December 31, 2009 (Thursday) ====
American football==== •
NCAA bowl games: •
Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl in
Fort Worth: •
Air Force 47,
Houston 20 •
Brut Sun Bowl in
El Paso: •
Oklahoma 31, (21)
Stanford 27 •
Texas Bowl in
Houston: •
Navy 35,
Missouri 13 •
Insight Bowl in
Tempe: •
Iowa State 14,
Minnesota 13 •
Chick-fil-A Bowl in
Atlanta: • (11)
Virginia Tech 37,
Tennessee 14 ====
Ice hockey==== •
World Junior Championships in
Saskatchewan, Canada: (teams in
bold advance to the semifinals, teams in
italics secure quarterfinals berths, teams in strike go to relegation round) •
Group A in
Saskatoon: • '''' 4–1 • '
4–5 (SO) ''' • Canada rally from 2 goals down with 10 minutes remaining to tie the score in regulation time and then win the shootout 3–2. • Final standings: Canada 11 points, USA 10, Switzerland 6, Slovakia 3, Latvia 0. •
Group B in
Regina: • '''''' 7–1 • '''' 5–2 • Final standings: Sweden 12 points, Russia 9, Finland 6, Czech Republic 3, Austria 0. •
Spengler Cup Final in
Davos, Switzerland: •
HC Dinamo Minsk 3–1
HC Davos December 30, 2009 (Wednesday) ====
American football==== •
NCAA bowl games: •
Roady's Humanitarian Bowl in
Boise: •
Idaho 43,
Bowling Green 42 •
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl in
San Diego: • (22)
Nebraska 33, (20)
Arizona 0 ====
Cricket==== •
England in South Africa: • 2nd Test in
Durban, day 5: • 343 and 133; 574/9
d.
England win by an innings and 98 runs, lead the 4-match series 1–0. •
Pakistan in Australia: • 1st Test in
Melbourne, day 5: • 454/5
d and 225/8d; 258 and 251.
Australia win by 170 runs, lead the 3-match series 1–0. ====
Ice hockey==== •
World Junior Championships in
Saskatchewan, Canada: (teams in
italics secure quarterfinals berths, teams in strike go to relegation round) •
Group A in
Saskatoon: • 7–5 • Standings:
Canada,
USA 9 points (3 games), Slovakia, Switzerland 3 (3), Latvia 0 (4). •
Group B in
Regina: • 10–1 • Standings:
Sweden 9 points (3 games), Russia, Finland 6 (3), Czech Republic 3 (3), Austria 0 (4).
December 29, 2009 (Tuesday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Bormio, Italy: •
Downhill:
Andrej Jerman Didier Defago Michael Walchhofer •
Overall standings (after 15 of 34 races): (1)
Carlo Janka 575 points (2)
Benjamin Raich 565 (3)
Didier Cuche 476 •
Downhill standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Cuche 251 points (2) Walchhofer 200 (3) Janka 184 •
Women's World Cup in
Lienz, Austria: •
Slalom:
Marlies Schild Sandrine Aubert Kathrin Zettel •
Overall standings (after 13 of 33 races): (1)
Lindsey Vonn 594 points (2)
Maria Riesch 549 (3) Zettel 489 •
Slalom standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Riesch 243 points (2) Schild 220 (3) Aubert 216 ====
American football==== •
NCAA bowl games: •
EagleBank Bowl in
Washington •
UCLA 30,
Temple 21 •
Champs Sports Bowl in
Orlando • (25)
Wisconsin 20, (15)
Miami (FL) 14 ====
Cricket==== •
England in South Africa: • 2nd Test in
Durban, day 4: • 343 & 76/6 (32.0 ov); 575/9
d (
Ian Bell 141). South Africa trail by 156 runs with 4 wickets remaining. •
Pakistan in Australia: • 1st Test in
Melbourne, day 4: • 454/5
d and 225/8d (
Shane Watson 120
*,
Mohammad Aamer 5/79); 258 and 170/3. Pakistan require another 252 runs with 7 wickets remaining. • Watson scores his maiden Test century and Australia's first hundred this summer, while Aamer becomes the youngest fast bowler in history to claim five-wickets in an innings. ====
Ice hockey==== •
World Junior Championships in
Saskatchewan, Canada: (teams in
italics secure quarterfinals berths) •
Group A in
Saskatoon: • 1–12 '''' • '''' 8–2 • Standings: Canada, USA 9 points (3 games), Slovakia 3 (3), Switzerland 0 (2), Latvia 0 (3). •
Group B in
Regina: • 1–7 • '''' 4–1 • Standings: Sweden 9 points (3 games), Russia 6 (3), Finland 3 (2), Czech Republic 3 (3), Austria 0 (3). ====
Ski jumping==== •
Four Hills Tournament: •
World Cup in
Oberstdorf, Germany: • HS 137:
Andreas Kofler 265.2 points (125.0 m/134.0 m)
Janne Ahonen 253.3 (116.5 m/137.0 m)
Thomas Morgenstern 250.3 (124.5 m/126.5 m) •
World Cup standings (after 7 of 23 events): (1)
Simon Ammann 469 points (2)
Gregor Schlierenzauer 411 (3) Kofler 379
December 28, 2009 (Monday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Women's World Cup in
Lienz, Austria: •
Giant slalom:
Kathrin Hölzl 2:16.61
Manuela Mölgg 2:16.66
Taïna Barioz 2:16.72 •
Overall standings (after 12 of 33 races): (1)
Lindsey Vonn 581 points (2)
Maria Riesch 531 (3)
Kathrin Zettel 429 •
Giant slalom standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Hölzl 281 points (2) Zettel 265 (3)
Tina Maze 202 ====
American football==== •
NFL Monday Night Football, Week 16 (division champion in
bold): •
Chicago Bears 36,
Minnesota Vikings 30 (OT) • The Vikings' loss gives the
New Orleans Saints home advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. •
NCAA bowl games: •
Advocare V100 Independence Bowl in
Shreveport: •
Georgia 44,
Texas A&M 20 ====
Cricket==== •
England in South Africa: • 2nd Test in
Durban, day 3: • 343; England 386/5 (123.0 ov,
Alastair Cook 118). England led by 43 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. •
Pakistan in Australia: • 1st Test in
Melbourne, day 3: • 454/5
d & 111/3 (34.0 ov); 258. Australia led by 307 runs with 7 wickets remaining. ====
Ice hockey==== •
World Junior Championships in
Saskatchewan, Canada: •
Group A in
Saskatoon: • 6–0 • Standings (after 2 games): Canada, USA 6 points, Slovakia 3, Switzerland, Latvia 0. •
Group B in
Regina: • 0–2 • Standings (after 2 games): Sweden, Russia 6 points, Finland 3, Austria, Czech Republic 0.
December 27, 2009 (Sunday) ====
American football==== •
NFL Week 16 (division champions in
bold, teams assured of playoff berths in
italics): •
Atlanta Falcons 31,
Buffalo Bills 3 •
Cincinnati Bengals 17,
Kansas City Chiefs 10 • Five days after the Bengals attended the funeral of their teammate
Chris Henry, they clinch the
AFC North. •
Cleveland Browns 23,
Oakland Raiders 9 • The Raiders'
Sebastian Janikowski makes a 61-yard field goal at the end of the first half, becoming the fourth
kicker in NFL history to connect from 60-plus yards. •
Green Bay Packers 48,
Seattle Seahawks 10 •
Houston Texans 27,
Miami Dolphins 20 •
New England Patriots 35,
Jacksonville Jaguars 7 • The Pats clinch the
AFC East title. •
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20,
New Orleans Saints 17 (OT) •
Carolina Panthers 41,
New York Giants 9 • The Panthers rout the Giants in their last game at
Giants Stadium. The Jets will close out Giants Stadium next week when they host the Bengals. •
Pittsburgh Steelers 23,
Baltimore Ravens 20 •
San Francisco 49ers 20,
Detroit Lions 6 •
Arizona Cardinals 31,
St. Louis Rams 10 •
New York Jets 29,
Indianapolis Colts 15 • The Colts' record regular-season winning streak ends after 23 games.
Peyton Manning becomes the fourth quarterback in NFL history with 50,000 career passing yards. •
Philadelphia Eagles 30,
Denver Broncos 27 •
Sunday Night Football:
Dallas Cowboys 17,
Washington Redskins 0 • The Cowboys' win gives them the last playoff berth in the NFC and sets up a
home showdown with the Eagles for the
NFC East title next week. •
NCAA bowl games: •
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl in
Nashville •
Clemson 21,
Kentucky 13 ====
Cricket==== •
England in South Africa: • 2nd Test in
Durban, day 2: • 343; 103/1 (26.2 ov). England trail by 240 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. •
Pakistan in Australia: • 1st Test in
Melbourne, day 2: • 454/5
d; 109/4. Pakistan trail by 345 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. •
Sri Lanka in India: • 5th ODI in
New Delhi: • 83/5 (23.3 ov).
No result. India win the 5-match series 3–1. ====
Ice hockey==== •
World Junior Championships in
Saskatchewan, Canada: •
Group A in
Saskatoon: • 3–0 • 8–3 • Standings: USA 6 points (2 matches), Canada 3 (1), Slovakia 3 (2), Switzerland 0 (1), Latvia 0 (2). •
Group B in
Regina: • 3–7 • 3–4 • The Finns rally from 3-goal deficit with less than 3 minutes left in the second period. • Standings: Sweden 6 points (2 games), Russia, Finland 3 (1), Austria, Czech Republic 0 (2).
December 26, 2009 (Saturday) ====
American football==== •
NCAA bowl games: •
Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in
Detroit: •
Marshall 21,
Ohio 17 •
Meineke Car Care Bowl in
Charlotte: • (17)
Pittsburgh 19,
UNC 17 •
Emerald Bowl in
San Francisco: • (24)
USC 24,
Boston College 13 ====
Cricket==== •
England in South Africa: • 2nd Test in
Durban, day 1: • 175/5 (61.0 ov) •
Pakistan in Australia: • 1st Test in
Melbourne, day 1: • 305/3 (90.0 ov) • The string of century near-misses continue with
Shane Watson dismissed at 93 and
Simon Katich at 98, following his 99 in the previous match. ====
Ice hockey==== •
World Junior Championships in
Saskatchewan, Canada: •
Group A in
Saskatoon: • 0–16 • 3–7 •
Group B in
Regina: • 1–10 • 6–2
December 25, 2009 (Friday) ====
American football==== •
NFL Week 16: (team in
bold clinches division title) •
San Diego Chargers 42,
Tennessee Titans 17 • The Chargers win their tenth straight game and secure a first-round bye in the AFC playoffs. ====
Basketball==== •
NBA Christmas Day games: •
Miami Heat 93,
New York Knicks 87 •
Boston Celtics 86,
Orlando Magic 77 •
Cleveland Cavaliers 102,
Los Angeles Lakers 87 •
Phoenix Suns 124,
Los Angeles Clippers 93 •
Portland Trail Blazers 107,
Denver Nuggets 96
December 24, 2009 (Thursday) ====
American football==== •
NCAA bowl games: •
Sheraton Hawai Bowl in
Honolulu: •
SMU 45,
Nevada 10 • The Mustangs easily win their first bowl appearance since the program was
shut down by the NCAA in 1987 due to
massive violations of NCAA rules. ====
Cricket==== •
Sri Lanka in India: • 4th ODI in
Kolkata: • 315/6 (50 overs,
Upul Tharanga 118); 317/3 (48.1 overs,
Gautam Gambhir 150
*,
Virat Kohli 107).
India win by 7 wickets, lead the 5-match series 3–1.
December 23, 2009 (Wednesday) ====
American football==== •
NCAA bowl games: •
SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl in
San Diego: • (23)
Utah 37,
Cal 27 • The
Utes win their ninth straight bowl appearance, tying
USC for second on the all-time list behind
Florida State's 11. ====
Auto racing==== •
Formula One news: • Seven-time champion
Michael Schumacher announces he will come back from retirement and drive for
Mercedes Grand Prix team in 2010 season. BBC
December 22, 2009 (Tuesday) ====
American football==== •
NCAA bowl games: •
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas in
Las Vegas: • (14)
BYU 44, (18)
Oregon State 20 ====
Freestyle skiing==== •
World Cup in
Innichen/San Candido, Italy: •
Men's skicross:
Michael Schmid Audun Groenvold Conradign Netzer •
Standings after 2 of 12 events: (1) Schmid 200 points (2) Groenvold 130 (3)
Xavier Kuhn 125 •
Women's skicross:
Anna Holmlund Ophelie David Sanna Lüdi •
Standings after 2 of 12 events: (1) Holmund 200 points (2) David 140 (3)
Ashleigh McIvor 125
December 21, 2009 (Monday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Alta Badia, Italy: •
Slalom:
Reinfried Herbst 1:49.31
Silvan Zurbriggen 1:49.39
Manfred Pranger 1:49.48 •
Overall standings after 14 of 34 races: (1)
Benjamin Raich 565 points (2)
Carlo Janka 553 (3)
Aksel Lund Svindal 443 •
Slalom standings after 2 of 9 races: (1) Herbst 200 points (2) Zurbriggen 102 (3) Pranger 89 ====
American football==== •
NFL Monday Night Football, Week 15: •
New York Giants 45,
Washington Redskins 12 ====
Basketball==== •
College basketball news: •
Kentucky defeats
Drexel 88–44, making the
Wildcats the first
NCAA Division I men's team with 2,000 all-time wins. (AP via ESPN) •
NBA: • The
Sacramento Kings make the biggest comeback in 13 years as they rally from a 35-points deficit with 8:50 remaining in the third quarter to beat the
Chicago Bulls 102–98. ====
Cricket==== •
Sri Lanka in India: • 3rd ODI in
Cuttack: • 239 (44.2 overs); 242/3 (42.4 overs).
India win by 7 wickets, lead the 5-match series 2–1. ====
Freestyle skiing==== •
World Cup in
Innichen/San Candido, Italy: •
Men's skicross:
Michael Schmid Xavier Kuhn Casey Puckett •
Women's skicross:
Anna Holmlund Ashleigh McIvor Ophélie David ====
Ice hockey==== •
New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur sets a new
NHL record for career shutouts with 104 as the Devils defeat the
Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 in
Pittsburgh. (AP via ESPN)
December 20, 2009 (Sunday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Alta Badia, Italy: •
Giant slalom:
Massimiliano Blardone 2:35.76
Davide Simoncelli 2:36.19
Cyprien Richard 2:37.39 •
Overall standings (after 13 of 34 races): (1)
Benjamin Raich 565 points (2)
Carlo Janka 553 (3)
Didier Cuche 436 •
Giant slalom standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Raich 235 points (2) Blardone 230 (3)
Ted Ligety 192 •
Women's World Cup in
Val-d'Isère, France: •
Super-G:
Fränzi Aufdenblatten 1:26.43
Nadia Styger 1:26.66
Lindsey Vonn 1:26.69 •
Overall standings (after 11 of 32 races): (1) Vonn 581 points (2)
Maria Riesch 531 (3)
Kathrin Zettel 384 •
Super-G standings (after 2 of 7 races): (1) Vonn 140 points (2)
Elisabeth Görgl 124 (3) Styger 116 ====
American football==== •
NFL Week 15 (division champions in
bold, teams assured of playoff berths in
italics): •
New England Patriots 17,
Buffalo Bills 10 •
Houston Texans 16,
St. Louis Rams 13 •
Atlanta Falcons 10,
New York Jets 7 •
Arizona Cardinals 31,
Detroit Lions 24 •
Tennessee Titans 27,
Miami Dolphins 24 (OT) •
Cleveland Browns 41,
Kansas City Chiefs 34 •
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24,
Seattle Seahawks 7 •
Baltimore Ravens 31,
Chicago Bears 7 •
Oakland Raiders 20,
Denver Broncos 19 •
San Diego Chargers 27,
Cincinnati Bengals 24 • The Chargers win their ninth straight game. •
Philadelphia Eagles 27,
San Francisco 49ers 13 •
Pittsburgh Steelers 37,
Green Bay Packers 36 •
Ben Roethlisberger connects with
Mike Wallace for the tying touchdown on the game's final play, with
Jeff Reed's extra point winning the game. The winning play also makes Roethlisberger the 10th quarterback in history to throw for 500 yards in a game. •
Sunday Night Football:
Carolina Panthers 26,
Minnesota Vikings 7 •
NCAA bowl games: •
New Orleans Bowl in
New Orleans:
Middle Tennessee 42,
Southern Miss 32 ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 3 in
Pokljuka,
Slovenia: •
10 km pursuit women:
Svetlana Sleptsova 34:03.2 (2 penalty loops)
Magdalena Neuner 34:39.5 (3)
Anna Bogaliy-Titovets 34:46.4 (2) •
Overall standings after 7 of 25 events: (1)
Helena Jonsson 342 points (2)
Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek 298 (3) Sleptsova 272 •
Pursuit standings after 2 of 6 events: (1) Sleptsova 114 points (2) Jonsson 96 (3)
Andrea Henkel 69 •
12.5 km pursuit men:
Evgeny Ustyugov 34:50.9 (2 penalty loops)
Roland Lessing 35:00.2 (0)
Simon Eder 35:01.8 (2) •
Overall standings after 7 of 25 events: (1)
Tim Burke 253 points (2)
Simon Fourcade 246 (3)
Christoph Sumann 225 •
Pursuit standings after 2 of 6 events: (1) Eder 102 points (2) Ustyugov 100 (3) Burke 69 ====
Bobsleigh==== •
World Cup in
Altenberg, Germany: •
Four-man:
André Lange,
René Hoppe,
Kevin Kuske,
Martin Putze 1:47.23
Steven Holcomb,
Justin Olsen,
Steve Mesler,
Curtis Tomasevicz 1:47.99
Yevgeni Popov,
Denis Moiseychenkov,
Andrey Yurkov,
Alexey Kireev 1:48.23 •
Standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Holcomb 1053 points (2)
Jānis Miņins 938 (3)
Lyndon Rush 913 ====
Cricket==== •
England in South Africa: • 1st Test in
Centurion, day 5: • 418 and 301/7
d; 356 and 228/9.
Match drawn. 4-match series level 0–0. •
West Indies in Australia: • 3rd Test in
Perth, day 5: • 520/7
d and 150; 312 and 323.
Australia win by 35 runs, win the 3-match series 2–0. ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
World Cup in
Rogla,
Slovenia: • Women's 15 km classic mass start:
Justyna Kowalczyk Marit Bjørgen Anna Haag •
Overall standings (after 8 of 20 events): (1) Bjørgen 447 points (2) Kowalczyk 397 (3)
Petra Majdič 383 •
Distance standings (after 4 events): (1) Bjørgen 235 points (2)
Irina Khazova 221 (3)
Charlotte Kalla 218 • Men's 30 km classic mass start:
Petter Northug Alexander Legkov Maxim Vylegzhanin •
Overall standings (after 8 of 20 events): (1) Northug 440 points (2)
John Kristian Dahl 200 (3) Legkov 187 •
Distance standings (after 4 events): (1) Northug 260 points (2) Legkov 187 (3)
Matti Heikkinen 160 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
Colombian Primera A Clausura Final, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses) •
Independiente Medellín 2–2 (1–0)
Atlético Huila. Independiente Medellín win 3–2 on aggregate. • Independiente win the championship for the fifth time. ====
Freestyle skiing==== •
World Cup in
Changchun, China: •
Men's aerials:
Jia Zongyang Qi Guangpu Anton Kushnir •
Standings after 2 of 6 events: (1) Kushnir 160 points (2) Jia 136 (3)
Liu Zhongqing 100 •
Women's aerials:
Xu Mengtao Guo Xinxin Zhang Zin •
Standings after 2 of 6 events: (1) Guo 180 points (2) Xu 160 (3)
Li Nina 100 ====
Golf==== •
European Tour: •
South African Open in
Paarl, South Africa: • Winner:
Richie Ramsay 275 (−13)PO • Ramsay wins his first European Tour title. ====
Handball==== •
World Women's Championship in
Nanjing, China: • 3rd place: 31–26 • Final: 22–25 '''''' • Russia win the title for the third straight time and fourth in last five championships. ====
Nordic combined==== •
World Cup in
Ramsau, Austria: • HS98 / 10 km:
Björn Kircheisen 23:29.7
Magnus Moan 23:30.1
Felix Gottwald 23:30.4 •
Overall standings (after 7 of 19 events): (1)
Jason Lamy-Chappuis 537 points (2)
Tino Edelmann 424 (3)
Petter Tande 271 ====
Rugby union==== •
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 4: •
Pool 1:
Perpignan 14–37 (
Ireland)
Munster • Standings: Munster 15 points,
Northampton 13, Perpignan 6,
Treviso 5. •
Pool 2:
Gloucester 19–6
Glasgow Warriors • Standings:
Biarritz 18 points, Gloucester 8, Newport,
Worcester 5. •
Pool 4:
Stade Français 29–16 (
Ireland)
Ulster • This match was originally intended to be held in
Brussels the previous day, but heavy snowfall forced its move to
Paris. • Standings: Stade Français 13 points, Ulster,
Edinburgh 9,
Bath 6. •
Pool 5:
Sale Sharks 21–17
Harlequins • Standings: Toulouse 14 points, Sale 13, Cardiff 9, Harlequins 2. •
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 4: •
Pool 1:
Leeds Carnegie 47–0
București Oaks • Standings: Leeds,
Bourgoin 14 points, București 6,
Parma 4. •
Pool 3:
Rovigo 7–30
Toulon • Standings: Toulon 18 points,
Saracens 13,
Castres 6, Rovigo 0. •
Pool 5:
Albi 38–16
Petrarca Padova • Standings:
Newcastle 15 points,
Montauban 12, Albi 10, Padova 1 (3). ====
Ski jumping==== •
World Cup in
Engelberg, Switzerland: • HS 137:
Simon Ammann 144.8 points (141.0 m equal hill record)
Bjørn Einar Romøren 140.4 (138.0 m)
Daiki Ito 132.6 (134.5 m) • The final round is cancelled due to poor weather conditions. •
Overall standings (after 6 of 23 events): (1) Ammann 424 points (2)
Gregor Schlierenzauer 382 (3) Romøren 279 ====
Snowboarding==== •
World Cup in
Telluride, United States: •
Men's team snowboard cross:
Xavier De La Rue/
Pierre Vaultier Nate Holland/
Nick Baumgartner Mike Robertson/
Drew Neilson •
Women's team snowboard cross:
Lindsey Jacobellis/
Faye Gulini Maëlle Ricker/
Dominique Maltais Simona Mieler/
Tanja Frieden December 19, 2009 (Saturday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Val Gardena, Italy: •
Downhill:
Manuel Osborne-Paradis 2:01.27
Mario Scheiber 2:01.40
Johan Clarey &
Ambrosi Hoffmann 2:01.52 •
Overall standings (after 12 of 34 races): (1)
Carlo Janka 540 points (2)
Benjamin Raich 515 (3)
Didier Cuche 410 •
Downhill standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Cuche 206 points (2) Janka 160 (3)
Michael Walchhofer 140 •
Women's World Cup in
Val-d'Isère, France: •
Downhill: Cancelled ====
American football==== •
NFL Week 15 (division champion in
bold): •
Dallas Cowboys 24,
New Orleans Saints 17 • The Saints' bid for a perfect season ends. •
NCAA bowl games: •
New Mexico Bowl in
Albuquerque, New Mexico:
Wyoming 35,
Fresno State 28 (2 OT) •
St. Petersburg Bowl in
St. Petersburg, Florida:
Rutgers 45,
UCF 24 •
Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl (
Division III championship) in
Salem, Virginia: •
Wisconsin-Whitewater 35,
Mount Union 28 • The Warhawks win their second national title in three years, making them 2–3 in the two teams' five consecutive Stagg Bowl matchups. ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 3 in
Pokljuka,
Slovenia: •
7.5 km sprint women:
Svetlana Sleptsova 24:57.0 (0 penalties)
Anna Bogaliy-Titovets 25:40.4 (1)
Magdalena Neuner 25:59.6 (2) •
Overall standings after 6 of 25 events: (1)
Helena Jonsson 306 points (2)
Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek 264 (3) Sleptsova 212 •
Sprint standings after 3 of 10 events: (1) Jonsson 126 points (2) Olofsson-Zidek 122 (3)
Olga Medvedtseva 116 •
10 km sprint men:
Ivan Tcherezov 28:10.0 (0 penalties)
Dominik Landertinger 28:21.1 (1)
Thomas Frei 28:52.4 (1) •
Overall standings after 6 of 25 events: (1)
Christoph Sumann 225 points (2)
Tim Burke 215 (3)
Simon Fourcade 214 •
Sprint standings after 3 of 10 events: (1)
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 120 points (2) Burke 103 (3) Fourcade 101 ====
Bobsleigh==== •
World Cup in
Altenberg, Germany: •
Two-man:
André Lange/
Kevin Kuske 1:49.81
Thomas Florschütz/
Marc Kühne 1:50.47
Ivo Rüegg/
Cedric Grand 1:50.71 •
Standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Rüegg 1010 points (2)
Karl Angerer 914 (3) Florschütz 890 •
Two-woman:
Kaillie Humphries/
Heather Moyse 1:53.60
Helen Upperton/
Jennifer Ciochetti 1:54.03
Shauna Rohbock/
Michelle Rzepka 1:54.11 •
Standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1)
Sandra Kiriasis 1022 (2) Humphries 961 (3) Rohbock 953 ====
Cricket==== •
England in South Africa: • 1st Test in
Centurion, day 4: • 418 & 301/7
d (
Hashim Amla 100); 356 & 11/1 (6.0 ov). England require another 353 runs with 9 wickets remaining. •
West Indies in Australia: • 3rd Test in
Perth, day 4: • 520/7
d & 150; 312 & 308/9 (91.0 ov). West Indies require another 51 runs with 1 wicket remaining. ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
World Cup in
Rogla,
Slovenia: •
Women's sprint classic:
Marit Bjørgen Justyna Kowalczyk Petra Majdič •
Overall standings (after 7 of 20 events): (1) Bjørgen 362 points (2) Majdič 332 (3)
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 308 •
Sprint standings (after 4 events): (1) Majdič 260 points (2) Bjørgen 212 (3) Kowalczyk 185 •
Men's sprint classic:
Petter Northug Tobias Angerer Jesper Modin •
Overall standings (after 7 of 20 events): (1) Northug 340 points (2)
John Kristian Dahl 200 (3)
Ola Vigen Hattestad 170 •
Sprint standings (after 4 events): (1) Dahl 200 points (2) Northug 180 (3) Hattestad 170 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
FIFA Club World Cup in
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates: • Bronze medal match:
Pohang Steelers 1–1 (4–3
pen.)
Atlante • Final:
Estudiantes 1–2 (
ET)
Barcelona • Barcelona win the title for the first time and their sixth trophy of the year. ====
Freestyle skiing==== •
World Cup in
Changchun, China: •
Men's aerials:
Anton Kushnir Liu Zhongqing Wu Chao •
Women's aerials:
Guo Xinxin Li Nina Xu Mengtao ====
Nordic combined==== •
World Cup in
Ramsau, Austria: • HS98 / 10 km:
Jason Lamy Chappuis 25:45.6
Tino Edelmann 25:47.7
Alessandro Pittin 25:49.3 •
Overall standings (after 6 of 19 events): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 505 points (2) Edelmann 384 (3)
Eric Frenzel 240 ====
Rugby union==== •
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 4: (teams in strike are eliminated) •
Pool 1:
Benetton Treviso 18–21
Northampton Saints • Standings: Northampton 13 points (4 matches), Munster 10 (3), Perpignan 6 (3), Treviso 5 (4). •
Pool 2:
Newport Gwent Dragons 8–26
Biarritz • Standings: Biarritz 18 points (4 matches), Newport 5 (4), Glasgow 5 (3), Gloucester 4 (3). •
Pool 3: •
Ospreys 45–19
Viadana •
Leicester Tigers 20–15
Clermont Auvergne • Standings: Ospreys 16 points, Leicester, Clermont 12, Viadana 0. •
Pool 4:
Edinburgh 9–6
Bath • Standings: Stade Français, Ulster 9 points (3 matches), Edinburgh 9 (4), Bath 6 (4). •
Pool 5:
Toulouse 23–7
Cardiff Blues • Standings: Toulouse 14 points (4 matches), Sale 9 (3), Cardiff 9 (4), Harlequin 1 (3). •
Pool 6: •
London Irish 34–13
Brive •
Leinster (
Ireland) 39–7
Scarlets • Standings: Leinster, London Irish 15, Scarlets 8, Brive 0. •
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 4: (teams in strike are eliminated) •
Pool 2:
Olympus Madrid 6–42
Montpellier • Standings:
Connacht 17 points, Montpellier 15, Worcester 7, Madrid 0. •
Pool 3: •
Rovigo –
Toulon, postponed to Sunday (snow) •
Saracens 18–14
Castres Olympique • Standings: Toulon 13 points (3 matches), Saracens 13 (4), Castres 6 (4), Rovigo 0 (3). •
Pool 4:
Rugby Roma Olimpic 3–53
Racing Métro • Standings:
London Wasps 17 points, Racing Métro 12,
Bayonne 10, Roma 0. •
Pool 5:
Albi –
Petrarca Padova postponed ====
Ski jumping==== •
World Cup in
Engelberg, Switzerland: • HS 137:
Gregor Schlierenzauer 265.6 points (137.0 m, 130.0 m)
Simon Ammann 264.6 (138.0, 129.0)
Andreas Kofler 250.5 (132.0, 128.0) •
Overall standings (after 5 of 23 events): (1) Schlierenzauer 342 (2) Ammann 324 points (3) Kofler 226 ====
Snowboarding==== •
World Cup in
Telluride, United States: •
Men's snowboard cross:
Pierre Vaultier Robert Fagan Ross Powers •
Standings after 2 of 7 events: (1) Vaultier 2000 points (2)
Seth Wescott 1200 (3) Fagan 1090 •
Women's snowboard cross:
Maëlle Ricker Simona Meiller Dominique Maltais •
Standings after 2 of 7 events: (1) Ricker 2000 points (2) Maltais 1200 (3)
Aleksandra Zhekova 1160 ====
Volleyball==== •
NCAA Division I women's tournament: • Championship game in
Tampa, Florida:
Penn State 3,
Texas 2. • The Nittany Lions rally from a 2-set deficit to win the title for the third straight time and extend their winning streak to 102 games.
December 18, 2009 (Friday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Val Gardena, Italy: •
Super-G:
Aksel Lund Svindal 1:38.35
Carlo Janka 1:38.47
Patrick Staudacher 1:38.52 •
Overall standings (after 11 of 34 races): (1) Janka 540 points (2)
Benjamin Raich 515 (3) Svindal 388 •
Super-G standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1)
Michael Walchhofer 180 (2) Raich & Svindal 154 •
Women's World Cup in
Val-d'Isère, France: •
Super combined:
Lindsey Vonn 2:37.55
Maria Riesch 2:38.71
Elisabeth Görgl 2:38.91 •
Overall standings (after 10 of 33 races): (1) Riesch & Vonn 521 (3)
Kathrin Zettel 362 ====
American football==== •
NCAA Division I FCS: •
NCAA Division I Football Championship Game in
Chattanooga, Tennessee (seeds in parentheses): • (2)
Villanova 23, (1)
Montana 21 ====
Cricket==== •
England in South Africa: • 1st Test in
Centurion, day 3: • 418 & 9/1 (4.0 ov); 356. South Africa led by 71 runs with 9 wickets remaining. •
West Indies in Australia: • 3rd Test in
Perth, day 3: • 520/7
d & 137/8 (47.0 ov); 312. Australia led by 345 runs with 2 wickets remaining. •
Sri Lanka in India: • 2nd ODI in
Visakhapatnam: • 301/7 (50 ov,
MS Dhoni 107); 302/7 (49.1 ov,
Tillakaratne Dilshan 123).
Sri Lanka win by 3 wickets. 5-match series level 1–1. ====
Handball==== •
World Women's Championship in China: • Semifinals: • 27–23 • 20–28 ====
Ice hockey==== •
New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur makes his 1,030th
NHL regular-season appearance, breaking the league record for goaltenders previously held by
Patrick Roy, as the Devils beat the
Ottawa Senators 4–2. (AP via ESPN) ====
Nordic combined==== •
World Cup in
Ramsau, Austria: • HS98 / 10 km:
Jason Lamy Chappuis 22:03.6
Felix Gottwald 22:06.3
Magnus Moan 22:10.7 •
Overall standings (after 5 of 19 events): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 405 points (2)
Tino Edelmann 304 (3)
Eric Frenzel 240 ====
Rugby union==== •
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 4: (teams in strike are eliminated) •
Pool 2:
Connacht 19–7
Worcester Warriors • Standings: Connacht 17 points (4 matches), Montpellier 10 (3), Worcester 7 (4), Olympus Madrid 0 (3). •
Pool 5:
Montauban 24–19
Newcastle Falcons • Standings: Newcastle 15 points (4 matches), Montauban 12, Albi 5 (3), Padova 1 (3). ====
Six-red snooker==== •
Six-red World Championship in
Killarney, Ireland: • Final:
Mark Davis def.
Mark Williams 6–3 ====
Ski jumping==== •
World Cup in
Engelberg, Switzerland: • HS 137:
Simon Ammann 270.4 points (137.5 m, 133.0 m)
Gregor Schlierenzauer 268.2 (136.5, 132.5)
Thomas Morgenstern 243.5 (132.5, 125.0) •
Overall standings (after 4 of 23 events): (1) Ammann 244 points (2) Schlierenzauer 242 (3)
Harri Olli &
Andreas Kofler 166 ====
Skeleton==== •
World Cup in
Altenberg, Germany: •
Men:
Michi Halilovic 1:56.39
Aleksandr Tretyakov 1:56.60
Frank Rommel 1:56.63 •
Standings after 5 of 8 events: (1)
Martins Dukurs 1044 points (2) Rommel 1011 (3)
Sandro Stielicke 892 •
Women:
Kerstin Szymkowiak 1:59.50
Marion Trott 2:00.21
Anja Huber 2:00.28 •
Standings after 5 of 8 events: (1)
Mellisa Hollingsworth 1011 points (2)
Shelley Rudman 987 (3) Szymkowiak 954 ===
Swimming=== •
World records broken: • Long course: •
Men's 50 m freestyle:
César Cielo 20.91,
São Paulo, Brazil • Short course: •
Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay: (
Nick Thoman,
Mark Gangloff,
Michael Phelps,
Nathan Adrian) 3:20.71,
Manchester, Great Britain •
Women's 200 m breast:
Rebecca Soni 2:14.57,
Manchester, Great Britain •
Women's 400 m medley:
Julia Smit 4:21.04,
Manchester, Great Britain •
Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay: (
Margaret Hoelzer,
Jessica Hardy,
Dana Vollmer,
Amanda Weir) 3:47.97,
Manchester, Great Britain
December 17, 2009 (Thursday) ====
American football==== •
National Football League Week 15
Thursday Night Football (unbeaten team and division champion in
bold): •
Indianapolis Colts 35,
Jacksonville Jaguars 31 • The Colts extend their record regular-season win streak to 23, and become the third team in NFL history to start a season 14–0. ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Regular Season Game 8: (teams in
bold advance to the Top-16 round, teams in strike are eliminated) •
Group A: •
Regal FC Barcelona 89–55
Žalgiris Kaunas • Standings: Barcelona 8–0;
Siena 7–1; ASVEL, Fenerbahçe Ülker 3–5; Cibona 2–6; Žalgiris 1–7. •
Group B: •
Efes Pilsen Istanbul 77–79
Unicaja Málaga •
Entente Orléans Loiret 75–72
Partizan Belgrade • Standings:
Olympiacos, Unicaja 6–2; Lietuvos Rytas, Partizan 4–4; Efes Pilsen 3–5; Orléans 1–7. •
Group C: •
CSKA Moscow 77–72
Maccabi Tel Aviv • Standings: CSKA,
Caja Laboral 6–2; Maccabi 5–3; Maroussi, Roma 3–5; Olimpija 1–7. •
Group D: •
Panathinaikos Athens 67–76
Real Madrid •
Armani Jeans Milano 82–69
Asseco Prokom Gdynia • Standings: Real Madrid, Panathinaikos 6–2; Khimki 5–3; Milano, Asseco Prokom 3–5; EWE Baskets 1–7. ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 3 in
Pokljuka,
Slovenia: •
15 km individual women:
Helena Jonsson 43:04.1 (0 penalties)
Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek 43:26.7 (1)
Anastasiya Kuzmina 43:31.4 (1) •
Overall standings after 5 of 25 events: (1) Jonsson 277 points (2) Olofsson-Zidek 234 (3)
Olga Medvedtseva 184 •
Individual standings after 2 of 4 events: (1) Jonsson 120 points (2) Olofsson-Zidek 108 (3)
Valj Semerenko 74 •
20 km individual men:
Christoph Sumann 52:19.8 (1 penalty)
Simon Fourcade 52:34.0 (1)
Alexander Os 52:50.5 (1) •
Overall standings after 5 of 25 events: (1) Sumann 225 (2)
Emil Hegle Svendsen 206 (3)
Tim Burke 181 •
Individual standings after 2 of 4 events: (1) Sumann 108 points (2) Burke 81 (3) Fourcade 79 ====
Cricket==== •
England in South Africa: • 1st Test in
Centurion, day 2: • 418 (
Jacques Kallis 120); 88/1 (23.0 ov). England trail by 330 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. •
West Indies in Australia: • 3rd Test in
Perth, day 2: • 520/7
d; 214/2 (46.0 ov,
Chris Gayle 102). West Indies trail by 306 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
UEFA Europa League group stage, Matchday 6: (teams in
bold advance to the round of 32) •
Group A: •
Ajax 1–3
Anderlecht •
Dinamo Zagreb 1–2
Timişoara • Final standings: Anderlecht, Ajax 11 points, Dinamo Zagreb 6, Timişoara 5. •
Group B: •
Lille 3–1
Slavia Prague •
Genoa 1–2
Valencia • Final standings: Valencia 12 points, Lille 10, Genoa 7, Slavia Prague 3. •
Group C: •
Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–0
Hamburg •
Rapid Wien 3–3
Celtic • Final standings: Hapoel Tel Aviv 12 points, Hamburg 10, Celtic 6, Rapid Wien 5. •
Group G: •
Lazio 0–1
Levski Sofia •
Villarreal 0–1
Red Bull Salzburg • Final standings: Red Bull Salzburg 18 points, Villarreal 9, Lazio 6, Levski Sofia 3. •
Group H: •
Steaua București 1–1
Twente •
Fenerbahçe 1–0
Sheriff Tiraspol • Final standings: Fenerbahçe 15 points, Twente 8, Sheriff Tiraspol 5, Steaua București 4. •
Group I: •
Benfica 2–1
AEK Athens •
Everton 0–1
BATE Borisov • Final standings: Benfica 15 points, Everton 9, BATE 7, AEK Athens 4. ====
Handball==== •
World Women's Championship in China: • 9th place: 25–41 • 11th place: 26–25 • 7th place: 35–25 • 5th place: 33–31 ====
Rugby union==== •
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 4: (teams in strike are eliminated) •
Pool 1:
Bourgoin 31–10
Overmach Parma • Standings: Bourgoin 14 points (4 matches),
Leeds Carnegie 9 (3),
Bucharest Oaks 6 (3), Overmach Parma 4 (4). •
Pool 4:
Bayonne 3–12
London Wasps • Standings: London Wasps 17 points (4 matches), Bayonne 10 (4),
Racing Métro 7 (3),
Roma 0 (3). ====
Snowboarding==== •
World Cup in
Telluride, United States: •
Men's parallel giant slalom:
Jasey Jay Anderson Michael Lambert Rok Flander •
Standings (after 3 of 9 events): (1)
Benjamin Karl 2060 points (2) Anderson 2050 (3)
Mathieu Bozzetto 1560 •
Women's parallel giant slalom:
Alena Zavarzina Marion Kreiner Ina Meschik •
Standings (after 3 of 9 events): (1)
Amelie Kober 2060 (2)
Doris Guenther 1700 (3)
Claudia Riegler 1500
December 16, 2009 (Wednesday) ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Regular Season Game 8: (teams in
bold advance to the Top-16 round, teams in strike are eliminated) •
Group A: •
Cibona Zagreb 80–77
Fenerbahçe Ülker İstanbul •
Montepaschi Siena 83–74
ASVEL Villeurbanne • Standings:
Barcelona 7–0, Siena 7–1, ASVEL, Fenerbahçe Ülker 3–5, Cibona 2–6, Žalgiris 1–6. •
Group B: •
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 83–89 (
OT)
Olympiacos Piraeus • Standings: Olympiacos 6–2, Unicaja 5–2, Partizan 4–3, Lietuvos Rytas 4–4, Efes Pilsen 3–4, Orléans 0–7. •
Group C: •
Caja Laboral Baskonia 62–53
Union Olimpija Ljubljana •
Lottomatica Roma 74–87
Maroussi Athens • Standings: Caja Laboral 6–2, Maccabi,
CSKA Moscow 5–2, Maroussi, Roma 3–5, Olimpija 1–7. •
Group D: •
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 49–62
Khimki Moscow Region • Standings:
Panathinaikos 6–1, Real Madrid 5–2, Khimki 5–3, Asseco Prokom 3–4, Milano 2–5, EWE Baskets 1–7. ====
Cricket==== •
England in South Africa: • 1st Test in
Centurion, day 1: • 262/4 (
Jacques Kallis 112
*) •
West Indies in Australia: • 3rd Test in
Perth, day 1: • 339/3 •
Simon Katich is dismissed on 99 for the second time in his career. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
FIFA Club World Cup in
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates: • Fifth place match:
TP Mazembe 2–3
Auckland City • Semifinal 2:
Atlante 1–3
Barcelona •
UEFA Europa League group stage, Matchday 6: (teams in
bold advance to the round of 32) •
Group D: •
Hertha BSC 1–0
Sporting CP •
Heerenveen 5–0
Ventspils • Final standings: Sporting CP 11 points, Hertha BSC 10, Heerenveen 8, Ventspils 3. •
Group E: •
CSKA Sofia 0–3
Roma •
Basel 2–3
Fulham • Final standings: Roma 13 points, Fulham 11, Basel 9, CSKA Sofia 1. •
Group F: •
Panathinaikos 3–0
Dinamo București •
Sturm Graz 1–0
Galatasaray • Final standings: Galatasaray 13 points, Panathinaikos 12, Dinamo București 6, Sturm Graz 4. •
Group J: •
Club Brugge 1–0
Toulouse •
Partizan 1–0
Shakhtar Donetsk • Final standings: Shakhtar Donetsk 13 points, Club Brugge 11, Toulouse 7, Partizan 3. •
Group K: •
Sparta Prague 0–3
Copenhagen •
CFR Cluj 0–2
PSV Eindhoven • Final standings: PSV Eindhoven 14 points, Copenhagen 10, Sparta Prague 7, CFR Cluj 3. •
Group L: •
Athletic Bilbao 0–3
Werder Bremen •
Nacional 5–1
Austria Wien • Final standings: Werder Bremen 16 points, Athletic Bilbao 10, Nacional 5, Austria Wien 2. •
Colombian Primera A Clausura Final, first leg: •
Atlético Huila 0–1
Independiente Medellín December 15, 2009 (Tuesday) ====
Basketball==== •
2010 FIBA World Championship Draw: •
Group A: •
Group B: •
Group C: •
Group D: ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan in New Zealand: • 3rd Test in
Napier, day 5: • 223 and 455; 471 and 90/0.
Match drawn. 3-match series drawn 1–1. •
Sri Lanka in India: • 1st ODI in
Rajkot: • 414/7 (50 ov,
Virender Sehwag 146); 411/8 (50 ov,
Tillakaratne Dilshan 160).
India win by 3 runs, lead the 5-match series 1–0 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
FIFA Club World Cup in
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates: • Semifinal 1:
Pohang Steelers 1–2
Estudiantes ====
Handball==== •
World Women's Championship in China: (teams in
bold advance to the semifinals, teams in strike are eliminated) • Group 1 in
Yangzhou: • 25–21 • '''''' 35–20 • 25–30 '''''' • Final standings: France, Russia 8 points, Denmark 6, Germany 4, Austria, Angola 2. • Group 2 in
Suzhou: • 25–21 • '
27–24 ' • 34–34 • Final standings: Norway 8 points, Spain 7, Korea 6, Romania 5, Hungary 4, China 0. ====
Snowboarding==== •
World Cup in
Telluride, United States: •
Men's parallel giant slalom:
Matthew Morison Benjamin Karl Mathieu Bozzetto •
Women's parallel giant slalom:
Fraenzi Maegert-Kohli Amelie Kober Kimiko Zakreski December 14, 2009 (Monday) ====
American football==== •
NFL Monday Night Football, Week 14: •
San Francisco 49ers 24,
Arizona Cardinals 9 ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan in New Zealand: • 3rd Test in
Napier, day 4: • 223 & 347/4 (141.0 ov); 471. Pakistan led by 99 runs with 6 wickets remaining.
December 13, 2009 (Sunday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Val-d'Isère, France: •
Giant slalom:
Marcel Hirscher 2:16.28
Massimiliano Blardone 2:17.05
Benjamin Raich 2:17.60 •
Giant slalom standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Raich 185 points (2)
Carlo Janka 160 (3)
Ted Ligety 156 •
Overall standings (after 10 of 34 races): (1) Raich 486 points (2) Janka 460 (3)
Didier Cuche 384 •
Women's World Cup in
Åre, Sweden: •
Slalom:
Sandrine Aubert 1:43.24
Maria Riesch 1:43.69
Susanne Riesch 1:44.20 •
Slalom standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Maria Riesch 225 points (2)
Šárka Záhrobská 168 (3) Susanne Riesch 160 •
Overall standings (after 9 of 33 races): (1) Maria Riesch 441 points (2)
Lindsey Vonn 421 (3)
Kathrin Zettel 330 ====
American football==== •
NFL Week 14 (division champions in
bold; teams clinching a playoff berth in
italics): •
New Orleans Saints 26,
Atlanta Falcons 23 • The Saints remain unbeaten and secure a first-round bye in the NFC playoffs. •
Green Bay Packers 21,
Chicago Bears 14 •
Indianapolis Colts 28,
Denver Broncos 16 • The Colts set a new NFL record with their 22nd consecutive regular-season win, and also secure home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. The Broncos'
Brandon Marshall sets an NFL single-game record with 21 receptions. •
Buffalo Bills 16,
Kansas City Chiefs 10 •
Minnesota Vikings 30,
Cincinnati Bengals 10 •
New England Patriots 20,
Carolina Panthers 10 •
New York Jets 26,
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 •
Miami Dolphins 14,
Jacksonville Jaguars 10 •
Baltimore Ravens 48,
Detroit Lions 3 •
Houston Texans 34,
Seattle Seahawks 7 •
Washington Redskins 34,
Oakland Raiders 13 •
Tennessee Titans 47,
St. Louis Rams 7 •
San Diego Chargers 20,
Dallas Cowboys 17 •
Sunday Night Football:
Philadelphia Eagles 45,
New York Giants 38 ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 2 in
Hochfilzen, Austria: •
4 x 6 km relay women: Russia (
Svetlana Sleptsova,
Anna Boulygina,
Iana Romanova,
Olga Zaitseva) 1:13.37.0 (0 penalty, 6 reloads) France (
Marie-Laure Brunet,
Sylvie Becaert,
Marie Dorin,
Sandrine Bailly) 1:13:40.8 (0, 7) Sweden (
Elisabeth Högberg,
Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek,
Anna-Maria Nilsson,
Helena Jonsson) 1:13:41.6 (0, 3) •
Standings (after two of five events): (1) Russia 114 points (2) Germany 103 (3) France 102 •
4 x 7.5 km relay men: Austria (
Simon Eder,
Daniel Mesotitsch,
Dominik Landertinger,
Christoph Sumann) 1:16:13.1 (0 penalty loops, 6 reloads) Russia (
Ivan Tcherezov,
Evgeny Ustyugov,
Nikolay Kruglov Jr.,
Maxim Tchoudov) 1:16:38.8 (1, 5) Germany (
Christoph Stephan,
Arnd Peiffer,
Michael Greis,
Simon Schempp 1:16:45.1 (0, 5) •
Standings (after two of five events): (1) Austria 108 points (2) France 103 (3) Russia 97 ====
Bobsleigh==== •
World Cup in
Winterberg, Germany: •
Four-man: United States (
Steven Holcomb,
Justin Olsen,
Steve Mesler,
Curtis Tomasevicz) 1:50.70 Germany (
André Lange,
René Hoppe,
Kevin Kuske,
Martin Putze) 1:50.80 Germany (
Karl Angerer,
Andreas Udvari,
Alex Mann,
Gregor Bermbach) 1:50.95 •
Standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Holcomb 843 points (2)
Jānis Miņins 754 (3)
Lyndon Rush 721 ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan in New Zealand: • 3rd Test in
Napier, day 3: • 223 & 128/0 (56.0 ov); 471 (
Daniel Vettori 134). Pakistan trail by 120 runs with 10 wickets remaining. ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
World Cup in
Davos, Switzerland: • Women's sprint freestyle:
Petra Majdič Marit Bjørgen Aino-Kaisa Saarinen •
Overall standings (after 6 of 20 events): (1) Majdič 272 points (2) Saarinen 263 (3) Bjørgen 262 •
Sprint standings (after 3 events): (1) Majdič 200 points (2)
Hanna Falk 176 (3)
Vesna Fabjan 114 • Men's sprint freestyle:
John Kristian Dahl Petter Northug Alexey Petukhov •
Overall standings (after 6 of 20 events): (1) Northug 240 points (2) Dahl 200 (3) Petukhov 160 •
Sprint standings (after 3 events): (1) Dahl 200 points (2) Petukhov 160 (3)
Ola Vigen Hattestad 160 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CECAFA Cup in
Kenya: • Third place playoff: 1–0 • Final: '''''' 2–0 • Uganda win the title for the second straight time and 11th overall. •
South Asian Football Federation Cup Final in
Dhaka,
Bangladesh: • 0–0 (1–3
pen.) '''''' • India win the title for the fifth time. •
Argentine Primera División – Apertura, final matchday: • (12)
Boca Juniors 2–0 (1)
Banfield • (2)
Newell's Old Boys 0–2 (8)
San Lorenzo • Final standings: Banfield 41 points, Newell's Old Boys 39. • Banfield win their first ever championship. •
Primera División Uruguaya – Apertura, final matchday: • (10)
Cerrito 2–5 (1)
Nacional • (3)
Defensor Sporting 2–2 (2)
Liverpool • Final standings: Nacional 36 points, Liverpool, Defensor Sporting 29. • Nacional win the title for the 42nd time. •
Primera División Venezolana – Apertura, final matchday: • (1)
Deportivo Italia 0–1 (5)
Deportivo Lara • (7)
Deportivo Anzoátegui 2–0 (2)
Caracas • (3)
Deportivo Táchira 1–0 (16)
Centro Italo • Final standings: Deportivo Táchira 37 points, Deportivo Italia 36, Caracas 35. • Deportivo Táchira win the title for the seventh time. •
Primera División de Paraguay – Clausura, final matchday: • (1)
Nacional 0–0 (6)
Olimpia • (7)
Tacuary 1–0 (2)
Libertad • Standings: Nacional 41 points, Libertad 40. • Nacional win their seventh title after a break of 63 years. •
Campeonato Descentralizado playoff, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses) •
Universitario de Deportes 1–0 (1–0)
Alianza Lima. Universitario win 2–0 on aggregate. • Universitario win the title for the 25th time. •
Primera División de México Apertura Liguilla Final, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses) •
Cruz Azul 1–2 (3–4)
Monterrey. Monterrey win 6–4 on aggregate. • Monterrey win the title for the third time. ====
Golf==== •
European Tour: •
Alfred Dunhill Championship in
Mpumalanga, South Africa: • Winner:
Pablo Martín 271 (−17) • Off-season men's events: •
The Shark Shootout in
Naples, Florida: • Winners:
Jerry Kelly &
Steve Stricker ====
Handball==== •
World Women's Championship in China: (teams in
bold advance to the semifinals, teams in strike are eliminated) • Group 1 in
Yangzhou: • 26–29 • 23–24 • 28–23 • Standings: Russia, France, Denmark 6 points, Austria, Angola, Germany 2. • Group 2 in
Suzhou: • 28–28 • 19–34 • '''''' 26–25 • Standings: Spain 7 points, Norway 6, Korea 5, Romania 4, Hungary 2, China 0. ====
Luge==== •
World Cup in
Lillehammer, Norway: •
Women:
Tatjana Hüfner 1:37.579
Natalie Geisenberger 1:37.595
Erin Hamlin 1:37.616 •
World Cup standings (after 4 of 8 events): (1) Hüfner 385 points (2) Geisenberger 355 (3)
Anke Wischnewski 265 •
Men:
Albert Demtschenko 1:40.356
Armin Zöggeler 1:40.406
Felix Loch 1:40.674 •
World Cup standings (after 4 of 8 events): (1) Zöggeler 370 points (2) Loch 290 (3) Demtschenko 279 ====
Nine-ball==== •
Mosconi Cup in
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, day 4: •
Team Europe 7–11
Team USA •
Ralf Souquet def.
Shane Van Boening 6–3 •
Dennis Hatch def.
Niels Feijen 6–0 •
Thorsten Hohmann def.
Johnny Archer 6–1 •
Shane Van Boening def.
Ralf Souquet 6–2 •
Team USA win the
Mosconi Cup for the first time in 4 years and 11th time overall. ====
Rugby union==== •
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 3: • Pool 2:
Biarritz 49–13
Newport Gwent Dragons • Standings: Biarritz 14 points, Newport Gwent Dragons,
Glasgow Warriors 5,
Gloucester 4. • Pool 3:
Clermont Auvergne 40–30
Leicester Tigers • Standings:
Ospreys, Clermont Auvergne 11 points, Leicester Tigers 8,
Viadana 0. • Pool 4:
Bath 16–9
Edinburgh • Standings:
Stade Français,
Ulster 9 points, Bath, Edinburgh 5. • Pool 5:
Harlequins 19–29
Sale Sharks • Standings:
Toulouse 10 points, Sale Sharks,
Cardiff Blues 9, Harlequins 1. ====
Snooker==== •
Pukka Pies UK Championship in
Telford, England: • Final: •
Ding Junhui (13) def.
John Higgins (2) 10–8 ====
Snowboarding==== •
World Cup in
Seoul, South Korea: •
Men's big air:
Gian-Luca Cavigelli Stefan Gimpl Markku Koski •
Standings (after 4 of 5 events): (1) Gimpl 3800 points (2) Cavigelli 3100 (3)
Gjermund Braaten 1460 ====
Speed skating==== •
World Cup 5 in
Salt Lake City, United States •
1000 m women:
Christine Nesbitt 1:13.36
Wang Beixing 1:14.01
Nao Kodaira 1:14.17 •
Standings after 4 of 7 races: (1) Nesbitt 400 points (2)
Annette Gerritsen 205 (3) Kodaira 202 •
1000 m men:
Shani Davis 1:06.67
Lee Kyou-hyuk 1:07.07
Mika Poutala 1:07.24 •
Standings after 4 of 7 races: (1) Davis 400 points (2)
Mo Tae-bum 215 (3) Lee 212 •
Team pursuit women: Russia (
Yekaterina Abramova,
Galina Likhachova,
Yekaterina Shikhova) 2:57.18 Canada (
Kristina Groves,
Christine Nesbitt,
Cindy Klassen) 2:57.35 Germany (
Daniela Anschütz-Thoms,
Stephanie Beckert,
Katrin Mattscherodt) 2:57.36 •
Standings after 3 of 4 races: (1) Canada 280 points (2) Russia 230 (3) Japan 190 •
Team pursuit men: Norway (
Håvard Bøkko,
Mikael Flygind-Larsen,
Henrik Christiansen) 3:39.55 Italy (
Matteo Anesi,
Enrico Fabris,
Luca Stefani) 3:39.72 Canada (
Steven Elm,
Lucas Makowsky,
Mathieu Giroux) 3:40.34 •
Standings after 3 of 4 races: (1) Netherlands 260 points (2) Norway 230 (3) Canada 186 ====
Swimming==== •
European Short Course Championships in
Istanbul, Turkey: • Women's 50 m freestyle:
Hinkelien Schreuder 23.32
CR Ranomi Kromowidjojo 23.58
Dorothea Brandt 23.74 • Men's 50 m butterfly:
Johannes Dietrich 22.07
CR Frédérick Bousquet 22.17
Yevgeny Korotyshkin 22.34 • Women's 400 m individual medley:
Hannah Miley 4:25.66
Mireia Belmonte García 4:27.60
Zsuzsanna Jakabos 4:28.46 • Men's 200 m breaststroke:
Dániel Gyurta 2:00.67
WR Grigory Falko 2:02.50
Maxim Shcherbakov 2:03.76 • Women's 200 m freestyle:
Federica Pellegrini 1:51.17
WR Evelyn Verrasztó 1:52.61
Femke Heemskerk 1:54.20 • Men's 200 m freestyle:
Paul Biedermann 1:39.81
CR Danila Izotov 1:40.08
Nikita Lobintsev 1:41.52 • Women's 200 m backstroke:
Alexianne Castel 2:02.67
Jenny Mensing 2:03.31
Pernille Larsen 2:03.50 • Men's 4 × 50 m freestyle: France (
Amaury Leveaux,
Jérémy Stravius,
David Maitre,
Frédérick Bousquet) 1:22.96
Croatia (
Duje Draganja,
Alexei Puninski,
Mario Todorović,
Mario Delač) 1:23.18 Italy (
Marco Orsi,
Federico Bocchia,
Filippo Magnini,
Luca Dotto) 1:23.64
December 12, 2009 (Saturday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Val-d'Isère, France: •
Super-G:
Michael Walchhofer 1:20.78
Ted Ligety 1:21.06
Werner Heel 1:21.53 •
Super-G standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Walchhofer 160 points (2)
Benjamin Raich 125 (3) Ligety 112 •
Overall standings (after 9 of 34 races): (1)
Carlo Janka 460 points (2) Raich 426 (3)
Didier Cuche 384 •
Women's World Cup in
Åre, Sweden: •
Giant slalom:
Tessa Worley 2:23.22
Tina Maze 2:23.79
Kathrin Zettel 2:23.91 •
Giant slalom standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Zettel 220 points (2)
Kathrin Holzl 181 (3) Maze 170 •
Overall standings (after 8 of 33 races): (1)
Lindsey Vonn 389 points (2)
Maria Riesch 361 (3) Zettel 280 ====
American football==== •
NCAA Division I FBS: •
Army–Navy Game in
Philadelphia:
Navy 17,
Army 3 • Navy wins the game for the eighth straight year. •
Mark Ingram II wins the
Heisman Trophy. The
Alabama running back edges out his
Stanford counterpart
Toby Gerhart in the closest vote in the award's history, becoming the Crimson Tide's first Heisman winner and the third straight sophomore to win the award. •
NCAA Division I FCS: •
Semifinal in
Missoula, Montana (unbeaten team in
bold): • (1)
Montana 24,
Appalachian State 17 • Other games: •
SWAC Championship Game in
Birmingham, Alabama: •
Prairie View A&M 30,
Alabama A&M 24 •
NCAA Division II Football Championship in
Florence, Alabama: •
Northwest Missouri State 30,
Grand Valley State 23 • The Bearcats win their third Division II national title and end a streak of four consecutive losses in the championship game. ====
Basketball==== •
2010 FIBA World Championship: •
FIBA announces the four wild cards that will participate in the World Championship to be held in Turkey: • • • • ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 2 in
Hochfilzen, Austria: •
10 km pursuit women:
Helena Jonsson 34:09.1 (1 penalty)
Svetlana Sleptsova 34:40.8 (2)
Olga ZaitsevaR 34:45.1 (2) •
Overall standings after 4 of 25 events: (1) Jonsson 217 points (2)
Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek 180 (3) Sleptsova 152 •
12.5 km pursuit men:
Emil Hegle Svendsen 34:36.7 (1)
Simon Eder 34:38.3 (1)
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 34:39.8 (3) •
Overall standings after 4 of 25 events: (1) Svendsen 206 points (2) Bjørndalen 168 (3)
Christoph Sumann 165 ====
Bobsleigh==== •
World Cup in
Winterberg, Germany: •
Two-man:
Beat Hefti/
Thomas Lamparter 1:53.17
Karl Angerer/
Gregor Bermbach 1:53.24
Ivo Rüegg/
Roman Handschin 1:53.28 •
Standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Rüegg 810 points (2)
Steven Holcomb 770 (3) Angerer 722 •
Two-woman:
Cathleen Martini/
Romy Logsch 1:56.65
Sandra Kiriasis/
Berit Wiacker 1:57.26
Erin Pac/
Elana Meyers 1:57.27 •
Standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Martini 885 points (2) Kiriasis 830 (3)
Shauna Rohbock 753 ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan in New Zealand: • 3rd Test in
Napier, day 2: • 223; 346/6 (106.0 ov,
Daniel Vettori 100
*). New Zealand led by 123 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. •
Sri Lanka in India: • 2nd T20I in
Chandigarh: • 206/7 (20/20 ov); 211/4 (19.1/20 ov).
India win by 6 wickets. 2-match series drawn 1–1. ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
World Cup in
Davos, Switzerland: •
Women's 10 km freestyle:
Irina Khazova Charlotte Kalla Kristina Šmigun-Vähi •
Men's 15 km freestyle:
Matti Heikkinen Marcus Hellner Maurice Manificat ====
Curling==== •
European Championships in
Aberdeen, Scotland: • Men, final: •
Sweden 6–5 Switzerland (11 ends) •
Niklas Edin skips Sweden to their sixth title and the first since 2001. • Men, world challenge game 2: •
Denmark 10–5 Netherlands • Denmark win best-of-3 series 2–0. • Women, final: • Switzerland 5–7
Germany •
Andrea Schöpp skips Germany to her seventh European title, and the first since 1998. • Women, world challenge game 2: • Finland 3–6
Latvia • Latvia win best-of-3 series 2–0. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
FIFA Club World Cup in
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates: • Quarterfinal 2:
Auckland City 0–3
Atlante ====
Freestyle skiing==== •
World Cup at
Suomu, Finland: •
Men's moguls:
Jesper Bjoernlund Bryon Wilson Nathan Roberts •
Standings (after 2 of 12 events): (1) Bjoernlund 200 points (2) Wilson 160 (3)
Alexandre Bilodeau 110 •
Women's moguls:
Hannah Kearney Kristi Richards Jennifer Heil •
Standings (after 2 of 12 events): (1) Richards 180 points (2) Kearney 160 (3) Heil 105 ====
Handball==== •
World Women's Championship in China: (teams in
bold advance to the semifinals, teams in strike are eliminated) • Group 1 in
Yangzhou: • 22–34 • 33–24 • 30–27 • Standings: Russia, Denmark 6 points, France 4, Austria 2, Angola, Germany 0. • Group 2 in
Suzhou: • 40–19 • 27–28 • 21–21 • Standings: Spain 5 points, Romania, Korea, Norway 4, Hungary 1, China 0. ====
Luge==== •
World Cup in
Lillehammer, Norway: •
Doubles:
Andreas Linger/
Wolfgang Linger 1:36.829
Christian Oberstolz/
Patrick Gruber 1:36.917
Gerhard Plankensteiner/
Oswald Haselrieder 1:37.053 •
World Cup standings (after 4 of 8 events): (1)
André Florschütz/
Torsten Wustlich 325 points (2)
Patric Leitner/
Alexander Resch 300 (3) Linger/Linger 290 ====
Mixed martial arts==== •
UFC 107 in
Memphis •
Lightweight Championship bout:
B.J. Penn def.
Diego Sanchez via TKO (cut) at 2:37 of round 5 • Penn retain the UFC Lightweight Championship. ====
Nine-ball==== •
Mosconi Cup in
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, day 3: •
Team Europe 5–9
Team USA •
Niels Feijen /
Thorsten Hohmann def.
Dennis Hatch /
Corey Deuel 6–1 •
Ralf Souquet /
Mika Immonen def.
Shane Van Boening /
Óscar Domínguez 6–4 •
Dennis Hatch def.
Niels Feijen 6–4 •
Corey Deuel /
Johnny Archer def.
Thorsten Hohmann /
Darren Appleton 6–5 •
Mika Immonen def.
Óscar Domínguez 6–4 ====
Rugby union==== •
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 3: • Pool 1:
Northampton Saints 30–18
Benetton Treviso • Standings:
Munster 10 points, Northampton Saints 9,
Perpignan 6, Benetton Treviso 4. • Pool 3:
Viadana 7–62
Ospreys • Standings: Ospreys 11 points (3 matches),
Leicester Tigers 8 (2),
Clermont 6 (2), Viadana 0 (3). • Pool 4:
Ulster 23–13
Stade Français • Standings: Stade Français, Ulster 9 points (3 matches),
Edinburgh 4 (2),
Bath 1 (2). • Pool 5:
Cardiff Blues 15–9
Toulouse • Standings: Toulouse 10 points (3 matches), Blues 9 (3),
Sale Sharks 4 (2),
Harlequins 1 (2). • Pool 6: •
Scarlets 7–32
Leinster •
Brive 3–36
London Irish • Standings: London Irish, Leinster 10 points, Scarlets 8, Brive 0. •
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 3: • Pool 1: •
București Oaks 6–10
Leeds Carnegie •
Overmach Parma 14–9
Bourgoin • Standings: Leeds Carnegie, Bourgoin 9 points, Bucharest Oaks 6, Overmach Parma 4. • Pool 2:
Worcester Warriors 21–26
Connacht • Standings: Connacht 13 points,
Montpellier 10 points, Worcester Warriors 7,
Olympus Madrid 0. • Pool 4: •
London Wasps 22–18
Bayonne •
Racing Métro 62–0
Rugby Roma Olimpic • Standings: London Wasps 13 points, Bayonne 10, Racing Métro 7, Roma 0. • Pool 5:
Petrarca Padova 16–35
Albi • Standings:
Newcastle Falcons 14 points,
Montauban 8, Albi 5, Petrarca Padova 1. •
IRB Sevens World Series: •
South Africa Sevens in
George, Western Cape • Cup Final: 21–12 ====
Speed skating==== •
World Cup 5 in
Salt Lake City, United States •
500 m women:
Wang Beixing 37.02
Jenny Wolf 37.17
Lee Sang-hwa 37.24 •
Standings (after 8 of 12 races): (1) Wolf 760 points (2) Wang 680 (3) Lee 505 •
500 m men:
Lee Kyou-hyuk 34.26
Lee Kang-seok 34.28
Tucker Fredricks 34.35 •
Standings (after 8 of 12 races): (1) Lee Kang-seok 523 points (2) Lee Kyou-hyuk 521 (3)
Mika Poutala 501 •
1500 m women:
Christine Nesbitt 1:52.76
Kristina Groves 1:53.32
Jennifer Rodriguez 1:54.19 •
Standings (after 5 of 6 races): (1) Groves 410 points (2) Nesbitt 360 (3)
Ireen Wüst 257 •
5000 m men:
Enrico Fabris 6:06.06
Bob de Jong 6:08.76
Ivan Skobrev 6:10.58 •
Standings (after 5 of 6 races): (1)
Sven Kramer 400 (2) de Jong 380 (3) Skobrev 325 ====
Snooker==== •
Pukka Pies UK Championship in
Telford, England: • Semi-finals: •
John Higgins (2) def.
Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) 9–8 ====
Swimming==== •
European Short Course Championships in
Istanbul, Turkey: • Women's 50 m backstroke:
Sanja Jovanović 25.70
WR Aleksandra Gerasimenya 26.12
Ksenia Moskvina 26.38 • Men's 50 m breaststroke:
Aleksander Hetland 26.19
Alessandro Terrin 26.24
Csaba Szilágyi 26.31 • Women's 400 m freestyle:
Coralie Balmy 3:56.55
Lotte Friis 3:59.06
Ophelie Cyrielle Etienne 3:59.94 • Men's 100 m backstroke:
Arkady Vyatchanin &
Stanislav Donets 48.97
WR Aschwin Wildeboer 49.05 • Women's 100 m breaststroke:
Caroline Ruhnau 1:04.84
CR Moniek Nijhuis 1:04.96
Jennie Johansson 1:05.19 • Men's 100 m individual medley:
Duje Draganja 51.20
Sergey Fesikov 51.29
Peter Mankoč 51.52 • Women's 100 m butterfly:
Inge Dekker 55.74
Diane Bui Duyet 55.93
Jeanette Ottesen 56.02 • Men's 200 m butterfly:
Nikolay Skvortsov 1:49.46
ER Paweł Korzeniowski 1:50.13
Dinko Jukić 1:50.32 • Women's 4 × 50 m medley relay: Netherlands (
Hinkelien Schreuder,
Moniek Nijhuis,
Inge Dekker,
Ranomi Kromowidjojo) 1:42.69 WBT Sweden (
Emma Svensson,
Josefin Lillhage,
Sarah Sjöström,
Claire Hedenskog) 1:45.13 Russia (
Ksenia Moskvina,
Daria Deeva,
Olga Klyuchnikova,
Svetlana Fedulova) 1:46.10 • Men's 1500 m freestyle:
Jan Wolfgarten 14:20.44
Federico Colbertaldo 14:25.68
Mads Glæsner 14:26.74
December 11, 2009 (Friday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Val-d'Isère, France: •
Super combined: •
Benjamin Raich 2:07.71
Marcel Hirscher 2:08.60
Manfred Moelgg &
Romed Baumann 2:09.26 •
Overall standings after 8 of 34 races: (1)
Carlo Janka 460 points (2) Raich 381 (3)
Didier Cuche 355 ====
American football==== •
NCAA Division I FCS: •
Semifinal in
Villanova, Pennsylvania: • (2)
Villanova 14,
William & Mary 13 ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 2 in
Hochfilzen, Austria: • 7.5 km sprint women:
Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek 23:10.8 (0 penalty loops)
Helena Jonsson 23:21.9 (0)
Olga Zaitseva 24:00.5 (1) •
Overall standings after 3 of 25 events: (1) Jonsson 157 points (2) Olofsson-Zidek 146 (3)
Olga Medvedtseva 124 •
Sprint standings after 2 of 10 events: (1) Jonsson 97 points (2) Olofsson-Zidek 92 (3) Medvedtseva 92 • 10 km sprint men:
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 26:14.0 (0)
Nikolay Kruglov Jr. 26:20.7 (0)
Evgeny Ustyugov 26:24.1 (1) •
Overall standings after 3 of 25 events: (1)
Emil Hegle Svendsen 146 points (2)
Tim Burke 123 (3)
Christoph Sumann 122 •
Sprint standings after 2 of 10 events: (1) Bjørndalen 120 (2) Svendsen 86 (3) Sumann 74 ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan in New Zealand: • 3rd Test in
Napier, day 1: • 223 (
Imran Farhat 117
*); 47/0 (19.0 ov). New Zealand trail by 176 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. ====
Curling==== •
European Championships in
Aberdeen, Scotland: • Men, semifinal: • Norway 5–8
Switzerland • Switzerland will play against Sweden in the Final. • Men, world challenge game 1: • Denmark 6–2 Netherlands • Women, semifinal: • Denmark 5–6
Germany • Germany will meet Switzerland in the final. • Women, world challenge game 1: • Finland 4–6 Latvia ====
Football (soccer)==== •
FIFA Club World Cup in
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates: • Quarterfinal 1:
TP Mazembe 1–2
Pohang Steelers ====
Freestyle skiing==== •
World Cup in
Suomu, Finland: •
Men's moguls:
Jesper Bjoernlund Bryon Wilson Alexandre Bilodeau •
Women's moguls:
Kristi Richards Aiko Uemura Hannah Kearney ====
Golf==== • Following a tumultuous two weeks in which he faced allegations of numerous extramarital affairs,
Tiger Woods admits to infidelity and announces he is taking an indefinite leave from professional golf in an attempt to save his marriage. (ESPN) ====
Nine-ball==== •
Mosconi Cup in
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, day 2: •
Team Europe 2–7
Team USA •
Shane Van Boening /
Johnny Archer def.
Ralf Souquet /
Niels Feijen 6–2 •
Thorsten Hohmann def.
Corey Deuel 6–4 •
Óscar Domínguez /
Dennis Hatch def.
Mika Immonen /
Darren Appleton 6–4 •
Johnny Archer def.
Darren Appleton 6–5 ====
Rugby union==== •
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 3: • Pool 1:
Munster (
Ireland) 24–23
Perpignan • Standings: Munster 10 points (3 matches), Perpignan 6 (3),
Northampton Saints,
Benetton Treviso 4 (2). • Pool 2:
Glasgow Warriors 33–11
Gloucester • Standings:
Biarritz 9 points (2 matches),
Newport Gwent Dragons 5 (2), Glasgow Warriors 5 (3), Gloucester 4 (3). •
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 3: • Pool 2:
Montpellier 57–24
Olympus Madrid • Standings: Montpellier 10 points (3 matches),
Connacht 9 (2),
Worcester Warriors 6 (2), Olympus Madrid 0 (3). • Pool 3: •
Castres Olympique 9–23
Saracens •
Toulon 73–3
Rovigo • Standings: Toulon 13 points, Saracens 9, Castres 5, Rovigo 0. ====
Skeleton==== •
World Cup in
Winterberg, Germany: •
Men:
Martins Dukurs 1:59.06
Frank Rommel 1:59.81
Aleksandr Tretyakov 1:59.87 •
Standings after 4 of 8 races: (1) Dukurs 860 points (2) Rommel 811 (3)
Sandro Stielicke 764 •
Women:
Kerstin Szymkowiak 2:04.72
Mellisa Hollingsworth 2:05.22
Svetlana Trunova 2:05.49 •
Standings after 4 of 8 races: (1) Hollingsworth 835 points (2)
Shelley Rudman 819 (3) Szymkowiak 729 ====
Speed skating==== •
World Cup 5 in
Salt Lake City, United States •
500 m women:
Jenny Wolf 37.00
WR Wang Beixing 37.14
Lee Sang-hwa 37.24 • Standings (after 7 of 12 races): (1) Wolf 680 pts (2) Wang 580 (3) Lee 435 •
500 m men:
Lee Kyou-hyuk 34.26
Yuya Oikawa 34.27
Mika Poutala 34.31 • Standings (after 7 of 12 races): (1) Poutala 465 pts (2)
Lee Kang-seok 443 (3) Lee Kyou-hyuk 421 •
3000 m women:
Martina Sáblíková 3:56.29
Stephanie Beckert 3:57.78
Kristina Groves 3:58.67 • Standings (after 5 of 6 races): (1) Sáblíková 460 points (2) Beckert 430 (3)
Daniela Anschütz-Thoms 315 •
1500 m men:
Shani Davis 1:41.04
WR Chad Hedrick 1:42.19
Mo Tae-bum 1:42.85 • Standings (after 5 of 6 races): (1) Davis 480 points (2)
Håvard Bøkko 350 (3) Hedrick 268 ====
Snooker==== •
Pukka Pies UK Championship in
Telford, England: • Semi-finals: •
Ding Junhui (13) def.
Stephen Maguire (4) 9–5 ====
Swimming==== •
European Short Course Championships in
Istanbul, Turkey: • Women's 800 m freestyle:
Lotte Friis 8:08.02
Erika Villaécija García 8:13.93
Ophelie Cyrielle Etienne 8:16.20 • Men's 400 m individual medley:
László Cseh 3:57.27
WR Dávid Verrasztó 4:00.10
Gal Nevo 4:00.55 • Women's 200 m breaststroke:
Rikke Møller-Pedersen 2:16.66
ER Nađa Higl 2:17.52
Joline Hoestman 2:19.28 • Men's 100 m breaststroke:
Robin van Aggele 56.29
ER Dániel Gyurta 56.72
Igor Borysik 56.97 • Women's 100 m freestyle:
Inge Dekker 51.35
CR Ranomi Kromowidjojo 51.44
Jeanette Ottesen 52.18 • Women's 100 m backstroke:
Ksenia Moskvina 56.36
ER Sanja Jovanović 56.93
Aleksandra Gerasimenya 57.23 • Men's 100 m butterfly:
Yevgeny Korotyshkin 48.93
CR Peter Mankoč 49.65
Ivan Lenđer 49.79 • Women's 50 m butterfly:
Inge Dekker &
Hinkelien Schreuder 25.00
CR Ingvild Snildal 25.10 • Men's 50 m backstroke:
Stanislav Donets 22.76
ER Thomas Rupprath 22.85
Aschwin Wildeboer 23.07 • Women's 4 × 50 m freestyle: Netherlands (
Inge Dekker,
Hinkelien Schreuder,
Saskia de Jonge,
Ranomi Kromowidjojo) 1:33.25 WBT Sweden (
Emma Svensson,
Josefin Lillhage,
Claire Hedenskog,
Sarah Sjöström) 1:35.46 Germany (
Dorothea Brandt,
Daniela Samulski,
Lisa Vitting,
Daniela Schreiber) 1:36.73
December 10, 2009 (Thursday) ====
American football==== •
NFL Week 14: •
Cleveland Browns 13,
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Regular Season Game 7: (teams in
bold advance to the Top-16 round, teams in strike are eliminated) •
Group A: •
Cibona Zagreb 68–80
Regal FC Barcelona •
Žalgiris Kaunas 72–83
Montepaschi Siena • Standings: Barcelona 7–0, Siena 6–1, ASVEL, Fenerbahçe Ülker 3–4, Cibona, Žalgiris 1–6. •
Group B: •
Olympiacos Piraeus 89–68
Unicaja Málaga •
Partizan Belgrade 93–92
Efes Pilsen Istanbul • Standings: Olympiacos, Unicaja 5–2, Lietuvos Rytas, Partizan 4–3, Efes Pilsen 3–4, Orléans 0–7. •
Group C: •
Maccabi Tel Aviv 82–91
Caja Laboral Baskonia •
Lottomatica Roma 57–72
CSKA Moscow • Standings: Caja Laboral, CSKA Moscow, Maccabi 5–2, Roma 3–4, Maroussi 2–5, Olimpija 1–6. ====
Curling==== •
European Championships in
Aberdeen, Scotland: (teams in
bold advance to the playoff, teams in
italics clinch tiebreak berths, teams in strike are eliminated) •
Women, draw 9: •
Denmark 7–5 Scotland • Finland 2–7
Germany •
Switzerland 6–7
Russia • Norway 2–10
Sweden • Italy 9–5 England • Final standings: Switzerland 7 wins, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Russia 6, Scotland 5, Norway 4, Finland 3, Italy 2, England 0. • Men, tiebreak: •
Scotland 7–2 France • Women, tiebreak: • Sweden 4–5
Russia •
Men, playoffs: (seeding in parentheses) • (1) Norway 3–7 (2)
Sweden • Sweden advance to the final, Norway go to semifinal • (3)
Switzerland 7–3 (4) Scotland • Switzerland go to semifinal •
Women, playoffs: (seeding in parentheses) • (1)
Switzerland 8–5 (2) Denmark • Switzerland advance to the final, Denmark go to semifinal • (3)
Germany 10–4 (4) Russia • Germany go to semifinal ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CECAFA Cup in
Kenya: • Semifinals: 1–2 '''''' ====
Handball==== •
World Women's Championship in China: (teams in
bold advance to the Main Round, teams in strike are eliminated) • Group A: • 28–36 • '
15–29 ' • 27–23 '''''' • Final standings: Denmark 8 points, France, Germany, Sweden 6, Brazil 4, Congo 0. • Group B: • 25–18 • '''''' 31–32 • '
23–21 ' • Final standings: Russia 10 points, Austria, Angola, Ukraine 6, Thailand 2, Australia 0. • Group C: • 34–16 • '
25–24 ' • '''''' 35–28 • Final standings: Norway 10 points, Romania 8, Hungary 6, Japan, Tunisia 3, Chile 0. • Group D: • 24–28 • '''''' 35–21 • '
28–27 ' • Final standings: Spain 10 points, Korea 8, China 6, Côte d'Ivoire 3, Kazakhstan 2, Argentina 1. ====
Nine-ball==== •
Mosconi Cup in
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, day 1: •
Team Europe 1–4
Team USA •
Team USA def.
Team Europe 6–4 •
Johnny Archer /
Dennis Hatch def.
Niels Feijen /
Darren Appleton 6–5 •
Shane Van Boening def.
Mika Immonen 6–3 •
Corey Deuel /
Óscar Domínguez def.
Ralf Souquet /
Thorsten Hohmann 6–2 •
Ralf Souquet def.
Óscar Domínguez 6–5 ====
Rugby union==== •
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 3: • Pool 5:
Newcastle Falcons 17–6
Montauban • Standings: Newcastle 14 points (3 matches), Montauban 8 (3),
Petrarca Padova 1 (2),
Albi 0 (2). •
The Varsity Match in
London: •
Oxford 27–31
Cambridge • The Light Blues, captained by former
Australia international Dan Vickerman, avenge last year's defeat at the hands of the Dark Blues. ====
Snooker==== •
Pukka Pies UK Championship in
Telford, England: • Quarter-finals: •
John Higgins (2) def.
Liang Wenbo 9–2 •
Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) def.
Mark Selby (7) 9–3 ====
Swimming==== •
European Short Course Championships in
Istanbul, Turkey: • Men's 400 m freestyle:
Paul Biedermann 3:34.55
CR Nikita Lobintsev 3:35.75
Mads Glæsner 3:36.82 • Men's 200 m backstroke:
Stanislav Donets 1:48.62
CR Radosław Kawecki 1:49.13
Evgeny Aleshin 1:49.31 • Women's 200 m individual medley:
Evelyn Verrasztó 2:04.64
WR Francesca Segat 2:06.21
Hannah Miley 2:06.96 • Women's 200 m butterfly:
Aurore Mongel 2:03.22
CR Petra Granlund 2:03.82
Franziska Hentke 2:04.68 • Men's 200 m individual medley:
Markus Rogan 1:51.72
ER Vytautas Janušaitis 1:52.22
Alan Cabello Forns 1:53.04 • Men's 50 m freestyle:
Frédérick Bousquet 20.53
Duje Draganja 20.70
Sergey Fesikov 20.84 • Women's 50 m breaststroke:
Moniek Nijhuis 29.68
CR Jane Trepp 29.82
Janne Schaefer 29.92 • Men's 4 × 50 m medley relay: Russia (
Stanislav Donets,
Sergey Geybel,
Yevgeny Korotyshkin,
Sergey Fesikov) 1:31.80 WBT Germany (
Thomas Rupprath,
Hendrik Feldwehr,
Johannes Dietrich,
Stefan Herbst) 1:32.02 France (
Benjamin Stasiulis,
Hugues Duboscq,
Frédérick Bousquet,
Amaury Leveaux) 1:32.13
December 9, 2009 (Wednesday) ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Regular Season Game 7: (teams in
bold advance to the Top-16 round, teams in strike are eliminated) •
Group A: •
Fenerbahçe Ülker İstanbul 61–68
ASVEL Villeurbanne • Standings:
Barcelona 6–0, Siena 5–1, Villeurbanne, Fenerbahçe Ülker 3–4, Cibona, Žalgiris 1–5. •
Group B: •
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 77–72
Entente Orléans Loiret • Standings: Unicaja 5–1, Olympiacos 4–2, Lietuvos Rytas 4–3, Efes Pilsen, Partizan 3–3, Orléans 0–7. •
Group C: •
Maroussi Athens 74–62
Union Olimpija Ljubljana • Standings: Maccabi 5–1, CSKA Moscow, Caja Laboral 4–2, Roma 3–3, Maroussi 2–5, Olimpija 1–6. •
Group D: •
Khimki Moscow Region 82–87 (
OT)
Panathinaikos Athens •
Asseco Prokom Gdynia 82–76
Real Madrid •
Armani Jeans Milano 79–51
EWE Baskets Oldenburg • Standings: Panathinaikos 6–1, Real Madrid 5–2, Khimki 4–3, Asseco Prokom 3–4, Milano 2–5, EWE Baskets 1–6. ====
Cricket==== •
Sri Lanka in India: • 1st T20I in
Nagpur: • 215/5 (20/20 ov); 186/9 (20/20 ov).
Sri Lanka win by 29 runs, lead the 2-match series 1–0. ====
Curling==== •
European Championships in
Aberdeen, Scotland: (teams in
bold advance to the playoff, teams in
italics secure tie break berth, teams in strike are eliminated) •
Men, draw 8: • Switzerland 6–5 Scotland •
Sweden 9–1 Finland • Czech Republic 3–9
Norway • Denmark 8–2 Italy • Germany 8–6 France • Standings: Norway, Sweden 7 wins, France, Scotland, Switzerland 5, Germany 4, Denmark 3, Czech Republic, Finland 2, Italy 0. •
Women, draw 8: • Italy 9–10 Finland • Denmark 6–7
Switzerland • Norway 5–7 Scotland • England 7–8 Germany • Russia 4–5 Sweden • Standings: Switzerland 7 wins, Denmark, Germany, Russia, Scotland, Sweden 5, Norway 4, Finland 3, Italy 1, England 0. •
Men, draw 9: •
Sweden 3–10
Norway •
Scotland 9–4 Italy • Finland 6–9 Germany • Czech Republic 4–10
France •
Switzerland 7–3 Denmark • Final standings: Norway 8 wins, Sweden 7, Switzerland, Scotland, France 6, Germany 5, Denmark 3, Finland, Czech Republic 2, Italy 0. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CECAFA Cup in
Kenya: • Semifinals: '''''' 2–1 •
FIFA Club World Cup in
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates: • First round:
Auckland City 2–0
Al-Ahli •
UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 6: (teams in
bold advance to the round of 16, teams in
italics advance to the round of 32 in
Europa League, teams in strike are eliminated) •
Group E: •
Liverpool 1–2
Fiorentina •
Lyon 4–0
Debrecen • Final standings: Fiorentina 15 points, Lyon 13, Liverpool 7, Debrecen 0. •
Group F: •
Internazionale 2–0
Rubin Kazan •
Dynamo Kyiv 1–2
Barcelona • Final standings: Barcelona 11 points, Inter 9, Rubin Kazan 6, Dynamo Kyiv 5. •
Group G: •
Stuttgart 3–1
Unirea Urziceni •
Sevilla 1–0
Rangers • Final standings: Sevilla 13 points, Stuttgart 9, Unirea Urziceni 8, Rangers 2. •
Group H: •
Olympiacos 1–0
Arsenal •
Standard Liège 1–1
AZ • Final standings: Arsenal 13 points, Olympiacos 10, Standard Liège 5, AZ 4. •
Primera División Chilena Clausura playoff final, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses) •
Universidad Católica 2–4 (2–2)
Colo-Colo. Colo-Colo win 6–4 on aggregate. • Colo-Colo win the championship for the 29th time. ====
Handball==== •
World Women's Championship in China: (teams in
bold advance to the Main Round, teams in strike are eliminated) • Group A: • 29–22 • 21–28 '''''' • 27–33 • Standings: Denmark 8 points, Germany 6, Sweden, France 4, Brazil 2, Congo 0. • Group B: • 36–16 • 7–40 • 19–32 '''''' • Standings: Russia 8 points, Austria, Angola 6, Ukraine 4, Thailand, Australia 0. • Group C: • 19–38 • 19–25 '''''' • '''''' 39–22 • Standings: Romania, Norway 8 points, Hungary 4, Japan 3, Tunisia 1, Chile 0. • Group D: • 22–30 • 12–27 '''''' • '''''' 36–15 • Standings: Spain, Korea 8 points, China 4, Côte d'Ivoire 3, Argentina 1, Kazakhstan 0. ====
Snooker==== •
Pukka Pies UK Championship in
Telford, England: • Quarter-finals: •
Ding Junhui (13) def.
Ali Carter (5) 9–8 •
Stephen Maguire (4) def.
Peter Lines 9–5
December 8, 2009 (Tuesday) ====
Cricket==== •
West Indies in Australia: • 2nd Test in
Adelaide, day 5: • 451 and 317 (
Chris Gayle 165
*); 439 and 212/5.
Match drawn, Australia lead the 3-match series 1–0. •
ICC Intercontinental Shield: • v in
Windhoek, day 4: • Namibia 369 & 237; United Arab Emirates 297 & 311/6 (64.1 ov,
Khurram Khan 109).
United Arab Emirates win by 4 wickets. • Standings (1 match each): Uganda 20 points, UAE 14, Namibia 6, Bermuda 0. ====
Curling==== •
European Championships in
Aberdeen, Scotland: (teams in
bold advance to the playoff, teams in
italics secure tie break berth, teams in strike are eliminated) •
Men, draw 6: • Czech Republic 5–10 Sweden • Germany 7–10 Scotland • Switzerland 13–4 Italy • France 7–5 Norway • Denmark 9–3 Finland • Standings: Scotland, Norway, Sweden, France 5 wins, Switzerland 3, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany 2, Denmark 1, Italy 0. •
Women, draw 6: • Norway 9–3 Denmark • Russia 7–8 Finland • Italy 4–7 Germany • Sweden 2–8 Scotland • England 2–8 Switzerland • Standings: Russia, Switzerland 5 wins, Sweden, Denmark 4, Germany, Scotland, Norway 3, Finland 2, Italy 1, England 0. •
Men, draw 7: • Italy 1–9 Germany • Czech Republic 4–7 Denmark •
Sweden 6–5 France • Finland 2–8 Switzerland • Scotland 5–9
Norway • Standings: Norway, Sweden 6 wins, France, Scotland 5, Switzerland 4, Germany 3, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland 2, Italy 0. •
Women, draw 7: • Germany 6–3 Russia • Norway 9–7 England • Denmark 5–4 Sweden •
Switzerland 10–6 Italy • Finland 4–7 Scotland • Standings: Switzerland 6 wins, Denmark, Russia 5, Scotland, Sweden, Norway, Germany 4, Finland 2, Italy 1, England 0. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CECAFA Cup in
Kenya: • Quarterfinals: • '''''' 4–0 • '''''' 4–1 •
UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 6: (teams in
bold advance to the round of 16, teams in
italics advance to the round of 32 in
Europa League, teams in strike are eliminated) •
Group A: •
Juventus 1–4
Bayern Munich •
Maccabi Haifa 0–1
Bordeaux • Final standings: Bordeaux 16 points, Bayern Munich 10, Juventus 8, Maccabi Haifa 0. • Maccabi Haifa become the first team in the Champions League history to lose all matches in the group stage and fail to score a goal. •
Group B: •
Wolfsburg 1–3
Manchester United •
Beşiktaş 1–2
CSKA Moscow • Final standings: Manchester United 13 points, CSKA Moscow 10, Wolfsburg 7, Beşiktaş 4. •
Group C: •
Zürich 1–1
Milan •
Marseille 1–3
Real Madrid • Final standings: Real Madrid 13 points, Milan 9, Marseille 7, Zürich 4. •
Group D: •
Chelsea 2–2
APOEL •
Atlético Madrid 0–3
Porto • Final standings: Chelsea 14 points, Porto 12, Atlético Madrid, APOEL 3. ====
Snooker==== •
Pukka Pies UK Championship in
Telford, England: • Round of 16: •
Mark Selby (7) def.
Stephen Hendry (10) 9–5 •
John Higgins (2) def.
Neil Robertson (9) 9–8 •
Stephen Maguire (4) def.
Stuart Bingham 9–3 •
Liang Wenbo def.
Mark King (16) 9–2 •
Ding Junhui (13) def.
Shaun Murphy (1) 9–3 •
Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) def.
Peter Ebdon (14) 9–3 •
Stephen Maguire (4) def.
Stuart Bingham 9–3 •
Peter Lines def.
Mark Williams (15) 9–8 •
Ali Carter (5) def.
Stephen Lee 9–5
December 7, 2009 (Monday) ====
American football==== •
NFL Monday Night Football, Week 13: •
Green Bay Packers 27,
Baltimore Ravens 14 ====
Baseball==== •
Hall of Fame balloting: • The
Veterans Committee announces the results of its biennial elections for non-playing personnel.
Whitey Herzog, former manager of four teams, most notably the
St. Louis Cardinals, and former National League umpire
Doug Harvey are elected from the ballot for managers and umpires. No candidate is elected from the executives' ballot. (Hall of Fame press release) ====
Cricket==== •
West Indies in Australia: • 2nd Test in
Adelaide, day 4: • 451 & 284/8 (93.0 ov,
Chris Gayle 155
*); 439. West Indies led by 296 runs with 2 wickets remaining. •
ICC Intercontinental Shield: • v in
Windhoek, day 3: • Namibia 369 & 134/3 (66.0 ov); United Arab Emirates 297. Namibia led by 206 runs with 7 wickets remaining. ====
Curling==== •
European Championships in
Aberdeen, Scotland: •
Women, draw 4: • England 3–10 Sweden • Scotland 3–6 Russia • Germany 10–5 Norway • Finland 4–6 Switzerland • Denmark 8–2 Italy • Standings: Russia 4 wins, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland 3, Germany, Scotland, Norway 2, Italy 1, England, Finland 0. •
Men, draw 5: • Norway 9–7 Finland • France 7–5 Switzerland • Denmark 3–8 Scotland • Italy 2–8 Sweden • Czech Republic 4–7 Germany • Standings: Norway 5 wins, France, Scotland, Sweden 4, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Switzerland 2, Denmark, Italy 0. •
Women, draw 5: • Scotland 5–11 Switzerland • Sweden 7–5 Italy • England 3–10 Finland • Germany 4–7 Denmark • Norway 5–9 Russia • Standings: Russia 5 wins, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland 4, Germany, Scotland, Norway 2, Finland, Italy 1, England 0. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CECAFA Cup in
Kenya: • Quarterfinals: • '''''' 1–0 • 0–0 (3–4
pen.) '''''' ====
Handball==== •
World Women's Championship in China: (teams in
bold advance to the Main Round) • Group A: • 32–30 • 37–24 • 23–21 • Standings: Denmark 6 points, Germany, Sweden 4, Brazil, France 2, Congo 0. • Group B: • 41–13 • 21–28 • 48–8 • Standings: Russia, Austria 6 points, Angola 4, Ukraine 2, Australia, Thailand 0. • Group C: • 31–31 • '''''' 44–15 • '''''' 31–25 • Standings: Norway, Romania 6 points, Hungary 4, Tunisia, Japan 1, Chile 0. • Group D: • 19–19 • '''''' 33–25 • '''''' 30–12 • Standings: Spain, Korea 6 points, China 4, Côte d'Ivoire, Argentina 1, Kazakhstan 0. ====
Ice hockey==== •
NHL news: •
New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur collects his 103rd career shutout in the Devils' 3–0 win over the
Buffalo Sabres, tying the league record of
Terry Sawchuk. (AP via ESPN) ====
Snooker==== •
Pukka Pies UK Championship in
Telford, England: • Round of 32: •
Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) def.
Matthew Stevens 9–3 •
Ali Carter (5) def.
Rory McLeod 9–7 •
Ding Junhui (13) def.
Mike Dunn 9–5 •
Peter Lines def.
Marco Fu (8) 9–3
December 6, 2009 (Sunday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Beaver Creek, United States: •
Giant slalom:
Carlo Janka Benjamin Raich Aksel Lund Svindal •
Overall standings after 7 of 34 races: (1) Janka 460 points (2)
Didier Cuche 355 (3) Raich 281 •
Women's World Cup in
Lake Louise, Canada: •
Super-G:
Elisabeth Görgl Lindsey Vonn Ingrid Jacquemod •
Overall standings after 7 of 33 races: (1) Vonn 389 points (2)
Maria Riesch 361 (3)
Kathrin Zettel 220 ====
American football==== •
NFL Week 13 (teams in
bold have clinched division title): •
Philadelphia Eagles 34,
Atlanta Falcons 7 •
Michael Vick runs for a touchdown and throws for another in his return to Atlanta, where he played before his
imprisonment. •
Chicago Bears 17,
St. Louis Rams 9 •
Cincinnati Bengals 23,
Detroit Lions 13 •
Indianapolis Colts 27,
Tennessee Titans 17 • The Colts tie an NFL record with their 21st consecutive regular-season win. •
Jacksonville Jaguars 23,
Houston Texans 18 •
Oakland Raiders 27,
Pittsburgh Steelers 24 •
Denver Broncos 44,
Kansas City Chiefs 13 •
Miami Dolphins 22,
New England Patriots 21 •
Carolina Panthers 16,
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 •
New Orleans Saints 33,
Washington Redskins 30 (OT) • The Saints remain unbeaten and clinch the
NFC South title.
Drew Brees becomes the
fifth quarterback this season to pass for at least 400 yards in a game. •
San Diego Chargers 30,
Cleveland Browns 23 •
New York Giants 31,
Dallas Cowboys 24 •
Seattle Seahawks 20,
San Francisco 49ers 17 •
Sunday Night Football:
Arizona Cardinals 30,
Minnesota Vikings 17 •
NCAA Division I FBS: •
BCS bowl game matchups (unbeaten teams in
bold): •
BCS National Championship Game, January 7 in
Pasadena, California:
Texas vs.
Alabama •
Rose Bowl, January 1 in
Pasadena, California:
Ohio State vs.
Oregon •
Sugar Bowl, January 1 in
New Orleans:
Cincinnati vs.
Florida •
Fiesta Bowl, January 4 in
Glendale, Arizona:
Boise State vs.
TCU • This will be the first time ever that two unbeaten teams play in a BCS game other than the National Championship Game, and also the first time ever that two teams from the
non-automatic qualifying conferences earn BCS berths in the same season. •
Orange Bowl, January 5 in
Miami Gardens, Florida:
Iowa vs.
Georgia Tech ====
Auto racing==== •
V8 Supercars: •
Telstra 500 in
Sydney,
New South Wales ====
Badminton==== •
BWF Super Series: •
Super Series Masters Finals in
Johor Bahru,
Malaysia: • Men's singles:
Lee Chong Wei • Women's singles:
Wong Mew Choo • Men's doubles:
Jung Jae Sung/
Lee Yong Dae • Women's doubles:
Wong Pei Tty/
Chin Eei Hui • Mixed doubles:
Joachim Fischer Nielsen/
Christinna Pedersen ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 1 in
Östersund, Sweden: •
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay: France (
Vincent Jay,
Vincent Defrasne,
Simon Fourcade,
Martin Fourcade) 1:15:10.3 (1 penalty loops + 7 extra shots) Norway (
Emil Hegle Svendsen,
Alexander Os,
Lars Berger,
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 1:15:24.0 (3+11) Austria (
Daniel Mesotitsch,
Simon Eder,
Dominik Landertinger,
Christoph Sumann) 1:15:28.5 (1+8) •
Women's 4 x 6 km relay: Germany (
Martina Beck,
Andrea Henkel,
Simone Hauswald,
Kati Wilhelm) 1:10:52.5 (0 penalty loops + 9 extra shots) Russia (
Svetlana Sleptsova,
Anna Boulygina,
Olga Zaitseva,
Olga Medvedtseva) 1:11:10.9 (0+9) France (
Marie-Laure Brunet,
Sylvie Becaert,
Marie Dorin,
Sandrine Bailly) 1:12:17.7 (0+10) ====
Bobsleigh==== •
World Cup in
Cesana, Italy: •
Four-man: United States (
Steven Holcomb,
Justin Olsen,
Steve Mesler,
Curtis Tomasevicz) 1:51.22 Switzerland (
Ivo Rüegg,
Roman Handschin,
Cedric Grand,
Patrick Bloechliger) 1:51.63 Canada (
Lyndon Rush,
Chris le Bihan,
Dan Humphries,
Lascelles Brown) 1:51.67 •
Standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Holcomb 618 points (2) Rush 593 (3)
Jānis Miņins 586 ====
Cricket==== •
Sri Lanka in India: • 3rd Test in
Mumbai, day 5: • 393 and 309 (
Kumar Sangakkara 137); 726/9
d.
India win by an innings and 24 runs, win the 3-match series 2–0. • The win takes India to the top of the
ICC Test Championship for the first time. •
Pakistan in New Zealand: • 2nd Test in
Wellington, day 4: • 264 and 239; 99 and 263.
Pakistan win by 141 runs. 3-match series level 1–1. •
West Indies in Australia: • 2nd Test in
Adelaide, day 3: • 451 and 0 for 23; 439. Australia led by 35 runs with 10 wickets remaining. •
ICC Intercontinental Shield: • v in
Windhoek, day 2: • Namibia 369; United Arab Emirates 185/3 (58.0 ov). United Arab Emirates trail by 184 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
World Cup in
Düsseldorf, Germany: • Women's team sprint freestyle: Italy (
Magda Genuin,
Arianna Follis) Sweden (
Ida Ingemarsdotter,
Hanna Falk) Norway (
Celine Brun-Lie,
Maiken Caspersen Falla) • Men's team sprint freestyle: Russia (
Nikolay Morilov,
Alexey Petukhov) Norway (
Eirik Brandsdal,
Anders Gløersen) Sweden (
Robin Bryntesson,
Björn Lind) ====
Curling==== •
European Championships in
Aberdeen, Scotland: (unbeaten teams in
bold) •
Men, draw 3: • Scotland 2–3 Czech Republic • Denmark 5–7 Sweden • France 11–6 Finland • Switzerland 10–3 Germany •
Norway 8–6 Italy •
Women, draw 3: • Finland 3–8 Norway • England 7–11 Denmark • Sweden 7–6 Switzerland • Italy 5–11
Russia • Scotland 5–2 Germany • Standings: Russia 3 wins, Denmark, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway 2, Italy, Germany 1, England, Finland 0. •
Men, draw 4: • Denmark 6–7 France •
Norway 10–2 Germany • Italy 6–7 Czech Republic • Scotland 15–1 Finland • Sweden 6–5 Switzerland • Standings: Norway 4 wins, France, Scotland, Sweden 3, Czech Republic, Finland, Switzerland 2, Germany 1, Denmark, Italy 0. ====
Field hockey==== •
Men's Champions Trophy in
Melbourne, Australia: • Fifth place match: 2–5 '''''' • Third place match: 2–4 '''''' • Final: '''''' 5–3 • The Kookaburras rallied from a 3–1 half-time deficit to win the Trophy for a record 10th time. ====
Figure skating==== •
ISU Grand Prix: •
Grand Prix Final in
Tokyo, Japan: •
Junior Ice Dance:
Ksenia Monko/
Kirill Khaliavin 141.21
Elena Ilinykh/
Nikita Katsalapov 139.36
Maia Shibutani/
Alex Shibutani 138.75 •
Junior Ladies:
Kanako Murakami 160.53
Polina Shelepen 159.29
Christina Gao 151.47 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: (teams in
bold qualify for
2010 Copa Libertadores) • Final standings:
Flamengo 67 points,
Internacional,
São Paulo 65,
Cruzeiro,
Palmeiras 62. • Flamengo win their sixth national championship and the first since 1992. •
K-League Championship Final, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses) •
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–1 (0–0)
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors win 3–1 on aggregate. • Joenbuk win their first ever championship. ====
Golf==== • Off-season men's events: •
Chevron World Challenge in
Thousand Oaks, California • Winner:
Jim Furyk ====
Handball==== •
World Women's Championship in China: • Group A: • 23–36 • 23–26 • 24–16 • Group B: • 10–45 • 20–28 • 8–45 • Group C: • 14–48 • 25–36 • 28–37 • Group D: • 26–35 • 15–33 • 13–25 ====
Luge==== •
World Cup in
Altenberg, Germany: •
Women:
Tatjana Hüfner 1:47.555
Natalie Geisenberger 1:47.744
Anke Wischnewski 1:47.994 •
World Cup standings (after three of eight events): (1) Hüfner 285 points (2) Geisenberger 270 (3) Wischnewski 210 •
Teams: Germany (
Felix Loch,
Tatjana Hüfner,
Tobias Wendl/
Tobias Arlt) 2:25.742 United States (
Tony Benshoof,
Erin Hamlin,
Christian Niccum/
Dan Joye) 2:26.680 Canada (
Samuel Edney,
Alex Gough,
Chris Moffat/
Mike Moffat) 2:26.941 •
World Cup standings (after two of five events): (1) Canada 170 points (2) United States 145 (3) Austria 140 ====
Nordic combined==== •
World Cup in
Lillehammer, Norway: • HS138 / 10 km:
Tino Edelmann Anssi Koivuranta Jason Lamy Chappuis • Standings after 4 of 19 events: (1) Lamy Chappuis 305 points (2) Edelmann 254 (3)
Eric Frenzel 225 ====
Ski jumping==== •
World Cup in
Lillehammer, Norway: • HS 138:
Simon Ammann 277.1 points (146.0 (hill record)/129.5 meters)
Harri Olli 267.6 (142.0/126.0)
Emmanuel Chedal 265.0 (138.5/127.5) •
Overall World Cup standings (after 3 of 24 events): (1)
Gregor Schlierenzauer 162 pts (2) Ammann 144 (3)
Pascal Bodmer 143 ====
Snooker==== •
Pukka Pies UK Championship in
Telford, England: • Round of 32: •
Mark Selby (7) def.
Jamie Cope 9–8 •
Liang Wenbo def.
Ryan Day (8) 9–3 •
Neil Robertson (9) def.
Tom Ford 9–3 •
Stuart Bingham def.
Joe Perry (12) 9–4 •
John Higgins (2) def.
Ricky Walden 9–7 •
Stephen Hendry (10) def.
Steve Davis 9–6 •
Stephen Lee def.
Mark Allen (11) 9–8 •
Peter Ebdon (14) def.
Judd Trump 9–4 ====
Snowboarding==== •
World Cup in
Limone Piemonte, Italy: •
Men's parallel slalom: Cancelled •
Women's parallel slalom: Cancelled ====
Speed skating==== •
World Cup 4 in
Calgary, Canada: •
1000 m women:
Christine Nesbitt 1:14.03
Annette Gerritsen 1:14.48
Monique Angermüller 1:14.68 •
1000 m men:
Shani Davis 1:06.91
Lee Kyou-hyuk 1:07.61
Denny Morrison 1:07.77 •
Team pursuit women: Canada (
Kristina Groves,
Christine Nesbitt,
Brittany Schussler) 2:55.79 Japan (
Masako Hozumi,
Maki Tabata,
Shiho Ishizawa) 2:59.79 Germany (
Isabell Ost,
Stephanie Beckert,
Katrin Mattscherodt) 3:00.25 •
Team pursuit men: Netherlands (
Sven Kramer,
Carl Verheijen,
Jan Blokhuijsen) 3:38.05 Canada (
Denny Morrison,
Lucas Makowsky,
Mathieu Giroux) 3:39.17 Norway (
Håvard Bøkko,
Sverre Lunde Pedersen,
Fredrik van der Horst) 3:41.59 ====
Tennis==== •
Davis Cup Final in
Barcelona, day 3: • '''''' 5–0 •
Rafael Nadal def.
Jan Hájek 6–3, 6–4 •
David Ferrer def.
Lukáš Dlouhý 6–4, 6–2
December 5, 2009 (Saturday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Beaver Creek, United States: •
Downhill:
Carlo Janka 1:43.49
Didier Cuche 1:43.51
Aksel Lund Svindal 1:43.53 •
Overall standings (after 6 of 34 races): (1) Janka 360 points (2) Cuche 319 (3)
Benjamin Raich 201 •
Women's World Cup in
Lake Louise, Canada: •
Downhill:
Lindsey Vonn 1:50.06
Maria Riesch 1:50.41
Emily Brydon 1:50.76 •
Overall standings (after 6 of 33 races): (1) Riesch 316 points (2) Vonn 309 (3)
Kathrin Zettel 220 ====
American football==== •
NCAA Division I FBS (unbeaten teams in
bold): • Conference championship games (
BCS rankings in parentheses): •
SEC Championship Game in
Atlanta: (2)
Alabama 32, (1)
Florida 13 • The Crimson Tide book a spot in the
National Championship Game, with
Mark Ingram II running for three touchdowns. Florida's consolation prize is likely to be the
Sugar Bowl. •
Big 12 Championship Game in
Arlington, Texas: (3)
Texas 13, (22)
Nebraska 12 •
Hunter Lawrence's 46-yard field goal with :01 left in the game seals the Big 12 title for the Longhorns, and will likely earn them a berth in the
National Championship Game. •
ACC Championship Game in
Tampa, Florida: (10)
Georgia Tech 39,
Clemson 34 • Jonathan Dwyer's 15-yard touchdown run with 1:20 left gives the Yellow Jackets their first outright conference title since 1990 and a trip to the
Orange Bowl. •
Conference USA Championship in
Greenville, North Carolina:
East Carolina 38, (21)
Houston 32 • Other BCS Top 10 games: • (5)
Cincinnati 45, (15)
Pittsburgh 44 • After the Panthers score a touchdown with 1:36 left for a 44–38 lead, the snap is bobbled on the extra point attempt, allowing
Tony Pike to lead a 4-play 61-yard drive capped by a 29-yard touchdown pass to Armon Binns. With the win, the Bearcats earn the
Big East automatic BCS bowl berth. • (6)
Boise State 42,
New Mexico State 7 • The Broncos complete their second consecutive unbeaten regular season and third in the last four years, but are not assured of a BCS bowl berth, because
TCU is higher in the BCS rankings, and only one "non-BCS conferences" champion can earn an automatic BCS bowl berth. •
Played earlier this week: (7)
Oregon •
Regular season completed: (4)
TCU, (8)
Ohio State, (9)
Iowa • Other games: •
Arizona 21, (18)
USC 17 •
Washington 42, (19)
California 10 •
NCAA Division I FCS: •
Playoffs, quarterfinals (unbeaten team in
bold; seeds in parentheses): • (1)
Montana 51,
Stephen F. Austin 0 •
Appalachian State 35, (4)
Richmond 31 • (2)
Villanova 46,
New Hampshire 7 •
William & Mary 24, (3)
Southern Illinois 3 • Other games: •
Gridiron Classic in
Indianapolis:
Butler 28,
Central Connecticut State 23 ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 1 in
Östersund, Sweden: •
Women's 7.5 km sprint:
Tora Berger 21:21.5 (0 penalties)
Olga Medvedtseva 21:28.3 (0)
Kaisa Mäkäräinen 21:31.5 (0) •
Overall World Cup standings (after two of 25 events): (1)
Helena Jonsson 103 points (2) Berger 87 (3)
Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek & Medvedtseva 86 •
Men's 10 km sprint:
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 23:30.1 (0 penalties)
Emil Hegle Svendsen 23:55.2 (1)
Tim Burke 24:07.3 (0) •
Overall World Cup standings (after two of 25 events): (1) Svendsen 114 points (2) Burke 102 (3)
Christoph Sumann 84 ====
Bobsleigh==== •
World Cup in
Cesana, Italy: •
Two-man:
Beat Hefti/
Thomas Lamparter 1:52.37
Ivo Rüegg/
Cedric Grand 1:52.59
Steven Holcomb/
Curtis Tomasevicz 1:52.87 •
Standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Rüegg 610 points (2) Holcomb 602 (3)
Alexandr Zubkov 552 •
Two-woman:
Shauna Rohbock/
Michelle Rzepka 1:56.09
Cathleen Martini/
Romy Logsch 1:56.43
Sandra Kiriasis/
Berit Wiacker 1:56.45 •
Standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Martini 660 points (2) Kiriasis 620 (3) Rohbock 561 ====
Cricket==== •
Sri Lanka in India: • 3rd Test in
Mumbai, day 4: • 393 & 274/6 (93.0 ov,
Kumar Sangakkara 133
*); 726/9
d. Sri Lanka trail by 59 runs with 4 wickets remaining. •
Pakistan in New Zealand: • 2nd Test in
Wellington, day 3: • 264 & 239; 99 & 70/3 (33.0 ov). New Zealand require another 335 runs with 7 wickets remaining. •
West Indies in Australia: • 2nd Test in
Adelaide, day 2: • 451; 174/0 (48.0 ov). Australia trail by 277 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. •
ICC Intercontinental Shield: • v in
Windhoek, day 1: • Namibia 255/5 (96.0 ov) ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
World Cup in
Düsseldorf, Germany: • Women's sprint freestyle:
Hanna Falk Natalia Korosteleva Vesna Fabjan • Men's sprint freestyle:
Alexey Petukhov Anders Gløersen Eirik Brandsdal ====
Curling==== •
European Championships in
Aberdeen, Scotland: (unbeaten teams in
bold) •
Men, draw 1: • Germany 8–5 Denmark (9 ends) • Italy 5–6 France • Norway 8–7 Switzerland (11 ends) • Sweden 2–3 Scotland • Finland 9–8 Czech Republic (11 ends) •
Women, draw 1: • Russia 8–5 England • Germany 7–4 Sweden (9 ends) • Scotland 6–11 Italy (9 ends) • Denmark 9–4 Finland (9 ends) • Switzerland 6–4 Norway (9 ends) •
Men, draw 2: •
Finland 9–7 Italy • Switzerland 9–6 Czech Republic • Germany 4–10 Sweden (8 ends) •
Norway 8–5 Denmark (9 ends) • France 2–5
Scotland •
Women, draw 2: •
Switzerland 10–2 Germany (7 ends) • Italy 6–7 Norway (11 ends) •
Russia 10–1 Denmark (6 ends) • Scotland 7–4 England (9 ends) • Sweden 9–2 Finland (8 ends) ====
Field hockey==== •
Men's Champions Trophy in
Melbourne, Australia: (teams in
bold advance to the final) • 3–2 • '''''' 10–3 • 4–3 '''''' • Final standings: Australia 12 points, Germany, Netherlands 9, Korea 7, England 4, Spain 2. ====
Figure skating==== •
ISU Grand Prix: •
Grand Prix Final in
Tokyo, Japan: • Junior Ice Dance – Original Dance: (1)
Ksenia Monko/
Kirill Khaliavin 55.70 (2)
Maia Shibutani/
Alex Shibutani 55.21 (3)
Elena Ilinykh/
Nikita Katsalapov 54.35 • Junior Ladies – Short Program: (1)
Polina Shelepen 59.54 (2)
Kanako Murakami 59.52 (3)
Ksenia Makarova 55.38 •
Senior Pairs:
Shen Xue/
Zhao Hongbo 214.25 (
WR)
Pang Qing/
Tong Jian 201.86
Aliona Savchenko/
Robin Szolkowy 200.38 • Shen/Zhao win the title for the sixth time and set world records for both Free Skating (138.89) and Total, to add to the world best mark in Short Program they set on Thursday. •
Senior Men:
Evan Lysacek 249.45
Nobunari Oda 243.36
Johnny Weir 237.35 •
Senior Ladies:
Kim Yuna 188.86
Miki Ando 185.94
Akiko Suzuki 174.00 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CECAFA Cup in
Kenya: (teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals) • Group B: • '''''' 3–1 • '
0–1 ' • Final standings: Rwanda 9 points, Eritrea, Zimbabwe 4, Somalia 0. •
CAF Confederation Cup Finals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses) •
Stade Malien 2–0 (0–2)
ES Sétif. 2–2 on aggregate, Stade Malien win 3–2 in
penalty shootout. •
OFC Champions League Group stage, Matchday 3: • Group B:
PRK Hekari United 2–1
Marist FC • Standings:
Tafea FC 7 points,
Lautoka F.C. 6, Hekari United 4, Marist 0. •
J.League: • Final standings:
Kashima Antlers 66 points,
Kawasaki Frontale 64,
Gamba Osaka 60. Top three teams qualify for
AFC Champions League Group stage. •
Ecuadorian Championship playoff, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses) •
Deportivo Quito 3–2 (1–1)
Deportivo Cuenca. Deportivo Quito win 4–3 on aggregate. • Deportivo win the title for the second straight year and fourth time overall. •
Primera División Chilena Clausura playoff final, first leg: •
Colo-Colo 2–2
Universidad Católica ====
Handball==== •
World Women's Championship in China: • Group A: • 20–22 • 28–19 • 26–27 • Group B: • 39–9 • 52–11 • 27–18 • Group C: • 51–17 • 34–19 • 33–25 • Group D: • 39–21 • 29–18 • 26–15 ====
Luge==== •
World Cup in
Altenberg, Germany: •
Men:
Felix Loch 1:48.911
Armin Zoggeler 1:48.969
Albert Demtschenko 1:49.049 •
World Cup standings (after three of eight events): (1) Zöggeler 285 points (2) Loch 220 (3)
David Möller 191 •
Doubles:
André Florschütz/
Torsten Wustlich 1:24.460
Peter Penz/
Georg Fischler 1:24.479
Christian Oberstolz/
Patrick Gruber 1:24.565 •
World Cup standings (after three of eight events): (1) Florschütz/Wustlich 270 points (2)
Patric Leitner/
Alexander Resch 250 (3) Oberstolz/Gruber 200 ====
Nordic combined==== •
World Cup in
Lillehammer, Norway: • HS138 / 10 km:
Jason Lamy Chappuis Petter Tande Eric Frenzel • Standings after 3 of 19 events: (1) Lamy Chappuis 245 points (2)
Hannu Manninen , Tande & Frenzel 180 ====
Rugby union==== •
End of year tests: •
Week 6: •
Barbarians 25–18 in
London •
IRB Sevens World Series: •
Dubai Sevens in
Dubai: • Cup Final: 24–12 ====
Speed skating==== •
World Cup 4 in
Calgary, Canada: •
500 m women:
Jenny Wolf 37.21
Wang Beixing 37.60
Lee Sang-hwa 37.64 •
500 m men:
Lee Kyou-hyuk 34.28
Mika Poutala 34.38
Tucker Fredricks 34.50 •
1500 m women:
Kristina Groves 1:54.35
Christine Nesbitt 1:54.43
Elma de Vries 1:54.55 •
5000 m men:
Sven Kramer 6:11.11
Ivan Skobrev 1:54.43
Bob de Jong 6:13.80 ====
Ski jumping==== •
World Cup in
Lillehammer, Norway: • HS 138:
Gregor Schlierenzauer 268.9 pts (125.5/141.0 metres)
Thomas Morgenstern 265.4 (130.0/134.0)
Adam Małysz 259.8 (127.5/134.5) •
Overall World Cup standings (after two of 24 events): (1)
Bjørn Einar Romøren 114 pts (2) Schlierenzauer 112 (3)
Pascal Bodmer 98 ====
Snooker==== •
Pukka Pies UK Championship in
Telford, England: • Round of 32: •
Shaun Murphy (1) def.
Gerard Greene 9–5 •
Stephen Maguire (4) def.
Michael Holt 9–6 •
Mark Williams (15) def.
Graeme Dott 9–2 •
Anthony Hamilton (16) def.
Mark King 9–2 ====
Tennis==== •
Davis Cup Final in
Barcelona, day 2: • '''''' 3–0 •
Feliciano López/
Fernando Verdasco def.
Tomáš Berdych/
Radek Štěpánek 7–6, 7–5, 6–2 • Spain win the Cup for the fourth time and becomes the first nation to successfully defend the title since 1998.
December 4, 2009 (Friday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Beaver Creek, United States: •
Super combined:
Carlo Janka 2:32.26
Didier Defago 2:32.69
Natko Zrnčić-Dim 2:32.75 •
Overall standings (after 5 of 34 races): (1) Janka 260 points (2)
Didier Cuche 239 (3)
Benjamin Raich 201 •
Women's World Cup in
Lake Louise, Canada: •
Downhill:
Lindsey Vonn 1:26.13
Emily Brydon 1:26.65
Maria Riesch 1:26.93 •
Overall standings (after 5 of 33 races): (1) Riesch 236 points (2)
Kathrin Zettel 220 (3) Vonn 209 ====
American football==== •
NCAA Division I FBS: •
MAC Championship Game in
Detroit: •
Central Michigan 20,
Ohio 10 • The Chippewas win the MAC crown for the third time in four years, with quarterback
Dan LeFevour passing for two touchdowns to set a new FBS record for combined TDs passing, running, and receiving in a career with 148, surpassing the previous record of
Colt Brennan of
Hawaii and
Graham Harrell of
Texas Tech. ====
Basketball==== •
NBA: • The
New Jersey Nets end their 18-game losing streak from the start of the season with a 97–91 win over the
Charlotte Bobcats, in the first game of general manager
Kiki Vandeweghe as head coach. ====
Cricket==== •
Sri Lanka in India: • 3rd Test in
Mumbai, day 3: • 393 & 11/0 (3.0 ov); 726/9
d (
Virender Sehwag 293,
MS Dhoni 100
*). Sri Lanka trail by 322 runs with 10 wickets remaining. •
Pakistan in New Zealand: • 2nd Test in
Wellington, day 2: • 264 & 64/2 (23.0 ov); 99. Pakistan led by 229 runs with 8 wickets remaining. •
West Indies in Australia: • 2nd Test in
Adelaide, day 1: • 336/6 (85.0 ov,
Dwayne Bravo 104) •
England in South Africa: • 5th ODI in
Durban: •
Match abandoned without a ball bowled. England win the 5-match series 2–1. ====
Figure skating==== •
ISU Grand Prix: •
Grand Prix Final in
Tokyo, Japan: •
Junior Men:
Yuzuru Hanyu 206.77
Song Nan 204.99
Ross Miner 196.09 •
Junior Pairs:
Sui Wenjing/
Han Cong 160.45
Narumi Takahashi/
Mervin Tran 145.80
Zhang Yue/
Wang Lei 137.19 • Senior Men – Short Program: (1)
Daisuke Takahashi 89.95 (2)
Evan Lysacek 89.85 (3)
Nobunari Oda 87.65 • Senior Ladies – Short Program: (1)
Miki Ando 66.20 (2)
Kim Yuna 65.64 (3)
Alena Leonova 61.60 •
Senior Ice Dance:
Meryl Davis/
Charlie White 169.44
Tessa Virtue/
Scott Moir 168.22
Nathalie Péchalat/
Fabian Bourzat 147.62 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
2010 FIFA World Cup Draw in
Cape Town: •
Group A: • South Africa will play against Mexico in the opening match in
Johannesburg on June 11. •
Group B: •
Group C: •
Group D: •
Group E: •
Group F: •
Group G: •
Group H: •
CECAFA Cup in
Kenya: (teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals) • Group A: • '''''' 6–0 • '''''' 2–0 • Standings: Zambia 9 points, Kenya 6, Ethiopia 3, Djibouti 0. • Group C: • 0–1 '''''' • '
0–0 ' • Standings: Uganda 7 points, Tanzania 6, Zanzibar 4, Burundi 0. ====
Skeleton==== •
World Cup in
Cesana, Italy: •
Men:
Jon Montgomery 1:55.54
Martins Dukurs 1:56.01
Jeff Pain 1:56.05 •
Standings after 3 of 8 races: (1) Dukurs 635 points (2)
Sandro Stielicke 604 (3)
Frank Rommel 601 •
Women:
Shelley Rudman 2:04.72
Marion Trott 1:57.81
Mellisa Hollingsworth 1:58.13 •
Standings after 3 of 8 races: (1) Rudman 627 points (2) Hollingsworth 625 points (3)
Amy Gough 554 ====
Speed skating==== •
World Cup 4 in
Calgary, Canada: •
500 m women:
Jenny Wolf 37.33
Wang Beixing 37.34
Lee Sang-hwa 37.34 •
500 m men:
Mika Poutala 34.38
Joji Kato 34.45
Jamie Gregg 34.45 •
3000 m women:
Stephanie Beckert 3:56.80
Martina Sáblíková 3:56.83
Daniela Anschütz-Thoms 3:58.07 •
1500 m men:
Chad Hedrick 1:42.14
Shani Davis 1:42.19
Denny Morrison 1:42.74 ====
Tennis==== •
Davis Cup Final in
Barcelona, day 1: • 2–0 •
Rafael Nadal def.
Tomáš Berdych 7–5, 6–0, 6–2 •
David Ferrer def.
Radek Štěpánek 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 8–6
December 3, 2009 (Thursday) ====
American football==== •
NFL Week 13: •
Bills Toronto Series:
New York Jets 19,
Buffalo Bills 13 •
NCAA Division I FBS BCS Top 10: •
The Civil War: (7)
Oregon 37, (16)
Oregon State 33 • The Civil War game decides the
Pac-10 Champion for the first time ever as Oregon clinches its first trip to the
Rose Bowl Game in 15 years. The game also sees Oregon running back
LeGarrette Blount return from a suspension after punching a
Boise State player immediately after the Ducks' first game. •
Division I FCS news: •
Hofstra University votes to close its football program after this season, citing large monetary losses. The school becomes the second in the
Colonial Athletic Association to drop the sport in the last two weeks, following
Northeastern. Current scholarship holders can keep their scholarships; those who seek to transfer to other schools may do so with the transfer waiting period waived. (ESPN) ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Regular Season Game 6: (teams in
bold advance to the Top-16 round) •
Group A: •
Montepaschi Siena 90–64
Cibona Zagreb •
Regal FC Barcelona 89–55
Fenerbahçe Ülker İstanbul •
ASVEL Villeurbanne 77–67
Žalgiris Kaunas • Standings: Barcelona 6–0, Siena 5–1, Fenerbahçe Ülker 3–3, Villeurbanne 2–4, Cibona, Žalgiris 1–5. •
Group B: •
Efes Pilsen Istanbul 77–62
Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius • Standings: Unicaja 5–1, Olympiacos 4–2, Efes Pilsen, Lietuvos Rytas, Partizan 3–3, Orléans 0–6. •
Group C: •
Union Olimpija Ljubljana 65–82
Maccabi Tel Aviv • Standings: Maccabi 5–1, CSKA Moscow, Caja Laboral 4–2, Roma 3–3, Maroussi, Olimpija 1–5. •
Group D: •
EWE Baskets Oldenburg 80–82
Asseco Prokom Gdynia •
Panathinaikos Athens 80–68
Armani Jeans Milano • Standings: Real Madrid, Panathinaikos 5–1, Khimki 4–2, Asseco Prokom 2–4, Milano, EWE Baskets 1–5. ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 1 in
Östersund, Sweden: • Men's 20 km Individual:
Emil Hegle Svendsen 52:43.7 (1 penalty)
Tim Burke at 53:19.2 (1)
Christoph Sumann 53:33.2 (1) ====
Cricket==== •
Sri Lanka in India: • 3rd Test in
Mumbai, day 2: • 393; 443/1 (79.0 ov,
Virender Sehwag 284
*). India led by 50 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. • Sehwag's score is the highest in one day of a Test match in 76 years and third highest ever. He also becomes the eighth player in history who scores six Test double-centuries, and reaches the 200 mark in 168 balls, the second fastest ever. •
Pakistan in New Zealand: • 2nd Test in
Wellington, day 1: • 161/6 (58.0 ov) ====
Field hockey==== •
Men's Champions Trophy in
Melbourne, Australia: • 5–5 • 2–3 • 3–1 • Standings: Australia, Germany 9 points, Korea 7, Netherlands 6, Spain 2, England 1. ====
Figure skating==== •
ISU Grand Prix: •
Grand Prix Final in
Tokyo, Japan: • Junior Pairs – Short Program: (1)
Sui Wenjing/
Han Cong 56.80 (2)
Narumi Takahashi/
Mervin Tran 54.44 (3)
Ksenia Stolbova/
Fedor Klimov 48.90 • Junior Men – Short Program: (1)
Song Nan 71.70 (2)
Ross Miner 70.85 (3)
Yuzuru Hanyu 69.85 • Senior Pairs – Short Program: (1)
Shen Xue/
Zhao Hongbo 75.36 (
WR) (2)
Aliona Savchenko/
Robin Szolkowy 73.14 (3)
Maria Mukhortova/
Maxim Trankov 69.78 • Shen/Zhao better their own record by exactly 1 point. • Senior Ice Dance – Original Dance: (1)
Meryl Davis/
Charlie White 65.80 (2)
Tessa Virtue/
Scott Moir 64.01 (3)
Nathalie Péchalat/
Fabian Bourzat 56.93 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CECAFA Cup in
Kenya: (teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals) • Group B: • 1–2 '''''' • 0–2 • Standings: Rwanda 6 points, Zimbabwe 4, Eritrea 1, Somalia 0. •
UEFA Europa League group stage, Matchday 5: (teams in
bold advance to the round of 32, teams in strike are eliminated) •
Group D: •
Ventspils 0–1
Hertha BSC •
Sporting CP 1–1
Heerenveen • Standings: Sporting CP 11 points, Hertha BSC 7, Heerenveen 5, Ventspils 3. •
Group E: •
Fulham 1–0
CSKA Sofia •
Roma 2–1
Basel • Standings: Roma 10 points, Basel 9, Fulham 8, CSKA Sofia 1. •
Group F: •
Galatasaray 1–0
Panathinaikos •
Dinamo București 2–1
Sturm Graz • Standings: Galatasaray 13 points, Panathinaikos 9, Dinamo București 6, Sturm Graz 1. •
Group J: •
Shakhtar Donetsk 0–0
Club Brugge •
Toulouse 1–0
Partizan • Standings: Shakhtar Donetsk 13 points, Club Brugge 8, Toulouse 7, Partizan 0. •
Group K: •
PSV Eindhoven 1–0
Sparta Prague •
Copenhagen 2–0
CFR Cluj • Standings: PSV Eindhoven 11 points, Copenhagen, Sparta Prague 7, CFR Cluj 3. •
Group L: •
Austria Wien 0–3
Athletic Bilbao •
Werder Bremen 4–1
Nacional • Standings: Werder Bremen 13 points, Athletic Bilbao 10, Nacional, Austria Wien 2.
December 2, 2009 (Wednesday) ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Regular Season Game 6: •
Group B: •
Entente Orléans Loiret 84–88
Olympiacos Piraeus •
Unicaja Málaga 64–72
Partizan Belgrade • Standings: Unicaja 5–1, Olympiacos 4–2, Lietuvos Rytas 3–2, Partizan 3–3, Efes Pilsen, 2–3, Orléans 0–6. •
Group C: •
CSKA Moscow 78–65
Maroussi Athens •
Caja Laboral Baskonia 67–60
Lottomatica Roma • Standings: Maccabi 4–1, CSKA Moscow, Caja Laboral 4–2, Roma 3–3, Olimpija 1–4, Maroussi 1–5. •
Group D: •
Real Madrid 70–59
Khimki Moscow Region • Standings: Real Madrid 5–1, Panathinaikos 4–1, Khimki 4–2, Milano, Asseco Prokom, EWE Baskets 1–4. •
NBA: • The
New Jersey Nets lose to the
Dallas Mavericks 117–101 and set a record for the worst start of a season with 18 straight losses. General manager
Kiki Vandeweghe is appointed as head coach and will take charge on December 4 against the
Charlotte Bobcats. ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 1 in
Östersund, Sweden: • Women's 15 km Individual:
Helena Jonsson 43:01.4 (1 penalty)
Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek 43:27.6 (2)
Darya Domracheva 44:17.8 (2) ====
Cricket==== •
Sri Lanka in India: • 3rd Test in
Mumbai, day 1: • 366/8 (89.0 ov,
Tillakaratne Dilshan 109) ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CECAFA Cup in
Kenya: (teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals) • Group A: • '''''' 1–0 • 2–0 • Standings: Zambia 6 points, Ethiopia, Kenya 3, Djibouti 0. • Group C: • '''''' 2–0 • Standings: Uganda 6 points, Zanzibar, Tanzania 3, Burundi 0. •
UEFA Europa League group stage, Matchday 5: (teams in
bold advance to the round of 32, teams in strike are eliminated) •
Group A: •
Timişoara 1–2
Ajax •
Anderlecht 0–1
Dinamo Zagreb • Standings: Ajax 11 points, Anderlecht 8, Dinamo Zagreb 6, Timişoara 2. •
Group B: •
Valencia 3–1
Lille •
Slavia Prague 0–0
Genoa • Standings: Valencia 9 points, Lille, Genoa 7, Slavia Prague 3. •
Group C: •
Celtic 2–0
Hapoel Tel Aviv •
Hamburg 2–0
Rapid Wien • Standings: Hamburg 10 points, Hapoel Tel Aviv 9, Celtic 5, Rapid Wien 4. •
Group G: •
Red Bull Salzburg 2–1
Lazio •
Levski Sofia 0–2
Villarreal • Standings: Red Bull Salzburg 15 points, Villarreal 9, Lazio 6, Levski Sofia 0. •
Group H: •
Sheriff Tiraspol 1–1
Steaua București •
Twente 0–1
Fenerbahçe • Standings: Fenerbahçe 12 points, Twente 7, Sheriff Tiraspol 5, Steaua București 3. •
Group I: •
BATE Borisov 1–2
Benfica •
AEK Athens 0–1
Everton • Standings: Benfica 12 points, Everton 9, BATE, AEK Athens 4. •
Copa Sudamericana Finals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses) •
Fluminense 3–0 (1–5)
LDU Quito. LDU Quito win 5–4 on aggregate. • LDU win their third international trophy in the last 17 months, following the
2008 Copa Libertadores and
2009 Recopa Sudamericana. •
K-League Championship Final, first leg: •
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0–0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors December 1, 2009 (Tuesday) ====
Field hockey==== •
Men's Champions Trophy in
Melbourne, Australia: • 4–5 • 1–2 • 2–1 • Standings: Australia 9 points, Germany, Korea 6, Netherlands 3, England, Spain 1. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
CECAFA Cup in
Kenya: (teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals) • Group B: • 0–0 • Group C: • 1–0 ==References==