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NCAA:
BCS Top 10 (unbeaten teams in bold):
Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic in Jacksonville, Florida: (1) Florida 41, Georgia 17
(3) Texas 41, (14) Oklahoma State 14
(4) Iowa 42, Indiana 24
(10) Oregon 47, (5) USC 20
(6) TCU 41, UNLV 0
(7) Boise State 45, San Jose State 7
(8) Cincinnati 28, Syracuse 7
(9) LSU 42, Tulane 0
Idle: (2) Alabama
Other games:
Tennessee 31, (22) South Carolina 13
Auburn 33, (25) Mississippi 20
Major League Baseball postseason:
World Series:
Game 3: New York Yankees 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5. Yankees lead best-of-7 series 2–1.
Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
Japan Series:
Game 1, Yomiuri Giants 4, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 3. Giants lead best-of-7 series 1–0.
Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS Top Ten rankings in parentheses):
Ontario University Athletics quarterfinals:
(5) Western Ontario Mustangs 37, Guelph Gryphons 16
Western advances to play the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks next week in one OUA semifinal on the back of Mustangs QB Michael Faulds' performance.
(10) McMaster Marauders 27, (7) Ottawa Gee-Gees 15
Though McMaster is the first team in OUA history to have a road playoff game despite a 6–2 regular season record (due to a four-way tie for second at 6–2), the Marauders earn a trip to Queen's University to play the Gaels next week.
Australia in India:
3rd ODI in Delhi:
Australia 229/5 (50 ov); India 230/4 (48.2 ov). India win by 6 wickets, lead the 7-match series 2–1.
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh:
3rd ODI in Mirpur:
Zimbabwe 196 (41.1 ov); Bangladesh 198/6 (40.4 ov). Bangladesh win by 4 wickets, lead the 5-match series 2–1.
ISU Grand Prix:
Cup of China in Beijing, China: (skaters in bold qualify for the Grand Prix Final)
Ladies: 01 ! Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 176.66 02 ! Kiira Korpi (FIN) 163.27 03 ! Joannie Rochette (CAN) 163.18
Men: 01 ! Nobunari Oda (JPN) 239.58 02 ! Evan Lysacek (USA) 232.17 03 ! Sergei Voronov (RUS) 220.39
Pairs: 01 ! Xue Shen/Hongbo Zhao (CHN) 200.97 02 ! Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao (CHN) 186.49 03 ! Tatiana Volosozhar/Stanislav Morozov (UKR) 170.79
Ice Dancing: 01 ! Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto (USA) 194.51 02 ! Jana Khokhlova/Sergei Novitski (RUS) 180.57 03 ! Federica Faiella/Massimo Scali (ITA) 179.92
U-17 World Cup in Nigeria: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16)
Group C:
Gambia 2–2 Colombia
Netherlands 0–1 Iran
Final standings: Iran 7 points, Colombia 5, Netherlands 3, Gambia 1.
Group D:
Burkina Faso 4–1 Costa Rica
New Zealand 1–1 Turkey
Final standings: Turkey 7 points, Burkina Faso 4, New Zealand 3, Costa Rica 1.
Finnish Cup Final in Helsinki:
Tampere United 1–2 Inter Turku
Inter Turku win the Cup for the first time.
MLS Cup Playoffs:
Conference Semifinals, first leg:
Real Salt Lake 1, Columbus Crew 0
PGA Tour:
The Viking Classic in Madison, Mississippi is canceled because of unplayable course conditions, making it the first PGA Tour event to be called off due to weather since 1996. Nearly 2 inches (5 cm) of overnight rain compounded the problems on a course that had already received nearly 20 inches (50 cm) of rain in the previous six weeks.
Four Nations:
Round 2:
England 16–26 Australia
France 12–62 New Zealand
Standings: New Zealand, Australia 3 points, England 2, France 0.
Pacific Cup:
Third place Playoff in Port Moresby:
03 ! Fiji 26–16 Tonga
End of year tests:
Australia 19–32 New Zealand in Tokyo
The All Blacks complete a 4–0 sweep in the Bledisloe Cup series and retain the Cup for the seventh straight year.
Currie Cup Final in Pretoria:
Blue Bulls 36–24 Free State Cheetahs
Air New Zealand Cup Finals:
Semifinal 2 in Wellington:
Wellington 34–21 Southland
Heartland Championship:
Meads Cup Final in Christchurch:
Mid Canterbury 13–34 Wanganui
Lochore Cup Final in Greymouth:
West Coast 13–21 North Otago
WTA Tour:
WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar:
Semifinals:
(2) Serena Williams (USA) def. (4) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6–4 0–1 (retired)
(7) Venus Williams (USA) def. (8) Jelena Janković (SRB) 5–7 6–3 6–4
NCAA BCS Top 25
South Florida 30, (21) West Virginia 19
ISU Grand Prix:
Cup of China in Beijing, China:
Ladies – Short Program: (1) Mirai Nagasu (USA) 62.20 (2) Kiira Korpi (FIN) 61.20 (3) Carolina Kostner (ITA) 61.12
Men – Short Program: (1) Nobunari Oda (JPN) 83.35 (2) Sergei Voronov (RUS) 81.40 (3) Evan Lysacek (USA) 80.80
Pairs – Short Program: (1) Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo (CHN) 72.28 (2) Tatiana Volosozhar/Stanislav Morozov (UKR) 62.98 (3) Lubov Iliushechkina/Nodari Maisuradze (RUS) 62.54
This is the first competition for Shen and Zhao since they won the 2007 World Championships.
Ice Dancing – after Compulsory and Original Dance: (1) Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto (USA) 98.66 (2) Jana Khokhlova/Sergei Novitski (RUS) 92.78 (3) Federica Faiella/Massimo Scali (ITA) 89.96
U-17 World Cup in Nigeria: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16)
Group A:
Germany 3–1 Honduras
Argentina 1–2 Nigeria
Final standings: Nigeria 7 points, Argentina 6, Germany 4, Honduras 0.
Group B:
Japan 0–2 Mexico
Switzerland 1–0 Brazil
Final standings: Switzerland 9 points, Mexico 6, Brazil 3, Japan 0.
Air New Zealand Cup Finals:
Semifinal 1 in Christchurch:
Canterbury 20–3 Hawke's Bay
WTA Tour:
WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)
White Group:
(8) Jelena Janković (SRB) def. (4) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6–2 6–2
Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) def. (6) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 4–6 7–5 4–1 (retired)
Final standings: Janković, Wozniacki 2 wins, Radwańska, Azarenka 1 win.
Maroon Group:
(3) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) def. (5) Elena Dementieva (RUS) 6–3 6–2
Final standings: Serena Williams 3 wins, Venus Williams, Kuznetsova, Dementieva 1 win.
NCAA BCS Top 25
North Carolina 20, (13) Virginia Tech 17
The Tar Heels spring the upset in Blacksburg with Casey Barth's 21-yard field goal as time expires.
Major League Baseball postseason:
World Series:
Game 2: New York Yankees 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1. Best-of-7 series tied 1–1.
Euroleague:
Regular Season Game 2: (unbeaten teams in bold)
Group A:
Montepaschi Siena 84–64 Žalgiris
Regal FC Barcelona 81–59 Cibona
Group B:
Efes Pilsen 77–67 Partizan
Orléans 62–69 Lietuvos Rytas
Group C:
Caja Laboral Baskonia 86–81 Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
Union Olimpija Ljubljana 75–81 Maroussi
Group D:
Panathinaikos 101–66 Khimki
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh:
2nd ODI in Mirpur:
Zimbabwe 219 (47.2 ov); Bangladesh 221/3 (29.3 ov, Shakib Al Hasan 105*). Bangladesh win by 7 wickets. 5-match series level 1–1.
U-17 World Cup in Nigeria: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16)
Group D:
Turkey 4–1 Costa Rica
Standings: Turkey 6 points, New Zealand 2, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica 1.
Group E:
United States 1–0 Malawi
United Arab Emirates 1–3 Spain
Standings: Spain 6 points, UAE, USA 3, Malawi 0.
Group F:
Italy 2–1 Korea Republic
Uruguay 2–0 Algeria
Standings: Italy 6 points, Korea, Uruguay 3, Algeria 0.
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
Group 2: Netherlands 13–1 Macedonia
Standings: Norway 6 points (2 matches), Netherlands, Slovakia 3 (2), Belarus 3 (1).
Group 3: Scotland 3–1 Georgia
Standings: Denmark 7 points (3 matches), Scotland 6 (2), Greece 3 (3).
Group 4: Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–4 Poland
Standings: Poland 9 points (4 matches), Hungary 7 (3), Romania 4 (3), Ukraine 3 (2).
Group 5: Austria 0–1 Spain
Standings: Spain 9 points (3 matches), England 3 (1).
Group 6: Kazakhstan 1–2 Republic of Ireland
Standings: Russia 6 points (2 matches), Switzerland 6 (3), Ireland 6 (4), Israel 3 (2).
Women's international friendly:
Germany 0–1 United States in Augsburg
MLS Cup Playoffs:
Conference Semifinals, first leg:
Seattle Sounders FC 0, Houston Dynamo 0
Premier League Snooker – League phase in Preston, Lancashire:
John Higgins 4–2 Neil Robertson
Shaun Murphy 3–3 Stephen Hendry
Standings: Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins 6 points; Stephen Hendry 5; Judd Trump 4; Neil Robertson, Shaun Murphy 3; Marco Fu 1.
WTA Tour:
WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)
White Group:
(4) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) def. (ALT) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 6–0 6–7(3) 6–4
Maroon Group:
(2) Serena Williams (USA) def. (5) Elena Dementieva (RUS) 6–2 6–4
(7) Venus Williams (USA) def. (3) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 6–2 6–7(3) 6–4
Major League Baseball postseason:
World Series:
Game 1: Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Yankees 1. Phillies lead best-of-7 series 1–0.
Two home runs from Chase Utley stake the Phils to a lead, and Cliff Lee throws a 10-strikeout, no-walk complete game without giving up an earned run, a feat never before accomplished in the World Series.
Euroleague:
Regular Season Game 2: (unbeaten teams in bold)
Group A:
ASVEL Villeurbanne 76–78 (OT) Fenerbahçe Ülker
Group B:
Unicaja Málaga 86–68 Olympiacos
Group C:
CSKA Moscow 69–72 Lottomatica Roma
Group D:
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 70–79 Armani Jeans Milano
Real Madrid 94–72 Asseco Prokom Gdynia
Australia in India:
2nd ODI in Nagpur:
India 354/7 (50 ov, Mahendra Singh Dhoni 124); Australia 255 (48.3 ov). India win by 99 runs. 7-match series level 1–1.
U-17 World Cup in Nigeria: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16)
Group C:
Netherlands 2–1 Gambia
Iran 0–0 Colombia
Standings: Iran, Colombia 4 points, Netherlands 3, Gambia 0.
Group D:
New Zealand 1–1 Burkina Faso
Turkey 0–0 Costa Rica suspended after 21 minutes.
Standings: Turkey 3 points (1 match), New Zealand 2 (2), Costa Rica 1 (1), Burkina Faso 1 (2).
AFC Champions League Semi-finals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Nagoya Grampus 1–2 (2–6) Al-Ittihad. Al-Ittihad win 8–3 on aggregate.
Umm-Salal 1–2 (0–2) Pohang Steelers. Pohang Steelers win 4–1 on aggregate.
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
Group 1:
France 12–0 Estonia
Sandrine Soubeyrand becomes the most-capped French player, man or woman, with 143 matches.
Northern Ireland 0–1 Iceland
Standings: France 9 points (3 matches), Iceland 9 (4), Northern Ireland 3 (2).
Group 2: Norway 1–0 Slovakia
Standings: Norway 6 points (2 matches), Slovakia 3 (2), Belarus 3 (1).
Group 3: Bulgaria 0–0 Denmark
Standings: Denmark 7 points (3 matches), Scotland 3 (1), Greece 3 (3).
Group 4: Hungary 1–1 Romania
Standings: Hungary 7 points (3 matches), Poland 6 (3), Romania 4 (3), Ukraine 3 (2).
Group 6: Israel 1–2 Switzerland
Standings: Russia 6 points (2 matches), Switzerland 6 (3), Israel 3 (2), Ireland 3 (3).
Group 7:
Armenia 1–5 Slovenia
Portugal 0–1 Finland
Standings: Italy, Finland 9 points (3 matches), Slovenia 3 (3).
Group 8:
Azerbaijan 2–1 Wales
Belgium 1–4 Sweden
Standings: Sweden 9 points (3 matches), Czech Republic, Azerbaijan 3 (2), Belgium 3 (3), Wales 3 (4).
World Cup Final (rifle and pistol) in Wuxi, China:
Women's 10 metre air pistol:
Men's 10 metre air pistol:
Men's 50 metre rifle three positions:
WTA Tour:
WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar:
White Group:
(4) Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) def. (6) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 1–6 6–4 7–5
(8) Jelena Janković (SRB) def. (1) Dinara Safina (RUS) 1–1 retired
Safina withdraws from the tournament due to a serious back injury, and will be replaced by Vera Zvonareva. Safina's withdrawal means that Serena Williams will finish the 2009 season as the WTA's #1-ranked player.
Maroon Group:
(2) Serena Williams (USA) def. (7) Venus Williams (USA) 5–7 6–4 7–6(4)
Other news:
In excerpts from his upcoming autobiography published by The Times and Sports Illustrated, former great Andre Agassi admits to having used methamphetamine in 1997 and lying to the Association of Tennis Professionals to avoid a suspension after testing positive for the drug in the same year. (AP via ESPN)
NBA season opening day:
Boston Celtics 95, Cleveland Cavaliers 89
Washington Wizards 102, Dallas Mavericks 91
Portland Trail Blazers 96, Houston Rockets 87
Los Angeles Lakers 99, Los Angeles Clippers 92
Zimbabwe in Bangladesh:
1st ODI in Mirpur:
Bangladesh 186 (46.5 ov); Zimbabwe 189/5 (34.4 ov). Zimbabwe win by 5 wickets, lead the 5-match series 1–0.
U-17 World Cup in Nigeria: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16)
Group A:
Argentina 2–1 Germany
Nigeria 1–0 Honduras
Standings: Argentina 6 points, Nigeria 4, Germany 1, Honduras 0.
Group B:
Switzerland 4–3 Japan
Brazil 0–1 Mexico
Standings: Switzerland 6 points, Brazil, Mexico 3, Japan 0.
World Cup Final (rifle and pistol) in Wuxi, China:
Men's 50 metre rifle prone:
Women's 50 metre rifle three positions:
Women's 25 metre pistol:
WTA Tour:
WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar:
White Group:
(6) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. (8) Jelena Janković (SRB) 6–2, 6–3
Maroon Group:
(5) Elena Dementieva (RUS) def. (7) Venus Williams (USA) 3–6, 7–6(6), 6–2
(2) Serena Williams (USA) def. (3) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 7–6(6), 7–5
NFL Week 7:
Monday Night Football: Philadelphia Eagles 27, Washington Redskins 17
U-17 World Cup in Nigeria:
Group E:
United Arab Emirates 2–0 Malawi
Spain 2–1 United States
Group F:
Uruguay 1–3 South Korea
Algeria 0–1 Italy
World Cup Final (rifle and pistol) in Wuxi, China:
Women's 10 metre air rifle: 01 ! Wu Liuxi (CHN) 503.5 (400 EWR) 02 ! Yin Wen (CHN) 503.0 (399) 03 ! Lioubov Galkina (RUS) 500.0 (399)
Men's 10 metre air rifle: 01 ! Zhu Qinan (CHN) 701.7 (598) 02 ! Péter Sidi (HUN) 700.5 (599) 03 ! Henri Häkkinen (FIN) 698.6 (595)
Men's 50 metre pistol: 01 ! Jin Jong-oh (KOR) 671.8 (575) 02 ! João Costa (POR) 658.5 (564) 03 ! Pavol Kopp (SVK) 656.6 (560)
Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol: 01 ! Aleksey Klimov (RUS) 783.6 (582) 02 ! Christian Reitz (GER) 780.9 (583) 03 ! Teruyoshi Akiyama (JPN) 779.1 (580)
NFL Week 7 (unbeaten teams in bold):
NFL International Series in London: New England Patriots 35, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7
Indianapolis Colts 42, St. Louis Rams 6
San Diego Chargers 37, Kansas City Chiefs 7
Green Bay Packers 31, Cleveland Browns 3
Houston Texans 24, San Francisco 49ers 21
Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Minnesota Vikings 17
The Steelers return a fumble and a Brett Favre interception for touchdowns to hand the Vikings their first loss.
Buffalo Bills 20, Carolina Panthers 9
New York Jets 38, Oakland Raiders 0
Dallas Cowboys 37, Atlanta Falcons 21
Cincinnati Bengals 45, Chicago Bears 10
New Orleans Saints 46, Miami Dolphins 34
The Saints rally from a 21-point deficit in the second quarter to score their sixth straight win.
Sunday Night Football: Arizona Cardinals 24, New York Giants 17
Bye week: Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Seahawks, Tennessee Titans
World Cup:
Men's GS in Sölden, Austria:
01 ! Didier Cuche (SUI) 2:21.45 02 ! Ted Ligety (USA) 2:22.05 03 ! Carlo Janka (SUI) 2:22.40
Chase for the Sprint Cup:
TUMS Fast Relief 500 in Ridgeway, Virginia: (1) Denny Hamlin (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Juan Pablo Montoya (Chevrolet, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)
Drivers' standings (with 4 races remaining): (1) Johnson 6098 points (2) Mark Martin (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 5980 (−118) (3) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 5948 (−150)
V8 Supercars:
V8 Supercar Challenge in Surfers Paradise, Queensland:
Race 20: (1) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (3) James Courtney (AUS) (Ford Falcon)
Drivers' standings (after 20 of 26 races): (1) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Ford Falcon) 2604 points (2) Will Davison (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 2572 (3) Tander 2315
World Rally Championship:
Rally of Great Britain: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA) (Citroën C4 WRC) 3:16:25.4 (2) Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) (Ford Focus RS WRC 09) +1:06.1 (3) Dani Sordo (ESP) (Citroën C4 WRC) +1:07.1
Final drivers' standings: (1) Loeb 93 points (2) Hirvonen 92 (3) Sordo 64
Loeb wins his sixth straight championship title.
Final manufacturers' standings: (1) Citroën Total 167 (2) BP Ford 140 (3) Stobart M-Sport 80
BWF Super Series:
Denmark Super Series in Odense:
Women´s Doubles: Pan Pan/Zhang Yawen (CHN) [6] def. Kamilla Rytter Juhl/Lena Frier Kristiansen (DEN) [2] 22–20 18–21 21–12
Women´s Singles: Tine Rasmussen (DEN) [2] def. Wang Yihan (CHN) [1] 21–18 19–21 21–14
Mixed Doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen (DEN) [2] def. Anthony Clark/Donna Kellogg (ENG) [7] 21–16 25–27 21–17
Men´s Doubles: Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong (MAS) [2] def. Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (DEN) [3] 20–22 21–14 21–17
Men´s Singles: Simon Santoso (INA) [5] def. Marc Zwiebler (GER) 21–14 21–6
Major League Baseball postseason:
ALCS:
Game 6: New York Yankees 5, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2. Yankees win best-of-7 series 4–2.
Australia in India:
1st ODI in Vadodara:
Australia 292/8 (50 ov); India 288/8 (50.0 ov). Australia win by 4 runs, lead the 7-match series 1–0
U-17 World Cup in Nigeria:
Group C:
Iran 2–0 Gambia
Colombia 2–1 Netherlands
Group D:
Turkey 1–0 Burkina Faso
Costa Rica 1–1 New Zealand
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
Group 2: Macedonia 1–6 Belarus
Standings: Slovakia, Belarus, Norway 3 points (1 match).
Group 4: Ukraine 7–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Standings: Hungary 6 points (2 matches), Poland 6 (3), Ukraine, Romania 3 (2).
Group 5: England 8–0 Malta
Standings: Spain 6 points (2 matches), England 3 (1).
Group 6: Russia 3–0 Republic of Ireland
Standings: Russia 6 points (2 matches), Switzerland 3 (2), Israel 3 (1), Ireland 3 (3).
Group 8: Czech Republic 2–1 Wales
Standings: Sweden 6 points (2 matches), Belgium 3 (2), Wales 3 (3), Czech Republic 3 (2).
PGA Tour:
Fall Series:
Frys.com Open in Scottsdale, Arizona:
Winner: Troy Matteson (USA) 262 (−18) PO
Matteson beats fellow Americans Rickie Fowler and Jamie Lovemark on the second playoff hole to win his second PGA Tour title, after the 2006 Frys.com Open, an event now known as the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open. Earlier in the tournament he sets a 36-hole PGA Tour record of 122 with consecutive rounds of 61.
European Tour:
Castelló Masters Costa Azahar in Castellón, Spain:
Winner: Michael Jonzon (SWE) 264 (−20)
Jonzon collects his second European Tour win, and first since 1997.
Moto GP:
Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang: (1) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Ducati) 47:24.834 (2) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda) +14.666 (3) Valentino Rossi (ITA) (Yamaha) +19.385
Riders' standings (after 16 of 17 races): (1) Rossi 286 points (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) 245 (3) Stoner 220
Rossi secures his ninth championship title.
Manufacturers' standings: (1) Yamaha 366 (2) Honda 272 (3) Ducati 261
Superbike:
Portimão Superbike World Championship round in Portimão, Portugal:
Race 1: (1) Ben Spies (USA) (Yamaha YZF-R1) 38:15.390 (2) Jonathan Rea (GBR) (Honda CBR1000RR) +1.697 (3) Max Biaggi (ITA) (Aprilia RSV 4) +2.113
Race 2: (1) Michel Fabrizio (ITA) (Ducati 1198) 38'19.654 (2) Noriyuki Haga (JPN) (Ducati 1198) 38'20.849 (3) Rea 38'21.148
Final riders' standings: (1) Spies 462 points (2) Haga 456 (3) Fabrizio 382
Final manufacturers' standings: (1) Ducati 572 (2) Yamaha 505 (3) Honda 431
European Cup:
Group 2:
Serbia 8–88 Wales
Standings: Ireland, Wales 2 points (1 match), Serbia 0 (2).
Pacific Cup:
Round Robin Match in Port Moresby:
Papua New Guinea 44–14 Tonga
ATP World Tour:
If Stockholm Open in Stockholm, Sweden:
Final: Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) def. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6–1, 7–5
Baghdatis wins his first title of the year and third of his career.
Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia:
Final: Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) (3) def. Janko Tipsarević (SRB) (6) 6–7(5), 6–0, 6–4
Youzhny wins his first title of the year, and the fifth of his career.
WTA Tour:
Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia:
Final: Francesca Schiavone (ITA) (8) def. Olga Govortsova (BLR) 6–3, 6–0
Schiavone wins her first title of the year, and the second of her career.
BGL Luxembourg Open in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg:
Final: Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) def. Sabine Lisicki (GER) (6) 6–2, 7–5
Bacsinszky wins the first title of her career.
NCAA:
BCS Top 10 (unbeaten teams in bold):
(1) Florida 29, Mississippi State 19
"Third Saturday in October": (2) Alabama 12, Tennessee 10
Terrence Kody blocks Daniel Lincoln's 44-yard field-goal attempt as time expires to maintain the Crimson Tide's unbeaten record.
(3) Texas 41, Missouri 7
(4) Boise State 54, Hawaiʻi 9
The Keg of Nails: (5) Cincinnati 41, Louisville 10
(6) Iowa 15, Michigan State 13
Ricky Stanzi connects with Marvin McNutt on a 7-yard touchdown pass on the game's final play to keep the Hawkeyes unbeaten.
(7) USC 42, Oregon State 36
(8) TCU 38, (16) Brigham Young 7
(9) LSU 31, Auburn 10
Clemson 40, (10) Miami 37 (OT)
Other games:
Oklahoma 35, (25) Kansas 13
World Cup:
Women's GS in Sölden, Austria: 01 ! Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 2:24.96 02 ! Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 2:24.97 03 ! Denise Karbon (ITA) 2:25.28
Nationwide Series:
Kroger On Track for the Cure 250 in Millington, Tennessee:
(1) Brad Keselowski (Chevrolet, JR Motorsports) (2) Kyle Busch (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Jason Leffler (Toyota, Braun Racing)
Standings (with 3 races remaining): (1) Busch 5004 points (2) Carl Edwards (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) 4809 (3) Keselowski 4732
V8 Supercars:
V8 Supercar Challenge in Surfers Paradise, Queensland:
Race 19: (1) Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (2) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (3) Will Davison (AUS) (Holden Commodore)
Drivers' standings (after 19 of 26 races): (1) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Ford Falcon) 2553 points (2) Davison 2512 (3) Tander 2181
Major League Baseball postseason:
ALCS:
Game 6, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at New York Yankees, postponed (rain). Yankees lead best-of-7 series 3–2.
Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
Pacific League Climax Series, second stage:
Game 4, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 9, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 4. Fighters win best-of-7 series 4–1.
Central League Climax Series, second stage:
Game 4, Yomiuri Giants 8, Chunichi Dragons 2. Giants win best-of-7 series 4–1.
Philippine NCAA in Quezon City:
Seniors' Finals: San Sebastian Stags 76, San Beda Red Lions 61, San Sebastian win best-of-3 series 2–0
San Sebastian clinch their twelfth NCAA championship, ending San Beda's 3-year championship run.
ISU Grand Prix:
Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, Russia:
Men: 01 ! Evgeni Plushenko (RUS) 240.65 02 ! Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 215.13 03 ! Artem Borodulin (RUS) 201.55
Plushenko wins his first competition since he won the gold medal at the 2006 Olympics.
Pairs: 01 ! Pang Qing/Tong Jian (CHN) 191.33 02 ! Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 180.14 03 ! Keauna McLaughlin/Rockne Brubaker (USA) 160.55
Ice dance: 01 ! Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) 201.10 02 ! Anna Cappelini/Luca Lanotte (ITA) 168.57 03 ! Ekaterina Rubleva/Ivan Shefer (RUS) 163.32
Ladies: 01 ! Miki Ando (JPN) 171.93 02 ! Ashley Wagner (USA) 163.97 03 ! Alena Leonova (RUS) 160.06
U-17 World Cup in Nigeria:
Group A:
Nigeria 3–3 Germany
Honduras 0–1 Argentina
Group B:
Brazil 3–2 Japan
Mexico 0–2 Switzerland
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
Group 1:
Croatia 0–1 Northern Ireland
France 2–0 Iceland
Standings: France 6 points (2 matches), Iceland 6 (3), Northern Ireland 3 (1).
Group 2: Norway 3–0 Netherlands
Group 3:
Denmark 15–0 Georgia
Greece 0–1 Scotland
Standings: Denmark 6 points (2 matches), Scotland 3 (1), Greece 3 (3).
Group 4: Poland 2–0 Romania
Group 5: Spain 2–0 Austria
Group 6: Israel 1–0 Kazakhstan
Group 7:
Armenia 0–8 Italy
Slovenia 0–3 Finland
Standings: Italy 9 points (3 matches), Finland 6 (2).
Group 8: Azerbaijan 0–3 Sweden
European Cup:
Group 1:
Lebanon 86–0 Italy
Standings: Scotland, Lebanon 2 points (1 match), Italy 0 (2).
Four Nations:
Round 1:
New Zealand 20–20 Australia
Pacific Cup:
Round Robin Match in Port Moresby:
Fiji 22–24 Cook Islands
Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
Pacific League Climax Series, second stage:
Game 3, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 3, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 2. Fighters lead best-of-7 series 3–1.
Central League Climax Series, second stage:
Game 3, Yomiuri Giants 5, Chunichi Dragons 4. Giants lead best-of-7 series 3–1.
The NBA's officials approve a new collective bargaining agreement with the league, ending a month-long lockout days before the start of the regular season on Tuesday. (AP via ESPN)
ISU Grand Prix:
Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, Russia:
Men's short program: (1) Evgeni Plushenko (RUS) 82.25 (2) Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 75.50 (3) Johnny Weir (USA) 72.57
This is Plushenko's first ISU competition since he won the gold medal at the 2006 Olympics.
Pairs' short program: (1) Pang Qing/Tong Jian (CHN) 65.40 (2) Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 61.62 (3) Keauna McLaughlin/Rockne Brubaker (USA) 61.34
Ladies' short program: (1) Júlia Sebestyén (HUN) 57.94 (2) Alissa Czisny (USA) 57.64 (3) Miki Ando (JPN) 57.18
Ice dance (after original dance): (1) Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) 100.08 (2) Anna Cappelini/Luca Lanotte (ITA) 85.31 (3) Ekaterina Rubleva/Ivan Shefer (RUS) 81.25
Four Nations:
Round 1:
England 34–12 France
Major League Baseball postseason:
ALCS:
Game 5: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 7, New York Yankees 6. Yankees lead best-of-7 series 3–2.
The Angels blow a 4–0 lead in the top of the seventh inning, giving up 6 runs, but come back with 3 in the bottom of the inning and stay alive in the series.
Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
Pacific League Climax Series, second stage:
Game 2: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 3, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 1. Fighters lead best-of-7 series 3–0.
Central League Climax Series, second stage:
Game 2: Yomiuri Giants 6, Chunichi Dragons 4. Giants lead best-of-7 series 2–1.
Euroleague:
Regular Season Game 1:
Group B:
Lietuvos Rytas 77–70 Efes Pilsen
Partizan 64–72 Unicaja Málaga
Group C:
Lottomatica Roma 77–65 Caja Laboral Baskonia
Group D:
Khimki 84–81 Real Madrid (OT)
Armani Jeans Milano 67–75 Panathinaikos
UEFA Europa League group stage, Matchday 3:
Group A:
Timişoara 0–0 Anderlecht
Ajax 2–1 Dinamo Zagreb
Group B:
Valencia 1–1 Slavia Prague
Lille 3–0 Genoa
Group C:
Celtic 0–1 Hamburg
Hapoel Tel Aviv 5–1 Rapid Wien
Group D:
Ventspils 1–2 Sporting CP
Hertha BSC 0–1 Heerenveen
Group E:
Fulham 1–1 Roma
CSKA Sofia 0–2 Basel
Group F:
Galatasaray 4–1 Dinamo București
Panathinaikos 1–0 Sturm Graz
Group G:
Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 Levski Sofia
Lazio 2–1 Villarreal
Group H:
Sheriff Tiraspol 2–0 Twente
Steaua București 0–1 Fenerbahçe
Group I:
BATE Borisov 2–1 AEK Athens
Benfica 5–0 Everton
Group J:
Shakhtar Donetsk 4–0 Toulouse
Club Brugge 2–0 Partizan
Group K:
PSV Eindhoven 1–0 Copenhagen
Sparta Prague 2–0 CFR Cluj
Group L:
Austria Wien 2–2 Werder Bremen
Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Nacional
Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, first leg:
Fluminense 2–2 Universidad de Chile
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, round 6: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Group B:
San Juan Jabloteh 2–4 Marathón
Final standings: Toluca 13 points, Marathón 12, D.C. United 10, San Juan Jabloteh 0.
Group D:
Comunicaciones 2–1 UNAM
Final standings: UNAM 13 points, Comunicaciones 9, W Connection 7, Real España 6.
Premier League Snooker – League phase in Grimsby, Lincolnshire:
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 3–3 Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Shaun Murphy (ENG) 5–1 Marco Fu (HKG)
Standings: Ronnie O'Sullivan 6 points; John Higgins, Stephen Hendry, Judd Trump 4; Neil Robertson 3; Shaun Murphy 2; Marco Fu 1.
Major League Baseball postseason:
NLCS:
Game 5: Philadelphia Phillies 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 4. Phillies win best-of-7 series 4–1.
Jayson Werth's 3-run homer in the 1st inning sets the Phillies on their way to claim the National League title for the second straight year.
Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
Pacific League Climax Series, second stage:
Game 1, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 9, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 8. Fighters lead best-of-7 series 2–0.
The Fighters rally from 8–4 down in the bottom of the 9th inning.
Central League Climax Series, second stage:
Game 1, Chunichi Dragons 7, Yomiuri Giants 2. Best-of-7 series tied 1–1.
Euroleague:
Regular Season Game 1:
Group A:
Cibona 40–85 Montepaschi Siena
Cibona set a record for fewest points by a home team in the Euroleague.
Žalgiris 71–52 ASVEL Villeurbanne
Fenerbahçe Ülker 59–82 Regal FC Barcelona
Group B:
Olympiacos 94–72 Orléans
Group C:
Maroussi 65–66 CSKA Moscow
Group D:
Asseco Prokom Gdynia 81–87 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 3:
Group A:
Bordeaux 2–1 Bayern Munich
Juventus 1–0 Maccabi Haifa
Standings: Bordeaux 7 points, Juventus 5, Bayern Munich 4, Maccabi Haifa 0.
Group B:
CSKA Moscow 0–1 Manchester United
Wolfsburg 0–0 Beşiktaş
Standings: Manchester United 9 points, Wolfsburg 4, CSKA Moscow 3, Beşiktaş 1.
Group C:
Real Madrid 2–3 Milan
Zürich 0–1 Marseille
Standings: Milan, Real Madrid 6 points, Marseille, Zürich 3.
Group D:
Porto 2–1 APOEL
Chelsea 4–0 Atlético Madrid
Standings: Chelsea 9 points, Porto 6, APOEL, Atlético Madrid 1.
Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, first leg:
Cerro Porteño 2–1 Botafogo
River Plate 0–1 San Lorenzo
AFC Champions League Semi-finals, first leg:
Al-Ittihad 6–2 Nagoya Grampus
Pohang Steelers 2–0 Umm-Salal
AFC Cup Semi-finals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
South China 0–1 (1–2) Al-Kuwait. Al-Kuwait win 3–1 on aggregate.
Al-Karamah 3–0 (1–2) Bình Dương. Al-Karamah win 4–2 on aggregate.
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, round 6: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Group A:
Pachuca 2–0 Árabe Unido
Isidro Metapán 3–2 Houston Dynamo
Final standings: Pachuca 15 points, Árabe Unido 10, Houston Dynamo 7, Isidro Metapán 3.
Group D:
W Connection 3–2 Real España
Standings: UNAM 13 points (5 matches), W Connection 7 (6), Communicaciones 6 (5), Real España 6 (6).
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
Group 3: Bulgaria 0–1 Greece
Major League Baseball postseason:
ALCS:
Game 4: New York Yankees 10, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1. Yankees lead best-of-7 series 3–1.
The WNBA announces that the Detroit Shock, which won three WNBA titles, most recently in 2008, has been purchased by a group of investors in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and will be moved to that city for the 2010 season. The new team name has not yet been announced, but former University of Tulsa and Arkansas head coach Nolan Richardson has been named head coach and general manager. (AP via ESPN)
UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 3:
Group E:
Debrecen 3–4 Fiorentina
Liverpool 1–2 Lyon
Standings: Lyon 9 points, Fiorentina 6, Liverpool 3, Debrecen 0.
Group F:
Barcelona 1–2 Rubin Kazan
Internazionale 2–2 Dynamo Kyiv
Standings: Barcelona, Dynamo Kyiv, Rubin Kazan 4 points, Inter 3.
Group G:
Rangers 1–4 Unirea Urziceni
Stuttgart 1–3 Sevilla
Standings: Sevilla 9 points, Unirea Urziceni 4, Stuttgart 2, Rangers 1.
Group H:
AZ 1–1 Arsenal
Olympiacos 2–1 Standard Liège
Standings: Arsenal 7 points, Olympiacos 6, AZ 2, Standard Liège 1.
Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, first leg:
Vélez Sarsfield 1–1 LDU Quito
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, round 6: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Group B:
Toluca 1–1 D.C. United
Standings: Toluca 13 points (6 matches), D.C. United 10 (6), Marathón 9 (5), San Juan Jabloteh 0 (5).
Group C:
Puerto Rico Islanders 1–1 Columbus Crew
Saprissa 1–2 Cruz Azul
Final standings: Cruz Azul 16 points, Columbus Crew 8, Saprissa 5, Puerto Rico Islanders 3.
NFL Monday Night Football Week 6 (unbeaten team in bold):
Denver Broncos 34, San Diego Chargers 23
Eddie Royal becomes the first Bronco and 11th NFL player overall to return a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns in the same game.
Major League Baseball postseason:
ALCS:
Game 3, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5, New York Yankees 4, 11 innings. Yankees lead best-of-7 series 2–1.
NLCS:
Game 4: Philadelphia Phillies 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4. Phillies lead best-of-7 series 3–1.
Jimmy Rollins' walk-off two-run double puts the Phils one win away from the World Series.
Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
Central League Climax Series, first stage:
Game 3, Chunichi Dragons 7, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4. Dragons win best-of-3 series 2–1.
NFL Week 6 (unbeaten teams in bold):
Carolina Panthers 28, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21
The Bucs remain winless on the season.
Houston Texans 28, Cincinnati Bengals 17
Green Bay Packers 26, Detroit Lions 0
Kansas City Chiefs 14, Washington Redskins 6
The Chiefs pick up their first win of the season.
Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Cleveland Browns 14
Ben Roethlisberger becomes the second quarterback this season to throw for 400 yards.
Jacksonville Jaguars 23, St. Louis Rams 20 (OT)
Josh Scobee's field goal keeps the Rams winless.
Minnesota Vikings 33, Baltimore Ravens 31
New Orleans Saints 48, New York Giants 27
The Saints win the battle of unbeatens, with Drew Brees throwing for four touchdowns.
Arizona Cardinals 27, Seattle Seahawks 3
Cardinals QB Kurt Warner ties Dan Marino's record as the fastest to 30,000 career passing yards, reaching the milestone in his 114th NFL game.
Oakland Raiders 13, Philadelphia Eagles 9
New England Patriots 59, Tennessee Titans 0
The Patriots tie for the largest margin of victory in any game since the AFL–NFL merger in 1970, and set franchise records for points and total yards (619). Quarterback Tom Brady throws six TD passes, five of them in the second quarter to set a new NFL record for TD passes in a quarter. The winless Titans suffer their largest defeat in franchise history.
Buffalo Bills 16, New York Jets 13 (OT)
Sunday Night Football Atlanta Falcons 21, Chicago Bears 14
Bye week: Dallas Cowboys, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers
NCAA College Football:
UConn cornerback Jasper Howard is murdered, age 20, in a stabbing at the University of Connecticut Student Union, just hours after UConn's game against Louisville. [1]
Formula One:
Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo:
(1) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull–Renault) 1:32:23.081 (2) Robert Kubica (POL) (BMW Sauber) +7.626 (3) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes) +18.944
Drivers' Championship standings (after 16 of 17 races): (1) Jenson Button (GBR) (Brawn–Mercedes) 89 points (2) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault) 74 (3) Rubens Barrichello (BRA) (Brawn-Mercedes) 72
Button secures the title with one race remaining.
Constructors' Championship standings: (1) Brawn-Mercedes 161 points (2) Red Bull-Renault 135.5 (3) McLaren-Mercedes 71
Major League Baseball postseason:
NLCS:
Game 3, Philadelphia Phillies 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 0. Phillies lead best-of-7 series 2–1.
Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
Central League Climax Series, first stage:
Game 2, Chunichi Dragons 3, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2. Best-of-3 series tied 1–1.
Africa Championship for Women in Antananarivo, Madagascar:
Seventh place match: Cameroon 66–61 Madagascar
Fifth place match: Nigeria 67–57 Mozambique
Bronze medal match: Ivory Coast 57–76 03 ! Angola
Final: 01 ! Senegal 72–57 02 ! Mali
Senegal win the title for the tenth time.
Kenya in Zimbabwe:
5th ODI in Harare:
Zimbabwe 329/3 (50 ov, Hamilton Masakadza 178*); Kenya 187 (39.3 ov). Zimbabwe win by 142 runs and win the 5-match series 4–1.
CAF Champions League semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
TP Mazembe 0–2 (5–2) Al-Hilal. TP Mazembe win 5–4 on aggregate.
CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Stade Malien 4–2 (2–2) ENPPI. Stade Malien win 6–4 on aggregate.
Women's Copa Libertadores in Santos and Guarujá, Brazil:
Bronze medal match: 03 ! Formas Íntimas 2–0 Everton
Final: 01 ! Santos 9–0 02 ! Universidad Autónoma
PGA Tour:
Fall Series:
Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas:
Winner: Martin Laird (SCO) 265 (−19) PO
Laird wins his first PGA Tour title in a three-way playoff, eliminating Chad Campbell (USA) on the second playoff hole and George McNeill (USA) on the third.
European Tour:
Portugal Masters in Vilamoura, Portugal:
Winner: Lee Westwood (ENG) 265 (−23)
Westwood collects his first professional win in over two years, a period in which he had 26 top-10 finishes. He also takes the lead in the Race to Dubai and will rise to the top 5 in the Official World Golf Rankings.
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in London, Great Britain:
Men's Vault: 01 ! Marian Drăgulescu (ROU) 16.575 02 ! Flavius Koczi (ROU) 16.337 03 ! Anton Golotsutskov (RUS) 16.287
Women's Balance Beam: 01 ! Deng Linlin (CHN) 15.000 02 ! Lauren Mitchell (AUS) 14.875 03 ! Ivana Hong (USA) 14.550
Men's Parallel Bars: 01 ! Wang Guanyin (CHN) 15.950 02 ! Feng Zhe (CHN) 15.775 03 ! Kazuhito Tanaka (JPN) 15.500
Women's Floor Exercise: 01 ! Elizabeth Tweddle (GBR) 14.650 02 ! Lauren Mitchell (AUS) 14.550 03 ! Sui Lu (CHN) 14.300
Men's Horizontal Bar: 01 ! Zou Kai (CHN) 16.150 02 ! Epke Zonderland (NED) 15.825 03 ! Igor Cassina (ITA) 15.625
Moto GP:
Australian Grand Prix in Phillip Island: (1) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Ducati) 40:56.651 (2) Valentino Rossi (ITA) (Yamaha) +1.935 (3) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda) +22.618
Riders' standings (after 15 of 17 races): (1) Rossi 270 points (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) 232 (3) Stoner 195
Manufacturers' standings: (1) Yamaha 350 (2) Honda 252 (3) Ducati 236
European Cup:
Group 2:
Ireland 82–0 Serbia
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 2:
Pool 3: Ospreys 25–24 Clermont Auvergne
Standings: Leicester Tigers 8 points, Clermont, Ospreys 6, Viadana 0.
Pool 4: Bath 27–29 Stade Français
Standings: Stade Français 9 points, Ulster 5, Edinburgh 4, Bath 1.
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 2:
Pool 1: Leeds 37–13 Overmach Parma
Standings: Bourgoin 8 points, Leeds, Bucureşti Oaks 5, Parma 0.
Pool 5: Falcons 45–3 Albi
Standings: Falcons 10 points, Montauban 8, Padova 1, Albi 0.
World Series of Snooker, Tournament in Prague, Czech Republic
Semi-finals:
Graeme Dott (SCO) def. Stephen Maguire (SCO) 5–1
Jimmy White (ENG) def. John Higgins (SCO) 5–1
Final
Jimmy White (ENG) def. Graeme Dott (SCO) 5–3
World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark:
Men's 74 kg: 01 ! Kim Joon-Tae (KOR) 02 ! Maxime Potvin (CAN) 03 ! Mark López (USA) & Mokdad Ounis (GER)
Women's 62 kg: 01 ! Lim Su-Jeong (KOR) 02 ! Zhang Hua (CHN) 03 ! Estefanía Hernández (ESP) & Chonnapas Premwaew (THA)
Women's +73 kg: 01 ! Rosana Simón (ESP) 02 ! Liu Rui (CHN) 03 ! Jo Seol (KOR) & Natália Falavigna (BRA)
ATP World Tour:
Shanghai Masters in Shanghai, China:
Final: (6) Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) def. (1) Rafael Nadal (ESP) 7–6 (3), 6–3
Davydenko wins his fourth title of the year and the 18th of his career. He also wins his third Masters title and improves his perfect record in Masters finals to 3–0.
WTA Tour:
Generali Ladies Linz in Linz, Austria:
Final: (3) Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) def. Petra Kvitová (CZE) 6–3, 6–4
Wickmayer wins her second title of the year and career.
HP Open in Osaka, Japan:
Final: (3) Samantha Stosur (AUS) def. (4) Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 7–5, 6–1
Stosur wins her first WTA Tour title after losing five previous finals.
Chase for the Sprint Cup:
NASCAR Banking 500 Only from Bank of America in Concord, North Carolina
(1) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (2) Matt Kenseth (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Kasey Kahne (Dodge, Richard Petty Motorsports)
Drivers' standings (with 5 races remaining): (1) Johnson 5923 points (2) Mark Martin (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 5833 (3) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 5788
NCAA:
AP Top 10 (unbeaten teams in bold):
(1) Florida 23, Arkansas 20
(2) Alabama 20, (22) South Carolina 6
Red River Rivalry in Dallas: (3) Texas 16, (20) Oklahoma 13
For the second time this season, Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford suffers an injury to his right (throwing) shoulder.
(19) Georgia Tech 28, (4) Virginia Tech 23
Jeweled Shillelagh: (6) USC 34, (25) Notre Dame 27
The Trojans win the game for the eighth straight time.
Purdue 26, (7) Ohio State 18
(9) Miami 27, UCF 7
Played earlier this week: (5) Boise State, (8) Cincinnati
Idle this week: (10) LSU
Other games:
Texas Tech 31, (15) Nebraska 10
Colorado 34, (17) Kansas 30
Other remaining unbeaten teams (rankings in parentheses):
(11) Iowa, (12) TCU
Major League Baseball postseason:
ALCS:
Game 2: New York Yankees 4, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 3 (13 innings). Yankees lead best-of-7 series 2–0.
Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
Pacific League Climax Series, first stage:
Game 2: Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 4, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1. Golden Eagles win best-of-3 series 2–0.
Central League Climax Series, first stage:
Game 1: Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3, Chunichi Dragons 2. Swallows lead best-of-3 series 1–0.
Africa Championship for Women in Antananarivo, Madagascar:
Classification 5–8:
Nigeria 62–51 Cameroon
Madagascar 66–73 Mozambique
Semifinals: (winners qualify for 2010 World Championship)
Senegal 75–54 Ivory Coast
Mali 70–60 (OT) Angola
Kenya in Zimbabwe:
4th ODI in Harare:
Kenya 270/8 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 271/4 (48.0 ov). Zimbabwe win by 6 wickets, and lead the 5-match series 3–1.
ISU Grand Prix:
Trophée Eric Bompard in Paris, France:
Men: 01 ! Nobunari Oda (JPN) 242.53 02 ! Tomáš Verner (CZE) 229.96 03 ! Adam Rippon (USA) 219.96
Pairs: 01 ! Maria Mukhortova/Maxim Trankov (RUS) 192.93 02 ! Jessica Dubé/Bryce Davison (CAN) 180.97 03 ! Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) 174.42
Ladies: 01 ! Kim Yuna (KOR) 210.03 02 ! Mao Asada (JPN) 173.99 03 ! Yukari Nakano (JPN) 165.70
Ice dance: 01 ! Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) 197.71 02 ! Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 181.64 03 ! Sinead Kerr/John Kerr (GBR) 177.11
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in London, Great Britain:
Men's Floor Exercise: 01 ! Marian Drăgulescu (ROM) 15.700 02 ! Zou Kai (CHN) 15.675 03 ! Alexander Shatilov (ISR) 15.575
Women's Vault: 01 ! Kayla Williams (USA) 15.087 02 ! Ariella Kaeslin (SUI) 14.525 03 ! Youna Dufournet (FRA) 14.450
Men's Pommel Horse: 01 ! Zhang Hongtao (CHN) 16.200 02 ! Krisztián Berki (HUN) 16.075 03 ! Prashanth Sellathurai (AUS) 15.400
Women's Uneven Bars: 01 ! He Kexin (CHN) 16.000 02 ! Koko Tsurumi (JPN) 14.875 03 ! Ana Porgras (ROM) & Rebecca Bross (USA) 14.675
Men's Rings: 01 ! Yang Mingyong (CHN) 15.675 02 ! Yordan Yovchev (BUL) 15.575 03 ! Oleksandr Vorobiov (UKR) 15.550
European Cup:
Group 1:
Italy 0–104 Scotland
Pacific Cup:
Qualifying in Cairns:
Samoa 20–22 Cook Islands
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 2:
Pool 1: Munster (Ireland) 41–10 Benetton Treviso
Standings: Munster 6 points, Perpignan 5, Northampton, Treviso 4.
Pool 2: Biarritz 42–15 Gloucester
Standings: Biarritz 9 points, Dragons 5, Gloucester 4, Glasgow Warriors 1.
Pool 3: Viadana 11–46 Leicester Tigers
Pool 4: Edinburgh 17–13 (Ireland) Ulster
Pool 5: Harlequins 19–23 Toulouse
Standings: Toulouse 9 points, Cardiff Blues 5, Sale 4, Harlequins 1.
Pool 6:
London Irish 25–27 Scarlets
Brive 13–36 (Ireland) Leinster
Standings: Scarlets 8 points, Leinster, London Irish 5, Brive 0.
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 2:
Pool 1: Bucureşti Oaks 19–21 Bourgoin
Pool 2: Olympus Madrid 5–38 Worcester
Standings: Connacht 9 points, Worcester 6, Montpellier 5, Olympus Madrid 0.
Pool 3: Rovigo 11–76 Castres
Standings: Toulon 8 points, Castres, Saracens 5, Rovigo 0.
Pool 4:
Rugby Roma 0–57 Wasps
Racing Métro 16–20 Bayonne
Standings: Bayonne, Wasps 9 points, Racing Métro 2, Roma 0.
Currie Cup semifinals:
Sharks 21–23 Free State Cheetahs
Western Province 19–21 Blue Bulls
World Series of Snooker, Tournament in Prague, Czech Republic
Quarter-finals:
Stephen Maguire (SCO) def. Kryštof Michal (CZE) 5–0
Graeme Dott (SCO) def. Osip Zusmanovic (CZE) 5–0
John Higgins (SCO) def. Lukáš Křenek (CZE) 5–1
Jimmy White (ENG) def. Sishuo Wang (CZE) 5–0
World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark:
Men's 54 kg: 01 ! Choi Yeon-Ho (KOR) 02 ! Mahmood Haidari (AFG) 03 ! Chutchawal Khawlaor (THA) & Meisam Bagheri (IRI)
Men's 87 kg: 01 ! Bahri Tanrıkulu (TUR) 02 ! Carlo Molfetta (ITA) 03 ! Vanja Babić (SRB) & Yousef Karami (IRI)
Women's 46 kg: 01 ! Park Hyo-Ji (KOR) 02 ! Zoraida Santiago (PUR) 03 ! Buttree Puedpong (THA) & Yvette Yong (CAN)
Women's 73 kg: 01 ! Hang Yingying (CHN) 02 ! Lee In-Jong (KOR) 03 ! Furkan Asena Aydın (TUR) & Anastasia Baryshnikova (RUS)
NORCECA Men's Championship in Bayamón, Puerto Rico:
Seventh place match: Barbados 3–1 Panama
Fifth place match: Mexico 3–2 Dominican Republic
Bronze medal match: Canada 2–3 03 ! Puerto Rico
Final: 01 ! Cuba 3–1 02 ! United States
Cuba win the title for the 14th time, and qualify for the World Grand Champions Cup.
Nationwide Series:
Dollar General 300 in Concord, North Carolina
(1) Kyle Busch (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Mike Bliss (Toyota, CJM Racing) (3) Dave Blaney (Toyota, NEMCO Motorsports)
Major League Baseball postseason:
ALCS:
Game 1, New York Yankees 4, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1. Yankees lead best-of-7 series 1–0.
NLCS:
Game 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1. Best-of-7 series tied 1–1.
Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
Pacific League Climax Series, first stage:
Game 1, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 11, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4. Golden Eagles lead best-of-3 series 1–0.
Africa Championship for Women in Antananarivo, Madagascar:
Quarterfinals:
Senegal 89–45 Nigeria
Ivory Coast 55–44 Cameroon
Mali 80–46 Madagascar
Mozambique 36–68 Angola
ISU Grand Prix:
Trophée Eric Bompard in Paris, France:
Men's short program: (1) Tomáš Verner (CZE) 81.00 (2) Nobunari Oda (JPN) 79.20 (3) Adam Rippon (USA) 75.82
Pairs' short program: (1) Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) 72.98 (2) Maria Mukhortova/Maxim Trankov (RUS) 66.88 (3) Jessica Dubé/Bryce Davison (CAN) 64.54
Ladies' short program: (1) Kim Yuna (KOR) 76.08 (2) Yukari Nakano (JPN) 59.64 (3) Mao Asada (JPN) 58.96
Ice dance after original dance: (1) Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) 100.32 (2) Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 91.87 (3) Sinead Kerr/John Kerr (GBR) 90.86
U-20 World Cup in Egypt:
Bronze medal match: 03 ! Hungary 1–1 (2–0 pen.) Costa Rica
Final: 02 ! Brazil 0–0 (3–4 pen.) 01 ! Ghana
Ghana win the title for the first time.
CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
ES Sétif 1–0 (1–1) Bayelsa United. ES Sétif win 2–1 on aggregate.
Women's Copa Libertadores in São Paulo, Brazil:
Semifinals:
Santos 5–0 Formas Íntimas
Universidad Autónoma 1–0 Everton
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in London, Great Britain:
Women's All-around Final: 01 ! Bridget Sloan (USA) 57.825 points 02 ! Rebecca Bross (USA) 57.775 03 ! Koko Tsurumi (JPN) 57.175
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 2:
Pool 1: Perpignan 29–13 Northampton Saints
Pool 2: Newport Gwent Dragons 22–14 Glasgow Warriors
Pool 5: Sale Sharks 27–26 Cardiff Blues
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 2:
Pool 2: Montpellier 19–22 (Ireland) Connacht
Pool 5: Montauban 27–10 Petrarca Padova
World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark:
Men's 63 kg: 01 ! Yeom Hyo-Seob (KOR) 02 ! Reza Naderian (IRI) 03 ! Javier Marrón (ESP) & Cem Uluğnuyan (TUR)
Men's 68 kg: 01 ! Mohammad Bagheri (IRI) 02 ! Idulio Islas (MEX) 03 ! Servet Tazegül (TUR) & Balla Dièye (SEN)
Women's 53 kg: 01 ! Danielle Pelham (USA) 02 ! Sarita Phongsri (THA) 03 ! Kwon Eun-Kyung (KOR) & Euda Carías (GUA)
NORCECA Men's Championship in Bayamón, Puerto Rico:
Classification 5–8:
Barbados 1–3 Mexico
Panama 0–3 Dominican Republic
Semifinals:
Cuba 3–0 Canada
United States 3–0 Puerto Rico
NCAA:
AP Top 10 (unbeaten team in bold):
(8) Cincinnati 34, (21) South Florida 17
Major League Baseball postseason:
NLCS:
Game 1: Philadelphia Phillies 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 6. Phillies lead series 1–0.
Euroleague:
Regular Season Game 1:
Group C:
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 85–65 Union Olimpija Ljubljana
Kenya in Zimbabwe:
3rd ODI in Harare:
Kenya 266/9 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 246 (49.5 ov). Kenya win by 20 runs. Zimbabwe lead the 5-match series 2–1
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in London, Great Britain:
Men's All-around Final: 01 ! Kōhei Uchimura (JPN) 91.500 points 02 ! Daniel Keatings 88.925 (GBR) 03 ! Yury Ryazanov (RUS) 88.400
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 2:
Pool 3: Toulon 31–23 Saracens
Premier League Snooker – League phase in Aberdeen:
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 4–2 Shaun Murphy (ENG)
John Higgins (SCO) 3–3 Stephen Hendry (SCO)
Standings: Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 points; John Higgins, Judd Trump 4; Stephen Hendry, Neil Robertson 3; Marco Fu 1; Shaun Murphy 0.
World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark:
Men's 58 kg: 01 ! Joel Gonzalez (ESP) 02 ! Damián Villa (MEX) 03 ! Hasan Rezaï (AFG) & Mauro Crismanich (ARG)
Women's 49 kg: 01 ! Brigitte Yagüe (ESP) 02 ! Anna Soboleva (RUS) 03 ! Wu Jingyu (CHN) & Yasmina Aziez (FRA)
Women's 57 kg: 01 ! Hou Yu (CHN) 02 ! Veronica Calabrese (ITA) 03 ! Andrea Rica (ESP) & Tseng Pei-Hua (TPE)
NORCECA Men's Championship in Bayamón, Puerto Rico:
Quarterfinals:
Canada 3–2 Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico 3–0 Mexico
NCAA:
AP Top 10 (unbeaten team in bold):
(5) Boise State 28, Tulsa 21
Africa Championship for Women in Antananarivo, Madagascar: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Group A:
Madagascar 59–71 Mozambique
Senegal 107–19 Mauritius
South Africa 50–64 Cameroon
Final standings: Senegal 10 points, Mozambique 9, Cameroon 8, Madagascar 7, South Africa 6, Mauritius 5.
Group B:
Mali 66–38 Tunisia
Angola 60–45 Nigeria
Rwanda 60–64 Ivory Coast
Final standings: Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Angola 9 points, Nigeria 7, Tunisia 6, Rwanda 5.
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification: (teams in bold qualify for 2010 FIFA World Cup, teams in italics advance to the play-offs)
UEFA:
Group 1:
Sweden 4–1 Albania
Portugal 4–0 Malta
Denmark 0–1 Hungary
Final standings: Denmark 21 points, Portugal 19, Sweden 18, Hungary 16.
Group 2:
Latvia 3–2 Moldova
Greece 2–1 Luxembourg
Switzerland 0–0 Israel
Final standings: Switzerland 21 points, Greece 20, Latvia 17, Israel 16.
Group 3:
Czech Republic 0–0 Northern Ireland
San Marino 0–3 Slovenia
Poland 0–1 Slovakia
Slovakia qualify for the World Cup for the first time thanks to Seweryn Gancarczyk's own goal in the 3rd minute.
Final standings: Slovakia 22 points, Slovenia 20, Czech Republic 16, Northern Ireland 15.
Group 4:
Azerbaijan 1–1 Russia
Germany 1–1 Finland
Liechtenstein 0–2 Wales
Final standings: Germany 26 points, Russia 22, Finland 18.
Group 5:
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–5 Spain
Estonia 2–0 Belgium
Turkey 2–0 Armenia
Final standings: Spain 30 points, Bosnia and Herzegovina 19, Turkey 15.
Group 6:
Kazakhstan 1–2 Croatia
Andorra 0–6 Ukraine
England 3–0 Belarus
Final standings: England 27 points, Ukraine 21, Croatia 20.
Group 7:
Lithuania 2–1 Serbia
Romania 3–1 Faroe Islands
France 3–1 Austria
Final standings: Serbia 22 points, France 21, Austria 14.
Group 8:
Italy 3–2 Cyprus
Republic of Ireland 0–0 Montenegro
Bulgaria 6–2 Georgia
Final standings: Italy 24 points, Ireland 18, Bulgaria 14.
CONMEBOL round 18:
Peru 1–0 Bolivia
Brazil 0–0 Venezuela
Chile 1–0 Ecuador
Uruguay 0–1 Argentina
Paraguay 0–2 Colombia
Final standings: Brazil 34 points, Chile, Paraguay 33, Argentina 28, Uruguay 24, Ecuador, Colombia 23, Venezuela 22, Bolivia 15, Peru 13.
CONCACAF Fourth Round, matchday 10:
El Salvador 0–1 Honduras
Trinidad and Tobago 2–2 Mexico
United States 2–2 Costa Rica
Jonathan Bornstein's goal in injury time for USA sends Honduras to the World Cup for the first time since 1982 and Costa Rica to a playoff series against Uruguay.
Final standings: United States 20 points, Mexico 19, Honduras 16 (goal difference +6), Costa Rica 16 (GD 0), El Salvador 8, Trinidad & Tobago 6.
Women's Copa Libertadores in Santos and Guarujá, Brazil:
Group 2:
Universidad Autónoma 4–3 Rampla Juniors
San Lorenzo 1–6 Formas Íntimas
Final standings: Universidad Autónoma 12 points, Formas Íntimas 9, Deportivo Quito & San Lorenzo 4, Rampla Juniors 0.
World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark:
Men's 80 kg: 01 ! Steven López (USA) 02 ! Nicolás García (ESP) 03 ! Rashad Ahmadov (AZE) & Sebastien Michaud (CAN)
Men's +87 kg: 01 ! Daba Modibo Keita (MLI) 02 ! Nam Yun-Bae (KOR) 03 ! Hossein Tajik (IRI) & Arman Chilmanov (KAZ)
Women's 67 kg: 01 ! Gwladys Épangue (FRA) 02 ! Taimí Castellanos (CUB) 03 ! Sandra Šarić (CRO) & Nikolina Kursar (NOR)
NORCECA Men's Championship in Bayamón, Puerto Rico: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics advance to the quarterfinals)
Group A:
Dominican Republic 3–0 Barbados
Puerto Rico 0–3 Cuba
Final standings: Cuba 6 points, Puerto Rico 5, Dominican Republic 4, Barbados 3.
Group B:
Mexico 3–0 Panama
United States 3–1 Canada
Final standings: USA 6 points, Canada 5, Mexico 4, Panama 3.
Africa Championship for Women in Antananarivo, Madagascar: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Group A:
Madagascar 39–90 Senegal
South Africa 47–54 Mozambique
Cameroon 108–36 Mauritius
Standings: Senegal 8 points, Mozambique 7, Cameroon, Madagascar 6, South Africa 5, Mauritius 4.
Group B:
Mali 63–51 Angola
Rwanda 53–59 Tunisia
Ivory Coast 44–41 Nigeria
Standings: Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Angola 7 points, Nigeria 6, Tunisia 5, Rwanda 4.
Kenya in Zimbabwe:
2nd ODI in Harare:
Zimbabwe 263/7 (50 ov); Kenya 177 (44.5 ov). Zimbabwe win by 86 runs, lead 5-match series 2–0.
U-20 World Cup in Egypt:
Semifinals:
Ghana 3–2 Hungary
Ghana advance to the final for the 3rd time.
Brazil 1–0 Costa Rica
Brazil advance to the final for the 7th time.
Women's Copa Libertadores in Santos and Guarujá, Brazil: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Group 1:
Caracas 2–2 EnForma Santa Cruz
Santos 3–1 Everton
Final standings: Santos 12 points, Everton 7, White Star 6, Caracas 2, EnForma Santa Cruz 1.
U.S. national team and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard forward Charlie Davies suffers several broken bones and a lacerated bladder in a car accident near Washington, D.C. that kills a fellow passenger. (AP via Yahoo)
NORCECA Men's Championship in Bayamón, Puerto Rico: (teams in italics advance to the quarterfinals)
Group A:
Barbados 0–3 Cuba
Dominican Republic 0–3 Puerto Rico
Standings: Cuba, Puerto Rico 4 points, Dominican Republic, Barbados 2.
Group B:
Mexico 1–3 Canada
Panama 0–3 United States
Standings: USA, Canada 4 points, Mexico, Panama 2.
NFL Monday Night Football Week 5:
Miami Dolphins 31, New York Jets 27
A wild fourth quarter that saw five lead changes is capped off by Ronnie Brown's 2-yard run for the winning touchdown with 6 seconds left.
Major League Baseball postseason:
NLDS:
Game 4: Philadelphia Phillies 5, Colorado Rockies 4. Phillies win best-of-5 series 3–1.
With the Phillies 4–2 down and two out in the top of the 9th inning, Ryan Howard hits a 2-run double to even the score, and Jayson Werth singles to bring Howard home for the winning run.
Kenya in Zimbabwe:
1st ODI in Harare:
Zimbabwe 313/4 (50 ov, Hamilton Masakadza 156); Kenya 222 (49.5 ov). Zimbabwe win by 91 runs, lead 5-match series 1–0.
Women's Copa Libertadores in Santos and Guarujá, Brazil: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Group 2:
Rampla Juniors 0–4 Deportivo Quito
Universidad Autónoma 4–0 San Lorenzo
Standings: Universidad Autónoma 9 points (3 games), Formas Íntimas 6 (3), San Lorenzo 4 (3), Deportivo Quito 4 (4), Rampla Juniors 0 (3).
Confederations Cup in Libya:
Libya 0–1 Iran
Final standings: 01 ! Iran 12 points, 02 ! Uruguay 6, 03 ! Libya 6, Guatemala 4, Solomon Islands 1.
NORCECA Men's Championship in Bayamón, Puerto Rico:
Group A:
Cuba 3–0 Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico 3–0 Barbados
Group B:
United States 3–0 Mexico
Canada 3–0 Panama
NFL Week 5 (unbeaten teams in bold):
Minnesota Vikings 38, St. Louis Rams 10
New York Giants 44, Oakland Raiders 7
Eli Manning, starting despite plantar fasciitis, becomes the 34th quarterback in NFL history to post a perfect passer rating.
Cincinnati Bengals 17, Baltimore Ravens 14
Carson Palmer connects with Andre Caldwell on the winning 20-yard touchdown pass with 27 seconds left.
Pittsburgh Steelers 28, Detroit Lions 20
Carolina Panthers 20, Washington Redskins 17
Cleveland Browns 6, Buffalo Bills 3
The Browns pick up their first win of the year, thanks to a Billy Cundiff field goal with 26 seconds left.
Philadelphia Eagles 33, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14
Dallas Cowboys 26, Kansas City Chiefs 20 (OT)
Miles Austin, substituting for the injured Roy Williams, gains 250 of Tony Romo's 351 passing yards, including the game-winning TD.
Seattle Seahawks 41, Jacksonville Jaguars 0
Atlanta Falcons 45, San Francisco 49ers 10
Arizona Cardinals 28, Houston Texans 21
The Cardinals preserve the win with a goal-line stand in the final minute.
Denver Broncos 20, New England Patriots 17 (OT)
Matt Prater's 41-yard field goal keeps the Broncos unbeaten.
Sunday Night Football: Indianapolis Colts 31, Tennessee Titans 9
Peyton Manning becomes only the third quarterback, after Steve Young and Kurt Warner, to throw for 300 or more yards in each of the season's first five games.
Bye week: Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers
Chicago Marathon:
Men: 01 ! Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 2:05:41
Women: 01 ! Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) 2:25:56
Chase for the Sprint Cup:
Pepsi 500 in Fontana, California:
(1) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (2) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Juan Pablo Montoya (Chevrolet, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)
Drivers' standings (with 6 races remaining): (1) Johnson 5728 points (2) Mark Martin (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 5716 (3) Montoya 5670
V8 Supercars:
Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 in Bathurst, New South Wales:
Race 18: (1) Will Davison (AUS) & Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (2) Jason Richards (NZL) & Cameron McConville (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (3) Lee Holdsworth (AUS) & Michael Caruso (AUS) (Holden Commodore)
Drivers' standings (after 18 of 26 races): (1) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Ford Falcon) 2475 points (2) Davison 2382 (3) Tander 2037
Major League Baseball postseason (all times EDT):
ALDS:
Game 3: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 7, Boston Red Sox 6. Angels win best-of-5 series 3–0.
The Angels, trailing 6–4 with two out in the top of the 9th inning, explode for three runs, capped off by Vladimir Guerrero's two-run single, and close out the Bosox for the series sweep.
Game 3: New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 1. Yankees win best-of-5 series 3–0.
NLDS:
Game 3: Philadelphia Phillies 6, Colorado Rockies 5. Phillies lead best-of-5 series 2–1.
Euroleague:
Second preliminary round, game 2: (first leg score in parentheses)
ALBA Berlin 75–70 (70–79) Maroussi. Maroussi win 149–145 on aggregate.
Africa Championship for Women in Antananarivo, Madagascar: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Group A:
South Africa 73–101 Madagascar
Cameroon 39–68 Senegal
Mauritius 31–121 Mozambique
Standings: Senegal 6 points, Mozambique, Madagascar 5, Cameroon, South Africa 4, Mauritius 3.
Group B:
Rwanda 48–72 Mali
Ivory Coast 55–65 Angola
Nigeria 65–49 Tunisia
Standings: Angola 6 points, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Nigeria 5, Tunisia, Rwanda 3.
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification: (teams in bold qualify for 2010 FIFA World Cup, teams in italics qualify for 2010 African Cup of Nations)
CONMEBOL round 17:
Bolivia 2–1 Brazil
Standings: Brazil, Paraguay 33 points, Chile 30, Argentina 25, Uruguay 24, Ecuador 23.
CAF Third Round, matchday 5:
Group B:
Nigeria 1–0 Mozambique
Tunisia 1–0 Kenya
Standings: Tunisia 11 points, Nigeria 9, Mozambique 4, Kenya 3.
Group C:
Algeria 3–1 Rwanda
Standings: Algeria 13 points, Egypt 10, Zambia 4, Rwanda 1.
Group D:
Benin 1–0 Ghana
Mali 1–0 Sudan
Standings: Ghana 12 points, Mali 8, Benin 7, Sudan 1.
Group E:
Guinea 1–2 Burkina Faso
Standings: Côte d'Ivoire 13 points, Burkina Faso 9, Malawi 4, Guinea 3.
Confederations Cup in Libya:
Uruguay 3–4 Guatemala
Standings: Iran 9 points (3 matches), Uruguay 6 (4), Libya 6 (3), Guatemala 4 (4), Solomon Islands 1 (4).
PGA Tour:
Presidents Cup in San Francisco, day 4
Singles matches:
Hunter Mahan (USA) defeats Camilo Villegas (International Team) 2&1
Stewart Cink (USA) defeats Adam Scott (Int) 4&3
Mike Weir (Int) and Justin Leonard (USA) halved
Anthony Kim (USA) defeats Robert Allenby (Int) 5&3
Geoff Ogilvy (Int) defeats Steve Stricker (USA) 2&1
Sean O'Hair (USA) defeats Ernie Els (Int) 6&4
Ryo Ishikawa (Int) defeats Kenny Perry (USA) 2&1
Tim Clark (Int) defeats Zach Johnson (USA) 4&3
Tiger Woods (USA) defeats Y.E. Yang (Int) 6&5
Vijay Singh (Int) and Lucas Glover (USA) halved
Phil Mickelson (USA) defeats Retief Goosen (Int) 2&1
Ángel Cabrera (Int) defeats Jim Furyk (USA) 4&3
Final score: U.S. Team 19½–14½ International Team
The United States win the Cup for the third straight time.
European Tour:
Madrid Masters in Madrid, Spain:
Winner: Ross McGowan (ENG) 263 (−25)
After shooting 60 on Saturday, McGowan eases to a three-shot win over Mikko Ilonen (FIN) for his first European Tour title.
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 1:
Pool 3: Leicester Tigers 32–32 Ospreys
Pool 5: Toulouse 36–17 Sale Sharks
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 1:
Pool 3: Saracens 36–12 Rovigo
Pool 4: London Wasps 18–13 Racing Métro
Grand Prix in Glasgow, Scotland, final: (seeding in parentheses)
Neil Robertson (AUS) (9) def. Ding Junhui (CHN) (13) 9–4
ATP World Tour:
China Open in Beijing, China:
Final: Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Marin Čilić (CRO), 6–2, 7–6(4)
Djokovic wins his 3rd title of the year and 14th of his career.
Rakuten Japan Open in Tokyo, Japan:
Final: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS), 6–3, 6–3
Tsonga wins his 3rd title of the year and 5th of his career.
WTA Tour:
China Open in Beijing, China:
Final: Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) def. Agnieszka Radwańska (POL), 6–2, 6–4
Kuznetsova wins her 3rd title of the year and 12th of her career.
NCAA:
AP Top 10 (unbeaten teams in bold):
(1) Florida 13, (4) LSU 3
(2) Texas 38, Colorado 14
(3) Alabama 22, (20) Mississippi 3
(5) Virginia Tech 48, Boston College 14
(9) Ohio State 31, Wisconsin 13
(10) TCU 20, Air Force 17
Idle: (6) Boise State, (8) Cincinnati
Other games:
Arkansas 44, (17) Auburn 23
Other remaining unbeaten teams (rankings in parentheses):
(12) Iowa, (16) Kansas, (23) South Florida (idle)
IndyCar Series:
Firestone Indy 300 in Homestead, Florida:
(1) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (2) Ryan Briscoe (AUS) (Penske Racing) (3) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Franchitti, who needed to win the race to claim the season title, takes advantage of the first caution-free race in the history of the series, and passes Briscoe with seven laps to go after he had to pit for fuel and holds on for the victory.
Final drivers' standings: (1) Franchitti 616 points (2) Dixon 605 (3) Briscoe 604
Nationwide Series:
Copart 300 in Fontana, California:
(1) Joey Logano (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Brian Vickers (Toyota, Braun Racing) (3) Carl Edwards (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing)
Major League Baseball postseason:
NLDS:
Game 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1. Dodgers win best-of-5 series 3–0.
Game 3, Philadelphia Phillies at Colorado Rockies, postponed (ice). Best-of-5 series tied 1–1.
Africa Championship for Women in Antananarivo, Madagascar:
Group A:
Mauritius 29–70 South Africa
Madagascar 39–67 Cameroon
Mozambique 37–73 Senegal
Group B:
Mali 52–62 Ivory Coast
Nigeria 79–49 Rwanda
Tunisia 56–62 Angola
ICC Intercontinental Cup in Kwekwe, day 4:
Kenya 333 & 254; Zimbabwe XI 352 & 238/5 (62.5 ov, Vusi Sibanda 116 *). Zimbabwe XI win by 5 wickets.
Standings: Scotland 29 points (2 matches), Kenya 23 (3), Zimbabwe XI, Afghanistan 23 (2), Netherlands 15 (2), Ireland 12 (2), Canada 3 (3).
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification: (teams in bold qualify for 2010 FIFA World Cup, teams in italics secure at least a play-off berth)
UEFA:
Group 1:
Denmark 1–0 Sweden
Portugal 3–0 Hungary
Standings: Denmark 21 points, Portugal 16, Sweden 15, Hungary 13.
Group 2:
Luxembourg 0–3 Switzerland
Greece 5–2 Latvia
Israel 3–1 Moldova
Standings: Switzerland 20 points, Greece 17, Israel 15, Latvia 14.
Group 3:
Slovakia 0–2 Slovenia
Czech Republic 2–0 Poland
Standings: Slovakia 19 points, Slovenia 17, Czech Republic 15, Northern Ireland 14.
Group 4:
Finland 2–1 Wales
Russia 0–1 Germany
Liechtenstein 0–2 Azerbaijan
Standings: Germany 25 points, Russia 21, Finland 17.
Group 5:
Armenia 1–2 Spain
Estonia 0–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belgium 2–0 Turkey
Standings: Spain 27 points, Bosnia and Herzegovina 19, Turkey 12.
Group 6:
Belarus 4–0 Kazakhstan
Ukraine 1–0 England
Standings: England 24 points, Ukraine 18, Croatia 17.
Group 7:
Austria 2–1 Lithuania
Serbia 5–0 Romania
France 5–0 Faroe Islands
Standings: Serbia 22 points, France 18, Austria 14.
Group 8:
Cyprus 4–1 Bulgaria
Montenegro 2–1 Georgia
Republic of Ireland 2–2 Italy
Standings: Italy 21 points, Ireland 17, Bulgaria 11.
CONMEBOL round 17:
Colombia 2–4 Chile
Venezuela 1–2 Paraguay
Ecuador 1–2 Uruguay
Argentina 2–1 Peru
Standings: Brazil 33 points (16 matches), Paraguay 33 (17), Chile 30 (17), Argentina 25 (17), Uruguay 24 (17), Ecuador 23 (17), Venezuela 21 (17), Colombia 20 (17).
CAF Third Round, matchday 5:
Group A:
Cameroon 3–0 Togo
Gabon 3–1 Morocco
Standings: Cameroon 10 points, Gabon 9, Togo 5, Morocco 3.
Group C:
Zambia 0–1 Egypt
Standings: Algeria 10 points (4 matches), Egypt 10 (5), Zambia 4 (5), Rwanda 1 (4).
Group E:
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Standings: Côte d'Ivoire 13 points (5 matches), Burkina Faso 6 (4), Malawi 4 (5), Guinea 3 (4).
CONCACAF Fourth Round, matchday 9:
Mexico 4–1 El Salvador
Costa Rica 4–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Honduras 2–3 United States
Standings: United States 19 points, Mexico 18, Costa Rica 15, Honduras 13, El Salvador 8, Trinidad & Tobago 5.
OFC / AFC Intercontinental Playoffs, first leg:
Bahrain 0–0 New Zealand
U-20 World Cup in Egypt:
Quarterfinals:
Brazil 2–1 (ET) Germany
United Arab Emirates 1–2 (ET) Costa Rica
CAF Champions League semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Kano Pillars 0–1 (0–4) Heartland. Heartland win 5–0 on aggregate.
Women's Copa Libertadores in Santos and Guarujá, Brazil:
Group 1:
EnForma Santa Cruz 2–4 White Star
Santos 11–0 Caracas
Standings: Santos 9 points (3), Everton 7 (3), White Star 6 (4), Caracas 1 (3), EnForma Santa Cruz 0 (3).
Group 2:
Deportivo Quito 1–4 Universidad Autónoma
Formas Íntimas 5–0 Rampla Juniors
Standings: Formas Íntimas 6 points (3 matches), Universidad Autónoma 6 (2), San Lorenzo 4 (2) Deportivo Quito 1 (3), Rampla Juniors 0 (2).
Confederations Cup in Libya:
Solomon Islands 0–6 Iran
Libya 2–3 Uruguay
Standings: Iran 9 points (3 matches), Uruguay, Libya 6 (3), Guatemala 1 (3), Solomon Islands 1 (4).
PGA Tour:
Presidents Cup in San Francisco, day 3:
Morning foursomes:
Phil Mickelson/Sean O'Hair (USA) defeat Retief Goosen/Camilo Villegas (International Team) 5&3
Jim Furyk/Justin Leonard (USA) defeat Ernie Els/Adam Scott (Int) 4&2
Robert Allenby/Vijay Singh (Int) and Stewart Cink/Hunter Mahan (USA) halved
Steve Stricker/Tiger Woods (USA) defeat Tim Clark/Mike Weir (Int) 1 up
Ryo Ishikawa/Y.E. Yang (Int) defeat Zach Johnson/Kenny Perry (USA) 3&2
Score after morning session: U.S. Team 10–7 International Team
Afternoon four-balls:
Jim Furyk/Anthony Kim (USA) defeat Ángel Cabrera/Adam Scott (International Team) 2 up
Robert Allenby/Geoff Ogilvy (Int) defeat Stewart Cink/Lucas Glover (USA) 2&1
Ernie Els/Mike Weir (Int) defeat Zach Johnson/Justin Leonard (USA) 5&3
Steve Stricker/Tiger Woods (USA) defeat Ryo Ishikawa/Y.E. Yang (Int) 4&2
Tim Clark/Vijay Singh (Int) and Phil Mickelson/Sean O'Hair (USA) halved
Score: U.S. Team 12½–9½ International Team
Super League Grand Final at Old Trafford:
Leeds Rhinos 18–10 St. Helens
Leeds become the first club to claim three consecutive Super League titles.
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 1:
Pool 1:
Benetton Treviso 9–8 Perpignan
Northampton Saints 31–27 (Ireland) Munster
Pool 2: Glasgow Warriors 18–22 Biarritz
Pool 3: Clermont Auvergne 36–18 Viadana
Pool 4: Stade Français 31–7 Edinburgh
Pool 5: Cardiff Blues 20–6 Harlequins
Pool 6: Scarlets 24–12 Brive
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 1:
Pool 1: Bucureşti Oaks 21–9 Overmach Parma
Pool 5: Petrarca Padova 27–29 Newcastle Falcons
Grand Prix in Glasgow, Scotland, semi-finals: (seeding in parentheses)
Neil Robertson (AUS) (9) def. John Higgins (SCO) (1) 6–5
Ding Junhui (CHN) (13) def. Mark Williams (WAL) (15) 6–1
Major League Baseball postseason:
ALDS:
Game 2: New York Yankees 4, Minnesota Twins 3 (11 innings). Yankees lead best-of-5 series 2–0.
Alex Rodriguez ties the game with a two-run homer in the 9th inning, and Mark Teixeira ends it with a walk-off homer.
Game 2: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 4, Boston Red Sox 1. Angels lead best-of-5 series 2–0.
WNBA Finals:
Game 5 at Phoenix: (W1) Phoenix Mercury 94, (E1) Indiana Fever 86. Mercury win series 3–2.
League MVP Diana Taurasi leads the Mercury to their second title in three years with 26 points, with Cappie Pondexter adding 24. Taurasi is also named Finals MVP.
Euroleague:
Second preliminary round, game 2: (first leg score in parentheses)
Orléans 80–82 (82–73) Benetton Treviso. Orléans win 162–155 on aggregate.
Africa Championship for Women in Antananarivo, Madagascar:
Group A:
Mozambique 55–48 Cameroon
Senegal 75–34 South Africa
Mauritius 42–86 Madagascar
Group B:
Angola 66–54 Rwanda
Tunisia 50–62 Ivory Coast
Nigeria 37–41 Mali
ICC Intercontinental Cup in Kwekwe, day 3:
Kenya 333 & 254 (74.3 ov); Zimbabwe XI 352 (103.5 ov, Vusi Sibanda 209). Zimbabwe require 236 runs with 10 wickets remaining.
U-20 World Cup in Egypt:
Quarterfinals:
South Korea 2–3 Ghana
Italy 2–3 (ET) Hungary
Confederations Cup in Libya:
Iran 4–2 Uruguay
Solomon Islands 6–6 Guatemala
Standings: Iran, Libya 6 points (2 matches), Uruguay 3 (2), Guatemala, Solomon Islands 1 (3).
PGA Tour:
Presidents Cup in San Francisco, day 2:
Four-balls:
Phil Mickelson/Justin Leonard (USA) defeat Retief Goosen/Adam Scott (International Team) 3 & 2
Ernie Els/Mike Weir (Int) defeat Jim Furyk/Anthony Kim (USA) 2 up
Ryo Ishikawa/Y.E. Yang (Int) defeat Kenny Perry/Sean O'Hair (USA) 4 & 3
Vijay Singh/Tim Clark (Int) defeat Lucas Glover/Stewart Cink (USA) 1 up
Zach Johnson/Hunter Mahan (USA) defeat Robert Allenby/Camilo Villegas (Int) 2 & 1
Tiger Woods/Steve Stricker (USA) defeat Geoff Ogilvy/Ángel Cabrera (Int) 5 & 3
Score: U.S. Team 6½–5½ International Team
The International Olympic Committee, following the previous recommendation of its executive board, votes to add golf and rugby union (specifically rugby sevens) to the Olympic program for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro. (AP via ESPN)
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 1:
Pool 2: Gloucester 19–17 Newport Gwent Dragons
Pool 4: Ulster (Ireland) 26–12 Bath
Pool 6: Leinster (Ireland) 9–12 London Irish
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 1:
Pool 1: Bourgoin 29–19 Leeds Carnegie
Pool 2: Connacht (Ireland) 46–6 Olympus Madrid
Pool 3: Castres Olympique 17–33 Toulon
Pool 4: Bayonne 61–3 Rugby Roma
Pool 5: Albi 7–17 Montauban
Grand Prix in Glasgow, Scotland, quarter-finals: (seeding in parentheses)
John Higgins (SCO) (1) def. Mark Allen (NIR) (11) 5–1
Neil Robertson (AUS) (9) def. Joe Perry (ENG) (12) 5–1
Ding Junhui (CHN) (13) def. Peter Ebdon (ENG) (14) 5–2
Mark Williams (WAL) (15) def. Robert Milkins (ENG) 5–2
NCAA:
AP Top 25:
(21) Nebraska 27, (24) Missouri 12
Major League Baseball postseason:
ALDS:
Game 1: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5, Boston Red Sox 0. Angels lead best-of-5 series 1–0.
NLDS:
Game 2: Colorado Rockies 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4. Best-of-5 series tied 1–1.
Game 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2. Dodgers lead best-of-5 series 2–0.
The Dodgers rally from 2–1 down with 2 outs and no one on base in the 9th inning, starting with a Matt Holliday error that extends the inning.
UAAP at Quezon City:
Men's Finals: Ateneo Blue Eagles 71, UE Red Warriors 58, Ateneo win best-of-3 series 2–1
Ateneo clinch their second consecutive, fifth UAAP and nineteenth men's championship, and extend UE's title drought to 25 years.
Juniors' Finals: Ateneo Blue Eaglets 61, De La Salle Junior Archers 56, Ateneo win best-of-3 series 2–1
Ateneo win their second consecutive, fifteenth UAAP and 24th juniors' championship, preventing La Salle from their "alternating" championship reigns with Ateneo.
Winner Cup Final in Jerusalem:
Hapoel Jerusalem 86–80 Maccabi Tel Aviv
ICC Intercontinental Cup in Kwekwe, day 2:
Kenya 333 (92.3 ov); Zimbabwe XI 320/7 (91.0 ov, Vusi Sibanda 174*). Zimbabwe XI trail by 13 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
World Championships in Antalya, Turkey:
Men's Team Sabre: 01 ! Romania (Rareș Dumitrescu, Florin Zalomir, Tiberiu Dolniceanu, Cosmin Hănceanu) 02 ! Italy (Aldo Montano, Luigi Tarantino, Diego Occhiuzzi, Giampiero Pastore) 03 ! Hungary (Tamás Decsi, Nikolász Iliász, Balázs Lontay, Áron Szilágyi)
Women's Team Épée: 01 ! Italy (Francesca Quondamcarlo, Cristiana Cascioli, Bianca Del Carretto, Nathalie Moellhausen) 02 ! Poland (Danuta Dmowska-Andrzejuk, Małgorzata Bereza, Magdalena Piekarska, Ewa Nelip) 03 ! Germany (Imke Duplitzer, Britta Heidemann, Marijana Markovic, Monika Sozanska)
Women's Copa Libertadores in Santos and Guarujá, Brazil:
Group 1:
White Star 1–0 Caracas
Everton 5–0 EnForma Santa Cruz
Standings: Everton 7 points (3 matches), Santos 6 (2), White Star 3 (3), Caracas 1 (2), EnForma Santa Cruz 0 (2).
Confederations Cup in Libya:
Libya 3–2 Guatemala
Standings: Libya 6 points (2 matches), Uruguay, Iran 3 (1), Guatemala, Solomon Islands 0 (2).
PGA Tour:
Presidents Cup in San Francisco, day 1:
Foursomes:
Phil Mickelson/Anthony Kim (USA) defeat Mike Weir/Tim Clark (International Team) 3&2
Adam Scott/Ernie Els (Int) defeat Hunter Mahan/Sean O'Hair (USA) 2&1
Vijay Singh/Robert Allenby (Int) defeat Lucas Glover/Stewart Cink (USA) 1 up
Kenny Perry/Zach Johnson (USA) defeat Ángel Cabrera/Camilo Villegas (Int) 2 up
Tiger Woods/Steve Stricker (USA) defeat Geoff Ogilvy/Ryo Ishikawa (Int) 6&4
Retief Goosen/Y.E. Yang (Int) and Jim Furyk/Justin Leonard (USA) halved
Score: U.S. Team 3½–2½ International Team
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 1:
Pool 2: Worcester Warriors 17–22 Montpellier
Grand Prix in Glasgow, Scotland, round 2: (seeding in parentheses)
Mark Williams (WAL) (15) def. Stephen Hendry (SCO) (10) 5–2
Peter Ebdon (ENG) (14) def. Mark Davis (ENG) 5–3
Ding Junhui (CHN) (13) def. Stephen Maguire (SCO) (3) 5–1
Robert Milkins (ENG) def. Mark King (ENG) (16) 5–1
Women's African Championship in Batna, Algeria:
Cameroon 3–0 Morocco
Tunisia 3–0 Senegal
Algeria 3–0 Botswana
Final standings: Algeria 10 points, Tunisia 9, Cameroon 8, Senegal 7, Botswana 6, Morocco 5.
Algeria win the title for the first time.
Major League Baseball postseason:
ALDS:
Game 1: New York Yankees 7, Minnesota Twins 2. Yankees lead best-of-5 series 1–0.
NLDS:
Game 1: Philadelphia Phillies 5, Colorado Rockies 1. Phillies lead best-of-5 series 1–0.
Game 1: Los Angeles Dodgers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3. Dodgers lead best-of-5 series 1–0.
WNBA Finals:
Game 4 at Indianapolis: (W1) Phoenix Mercury 90, (E1) Indiana Fever 77. Best-of-5 series tied 2–2.
ICC Intercontinental Cup in Kwekwe, day 1:
Kenya 327/9 (91.0 ov) v Zimbabwe XI
World Championships in Antalya, Turkey:
Men's Team Épée: 01 ! France (Jérôme Jeannet, Ulrich Robeiri, Jean-Michel Lucenay, Gauthier Grumier) 02 ! Hungary (Péter Somfai, András Rédli, Géza Imre, Gábor Boczkó) 03 ! Poland Krzysztof Mikołajczak, Tomasz Motyka, Radosław Zawrotniak, Adam Wiercioch
Women's Team Foil: 01 ! Italy (Valentina Vezzali, Margherita Granbassi, Arianna Errigo, Elisa Di Francisca) 02 ! Russia (Aida Shanaeva, Larisa Korobeynikova, Yuliya Biryukova, Kamilla Gafurzianova) 03 ! Germany (Maria Bartkowski, Katja Wächter, Anja Schache, Carolin Golubytskyi)
U-20 World Cup in Egypt:
Round of 16:
Brazil 3–1 Uruguay
Venezuela 1–2 United Arab Emirates
Germany 3–2 Nigeria
UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Montpellier 3–1 (0–0) Standard Liège. Montpellier win 3–1 on aggregate.
Neulengbach 0–1 (3–1) Unia Racibórz. Neulengbach win 3–2 on aggregate.
Valur 1–2 (1–4) Torres. Torres win 6–2 on aggregate.
Umeå 6–0 (5–0) Zhilstroy-1. Umeå win 11–0 on aggregate.
Brøndby 1–1 (2–1) AZ. Brøndby win 3–2 on aggregate.
Sparta Praha 2–0 (0–1) Alma. Sparta Praha win 2–1 on aggregate.
Lyon 5–0 (1–0) Mašinac Niš. Lyon win 6–0 on aggregate.
Duisburg 6–3 (5–1) Universitet Vitebsk. Duisburg win 11–4 on aggregate.
Rossiyanka 2–1 (3–1) Rayo Vallecano. Rossiyanka win 5–2 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich 4–2 (5–0) Viktória. Bayern Munich win 9–2 on aggregate.
Zvezda 2005 Perm 5–0 (3–0) ZNK-SFK 2000. Zvezda 2005 Perm win 8–0 on aggregate.
Turbine Potsdam 8–0 (8–1) Honka. Turbine Potsdam win 16–1 on aggregate.
Arsenal 9–0 (9–0) PAOK. Arsenal win 18–0 on aggregate.
Everton 2–0 (0–3) Røa IL. Røa IL win 3–2 on aggregate.
Linköping 3–0 (2–0) Zürich. Linköping win 5–0 on aggregate.
Bardolino 2–1 (0–4) Fortuna Hjørring. Fortuna Hjørring win 5–2 on aggregate.
Women's Copa Libertadores in Santos and Guarujá, Brazil:
Group 2:
Deportivo Quito 1–5 Formas Íntimas
Rampla Juniors 2–5 San Lorenzo
Standings: San Lorenzo 4 points (2 matches), Formas Íntimas 3 (2), Universidad Autónoma 3 (1), Deportivo Quito 1 (2), Rampla Juniors 0 (2).
Confederations Cup in Libya:
Iran 4–2 Guatemala
Solomon Islands 1–11 Uruguay
Grand Prix in Glasgow, Scotland, round 2: (seeding in parentheses)
John Higgins (SCO) (1) def. Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2) 5–4
Mark Allen (NIR) (11) def. Jamie Cope (ENG) 5–3
Neil Robertson (AUS) (9) def. Ken Doherty (IRL) 5–2
Joe Perry (ENG) (12) def. Barry Pinches (ENG) 5–2
Women's African Championship in Batna, Algeria:
Senegal 3–1 Morocco
Cameroon 3–1 Botswana
Algeria 3–0 Tunisia
Standings: Algeria 8 points, Tunisia 7, Cameroon, Senegal 6, Botswana 5, Morocco 4.
Major League Baseball:
American League Central Division one-game playoff:
Minnesota Twins 6, Detroit Tigers 5 (12 innings)
Alexi Casilla hits a single in the 12th and drives in Carlos Gómez with the winning run, in the last regular season game at the Metrodome. The Twins become the first team in MLB history to rally from 3 games down with 4 left, and will next play the New York Yankees in the Division Series, starting on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium.
Other news:
MLB owners unanimously approve the sale of the Chicago Cubs from the Tribune Company to the family of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts, with his son Tom having day-to-day control. (AP via ESPN)
Euroleague:
Second preliminary round, game 1:
Benetton Treviso 73–82 Orléans
Maroussi 79–70 ALBA Berlin
World Championships in Antalya, Turkey:
Men's Team Foil: 01 ! Italy (Andrea Baldini, Andrea Cassarà, Stefano Barrera, Simone Vanni) 02 ! Germany (Peter Joppich, Benjamin Kleibrink, André Weßels, Sebastian Bachmann) 03 ! Russia (Aleksandr Stukalin, Artem Sedov, Renal Ganeyev, Aleksey Khovanskiy)
Women's Team Sabre: 01 ! Ukraine (Olha Kharlan, Olena Khomrova, Olha Zhovnir, Halyna Pundyk) 02 ! France (Cécilia Berder, Léonore Perrus, Carole Vergne, Solenne Mary) 03 ! China (Bao Yingying, Li Fei, Ni Hong, Chen Xiaodong)
U-20 World Cup in Egypt:
Round of 16:
Ghana 2–1 (ET) South Africa
Egypt 0–2 Costa Rica
Hungary 2–2 (4–3 pen.) Czech Republic
Women's Copa Libertadores in Santos and Guarujá, Brazil:
Group 1:
White Star 1–4 Everton
Santos 12–0 EnForma Santa Cruz
Standings: Santos 6 points (2 matches), Everton 4 (2), Caracas 1 (1), White Star 0 (2), EnForma Santa Cruz 0 (1).
Francophone Games in Beirut, Lebanon:
Final: 02 ! Ivory Coast 0–0 (3–5 pen.) 01 ! Congo
Confederations Cup in Libya:
Libya 6–5 Solomon Islands
Grand Prix in Glasgow, Scotland, round 1: (seeding in parentheses)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2) def. Jamie Burnett (SCO) 5–3
Mark Williams (WAL) (15) def. Stuart Bingham (ENG) 5–0
Stephen Maguire (SCO) (3) def. Nigel Bond (ENG) 5–3
Mark King (ENG) (16) def. Ricky Walden (ENG) 5–4
NFL Monday Night Football Week 4 (unbeaten team in bold):
Minnesota Vikings 30, Green Bay Packers 23
In his first game against his longtime team, Brett Favre throws for three touchdowns, while the Vikings sack his counterpart Aaron Rodgers eight times.
ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa:
Final at Centurion:
New Zealand 200/9 (50 ov); Australia 206/4 (45.2 ov, Shane Watson 105*). Australia win by 6 wickets.
Australia retain the Trophy and become the first team to win it twice.
World Championships in Antalya, Turkey:
Men's Sabre: 01 ! Nicolas Limbach (GER) 02 ! Rareș Dumitrescu (ROU) 03 ! Tamás Decsi (HUN) & Luigi Tarantino (ITA)
Women's Épée: 01 ! Lyubov Shutova (RUS) 02 ! Sherraine Schalm (CAN) 03 ! Sonja Tol (NED) & Anfisa Pochkalova (UKR)
U-20 World Cup in Egypt:
Round of 16:
Spain 1–3 Italy
Paraguay 0–3 South Korea
Women's Copa Libertadores in Santos and Guarujá, Brazil:
Group 2:
Universidad Autónoma 3–2 Formas Íntimas
San Lorenzo 1–1 Deportivo Quito
Francophone Games in Beirut, Lebanon:
Bronze medal match: 03 ! Morocco 3–1 Canada
PGA Tour:
Fall Series:
Turning Stone Resort Championship in Verona, New York:
Winner: Matt Kuchar (USA) 271 (−17) PO
Kuchar defeats Vaughn Taylor (USA) on the sixth playoff hole and wins on tour for the first time since 2002.
European Tour:
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland:
Winner: Simon Dyson (ENG) 268 (−20)
Grand Prix in Glasgow, Scotland, round 1: (seeding in parentheses)
Stephen Hendry (SCO) (10) def. Matthew Selt (ENG) 5–2
Peter Ebdon (ENG) (14) def. Liang Wenbo (CHN) 5–2
Barry Pinches (ENG) def. Shaun Murphy (ENG) (4) 5–4
Mark Allen (NIR) (11) def. Ian McCulloch (ENG) 5–3
Asian Men's Championship in Manila, Philippines:
Seventh place match: Australia 3–0 Chinese Taipei
Fifth place match: Kazakhstan 3–1 Indonesia
Bronze medal match: 03 ! South Korea 3–1 China
Final: 02 ! Iran 1–3 01 ! Japan
Japan win the title for the seventh time. Iran qualify for the World Grand Champions Cup as Asia representative because Japan has already qualified as host.
Women's African Championship in Batna, Algeria:
Tunisia 3–0 Botswana
Cameroon 3–0 Senegal
Algeria 3–0 Morocco
Standings: Tunisia, Algeria 6 points, Cameroon, Botswana, Senegal 4, Morocco 3.
NFL Week 4 (unbeaten teams in bold):
Washington Redskins 16, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13
Indianapolis Colts 34, Seattle Seahawks 17
Peyton Manning leads the Colts to 4–0, throwing for 353 yards and two touchdowns.
Jacksonville Jaguars 37, Tennessee Titans 17
David Garrard throws for 323 yards and three TDs for the Jags.
Chicago Bears 48, Detroit Lions 24
New York Giants 27, Kansas City Chiefs 16
Houston Texans 29, Oakland Raiders 6
New England Patriots 27, Baltimore Ravens 21
Cincinnati Bengals 23, Cleveland Browns 20 (OT)
Shayne Graham's 31-yard field goal with 7 seconds left in overtime sends the Bengals to 3–1.
Miami Dolphins 38, Buffalo Bills 10
New Orleans Saints 24, New York Jets 10
The Saints go to 4–0 for the first time since 1993 with defense, scoring TDs off a Mark Sanchez interception and a fumble recovery.
San Francisco 49ers 35, St. Louis Rams 0
The Niners score three defensive TDs.
Denver Broncos 17, Dallas Cowboys 10
Champ Bailey breaks up a potential tying TD pass with 1 second left to keep the Broncos unbeaten.
Sunday Night Football: Pittsburgh Steelers 38, San Diego Chargers 28
The Steelers are led by Ben Roethlisberger with 333 yards and two TDs passing and Rashard Mendenhall's 165 yards and two TDs rushing.
Bye week: Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles
Formula One:
Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka:
(1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull–Renault) 1:28:20.443 (2) Jarno Trulli (ITA) (Toyota) +4.877 (3) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes) +6.472
Drivers' standings (after 15 of 17 races): (1) Jenson Button (GBR) (Brawn-Mercedes) 85 points (2) Rubens Barrichello (BRA) (Brawn-Mercedes) 71 (3) Vettel 69
Constructors' standings: (1) Brawn-Mercedes 156 (2) Red Bull-Renault 120.5 (3) Ferrari 67
Chase for the Sprint Cup:
Price Chopper 400 in Kansas City, Kansas:
(1) Tony Stewart (Chevrolet, Stewart Haas Racing) (2) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Greg Biffle (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing)
Drivers' standings (with 7 races remaining): (1) Mark Martin (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 5551 points (2) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 5533 (3) Juan Pablo Montoya (Chevrolet, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) 5500
World Rally Championship:
Rally Catalunya:
(1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA) (Citroën C4 WRC) 3:22:14.7 (2) Dani Sordo (ESP) (Citroën C4 WRC) +12.0 (3) Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) (Ford Focus RS WRC 09) +54.1
Drivers' championship (after 11 of 12 races): (1) Hirvonen 84 points (2) Loeb 83 (3) Sordo 58
Manufacturers' championship: (1) Citroën Total 151 points (2) BP Ford Abu Dhabi 130 (3) Stobart VK M-Sport Ford 73
Major League Baseball Final day of regular season: (teams in italics tie for division title)
American League:
Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 3
Minnesota Twins 13, Kansas City Royals 4
The Tigers and Twins finish in a tie for the Central Division title. They will play a one-game playoff on October 6 at the Metrodome, which will be the last regular-season game there. The Twins become the first team in MLB history to play a one-game playoff two straight years.
Alex Rodriguez sets an AL record for RBI in an inning with 7, hitting two homers, one of them a grand slam, in the sixth inning of the New York Yankees' 10–2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. With his second homer, Rodriguez becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 30 HRs and 100 RBIs in 13 seasons.
WNBA Finals:
Game 3 at Indianapolis: (E1) Indiana Fever 86, (W1) Phoenix Mercury 85. Fever lead best-of-5 series 2–1.
World Championships in Antalya, Turkey:
Men's Épée: 01 ! Anton Avdeev (RUS) 02 ! Matteo Tagliariol (ITA) 03 ! Jose Luis Abajo (ESP) & Jérôme Jeannet (FRA)
Women's Foil: 01 ! Aida Shanaeva (RUS) 02 ! Jeon Hee Sook (KOR) 03 ! Arianna Errigo (ITA) & Elisa Di Francisca (ITA)
CAF Champions League semifinals, first leg:
Heartland 4–0 Kano Pillars
Al-Hilal 2–5 TP Mazembe
Women's Copa Libertadores in Santos and Guarujá, Brazil:
Group 1: Caracas 0–0 Everton
Senior majors:
Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship in Timonium, Maryland:
(1) Jay Haas (USA) 267 (−13) (2) Tom Watson (USA) 268 (−12) (3) Loren Roberts & Mark Wiebe (both United States) 273 (−7)
Haas' final-round 64 enables him to chase down Watson for his third senior major.
PGA Tour:
Fall Series:
Turning Stone Resort Championship in Verona, New York:
Tied for lead: Matt Kuchar & Vaughn Taylor (both United States) 271 (−17); playoff called off after two holes due to darkness and will resume Monday
European Tour:
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland:
Play was called off on Saturday due to gale-force winds at all three courses hosting the event. The third round was played today, and the final round will be played at St Andrews on Monday.
LPGA Tour:
Navistar LPGA Classic in Prattville, Alabama:
Winner: Lorena Ochoa (MEX) 270 (−18)
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris
Winner: Sea the Stars (jockey: Michael Kinane, trainer: John Oxx)
Sea the Stars becomes the first horse ever to win the 2,000 Guineas, Epsom Derby, and the Arc.
Moto GP:
Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril
(1) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) 45:35.522 (2) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Ducati) +6.294 (3) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda) +9.889
Drivers' standings (after 14 of 17 races): (1) Valentino Rossi (ITA) (Yamaha) 250 points (2) Lorenzo 232 (3) Pedrosa 175
Manufacturers' standings: (1) Yamaha 330 (2) Honda 236 (3) Ducati 211
Superbike:
Magny-Cours Superbike World Championship round in Magny-Cours, France
Race 1: (1) Ben Spies (USA) (Yamaha) 37:57.110 (2) Noriyuki Haga (JPN) (Ducati) +0.181 (3) Max Biaggi (ITA) (Aprilia) +5.009
Race 2: (1) Haga 38:00.282 (2) Biaggi +1.480 (3) Jonathan Rea (GBR) (Honda) +6.024
Riders' standings (after 13 of 14 rounds): (1) Haga 436 points (2) Spies 426 (3) Michel Fabrizio (ITA) (Ducati) 346
Manufacturers' standings: (1) Ducati 534 points (2) Yamaha 469 (3) Honda 395
NRL Finals Series:
Grand Final in Sydney:
Parramatta Eels 16–23 Melbourne Storm
The Storm win the premiership for the third time.
Grand Prix in Glasgow, Scotland, round 1: (seeding in parentheses)
Robert Milkins (ENG) def. Ali Carter (ENG) (5) 5–1
Ding Junhui (CHN) (13) def. Matthew Stevens (WAL) 5–4
Jamie Cope (ENG) def. Ryan Day (WAL) (6) 5–3
Neil Robertson (AUS) (9) def. Gerard Greene (NIR) 5–3
ATP World Tour:
PTT Thailand Open in Bangkok, Thailand:
Final: Gilles Simon (FRA) def. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 7–5, 6–3
Simon wins his first title of the year and 6th of his career.
Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
Final: Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) def. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 6–4, 7–5
Davydenko wins his third title of the year and 17th of his career.
European Women's Championship in Poland:
Bronze medal match: 03 ! Poland 3–0 Germany
Final: 02 ! Netherlands 0–3 01 ! Italy
Italy win the title for the second straight time and qualify for the World Grand Champions Cup.
Asian Men's Championship in Manila, Philippines:
Semifinals:
Iran 3–2 South Korea
Japan 3–2 China
Classification 5th–8th:
Kazakhstan 3–2 Australia
Indonesia 3–2 Chinese Taipei
South American Women's Championship in Porto Alegre, Brazil:
Bronze medal match: Colombia 1–3 03 ! Peru
Final: 01 ! Brazil 3–0 02 ! Argentina
Brazil win the title for the eighth straight time and 16th overall, and qualify for the World Grand Champions Cup.
African Men's Championship in Tétouan, Morocco:
Seventh place match: Botswana 2–3 South Africa
Fifth place match: Libya 1–3 Tunisia
Bronze medal match: 03 ! Cameroon 3–1 Morocco
Final: 02 ! Algeria 0–3 01 ! Egypt
Egypt win the title for the third successive time and fifth overall, and qualify for the World Grand Champions Cup.
Women's African Championship in Batna, Algeria:
Cameroon 1–3 Tunisia
Morocco 0–3 Botswana
Algeria 3–0 Senegal
NCAA:
AP Top 10 (unbeaten teams in bold):
(3) Alabama 38, Kentucky 20
(4) LSU 20, (18) Georgia 13
(5) Boise State 34, UC Davis 16
(6) Virginia Tech 34, Duke 26
(7) USC 30, (24) California 3
(17) Miami (FL) 21, (8) Oklahoma 20
(9) Ohio State 33, Indiana 14
Victory Bell: (10) Cincinnati 37, Miami (OH) 13
Idle: (1) Florida, (2) Texas
Other games:
UTEP 58, (12) Houston 41
Paul Bunyan Trophy: Michigan State 26, (22) Michigan 20 (OT)
Other remaining unbeaten teams (rankings in parentheses):
(11) TCU, (13) Iowa, (18) Kansas (idle), Auburn, Missouri (idle), South Florida, Wisconsin
Nationwide Series:
Kansas Lottery 300 in Kansas City, Kansas:
(1) Joey Logano (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Kyle Busch (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Brad Keselowski (Chevrolet, JR Motorsports)
Major League Baseball (teams in bold have clinched division title, teams in italics have clinched a wild card berth):
American League:
Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 4
Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 1
The Twins move into a tie with the Tigers for the Central Division title with one game remaining.
National League:
Milwaukee Brewers 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4
Florida Marlins 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Colorado Rockies 0
The National League's postseason matchups are decided. The Dodgers secure the West Division title and the NL's best record with their win, and have home advantage in the NLCS if they get there. The Cards' loss gives the Phillies the #2 seed in the NL playoffs. The Division Series will pit the Dodgers against the Cardinals and the Phils against the Rockies.
Other news:
Two teams, one in each league, fire their general managers. The Toronto Blue Jays fire J. P. Ricciardi after eight seasons, and the San Diego Padres ax Kevin Towers, who had been the longest-tenured GM in the majors at 14 seasons. (Ricciardi – AP via ESPN) (Towers – ESPN)
ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa:
2nd Semi-Final at Johannesburg:
Pakistan 233/9 (50 ov), New Zealand 234/5 (47.5 ov). New Zealand win by 5 wickets.
The Black Caps advance to the final against Australia on October 5.
World Championships in Antalya, Turkey:
Men's Foil: 01 ! Andrea Baldini (ITA) 02 ! Zhu Jun (CHN) 03 ! Peter Joppich (GER) & Artem Sedov (RUS)
Women's Sabre: 01 ! Mariel Zagunis (USA) 02 ! Olga Kharlan (UKR) 03 ! Carole Vergne (FRA) & Orsolya Nagy (HUN)
U-20 World Cup in Egypt: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16)
Group E:
Costa Rica 2–3 Czech Republic
Australia 1–3 Brazil
Final standings: Brazil, Czech Republic 7 points, Costa Rica 3, Australia 0.
Costa Rica advance as one of the best four 3rd place teams, and eliminate the United States.
Group F:
Hungary 2–0 United Arab Emirates
South Africa 2–0 Honduras
Final standings: Hungary 6 points, United Arab Emirates, South Africa 4, Honduras 3.
CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals, first leg:
Bayelsa United 1–1 ES Sétif
ENPPI 2–2 Stade Malien
Women's Copa Libertadores in Santos and Guarujá, Brazil:
Group 1: Santos 3–1 White Star
Super League play-offs:
Qualifying Semi-Final 2:
St. Helens 14–10 Wigan Warriors
The Saints advance to the Grand Final for the fourth successive time to play the Leeds Rhinos.
Grand Prix in Glasgow, Scotland, round 1: (seeding in parentheses)
John Higgins (SCO) (1) def. Mark Joyce (ENG) 5–1
Mark Davis (ENG) def. Marco Fu (HKG) (8) 5–4
Ken Doherty (IRL) def. Mark Selby (ENG) (7) 5–3
Joe Perry (ENG) (12) def. Marcus Campbell (SCO) 5–2
WTA Tour:
Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan:
Final: Maria Sharapova (RUS) def. Jelena Janković (SRB) 5–2, Ret.
Sharapova wins her 20th career title and her first since April 2008.
European Women's Championship in Poland:
Semifinals:
Netherlands 3–1 Poland
Italy 3–1 Germany
Asian Men's Championship in Manila, Philippines: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Pool E:
Chinese Taipei 1–3 China
Kazakhstan 1–3 Iran
Final standings: Iran 6 points, China 5, Kazakhstan 4, Chinese Taipei 3.
Pool F:
Indonesia 3–2 Australia
Japan 3–0 South Korea
Final standings: Japan 6 points, South Korea 5, Indonesia 4, Australia 3.
South American Women's Championship in Porto Alegre, Brazil:
Semifinals:
Brazil 3–0 Colombia
Peru 1–3 Argentina
Fifth place match: Uruguay 3–2 Venezuela
Seventh place match: Paraguay 0–3 Chile
African Men's Championship in Tétouan, Morocco:
Semifinals:
Cameroon 2–3 Algeria
Egypt 3–0 Morocco
Classification 5th–8th:
Libya 3–2 Botswana
Tunisia 3–0 South Africa
Women's African Championship in Batna, Algeria:
Senegal 3–1 Botswana
Tunisia 3–0 Morocco
Algeria 3–1 Cameroon
Major League Baseball (teams in bold have clinched division title, teams in italics have clinched at least a wild card berth):
American League:
Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 0
Minnesota Twins 10, Kansas City Royals 7
The Twins pull to within 1 game of the Tigers in the Central Division race, with 2 games left.
National League:
Colorado Rockies 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
The Rockies stay alive in the West Division race, but still must beat the Dodgers in both of their remaining games to win the title.
Florida Marlins 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2
Milwaukee Brewers 12, St. Louis Cardinals 6
The Cards are now out of the race for the NL's best record, but remain in the hunt for home advantage in the Division Series, 1 game behind the Phils.
Euroleague:
First preliminary round, game 2: (first leg score in parentheses)
Orléans 81–56 (53–55) Charleroi. Orléans win 134–111 on aggregate.
Benetton Treviso 88–76 (73–78) Ventspils. Benetton Treviso win 161–154 on aggregate.
ALBA Berlin 77–62 (60–61) Le Mans. ALBA Berlin win 137–123 on aggregate.
Maroussi 89–60 (67–69) Aris Salonica. Maroussi win 156–129 on aggregate.
ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa:
1st Semi-Final at Centurion:
England 257 (47.4 ov); Australia 258/1 (41.5 ov, Shane Watson 136*, Ricky Ponting 111*). Australia win by 9 wickets.
Australia will play either New Zealand or Pakistan in the final on October 5.
U-20 World Cup in Egypt: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16)
Group C:
Germany 3–0 Cameroon
South Korea 3–0 United States
Final standings: Germany 7 points, South Korea 4, United States, Cameroon 3.
Group D:
Uruguay 2–2 Ghana
Uzbekistan 1–1 England
Final standings: Ghana, Uruguay 7 points, Uzbekistan, England 1.
As a result of the score in Uzbekistan–England match, Nigeria advance as one of four best 3rd place teams.
Rio de Janeiro is elected as the host city of 2016 Summer Olympics by the IOC session in Copenhagen, and becomes the first ever city in South America to stage the Olympic Games. Rio de Janeiro beat Madrid by 66 votes to 32 in the third round of voting, after Chicago and Tokyo were eliminated in earlier rounds.
Super League play-offs:
Qualifying Semi-Final 1:
Leeds Rhinos 27–20 Catalans Dragons
2-times defending champions Leeds Rhinos advance to the Grand Final for the third straight year.
Asian Men's Championship in Manila, Philippines: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Pool E:
Kazakhstan 0–3 China
Iran 3–1 Chinese Taipei
Standings: Iran 4 points, China, Kazakhstan 3, Chinese Taipei 2.
Pool F:
Japan 3–0 Australia
South Korea 3–0 Indonesia
Standings: Japan, South Korea 4 points, Australia, Indonesia 2.
South American Women's Championship in Porto Alegre, Brazil: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Pool A:
Uruguay 3–1 Paraguay
Brazil 3–0 Argentina
Final standings: Brazil 6 points, Argentina 5, Uruguay 4, Paraguay 3.
Pool B:
Colombia 3–0 Chile
Peru 3–0 Venezuela
Final standings: Peru 6 points, Colombia 5, Venezuela 4, Chile 3.
Major League Baseball (teams in bold have clinched division title, teams in italics have clinched at least a wild card berth):
American League:
Minnesota Twins 8, Detroit Tigers 3
The Twins stay alive in the Central Division race, while the Tigers' magic number remains at 2.
National League:
Colorado Rockies 9, Milwaukee Brewers 2
The Rockies clinch at least a wild card berth and draw within 2 games of the idle Los Angeles Dodgers in the West Division.
Houston Astros 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3
St. Louis Cardinals 13, Cincinnati Reds 0
Starting pitcher Chris Carpenter hits a grand slam and drives in six runs in addition to picking up the win. The Cards are now 2 games behind the Dodgers and 1 game behind the Phillies in the race for the League's best record.
WNBA Finals:
Game 2 at Phoenix: (E1) Indiana Fever 93, (W1) Phoenix Mercury 84. Best-of-5 series tied 1–1.
U-20 World Cup in Egypt: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16)
Group A:
Trinidad and Tobago 0–0 Paraguay
Italy 2–4 Egypt
Final standings: Egypt 6 points, Paraguay 5, Italy 4, Trinidad and Tobago 1.
Group B:
Venezuela 0–3 Spain
Tahiti 0–5 Nigeria
Standings: Spain 9 points, Venezuela 6, Nigeria 3, Tahiti 0.
Tahiti concede 21 goals in their 3 matches.
UEFA Europa League group stage, Matchday 2:
Group A:
Anderlecht 1–1 Ajax
Timişoara 0–3 Dinamo Zagreb
Group B:
Slavia Prague 1–5 Lille
Valencia 3–2 Genoa
Group C:
Hamburg 4–2 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Celtic 1–1 Rapid Wien
Group D:
Sporting CP 1–0 Hertha BSC
Ventspils 0–0 Heerenveen
Group E:
Roma 2–0 CSKA Sofia
Fulham 1–0 Basel
Group F:
Dinamo București 0–1 Panathinaikos
Galatasaray 1–1 Sturm Graz
Group G:
Levski Sofia 0–4 Lazio
Red Bull Salzburg 2–0 Villarreal
Group H:
Twente 0–0 Steaua București
Sheriff Tiraspol 0–1 Fenerbahçe
Group I:
AEK Athens 1–0 Benfica
BATE Borisov 1–2 Everton
Group J:
Toulouse 2–2 Club Brugge
Shakhtar Donetsk 4–1 Partizan
Group K:
Copenhagen 1–0 Sparta Prague
PSV Eindhoven 1–0 CFR Cluj
Group L:
Werder Bremen 3–1 Athletic Bilbao
Austria Wien 1–1 Nacional
Copa Sudamericana Round of 16, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
Goiás 3–1 (0–2) Cerro Porteño. 3–3 on aggregate, Cerro Porteño advance on away goals.
Lanús 1–1 (0–4) LDU Quito. LDU Quito win 5–1 on aggregate.
Unión Española 2–2 (2–3) Vélez Sarsfield. Vélez Sarsfield win 5–4 on aggregate.
Fluminense 4–1 (2–2) Alianza Atlético. Fluminense win 6–3 on aggregate.
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage, round 5: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Group B:
Marathón 2–0 Toluca
Standings: Toluca 12 points, D.C. United, Marathón 9, San Juan Jabloteh 0.
National Hockey League season opening games:
Washington Capitals 4, Boston Bruins 1
Two-time defending Hart Trophy winner Alex Ovechkin starts the season with two goals and an assist.
Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (OT)
Calgary Flames 5, Vancouver Canucks 3
Colorado Avalanche 5, San Jose Sharks 2
The Avs retire the number of Joe Sakic before the game and cruise to an easy win.
Premier League Snooker – League phase in Colchester, Essex:
Marco Fu (HKG) 2–4 Judd Trump (ENG)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 3–3 Neil Robertson (AUS)
Standings: Judd Trump 4 points; John Higgins, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson 3; Stephen Hendry 2; Marco Fu 1; Shaun Murphy 0.
European Women's Championship in Poland: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Pool E in Łódź:
Spain 3–2 Belgium
Netherlands 3–2 Russia
Poland 3–1 Bulgaria
Final standings: Netherlands 10 points, Poland 9, Russia 8, Bulgaria 7, Spain 6, Belgium 5.
Pool F in Katowice:
Italy 3–0 Serbia
Germany 3–0 Azerbaijan
Turkey 3–0 Czech Republic
Final standings: Italy 10 points, Germany 9, Turkey 8, Serbia 7, Czech Republic 6, Azerbaijan 5.
Asian Men's Championship in Manila, Philippines: (teams in bold advance to the second round)
Pool A:
Kazakhstan 3–1 Myanmar
Philippines 1–3 Chinese Taipei
Final standings: Kazakhstan 6 points, Chinese Taipei 5, Myanmar 4, Philippines 3.
Pool B:
Indonesia 0–3 Japan
Final standings: Japan 6 points, Indonesia 5, India 4, Thailand 3.
Pool C:
Vietnam 3–0 Sri Lanka
Hong Kong 0–3 Iran
Final standings: Iran 8 points, China 7, Vietnam 6, Sri Lanka 5, Hong Kong 4.
Pool D:
Lebanon 0–3 South Korea
Maldives 1–3 Qatar
Final standings: South Korea 8 points, Australia 7, Lebanon 6, Qatar 5, Maldives 4.
South American Women's Championship in Porto Alegre, Brazil: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Pool A:
Argentina 3–0 Paraguay
Brazil 3–0 Uruguay
Standings: Brazil, Argentina 4 points, Uruguay, Paraguay 2.
Pool B:
Venezuela 3–0 Chile
Peru 3–1 Colombia
Standings: Peru 4 points, Venezuela, Colombia 3, Chile 2.
African Men's Championship in Tétouan, Morocco: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Group A:
Libya 3–2 Morocco
Final standings: Cameroon, Morocco, Libya 5 points, South Africa 3.
Group B:
Botswana 3–0 Gabon
Tunisia 0–3 Algeria
Final standings: Egypt 8 points, Algeria 7, Tunisia 6, Botswana 5, Gabon 4.
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