October 31, 2011 (Monday) • Gold medal match: '''''' 3–0 •
Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series: •
Central League First Stage Game 3 in
Meiji Jingu: Yakult Swallows 3,
Yomiuri Giants 1.
Swallows win series 2–1. •
Major League Baseball news:
Tony La Russa, the manager of the
World Series-winning
St. Louis Cardinals, announces his retirement with immediate effect after 33 years and 2,728 career victories as a manager. ====
Cricket==== •
West Indies in Bangladesh: • 2nd Test in
Dhaka, day 3: 355 & 207/3 (71 overs,
Darren Bravo 100
*); 231 (68 overs).
West Indies lead by 331 runs with 7 wickets remaining.
October 30, 2011 (Sunday) ====
Auto racing==== •
Formula One: • in
Greater Noida, India: (1)
Sebastian Vettel (
Red Bull–
Renault) (2)
Jenson Button (
McLaren–
Mercedes) (3)
Fernando Alonso (
Ferrari) • Drivers' championship standings (after 17 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 374 points (2) Button 240 (3) Alonso 227 •
Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup: •
Tums Fast Relief 500 in
Ridgeway, Virginia (all
Chevrolet): (1)
Tony Stewart (
Stewart Haas Racing) (2)
Jimmie Johnson (
Hendrick Motorsports) (3)
Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports) • Drivers' championship standings (after 33 of 36 races): (1)
Carl Edwards (
Ford;
Roush Fenway Racing) 2273 points (2) Stewart 2265 (3)
Kevin Harvick (
Chevrolet;
Richard Childress Racing) 2252 ====
Badminton==== •
BWF Super Series: •
French Super Series in Paris (CHN unless stated): • Men's singles:
Lee Chong Wei def.
Kenichi Tago 21–16, 21–11 • Women's singles:
Wang Xin def.
Li Xuerui 21–15, 21–19 • Men's doubles:
Jung Jae-sung/
Lee Yong-dae def.
Cai Yun/
Fu Haifeng 14–21, 21–15, 21–11 • Women's doubles:
Wang Xiaoli/
Yu Yang def.
Tian Qing/
Zhao Yunlei 26–24, 21–15 • Mixed doubles:
Joachim Fischer Nielsen/
Christinna Pedersen def.
Xu Chen/
Ma Jin 21–17, 21–14 ====
Baseball==== •
Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series: •
Pacific League First Stage Game 2 in
Sapporo:
Saitama Seibu Lions 8,
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 1.
Lions win series 2–0. •
Central League First Stage Game 2 in
Tokyo:
Yomiuri Giants 6,
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2.
Series tied 1–1. ====
Cricket==== •
West Indies in Bangladesh: • 2nd Test in
Dhaka, day 2: 355 (126.4 overs;
Kirk Edwards 121,
Shakib Al Hasan 5/63); 204/7 (51 overs;
Fidel Edwards 5/58).
Bangladesh trail by 151 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. ====
Equestrianism==== •
Show jumping –
World Cup: •
Western European League, 3rd competition in
Lyon (CSI 5*-W):
Rolf-Göran Bengtsson on
Casall Katharina Offel on
Cathleen Steve Guerdat on
Nino des Buissonnets •
Standings (after 3 competitions): (1)
Pius Schwizer 40 points (2) Bengtsson 27 (3) Maikel van der Vleuten 26 •
North American League – East Coast, 6th competition in Washington, D.C. (CSI 3*-W):
Nick Skelton on
Carlo Brianne Goutal on
Nice de Prissey Lucy Davis on
Nemo ====
Figure skating==== •
ISU Grand Prix: •
Skate Canada International in
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada: • Ice dancing:
Tessa Virtue/
Scott Moir 178.34 points
Kaitlyn Weaver/
Andrew Poje 155.99
Anna Cappellini/
Luca Lanotte 154.87 • Standings (after 2 of 6 events): Virtue/Moir &
Meryl Davis/
Charlie White 15 points (1 event),
Nathalie Péchalat/
Fabian Bourzat & Weaver/Poje 13 (1), Cappellini/Lanotte &
Isabella Tobias/
Deividas Stagniūnas 11 (1). ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
Maghreb de Fès 1–0 (1–2)
Inter Luanda. 2–2 on aggregate; Maghreb de Fès win on
away goals. •
OFC Champions League group stage Matchday 1: •
Group A:
Ba 2–1
Mont-Dore •
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals, first leg: • Western Conference:
New York Red Bulls 0–1
Los Angeles Galaxy • Eastern Conference: •
Colorado Rapids 0–2
Sporting Kansas City •
Philadelphia Union 1–2
Houston Dynamo •
Premier League, matchday 28 (team in
bold qualify for
Champions League): •
Molde 2–2
Strømsgodset •
Rosenborg 3–6
Brann • Standings: Molde 55 points,
Tromsø 47, Rosenborg 46. • Molde win the title for the first time. ====
Golf==== •
European Tour: •
Andalucía Masters in
Sotogrande, Spain: • Winner:
Sergio García 278 (−6) • García wins for the second consecutive week, for his tenth European Tour title. ====
Multi-sport events==== •
Pan American Games,
day 17 in
Guadalajara, Mexico: •
Athletics: •
Men's marathon:
Solonei da Silva 2:16:37
Diego Colorado 2:17:13
Juan Carlos Cardona 2:18:20 •
Basketball: •
Men's tournament: •
Rugby sevens: •
Men's tournament: ====
Short track speed skating==== •
World Cup 2 in
Saguenay, Canada: • Women's 500m (2):
Arianna Fontana 44.279
Martina Valcepina 44.353
Liu Qiuhong 44.419 • Standings (after 3 of 8 events): (1) Valcepina 2400 points (2)
Marianne St-Gelais 2000 (3) Liu 1608 • Women's 1000m: St-Gelais 1:30.710
Elise Christie 1:30.900
Cho Ha-Ri 1:30.908 • Standings (after 2 of 8 events): (1)
Yui Sakai 1410 points (2) Christie 1128 (3) St-Gelais 1035 • Women's 3000m relay: (
Fan Kexin,
Li Jianrou, Liu,
Xiao Han) 4:13.559 (
Marie-Eve Drolet,
Valérie Maltais, St-Gelais,
Caroline Truchon) 4:13.728 (
Ayuko Ito, Sakai,
Sayuri Shimizu,
Marie Yoshida) 4:16.886 • Standings (after 2 of 6 events): (1) China 2000 points (2) Canada 1312 (3) 1210 • Men's 500m (2):
François-Louis Tremblay 41.655
Guillaume Bastille 41.746
Liang Wenhao 41.801 • Standings (after 3 of 8 events): (1)
Jon Eley 1840 points (2)
Charles Hamelin 1600 (3) Tremblay 1262 • Men's 1000m: Hamelin 1:28.748
Michael Gilday 1:28.835
Olivier Jean 1:28.979 • Standings (after 2 of 8 events): (1)
Kwak Yoon-Gy 1512 points (2)
Noh Jin-Kyu 1128 (3) Hamelin 1000 • Men's 5000m relay: (Kwak,
Lee Ho-Suk, Noh,
Sin Da Woon) 6:48.401 (
Semen Elistratov,
Vladimir Grigorev,
Evgeny Kozulin,
Viacheslav Kurginian) 6:49.808 (Jean, Gilday, Hamelin, Tremblay) 6:55.598 • Standings (after 2 of 6 events): (1) Korea & Canada 1640 points (3) Russia & 1210 ====
Tennis==== •
ATP World Tour: •
Erste Bank Open in
Vienna, Austria: •
Final:
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def.
Juan Martín del Potro 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4 • Tsonga wins his second title of the year and seventh of his career. •
St. Petersburg Open in
Saint Petersburg, Russia: •
Final:
Marin Čilić def.
Janko Tipsarević 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 • Čilić wins the sixth title of his career. •
WTA Tour: •
WTA Tour Championships in
Istanbul, Turkey: •
Final:
Petra Kvitová def.
Victoria Azarenka 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 • Kvitová wins her sixth title of the year and seventh of her career.
October 29, 2011 (Saturday) ====
Baseball==== •
Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series: •
Pacific League First Stage Game 1 in
Sapporo:
Saitama Seibu Lions 5,
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 2 (
F/11).
Lions lead series 1–0. •
Central League First Stage Game 1 in
Tokyo:
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3,
Yomiuri Giants 2.
Swallows lead series 1–0. ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE: • 2nd Test in
Dubai, day 4: 239 & 257 (109.5 overs;
Saeed Ajmal 5/68); 403 & 94/1 (24.1 overs).
Pakistan win by 9 wickets; lead 3-match series 1–0. •
West Indies in Bangladesh: • 2nd Test in
Dhaka, day 1: 253/5 (90 overs); . •
England in India: • Only T20I in
Kolkata: 120/9 (20 overs); 121/4 (18.4 overs).
England win by 6 wickets. ====
Figure skating==== •
ISU Grand Prix: •
Skate Canada International in
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada: • Ladies:
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva 177.38 points
Akiko Suzuki 172.26
Ashley Wagner 165.48 • Standings (after 2 of 6 events):
Alissa Czisny & Tuktamysheva 15 points (1 event),
Carolina Kostner & Suzuki 13 (1),
Viktoria Helgesson & Wagner 11 (1). • Pairs:
Tatiana Volosozhar/
Maxim Trankov 201.38 points
Sui Wenjing/
Han Cong 180.82
Meagan Duhamel/
Eric Radford 174.84 • Standings (after 2 of 6 events):
Aliona Savchenko/
Robin Szolkowy & Volosozhar/Trankov 15 points (1 event),
Zhang Hao/
Zhang Dan & Sui/Han 13 (1),
Kirsten Moore-Towers/
Dylan Moscovitch & Duhamel/Radford 11 (1). • Men:
Patrick Chan 253.74 points
Javier Fernández 250.33
Daisuke Takahashi 237.87 • Standings (after 2 of 6 events):
Kevin van der Perren 16 points,
Michal Březina & Chan 15 (1),
Denis Ten 14, Fernández 13 (1),
Takahiko Kozuka & Takahashi 11 (1). ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
Club Africain 0–0 (1–0)
Sunshine Stars. Club Africain win 1–0 on aggregate. •
AFC Cup Final in
Qarshi,
Uzbekistan:
Nasaf Qarshi 2–1
Al-Kuwait • Nasaf Qarshi win the title for the first time. •
OFC Champions League group stage Matchday 1: •
Group A:
Waitakere United 10–0
Tefana •
Group B: •
Amicale 1–1
Hekari United •
Koloale 1–4
Auckland City •
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals, first leg: • Western Conference:
Real Salt Lake 3–0
Seattle Sounders FC •
Premier League, matchday 32 (team in
bold qualify for
Champions League): •
Shakhter 2–0
Astana •
Irtysh 2–1
Zhetysu • Standings: Shakhter 42 points, Zhetysu 38,
Aktobe 34, Astana 33. • Shakhter win the title for the first time. ====
Mixed martial arts==== •
UFC 137 in
Las Vegas, United States (USA unless stated): • Welterweight bout:
Nick Diaz def.
B.J. Penn via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–27, 29–28) • Heavyweight bout:
Cheick Kongo def.
Matt Mitrione via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–27, 29–28) • Heavyweight bout:
Roy Nelson def.
Mirko Filipović via TKO (punches) • Bantamweight bout:
Scott Jorgensen def.
Jeff Curran via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) • Featherweight bout:
Hatsu Hioki def.
George Roop via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) ====
Multi-sport events==== •
Pan American Games,
day 16 in
Guadalajara, Mexico: •
Athletics: •
Men's 50 kilometres walk:
Horacio Nava 3:48:58
José Ojeda 3:49:16
Jaime Quiyuch 3:50:33 •
Boxing: •
Men's Flyweight:
Robeisy Ramírez Dagoberto Agüero Braulio Ávila &
Julião Henriques •
Men's Lightweight:
Yasniel Toledo Robson Conceição Ángel Suárez &
Ángel Gutiérrez •
Men's Welterweight:
Carlos Banteux Óscar Molina Mian Hussain &
Myke Carvalho •
Men's Light heavyweight:
Julio la Cruz Yamaguchi Florentino Armando Pina &
Carlos Góngora •
Men's Super heavyweight:
Ytalo Perea Juan Hiracheta Gerardo Bisbal &
Isaia Mena •
Women's Flyweight:
Mandy Bujold Ingrit Valencia Karlha Magliocco &
Pamela Benavídez •
Women's Light welterweight:
Kiria Tapia Erika Cruz Sandra Bizier &
Adela Peralta •
Canoeing: •
Men's K-1 200 metres:
César de Cesare 35.971
Miguel Correa 36.349
Ryan Dolan 36.547 •
Men's C-1 200 metres:
Richard Dalton 40.333
Nivalter Jesus 40.619
Roleysi Baez 41.403 •
Men's K-2 200 metres:
Ryan Cochrane/
Hugues Fournel 32.375 Correa/
Ruben Resola 32.494
Givago Ribeiro/
Gilvan Ribeiro 32.902 •
Women's K-2 500 metres:
Dayexi Gandarela/
Yulitza Meneses 1:47.332
Sabrina Ameghino/
Alexandra Keresztesi 1:48.005
Margaret Hogan/
Kaitlyn McElroy 1:48.718 •
Women's K-1 200 metres:
Carrie Johnson 41.803
Darisleydis Amador 41.840 Ameghino 42.685 •
Diving: •
Men's 10 metre platform:
Iván García 553.80 points
Rommel Pacheco 508.20
Sebastián Villa 471.05 •
Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard:
Paola Espinosa/
Laura Sánchez 338.70 points
Jennifer Abel/
Émilie Heymans 336.30
Kassidy Cook/
Cassidy Krug 319.50 •
Equestrian: •
Individual jumping:
Christine McCrea 0.88 penalties
Beezie Madden 1.00
Bernardo Alves 2.09 •
Fencing: •
Men's team sabre: •
Women's team épée: •
Field hockey: •
Men's tournament: • Argentina qualify for the
2012 Olympics. •
Judo: •
Women's 48 kg:
Paula Pareto Dayaris Mestre Angela Woosley &
Sarah Menezes •
Women's 52 kg:
Yanet Bermoy Érika Miranda Angelica Delgado &
Yulieth Sánchez •
Men's 60 kg:
Felipe Kitadai Nabor Castillo Aaron Kunihiro &
Juan Postigos •
Karate: •
Men's 67 kg:
Daniel Viveros Dennis Novo Daniel Carrillo &
Jean Carlos Peña •
Men's 75 kg:
Dionicio Gustavo Thomas Scott Lester Zamora &
David Dubó •
Women's 55 kg:
Shannon Nishi Karina Díaz Valéria Kumizaki &
Jessy Reyes •
Women's 61 kg:
Bertha Gutiérrez Alexandra Grande Daniela Suárez &
Marisca Verspaget •
Volleyball: •
Men's tournament: •
Water polo: •
Men's tournament: • United States qualify for the
2012 Olympics. ====
Rugby league==== •
Four Nations in England and
Wales: •
Round one in
Leigh: 42–4 •
Autumn International Series in
Perpignan, France: 44–10 ====
Rugby union==== •
Currie Cup Final in
Johannesburg: '''''' 42–16 • The Golden Lions win the title for the tenth time. ====
Short track speed skating==== •
World Cup 2 in
Saguenay, Canada: • Women's 500m (1):
Marianne St-Gelais 44.246
Martina Valcepina 44.511
Liu Qiuhong 44.548 • Standings (after 2 of 8 events): (1) St-Gelais 2000 points (2) Valcepina 1600 (3) Liu 968 • Women's 1500m:
Arianna Fontana 2:27.806
Lee Eun-Byul 2:28.896
Cho Ha-Ri 2:28.932 • Standings (after 3 of 8 events): (1) Lee 2240 points (2)
Katherine Reutter 2000 (3)
Valérie Maltais 1312 • Men's 500m (1):
Olivier Jean 41.874
Charles Hamelin 41.976
Vladimir Grigorev 42.040 • Standings (after 2 of 8 events): (1) Hamelin 1600 points (2)
Jon Eley 1512 (3) Jean 1000 • Men's 1500m:
Noh Jin-Kyu 2:17.925
Kwak Yoon-Gy 2:18.008
Yuzo Takamido 2:18.210 • Standings (after 3 of 8 events): (1) Noh 2000 points (2) Kwak 1600 (3)
Paul Herrmann 1056 ====
Snowboarding==== •
World Cup in London, United Kingdom: • Big Air:
Janne Korpi 184.0 points
Seppe Smits 182.2
Joris Ouwerkerk 152.8 • Freestyle Overall standings: (1) Korpi 2000 points (2)
Dimi de Jong 860 (3)
Zhang Yiwei & Smits 800
October 28, 2011 (Friday) ====
Baseball==== •
World Series: • Game 7 in
St. Louis:
St. Louis Cardinals 6,
Texas Rangers 2.
Cardinals win series 4–3. • The Cardinals win the World Series for the first time since
2006, and the eleventh time overall. • The Rangers become the first team to lose consecutive World Series since the
Atlanta Braves in
1991 and
1992. • Cardinals third baseman
David Freese is named
series MVP to become the sixth player to win World Series MVP and a
League Championship Series MVP in the same postseason. ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE: • 2nd Test in
Dubai, day 3: 239 & 88/1 (45 overs); 403 (141.1 overs).
Sri Lanka trail by 76 runs with 9 wickets remaining. •
Australia in South Africa: • 3rd ODI in
Durban: 222/6 (50 overs); 227/7 (47.3 overs).
Australia win by 3 wickets; win 3-match series 2–1. ====
Multi-sport events==== •
Pan American Games,
day 15 in
Guadalajara, Mexico: •
Athletics: •
Women's 3000 metres steeplechase:
Sara Hall 10:03.16
Ángela Figueroa 10:10.14
Sabine Heitling 10:10.98 •
Women's 4 × 100 metres relay: (
Ana Cláudia Lemos,
Vanda Gomes,
Franciela Krasucki,
Rosângela Santos) 42.85 (
Kenyanna Wilson,
Barbara Pierre,
Yvette Lewis,
Chastity Riggien) 43.10 (
Lina Flórez,
Jennifer Padilla,
Yomara Hinestroza,
Norma González) 43.44 •
Women's 4 × 400 metres relay: (
Aymée Martínez,
Diosmely Peña,
Susana Clement,
Daisurami Bonne) 3:28.09 (
Joelma Sousa,
Geisa Coutinho,
Bárbara de Oliveira,
Jailma de Lima) 3:29.59 (
Princesa Oliveros,
Norma González,
Evelis Aguilar,
Jennifer Padilla) 3:29.94 •
Women's discus throw:
Yarelys Barrios 66.40m
Aretha Thurmond 59.53m
Denia Caballero 58.63m •
Women's triple jump:
Caterine Ibargüen 14.92m
Yargelis Savigne 14.36m
Mabel Gay 14.28m •
Men's 110 metres hurdles:
Dayron Robles 13.10
Paulo Villar 13.27
Orlando Ortega 13.30 •
Men's 800 metres:
Andy González 1:45.58
Kléberson Davide 1:45.75
Raidel Acea 1:46.23 •
Men's 3000 metres steeplechase:
José Peña 8:48.19
Hudson de Souza 8:48.75
José Alberto Sánchez 8:49.75 •
Men's 4 × 100 metres relay: (
Ailson Feitosa,
Sandro Viana,
Nilson André,
Bruno de Barros) 38.18 (
Jason Rogers,
Antoine Adams,
Delwayne Delaney,
Brijesh Lawrence) 38.81 (
Calesio Newman,
Jeremy Dodson,
Rubin Williams,
Monzavous Edwards) 39.17 •
Men's 4 × 400 metres relay: (
Noel Ruiz,
Yoandri Betanzos,
Omar Cisneros,
William Collazo) 2:59.43 (
Arismendy Peguero,
Luguelín Santos,
Yoel Tapia,
Gustavo Cuesta) 3:00.44 (
Arturo Ramírez,
Alberto Aguilar,
José Acevedo,
Omar Longart) 3:00.82 •
Men's javelin throw:
Guillermo Martínez 87.20m
Cyrus Hostetler 82.24m
Braian Toledo 79.53m •
Men's pole vault:
Lázaro Borges 5.80m
Jeremy Scott 5.60m
Giovanni Lanaro 5.50m •
Boxing: •
Men's Light flyweight:
Joselito Velázquez Yosbany Veitia Jantony Ortiz &
Juan Medina Herrad •
Men's Bantamweight:
Lázaro Alvárez Óscar Valdez Ángel Rodríguez &
Robenílson Vieira de Jesus •
Men's Light welterweight:
Roniel Iglesias Valentino Knowles Éverton Lopes &
Joelvis Hernández •
Men's Middleweight:
Emilio Correa Jaime Cortez Juan Carlos Rodríguez &
Brody Blair •
Men's Heavyweight:
Lenier Pero Julio Castillo Yamil Peralta &
Anderson Emmanuel •
Women's Flyweight:
Mary Spencer Yenebier Guillén Pamela Benavídez &
Karlha Magliocco •
Canoeing: •
Men's K-1 1000 metres:
Jorge García 3:41.257
Daniel Dal Bo 3:43.038
Philippe Duchesneau 3:44.504 •
Men's C-1 1000 metres:
Everardo Cristóbal 4:03.288
Reydel Ramos 4:03.973
Johnnathan Tafra 4:05.323 •
Men's K-2 1000 metres:
Steven Jorens/
Richard Dessureault-Dober 3:17.230
Reinier Torres/García 3:19.158
Pablo de Torres/
Roberto Sallette 3:19.599 •
Men's C-2 1000 metres:
Karel Aguilar Chacón/
Serguey Torres 3:39.280
Erlon Silva/
Ronilson Oliveira 3:40.482
Ronny Ratia/
Anderson Ramos 3:40.990 •
Women's K-1 500 metres:
Carrie Johnson 1:54.243
Émilie Fournel 1:54.900
Alexandra Keresztesi 1:55.764 •
Diving: •
Men's synchronized 10 metre platform:
Iván García/
Germán Sánchez 479.88 points
Jeinkler Aguirre/
José Guerra 447.57
Kevin Geyson/
Eric Sehn 399.93 •
Women's 3 metre springboard:
Laura Sánchez 374.60 points
Cassidy Krug 372.65
Paola Espinosa 356.20 •
Fencing: •
Men's team foil: •
Women's team sabre: •
Field hockey: •
Women's tournament: • United States qualify for the
2012 Olympics. •
Football: •
Men's tournament: •
Gymnastics: •
Men's horizontal bar:
Paul Ruggeri 15.650 points
Jossimar Calvo 14.825
Ángel Ramos 14.625 •
Men's parallel bars:
Daniel Corral 15.525 points
Jorge Giraldo ,
Luis Vargas & Ruggeri 14.825 •
Men's vault:
Diego Hypólito 15.875 points
Tomás González 15.587
Hugh Smith 15.575 •
Women's balance beam:
Ana Sofía Gómez 14.175 points
Kristina Vaculik 13.925
Daniele Hypólito 13.750 •
Women's floor:
Ana Lago 13.800 points
Mikaela Gerber 13.775 Hypólito 13.750 •
Judo: •
Women's 57 kg:
Yurisleidy Lupetey Rafaela Silva Joliane Melançon &
Hana Carmichael •
Women's 63 kg:
Yaritza Abel Karina Acosta Christal Ransom &
Stéfanie Tremblay •
Men's 66 kg:
Leandro Cunha Kenneth Hashimoto Anyelo Gómez &
Ricardo Valderrama •
Men's 73 kg:
Bruno Silva Alejandro Clara Ronald Girones &
Nick Tritton •
Karate: •
Men's 60 kg:
Andrés Rendón Norberto Sosa Douglas Brose &
Miguel Soffia •
Men's 84 kg:
César Herrera Jorge Pérez Homero Morales &
Alexandru Sorin •
Women's 50 kg:
Ana Villanueva Gabriela Bruna Jéssica Cândido &
Cheili González •
Women's 68 kg:
Lucélia Ribeiro Yadira Lira Yoly Guillén &
Yoandra Moreno •
Water polo: •
Women's tournament: • United States qualify for the
2012 Olympics. ====
Rugby league==== •
Four Nations in England and
Wales: •
Round one in
Warrington: 26–12
October 27, 2011 (Thursday) ====
Baseball==== •
World Series: • Game 6 in
St. Louis:
St. Louis Cardinals 10,
Texas Rangers 9 (
F/11).
Series tied 3–3. ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 2: •
Group A: •
Olympiacos 81–74
Fenerbahçe Ülker •
SLUC Nancy 87–73
Bilbao Basket • Standings:
Caja Laboral 2–0, SLUC Nancy, Bilbao Basket,
Bennet Cantù, Olympiacos 1–1, Fenerbahçe Ülker 0–2. •
Group C: •
Real Madrid 85–78
EA7 Emporio Armani •
Maccabi Tel Aviv 70–66
Partizan Mt:s Belgrade • Standings: Real Madrid 2–0, EA7 Emporio Armani,
Anadolu Efes, Maccabi Tel Aviv,
Spirou Charleroi 1–1, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 0–2. •
Group D: •
Galatasaray Medical Park 64–68
UNICS Kazan •
Montepaschi Siena 79–57
Union Olimpija Ljubljana •
FC Barcelona Regal 88–61
Asseco Prokom Gdynia • Standings: FC Barcelona Regal, Montepaschi Siena 2–0, Galatasaray Medical Park, UNICS Kazan 1–1, Asseco Prokom Gdynia, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 0–2. ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE: • 2nd Test in
Dubai, day 2: 239; 281/4 (99 overs;
Azhar Ali 100).
Pakistan lead by 42 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 4: •
Group 2: • 0–4 • 7–1 • Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Spain 9 points (3 matches), 6 (2), Romania 6, Kazakhstan 4, 3 (3), Turkey 1. •
Group 3: 0–4 • Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): 13 points (5 matches), 6, 4, 3 (2), Hungary 3 (4), Bulgaria 0. •
Group 4: 2–2 • Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): 12 points, 6 (3), Scotland 4 (2), Wales 1 (3), 0. •
Group 5: 2–2 • Standings (after 2 matches unless stated): Finland, , , Belarus 4 points, 0 (4). •
Group 6: • 3–3 • 0–0 • Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Netherlands 7 points, England 5, 4, Croatia 1 (2), Slovenia 1. •
MLS Cup Playoffs Play-in round:
Colorado Rapids 1–0
Columbus Crew ====
Multi-sport events==== •
Pan American Games,
day 14 in
Guadalajara, Mexico: •
Athletics: •
Men's 200 metres:
Roberto Skyers 20.37
Lansford Spence 20.38
Bruno de Barros 20.45 •
Men's 400 metres hurdles:
Omar Cisneros 47.99
Isa Phillips 48.82
Félix Sánchez 48.85 •
Men's 10,000 metres:
Marílson Gomes dos Santos 29:00.64
Juan Carlos Romero 29:41.00
Giovani dos Santos 29:51.71 •
Men's high jump:
Donald Thomas 2.32m
Diego Ferrín 2.30m
Víctor Moya 2.26m •
Men's triple jump:
Alexis Copello 17.21m
Yoandri Betanzos 16.54m
Jefferson Sabino 16.51m •
Women's 200 metres:
Ana Cláudia Lemos 22.76
Simone Facey 22.86
Mariely Sánchez 23.02 •
Women's 1500 metres:
Adriana Muñoz 4:26.09
Rosibel García 4:26.78
Malindi Elmore 4:27.57 •
Women's 5,000 metres:
Marisol Romero 16:24.08
Cruz da Silva 16:29.75
Inés Melchor 16:41.50 •
Women's shot put:
Misleydis González 18.57m
Cleopatra Borel-Brown 18.46m
Michelle Carter 18.09m •
Women's javelin throw:
Alicia DeShasier 58.01m
Yainelis Ribeaux 56.21m
Yanet Cruz 56.19m •
Basque pelota: •
Women's Paleta Rubber Pairs Trinkete:
María García/
Verónica Stele María Miranda/
Camila Naviliat Ariana Cepeda/
Rocio Guillén •
Women's Frontenis Pairs 30m Fronton:
Paulina Castillo/
Guadalupe Hernández Lisandra Lima/
Yasmary Medina Johanna Zair/
Irina Podversich •
Men's Mano Singles Trinkete:
Heriberto López Darien Povea Roger Etchevers •
Men's Mano Doubles 36m Fronton:
Jorge Alcántara/
Orlando Díaz José Huarte/
Tony Huarte Dariel Leiva/
Rubén Moya •
Men's Mano Singles 36m Fronton:
Fernando Medina Roberto Huarte Henry Despaigne •
Men's Frontenis Pairs 30m Fronton:
Alberto Rodríguez/
Arturo Rodríguez Daniel Alonso/
César Arocha Alexis Clementín/
Maximiliano Alberdi •
Bowling: •
Men's individual:
Santiago Mejía Chris Barnes Marcelo Suartz &
Manuel Fernández •
Women's individual:
Liz Johnson Jennifer Park Caroline Lagrange &
Karen Marcano •
Canoeing: •
Men's K-4 1000 metres: (
Maikel Zulueta,
Reinier Torres,
Osvaldo Labrada,
Jorge García) 3:01.061 (
Steven Jorens,
Richard Dessureault-Dober,
Philippe Duchesneau,
Connor Taras) 3:02.653 (
Celso de Oliveira,
Gilvan Ribeiro,
Givago Ribeiro,
Roberto Maheler) 3:02.821 •
Diving: •
Men's 3 metre springboard:
Yahel Castillo 529.45 points
Julián Sánchez 480.65
César Castro 462.15 •
Women's synchronized 10 metre platform:
Paola Espinosa/
Tatiana Ortiz 326.31 points
Meaghan Benfeito/
Roseline Filion 318.66
Yaima Mena/
Annia Rivera 269.28 •
Equestrian: •
Team jumping: 2.90 penalties 11.58 13.24 •
Fencing: •
Men's team épée: •
Women's team foil: •
Football: •
Women's tournament: •
Gymnastics: •
Men's floor:
Diego Hypólito 15.800 points
Tomás González 15.625
Alexander Rodríguez 14.900 •
Men's pommel horse:
Daniel Corral 15.300 points
Jorge Giraldo 14.625
Jorge Peña 14.450 •
Men's rings:
Brandon Wynn 15.625 points
Arthur Zanetti 15.600
Christopher Maestas 15.550 •
Women's uneven bars:
Bridgette Caquatto 14.525 points
Shawn Johnson 14.500
Elsa García &
Marisela Cantú 13.625 •
Women's vault:
Brandie Jay 14.337 points García 14.312
Catalina Escobar 14.162 •
Judo: •
Women's 70 kg:
Onix Cortés Yuri Alvear María Pérez &
Maria Portela •
Women's 78 kg:
Kayla Harrison Catherine Roberge Yalennis Castillo &
Mayra Aguiar •
Men's 81 kg:
Leandro Guilheiro Gadiel Miranda Emmanuel Lucenti &
Antoine Valois •
Men's 90 kg:
Tiago Camilo Asley González Alexandre Emond &
Isao Cárdenas •
Karate: •
Men's +84 kg:
Ángel Aponte Alberto Ramírez Wellington Barbosa &
Shaun Dhillon •
Women's +68 kg:
Maria Castellanos Xunashi Caballero Olivia Grant &
Claudia Vera •
Roller skating: •
Men's 1,000 metres:
Pedro Causil 1:25.941
Ezequiel Capellano 1:25.973
Jorge Reyes 1:26.239 •
Men's 10,000 metres:
Jorge Bolaños 22 points Capellano 19 Reyes 10 •
Women's 1,000 metres:
Yersy Puello 1:35.056
Sandra Buelvas 1:35.336
Melisa Bonnet 1:35.439 •
Women's 10,000 metres:
Kelly Martínez 30 points Bonnet 23
Catherine Peñán 10 •
Weightlifting: •
Women's +75 kg:
Oliva Nieve 258 kg
Yaniuska Espinoza 245 kg
Tania Mascorro 244 kg •
Men's 105 kg:
Jorge Arroyo 395 kg
Julio Luna 380 kg
Donald Shankle 368 kg •
Men's +105 kg:
Fernando Reis 410 kg
Yoel Morales 393 kg
George Kobaladze 393 kg
October 26, 2011 (Wednesday) ====
Baseball==== •
World Series: • Game 6 in
St. Louis:
Texas Rangers vs.
St. Louis Cardinals — postponed to October 27 due to rain. ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 2: •
Group A:
Caja Laboral 81–69
Bennet Cantù • Standings: Caja Laboral 2–0,
Bilbao Basket 1–0, Bennet Cantù 1–1,
Fenerbahçe Ülker,
SLUC Nancy,
Olympiacos 0–1. •
Group B: •
CSKA Moscow 94–74
Brose Baskets •
KK Zagreb 62–81
Panathinaikos • Standings: Panathinaikos, CSKA Moscow 2–0, Brose Baskets,
Unicaja 1–1,
Žalgiris Kaunas, KK Zagreb 0–2. •
Group C:
Anadolu Efes 79–80
Spirou Charleroi • Standings:
Real Madrid,
EA7 Emporio Armani 1–0, Spirou Charleroi, Anadolu Efes 1–1,
Maccabi Tel Aviv,
Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 0–1. •
NCAA (Philippines) in
Quezon City,
Philippines: •
Men's Finals:
San Beda College 57,
San Sebastián College-Recoletos 55.
San Beda win best-of-3 series 2–0. • San Beda wins their fifth NCAA title in six years, and ties
Letran College with the most number of men's titles with 16. ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE: • 2nd Test in
Dubai, day 1: 239 (79 overs); 42/0 (9 overs).
Pakistan trail by 197 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 4: •
Group 1: • 1–1 • 2–0 • 4–0 • Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Italy 9 points, Russia, Poland 6, Greece, Macedonia 1 (2), Bosnia and Herzegovina 0. •
Group 3: • 0–1 • 0–2 • Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Iceland 13 points (5 matches), Norway 6, Belgium 4, Northern Ireland 3 (2), 0 (2), 0. •
Group 4: 5–0 • Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): France 12 points, 6 (3), 3 (1), 0 (2), Israel 0. •
Group 5: 3–1 • Standings (after 1 match unless stated): , Slovakia 4 points (2 matches), , 3, Estonia 0 (4). •
Group 7: • 3–0 • 0–3 • Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Denmark 9 points, 4 (2), Austria 4, Portugal 3, Armenia 0. •
Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses): •
Universidad de Chile 1–0 (4–0)
Flamengo. Universidad de Chile win 6–0 on points. •
Vasco da Gama 8–3 (1–3)
Aurora. 3–3 on points; Vasco da Gama win 9–6 on aggregate. •
Libertad 2–0 (0–1)
São Paulo. 3–3 on points; Libertad win 2–1 on aggregate. •
AFC Champions League Semi-finals second leg (first leg scores in parentheses): •
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–2 (2–1)
Al-Ittihad. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors win 5–3 on aggregate. •
Al-Sadd 0–1 (2–0)
Suwon Samsung Bluewings. Al-Sadd win 2–1 on aggregate. •
MLS Cup Playoffs Play-in round:
FC Dallas 0–2
New York Red Bulls ====
Multi-sport events==== •
Pan American Games,
day 13 in
Guadalajara, Mexico: •
Athletics: •
Women's 100 metres hurdles:
Yvette Lewis 12.82
Angela Whyte 13.09
Lina Flórez 13.09 •
Women's 400 metres hurdles:
Princesa Oliveros 56.26
Lucy Jaramillo 56.95
Yolanda Osana 57.08 •
Women's 400 metres:
Jennifer Padilla 51.53
Daisurami Bonne 51.69
Geisa Coutinho 51.87 •
Women's long jump:
Maurren Maggi 6.94m
Shameka Marshall 6.73m
Caterine Ibargüen 6.63m •
Women's high jump:
Lesyani Mayor 1.89m
Marielys Rojas 1.89m
Romary Rifka 1.89m •
Women's heptathlon:
Lucimara da Silva 6133 points
Yasmiany Pedroso 5710
Francia Manzanillo 5644 •
Men's 400 metres:
Nery Brenes 44.65
Luguelín Santos 44.71
Ramon Miller 45.01 •
Men's 1500 metres:
Leandro de Oliveira 3:53.44
Bayron Piedra 3:53.45
Eduar Villanueva 3:54.06 •
Men's hammer throw:
Kibwe Johnson 79.63m
Michael Mai 72.71m
Noleysi Bicet 72.57m •
Basque pelota: •
Men's Paleta Rubber Pairs Trinkete:
Facundo Andreasen/
Sergio Villegas Carlos Buzzo/
Enzo Cazzola Adrián Raya/
Guillermo Verdeja •
Men's Paleta Leather Pairs 36m Fronton:
Rafael Fernández/
Azuan Pérez Rodrigo Ledesma/
Francisco Mendiburu Luciano Callarelli/
Carlos Dorato •
Men's Paleta Leather Pairs Trinkete:
Cristian Andrés Algarbe/
Jorge Villegas Pablo Baldizán/
Gastón Dufau Frendy Fernández/
Anderson Jardines •
Men's Paleta Rubber Pairs 30m Fronton:
Fernando Ergueta/
Javier Nicosia Jesús Hurtado/
Daniel Salvador Rodríguez José Fiffe/
Jhoan Torreblanca •
Canoeing: •
Women's K-4 500 metres: (
Kristin Ann Gauthier,
Kathleen Fraser,
Alexa Irvin,
Una Lounder) 1:37.724 (
Maricela Montemayor,
Karina Alanís,
Anais Abraham,
Alicia Guluarte) 1:37.799 (
Yulitza Meneses,
Dayexi Gandarela,
Darisleydis Amador,
Yusmari Mengana) 1:39.105 •
Diving: •
Women's 10 metre platform:
Paola Espinosa 370.60 points
Tatiana Ortiz 369.05
Meaghan Benfeito 358.20 •
Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard:
Yahel Castillo/
Julián Sánchez 457.32 points
Troy Dumais/
Kristian Ipsen 411.99
René Hernández/
Jorge Pupo 384.33 •
Fencing: •
Women's individual épée:
Kelley Hurley Courtney Hurley Yamirka Rodríguez &
Elida Agüero •
Men's individual sabre:
Philippe Beaudry Tim Morehouse Hernán Jansen &
Joseph Polossifakis •
Gymnastics: •
Women's artistic individual all-around:
Bridgette Caquatto 55.875 points
Ana Sofía Gómez 55.425
Kristina Vaculik 54.775 •
Men's artistic individual all-around:
Jossimar Calvo 86.400 points
Jorge Hugo Giraldo 86.200
Tomás González 86.050 •
Judo: •
Women's +78 kg:
Idalys Ortiz Melissa Mojica Maria Suelen Altheman &
Vanessa Zambotti •
Men's 100 kg:
Luciano Corrêa Oreydi Despaigne Cristian Schmidt &
Sergio García •
Men's +100 kg:
Óscar Brayson Rafael da Silva Anthony Turner Jr. &
Pablo Figueroa •
Roller skating: •
Men's 300 metres time-trial:
Pedro Causil 24.802
Emanuelle Silva 25.102
Juan Cruz Araldi 25.703 •
Women's 300 metres time-trial:
Yersy Puello 26.444
Maria Moya 26.807
Verónica Elías 27.414 •
Weightlifting: •
Women's 69 kg:
Mercedes Pérez 232 kg
Cinthya Dominguez 226 kg
Aremi Fuentes 221 kg •
Women's 75 kg:
Ubaldina Valoyes 250 kg
María Fernanda Valdés 229 kg
María Álvarez 228 kg •
Men's 94 kg:
Javier Vanega 370 kg
Herbys Márquez 365 kg
Eduardo Guadamud 365 kg
October 25, 2011 (Tuesday) ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 2: •
Group B:
Unicaja 85–78 (
OT)
Žalgiris Kaunas • Standings:
Brose Baskets,
Panathinaikos,
CSKA Moscow 1–0, Unicaja 1–1,
KK Zagreb 0–1, Žalgiris Kaunas 0–2. ====
Cricket==== •
West Indies in Bangladesh: • 1st Test in
Chittagong, day 5: 350/9
d & 119/3
d (42 overs); 244 (68 overs;
Elias Sunny 6/94) & 100/2 (22 overs).
Match drawn; 2-match series tied 0–0. •
England in India: • 5th ODI in
Kolkata: 271/8 (50 overs); 176 (37 overs).
India win by 95 runs; win 5-match series 5–0. •
New Zealand in Zimbabwe: • 3rd ODI in
Bulawayo: 328/5 (50 overs;
Ross Taylor 119,
Kane Williamson 100
*); 329/9 (49.5 overs).
Zimbabwe win by 1 wicket; New Zealand win 3-match series 2–1. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
Santa Fe 4–1 (1–1)
Botafogo. Santa Fe win 4–1 on points. •
League of Ireland Premier Division, matchday 35 (team in
bold qualify for
Champions League, teams in
italics qualify for
Europa League):
UCD 1–2
Shamrock Rovers • Standings: Shamrock Rovers 74 points,
Sligo Rovers 70,
Derry City 67. • Shamrock win the title for the 17th time. ====
Multi-sport events==== •
Pan American Games,
day 12 in
Guadalajara, Mexico: •
Athletics: •
Women's 100 metres:
Rosângela Santos 11.22
Barbara Pierre 11.25
Shakera Reece 11.26 •
Women's 800 metres:
Adriana Muñoz 2:04.08
Gabriela Medina 2:04.41
Rosibel García 2:04.45 •
Men's 100 metres:
Lerone Clarke 10.01
Kim Collins 10.04
Emmanuel Callander 10.16 •
Men's long jump:
Víctor Castillo 8.05m
Daniel Pineda 7.97m
David Registe 7.89m •
Men's shot put:
Dylan Armstrong 21.30m
Carlos Véliz 20.76m
Germán Lauro 20.41m •
Men's decathlon:
Leonel Suárez 8373 points
Maurice Smith 8214
Yordanis García 8074 •
Baseball: •
Men's tournament: •
Basketball: •
Women's tournament: •
Bowling: •
Women's pairs:
Liz Johnson/
Kelly Kulick 5257 points
Sandra Góngora/
Miriam Zetter 4929
Anggie Ramírez/
María Rodríguez 4851 •
Men's pairs:
Bill O'Neill/
Chris Barnes 5211 points
José Lander/
Amleto Monacelli 5018
Santiago Mejía/
Jaime Andrés Gómez 4856 •
Fencing: •
Women's individual sabre:
Mariel Zagunis Alejandra Benítez Yaritza Goulet &
Eileen Grench •
Men's individual foil:
Alex Massialas Felipe Alvear Guilherme Toldo &
Antonio Leal •
Gymnastics: •
Men's artistic team all-around: (
Francisco Barretto,
Petrix Barbosa,
Péricles da Silva,
Diego Hypólito,
Arthur Zanetti,
Sergio Sasaki) 346.100 points (
Rafael Morales,
Ángel Ramos,
Tommy Ramos,
Luis Rivera,
Alexander Rodríguez,
Luis Vargas) 344.850 (
Donothan Bailey,
Christopher Maestas,
Tyler Mizoguchi,
Sho Nakamori,
Paul Ruggeri,
Brandon Wynn) 342.000 •
Racquetball: •
Men's team: & •
Women's team: & •
Weightlifting: •
Women's 63 kg:
Christine Girard 238 kg
Nísida Palomeque 235 kg
Luz Acosta 230 kg •
Men's 77 kg:
Iván Cambar 338 kg
Ricardo Flores 329 kg
Chad Vaughn 326 kg •
Men's 85 kg:
Yoelmis Hernández 363 kg
Carlos Andica 362 kg
Kendrick Farris 348 kg
October 24, 2011 (Monday) ====
Baseball==== •
World Series: • Game 5 in
Arlington, Texas:
Texas Rangers 4,
St. Louis Cardinals 2.
Rangers lead series 3–2. ====
Cricket==== •
West Indies in Bangladesh: • 1st Test in
Chittagong, day 4: 350/9
d (122.4 overs); 144/5 (51 overs).
West Indies trail by 206 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. ====
Multi-sport events==== •
Pan American Games,
day 11 in
Guadalajara, Mexico: •
Athletics: •
Men's 5000 metres:
Juan Luis Barrios 14:13.77
Bayron Piedra 14:15.74
Joilson Silva 14:16.11 •
Men's discus throw:
Jorge Fernández 65.58m
Jarred Rome 61.71m
Ronald Julião 61.70m •
Women's 10,000 metres:
Marisol Romero 34:07.24
Cruz da Silva 34:22.44
Yolanda Caballero 34:39.14 •
Women's hammer throw:
Yipsi Moreno 75.62m
Sultana Frizell 70.11m
Amber Campbell 69.93m •
Women's pole vault:
Yarisley Silva 4.75m
Fabiana Murer 4.70m
Becky Holliday 4.30m •
Fencing: •
Women's individual foil:
Lee Kiefer Nzingha Prescod Monica Peterson &
Nataly Michel •
Men's individual épée:
Weston Kelsey Rubén Limardo Silvio Fernández &
Reynier Henriquez •
Gymnastics: •
Women's artistic team all-around: (
Bridgette Caquatto,
Jessie Deziel,
Brandie Jay,
Shawn Johnson,
Grace McLaughlin,
Bridget Sloan) 219.750 points (
Talia Chiarelli,
Mikaela Gerber,
Coralie Leblond,
Christine Lee,
Dominique Pegg,
Kristina Vaculik) 217.450 (
Marisela Cantú,
Yessenia Estrada,
Elsa García,
Ana Estefania Lago,
Alexa Moreno,
Karla Salazar) 214.325 •
Handball: •
Men's tournament: • Argentina qualify for the
2012 Olympics. •
Roller skating: •
Men's free skating:
Marcel Sturmer 134.20 points
Daniel Arriola 129.80
Leonardo Parrado 124.80 •
Women's free skating:
Elizabeth Soler 129.30 points
Marisol Villarroel 123.70
Talitha Haas 122.70 •
Weightlifting: •
Women's 53 kg:
Yudelquis Contreras 206 kg
Inmara Henríquez 189 kg
Francia Peñuñuri 188 kg •
Women's 58 kg:
Alexandra Escobar 221 kg
Jackelina Heredia 216 kg
Lina Rivas 215 kg •
Men's 69 kg:
Israel José Rubio 318 kg
Junior Sánchez 310 kg
Doyler Sánchez 310 kg •
Wrestling: •
Men's Freestyle 60 kg:
Franklin Gómez Guillermo Torres Fernando Iglesias &
Yowlys Bonne •
Men's Freestyle 74 kg:
Jordan Burroughs Yunierki Blanco Matthew Gentry &
Ricardo Roberty •
Men's Freestyle 96 kg:
Jake Varner Luis Vivenes Khetag Pliev &
Juan Esteban Martínez October 23, 2011 (Sunday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Sölden, Austria: • Giant Slalom:
Ted Ligety 2:22.00
Alexis Pinturault 2:22.29
Philipp Schörghofer 2:22.51 ====
Auto racing==== •
Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup: •
Good Sam Club 500 in
Talladega, Alabama: (1)
Clint Bowyer (
Chevrolet;
Richard Childress Racing) (2)
Jeff Burton (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (3)
Dave Blaney (Chevrolet;
Tommy Baldwin Racing) • Drivers' championship standings (after 32 of 36 races): (1)
Carl Edwards (
Ford;
Roush Fenway Racing) 2237 points (2)
Matt Kenseth (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 2223 (3)
Brad Keselowski (
Dodge;
Penske Racing) 2219 •
V8 Supercars: •
Gold Coast 600 in
Surfers Paradise,
Queensland (AUS unless stated): • Race 22: (1)
Mark Winterbottom/
Richard Lyons (
Ford Performance Racing;
Ford FG Falcon) (2)
Jamie Whincup/
Sébastien Bourdais (
Triple Eight Race Engineering;
Holden VE Commodore) (3)
Lee Holdsworth/
Simon Pagenaud (
Garry Rogers Motorsport; Holden VE Commodore) • Drivers' championship standings (after 22 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 2517 points (2)
Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) 2374 (3)
Shane van Gisbergen (
Stone Brothers Racing; Ford FG Falcon) 2009 •
World Rally Championship: •
Rally de España in
Salou, Spain: (1)
Sébastien Loeb /
Daniel Elena (
Citroën DS3 WRC) (2)
Mikko Hirvonen /
Jarmo Lehtinen (
Ford Fiesta RS WRC) (3)
Jari-Matti Latvala /
Miikka Anttila (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) • Drivers' championship standings (after 12 of 13 rallies): (1) Loeb 222 points (2) Hirvonen 214 (3)
Sébastien Ogier (Citroën DS3 WRC) 193 •
World Touring Car Championship: •
Race of Japan in
Suzuka: • Race 1: (1)
Alain Menu (
Chevrolet;
Chevrolet Cruze) (2)
Robert Huff (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3)
Michel Nykjær (
Sunred Engineering;
SEAT León) • Race 2: (1)
Tom Coronel (
ROAL Motorsport;
BMW 320 TC) (2)
Yvan Muller (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Huff • Drivers' championship standings (after 10 of 12 rounds): (1) Muller 363 points (2) Huff 350 (3) Menu 290 ====
Badminton==== •
BWF Super Series: •
Denmark Super Series Premier in
Odense (CHN unless stated): • Men's singles:
Chen Long def.
Lee Chong Wei 21–15, 21–18 • Women's singles:
Wang Xin def.
Wang Yihan 21–14, 23–21 • Men's doubles:
Jung Jae-sung /
Lee Yong-dae def.
Cai Yun/
Fu Haifeng 21–16, 21–17 • Women's doubles:
Wang Xiaoli/
Yu Yang def.
Tian Qing/
Zhao Yunlei 22–20, 21–16 • Mixed doubles:
Joachim Fischer Nielsen /
Christinna Pedersen def.
Xu Chen/
Ma Jin 22–20, 21–16 ====
Baseball==== •
World Series: • Game 4 in
Arlington, Texas:
Texas Rangers 4,
St. Louis Cardinals 0.
Series tied 2–2. ====
Cricket==== •
West Indies in Bangladesh: • 1st Test in
Chittagong, day 3: 255/4 (91 overs); . No play due to rain. •
England in India: • 4th ODI in
Mumbai: 220 (46.1 overs); 223/4 (40.1 overs).
India win by 6 wickets; lead 5-match series 4–0. •
Australia in South Africa: • 2nd ODI in
Port Elizabeth: 303/6 (50 overs); 223 (50 overs).
South Africa win by 80 runs; 3-match series tied 1–1. ====
Equestrianism==== •
Show jumping –
World Cup Western European League: •
2nd competition in
Helsinki (CSI 5*-W):
Pius Schwizer on
Carlina Maikel van der Vleuten on
Verdi Malin Baryard-Johnsson on
Reveur de Hurtebise •
Standings (after 2 competitions): (1) Schwizer 40 points (2) van der Vleuten 26 (3) Angelica Augustsson 18 ====
Figure skating==== •
ISU Grand Prix: •
Skate America in
Ontario, California, United States: • Pairs:
Aliona Savchenko/
Robin Szolkowy 183.98 points
Zhang Dan/
Zhang Hao 178.66
Kirsten Moore-Towers/
Dylan Moscovitch 177.43 • Ladies:
Alissa Czisny 177.48 points
Carolina Kostner 177.35
Viktoria Helgesson 145;75 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 3: •
Group 2: 3–2 • Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Spain, 6 points (2 matches), 4, Switzerland, 3, 1. •
A Lyga, matchday 31 (team in
bold qualify for
Champions League, team in
italics qualify for
Europa League): •
Tauras 0–1
Ekranas •
Sūduva 2–0
Žalgiris • Standings: Ekranas 76 points, Žalgiris 69, Sūduva 61. • Ekranas win the title for the fourth successive time and seventh time overall. •
Premier League, matchday 29 (team in
bold qualify for
Champions League): •
Neman Grodno 2–2
Gomel •
Dinamo Minsk 3–2
Shakhtyor •
BATE Borisov 4–2
Torpedo Zhodino • Standings: BATE Borisov 61 points, Shakhtyor 49, Gomel 47, Dinamo Minsk 46. • BATE win the title for the sixth successive time and a record eighth time overall. ====
Golf==== •
PGA Tour: •
Fall Series:
Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic in
Lake Buena Vista, Florida: • Winner:
Luke Donald 271 (−17) • Donald wins his fourth PGA Tour title. •
European Tour: •
Castelló Masters in
Castellón, Spain: • Winner:
Sergio García 257 (−27) • García wins the tournament for the second time, for his ninth European Tour title and first since 2008. •
LPGA Tour: •
Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship in
Yangmei, Taoyuan: • Winner:
Yani Tseng 272 (−16) • Tseng wins her seventh title of the year, and twelfth of her career. ====
Motorcycle racing==== •
Moto GP: •
Malaysian Grand Prix in
Sepang,
Malaysia: • MotoGP: Race cancelled •
Marco Simoncelli is killed after an accident on the second lap of the race, which was stopped and later abandoned. • Riders' championship standings (after 17 of 18 races): (1)
Casey Stoner (
Honda) 325 points (2)
Jorge Lorenzo (
Yamaha) 260 (3)
Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) 212 • Moto2: (1)
Thomas Lüthi (
Suter) (2)
Stefan Bradl (
Kalex) (3)
Pol Espargaró (
FTR) • Riders' championship standings (after 16 of 17 races): (1) Bradl 274 points (2)
Marc Márquez (Suter) 251 (3)
Andrea Iannone (Suter) 172 • 125cc: (1)
Maverick Viñales (
Aprilia) (2)
Sandro Cortese (Aprilia) (3)
Johann Zarco (
Derbi) • Riders' championship standings (after 16 of 17 races): (1)
Nicolás Terol (Aprilia) 282 points (2) Zarco 262 (3) Cortese 225 ====
Multi-sport events==== •
Pan American Games,
day 10 in
Guadalajara, Mexico: •
Athletics: •
Men's 20 kilometres walk:
Erick Barrondo 1:21:51
James Rendón 1:22:46
Luis Fernando López 1:22:51 •
Women's 20 kilometres walk:
Jamy Franco 1:32:38
Mirna Ortíz 1:33:37
Ingrid Hernández 1:34:06 •
Women's marathon:
Adriana da Silva 2:36:37
Madaí Pérez 2:38:03
Gladys Tejeda 2:42:09 •
Equestrian: •
Individual eventing:
Jessica Phoenix 43.90 penalties
Hannah Burnett 45.20
Bruce Davidson 48.90 •
Team eventing: 138.60 penalties 172.50 209.80 •
Handball: •
Women's tournament: • Brazil qualify for the
2012 Olympics. •
Sailing: •
Women's sailboard:
Patricia Freitas Demita Vega Farrah Hall •
Women's Laser Radial class:
Cecilia Saroli Tania Calles Paige Railey •
Men's sailboard:
Ricardo Santos Mariano Reutemann David Mier •
Men's Laser class:
Julio Alsogaray Matias Del Solar Juan Maegli •
Sunfish class:
Matheus Dellangnello Paul Foerster Francisco Renna •
Snipe class: •
Lightning class: •
Hobie 16 class: •
J/24 class: •
Softball: •
Women's tournament: •
Triathlon: •
Men's individual:
Reinaldo Colucci 1:48:02
Manuel Huerta 1:48:09
Brent McMahon 1:48:23 •
Women's individual:
Sarah Haskins 1:57:37
Bárbara Riveros Díaz 2:00:23
Pamella Nascimento 2:00:32 •
Water skiing: •
Women's tricks:
Whitney McClintock 8390 points
María Linares 7400
Regina Jaquess 6090 •
Women's slalom: Jaquess 39.00 points McClintock 38.50
Karen Stevens 31.50 •
Women's jump: Jaquess 50.60 points McClintock 50.50 Stevens 41.10 •
Men's tricks:
Javier Andrés Julio 10,140 points
Jason McClintock 9880
Felipe Miranda 9430 •
Men's slalom:
Jonathan Travers 44.00 points McClintock 40.50
Carlos Lamadrid 39.00 •
Men's jump:
Freddy Krueger 64.90 points
Rodrigo Miranda 64.50 Felipe Miranda 62.70 •
Weightlifting: •
Women's 48 kg:
Lely Burgos 170 kg
Betsi Rivas 169 kg
Katherine Mercado 165 kg •
Men's 56 kg:
Sergio Álvarez Boulet 267 kg
Sergio Rada 266 kg
José Lino Montes 262 kg •
Men's 62 kg:
Óscar Figueroa 312 kg
Jesús López 296 kg
Diego Salazar 292 kg •
Wrestling: •
Men's Freestyle 55 kg:
Juan Ramírez Beltré Obenson Blanc Steven Takahashi &
Juan Carlos Valverde •
Men's Freestyle 66 kg:
Liván López Pedro Soto Teyon Ware &
Yoan Blanco •
Men's Freestyle 84 kg:
Jacob Herbert Humberto Arencibia Jeffrey Adamson &
José Díaz •
Men's Freestyle 120 kg:
Tervel Dlagnev Sunny Dhinsa Disney Rodríguez &
Carlos Félix ====
Rugby union==== •
World Cup in New Zealand: •
Final in
Auckland: '''''' 8–7 • The All Blacks repeat their win over France in the
1987 Final and win the title for the second time. ====
Short track speed skating==== •
World Cup in
Salt Lake City, United States: • Men's 500m:
Jon Eley 41.558
Charles Hamelin 41.615
Evgeny Kozulin 41.751 • Men's 1500m (2):
Noh Jin-Kyu 2:14.238
Kwak Yoon-Gy 2:14.295
J. R. Celski 2:14.343 • Standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Noh & Hamelin 1000 points (3) Kwak &
Lee Ho-Suk 800 • Men's 5000m relay: (
Michael Gilday, Charles Hamelin,
François Hamelin,
François-Louis Tremblay) 6:49.723 (Eley,
Richard Shoebridge,
Paul Stanley,
Jack Whelbourne) 6:50.277 (Kwak, Lee Ho-Suk,
Lee Jung-Su, Noh) 6:50.311 • Women's 500m:
Marianne St-Gelais 44.382
Martina Valcepina 45.645
Jessica Smith 50.160 • Women's 1500m (2):
Katherine Reutter 2:24.005
Lee Eun-Byul 2:24.032
Li Jianrou 2:24.124 • Standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Reutter 2000 points (2) Lee 1440 (3)
Valérie Maltais 800 • Women's 3000m relay: (
Fan Kexin, Li,
Liu Qiuhong,
Xiao Han) 4:12.774 (
Cho Ha-Ri,
Kim Dam Min, Lee,
Son Soo-Min) 4:13.294 (
Ekaterina Baranok,
Olga Belikova,
Tatiana Borodulina,
Nina Yevteyeva) 4:18.694 ====
Snooker==== •
Players Tour Championship – Event 8: Alex Higgins International Trophy in
Killarney, Ireland: •
Final:
Neil Robertson 4–1
Judd Trump • Robertson wins his ninth professional title. •
Order of Merit (after 8 of 12 events): (1) Robertson 25,600 (2)
Ronnie O'Sullivan 24,600 (3) Trump 18,900 ====
Tennis==== •
ATP World Tour: •
If Stockholm Open in
Stockholm, Sweden: • Final:
Gaël Monfils def.
Jarkko Nieminen 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 • Monfils wins his fourth ATP Tour title. •
Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia: • Final:
Janko Tipsarević def.
Viktor Troicki 6–4, 6–2 • Tipsarević wins his second ATP Tour title. •
WTA Tour: •
Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia: • Final:
Dominika Cibulková def.
Kaia Kanepi 3–6, 7–6(1), 7–5 • Cibulková wins her first WTA Tour title. •
BGL Luxembourg Open in
Luxembourg City,
Luxembourg: • Final:
Victoria Azarenka def.
Monica Niculescu 6–2, 6–2 • Azarenka wins her eighth WTA Tour title.
October 22, 2011 (Saturday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Women's World Cup in
Sölden, Austria: • Giant Slalom:
Lindsey Vonn 2:24.43
Viktoria Rebensburg 2:24.47
Elisabeth Görgl 2:24.83 • Vonn becomes the fifth woman to win a World Cup race in all five disciplines. ====
Auto racing==== •
V8 Supercars: •
Gold Coast 600 in
Surfers Paradise,
Queensland (AUS unless stated): • Race 21: (1)
Jamie Whincup/
Sébastien Bourdais (
Triple Eight Race Engineering;
Holden VE Commodore) (2)
Will Davison/
Mika Salo (
Ford Performance Racing;
Ford FG Falcon) (3)
Mark Winterbottom/
Richard Lyons (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon) • Drivers' championship standings (after 21 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 2379 points (2)
Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) 2329 (3)
Shane van Gisbergen (
Stone Brothers Racing; Ford FG Falcon) 1952 ====
Baseball==== •
World Series: • Game 3 in
Arlington, Texas:
St. Louis Cardinals 16,
Texas Rangers 7.
Cardinals lead series 2–1. • Cardinals first baseman
Albert Pujols becomes only the third player to hit three home runs in a World Series game, joining
Babe Ruth (
1926, Game 4 &
1928, Game 4) and
Reggie Jackson (
1977, Game 6). ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE: • 1st Test in
Abu Dhabi, day 5: 197 & 483 (168 overs;
Kumar Sangakkara 211,
Prasanna Jayawardene 120); 511/6
d & 21/1 (10 overs).
Match drawn; 3-match series tied 0–0. •
West Indies in Bangladesh: • 1st Test in
Chittagong, day 2: 255/4 (91 overs); . No play due to rain. •
New Zealand in Zimbabwe: • 2nd ODI in
Harare: 259/8 (50 overs;
Brendan Taylor 107
*); 261/6 (48.2 overs;
Martin Guptill 105).
New Zealand win by 4 wickets; lead 3-match series 2–0. ====
Figure skating==== •
ISU Grand Prix: •
Skate America in
Ontario, California, United States: • Men:
Michal Březina 216.00 points
Kevin van der Perren 212.48
Takahiko Kozuka 212.09 • Ice Dance:
Meryl Davis/
Charlie White 178.07 points
Nathalie Péchalat/
Fabian Bourzat 156.29
Isabella Tobias/
Deividas Stagniūnas 132.58 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 3: •
Group 1: • 4–1 • 0–9 • 2–0 • Standings (after 2 matches unless stated): Italy, Russia 6 points, Poland 3, Greece 0 (1), Bosnia and Herzegovina 0, Macedonia 0 (1). •
Group 2: • 0–0 • 0–3 • Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Germany 6 points (2 matches), Kazakhstan 4, 3 (1), 3 (2), Romania 3, Turkey 1. •
Group 3: • 0–1 • 0–1 • Standings (after 2 matches unless stated): Iceland 10 points (4 matches), 4, 3, Northern Ireland 3 (1), Bulgaria 0, Hungary 0 (3). •
Group 4: • 2–0 • 1–4 • Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): France 9 points, Republic of Ireland 6, 3 (1), Wales 0 (2), Israel 0. •
Group 5: • 0–0 • 6–0 • Standings (after 1 match unless stated): Ukraine 4 points (2 matches), Finland, 3, Slovakia 1, Estonia 0 (3). •
Group 6: • 0–3 • 1–2 • Standings (after 2 matches unless stated): Netherlands 6 points, 4, Serbia 4 (3), Croatia 0 (1), Slovenia 0. •
Group 7: • 1–0 • 3–0 • Standings (after 2 matches): Denmark 6 points, Czech Republic 4, Portugal 3, Austria 1, 0. •
2012 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament Final Round second leg (first leg score in parentheses): '''''' 2–1 (1–2) . 3–3 on aggregate; Cameroon win 4–3 on
penalties, and qualify for the
2012 Olympics. •
Premier League, matchday 26 (team in
bold qualify for
Champions League): •
Mika 1–0
Gandzasar •
Ararat 1–2
Ulisses •
Shirak 0–0
Pyunik • Standings: Ulisses 52 points, Gandzasar, Pyunik 42. • Ulisses win the title for the first time. ====
Horse racing==== •
Cox Plate in
Melbourne:
Pinker Pinker (trainer:
Greg Eurell, jockey:
Craig Williams)
Jimmy Choux (trainer:
John Bary, jockey:
Jonathan Riddell)
Rekindled Interest (trainer:
Jim Conlan, jockey:
Dwayne Dunn) ====
Multi-sport events==== •
Pan American Games,
day 9 in
Guadalajara, Mexico: •
Archery: •
Men's individual:
Brady Ellison Crispin Duenas Daniel Pineda •
Women's individual:
Alejandra Valencia Miranda Leek Aída Román •
Beach volleyball: •
Men's tournament:
Alison Cerutti/
Emanuel Rego Igor Hernández/
Farid Mussa Santiago Etchegaray/
Pablo Suárez •
Cycling: •
Men's road race:
Marc de Maar 3:40:53
Miguel Ubeto 3:40:53
Arnold Alcolea 3:41:48 •
Women's road race (all CUB):
Arlenis Sierra 2:18:10
Yumari González 2:18:23
Yudelmis Domínguez 2:18:23 •
Racquetball: •
Women's singles:
Paola Longoria Rhonda Rajsich Cheryl Gudinas &
María Vargas •
Women's doubles:
Samantha Salas/Longoria
Aimee Ruiz/Rajsich
Angela Grisar/
Carla Muñoz &
Maria Córdova/
Maria Muñoz •
Men's singles:
R. O. Carson Gilberto Mejía Álvaro Beltrán &
Vincent Gagnon •
Men's doubles:
Javier Moreno/Beltrán
Jorge Hirsekorn/
César Castillo Kris Odegard/
Tim Landeryou &
Chris Crowther/
Shane Vanderson •
Shooting: •
Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol:
Emil Milev 603 points
Juan Pérez 591
Franco Di Mauro 590 •
Men's skeet:
Vincent Hancock 147 points
Guillermo Torres 145
Juan Miguel Rodríguez 142 •
Women's 50 metre rifle three positions:
Dianelys Pérez 671.6 points
Eglis de la Cruz 670.3
Sarah Beard 667.4 •
Swimming: •
Men's marathon 10 kilometres:
Richard Weinberger 1:57:31.0
Arthur Frayler 1:57:31.3
Guillermo Bertola 1:57:33.9 •
Women's marathon 10 kilometres:
Cecilia Biagioli 2:04:11.5
Poliana Okimoto 2:05:51.3
Christine Jennings 2:05:52.2 •
Tennis: •
Men's singles:
Robert Farah Maksoud Rogério Dutra da Silva Víctor Estrella •
Men's doubles:
Juan Sebastián Cabal/Farah Maksoud
Julio César Campozano/
Roberto Quiroz Nicholas Monroe/
Greg Ouellette •
Water skiing: •
Women's overall:
Regina Jaquess 2955.7 points
Whitney McClintock 2809.6
Karen Stevens 1862.8 •
Men's wakeboard:
Andrew Adkison 80.00 points
Aaron Rathy 72.67
Marcelo Giardi 65.90 •
Men's overall:
Javier Andrés Julio 2870.7 points
Felipe Miranda 2800.8
Rodrigo Miranda 2591.1 •
Wrestling: •
Women's Freestyle 48 kg:
Carol Huynh Clarissa Chun Carolina Castillo &
Patricia Bermúdez •
Women's Freestyle 55 kg:
Helen Maroulis Tonya Verbeek Joice da Silva &
Lissette Antes •
Women's Freestyle 63 kg:
Katerina Vidiaux Elena Pirozhkov Luz Vázquez &
Sandra Roa •
Women's Freestyle 72 kg:
Lisset Hechevarría Aline Ferreira Jaramit Weffer &
Elsa Sánchez ====
Short track speed skating==== •
World Cup in
Salt Lake City, United States: • Men's 1000m:
Kwak Yoon-Gy 1:25.996
Noh Jin-Kyu 1:26.596
François-Louis Tremblay 1:26.869 • Men's 1500m (1):
Charles Hamelin 2:16.630
Lee Ho-Suk 2:16.842
Lee Jung-Su 2:17.021 • Women's 1000m:
Yui Sakai 1:31.260
Lana Gehring 1:31.278
Alyson Dudek 1:31.494 • Women's 1500m (1):
Katherine Reutter 2:24.433
Valérie Maltais 2:24.519
Lee Eun-Byul 2:24.606
October 21, 2011 (Friday) ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague, Regular Season Matchday 1: •
Group A:
Bilbao Basket 76–61
Olympiacos ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE: • 1st Test in
Abu Dhabi, day 4: 197 & 298/5 (101 overs;
Kumar Sangakkara 161
*); 511/6
d.
Sri Lanka trail by 16 runs with 5 wickets remaining. •
West Indies in Bangladesh: • 1st Test in
Chittagong, day 1: 255/4 (91 overs); . ====
Multi-sport events==== •
Pan American Games,
day 8 in
Guadalajara, Mexico: •
Archery: •
Men's team: •
Women's team: •
Beach volleyball: •
Women's tournament:
Larissa França/
Juliana Felisberta Mayra García/
Bibiana Candelas Yarleen Santiago/
Yamileska Yantín •
Cycling: •
Men's BMX:
Connor Fields 34.245
Nick Long 34.907
Andrés Jiménez 35.323 •
Women's BMX:
Mariana Pajón 40.118
Arielle Martin 42.659
María Díaz 42.971 •
Shooting: •
Men's 50 metre rifle three positions:
Jason Parker 1249.1 points
Matthew Wallace 1247.0
Bruno Heck 1245.0 •
Women's skeet:
Kim Rhode 98 points
Francisca Crovetto 89
Melisa Gil 88 •
Squash: •
Men's team: & •
Women's team: & •
Swimming: •
Women's 50 metre freestyle:
Lara Jackson 25.09
Graciele Herrmann 25.23
Madison Kennedy 25.24 •
Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay: (
Rachel Bootsma,
Ann Chandler,
Claire Donahue,
Amanda Kendall) 4:01.00 (
Gabrielle Soucisse,
Ashley McGregor,
Erin Miller,
Jen Beckberger) 4:07.04 (
Fabíola Molina,
Tatiane Sakemi,
Dayanara de Paula,
Tatiana Lemos) 4:07.12 •
Men's 200 metre backstroke:
Thiago Pereira 1:57.19
Omar Pinzón 1:58.31
Ryan Murphy 1:58.50 •
Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay: (
Guilherme Guido,
Felipe França Silva,
Gabriel Mangabeira,
César Cielo) 3:34.58 (
Eugene Godsoe,
Marcus Titus,
Chris Brady,
Scot Robison) 3:37.17 (
Federico Grabich,
Lucas Peralta,
Marcos Barale,
Lucas Del Piccolo) 3:44.51 •
Synchronized swimming: •
Women's team: (
Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon,
Jo-Annie Fortin,
Chloé Isaac,
Stéphanie Leclair,
Tracy Little,
Élise Marcotte,
Karine Thomas,
Valérie Welsh) 190.388 points (
Morgan Fuller,
Megan Hansley,
Mary Killman,
Mariya Koroleva,
Michelle Moore,
Leah Pinette,
Lyssa Wallace,
Alison Williams) 179.588 (
Giovana Stephan,
Joseane Costa,
Lara Teixeira,
Lorena Molinos,
Maria Bruno,
Maria Pereira,
Nayara Figueira,
Pamela Nogueira,
Jéssica Gonçalves) 176.425 •
Tennis: •
Women's singles:
Irina Falconi Monica Puig Christina McHale •
Women's doubles:
María Irigoyen/
Florencia Molinero Falconi/McHale
Catalina Castaño/
Mariana Duque •
Mixed doubles:
Ana Paula de la Peña/
Santiago González Andrea Koch Benvenuto/
Guillermo Rivera Aránguiz Ana Clara Duarte/
Rogério Dutra da Silva •
Wrestling: •
Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg:
Luis Liendo Joe Betterman Hanser Meoque &
Jansel Ramírez •
Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg:
Jorgisbell Álvarez Ben Provisor Juan Ángel Escobar &
Hansel Mercedes •
Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg:
Yunior Estrada Raúl Andrés Angulo Yuri Maier &
Erwin Caraballo ====
Rugby union==== •
World Cup in New Zealand: •
Bronze Final in
Auckland: 18–21 ''''''
October 20, 2011 (Thursday) ====
Baseball==== •
World Series: • Game 2 in
St. Louis:
Texas Rangers 2,
St. Louis Cardinals 1.
Series tied 1–1. •
Major League Baseball awards: •
Roberto Clemente Award:
David Ortiz,
Boston Red Sox ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague, Regular Season Matchday 1: •
Group B: •
Panathinaikos 98–77
Unicaja •
Brose Baskets 96–65
KK Zagreb •
Group C: •
Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 73–84
Anadolu Efes •
Spirou Charleroi 76–100
Real Madrid •
EA7 Emporio Armani 89–82
Maccabi Tel Aviv •
Group D:
Union Olimpija Ljubljana 64–86
FC Barcelona Regal ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE: • 1st Test in
Abu Dhabi, day 3: 197 & 47/1 (11 overs); 511/6
d (174.4 overs;
Taufeeq Umar 236).
Sri Lanka trail by 267 runs with 9 wickets remaining. •
England in India: • 3rd ODI in
Mohali: 298/4 (50 overs); 300/5 (49.2 overs).
India win by 5 wickets; lead 5-match series 3–0. •
New Zealand in Zimbabwe: • 1st ODI in
Harare: 231/6 (50 overs;
Brendan Taylor 128
*); 232/1 (43.3 overs;
Rob Nicol 108
*).
New Zealand win by 9 wickets; lead 3-match series 1–0. • Nicol becomes the seventh player to hit a century in his first ODI appearance. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Europa League group stage Matchday 3 (team in
bold advances to Round of 32): •
Group A: •
Tottenham Hotspur 1–0
Rubin Kazan •
P.A.O.K. 2–1
Shamrock Rovers • Standings (after 3 matches): Tottenham Hotspur 7 points, P.A.O.K. 5, Rubin Kazan 4, Shamrock Rovers 0. •
Group B: •
Standard Liège 0–0
Vorskla Poltava •
Hannover 96 2–2
Copenhagen • Standings (after 3 matches): Standard Liège, Hannover 96 5 points, Copenhagen 4, Vorskla Poltava 1. •
Group C: •
Rapid București 0–1
Legia Warsaw •
Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–1
PSV Eindhoven • Standings (after 3 matches): PSV Eindhoven 9 points, Legia Warsaw 6, Rapid București 3, Hapoel Tel Aviv 0. •
Group D: •
Sporting CP 2–0
Vaslui •
Zürich 1–1
Lazio • Standings (after 3 matches): Sporting CP 9 points, Lazio, Vaslui, Zürich 2. •
Group E: •
Stoke City 3–0
Maccabi Tel Aviv •
Dynamo Kyiv 1–0
Beşiktaş • Standings (after 3 matches): Stoke City 7 points, Dynamo Kyiv 5, Beşiktaş 3, Maccabi Tel Aviv 1. •
Group F: •
Athletic Bilbao 2–2
Red Bull Salzburg •
Slovan Bratislava 0–0
Paris Saint-Germain • Standings (after 3 matches): Athletic Bilbao 7 points, Paris Saint-Germain, Red Bull Salzburg 4, Slovan Bratislava 1. •
Group G: •
Malmö FF 1–4
Metalist Kharkiv •
AZ 2–2
Austria Wien • Standings (after 3 matches): Metalist Kharkiv 7 points, AZ 5, Austria Wien 4, Malmö FF 0. •
Group H: •
Maribor 1–1
Braga •
Club Brugge 1–2
Birmingham City • Standings (after 3 matches): Birmingham City, Club Brugge 6 points, Braga 4, Maribor 1. •
Group I: •
Rennes 1–1
Celtic •
Udinese 2–0
Atlético Madrid • Standings (after 3 matches): Udinese 7 points, Atlético Madrid 4, Rennes, Celtic 2. •
Group J: •
AEK Larnaca 0–5
Schalke 04 •
Maccabi Haifa 5–0
Steaua București • Standings (after 3 matches): Schalke 04 7 points, Maccabi Haifa 6, Steaua București 2, AEK Larnaca 1. •
Group K: •
Odense 1–4
Twente •
Wisła Kraków 1–0
Fulham • Standings (after 3 matches): Twente 7 points, Fulham 4, Odense, Wisła Kraków 3. •
Group L: •
Lokomotiv Moscow 3–1
AEK Athens •
Sturm Graz 0–2
Anderlecht • Standings (after 3 matches): Anderlecht 9 points, Lokomotiv Moscow 6, Sturm Graz 3, AEK Athens 0. •
Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses): •
Vélez Sarsfield 1–1 (2–0)
Universidad Católica. Vélez Sársfield win 4–1 on points. •
Universitario 1–1 (1–1)
Godoy Cruz. 2–2 on points, 2–2 on aggregate; Universitario win 3–2 on
penalties. •
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Matchday 6 (teams in
bold advance to Championship round): •
Group A:
Motagua 0–1
Los Angeles Galaxy • Final standings: Los Angeles Galaxy,
Morelia,
Alajuelense 12 points, Motagua 0. •
Group B:
Isidro Metapán 3–2
Real España • Final standings:
Santos Laguna 13 points, Isidro Metapán 9,
Colorado Rapids 7, Real España 5. ====
Multi-sport events==== •
Pan American Games,
day 7 in
Guadalajara, Mexico: •
Badminton: •
Men's singles:
Kevin Cordón Osleni Guerrero Daniel Paiola &
Charles Pyne •
Women's singles:
Michelle Li Joycelyn Ko Victoria Montero &
Claudia Rivero •
Mixed doubles:
Grace Gao/
Toby Ng Halim Ho/
Eva Lee Claudia Rivero/
Rodrigo Pacheco &
Howard Bach/
Paula Lynn Obañana •
Cycling: •
Men's Keirin:
Fabián Puerta Hersony Canelón Leandro Botasso •
Women's Keirin:
Daniela Larreal Luz Gaxiola Dana Feiss •
Women's Omnium:
Angie González 14 points
Sofía Arreola 17
Marlies Mejías 24 •
Shooting: •
Men's double trap:
Walton Eller 195 points
José Torres 185
Luiz Fernando da Graça 182 •
Swimming: •
Men's 50 metre freestyle:
César Cielo 21.58
Bruno Fratus 22.05
Hanser García 22.15 •
Men's 100 metre butterfly:
Albert Subirats 52.37
Eugene Godsoe 52.67
Chris Brady 52.95 •
Women's 200 metre backstroke:
Elizabeth Pelton 2:08.99
Bonnie Brandon 2:12.57
Fernanda González 2:13.56 •
Women's 200 metre breaststroke:
Ashley McGregor 2:28.04
Haley Spencer 2:29.30
Michelle McKeehan 2:30.51 •
Synchronized swimming: •
Women's duet:
Élise Marcotte/
Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon 188.988 points
Mary Killman/
Mariya Koroleva 179.463
Lara Teixeira/
Nayara Figueira 177.413 •
Table tennis: •
Men's singles:
Liu Song Marcos Madrid Lin Ju &
Alberto Mino •
Women's singles:
Zhang Mo Wu Xue Lily Zhang &
Ariel Hsing •
Volleyball: •
Women's tournament: •
Wrestling: •
Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg:
Gustavo Balart Jorge Cardozo Juan Carlos López &
Francisco Encarnación •
Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg:
Pedro Isaac Anyelo Mota Ulises Barragán &
Glenn Garrison •
Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg:
Pablo Shorey Cristhian Mosquera José Arias &
Yorgen Cova •
Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg:
Mijaín López Rafael Barreno Ramón García &
Victor Asprilla October 19, 2011 (Wednesday) ====
Baseball==== •
World Series: • Game 1 in
St. Louis:
St. Louis Cardinals 3,
Texas Rangers 2.
Cardinals lead series 1–0. ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague, Regular Season Matchday 1: •
Group A: •
Fenerbahçe Ülker 66–69
Caja Laboral •
NGC Cantù 80–69
SLUC Nancy •
Group D: •
UNICS Kazan 71–79
Montepaschi Siena •
Asseco Prokom Gdynia 72–76
Galatasaray ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE: • 1st Test in
Abu Dhabi, day 2: 197; 259/1 (98 overs;
Taufeeq Umar 109
*).
Pakistan lead by 62 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. •
Australia in South Africa: • 1st ODI in
Centurion: 183/4 (29/29 overs); 129 (22 overs).
Australia win by 93 runs (D/L); lead 3-match series 1–0. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Champions League group stage Matchday 3: •
Group E: •
Bayer Leverkusen 2–1
Valencia •
Chelsea 5–0
Genk • Standings (after 3 matches): Chelsea 7 points, Bayer Leverkusen 6, Valencia 2, Genk 1. •
Group F: •
Marseille 0–1
Arsenal •
Olympiacos 3–1
Borussia Dortmund • Standings (after 3 matches): Arsenal 7 points, Marseille 6, Olympiacos 3, Borussia Dortmund 1. •
Group G: •
Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2
Zenit St. Petersburg •
Porto 1–1
APOEL • Standings (after 3 matches): APOEL 5 points, Zenit St. Petersburg, Porto 4, Shakhtar Donetsk 2. •
Group H: •
Milan 2–0
BATE Borisov •
Barcelona 2–0
Viktoria Plzeň • Standings (after 3 matches): Milan, Barcelona 7 points, BATE Borisov, Viktoria Plzeň 1. •
Copa Sudamericana Round of 16: • First leg: •
Flamengo 0–4
Universidad de Chile •
São Paulo 1–0
Libertad • Second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
Arsenal 3–2 (0–0)
Olimpia. Arsenal win 4–1 on points. •
AFC Champions League Semi-finals first leg: •
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–2
Al-Sadd •
Al-Ittihad 2–3
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors •
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Matchday 6 (teams in
bold advance to Championship round): •
Group B:
Santos Laguna 2–0
Colorado Rapids • Standings: Santos Laguna 13 points (6 matches), Colorado Rapids 7 (6),
Isidro Metapán 6 (5),
Real España 5 (5). •
Group C:
UNAM 1–0
Tauro • Final standings: UNAM 11 points, ,
Toronto FC 10,
FC Dallas 7, Tauro 5. •
Group D:
Herediano 4–1
Comunicaciones • Final standings:
Monterrey 12 points,
Seattle Sounders FC 10, Comunicaciones 7, Herediano 6. ====
Multi-sport events==== •
Pan American Games,
day 6 in
Guadalajara, Mexico: •
Badminton: •
Men's doubles:
Howard Bach/
Tony Gunawan Halim Ho/
Sattawat Pongnairat Andrés López/
Lino Muñoz &
Adrian Liu/
Derrick Ng •
Women's doubles:
Alex Bruce/
Michelle Li Iris Wang/
Rena Wang Grace Gao/
Joycelyn Ko &
Eva Lee/
Paula Lynn Obañana •
Cycling: •
Men's sprint:
Hersony Canelón Fabián Puerta Njisane Phillip •
Men's Omnium:
Juan Esteban Arango 13 points
Luis Mansilla 20
Walter Pérez 28 •
Equestrian: •
Individual dressage (all USA):
Steffen Peters 82.690%
Heather Blitz 81.917
Marisa Festerling 77.545% •
Rowing: •
Women's lightweight single sculls:
Jennifer Goldsack 7:48.77
Fabiana Beltrame 7:55.42
Yaima Velázquez 8:02.59 •
Men's lightweight coxless four: (
Liosbel Hernández,
Liosmel Ramos,
Manuel Suárez,
Wilber Turro) 6:06.06 (
Diego Gallina,
Pablo Mahnic,
Nicolai Fernández,
Carlo Lauro) 6:06.21 (
Rodrigo Muñoz,
Fabián Oyarzún,
Fernando Miralles,
Félipe Leal) 6:06.36 •
Women's quadruple sculls: (
Milka Kraljev,
Maria Abalo,
Maria Best,
Maria Rohner) 6:34.46 (
Audra Vair,
Isolda Penney,
Barbara McCord,
Melanie Kok) 6:37.68 (
Chelsea Smith,
Michelle Sechser,
Megan Walsh,
Catherine Reddick) 6:39.36 •
Men's eight: (
Derek Johnson,
Jason Read,
Robert Otto,
Joseph Spencer,
Stephen Kasprzyk,
Blaise Didier,
Matthew Wheeler,
Michael Gennaro,
Marcus McElhenney) 5:39.32 (
Steven Van Knotsenburg,
Peter McClelland,
Josh Morris,
Benjamin de Wit,
Kai Langerfeld,
David Wakulich,
Blake Parsons,
Spencer Crowley,
Mark Laidlaw) 5:41.01 (
Diego López,
Mariano Sosa,
Joaquín Iwan,
Ariel Suárez,
Rodrigo Murillo,
Sebastián Fernández,
Agustín Silvestro,
Sebastián Claus,
Joel Infante) 5:41.77 •
Men's single sculls:
Ángel Fournier 7:02.94
Patrick Loliger 7:05.28
Emilio Torres 7:07.03 •
Shooting: •
Men's 50 metre rifle prone:
Michael McPhail 693.2 points
Alex Suligoy 691.5
Jason Parker 690.8 •
Men's trap:
Jean Pierre Brol 146 points
Danilo Caro 145
Roberto Schmits 143 •
Women's 25 metre pistol:
Ana Luiza Mello 773.9 points
Sandra Uptagrafft 769.8
Maribel Piñeda 768.8 •
Swimming: •
Men's 200 metre individual medley:
Thiago Pereira 1:58.07
Conor Dwyer 1:58.64
Henrique Rodrigues 2:03.41 •
Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay: (Dwyer,
Scot Robison,
Charles Houchin,
Matthew Patton) 7:15.07 (
André Schultz,
Nicolas Oliveira,
Leonardo de Deus, Pereira) 7:21.96 (
Daniele Tirabassi,
Cristián Quintero,
Crox Acuña,
Marcos Lavado) 7:23.41 •
Women's 100 metre freestyle:
Amanda Kendall 54.75
Erika Erndl 55.04
Arlene Semeco 55.43 •
Women's 200 metre butterfly:
Kim Vandenberg 2:10.54
Lyndsay DePaul 2:12.34
Rita Medrano 2:12.43 •
Women's 800 metre freestyle:
Kristel Köbrich 8:34.71
Ashley Twichell 8:38.38
Andreina Pinto 8:44.55
October 18, 2011 (Tuesday) ====
Baseball==== •
Nippon Professional Baseball news: The
Chunichi Dragons clinch their second consecutive
Central League title with a 3–3 draw against the
Yokohama BayStars, and earn a one-win and home field advantage for
Climax Series Final Stage. ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE: • 1st Test in
Abu Dhabi, day 1: 197 (74.1 overs,
Junaid Khan 5/38); 27/0 (8 overs).
Pakistan trail by 170 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. •
West Indies in Bangladesh: • 3rd ODI in
Chittagong: 61 (22 overs); 62/2 (20 overs).
Bangladesh win by 8 wickets; West Indies win 3-match series 2–1. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Champions League group stage Matchday 3: •
Group A: •
Napoli 1–1
Bayern Munich •
Manchester City 2–1
Villarreal • Standings (after 3 matches): Bayern Munich 7 points, Napoli 5, Manchester City 4, Villarreal 0. •
Group B: •
CSKA Moscow 3–0
Trabzonspor •
Lille 0–1
Internazionale • Standings (after 3 matches): Internazionale 6 points, CSKA Moscow, Trabzonspor 4, Lille 2. •
Group C: •
Oțelul Galați 0–2
Manchester United •
Basel 0–2
Benfica • Standings (after 3 matches): Benfica 7 points, Manchester United 5, Basel 4, Oțelul Galați 0. •
Group D: •
Real Madrid 4–0
Lyon •
Dinamo Zagreb 0–2
Ajax • Standings (after 3 matches): Real Madrid 9 points, Ajax, Lyon 4, Dinamo Zagreb 0. •
AFC Cup Semi-finals second leg (first leg scores in parentheses): •
Al-Kuwait 3–3 (2–0)
Arbil. Al-Kuwait win 5–3 on aggregate. •
Al-Wehdat 1–1 (0–1)
Nasaf Qarshi. Nasaf Qarshi win 2–1 on aggregate. •
CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Matchday 6 (teams in
bold advance to Championship round): •
Group A:
Morelia 2–1
Alajuelense • Standings: Morelia, Alajuelense 12 points (6 matches),
Los Angeles Galaxy 9 (5),
Motagua 0 (5). •
Group C:
FC Dallas 0–3
Toronto FC • Standings: Toronto FC 10 points (6 matches),
UNAM 8 (5), FC Dallas 7 (6),
Tauro 5 (5). •
Group D:
Seattle Sounders FC 1–2
Monterrey • Standings: Monterrey 12 points (6 matches), Seattle Sounders 10 (6),
Comunicaciones 7 (5),
Herediano 3 (5). ====
Multi-sport events==== •
Pan American Games,
day 5 in
Guadalajara, Mexico: •
Cycling: •
Women's team pursuit: (
Laura Brown,
Jasmin Glaesser,
Stephanie Roorda) 3:21.448 (
Yudelmis Domínguez,
Yoanka González,
Dalila Rodríguez) 3:25.335 (
María Luisa Calle,
Sérika Gulumá,
Lorena Vargas) 3:26.888 •
Women's sprint:
Lisandra Guerra Daniela Larreal Diana García •
Gymnastics: •
Women's rhythmic individual club:
Cynthia Valdez 25.775 points
Angélica Kvieczynski 25.150
Mariam Chamilova 24.525 •
Women's rhythmic individual ribbon:
Julie Zetlin 25.775 points Valdez 25.075
Ana Carrasco 24.600 •
Women's rhythmic group 3 ribbons + 2 hoops: 24.775 points 24.650 24.625 •
Men's trampoline:
Keegan Soehn 55.535 points Rafael Andrade 52.265
José Alberto Vargas 21.130 •
Women's trampoline:
Rosannagh MacLennan 53.975 points
Dakota Earnest 51.060
Alaina Williams 48.380 •
Rowing: •
Women's single sculls:
Margot Shumway 7:53.05
Maria Best 7:55.55
Isolda Penney 8:06.88 •
Men's lightweight double sculls:
Alan Armenta/
Gerardo Sánchez 6:24.52
Yunior Pérez/
Eyder Batista 6:27.07
Travis King/
Terence McKall 6:29.27 •
Women's lightweight double sculls:
Analicia Ramírez/
Lila Pérez Rul 7:16.04
Yaima Velázquez/
Yoslaine Domínguez 7:17.77
Michelle Sechser/
Chelsea Smith 7:18.88 •
Men's coxless pair:
Michael Gennaro/
Robert Otto 6:47.07
João Borges Junior/
Alexis Mestre 6:48.74
Peter McClelland/
Steven Van Knotsenburg 6:50.80 •
Men's quadruple sculls: (
Alejandro Cucchietti,
Santiago Fernández,
Cristian Rosso,
Ariel Suárez) 5:51.20 (
Janier Concepción,
Yoennis Hernández,
Eduardo Rubio,
Adrian Oquendo) 5:51.69 (
Horacio Rangel,
Edgar Valenzuela,
Patrick Loliger,
Santiago Santaella) 5:59.58 •
Shooting: •
Men's 50 metre pistol:
Sergio Sánchez 648.9 points
Daryl Szarenski 640.0
Júlio Almeida 639.9 •
Women's trap:
Miranda Wilder 87 points
Lindsay Boddez 86
Kayle Browning 85 •
Swimming: •
Men's 200 metre freestyle:
Brett Fraser 1:47.18
Shaune Fraser 1:48.29
Ben Hockin 1:48.48 •
Men's 200 metre breaststroke:
Sean Mahoney 2:11.62
Clark Burckle 2:12.60
Thiago Pereira 2:13.58 •
Men's 1500 metre freestyle:
Arthur Frayler 15:19.59
Ryan Feeley 15:22.19
Juan Martín Pereyra 15:26.20 •
Women's 200 metre individual medley:
Julia Smit 2:13.73
Alia Atkinson 2:14.75
Joanna Maranhão 2:15.08 •
Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay: (
Catherine Breed,
Elizabeth Felton,
Chelsea Nauta,
Amanda Kendall) 8:01.18 (Maranhão,
Jéssica Cavalheiro,
Manuella Lyrio,
Tatiana Lemos) 8:09.89 (
Liliana Ibáñez,
Patricia Castañeda Miyamoto,
Fernanda González,
Susana Escobar) 8:12.19 •
Taekwondo: •
Women's +67 kg:
Glenhis Hernández Nikki Martínez Guadalupe Ruiz &
Lauren Hamon •
Men's +80 kg:
Robelis Despaigne Juan Carlos Díaz François Coulombe &
Stephen Lambdin ====
Surfing==== •
Men's World Tour: •
Rip Curl Pro in
Peniche, Portugal: (1)
Adriano De Souza (2)
Kelly Slater (3)
Taj Burrow &
Bede Durbidge •
Standings (after 9 of 11 events): (1) Slater 58,150 points (2)
Owen Wright 45,650 (3) De Souza 42,450
October 17, 2011 (Monday) ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Group B:
Žalgiris 74–87
CSKA Moscow ====
Cricket==== •
England in India: • 2nd ODI in
Delhi: 237 (48.2 overs); 238/2 (36.4 overs;
Virat Kohli 112
*).
India win by 8 wickets; lead 5-match series 2–0. •
New Zealand in Zimbabwe: • 2nd T20I in
Harare: 187/3 (18/18 overs); 154 (16.5 overs).
New Zealand win by 34 runs (D/L); win 2-match series 2–0. ====
Multi-sport events==== •
Pan American Games,
day 4 in
Guadalajara, Mexico: •
Cycling: •
Men's team pursuit: (
Juan Esteban Arango,
Edwin Ávila,
Arles Castro,
Weimar Roldán) 3:59.236 (
Antonio Cabrera,
Gonzalo Miranda,
Pablo Seisdedos,
Luis Sepúlveda) overlapped (
Maximiliano Almada,
Marcos Crespo,
Walter Pérez,
Eduardo Sepúlveda) overlapped •
Men's team sprint: (
Hersony Canelón,
César Marcano,
Ángel Pulgar) 43.188 (
Michael Blatchford,
Dean Tracy,
James Watkins) 44.036 (
Jonathan Marín,
Fabián Puerta,
Christian Tamayo) 45.080 •
Women's team sprint:
Daniela Larreal/
Mariestela Vilera 33.611
Diana García/
Juliana Gaviria 34.049
Nancy Contreras/
Luz Gaxiola 34.617 •
Gymnastics: •
Women's rhythmic individual ball:
Julie Zetlin 24.950 points
Cynthia Valdez 24.825
Angélica Kvieczynski 24.700 •
Women's rhythmic individual hoop: Valdez 25.800 points Zetlin 25.500 Kvieczynski 25.000 •
Women's rhythmic group 5 balls: 25.050 points 24.850 24.625 •
Rowing: •
Men's double sculls:
Cristian Rosso/
Ariel Suárez 6:26.55
Janier Concepción/
Yoennis Hernández 6:32.54
César Amaris/
José Güipe 6:36.81 •
Men's coxless four: (
Sebastián Fernández,
Joaquín Iwan,
Rodrigo Murillo,
Agustín Silvestro) 6:04.41 (
David Wakulich,
Kai Langerfeld,
Blake Parsons,
Spencer Crowley) 6:05.65 (
Yenser Basilio,
Dionnis Carrion,
Jorber Avila,
Solaris Freire) 6:06.51 •
Women's double sculls:
Yariulvis Cobas/
Aimeé Hernández 7:13.76
Megan Walsh/
Catherine Reddick 7:14.34
Barbara McCord/
Audra Vair 7:16.29 •
Women's coxless pair:
Maria Abalo/
Maria Best 7:24.57
Monica George/Megan Smith 7:29.05
Sarah Bonikowsky/
Sandra Kisil 7:32.74 •
Shooting: •
Men's 10 metre air rifle:
Matthew Rawlings 696.7 points
Jonathan Hall 696.6
Gonzalo Moncada 688.9 •
Women's 10 metre air rifle:
Emily Caruso 497.8 points
Eglis de la Cruz 497.3
Rosa Peña 494.7 •
Squash: •
Men's singles:
Miguel Rodríguez César Salazar Shawn Delierre &
Arturo Salazar •
Men's doubles: Arturo Salazar/
Eric Gálvez Chris Gordon/
Julian Illingworth Esteban Casarino/
Nicolás Caballero &
Hernán D'Arcangelo/
Roberto Pezzota •
Women's singles:
Samantha Terán Samantha Cornett Miranda Ranieri &
Nicolette Fernandes •
Women's doubles: Terán/
Nayelly Hernández Catalina Peláez/
Silvia Angulo Ranieri/
Stephanie Edmison &
Olivia Blatchford/
Maria Ubina •
Swimming: •
Men's 100 metre backstroke:
Thiago Pereira 54.56
Eugene Godsoe 54.61
Guilherme Guido 54.81 •
Men's 200 metre butterfly:
Leonardo de Deus 1:57.92
Daniel Madwed 1:58.52
Kaio de Almeida 1:58.78 •
Women's 100 metre breaststroke:
Ann Chandler 1:07.90
Ashley Wanland 1:08.55
Ashley McGregor 1:08.96 •
Women's 400 metre freestyle:
Gillian Ryan 4:11.58
Andreina Pinto 4:11.81
Kristel Köbrich 4:13.31 •
Table tennis: •
Men's team: & •
Women's team: & •
Taekwondo: •
Women's 67 kg:
Melissa Pagnotta Paige McPherson Katherine Rodríguez &
Taimi Castellanos •
Men's 80 kg:
Sebastián Crismanich Carlos Vásquez Stuardo Solórzano &
Uriel Adriano October 16, 2011 (Sunday) ====
Auto racing==== •
Formula One: • in
Yeongam,
South Korea: (1)
Sebastian Vettel (
Red Bull–
Renault) (2)
Lewis Hamilton (
McLaren–
Mercedes) (3)
Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) • Drivers' championship standings (after 16 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 349 points (2)
Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) 222 (3)
Fernando Alonso (
Ferrari) 212 • Constructors' championship standings: (1) Red Bull 558 points (2) McLaren 418 (3) Ferrari 310 • Red Bull win their second consecutive title. •
IndyCar Series: •
IZOD IndyCar World Championships in
Las Vegas, Nevada: No official results •
2005 and
2011 Indianapolis 500 winner
Dan Wheldon is killed in a multiple-car crash on lap 11 of the race, which was stopped and later abandoned. • Final drivers' championship standings: (1)
Dario Franchitti (
Chip Ganassi Racing) 573 points (2)
Will Power (
Team Penske) 555 (3)
Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) 518 • Franchitti wins his third consecutive title, and a record fourth in five years. ====
Baseball==== •
Major League Baseball postseason: •
National League Championship Series Game 6 in
Milwaukee:
St. Louis Cardinals 12,
Milwaukee Brewers 6.
Cardinals win series 4–2. • The Cardinals win their first NLCS since
2006, and their 18th NL pennant overall. Cardinals third baseman
David Freese is named
series MVP after hitting .545 with three home runs and nine RBIs in six games. ====
Cricket==== •
Australia in South Africa: • 2nd T20I in
Johannesburg: 147/8 (20 overs); 148/7 (19.1 overs).
South Africa win by 3 wickets; 2-match series drawn 1–1. ====
Equestrianism==== •
Eventing –
Étoiles de Pau in
Pau (CCI 4*):
William Fox-Pitt on
Oslo Andrew Nicholson on
Mr Cruise Control Fox-Pitt on
Lionheart •
Show jumping –
World Cup Western European League: •
1st competition in
Oslo (CSI 5*-W):
Pius Schwizer on
Carlina Philipp Weishaupt on
Souvenir Luciana Diniz on
Winningmood ====
Fencing==== •
World Championships in
Catania, Italy: •
Women's team épée: •
Men's team foil: ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CAF Champions League Semifinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
Enyimba 0–0 (0–1)
Wydad Casablanca. Wydad Casablanca win 1–0 on aggregate. •
CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals first leg:
Inter Luanda 2–1
Maghreb de Fès •
Premier League, matchday 26 (team in
bold qualify for
Champions League, teams in
italics qualify for
Europa League): •
NSÍ Runavík 1–2
B36 Tórshavn •
EB/Streymur 1–0
B71 Sandoy • Standings: B36 64 points, EB/Streymur 60,
Víkingur 56, NSÍ 38. • B36 win the title for the ninth time. ====
Golf==== •
PGA Tour •
Fall Series:
McGladrey Classic in
Sea Island, Georgia: • Winner:
Ben Crane 265 (−15)PO • Crane defeats
Webb Simpson on the second playoff hole to win his fourth PGA Tour title. •
European Tour: •
Portugal Masters in
Vilamoura, Portugal: • Winner:
Tom Lewis 267 (−21) • In his third professional tournament, Lewis wins his first European Tour title. •
LPGA Tour: •
Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia in
Kuala Lumpur: • Winner:
Na Yeon Choi 269 (−15) • Choi wins her fifth LPGA Tour title. •
Champions Tour: •
AT&T Championship in
San Antonio: • Winner:
Fred Couples 193 (−23) • Couples wins his sixth Champions Tour title. ====
Gymnastics==== •
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in
Tokyo, Japan: • Men: •
Vault:
Yang Hak-Seon 16.566 points
Anton Golotsutskov 16.366
Makoto Okiguchi 16.291 •
Parallel bars:
Danell Leyva 15.633 points
Vasileios Tsolakidis &
Zhang Chenglong 15.533 •
Horizontal bar:
Zou Kai 16.441 points Zhang 16.366
Kōhei Uchimura 16.333 • Zou wins his second title of the championships, second horizontal bar title and fifth world title overall. • Women: •
Balance beam:
Sui Lu 15.866 points
Yao Jinnan 15.233
Jordyn Wieber 15.133 •
Floor:
Ksenia Afanasyeva 15.133 points Sui 15.066
Aly Raisman 15.000 • Afanasyeva wins her second world title. ====
Motorcycle racing==== •
Moto GP: •
Australian Grand Prix in
Phillip Island, Australia: • MotoGP (all
Honda): (1)
Casey Stoner (2)
Marco Simoncelli (3)
Andrea Dovizioso • Riders' championship standings (after 16 of 18 races): (1) Stoner 325 points (2)
Jorge Lorenzo (
Yamaha) 260 (3) Dovizioso 212 • Stoner wins his second world title. • Moto2: (1)
Alex de Angelis (
Motobi) (2)
Stefan Bradl (
Kalex) (3)
Marc Márquez (
Suter) • Riders' championship standings (after 15 of 17 races): (1) Bradl 254 points (2) Márquez 251 (3)
Andrea Iannone (Suter) 165 • 125cc: (1)
Sandro Cortese (
Aprilia) (2)
Luis Salom (Aprilia) (3)
Johann Zarco (
Derbi) • Riders' championship standings (after 15 of 17 races): (1)
Nicolás Terol (Aprilia) 271 points (2) Zarco 246 (3) Cortese 205 •
Superbike: •
Portimão World Championship round in
Portimão, Portugal: • Race 1: (1)
Carlos Checa (
Ducati 1098R) (2)
Sylvain Guintoli (Ducati 1098R) (3)
Jonathan Rea (
Honda CBR1000RR) • Race 2: (1)
Marco Melandri (
Yamaha YZF-R1) (2)
Eugene Laverty (Yamaha YZF-R1) (3) Rea • Final riders' championship standings: (1) Checa 505 points (2) Melandri 395 (3)
Max Biaggi (
Aprilia RSV4) 303 •
Supersport: •
Portimão World Championship round in
Portimão, Portugal: (1)
Chaz Davies (
Yamaha YZF-R6) (2)
David Salom (
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) (3)
James Ellison (
Honda CBR600RR) • Final riders' championship standings: (1) Davies 206 points (2) Salom 156 (3)
Fabien Foret (Honda CBR600RR) 148 ====
Multi-sport events==== •
Pan American Games,
day 3 in
Guadalajara, Mexico: •
Cycling: •
Men's road time trial:
Marlon Pérez Arango 49:56.93
Matías Médici 50:00.98
Carlos Oyarzun 50:27.60 •
Women's road time trial:
María Calle 28:04.82
Evelyn García 28:13.76
Laura Brown 28:24.00 •
Equestrian: •
Team dressage: (
Steffen Peters,
Heather Blitz,
Cesar Parra,
Marisa Festerling) 75.754% (
Thomas Dvorak,
Crystal Kroetch,
Tina Irwin,
Roberta Byng-Morris) 70.413% (
Marco Bernal,
Constanza Jaramillo,
Juan Mauricio Sanchez,
Maria Garcia) 69.614% •
Gymnastics: •
Women's rhythmic group all-around: 48.575 points 47.950 47.175 •
Modern pentathlon: •
Men's modern pentathlon:
Óscar Soto 5728 points
Andrei Gheorghe 5672
Esteban Bustos 5656 •
Shooting: •
Men's 10 metre air pistol:
Daryl Szarenski 681.7 points
Roger Daniel 676.1
Júlio Almeida 675.2 •
Women's 10 metre air pistol:
Dorothy Ludwig 476.8 points
Maribel Pineda 476.7
Sandra Uptagrafft 476.3 •
Swimming: •
Women's 100 metre backstroke:
Rachel Bootsma 1:00.37
Elizabeth Pelton 1:01.12
Fernanda González 1:02.00 •
Men's 100 metre freestyle:
César Cielo 47.84
Hanser García 48.34
Shaune Fraser 48.63 •
Women's 200 metre freestyle:
Catherine Breed 2:00.08
Chelsea Nauta 2:00.62
Andreina Pinto 2:00.79 •
Men's 100 metre breaststroke:
Felipe França Silva 1:00.34
Felipe Lima 1:00.99
Marcus Titus 1:01.12 •
Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay: (
Bruno Fratus,
Nicholas Santos, Cielo,
Nicolas Oliveira) 3:14.65 (
Will Copeland,
Chris Brady,
Bobby Savulich,
Scot Robison) 3:15.62 (
Octavio Alesi,
Crox Acuña,
Cristian Quintero,
Albert Subirats) 3:19.92 •
Taekwondo: •
Men's 68 kg:
Jhohanny Jean Ángel Mora Mario Guerra &
Terrence Jennings •
Women's 57 kg:
Irma Contreras Doris Patiño Yeny Contreras &
Nicole Palma ====
Rugby league==== •
Autumn International Series: • 26–6 in
Glasgow,
Scotland ====
Rugby union==== •
World Cup in New Zealand: •
Semifinals in
Auckland: 6–20 '''''' • The All Blacks advance to the final for the third time, and will play in a repeat of the
1987 Final at
the same venue. ====
Tennis==== •
ATP World Tour: •
Shanghai Rolex Masters in
Shanghai, China: • Final:
Andy Murray def.
David Ferrer 7–5, 6–4 • Murray wins a title for the third consecutive week, for his fifth title of the year and 21st of his career. • Murray's victory also moves him into third place in the
ATP rankings, ahead of
Roger Federer , who is ranked outside the top three for the first time since July 2003. •
WTA Tour: •
Generali Ladies Linz in
Linz, Austria: • Final:
Petra Kvitová def.
Dominika Cibulková 6–4, 6–1 • Kvitová wins her fifth title of the year, and sixth of her career. •
HP Open in
Osaka, Japan: • Final:
Marion Bartoli def.
Samantha Stosur 6–3, 6–1 • Bartoli wins the seventh title of her career.
October 15, 2011 (Saturday) ====
Auto racing==== •
Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup: •
Bank of America 500 in
Concord, North Carolina: (1)
Matt Kenseth (
Ford;
Roush Fenway Racing) (2)
Kyle Busch (
Toyota;
Joe Gibbs Racing) (3)
Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) • Drivers' championship standings (after 31 of 36 races): (1) Edwards 2203 points (2)
Kevin Harvick (
Chevrolet;
Richard Childress Racing) 2198 (3) Kenseth 2196 ====
Baseball==== •
World Cup in
Panama: •
7th place game in
Santiago de Veraguas: 3–8 '''''' •
5th place game in
Chitré: '''''' 3–2 •
Bronze medal game in
Panama City: – — cancelled due to rain •
Final in
Panama City: '''''' 2–1 • The Netherlands become the first European nation to win the World Cup since
Great Britain in 1938. •
Major League Baseball postseason: •
American League Championship Series Game 6 in
Arlington, Texas:
Texas Rangers 15,
Detroit Tigers 5.
Rangers win series 4–2. • The Rangers win the ALCS for the second successive year. Rangers outfielder
Nelson Cruz is named
series MVP with a postseason series record six home runs and 13 RBIs in six games. ====
Cricket==== •
West Indies in Bangladesh: • 2nd ODI in
Dhaka: 220 (48.5 overs); 221/2 (42.4 overs).
West Indies win by 8 wickets; lead 3-match series 2–0. •
New Zealand in Zimbabwe: • 1st T20I in
Harare: 123/8 (20 overs); 127/0 (13.3 overs).
New Zealand win by 10 wickets; lead 2-match series 1–0. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI World Tour: •
Giro di Lombardia:
Oliver Zaugg () 6h 20' 02"
Dan Martin () + 8"
Joaquim Rodríguez () + 8" • Final World Tour standings: (1)
Philippe Gilbert () 718 points (2)
Cadel Evans () 574 (3)
Alberto Contador () 471 ====
Fencing==== •
World Championships in
Catania, Italy: •
Men's team épée: •
Women's team sabre: ====
Figure skating==== •
ISU Junior Grand Prix (skaters in
bold qualify for
Final): • JGP Tallinn Cup in
Tallinn,
Estonia: • Ladies:
Gracie Gold 172.69 points
Risa Shoji 157.83
Samantha Cesario 145.96 • Final standings:
Yulia Lipnitskaya &
Polina Shelepen 30 points,
Vanessa Lam , Shoji &
Li Zijun 26,
Polina Korobeynikova , Cesario &
Polina Agafonova 22. • Ice Dance:
Anna Yanovskaia/
Sergey Mozgov 142.72 points
Irina Shtork/
Taavi Rand 126.51
Evgenia Kosigina/
Nikolai Moroshkin 123.48 • Final standings:
Victoria Sinitsina/
Ruslan Zhiganshin &
Alexandra Stepanova/
Ivan Bukin 30 points, Yanovskaia/Mozgov,
Maria Nosulia/
Evgen Kholoniuk &
Anastasia Galyeta/
Alexei Shumski 26,
Alexandra Aldridge/
Daniel Eaton ,
Lauri Bonacorsi/Travis Mager ,
Valeria Zenkova/
Valerie Sinitsin & Kosigina/Moroshkin 24. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CAF Champions League Semifinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
Espérance ST 2–0 (1–0)
Al-Hilal. Espérance ST win 3–0 on aggregate. •
CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals first leg:
Sunshine Stars 0–1
Club Africain ====
Gymnastics==== •
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in
Tokyo, Japan: • Men: •
Floor:
Kōhei Uchimura 15.633 points
Zou Kai 15.500
Diego Hypólito &
Alexander Shatilov 14.466 • Uchimura wins his second title of the championships and fourth title overall. •
Pommel horse:
Krisztián Berki 15.833 points
Cyril Tommasone 15.266
Louis Smith 15.066 • Berki wins the pommel horse title for the second successive time. •
Rings:
Chen Yibing 15.800 points
Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti 15.600
Koji Yamamuro 15.500 • Chen wins his second title of the championships, fourth rings title and eighth world title overall. • Women: •
Vault:
McKayla Maroney 15.300 points
Oksana Chusovitina 14.733
Phan Thị Hà Thanh 14.666 • Maroney wins her second title of the championships. •
Uneven bars:
Viktoria Komova 15.500 points
Tatiana Nabieva 15.000
Huang Qiushuang 14.833 ====
Multi-sport events==== •
Pan American Games,
day 2 in
Guadalajara, Mexico: •
Cycling: •
Men's cross-country:
Hector Páez 1:31:12
Max Plaxton 1:31:29
Jeremiah Bishop 1:32:41 •
Women's cross-country:
Heather Irmiger 1:34:09
Laura Morfin 1:35:54
Amanda Sin 1:37:14 •
Gymnastics: •
Women's rhythmic individual all-around:
Julie Zetlin 100.850 points
Cynthia Valdez 100.325
Angélica Kvieczynski 98.200 •
Modern pentathlon: •
Women's modern pentathlon:
Margaux Isaksen 5356 points
Yane Marques 5260
Tamara Vega 4956 •
Swimming: •
Women's 100 metre butterfly:
Claire Donahue 58.73
Daynara de Paula 59.30
Elaine Breeden 59.81 •
Women's 400 metre individual medley:
Julia Smit 4:46.15
Joanna Maranhão 4:46.33
Allysa Vavra 4:48.05 •
Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay: (
Madison Kennedy,
Elizabeth Pelton,
Amanda Kendall,
Erika Erndl) 3:40.66 (
Michelle Lenhardt,
Tatiana Lemos,
Flávia Delaroli, de Paula) 3:44.62 (
Jen Beckberger,
Caroline Lapierre,
Ashley McGregor,
Paige Schultz) 3:48.37 •
Men's 400 metre freestyle:
Charles Houchin 3:50.95
Matthew Patton 3:51.25
Cristian Quintero 3:52.51 •
Men's 400 metre individual medley:
Thiago Pereira 4:16.68
Conor Dwyer 4:18.22
Robert Margalis 4:24.88 •
Taekwondo: •
Women's 49 kg:
Ivett Gonda Lizbeth Díez Canseco Jannet Alegria & Deireanne Morales •
Men's 58 kg:
Gabriel Mercedes Damián Villa Frank Díaz &
Marcio Ferreira ====
Rugby union==== •
World Cup in New Zealand: •
Semifinals in
Auckland: 8–9 '''''' • France advance to the final for the third time.
October 14, 2011 (Friday) ====
Auto racing==== •
Nationwide Series: •
Dollar General 300 in
Concord, North Carolina: (1)
Carl Edwards (
Ford;
Roush Fenway Racing) (2)
Kyle Busch (
Toyota;
Joe Gibbs Racing) (3)
Trevor Bayne (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) • Drivers' championship standings (after 31 of 34 races): (1)
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 1100 points (2)
Elliott Sadler (
Chevrolet;
Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 1085 (3)
Aric Almirola (Chevrolet;
JR Motorsports) 1013 ====
Baseball==== •
World Cup in
Panama (teams in
bold advance to Final): •
Group 3 (F/7 unless stated): • In
Aguadulce: • 1–3 • 4–7 • 2–12 '''''' • In
Panama City: • 4–5 (F/8) • 2–8 '''''' • '''''' 7–2 • Final standings: Netherlands, Cuba 6–1, Canada, United States 4–3, Australia 3–4, South Korea, Panama 2–5, Venezuela 1–6. •
Major League Baseball postseason: •
National League Championship Series Game 5 in
St. Louis:
St. Louis Cardinals 7,
Milwaukee Brewers 1.
Cardinals lead series 3–2. ====
Cricket==== •
England in India: • 1st ODI in
Hyderabad: 300/7 (50 overs); 174 (36.1 overs).
India win by 126 runs; lead 5-match series 1–0. ====
Fencing==== •
World Championships in
Catania, Italy: •
Women's team foil: (
Inna Deriglazova,
Aida Shanayeva,
Larisa Korobeynikova,
Yevgeniya Lamonova) (
Arianna Errigo,
Valentina Vezzali,
Elisa Di Francisca,
Ilaria Salvatori) (
Lee Hye-Sun,
Nam Hyun-Hee,
Jeon Hee-Sook,
Jung Gil-Ok) • Shanayeva wins her second team title and third world title overall. •
Men's team sabre: (
Nikolay Kovalev,
Reshetnikov Veniamin,
Aleksey Yakimenko,
Pavel Bykov) (
Valery Pryiemka,
Aliaksandr Buikevich,
Dmitri Lapkes,
Aliaksei Likhacheuski) (
Diego Occhuizzi,
Aldo Montano,
Gianpiero Pastore,
Luigi Tarantino) ====
Figure skating==== •
ISU Junior Grand Prix (skaters in
bold qualify for the
Final): • JGP Tallinn Cup in
Tallinn,
Estonia: •
Pairs:
Katherine Bobak/
Ian Beharry 147.72 points
Britney Simpson/
Matthew Blackmer 141.28
Jessica Calalang/
Zack Sidhu 139.32 • Final standings:
Sui Wenjing/
Han Cong 30 points, Simpson/Blackmer & Bobak/Beharry 28,
Yu Xiaoyu/
Jin Yang 26,
Ekaterina Petaikina/
Maxim Kurduykov & Calalang/Sidhu 20. •
Men:
Joshua Farris 207.67 points
Maxim Kovtun 186.87
Shoma Uno 175.15 • Final standings:
Yan Han & Farris 30 points,
Jason Brown , Kovtun &
Ryuju Hino 28,
Keiji Tanaka 24. ====
Gymnastics==== •
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in
Tokyo, Japan: •
Men's all-around:
Kōhei Uchimura 93.631 points
Philipp Boy 90.530
Kōji Yamamuro 90.255 • Uchimura wins the all-around title for the third successive time. ====
Multi-sport events==== • The
opening ceremony of the
Pan American Games is held in
Guadalajara, Mexico. ====
Volleyball==== •
Men's Club World Championship in
Doha,
Qatar: •
3rd place:
SESI 1–3
Zenit •
Final:
Jastrzębski 1–3
Trentino • Trentino win the title for a record third time. •
Women's Club World Championship in
Doha,
Qatar: •
3rd place:
Sollys Osasco 3–0
Mirador •
Final:
VakıfBank TT 0–3
Rabita Baku October 13, 2011 (Thursday) ====
Baseball==== •
World Cup in
Panama (team in
bold advances to Final): •
Group 3 (F/7 unless stated): • In
Aguadulce: • 7–0 • 4–0 • 4–5 • In
Santiago de Veraguas: • 2–1 • 2–1 (F/9) • 1–4 '''''' • Standings: Netherlands 5–1, Cuba 4–1, Canada 4–2, United States, Panama 2–3, South Korea, Australia 2–4, Venezuela 1–4. •
Major League Baseball postseason: •
American League Championship Series Game 5 in
Detroit:
Detroit Tigers 7,
Texas Rangers 5.
Rangers lead series 3–2. •
National League Championship Series Game 4 in
St. Louis:
Milwaukee Brewers 4,
St. Louis Cardinals 2.
Series tied 2–2. ====
Cricket==== •
West Indies in Bangladesh: • 1st ODI in
Dhaka: 298/4 (50 overs;
Lendl Simmons 122); 258/7 (50 overs).
West Indies win by 40 runs; lead 3-match series 1–0. •
Australia in South Africa: • 1st T20I in
Cape Town: 146/7 (20 overs); 147/5 (19.3 overs).
Australia win by 5 wickets; lead 2-match series 1–0. ====
Fencing==== •
World Championships in
Catania, Italy (ITA unless stated): •
Women's épée:
Li Na Sun Yujie Ana Maria Brânză &
Anca Măroiu • Li wins her second world title. •
Men's foil:
Andrea Cassarà Valerio Aspromonte Giorgio Avola &
Victor Sintès • Cassarà wins his third world title. ====
Gymnastics==== •
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in
Tokyo, Japan: •
Women's all-around:
Jordyn Wieber 59.382 points
Viktoria Komova 59.349
Yao Jinnan 58.598 • Wieber wins her second title of the championships. ====
Snowboarding==== •
World Cup in
Landgraaf, Netherlands: •
Men's slalom:
Roland Fischnaller Aaron March Andreas Prommegger •
Women's slalom:
Fränzi Mägert-Kohli Yekaterina Tudegesheva Marion Kreiner ====
Volleyball==== •
Men's Club World Championship in
Doha,
Qatar: •
Semifinals: •
Jastrzębski 3–2
SESI •
Trentino 3–1
Zenit •
Women's Club World Championship in
Doha,
Qatar: •
Semifinals: •
VakıfBank TT 3–0
Sollys Osasco •
Rabita Baku 3–0
Mirador October 12, 2011 (Wednesday) ====
Baseball==== •
World Cup in
Panama: •
Group 3: • In
Chitré: • – — match postponed due to rain • – — match postponed due to rain • In
Santiago de Veraguas: • 1–1 — match suspended in the top of the seventh inning due to rain • – — match postponed due to rain • Standings: Cuba 4–0, Netherlands 3–1, Australia, Panama, Canada 2–2, Venezuela, South Korea, United States 1–3. •
Major League Baseball postseason: •
American League Championship Series Game 4 in
Detroit:
Texas Rangers 7,
Detroit Tigers 3 (
F/11).
Rangers lead series 3–1. •
National League Championship Series Game 3 in
St. Louis:
St. Louis Cardinals 4,
Milwaukee Brewers 3.
Cardinals lead series 2–1. ====
Cricket==== •
ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day: • 8th Match in
Sharjah: 221/8 (50 overs); 152 (44.4 overs).
United Arab Emirates win by 69 runs. • Standings (after 4 matches): , 8 points, United Arab Emirates 6, , Afghanistan 4, 2, , 0. ====
Fencing==== •
World Championships in
Catania, Italy: •
Men's épée:
Paolo Pizzo Bas Verwijlen Fabian Kauter &
Park Kyoung-Doo •
Women's sabre:
Sofiya Velikaya Mariel Zagunis Julia Gavrilova &
Olha Kharlan • Velikaya wins her third world title. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Group 4: 1–6 • Standings (after 2 matches unless stated): 6 points, Scotland 3 (1), 3, 0 (1), Israel 0. •
Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
Independiente 1–0 (0–2)
LDU Quito. 3–3 on points; LDU Quito win 2–1 on aggregate. ====
Gymnastics==== •
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in
Tokyo, Japan: •
Men's team: (
Zou Kai,
Teng Haibin,
Chen Yibing,
Zhang Chenglong,
Feng Zhe,
Yan Mingyong) 275.161 points (
Kōhei Uchimura,
Kazuhito Tanaka,
Kenya Kobayashi,
Koji Yamamuro,
Makoto Okiguchi,
Yūsuke Tanaka) 273.093 (
Jake Dalton,
Jonathan Horton,
Danell Leyva,
Steven Legendre,
Alex Naddour,
John Orozco) 273.083 • China win the men's team title for the fifth successive time. • Chen wins his fourth team title and seventh world title overall. • Zou and Teng both win their third team title and fourth world title overall. ====
Surfing==== •
Men's World Tour: •
Quiksilver Pro France in France: (1)
Gabriel Medina (2)
Julian Wilson (3)
Taylor Knox &
Jordy Smith •
Standings (after 8 of 11 events): (1)
Kelly Slater 50,150 points (2)
Owen Wright 43,900 (3)
Joel Parkinson 35,900 ====
Volleyball==== •
Men's Club World Championship in
Doha,
Qatar (teams in
bold qualify for semifinals): •
Pool B:
Trentino 3–1
SESI • Final standings: Trentino 9 points, SESI 6,
Al-Arabi 2,
Al-Ahly 1. •
Women's Club World Championship in
Doha,
Qatar (teams in
bold qualify for semifinals): •
Pool A:
Kenya Prisons 0–3
VakıfBank TT • Final standings: VakıfBank TT 6 points,
Mirador 2, Kenya Prisons 1. •
Pool B:
Rabita Baku 3–2
Sollys Osasco • Final standings: Rabita Baku 5 points, Sollys Osasco 4,
Chang 0.
October 11, 2011 (Tuesday) ====
Baseball==== •
World Cup in
Panama: •
Group 3: • In
Chitré: • 5–1 • 4–11 • In
Santiago de Veraguas: • 0–7 • 8–7 • Standings: Cuba 4–0, Netherlands 3–1, Australia, Panama, Canada 2–2, Venezuela, South Korea, United States 1–3. •
Major League Baseball postseason: •
American League Championship Series Game 3 in
Detroit:
Detroit Tigers 5,
Texas Rangers 2.
Rangers lead series 2–1. ====
Cricket==== •
West Indies in Bangladesh: • Only T20I in
Dhaka: 132/8 (20 overs); 135/7 (19.5 overs).
Bangladesh win by 3 wickets. ====
Fencing==== •
World Championships in
Catania, Italy (ITA unless stated): •
Women's foil:
Valentina Vezzali Elisa Di Francisca Lee Kiefer &
Nam Hyun-Hee • Vezzali wins her sixth individual world title and 13th overall. •
Men's sabre:
Aldo Montano Nicolas Limbach Gu Bon-Gil &
Luigi Tarantino ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, matchday 12 (teams in
bold qualify for the
Finals, teams in
italics advance to the play-offs): •
Group A: • '''''' 3–1 • 0–0 • '''' 1–0 • Final standings: Germany 30 points, Turkey 17, Belgium 15, Austria 12, Azerbaijan 7, Kazakhstan 4. •
Group B: • 1–1 • '''' 2–1 • '''''' 6–0 • Final standings: Russia 23 points, Republic of Ireland 21, Armenia 17, Slovakia 15, Macedonia 8, Andorra 0. •
Group C: • '''''' 3–0 • 1–0 • Final standings: Italy 26 points, '''' 16, Serbia 15, Slovenia 14, Northern Ireland 9, 4. •
Group D: • 1–1 • '''
1–1 ' • Final standings: France 21 points, Bosnia and Herzegovina 20, Romania 14, 13, Albania 9, 4. •
Group E: • 0–0 • 4–0 • '
3–2 ' • Final standings: Netherlands 27 points, Sweden 24, Hungary 19, Finland 10, Moldova 9, San Marino 0. •
Group F: • '''' 2–0 • 1–2 '''''' • 0–2 • Final standings: Greece 24 points, Croatia 22, Israel 16, Latvia 11, Georgia 10, Malta 1. •
Group G: • 0–1 • 2–0 '''' • Final standings: '''''' 18 points, Montenegro 12, Switzerland 11, Wales 9, Bulgaria 5. •
Group H: • '''
2–1 ' • 3–1 • Final standings: Denmark 19 points, Portugal, Norway 16, 4, Cyprus 2. •
Group I: • 1–4 '''' • '''''' 3–1 • Final standings: Spain 24 points, Czech Republic 13, Scotland 11, Lithuania 5, 4. •
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL, matchday 2: • 1–2 • 4–2 • 1–1 • 1–0 • Standings (after 2 matches unless stated): Uruguay 4 points, Argentina 3, , Colombia 3 (1), Peru, Chile, Venezuela 3, Paraguay 1, Bolivia 0. •
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round, matchday 3: •
Group A: • 0–3 • 0–1 • Standings (after 3 matches): Jordan 9 points, Iraq 6, China PR 3, Singapore 0. •
Group B: • 2–1 • 2–2 • Standings (after 3 matches): South Korea 7 points, Kuwait 5, Lebanon 4, United Arab Emirates 0. •
Group C: • 0–1 • 8–0 • Standings (after 3 matches): Japan, Uzbekistan 7 points, North Korea 3, Tajikistan 0. •
Group D: • 3–0 • 0–0 • Standings (after 3 matches): Australia 9 points, Thailand 4, Saudi Arabia 2, Oman 1. •
Group E: • 2–3 • 6–0 • Standings (after 3 matches): Iran 7 points, Qatar 5, Bahrain 4, Indonesia 0. •
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round, matchday 4 (teams in
bold advance to the
Third round): •
Group A: • 1–3 • 4–0 • Standings (after 4 matches): El Salvador 12 points, Suriname 7, Dominican Republic 4, Cayman Islands 0. •
Group B: • 4–0 • 1–1 • Standings (after 4 matches): Guyana 10 points, Trinidad and Tobago 9, Bermuda 4, Barbados 0. •
Group C: '''''' 5–1 • Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Panama 9 points, Nicaragua 3, 0 (2). •
Group D: • 0–0 • 1–1 • Standings (after 4 matches): Canada 10 points, Saint Kitts and Nevis 6, Puerto Rico 3, Saint Lucia 1. •
Group E: 3–1 • Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Guatemala 12 points, 3 (3), Belize 3, 3 (3). •
Group F: • 2–2 • 10–0 • Standings (after 4 matches): Antigua and Barbuda 12 points, Haiti 10, Curaçao 1, U.S. Virgin Islands 0. • Friendly international (top 10 in
FIFA World Rankings): 1–2 (7) •
Egypt Cup Final:
Zamalek 1–2
ENPPI • ENPPI wins the Cup for the second time. ====
Gymnastics==== •
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in
Tokyo, Japan: •
Women's team: (
Jordyn Wieber,
Aly Raisman,
McKayla Maroney,
Gabby Douglas,
Sabrina Vega,
Alicia Sacramone) 179.411 points (
Ksenia Afanasyeva,
Viktoria Komova,
Tatiana Nabieva,
Anna Dementyeva,
Yulia Belokobylskaya,
Yulia Inshina) 175.329 (
Yao Jinnan,
Tan Sixin,
Sui Lu,
Huang Qiushuang,
Jiang Yuyuan,
He Kexin) 172.820 • The United States win the women's team title for the third time. • Sacramone, who was retained on the USA roster despite getting injured in training just before the championships, wins her second team title and fourth title overall, and her tenth medal makes her the most decorated American gymnast in World Championships history. ====
Volleyball==== •
Men's Club World Championship in
Doha,
Qatar (teams in
bold qualify for semifinals): •
Pool A:
Jastrzębski 3–0
Spartans • Final standings: Jastrzębski 8 points,
Zenit 7, Spartans 2,
Paykan 1. •
Pool B:
Trentino 3–0
Al-Arabi • Standings: Trentino,
SESI 6 points (2 matches), Al-Arabi 2 (3),
Al-Ahly 1 (3). •
Women's Club World Championship in
Doha,
Qatar (teams in
bold qualify for semifinals): •
Pool B:
Rabita Baku 3–1
Chang • Standings: Rabita Baku,
Sollys Osasco 3 points (1 match), Chang 0 (2).
October 10, 2011 (Monday) ====
Australian rules football==== •
AFL Trade Week in Melbourne begins, the only opportunity for clubs to trade players before the
2012 AFL season commences. ====
Baseball==== •
World Cup in
Panama (teams in
bold qualify for second round): •
Group 1: • In
Panama City: '
0–5 ' • In
Aguadulce: 0–15 (
F/6) • Final standings: '
, ' 6–1, Panama 5–2, United States 4–3, 3–4, , Chinese Taipei 2–5, Greece 0–7. •
Major League Baseball postseason: •
American League Championship Series Game 2 in
Arlington, Texas:
Texas Rangers 7,
Detroit Tigers 3 (
F/11).
Rangers lead series 2–0. •
National League Championship Series Game 2 in
Milwaukee:
St. Louis Cardinals 12,
Milwaukee Brewers 3.
Series tied 1–1. ====
Cricket==== •
ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day: • 7th Match in
Sharjah: 198 (44.3 overs); 183 (48.3 overs).
United Arab Emirates win by 15 runs. • Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): , 8 points, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates 4 (3), 4, 2, , 0. ====
Volleyball==== •
Men's Club World Championship in
Doha,
Qatar (teams in
bold qualify for semifinals): •
Pool A: •
Spartans 3–2
Paykan •
Jastrzębski 3–2
Zenit • Standings: Zenit 7 points (3 matches), Jastrzębski 5 (2), Spartans 2 (2), Paykan 1 (3). •
Pool B:
Al-Ahly 1–3
SESI • Standings: SESI 6 points (2 matches),
Trentino 3 (1),
Al-Arabi 2 (2), Al-Ahly 1 (3). •
Women's Club World Championship in
Doha,
Qatar: •
Pool A:
Kenya Prisons 2–3
Mirador • Standings:
VakıfBank TT 3 points (1 match), Mirador 2 (2), Kenya Prisons 1 (1).
October 9, 2011 (Sunday) ====
Athletics==== •
World Marathon Majors: •
Chicago Marathon (KEN unless stated): • Men:
Moses Mosop 2:05:37
Wesley Korir 2:06:15
Bernard Kipyego 2:06:29 • Standings (after 10 of 11 events): (1)
Patrick Makau Musyoki 60 points (2)
Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai 55 (3)
Tsegaye Kebede 41 • Women:
Liliya Shobukhova 2:18:20
Ejegayehu Dibaba 2:22:09
Kayoko Fukushi 2:24:38 • Standings (after 10 of 11 events): (1) Shobukhova 90 points (2)
Edna Kiplagat 60 (3)
Mary Jepkosgei Keitany 35 • Shobukhova wins her second consecutive title. ====
Auto racing==== •
Formula One: • in
Suzuka, Japan: (1)
Jenson Button (
McLaren–
Mercedes) (2)
Fernando Alonso (
Ferrari) (3)
Sebastian Vettel (
Red Bull–
Renault) • Drivers' championship standings (after 15 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 324 points (2) Button 210 (3) Alonso 202 • Vettel becomes the ninth driver to win consecutive world titles, and the youngest driver to win two titles. •
Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup: •
Hollywood Casino 400 in
Kansas City, Kansas: (1)
Jimmie Johnson (
Chevrolet;
Hendrick Motorsports) (2)
Kasey Kahne (
Toyota;
Red Bull Racing Team) (3)
Brad Keselowski (
Dodge;
Penske Racing) • Drivers' championship standings (after 30 of 36 races): (1)
Carl Edwards (
Ford;
Roush Fenway Racing) 2161 points (2)
Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet;
Richard Childress Racing) 2160 (3) Johnson 2157 •
V8 Supercars: •
Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 in
Bathurst,
New South Wales (AUS unless stated): (1)
Garth Tander/
Nick Percat (
Holden Racing Team;
Holden VE Commodore) (2)
Craig Lowndes/
Mark Skaife (
Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (3)
Greg Murphy /
Allan Simonsen (
Kelly Racing; Holden VE Commodore) • Drivers' championship standings (after 20 of 28 races): (1) Lowndes 2329 points (2)
Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) 2229 (3)
Shane van Gisbergen (
Stone Brothers Racing;
Ford FG Falcon) 1920 ====
Baseball==== •
World Cup in
Panama (teams in
bold qualify for second round): •
Group 1: • In
Panama City: • 1–6 '''''' • '
3–7 ' • In
Aguadulce: • 4–9 • 3–1 • Standings: Canada, Netherlands 6–1, Panama 5–1, United States 3–3, Puerto Rico 3–4, Japan 2–5, Chinese Taipei 1–5, Greece 0–6. •
Group 2: • In
Chitre: • '''''' 9–6 • 4–5 (
F/10) '''''' • In
Santiago de Veraguas: • '''''' 7–6 (
F/10) • 0–6 '''''' • Final standings: Cuba 7–0, Venezuela, South Korea 5–2, Australia 4–3, Dominican Republic, Italy 3–4, Nicaragua 1–6, Germany 0–7. •
Major League Baseball postseason: •
American League Championship Series Game 2 in
Arlington, Texas:
Texas Rangers vs.
Detroit Tigers — postponed to October 10 due to inclement weather. •
National League Championship Series Game 1 in
Milwaukee:
Milwaukee Brewers 9,
St. Louis Cardinals 6.
Brewers lead series 1–0. ====
Cricket==== •
Champions League Twenty20 Final in
Chennai:
Mumbai Indians 139 (20 overs);
Royal Challengers Bangalore 108 (19.2 overs).
Mumbai Indians win by 31 runs. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI World Tour: •
Tour of Beijing, Stage 5:
Denis Galimzyanov () 2h 19' 44"
Juan José Haedo () s.t.
Elia Viviani () s.t. • Final general classification: (1)
Tony Martin () 13h 39' 11" (2)
David Millar () + 17" (3)
Chris Froome () + 26" • World Tour standings (after 25 of 26 races): (1)
Philippe Gilbert () 698 points (2)
Cadel Evans () 574 (3)
Alberto Contador () 471 ====
Field hockey==== •
Oceania Cup in
Hobart, Australia: •
Men's Game 3: 6–1 .
Series tied 1–1; Australia win on goal difference. • Australia win the Cup for the seventh successive time. • Both teams qualify for the
2012 Olympics. •
Women's Game 3: 2–4 .
Series tied 1–1; New Zealand win on goal difference. • New Zealand win the Cup for the third successive time. • Both teams qualify for the
2012 Olympics. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, matchday 6 (teams in
bold qualify for the
Finals): •
Group D: • '''''' 3–1 • 2–0 • Final standings: Morocco 11 points, Central African Republic, Algeria 8, Tanzania 5. •
Group E: 0–2 '''''' • Final standings: Senegal 16 points, 11, 7, Mauritius 0. •
Group H: • 0–1 • '''''' 2–1 • Final standings: Côte d'Ivoire 18 points, Rwanda 6, Burundi, Benin 5. ====
Golf==== •
PGA Tour –
Fall Series: •
Frys.com Open in
San Martin, California: • Winner:
Bryce Molder 267 (−17)PO • Molder defeats
Briny Baird on the sixth playoff hole, to win his first PGA Tour title. •
European Tour: •
Madrid Masters in
Madrid, Spain: • Winner:
Lee Slattery 273 (−15) • Slattery wins his first European Tour title. •
LPGA Tour: •
LPGA Hana Bank Championship in
Incheon,
South Korea: • Winner:
Yani Tseng 202 (−14) • Tseng wins her sixth title of the year, and eleventh of her career. •
Champions Tour: •
Insperity Championship in
The Woodlands, Texas: • Winner:
Brad Faxon 134 (−10) • Faxon wins his first Champions Tour title. ====
Rugby union==== •
World Cup knockout stage in New Zealand: •
Quarter-finals: • In
Wellington: 9–11 '''''' • In
Auckland: '''''' 33–10 ====
Snooker==== •
Players Tour Championship – Event 7: Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy in
Gloucester, England: •
Final: '''
Ronnie O'Sullivan''' 4–2
Matthew Stevens • O'Sullivan wins his 47th professional title. •
Order of Merit (after 7 of 12 events): (1) O'Sullivan 24,400 (2)
Neil Robertson 15,600 (3)
Judd Trump 13,900 ====
Tennis==== •
ATP World Tour: •
China Open in
Beijing, China: • Final:
Tomáš Berdych def.
Marin Čilić 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 • Berdych wins his sixth ATP Tour title. •
Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo, Japan: • Final:
Andy Murray def.
Rafael Nadal 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 • Murray wins his fourth title of the year, and 20th of his career. •
WTA Tour: •
China Open in
Beijing, China: • Final:
Agnieszka Radwańska def.
Andrea Petkovic 7–5, 0–6, 6–4 • Radwańska wins her third title of the year, and seventh of her career. ====
Volleyball==== •
Men's Club World Championship in
Doha,
Qatar: •
Pool A:
Paykan 0–3
Zenit • Standings: Zenit 6 points (2 matches),
Jastrzębski 3 (1),
Spartans 0 (1), Paykan 0 (2). •
Pool B: •
Trentino 3–0
Al-Ahly •
SESI 3–0
Al-Arabi • Standings: Trentino, SESI 3 points (1 match), Al-Arabi 2 (2), Al-Ahly 1 (2). •
Women's Club World Championship in
Doha,
Qatar: •
Pool B:
Sollys Osasco 3–1
Chang October 8, 2011 (Saturday) ====
Auto racing==== •
Nationwide Series: •
Kansas Lottery 300 in
Kansas City, Kansas: (1)
Brad Keselowski (
Dodge;
Penske Racing) (2)
Carl Edwards (
Ford;
Roush Fenway Racing) (3)
Elliott Sadler (
Chevrolet;
Kevin Harvick Incorporated) • Drivers' championship standings (after 30 of 34 races): (1)
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 1064 points (2) Sadler 1044 (3)
Reed Sorenson (Dodge;
MacDonald Motorsports) 994 ====
Baseball==== •
World Cup in
Panama (teams in
bold qualify for second round): •
Group 1: • In
Panama City: • '
4–5 (F/11) ' • '''''' – — match postponed due to rain • In
Aguadulce: • – — match postponed due to rain • 6–0 • Standings: Panama 5–0, Canada, Netherlands 5–1, United States 3–2, Puerto Rico 3–3, Japan 1–5, Chinese Taipei, Greece 0–5. •
Group 2: • In
Chitre: • 15–0 (
F/5) • 4–0 • In
Santiago de Veraguas: • '''''' 8–2 • 16–1 (
F/6) • Standings: Cuba 6–0, Venezuela, South Korea 4–2, Dominican Republic, Italy, Australia 3–3, Nicaragua 1–5, Germany 0–6. •
Major League Baseball postseason: •
American League Championship Series Game 1 in
Arlington, Texas:
Texas Rangers 3,
Detroit Tigers 2.
Rangers lead series 1–0. ====
Boxing==== •
World Championships in
Baku,
Azerbaijan: • Light flyweight:
Zou Shiming Shin Jong-Hun Pürevdorjiin Serdamba &
David Ayrapetyan • Flyweight:
Misha Aloyan Andrew Selby Jasurbek Latipov &
Rau'shee Warren • Bantamweight:
Lázaro Álvarez Luke Campbell John Joe Nevin &
Anvar Yunusov • Lightweight:
Vasyl Lomachenko Yasniel Toledo Gani Zhailauov &
Domenico Valentino • Light welterweight:
Éverton Lopes Denys Berinchyk Vincenzo Mangiacapre &
Tom Stalker • Welterweight:
Taras Shelestyuk Serik Sapiyev Egidijus Kavaliauskas &
Vikas Krishan Yadav • Middleweight:
Evhen Khytrov Ryota Murata Esquiva Florentino &
Bogdan Juratoni • Light heavyweight:
Julio César la Cruz Adilbek Niyazymbetov Egor Mekhontsev &
Elshod Rasulov • Heavyweight:
Oleksandr Usyk Teymur Mammadov Siarhei Karneyeu &
Wang Xuanxuan • Super heavyweight:
Magomedrasul Majidov Anthony Joshua Erik Pfeifer &
Ivan Dychko ====
Cricket==== •
ICC Intercontinental Cup, day 4 in
Sharjah: 462 & 228 (73 overs); 328 & 131/7 (80 overs).
Match drawn. • Standings (after 2 matches): 40 points, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan 23, 17, , 16, 3, 0. •
Champions League Twenty20 Semifinals in
Chennai:
Mumbai Indians 160/5 (20 overs);
Somerset 150/7 (20 overs).
Mumbai Indians win by 10 runs. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI World Tour: •
Tour of Beijing, Stage 4:
Elia Viviani () 4h 09' 08"
Peter Sagan () s.t.
Juan José Haedo () s.t. • General classification (after stage 4): (1)
Tony Martin () 11h 19' 27" (2)
David Millar () + 17" (3)
Chris Froome () + 26" ====
Field hockey==== •
Oceania Cup in
Hobart, Australia: •
Men's Game 2: 3–3 .
New Zealand lead series 1–0. •
Women's Game 2: 3–3 .
Australia lead series 1–0. ====
Figure skating==== •
ISU Junior Grand Prix: • JGP Trofeo Walter Lombardi in
Milan, Italy (RUS unless stated): • Ice Dance:
Alexandra Stepanova/
Ivan Bukin 149.98 points
Valeria Zenkova/
Valerie Sinitsin 130.58
Lauri Bonacorsi/Travis Mager 129.63 • Standings (after 6 of 7 events):
Victoria Sinitsina/
Ruslan Zhiganshin & Stepanova/Bukin 30 points (2 events),
Maria Nosulia/
Evgen Kholoniuk & Anastasia Galyeta/
Alexei Shumski 26 (2),
Alexandra Aldridge/
Daniel Eaton , Bonacorsi/Mager & Zenkova/Sinitsin 24 (2),
Nicole Orford/
Thomas Williams 20 (2),
Shari Koch/
Christian Nüchtern 18 (2) • Ladies:
Yulia Lipnitskaya 183.05 points Anna Shershak 150.21
Hannah Miller 146.74 • Standings (after 6 of 7 events): Lipnitskaia &
Polina Shelepen 30 points (2 events),
Vanessa Lam &
Li Zijun 26 (2),
Polina Korobeynikova &
Polina Agafonova 22 (2),
Satoko Miyahara 20 (2),
Kim Hae-jin &
Miu Sato 18 (2) ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, matchday 11 (team in
bold qualifies for the
Finals): •
Group I: 0–1 • Standings (after 7 matches unless stated): '''''' 21 points, Scotland 11, 10, 5, Liechtenstein 4 (8). •
2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, matchday 6 (teams in
bold qualify for the
Finals): •
Group A: • 2–2 '''''' • 2–1 • Final standings: Mali, Cape Verde 10 points, Zimbabwe 8, Liberia 5. •
Group B: • 4–2 • 2–2 '''''' • Final standings: Guinea 14 points, Nigeria 11, Ethiopia 7, Madagascar 1. •
Group C: • '
0–0 ' • 3–0 • Final standings: Zambia 13 points, Libya 12, Mozambique 7, Comoros 1. •
Group F: 1–1 '''''' • Final standings: Burkina Faso 10 points, Gambia 4, 3. •
Group G: • 3–0 '''''' • 0–0 • Final standings: Niger, South Africa, Sierra Leone 9 points, Egypt 5. •
Group I: • 0–0 • 0–2 '''''' • Final standings: Ghana 16 points, Sudan 13, Congo 4, Swaziland 1. •
Group J: • 0–0 • 0–2 '''''' • Final standings: Angola 12 points, Uganda 11, Kenya 8, Guinea-Bissau 3. •
Group K: • 2–2 • '''''' 2–0 • Final standings: '''''' 17 points, Tunisia 14, Malawi 12, Togo 6, Chad 3. ====
Mixed martial arts==== •
UFC 136 in
Houston, Texas, United States (USA unless stated): •
Lightweight Championship bout:
Frankie Edgar (c) def.
Gray Maynard via TKO (punches) •
Featherweight Championship bout:
José Aldo (c) def.
Kenny Florian via unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 49–46) • Middleweight bout:
Chael Sonnen def.
Brian Stann via submission (arm triangle choke) • Featherweight bout:
Nam Phan def.
Leonard Garcia via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) • Lightweight bout:
Joe Lauzon def.
Melvin Guillard via submission (rear naked choke) ====
Rugby league==== •
Super League Play-offs: •
Grand Final in
Manchester:
Leeds Rhinos 32–16
St. Helens • Leeds win the Grand Final for a record fifth time. ====
Rugby union==== •
World Cup knockout stage in New Zealand: •
Quarter-finals: • In
Wellington: 10–22 '''''' • In
Auckland: 12–19 '''''' ====
Volleyball==== •
Men's Club World Championship in
Doha,
Qatar: •
Pool A: •
Spartans 0–3
Zenit •
Jastrzębski 3–0
Paykan •
Pool B:
Al-Ahly 2–3
Al-Arabi •
Women's Club World Championship in
Doha,
Qatar: •
Pool A:
VakıfBank TT 3–0
Mirador October 7, 2011 (Friday) ====
Baseball==== •
World Cup in
Panama (teams in
bold qualify for second round): •
Group 1: • In
Panama City: • 3–1 • 3–12 '''''' • In
Aguadulce: • 10–1 • 5–7 '''''' • Standings: Netherlands, Panama 5–0, Canada 4–1, United States 3–2, Puerto Rico 2–3, Japan 1–4, Chinese Taipei, Greece 0–5. •
Group 2: • In
Chitre: • 5–10 • 1–5 '''''' • In
Santiago de Veraguas: • 9–11 (
F/11) • 6–4 • Standings: Cuba 5–0, Venezuela 4–1, South Korea, Italy 3–2, Dominican Republic, Australia 2–3, Nicaragua 1–4, Germany 0–5. •
Major League Baseball postseason: •
National League Division Series: • Game 5 in
Philadelphia:
St. Louis Cardinals 1,
Philadelphia Phillies 0.
Cardinals win series 3–2. • Game 5 in
Milwaukee:
Milwaukee Brewers 3,
Arizona Diamondbacks 2 (
F/10).
Brewers win series 3–2. ====
Basketball==== •
WNBA Playoffs: •
WNBA Finals Game 3 in
Atlanta:
Minnesota Lynx 73,
Atlanta Dream 67.
Lynx win series 3–0. • The Lynx win their first WNBA title. ====
Cricket==== •
ICC Intercontinental Cup, day 3 in
Sharjah: 462 & 212/5 (55 overs); 328 (112.4 overs;
Mohammad Nabi 117,
Arshad Ali 6/45).
United Arab Emirates lead by 346 runs with 5 wickets remaining. •
Champions League Twenty20 Semifinals in
Bangalore:
New South Wales Blues 203/2 (20 overs;
David Warner 123
*);
Royal Challengers Bangalore 204/4 (18.3 overs).
Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 6 wickets. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI World Tour: •
Tour of Beijing, Stage 3:
Nicolas Roche () 3h 53' 15"
Philip Deignan () s.t.
Chris Froome () + 1" • General classification (after stage 3): (1)
Tony Martin () 7h 10' 19" (2)
David Millar () + 17" (3) Froome + 26" ====
Figure skating==== •
ISU Junior Grand Prix: • JGP Trofeo Walter Lombardi in
Milan, Italy: • Men:
Yan Han 219.37 points
Jason Brown 194.28
Lee June-hyoung 176.48 • Standings (after 6 of 7 events): Yan 30 points (2 events), Brown,
Ryuju Hino 28 (2),
Keiji Tanaka 24 (2),
Artur Dmitriev Jr. 22 (2), Zhang He, Lee &
Timothy Dolensky 20 (2). ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, matchday 11 (teams in
bold qualify for the
Finals, teams in
italics qualify for the play-offs): •
Group A: • 1–4 • 1–3 '''''' • 4–1 • Standings (after 9 matches): Germany 27 points, Belgium 15, Turkey 14, Austria 11, Azerbaijan 7, Kazakhstan 3. •
Group B: • 4–1 • 0–1 • 0–2 • Standings (after 9 matches): Russia 20 points, Republic of Ireland 18, Armenia 17, Slovakia 14, Macedonia 7, Andorra 0. •
Group C: • 1–1 '''''' • 1–2 • Standings (after 9 matches unless stated): Italy 23 points, Estonia 16 (10), Serbia 15, 11, Northern Ireland 9, 4 (10). •
Group D: • 5–0 • 2–2 • 3–0 • Standings (after 9 matches unless stated): France 20 points, Bosnia and Herzegovina 19, Romania 13, Belarus 13 (10), Albania 8, Luxembourg 4 (10). •
Group E: • 1–2 '''' • '''''' 1–0 • Standings (after 9 matches): Netherlands 27 points, Sweden 21, 18, Finland 9, Moldova 6, 0. •
Group F: • 2–0 • 2–0 • Standings (after 9 matches): Greece 21 points, Croatia 19, 13, Latvia 11, 10, Malta 1. •
Group G: • 2–0 • '
2–2 ''' • Standings (after 7 matches unless stated): England 18 points (8 matches), Montenegro 12, Switzerland 8, Wales 6, 5. •
Group H: • 1–4 • 5–3 • Standings (after 7 matches unless stated): Portugal, Denmark 16 points, 13, Iceland 4 (8), Cyprus 2. •
Group I: 0–2 '''''' • Standings (after 7 matches unless stated): Spain 21 points, Czech Republic 10, 8 (6), 5, 4. •
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round, matchday 3: •
Group A: • 1–2 • 0–1 • Standings (after 3 matches): El Salvador 9 points, Suriname 7, Dominican Republic 1, Cayman Islands 0. •
Group B: • 0–2 • 2–1 • Standings (after 3 matches): Guyana 9 points, Trinidad and Tobago 6, Bermuda 3, Barbados 0. •
Group C: 0–5 • Standings (after 2 matches): Panama 6 points, 3, Dominica 0. •
Group D: • 0–7 • 1–1 • Standings (after 3 matches): Canada 9 points, Saint Kitts and Nevis 5, Puerto Rico 2, Saint Lucia 0. •
Group E: • 0–3 • 1–4 • Standings (after 3 matches): Guatemala 9 points, Grenada, Belize, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3. •
Group F: • 0–7 • 0–1 • Standings (after 3 matches): Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda 9 points, Curaçao, U.S. Virgin Islands 0. •
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL, matchday 1: • 4–2 • 2–0 • 4–1 • 2–0 •
2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, matchday 6 (team in
bold qualifies for the
Finals): •
Group E: 2–3 • Standings: '''''' 13 points (5 matches), Cameroon 11 (6), Congo DR 7 (6), 0 (5). • Friendly internationals (top 10 in
FIFA World Rankings): • 0–1 (7)
October 6, 2011 (Thursday) ====
Baseball==== •
World Cup in
Panama (teams in
bold qualify for second round): •
Group 1: • In
Panama City: • '''''' 5–0 • 2–6 '''''' • In
Aguadulce: • 3–0 • 4–0 • Standings: Netherlands, Canada, Panama 4–0, United States 3–1, Puerto Rico 1–3, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Greece 0–4. •
Group 2: • In
Chitre: • 3–4 • 7–2 • In
Santiago de Veraguas: • 6–3 • 4–1 • Standings: Cuba 4–0, Italy, Venezuela 3–1, Dominican Republic, South Korea 2–2, Nicaragua, Australia 1–3, Germany 0–4. •
Major League Baseball postseason: •
American League Division Series Game 5 in
New York:
Detroit Tigers 3,
New York Yankees 2.
Tigers win series 3–2. ====
Cricket==== •
ICC Intercontinental Cup, day 2 in
Sharjah: 462 (117.1 overs); 242/3 (74 overs;
Mohammad Nabi 108
*).
Afghanistan trail by 220 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI World Tour: •
Tour of Beijing, Stage 2:
Heinrich Haussler () 3h 03' 30"
Denis Galimzyanov () s.t.
Theo Bos () s.t. • General classification (after stage 2): (1)
Tony Martin () 3h 17' 03" (2)
David Millar () + 17" (3)
Alex Dowsett () + 24" ====
Field hockey==== •
Oceania Cup in
Hobart, Australia: •
Men's Game 1: 0–3 .
New Zealand lead series 1–0. •
Women's Game 1: 2–1 .
Australia lead series 1–0. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses): •
Rossiyanka 1–0 (2–0)
Twente. Rossiyanka win 3–0 on aggregate. •
Valur 0–3 (1–1)
Glasgow City. Glasgow City win 4–1 on aggregate. •
Brøndby 3–4 (2–0)
Standard Liège. Brøndby win 5–4 on aggregate. •
Rayo Vallecano 3–0 (4–1)
PK-35. Rayo Vallecano win 7–1 on aggregate. •
LdB Malmö 5–0 (1–2)
Tavagnacco. LdB Malmö win 6–2 on aggregate. •
Göteborg 7–0 (4–0)
Osijek. Göteborg win 11–0 on aggregate.
October 5, 2011 (Wednesday) ====
Baseball==== •
World Cup in
Panama: •
Group 1 in
Panama City: 3–7 • Standings: , , 3–0, United States 2–1, 1–2, Japan, , 0–3. •
Major League Baseball postseason: •
National League Division Series: • Game 4 in
St. Louis:
St. Louis Cardinals 5,
Philadelphia Phillies 3.
Series tied 2–2. • Game 4 in
Phoenix, Arizona:
Arizona Diamondbacks 10,
Milwaukee Brewers 6.
Series tied 2–2. ====
Basketball==== •
WNBA Playoffs: •
WNBA Finals Game 2 in
Minneapolis:
Minnesota Lynx 101,
Atlanta Dream 95.
Lynx lead series 2–0. ====
Cricket==== •
ICC Intercontinental Cup, day 1 in
Sharjah: 361/8 (96 overs); . ====
Cycling==== •
UCI World Tour: •
Tour of Beijing, Stage 1:
Tony Martin () 13' 33"
David Millar () + 17"
Alex Dowsett () + 24" ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses): •
Torres 3–2 (2–0)
ASA Tel Aviv. Torres win 5–2 on aggregate. •
Frankfurt 4–1 (0–1)
Stabæk. Frankfurt win 4–2 on aggregate. •
Sparta Prague 2–1 (2–2)
Apollon Limassol. Sparta Prague win 4–3 on aggregate. •
Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 (2–0)
Peamount United. Paris Saint-Germain win 5–0 on aggregate. •
Energiya Voronezh 4–2 (1–1)
Bristol Academy. Energiya Voronezh win 5–3 on aggregate. •
Arsenal 6–0 (4–0)
Bobruichanka. Arsenal win 10–0 on aggregate. •
Lyon 3–0 (9–0)
Olimpia Cluj. Lyon win 12–0 on aggregate. •
Fortuna Hjørring 2–1 (3–0)
YB Frauen. Fortuna Hjørring win 5–1 on aggregate. •
Turbine Potsdam 8–2 (6–0)
Þór/KA. Turbine Potsdam win 14–2 on aggregate. •
Neulengbach 5–0 (1–2)
SShVSM-Kairat Almaty. Neulengbach win 6–2 on aggregate. •
Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 first leg: •
Universidad Católica 0–2
Vélez Sarsfield •
Aurora 3–1
Vasco da Gama October 4, 2011 (Tuesday) ====
Baseball==== •
World Cup in
Panama: •
Group 1: • In
Panama City: • 2–5 • 4–2 • In
Aguadulce: • 2–12 • 1–15 (
F/7) • Standings: Netherlands, Canada, Panama 3–0, United States 1–1, Puerto Rico 1–2, Japan 0–2, Chinese Taipei, Greece 0–3. •
Group 2: • In
Chitre: • 6–3 • 8–0 • In
Santiago de Veraguas: • 2–13 (
F/7) • 14–2 (
F/7) • Standings: Cuba 3–0, Dominican Republic, South Korea, Italy, Venezuela 2–1, Nicaragua 1–2, Germany, Australia 0–3. •
Major League Baseball postseason: •
American League Division Series: • Game 4 in
Detroit:
New York Yankees 10,
Detroit Tigers 1.
Series tied 2–2. • Game 4 in
St. Petersburg, Florida:
Texas Rangers 4,
Tampa Bay Rays 3.
Rangers win series 3–1. • Rangers third baseman
Adrián Beltré becomes only the seventh player to hit three home runs in a playoff game. •
National League Division Series: • Game 3 in
St. Louis:
Philadelphia Phillies 3,
St. Louis Cardinals 2.
Phillies lead series 2–1. • Game 3 in
Phoenix, Arizona:
Arizona Diamondbacks 8,
Milwaukee Brewers 1.
Brewers lead series 2–1. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Cup Semi-finals first leg: •
Nasaf Qarshi 1–0
Al-Wehdat •
Arbil 0–2
Al-Kuwait •
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final in
Seattle:
Seattle Sounders FC 2–0
Chicago Fire • Seattle win the Cup for the third successive year and become the first U.S. team to qualify for the
2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.
October 3, 2011 (Monday) ====
Baseball==== •
World Cup in
Panama: •
Group 1: • In
Panama City: • 1–3 • 8–4 (
F/10) • In
Aguadulce: • 19–0 (
F/5) • 8–14 • Standings: Netherlands, Panama, Canada 2–0, Puerto Rico 1–1, Japan, United States 0–1, Chinese Taipei, Greece 0–2. •
Group 2: • In
Chitre: • 0–7 • 5–6 (
F/10) • In
Santiago de Veraguas: • 3–0 • 2–5 • Standings: Cuba, Venezuela 2–0, Dominican Republic, South Korea, Italy, Nicaragua 1–1, Germany, Australia 0–2. •
Major League Baseball postseason: •
American League Division Series: • Game 3 in
St. Petersburg, Florida:
Texas Rangers 4,
Tampa Bay Rays 3.
Rangers lead series 2–1. • Game 3 in
Detroit:
Detroit Tigers 5,
New York Yankees 4.
Tigers lead series 2–1. October 2, 2011 (Sunday) ====
Auto racing==== •
Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup: •
AAA 400 in
Dover, Delaware: (1)
Kurt Busch (
Dodge;
Penske Racing) (2)
Jimmie Johnson (
Chevrolet;
Hendrick Motorsports) (3)
Carl Edwards (
Ford;
Roush Fenway Racing) • Drivers' championship standings (after 29 of 36 races): (1)
Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet;
Richard Childress Racing) 2122 points (4 wins) (2) Edwards 2122 (1 win) (3)
Tony Stewart (Chevrolet;
Stewart Haas Racing) 2113 •
IndyCar Series: •
Kentucky Indy 300 in
Sparta, Kentucky: (1)
Ed Carpenter (
Sarah Fisher Racing) (2)
Dario Franchitti (
Chip Ganassi Racing) (3)
Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) • Drivers' championship standings (after 17 of 18 races): (1) Franchitti 573 points (2)
Will Power (
Team Penske) 555 (3) Dixon 518 •
World Rally Championship: •
Rallye de France in
Strasbourg, France: (1)
Sébastien Ogier /
Julien Ingrassia (
Citroën DS3 WRC) (2)
Dani Sordo /
Carlos Del Barrio (
Mini John Cooper Works WRC) (3)
Mikko Hirvonen /
Jarmo Lehtinen (
Ford Fiesta RS WRC) • Drivers' championship standings (after 11 of 13 rallies): (1)
Sébastien Loeb (Citroën DS3 WRC) & Hirvonen 196 points (3) Ogier 193 ====
Baseball==== •
World Cup in
Panama: •
Group 1: • In
Panama City: • 1–9 • – — match postponed due to rain • In
Aguadulce: 2–1 •
Group 2: • In
Chitre: • 0–14 (
F/7) • 5–4 • In
Santiago de Veraguas: • 4–5 • 7–0 •
Major League Baseball postseason: •
American League Division Series: • Game 2 in
New York:
Detroit Tigers 5,
New York Yankees 3.
Series tied 1–1. •
National League Division Series: • Game 2 in
Philadelphia:
St. Louis Cardinals 5,
Philadelphia Phillies 4.
Series tied 1–1. • Game 2 in
Milwaukee:
Milwaukee Brewers 9,
Arizona Diamondbacks 4.
Brewers lead series 2–0. ====
Basketball==== •
WNBA Playoffs: •
WNBA Finals Game 1 in
Minneapolis:
Minnesota Lynx 88,
Atlanta Dream 74.
Lynx lead series 1–0. •
FIBA Africa Championship for Women in
Bamako,
Mali: •
Bronze medal game: '''''' 71–62 •
Final: '''''' 62–54 • Angola win the title for the first time, and qualify for the
Olympics. • Mali and Senegal qualify for the
World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. •
UAAP in
San Juan,
Philippines: •
Women's Finals:
Far Eastern University 68,
Adamson University 57.
FEU win best-of-3 series 2–1. • FEU win their 20th UAAP women's championship. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CAF Champions League Semifinals first leg:
Al-Hilal 0–1
Espérance ST •
Veikkausliiga, matchday 28 (team in
bold qualify for
Champions League):
Mariehamn 0–2
HJK • Standings: HJK 70 points (28 matches),
Inter Turku 49 (27),
JJK 47 (28). • HJK win the title for the third successive time, and 24th time overall. ====
Golf==== •
PGA Tour Fall Series: •
Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in
Las Vegas, Nevada: • Winner:
Kevin Na 261 (−23) • Na wins his first PGA Tour title. •
European Tour: •
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in
Angus and
Fife,
Scotland: • Winner:
Michael Hoey 266 (−22) • Hoey wins his third European Tour title. •
Champions Tour: •
SAS Championship in
Cary, North Carolina: • Winner:
Kenny Perry 205 (−11) • Perry wins his first Champions Tour title. ====
Horse racing==== •
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in
Paris:
Danedream (trainer:
Peter Schiergen, jockey:
Andrasch Starke)
Shareta (trainer:
Alain de Royer-Dupré, jockey:
Thierry Jarnet)
Snow Fairy (trainer:
Ed Dunlop, jockey:
Frankie Dettori) ====
Motorcycle racing==== •
Moto GP: •
Japanese Grand Prix in
Motegi, Japan (ESP unless stated): • MotoGP: (1)
Dani Pedrosa (
Honda) (2)
Jorge Lorenzo (
Yamaha) (3)
Casey Stoner (Honda) • Riders' championship standings (after 15 of 18 rounds): (1) Stoner 300 points (2) Lorenzo 260 (3)
Andrea Dovizioso (Honda) 196 • Moto2 (all
Suter): (1)
Andrea Iannone (2)
Marc Márquez (3)
Thomas Lüthi • Riders' championship standings (after 14 of 17 rounds): (1) Márquez 235 points (2)
Stefan Bradl (
Kalex) 234 (3) Iannone 157 • 125cc: (1)
Johann Zarco (
Derbi) (2)
Nicolás Terol (
Aprilia) (3)
Héctor Faubel (Aprilia) • Riders' championship standings (after 14 of 17 rounds): (1) Terol 261 points (2) Zarco 230 (3)
Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) 190 •
Superbike: •
Magny-Cours World Championship round in
Magny-Cours, France: • Race 1: (1)
Carlos Checa (
Ducati 1098R) (2)
Marco Melandri (
Yamaha YZF-R1) (3)
Leon Haslam (
BMW S1000RR) • Race 2: (1) Checa (2) Melandri (3)
Eugene Laverty (Yamaha YZF-R1) • Riders' championship standings (after 12 of 13 rounds): (1) Checa 467 points (2) Melandri 360 (3) Laverty 283 •
Supersport: •
Magny-Cours World Championship round in
Magny-Cours, France: (1)
Luca Scassa (
Yamaha YZF-R6) (2)
Sam Lowes (
Honda CBR600RR) (3)
Broc Parkes (
Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) • Riders' championship standings (after 11 of 12 rounds): (1)
Chaz Davies (Yamaha YZF-R6) 181 points (2)
Fabien Foret (Honda CBR600RR) 144 (3) Parkes &
David Salom (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) 136 ====
Rugby league==== •
NRL Grand Final in
Sydney:
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 24–10
New Zealand Warriors • Manly-Warringah win the title for the eighth time. ====
Rugby union==== •
World Cup in New Zealand (teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals, teams in
italics qualify for
2015 World Cup): •
Pool A in
Wellington: '''''' 79–15 • Final standings: New Zealand 20 points, '''
11, ' 9, Canada 6, 2. •
Pool B in
Palmerston North: '''''' 25–7 • Final standings: '''
18 points, Argentina 14, ' 11, Georgia 4, 0. •
Pool C in
Dunedin: '''
36–6 ' • Final standings: Ireland 17 points, '''''' 15, Italy 10, 4, 1. •
Pool D in
Hamilton: '''''' 66–0 • Final standings: '''
18 points, Wales 15, ' 10, Fiji 5, 0. ====
Snooker==== •
Players Tour Championship – Event 6: Warsaw Classic in
Warsaw, Poland: •
Final:
Ricky Walden 1–4
Neil Robertson • Robertson wins his eighth professional title. •
Order of Merit (after 6 of 12 events): (1) Robertson 15,600 (2)
Ronnie O'Sullivan 14,400 (3)
Judd Trump 13,300 ====
Tennis==== •
ATP World Tour: •
PTT Thailand Open in
Bangkok,
Thailand: • Final:
Andy Murray def.
Donald Young 6–2, 6–0 • Murray wins his third title of the year, and 19th of his career. •
Proton Malaysian Open in
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia: • Final:
Janko Tipsarević def.
Marcos Baghdatis 6–4, 7–5 • Tipsarević wins his first ATP Tour title. ====
Volleyball==== •
Women's European Championship in
Belgrade,
Serbia: •
Bronze medal match: 2–3 '''''' •
Final: 2–3 '''''' • Serbia win the title for the first time, and completes a rare "double" with the men's team also winning the European title last month. • Serbia and Germany already qualified for the
World Cup. •
Women's South American Championship in
Callao,
Peru: •
Bronze medal match: 1–3 '''''' •
Final: '''''' 3–0 • Brazil win the title for the 17th time and qualify for the
World Cup.
October 1, 2011 (Saturday) ====
Australian rules football==== •
AFL Grand Final in
Melbourne: 12.9 (81)–18.11 (119) '''''' • Geelong win the title for the ninth time. ====
Auto racing==== •
Nationwide Series: •
OneMain Financial 200 in
Dover, Delaware: (1)
Carl Edwards (
Ford;
Roush Fenway Racing) (2)
Brad Keselowski (
Dodge;
Penske Racing) (3)
Clint Bowyer (
Chevrolet;
Kevin Harvick Incorporated) • Drivers' championship standings (after 29 of 34 races): (1)
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 1025 points (2)
Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 1003 (3)
Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet;
Turner Motorsports) 976 ====
Baseball==== •
World Cup in
Panama: •
Group 1 in
Panama City: 3–8 •
Major League Baseball postseason: •
American League Division Series: • Game 2 in
Arlington, Texas:
Texas Rangers 8,
Tampa Bay Rays 6.
Series tied 1–1. • Game 1 in
New York:
New York Yankees 9,
Detroit Tigers 3.
Yankees lead series 1–0. •
National League Division Series: • Game 1 in
Philadelphia:
Philadelphia Phillies 11,
St. Louis Cardinals 6.
Phillies lead series 1–0. • Game 1 in
Milwaukee:
Milwaukee Brewers 4,
Arizona Diamondbacks 1.
Brewers lead series 1–0. •
Nippon Professional Baseball news: The
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks clinch their second consecutive
Pacific League title with a 3–0 win over the
Saitama Seibu Lions, and earn a one-win and home field advantage for
Climax Series Final Stage. ====
Basketball==== •
FIBA Africa Championship for Women in
Bamako,
Mali: •
Semifinals: • 51–56 '''''' • '''''' 89–63 •
FIBA Americas Championship for Women in
Neiva,
Colombia: •
Third place game: '''''' 59–46 •
Final: 33–74 '''''' • Brazil win the title for the fifth time, and qualify for the
2012 Olympics. • Argentina, Canada and Cuba qualify for
World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. •
UAAP in
Quezon City,
Philippines: •
Men's Finals:
Ateneo de Manila University 82,
Far Eastern University 69.
Ateneo win best-of-3 series 2–0. • Ateneo win their fourth consecutive, seventh UAAP and 21st men's championship. ====
Figure skating==== •
ISU Junior Grand Prix: • JGP Cup of Austria in
Innsbruck, Austria: • Men:
Yan Han 205.86 points
Gordei Gorshkov 180.25
Keiji Tanaka 173.98 • Standings (after 5 of 7 events):
Ryuju Hino 28 points (2 events), Tanaka 24 (2), Zhang He &
Timothy Dolensky 20 (2), Yan,
Joshua Farris ,
Jason Brown &
Maxim Kovtun 15 (1). • Ice Dance:
Victoria Sinitsina/
Ruslan Zhiganshin 151.10 points
Alexandra Aldridge/
Daniel Eaton 136.85
Maria Nosulia/
Evgen Kholoniuk 128.34 • Standings (after 5 of 7 events): Sinitsina/Zhiganshin 30 points (2 events), Nosulia/Kholoniuk & Anastasia Galyeta/
Alexei Shumski 26 (2), Aldridge/Eaton 24 (2),
Nicole Orford/
Thomas Williams 20 (2). ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CAF Champions League Semifinals first leg:
Wydad Casablanca 1–0
Enyimba ====
Mixed martial arts==== •
UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson in
Washington, D.C., United States (USA unless stated): •
Bantamweight Championship bout:
Dominick Cruz (c) def.
Demetrious Johnson via unanimous decision (50–45, 49–46, 50–45) • Heavyweight bout:
Stefan Struve def.
Pat Barry via submission (triangle choke) • Welterweight bout:
Anthony Johnson def.
Charlie Brenneman via TKO (head kick) • Lightweight bout:
Matt Wiman def.
Mac Danzig via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) ====
Rugby league==== •
Super League Play-offs: • Semi-finals:
St. Helens 26–18
Wigan Warriors ====
Rugby union==== •
World Cup in New Zealand (teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals, teams in
italics qualify for
2015 World Cup): •
Pool A in
Wellington: '''''' 14–19 • Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): '''''' 15 points (3 matches), France 11, Tonga 9, 6 (3), 2. •
Pool B in
Auckland: '''
16–12 ' • Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): England 18 points, Scotland 11, '''' 10 (3), 4 (3), 0. •
Pool C in
Nelson: '''''' 68–22 • Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Australia 15 points, '
13 (3), ' 10 (3), 4, Russia 1. ====
Tennis==== •
WTA Tour: •
Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan: • Final:
Agnieszka Radwańska def.
Vera Zvonareva 6–3, 6–2 • Radwańska wins her sixth WTA Tour title. ====
Volleyball==== •
Women's European Championship in
Belgrade,
Serbia: •
Semifinals: • '''''' 3–0 • '''''' 3–2 • Germany and Serbia qualify for the
FIVB World Cup. •
Women's South American Championship in
Callao,
Peru: •
Semifinals: • 0–3 '''''' • '''''' 3–0 • Brazil qualify for the
FIVB World Cup. ==References==