November 2010 in sports
Current sporting seasons
Basketball 2010
Football (soccer) 2010
- National teams competitions
- International clubs competitions
- UEFA (Europe) Champions League
- UEFA Europa League
- UEFA Women's Champions League
- Copa Sudamericana
- CAF Confederation Cup
- CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League
- OFC (Oceania) Champions League
- Domestic (national) competitions
Ice hockey 2010
Rugby union 2010
Days of the month
Football (soccer)
- Caribbean Championship Final Tournament in Martinique: (teams in bold advance to the semi-finals and qualify for 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup)
- Group H in Fort-de-France:
- Cuba
0–0 
Grenada - Martinique
0–1 
Trinidad and Tobago
- Final standings: Cuba 7 points, Grenada 5, Trinidad and Tobago 3, Martinique 1.
- Cuba
- Group H in Fort-de-France:
Other sports news
- The American magazine Sports Illustrated names New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees its Sportsman of the Year.[1]
Cricket
- England in Australia:
- Ashes series:
- First Test in Brisbane, day 5:
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Australia 481 and 107/1 (26 overs). Match drawn; 5-match series level 0–0.
- First Test in Brisbane, day 5:
- Ashes series:
Football (soccer)
- Caribbean Championship Final Tournament in Martinique: (team in bold advances to the semi-finals and qualifies for 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup)
- Group I in Riviére-Pilote:
- Antigua and Barbuda
1–0 
Guyana - Guadeloupe
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0–2 
Jamaica
- Standings (after 2 matches): Jamaica 6 points, Antigua and Barbuda 3, Guyana, Guadeloupe 1.
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Group I in Riviére-Pilote:
La Liga, matchday 13:
- El Clásico: Barcelona 5–0 Real Madrid
- Barcelona win the match for the fifth straight time.
- Standings: Barcelona 34 points, Real Madrid 32, Villarreal 27, RCD Espanyol 25
- El Clásico: Barcelona 5–0 Real Madrid
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup draw in Frankfurt, Germany:
- Group A:
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Canada, 
Nigeria, 
France - Group B:
Japan, 
New Zealand, 
Mexico, England - Group C:
United States, 
North Korea, 
Colombia, 
Sweden - Group D:
Brazil, Australia, 
Norway, 
Equatorial Guinea
- Group A:
U.S. college sports
- Conference realignment: TCU announces that it has accepted an invitation to join the Big East Conference effective in July 2012.[2] TCU is the third school to leave the Mountain West Conference this year, after Utah and BYU.
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada:
- Super-G:
Tobias Grünenfelder (SUI) 1:32.31 
Carlo Janka (SUI) 1:32.38 
Romed Baumann (AUT) 1:32.58
- Overall standings (after 3 of 38 races): (1) Mario Scheiber (AUT) 130 points (2) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 119 (3) Janka 116
- Super-G:
- Women's World Cup in Aspen, United States:
- Slalom: Maria Pietilä Holmner (SWE) 1:46.19 Maria Riesch (GER) 1:46.87 Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 1:47.12
- Slalom standings (after 2 of 10 races): (1) Riesch 160 points (2) Pietilä Holmner 124 (3) Poutiainen 120
- Overall standings (after 4 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 234 points (2) Poutiainen 196 (3) Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 180
- Slalom:
American football
- NFL Week 12:
- Atlanta Falcons 20, Green Bay Packers 17
- Pittsburgh Steelers 19, Buffalo Bills 16 (OT)
- Cleveland Browns 24, Carolina Panthers 23
- New York Giants 24, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
- Minnesota Vikings 17, Washington Redskins 13
- Houston Texans 20, Tennessee Titans 0
- Kansas City Chiefs 42, Seattle Seahawks 24
- Miami Dolphins 33, Oakland Raiders 17
- St. Louis Rams 36, Denver Broncos 33
- Chicago Bears 31, Philadelphia Eagles 26
- Baltimore Ravens 17, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10
- Sunday Night Football: San Diego Chargers 36, Indianapolis Colts 14
- NCAA:
- Auburn takes over the top spot in the BCS standings from Oregon with one week remaining in the regular season. TCU remains at #3, followed by Stanford, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Arkansas, Michigan State, Oklahoma and LSU. Boise State drops out of the top 10 following its first loss in 2 seasons. The Sooners' rise to #9 makes them the Big 12 South representative in the conference title game against Nebraska. The Badgers are likely to go to the Rose Bowl as the Big Ten's highest ranked team in next week's final BCS ranking.
Canadian football
- CFL Playoffs:
- Grey Cup in Edmonton: Montreal Alouettes 21, Saskatchewan Roughriders 18
- The Alouettes repeat their last year victory over the Roughriders, to win the Cup for the seventh time.
- Grey Cup in Edmonton: Montreal Alouettes 21, Saskatchewan Roughriders 18
Cricket
- England in Australia:
- Ashes series:
- First Test in Brisbane, day 4: England 260 and 309/1 (101 overs; Alastair Cook 132*, Andrew Strauss 110); Australia 481. England lead by 88 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
- First Test in Brisbane, day 4:
- Ashes series:
- New Zealand in India:
- 1st ODI in Guwahati:
India 276 (49 overs; Virat Kohli 105); New Zealand 236 (45.2 overs). India win by 40 runs; lead 5-match series 1–0.
- 1st ODI in Guwahati:
Cross-country skiing
- World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- Men's:
- 15 km Freestyle Handicap Start: Lukáš Bauer (CZE) 38:10.5 Ilia Chernousov (RUS) 38:20.9 Marcus Hellner (SWE) 38:26.6
- Distance standings (after 3 of 17 races): (1) Hellner 165 points (2) Dario Cologna (SUI) 144 (3) Daniel Rickardsson (SWE) 127
- Final Nordic Opening standings: Alexander Legkov (RUS) 1:05:17.1 Cologna 1:05:27.2 Rickardsson 1:05:31.3
- Overall standings (after 5 of 31 races): (1) Legkov 318 points (2) Cologna 311 (3) Hellner 265
- 15 km Freestyle Handicap Start:
- Women's:
- 10 km Freestyle Handicap Start: Therese Johaug (NOR) 29:24.2 Nicole Fessel (GER) 29:28.3 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 29:34.9
- Distance standings (after 3 of 17 races): (1) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 190 points (2) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 151 (3) Kowalczyk 125
- Final Nordic Opening standings: Bjørgen 44:34.3 Kowalczyk 45:07.9 Kalla 45:20.0
- Overall standings (after 5 of 31 races): (1) Bjørgen 440 points (2) Kalla 311 (3) Kowalczyk 309
- 10 km Freestyle Handicap Start:
- Men's:
Equestrianism
- Show jumping:
- Dressage:
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
- 3rd competition in Stockholm (CDI-W): Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) on Parzival Anky van Grunsven (NED) on Painted Black Edward Gal (NED) on Next One
- 3rd competition in Stockholm (CDI-W):
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
Football (soccer)
- Caribbean Championship Final Tournament in Martinique: (team in bold advances to the semi-finals and qualifies for 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup)
- Group H in Fort-de-France:
- Grenada 1–0 Trinidad and Tobago
- Martinique 0–1 Cuba
- Standings (after 2 matches): Cuba 6 points, Grenada 4, Martinique 1, Trinidad and Tobago 0.
- Grenada
- Group H in Fort-de-France:
- CAF Confederation Cup Final, first leg:
- FUS Rabat
0–0 
CS Sfaxien
- FUS Rabat
Golf
- European Tour:
- Dubai World Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
- Winner: Robert Karlsson (SWE) 274 (−14)PO
- Karlsson defeats Ian Poulter (ENG) on the second playoff hole to win his eleventh European Tour title.
- Race to Dubai winner: Martin Kaymer (DEU)
- Winner: Robert Karlsson (SWE) 274 (−14)PO
- Dubai World Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
Luge
- World Cup in Igls, Austria:
- Men: Felix Loch (GER) 1:40.398 David Möller (GER) 1:40.444 Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:40.560
- Team: Germany 2:09.519 Canada 2:10.340
Italy 2:10.431
- Men:
Ski jumping
- World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- HS 142: Andreas Kofler (AUT) 331.2 points Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 328.3 Simon Ammann (SUI) 310.1
- HS 142:
Snooker
- Premier League:
- Final in Hopton-on-Sea: Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 7–1 Shaun Murphy (ENG)
- O'Sullivan wins his record-extending ninth Premier League title and the 45th professional title of his career.
- Final in Hopton-on-Sea: Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 7–1 Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Speed skating
- World Cup 3 in Hamar, Norway:
- 1500 m women: Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:58.00 Marrit Leenstra (NED) 1:58.03 Brittany Schussler (CAN) 1:58.96
- Standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) Nesbitt 300 points (2) Leenstra 186 (3) Schussler 170
- 10000 m men: Bob de Jong (NED) 13:05.83 Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 13:11.26 Jorrit Bergsma (NED) 13:13.98
- Standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) de Jong 260 points (2) Skobrev 200 (3) Jonathan Kuck (USA) 185
- Team Pursuit women: Canada 3:00.90
Russia 3:03.90 
Netherlands 3:04.62
- Standings (after 2 of 3 races): (1) Netherlands 150 points (2) Germany 145 (3) Russia 130
- Standings (after 2 of 3 races): (1) Netherlands 150 points (2)
- 1500 m women:
Swimming
- European Short Course Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Men's:
- 200m breaststroke: Marco Koch (GER) 2:04.86 Melquiades Álvarez Caraballo (ESP) 2:05.41 Anton Lobanov (RUS) 2:06.71
- 100m individual medley: Markus Deibler (GER) 52.13 Peter Mankoč (SLO) 52.87 Alan Cabello Forns (ESP) 53.24
- 200m freestyle: Danila Izotov (RUS) 1:41.84 Paul Biedermann (GER) 1:42.94 Yevgeny Lagunov (RUS) 1:44.11
- 100m backstroke: Stanislav Donets (RUS) 49.35 Damiano Lestingi (ITA) 51.46 Artem Dubovskoy (RUS) 51.90
- 50m butterfly: Steffen Deibler (GER) 22.34 Andriy Govorov (UKR) 22.74 Joeri Verlinden (NED) 23.23
- 4x50m freestyle relay: Italy 1:25.16 Germany 1:25.19 Russia 1:25.81
- 200m breaststroke:
- Women's:
- 400m individual medley: Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN) 4:29.78 Anja Klinar (SLO) 4:30.83 Lara Grangeon (FRA) 4:30.93
- 200m freestyle: Femke Heemskerk (NED) 1:52.62 Silke Lippok (GER) 1:53.96 Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) 1:54.39
- 100m butterfly: Inge Dekker (NED) 56.51 Ingvild Snildal (NOR) 57.46 Caterina Giacchetti (ITA) 58.17
- 100m breaststroke: Moniek Nijhuis (NED) 1:06.20 Sophie de Ronchi (FRA) 1:06.21 Tessa Brouwer (NED) 1:06.65
- 200m backstroke: Duane da Rocha Marce (ESP) 2:03.97 Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) 2:04.13 Daryna Zevina (UKR) 2:05.08
- 50m freestyle: Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) 23.58 Hinkelien Schreuder (NED) 23.90 Britta Steffen (GER) 23.95
- 400m individual medley:
- Men's:
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 8:
- Singles Final: Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
- Federer wins his fifth year-end championship, his fifth title of the season, and the 66th title of his career.
- Doubles Final: Daniel Nestor (CAN) / Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) [2] def. Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) [4] 7–6(6), 6–4
- Nestor and Zimonjić win their second year-end championship as a pairing, with Nestor winning the tournament for the third time.
- They also win their seventh title of the season, giving Zimonjić his 39th career title and Nestor his 71st.
- Singles Final: Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
- Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 8:
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada:
- Downhill: Michael Walchhofer (AUT) 1:47.78 Mario Scheiber (AUT) 1:48.33 Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 1:48.33
- Overall standings (after 2 of 38 races): (1) Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA) and Walchhofer 100 points (3) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 90
- Downhill:
- Women's World Cup in Aspen, United States:
- Giant slalom: Tessa Worley (FRA) 2:06.81 Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 2:06.82 Kathrin Hölzl (GER) 2:06.83
- Giant slalom standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Rebensburg 180 points (2) Hölzl 140 (3) Worley 132
- Overall standings (after 3 of 38 races): (1) Rebensburg 180 points (2) Maria Riesch (GER) 154 (3) Hölzl 146
- Giant slalom:
American football
- NCAA Division I FBS (unbeaten teams in bold):
- BCS Top 10:
- (3) TCU 66, New Mexico 17
- The Horned Frogs finish the regular season with a perfect 12–0 record for the second successive year and all but secure a BCS berth.
- Battle for the Golden Boot: (12) Arkansas 31, (5) LSU 23
- (6) Stanford 38, Oregon State 0
- (7) Wisconsin 70, Northwestern 23
- Michigan–Ohio State rivalry: (8) Ohio State 37, Michigan 7
- Bedlam Series: (13) Oklahoma 47, (9) Oklahoma State 41
- The Sooners' win creates a three-way tie atop the Big 12 South involving the two Oklahoma teams and Texas A&M. The BCS standings, to be released on November 28, will determine the opponent for Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship Game.
- Land Grant Trophy: (10) Michigan State 28, Penn State 22
- (3) TCU 66, New Mexico 17
- Played earlier this week: (1) Oregon, (2) Auburn, (4) Boise State
- Other games:
- Border War: (14) Missouri 35, Kansas 7
- Commonwealth Cup: (16) Virginia Tech 37, Virginia 7
- Clemson–South Carolina rivalry: (18) South Carolina 29, Clemson 7
- The Holy War: (20) Utah 17, Brigham Young 16
- Florida–Florida State rivalry: (22) Florida State 31, Florida 7
- Maryland 38, (23) North Carolina State 31
- The Wolfpack's loss gives Florida State the ACC Atlantic title outright, and sends the Seminoles to Charlotte for the ACC Championship Game against Virginia Tech.
- Floyd of Rosedale: Minnesota 27, (24) Iowa 24
- Egg Bowl: (25) Mississippi State 31, Mississippi 23
- Notre Dame–USC rivalry: Notre Dame 20, USC 16
- The Fighting Irish claim the Jeweled Shillelagh for the first time since 2001.
- Hawaiʻi 59, New Mexico State 24
- The Warriors secure at least a share of the WAC championship.
- FIU 31, Arkansas State 24
- The Golden Panthers secure their first ever Sun Belt championship.
- BCS Top 10:
- NCAA Division I FCS:
Bobsleigh
- World Cup in Whistler, Canada:
- Four-man: Steve Holcomb/Justin Olsen/Steven Langton/Curtis Tomasevicz (USA) 1:42.84 Maximilian Arndt/Rene Tiefert/Martin Putze/Alexander Rödiger (GER) 1:43.01 Manuel Machata/Andreas Bredau/Michail Makarow/Christian Poser (GER) 1:43.05
- Four-man:
Canadian football
- CIS football:
- Vanier Cup in Quebec City: Laval Rouge et Or 29, Calgary Dinos 2
- Laval win the Cup for the sixth time.
- Vanier Cup in Quebec City: Laval Rouge et Or 29, Calgary Dinos 2
Cricket
- West Indies in Sri Lanka:
- England in Australia:
- Ashes series:
- First Test in Brisbane, day 3: England 260 and 19/0 (15 overs); Australia 481 (158.4 overs; Michael Hussey 195, Brad Haddin 136, Steven Finn 6/125). England trail by 202 runs with 10 wickets remaining.
- First Test in Brisbane, day 3:
- Ashes series:
Cross-country skiing
- World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- Men's 10 km Classic: Dario Cologna (SUI) 23:24.8 Alexander Legkov (RUS) 23:31.5 Daniel Rickardsson (SWE) 23:32.3
- Distance standings (after 2 of 17 races): (1) Cologna 130 points (2) Marcus Hellner (SWE) 122 (3) Rickardsson 103
- Overall standings (after 3 of 31 races): (1) Cologna 137 points (2) Hellner 122 (3) Rickardsson 103
- Women's 5 km Classic: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 12:51.9 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 12:54.0 Petra Majdič (SLO) 13:08.7
- Distance standings (after 2 of 17 races): (1) Bjørgen 150 points (2) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 114 (3) Kowalczyk 82
- Overall standings (after 3 of 31 races): (1) Bjørgen 200 points (2) Kalla 154 (3) Majdič 111
- Men's 10 km Classic:
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Trophée Eric Bompard in Paris, France: (skaters in bold qualify for the Final)
- Pairs: Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (GER) 197.88 Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov (RUS) 183.00 Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende (GER) 157.42
- Final standings: Savchenko / Szolkowy, Pang Qing / Tong Jian (CHN) 30 points, Bazarova / Larionov, Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 26, Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze (RUS), Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (CHN), Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran (JPN) 24.
- Men: Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 248.07 Florent Amodio (FRA) 229.38 Brandon Mroz (USA) 214.31
- Final standings: Kozuka, Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 30 points, Patrick Chan (CAN) 28, Tomáš Verner (CZE), Nobunari Oda (JPN) 26, Amodio, Jeremy Abbott (USA), Mroz 24.
- Ladies: Kiira Korpi (FIN) 169.74 Mirai Nagasu (USA) 167.79 Alissa Czisny (USA) 159.80
- Final standings: Miki Ando (JPN) 30 points, Czisny, Carolina Kostner (ITA), Kanako Murakami (JPN), Akiko Suzuki (JPN), Rachael Flatt (USA) 26.
- Ice Dance: Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 161.82 Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko 146.79 Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein (USA) 138.48
- Final standings: Meryl Davis / Charlie White (USA), Péchalat / Bourzat 30 points, Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier (CAN), Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 28, Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje (CAN), Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin (HUN), Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani (USA), Chock / Zuerlein 22.
- Pairs:
- Trophée Eric Bompard in Paris, France: (skaters in bold qualify for the Final)
Football (soccer)
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification:
- UEFA-CONCACAF play-off, second leg in Bridgeview, Illinois: (first leg score in parentheses)
- United States 1–0 (1–0) Italy. United States win 2–0 on aggregate and qualify for the World Cup.
- United States
- UEFA-CONCACAF play-off, second leg in Bridgeview, Illinois: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Caribbean Championship Final Tournament in Martinique:
- Group I in Riviére-Pilote:
- Guyana 1–1 Guadeloupe
- Jamaica 3–1 Antigua and Barbuda
- Guyana
- Group I in Riviére-Pilote:
Luge
- World Cup in Igls, Austria:
- Women: Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:19.594 Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 1:19.802 Erin Hamlin (USA) 1:19.974
- Doubles: Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:18.946 Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber (ITA) 1:19.127 Peter Penz/Georg Fischler (AUT) 1:19.142
- Women:
Nordic combined
- World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- HS 142 / 10 km: Felix Gottwald (AUT) 28:17.5 Mikko Kokslien (NOR) 28:25.0 Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 28:27.0
- Overall standings (after 2 of 12 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 160 points (2) Gottwald 150 (3) Eric Frenzel (GER) 125
- HS 142 / 10 km:
Rugby union
- 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying:
- Final Place Play-off Qualification Final, second leg in Bucharest (first leg score in parentheses):
- End of year tests:
- Week 6:
- Georgia
19–17 United States in Tbilisi - Italy 24–16
Fiji in Modena - England 11–21
South Africa in London - Scotland
19–16 
Samoa in Aberdeen - Spain 33–20
Namibia in Palma de Mallorca - Portugal
20–23 Canada in Lisbon - Wales
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25–37 New Zealand in Cardiff
- New Zealand's Dan Carter scores 12 points and becomes the highest point scorer in Test rugby with 1188 points, 10 ahead of Jonny Wilkinson (ENG).
- The All Blacks also complete their fourth successful Grand Slam tour and their third since 2005.
- France 16–59 Australia in Saint-Denis
- Georgia
- Week 6:
Snooker
- Premier League:
- Semi-finals in Hopton-on-Sea:
- Marco Fu (HKG) 2–5 Shaun Murphy (ENG)
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 5–1 Neil Robertson (AUS)
- Semi-finals in Hopton-on-Sea:
Speed skating
- World Cup 3 in Hamar, Norway:
- 1500 m men: Trevor Marsicano (USA) 1:45.54 Simon Kuipers (NED) 1:45.97 Shani Davis (USA) 1:45.98
- Standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) Davis 210 points (2) Kuipers 205 (3) Marsicano 201
- 5000 m women: Stephanie Beckert (GER) 6:59.18 Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 7:03.95 Eriko Ishino (JPN) 7:06.70
- Standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) Beckert 270 points (2) Jilleanne Rookard (USA) 200 (3) Sáblíková 160
- Team Pursuit men: United States 3:43.58 Canada 3:44.61 Norway 3:47.01
- Standings (after 2 of 3 races): (1) United States 200 points (2) Norway 150 (3) Canada 130
- 1500 m men:
Swimming
- European Short Course Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Men's:
- 1500m freestyle: Federico Colbertaldo (ITA) 14:35.36 Sergiy Frolov (UKR) 14:42.01 Job Kienhuis (NED) 14:42.39
- 200m butterfly: Dinko Jukić (AUT) 1:53.35 Tim Wallburger (GER) 1:53.71 Bence Biczó (HUN) 1:53.75
- 100m freestyle: Danila Izotov (RUS) 46.56 Yevgeny Lagunov (RUS) 46.60 Luca Dotto (ITA) 47.09
- 50m breaststroke: Robin van Aggele (NED) 26.44 Aleksander Hetland (NOR) 26.56 Fabio Scozzoli (ITA) 26.68 Hendrik Feldwehr (GER) 26.68
- 1500m freestyle:
- Women's:
- 400m freestyle: Ágnes Mutina (HUN) 4:01.25 Melanie Costa Schmid (ESP) 4:02.26 Gráinne Murphy (IRL) 4:02.86
- 100m individual medley: Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) 59.53 Hinkelien Schreuder (NED) 59.57 Theresa Michalak (GER) 59.85
- 50m backstroke: Sanja Jovanović (CRO) 27.10 Elena Gemo (ITA) 27.13 Simona Baumrtová (CZE) 27.30
- 4x50m medley relay: Netherlands 1:44.98 Germany 1:47.70 Italy 1:49.56
- 400m freestyle:
- Men's:
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 7:
- Singles Semifinals:
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [5] 7–6(5), 3–6, 7–6(6)
- Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] 6–1, 6–4
- Doubles Semifinals:
- Daniel Nestor (CAN) / Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) [2] def. Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) [1] 6–3, 3–6, [12–10]
- Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) [4] def. Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) [6] 6–4, 6–4
- Singles Semifinals:
- Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 7:
Volleyball
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
- Women:
- Bronze medal game: Kazakhstan
3–0 North Korea - Final: South Korea
2–3 
China
- Bronze medal game:
- Women:
American football
- NCAA (unbeaten teams in bold):
- BCS Top 10:
- (1) Oregon 49, (21) Arizona 28
- Iron Bowl: (2) Auburn 28, (11) Alabama 27
- The Tigers finish the regular season with a perfect 12–0 record.
- (19) Nevada 34, (4) Boise State 31 (OT)
- The Wolf Pack stop the Broncos' winning streak at 24 games, since the 2008 Poinsettia Bowl, and 37 regular season games.
- Other games:
- (15) Nebraska 45, Colorado 17
- The Cornhuskers win the Big 12 North and punch their ticket to the Big 12 Championship Game.
- Backyard Brawl: West Virginia 35, Pittsburgh 10
- Kent State 28, Ohio 6
- The Bobcats' loss gives Miami (OH) the MAC East title and a trip to Detroit to take on Northern Illinois in the MAC Championship Game.
- SMU 45, East Carolina 38 (OT)
- Tulsa 56, Southern Miss 50
- With these results, the participants in the Conference USA Championship Game are set, with SMU playing UCF in Orlando.
- (15) Nebraska 45, Colorado 17
- BCS Top 10:
Basketball
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
- Men:
- Bronze medal game: Japan 66–74
Iran - Gold medal game: South Korea 71–77 China
- Bronze medal game: Japan
- Men:
Bobsleigh
- World Cup in Whistler, Canada:
- Women: Sandra Kiriasis/Stephanie Schneider (GER) 1:47.70 Shauna Rohbock/Valerie Fleming (USA) 1:47.99 Kaillie Humphries/Heather Hughes (CAN) 1:48.17
- Women:
Cricket
- West Indies in Sri Lanka:
- 2nd Test in Colombo, day 4:
Sri Lanka 387/9d; 
West Indies 165/5 (45 overs). West Indies trail by 222 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 2nd Test in Colombo, day 4:
- England in Australia:
- Ashes series:
- First Test in Brisbane, day 2: England 260; Australia 220/5 (80 overs). Australia trail by 40 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- First Test in Brisbane, day 2:
- Ashes series:
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
- Men:
- Bronze medal match: Sri Lanka 135 (19.5 overs);
Pakistan 141/4 (18 overs). Pakistan win by 6 wickets. - Final:
Afghanistan 118/8 (20 overs); 
Bangladesh 119/5 (19.3 overs). Bangladesh win by 5 wickets.
- Bronze medal match:
- Men:
Cross-country skiing
- World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- Men's Sprint Classic: John Kristian Dahl (NOR) Alexey Poltaranin (KAZ) Sami Jauhojärvi (FIN)
- Overall standings (after 2 of 31 races): (1) Marcus Hellner (SWE) 100 points (2) Dario Cologna (SUI) 87 (3) Daniel Rickardsson (SWE) 60
- Women's Sprint Classic: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) Petra Majdič (SLO) Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR)
- Overall standings (after 2 of 31 races): (1) Bjørgen 150 points (2) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 120 (3) Arianna Follis (ITA) 90
- Men's Sprint Classic:
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Trophée Eric Bompard in Paris, France:
- Pairs Short Program: (1) Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (GER) 66.65 (2) Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov (RUS) 64.18 (3) Maylin Hausch / Daniel Wende (GER) 54.02
- Men Short Program: (1) Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 77.64 (2) Florent Amodio (FRA) 75.62 (3) Brandon Mroz (USA) 72.46
- Ladies Short Program: (1) Kiira Korpi (FIN) 61.39 (2) Mirai Nagasu (USA) 58.72 (3) Haruka Imai (JPN) 58.38
- Ice Dance Short Dance: (1) Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 65.48 (2) Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko (RUS) 60.81 (3) Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein (USA) 58.09
- Trophée Eric Bompard in Paris, France:
Handball
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
- Men:
- Bronze medal game: Japan 27–20
Saudi Arabia - Gold medal game: Iran 28–32 South Korea
- Bronze medal game:
- Women:
- Bronze medal game: South Korea 38–26 Kazakhstan
- Gold medal game: Japan 22–31 China
- Bronze medal game:
- Men:
Nordic combined
- World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- HS 142 / 10 km: Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 28:33.5 Eric Frenzel (GER) 28:40.1 Mario Stecher (AUT) 28:45.2
- HS 142 / 10 km:
Rugby union
- End of year tests:
- Week 6:
- French Barbarians 27–28
Tonga in Grenoble
- French Barbarians 27–28
- Week 6:
Skeleton
- World Cup in Whistler, Canada:
- Men: Jon Montgomery (CAN) 1:47.56 Kristan Bromley (GBR) 1:47.84 Aleksandr Tretyakov (RUS) 1:47.88
- Men:
Softball
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
- Women:
- Final: Chinese Taipei
1–2 China - Grand Final: Japan 2–0 China
- Final:
- Women:
Swimming
- European Short Course Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Men's:
- 400m individual medley: Dávid Verrasztó (HUN) 4:03.06 Yannick Lebherz (GER) 4:05.08 Federico Turrini (ITA) 4:05.24
- 100m breaststroke: Fabio Scozzoli (ITA) 57.78 Hendrik Feldwehr (GER) 58.09 Robin van Aggele (NED) 58.68
- 100m butterfly: Steffen Deibler (GER) 49.95 Joeri Verlinden (NED) 50.52 Peter Mankoč (SLO) 50.92
- 50m backstroke: Stanislav Donets (RUS) 22.74 (ER) Vitaly Borisov (RUS) 23.72 Nick Driebergen (NED) 23.73
- 400m individual medley:
- Women's:
- 800m freestyle: Federica Pellegrini (ITA) 8:15.20 Boglárka Kapás (HUN) 8:18.56 Gráinne Murphy (IRL) 8:19.45
- 200m breaststroke: Anastasia Chaun (RUS) 2:22.68 Tanja Smid (SLO) 2:22.88 Chiara Boggiatto (ITA) 2:24.52
- 100m freestyle: Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) 51.44 Femke Heemskerk (NED) 52.02 Britta Steffen (GER) 52.92
- 100m backstroke: Daryna Zevina (UKR) 57.57 Sharon van Rouwendaal (NED) 57.91 Duane da Rocha Marce (ESP) 58.37
- 50m butterfly: Inge Dekker (NED) 25.38 Hinkelien Schreuder (NED) 25.49 Triin Aljand (EST) 25.90
- 4x50m freestyle relay: Netherlands 1:34.34 Germany 1:36.83
Finland 1:39.02
- 800m freestyle:
- Men's:
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 6: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Singles – Group A:
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [6] 7–6(3), 6–1
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Andy Roddick (USA) [8] 6–2, 6–3
- Final standings: Nadal 3–0, Djokovic 2–1, Berdych 1–2, Roddick 0–3.
- Doubles – Group B:
- Łukasz Kubot (POL) / Oliver Marach (AUT) [5] def. Daniel Nestor (CAN) / Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) [2] 6–0, 1–6, [10–6]
- Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) [4] def. Wesley Moodie (RSA) / Dick Norman (BEL) [8] 6–4, 6–4
- Final standings: Nestor/Zimonjić, Bhupathi/Mirnyi 2–1, Moodie/Norman, Kubot/Marach 1–2.
- Singles – Group A:
- Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 6: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)
Volleyball
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
- Men:
- Bronze medal game: South Korea 3–0
Thailand - Final: Japan 3–1 Iran
- Bronze medal game:
- Men:
American football
- NFL Week 12: Thanksgiving Day games
- New England Patriots 45, Detroit Lions 24
- New Orleans Saints 30, Dallas Cowboys 27
- New York Jets 26, Cincinnati Bengals 10
- NCAA Division I FBS BCS Top 25:
- State Farm Lone Star Showdown: (17) Texas A&M 24, Texas 17
Basketball
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
- Women:
- Bronze medal game: Japan 73–61 Chinese Taipei
- Gold medal game: South Korea 64–70 China
- Bronze medal game:
- Women:
- Euroleague:
- Regular Season, matchday 6:
- Group A:
- Partizan Belgrade
68–62 
Žalgiris Kaunas - Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
81–70 Caja Laboral
- Standings (after 6 games): Maccabi Electra 5–1, Žalgiris, Partizan 4–2, Caja Laboral, Khimki Moscow 2–4,
Asseco Prokom Gdynia 1–5.
- Standings (after 6 games): Maccabi Electra 5–1, Žalgiris, Partizan 4–2, Caja Laboral,
- Partizan Belgrade
- Group B:
- Spirou Basket
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79–74 Unicaja Málaga - Brose Baskets 67–68 Virtus Roma
- Real Madrid 82–68
Olympiacos Piraeus
- Standings (after 6 games): Olympiacos, Real Madrid 4–2, Unicaja, Virtus Roma 3–3, Brose Baskets, Spirou Charleroi 2–4.
- Spirou Basket
- Group C: KK Cibona Zagreb
75–94 Regal FC Barcelona
- Standings (after 6 games): Montepaschi Siena,
Fenerbahçe Ülker 5–1, Regal FC Barcelona 4–2, Cholet Basket 3–3, Lietuvos Rytas 1–5, Cibona Zagreb 0–6.
- Standings (after 6 games):
- Group D:
- Panathinaikos Athens 69–73 Power Electronics Valencia
- Efes Pilsen Istanbul 84–78
Union Olimpija Ljubljana
- Standings (after 6 games): Panathinaikos, Efes Pilsen, Union Olimpija 4–2, Armani Jeans Milano 3–3, Power Electronics 2–4, CSKA Moscow 1–5.
- Standings (after 6 games): Panathinaikos, Efes Pilsen, Union Olimpija 4–2,
- Panathinaikos Athens
- Group A:
- Regular Season, matchday 6:
Bobsleigh
- World Cup in Whistler, Canada:
- Two-man: Manuel Manchata/Andreas Bredau (GER) 1:44.06 Lyndon Rush/Neville Wright (CAN) 1:44.25 Karl Angerer/Christian Friedrich (GER) 1:44.25
- Two-man:
Cricket
- West Indies in Sri Lanka:
- 2nd Test in Colombo, day 3: Sri Lanka 387/9d (115.2 overs; Kumar Sangakkara 150, Kemar Roach 5/100); West Indies 165/5 (45 overs). West Indies trail by 222 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 2nd Test in Colombo, day 3:
- England in Australia:
- Ashes series:
- First Test in Brisbane, day 1: England 260 (76.5 overs; Peter Siddle 6/54); Australia 25/0 (7 overs). Australia trail by 235 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- On his birthday, Siddle bowls the 38th hat-trick in Test cricket, and the first by an Australian since Glenn McGrath in 2000–01. Siddle's hat-trick was the first in an Ashes test since Darren Gough in 1998–99 and the first by an Australian in an Ashes test since Shane Warne in 1994–95.
- First Test in Brisbane, day 1:
- Ashes series:
Field hockey
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
- Men:
Football (soccer)
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
- Men:
- Copa Sudamericana Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Independiente
2–1 (2–3) 
LDU Quito. 3–3 on points, 4–4 on aggregate; Independiente win on away goals.
- Independiente
Skeleton
- World Cup in Whistler, Canada:
- Women: Marion Thees (GER) 1:48.98 Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) 1:49.40 Anja Huber (GER) 1:50.07
- Women:
Swimming
- European Short Course Championships in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Men's:
- 400m freestyle: Paul Biedermann (GER) 3:39.51 Federico Colbertaldo (ITA) 3:41.70 Alexander Selin (RUS) 3:43.70
- 200m backstroke: Yannick Lebherz (GER) 1:51.74 Damiano Lestingi (ITA) 1:51.84 Artem Dubovskoy (RUS) 1:52.72
- 200m individual medley: Markus Deibler (GER) 1:53.25 Vytautas Janušaitis (LTU) 1:54.07 Dinko Jukić (AUT) 1:54.93
- 50m freestyle: Steffen Deibler (GER) 20.98 Marco Orsi (ITA) 21.17 Andriy Govorov (UKR) 21.32
- 4x50m medley relay: Germany 1:33.40 Italy 1:33.83 Russia 1:34.25
- 400m freestyle:
- Women's:
- 200m individual medley: Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) 2:07.06 Kimberly Buys (BEL) 2:10.14 Lara Grangeon (FRA) 2:10.22
- 200m butterfly: Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN) 2:05.58 Alessia Polieri (ITA) 2:06.18 Caterina Giacchetti (ITA) 2:06.49
- 50m breaststroke: Dorothea Brandt (GER) 30.40 Moniek Nijhuis (NED) 30.45 Valentina Artemyeva (RUS) 30.55
- 200m individual medley:
- Men's:
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 5: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Singles – Group B:
- Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Robin Söderling (SWE) [4] 7–6(5), 6–3
- Andy Murray (GBR) [5] def. David Ferrer (ESP) [7] 6–2, 6–2
- Final standings: Federer 3–0, Murray 2–1, Söderling 1–2, Ferrer 0–3.
- Doubles – Group A:
- Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) [1] def. Lukáš Dlouhý (CZE) / Leander Paes (IND) [3] 6–3, 6–4
- Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) [6] def. Jürgen Melzer (AUT) / Philipp Petzschner (GER) [7] 6–3, 7–6(7)
- Final standings: Fyrstenberg/Matkowski 3–0, Bryan/Bryan 2–1, Melzer/Petzschner 1–2, Dlouhý/Paes 0–3.
- Singles – Group B:
- Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 5: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)
Water polo
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
- Men:
- 3rd place match: South Korea 5–19 Japan
- Final: China 6–7 Kazakhstan
- 3rd place match: South Korea
- Men:
Basketball
- Euroleague:
- Regular Season, matchday 6:
- Group A: Asseco Prokom Gdynia 71–67 Khimki Moscow
- Group C:
- Lietuvos Rytas 75–81 Fenerbahçe Ülker
- Cholet Basket 61–70 Montepaschi Siena
- Lietuvos Rytas
- Group D: Armani Jeans Milano 71–65 CSKA Moscow
- Group A: Asseco Prokom Gdynia
- Regular Season, matchday 6:
Cricket
- Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- West Indies in Sri Lanka:
- 2nd Test in Colombo, day 2: Sri Lanka 294/5 (90 overs; Kumar Sangakkara 135*); West Indies.
- 2nd Test in Colombo, day 2:
Field hockey
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
- Women:
- Bronze medal match: Japan 1–0 (a.e.t.) India
- Final: China 0–0 (5–4 pen.) South Korea
- Bronze medal match:
- Women:
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the Round of 16, teams in italics advance to the Europa League Round of 32)
- Group A:
- Internazionale 1–0 Twente
- Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 Werder Bremen
- Standings (after 5 matches): Tottenham Hotspur, Internazionale 10 points, Twente 5, Werder Bremen 2.
- Internazionale
- Group B:
- Schalke 04 3–0 Lyon
- Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–0 Benfica
- Hapoel Tel Aviv score the first win of an Israeli club in the Champions League group stage since Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Ajax in 2004–05.
- Standings (after 5 matches): Schalke 04 10 points, Lyon 9, Benfica 6, Hapoel Tel Aviv 4.
- Schalke 04
- Group C:
- Rangers 0–1 Manchester United
- Valencia 6–1 Bursaspor
- Standings (after 5 matches): Manchester United 13 points, Valencia 10, Rangers 5, Bursaspor 0.
- Rangers
- Group D:
- Rubin Kazan 1–0
Copenhagen - Panathinaikos 0–3 Barcelona
- Standings (after 5 matches): Barcelona 11 points, Copenhagen 7, Rubin Kazan 6, Panathinaikos 2.
- Rubin Kazan
- Group A:
- Copa Sudamericana Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Palmeiras 1–2 (1–0) Goiás. 3–3 on points, 2–2 on aggregate; Goiás win on away goals rule.
- Palmeiras
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 4: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Singles – Group A:
- Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [6] def. Andy Roddick (USA) [8] 7–5, 6–3
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] 7–5, 6–2
- Standings: Nadal 2–0, Djokovic, Berdych 1–1, Roddick 0–2.
- Doubles – Group B:
- Wesley Moodie (RSA) / Dick Norman (BEL) [8] def. Łukasz Kubot (POL) / Oliver Marach (AUT) [5] 6–1, 6–3
- Daniel Nestor (CAN) / Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) [2] def. Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) [4] 7–6(5), 7–6(1)
- Standings: Nestor/Zimonjić 2–0, Bhupathi/Mirnyi, Moodie/Norman 1–1, Kubot/Marach 0–2.
- Singles – Group A:
- Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 4: (players in bold advance to the semifinals)
Baseball
- Major League Baseball awards:
- American League Most Valuable Player: Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
- Hamilton becomes the first Ranger to win the Award since Alex Rodriguez in 2003.
- American League Most Valuable Player: Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
Cricket
- Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- 2nd Test in Abu Dhabi, day 4: South Africa 584/9d and 173/4 (49 overs); Pakistan 434 (144.1 overs). South Africa lead by 323 runs with 6 wickets remaining.
- 2nd Test in Abu Dhabi, day 4:
- New Zealand in India:
- 3rd Test in Nagpur, day 4: New Zealand 193 and 175 (51.2 overs); India 566/8d. India win by an innings and 198 runs; win 3-match series 1–0.
- 3rd Test in Nagpur, day 4:
- West Indies in Sri Lanka:
- 2nd Test in Colombo, day 1: Sri Lanka 84/3 (37.2 overs); West Indies.
- 2nd Test in Colombo, day 1:
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the Round of 16, teams in italics advance to the Europa League Round of 32)
- Group E:
- Roma 3–2 Bayern Munich
- Basel
1–0 
CFR Cluj
- Standings (after 5 matches): Bayern Munich 12 points, Roma 9, Basel 6, CFR Cluj 3.
- Roma
- Group F:
- Spartak Moscow 0–3 Marseille
- Chelsea 2–1
Žilina
- Standings (after 5 matches): Chelsea 15 points, Marseille 9, Spartak Moscow 6, Žilina 0.
- Spartak Moscow
- Group G:
- Ajax 0–4 Real Madrid
- Auxerre 0–2 Milan
- Standings (after 5 matches): Real Madrid 13 points, Milan 8, Ajax 4, Auxerre 3.
- Ajax
- Group H:
- Braga 2–0 Arsenal
- Partizan 0–3
Shakhtar Donetsk
- Standings (after 5 matches): Shakhtar Donetsk 12 points, Arsenal, Braga 9, Partizan 0.
- Braga
- Group E:
Rugby union
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
- Men:
- Bronze medal match: South Korea 21–14 China
- Final: Japan 28–21
Hong Kong
- Bronze medal match:
- Women:
- Bronze medal match: Hong Kong 12–17 Thailand
- Final: China 14–17 Kazakhstan
- Bronze medal match:
- Men:
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 3:
- Singles – Group B:
- Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [5] 6–4, 6–2
- Robin Söderling (SWE) [4] def. David Ferrer (ESP) [7] 7–5, 7–5
- Standings: Federer 2–0, Murray, Söderling 1–1, Ferrer 0–2.
- Doubles – Group A:
- Jürgen Melzer (AUT) / Philipp Petzschner (GER) [7] def. Lukáš Dlouhý (CZE) / Leander Paes (IND) [3] 7–6(9), 4–6, [10–8]
- Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) [6] def. Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) [1] 2–6, 7–6(4), [10–8]
- Standings: Fyrstenberg/Matkowski 2–0, Bryan/Bryan, Melzer/Petzschner 1–1, Dlouhý/Paes 0–2.
- Singles – Group B:
- Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 3:
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
- Men's Final: Somdev Devvarman (IND) def. Denis Istomin (UZB) 6–1, 6–2
- Women's Final: Peng Shuai (CHN) def. Akgul Amanmuradova (UZB) 7–5, 6–2
- Men's Final:
American football
- NFL Monday Night Football, Week 11: San Diego Chargers 35, Denver Broncos 14
- The Minnesota Vikings fire head coach Brad Childress and name defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier as interim replacement.[3]
Baseball
- Major League Baseball awards:
- National League Most Valuable Player: Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds
- Votto becomes the first Red to win the Award since Barry Larkin in 1995.
- National League Most Valuable Player: Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds
Cricket
- Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- 2nd Test in Abu Dhabi, day 3: South Africa 584/9d; Pakistan 317/6 (106 overs). Pakistan trail by 267 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 2nd Test in Abu Dhabi, day 3:
- New Zealand in India:
- 3rd Test in Nagpur, day 3: New Zealand 193 and 24/1 (11 overs); India 566/8d (165 overs; Rahul Dravid 191). New Zealand trail by 349 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
- 3rd Test in Nagpur, day 3:
Football (soccer)
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
- Women:
- Bronze medal match: South Korea 2–0 China PR
- Final: North Korea 0–1 Japan
- Bronze medal match:
- Women:
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 2:
- Singles – Group A:
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [6] 6–3, 6–3
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Andy Roddick (USA) [8] 3–6, 7–6(3), 6–4
- Doubles – Group B:
- Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Max Mirnyi (BLR) [3] def. Łukasz Kubot (POL) / Oliver Marach (AUT) [5] 7–6(2), 6–4
- Daniel Nestor (CAN) / Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) [2] def. Wesley Moodie (RSA) / Dick Norman (BEL) [7] 6–1, 6–2
- Singles – Group A:
- Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 2:
American football
- NFL Week 11:
- Buffalo Bills 49, Cincinnati Bengals 31
- Dallas Cowboys 35, Detroit Lions 19
- Washington Redskins 19, Tennessee Titans 16 (OT)
- Kansas City Chiefs 31, Arizona Cardinals 13
- Green Bay Packers 31, Minnesota Vikings 3
- New York Jets 30, Houston Texans 27
- Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Oakland Raiders 3
- Baltimore Ravens 37, Carolina Panthers 13
- Jacksonville Jaguars 24, Cleveland Browns 20
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21, San Francisco 49ers 0
- New Orleans Saints 34, Seattle Seahawks 19
- Atlanta Falcons 34, St. Louis Rams 17
- New England Patriots 31, Indianapolis Colts 28
- Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia Eagles 27, New York Giants 17
Auto racing
- Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- Ford 400 in Homestead, Florida: (1)
Carl Edwards (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) (2) 
Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing)
- Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Johnson 6622 points (2)
Denny Hamlin (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) 6583 (3) Harvick 6581
- Johnson extends his record streak of Cup Series championships to five. He also becomes the first driver in the seven-year history of the Chase, and the fourth overall, to overcome a points deficit in the season's final race.
- Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Johnson 6622 points (2)
- Ford 400 in Homestead, Florida: (1)
- V8 Supercars:
- Norton 360 Sandown Challenge, Race 24 in Melbourne, Victoria: (1) James Courtney (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (3) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Holden Commodore)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 24 of 26 races): (1) Courtney 2932 points (2) Whincup 2879 (3) Winterbottom 2729
- Norton 360 Sandown Challenge, Race 24 in Melbourne, Victoria: (1) James Courtney (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (3) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Holden Commodore)
- World Touring Car Championship:
- Guia Race of Macau:
- Round 21: (1) Rob Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Tiago Monteiro (ITA) (SR-Sport; SEAT León)
- Round 22: (1) Norbert Michelisz (HUN) (Zengő Dension-Team; SEAT León) (2) Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) (SR-Sport; SEAT León) (3) Huff
- Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Muller 331 points (2) Tarquini 276 (3) Huff 276
- Final manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Chevrolet 715 points (2) SEAT Customers Technology 641 (3) BMW 580
- Guia Race of Macau:
Canadian football
- CFL Playoffs:
- Division Finals:
- East in Montreal: Montreal Alouettes 48, Toronto Argonauts 17
- West in Calgary: Saskatchewan Roughriders 20, Calgary Stampeders 16
- Division Finals:
Cricket
- Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- 2nd Test in Abu Dhabi, day 2: South Africa 584/9d (153 overs; AB de Villiers 278*, Tanvir Ahmed 6/120); Pakistan 59/1 (18 overs). Pakistan trail by 525 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- De Villiers compiles the highest individual score by a South African in a Test innings, surpassing Graeme Smith's 277 against England in 2003.
- 2nd Test in Abu Dhabi, day 2:
- New Zealand in India:
- 3rd Test in Nagpur, day 2: New Zealand 193 (66.3 overs); India 292/2 (82 overs). India lead by 99 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 3rd Test in Nagpur, day 2:
Equestrianism
- Show jumping:
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
- 5th competition in Stuttgart (CSI 5*-W): Carsten-Otto Nagel (GER) on Corradina Marcus Ehning (GER) on Küchengirl Billy Twomey (IRL) on Tinka's Serenade
- Standings (after 5 of 13 competitions): (1) Kevin Staut (FRA) 43 points (2) Christian Ahlmann (GER) 40 (3) Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) 37
- 5th competition in Stuttgart (CSI 5*-W):
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
- Dressage:
- Stuttgart German Masters in Stuttgart (CDI 5*):
- Grand Prix Spécial: Isabell Werth (GER) on El Santo NRW Victoria Max-Theurer (AUT) on Augustin OLD Edward Gal (NED) on Sisther de Jeu
- Grand Prix Spécial:
- Stuttgart German Masters in Stuttgart (CDI 5*):
Football (soccer)
- Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador: (teams in bold qualify for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)
- MLS Cup in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:
- FC Dallas 1–2 Colorado Rapids (a.e.t.)
- The Rapids win the Cup for the first time.
- FC Dallas 1–2 Colorado Rapids (a.e.t.)
Golf
- European Tour:
- Hong Kong Open in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong:
- Winner: Ian Poulter (ENG) 258 (−22)
- Poulter wins his tenth European Tour title.
- Winner: Ian Poulter (ENG) 258 (−22)
- Hong Kong Open in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong:
Snooker
- Players Tour Championship:
- Euro Event 6 in Prague:
- Final: Michael Holt (ENG) 4–3 John Higgins (SCO)
- Holt wins his first professional title.
- Final Order of Merit: (1) Shaun Murphy (ENG) 23,200 (2) Mark Selby (ENG) 21,300 (3) Barry Pinches (ENG) 19,100
- Final: Michael Holt (ENG) 4–3 John Higgins (SCO)
- Euro Event 6 in Prague:
Speed skating
- World Cup 2 in Berlin, Germany:
- 1000 m women: Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:15.86 Heather Richardson (USA) 1:16.31 Margot Boer (NED) 1:16.51
- Standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Nesbitt 200 points (2) Boer 150 (3) Richardson 130
- 1000 m men: Shani Davis (USA) 1:08.82 Lee Kyu-Hyeok (KOR) 1:09.08 Simon Kuipers (NED) 1:09.11
- Standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Davis 200 points (2) Kuipers 140 (3) Stefan Groothuis (NED) 130
- Team Pursuit women: Germany 3:04.91 Netherlands 3:05.50 Norway 3:06.67
- Team Pursuit men: United States 3:43.10 Norway 3:44.65 Netherlands 3:45.38
- 1000 m women:
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 1:
- Singles – Group B:
- Andy Murray (GBR) [5] def. Robin Söderling (SWE) [4] 6–2, 6–4
- Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. David Ferrer (ESP) [7] 6–1, 6–4
- Doubles – Group A:
- Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) [1] def. Jürgen Melzer (AUT) / Philipp Petzschner (GER) [8] 6–3, 7–5
- Mariusz Fyrstenberg (POL) / Marcin Matkowski (POL) [6] def. Lukáš Dlouhý (CZE) / Leander Paes (IND) [4] 6–3, 7–6(3)
- Singles – Group B:
- Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, United Kingdom, day 1:
American football
- NCAA (unbeaten teams in bold):
- BCS Top 10:
- (5) LSU 43, Ole Miss 36
- The Big Game: (6) Stanford 48, California 14
- (7) Wisconsin 48, Michigan 28
- Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson becomes the first player in NCAA history to rush for 1,500 yards and pass for 1,500 yards in a season.
- (19) Texas A&M 9, (8) Nebraska 6
- (9) Ohio State 20, (20) Iowa 17
- (10) Oklahoma State 48, Kansas 14
- Played earlier this week: (4) Boise State
- Idle: (1) Oregon, (2) Auburn, (3) TCU
- Other games:
- (13) Arkansas 38, (21) Mississippi State 31 (2OT)
- (16) Virginia Tech 31, (24) Miami 17
- The Hokies win the ACC Coastal Division title and book a place in the ACC Championship Game.
- Northern Illinois 59, Ball State 21
- The Huskies clinch the MAC West Division title and book a place in the MAC Championship Game.
- BCS Top 10:
Auto racing
- Nationwide Series:
- Ford 300 in Homestead, Florida: (1)
Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Inc.) (3) 
Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing)
- Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Keselowski 5639 points (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 5194 (3) Busch 4934
- Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Keselowski 5639 points (2)
- Ford 300 in Homestead, Florida: (1)
- V8 Supercars:
- Norton 360 Sandown Challenge, Race 23 in Melbourne, Victoria: (1) Paul Dumbrell (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (3) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Falcon)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 23 of 26 races): (1) James Courtney (AUS) (Ford Falcon) 2782 points (2) Whincup 2750 (3) Winterbottom 2591
- Norton 360 Sandown Challenge, Race 23 in Melbourne, Victoria: (1) Paul Dumbrell (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (3) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Falcon)
Canadian football
- CIS football:
- National Semifinals:
Cricket
- Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- 2nd Test in Abu Dhabi, day 1: South Africa 311/5 (90 overs; AB de Villiers 120*, Jacques Kallis 105); Pakistan.
- 2nd Test in Abu Dhabi, day 1:
- New Zealand in India:
- 3rd Test in Nagpur, day 1: New Zealand 148/7 (56 overs); India.
- 3rd Test in Nagpur, day 1:
Cross-country skiing
- World Cup in Gällivare, Sweden:
- Men's 15 km Freestyle: Marcus Hellner (SWE) 32:26.0 Dario Cologna (SUI) 32:37.4 Daniel Rickardsson (SWE) 32:46.1
- Women's 10 km Freestyle: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 23:48.4 Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 24:29.5 Arianna Follis (ITA) 24:39.8
- Men's 15 km Freestyle:
Equestrianism
- Dressage:
- Stuttgart German Masters in Stuttgart (CDI 5*):
- Grand Prix Freestyle: Isabell Werth (GER) on Satchmo Ulla Salzgeber (GER) on Herzruf's Erbe Hubertus Schmidt (GER) on Dark Diamond
- Grand Prix Freestyle:
- Stuttgart German Masters in Stuttgart (CDI 5*):
- Four-in-hand driving:
- FEI World Cup:
- 2nd competition in Stuttgart (CAI-W): Boyd Exell (AUS) Koos de Ronde (NED) IJsbrand Chardon (NED)
- 2nd competition in Stuttgart (CAI-W):
- FEI World Cup:
- Show jumping:
- FEI World Cup North American League – West Coast:
- 11th competition in Burbank (CSI 2*-W): Ashlee Bond (USA) on Cadett Richard Spooner (USA) on Cristallo Harley Brown (AUS) on Cassiato
- 11th competition in Burbank (CSI 2*-W):
- FEI World Cup North American League – West Coast:
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, Russia: (skaters in bold qualify for the Final)
- Men: Tomáš Verner (CZE) 230.31 Patrick Chan (CAN) 227.21 Jeremy Abbott (USA) 217.21
- Standings (after 5 of 6 events): Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 30 points (2 events), Chan 28 (2), Verner, Nobunari Oda (JPN) 26 (2), Abbott 24 (2), Adam Rippon (USA) 20 (2), Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 15 (1)... Brandon Mroz (USA) 13 (1), Florent Amodio (FRA), Armin Mahbanoozadeh (USA) 11 (1).
- Pairs: Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 182.70 Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran (JPN) 55.90 165.47 Amanda Évora / Mark Ladwig (USA) 162.85
- Standings (after 5 of 6 events): Pang Qing / Tong Jian (CHN) 30 points (2 events), Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 26 (2), Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze (RUS), Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (CHN), Takahashi / Tran 24 (2), Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin (USA) 20 (2)... Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (GER), Kavaguti / Smirnov 15 (1), Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov (RUS) 13 (1).
- Ladies: Miki Ando (JPN) 174.47 Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 172.74 Ashley Wagner (USA) 167.02
- Standings (after 5 of 6 events): Ando 30 points (2 events), Carolina Kostner (ITA), Kanako Murakami (JPN), Suzuki, Rachael Flatt (USA) 26 points (2 events), Wagner, Amélie Lacoste (CAN) 18 (2)... Alissa Czisny (USA) 15 (1).
- Ice Dancing: Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 154.33 Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin (HUN) 142.09 Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov (RUS) 134.79
- Standings (after 5 of 6 events): Meryl Davis / Charlie White (USA) 30 points (2 events), Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier (CAN), Bobrova / Soloviev 28 (2), Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje (CAN), Hoffmann / Zavozin, Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani (USA) 22 (2)... Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 15 (1), Sinead Kerr / John Kerr (GBR) 13 (1), Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein (USA) 11 (1).
- Men:
- Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, Russia: (skaters in bold qualify for the Final)
Football (soccer)
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification:
- UEFA-CONCACAF play-off, first leg in Parma: Italy 0–1 United States
- UEFA-CONCACAF play-off, first leg in Parma: Italy
Mixed martial arts
- UFC 123 in Auburn Hills, Michigan:
- Lightweight bout: George Sotiropoulos (AUS) def. Joe Lauzon (USA) by submission (kimura)
- Light Heavyweight bout: Phil Davis (USA) def. Tim Boetsch (USA) by submission (modified kimura)
- Middleweight bout: Maiquel Falcão (BRA) def. Gerald Harris (USA) by unanimous decision (29–27, 29–28, 29–28)
- Welterweight bout: B.J. Penn (USA) def. Matt Hughes (USA) by knockout (punches)
- Light Heavyweight bout: Quinton Jackson (USA) def. Lyoto Machida (BRA) by split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)
Snowboarding
- World Cup in Stockholm, Sweden:
- Big Air: Sébastien Toutant (CAN) Petja Piiroinen (FIN) Patrick Burgener (SUI)
- Standings (after 2 of 4 events): (1) Toutant 1220 points (2) Ståle Sandbech (NOR) 1090 (3) Marko Grilc (SLO) 1018
- Overall: (1) Toutant 1220 points (2) Seppe Smits (BEL) 1180 (3) Tore Viken Holvik (NOR) 1150
- Big Air:
Speed skating
- World Cup 2 in Berlin, Germany:
- 500 m men: Pekka Koskela (FIN) 34.90 Tucker Fredricks (USA) 34.91 Lee Kang-Seok (KOR) 35.13
- Standings (after 4 of 12 races): (1) Joji Kato (JPN) 330 points (2) Lee Kang-Seok 290 (3) Lee Kyu-Hyeok (KOR) 235
- 500 m women: Jenny Wolf (GER) 37.98 Margot Boer (NED) 38.46 Lee Sang-Hwa (KOR) 38.56
- Standings (after 4 of 12 races): (1) Wolf 400 points (2) Boer 300 (3) Lee 270
- 3000 m women: Jilleanne Rookard (USA) 4:04.38 Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 4:05.83 Stephanie Beckert (GER) 4:06.12
- Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Beckert 170 points (2) Rookard 140 (3) Kristina Groves (CAN) 120
- 1500 m men: Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 1:45.27 Trevor Marsicano (USA) 1:46.15 Stefan Groothuis (NED) 1:46.31
- Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Shani Davis (USA) 140 points (2) Bøkko 132 (3) Groothuis 130
- 500 m men:
American football
- NCAA BCS Top 10 (unbeaten team in bold):
- Battle for the Milk Can: (4) Boise State 51, Fresno State 0
Baseball
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
- Bronze medal match: China 2–6 Japan
- Final: South Korea 9–3 Chinese Taipei
- Bronze medal match: China
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, Russia:
- Men Short Program: (1) Patrick Chan (CAN) 81.96 (2) Jeremy Abbott (USA) 77.61 (3) Tomáš Verner (CZE) 74.10
- Pairs Short Program: (1) Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 61.91 (2) Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran (JPN) 55.90 (3) Katarina Gerboldt / Alexander Enbert (RUS) 53.62
- Ladies Short Program: (1) Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 57.43 (2) Agnes Zawadzki (USA) 56.84 (3) Ashley Wagner (USA) 56.17
- Ice Dance Short Dance: (1) Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 60.80 (2) Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali (ITA) 57.65 (3) Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin (HUN) 57.24
- Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, Russia:
Football (soccer)
- Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador: (teams in bold qualify for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)
Rugby union
- End of year tests:
- Week 5:
- Italy A 9–16 Tonga in Biella
- Scotland A 25–0 United States in Galashiels
- Wales 16–16 Fiji in Cardiff
- Italy A
- Week 5:
Speed skating
- World Cup 2 in Berlin, Germany:
- 500 m women: Jenny Wolf (GER) 38.08 Lee Sang-Hwa (KOR) 38.24 Margot Boer (NED) 38.66
- Standings (after 3 of 12 races): (1) Wolf 300 points (2) Boer 220 (3) Lee 200
- 500 m men: Joji Kato (JPN) 35.03 Jan Smeekens (NED) 35.04 Lee Kang-Seok (KOR) 35.10
- Standings (after 3 of 12 races): (1) Kato 280 points (2) Lee 220 (3) Keiichiro Nagashima (JPN) 181
- 1500 m women: Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:57.03 Ida Njåtun (NOR) 1:57.99 Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:58.93
- Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Nesbitt 200 points (2) Wüst 150 (3) Cindy Klassen (CAN) 120
- 5000 m men: Lee Seung-Hoon (KOR) 6:18.40 Jonathan Kuck (USA) 6:18.85 Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 6:19.50
- Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Bob de Jong (NED) 160 points (2) Lee 140 (3) Kuck 140
- 500 m women:
American football
- NFL Thursday Night Football, Week 11: Chicago Bears 16, Miami Dolphins 0
Basketball
- Euroleague:
- Regular Season, matchday 5:
- Group A:
- Group B: Brose Baskets 65–69 Unicaja Málaga
- Group D:
- Regular Season, matchday 5:
Football (soccer)
- Copa Sudamericana Semifinals, first leg:
Snooker
- Premier League week 10 in Llandudno: (players in bold advance to the semi-finals)
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 5–1 Mark Selby (ENG)
- Shaun Murphy (ENG) 2–4 Neil Robertson (AUS)
- Final standings: O'Sullivan 9 points, Marco Fu (HKG) 8, Murphy 6, Robertson, Mark Williams (WAL), Selby 5, Ding Junhui (CHN) 4.
Basketball
- Euroleague:
- Regular Season, matchday 5:
Cricket
- West Indies in Sri Lanka:
- 1st Test in Galle, day 3: West Indies 580/9d; Sri Lanka 165/3 (43.1 overs). Sri Lanka trail by 415 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 1st Test in Galle, day 3:
Football (soccer)
Baseball
- Major League Baseball awards:
- National League Cy Young Award: Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies
- Halladay, the unanimous winner, becomes the fifth pitcher to win the Cy Young Award in both the National and American Leagues.
- National League Cy Young Award: Roy Halladay, Philadelphia Phillies
Cricket
- Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- 1st Test in Dubai, day 5: South Africa 380 and 318/2d; Pakistan 248 and 343/3 (117 overs; Younis Khan 131*). Match drawn; 2-match series level 0–0.
- 1st Test in Dubai, day 5:
- New Zealand in India:
- 2nd Test in Hyderabad, day 5: New Zealand 350 and 448/8d (135 overs; Brendon McCullum 225); India 472 and 68/0 (17 overs). Match drawn; 3-match series level 0–0.
- 2nd Test in Hyderabad, day 5:
- West Indies in Sri Lanka:
- 1st Test in Galle, day 2: West Indies 580/9d (163.2 overs; Chris Gayle 333, Ajantha Mendis 6/169); Sri Lanka 54/1 (12.2 overs). Sri Lanka trail by 526 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- Gayle becomes the fourth batsman to score multiple triple hundreds in Test cricket, after Donald Bradman, Brian Lara and Virender Sehwag.
- 1st Test in Galle, day 2:
Table tennis
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
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Tennis
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
American football
- NFL Monday Night Football, Week 10: Philadelphia Eagles 59, Washington Redskins 28
- Eagles quarterback Michael Vick becomes the first quarterback to pass for at least 300 yards and four touchdowns, and rush for 50 yards and two touchdowns in a game. Vick also moves into second place for rushing yards by a quarterback, passing Steve Young.
Badminton
- Asian Games in Guangzhou, China:
Cricket
- Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- 1st Test in Dubai, day 4: South Africa 380 and 318/2d (95 overs; Jacques Kallis 135*, Hashim Amla 118*); Pakistan 248 and 109/2 (41 overs). Pakistan require another 342 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
- 1st Test in Dubai, day 4:
- New Zealand in India:
- 2nd Test in Hyderabad, day 4: New Zealand 350 and 237/4 (75 overs; Brendon McCullum 124*); India 472 (143.4 overs; Harbhajan Singh 111*, Daniel Vettori 5/135). New Zealand lead by 115 runs with 6 wickets remaining.
- 2nd Test in Hyderabad, day 4:
- West Indies in Sri Lanka:
- 1st Test in Galle, day 1: West Indies 362/2 (90 overs; Chris Gayle 219*); Sri Lanka.
- 1st Test in Galle, day 1:
Golf
- European Tour:
- Barclays Singapore Open in Singapore:
- Winner: Adam Scott (AUS) 267 (−17)
- Scott wins the tournament for the third time and his seventh European Tour title.
- Winner: Adam Scott (AUS) 267 (−17)
- Barclays Singapore Open in Singapore:
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup:
- Slalom in Levi, Finland: Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA) 1:46.64 André Myhrer (SWE) 1:46.97 Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:47.61
- Slalom in Levi, Finland:
American football
- NFL Week 10:
- Buffalo Bills 14, Detroit Lions 12
- Chicago Bears 27, Minnesota Vikings 13
- New York Jets 26, Cleveland Browns 20 (OT)
- Indianapolis Colts 23, Cincinnati Bengals 17
- Miami Dolphins 29, Tennessee Titans 17
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31, Carolina Panthers 16
- Jacksonville Jaguars 31, Houston Texans 24
- Denver Broncos 49, Kansas City Chiefs 29
- Dallas Cowboys 33, New York Giants 20
- Seattle Seahawks 36, Arizona Cardinals 18
- San Francisco 49ers 23, St. Louis Rams 20 (OT)
- Sunday Night Football: New England Patriots 39, Pittsburgh Steelers 26
- Byes: Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers
Auto racing
- Formula One:
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi: (1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull–Renault) (2) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes) (3) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes)
- Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Vettel 256 points (2) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) 252 (3) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) 242
- Vettel becomes the youngest world champion, at the age of 23 years, 134 days.
- Final constructors' championship standings: (1) Red Bull 498 points (2) McLaren 454 (3) Ferrari 396
- Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Vettel 256 points (2) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) 252 (3) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) 242
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi: (1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull–Renault) (2) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes) (3) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes)
- Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- Kobalt Tools 500 in Avondale: (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2)
Ryan Newman (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing) (3) 
Joey Logano (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 35 of 36 races): (1) Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 6462 points (2) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 6447 (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 6416
- Drivers' championship standings (after 35 of 36 races): (1)
- Kobalt Tools 500 in Avondale: (1)
- World Rally Championship:
- Wales Rally GB in Cardiff: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA)/Daniel Elena (MON) (Citroën C4 WRC) (2) Petter Solberg (NOR)/Chris Patterson (GBR) (Citroën C4 WRC) (3) Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN)/Miikka Anttila (FIN) (Ford Focus RS WRC 09)
- Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Loeb 276 points (2) Latvala 171 (3) Solberg 169
- Wales Rally GB in Cardiff: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA)/Daniel Elena (MON) (Citroën C4 WRC) (2) Petter Solberg (NOR)/Chris Patterson (GBR) (Citroën C4 WRC) (3) Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN)/Miikka Anttila (FIN) (Ford Focus RS WRC 09)
- V8 Supercars:
- Falken Tasmania Challenge, Race 22 in Launceston, Tasmania: (1) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) Paul Dumbrell (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (3) Jason Bright (AUS) (Holden Commodore)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 22 of 26 races): (1) James Courtney (AUS) (Ford Falcon) 2662 points (2) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 2612 (3) Winterbottom 2462
- Falken Tasmania Challenge, Race 22 in Launceston, Tasmania: (1) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (2) Paul Dumbrell (AUS) (Ford Falcon) (3) Jason Bright (AUS) (Holden Commodore)
Canadian football
- CFL Playoffs:
- Division Semifinals:
- East in Hamilton, Ontario: Toronto Argonauts 16, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13
- West in Regina, Saskatchewan: Saskatchewan Roughriders 41, BC Lions 38 (2OT)
- Division Semifinals:
Cricket
- Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- 1st Test in Dubai, day 3: South Africa 380 and 139/2 (48 overs); Pakistan 248 (95 overs; Morné Morkel 5/54). South Africa lead by 271 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
- 1st Test in Dubai, day 3:
- New Zealand in India:
- 2nd Test in Hyderabad, day 3: New Zealand 350; India 436/9 (134 overs). India lead by 86 runs with 1 wicket remaining in the 1st innings.
- 2nd Test in Hyderabad, day 3:
Equestrianism
- Show jumping:
- FEI World Cup Central European League – North Sub-League:
- FEI World Cup South American League:
- 5th competition in Capilla del Señor (CSIO 4*-W): Leandro Moschini (ARG) on Gama Zarello Carlos Milthaler (CHI) on As Hyo Altanero Ricardo Dircie (ARG) on Llavaneras H.J. Aries
- 5th competition in Capilla del Señor (CSIO 4*-W):
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate America in Portland, Oregon: (skaters in bold qualify for the Final)
- Ice Dance: Meryl Davis / Charlie White (USA) 156.68 Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier (CAN) 149.08 Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani (USA) 144.81
- Standings (after 4 of 6 events): Davis / White 30 points (2 events), Crone / Poirier 28 (2), Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje (CAN), Shibutani / Shibutani 22 (2), Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 15 (1), Sinead Kerr / John Kerr (GBR), Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 13 (1), Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali (ITA), Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein (USA) 11 (1).
- Ladies: Kanako Murakami (JPN) 164.93 Rachael Flatt (USA) 162.86 Carolina Kostner (ITA) 154.87
- Standings (after 4 of 6 events): Kostner, Murakami, Flatt 26 points (2 events), Amélie Lacoste (CAN) 18 (2), Alissa Czisny (USA), Miki Ando (JPN) 15 (1), Ksenia Makarova (RUS), Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 13 (1)... Alena Leonova (RUS) 11 (1).
- Ice Dance:
- Skate America in Portland, Oregon: (skaters in bold qualify for the Final)
Football (soccer)
- African Women's Championship in Daveyton, South Africa:
- 3rd place playoff: Cameroon
0–2 South Africa - Final: Nigeria 4–2 Equatorial Guinea
- Nigeria win the title for the eighth time from nine tournaments.
- 3rd place playoff: Cameroon
- Caribbean Championship Qualifying Group Stage Two: (teams in bold advance to the final tournament)
- Group G in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda:
- Dominica
0–5 
Suriname - Antigua and Barbuda 0–0 Cuba
- Final standings: Cuba, Antigua and Barbuda 5 points, Suriname 4, Dominica 1.
- Dominica
- Group G in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda:
- CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Al-Hilal
1–0 (0–1) CS Sfaxien. 1–1 on aggregate; Sfaxien win 5–3 on penalties.
- Al-Hilal
- OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 2:
- Group B: Waitakere United 1–1 Auckland City FC
- Standings (after 2 matches): Auckland City, Waitakere United 4 points,
AS Magenta 3 (2), 
AS Tefana 0 (2).
- Standings (after 2 matches): Auckland City, Waitakere United 4 points,
- Group B: Waitakere United
- Russian Premier League, matchday 28 of 30: (teams in bold qualify for the Champions League, team in italics qualify for the Europa League)
- Zenit St. Petersburg 5–0 Rostov
- Spartak Nalchik 1–1 CSKA Moscow
- Standings: Zenit 66 points, CSKA Moscow 58, Rubin Kazan 56, Spartak Moscow 48.
- Zenit win the championship for the second time.
Singapore Cup Final in Singapore:
FAI Cup Final in Dublin:
- Sligo Rovers 0–0 (2–0 pen.) Shamrock Rovers
- Sligo Rovers win the Cup for the third time.
- Sligo Rovers 0–0 (2–0 pen.) Shamrock Rovers
- Norwegian Cup Final in Oslo:
- Follo 0–2 Strømsgodset
- Strømsgodset win the Cup for the fifth time.
- Follo 0–2 Strømsgodset
- MLS Cup Playoffs:
Golf
- PGA Tour Fall Series:
- Children's Miracle Network Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Florida:
- Winner: Robert Garrigus (USA) 267 (−21)
- Garrigus wins his first PGA Tour title.
- Winner: Robert Garrigus (USA) 267 (−21)
- Children's Miracle Network Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Florida:
- European Tour:
- Barclays Singapore Open in Singapore: Play will conclude on November 15 due to thunderstorms.
- LPGA Tour:
- Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Winner: In-Kyung Kim (KOR) 269 (−19)
- Kim wins her third LPGA Tour title.
- Winner: In-Kyung Kim (KOR) 269 (−19)
- Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico:
Snooker
- Players Tour Championship:
- Euro Event 5 in Hamm, Germany:
- Final: John Higgins (SCO) 4–2 Shaun Murphy (ENG)
- Higgins wins his first tournament since his return from a six-month suspension following match-fixing allegations and 33rd professional title of his career.
- Order of Merit (after 11 of 12 events): (1) Murphy 20,700 (2) Mark Selby (ENG) 19,900 (3) Barry Pinches (ENG) 18,900
- Euro Event 5 in Hamm, Germany:
Speed skating
- World Cup 1 in Heerenveen, Netherlands:
- 500 m Men: Keiichiro Nagashima (JPN) 34.97 Joji Kato (JPN) 35.01 Lee Kang-Seok (KOR) 35.10
- Standings (after 2 of 12 races): (1) Kato 180 points (2) Lee 150 (3) Nagashima 136.
- 1500 m Ladies: Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:56.00 Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:57.35 Marrit Leenstra (NED) 1:57.68
- 5000 m Men: Bob de Jong (NED) 6:17.31 Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 6:18.96 Wouter olde Heuvel (NED) 6:20.93
- 500 m Men:
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, France:
- Final: Robin Söderling (SWE) def. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 7–6(1), 6–1
- Söderling wins his first Masters 1000 title, and the sixth title of his career.
- Final: Robin Söderling (SWE) def. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 7–6(1), 6–1
- BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, France:
Volleyball
- Women's World Championship in Tokyo, Japan:
- 11th place playoff: Netherlands 3–0 Cuba
- 9th place playoff: Poland 3–0 China
- 7th place playoff: Serbia 1–3 Germany
- 5th place playoff: Italy 3–0 Turkey
- 3rd place playoff: United States 2–3 Japan
- Final: Russia 3–2 Brazil
- Russia win the title for the second straight time.
- Most Valuable Player: Yekaterina Gamova (RUS)
- 11th place playoff: Netherlands
Alpine skiing
- Women's World Cup:
- Slalom in Levi, Finland: Marlies Schild (AUT) 1:52.84 Maria Riesch (GER) 1:52.87 Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 1:53.18
- Overall standings (after 2 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 125 points (2) Poutiainen 110 (3) Schild and Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 100
- Slalom in Levi, Finland:
American football
- NCAA (unbeaten teams in bold):
- BCS Top 10:
- (1) Oregon 15, California 13
- Deep South's Oldest Rivalry: (2) Auburn 49, Georgia 31
- The Tigers win the SEC West Division title and book a trip to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game.
- (3) TCU 40, San Diego State 35
- (5) LSU 51, Louisiana–Monroe 0
- (6) Stanford 17, Arizona State 13
- (7) Wisconsin 83, Indiana 20
- (8) Nebraska 20, Kansas 3
- (9) Ohio State 38, Penn State 14
- (10) Oklahoma State 33, Texas 16
- Played earlier this week: (4) Boise State
- Other games:
- (12) Alabama 30, (19) Mississippi State 10
- Northwestern 21, (13) Iowa 17
- Notre Dame 28, (14) Utah 3
- (17) Missouri 38, (24) Kansas State 28
- (23) South Carolina 36, (22) Florida 14
- The Gamecocks win the SEC East for the first time, earning a date against Auburn in the SEC Championship Game.
- BCS Top 10:
Auto racing
- Nationwide Series:
- WYPALL* 200 Powered by Kimberly-Clark Professional in Avondale: (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Inc.) (3) Joey Logano (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 34 of 35 races): (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 5474 points (2) Edwards 5044 (3) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 4739
- Drivers' championship standings (after 34 of 35 races): (1)
- WYPALL* 200 Powered by Kimberly-Clark Professional in Avondale: (1)
- V8 Supercars:
- Falken Tasmania Challenge, Race 21 in Launceston, Tasmania: (1) Craig Lowndes (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (2) Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (3) Greg Murphy (NZL) (Holden Commodore)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 21 of 26 races): (1) James Courtney (AUS) (Ford Falcon) 2593 points (2) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 2552 (3) Lowndes 2405
- Falken Tasmania Challenge, Race 21 in Launceston, Tasmania: (1) Craig Lowndes (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (2) Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (3) Greg Murphy (NZL) (Holden Commodore)
Cricket
- Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- 1st Test in Dubai, day 2: South Africa 380 (123 overs); Pakistan 144/2 (55 overs). Pakistan trail by 236 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 1st Test in Dubai, day 2:
- New Zealand in India:
- 2nd Test in Hyderabad, day 2: New Zealand 350 (117.3 overs); India 178/2 (49 overs). India trail by 172 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 2nd Test in Hyderabad, day 2:
Equestrianism
- Show jumping:
- FEI World Cup North American League – West Coast:
- 10th competition in Rancho Murieta (CSI 3*-W): Harley Brown (AUS) on Cassiato Helen McNaught (GBR) on Caballo Mark Watring (PUR) on Green Sleeps Vioco
- 10th competition in Rancho Murieta (CSI 3*-W):
- FEI World Cup North American League – West Coast:
Fencing
- World Championships in Paris, France:
- Men's team épée: France (Jean-Michel Lucenay, Ulrich Robeiri, Gauthier Grumier, Jérôme Jeannet) United States (Benjamin Bratton, Weston Kelsey, Cody Mattern, Benjamin (Benji) Ungar)
Hungary (Gábor Boczkó, András Rédli, Géza Imre, Péter Somfai)
- Men's team épée:
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate America in Portland, Oregon: (skaters in bold qualify for the Final)
- Ladies Short Program: (1) Carolina Kostner (ITA) 60.28 (2) Kanako Murakami (JPN) 54.75 (3) Joshi Helgesson (SWE) 51.17
- Short Dance: (1) Meryl Davis / Charlie White (USA) 63.62 (2) Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier (CAN) 60.41 (3) Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje (CAN) 59.48
- Men: Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 227.07 Nobunari Oda (JPN) 226.09 Armin Mahbanoozadeh (USA) 211.17
- Standings (after 4 of 6 events): Takahashi 30 points (2 events), Oda 26 (2), Adam Rippon (USA) 20 (2), Patrick Chan (CAN), Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 15 (1), Jeremy Abbott (USA), Brandon Mroz (USA) 13 (1), Tomáš Verner (CZE), Florent Amodio (FRA), Mahbanoozadeh 11 (1).
- Pairs: Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (GER) 197.70 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 175.48 Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (CHN) 170.07
- Standings (after 4 of 6 events): Pang Qing / Tong Jian (CHN) 30 points (2 events), Moore-Towers / Moscovitch 26 (2), Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze (RUS), Sui / Han 24 (2), Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin (USA) 20 (2)... Savchenko / Szolkowy 15 (1), Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov (RUS) 13 (1), Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers (CAN), Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran (JPN) 11 (1).
- Skate America in Portland, Oregon: (skaters in bold qualify for the Final)
Football (soccer)
- Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador: (teams in bold advance to the second round)
- AFC Champions League Final, in Tokyo:
- Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3–1 Zob Ahan
- Seongnam win the title for the second time, and qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup.
- Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
- CAF Champions League Final, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Espérance ST 1–1 (0–5)
TP Mazembe. TP Mazembe win 6–1 on aggregate.
- TP Mazembe win the title for the second successive time and fourth overall, and qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup.
- Espérance ST
- OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 2:
- Group A:
- Lautoka 1–0
Amical - PRK Hekari United
4–0 
Koloale
- Standings (after 2 matches): Lautoka 6 points, PRK Hekari United, Amical 3, Koloale 0.
- Lautoka
- Group B: AS Magenta 1–0 AS Tefana
- Standings: Auckland City, Waitakere United 3 points (1 match), AS Magenta 3 (2), AS Tefana 0 (2).
- Standings:
- Group A:
- MLS Cup Playoffs:
Belarusian Premier League, matchday 32 of 33: (team in bold qualify for the Champions League, team in italics qualify for the Europa League)
- Belshina 1–3 BATE
- Shakhtyor 0–1 Neman Grodno
- Standings: BATE 72 points, Shakhtyor 63, Minsk 57, Dinamo Minsk 56.
- BATE win their fifth successive title and seventh in total.
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Gymnastics
- Trampoline World Championships in Metz, France:
- Double Mini Women: Corissa Boychuk (CAN) 70.500 Bianca Budler (RSA) 70.300 Svetlana Balandina (RUS) 70.200
- Tumbling Men: Viktor Kyforenko (UKR) 76.300 Yang Song (CHN) 75.400 Andrey Krylov (RUS) 74.600
- Synchro Men: China (Tu Xiao, Đông Đông) 53.800 France (Sebastien Martiny, Gregoire Pennes) 51.700 Japan (Tetsuya Sotomura, Masaki Ito) 51.300
- Trampoline Women: Li Dan (CHN) 40.300 Huang Shanshan (CHN) 39.800 Rosannagh MacLennan (CAN) 39.300
- Double Mini Women:
Mixed martial arts
- UFC 122 in Oberhausen, Germany:
- Welterweight bout: Duane Ludwig (USA) def. Nick Osipczak (ENG) via split decision (28–30, 29–28, 29–28).
- Light Heavyweight bout: Krzysztof Soszynski (CAN) def. Goran Reljic (CRO) via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Welterweight bout: Amir Sadollah (USA) def. Peter Sobotta (POL) via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver (GER) def. Andre Winner (ENG) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:37 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Yushin Okami (JPN) def. Nate Marquardt (USA) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27).
Rugby league
- Four Nations Final in Brisbane: Australia 12–16 New Zealand
- New Zealand win the title for the second time (previously as Tri-Nations).
Rugby union
- 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying:
- Final Place Play-off Qualification Final, first leg in Montevideo: Uruguay
21–21 Romania
- Final Place Play-off Qualification Final, first leg in Montevideo: Uruguay
- End of year tests:
Speed skating
- World Cup 1 in Heerenveen, Netherlands:
- 500 m Ladies: Jenny Wolf (GER) 38.17 Margot Boer (NED) 38.54 Nao Kodaira (JPN) 38.77
- Standings (after 2 of 12 races): (1) Wolf 200 points (2) Boer 150 (3) Kodaira 130
- 3000 m Ladies: Stephanie Beckert (GER) 4:04.38 Cindy Klassen (CAN) 4:07.19 Kristina Groves (CAN) 4:08.01
- 1500 m Men: Shani Davis (USA) 1:45.04 Simon Kuipers (NED) 1:45.48 Mark Tuitert (NED) 1:45.95
- 500 m Ladies:
Volleyball
- Women's World Championship in Tokyo, Japan:
American football
- NCAA BCS Top 10 (unbeaten team in bold):
- (4) Boise State 52, Idaho 14
Cricket
- Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- 1st Test in Dubai, day 1: South Africa 311/3 (89.3 overs; Graeme Smith 100); Pakistan.
- 1st Test in Dubai, day 1:
- New Zealand in India:
- 2nd Test in Hyderabad, day 1: New Zealand 258/4 (90 overs; Tim McIntosh 102); India.
- 2nd Test in Hyderabad, day 1:
Equestrianism
- Show jumping:
- FEI Nations Cup Promotional League – North and South America:
- 2nd competition in Capilla del Señor (CSIO 4*-W): United States Canada Argentina I
- Standings (after 2 of 3 competitions): (1) Canada 11 points (2) Argentina 4 (3) Mexico 3
- Standings (after 2 of 3 competitions): (1) Canada 11 points (2) Argentina 4 (3)
- 2nd competition in Capilla del Señor (CSIO 4*-W):
- FEI Nations Cup Promotional League – North and South America:
Fencing
- World Championships in Paris, France:
- Women's team épée: Romania (Anca Măroiu, Simona Alexandru, Ana Maria Brânză, Loredana Iordăchioiu) Germany (Britta Heidemann, Imke Duplitzer, Monika Sozanska, Ricarda Multerer) South Korea (Shin A-Lam, Jung Hyo-Jung, Oh Yun-Hee, Park Se-Ra)
- Women's team épée:
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate America in Portland, Oregon:
- Pairs Short Program: (1) Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy (GER) 63.99 (2) Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 61.64 (3) Caydee Denney / Jeremy Barrett (USA) 58.49
- Men's Short Program: (1) Nobunari Oda (JPN) 79.28 (2) Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 78.12 (3) Adam Rippon (USA) 73.94
- Skate America in Portland, Oregon:
Football (soccer)
- Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador: (teams in bold advance to the second round)
- Caribbean Championship Qualifying Group Stage Two:
- Group G in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda:
- Suriname 3–3 Cuba
- Antigua and Barbuda 0–0 Dominica
- Standing (after 2 matches): Cuba, Antigua and Barbuda 4 points, Suriname, Dominica 1.
- Suriname
- Group G in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda:
- CAF Confederation Cup Semi-finals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- FUS Rabat 0–1 (2–1)
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- FUS Rabat
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Gymnastics
- Trampoline World Championships in Metz, France:
- Double Mini Men: Andre Lico (POR) 73.400 Austin White (USA) 73.000 Evgeny Chernoivanov (RUS) 72.700
- Tumbling Women: Anna Korobeynikova (RUS) 68.200 Elena Krasnokutskaya (RUS) 65.500 Marine Debauve (FRA) 63.400
- Synchro Women: Russia (Irina Karavayeva, Victoria Voronina) 47.500 Germany (Carina Baumgartner, Anna Dogonadze) 46.800 Belarus (Tatsiana Piatrenia, Katsiaryna Mironava) 46.800
- Trampoline Men: Dong Dong (CHN) 43.100 Ye Shuai (CHN) 43.100 Yasuhiro Ueyama (JPN) 42.400
- Double Mini Men:
Speed skating
- World Cup 1 in Heerenveen, Netherlands:
- 500 m Men: Joji Kato (JPN) 34.85 Lee Kang-Seok (KOR) 35.00 Lee Kyu-Hyeok (KOR) 35.01
- 500 m Ladies: Jenny Wolf (GER) 38.02 Lee Sang-Hwa (KOR) 38.30 Margot Boer (NED) 38.39
- 1000 m Ladies: Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:15.84 Margot Boer (NED) 1:16.50 Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:16.75
- 1000 m Men: Shani Davis (USA) 1:08.40 Stefan Groothuis (NED) 1:08.51 Simon Kuipers (NED) 1:08.68
- 500 m Men:
American football
- NFL Thursday Night Football, Week 10: Atlanta Falcons 26, Baltimore Ravens 21
Basketball
- Euroleague:
- Regular Season, matchday 4:
Fencing
- World Championships in Paris, France:
- Men's team foil: China (Huang Liangcai, Lei Sheng, Zhu Jun, Zhang Liangliang) Italy (Valerio Aspromonte, Andrea Cassarà, Andrea Baldini, Stefano Barrera) Japan (Suguru Awaji, Kenta Chida, Yuki Ota, Ryo Miyake)
- Men's team foil:
Football (soccer)
- African Women's Championship in Daveyton, South Africa:
- Semifinals: (the winners qualify for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)
- Nigeria 5–1 Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea 3–1 (a.e.t.) South Africa
- Nigeria
- Semifinals: (the winners qualify for 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)
- Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador:
- Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Independiente 0–0 (2–2) Deportes Tolima. 2–2 on points, 2–2 on aggregate; Independiente win on away goals rule.
- Avaí 0–1 (2–2) Goiás. Goiás win 4–1 on points.
- Independiente
- UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Arsenal 4–1 (0–2) Rayo Vallecano. Arsenal win 4–3 on aggregate.
- Everton 1–1 (4–1) Brøndby. Everton win 5–2 on aggregate.
- Arsenal
Snooker
- Premier League week 9 in Grimsby: (players in bold advance to the semi-finals, player in
strikeis eliminated)- Shaun Murphy (ENG) 4–2 Mark Williams (WAL)
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 5–1 Neil Robertson (AUS)
- Standings: Marco Fu (HKG) 8 points (6 matches), O'Sullivan 7 (5), Murphy 6 (5), Williams 5 (6), Mark Selby (ENG) 5 (5),
Ding Junhui(CHN) 4 (6), Robertson 3 (5).
- Standings: Marco Fu (HKG) 8 points (6 matches), O'Sullivan 7 (5), Murphy 6 (5), Williams 5 (6), Mark Selby (ENG) 5 (5),
Basketball
- Euroleague:
- Regular Season, matchday 4 (unbeaten team in bold):
- Group A:
- Group B:
- Olympiacos Piraeus 86–78 Spirou Basket
- Unicaja Málaga 104–83 Virtus Roma
- Olympiacos Piraeus
- Group C: Fenerbahçe Ülker 81–68 Montepaschi Siena
- Group D: CSKA Moscow 65–55 Union Olimpija Ljubljana
- Regular Season, matchday 4 (unbeaten team in bold):
Equestrianism
- Show jumping:
- FEI World Cup North American League – East Coast:
- 10th competition in Toronto (CSI 4*-W): Brianne Goutal (USA) on Ballade van het Indihoff Harrie Smolders (NED) on Regina Z Robert Whitaker (GBR) on Omelli
- 10th competition in Toronto (CSI 4*-W):
- FEI World Cup North American League – East Coast:
Fencing
- World Championships in Paris, France:
- Women's team foil: Italy (Elisa Di Francisca, Arianna Errigo, Valentina Vezzali, Ilaria Salvatori) Poland (Karolina Chlewińska, Anna Rybicka, Sylwia Gruchała, Katarzyna Kryczalo) South Korea (Seo Mi-Jung, Nam Hyun-Hee, Jeon Hee-Sook, Oh Ha Na)
- Women's team foil:
Football (soccer)
- Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador: (teams in bold advance to the second round)
- Caribbean Championship Qualifying Group Stage Two:
- Group G in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda:
- Cuba 4–2 Dominica
- Antigua and Barbuda 2–1 Suriname
- Cuba
- Group G in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda:
- Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- LDU Quito 1–0 (0–0) Newell's Old Boys. Quito win 4–1 on points.
- Palmeiras 2–0 (1–1) Atlético Mineiro. Palmeiras win 4–1 on points.
- LDU Quito
- UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Sparta Praha
0–1 (0–2) Linköping. Linköping win 3–0 on aggregate. - Zvezda 2005 Perm 4–0 (1–1) Røa. Zvezda 2005 Perm win 5–1 on aggregate.
- Lyon 5–0 (6–1) Rossiyanka. Lyon win 11–1 on aggregate.
- Fortuna Hjørring 0–3 (2–4) Duisburg. Duisburg win 7–2 on aggregate.
- Neulengbach
0–9 (0–7) Turbine Potsdam. Potsdam win 16–0 on aggregate. - Juvisy 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–1) Torres. Juvisy win 4–3 on aggregate.
- Sparta Praha
Volleyball
- Women's World Championship in Japan: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Pool E in Tokyo:
- Pool F in Nagoya:
- Czech Republic 1–3 Thailand
- Brazil 3–1 United States
- Netherlands 1–3 Germany
- Italy 2–3 Cuba
- Final standings: Brazil 14 points, United States 12, Germany, Italy 11, Cuba 10, Netherlands, Thailand 9, Czech Republic 8.
- Czech Republic
Fencing
- World Championships in Paris, France:
- Men's team sabre: Russia (Nikolay Kovalev, Veniamin Reshetnikov, Aleksey Yakimenko, Artem Zanin) Italy (Diego Occhuizzi, Aldo Montano, Luigi Tarantino, Luigi Samele) Romania (Tiberiu Dolniceanu, Rareș Dumitrescu, Cosmin Hănceanu, Gelu Florin Zalomir)
- Women's team sabre: Russia (Dina Galiakbarova, Yuliya Gavrilova, Sofiya Velikaya, Svetlana Kormilitsyna) Ukraine (Halyna Pundyk, Olha Kharlan, Olena Khomrova, Olha Zhovnir) France (Cécilia Berder, Carole Vergne, Léonore Perrus, Solenne Mary)
- Men's team sabre:
Rugby union
- End of year tests:
- Week 4:
- Saracens 20–6 United States in London
- Leicester Tigers 15–26 Australia in Leicester
- Connacht
26–22 Samoa in Galway
- Saracens
- Week 4:
Volleyball
- Women's World Championship in Japan: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Pool E in Tokyo:
- Pool F in Nagoya:
- Czech Republic 1–3 Cuba
- Brazil 3–0 Germany
- Italy 3–0 Thailand
- Netherlands 0–3 United States
- Standings (after 6 matches): Brazil 12 points, United States 11, Italy 10, Germany 9, Netherlands, Cuba 8, Czech Republic, Thailand 7.
- Czech Republic
American football
- NFL Monday Night Football, Week 9: Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Cincinnati Bengals 21
- The Dallas Cowboys fire head coach Wade Phillips and name Jason Garrett as interim replacement. (CBC)
Cricket
- Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- 5th ODI in Dubai: South Africa 317/5 (50 overs); Pakistan 260 (44.5 overs). South Africa win by 57 runs; win the 5-match series 3–2.
- 5th ODI in Dubai:
- New Zealand in India:
- 1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 5: India 487 and 266 (102.4 overs; Harbhajan Singh 115, Chris Martin 5/63); New Zealand 459 and 22/1 (10 overs). Match drawn; 3-match series level 0–0.
- 1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 5:
Fencing
- World Championships in Paris, France:
Football (soccer)
- CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in Cancún, Mexico:
- 3rd place playoff: Costa Rica
0–3 United States
- The USA will play against Italy in the UEFA-CONCACAF play-off for a place in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
- The USA will play against
- Final: Canada 1–0 Mexico
- Canada win the title for the second time, and the first time with the USA also competing.
- 3rd place playoff: Costa Rica
- African Women's Championship in South Africa: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group B:
- Ghana
1–3 Equatorial Guinea - Cameroon 2–1
Algeria
- Final standings: Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon 7 points, Ghana 3, Algeria 0.
- Ghana
- Group B:
- Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador:
American football
- NFL Week 9:
- Atlanta Falcons 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21
- Bills Toronto Series: Chicago Bears 22, Buffalo Bills 19 in Toronto
- Cleveland Browns 34, New England Patriots 14
- New York Jets 23, Detroit Lions 20 (OT)
- New Orleans Saints 34, Carolina Panthers 3
- Baltimore Ravens 26, Miami Dolphins 10
- San Diego Chargers 29, Houston Texans 23
- Minnesota Vikings 27, Arizona Cardinals 24 (OT)
- New York Giants 41, Seattle Seahawks 7
- Philadelphia Eagles 26, Indianapolis Colts 24
- Oakland Raiders 23, Kansas City Chiefs 20 (OT)
- Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers 45, Dallas Cowboys 7
- Byes: Denver Broncos, Jacksonville Jaguars, St. Louis Rams, San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Redskins
Athletics
- World Marathon Majors:
- New York City Marathon:
- Men: Gebregziabher Gebremariam (ETH) 2:08:14 Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai (KEN) 2:09:18 Moses Kigen Kipkosgei (KEN) 2:10:39
- After the race, Haile Gebrselassie announces his retirement,[4] but he reverses his decision on November 15.[5]
- Women: Edna Kiplagat (KEN) 2:28:20 Shalane Flanagan (USA) 2:28:40 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany (KEN) 2:29:01
- Men:
- 2009–10 series final standings:
- Men: (1) Samuel Wanjiru (KEN) 75 points (2) Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) 65 (3) Mutai 50.
- Women: (1) Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) 85 points (2) Irina Mikitenko (GER) 41 (3) Salina Kosgei (KEN) 36.
- New York City Marathon:
Auto racing
- Formula One:
- Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo: (1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull–Renault) (2) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) (3) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 18 of 19 races): (1) Alonso 246 points (2) Webber 238 (3) Vettel 231
- Constructors' championship standings: (1) Red Bull 469 points (2) McLaren 421 (3) Ferrari 389
- Red Bull win the constructors' championship for the first time.
- Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo: (1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull–Renault) (2) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) (3) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari)
- Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- AAA Texas 500 in Fort Worth: (1) Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2)
Matt Kenseth (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) 
Mark Martin (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 34 of 36 races): (1) Hamlin 6325 points (2) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 6292 (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 6266
- Drivers' championship standings (after 34 of 36 races): (1) Hamlin 6325 points (2)
- AAA Texas 500 in Fort Worth: (1)
Badminton
- BWF Super Series:
- French Super Series in Paris
- Men's singles: Taufik Hidayat (INA) def. Joachim Persson (DEN) 21–16, 21–11
- Women's singles: Wang Yihan (CHN) def. Li Xuerui (CHN) 21–13, 21–9
- Men's doubles: Mathias Boe (DEN)/Carsten Mogensen (DEN) def. Ingo Kindervater (GER)/Johannes Schöttler (GER) 21–15, 21–9
- Women's doubles: Duanganong Aroonkesorn (THA)/Kunchala Voravichitchaikul (THA) def. Petya Nedelcheva (BUL)/Anastasia Russkikh (RUS) 21–16, 11–2
- Mixed doubles: Sudket Prapakamol (THA)/Saralee Thungthongkam (THA) def. Michael Fuchs (GER)/Birgit Overzier (GER) 21–15, 21–15
- French Super Series in Paris
Baseball
- Japan Series:
- Game 7, Chiba Lotte Marines 8, Chunichi Dragons 7. Marines win series 4–2–1.
- The Marines win the Series for the fourth time in franchise history and the second time with the current name.
- Game 7, Chiba Lotte Marines 8, Chunichi Dragons 7. Marines win series 4–2–1.
Cricket
- Sri Lanka in Australia:
- 3rd ODI in Brisbane: Sri Lanka 115 (32 overs; Clint McKay 5/33); Australia 119/2 (21.4 overs). Australia win by 8 wickets; Sri Lanka win 3-match series 2–1.
- 3rd ODI in Brisbane:
- New Zealand in India:
- 1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 4: India 487 and 82/6 (40 overs; Chris Martin 5/25); New Zealand 459 (165.4 overs; Kane Williamson 131). India lead by 110 runs with 4 wickets remaining.
- 1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 4:
Cycling
- European Track Championships in Pruszków, Poland:
- Men's:
- Madison: Czech Republic Belgium Ukraine
- Keirin: Jason Kenny (GBR) Matthew Crampton (GBR) Adam Ptacnik (CZE)
- Omnium: Roger Kluge (GER) Tim Veldt (NED) Rafał Ratajczyk (POL)
- Madison:
- Women's:
- Men's:
Equestrianism
- Show jumping:
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
- 4th competition in Verona (CSI 5*-W): Jeroen Dubbeldam (NED) on Simon Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) on Shutterfly Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) on Casall
- Standings (after 4 of 13 competitions): (1) Kevin Staut (FRA) 43 points (2) Christian Ahlmann (GER) 40 (3) Michaels-Beerbaum 37
- 6th competition in Munich (CSI 4*): Marcus Ehning (GER) on Sandro Boy Mario Stevens on D'Avignon Denis Lynch (IRL) on Abbervail van het Dingeshof
- Final standings: (1) Lynch 60 points (2) Ehning 57 (3) Heiko Schmidt (GER) 41
- 4th competition in Verona (CSI 5*-W):
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
- Eventing:
- HSBC FEI Classics:
- 5th competition – Étoiles de Pau (CCI 4*): Andreas Dibowski (GER) on FRH Fantasia William Fox-Pitt (GBR) on Navigator Karin Donckers (BEL) on Charizard
- Final standings: (1) Fox-Pitt 39 points (2) Dibowski 37 (3) Caroline Powell (NZL) 21
- 5th competition – Étoiles de Pau (CCI 4*):
- HSBC FEI Classics:
Fencing
- World Championships in Paris, France:
- Men's foil: Peter Joppich (GER) Lei Sheng (CHN) Gerek Meinhardt (USA) and Yuki Ota (JPN)
- Women's foil: Elisa Di Francisca (ITA) Arianna Errigo (ITA) Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR) and Valentina Vezzali (ITA)
- Men's foil:
Football (soccer)
- African Women's Championship in South Africa: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group A:
- Mali
0–4 South Africa - Tanzania
0–3 Nigeria - Final standings: Nigeria 9 points, South Africa 6, Mali 3, Tanzania 0.
- Mali
- Group A:
- Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador:
- MLS Cup Playoffs:
- Western Conference Semifinal, second leg in Carson, California (first leg score in parentheses):
- Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 (1–0) Seattle Sounders FC. Galaxy win 3–1 on aggregate.
- Western Conference Semifinal, second leg in Carson, California (first leg score in parentheses):
- Allsvenskan, final matchday: (team in bold qualify for the Champions League, teams in italics qualify for the Europa League)
- Malmö FF 2–0 Mjällby AIF
- Helsingborgs IF 0–0 Kalmar FF
- Final standings: Malmö FF 67 points, Helsingborgs IF 65, Örebro SK 52, IF Elfsborg 47.
- Malmö win the title for the 16th time after 6 years break.
Golf
- World Golf Championships:
- WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China:
- Winner: Francesco Molinari (ITA) 269 (−19)
- Molinari wins his second European Tour title.
- Winner: Francesco Molinari (ITA) 269 (−19)
- WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China:
- LPGA Tour:
- Mizuno Classic in Shima, Mie, Japan:
- Winner: Jiyai Shin (KOR) 198 (−18)
- Shin wins her second LPGA title of the season and the eighth of her career.
- Winner: Jiyai Shin (KOR) 198 (−18)
- Mizuno Classic in Shima, Mie, Japan:
- Champions Tour:
- Charles Schwab Cup Championship in San Francisco:
- Winner: John Cook (USA) 267 (−17)
- Cook repeats his 2009 victory and wins his fifth Champions Tour title.
- Bernhard Langer (DEU) wins the Charles Schwab Cup points race for the first time, and wins a third consecutive season money title.
- Winner: John Cook (USA) 267 (−17)
- Charles Schwab Cup Championship in San Francisco:
Motorcycle racing
- Moto GP:
- Valencian Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain:
- MotoGP: (1) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) (2) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Ducati) (3) Valentino Rossi (ITA) (Yamaha)
- Final riders' championship standings: (1) Lorenzo 383 points (2) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda) 245 (3) Rossi 233
- Final manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Yamaha 404 points (2) Honda 342 (3) Ducati 286
- Moto2: (1) Karel Abraham (CZE) (FTR) (2) Andrea Iannone (ITA) (Speed Up) (3) Julián Simón (ESP) (Suter)
- Final riders' championship standings: (1) Toni Elías (ESP) (Moriwaki) 271 points (2) Simón 201 (3) Iannone 199
- Final manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Suter 322 points (2) Moriwaki 309 (3) Speed Up 232
- 125cc: (1) Bradley Smith (GBR) (Aprilia) (2) Pol Espargaró (ESP) (Derbi) (3) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia)
- Final riders' championship standings: (1) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Derbi) 310 points (2) Terol 296 (3) Espargaró 281
- Márquez seals his first championship title.
- Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Derbi 405 points (2) Aprilia 348 (3) Honda 27
- Final riders' championship standings: (1) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Derbi) 310 points (2) Terol 296 (3) Espargaró 281
- MotoGP: (1) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) (2) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Ducati) (3) Valentino Rossi (ITA) (Yamaha)
- Valencian Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain:
Rowing
- World Championships in Cambridge, New Zealand:
- LW1x: Germany 7:43.45 New Zealand 7:48.48 Italy 7:49.04
- LM1x: Italy 7:05.82 Slovakia 7:08.19 Hungary 7:09.86
- W2x:
Great Britain 7:04.70 Australia 7:10.08 Poland 7:14.40 - M2x: New Zealand 6:22.63 Great Britain 6:24.21 France 6:28.54
- LM8+: Germany 5:48.61 Australia 5:50.27 Italy 5:52.24
- W8+: United States 6:12.42 Canada 6:16.12 Romania 6:18.96
- M8+: Germany 5:33.84 Great Britain 5:34.46 Australia 5:35.96
- LW1x:
Snooker
- World Seniors Championship in Bradford, England:
- Semi-final: John Parrott (ENG) 2–3 Jimmy White (ENG)
- Final: Steve Davis (ENG) 1–4 White
Tennis
- Fed Cup Final in San Diego, day 2: United States 1–3 Italy
- Melanie Oudin (USA) def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6–3, 6–1
- Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 6–1, 6–2
- Italy repeat their 2009 victory over the United States, and win their third Fed Cup.
- ATP World Tour:
- Valencia Open 500 in Valencia, Spain:
- Final: David Ferrer (ESP) def. Marcel Granollers (ESP) 7–5, 6–3
- Ferrer wins the ninth title of his career.
- Final: David Ferrer (ESP) def. Marcel Granollers (ESP) 7–5, 6–3
- Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland:
- Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
- Federer wins his fourth title of the year and the 65th of his career.
- Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
- Valencia Open 500 in Valencia, Spain:
- WTA Tour:
- Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali, Indonesia:
- Final: Ana Ivanovic (SRB) def. Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) 6–2, 7–6(5)
- Ivanovic wins her second title of the year and the tenth of her career.
- Final: Ana Ivanovic (SRB) def. Alisa Kleybanova (RUS) 6–2, 7–6(5)
- Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali, Indonesia:
Volleyball
- Women's World Championship in Japan:
- Pool E in Tokyo:
- Pool F in Nagoya:
- Netherlands 1–3 Thailand
- Czech Republic 0–3 Germany
- Brazil 3–1 Cuba
- Italy 3–1 United States
- Standings (after 5 matches): Brazil 10 points, United States 9, Germany, Italy 8, Netherlands 7, Cuba, Czech Republic, Thailand 6.
- Netherlands
American football
- NCAA (unbeaten teams in bold):
- BCS Top 10:
- (1) Oregon 53, Washington 16
- (2) Auburn 62, Chattanooga 24
- (3) TCU 47, (5) Utah 7
- (4) Boise State 42, Hawaiʻi 7
- (10) LSU 24, (6) Alabama 21
- (7) Nebraska 31, Iowa State 30 (OT)
- Texas A&M 33, (8) Oklahoma 19
- (9) Wisconsin 34, Purdue 13
- Other games:
- Texas Tech 24, (12) Missouri 17
- (13) Stanford 42, (15) Arizona 17
- (17) Oklahoma State 55, (21) Baylor 28
- (18) Arkansas 41, (19) South Carolina 20
- North Carolina 37, (24) Florida State 35
- Clemson 14, (25) North Carolina State 13
- BCS Top 10:
Auto racing
- Nationwide Series:
- O'Reilly Challenge in Fort Worth: (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 33 of 35 races): (1) Keselowski 5314 points (2) Edwards 4849 (3) Busch 4619
- Keselowski clinches his first series championship.
- O'Reilly Challenge in Fort Worth: (1)
Baseball
- Japan Series:
- Game 6, Chiba Lotte Marines 2, Chunichi Dragons 2 (15 innings). Marines lead series 3–2–1.
Cricket
- New Zealand in India:
- 1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 3: India 487; New Zealand 331/5 (117.3 overs; Jesse Ryder 103). New Zealand trail by 156 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 3:
Fencing
- World Championships in Paris, France:
- Men's sabre: Won Woo-Young (KOR) Nicolas Limbach (GER) Cosmin Hănceanu (ROU) and Veniamin Reshetnikov (RUS)
- Women's sabre: Mariel Zagunis (USA) Olha Kharlan (UKR) Olena Khomrova (UKR) and Sophia Velikaia (RUS)
- Men's sabre:
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Cup of China in Beijing, China: (skaters in bold qualify for the Final)
- Ice Dance: Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 159.59 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 145.39 Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali (ITA) 139.52
- Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Meryl Davis / Charlie White (USA), Péchalat / Bourzat, Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier (CAN) 15 points (1 event), Sinead Kerr / John Kerr (GBR), Bobrova / Soloviev, Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje (CAN) 13 (1), Faiella / Scali, Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein (USA), Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani (USA) 11 (1).
- Ladies: Miki Ando (JPN) 172.21 Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 162.86 Alena Leonova (RUS) 148.61
- Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Alissa Czisny (USA), Ando, Carolina Kostner (ITA) 15 points (1 event), Ksenia Makarova (RUS), Suzuki, Rachael Flatt (USA) 13 (1), Amélie Lacoste (CAN), Kanako Murakami (JPN), Leonova 11 (1).
- Men: Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 233.51 Brandon Mroz (USA) 216.80 Tomáš Verner (CZE) 214.81
- Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Patrick Chan (CAN), Daisuke Takahashi (JPN), Kozuka 15 points (1 event), Nobunari Oda (JPN), Jeremy Abbott (USA), Mroz 13 (1), Adam Rippon (USA), Verner, Florent Amodio (FRA) 11 (1).
- Pairs: Pang Qing / Tong Jian (CHN) 177.50 Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (CHN) 171.47 Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin (USA) 166.72
- Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Pang / Tong 30 points (2 events), Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze (RUS) 24 (2), Yankowskas / Coughlin 20 (2), Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov (RUS), Sui / Han, Kirsten Moore-Towes / Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 13 (1), Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers (CAN), Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran (JPN) 11 (1).
- Ice Dance:
- Cup of China in Beijing, China: (skaters in bold qualify for the Final)
Football (soccer)
- Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador:
- Caribbean Championship Qualifying Group Stage Two:
- Group F in Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago: (teams in bold qualify for the Final Tournament)
- Guyana 2–0
Saint Vincent - Trinidad and Tobago 4–0
Haiti
- Final standings: Trinidad and Tobago 9 points, Guyana, Haiti 4, Saint Vincent 0.
- Guyana
- Group F in Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago: (teams in bold qualify for the Final Tournament)
- AFC Cup Final, in Kuwait City:
- Al-Qadsia
1–1 (2–4 pen.) 
Al-Ittihad
- Al-Ittihad win the Cup for the first time.
- Al-Qadsia
- MLS Cup Playoffs:
- Conference Semifinals (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Eastern Conference, second leg in Columbus, Ohio:
- Columbus Crew 2–1 (0–1) Colorado Rapids. 2–2 on aggregate; Rapids win 5–4 on penalties.
- Western Conference, second leg in Sandy, Utah:
- Real Salt Lake 1–1 (1–2) FC Dallas. Dallas win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Eastern Conference, second leg in Columbus, Ohio:
- Conference Semifinals (first leg scores in parentheses):
Horse racing
- Breeders' Cup in Louisville, Kentucky
- Sprint: Big Drama (trainer: David Fawkes; jockey: Eibar Coa) Hamazing Destiny (trainer: D. Wayne Lukas; jockey: Joel Rosario) Smiling Tiger (trainer: Jeff Bonde; jockey: Russell Baze)
- Turf Sprint: Chamberlain Bridge (trainer: W. Bret Calhoun; jockey: Jamie Theriot) Central City (trainer: Ronny W. Werner; jockey: Robby Albarado) Unzip Me (trainer: Martin F. Jones; jockey: Rafael Bejarano)
- Juvenile: Uncle Mo (trainer: Todd Pletcher; jockey: John R. Velazquez) Boys At Tosconova (trainer: Richard E. Dutrow Jr.; jockey: Ramon A. Dominguez) Rogue Romance (trainer: Kenneth McPeek; jockey: Julien Leparoux)
- Mile: Goldikova (trainer: Freddy Head; jockey: Olivier Peslier) Gio Ponti (trainer: Christophe Clement; jockey: Ramon A. Dominguez) The Usual Q. T. (trainer: Jim Cassidy; jockey: Victor Espinoza)
- Goldikova becomes the first horse to win at three successive Breeders' Cups.
- Dirt Mile: Dakota Phone (trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer; jockey: Joel Rosario) Morning Line (trainer: Nick Zito; jockey: Javier Castellano) Gayego (trainer: Saeed bin Suroor; jockey: Frankie Dettori)
- Turf: Dangerous Midge (trainer: Brian Meehan; jockey: Frankie Dettori) Champ Pegasus (trainer: Richard E. Mandella; jockey: Joel Rosario) Behkabad (trainer: Jean-Claude Rouget; jockey: Christophe Lemaire)
- Classic: Blame (trainer: Albert Stall Jr.; jockey: Garrett K. Gomez) Zenyatta (trainer: John Shirreffs; jockey: Mike E. Smith) Fly Down (trainer: Nick Zito; jockey: Julien Leparoux)
- Zenyatta ends her career with a record of 19–1.
- Sprint:
Rowing
- World Championships in Cambridge, New Zealand:
- LM4-: Great Britain 6:10.71 Australia 6:10.78 China 6:10.79
- M2-: New Zealand 6:30.16 Great Britain 6:30.48 Greece 6:36.00
- W1x: Sweden 7:47.61 Belarus 7:47.79 New Zealand 7:49.64
- M1x: Czech Republic 6:47.49 New Zealand 6:49.42 Great Britain 6:49.83
- W2-: New Zealand 7:17.12 Great Britain 7:20.24 United States 7:22.46
- M2+: Australia 7:03.32 Italy 7:04.38 Germany 7:06.20
- LW4x: Germany 6:44.94 United States 6:47.99 China 6:49.50
- LM4x: Germany 6:11.44 France 6:14.02 Denmark 6:14.94
- LM4-:
Rugby league
- Four Nations: (teams in bold advance to the final)
- Round three in Auckland:
- England 36–10 Papua New Guinea
- New Zealand 20–34 Australia
- Final standings: Australia 6 points, New Zealand 4, England 2, Papua New Guinea 0.
- England
- Round three in Auckland:
Snooker
- World Seniors Championship in Bradford, England:
- Quarter-finals:
- Ken Doherty (IRL) 0–2 Nigel Bond (ENG)
- Steve Davis (ENG) 2–0 Joe Johnson (ENG)
- Dennis Taylor (NIR) 0–2 John Parrott (ENG)
- Jimmy White (ENG) 2–0 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
- Semi-final: Davis 3–1 Bond
- Quarter-finals:
Tennis
- Fed Cup Final in San Diego, day 1: United States 0–2 Italy
- Francesca Schiavone (ITA) def. Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 6–2, 6–4
- Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 7–6(4), 6–2
Volleyball
- Women's World Championship in Japan:
- Pool E in Tokyo:
- Pool F in Nagoya:
- Netherlands 3–1 Cuba
- Czech Republic 0–3 United States
- Brazil 3–0 Thailand
- Italy 3–1 Germany
- Standings (after 4 matches): Brazil, United States 8 points, Netherlands, Germany, Italy 6, Cuba, Czech Republic 5, Thailand 4.
- Netherlands
Cricket
- Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- 4th ODI in Dubai: South Africa 274/6 (50 overs); Pakistan 275/9 (49.5 overs). Pakistan win by 1 wicket; 5-match series level 2–2.
- 4th ODI in Dubai:
- Sri Lanka in Australia:
- New Zealand in India:
- 1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 2: India 487 (151.5 overs); New Zealand 69/2 (28 overs). New Zealand trail by 418 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 2:
Cycling
- European Track Championships in Pruszków, Poland:
- Men's:
- Team pursuit: Great Britain 4:00.482 Russia 4:04.274 Netherlands 4:06.049
- Team sprint: Germany 44.066 France 44.281 Great Britain 43.968
- Team pursuit:
- Women's:
- Team pursuit: Great Britain 3:23.435 Lithuania 3.29.992 Germany 3:28.127
- Team sprint: France 33.478 Great Britain 33.586 Germany 33.708
- Team pursuit:
- Men's:
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Cup of China in Beijing, China:
- Ice Dance Short Dance: (1) Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 64.12 (2) Federica Faiella / Massimo Scali (ITA) 57.21 (3) Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 55.85
- Ladies' Short Program: (1) Mirai Nagasu (USA) 58.76 (2) Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 57.97 (3) Miki Ando (JPN) 56.11
- Men's Short Program: (1) Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 77.40 (2) Brian Joubert (FRA) 74.80 (3) Tomáš Verner (CZE) 70.31
- Pairs' Short Program: (1) Pang Qing / Tong Jian (CHN) 60.62 (2) Sui Wenjing / Han Cong (CHN) 59.58 (3) Caitlin Yankowskas / John Coughlin (USA) 57.86
- Cup of China in Beijing, China:
Football (soccer)
- CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in Cancún, Mexico:
- Semifinals (winners qualify directly for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup):
- Canada 4–0 Costa Rica
- United States 1–2 Mexico
- The USA suffer their first ever loss in this competition, and also their first ever loss to Mexico.
- Canada
- Semifinals (winners qualify directly for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup):
- African Women's Championship in South Africa:
- Group B:
- Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Algeria
- Ghana 1–2 Cameroon
- Standings (after 2 matches): Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea 4 points, Ghana 3, Algeria 0.
- Equatorial Guinea
- Group B:
- Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador:
Horse racing
- Breeders' Cup in Louisville, Kentucky:
- Marathon: Eldaafer (trainer: Diane Alvarado; jockey: John R. Velazquez) Gabriel's Hill (trainer: Seth Benzel; jockey: Julien Leparoux) A. U. Miner (trainer: Clark Hanna; jockey: Calvin Borel)
- Juvenile Fillies Turf: More Than Real (trainer: Todd Pletcher; jockey: Garrett K. Gomez) Winter Memories (trainer: James J. Toner; jockey: Jose Lezcano) Kathmanblu (trainer: Kenneth McPeek; jockey: Julien Leparoux)
- Filly & Mare Sprint: Dubai Majesty (trainer: W. Bret Calhoun; jockey: Jamie Theriot) Switch (trainer: John W. Sadler; jockey: Joel Rosario) Evening Jewel (trainer: James Cassidy; jockey: Victor Espinoza)
- Juvenile Fillies: Awesome Feather (trainer: Stanley I. Gold; jockey: Jeffrey Sanchez) R Heat Lightning (trainer: Todd Pletcher; jockey: John R. Velazquez) Delightful Mary (trainer: Mark Casse; jockey: Shaun Bridgmohan)
- Filly & Mare Turf: Shared Account (trainer: H. Graham Motion; jockey: Edgar Prado) Midday (trainer: Henry Cecil; jockey: Tom Queally) Keertana (trainer: Thomas F. Proctor; jockey: Jose Lezcano)
- Ladies' Classic: Unrivaled Belle (trainer: William I. Mott; jockey: Kent Desormeaux) Blind Luck (trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer; jockey: Joel Rosario) Havre De Grace (trainer: Anthony W. Dutrow; jockey: Jeremy Rose)
- Marathon:
Rowing
- World Championships in Cambridge, New Zealand:
- LM2-: France 7:18.92 New Zealand 7:21.29 Canada 7:23.79
- LW2x: Canada 8:06.20 Germany 8:07.33 Greece 8:09.14
- LM2x: Great Britain 7:13.47 Italy 7:15.88 New Zealand 7:18.31
- M4-: France 6:45.38 Greece 6:47.15 New Zealand 6:48.38
- W4x: Great Britain 7:12.78 Ukraine 7:14.95 Germany 7:15.26
- M4x: Croatia 6:15.78 Italy 6:17.04 Australia 6:18.93
- W4-: Netherlands 7:21.09 Australia 7:23.99 United States 7:24.56
- LM2-:
Rugby union
- ITM Cup Final in Christchurch:
- Canterbury 33–13 Waikato
- Canterbury win their third consecutive title.
- Canterbury 33–13 Waikato
Snooker
- World Seniors Championship in Bradford, England:
- Pre-qualifying: Peter Ebdon (ENG) 0–2 Nigel Bond (ENG)
Baseball
- Japan Series:
- Game 5, Chiba Lotte Marines 10, Chunichi Dragons 4. Marines lead series 3–2.
Basketball
- Euroleague:
- Regular Season, matchday 3 (unbeaten teams in bold):
Cricket
- New Zealand in India:
- 1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 1: India 329/3 (90 overs; Virender Sehwag 173, Rahul Dravid 104); New Zealand.
- 1st Test in Ahmedabad, day 1:
Football (soccer)
- African Women's Championship in South Africa:
- Group A: (team in bold advance to the semi-finals)
- South Africa 1–2 Nigeria
- Mali 3–2 Tanzania
- Standings (after 2 matches): Nigeria 6 points, South Africa, Mali 3, Tanzania 0.
- South Africa
- Group A: (team in bold advance to the semi-finals)
- Sudamericano Femenino in Ecuador:
- Caribbean Championship Qualifying Group Stage Two:
- Group F in Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago: (team in bold qualify for the Final Tournament)
- Saint Vincent 1–3 Haiti
- Trinidad and Tobago 2–1 Guyana
- Standings (after 2 matches): Trinidad and Tobago 6 points, Haiti 4, Guyana 1, Saint Vincent 0.
- Saint Vincent
- Group F in Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago: (team in bold qualify for the Final Tournament)
- UEFA Europa League group stage, matchday 4: (teams in bold advance to the knockout stages)
- Group A:
- Lech Poznań 3–1 Manchester City
- Juventus 0–0 Red Bull Salzburg
- Standings (after 4 matches): Lech Poznań, Manchester City 7 points, Juventus 4, Red Bull Salzburg 2.
- Lech Poznań
- Group B:
- Rosenborg 1–2 Atlético Madrid
- Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 Aris
- Standings (after 4 matches): Bayer Leverkusen 8 points, Atlético Madrid 7, Aris 4, Rosenborg 3.
- Rosenborg
- Group C:
- Gent 3–1 Sporting CP
- Levski Sofia
2–2 Lille
- Standings (after 4 matches): Sporting CP 9 points, Lille 5, Levski Sofia, Gent 4.
- Gent
- Group D:
- PAOK 1–0 Villarreal
- Club Brugge 0–2 Dinamo Zagreb
- Standings (after 4 matches): PAOK, Dinamo Zagreb 7 points, Villarreal 6, Club Brugge 2.
- PAOK
- Group E:
- BATE 3–1
Sheriff Tiraspol - Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 AZ
- Standings (after 4 matches): BATE 10 points, Dynamo Kyiv 7, Arizona, Sheriff Tiraspol 3.
- BATE
- Group F:
- CSKA Moscow 3–1 Palermo
- Lausanne-Sport 1–3 Sparta Prague
- Standings (after 4 matches): CSKA Moscow 12 points, Sparta Prague 7, Palermo 3, Lausanne-Sport 1.
- CSKA Moscow
- Group G:
- Hajduk Split 2–3 Zenit St. Petersburg
- AEK Athens 1–1 Anderlecht
- Standings (after 4 matches): Zenit St. Petersburg 12 points, Anderlecht, AEK Athens 4, Hajduk Split 3.
- Hajduk Split
- Group H:
- Odense 2–0 Young Boys
- Getafe 0–3 Stuttgart
- Standings (after 4 matches): Stuttgart 12 points, Young Boys 6, Getafe, Odense 3.
- Odense
- Group I:
- Sampdoria 0–0 Metalist Kharkiv
- PSV Eindhoven 3–0 Debrecen
- Standings (after 4 matches): PSV Eindhoven 10 points, Metalist Kharkiv 7, Sampdoria 5, Debrecen 0.
- Sampdoria
- Group J:
- Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 Borussia Dortmund
- Sevilla 4–0 Karpaty Lviv
- Standings (after 4 matches): Sevilla 9 points, Paris Saint-Germain 8, Borussia Dortmund 5, Karpaty Lviv 0.
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Group K:
- Steaua București 3–1 Utrecht
- Liverpool 3–1 Napoli
- Standings (after 4 matches): Liverpool 8 points, Steaua București 5, Napoli, Utrecht 3.
- Steaua București
- Group L:
- Rapid Wien 1–2 CSKA Sofia
- Porto 1–1 Beşiktaş
- Standings (after 4 matches): Porto 10 points, Beşiktaş 7, Rapid Wien, CSKA Sofia 3.
- Rapid Wien
- Group A:
- MLS Cup Playoffs:
- Eastern Conference Semifinal, second leg in Harrison, New Jersey (first leg score in parentheses):
- New York Red Bulls 1–3 (1–0) San Jose Earthquakes. Earthquakes win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Eastern Conference Semifinal, second leg in Harrison, New Jersey (first leg score in parentheses):
Rowing
- World Championships in Cambridge, New Zealand:
- ASW1x: France 6:43.18 Brazil 6:47.60 Portugal 7:37.46
- ASM1x: Great Britain 5:19.36 Ukraine 5:32.67 New Zealand 5:33.39
- TAMix2x: Ukraine 4:24.71 France 4:28.05 Australia 4:28.16
- IDMix4+: Hong Kong 4:09.58 Italy 4:30.37 Russia 5:00.28
- LTAMix4+: Canada 3:36.53 Great Britain 3:37.08 Germany 3:39.65
- ASW1x:
Snooker
- Premier League week 8 in Weston-super-Mare: (player in bold advances to the semi-finals, player in
strikeis eliminated)- Marco Fu (HKG) 4–2 Neil Robertson (AUS)
- Shaun Murphy (ENG) 3–3 Mark Selby (ENG)
- Standings: Fu 8 points (6 matches), Selby, Mark Williams (WAL) 5 (5), Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 5 (4), Murphy 4 (4),
Ding Junhui(CHN) 4 (6), Robertson 3 (4).
- Standings: Fu 8 points (6 matches), Selby, Mark Williams (WAL) 5 (5), Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 5 (4), Murphy 4 (4),
Snowboarding
Baseball
- Japan Series:
- Game 4, Chunichi Dragons 4, Chiba Lotte Marines 3 (11 innings). Series tied 2–2.
Basketball
- Euroleague:
- Regular Season, matchday 3 (unbeaten teams in bold):
- Group A:
- Khimki Moscow 64–60 Caja Laboral
- Žalgiris Kaunas 74–68 (OT) Asseco Prokom Gdynia
- Khimki Moscow
- Group B:
- Olympiacos Piraeus 93–66 Unicaja Málaga
- Brose Baskets 79–69 Spirou Basket
- Olympiacos Piraeus
- Group C: Montepaschi Siena 80–57 KK Cibona Zagreb
- Group D:
- Group A:
- Regular Season, matchday 3 (unbeaten teams in bold):
Cricket
- Sri Lanka in Australia:
- 1st ODI in Melbourne: Australia 239/8 (50 overs; Thisara Perera 5/46); Sri Lanka 243/9 (44.2 overs). Sri Lanka win by 1 wicket; lead 3-match series 1–0.
- Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga set a One Day International record stand of 132 runs for the ninth wicket.
- 1st ODI in Melbourne:
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 4: (teams in bold advance to the knockout stage)
- Group E:
- Basel 2–3 Roma
- CFR Cluj 0–4 Bayern Munich
- Standings (after 4 matches): Bayern Munich 12 points, Roma 6, CFR Cluj, Basel 3.
- Basel
- Group F:
- Chelsea 4–1 Spartak Moscow
- Žilina 0–7 Marseille
- Standings (after 4 matches): Chelsea 12 points, Spartak Moscow, Marseille 6, Žilina 0.
- Chelsea
- Group G:
- Auxerre 2–1 Ajax
- Milan 2–2 Real Madrid
- Filippo Inzaghi scores both goals for Milan to get level with Raúl as the top scorer in European club competitions with 70 goals.
- Standings (after 4 matches): Real Madrid 10 points, Milan 5, Ajax 4, Auxerre 3.
- Auxerre
- Group H:
- Partizan 0–1 Braga
- Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Arsenal
- Standings (after 4 matches): Arsenal, Shakhtar Donetsk 9 points, Braga 6, Partizan 0.
- Partizan
- Group E:
- Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, first leg:
Volleyball
- Women's World Championship in Japan: (teams in bold advance to the second round)
- Pool A in Tokyo:
- Pool B in Hamamatsu:
- Puerto Rico
0–3 Netherlands - Kenya
0–3 Czech Republic - Italy 0–3 Brazil
- Final standings: Brazil 10 points, Netherlands, Italy, Czech Republic 8, Puerto Rico 6, Kenya 5.
- Puerto Rico
- Pool C in Matsumoto:
- Kazakhstan 0–3 Croatia
- Germany 3–0 Thailand
- Cuba 1–3 United States
- Final standings: USA 10 points, Germany 9, Cuba, Thailand, Croatia 7, Kazakhstan 5.
- Kazakhstan
- Pool D in Osaka:
- Canada 1–3
Dominican Republic - South Korea 3–2 Turkey
- China 0–3 Russia
- Final standings: Russia 10 points, South Korea 9, Turkey 8, China 7, Dominican Republic 6, Canada 5.
- Canada
Baseball
- Japan Series:
- Game 3, Chiba Lotte Marines 7, Chunichi Dragons 1. Marines lead series 2–1.
Cricket
- Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- 3rd ODI in Dubai: South Africa 228/9 (50 overs; Hashim Amla 119*); Pakistan 226/9 (50 overs). South Africa win by 2 runs; lead 5-match series 2–1.
- 3rd ODI in Dubai:
Football (soccer)
- African Women's Championship in South Africa:
- Group B:
- Equatorial Guinea 2–2 Cameroon
- Algeria 1–2 Ghana
- Equatorial Guinea
- Group B:
- CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in Cancún, Mexico: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group A:
- Guyana 1–4 Trinidad and Tobago
- Mexico 0–3 Canada
- Final standings: Canada 9 points, Mexico 6, Trinidad and Tobago 3, Guyana 0.
- Guyana
- Group A:
- Caribbean Championship Qualifying Group Stage Two:
- UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 4:
- Group A:
- Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Internazionale
- Werder Bremen 0–2 Twente
- Standings (after 4 matches): Tottenham Hotspur, Internazionale 7 points, Twente 5, Werder Bremen 2.
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Group B:
- Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–0 Schalke 04
- Benfica 4–3 Lyon
- Standings (after 4 matches): Lyon 9 points, Schalke 04 7, Benfica 6, Hapoel Tel Aviv 1.
- Hapoel Tel Aviv
- Group C:
- Valencia 3–0 Rangers
- Bursaspor 0–3 Manchester United
- Standings (after 4 matches): Manchester United 10 points, Valencia 7, Rangers 5, Bursaspor 0.
- Valencia
- Group D:
- Rubin Kazan 0–0 Panathinaikos
- Copenhagen 1–1 Barcelona
- Standings (after 4 matches): Barcelona 8 points, Copenhagen 7, Rubin Kazan 3, Panathinaikos 2.
- Rubin Kazan
- Group A:
- Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, first leg:
Horse racing
- Melbourne Cup in Melbourne: Americain (trainer: Alain de Royer-Dupré; jockey: Gérald Mossé) Maluckyday (trainer: John Hawkes; jockey: Luke Nolen) So You Think (trainer: Bart Cummings; jockey: Steven Arnold)
Volleyball
- Women's World Championship in Japan: (teams in bold advance to the second round)
- Pool A in Tokyo:
- Pool B in Hamamatsu:
- Brazil 3–0 Puerto Rico
- Netherlands 3–0 Kenya
- Czech Republic 3–2 Italy
- Standings (after 4 matches): Brazil 8 points, Italy 7, Netherlands, Czech Republic 6, Puerto Rico 5, Kenya 4.
- Brazil
- Pool C in Matsumoto:
- Croatia 0–3 Germany
- Thailand 0–3 Cuba
- United States 3–0 Kazakhstan
- Standings (after 4 matches): USA 8 points, Germany 7, Thailand, Cuba 6, Croatia 5, Kazakhstan 4.
- Croatia
- Pool D in Osaka:
- Turkey 3–2 Canada
- Russia 3–1 South Korea
- Dominican Republic 0–3 China
- Standings (after 4 matches): Russia 8 points, South Korea, Turkey 7, China 6, Dominican Republic, Canada 4.
- Turkey
American football
- NFL Monday Night Football, Week 8: Indianapolis Colts 30, Houston Texans 17
Baseball
- World Series:
- Game 5, San Francisco Giants 3, Texas Rangers 1. Giants win series 4–1.
- The Giants win their first World Series since 1954, when they were in New York. Édgar Rentería, whose three-run homer in the seventh inning gave the Giants all the runs they needed, is named Series MVP.
- Game 5, San Francisco Giants 3, Texas Rangers 1. Giants win series 4–1.
Football (soccer)
- African Women's Championship in South Africa:
- CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in Cancún, Mexico: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group B:
- Guatemala
0–1 Haiti - United States 4–0 Costa Rica
- Final standings: United States 9 points, Costa Rica 6, Haiti 3, Guatemala 0.
- Guatemala
- Group B:
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