November 2009 in sports

Serena Williams is fined US$82,500 for her tirade at a lineswoman during the 2009 US Open, and faces a suspension from that tournament if she commits another "major offense" at a Grand Slam event in 2010 or 2011. (AP via ESPN)

November 29, 2009 (Sunday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada:
- Super-G: Manuel Osborne-Paradis (CAN) Benjamin Raich (AUT) Michael Walchhofer (AUT)
  - Overall standings after 4 of 34 races: (1) Didier Cuche (SUI) 226 points (2) Raich 165 (3) Carlo Janka (SUI) 160
Women's World Cup in Aspen, USA:
- Slalom: Šárka Záhrobská (CZE) Marlies Schild (AUT) Kathrin Zettel (AUT)
  - Overall standings after 4 of 33 races: (1) Zettel 220 points (2) Maria Riesch (GER) 176 (3) Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 165

American football[edit]

NFL Week 12:
- Indianapolis Colts 35, Houston Texans 27
  - Colts rally from a 13-point halftime deficit to score their 20th straight win, one short of the NFL record, and clinch the AFC South title.
- Buffalo Bills 31, Miami Dolphins 14
- Seattle Seahawks 27, St. Louis Rams 17
- New York Jets 17, Carolina Panthers 6
- Cincinnati Bengals 16, Cleveland Browns 7
- Philadelphia Eagles 27, Washington Redskins 24
- Atlanta Falcons 20, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 17
- San Diego Chargers 43, Kansas City Chiefs 14
- San Francisco 49ers 20, Jacksonville Jaguars 3
- Tennessee Titans 20, Arizona Cardinals 17
- Minnesota Vikings 36, Chicago Bears 10
- Sunday Night Football: Baltimore Ravens 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 17 (overtime)
  - After missing a 56-yard field goal at the end of regulation, newly acquired kicker Billy Cundiff connects from 29 yards to win a crucial AFC North matchup.

Basketball[edit]

NBA:
- The New Jersey Nets fire head coach Lawrence Frank after an 0–16 start. Frank becomes the second NBA coach to be axed this season, after Byron Scott. (ESPN). Frank's assistant Tom Barrise takes his place, and guides the team in their 17th straight loss, 106–87 to the Los Angeles Lakers, which ties the 1988–89 Miami Heat and 1999 Los Angeles Clippers for the worst start to a season in NBA history.

Canadian football[edit]

97th Grey Cup game in Calgary:
- Montreal Alouettes 28, Saskatchewan Roughriders 27: The Alouettes win on the final play of the game.

Cricket[edit]

England in South Africa:
- 4th ODI in Port Elizabeth:
  - South Africa 119 (36.5 overs); England 121/3 (31.2 overs). England win by 7 wickets, lead the 5-match series 2–1.

Cross-country skiing[edit]

World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- Women's 10 km Classic: Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) Irina Khazova (RUS) Vibeke Skofterud (NOR)
- Men's 15 km Classic: Petter Northug (NOR) Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) Alexander Legkov (RUS)

Field hockey[edit]

Men's Champions Trophy in Melbourne, Australia:
- South Korea 5–3 Germany
- Netherlands 2–7 Australia
- England 3–3 Spain
  - Standings: Australia 6 points, Germany, Korea, Netherlands 3, England, Spain 1.

Football (soccer)[edit]

CAF Confederation Cup Finals, first leg:
- ES Sétif 2–0 Stade Malien
OFC Champions League Group stage, Matchday 3:
- Group B: Lautoka F.C. 1–2 Tafea FC
  - Standings: Tafea 7 points (3 matches), Lautoka 6 (3), PRK Hekari United 1 (2), Marist FC 0 (2).
La Liga, matchday 12:
- El Clásico: Barcelona 1–0 Real Madrid
  - Standings: Barcelona 30 points, Real Madrid 28, Sevilla 26.
Ecuadorian Championship playoff, first leg:
- Deportivo Cuenca 1–1 Deportivo Quito
Russian Premier League, final matchday: (teams in bold qualify for the Champions League, teams in italics qualify for the Europa League)
- Standings: Rubin Kazan 63 points, Spartak Moscow 55, Zenit St. Petersburg, Lokomotiv Moscow 54, CSKA Moscow 52.

Golf[edit]

Off-season men's events:
- Omega Mission Hills World Cup in Shenzhen, China:
  - Winners: Francesco Molinari and Edoardo Molinari (ITA) 259 (−29)
    - The Molinaris are the first brothers to win the World Cup.

Horse racing[edit]

Japan Cup in Tokyo:
- Winner: Vodka (jockey: Christophe Lemaire, trainer: Katsuhiko Sumii)

Luge[edit]

World Cup in Igls, Austria:
- Men: Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:37.988 Wilfried Huber (ITA) 1:38.085 Viktor Kneib (RUS) 1:38.091
  - Standings after 2 of 8 races: (1) Zöggeler 200 points (2) David Möller (GER) 131 (3) Felix Loch (GER) 120
- Teams: Canada (Samuel Edney, Alex Gough, Chris Moffat/Mike Moffat) 2:10.864 Austria (Reinhard Egger, Nina Reithmayer, Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger) 2:11.868 Latvia (Guntis Rēķis, Maija Tīruma, Andris Sics/Juris Sics) 2:12.094

Nordic combined[edit]

World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- HS142 / 10 km: Hannu Manninen (FIN) Tino Edelmann (GER) Eric Frenzel (GER)
  - Standing after 2 of 19 events: (1) Manninen 180 points (2) Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) 145 (3) Frenzel 120

Snooker[edit]

Premier League Snooker – Final in Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk
- Shaun Murphy (ENG) def. Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 7–3

Tennis[edit]

ATP World Tour:
- ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom:
  - Final: (6) Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) def. (5) Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) 6–3, 6–4
    - Davydenko wins his fifth title of the year and 19th of his career.
  - Doubles Final: Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) def. Max Mirnyi (BLR)/Andy Ram (ISR) 7–6(5), 6–3
    - The Bryan twins win the year-end tournament for the third time, and claim the year-end #1 ranking for the fifth time.

Weightlifting[edit]

World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
- Men 105kg:
  - Total: Marcin Dołęga (POL) 421 kg Dmitry Lapikov (RUS) 416 kg Albert Kuzilov (GEO) 408 kg
  - Snatch: Dołęga 195 kg Lapikov 194 kg Kuzilov 187 kg
  - Clean & Jerk: Dołęga 226 kg Lapikov 222 kg Kuzilov 221 kg
- Men +105kg:
  - Total: An Yong-Kwon (KOR) 445 kg Artem Udachyn (UKR) 445 kg Ihor Shymechko (UKR) 427 kg
  - Snatch: Shymechko 202 kg Udachyn 200 kg An 198 kg
  - Clean & Jerk: An 247 kg Udachyn 245 kg Andrey Kozlov (RUS) 231 kg

November 28, 2009 (Saturday)[edit]

American football[edit]

NCAA Division I FBS:
- BCS Top 10 (unbeaten teams in bold):
  - Florida–Florida State rivalry: (1) Florida 37, Florida State 10
    - The Gators will play #2 Alabama in the SEC Championship Game on December 5 with both teams unbeaten.
  - (4) TCU 51, New Mexico 10
    - The Horned Frogs complete a 12–0 regular season and all but clinch a BCS bowl bid.
  - Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate: Georgia 30, (7) Georgia Tech 24
  - Played earlier this week: (2) Alabama, (3) Texas, (5) Cincinnati, (6) Boise State, (9) Pittsburgh
  - Idle: (8) Oregon, (10) Ohio State
- Other games:
  - Bedlam Series: Oklahoma 27, (12) Oklahoma State 0
  - Clemson–South Carolina rivalry: South Carolina 34, (18) Clemson 17
  - The Holy War: (19) Brigham Young 26, (21) Utah 23 (OT)
  - Carolina–NC State rivalry: North Carolina State 28, (24) North Carolina 27
  - Egg Bowl: Mississippi State 41, (25) Mississippi 27
NCAA Division I FCS:
- Playoffs, first round (seeds in parentheses):
  - (1) Montana 61, South Dakota State 48
    - The Grizzlies, down 48–21 late in the third quarter, score 40 unanswered points.
  - Stephen F. Austin 44, Eastern Washington 33
  - (4) Richmond 16, Elon 13
  - Appalachian State 20, South Carolina State 13
  - (2) Villanova 38, Holy Cross 28
  - New Hampshire 49, McNeese State 13
  - (3) Southern Illinois 48, Eastern Illinois 7
  - William & Mary 38, Weber State 0
- Bayou Classic in New Orleans: Grambling State 31, Southern 13

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada:
- Downhill: Didier Cuche (SUI) 1:50.31 Werner Heel (ITA) 1:50.75 Carlo Janka (SUI) 1:50.93
  - Cuche wins his second race of the season.
  - Overall standings after 3 of 34 races: (1) Cuche 200 points (2) Janka 120 (3) Ivica Kostelic (CRO) 115
Women's World Cup in Aspen, USA:
- Giant slalom: Kathrin Hölzl (GER) 2:09.63 Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 2:09.87 Federica Brignone (ITA) 2:10.76
  - Overall standings after 3 of 33 races: (1) Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 165 points (2) Zettel 160 (3) Hölzl 136
  - Giant slalom standings after 2 of 7 races: (1) Zettel 160 points (2) Hölzl 136 (3) Poutiainen 105

Canadian football[edit]

CIS football championships:
- Vanier Cup national championship game in Quebec City:
  - (4) Queen's Golden Gaels 33, (2) Calgary Dinos 31
    - The Gaels come back from a 25–7 halftime deficit to win their fourth Vanier Cup, and deny the Dinos quarterback Erik Glavic to become the fifth player to win the Hec Crighton Trophy Trophy and the Vanier Cup in the same year.

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan in New Zealand:
- 1st Test in Dunedin, day 5:
  - New Zealand 429 and 153; Pakistan 332 and 218. New Zealand win by 32 runs, lead the 3-match series 1–0.
West Indies in Australia:
- 1st Test in Woolloongabba, Brisbane, day 3:
  - Australia 480/8d; West Indies 228 and 187 (f/o, Adrian Barath 104). Australia win by an innings and 65 runs, lead the 3-match series 1–0.

Cross-country skiing[edit]

World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- Women's Sprint Classic: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) Petra Majdic (SLO) Alena Prochazkova (SVK)
- Men's Sprint Classic: Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR) Øystein Pettersen (NOR) Nikita Kriukov (RUS)

Field hockey[edit]

Men's Champions Trophy in Melbourne, Australia:
- Germany 3–2 England
- Australia 4–0 South Korea
- Spain 2–3 Netherlands

Football (soccer)[edit]

OFC Champions League Group stage, Matchday 3:
- Group A:
  - Waitakere United 1–1 Auckland City FC
  - AS Manu-Ura 1–1 AS Magenta
    - Standings: Auckland City 7 points, Waitakere United 5, Magenta 2, Manu-Ura 1.

Luge[edit]

World Cup in Igls, Austria:
- Women: Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 1:19.229 Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:19.282 Anke Wischnewski (GER) 1:19.289
  - Standings after 2 of 8 races: (1) Hüfner & Geisenberger 185 points (3) Wischnewski 140
- Doubles: Patric Leitner/Alexander Resch (GER) 1:18.631 André Florschütz/Torsten Wustlich (GER) 1:18.732 Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:18.737
  - Standings after 2 of 8 races: (1) Leitner/Resch 200 points (2) Florschütz/Wustlich 170 (3) Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber (ITA) & Linger/Linger 130

Nordic combined[edit]

World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- HS142 / 10 km: Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) 27:05.0 Hannu Manninen (FIN) 27:13.1 Eric Frenzel (GER) 27:15.6

Rugby union[edit]

End of year tests:
- Week 5:
  - Italy 24–6 Samoa in Ascoli Piceno
  - Ireland 15–10 South Africa in Dublin
  - Scotland 6–9 Argentina in Edinburgh
  - Portugal 19–24 Tonga in Lisbon
  - Wales 12–33 Australia in Cardiff
  - Romania 18–29 Fiji in Bucharest
  - France 12–39 New Zealand in Marseille
  - Canada 22–6 Russia in Burnaby
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying:
- Africa Round 3, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
  - Namibia 22–10 (18–13) Tunisia in Windhoek. Namibia win 40–23 on aggregate.
    - Namibia qualify for their fourth consecutive World Cup, while Tunisia will face the third-placed team from Europe in the semi-finals of the Play-off series.

Ski jumping[edit]

World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- HS 142: Bjørn Einar Romøren (NOR) 299.8 points (139.5m/139.0m) Pascal Bodmer (GER) 290.7 (133.0/141.0) Wolfgang Loitzl (AUT) 290.4 (136.5/136.5)

Snooker[edit]

Premier League Snooker – Semi-finals in Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk
- Shaun Murphy (ENG) def. John Higgins (SCO) 5–3
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) def. Judd Trump (ENG) 5–1

Swimming[edit]

World record set (short course):
- Women's 1500m freestyle: Lotte Friis (DEN) 15:28.65, Birkerød, Denmark

Tennis[edit]

ATP World Tour:
- ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom:
  - Semifinals:
    - (6) Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) def. (1) Roger Federer (SUI) 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
    - (5) Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) def. (8) Robin Söderling (SWE) 6–7(1), 6–3, 7–6(3)

Weightlifting[edit]

World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
- Women 75kg:
  - Snatch: Svetlana Podobedova (KAZ) 132 kg Cao Lei (CHN) 121 kg Hripsime Khurshudyan (ARM) 120 kg
  - Clean & Jerk: Podobedova 160 kg Cao 148 kg Khurshudyan 147 kg
  - Total: Podobedova 292 kg Cao 269 kg Khurshudyan 267 kg
- Women +75kg:
  - Snatch: Tatiana Kashirina (RUS) 138 kg Jang Mi-Ran (KOR) 136 kg Meng Suping (CHN) 131 kg
  - Clean & Jerk: Jang 187 kg Kashirina 165 kg Meng 165 kg
  - Total: Jang 323 kg Kashirina 303 kg Meng 296 kg

November 27, 2009 (Friday)[edit]

American football[edit]

NCAA Division I FBS:
- BCS Top 10 (unbeaten teams in bold):
  - Iron Bowl: (2) Alabama 26, Auburn 21
    - The Crimson Tide complete a 12–0 regular season.
  - (5) Cincinnati 49, Illinois 36
  - (6) Boise State 44, Nevada 33
    - The Broncos clinch the WAC championship title.
  - The Backyard Brawl: West Virginia 19, (9) Pittsburgh 16

Basketball[edit]

NCAA:
- NIT Season Tip-Off Final in New York City:
  - Duke 68, UConn 59

Cricket[edit]

Sri Lanka in India:
- 2nd Test in Kanpur, day 4:
  - India 642; Sri Lanka 229 & 269. India win by an innings and 144 runs & lead the 3-match series 1–0.
Pakistan in New Zealand:
- 1st Test in Dunedin, day 4:
  - New Zealand 429 & 147/8; Pakistan 332. New Zealand lead by 244 runs with 2 wickets remaining.
West Indies in Australia:
- 1st Test in Woolloongabba, Brisbane, day 2:
  - Australia 480/8d; West Indies 134/5 (39 ov). West Indies trail by 346 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
England in South Africa:
- 3rd ODI in Cape Town:
  - South Africa 354/6 (50 overs, AB de Villiers 121); England 242 (41.3 overs). South Africa win by 112 runs & the 5-match series level 1–1.

Rugby union[edit]

End of year tests:
- Week 5:
  - Ireland A 31–0 Argentina XV in Dublin

Ski jumping[edit]

World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- HS 142 Team: Austria (Wolfgang Loitzl, Andreas Kofler, Gregor Schlierenzauer, Thomas Morgenstern) 1113.6 Germany (Michael Uhrmann, Michael Neumayer, Pascal Bodmer, Martin Schmitt) 1099.2 Finland (Matti Hautamäki, Kalle Keituri, Harri Olli, Janne Ahonen) 1058.0

Tennis[edit]

ATP World Tour:
- ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)
  - Group B:
    - Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] 7–6(5), 6–3
    - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [6] def. Robin Söderling (SWE) [8] 7–6(4), 4–6, 6–3
      - Standings: Söderling, Davydenko, Djokovic 2–1, Nadal 0–3.

Weightlifting[edit]

World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
- Women 69kg:
  - Snatch: Nazik Avdalyan (ARM) 119 kg Oxana Slivenko (RUS) 118 kg Zhang Shaoling (MAC) 112 kg
  - Clean & Jerk: Avdalyan 147 kg Slivenko 146 kg Zhang 136 kg
  - Total: Avdalyan 266 kg Slivenko 264 kg Zhang 248 kg
- Men 94kg:
  - Snatch: Vladimir Sedov (KAZ) 185 kg Artem Ivanov (UKR) 180 kg Kim Min-Jae (KOR) 178 kg
  - Clean & Jerk: Kim Seon-Jong (KOR) 218 kg Sedov 217 kg Valeriu Calancea (ROM) 211 kg
  - Total: Sedov 402 kg Nizami Pashayev (AZE) 387 kg Kim Min-Jae 384 kg

November 26, 2009 (Thursday)[edit]

American football[edit]

NFL Week 12: Thanksgiving Day games
- Green Bay Packers 34, Detroit Lions 12
- Dallas Cowboys 24, Oakland Raiders 7
- Denver Broncos 26, New York Giants 6
NCAA BCS Top 10 (unbeaten team in bold):
- Lone Star Showdown: (3) Texas 49, Texas A&M 39
  - The Longhorns complete a 12–0 regular season.

Basketball[edit]

Euroleague:
- Regular Season Game 5: (unbeaten teams in bold)
  - Group A:
    - Montepaschi Siena 65–84 Regal FC Barcelona
      - Standings: Barcelona 5–0, Siena 4–1, Fenerbahçe Ülker 3–2, Cibona, Žalgiris, Villeurbanne 1–4.
  - Group B:
    - Efes Pilsen Istanbul 77–64 Entente Orléans Loiret
    - Unicaja Málaga 91–84 Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius
    - Partizan Belgrade 86–80 Olympiacos Piraeus
      - Standings: Unicaja 5–0, Olympiacos, Lietuvos Rytas 3–2, Efes Pilsen, Partizan 2–3, Orléans 0–5.
  - Group C:
    - Maccabi Tel Aviv 75–67 Maroussi Athens
    - Caja Laboral Baskonia 67–71 CSKA Moscow
      - Standings: Maccabi 4–1, Roma, CSKA Moscow, Caja Laboral 3–2, Maroussi, Olimpija 1–4.
  - Group D:
    - Real Madrid 82–69 Armani Jeans Milano
      - Standings: Panathinaikos, Real Madrid, Khimki 4–1, Milano, Asseco Prokom, EWE Baskets 1–4.

Cricket[edit]

Sri Lanka in India:
- 2nd Test in Kanpur, day 3:
  - India 642; Sri Lanka 229 & 57/4 (f/o, 23.0 ov). Sri Lanka trail by 356 runs with 6 wickets remaining.
Pakistan in New Zealand:
- 1st Test in Dunedin, day 3:
  - New Zealand 429; Pakistan 307/8 (90.0 ov, Umar Akmal 129). Pakistan trail by 122 runs with 2 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
West Indies in Australia:
- 1st Test in Woolloongabba, Brisbane, day 1:
  - Australia 322/5 (90.0 ov)

Football (soccer)[edit]

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
- Group 3: Greece 5–0 Georgia
  - Standings: Denmark 7 points (3 matches), Scotland 6 (2), Greece 6 (4), Bulgaria 4 (3).
- Group 5: Turkey 0–3 England
  - Standings: Spain 12 points (4 matches), England 6 (2), Austria 3 (3).
- Group 8: Czech Republic 1–2 Belgium
  - Standings: Sweden 9 points (3 matches), Belgium 7 (5), Azerbaijan 4 (3), Wales 3 (4), Czech Republic 3 (3).

Tennis[edit]

ATP World Tour:
- ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)
  - Group A:
    - Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [7] 6–4, 6–7(4), 7–6(3)
    - Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [5] def. Roger Federer (SUI) [1] 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–3
      - Standings: Federer, del Potro, Murray 2–1, Verdasco 0–3.
      - del Potro advances to the semis thanks to one game advantage over Murray.

Weightlifting[edit]

World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
- Men 85kg:
  - Snatch: Lu Yong (CHN) 175 kg Tigran Vardan Martirosyan (ARM) 172 kg Siarhei Lahun (BLR) 171 kg
  - Clean & Jerk: Lahun 209 kg Lu 208 kg Gevorik Poghosyan (ARM) 208 kg
  - Total: Lu 383 kg Lahun 380 kg Vladimir Kuznetsov (KAZ) 376 kg

November 25, 2009 (Wednesday)[edit]

Basketball[edit]

Euroleague:
- Regular Season Game 5:
  - Group A:
    - Žalgiris Kaunas 78–84 Fenerbahçe Ülker İstanbul
    - ASVEL Villeurbanne 71–68 Cibona Zagreb
      - Standings: Siena, Barcelona 4–0, Fenerbahçe Ülker 3–2, Cibona, Žalgiris, Villeurbanne 1–4.
  - Group C:
    - Union Olimpija Ljubljana 87–70 Lottomatica Roma
      - Standings: Caja Laboral, Maccabi 3–1, Roma 3–2, CSKA Moscow 2–2, Maroussi 1–3, Olimpija 1–4.
  - Group D:
    - Khimki Moscow Region 89–67 Asseco Prokom Gdynia
    - Panathinaikos Athens 96–63 EWE Baskets Oldenburg
      - Standings: Panathinaikos, Khimki 4–1, Real Madrid 3–1, Milano 1–3, EWE Baskets, Asseco Prokom 1–4.

Cricket[edit]

Sri Lanka in India:
- 2nd Test in Kanpur, day 2:
  - India 642 (Rahul Dravid 144); Sri Lanka 66/1 (24.0 ov). Sri Lanka trail by 576 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Pakistan in New Zealand:
- 1st Test in Dunedin, day 2:
  - New Zealand 404/8 (126.0 ov)
    - Only 36 overs were played due to rain and bad light. Daniel Vettori just misses a century when he is dismissed at 99, but still manages to surpass Shane Warne and become the highest no. 8 Test run-getter.

Football (soccer)[edit]

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
- Group 7: Italy 7–0 Armenia
  - Standings: Italy, Finland 12 points (4 matches), Portugal 3 (3), Slovenia 3 (4).
UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16, teams in italics advance to the round of 32 in Europa League, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Group A:
  - Bayern Munich 1–0 ~~Maccabi Haifa~~
  - Bordeaux 2–0 Juventus
    - Standings: Bordeaux 13 points, Juventus 8, Bayern Munich 7, Maccabi Haifa 0.
- Group B:
  - CSKA Moscow 2–1 Wolfsburg
  - Manchester United 0–1 Beşiktaş
    - Standings: Manchester United 10 points, Wolfsburg, CSKA Moscow 7, Beşiktaş 4.
- Group C:
  - Milan 1–1 Marseille
  - Real Madrid 1–0 ~~Zürich~~
    - Standings: Real Madrid 10 points, Milan 8, Marseille 7, Zürich 3.
- Group D:
  - APOEL 1–1 Atlético Madrid
  - Porto 0–1 Chelsea
    - Standings: Chelsea 13 points, Porto 9, Atlético Madrid 3, APOEL 2.
Copa Sudamericana Finals, first leg:
- LDU Quito 5–1 Fluminense

Tennis[edit]

ATP World Tour:
- ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)
  - Group B:
    - Robin Söderling (SWE) [8] def. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] 7–6(5), 6–1
    - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [6] def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] 6–1, 7–6(4)
      - Standings: Söderling 2–0, Davydenko, Djokovic 1–1, Nadal 0–2.

Weightlifting[edit]

World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
- Women 63kg:
  - Snatch: Viktoriya Savenko (RUS) 112 kg Hanna Batsiushka (BLR) 112 kg Svetlana Tsarukaeva (RUS) 111 kg
  - Clean & Jerk: Maya Maneza (KAZ) 141 kg Sibel Şimşek (TUR) 135 kg Guo Xiyan (CHN) 135 kg
  - Total: Maneza 246 kg Tsarukaeva 246 kg Şimşek 243 kg

November 24, 2009 (Tuesday)[edit]

Baseball[edit]

2009 Major League Baseball awards:
- National League MVP — Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals, 1B
  - Pujols wins the award for the second straight year and third time overall.

Cricket[edit]

Sri Lanka in India:
- 2nd Test in Kanpur, day 1:
  - India 417/2 (90.0 Ov, Gautam Gambhir 167, Virender Sehwag 131)
Pakistan in New Zealand:
- 1st Test in Dunedin, day 1:
  - New Zealand 276/6 (90.0 ov)

Football (soccer)[edit]

UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16, teams in italics advance to the round of 32 in Europa League, teams in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Group E:
  - ~~Debrecen~~ 0–1 Liverpool
  - Fiorentina 1–0 Lyon
    - Standings: Fiorentina 12 points, Lyon 10, Liverpool 7, Debrecen 0.
- Group F:
  - Barcelona 2–0 Internazionale
  - Rubin Kazan 0–0 Dynamo Kyiv
    - Standings: Barcelona 8 points, Inter, Rubin Kazan 6, Dynamo Kyiv 5.
- Group G:
  - ~~Rangers~~ 0–2 Stuttgart
  - Unirea Urziceni 1–0 Sevilla
    - Standings: Sevilla 10 points, Unirea Urziceni 8, Stuttgart 6, Rangers 2.
- Group H:
  - AZ 0–0 Olympiacos
  - Arsenal 2–0 Standard Liège
    - Standings: Arsenal 13 points, Olympiacos 7, Standard Liège 4, AZ 3.

Rugby union[edit]

End of year tests:
- Week 5:
  - Cardiff Blues 3–31 Australia in Cardiff

Tennis[edit]

ATP World Tour:
- ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom:
  - Group A:
    - Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [5] def. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [7] 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(1)
    - Roger Federer (SUI) [1] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [4] 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
      - Federer's win secures him the year-end #1 ranking for the fifth time.
      - Standings: Federer 2–0, Murray, del Potro 1–1, Verdasco 0–2.

Weightlifting[edit]

World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
- Men 77kg:
  - Snatch: Lü Xiaojun (CHN) 174 kg Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan (ARM) 170 kg Su Dajin (CHN) 165 kg
  - Clean & Jerk: Sa Jae-Hyouk (KOR) 205 kg Lu 204 kg Su 200 kg
  - Total: Lu 378 kg Martirosyan 370 kg Su 365 kg

November 23, 2009 (Monday)[edit]

American football[edit]

NFL Monday Night Football, Week 11
- Tennessee Titans 20, Houston Texans 17

Baseball[edit]

2009 Major League Baseball awards:
- American League MVP — Joe Mauer, catcher, Minnesota Twins

Golf[edit]

LPGA Tour:
- LPGA Tour Championship in Richmond, Texas:
  - Winner: Anna Nordqvist (SWE) 203 (−13)
    - The tournament was shortened to 54 holes.

Tennis[edit]

ATP World Tour:
- ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom:
  - Group B:
    - Robin Söderling (SWE) [8] def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] 6–4, 6–4
    - Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [6] 3–6, 6–4, 7–5

Volleyball[edit]

Men's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan:
- Round 5 in Nagoya:
  - Cuba 3–1 Iran
  - Poland 3–0 Egypt
  - Brazil 3–0 Japan
    - Final standings: Brazil 10 points, Cuba 9, Japan 8, Poland 7, Iran 6, Egypt 5.
      - Brazil win the title for the third time.

Weightlifting[edit]

World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
- Women 58kg:
  - Snatch: Li Xueying (CHN) 107 kg Nastassia Novikava (BLR) 100 kg Yuliya Kalina (UKR) 96 kg
  - Clean & Jerk: Li 132 kg Novikava 125 kg Kalina 119 kg
  - Total: Li 239 kg Novikava 225 kg Kalina 215 kg

November 22, 2009 (Sunday)[edit]

American football[edit]

NFL Week 11 (unbeaten teams in bold):
- Dallas Cowboys 7, Washington Redskins 6
- Green Bay Packers 30, San Francisco 49ers 24
- Kansas City Chiefs 27, Pittsburgh Steelers 24 (OT)
- Minnesota Vikings 35, Seattle Seahawks 9
- New York Giants 34, Atlanta Falcons 31 (OT)
- New Orleans Saints 38, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7
- Jacksonville Jaguars 18, Buffalo Bills 15
- Indianapolis Colts 17, Baltimore Ravens 15
- Detroit Lions 38, Cleveland Browns 37
  - Matthew Stafford's 1-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Pettigrew on an untimed down with no time remaining ties the game, and Jason Hanson's extra point wins it.
- Arizona Cardinals 21, St. Louis Rams 13
- San Diego Chargers 32, Denver Broncos 3
- Oakland Raiders 20, Cincinnati Bengals 17
- New England Patriots 31, New York Jets 14
- Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia Eagles 24, Chicago Bears 20

Auto racing[edit]

Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- Ford 400 in Homestead, Florida:
  - (1) Denny Hamlin (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Jeff Burton (Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing) (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing)
  - Final drivers' standings: (1) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6652 points (2) Mark Martin (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6511 (3) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6473
    - Johnson becomes the first driver ever to win four consecutive Cup Series titles.
V8 Supercars:
- BigPond 300 in Perth, Western Australia:
  - Race 24: (1) Craig Lowndes (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) Steven Johnson (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (3) Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Commodore)
    - Drivers' standings (after 24 of 26 races): (1) Whincup 3175 points (2) Will Davison (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 2894 (3) Tander 2766

Badminton[edit]

BWF Super Series:
- China Open Super Series in Shanghai:
  - Mixed doubles: Lee Yong-dae/Lee Hyo-jung (KOR) [1] def. Zheng Bo/Ma Jin (CHN) [2] 21–18 15–21 21–15
  - Men's singles: Lin Dan (CHN) [2] def. Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) 21–12 21–12
  - Women's doubles: Tian Qing/Zhang Yawen (CHN) [6] def. Du Jing/Yu Yang (CHN) [2] 21–14 21–14
  - Women's singles: Jiang Yanjiao (CHN) [6] def. Wang Xin (CHN) 21–19 22–20
  - Men's doubles: Jung Jae-sung/Lee Yong-dae (KOR) [2] def. Koo Kien Keat/Tan Boon Heong (MAS) [1] 21–13 19–21 21–18

Bobsleigh[edit]

World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
- Four-man: Steven Holcomb/Justin Olsen/Steve Mesler/Curtis Tomasevicz (USA) 1:49.60 John Napier/Jamie Moriarty/Steven Langton/Christopher Fogt (USA) 1:50.04 Wolfgang Stampfer/Johannes Wipplinger/Juergen Mayer/Martin Lachkovics (AUT) 1:50.14
  - Standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Jānis Miņins (LAT) 394 points (2) Lyndon Rush (CAN) 393 (3) Holcomb 393
- Team: Frank Rommel, Sandra Kiriasis/Berit Wiacker, Marion Trott, Thomas Florschütz/Marc Kühne (GER) 3:46.92 Eric Bernotas, Erin Pac/Jamie Greubel, Noelle Pikus-Pace, John Napier/T.J. Burns (USA) 3:47.97 Jon Montgomery, Kaillie Humphries/Amanda Morely, Mellisa Hollingsworth, Lyndon Rush/Neville Wright (CAN) 3:48.18

Canadian football[edit]

Grey Cup Playoffs:
- Division finals:
  - Montreal Alouettes 56, BC Lions 18
  - Saskatchewan Roughriders 27, Calgary Stampeders 17

Cricket[edit]

England in South Africa:
- 2nd ODI in Centurion:
  - South Africa 250/9 (50 overs); England 252/3 (46 overs, Paul Collingwood 105*). England win by 7 wickets and lead the 5-match series 1–0.

Cross-country skiing[edit]

World Cup in Beitostolen, Norway:
- Women's 4 x 5 km Relay: Anna Olsson/Sara Lindborg/Anna Haag/Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 58:37.1 Vibeke Skofterud/Therese Johaug/Kristin Størmer Steira/Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 58:53.8 Pirjo Muranen/Virpi Kuitunen/Riitta-Liisa Roponen/Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) 58:59.1
- Men's 4 x 10 km Relay: Eldar Rønning/Martin Johnsrud Sundby/Ronny Hafsås/Petter Northug 1:48:50.7 (NOR) Maxim Vylegzhanin/Nikolay Pankratov/Alexander Legkov/Ilia Chernousov (RUS) 1:48:55.8 Jens Filbrich/Axel Teichmann/René Sommerfeldt/Tobias Angerer (GER) 1:49:02.5

Figure skating[edit]

ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate Canada International in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: (skaters in bold qualify for the Grand Prix Final)
  - Ice Dance: Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) 204.38 Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 185.07 Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 165.64
    - Final standings: Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA), Virtue/Moir, Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto (USA) 30 points, Pechalat/Bourzat, Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte (ITA) 26, Sinead Kerr/John Kerr (GBR) 24.

Football (soccer)[edit]

Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
- Bronze medal match: Portugal 14–7 Uruguay
- Final: Brazil 10–5 Switzerland
  - Brazil win the title for the fourth successive time and 13th time overall.
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
- Group 8: Azerbaijan 0–0 Belgium
  - Standings: Sweden 9 points (3 matches), Azerbaijan 4 (3), Belgium 4 (4), Wales 3 (4), Czech Republic 3 (2).
2011 Asian Cup qualification: (teams in bold qualify for 2011 AFC Asian Cup)
- Group D: China 1–0 Lebanon
  - Standings (after 4 matches): Syria 10 points, China 9, Vietnam 4, Lebanon 0.
- Group E: Jordan 1–0 Iran
  - Standings (after 4 matches): Iran 7 points, Singapore 6, Thailand 5, Jordan 4.
MLS Cup in Seattle:
- Los Angeles Galaxy 1, Real Salt Lake 1. Real Salt Lake win 5–4 in penalty shootout.
  - Real Salt Lake win the title for the first time.
FAI Cup Final in Dublin:
- Sligo Rovers 1–2 Sporting Fingal
  - Sporting Fingal win their first trophy in only their second season, and qualify for the Europa League.
Scottish Challenge Cup Final in Perth:
- Dundee 3–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
  - Dundee win the Cup for the second time.

Golf[edit]

European Tour:
- Dubai World Championship in United Arab Emirates:
  - Winner: Lee Westwood (ENG) 265 (−23)
    - Westwood's win also places him atop the season-ending money list, giving him a US$1.5 million Race to Dubai bonus.
LPGA Tour:
- LPGA Tour Championship in Richmond, Texas:
  - Bad weather caused the suspension of play on Friday and Saturday, and the event was shortened to 54 holes. The second round resumes today, but is suspended due to darkness with about a quarter of the field still on the course. On Monday, the second round is due to be completed, a cut made, and the final round played.

Skeleton[edit]

World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
- Team: Frank Rommel, Sandra Kiriasis/Berit Wiacker, Marion Trott, Thomas Florschütz/Marc Kühne (GER) 3:46.92 Eric Bernotas, Erin Pac/Jamie Greubel, Noelle Pikus-Pace, John Napier/T.J. Burns (USA) 3:47.97 Jon Montgomery, Kaillie Humphries/Amanda Morely, Mellisa Hollingsworth, Lyndon Rush/Neville Wright (CAN) 3:48.18

Speed skating[edit]

World Cup 3 in Hamar, Norway:
- 1500 m women: Kristina Groves (CAN) 1:55.16 Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:55.95 Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 1:56.34
  - Standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) Groves 230 points (2) Wüst 204 (3) Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 180
- 10000 m men: Sven Kramer (NED) 12:50.96 Bob de Jong (NED) 12:54.97 Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 13:01.41
  - Standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) Kramer 300 (2) de Jong 230 (3) Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 210

Swimming[edit]

2009 FINA Swimming World Cup – Series 5 in Singapore:
- World records set:
  - Men's 50m backstroke: Peter Marshall (USA) 22.61
  - Women's 50m butterfly: Therese Alshammar (SWE) 24.38
  - Women's 400m individual medley: Katheryn Meaklim (RSA) 4:22.88
- World Cup records set:
  - Women's 100m freestyle: Francesca Halsall (GBR) 51.19

Tennis[edit]

ATP World Tour:
- ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom:
  - Group A:
    - (4) Andy Murray (GBR) def. (5) Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
    - (1) Roger Federer (SUI) def. (7) Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 4–6, 7–5, 6–1

Volleyball[edit]

Men's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan:
- Round 4 in Nagoya:
  - Egypt 0–3 Brazil
  - Iran 1–3 Poland
  - Japan 0–3 Cuba
    - Standings: Brazil 8 points, Cuba, Japan 7, Iran, Poland 5, Egypt 4.

Weightlifting[edit]

World Championships in Goyang, South Korea:
- Women 53kg:
  - Snatch: Chen Xiaoting (CHN) 95 kg Yoon Jin-Hee (KOR) 93 kg Svetlana Cheremshanova (KAZ) 92 kg
  - Clean & Jerk: Zulfiya Chinshanlo (KAZ) 129 kg Chen 123 kg Yoon 116 kg
  - Total: Chinshanlo 219 kg Chen 218 kg Yoon 209 kg
- Men 69kg:
  - Snatch: Liao Hui (CHN) 160 kg Ninel Miculescu (ROM) 155 kg Arakel Mirzoyan (ARM) 154 kg
  - Clean & Jerk: Liao 186 kg Kim Sun-Bae (KOR) 181 kg Triyatno (INA) 180 kg
  - Total: Liao 346 kg Mirzoyan 334 kg Triyatno 330 kg

November 21, 2009 (Saturday)[edit]

American football[edit]

NCAA:
- BCS Top 10 (unbeaten teams in bold):
  - (1) Florida 62, Florida International 3
  - (2) Alabama 45, Chattanooga 0
  - (3) Texas 51, Kansas 20
    - Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy sets a new Division I FBS record for career wins by a starting quarterback with 43.
  - (4) TCU 45, Wyoming 10
  - Mississippi 25, (8) LSU 23
  - Michigan–Ohio State rivalry: (10) Ohio State 21, Michigan 10
  - Played earlier this week: (6) Boise State
  - Idle: (5) Cincinnati, (7) Georgia Tech, (9) Pittsburgh
- Other games:
  - Northwestern 33, (16) Wisconsin 31
  - The Big Game: (25) California 34, (17) Stanford 28

Auto racing[edit]

Nationwide Series:
- Ford 300 in Homestead, Florida:
  - (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Carl Edwards (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Jeff Burton (Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing)
  - Final driver standings: (1) Busch 5682 points (2) Edwards 5472 (3) Brad Keselowski (Chevrolet, JR Motorsports) 5364
V8 Supercars:
- BigPond 300 in Perth, Western Australia:
  - Race 23: (1) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) Todd Kelly (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (3) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Falcon)
    - Drivers' standings (after 23 of 26 races): (1) Whincup 3054 points (2) Will Davison (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 2893 (3) Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 2636

Bobsleigh[edit]

World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
- Two-man: John Napier/Charles Berkeley (USA) 1:53.62 Steven Holcomb/Justin Olsen (USA) 1:53.88 Ivo Rüegg/Roman Handschin (SUI) 1:53.91
  - Standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Holcomb 402 points (2) Rüegg 400 (3) Alexandr Zubkov (RUS) 360
- Women: Cathleen Martini/Romy Logsch (GER) 1:56.15 Sandra Kiriasis/Janine Tischer (GER) 1:56.56 Kaillie Humphries/Heather Moyse (CAN) 1:57.23
  - Standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Martini 450 points (2) Kiriasis 420 (3) Humphries 376

Canadian football[edit]

CIS football championships:
- Mitchell Bowl national semi-final game:
  - (4) Queen's Golden Gaels 33, (1) Laval Rouge et Or 30
    - The Gaels deny the Rouge et Or the chance to defend the Vanier Cup in front of a home crowd. Laval quarterback Benoit Groulx was uncharacteristically sacked 7 times in the game.
- Uteck Bowl national semi-final game:
  - (2) Calgary Dinos 38, (6) Saint Mary's Huskies 14
    - Dinos coach Blake Nill and quarterback Erik Glavic make their return to Halifax, where Nill was the Huskies head coach and Glavic was their quarterback. The Dinos improve to 3–1 all time against the Huskies.

Cross-country skiing[edit]

World Cup in Beitostolen, Norway:
- Women's 10 km Freestyle: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 24:48.3 Charlotte Kalla 25:18.0 (SWE) Anna Haag (SWE) 25:25.5
- Men's 15 km Freestyle: Ronny Hafsås (NOR) 34:42.1 Vincent Vittoz 34:42.3 (FRA) Matti Heikkinen (FIN) 34:48.7

Figure skating[edit]

ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate Canada International in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada: (skaters in bold qualify for the Grand Prix Final)
  - Ice Dance – standings after Original Dance: (1) Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) 101.26 (2) Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 91.60 (3) Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 83.36
  - Pairs: Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) 206.71 (WR) Maria Mukhortova/Maxim Trankov (RUS) 185.71 Jessica Dubé/Bryce Davison (CAN) 166.93
    - Savchenko and Szolkowy improve the former record of Shen/Zhao by 0.17 points.
    - Final standings: Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo (CHN), Pang Qing/Tong Jian (CHN) 30 points, Mukhortova/Trankov 28, Savchenko/Szolkowy, Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 26, Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao (CHN), Dubé/Davison, Tatiana Volosozhar/Stanislav Morozov (UKR) 24.
  - Men: Jeremy Abbot (USA) 232.99 Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 231.31 Alban Preaubert (FRA) 212.28
    - Final standings: Nobunari Oda (JPN) 30 points, Evan Lysacek (USA), Brian Joubert (FRA) 24, Abbot, Takahashi, Johnny Weir (USA) 22.
  - Ladies: Joannie Rochette (CAN) 182.90 Alissa Czisny (USA) 163.53 Laura Lepistö (FIN) 158.52
    - Final standings: Kim Yuna (KOR), Miki Ando (JPN) 30 points, Rochette 26, Alena Leonova (RUS), Ashley Wagner (USA) 24, Akiko Suzuki (JPN), Rachael Flatt (USA), Czisny 22.

Football (soccer)[edit]

Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
- Semifinals:
  - Portugal 2–8 Brazil
  - Switzerland 7–4 Uruguay
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
- Group 1: Serbia 0–2 France
  - Standings: France 12 points (4 matches), Iceland 9 (4), Northern Ireland 3 (2), Croatia, Serbia 1 (3).
- Group 2: Netherlands 1–1 Belarus
  - Standings: Norway 6 points (2 matches), Belarus 4 (2), Netherlands 4 (3), Slovakia 3 (2).
- Group 3: Bulgaria 5–0 Georgia
  - Standings: Denmark 7 points (3 matches), Scotland 6 (2), Bulgaria 4 (3), Greece 3 (3).
- Group 5: Turkey 0–5 Spain
  - Standings: Spain 12 points (4 matches), England 3 (1), Austria 3 (3).
- Group 7:
  - Slovenia 0–4 Portugal
  - Finland 7–0 Armenia
    - Standings: Finland 12 points (4 matches), Italy 9 (3), Portugal 3 (3), Slovenia 3 (4).
Russian Premier League, matchday 29 of 30: (teams in bold qualify for the Champions League)
- (1) Rubin Kazan 0–0 (3) Zenit St. Petersburg
- (2) Spartak Moscow 2–3 (6) CSKA Moscow
- (4) FC Moscow 0–2 (13) Spartak Nalchik
- (8) Dynamo Moscow 0–2 (5) Lokomotiv Moscow
  - Standings: Rubin Kazan 60 points, Spartak Moscow 55, Zenit, Lokomotiv Moscow 51, CSKA Moscow 49, FC Moscow 48.
  - Rubin Kazan win the championship for the second straight season.

Luge[edit]

World Cup in Calgary, Canada:
- Women: Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:33.691 Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 1:33.858 Anke Wischnewski (GER) 1:34.024
- Men: Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:30.068 David Möller (GER) 1:30.124 Albert Demtschenko (RUS) 1:30.166

Rugby union[edit]

End of year tests:
- Week 4:
  - Japan 27–6 Canada in Tokyo
  - Italy 10–32 South Africa in Udine
  - England 6–19 New Zealand in London
    - Dan Carter becomes the all-time leading Test point scorer for the All Blacks, surpassing Andrew Mehrtens.
  - Wales 33–16 Argentina in Cardiff
  - France 43–5 Samoa in Saint-Denis
  - Ireland 41–6 Fiji in Dublin
  - Scotland 9–8 Australia in Edinburgh
    - Scotland survive a last-second try by the Wallabies' Ryan Cross, as Matt Giteau misses the would-be winning conversion, and pick up their first win over the Wallabies since 1982.
  - Portugal 13–24 Argentina XV in Lisbon
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying:
- Americas Round 4, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
  - United States 27–6 (27–22)

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