vytautas Janušaitis (LTU) 1:54.07 03 ! Dinko Jukić (AUT) 1:54.93

50m freestyle: 01 ! Steffen Deibler (GER) 20.98 02 ! Marco Orsi (ITA) 21.17 03 ! Andriy Govorov (UKR) 21.32

4x50m medley relay: 01 ! Germany 1:33.40 02 ! Italy 1:33.83 03 ! Russia 1:34.25

Women's:

200m individual medley: 01 ! Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) 2:07.06 02 ! Kimberly Buys (BEL) 2:10.14 03 ! Lara Grangeon (FRA) 2:10.22

200m butterfly: 01 ! Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN) 2:05.58 02 ! Alessia Polieri (ITA) 2:06.18 03 ! Caterina Giacchetti (ITA) 2:06.49

50m breaststroke: 01 ! Dorothea Brandt (GER) 30.40 02 ! Moniek Nijhuis (NED) 30.45 03 ! Valentina Artemyeva (RUS) 30.55

Tennis

ATP World Tour:

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 5: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)

Singles – Group B:

Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Robin Söderling (SWE) [4] 7–6(5), 6–3

Andy Murray (GBR) [5] def. David Ferrer (ESP) [7] 6–2, 6–2

Final standings: Federer 3–0, Murray 2–1, Söderling 1–2, Ferrer 0–3.

Doubles – Group A:

Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) [1] def. Lukáš Dlouhý (CZE) / Leander Paes (IND) [3] 6–3, 6–4

Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) [6] def. Jürgen Melzer (AUT) / Philipp Petzschner (GER) [7] 6–3, 7–6(7)

Final standings: Fyrstenberg/Matkowski 3–0, Bryan/Bryan 2–1, Melzer/Petzschner 1–2, Dlouhý/Paes 0–3.

Water polo

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Men:

3rd place match: South Korea 5–19 03 ! Japan

Final: 02 ! China 6–7 01 ! Kazakhstan

Basketball

Euroleague:

Regular Season, matchday 6:

Group A: Asseco Prokom Gdynia 71–67 Khimki Moscow

Group C:

Lietuvos Rytas 75–81 Fenerbahçe Ülker

Cholet Basket 61–70 Montepaschi Siena

Group D: Armani Jeans Milano 71–65 CSKA Moscow

Cricket

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:

2nd Test in Abu Dhabi, day 5: South Africa 584/9d and 203/5d (55 overs); Pakistan 434 and 153/3 (67 overs). Match drawn; 2-match series drawn 0–0.

West Indies in Sri Lanka:

2nd Test in Colombo, day 2: Sri Lanka 294/5 (90 overs; Kumar Sangakkara 135*); West Indies.

Field hockey

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Women:

Bronze medal match: 03 ! Japan 1–0 (a.e.t.) India

Final: 01 ! China 0–0 (5–4 pen.) 02 ! South Korea

Football (soccer)

UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the Round of 16, teams in italics advance to the Europa League Round of 32)

Group A:

Internazionale 1–0 Twente

Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Werder Bremen

Standings (after 5 matches): Tottenham Hotspur, Internazionale 10 points, Twente 5, Werder Bremen 2.

Group B:

Schalke 04 3–0 Lyon

Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–0 Benfica

Hapoel Tel Aviv score the first win of an Israeli club in the Champions League group stage since Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Ajax in 2004–05.

Standings (after 5 matches): Schalke 04 10 points, Lyon 9, Benfica 6, Hapoel Tel Aviv 4.

Group C:

Rangers 0–1 Manchester United

Valencia 6–1 Bursaspor

Standings (after 5 matches): Manchester United 13 points, Valencia 10, Rangers 5, Bursaspor 0.

Group D:

Rubin Kazan 1–0 Copenhagen

Panathinaikos 0–3 Barcelona

Standings (after 5 matches): Barcelona 11 points, Copenhagen 7, Rubin Kazan 6, Panathinaikos 2.

Copa Sudamericana Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

Palmeiras 1–2 (1–0) Goiás. 3–3 on points, 2–2 on aggregate; Goiás win on away goals rule.

Tennis

ATP World Tour:

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 4: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)

Singles – Group A:

Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [6] def. Andy Roddick (USA) [8] 7–5, 6–3

Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] 7–5, 6–2

Standings: Nadal 2–0, Djokovic, Berdych 1–1, Roddick 0–2.

Doubles – Group B:

Wesley Moodie (RSA) / Dick Norman (BEL) [8] def. Łukasz Kubot (POL) / Oliver Marach (AUT) [5] 6–1, 6–3

Daniel Nestor (CAN) / Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) [2] def. Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) [4] 7–6(5), 7–6(1)

Standings: Nestor/Zimonjić 2–0, Bhupathi/Mirnyi, Moodie/Norman 1–1, Kubot/Marach 0–2.

Baseball

Major League Baseball awards:

American League Most Valuable Player: Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers

Hamilton becomes the first Ranger to win the Award since Alex Rodriguez in 2003.

Cricket

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:

2nd Test in Abu Dhabi, day 4: South Africa 584/9d and 173/4 (49 overs); Pakistan 434 (144.1 overs). South Africa lead by 323 runs with 6 wickets remaining.

New Zealand in India:

3rd Test in Nagpur, day 4: New Zealand 193 and 175 (51.2 overs); India 566/8d. India win by an innings and 198 runs; win 3-match series 1–0.

West Indies in Sri Lanka:

2nd Test in Colombo, day 1: Sri Lanka 84/3 (37.2 overs); West Indies.

Football (soccer)

UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the Round of 16, teams in italics advance to the Europa League Round of 32)

Group E:

Roma 3–2 Bayern Munich

Basel 1–0 CFR Cluj

Standings (after 5 matches): Bayern Munich 12 points, Roma 9, Basel 6, CFR Cluj 3.

Group F:

Spartak Moscow 0–3 Marseille

Chelsea 2–1 Žilina

Standings (after 5 matches): Chelsea 15 points, Marseille 9, Spartak Moscow 6, Žilina 0.

Group G:

Ajax 0–4 Real Madrid

Auxerre 0–2 Milan

Standings (after 5 matches): Real Madrid 13 points, Milan 8, Ajax 4, Auxerre 3.

Group H:

Braga 2–0 Arsenal

Partizan 0–3 Shakhtar Donetsk

Standings (after 5 matches): Shakhtar Donetsk 12 points, Arsenal, Braga 9, Partizan 0.

Rugby union

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Men:

Bronze medal match: 03 ! South Korea 21–14 China

Final: 01 ! Japan 28–21 02 ! Hong Kong

Women:

Bronze medal match: Hong Kong 12–17 03 ! Thailand

Final: 02 ! China 14–17 01 ! Kazakhstan

Tennis

ATP World Tour:

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 3:

Singles – Group B:

Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [5] 6–4, 6–2

Robin Söderling (SWE) [4] def. David Ferrer (ESP) [7] 7–5, 7–5

Standings: Federer 2–0, Murray, Söderling 1–1, Ferrer 0–2.

Doubles – Group A:

Jürgen Melzer (AUT) / Philipp Petzschner (GER) [7] def. Lukáš Dlouhý (CZE) / Leander Paes (IND) [3] 7–6(9), 4–6, [10–8]

Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) [6] def. Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) [1] 2–6, 7–6(4), [10–8]

Standings: Fyrstenberg/Matkowski 2–0, Bryan/Bryan, Melzer/Petzschner 1–1, Dlouhý/Paes 0–2.

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Men's Final: 01 ! Somdev Devvarman (IND) def. 02 ! Denis Istomin (UZB) 6–1, 6–2

Women's Final: 01 ! Peng Shuai (CHN) def. 02 ! Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 7–5, 6–2

American football

NFL Monday Night Football, Week 11: San Diego Chargers 35, Denver Broncos 14

The Minnesota Vikings fire head coach Brad Childress and name defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier as interim replacement.

Baseball

Major League Baseball awards:

National League Most Valuable Player: Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds

Votto becomes the first Red to win the Award since Barry Larkin in 1995.

Cricket

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:

2nd Test in Abu Dhabi, day 3: South Africa 584/9d; Pakistan 317/6 (106 overs). Pakistan trail by 267 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

New Zealand in India:

3rd Test in Nagpur, day 3: New Zealand 193 and 24/1 (11 overs); India 566/8d (165 overs; Rahul Dravid 191). New Zealand trail by 349 runs with 9 wickets remaining.

Football (soccer)

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Women:

Bronze medal match: 03 ! South Korea 2–0 China PR

Final: 02 ! North Korea 0–1 01 ! Japan

Tennis

ATP World Tour:

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 2:

Singles – Group A:

Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [6] 6–3, 6–3

Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Andy Roddick (USA) [8] 3–6, 7–6(3), 6–4

Doubles – Group B:

Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) [3] def. Łukasz Kubot (POL) / Oliver Marach (AUT) [5] 7–6(2), 6–4

Daniel Nestor (CAN) / Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) [2] def. Wesley Moodie (RSA) / Dick Norman (BEL) [7] 6–1, 6–2

American football

NFL Week 11:

Buffalo Bills 49, Cincinnati Bengals 31

Dallas Cowboys 35, Detroit Lions 19

Washington Redskins 19, Tennessee Titans 16 (OT)

Kansas City Chiefs 31, Arizona Cardinals 13

Green Bay Packers 31, Minnesota Vikings 3

New York Jets 30, Houston Texans 27

Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Oakland Raiders 3

Baltimore Ravens 37, Carolina Panthers 13

Jacksonville Jaguars 24, Cleveland Browns 20

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21, San Francisco 49ers 0

New Orleans Saints 34, Seattle Seahawks 19

Atlanta Falcons 34, St. Louis Rams 17

New England Patriots 31, Indianapolis Colts 28

Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia Eagles 27, New York Giants 17

Auto racing

Chase for the Sprint Cup:

Ford 400 in Homestead, Florida: (1) Carl Edwards (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing)

Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Johnson 6622 points (2) Denny Hamlin (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) 6583 (3) Harvick 6581

Johnson extends his record streak of Cup Series championships to five. He also becomes the first driver in the seven-year history of the Chase, and the fourth overall, to overcome a points deficit in the season's final race.

V8 Supercars:

Norton 360 Sandown Challenge, Race 24 in Melbourne, Victoria: (1) James Courtney (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (3) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Holden Commodore)

Drivers' championship standings (after 24 of 26 races): (1) Courtney 2932 points (2) Whincup 2879 (3) Winterbottom 2729

World Touring Car Championship:

Guia Race of Macau:

Round 21: (1) Rob Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Tiago Monteiro (ITA) (SR-Sport; SEAT León)

Round 22: (1) Norbert Michelisz (HUN) (Zengő Dension-Team; SEAT León) (2) Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) (SR-Sport; SEAT León) (3) Huff

Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Muller 331 points (2) Tarquini 276 (3) Huff 276

Final manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Chevrolet 715 points (2) SEAT Customers Technology 641 (3) BMW 580

Canadian football

CFL Playoffs:

Division Finals:

East in Montreal: Montreal Alouettes 48, Toronto Argonauts 17

West in Calgary: Saskatchewan Roughriders 20, Calgary Stampeders 16

Cricket

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:

2nd Test in Abu Dhabi, day 2: South Africa 584/9d (153 overs; AB de Villiers 278*, Tanvir Ahmed 6/120); Pakistan 59/1 (18 overs). Pakistan trail by 525 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

De Villiers compiles the highest individual score by a South African in a Test innings, surpassing Graeme Smith's 277 against England in 2003.

New Zealand in India:

3rd Test in Nagpur, day 2: New Zealand 193 (66.3 overs); India 292/2 (82 overs). India lead by 99 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Cross-country skiing

World Cup in Gällivare, Sweden:

Men's 4x10 km: 01 ! Sweden I 1:29:56.3 02 ! Russia I 1:29:57.1 03 ! Norway I 1:30:44.2

Women's 4x5 km: 01 ! Norway I 50:16.0 02 ! Sweden I 50:42.8 03 ! Italy I 51:12.2

Equestrianism

Show jumping:

FEI World Cup Western European League:

5th competition in Stuttgart (CSI 5*-W): 01 ! Carsten-Otto Nagel (GER) on Corradina 02 ! Marcus Ehning (GER) on Küchengirl 03 ! Billy Twomey (IRL) on Tinka's Serenade

Standings (after 5 of 13 competitions): (1) Kevin Staut (FRA) 43 points (2) Christian Ahlmann (GER) 40 (3) Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) 37

Dressage:

Stuttgart German Masters in Stuttgart (CDI 5*):

Grand Prix Spécial: 01 ! Isabell Werth (GER) on El Santo NRW 02 ! Victoria Max-Theurer (AUT) on Augustin OLD 03 ! Edward Gal (NED) on Sisther de Jeu

Football (soccer)

Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador: (teams in bold qualify for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Second stage:

Colombia 1–0 Argentina

Chile 1–3 Brazil

Final standings: Brazil 9 points, Colombia 4, Chile 2, Argentina 1.

MLS Cup in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:

FC Dallas 1–2 Colorado Rapids (a.e.t.)

The Rapids win the Cup for the first time.

Golf

European Tour:

Hong Kong Open in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong:

Winner: Ian Poulter (ENG) 258 (−22)

Poulter wins his tenth European Tour title.

Snooker

Players Tour Championship:

Euro Event 6 in Prague:

Final: Michael Holt (ENG) 4–3 John Higgins (SCO)

Holt wins his first professional title.

Final Order of Merit: (1) Shaun Murphy (ENG) 23,200 (2) Mark Selby (ENG) 21,300 (3) Barry Pinches (ENG) 19,100

Speed skating

World Cup 2 in Berlin, Germany:

1000 m women: 01 ! Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:15.86 02 ! Heather Richardson (USA) 1:16.31 03 ! Margot Boer (NED) 1:16.51

Standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Nesbitt 200 points (2) Boer 150 (3) Richardson 130

1000 m men: 01 ! Shani Davis (USA) 1:08.82 02 ! Lee Kyu-Hyeok (KOR) 1:09.08 03 ! Simon Kuipers (NED) 1:09.11

Standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Davis 200 points (2) Kuipers 140 (3) Stefan Groothuis (NED) 130

Team Pursuit women: 01 ! Germany 3:04.91 02 ! Netherlands 3:05.50 03 ! Norway 3:06.67

Team Pursuit men: 01 ! United States 3:43.10 02 ! Norway 3:44.65 03 ! Netherlands 3:45.38

Tennis

ATP World Tour:

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 1:

Singles – Group B:

Andy Murray (GBR) [5] def. Robin Söderling (SWE) [4] 6–2, 6–4

Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. David Ferrer (ESP) [7] 6–1, 6–4

Doubles – Group A:

Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) [1] def. Jürgen Melzer (AUT) / Philipp Petzschner (GER) [8] 6–3, 7–5

Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) [6] def. Lukáš Dlouhý (CZE) / Leander Paes (IND) [4] 6–3, 7–6(3)

American football

NCAA (unbeaten teams in bold):

BCS Top 10:

(5) LSU 43, Ole Miss 36

The Big Game: (6) Stanford 48, California 14

(7) Wisconsin 48, Michigan 28

Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson becomes the first player in NCAA history to rush for 1,500 yards and pass for 1,500 yards in a season.

(19) Texas A&M 9, (8) Nebraska 6

(9) Ohio State 20, (20) Iowa 17

(10) Oklahoma State 48, Kansas 14

Played earlier this week: (4) Boise State

Idle: (1) Oregon, (2) Auburn, (3) TCU

Other games:

(13) Arkansas 38, (21) Mississippi State 31 (2OT)

(16) Virginia Tech 31, (24) Miami 17

The Hokies win the ACC Coastal Division title and book a place in the ACC Championship Game.

Northern Illinois 59, Ball State 21

The Huskies clinch the MAC West Division title and book a place in the MAC Championship Game.

Auto racing

Nationwide Series:

Ford 300 in Homestead, Florida: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Inc.) (3) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing)

Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Keselowski 5639 points (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 5194 (3) Busch 4934

V8 Supercars:

Norton 360 Sandown Challenge, Race 23 in Melbourne, Victoria: (1) Paul Dumbrell (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (3) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Falcon)

Drivers' championship standings (after 23 of 26 races): (1) James Courtney (AUS) (Ford Falcon) 2782 points (2) Whincup 2750 (3) Winterbottom 2591

Canadian football

CIS football:

National Semifinals:

Uteck Bowl: Laval Rouge et Or 13, Western Ontario Mustangs 11

Mitchell Bowl: Calgary Dinos 35, Saint Mary's Huskies 8

Cricket

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:

2nd Test in Abu Dhabi, day 1: South Africa 311/5 (90 overs; AB de Villiers 120*, Jacques Kallis 105); Pakistan.

New Zealand in India:

3rd Test in Nagpur, day 1: New Zealand 148/7 (56 overs); India.

Cross-country skiing

World Cup in Gällivare, Sweden:

Men's 15 km Freestyle: 01 ! Marcus Hellner (SWE) 32:26.0 02 ! Dario Cologna (SUI) 32:37.4 03 ! Daniel Rickardsson (SWE) 32:46.1

Women's 10 km Freestyle: 01 ! Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 23:48.4 02 ! Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 24:29.5 03 ! Arianna Follis (ITA) 24:39.8

Equestrianism

Dressage:

Stuttgart German Masters in Stuttgart (CDI 5*):

Grand Prix Freestyle: 01 ! Isabell Werth (GER) on Satchmo 02 ! Ulla Salzgeber (GER) on Herzruf's Erbe 03 ! Hubertus Schmidt (GER) on Dark Diamond

Four-in-hand driving:

FEI World Cup:

2nd competition in Stuttgart (CAI-W): 01 ! Boyd Exell (AUS) 02 ! Koos de Ronde (NED) 03 ! IJsbrand Chardon (NED)

Show jumping:

FEI World Cup North American League – West Coast:

11th competition in Burbank (CSI 2*-W): 01 ! Ashlee Bond (USA) on Cadett 02 ! Richard Spooner (USA) on Cristallo 03 ! Harley Brown (AUS) on Cassiato

Figure skating

ISU Grand Prix:

Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, Russia: (skaters in bold qualify for the Final)

Men: 01 ! Tomáš Verner (CZE) 230.31 02 ! Patrick Chan (CAN) 227.21 03 ! Jeremy Abbott (USA) 217.21

Standings (after 5 of 6 events): Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 30 points (2 events), Chan 28 (2), Verner, Nobunari Oda (JPN) 26 (2), Abbott 24 (2), Adam Rippon (USA) 20 (2), Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 15 (1)... Brandon Mroz (USA) 13 (1), Florent Amodio (FRA), Armin Mahbanoozadeh (USA) 11 (1).

Pairs: 01 ! Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 182.70 02 ! Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran (JPN) 55.90 165.47 03 ! Amanda Evora / Mark Ladwig (USA) 162.85

Standings (after 5 of 6 events): Pang Qing / Tong Jian (CHN) 30 points (2 events), Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 26 (2), Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze (RUS), Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (CHN), Takahashi / Tran 24 (2), Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin (USA) 20 (2)... Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (GER), Kavaguti / Smirnov 15 (1), Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov (RUS) 13 (1).

Ladies: 01 ! Miki Ando (JPN) 174.47 02 ! Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 172.74 03 ! Ashley Wagner (USA) 167.02

Standings (after 5 of 6 events): Ando 30 points (2 events), Carolina Kostner (ITA), Kanako Murakami (JPN), Suzuki, Rachael Flatt (USA) 26 points (2 events), Wagner, Amélie Lacoste (CAN) 18 (2)... Alissa Czisny (USA) 15 (1).

Ice Dancing: 01 ! Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 154.33 02 ! Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin (HUN) 142.09 03 ! Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov (RUS) 134.79

Standings (after 5 of 6 events): Meryl Davis / Charlie White (USA) 30 points (2 events), Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier (CAN), Bobrova / Soloviev 28 (2), Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje (CAN), Hoffmann / Zavozin, Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani (USA) 22 (2)... Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 15 (1), Sinead Kerr / John Kerr (GBR) 13 (1), Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein (USA) 11 (1).

Football (soccer)

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification:

UEFA-CONCACAF play-off, first leg in Parma: Italy 0–1 United States

Mixed martial arts

UFC 123 in Auburn Hills, Michigan:

Lightweight bout: George Sotiropoulos (AUS) def. Joe Lauzon (USA) by submission (kimura)

Light Heavyweight bout: Phil Davis (USA) def. Tim Boetsch (USA) by submission (modified kimura)

Middleweight bout: Maiquel Falcão (BRA) def. Gerald Harris (USA) by unanimous decision (29–27, 29–28, 29–28)

Welterweight bout: B.J. Penn (USA) def. Matt Hughes (USA) by knockout (punches)

Light Heavyweight bout: Quinton Jackson (USA) def. Lyoto Machida (BRA) by split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)

Rugby union

End of year tests:

Week 5:

Italy 14–32 Australia in Florence

Georgia 22–15 Canada in Tbilisi

England 26–13 Samoa in London

Scotland 21–17 South Africa in Edinburgh

Portugal 24–12 Namibia in Coimbra

Ireland 18–38 New Zealand in Dublin

France 15–9 Argentina in Montpellier

Snowboarding

World Cup in Stockholm, Sweden:

Big Air: 01 ! Sébastien Toutant (CAN) 02 ! Petja Piiroinen (FIN) 03 ! Patrick Burgener (SUI)

Standings (after 2 of 4 events): (1) Toutant 1220 points (2) Ståle Sandbech (NOR) 1090 (3) Marko Grilc (SLO) 1018

Overall: (1) Toutant 1220 points (2) Seppe Smits (BEL) 1180 (3) Tore Viken Holvik (NOR) 1150

Speed skating

World Cup 2 in Berlin, Germany:

500 m men: 01 ! Pekka Koskela (FIN) 34.90 02 ! Tucker Fredricks (USA) 34.91 03 ! Lee Kang-Seok (KOR) 35.13

Standings (after 4 of 12 races): (1) Joji Kato (JPN) 330 points (2) Lee Kang-Seok 290 (3) Lee Kyu-Hyeok (KOR) 235

500 m women: 01 ! Jenny Wolf (GER) 37.98 02 ! Margot Boer (NED) 38.46 03 ! Lee Sang-Hwa (KOR) 38.56

Standings (after 4 of 12 races): (1) Wolf 400 points (2) Boer 300 (3) Lee 270

3000 m women: 01 ! Jilleanne Rookard (USA) 4:04.38 02 ! Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 4:05.83 03 ! Stephanie Beckert (GER) 4:06.12

Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Beckert 170 points (2) Rookard 140 (3) Kristina Groves (CAN) 120

1500 m men: 01 ! Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 1:45.27 02 ! Trevor Marsicano (USA) 1:46.15 03 ! Stefan Groothuis (NED) 1:46.31

Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Shani Davis (USA) 140 points (2) Bøkko 132 (3) Groothuis 130

American football

NCAA BCS Top 10 (unbeaten team in bold):

Battle for the Milk Can: (4) Boise State 51, Fresno State 0

Baseball

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Bronze medal match: China 2–6 03 ! Japan

Final: 01 ! South Korea 9–3 02 ! Chinese Taipei

Cricket

West Indies in Sri Lanka:

1st Test in Galle, day 5: West Indies 580/9d; Sri Lanka 378 and 241/4 (f/o, 81.2 overs). Match drawn; 3-match series level 0–0.

Figure skating

ISU Grand Prix:

Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, Russia:

Men Short Program: (1) Patrick Chan (CAN) 81.96 (2) Jeremy Abbott (USA) 77.61 (3) Tomáš Verner (CZE) 74.10

Pairs Short Program: (1) Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 61.91 (2) Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran (JPN) 55.90 (3) Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert (RUS) 53.62

Ladies Short Program: (1) Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 57.43 (2) Agnes Zawadzki (USA) 56.84 (3) Ashley Wagner (USA) 56.17

Ice Dance Short Dance: (1) Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 60.80 (2) Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali (ITA) 57.65 (3) Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin (HUN) 57.24

Football (soccer)

Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador: (teams in bold qualify for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Second stage:

Chile 0–0 Argentina

Brazil 5–0 Colombia

Standings (after 2 matches): Brazil 6 points, Chile 2, Argentina 1, Colombia 1.

Rugby union

End of year tests:

Week 5:

Italy A 9–16 Tonga in Biella

Scotland A 25–0 United States in Galashiels

Wales 16–16 Fiji in Cardiff

Speed skating

World Cup 2 in Berlin, Germany:

500 m women: 01 ! Jenny Wolf (GER) 38.08 02 ! Lee Sang-Hwa (KOR) 38.24 03 ! Margot Boer (NED) 38.66

Standings (after 3 of 12 races): (1) Wolf 300 points (2) Boer 220 (3) Lee 200

500 m men: 01 ! Joji Kato (JPN) 35.03 02 ! Jan Smeekens (NED) 35.04 03 ! Lee Kang-Seok (KOR) 35.10

Standings (after 3 of 12 races): (1) Kato 280 points (2) Lee 220 (3) Keiichiro Nagashima (JPN) 181

1500 m women: 01 ! Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:57.03 02 ! Ida Njåtun (NOR) 1:57.99 03 ! Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:58.93

Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Nesbitt 200 points (2) Wüst 150 (3) Cindy Klassen (CAN) 120

5000 m men: 01 ! Lee Seung-Hoon (KOR) 6:18.40 02 ! Jonathan Kuck (USA) 6:18.85 03 ! Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 6:19.50

Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Bob de Jong (NED) 160 points (2) Lee 140 (3) Kuck 140

American football

NFL Thursday Night Football, Week 11: Chicago Bears 16, Miami Dolphins 0

Baseball

Major League Baseball awards:

American League Cy Young Award: Félix Hernández, Seattle Mariners

Basketball

Euroleague:

Regular Season, matchday 5:

Group A:

Žalgiris Kaunas 73–65 Khimki Moscow

Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 99–58 Asseco Prokom Gdynia

Group B: Brose Baskets 65–69 Unicaja Málaga

Group D:

Efes Pilsen Istanbul 86–72 CSKA Moscow

Armani Jeans Milano 71–81 Panathinaikos Athens

Cricket

West Indies in Sri Lanka:

1st Test in Galle, day 4: West Indies 580/9d; Sri Lanka 378 (95.2 overs) and 89/0 (f/o, 22 overs). Sri Lanka trail by 113 runs with 10 wickets remaining.

Football (soccer)

Copa Sudamericana Semifinals, first leg:

LDU Quito 2–3 Independiente

Snooker

Premier League week 10 in Llandudno: (players in bold advance to the semi-finals)

Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 5–1 Mark Selby (ENG)

Shaun Murphy (ENG) 2–4 Neil Robertson (AUS)

Final standings: O'Sullivan 9 points, Marco Fu (HKG) 8, Murphy 6, Robertson, Mark Williams (WAL), Selby 5, Ding Junhui (CHN) 4.

Baseball

Major League Baseball awards:

Manager of the Year:

American League: Ron Gardenhire, Minnesota Twins

National League: Bud Black, San Diego Padres

Basketball

Euroleague:

Regular Season, matchday 5:

Group A: Partizan Belgrade 74–71 Caja Laboral

Group B:

Spirou Basket 67–49 Real Madrid

Virtus Roma 71–86 Olympiacos Piraeus

Group C:

Lietuvos Rytas 90–62 KK Cibona Zagreb

Cholet Basket 82–78 Fenerbahçe Ülker

Montepaschi Siena 76–67 Regal FC Barcelona

Group D: Union Olimpija Ljubljana 72–68 Power Electronics Valencia

Cricket

West Indies in Sri Lanka:

1st Test in Galle, day 3: West Indies 580/9d; Sri Lanka 165/3 (43.1 overs). Sri Lanka trail by 415 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Football (soccer)

Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador:

Second stage:

Chile 1–1 Colombia

Brazil 4–0 Argentina

UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying:

Group E: Finland 8–0 San Marino

Standings: Netherlands 12 points (4 matches), Hungary 9 (4), Sweden 6 (3), Moldova 6 (4), Finland 3 (4), San Marino 0 (5).

Group F: Croatia 3–0 Malta

Standings (after 4 matches): Croatia 10 points, Greece 8, Georgia 6, Israel, Latvia 4, Malta 0.

Africa Cup of Nations qualification:

Group K:

Botswana 1–0 Tunisia

Togo 0–0 Chad

Standings: Botswana 13 points (5 matches), Tunisia 7 (5), Malawi 6 (4), Togo 3 (5), Chad 2 (5).

Friendly international matches (selected):

Russia 0–2 Belgium

Argentina 1–0 Brazil in Doha, Qatar

Egypt 3–0 Australia

Austria 1–2 Greece

Netherlands 1–0 Turkey

Romania 1–1 Italy in Klagenfurt, Austria

Sweden 0–0 Germany

Republic of Ireland 1–2 Norway

Slovenia 1–2 Georgia

England 1–2 France

Portugal 4–0 Spain

Chile 2–0 Uruguay

Copa Sudamericana Semifinals, first leg:

Goiás 0–1 Palmeiras

Baseball

Major League Baseball awards:

National League Cy Young Award: Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies

Halladay, the unanimous winner, becomes the fifth pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both the National and American Leagues.

Cricket

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:

1st Test in Dubai, day 5: South Africa 380 and 318/2d; Pakistan 248 and 343/3 (117 overs; Younis Khan 131*). Match drawn; 2-match series level 0–0.

New Zealand in India:

2nd Test in Hyderabad, day 5: New Zealand 350 and 448/8d (135 overs; Brendon McCullum 225); India 472 and 68/0 (17 overs). Match drawn; 3-match series level 0–0.

West Indies in Sri Lanka:

1st Test in Galle, day 2: West Indies 580/9d (163.2 overs; Chris Gayle 333, Ajantha Mendis 6/169); Sri Lanka 54/1 (12.2 overs). Sri Lanka trail by 526 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Gayle becomes the fourth batsman to score multiple triple hundreds in Test cricket, after Donald Bradman, Brian Lara and Virender Sehwag.

Rugby union

End of year tests:

Week 5:

Munster 15–6 Australia in Limerick

Table tennis

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Men's Team Final: 01 ! China 3–0 02 ! South Korea

Women's Team Final: 01 ! China 3–0 02 ! Singapore

Tennis

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Men's Team Final: 01 ! Chinese Taipei 2–1 02 ! Uzbekistan

Women's Team Final: 01 ! China 2–1 02 ! Chinese Taipei

American football

NFL Monday Night Football, Week 10: Philadelphia Eagles 59, Washington Redskins 28

Eagles quarterback Michael Vick becomes the first quarterback to pass for at least 300 yards and four touchdowns, and rush for 50 yards and two touchdowns in a game. Vick also moves into second place for rushing yards by a quarterback, passing Steve Young.

Badminton

Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:

Men's Team Final: 01 ! China 3–1 02 ! South Korea

Women's Team Final: 01 ! China 3–0 02 ! Thailand

Baseball

Major League Baseball awards:

Rookies of the Year:

American League: Neftalí Feliz, Texas Rangers

National League: Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants

Cricket

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:

1st Test in Dubai, day 4: South Africa 380 and 318/2d (95 overs; Jacques Kallis 135*, Hashim Amla 118*); Pakistan 248 and 109/2 (41 overs). Pakistan require another 342 runs with 8 wickets remaining.

New Zealand in India:

2nd Test in Hyderabad, day 4: New Zealand 350 and 237/4 (75 overs; Brendon McCullum 124*); India 472 (143.4 overs; Harbhajan Singh 111*, Daniel Vettori 5/135). New Zealand lead by 115 runs with 6 wickets remaining.

West Indies in Sri Lanka:

1st Test in Galle, day 1: West Indies 362/2 (90 overs; Chris Gayle 219*); Sri Lanka.

Golf

European Tour:

Barclays Singapore Open in Singapore:

Winner: Adam Scott (AUS) 267 (−17)

Scott wins the tournament for the third time and his seventh European Tour title.

Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup:

Slalom in Levi, Finland: 01 ! Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA) 1:46.64 02 ! André Myhrer (SWE) 1:46.97 03 ! Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:47.61

American football

NFL Week 10:

Buffalo Bills 14, Detroit Lions 12

Chicago Bears 27, Minnesota Vikings 13

New York Jets 26, Cleveland Browns 20 (OT)

Indianapolis Colts 23, Cincinnati Bengals 17

Miami Dolphins 29, Tennessee Titans 17

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31, Carolina Panthers 16

Jacksonville Jaguars 31, Houston Texans 24

Denver Broncos 49, Kansas City Chiefs 29

Dallas Cowboys 33, New York Giants 20

Seattle Seahawks 36, Arizona Cardinals 18

San Francisco 49ers 23, St. Louis Rams 20 (OT)

Sunday Night Football: New England Patriots 39, Pittsburgh Steelers 26

Byes: Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers

Auto racing

Formula One:

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi: (1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault) (2) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) (3) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes)

Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Vettel 256 points (2) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) 252 (3) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) 242

Vettel becomes the youngest world champion, at the age of 7008737402400000000♠23 years, 134 days.

Final constructors' championship standings: (1) Red Bull 498 points (2) McLaren 454 (3) Ferrari 396

Chase for the Sprint Cup:

Kobalt Tools 500 in Avondale: (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Ryan Newman (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing) (3) Joey Logano (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing)

Drivers' championship standings (after 35 of 36 races): (1) Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 6462 points (2) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 6447 (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 6416

World Rally Championship:

Wales Rally GB in Cardiff: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA)/Daniel Elena (MON) (Citroën C4 WRC) (2) Petter Solberg (NOR)/Chris Patterson (GBR) (Citroën C4 WRC) (3) Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN)/Miikka Anttila (FIN) (Ford Focus RS WRC 09)

Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Loeb 276 points (2) Latvala 171 (3) Solberg 169

V8 Supercars:

Falken Tasmania Challenge, Race 22 in Launceston, Tasmania: (1) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) Paul Dumbrell (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (3) Jason Bright (AUS) (Holden Commodore)

Drivers' championship standings (after 22 of 26 races): (1) James Courtney (AUS) (Ford Falcon) 2662 points (2) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 2612 (3) Winterbottom 2462

Canadian football

CFL Playoffs:

Division Semifinals:

East in Hamilton, Ontario: Toronto Argonauts 16, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13

West in Regina, Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Roughriders 41, BC Lions 38 (2OT)

Cricket

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:

1st Test in Dubai, day 3: South Africa 380 and 139/2 (48 overs); Pakistan 248 (95 overs; Morné Morkel 5/54). South Africa lead by 271 runs with 8 wickets remaining.

New Zealand in India:

2nd Test in Hyderabad, day 3: New Zealand 350; India 436/9 (134 overs). India lead by 86 runs with 1 wicket remaining in the 1st innings.

Equestrianism

Show jumping:

FEI World Cup Central European League – North Sub-League:

6th competition in Leszno (CSI 3*-W): 01 ! Jannike West (SWE) on Vivaldi K 02 ! Arne van Heel (NED) on Zeitzeuge 03 ! Thomas Kleis (GER) on Crocant

FEI World Cup South American League:

5th competition in Capilla del Señor (CSIO 4*-W): 01 ! Leandro Moschini (ARG) on Gama Zarello 02 ! Carlos Milthaler (CHI) on As Hyo Altanero 03 ! Ricardo Dircie (ARG) on Llavaneras H.J. Aries

Figure skating

ISU Grand Prix:

Skate America in Portland, Oregon: (skaters in bold qualify for the Final)

Ice Dance: 01 ! Meryl Davis / Charlie White (USA) 156.68 02 ! Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier (CAN) 149.08 03 ! Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani (USA) 144.81

Standings (after 4 of 6 events): Davis / White 30 points (2 events), Crone / Poirier 28 (2), Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje (CAN), Shibutani / Shibutani 22 (2), Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 15 (1), Sinead Kerr / John Kerr (GBR), Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 13 (1), Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali (ITA), Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein (USA) 11 (1).

Ladies: 01 ! Kanako Murakami (JPN) 164.93 02 ! Rachael Flatt (USA) 162.86 03 ! Carolina Kostner (ITA) 154.87

Standings (after 4 of 6 events): Kostner, Murakami, Flatt 26 points (2 events), Amélie Lacoste (CAN) 18 (2), Alissa Czisny (USA), Miki Ando (JPN) 15 (1), Ksenia Makarova (RUS), Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 13 (1)... Alena Leonova (RUS) 11 (1).

Football (soccer)

African Women's Championship in Daveyton, South Africa:

3rd place playoff: Cameroon 0–2 03 ! South Africa

Final: 01 ! Nigeria 4–2 02 ! Equatorial Guinea

Nigeria win the title for the eighth time from nine tournaments.

Caribbean Championship Qualifying Group Stage Two: (teams in bold advance to the final tournament)

Group G in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda:

Dominica 0–5 Suriname

Antigua and Barbuda 0–0 Cuba

Final standings: Cuba, Antigua and Barbuda 5 points, Suriname 4, Dominica 1.

CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

Al-Hilal 1–0 (0–1) CS Sfaxien. 1–1 on aggregate; Sfaxien win 5–3 on penalties.

OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 2:

Group B: Waitakere United 1–1 Auckland City FC

Standings (after 2 matches): Auckland City, Waitakere United 4 points, AS Magenta 3 (2), AS Tefana 0 (2).

Russian Premier League, matchday 28 of 30: (teams in bold qualify for the Champions League, team in italics qualify for the Europa League)

Zenit St. Petersburg !Zenit St. Petersburg 5–0 Rostov !Rostov

Spartak Nalchik !Spartak Nalchik 1–1 CSKA Moscow !CSKA Moscow

Standings: Zenit 66 points, CSKA Moscow 58, Rubin Kazan !Rubin Kazan 56, Spartak Moscow !Spartak Moscow 48.

Zenit win the championship for the second time.

Singapore Cup Final in Singapore:

Tampines Rovers 0–1 Bangkok Glass

FAI Cup Final in Dublin:

Sligo Rovers 0–0 (2–0 pen.) Shamrock Rovers

Sligo Rovers win the Cup for the third time.

Norwegian Cup Final in Oslo:

Follo 0–2 Strømsgodset

Strømsgodset win the Cup for the fifth time.

MLS Cup Playoffs:

Western Conference Final in Carson, California:

Los Angeles Galaxy 0–3 FC Dallas

Golf

PGA Tour Fall Series:

Children's Miracle Network Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Florida:

Winner: Robert Garrigus (USA) 267 (−21)

Garrigus wins his first PGA Tour title.

European Tour:

Barclays Singapore Open in Singapore: Play will conclude on November 15 due to thunderstorms.

LPGA Tour:

Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico:

Winner: In-Kyung Kim (KOR) 269 (−19)

Kim wins her third LPGA Tour title.

Snooker

Players Tour Championship:

Euro Event 5 in Hamm, Germany:

Final: John Higgins (SCO) 4–2 Shaun Murphy (ENG)

Higgins wins his first tournament since his return from a six-month suspension following match-fixing allegations and 33rd professional title of his career.

Order of Merit (after 11 of 12 events): (1) Murphy 20,700 (2) Mark Selby (ENG) 19,900 (3) Barry Pinches (ENG) 18,900

Speed skating

World Cup 1 in Heerenveen, Netherlands:

500 m Men: 01 ! Keiichiro Nagashima (JPN) 34.97 02 ! Joji Kato (JPN) 35.01 03 ! Lee Kang-Seok (KOR) 35.10

Standings (after 2 of 12 races): (1) Kato 180 points (2) Lee 150 (3) Nagashima 136.

1500 m Ladies: 01 ! Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:56.00 02 ! Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:57.35 03 ! Marrit Leenstra (NED) 1:57.68

5000 m Men: 01 ! Bob de Jong (NED) 6:17.31 02 ! Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 6:18.96 03 ! Wouter olde Heuvel (NED) 6:20.93

Tennis

ATP World Tour:

BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, France:

Final: Robin Söderling (SWE) def. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 7–6(1), 6–1

Söderling wins his first Masters 1000 title, and the sixth title of his career.

Volleyball

Women's World Championship in Tokyo, Japan:

11th place playoff: Netherlands 3–0 Cuba

9th place playoff: Poland 3–0 China

7th place playoff: Serbia 1–3 Germany

5th place playoff: Italy 3–0 Turkey

3rd place playoff: United States 2–3 03 ! Japan

Final: 01 ! Russia 3–2 02 ! Brazil

Russia win the title for the second straight time.

Most Valuable Player: Yekaterina Gamova (RUS)

Alpine skiing

Women's World Cup:

Slalom in Levi, Finland: 01 ! Marlies Schild (AUT) 1:52.84 02 ! Maria Riesch (GER) 1:52.87 03 ! Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 1:53.18

Overall standings (after 2 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 125 points (2) Poutiainen 110 (3) Schild and Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 100

American football

NCAA (unbeaten teams in bold):

BCS Top 10:

(1) Oregon 15, California 13

Deep South's Oldest Rivalry: (2) Auburn 49, Georgia 31

The Tigers win the SEC West Division title and book a trip to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game.

(3) TCU 40, San Diego State 35

(5) LSU 51, Louisiana-Monroe 0

(6) Stanford 17, Arizona State 13

(7) Wisconsin 83, Indiana 20

(8) Nebraska 20, Kansas 3

(9) Ohio State 38, Penn State 14

(10) Oklahoma State 33, Texas 16

Played earlier this week: (4) Boise State

Other games:

(12) Alabama 30, (19) Mississippi State 10

Northwestern 21, (13) Iowa 17

Notre Dame 28, (14) Utah 3

(17) Missouri 38, (24) Kansas State 28

(23) South Carolina 36, (22) Florida 14

The Gamecocks win the SEC East for the first time, earning a date against Auburn in the SEC Championship Game.

Auto racing

Nationwide Series:

WYPALL* 200 Powered by Kimberly-Clark Professional in Avondale: (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Inc.) (3) Joey Logano (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing)

Drivers' championship standings (after 34 of 35 races): (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 5474 points (2) Edwards 5044 (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 4739

V8 Supercars:

Falken Tasmania Challenge, Race 21 in Launceston, Tasmania: (1) Craig Lowndes (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (2) Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (3) Greg Murphy (NZL) (Holden Commodore)

Drivers' championship standings (after 21 of 26 races): (1) James Courtney (AUS) (Ford Falcon) 2593 points (2) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 2552 (3) Lowndes 2405

Cricket

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:

1st Test in Dubai, day 2: South Africa 380 (123 overs); Pakistan 144/2 (55 overs). Pakistan trail by 236 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

New Zealand in India:

2nd Test in Hyderabad, day 2: New Zealand 350 (117.3 overs); India 178/2 (49 overs). India trail by 172 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Equestrianism

Show jumping:

FEI World Cup North American League – West Coast:

10th competition in Rancho Murieta (CSI 3*-W): 01 ! Harley Brown (AUS) on Cassiato 02 ! Helen McNaught (GBR) on Caballo 03 ! Mark Watring (PUR) on Green Sleeps Vioco

Fencing

World Championships in Paris, France:

Men's team épée: 01 ! France (Jean-Michel Lucenay, Ulrich Robeiri, Gauthier Grumier, Jérôme Jeannet) 02 ! United States (Benjamin Bratton, Weston Kelsey, Cody Mattern, Benjamin (Benji) Ungar) 03 ! Hungary (Gábor Boczkó, András Rédli, Géza Imre, Péter Somfai)

Figure skating

ISU Grand Prix:

Skate America in Portland, Oregon: (skaters in bold qualify for the Final)

Ladies Short Program: (1) Carolina Kostner (ITA) 60.28 (2) Kanako Murakami (JPN) 54.75 (3) Joshi Helgesson (SWE) 51.17

Short Dance: (1) Meryl Davis / Charlie White (USA) 63.62 (2) Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier (CAN) 60.41 (3) Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje (CAN) 59.48

Men: 01 ! Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 227.07 02 ! Nobunari Oda (JPN) 226.09 03 ! Armin Mahbanoozadeh (USA) 211.17

Standings (after 4 of 6 events): Takahashi 30 points (2 events), Oda 26 (2), Adam Rippon (USA) 20 (2), Patrick Chan (CAN), Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 15 (1), Jeremy Abbott (USA), Brandon Mroz (USA) 13 (1), Tomáš Verner (CZE), Florent Amodio (FRA), Mahbanoozadeh 11 (1).

Pairs: 01 ! Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (GER) 197.70 02 ! Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 175.48 03 ! Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (CHN) 170.07

Standings (after 4 of 6 events): Pang Qing / Tong Jian (CHN) 30 points (2 events), Moore-Towers / Moscovitch 26 (2), Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze (RUS), Sui / Han 24 (2), Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin (USA) 20 (2)... Savchenko / Szolkowy 15 (1), Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov (RUS) 13 (1), Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers (CAN), Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran (JPN) 11 (1).

Football (soccer)

Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador: (teams in bold advance to the second round)

Group B:

Uruguay 0–8 Colombia

Brazil 3–0 Paraguay

Final standings: Brazil 12 points, Colombia 9, Paraguay 6, Venezuela 3, Uruguay 0.

AFC Champions League Final, in Tokyo:

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3–1 Zob Ahan

Seongnam win the title for the second time, and qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup.

CAF Champions League Final, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

Espérance ST 1–1 (0–5) TP Mazembe. TP Mazembe win 6–1 on aggregate.

TP Mazembe win the title for the second successive time and fourth overall, and qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup.

OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 2:

Group A:

Lautoka 1–0 Amical

PRK Hekari United 4–0 Koloale

Standings (after 2 matches): Lautoka 6 points, PRK Hekari United, Amical 3, Koloale 0.

Group B: AS Magenta 1–0 AS Tefana

Standings: Auckland City, Waitakere United 3 points (1 match), AS Magenta 3 (2), AS Tefana 0 (2).

MLS Cup Playoffs:

Eastern Conference Final in Commerce City, Colorado:

Colorado Rapids 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes

Belarusian Premier League, matchday 32 of 33: (team in bold qualify for the Champions League, team in italics qualify for the Europa League)

Belshina 1–3 BATE

Shakhtsyor 0–1 Neman Grodno

Standings: BATE 72 points, Shakhtsyor 63, Minsk 57, Dinamo Minsk 56.

BATE win their fifth successive title and seventh in total.

Gymnastics

Trampoline World Championships in Metz, France:

Double Mini Women: 01 ! Corissa Boychuk (CAN) 70.500 02 ! Bianca Budler (RSA) 70.300 03 ! Svetlana Balandina (RUS) 70.200

Tumbling Men: 01 ! Viktor Kyforenko (UKR) 76.300 02 ! Yang Song (CHN) 75.400 03 ! Andrey Krylov (RUS) 74.600

Synchro Men: 01 ! China (Tu Xiao, Dong Dong) 53.800 02 ! France (Sebastien Martiny, Gregoire Pennes) 51.700 03 ! Japan (Tetsuya Sotomura, Masaki Ito) 51.300

Trampoline Women: 01 ! Li Dan (CHN) 40.300 02 ! Huang Shanshan (CHN) 39.800 03 ! Rosannagh MacLennan (CAN) 39.300

Mixed martial arts

UFC 122 in Oberhausen, Germany:

Welterweight bout: Duane Ludwig (USA) def. Nick Osipczak (ENG) via split decision (28–30, 29–28, 29–28).

Light Heavyweight bout: Krzysztof Soszynski (CAN) def. Goran Reljic (CRO) via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Welterweight bout: Amir Sadollah (USA) def. Peter Sobotta (POL) via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver (GER) def. Andre Winner (ENG) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:37 of round 1.

Middleweight bout: Yushin Okami (JPN) def. Nate Marquardt (USA) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27).

Rugby league

Four Nations Final in Brisbane: Australia 12–16 New Zealand

New Zealand win the title for the second time (previously as Tri-Nations).

Rugby union

2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying:

Final Place Play-off Qualification Final, first leg in Montevideo: Uruguay 21–21 Romania

End of year tests:

Week 4:

Italy 16–22 Argentina in Verona

England 35–18 Australia in London

Ireland 20–10 Samoa in Dublin

Wales 25–29 South Africa in Cardiff

Portugal 17–22 United States in Lisbon

Spain 22–60 Canada in Madrid

France 34–12 Fiji in Nantes

Scotland 3–49 New Zealand in Edinburgh

Speed skating

World Cup 1 in Heerenveen, Netherlands:

500 m Ladies: 01 ! Jenny Wolf (GER) 38.17 02 ! Margot Boer (NED) 38.54 03 ! Nao Kodaira (JPN) 38.77

Standings (after 2 of 12 races): (1) Wolf 200 points (2) Boer 150 (3) Kodaira 130

3000 m Ladies: 01 ! Stephanie Beckert (GER) 4:04.38 02 ! Cindy Klassen (CAN) 4:07.19 03 ! Kristina Groves (CAN) 4:08.01

1500 m Men: 01 ! Shani Davis (USA) 1:45.04 02 ! Simon Kuipers (NED) 1:45.48 03 ! Mark Tuitert (NED) 1:45.95

Volleyball

Women's World Championship in Tokyo, Japan:

9th–12th places semifinals:

Poland 3–2 Netherlands

Cuba 1–3 China

5th–8th places semifinals:

Germany 2–3 Turkey

Serbia 0–3 Italy

Semifinals:

Russia 3–1 United States

Brazil 3–2 Japan

American football

NCAA BCS Top 10 (unbeaten team in bold):

(4) Boise State 52, Idaho 14

Cricket

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:

1st Test in Dubai, day 1: South Africa 311/3 (89.3 overs; Graeme Smith 100); Pakistan.

New Zealand in India:

2nd Test in Hyderabad, day 1: New Zealand 258/4 (90 overs; Tim McIntosh 102); India.

Equestrianism

Show jumping:

FEI Nations Cup Promotional League – North and South America:

2nd competition in Capilla del Señor (CSIO 4*-W): 01 ! United States 02 ! Canada 03 ! Argentina I

Standings (after 2 of 3 competitions): (1) Canada 11 points (2) Argentina 4 (3) Mexico 3

Fencing

World Championships in Paris, France:

Women's team épée: 01 ! Romania (Anca Măroiu, Simona Alexandru, Ana Maria Brânză, Loredana Iordăchioiu) 02 ! Germany (Britta Heidemann, Imke Duplitzer, Monika Sozanska, Ricarda Multerer) 03 ! South Korea (Shin A-Lam, Jung Hyo-Jung, Oh Yun-Hee, Park Se-Ra)

Figure skating

ISU Grand Prix:

Skate America in Portland, Oregon:

Pairs Short Program: (1) Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (GER) 63.99 (2) Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 61.64 (3) Caydee Denney / Jeremy Barrett (USA) 58.49

Men’s Short Program: (1) Nobunari Oda (JPN) 79.28 (2) Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 78.12 (3) Adam Rippon (USA) 73.94

Football (soccer)

Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador: (teams in bold advance to the second round)

Group A:

Bolivia 2–1 Peru

Ecuador 1–0 Argentina

Final standings: Argentina, Chile, Ecuador 9 points, Bolivia 3, Peru 0.

Caribbean Championship Qualifying Group Stage Two:

Group G in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda:

Suriname 3–3 Cuba

Antigua and Barbuda 0–0 Dominica

Standing (after 2 matches): Cuba, Antigua and Barbuda 4 points, Suriname, Dominica 1.

CAF Confederation Cup Semi-finals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

FUS Rabat 0–1 (2–1) Ittihad. 2–2 on aggregate; FUS Rabat win on away goals rule.

Gymnastics

Trampoline World Championships in Metz, France:

Double Mini Men: 01 ! Andre Lico (POR) 73.400 02 ! Austin White (USA) 73.000 03 ! Evgeny Chernoivanov (RUS) 72.700

Tumbling Women: 01 ! Anna Korobeynikova (RUS) 68.200 02 ! Elena Krasnokutskaya (RUS) 65.500 03 ! Marine Debauve (FRA) 63.400

Synchro Women: 01 ! Russia (Irina Karavayeva, Victoria Voronina) 47.500 02 ! Germany (Carina Baumgartner, Anna Dogonadze) 46.800 03 ! Belarus (Tatsiana Piatrenia, Katsiaryna Mironava) 46.800

Trampoline Men: 01 ! Dong Dong (CHN) 43.100 02 ! Ye Shuai (CHN) 43.100 03 ! Yasuhiro Ueyama (JPN) 42.400

Speed skating

World Cup 1 in Heerenveen, Netherlands:

500 m Men: 01 ! Joji Kato (JPN) 34.85 02 ! Lee Kang-Seok (KOR) 35.00 03 ! Lee Kyu-Hyeok (KOR) 35.01

500 m Ladies: 01 ! Jenny Wolf (GER) 38.02 02 ! Lee Sang-Hwa (KOR) 38.30 03 ! Margot Boer (NED) 38.39

1000 m Ladies: 01 ! Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:15.84 02 ! Margot Boer (NED) 1:16.50 03 ! Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:16.75

1000 m Men: 01 ! Shani Davis (USA) 1:08.40 02 ! Stefan Groothuis (NED) 1:08.51 03 ! Simon Kuipers (NED) 1:08.68

American football

NFL Thursday Night Football, Week 10: Atlanta Falcons 26, Baltimore Ravens 21

Basketball

Euroleague:

Regular Season, matchday 4:

Group A: Khimki Moscow 76–78 Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv

Group B: Real Madrid 83–81 (OT) Brose Baskets

Group C:

KK Cibona Zagreb 71–84 Cholet Basket

Regal FC Barcelona 69–55 Lietuvos Rytas

Group D:

Power Electronics Valencia 69–80 Armani Jeans Milano

Panathinaikos Athens 84–61 Efes Pilsen Istanbul

Fencing

World Championships in Paris, France:

Men's team foil: 01 ! China (Huang Liangcai, Lei Sheng, Zhu Jun, Zhang Liangliang) 02 ! Italy (Valerio Aspromonte, Andrea Cassara, Andrea Baldini, Stefano Barrera) 03 ! Japan (Suguru Awaji, Kenta Chida, Yuki Ota, Ryo Miyake)

Football (soccer)

African Women's Championship in Daveyton, South Africa:

Semifinals: (the winners qualify for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Nigeria 5–1 Cameroon

Equatorial Guinea 3–1 (a.e.t.) South Africa

Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador:

Group B:

Venezuela 5–2 Uruguay

Colombia 1–2 Brazil

Standings: Brazil 9 points (3 matches), Colombia, Paraguay 6 (3), Venezuela 3 (4), Uruguay 0 (3).

Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

Independiente 0–0 (2–2) Deportes Tolima. 2–2 on points, 2–2 on aggregate; Independiente win on away goals rule.

Avaí 0–1 (2–2) Goiás. Goiás win 4–1 on points.

UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

Arsenal 4–1 (0–2) Rayo Vallecano. Arsenal win 4–3 on aggregate.

Everton 1–1 (4–1) Brøndby. Everton win 5–2 on aggregate.

Snooker

Premier League week 9 in Grimsby: (players in bold advance to the semi-finals, player in ~~strike~~ is eliminated)

Shaun Murphy (ENG) 4–2 Mark Williams (WAL)

Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 5–1 Neil Robertson (AUS)

Standings: Marco Fu (HKG) 8 points (6 matches), O'Sullivan 7 (5), Murphy 6 (5), Williams 5 (6), Mark Selby (ENG) 5 (5), ~~Ding Junhui~~ (CHN) 4 (6), Robertson 3 (5).

Basketball

Euroleague:

Regular Season, matchday 4 (unbeaten team in bold):

Group A:

Asseco Prokom Gdynia 62–69 Partizan Belgrade

Caja Laboral 88–92 Žalgiris Kaunas

Group B:

Olympiacos Piraeus 86–78 Spirou Basket

Unicaja Málaga 104–83 Virtus Roma

Group C: Fenerbahçe Ülker 81–68 Montepaschi Siena

Group D: CSKA Moscow 65–55 Union Olimpija Ljubljana

Equestrianism

Show jumping:

FEI World Cup North American League – East Coast:

10th competition in Toronto (CSI 4*-W): 01 ! Brianne Goutal (USA) on Ballade van het Indihoff 02 ! Harrie Smolders (NED) on Regina Z 03 ! Robert Whitaker (GBR) on Omelli

Fencing

World Championships in Paris, France:

Women's team foil: 01 ! Italy (Elisa Di Francisca, Arianna Errigo, Valentina Vezzali, Ilaria Salvatori) 02 ! Poland (Karolina Chlewińska, Anna Rybicka, Sylwia Gruchała, Katarzyna Kryczalo) 03 ! South Korea (Seo Mi-Jung, Nam Hyun-Hee, Jeon Hee-Sook, Oh Ha Na)

Football (soccer)

Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador: (teams in bold advance to the second round)

Group A:

Peru 1–3 Chile

Bolivia 3–4 Ecuador

Standings: Argentina 9 points (3 matches), Chile 9 (4), Ecuador 6 (3), Peru, Bolivia 0 (3).

Caribbean Championship Qualifying Group Stage Two:

Group G in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda:

Cuba 4–2 Dominica

Antigua and Barbuda 2–1 Suriname

Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

LDU Quito 1–0 (0–0) Newell's Old Boys. Quito win 4–1 on points.

Palmeiras 2–0 (1–1) Atlético Mineiro. Palmeiras win 4–1 on points.

UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)

Sparta Praha 0–1 (0–2) Linköping. Linköping win 3–0 on aggregate.

Zvezda 2005 Perm 4–0 (1–1) Røa. Zvezda 2005 Perm win 5–1 on aggregate.

Lyon 5–0 (6–1) Rossiyanka. Lyon win 11–1 on aggregate.

Fortuna Hjørring 0–3 (2–4) Duisburg. Duisburg win 7–2 on aggregate.

Neulengbach 0–9 (0–7) Turbine Potsdam. Potsdam win 16–0 on aggregate.

Juvisy 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–1) Torres. Juvisy win 4–3 on aggregate.

Volleyball

Women's World Championship in Japan: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)

Pool E in Tokyo:

Peru 0–3 China

Serbia 3–0 South Korea

Poland 3–1 Turkey

Japan 1–3 Russia

Final standings: Russia 14 points, Japan 12, Serbia 11, Turkey, Poland, China, South Korea 10, Peru 7.

Pool F in Nagoya:

Czech Republic 1–3 Thailand

Brazil 3–1 United States

Netherlands 1–3 Germany

Italy 2–3 Cuba

Final standings: Brazil 14 points, United States 12, Germany, Italy 11, Cuba 10, Netherlands, Thailand 9, Czech Republic 8.

Fencing

World Championships in Paris, France:

Men's team sabre: 01 ! Russia (Nikolay Kovalev, Veniamin Reshetnikov, Aleksey Yakimenko, Artem Zanin) 02 ! Italy (Diego Occhuizzi, Aldo Montano, Luigi Tarantino, Luigi Samele) 03 ! Romania (Tiberiu Dolniceanu, Rareș Dumitrescu, Cosmin Hănceanu, Gelu Florin Zalomir)

Women's team sabre: 01 ! Russia (Dina Galiakbarova, Yuliya Gavrilova, Sofiya Velikaya, Svetlana Kormilitsyna) 02 ! Ukraine (Halyna Pundyk, Olha Kharlan, Olena Khomrova, Olha Zhovnir) 03 ! France (Cécilia Berder, Carole Vergne, Léonore Perrus, Solenne Mary)

Football (soccer)

Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador:

Group B:

Colombia 5–0 Venezuela

Paraguay 4–0 Uruguay

Standings: Brazil, Colombia 6 points (2 matches), Paraguay 6 (3), Uruguay 0 (2), Venezuela 0 (3).

Rugby union

End of year tests:

Week 4:

Saracens 20–6 United States in London

Leicester Tigers 15–26 Australia in Leicester

Connacht 26–22 Samoa in Galway

Volleyball

Women's World Championship in Japan: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)

Pool E in Tokyo:

Serbia 0–3 Russia

Peru 0–3 Turkey

Poland 0–3 China

Japan 3–0 South Korea

Standings (after 6 matches): Russia 12 points, Japan 11, Turkey, South Korea, Serbia 9, Poland, China 8, Peru 6.

Pool F in Nagoya:

Czech Republic 1–3 Cuba

Brazil 3–0 Germany

Italy 3–0 Thailand

Netherlands 0–3 United States

Standings (after 6 matches): Brazil 12 points, United States 11, Italy 10, Germany 9, Netherlands, Cuba 8, Czech Republic, Thailand 7.

American football

NFL Monday Night Football, Week 9: Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Cincinnati Bengals 21

The Dallas Cowboys fire head coach Wade Phillips and name Jason Garrett as interim replacement. (CBC)

Cricket

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:

5th ODI in Dubai: South Africa 317/5 (50 overs); Pakistan 260 (44.5 overs). South Africa win by 57 runs; win the 5-match series 3–2.

New Zealand in India:

1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 5: India 487 and 266 (102.4 overs; Harbhajan Singh 115, Chris Martin 5/63); New Zealand 459 and 22/1 (10 overs). Match drawn; 3-match series level 0–0.

Fencing

World Championships in Paris, France:

Men's épée: 01 ! Nikolai Novosjolov (EST) 02 ! Gauthier Grumier (FRA) 03 ! Gábor Boczkó (HUN) and Jean-Michel Lucenay (FRA)

Women's épée: 01 ! Maureen Nisima (FRA) 02 ! Emese Szász (HUN) 03 ! Tatiana Logounova (RUS) and Nathalie Moellhausen (ITA)

Football (soccer)

CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in Cancún, Mexico:

3rd place playoff: Costa Rica 0–3 03 ! United States

The USA will play against Italy in the UEFA-CONCACAF play-off for a place in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Final: 01 ! Canada 1–0 02 ! Mexico

Canada win the title for the second time, and the first time with the USA also competing.

African Women's Championship in South Africa: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)

Group B:

Ghana 1–3 Equatorial Guinea

Cameroon 2–1 Algeria

Final standings: Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon 7 points, Ghana 3, Algeria 0.

Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador:

Group A:

Chile 3–0 Bolivia

Argentina 2–0 Peru

Standings: Argentina 9 points (3 matches), Chile 6 (3), Ecuador 3 (2), Peru, Bolivia 0 (2).

American football

NFL Week 9:

Atlanta Falcons 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21

Bills Toronto Series: Chicago Bears 22, Buffalo Bills 19 in Toronto

Cleveland Browns 34, New England Patriots 14

New York Jets 23, Detroit Lions 20 (OT)

New Orleans Saints 34, Carolina Panthers 3

Baltimore Ravens 26, Miami Dolphins 10

San Diego Chargers 29, Houston Texans 23

Minnesota Vikings 27, Arizona Cardinals 24 (OT)

New York Giants 41, Seattle Seahawks 7

Philadelphia Eagles 26, Indianapolis Colts 24

Oakland Raiders 23, Kansas City Chiefs 20 (OT)

Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers 45, Dallas Cowboys 7

Byes: Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars, St. Louis Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins

Athletics

World Marathon Majors:

New York City Marathon:

Men: 01 ! Gebregziabher Gebremariam (ETH) 2:08:14 02 ! Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (KEN) 2:09:18 03 ! Moses Kigen Kipkosgei (KEN) 2:10:39

After the race, Haile Gebrselassie announces his retirement, but he reverses his decision on November 15.

Women: 01 ! Edna Kiplagat (KEN) 2:28:20 02 ! Shalane Flanagan (USA) 2:28:40 03 ! Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (KEN) 2:29:01

2009–10 series final standings:

Men: (1) Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 75 points (2) Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) 65 (3) Mutai 50.

Women: (1) Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) 85 points (2) Irina Mikitenko (GER) 41 (3) Salina Kosgei (KEN) 36.

Auto racing

Formula One:

Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo: (1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault) (2) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) (3) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari)

Drivers' championship standings (after 18 of 19 races): (1) Alonso 246 points (2) Webber 238 (3) Vettel 231

Constructors' championship standings: (1) Red Bull 469 points (2) McLaren 421 (3) Ferrari 389

Red Bull win the constructors' championship for the first time.

Chase for the Sprint Cup:

AAA Texas 500 in Fort Worth: (1) Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Matt Kenseth (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Mark Martin (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports)

Drivers' championship standings (after 34 of 36 races): (1) Hamlin 6325 points (2) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 6292 (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 6266

Badminton

BWF Super Series:

French Super Series in Paris

Men's singles: Taufik Hidayat (INA) def. Joachim Persson (DEN) 21–16, 21–11

Women's singles: Wang Yihan (CHN) def. Li Xuerui (CHN) 21–13, 21–9

Men's doubles: Mathias Boe (DEN)/Carsten Mogensen (DEN) def. Ingo Kindervater (GER)/Johannes Schöttler (GER) 21–15, 21–9

Women's doubles: Duanganong Aroonkesorn (THA)/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (THA) def. Petya Nedelcheva (BUL)/Anastasia Russkikh (RUS) 21–16, 11–2

Mixed doubles: Sudket Prapakamol (THA)/Saralee Thungthongkam (THA) def. Michael Fuchs (GER)/Birgit Overzier (GER) 21–15, 21–15

Baseball

Japan Series:

Game 7, Chiba Lotte Marines 8, Chunichi Dragons 7. Marines win series 4–2–1.

The Marines win the Series for the fourth time in franchise history and the second time with the current name.

Cricket

Sri Lanka in Australia:

3rd ODI in Brisbane: Sri Lanka 115 (32 overs; Clint McKay 5/33); Australia 119/2 (21.4 overs). Australia win by 8 wickets; Sri Lanka win 3-match series 2–1.

New Zealand in India:

1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 4: India 487 and 82/6 (40 overs; Chris Martin 5/25); New Zealand 459 (165.4 overs; Kane Williamson 131). India lead by 110 runs with 4 wickets remaining.

Cycling

European Track Championships in Pruszków, Poland:

Men's:

Madison: 01 ! Czech Republic 02 ! Belgium 03 ! Ukraine

Keirin: 01 ! Jason Kenny (GBR) 02 ! Matthew Crampton (GBR) 03 ! Adam Ptacnik (CZE)

Omnium: 01 ! Roger Kluge (GER) 02 ! Tim Veldt (NED) 03 ! Rafał Ratajczyk (POL)

Women's:

Keirin: 01 ! Olga Panarina (BLR) 02 ! Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU) 03 ! Lyubov Shulika (UKR)

Omnium: 01 ! Leire Dorronsoro (ESP) 02 ! Tatsiana Sharakova (BLR) 03 ! Malgorzata Wojtyra (POL)

Equestrianism

Show jumping:

FEI World Cup Western European League:

4th competition in Verona (CSI 5*-W): 01 ! Jeroen Dubbeldam (NED) on Simon 02 ! Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) on Shutterfly 03 ! Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) on Casall

Standings (after 4 of 13 competitions): (1) Kevin Staut (FRA) 43 points (2) Christian Ahlmann (GER) 40 (3) Michaels-Beerbaum 37

Riders Tour:

6th competition in Munich (CSI 4*): 01 ! Marcus Ehning (GER) on Sandro Boy 02 ! Mario Stevens on D'Avignon 03 ! Denis Lynch (IRL) on Abbervail van het Dingeshof

Final standings: (1) Lynch 60 points (2) Ehning 57 (3) Heiko Schmidt (GER) 41

Eventing:

HSBC FEI Classics:

5th competition – Étoiles de Pau (CCI 4*): 01 ! Andreas Dibowski (GER) on FRH Fantasia 02 ! William Fox-Pitt (GBR) on Navigator 03 ! Karin Donckers (BEL) on Charizard

Final standings: (1) Fox-Pitt 39 points (2) Dibowski 37 (3) Caroline Powell (NZL) 21

Fencing

World Championships in Paris, France:

Men's foil: 01 ! Peter Joppich (GER) 02 ! Lei Sheng (CHN) 03 ! Gerek Meinhardt (USA) and Yuki Ota (JPN)

Women's foil: 01 ! Elisa Di Francisca (ITA) 02 ! Arianna Errigo (ITA) 03 ! Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) and Valentina Vezzali (ITA)

Football (soccer)

African Women's Championship in South Africa: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)

Group A:

Mali 0–4 South Africa

Tanzania 0–3 Nigeria

Final standings: Nigeria 9 points, South Africa 6, Mali 3, Tanzania 0.

Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador:

Group B:

Venezuela 0–4 Paraguay

Uruguay 0–4 Brazil

Standings: Brazil 6 points (2 matches), Colombia 3 (1), Paraguay 3 (2), Uruguay 0 (1), Venezuela 0 (2).

MLS Cup Playoffs:

Western Conference Semifinal, second leg in Carson, California (first leg score in parentheses):

Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 (1–0) Seattle Sounders FC. Galaxy win 3–1 on aggregate.

Allsvenskan, final matchday: (team in bold qualify for the Champions League, teams in italics qualify for the Europa League)

Malmö FF 2–0 Mjällby AIF

Helsingborgs IF 0–0 Kalmar FF

Final standings: Malmö FF 67 points, Helsingborgs IF 65, Örebro SK 52, IF Elfsborg 47.

Malmö win the title for the 16th time after 6 years break.

Golf

World Golf Championships:

WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China:

Winner: Francesco Molinari (ITA) 269 (−19)

Molinari wins his second European Tour title.

LPGA Tour:

Mizuno Classic in Shima, Mie, Japan:

Winner: Jiyai Shin (KOR) 198 (−18)

Shin wins her second LPGA title of the season and the eighth of her career.

Champions Tour:

Charles Schwab Cup Championship in San Francisco:

Winner: John Cook (USA) 267 (−17)

Cook repeats his 2009 victory and wins his fifth Champions Tour title.

Bernhard Langer (DEU) wins the Charles Schwab Cup points race for the first time, and wins a third consecutive season money title.

Motorcycle racing

Moto GP:

Valencian Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain:

MotoGP: (1) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) (2) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Ducati) (3) Valentino Rossi (ITA) (Yamaha)

Final riders' championship standings: (1) Lorenzo 383 points (2) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda) 245 (3) Rossi 233

Final manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Yamaha 404 points (2) Honda 342 (3) Ducati 286

Moto2: (1) Karel Abraham (CZE) (FTR) (2) Andrea Iannone (ITA) (Speed Up) (3) Julián Simón (ESP) (Suter)

Final riders' championship standings: (1) Toni Elías (ESP) (Moriwaki) 271 points (2) Simón 201 (3) Iannone 199

Final manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Suter 322 points (2) Moriwaki 309 (3) Speed Up 232

125cc: (1) Bradley Smith (GBR) (Aprilia) (2) Pol Espargaró (ESP) (Derbi) (3) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia)

Final riders' championship standings: (1) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Derbi) 310 points (2) Terol 296 (3) Espargaró 281

Márquez seals his first championship title.

Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Derbi 405 points (2) Aprilia 348 (3) Honda 27

Rowing

World Championships in Cambridge, New Zealand:

LW1x: 01 ! Germany 7:43.45 02 ! New Zealand 7:48.48 03 ! Italy 7:49.04

LM1x: 01 ! Italy 7:05.82 02 ! Slovakia 7:08.19 03 ! Hungary 7:09.86

W2x: 01 ! Great Britain 7:04.70 02 ! Australia 7:10.08 03 ! Poland 7:14.40

M2x: 01 ! New Zealand 6:22.63 02 ! Great Britain 6:24.21 03 ! France 6:28.54

LM8+: 01 ! Germany 5:48.61 02 ! Australia 5:50.27 03 ! Italy 5:52.24

W8+: 01 ! United States 6:12.42 02 ! Canada 6:16.12 03 ! Romania 6:18.96

M8+: 01 ! Germany 5:33.84 02 ! Great Britain 5:34.46 03 ! Australia 5:35.96

Snooker

World Seniors Championship in Bradford, England:

Semi-final: John Parrott (ENG) 2–3 Jimmy White (ENG)

Final: Steve Davis (ENG) 1–4 White

Tennis

Fed Cup Final in San Diego, day 2: United States 1–3 Italy

Melanie Oudin (USA) def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6–3, 6–1

Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 6–1, 6–2

Italy repeat their 2009 victory over the United States, and win their third Fed Cup.

ATP World Tour:

Valencia Open 500 in Valencia, Spain:

Final: David Ferrer (ESP) def. Marcel Granollers (ESP) 7–5, 6–3

Ferrer wins the ninth title of his career.

Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland:

Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6–4, 3–6, 6–1

Federer wins his fourth title of the year and the 65th of his career.

WTA Tour:

Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali, Indonesia:

Final: Ana Ivanovic (SRB) def. Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) 6–2, 7–6(5)

Ivanovic wins her second title of the year and the tenth of her career.

Volleyball

Women's World Championship in Japan:

Pool E in Tokyo:

Peru 1–3 South Korea

Serbia 3–1 China

Poland 0–3 Russia

Japan 3–1 Turkey

Standings (after 5 matches): Russia 10 points, Japan 9, South Korea, Serbia 8, Poland, Turkey 7, China 6, Peru 5.

Pool F in Nagoya:

Netherlands 1–3 Thailand

Czech Republic 0–3 Germany

Brazil 3–1 Cuba

Italy 3–1 United States

Standings (after 5 matches): Brazil 10 points, United States 9, Germany, Italy 8, Netherlands 7, Cuba, Czech Republic, Thailand 6.

American football

NCAA (unbeaten teams in bold):

BCS Top 10:

(1) Oregon 53, Washington 16

(2) Auburn 62, Chattanooga 24

(3) TCU 47, (5) Utah 7

(4) Boise State 42, Hawaiʻi 7

(10) LSU 24, (6) Alabama 21

(7) Nebraska 31, Iowa State 30 (OT)

Texas A&M 33, (8) Oklahoma 19

(9) Wisconsin 34, Purdue 13

Other games:

Texas Tech 24, (12) Missouri 17

(13) Stanford 42, (15) Arizona 17

(17) Oklahoma State 55, (21) Baylor 28

(18) Arkansas 41, (19) South Carolina 20

North Carolina 37, (24) Florida State 35

Clemson 14, (25) North Carolina State 13

Auto racing

Nationwide Series:

O'Reilly Challenge in Fort Worth: (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing)

Drivers' championship standings (after 33 of 35 races): (1) Keselowski 5314 points (2) Edwards 4849 (3) Busch 4619

Keselowski clinches his first series championship.

Baseball

Japan Series:

Game 6, Chiba Lotte Marines 2, Chunichi Dragons 2 (15 innings). Marines lead series 3–2–1.

Cricket

New Zealand in India:

1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 3: India 487; New Zealand 331/5 (117.3 overs; Jesse Ryder 103). New Zealand trail by 156 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Cycling

European Track Championships in Pruszków, Poland:

Men's Sprint: 01 ! Denis Dmitriev (RUS) 02 ! Kévin Sireau (FRA) 03 ! Jason Kenny (GBR)

Women's Sprint: 01 ! Sandie Clair (FRA) 02 ! Kristina Vogel (GER) 03 ! Simona Krupeckaitė (LTU)

Fencing

World Championships in Paris, France:

Men's sabre: 01 ! Won Woo-Young (KOR) 02 ! Nicolas Limbach (GER) 03 ! Cosmin Hănceanu (ROU) and Veniamin Reshetnikov (RUS)

Women's sabre: 01 ! Mariel Zagunis (USA) 02 ! Olha Kharlan (UKR) 03 ! Olena Khomrova (UKR) and Sophia Velikaia (RUS)

Figure skating

ISU Grand Prix:

Cup of China in Beijing, China: (skaters in bold qualify for the Final)

Ice Dance: 01 ! Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 159.59 02 ! Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 145.39 03 ! Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali (ITA) 139.52

Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Meryl Davis / Charlie White (USA), Péchalat / Bourzat, Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier (CAN) 15 points (1 event), Sinead Kerr / John Kerr (GBR), Bobrova / Soloviev, Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje (CAN) 13 (1), Faiella / Scali, Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein (USA), Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani (USA) 11 (1).

Ladies: 01 ! Miki Ando (JPN) 172.21 02 ! Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 162.86 03 ! Alena Leonova (RUS) 148.61

Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Alissa Czisny (USA), Ando, Carolina Kostner (ITA) 15 points (1 event), Ksenia Makarova (RUS), Suzuki, Rachael Flatt (USA) 13 (1), Amélie Lacoste (CAN), Kanako Murakami (JPN), Leonova 11 (1).

Men: 01 ! Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 233.51 02 ! Brandon Mroz (USA) 216.80 03 ! Tomáš Verner (CZE) 214.81

Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Patrick Chan (CAN), Daisuke Takahashi (JPN), Kozuka 15 points (1 event), Nobunari Oda (JPN), Jeremy Abbott (USA), Mroz 13 (1), Adam Rippon (USA), Verner, Florent Amodio (FRA) 11 (1).

Pairs: 01 ! Pang Qing / Tong Jian (CHN) 177.50 02 ! Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (CHN) 171.47 03 ! Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin (USA) 166.72

Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Pang / Tong 30 points (2 events), Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze (RUS) 24 (2), Yankowskas / Coughlin 20 (2), Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov (RUS), Sui / Han, Kirsten Moore-Towes / Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 13 (1), Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers (CAN), Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran (JPN) 11 (1).

Football (soccer)

Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador:

Group A:

Chile 1–2 Argentina

Ecuador 2–1 Peru

Standings: Argentina 6 points (2 matches), Chile, Ecuador 3 (2), Peru, Bolivia 0 (1).

Caribbean Championship Qualifying Group Stage Two:

Group F in Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago: (teams in bold qualify for the Final Tournament)

Guyana 2–0 Saint Vincent

Trinidad and Tobago 4–0 Haiti

Final standings: Trinidad and Tobago 9 points, Guyana, Haiti 4, Saint Vincent 0.

AFC Cup Final, in Kuwait City:

Al-Qadsia 1–1 (2–4 pen.) Al-Ittihad

Al-Ittihad win the Cup for the first time.

MLS Cup Playoffs:

Conference Semifinals (first leg scores in parentheses):

Eastern Conference, second leg in Columbus, Ohio:

Columbus Crew 2–1 (0–1) Colorado Rapids. 2–2 on aggregate; Rapids win 5–4 on penalties.

Western Conference, second leg in Sandy, Utah:

Real Salt Lake 1–1 (1–2) FC Dallas. Dallas win 3–2 on aggregate.

Horse racing

Breeders' Cup in Louisville, Kentucky

Sprint: 01 ! Big Drama (trainer: David Fawkes; jockey: Eibar Coa) 02 ! Hamazing Destiny (trainer: D. Wayne Lukas; jockey: Joel Rosario) 03 ! Smiling Tiger (trainer: Jeff Bonde; jockey: Russell Baze)

Turf Sprint: 01 ! Chamberlain Bridge (trainer: W. Bret Calhoun; jockey: Jamie Theriot) 02 ! Central City (trainer: Ronny W. Werner; jockey: Robby Albarado) 03 ! Unzip Me (trainer: Martin F. Jones; jockey: Rafael Bejarano)

Juvenile: 01 ! Uncle Mo (trainer: Todd Pletcher; jockey: John R. Velazquez) 02 ! Boys At Tosconova (trainer: Richard E. Dutrow, Jr.; jockey: Ramon A. Dominguez) 03 ! Rogue Romance (trainer: Kenneth McPeek; jockey: Julien Leparoux)

Mile: 01 ! Goldikova (trainer: Freddy Head; jockey: Olivier Peslier) 02 ! Gio Ponti (trainer: Christophe Clement; jockey: Ramon A. Dominguez) 03 ! The Usual Q. T. (trainer: Jim Cassidy; jockey: Victor Espinoza)

Goldikova becomes the first horse to win at three successive Breeders' Cups.

Dirt Mile: 01 ! Dakota Phone (trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer; jockey: Joel Rosario) 02 ! Morning Line (trainer: Nick Zito; jockey: Javier Castellano) 03 ! Gayego (trainer: Saeed bin Suroor; jockey: Frankie Dettori)

Turf: 01 ! Dangerous Midge (trainer: Brian Meehan; jockey: Frankie Dettori) 02 ! Champ Pegasus (trainer: Richard E. Mandella; jockey: Joel Rosario) 03 ! Behkabad (trainer: Jean-Claude Rouget; jockey: Christophe Lemaire)

Classic: 01 ! Blame (trainer: Albert M. Stall, Jr.; jockey: Garrett K. Gomez) 02 ! Zenyatta (trainer: John Shirreffs; jockey: Mike E. Smith) 03 ! Fly Down (trainer: Nick Zito; jockey: Julien Leparoux)

Zenyatta ends her career with a record of 19–1.

Rowing

World Championships in Cambridge, New Zealand:

LM4-: 01 ! Great Britain 6:10.71 02 ! Australia 6:10.78 03 ! China 6:10.79

M2-: 01 ! New Zealand 6:30.16 02 ! Great Britain 6:30.48 03 ! Greece 6:36.00

W1x: 01 ! Sweden 7:47.61 02 ! Belarus 7:47.79 03 ! New Zealand 7:49.64

M1x: 01 ! Czech Republic 6:47.49 02 ! New Zealand 6:49.42 03 ! Great Britain 6:49.83

W2-: 01 ! New Zealand 7:17.12 02 ! Great Britain 7:20.24 03 ! United States 7:22.46

M2+: 01 ! Australia 7:03.32 02 ! Italy 7:04.38 03 ! Germany 7:06.20

LW4x: 01 ! Germany 6:44.94 02 ! United States 6:47.99 03 ! China 6:49.50

LM4x: 01 ! Germany 6:11.44 02 ! France 6:14.02 03 ! Denmark 6:14.94

Rugby league

Four Nations: (teams in bold advance to the final)

Round three in Auckland:

England 36–10 Papua New Guinea

New Zealand 20–34 Australia

Final standings: Australia 6 points, New Zealand 4, England 2, Papua New Guinea 0.

Rugby union

End of year tests:

Week 3:

Japan 75–3 Russia in Tokyo

Belgium 12–43 Canada in Brussels

England 16–26 New Zealand in London

Wales 16–25 Australia in Cardiff

Ireland 21–23 South Africa in Dublin

Snooker

World Seniors Championship in Bradford, England:

Quarter-finals:

Ken Doherty (IRL) 0–2 Nigel Bond (ENG)

Steve Davis (ENG) 2–0 Joe Johnson (ENG)

Dennis Taylor (NIR) 0–2 John Parrott (ENG)

Jimmy White (ENG) 2–0 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)

Semi-final: Davis 3–1 Bond

Tennis

Fed Cup Final in San Diego, day 1: United States 0–2 Italy

Francesca Schiavone (ITA) def. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 6–2, 6–4

Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 7–6(4), 6–2

Volleyball

Women's World Championship in Japan:

Pool E in Tokyo:

Serbia 0–3 Turkey

Peru 0–3 Russia

Poland 3–2 South Korea

Japan 1–3 China

Standings (after 4 matches): Russia 8 points, Japan 7, Poland, Turkey, South Korea, Serbia 6, China 5, Peru 4.

Pool F in Nagoya:

Netherlands 3–1 Cuba

Czech Republic 0–3 United States

Brazil 3–0 Thailand

Italy 3–1 Germany

Standings (after 4 matches): Brazil, United States 8 points, Netherlands, Germany, Italy 6, Cuba, Czech Republic 5, Thailand 4.

Cricket

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:

4th ODI in Dubai: South Africa 274/6 (50 overs); Pakistan 275/9 (49.5 overs). Pakistan win by 1 wicket; 5-match series level 2–2.

Sri Lanka in Australia:

2nd ODI in Sydney: Sri Lanka 213/3 (41.1/45 overs); Australia 210 (37.4/38 overs). Sri Lanka win by 29 runs (D/L); lead 3-match series 2–0.

New Zealand in India:

1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 2: India 487 (151.5 overs); New Zealand 69/2 (28 overs). New Zealand trail by 418 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Cycling

European Track Championships in Pruszków, Poland:

Men's:

Team pursuit: 01 ! Great Britain 4:00.482 02 ! Russia 4:04.274 03 ! Netherlands 4:06.049

Team sprint: 01 ! Germany 44.066 02 ! France 44.281 03 ! Great Britain 43.968

Women's:

Team pursuit: 01 ! Great Britain 3:23.435 02 ! Lithuania 3.29.992 03 ! Germany 3:28.127

Team sprint: 01 ! France 33.478 02 ! Great Britain 33.586 03 ! Germany 33.708

Figure skating

ISU Grand Prix:

Cup of China in Beijing, China:

Ice Dance Short Dance: (1) Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 64.12 (2) Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali (ITA) 57.21 (3) Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 55.85

Ladies' Short Program: (1) Mirai Nagasu (USA) 58.76 (2) Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 57.97 (3) Miki Ando (JPN) 56.11

Men's Short Program: (1) Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 77.40 (2) Brian Joubert (FRA) 74.80 (3) Tomáš Verner (CZE) 70.31

Pairs' Short Program: (1) Pang Qing / Tong Jian (CHN) 60.62 (2) Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (CHN) 59.58 (3) Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin (USA) 57.86

Football (soccer)

CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in Cancún, Mexico:

Semifinals (winners qualify directly for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup):

Canada 4–0 Costa Rica

United States 1–2 Mexico

The USA suffer their first ever loss in this competition, and also their first ever loss to Mexico.

African Women's Championship in South Africa:

Group B:

Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Algeria

Ghana 1–2 Cameroon

Standings (after 2 matches): Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea 4 points, Ghana 3, Algeria 0.

Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador:

Group B:

Paraguay 0–3 Colombia

Brazil 4–0 Venezuela

Horse racing

Breeders' Cup in Louisville, Kentucky:

Marathon: 01 ! Eldaafer (trainer: Diane Alvarado; jockey: John R. Velazquez) 02 ! Gabriel's Hill (trainer: Seth Benzel; jockey: Julien Leparoux) 03 ! A. U. Miner (trainer: Clark Hanna; jockey: Calvin Borel)

Juvenile Fillies Turf: 01 ! More Than Real (trainer: Todd Pletcher; jockey: Garrett K. Gomez) 02 ! Winter Memories (trainer: James J. Toner; jockey: Jose Lezcano) 03 ! Kathmanblu (trainer: Kenneth McPeek; jockey: Julien Leparoux)

Filly & Mare Sprint: 01 ! Dubai Majesty (trainer: W. Bret Calhoun; jockey: Jamie Theriot) 02 ! Switch (trainer: John W. Sadler; jockey: Joel Rosario) 03 ! Evening Jewel (trainer: James Cassidy; jockey: Victor Espinoza)

Juvenile Fillies: 01 ! Awesome Feather (trainer: Stanley I. Gold; jockey: Jeffrey Sanchez) 02 ! R Heat Lightning (trainer: Todd Pletcher; jockey: John R. Velazquez) 03 ! Delightful Mary (trainer: Mark Casse; jockey: Shaun Bridgmohan)

Filly & Mare Turf: 01 ! Shared Account (trainer: H. Graham Motion; jockey: Edgar Prado) 02 ! Midday (trainer: Henry Cecil; jockey: Tom Queally) 03 ! Keertana (trainer: Thomas F. Proctor; jockey: Jose Lezcano)

Ladies' Classic: 01 ! Unrivaled Belle (trainer: William I. Mott; jockey: Kent Desormeaux) 02 ! Blind Luck (trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer; jockey: Joel Rosario) 03 ! Havre De Grace (trainer: Anthony W. Dutrow; jockey: Jeremy Rose)

Rowing

World Championships in Cambridge, New Zealand:

LM2-: 01 ! France 7:18.92 02 ! New Zealand 7:21.29 03 ! Canada 7:23.79

LW2x: 01 ! Canada 8:06.20 02 ! Germany 8:07.33 03 ! Greece 8:09.14

LM2x: 01 ! Great Britain 7:13.47 02 ! Italy 7:15.88 03 ! New Zealand 7:18.31

M4-: 01 ! France 6:45.38 02 ! Greece 6:47.15 03 ! New Zealand 6:48.38

W4x: 01 ! Great Britain 7:12.78 02 ! Ukraine 7:14.95 03 ! Germany 7:15.26

M4x: 01 ! Croatia 6:15.78 02 ! Italy 6:17.04 03 ! Australia 6:18.93

W4-: 01 ! Netherlands 7:21.09 02 ! Australia 7:23.99 03 ! United States 7:24.56

Rugby union

ITM Cup Final in Christchurch:

Canterbury 33–13 Waikato

Canterbury win their third consecutive title.

Snooker

World Seniors Championship in Bradford, England:

Pre-qualifying: Peter Ebdon (ENG) 0–2 Nigel Bond (ENG)

Baseball

Japan Series:

Game 5, Chiba Lotte Marines 10, Chunichi Dragons 4. Marines lead series 3–2.

Basketball

Euroleague:

Regular Season, matchday 3 (unbeaten teams in bold):

Group A: Partizan Belgrade 54–67 Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv

Group B: Virtus Roma 56–74 Real Madrid

Group C:

Cholet Basket 73–69 Lietuvos Rytas

Regal FC Barcelona 61–69 Fenerbahçe Ülker

Group D: Union Olimpija Ljubljana 85–84 (OT) Panathinaikos Athens

Cricket

New Zealand in India:

1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 1: India 329/3 (90 overs; Virender Sehwag 173, Rahul Dravid 104); New Zealand.

Football (soccer)

African Women's Championship in South Africa:

Group A: (team in bold advance to the semi-finals)

South Africa 1–2 Nigeria

Mali 3–2 Tanzania

Standings (after 2 matches): Nigeria 6 points, South Africa, Mali 3, Tanzania 0.

Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador:

Group A:

Argentina 3–0 Bolivia

Ecuador 1–2 Chile

Caribbean Championship Qualifying Group Stage Two:

Group F in Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago: (team in bold qualify for the Final Tournament)

Saint Vincent 1–3 Haiti

Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Guyana

Standings (after 2 matches): Trinidad and Tobago 6 points, Haiti 4, Guyana 1, Saint Vincent 0.

UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday 4: (teams in bold advance to the knockout stages)

Group A:

Lech Poznań 3–1 Manchester City

Juventus 0–0 Red Bull Salzburg

Standings (after 4 matches): Lech Poznań, Manchester City 7 points, Juventus 4, Red Bull Salzburg 2.

Group B:

Rosenborg 1–2 Atlético Madrid

Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 Aris

Standings (after 4 matches): Bayer Leverkusen 8 points, Atlético Madrid 7, Aris 4, Rosenborg 3.

Group C:

Gent 3–1 Sporting CP

Levski Sofia 2–2 Lille

Standings (after 4 matches): Sporting CP 9 points, Lille 5, Levski Sofia, Gent 4.

Group D:

PAOK 1–0 Villarreal

Club Brugge 0–2 Dinamo Zagreb

Standings (after 4 matches): PAOK, Dinamo Zagreb 7 points, Villarreal 6, Club Brugge 2.

Group E:

BATE 3–1 Sheriff Tiraspol

Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 AZ

Standings (after 4 matches): BATE 10 points, Dynamo Kyiv 7, AZ, Sheriff Tiraspol 3.

Group F:

CSKA Moscow 3–1 Palermo

Lausanne-Sport 1–3 Sparta Prague

Standings (after 4 matches): CSKA Moscow 12 points, Sparta Prague 7, Palermo 3, Lausanne-Sport 1.

Group G:

Hajduk Split 2–3 Zenit St. Petersburg

AEK Athens 1–1 Anderlecht

Standings (after 4 matches): Zenit St. Petersburg 12 points, Anderlecht, AEK Athens 4, Hajduk Split 3.

Group H:

Odense 2–0 Young Boys

Getafe 0–3 Stuttgart

Standings (after 4 matches): Stuttgart 12 points, Young Boys 6, Getafe, Odense 3.

Group I:

Sampdoria 0–0 Metalist Kharkiv

PSV Eindhoven 3–0 Debrecen

Standings (after 4 matches): PSV Eindhoven 10 points, Metalist Kharkiv 7, Sampdoria 5, Debrecen 0.

Group J:

Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Borussia Dortmund

Sevilla 4–0 Karpaty Lviv

Standings (after 4 matches): Sevilla 9 points, Paris Saint-Germain 8, Borussia Dortmund 5, Karpaty Lviv 0.

Group K:

Steaua Bucureşti 3–1 Utrecht

Liverpool 3–1 Napoli

Standings (after 4 matches): Liverpool 8 points, Steaua Bucureşti 5, Napoli, Utrecht 3.

Group L:

Rapid Wien 1–2 CSKA Sofia

Porto 1–1 Beşiktaş

Standings (after 4 matches): Porto 10 points, Beşiktaş 7, Rapid Wien, CSKA Sofia 3.

MLS Cup Playoffs:

Eastern Conference Semifinal, second leg in Harrison, New Jersey (first leg score in parentheses):

New York Red Bulls 1–3 (1–0) San Jose Earthquakes. Earthquakes win 3–2 on aggregate.

Rowing

World Championships in Cambridge, New Zealand:

ASW1x: 01 ! France 6:43.18 02 ! Brazil 6:47.60 03 ! Portugal 7:37.46

ASM1x: 01 ! Great Britain 5:19.36 02 ! Ukraine 5:32.67 03 ! New Zealand 5:33.39

TAMix2x: 01 ! Ukraine 4:24.71 02 ! France 4:28.05 03 ! Australia 4:28.16

IDMix4+: 01 ! Hong Kong 4:09.58 02 ! Italy 4:30.37 03 ! Russia 5:00.28

LTAMix4+: 01 ! Canada 3:36.53 02 ! Great Britain 3:37.08 03 ! Germany 3:39.65

Snooker

Premier League week 8 in Weston-super-Mare: (player in bold advances to the semi-finals, player in ~~strike~~ is eliminated)

Marco Fu (HKG) 4–2 Neil Robertson (AUS)

Shaun Murphy (ENG) 3–3 Mark Selby (ENG)

Standings: Fu 8 points (6 matches), Selby, Mark Williams (WAL) 5 (5), Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 5 (4), Murphy 4 (4), ~~Ding Junhui~~ (CHN) 4 (6), Robertson 3 (4).

Snowboarding

World Cup in Saas-Fee, Switzerland:

Men's Halfpipe: 01 ! Tore Viken Holvik (NOR) 02 ! Ryō Aono (JPN) 03 ! Mathieu Crépel (FRA)

Women's Halfpipe: 01 ! Cai Xuetong (CHN) 02 ! Sun Zhifeng (CHN) 03 ! Ursina Haller (SUI)

Baseball

Japan Series:

Game 4, Chunichi Dragons 4, Chiba Lotte Marines 3 (11 innings). Series tied 2–2.

Basketball

Euroleague:

Regular Season, matchday 3 (unbeaten teams in bold):

Group A:

Khimki Moscow 64–60 Caja Laboral

Žalgiris Kaunas 74–68 (OT) Asseco Prokom Gdynia

Group B:

Olympiacos Piraeus 93–66 Unicaja Málaga

Brose Baskets 79–69 Spirou Basket

Group C: Montepaschi Siena 80–57 KK Cibona Zagreb

Group D:

Efes Pilsen Istanbul 82–74 Armani Jeans Milano

Power Electronics Valencia 82–57 CSKA Moscow

Cricket

Sri Lanka in Australia:

1st ODI in Melbourne: Australia 239/8 (50 overs; Thisara Perera 5/46); Sri Lanka 243/9 (44.2 overs). Sri Lanka win by 1 wicket; lead 3-match series 1–0.

Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga set a One Day International record stand of 132 runs for the ninth wicket.

Football (soccer)

UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 4: (teams in bold advance to the knockout stage)

Group E:

Basel 2–3 Roma

CFR Cluj 0–4 Bayern Munich

Standings (after 4 matches): Bayern Munich 12 points, Roma 6, CFR Cluj, Basel 3.

Group F:

Chelsea 4–1 Spartak Moscow

Žilina 0–7 Marseille

Standings (after 4 matches): Chelsea 12 points, Spartak Moscow, Marseille 6, Žilina 0.

Group G:

Auxerre 2–1 Ajax

Milan 2–2 Real Madrid

Filippo Inzaghi scores both goals for Milan to get level with Raúl as the top scorer in European club competitions with 70 goals.

Standings (after 4 matches): Real Madrid 10 points, Milan 5, Ajax 4, Auxerre 3.

Group H:

Partizan 0–1 Braga

Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Arsenal

Standings (after 4 matches): Arsenal, Shakhtar Donetsk 9 points, Braga 6, Partizan 0.

Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, first leg:

Deportes Tolima 2–2 Independiente

Volleyball

Women's World Championship in Japan: (teams in bold advance to the second round)

Pool A in Tokyo:

Peru 3–1 Costa Rica

Algeria 0–3 Poland

Japan 3–1 Serbia

Final standings: Japan 10 points, Serbia 9, Poland 8, Peru 7, Costa Rica 6, Algeria 5.

Pool B in Hamamatsu:

Puerto Rico 0–3 Netherlands

Kenya 0–3 Czech Republic

Italy 0–3 Brazil

Final standings: Brazil 10 points, Netherlands, Italy, Czech Republic 8, Puerto Rico 6, Kenya 5.

Pool C in Matsumoto:

Kazakhstan 0–3 Croatia

Germany 3–0 Thailand

Cuba 1–3 United States

Final standings: USA 10 points, Germany 9, Cuba, Thailand, Croatia 7, Kazakhstan 5.

Pool D in Osaka:

Canada 1–3 Dominican Republic

South Korea 3–2 Turkey

China 0–3 Russia

Final standings: Russia 10 points, South Korea 9, Turkey 8, China 7, Dominican Republic 6, Canada 5.

Baseball

Japan Series:

Game 3, Chiba Lotte Marines 7, Chunichi Dragons 1. Marines lead series 2–1.

Cricket

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:

3rd ODI in Dubai: South Africa 228/9 (50 overs; Hashim Amla 119*); Pakistan 226/9 (50 overs). South Africa win by 2 runs; lead 5-match series 2–1.

Football (soccer)

African Women's Championship in South Africa:

Group B:

Equatorial Guinea 2–2 Cameroon

Algeria 1–2 Ghana

CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in Cancún, Mexico: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)

Group A:

Guyana 1–4 Trinidad and Tobago

Mexico 0–3 Canada

Final standings: Canada 9 points, Mexico 6, Trinidad and Tobago 3, Guyana 0.

Caribbean Championship Qualifying Group Stage Two:

Group F in Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago:

Haiti 0–0 Guyana

Trinidad and Tobago 6–2 Saint Vincent

UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 4:

Group A:

Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Internazionale

Werder Bremen 0–2 Twente

Standings (after 4 matches): Tottenham Hotspur, Internazionale 7 points, Twente 5, Werder Bremen 2.

Group B:

Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–0 Schalke 04

Benfica 4–3 Lyon

Standings (after 4 matches): Lyon 9 points, Schalke 04 7, Benfica 6, Hapoel Tel Aviv 1.

Group C:

Valencia 3–0 Rangers

Bursaspor 0–3 Manchester United

Standings (after 4 matches): Manchester United 10 points, Valencia 7, Rangers 5, Bursaspor 0.

Group D:

Rubin Kazan 0–0 Panathinaikos

Copenhagen 1–1 Barcelona

Standings (after 4 matches): Barcelona 8 points, Copenhagen 7, Rubin Kazan 3, Panathinaikos 2.

Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, first leg:

Newell's Old Boys 0–0 LDU Quito

Horse racing

Melbourne Cup in Melbourne: 01 ! Americain (trainer: Alain de Royer-Dupre; jockey: Gérald Mossé) 02 ! Maluckyday (trainer: John Hawkes; jockey: Luke Nolen) 03 ! So You Think (trainer: Bart Cummings; jockey: Steven Arnold)

Volleyball

Women's World Championship in Japan: (teams in bold advance to the second round)

Pool A in Tokyo:

Serbia 3–0 Algeria

Poland 3–0 Peru

Costa Rica 0–3 Japan

Standings (after 4 matches): Japan, Serbia 8 points, Poland 6, Peru, Costa Rica 5, Algeria 4.

Pool B in Hamamatsu:

Brazil 3–0 Puerto Rico

Netherlands 3–0 Kenya

Czech Republic 3–2 Italy

Standings (after 4 matches): Brazil 8 points, Italy 7, Netherlands, Czech Republic 6, Puerto Rico 5, Kenya 4.

Pool C in Matsumoto:

Croatia 0–3 Germany

Thailand 0–3 Cuba

United States 3–0 Kazakhstan

Standings (after 4 matches): USA 8 points, Germany 7, Thailand, Cuba 6, Croatia 5, Kazakhstan 4.

Pool D in Osaka:

Turkey 3–2 Canada

Russia 3–1 South Korea

Dominican Republic 0–3 China

Standings (after 4 matches): Russia 8 points, South Korea, Turkey 7, China 6, Dominican Republic, Canada 4.

American football

NFL Monday Night Football, Week 8: Indianapolis Colts 30, Houston Texans 17

Baseball

World Series:

Game 5, San Francisco Giants 3, Texas Rangers 1. Giants win series 4–1.

The Giants win their first World Series since 1954, when they were in New York. Edgar Rentería, whose three-run homer in the seventh inning gave the Giants all the runs they needed, is named Series MVP.

Football (soccer)

African Women's Championship in South Africa:

Group A: Nigeria 5–0 Mali

CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in Cancún, Mexico: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)

Group B:

Guatemala 0–1 Haiti

United States 4–0 Costa Rica

Final standings: United States 9 points, Costa Rica 6, Haiti 3, Guatemala 0.

References

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