December 2011 in sports

World Junior Championship in Canada; matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics advance to the quarterfinals): [3]
- Group A in Calgary:
  - Slovakia 6–4 Switzerland
  - Russia 3–4 (OT) Sweden
    - Final standings: Sweden, Russia 10 points, Slovakia 6, Switzerland 4, Latvia 0.
- Group B in Edmonton:
  - Czech Republic 0–4 Finland
  - Canada 3–2 United States
    - Final standings: Canada 12 points, Finland 9, Czech Republic 6, United States 3, Denmark 0.
World Women's U18 Championship in Czech Republic; matchday 1: [4]
- Group A in Zlín:
  - Czech Republic 1–4 Sweden
  - United States 8–0 Russia
- Group B in Přerov:
  - Canada 13–1 Switzerland
  - Finland 3–0 Germany

December 30, 2011 (Friday)[edit]

Cross-country skiing[edit]

Tour de Ski:
- Stage 2 in Oberhof, Germany:
  - Men's 15 km classic handicap start: Axel Teichmann (GER) 46:03.3 Petter Northug (NOR) 46:05.6 Dario Cologna (SUI) 46:06.2 [5]
  - Women's 10 km classic handicap start: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 32:02.4 Therese Johaug (NOR) 32:02.6 Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 32:11.5 [6]

Darts[edit]

PDC World Championship in London, England, quarter-finals: [7]
- Andy Hamilton (ENG) 5–2 Kim Huybrechts (BEL)
- John Part (CAN) 4–5 James Wade (ENG)
- Simon Whitlock (AUS) 5–1 Gary Anderson (SCO)
- Adrian Lewis (ENG) 5–3 Terry Jenkins (ENG)

Equestrianism[edit]

Show jumping – World Cup, Western European League:
- 8th competition in Mechelen, Belgium: Gregory Wathelet (BEL) on Copin van de Broy Kevin Staut (FRA) on Silvana Rik Hemeryck (BEL) on Quarco de Kerambars^{[citation needed]}

Ice hockey[edit]

World Junior Championship in Canada; matchday 5: [8]
- Group A in Calgary:
  - Sweden 9–1 Slovakia
  - Switzerland 5–3 Latvia
- Group B in Edmonton:
  - United States 2–5 Czech Republic
  - Finland 10–1 Denmark

Mixed martial arts[edit]

UFC 141 in Las Vegas, United States:^[1]
- Featherweight bout: Jimy Hettes (USA) def. Nam Phan (USA) via unanimous decision (30–25, 30–25, 30–26)
- Light Heavyweight bout: Alexander Gustafsson (SWE) def. Vladimir Matyushenko (BLR) via TKO (punches)
- Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks (USA) def. Jon Fitch (USA) via KO (punch)
- Lightweight bout: Nate Diaz (USA) def. Donald Cerrone (USA) via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
- Heavyweight bout: Alistair Overeem (NED) def. Brock Lesnar (USA) via TKO (strikes)

Ski jumping[edit]

Four Hills Tournament:
- Stage 1 in Oberstdorf, Germany:
  - HS 137 (all AUT): Gregor Schlierenzauer 283.3 points Andreas Kofler 265.2 Thomas Morgenstern 264.3 [9]

December 29, 2011 (Thursday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Bormio, Italy:
- Downhill: Didier Défago (SUI) 2:01.81 Patrick Küng (SUI) 2:02.10 Klaus Kröll (AUT) 2:02.23 [10]^{[permanent dead link]}
Women's World Cup in Lienz, Austria:
- Slalom: Marlies Schild (AUT) 1:51.42 Tina Maze (SLO) 1:52.21 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) 1:52.72 [11]

Cricket[edit]

India in Australia:
- 1st Test in Melbourne, day 4: Australia 333 & 240; India 282 & 169. Australia win by 122 runs; lead 4-match series 1–0. [12]
Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- 2nd Test in Durban, day 4: Sri Lanka 338 & 279; South Africa 168 & 241. Sri Lanka win by 208 runs; 3-match series tied 1–1. [13]

Cross-country skiing[edit]

Tour de Ski:
- Stage 1 in Oberhof, Germany:
  - Men's 3.75 km free prologue: Petter Northug (NOR) 7:58.3 Dario Cologna (SUI) 7:59.0 Maurice Manificat (FRA) 8:02.3^[2]
  - Women's 2.5 km free prologue: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 7:03.7 Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 7:04.1 Hanna Brodin (SWE) 7:07.7^[3]

Darts[edit]

PDC World Championship in London, England, third round:^[4]
- John Part (CAN) 4–2 Kevin Painter (ENG)
- James Wade (ENG) 4–0 Steve Farmer (ENG)
- Kim Huybrechts (BEL) 4–1 Paul Nicholson (AUS)
- Simon Whitlock (AUS) 4–3 Michael van Gerwen (NED)
- Dave Chisnall (ENG) 0–4 Andy Hamilton (ENG)
- Gary Anderson (SCO) 4–1 Colin Lloyd (ENG)

Football (soccer)[edit]

Chilean Primera División Campeonato Clausura Final, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Universidad de Chile 3–0 (0–0) Cobreloa. Universidad de Chile win 4–1 on points.[14]
- Universidad de Chile win their 15th league title.

Ice hockey[edit]

World Junior Championship in Canada; matchday 4:
- Group A in Calgary: Latvia 0–14 Russia [15]
- Group B in Edmonton: Denmark 2–10 Canada [16]

December 28, 2011 (Wednesday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Women's World Cup in Lienz, Austria:
- Giant slalom: Anna Fenninger (AUT) 2:16.08 (1:06.85, 1:09.23) Federica Brignone (ITA) 2:16.28 (1:06.78, 1:09.50) Tessa Worley (FRA) 2:16.47 (1:07.26, 1:09.21)

Darts[edit]

PDC World Championship in London, England (ENG unless stated):
- Second round:
  - Mervyn King 1–4 Michael van Gerwen (NLD)
  - Simon Whitlock (AUS) 4–1 Steve Beaton
  - Colin Lloyd 4–1 Scott Rand
  - Gary Anderson (SCO) 4–2 Devon Petersen (RSA)
- Third round:
  - Adrian Lewis 4–0 Wayne Jones
  - Justin Pipe 1–4 Terry Jenkins

Ice hockey[edit]

World Junior Championship in Canada; matchday 3:
- Group A in Calgary:
  - Sweden 4–3 (GWS) Switzerland
  - Russia 3–1 Slovakia
- Group B in Edmonton:
  - United States 1–4 Finland
  - Canada 5–0 Czech Republic

December 27, 2011 (Tuesday)[edit]

December 26, 2011 (Monday)[edit]

American football[edit]

NFL Monday Night Football, Week 16: New Orleans Saints 45, Atlanta Falcons 16
- With 307 passing yards in the game, Saints quarterback Drew Brees breaks Dan Marino's single-season record from the 1984 season, of 5,084 yards.^[6]

Cricket[edit]

Sri Lanka in South Africa, 2nd Test in Durban:
- Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene becomes the ninth player in history to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket, and the fifth fastest to reach that milestone.^[7]

Figure skating[edit]

Russian Championships in Saransk:^[5]
- Men: Evgeni Plushenko 259.67 points Artur Gachinski 249.58 Sergei Voronov 240.79
  - Plushenko wins the title for the ninth time.
- Ice dancing: Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev 171.47 points Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov 161.94 Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko 154.65
  - Bobrova & Soloviev win the title for the second time.

Football (soccer)[edit]

Chilean Primera División Campeonato Clausura Final, first leg: Cobreloa 0–0 Universidad de Chile

Ice hockey[edit]

World Junior Championship in Canada; matchday 1:
- Group A in Calgary:
  - Latvia 4–9 Sweden
  - Switzerland 0–3 Russia
- Group B in Edmonton:
  - Finland 1–8 Canada
  - Denmark 3–11 United States

December 25, 2011 (Sunday)[edit]

American football[edit]

NFL Christmas game, Week 16: Green Bay Packers 35, Chicago Bears 21
- The Packers' victory ensures home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, and allows the Atlanta Falcons to claim an NFC Wild Card place at the expense of the Bears, who are eliminated.

Basketball[edit]

NBA season opening day:
- New York Knicks 106, Boston Celtics 104
- Miami Heat 105, Dallas Mavericks 94
- Chicago Bulls 88, Los Angeles Lakers 87
- Oklahoma City Thunder 97, Orlando Magic 89
- Los Angeles Clippers 105, Golden State Warriors 86

December 24, 2011 (Saturday)[edit]

December 23, 2011 (Friday)[edit]

Darts[edit]

PDC World Championship in London, England, second round:
- Mark Walsh (ENG) 3–4 Kevin Painter (ENG)
- James Wade (ENG) 4–0 Jelle Klaasen (NED)
- Steve Farmer (ENG) 4–2 Kevin Münch (GER)

December 22, 2011 (Thursday)[edit]

Basketball[edit]

Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 10 (teams in bold advance to the Top 16):
- Group A:
  - Bennet Cantù 76–83 Fenerbahçe Ülker
  - Gescrap Bizkaia 77–72 Caja Laboral
  - SLUC Nancy 74–79 Olympiacos
    - Final standings: Fenerbahçe Ülker, Olympiacos 6–4, Bennet Cantù, Gescrap Bizkaia, Caja Laboral 5–5, SLUC Nancy 3–7.
- Group C:
  - Anadolu Efes 66–75 Real Madrid
  - Spirou Charleroi 69–86 Maccabi Tel Aviv
  - Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 66–72 EA7 Emporio Armani
    - Final standings: Real Madrid 8–2, Maccabi Tel Aviv 7–3, Anadolu Efes 5–5, EA7 Emporio Armani, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 4–6, Spirou Charleroi 2–8.

Darts[edit]

PDC World Championship in London, England, second round:
- Wayne Jones (ENG) 4–0 Roland Scholten (NLD)
- Adrian Lewis (ENG) 4–2 Robert Thornton (SCO)
- Wes Newton (ENG) 3–4 Justin Pipe (ENG)

Football (soccer)[edit]

Liga de Fútbol Profesional Torneo Apertura Final, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Universitario 1–1 (0–2) The Strongest. The Strongest win 4–1 on points.
- The Strongest win their eighth league title.

Snowboarding[edit]

World Cup in Carezza, Italy:
- Slalom men: Benjamin Karl (AUT) Simon Schoch (SUI) Siegfried Grabner (AUT)
  - Parallel slalom standings (after 4 of 11 events) & Overall standings: (1) Karl 3250 points (2) Roland Fischnaller (ITA) 2530 (3) Andreas Prommegger (AUT) 2350
- Slalom women: Patrizia Kummer (SUI) Isabella Laböck (GER) Anke Karstens (GER)
  - Parallel slalom standings (after 4 of 11 events) & Overall standings: (1) Fränzi Mägert-Kohli (SUI) 2460 points (2) Julia Dujmovits (AUT) 2150 (3) Amelie Kober (GER) 1860

December 21, 2011 (Wednesday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Flachau, Austria:
- Slalom: Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:48.94 (55.11, 53.83) André Myhrer (SWE) 1:49.01 (55.46, 53.55) Cristian Deville (ITA) 1:49.03 (55.25, 53.78)
  - Slalom standings (after 3 of 11 races): (1) Kostelić 245 points (2) Deville 180 (3) Myhrer 170
  - Overall standings (after 12 of 45 races): (1) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 425 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 416 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 385

Basketball[edit]

Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 10 (teams in bold advance to the Top 16):
- Group B:
  - Žalgiris Kaunas 87–76 KK Zagreb
  - Panathinaikos 71–66 Brose Baskets
  - Unicaja 83–91 CSKA Moscow
    - Final standings: CSKA Moscow 10–0, Panathinaikos 7–3, Žalgiris Kaunas, Unicaja 4–6, Brose Baskets 3–7, KK Zagreb 2–8.
- Group D:
  - Asseco Prokom Gdynia 53–79 Montepaschi Siena
  - Union Olimpija Ljubljana 63–76 UNICS Kazan
  - FC Barcelona Regal 79–50 Galatasaray Medical Park
    - Final standings: FC Barcelona Regal 9–1, Montepaschi Siena 8–2, UNICS Kazan 7–3, Galatasaray Medical Park 4–6, Asseco Prokom Gdynia, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–9.
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Salé, Morocco:
- 3rd place game: AS Salé 80–75 Petro Atlético
- Final: Étoile Sportive du Sahel 82–60 Primeiro de Agosto
  - Étoile Sportive du Sahel win the title for the first time.

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 5: Bangladesh 338 & 234 (82.1 overs); Pakistan 470 & 107/3 (20.5 overs). Pakistan win by 7 wickets; win 2-match series 2–0.

Darts[edit]

PDC World Championship in London, England:
- Preliminary round: Devon Petersen (RSA) 4–3 José Oliveira de Sousa (POR)
- First round:
  - Andy Smith (ENG) 0–3 Scott Rand (ENG)
  - John Part (CAN) 3–0 John Henderson (SCO)
  - Simon Whitlock (AUS) 3–0 Dennis Smith (ENG)
  - Steve Brown (ENG) 2–3 Petersen

Football (soccer)[edit]

Categoría Primera A Torneo Finalización Final, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Once Caldas 2–1 (2–3) Junior. 3–3 on points, 4–4 on aggregate; Junior win 4–2 on penalties.
- Junior win their seventh league title.

Snowboarding[edit]

World Cup in Carezza, Italy:
- Giant slalom men: Roland Fischnaller (ITA) Benjamin Karl (AUT) Rok Flander (SLO)
  - Giant slalom standings (after 3 of 11 events) & Overall standings: (1) Karl 2250 points (2) Fischnaller 2240 (3) Andreas Prommegger (AUT) 1900
- Giant slalom women: Caroline Calvé (CAN) Amelie Kober (GER) Marion Kreiner (AUT)
  - Giant slalom standings (after 3 of 11 events) & Overall standings: (1) Fränzi Mägert-Kohli (SUI) 2060 points (2) Kober 1660 (3) Julia Dujmovits (AUT) 1650

December 20, 2011 (Tuesday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Women's World Cup in Flachau, Austria:
- Slalom: Marlies Schild (AUT) 1:51.53 (55.48, 56.05) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 1:51.99 (56.01, 55.98) Tina Maze (SLO) 1:52.35 (55.77, 56.58)
  - Slalom standings (after 3 of 10 races): (1) Schild 300 points (2) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 155 (3) Höfl-Riesch 140
  - Overall standings (after 9 of 40 races): (1) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 554 points (2) Schild 324 (3) Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 286

Basketball[edit]

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Salé, Morocco:
- Semifinals:
  - AS Salé 78–81 Étoile Sportive du Sahel
  - Primeiro de Agosto 91–82 Petro Atlético

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 4: Bangladesh 338 & 114/5 (35 overs); Pakistan 470 (154.5 overs; Shakib Al Hasan 6/82). Bangladesh trail by 18 runs with 5 wickets remaining.
  - Shakib becomes the first Bangladesh player to score a hundred and take five wickets in an innings, in the same Test match.

Darts[edit]

PDC World Championship in London, England:
- Preliminary round: Joe Cullen (ENG) 4–2 Oliver Ferenc (SRB)
- First round:
  - Colin Lloyd (ENG) 3–1 Darin Young (USA)
  - Colin Osborne (ENG) 1–3 Michael van Gerwen (NLD)
  - Gary Anderson (SCO) 3–2 Jyhan Artut (GER)
  - Terry Jenkins (ENG) 3–0 Cullen

Freestyle skiing[edit]

World Cup in Méribel, France:
- Dual moguls men: Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN) 20 points Anthony Benna (FRA) 15 Sho Kashima (USA) 21
  - Moguls standings (after 2 of 13 events): (1) Kingsbury 200 points (2) Kashima & Benna 140
  - Overall standings: (1) Kingsbury 40 points (2) Egor Korotkov (RUS) 32 (3) Benna & Kashima 28
- Dual moguls women: Hannah Kearney (USA) 21 points Justine Dufour-Lapointe (CAN) 14 Heather McPhie (USA) 18
  - Moguls standings (after 2 of 13 events): (1) Kearney 200 points (2) Eliza Outtrim (USA) 106 (3) Nikola Sudová (CZE) 105
  - Overall standings: (1) Kearney & Kelsey Serwa (CAN) 40 points (3) Sanna Lüdi (SUI) 32

December 19, 2011 (Monday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Alta Badia, Italy:
- Slalom: Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 1:47.16 (53.50, 53.66) Giuliano Razzoli (ITA) 1:47.72 (53.95, 53.77) Felix Neureuther (GER) 1:47.76 (54.04, 53.72)
  - Slalom standings (after 2 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 160 points (2) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 145 (3) Cristian Deville (ITA) 120
  - Overall standings (after 11 of 45 races): (1) Hirscher 425 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 416 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 385

Basketball[edit]

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Salé, Morocco:
- Quarterfinals:
  - ASB Mazembe 57–85 Primeiro de Agosto
  - Petro Atlético 86–80 C.R.D. Libolo
  - C.R. Al Hoceima 51–88 AS Salé
  - Union Bank 69–113 Étoile Sportive du Sahel

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 3: Bangladesh 338; Pakistan 292/3 (96 overs; Taufeeq Umar 130). Pakistan trail by 46 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Darts[edit]

PDC World Championship in London, England:
- Preliminary round: Per Laursen (DEN) 3–4 Petri Korte (FIN)
- First round:
  - Andy Hamilton (ENG) 3–2 Antonio Alcinas (ESP)
  - Mervyn King (ENG) 3–0 Geoff Kime (AUS)
  - Kevin Painter (ENG) 3–1 Arron Monk (ENG)
  - James Wade (ENG) 3–1 Korte

Snooker[edit]

Players Tour Championship – Event 11 in Sheffield, England (ENG unless stated):
- Final: Martin Gould 3–4 Tom Ford
  - Ford wins his second professional title.
  - Order of Merit (after 11 of 12 events): (1) Judd Trump 30,400 (2) Ronnie O'Sullivan 29,600 (3) Neil Robertson (AUS) 28,100

December 18, 2011 (Sunday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Alta Badia, Italy (AUT unless stated):
- Giant slalom: Massimiliano Blardone (ITA) 2:46.49 (1:29.07, 1:17.42) Hannes Reichelt 2:46.84 (1:28.91, 1:17.93) Philipp Schörghofer 2:47.06 (1:28.78, 1:18.28)
  - Giant slalom standings (after 4 of 9 races): (1) Ted Ligety (USA) 330 points (2) Marcel Hirscher 265 (3) Schörghofer 182
  - Overall standings (after 10 of 45 races): (1) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 416 points (2) Beat Feuz (SUI) 360 (3) Ligety 359
Women's World Cup in Courchevel, France:
- Slalom: Marlies Schild 1:42.64 (52.28, 50.36) Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 1:44.51 (53.08, 51.43) Kathrin Zettel 1:44.83 (54.03, 50.80)
  - Slalom standings (after 2 of 10 races): (1) Schild 200 points (2) Poutiainen 130 (3) Zettel 105
  - Overall standings (after 8 of 40 races): (1) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 522 points (2) Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 286 (3) Elisabeth Görgl 269

American football[edit]

NFL, Week 15:
- Kansas City Chiefs 19, Green Bay Packers 14
  - The Packers suffer their first loss of the season, thus ending their bid to become the second team in NFL history with a perfect season, after the 1972 Miami Dolphins.
- Indianapolis Colts 27, Tennessee Titans 13
  - The Colts win their first game of the season, and avoid becoming the second team in NFL history to have a winless 0–16 record.

Badminton[edit]

BWF Super Series:
- Super Series Masters Finals in Liuzhou, China (CHN unless stated):
  - Women's doubles: Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang def. Ha Jung-eun/Kim Min-jung (KOR) 21–8, 21–12
  - Mixed doubles: Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei def. Xu Chen/Ma Jin 21–13, 21–15
  - Men's doubles: Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (DEN) def. Chai Biao / Guo Zhendong 25–23, 21–7
  - Women's singles: Wang Yihan def. Saina Nehwal (IND) 18–21, 21–13, 21–13
  - Men's singles: Lin Dan def. Chen Long 21–12, 21–16

Biathlon[edit]

World Cup 3 in Hochfilzen, Austria:
- 2×6+2×7.5 km Mixed Relay: Russia (Olga Vilukhina, Olga Zaitseva, Alexey Volkov, Anton Shipulin) 1:13:33.4 (0+5) Czech Republic (Veronika Vítková, Gabriela Soukalová, Ondřej Moravec, Michal Šlesingr) 1:14:00.4 (0+3) France (Marie Dorin Habert, Sophie Boilley, Alexis Bœuf, Simon Fourcade) 1:14:11.9 (0+9)

Bobsleigh[edit]

World Cup in Winterberg, Germany:
- 4-men: Germany (Thomas Florschütz, Gino Gerhardi, Kevin Kuske, Thomas Blaschek) 1:50.52 (55.39, 55.13) Russia (Alexandr Zubkov, Filipp Yegorov, Dmitry Trunenkov, Nikolay Hrenkov) 1:50.54 (55.38, 55.16) Latvia (Oskars Melbārdis, Helvijs Lusis, Arvis Vilkaste, Janis Strenga) 1:50.65 (55.39, 55.26)
  - Standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Florschütz 625 points (2) Zubkov 619 (3) Steven Holcomb (USA) 578

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 2: Bangladesh 338 (107.2 overs; Shakib Al Hasan 144); Pakistan 87/1 (27 overs). Pakistan trail by 251 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Cross-country skiing[edit]

World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia:
- Men's sprint freestyle: Dario Cologna (SUI) 2:27.7 Nikolay Morilov (RUS) 2:28.0 Anders Gløersen (NOR) 2:29.0
  - Sprint standings (after 4 of 13 races): (1) Alexei Petukhov (RUS) 237 points (2) Teodor Peterson (SWE) 207 (3) Cologna 160
  - Overall standings (after 10 of 37 races): (1) Petter Northug (NOR) 600 points (2) Cologna 508 (3) Maurice Manificat (FRA) 266
- Women's sprint freestyle: Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) 2:15.8 Chandra Crawford (CAN) 2:16.2 Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) 2:17.3
  - Sprint standings (after 4 of 13 races): (1) Kikkan Randall (USA) 280 points (2) Falla 216 (3) Natalya Matveyeva (RUS) 212
  - Overall standings (after 10 of 37 races, all NOR): (1) Marit Bjørgen 582 points (2) Vibeke Skofterud 479 (3) Therese Johaug 471

Darts[edit]

PDC World Championship in London, England:
- Preliminary round: Connie Finnan (IRL) 3–4 Warren French (NZL)
- First round:
  - Brendan Dolan (NIR) 0–3 Kim Huybrechts (BEL)
  - Mark Dudbridge (ENG) 0–3 Dave Chisnall (ENG)
  - Raymond van Barneveld (NLD) 0–3 James Richardson (ENG)
  - Mark Walsh (ENG) 3–1 French

Equestrianism[edit]

Show jumping – World Cup, Western European League:
- 7th competition in London, United Kingdom: Ben Maher (GBR) on Tripple X III Marcus Ehning (GER) on Sabrina Dermott Lennon (IRL) on Hallmark Elite
  - Standings (after 7 of 12 competitions): (1) Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) 71 points (2) Steve Guerdat (SUI) 51 (3) Nick Skelton (GBR) 48

Football (soccer)[edit]

FIFA Club World Cup in Yokohama, Japan:
- Match for third place: Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 (3–5 pen.) Al-Sadd
- Final: Santos 0–4 Barcelona
  - Barcelona win the Cup for the second time in three years.
Paraguayan Primera División Torneo Clausura, final matchday:
- Olimpia 2–1 Rubio Ñu
- Sol de América 2–2 Cerro Porteño
  - Final standings: Olimpia 46 points, Cerro Porteño 43.
  - Olimpia win the title for the 39th time.
Costa Rican Primera División Campeonato de Invierno Final, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Herediano 1–1 (1–1) Alajuelense. 2–2 on aggregate; Alajuelense win 6–5 on penalties.
- Alajuelense win the title for the 27th time.
Categoría Primera A Torneo Finalización Final, first leg: Junior 3–2 Once Caldas
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Torneo Apertura Final, first leg: The Strongest 2–0 Universitario.

Freestyle skiing[edit]

World Cup in Innichen, Italy:
- Ski cross men: Andreas Matt (AUT) Egor Korotkov (RUS) Alex Fiva (SUI)
  - Ski cross standings (after 2 of 11 races): (1) Korotkov 160 points (2) Matt 132 (3) David Duncan (CAN) 110
  - Overall standings: (1) Korotkov 32 points (2) Matt 26 (3) Duncan 22
- Ski cross women: Kelsey Serwa (CAN) Sanna Lüdi (SUI) Katrin Müller (SUI)
  - Ski cross standings (after 2 of 11 races): (1) Serwa 200 points (2) Lüdi 160 (3) Müller 86
  - Overall standings: (1) Serwa 40 points (2) Lüdi 32 (3) Hannah Kearney (USA) & Britta Sigourney (USA) 20

Handball[edit]

World Women's Championship in São Paulo, Brazil:
- Seventh place match: Angola 29–32 Croatia
- Fifth place match: Russia 20–36 Brazil
- Third place match: Denmark 18–24 Spain
- Final: France 24–32 Norway
  - Norway win the title for the second time.

Nordic combined[edit]

World Cup in Seefeld, Austria:
- HS 109 / 10 km: Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 27:41.9 Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 27:45.8 Jørgen Graabak (NOR) 27:49.0
  - Standings (after 8 of 23 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 554 points (2) Tino Edelmann (GER) 381 (3) Akito Watabe (JPN) 361

Rugby union[edit]

Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 4:
- Pool 1:
  - Munster 19–13 Scarlets
  - Northampton Saints 45–0 Castres
    - Standings (after 4 matches): Munster 16 points, Scarlets 11, Northampton Saints 8, Castres 6.
- Pool 6: Toulouse 24–31 Harlequins
  - Standings (after 4 matches): Toulouse 13 points, Harlequins 12, Gloucester 9, Connacht 2.
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 4:
- Pool 4: Newport Gwent Dragons 19–23 Exeter Chiefs
  - Standings (after 4 matches): Perpignan, Exeter Chiefs 14 points, Newport Gwent Dragons 10, Cavalieri Prato 0.
- Pool 5: Sale Sharks 41–21 Agen
  - Standings (after 4 matches): Brive 18 points, Sale Sharks 15, Agen 5, La Vila 0.

Sailing[edit]

World Championships in Perth, Australia:
- Women's 470: Tara Pacheco, Berta Betanzos (ESP) 63 points Hannah Mills, Saskia Clark (GBR) 68 Jo Aleh, Polly Powrie (NZL) 73
- Men's 49er: Nathan Outteridge, Iain Jensen (AUS) 91 points Peter Burling, Blair Tuke (NZL) 112 Emil Toft Nielssen, Simon Toft Nielssen (DEN) 112
- Men's RS:X: Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) 33 points Piotr Myszka (POL) 40 Nimrod Mashiach (ISR) 52
- Men's Laser: Tom Slingsby (AUS) 37 points Nick Thompson (GBR) 56 Andrew Murdock (NZL) 59

Snooker[edit]

Players Tour Championship – Event 11 in Sheffield, England: Jamie Cope (ENG) compiles the 85th official maximum break, and becomes the sixth person to compile more than two official maximum breaks.

Ski jumping[edit]

Men's World Cup in Engelberg, Switzerland:
- HS 137: Andreas Kofler (AUT) 264.7 points Kamil Stoch (POL) 260.8 Anders Bardal (NOR) 260.5
  - Standings (after 7 of 27 events): (1) Kofler 508 points (2) Bardal 390 (3) Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 376

December 17, 2011 (Saturday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Val Gardena, Italy:
- Downhill: Cancelled due to strong winds.
Women's World Cup in Courchevel, France:
- Giant slalom: Cancelled due to heavy snow.

Basketball[edit]

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Salé, Morocco (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group A:
  - ASB Mazembe 74–62 Urunani
  - Union Bank 72–93 AS Salé
  - Al Ahly 72–85 C.R.D. Libolo
    - Final standings: AS Salé 10 points, C.R.D. Libolo 9, Union Bank 8, ASB Mazembe 7, Al Ahly 6, Urunani 5.
- Group B:
  - Royal Hoopers 63–88 Petro Atlético
  - Étoile Sportive du Sahel 127–61 Malabo Kings
  - C.R. Al Hoceima 62–70 Primeiro de Agosto
    - Final standings: Primeiro de Agosto 10 points, Étoile Sportive du Sahel 9, Petro Atlético 8, C.R. Al Hoceima 7, Malabo Kings 6, Royal Hoopers 4.

Biathlon[edit]

World Cup 3 in Hochfilzen, Austria:
- 12.5 km pursuit men: Andreas Birnbacher (GER) 35:40.3 (0+0+0+0) Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) 35:40.5 (0+0+0+0) Simon Fourcade (FRA) 35:41.6 (1+0+0+0)
  - Pursuit standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Tarjei Bø (NOR) 140 points (2) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 131 (3) Birnbacher & Benjamin Weger (SUI) 124
  - Overall standings (after 7 of 26 races): (1) Bø 308 points (2) Martin Fourcade (FRA) 289 (3) Svendsen 242
- 10 km pursuit women: Olga Zaitseva (RUS) 31:52.2 (0+0+0+0) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 32:21.3 (0+0+0+1) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 32:36.9 (1+1+0+1)
  - Pursuit standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Zaitseva 140 points (2) Tora Berger (NOR) 135 (3) Domracheva 133
  - Overall standings (after 7 of 26 races): (1) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 336 points (2) Domracheva 327 (3) Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 301

Bobsleigh[edit]

World Cup in Winterberg, Germany (GER unless stated):
- 2-women: Cathleen Martini/Janine Tischer 1:56.32 (58.20, 58.12) Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel/Lisette Thöne 1:56.60 (57.88, 58.72) Fabienne Meyer/Hanne Schenk (SUI) 1:56.73 (58.20, 58.53)
  - Standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Schneiderheinze-Stöckel 627 points (2) Martini 619 (3) Meyer 576
- 2-men: Thomas Florschütz/Kevin Kuske 1:52.98 (56.81, 56.17) Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter (SUI) 1:53.22 (57.06, 56.16) Oskars Melbārdis/Daumants Dreiškens (LAT) 1:53.43 (57.34, 56.09)
  - Standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Florschütz 660 points (2) Hefti 635 (3) Maximilian Arndt 552

Cricket[edit]

Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- 1st Test in Centurion, day 3: Sri Lanka 180 & 150 (39.1 overs; Vernon Philander 5/49); South Africa 411 (122 overs). South Africa win by an innings & 81 runs; lead 3-match series 1–0.
Pakistan in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 1: Bangladesh 234/5 (68 overs; Shakib Al Hasan 108*); Pakistan.

Cross-country skiing[edit]

World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia:
- Men's 15 km classic mass start: Petter Northug (NOR) 42:42.7 Dario Cologna (SUI) 42:42.9 Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) 42:43.8
  - Distance standings (after 5 of 21 races): (1) Northug 340 points (2) Maurice Manificat (FRA) 202 (3) Cologna 188
  - Overall standings (after 9 of 37 races): (1) Northug 600 points (2) Cologna 408 (3) Manificat 266
- Women's 10 km classic mass start: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 32:49.7 Therese Johaug (NOR) 33:11.8 Vibeke Skofterud (NOR) 33:17.1
  - Distance standings (after 5 of 21 races): (1) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 296 points (2) Skofterud 294 (3) Johaug 281
  - Overall standings (after 9 of 37 races): (1) Bjørgen 582 points (2) Skofterud 479 (3) Johaug 471

Darts[edit]

PDC World Championship in London, England:
- Preliminary round:
  - Dietmar Burger (AUT) 0–4 Christian Perez (PHI)
  - Kevin Münch (GER) 4–2 Lee Choon Peng (MYS)
- First round:
  - Peter Wright (SCO) 1–3 Jelle Klaasen (NLD)
  - Ronnie Baxter (ENG) 2–3 Steve Farmer (ENG)
  - Robert Thornton (SCO) 3–1 Ian White (ENG)
  - Alan Tabern (ENG) 3–1 Perez
  - Steve Beaton (ENG) 3–2 Magnus Caris (SWE)
  - Vincent van der Voort (NLD) 3–2 Mark Hylton (ENG)
  - Paul Nicholson (AUS) 3–1 Mensur Suljović (AUT)
  - Denis Ovens (ENG) w/d–w/o Münch

Football (soccer)[edit]

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A Finals, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Deportivo Quito 1–0 (1–0) Emelec. Deportivo Quito win 2–0 on aggregate.
- Deportivo Quito win the title for the fifth time.

Freestyle skiing[edit]

World Cup in Innichen, Italy:
- Ski cross men: Brady Leman (CAN) Egor Korotkov (RUS) David Duncan (CAN)
  - Overall standings: (1) Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN), Wing Tai Barrymore (USA) & Leman 20 points
- Ski cross women: Kelsey Serwa (CAN) Sanna Lüdi (SUI) Marielle Thompson (CAN)
  - Overall standings: (1) Hannah Kearney (USA), Britta Sigourney (USA) & Serwa 20 points

Luge[edit]

World Cup 3 in Calgary, Canada (GER unless stated):
- Men: Andi Langenhan 1:29.406 (44.716, 44.690) Felix Loch 1:29.500 (44.947, 44.553) David Möller 1:29.657 (44.808, 44.849)
  - Standings (after 3 of 9 races): (1) Loch 285 points (2) Möller 225 (3) Langenhan 210
- Doubles: Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt 1:27.661 (43.795, 43.866) Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:27.693 (43.831, 43.862) Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken 1:27.829 (43.912, 43.917)
  - Standings (after 3 of 9 races): (1) Linger/Linger 255 points (2) Peter Penz/Georg Fischler (AUT) 211 (3) Wendl/Arlt 210

Mixed martial arts[edit]

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal in San Diego, California, United States:
- Lightweight Championship bout: Gilbert Melendez (USA) (c) def. Jorge Masvidal (USA) via unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 49–46)
- Women's Featherweight Championship bout: Cristiane Santos (BRA) (c) def. Hiroko Yamanaka (JPN) via TKO (punches)
- Light Heavyweight bout: Gegard Mousasi (ARM) def. Ovince St. Preux (HAI) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
- Lightweight bout: K. J. Noons (USA) def. Billy Evangelista (USA) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

Nordic combined[edit]

World Cup in Seefeld, Austria:
- HS 109 / 10 km: Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 29:14.5 Akito Watabe (JPN) 29:15.5 Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 29:18.0
  - Standings (after 7 of 23 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 454 points (2) Tino Edelmann (GER) 368 (3) Watabe 316

Rugby union[edit]

Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 4:
- Pool 2: London Irish 19–25 Racing Métro
  - Standings (after 4 matches): Cardiff Blues, Edinburgh 13 points, London Irish 8, Racing Métro 7.
- Pool 3:
  - Montpellier 13–13 Glasgow Warriors
  - Leinster 52–27 Bath
    - Standings (after 4 matches): Leinster 16 points, Glasgow Warriors 10, Bath, Montpellier 6.
- Pool 4:
  - Leicester Tigers 23–19 Clermont
  - Aironi 20–46 Ulster
    - Standings (after 4 matches): Ulster 14 points, Leicester Tigers 12, Clermont 11, Aironi 0.
- Pool 6: Gloucester 23–19 Connacht
  - Standings: Toulouse 12 points (3 matches), Gloucester 9 (4), Harlequins 8 (3), Connacht 2 (4).
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 4:
- Pool 1: Worcester Warriors 57–13 București Wolves
  - Standings (after 4 matches): Stade Français 19 points, Worcester Warriors 15, București Wolves 5, Crociati Parma 0.
- Pool 2:
  - Petrarca Padova 3–43 Lyon
  - Toulon 36–10 Newcastle Falcons
    - Standings (after 4 matches): Toulon 15 points, Newcastle Falcons 13, Lyon 10, Petrarca Padova 0.
- Pool 4: Cavalieri Prato 13–30 Perpignan
  - Standings: Perpignan 14 points (4 matches), Exeter Chiefs 10 (3), Newport Gwent Dragons 9 (3), Cavalieri Prato 0 (4).

Sailing[edit]

World Championships in Perth, Australia:
- Men's Star: Robert Scheidt, Bruno Prada (BRA) 45 points, Robert Stanjek, Frithjof Kleen (GER) 61 Mark Mendelblatt, Brian Fatih (USA) 73

Skeleton[edit]

World Cup in Winterberg, Germany:
- Men: Martins Dukurs (LAT) 57.90 Frank Rommel (GER) 58.22 Aleksandr Tretyakov (RUS) 58.29
  - Standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Dukurs 675 points (2) Tretyakov 610 (3) Rommel 586
- Women: Amy Gough (CAN) 1:00.16 Katharina Heinz (GER) 1:00.24 Marion Thees (GER) 1:00.26
  - Standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Olga Potylitsina (RUS) 585 points (2) Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) 545 (3) Thees 536

Ski jumping[edit]

Men's World Cup in Engelberg, Switzerland (AUT unless stated):
- HS 137: Anders Bardal (NOR) 266.2 points Martin Koch 258.1 Thomas Morgenstern 257.4
  - Standings (after 6 of 27 events): (1) Andreas Kofler 408 points (2) Bardal 330 (3) Gregor Schlierenzauer 326

Snooker[edit]

Players Tour Championship – Event 11 in Sheffield, England: Ding Junhui (CHN) compiles the 84th official maximum break, and becomes the fourth person to compile more than three official maximum breaks.

Snowboarding[edit]

World Cup in Telluride, United States:
- Men's snowboard cross team: Pierre Vaultier/Xavier de Le Rue (FRA) Nick Baumgartner/Jonathan Cheever (USA) Joachim Havikhagen/Stian Sivertzen (NOR)
- Women's snowboard cross team: Nelly Moenne Loccoz/Déborah Anthonioz (FRA) Dominique Maltais/Maëlle Ricker (CAN) Lindsey Jacobellis/Callan Chythlook-Sifsof (USA)
World Cup in Ruka, Finland:
- Halfpipe men: Markus Malin (SWE) 94.0 points Steve Krijbolder (NED) 88.0 Aleksi Kumpulainen (FIN) 83.3
  - Halfpipe standings: (1) Janne Korpi (FIN) 1600 points (2) Malin 1150 (3) Ryō Aono (JPN) 1040
  - Freestyle Overall standings: (1) Korpi 2620 points (2) Dimi de Jong (NED) 1480 (3) Niklas Mattsson (SWE) 1160
- Halfpipe women: Lucile Lefèvre (FRA) 81.3 points Emma Bernard (FRA) 80.0 Ella Suitiala (FIN) 67.3
  - Halfpipe standings & Freestyle Overall standings: (1) Lefèvre 1290 points (2) Ursina Haller (SUI) 1200 (3) Queralt Castellet (ESP) 1180

December 16, 2011 (Friday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Val Gardena, Italy:
- Super giant slalom: Beat Feuz (SUI) 1:21.51 Bode Miller (USA) 1:21.81 Kjetil Jansrud (NOR) 1:21.95
  - Super-G standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 230 points (2) Feuz 171 (3) Didier Cuche (SUI) 121
  - Overall standings (after 9 of 45 races): (1) Svindal 384 points (2) Feuz 360 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 309

Basketball[edit]

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Salé, Morocco:
- Group A:
  - C.R.D. Libolo 83–56 Urunani
  - Al Ahly 61–83 Union Bank
  - AS Salé 70–56 ASB Mazembe
    - Standings (after 4 games): AS Salé 8 points, C.R.D. Libolo, Union Bank 7, ASB Mazembe, Al Ahly 5, Urunani 4.
- Group B:
  - Malabo Kings 51–101 Petro Atlético
  - Étoile Sportive du Sahel 84–62 C.R. Al Hoceima
  - Primeiro de Agosto 95–69 Royal Hoopers
    - Standings (after 4 games): Primeiro de Agosto 8 points, Étoile Sportive du Sahel 7, Petro Atlético, C.R. Al Hoceima 6, Malabo Kings 5, Royal Hoopers 3.

Biathlon[edit]

World Cup 3 in Hochfilzen, Austria:
- 7.5 km sprint women: Olga Zaitseva (RUS) 20:36.6 (0+1) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 20:50.5 (1+1) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 21:06.8 (1+0)
  - Sprint standings (after 3 of 10 races): (1) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 163 points (2) Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) & Domracheva 134
  - Overall standings (after 6 of 26 races): (1) Neuner 307 points (2) Domracheva 279 (3) Mäkäräinen 261

Cricket[edit]

Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- 1st Test in Centurion, day 2: Sri Lanka 180; South Africa 389/9 (118 overs). South Africa lead by 209 runs with 1 wicket remaining in the 1st innings.

Darts[edit]

PDC World Championship in London, England:
- Preliminary round: Haruki Muramatsu (JPN) 4–2 Dennis Nilsson (SWE)
- First round:
  - Justin Pipe (ENG) 3–1 Sean Reed (AUS)
  - Co Stompé (NED) 3–0 Michael Smith (ENG)
  - Wes Newton (ENG) 3–0 Kurt van de Rijck (BEL)
  - Phil Taylor (ENG) 3–0 Muramatsu

Handball[edit]

World Women's Championship in São Paulo, Brazil:
- 5th–8th semifinals:
  - Russia 41–31 Angola
  - Croatia 31–32 Brazil
- Semifinals:
  - France 28–23 Denmark
  - Norway 30–22 Spain

Luge[edit]

World Cup 3 in Calgary, Canada:
- Women: Alex Gough (CAN) 1:34.212 (47.153, 47.059) Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:34.324 (47.176, 47.148) Tatiana Ivanova (RUS) 1:34.724 (47.290, 47.434)
  - Standings (after 3 of 9 races): (1) Hüfner 270 points (2) Gough 230 (3) Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 210

Nordic combined[edit]

World Cup in Seefeld, Austria:
- HS 109 / Team sprint: Sébastien Lacroix/Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 41:30.1 Lukas Runggaldier/Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 41:32.3 Mikko Kokslien/Magnus Krog (NOR) 41:34.2

Rugby union[edit]

Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 4:
- Pool 2: Edinburgh 19–12 Cardiff Blues
  - Standings: Edinburgh, Cardiff Blues 13 points (4 matches), London Irish 7 (3), Racing Métro 3 (3).
- Pool 5:
  - Ospreys 13–16

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