November 2011 in sports

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Deaths in November[]

Main article: Deaths in November 2011
  • 4: Matty Alou
  • 7: Joe Frazier
  • 19: Basil D'Oliveira
  • 25: Vasily Alekseyev
  • 27: Gary Speed

Current sporting seasons[]

American football 2011[]

Auto racing 2011[]

  • Formula One
  • Sprint Cup
  • Nationwide Series
  • Camping World Truck Series
  • World Rally Championship
  • WTCC
  • V8 Supercar
  • GP2 Series
  • FIA GT1 World Championship
  • Super GT

Baseball 2011[]

  • Nippon Professional Baseball

Basketball 2011[]

Canadian football 2011[]

  • Canadian Football League
  • CIS football

Cricket 2011[]

Football (soccer) 2011[]

National teams competitions
International clubs competitions
Domestic (national) competitions

Golf 2011[]

  • PGA Tour
  • European Tour
  • LPGA Tour
  • Champions Tour

Ice hockey 2011[]

Motorcycle racing 2011[]

Rugby league 2011[]

  • Four Nations
  • Autumn International Series

Rugby union 2011[]

Snooker 2011[]

  • Players Tour Championship

Tennis 2011[]

  • ATP World Tour
  • WTA Tour

Volleyball 2011[]

International clubs competitions

Winter sports[]

Days of the month[]

November 30, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Baseball[]

  • Nippon Professional Baseball awards:
    • Rookies of the Year:
      • Central League: Hirokazu Sawamura, Yomiuri Giants
      • Pacific League: Kazuhisa Makita, Saitama Seibu Lions

Basketball[]

  • Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 7 (teams in bold qualify for Top 16):
    • Group A: Gescrap Bizkaia Spain 97–76 France SLUC Nancy
    • Group B:
      • Žalgiris Lithuania 67–65 Spain Unicaja
      • Brose Baskets Germany 78–81 Russia CSKA Moscow
      • Panathinaikos Greece 94–76 Croatia KK Zagreb
        • Standings: CSKA Moscow 7–0, Panathinaikos 5–2, Unicaja 3–4, Brose Baskets, Žalgiris, KK Zagreb 2–5.
    • Group C: Spirou Charleroi Belgium 62–66 Turkey Anadolu Efes
      • Standings: Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–1, Spain Real Madrid 4–2, Anadolu Efes 4–3, Serbia Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 3–3, Italy EA7 Emporio Armani 2–4, Spirou Charleroi 1–6.

Biathlon[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco:
    • Group B in Marrakech:
      • Gabon  1–1  South Africa
      • Ivory Coast  1–0  Egypt
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Côte d'Ivoire 4 points, Egypt 3, South Africa 2, Gabon 1.
  • UEFA Europa League group stage Matchday 5 (teams in bold qualify for Round of 32):
    • Group A:
      • Rubin Kazan Russia 4–1 Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers
      • Tottenham Hotspur England 1–2 Greece P.A.O.K.
        • Standings (after 5 matches): P.A.O.K. 11 points, Rubin Kazan 10, Tottenham Hotspur 7, Shamrock Rovers 0.
    • Group B:
      • Standard Liège Belgium 2–0 Germany Hannover 96
      • Vorskla Poltava Ukraine 1–1 Denmark Copenhagen
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Standard Liège 11 points, Hannover 96 8, Copenhagen 5, Vorskla Poltava 2.
    • Group C:
      • Rapid București Romania 1–3 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
      • Legia Warsaw Poland 0–3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
        • Standings (after 5 matches): PSV Eindhoven 13 points, Legia Warsaw 9, Hapoel Tel Aviv 4, Rapid București 3.
    • Group G:
      • Malmö FF Sweden 0–0 Netherlands AZ
      • Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine 4–1 Austria Austria Wien
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Metalist Kharkiv 13 points, AZ 7, Austria Wien 5, Malmö FF 1.
    • Group H:
      • Maribor Slovenia 3–4 Belgium Club Brugge
      • Braga Portugal 1–0 England Birmingham City
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Club Brugge, Braga 10 points, Birmingham City 7, Maribor 1.
    • Group I:
      • Rennes France 0–0 Italy Udinese
      • Celtic Scotland 0–1 Spain Atlético Madrid
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Atlético Madrid 10 points, Udinese 8, Celtic 5, Rennes 3.
  • Copa Sudamericana Semifinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Universidad de Chile Chile 2–0 (1–1) Brazil Vasco da Gama. Universidad de Chile win 4–1 on points.

Snooker[]

November 29, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Baseball[]

  • Asia Series Final in Taichung, Taiwan: South Korea Samsung Lions 5, Japan Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3.
    • The Lions become the first non-Japanese champion. Lions starting pitcher Jang Won-Sam is named series MVP.

Cricket[]

  • West Indies in India:
    • 1st ODI in Cuttack:  West Indies 211/9 (50 overs);  India 213/9 (48.5 overs). India win by 1 wicket, lead 5-match series 1–0.
  • Pakistan in Bangladesh:
    • Only T20I in Mirpur:  Pakistan 135/7 (20 overs);  Bangladesh 85/9 (20 overs). Pakistan win by 50 runs.

Football (soccer)[]

  • CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco:
    • Group A in Tangiers:
      • Morocco  1–0  Algeria
      • Senegal  2–1  Nigeria
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Morocco 6 points, Senegal, Algeria 3, Nigeria 0.
  • Copa Sudamericana Semifinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Vélez Sársfield Argentina 0–1 (0–2) Ecuador LDU Quito. LDU Quito win 6–0 on points.

Snooker[]

Volleyball[]

November 28, 2011 (Monday)[]

Volleyball[]

November 27, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada:
    • Super Giant Slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 1:23.47 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Didier Cuche (SUI) 1:23.70 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Adrien Théaux (FRA) 1:24.11
      • Overall standings (after 3 of 45 races): (1) Cuche 180 points (2) Svindal 140 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) & Théaux 100
  • Women's World Cup in Aspen, United States:

Auto racing[]

  • Formula One:
    • Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo, Brazil: (1) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) (2) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault) (3) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes)
      • Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Vettel 392 points (2) Button 270 (3) Webber 258

Badminton[]

  • BWF Super Series:
    • China Open Super Series Premier in Shanghai (CHN unless stated):
      • Men's singles: Lin Dan def. Chen Long 21–17, 26–24
      • Women's singles: Wang Yihan def. Wang Xin 18–12 retired
      • Men's doubles: Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (DEN) def. Ko Sung-hyun/Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR) 21–17, 21–13
      • Women's doubles: Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang def. Tang Jinhua/Xia Huan 21–11, 21–10
      • Mixed doubles: Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei def. Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen (DEN) 21–11, 21–14

Baseball[]

  • Asia Series in Taiwan (teams in bold qualify for Final):
    • Japan Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4, Australia Perth Heat 0
    • South Korea Samsung Lions 6, Taiwan Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 3
      • Final standings: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3–0, Samsung Lions 2–1, Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 1–2, Perth Heat 0–3.

Canadian football[]

  • CFL Playoffs:
    • Grey Cup in Vancouver, British Columbia: BC Lions 34, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23
      • The Lions win the Cup for the sixth time.

Cross-country skiing[]

  • World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
    • Men's 15 km C Handicap Start: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) 37:42.8 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eldar Rønning (NOR) 37:51.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daniel Richardsson (SWE) 38:11.3
      • Final Nordic Opening standings: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Petter Northug (NOR) 1:03:05.1 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dario Cologna (SUI) 1:03:06.9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rønning 1:03:25.7
      • Distance standings (after 3 of 22 races): (1) Johan Olsson (SWE) 169 points (2) Northug 140 (3) Roland Clara (ITA) 109
      • Overall standings (after 5 of 38 races): (1) Northug 355 points (2) Cologna 278 (3) Olsson 259
    • Women's 10 km C Handicap Start (all NOR): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Therese Johaug 27:51.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marit Bjørgen 28:00.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vibeke Skofterud 28:16.4
      • Final Nordic Opening standings: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Bjørgen 41:36.6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Johaug 42:09.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Skofterud 42:10.3
      • Distance standings (after 3 of 22 races): (1) Bjørgen 196 points (2) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 156 (3) Skofterud 146
      • Overall standings (after 5 of 38 races): (1) Bjørgen 446 points (2) Johaug 316 (3) Skofterud 309

Football (soccer)[]

Golf[]

  • Omega Mission Hills World Cup in Haikou, China:
    • Winners:  United States (Matt Kuchar, Gary Woodland) 264 (−24)
      • The United States win the Cup for the 24th time.
  • European Tour:
    • South African Open in Ekurhuleni, South Africa:
      • Winner: Hennie Otto (RSA) 274 (−14)
        • Otto wins his second European Tour title.

Luge[]

  • World Cup 1 in Igls, Austria:
    • Men's singles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Felix Loch (GER) 1:40.270 (50.145, 50.125) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Möller (GER) 1:40.573 (50.244, 50.329) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:40.627 (50.305, 50.322)
    • Team relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada (Alex Gough, Samuel Edney, Tristan Walker/Justin Snith) 2:08.774 (41.302, 43.575, 43.897) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany (Tatjana Hüfner, Andi Langenhan, Tobias Arlt/Tobias Wendl) 2:08.991 (41.190, 43.695, 44.106) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia (Tatiana Ivanova, Albert Demtschenko, Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin) 2:09.427 (41.575, 43.920, 43.932)

Ski jumping[]

  • Men's World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
    • HS 142 Team: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Austria (Wolfgang Loitzl, Andreas Kofler, Gregor Schlierenzauer, Thomas Morgenstern) 517.2 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan (Junshiro Kobayashi, Shōhei Tochimoto, Taku Takeuchi, Daiki Ito) 408.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia (Dimitry Vassiliev, Anton Kalinitschenko, Roman Sergeevich Trofimov, Denis Kornilov) 398.3
    • HS 142: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kofler 264.2 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Schlierenzauer 263.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Morgenstern 256.3

Speed skating[]

  • World Cup 2 in Astana, Kazakhstan:
    • Men's 1000m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Stefan Groothuis (NED) 1:08.85 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kjeld Nuis (NED) 1:08.92 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mo Tae-Bum (KOR) 1:09.29
      • Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Groothuis 200 points (2) Nuis 160 (3) Denny Morrison (CAN) 120
    • Men's mass start: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lee Seung-Hoon (KOR) 9:40.51 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jonathan Kuck (USA) 9:40.67 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (KOR) 9:40.81
    • Women's 1000m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:14.82 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thijsje Oenema (NED) 1:16.12(0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Margot Boer (NED) 1:16.12(7)
      • Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Nesbitt 200 points (2) Boer 150 (3) Marrit Leenstra (NED) 130
    • Women's mass start: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mariska Huisman (NED) 7:26.53 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Claudia Pechstein (GER) 7:26.61 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kim Bo-Reum (KOR) 7:26.85

Snooker[]

Tennis[]

  • ATP World Tour:
    • ATP World Tour Finals in London, England:
      • Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6–3, 6–7(6), 6–3
        • Federer wins the year-end championships for a record sixth time. He wins his fourth title of the year, and in his 100th career final, his 70th title.

Volleyball[]

November 26, 2011 (Saturday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada:
    • Downhill: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Didier Cuche (SUI) 1:47.28 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Beat Feuz (SUI) 1:47.34 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hannes Reichelt (AUT) 1:47.36
      • Overall standings (after 2 of 45 races): (1) Cuche & Ted Ligety (USA) 100 points (3) Feuz & Alexis Pinturault (FRA) 80
  • Women's World Cup in Aspen, United States:
    • Giant Slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 2:11.25 (1:05.41, 1:05.84) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 2:11.58 (1:04.46, 1:07.12) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Julia Mancuso (USA) 2:11.69 (1:05.37, 1:06.32)
      • Giant slalom standings (after 2 of 9 races) & Overall standings (after 2 of 40 races): (1) Rebensburg 180 points (2) Görgl 140 (3) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 122

Baseball[]

  • Asia Series in Taiwan:
    • Japan Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 9, South Korea Samsung Lions 0
    • Taiwan Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 3, Australia Perth Heat 2 (F/10)
      • Standings: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2–0, Samsung Lions, Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 1–1, Perth Heat 0–2.

Cricket[]

  • West Indies in India:
    • 3rd Test in Mumbai, day 5:  West Indies 590 & 134 (57.2 overs; Pragyan Ojha 6/47);  India 482 & 242/9 (64 overs). Match drawn; India win 3-match series 2–0.
      • The match becomes the second in Test history to end in a draw with the scores level.

Cross-country skiing[]

  • World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
    • Men's 10 km F Individual: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Petter Northug (NOR) 24:23.6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dario Cologna (SUI) 24:35.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alexander Legkov (RUS) 25:05.0
      • Distance standings (after 2 of 22 races): (1) Johan Olsson (SWE) 132 points (2) Northug 130 (3) Roland Clara (ITA) 106
      • Overall standings (after 3 of 38 races): (1) Northug 145 points (2) Olsson 132 (3) Clara 106
    • Women's 5 km F Individual: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 13:36.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vibeke Skofterud (NOR) 13:53.9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 13:56.6
      • Distance standings (after 2 of 22 races): (1) Bjørgen 150 points (2) Kalla 126 (3) Skofterud 103
      • Overall standings (after 3 of 38 races): (1) Bjørgen 200 points (2) Kalla 172 (3) Skofterud 146

Curling[]

  • Pacific-Asia Championships in Nanjing, China:
    • Men:
      • Bronze Final:  Australia 2–9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea
      • Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  China 5–2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  New Zealand
        • China win the title for the fifth time.
    • Women:
      • Bronze Final: 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  New Zealand 8–4  Japan
      • Final: 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea 3–11 1st place, gold medalist(s)  China
        • China win the title for the fifth time in six years.

Equestrianism[]

  • Show jumping – Global Champions Tour:
    • 10th Competition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CSI 5*): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Roger-Yves Bost (FRA) on Ideal de la Loge 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Khaled Al-Eid (KSA) on Presley Boy 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Álvaro de Miranda Neto (BRA) on Ashleigh Drossel Dan
      • Final standings: (1) Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) 238 points (2) Ludger Beerbaum (GER) 218.5 (3) de Miranda Neto 210

Figure skating[]

  • ISU Grand Prix:
    • Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, Russia (skaters in bold qualify for Final):
      • Ladies: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mao Asada (JPN) 183.25 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alena Leonova (RUS) 180.45 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Adelina Sotnikova (RUS) 169.75
        • Final standings: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS) 30 points, Asada, Carolina Kostner (ITA) & Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 28, Alissa Czisny (USA) 26, Leonova 24.
      • Pairs: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) 208.69 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 197.84 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Stefania Berton/Ondřej Hotárek (ITA) 168.02
        • Final standings: Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov (RUS), Savchenko/Szolkowy & Kavaguti/Smirnov 30 points, Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao (CHN) 26, Narumi Takahashi/Mervin Tran (JPN), Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford (CAN) & Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 22.
      • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN) 241.66 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Javier Fernández (ESP) 241.63 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jeremy Abbott (USA) 229.08
        • Final standings: Patrick Chan (CAN) 30 points, Daisuke Takahashi (JPN), Abbott, Michal Březina (CZE) & Fernández 26, Hanyu, Song Nan (CHN) & Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 24.
      • Ice dance: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) 179.06 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 161.18 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 156.83
        • Final standings: Davis/White & Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) 30 points, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (USA) 28, Bobrova/Soloviev, Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) & Weaver/Poje 26.

Football (soccer)[]

  • FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC First Round in Apia, Samoa (team in bold qualify for the Second Round):
    • Samoa  1–0  American Samoa
    • Tonga  2–1  Cook Islands
      • Final standings: Samoa 7 points, Tonga, American Samoa 4, Cook Islands 1.
  • CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco:
    • Group A in Tangiers:
      • Nigeria  0–1  Morocco
      • Algeria  1–0  Senegal

Luge[]

  • World Cup 1 in Igls, Austria:
    • Women's singles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:19.353 (39.717, 39.636) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anke Wischnewski (GER) 1:19.554 (39.735, 39.819) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alex Gough (CAN) 1:19.628 (39.861, 39.767)
    • Doubles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Penz/Georg Fischler (AUT) 1:19.099 (39.486, 39.613) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin (RUS) 1:19.175 (39.543, 39.632) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:19.187 (39.664, 39.523)

Nordic combined[]

  • World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
    • HS 142 / 10 km: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tino Edelmann (GER) 27:37.3 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Janne Ryynänen (FIN) 27:45.3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Akito Watabe (JPN) 27:49.5
      • Standings (after 2 of 23 races): (1) Edelmann 160 points (2) Magnus Krog (NOR) & Watabe 140

Rugby union[]

  • IRB Sevens World Series:
    • Gold Coast Sevens in Gold Coast, Australia:
      • Shield: Japan  19–31  Papua New Guinea
      • Bowl: Argentina  17–14  Scotland
      • Plate: Samoa  15–26  Wales
      • Cup: New Zealand  12–26  Fiji
  • in London: Barbarians 11–60  Australia

Ski jumping[]

  • Men's World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
    • HS 142 Team: Postponed to November 27 due to strong winds.

Speed skating[]

  • World Cup 2 in Astana, Kazakhstan:
    • Men's 500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jan Smeekens (NED) 35.05 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mo Tae-Bum (KOR) 35.06 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tucker Fredricks (USA) 35.19
      • Standings (after 4 of 12 races): (1) Mo 285 points (2) Smeekens 246 (3) Joji Kato (JPN) 213
    • Men's 5000m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sven Kramer (NED) 6:13.83 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jorrit Bergsma (NED) 6:15.40 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alexis Contin (FRA) 6:17.43
      • Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Kramer & Bergsma 180 points (3) Contin 120
    • Women's 500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jenny Wolf (GER) 37.98(4) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lee Sang-Hwa (KOR) 37.98(5) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nao Kodaira (JPN) 37.99
      • Standings (after 4 of 12 races): (1) Lee 310 points (2) Wolf 290 (3) Thijsje Oenema (NED) 250
    • Women's 1500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:56.10 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Claudia Pechstein (GER) 1:56.77 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:57.00
      • Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Nesbitt 180 points (2) Wüst 170 (3) Pechstein 116

November 25, 2011 (Friday)[]

Baseball[]

Canadian football[]

Cricket[]

  • West Indies in India:
    • 3rd Test in Mumbai, day 4:  West Indies 590 & 81/2 (34 overs);  India 482 (135.4 overs; Ravichandran Ashwin 103). West Indies lead by 189 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
      • Ashwin becomes the first player to score a century and record five wickets in an innings, since Jacques Kallis (RSA) in 2002.
  • Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
    • Only T20I in Abu Dhabi:  Sri Lanka 141 (19.3 overs);  Pakistan 142/5 (19.3 overs). Pakistan win by 5 wickets.

Cross-country skiing[]

  • World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
    • Men's Sprint C: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Teodor Peterson (SWE) 2:50.7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nikita Kriukov (RUS) 2:51.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Øystein Pettersen (NOR) 2:51.7
      • Overall standings (after 2 of 38 races): (1) Johan Olsson (SWE) 100 points (2) Petter Northug (NOR) 95 (3) Roland Clara (ITA) & Dario Cologna (SUI) 60
    • Women's Sprint C: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2:50.1 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 2:52.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vibeke Skofterud (NOR) 2:54.0
      • Overall standings (after 2 of 38 races): (1) Bjørgen 150 points (2) Kalla 126 (3) Skofterud 103

Curling[]

Nordic combined[]

  • World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
    • HS 142 / 10 km: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Magnus Krog (NOR) 27:41.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Akito Watabe (JPN) 27:43.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tino Edelmann (GER) 27:48.1

Speed skating[]

  • World Cup 2 in Astana, Kazakhstan:
    • Men's 500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mo Tae-Bum (KOR) 34.89 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tucker Fredricks (USA) 34.94 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Stefan Groothuis (NED) 35.01
      • Standings (after 3 of 12 races): (1) Mo 205 points (2) Yūya Oikawa (JPN) 190 (3) Joji Kato (JPN) 177
    • Men's 1500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Wouter olde Heuvel (NED) 1:45.69 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Denny Morrison (CAN) 1:45.80 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 1:45.97
      • Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Groothuis 145 points (2) Shani Davis (USA) 140 (3) olde Heuvel 136
    • Women's 500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lee Sang-Hwa (KOR) 37.78 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jenny Wolf (GER) 38.04 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thijsje Oenema (NED) 38.22
      • Standings (after 3 of 12 races): (1) Lee 230 points (2) Oenema 210 (3) Yu Jing (CHN) 200
    • Women's 3000m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 4:03.28 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Claudia Pechstein (GER) 4:03.59 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Diane Valkenburg (NED) 4:05.36
      • Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Sáblíková 200 points (2) Pechstein 150 (3) Ireen Wüst (NED) 140

Volleyball[]

November 24, 2011 (Thursday)[]

Basketball[]

  • Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 6 (teams in bold qualify for Top 16):
    • Group A:
    • Group B:
      • Unicaja Spain 76–77 Greece Panathinaikos
      • KK Zagreb Croatia 86–74 Germany Brose Baskets
        • Standings: Russia CSKA Moscow 6–0, Panathinaikos 4–2, Unicaja 3–3, Brose Baskets, KK Zagreb 2–4, Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas 1–5.
    • Group C:
      • Real Madrid Spain 93–89 Belgium Spirou Charleroi
      • Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 85–76 Italy EA7 Emporio Armani
        • Standings: Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–1, Real Madrid 4–2, Turkey Anadolu Efes, Serbia Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 3–3, EA7 Emporio Armani 2–4, Spirou Basket 1–5.
    • Group D:
      • Galatasaray Medical Park Turkey 78–76 (OT) Poland Asseco Prokom Gdynia
      • FC Barcelona Regal Spain 72–46 Slovenia Union Olimpija Ljubljana
        • With 14 points during the game, FC Barcelona Regal's Juan Carlos Navarro (ESP) becomes the all-time Euroleague points-scoring leader, surpassing the mark of Marcus Brown (USA).
        • Standings: FC Barcelona Regal 6–0, Italy Montepaschi Siena, Russia UNICS Kazan 4–2, Galatasaray Medical Park 3–3, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–5, Asseco Prokom Gdynia 0–6.

Chess[]

Cricket[]

  • West Indies in India:
    • 3rd Test in Mumbai, day 3:  West Indies 590 (184.1 overs; Ravichandran Ashwin 5/156);  India 281/3 (80 overs). India trail by 309 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Curling[]

  • Pacific-Asia Championships in Nanjing, China:
    • Men (teams in bold advance to the playoffs):
      • Draw 10:
        •  Japan 7–8  China
        •  New Zealand 5–2  Chinese Taipei
        •  Australia 6–5  South Korea
          • Final standings: China 9–1, South Korea 7–3, New Zealand, Australia 5–5, Chinese Taipei 3–7, Japan 1–9.
    • Women:
      • Draw 6:
        •  South Korea 9–1  New Zealand
        •  China 7–6  Japan
          • Final standings: China, South Korea 5–1, Japan 2–4, New Zealand 0–6.

Football (soccer)[]

Volleyball[]

November 23, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Basketball[]

  • Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 6 (team in bold qualify for Top 16):
    • Group A: Olympiacos Greece 88–81 Spain Gescrap Bizkaia
    • Group B: CSKA Moscow Russia 95–82 Lithuania Žalgiris
      • Standings: CSKA Moscow 6–0, Greece Panathinaikos, Spain Unicaja 3–2, Germany Brose Baskets 2–3, Croatia KK Zagreb 1–4, Žalgiris 1–5.
    • Group C: Anadolu Efes Turkey 67–58 Serbia Partizan Mt:s Belgrade
      • Standings: Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–1, Spain Real Madrid 3–2, Anadolu Efes, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 3–3, Italy EA7 Emporio Armani 2–3, Belgium Spirou Charleroi 1–4.
    • Group D: Montepaschi Siena Italy 73–79 Russia UNICS Kazan

Chess[]

Cricket[]

  • West Indies in India:
    • 3rd Test in Mumbai, day 2:  West Indies 575/9 (181 overs; Darren Bravo 166);  India.
  • Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
    • 5th ODI in Abu Dhabi:  Sri Lanka 218/9 (50 overs);  Pakistan 219/7 (47.2 overs). Pakistan win by 3 wickets; win 5-match series 4–1.

Curling[]

  • Pacific-Asia Championships in Nanjing, China:
    • Men: (teams in bold advance to the playoffs)
      • Draw 8:
        •  New Zealand 7–2  Japan
        •  Chinese Taipei 5–9  Australia
        •  China 4–3  South Korea
      • Draw 9:
        •  Japan 8–12  South Korea
        •  Australia 8–5  New Zealand
        •  Chinese Taipei 5–8  China
          • Standings: China 8–1, South Korea 7–2, New Zealand, Australia 4–5, Chinese Taipei 3–6, Japan 1–8.
    • Women:
      • Draw 5:
        •  South Korea 7–5  Japan
        •  China 8–3  New Zealand
          • Standings: China, South Korea 4–1, Japan 2–3, New Zealand 0–5.

Football (soccer)[]

November 22, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Baseball[]

  • Major League Baseball awards:
    • National League Most Valuable Player: Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers
      • Braun becomes the first Brewer to win the Award since Robin Yount in 1989.

Cricket[]

Curling[]

  • Pacific-Asia Championships in Nanjing, China:
    • Men: (teams in bold advance to the playoffs)
      • Draw 6:
        •  China 6–2  Australia
        •  South Korea 5–6  New Zealand
        •  Japan 6–8  Chinese Taipei
      • Draw 7:
        •  South Korea 9–6  Chinese Taipei
        •  Japan 8–6  Australia
        •  China 6–4  New Zealand
          • Standings: China, South Korea 6–1, Chinese Taipei, New Zealand 3–4, Australia 2–5, Japan 1–6.
    • Women:
      • Draw 4:
        •  Japan 9–1  New Zealand
        •  China 9–7  South Korea
          • Standings: China, South Korea 3–1, Japan 2–2, New Zealand 0–4.

Football (soccer)[]

Snooker[]

  • Mike Dunn compiles the 79th official maximum break at the qualifying stages of the 2012 German Masters.

Volleyball[]

November 21, 2011 (Monday)[]

Baseball[]

  • Major League Baseball awards:
    • American League Most Valuable Player: Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
      • Verlander becomes the first pitcher to be named MVP since Dennis Eckersley in 1992, and the first Tiger since Willie Hernández in 1984.

Chess[]

Cricket[]

  • Australia in South Africa:
    • 2nd Test in Johannesburg, day 5:  South Africa 266 & 339;  Australia 296 & 310/8 (86.5 overs; Vernon Philander 5/70). Australia win by 2 wickets; 2-match series drawn 1–1.

Curling[]

  • Pacific-Asia Championships in Nanjing, China:
    • Men:
      • Draw 4:
        •  South Korea 10–4  Japan
        •  China 10–2  Chinese Taipei
        •  New Zealand 8–3  Australia
      • Draw 5:
        •  Chinese Taipei 8–5  New Zealand
        •  China 6–4  Japan
        •  South Korea 9–1  Australia
          • Standings: South Korea 5–0, China 4–1, Chinese Taipei, Australia, New Zealand 2–3, Japan 0–5.
    • Women:
      • Draw 3:
        •  Japan 4–8  China
        •  New Zealand 3–9  South Korea
          • Standings: South Korea 3–0, China 2–1, Japan 1–2, New Zealand 0–3.

Volleyball[]

November 20, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Auto racing[]

  • Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
    • Ford 400 in Homestead, Florida: (1) Indiana Tony Stewart (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing) (2) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) New Jersey Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota; Michael Waltrip Racing)
      • Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Stewart 2403 points (5 wins) (2) Edwards 2403 (1 win) (3) California Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2345
        • Stewart wins his third Cup title, and becomes the first owner-driver to win a championship since Alan Kulwicki in 1992.
  • V8 Supercars:
    • Norton 360 Sandown Challenge in Melbourne, Victoria (all AUS):
      • Race 26: (1) Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (2) Mark Winterbottom (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon) (3) Will Davison (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon)
        • Drivers' championship standings (after 26 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 3033 points (2) Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) 2845 (3) Winterbottom 2449
  • World Touring Car Championship:
    • Race of Macau in Macau:
      • Race 1: (1) Robert Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) (Lukoil – SUNRED; SEAT León)
      • Race 2: (1) Huff (2) Tom Coronel (NED) (ROAL Motorsport; BMW 320 TC) (3) Muller
        • Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Muller 433 points (2) Huff 430 (3) Alain Menu (SUI) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) 323
          • Muller wins his third world title.

Badminton[]

  • BWF Super Series:
    • Hong Kong Super Series in Hong Kong (CHN unless stated):
      • Men's singles: Lin Dan def. Chen Jin 21–12, 21–19
      • Women's singles: Wang Xin def. Tine Baun (DEN) 21–17, 21–14
      • Men's doubles: Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng def. Jung Jae-sung/Lee Yong-dae (KOR) 14–21, 24–22, 21–19
      • Women's doubles: Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang def. Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei 21–12, 14–2 retired
      • Mixed doubles: Zhang Nan/Zhao def. Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen (DEN) 15–21, 21–17, 21–17

Baseball[]

  • Japan Series, Game 7 in Fukuoka: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3, Chunichi Dragons 0. Hawks win series 4–3.
    • The Hawks win the Japan Series for the first time since 2003, and the fifth time overall. Hawks first baseman Hiroki Kokubo is named series MVP.

Canadian football[]

  • CFL Playoffs:
    • Division Finals:
      • East in Winnipeg, Manitoba: Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 3
      • West in Vancouver, British Columbia: BC Lions 40, Edmonton Eskimos 23

Chess[]

Cricket[]

  • Australia in South Africa:
    • 2nd Test in Johannesburg, day 4:  South Africa 266 & 339 (110 overs; Hashim Amla 105, Pat Cummins 6/79);  Australia 296 & 142/3 (37 overs). Australia require another 168 runs with 7 wickets remaining.
  • Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
    • 4th ODI in Sharjah:  Pakistan 200 (49.3 overs);  Sri Lanka 174 (45.2 overs; Shahid Afridi 5/35). Pakistan win by 26 runs; lead 5-match series 3–1.

Cross-country skiing[]

Curling[]

  • Pacific-Asia Championships in Nanjing, China:
    • Men:
      • Draw 2:
        •  South Korea 8–7  Chinese Taipei
        •  New Zealand 1–6  China
        •  Australia 9–7  Japan
      • Draw 3:
        •  Australia 5–3  Chinese Taipei
        •  Japan 6–8  New Zealand
        •  South Korea 9–6  China
          • Standings: South Korea 3–0, Australia, China 2–1, Chinese Taipei, New Zealand 1–2, Japan 0–3.
    • Women:
      • Draw 2:
        •  New Zealand 1–11  China
        •  Japan 3–12  South Korea
          • Standings: South Korea 2–0, China, Japan 1–1, New Zealand 0–2.

Football (soccer)[]

Golf[]

  • European Tour:
    • Iskandar Johor Open in Johor Bahru, Malaysia:
      • Winner: Joost Luiten (NED) 198 (−15)
        • Luiten wins his first European Tour title.
    • Alfred Dunhill Championship in Malalane, South Africa:
      • Winner: Garth Mulroy (RSA) 269 (−19)
        • Mulroy wins his first European Tour title.
  • LPGA Tour:
    • CME Group Titleholders in Orlando, Florida:
      • Winner: Hee Young Park (KOR) 279 (−9)
        • Park wins her first LPGA Tour title.
  • Presidents Cup in Melbourne, Australia: Internationals 15–19 United States
    • The United States win the Cup for the fourth successive time.

Gymnastics[]

  • Trampoline World Championships in Birmingham, England:
    • Double Mini Trampoline Individual men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Bruno Martini (BRA) 73.300 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Austin White (USA) 72.800 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Evgeny Chernoivanov (RUS) 71.800
    • Double Mini Trampoline Individual women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Svetlana Balandina (RUS) 70.200 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bianca Zoonekynd (RSA) 69.700 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Victoria Voronina (RUS) 68.700
    • Tumbling Individual men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yang Song (CHN) 79.100 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (CHN) 76.500 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andrey Krylov (RUS) 75.800
    • Tumbling Individual women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) (CHN) 71.700 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (RUS) 70.900 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (RUS) 68.400
    • Synchronised men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tu Xiao/Dong Dong (CHN) 52.400 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) / (JPN) 51.900 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Viatchaslau Modzel/ (BLR) 50.700
    • Trampoline Individual women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) He Wenna (CHN) 56.275 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rosannagh MacLennan (CAN) 55.360 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Li Dan (CHN) 55.330

Rugby union[]

Speed skating[]

  • World Cup 1 in Chelyabinsk, Russia:
    • Men's 1000m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Stefan Groothuis (NED) 1:08.49 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kjeld Nuis (NED) 1:08.56 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Denny Morrison (CAN) 1:09.26
    • Men's team pursuit: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands (Sven Kramer, Jan Blokhuijsen, Wouter olde Heuvel) 3:41.25 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United States (Shani Davis, Jonathan Kuck, Brian Hansen) 3:44.52 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany (Patrick Beckert, Marco Weber, Alexej Baumgartner) 3:45.29
    • Women's 1000m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:15.97 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Margot Boer (NED) 1:16.52 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marrit Leenstra (NED) 1:16.77
    • Women's team pursuit: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada (Brittany Schussler, Cindy Klassen, Nesbitt) 3:02.07 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands (Ireen Wüst, Diane Valkenburg, Leenstra) 3:02.72 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia (Yuliya Skokova, Yekaterina Lobysheva, Yekaterina Shikhova) 3:03.37

Volleyball[]

November 19, 2011 (Saturday)[]

Auto racing[]

  • Nationwide Series:
    • Ford 300 in Homestead, Florida: (1) Michigan Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) Mississippi Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
      • Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Stenhouse, Jr. 1222 points (2) Virginia Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 1177 (3) Illinois Justin Allgaier (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 1105
        • Stenhouse, Jr. wins the title for the first time.
  • V8 Supercars:
    • Norton 360 Sandown Challenge in Melbourne, Victoria (AUS, Holden VE Commodore unless stated):
      • Race 25: (1) Rick Kelly (Kelly Racing) (2) James Courtney (Holden Racing Team) (3) Todd Kelly (Kelly Racing)
        • Drivers' championship standings (after 25 of 28 races): (1) Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 2883 points (2) Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering) 2725 (3) Shane van Gisbergen (NZL) (Stone Brothers Racing; Ford FG Falcon) 2312

Baseball[]

  • Japan Series, Game 6 in Fukuoka: Chunichi Dragons 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1. Series tied 3–3.

Cricket[]

  • Australia in South Africa:
    • 2nd Test in Johannesburg, day 3:  South Africa 266 & 229/3 (69 overs);  Australia 296. South Africa lead by 199 runs with 7 wickets remaining.

Cross-country skiing[]

  • World Cup in Sjusjøen, Norway:
    • Men's 15 km Free Individual: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Johan Olsson (SWE) 32:40.9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Petter Northug (NOR) 33:12.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Roland Clara (ITA) 33:12.3
    • Women's 10 km Free Individual: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 24:22.3 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 24:49.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vibeke Skofterud (NOR) 24:51.3
      • Bjørgen wins her 47th World Cup race, and surpasses Bjørn Dæhlie (NOR) for the most wins in World Cup racing.

Curling[]

  • Pacific-Asia Championships in Nanjing, China:
    • Men:
      • Draw 1:
        •  New Zealand 5–9  South Korea
        •  Australia 4–11  China
        •  Chinese Taipei 6–3  Japan
    • Women:
      • Draw 1:
        •  New Zealand 2–8  Japan
        •  South Korea 9–4  China

Figure skating[]

  • ISU Grand Prix:
    • Trophée Eric Bompard in Paris, France:
      • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Patrick Chan (CAN) 240.60 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Song Nan (CHN) 224.10 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michal Březina (CZE) 218.60
        • Standings (after 5 of 6 events): Chan 30 points (2 events), Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) & Březina 26 (2), Song & Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 24 (2), Adam Rippon (USA) 18 (2).
      • Pairs: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov (RUS) 194.13 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov (RUS) 184.91 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford (CAN) 176.62
        • Standings (after 5 of 6 events): Volosozhar/Trankov & Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 30 points (2 events), Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) & Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao (CHN) 26 (2), Narumi Takahashi/Mervin Tran (JPN), Duhamel/Radford & Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 22 (2).
      • Ladies: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS) 182.89 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carolina Kostner (ITA) 179.32 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alissa Czisny (USA) 179.15
        • Standings (after 5 of 6 events): Tuktamysheva 30 points (2 events), Kostner & Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 28 (2), Czisny 26 (2), Mirai Nagasu (USA), Ashley Wagner (USA) & Alena Leonova (RUS) 20 (2).
      • Ice Dance: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) 176.93 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 164.56 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte (ITA) 153.76
        • Standings (after 5 of 6 events): Virtue/Moir 30 points (2 events), Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (USA) 28 (2), Péchalat/Bourzat & Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 26 (2), Cappellini/Lanotte 22 (2), Elena Ilinykh/Nikita Katsalapov (RUS) 20 (2).

Football (soccer)[]

Gymnastics[]

  • Trampoline World Championships in Birmingham, England:
    • Double Mini Trampoline Team men: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada (, , Keegan Soehn, ) 108.600 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Brazil (, , Bruno Martini, ) 103.200 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States (Ryan Roberts, Austin White, Kalon Ludvigson, ) 85.600
    • Double Mini Trampoline Team women: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada (, Mariah Madigan, Corissa Boychuk, ) 104.100 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Portugal (, , , ) 102.900 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States (, , Erin Jauch, ) 100.800
    • Tumbling Team men: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  China (Zhang Lingfeng, , Yang Song, ) 115.500 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Russia (, , Andrey Krylov, ) 113.000 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada (Schwaiger, , Seifert, ) 103.100
    • Tumbling Team women: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  China (, , , ) 102.000 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Russia (, , , Elena Krasnokutskaya) 101.000 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  France (, , ) 95.200
    • Synchronised women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Anna Dogonadze/ (GER) 48.100 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Karen Cockburn/Rosannagh MacLennan (CAN) 47.600 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) /Kat Driscoll (GBR) 47.000
    • Trampoline Individual men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lu Chunlong (CHN) 62.145 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dong Dong (CHN) 61.460 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Masaki Ito (JPN) 60.864

Mixed martial arts[]

  • UFC 139 in San Jose, California, United States (USA unless stated):
    • Light Heavyweight bout: Dan Henderson def. Maurício Rua (BRA) via unanimous decision (48–47, 48–47, 48–47)
    • Middleweight bout: Wanderlei Silva (BRA) def. Cung Le via TKO (knees and punches)
    • Bantamweight bout: Urijah Faber def. Brian Bowles via submission (guillotine choke)
    • Welterweight bout: Martin Kampmann (DEN) def. Rick Story via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
    • Light Heavyweight bout: Stephan Bonnar def. Kyle Kingsbury via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–25, 30–27)

Rugby league[]

  • Four Nations Final in Leeds: Australia  30–8  England
    • Australia win the title for the second time.

Rugby union[]

  • Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 2:
    • Pool 1: Castres France 24–27 Ireland Munster
      • Standings (after 2 matches): Wales Scarlets 9 points, Munster 8, England Northampton Saints 2, Castres 1.
    • Pool 4: Leicester Tigers England 20–9 Ireland Ulster
      • Standings (after 2 matches): Leicester Tigers 8 points, France Clermont 6, Ulster 4, Italy Aironi 0.
    • Pool 5:
      • Biarritz France 15–10 England Saracens
      • Benetton Treviso Italy 26–26 Wales Ospreys
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Saracens, Ospreys 6 points, Biarritz 5, Benetton Treviso 2.
    • Pool 6:
      • Gloucester England 9–28 England Harlequins
      • Connacht Ireland 10–36 France Toulouse
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Toulouse, Harlequins 8 points, Gloucester 1, Connacht 0.
  • Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 2:
    • Pool 1: Crociati Parma Italy 3–34 England Worcester Warriors
    • Pool 2:
      • Petrarca Padova Italy 3–34 England Newcastle Falcons
      • Lyon France 19–26 France Toulon
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Toulon, Newcastle Falcons 9 points, Lyon 1, Petrarca Padova 0.
    • Pool 4: Exeter Chiefs England 68–0 Italy Cavalieri Prato
      • Standings (after 2 matches): Wales Newport Gwent Dragons 9 points, Exeter Chiefs 6, France Perpignan 4, Cavalieri Prato 0.

Speed skating[]

  • World Cup 1 in Chelyabinsk, Russia:
    • 500 m women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yu Jing (CHN) 37.65 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lee Sang-Hwa (KOR) 38.09 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jenny Wolf (GER) 38.22
      • Standings (after 2 of 12 races): (1) Yu 200 points (2) Thijsje Oenema (NED) 140 (3) Lee 130
    • 500 m men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Joji Kato (JPN) 34.92 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mo Tae-Bum (KOR) 35.01 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yūya Oikawa (JPN) 35.14
      • Standings (after 2 of 12 races): (1) Kato 145 points (2) Oikawa 140 (3) Jan Smeekens (NED) 130
    • 1500 m women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:57.02 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:57.44 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marrit Leenstra (NED) 1:58.27
    • 5000 m men (all NED): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jorrit Bergsma 6:18.74 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sven Kramer 6:20.60 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bob de Jong 6:21.96

Snowboarding[]

  • World Cup in Stockholm, Sweden:
    • Big Air men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Niklas Mattsson (SWE) 172.4 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (AUT) 167.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alexey Sobolev (RUS) 163.4
      • Big Air standings: (1) Mattsson 1160 points (2) Janne Korpi (FIN) 1020 (3) Seppe Smits (BEL) 850
      • Freestyle Overall standings: (1) Korpi 2620 points (2) Dimi de Jong (NED) 1480 (3) Mattsson 1160

November 18, 2011 (Friday)[]

Chess[]

Cricket[]

  • Australia in South Africa:
    • 2nd Test in Johannesburg, day 2:  South Africa 266 & 0/0 (0.4 overs);  Australia 296 (76.4 overs). South Africa trail by 30 runs with 10 wickets remaining.
  • Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
    • 3rd ODI in Dubai:  Pakistan 257/8 (50 overs);  Sri Lanka 236 (48.5 overs). Pakistan win by 21 runs; lead 5-match series 2–1.

Gymnastics[]

  • Trampoline World Championships in Birmingham, England:
    • Trampoline team men: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Japan (Tetsuya Sotomura, , Masaki Ito) 175.474 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  China (Tu Xiao, Lu Chunlong, Dong Dong) 154.440 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia (, Nikita Fedorenko, Dmitry Ushakov) 152.030
    • Trampoline team women: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  China (He Wenna, , Huang Shanshan) 164.485 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  United Kingdom (Kat Driscoll, Laura Gallagher, Emma Smith) 159.585 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada (Karen Cockburn, Rosannagh MacLennan, Samantha Smith) 159.085

Rugby union[]

  • Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 2:
    • Pool 1: Northampton Saints England 23–28 Wales Scarlets
      • Standings: Scarlets 9 points (2 matches), Ireland Munster 4 (1), Northampton Saints 2 (2), France Castres 0 (1).
    • Pool 2:
      • Cardiff Blues Wales 24–18 England London Irish
      • Edinburgh Scotland 48–47 France Racing Métro
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Edinburgh 9 points, Cardiff Blues 8, Racing Métro 3, London Irish 2.
    • Pool 4: Clermont France 54–3 Italy Aironi
      • Standings: Clermont 6 points (2 matches), England Leicester Tigers, Ireland Ulster 4 (1), Aironi 0 (2).
  • Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 2:

Speed skating[]

  • World Cup 1 in Chelyabinsk, Russia:
    • Men's 500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Pekka Koskela (FIN) 35.00 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jan Smeekens (NED) 35.01 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yūya Oikawa (JPN) 35.07
    • Men's 1500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Stefan Groothuis (NED) 1:45.70 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shani Davis (USA) 1:46.27 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 1:46.47
    • Women's 500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yu Jing (CHN) 37.81 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maki Tsuji (JPN) & Thijsje Oenema (NED) 38.22(3)
    • Women's 3000m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 4:06.54 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ireen Wüst (NED) 4:07.16 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Claudia Pechstein (GER) 4:07.81

Volleyball[]

November 17, 2011 (Thursday)[]

Baseball[]

  • Japan Series, Game 5 in Nagoya: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 5, Chunichi Dragons 0. Hawks lead series 3–2.
  • Major League Baseball awards:
    • National League Cy Young Award: Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers

Basketball[]

  • Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 5:
    • Group B: Brose Baskets Germany 79–76 Greece Panathinaikos
      • Standings: Russia CSKA Moscow 5–0, Panathinaikos, Spain Unicaja 3–2, Brose Baskets 2–3, Lithuania Žalgiris, Croatia KK Zagreb 1–4.
    • Group C:
      • Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 69–59 Belgium Spirou Charleroi
      • Real Madrid Spain 104–84 Turkey Anadolu Efes
      • EA7 Emporio Armani Italy 65–69 Serbia Partizan Mt:s Belgrade
        • Standings: Maccabi Tel Aviv 4–1, Real Madrid, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 3–2, EA7 Emporio Armani, Anadolu Efes 2–3, Spirou Charleroi 1–4.
    • Group D:
      • UNICS Kazan Russia 81–51 Slovenia Union Olimpija Ljubljana
      • Galatasaray Medical Park Turkey 66–70 Spain FC Barcelona Regal
      • Montepaschi Siena Italy 84–73 Poland Asseco Prokom Gdynia
        • Standings: FC Barcelona Regal 5–0, Montepaschi Siena 4–1, UNICS Kazan 3–2, Galatasaray Medical Park 2–3, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–4, Asseco Prokom Gdynia 0–5.

Chess[]

Cricket[]

  • West Indies in India:
    • 2nd Test in Kolkata, day 4:  India 631/7d;  West Indies 153 & 463 (f/o, 126.3 overs; Darren Bravo 136). India win by an innings and 15 runs; lead 3-match series 2–0.
  • Australia in South Africa:
    • 2nd Test in Johannesburg, day 1:  South Africa 266 (71 overs);  Australia.

Football (soccer)[]

  • Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
    • Universidad de Chile Chile 3–0 (2–1) Argentina Arsenal. Universidad de Chile win 6–0 on points.
    • Libertad Paraguay 1–0 (0–1) Ecuador LDU Quito. 3–3 on points, 1–1 on aggregate; LDU Quito win 5–4 on penalties.

Rugby union[]

Volleyball[]

November 16, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Baseball[]

  • Japan Series, Game 4 in Nagoya: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2, Chunichi Dragons 1. Series tied 2–2.
  • Major League Baseball awards:
    • Managers of the Year:
      • American League: Joe Maddon, Tampa Bay Rays
      • National League: Kirk Gibson, Arizona Diamondbacks

Basketball[]

  • Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 5:
    • Group A:
    • Group B:
      • CSKA Moscow Russia 77–66 Spain Unicaja
      • KK Zagreb Croatia 80–78 Lithuania Žalgiris
        • Standings: CSKA Moscow 5–0, Greece Panathinaikos 3–1, Unicaja 3–2, Germany Brose Baskets 1–3, Žalgiris, KK Zagreb 1–4.

Cricket[]

  • West Indies in India:
    • 2nd Test in Kolkata, day 3:  India 631/7d;  West Indies 153 (48 overs) & 195/3 (f/o, 62 overs). West Indies trail by 283 runs with 7 wickets remaining.

Football (soccer)[]

  • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) First Round, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Ethiopia  5–0 (0–0)  Somalia. Ethiopia win 5–0 on aggregate.

Volleyball[]

November 15, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Baseball[]

  • Japan Series, Game 3 in Nagoya: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4, Chunichi Dragons 2. Dragons lead series 2–1.
  • Major League Baseball awards:
    • American League Cy Young Award: Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers

Chess[]

Cricket[]

  • West Indies in India:
    • 2nd Test in Kolkata, day 2:  India 631/7d (151.2 overs; V. V. S. Laxman 176*, Mahendra Singh Dhoni 144);  West Indies 34/2 (12 overs). West Indies trail by 597 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Football (soccer)[]

  • UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying play-offs, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
    • Croatia  0–0 (3–0)  Turkey. Croatia win 3–0 on aggregate.
    • Montenegro  0–1 (0–2)  Czech Republic. Czech Republic win 3–0 on aggregate.
    • Republic of Ireland  1–1 (4–0)  Estonia. Republic of Ireland win 5–1 on aggregate.
    • Portugal  6–2 (0–0)  Bosnia and Herzegovina. Portugal win 6–2 on aggregate.
  • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Matchday 4:
    • Colombia  1–2  Argentina
    • Ecuador  2–0  Peru
    • Chile  2–0  Paraguay
    • Venezuela  1–0  Bolivia
      • Standings (after 4 matches unless stated):  Uruguay 7 points (3 matches), Argentina, Venezuela 7, Ecuador 6 (3), Chile 6, Colombia 4 (3), Paraguay 4, Peru 3 (3), Bolivia 1.
  • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) First Round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
    • Burundi  2–1 (0–1)  Lesotho. 2–2 on aggregate; Lesotho win on away goals.
    • Madagascar  2–1 (0–2)  Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea win 3–2 on aggregate.
    • Togo  1–0 (1–1)  Guinea-Bissau. Togo win 2–1 on aggregate.
    • Rwanda  3–1 (1–1)  Eritrea. Rwanda win 4–2 on aggregate.
    • Congo  1–1 (5–0)  São Tomé and Príncipe. Congo win 6–1 on aggregate.
    • Tanzania  0–1 (2–1)  Chad. 2–2 on aggregate; Tanzania win on away goals.
    • Kenya  4–0 (3–0)  Seychelles. Kenya win 7–0 on aggregate.
    • Mozambique  4–1 (1–0)  Comoros. Mozambique win 5–1 on aggregate.
    • Namibia  4–0 (4–0)  Djibouti. Namibia win 8–0 on aggregate.
    • DR Congo  5–1 (3–1)  Swaziland. Congo DR win 8–2 on aggregate.
  • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round, matchday 5 (teams in bold advance to the Fourth Round):
    • Group A:
      • Singapore  0–4  China PR
      • Jordan  1–3  Iraq
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Jordan, Iraq 12 points, China PR 6, Singapore 0.
    • Group B:
      • Lebanon  2–1  South Korea
      • Kuwait  2–1  United Arab Emirates
        • Standings (after 5 matches): South Korea, Lebanon 10 points, Kuwait 8, United Arab Emirates 0.
    • Group C:
      • North Korea  1–0  Japan
      • Uzbekistan  3–0  Tajikistan
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Uzbekistan 13 points, Japan 10, North Korea 6, Tajikistan 0.
    • Group D:
      • Thailand  0–1  Australia
      • Saudi Arabia  0–0  Oman
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Australia 12 points, Saudi Arabia 6, Oman 5, Thailand 4.
    • Group E:
      • Indonesia  1–4  Iran
      • Qatar  0–0  Bahrain
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Iran 11 points, Qatar 9, Bahrain 6, Indonesia 0.
  • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) Second Round, matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to the Third Round):
    • Group A: El Salvador  4–0  Suriname
      • Final standings: El Salvador 18 points,  Dominican Republic 8, Suriname 7,  Cayman Islands 1.
    • Group B: Trinidad and Tobago  2–0  Guyana
      • Final standings: Guyana 13 points, Trinidad and Tobago 12,  Bermuda 10,  Barbados 0.
    • Group C: Panama  3–0  Dominica
      • Final standings: Panama 12 points,  Nicaragua 6, Dominica 0.
    • Group D: Canada  4–0  Saint Kitts and Nevis
      • Final standings: Canada 14 points,  Puerto Rico 9, Saint Kitts and Nevis 7,  Saint Lucia 1.
    • Group E:
      • Grenada  1–4  Guatemala
      • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  0–2  Belize
        • Final standings: Guatemala 18 points, Belize 7, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5, Grenada 4.
    • Group F:
      • Haiti  2–1  Antigua and Barbuda
      • Curaçao  6–1  U.S. Virgin Islands
        • Final standings: Antigua and Barbuda 15 points, Haiti 13, Curaçao 7, U.S. Virgin Islands 0.
  • Friendly internationals (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings):
    • Costa Rica  2–2 (1)  Spain
    • (3) Germany  3–0 (2)  Netherlands
    • (6) Italy  0–1 (4)  Uruguay
    • (7) England  1–0  Sweden
    • (10) Denmark  2–1  Finland

November 14, 2011 (Monday)[]

Baseball[]

  • Major League Baseball awards:
    • Rookies of the Year:
      • American League: Jeremy Hellickson, Tampa Bay Rays
      • National League: Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves
  • Nippon Professional Baseball awards:
    • Eiji Sawamura Award: Masahiro Tanaka, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Chess[]

Cricket[]

  • West Indies in India:
    • 2nd Test in Kolkata, day 1:  India 346/5 (87.3 overs; Rahul Dravid 119);  West Indies.
  • Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
    • 2nd ODI in Dubai:  Sri Lanka 235/7 (50 overs);  Pakistan 210 (46.3 overs). Sri Lanka win by 25 runs; 5-match series tied 1–1.

Football (soccer)[]

  • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) Second Round, matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to the Third Round):
    • Group A: Cayman Islands  1–1  Dominican Republic
      • Standings:  El Salvador 15 points (5 matches), Dominican Republic 8 (6),  Suriname 7 (5), Cayman Islands 1 (6).
    • Group B: Barbados  1–2  Bermuda
      • Standings:  Guyana 13 points (5 matches), Bermuda 10 (6),  Trinidad and Tobago 9 (5), Barbados 0 (6).
    • Group D: Puerto Rico  3–0  Saint Lucia
  • Friendly international in Al Rayyan, Qatar (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings): Egypt  0–2 (5)  Brazil

Golf[]

  • European Tour:
    • Barclays Singapore Open in Sentosa, Singapore:
      • Winner: Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (ESP) 199 (−14)PO
        • Fernández-Castaño defeats Juvic Pagunsan (PHI) on the second playoff hole, to win his fifth European Tour title and first since 2008.

November 13, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Auto racing[]

  • Formula One:
    • Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Yas Island, United Arab Emirates: (1) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) (2) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) (3) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes)
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 18 of 19 races): (1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault) 374 points (2) Button 255 (3) Alonso 245
  • Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
    • Kobalt Tools 500 in Avondale, Arizona: (1) Washington (state) Kasey Kahne (Toyota; Red Bull Racing Team) (2) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Indiana Tony Stewart (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing)
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 35 of 36 races): (1) Edwards 2359 points (2) Stewart 2356 (3) California Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2308
  • V8 Supercars:
    • Falken Tasmania Challenge in Launceston, Tasmania (all AUS):
      • Race 24: (1) Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (2) Will Davison (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon) (3) Mark Winterbottom (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon)
        • Drivers' championship standings (after 24 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 2817 points (2) Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) 2623 (3) Winterbottom 2215
  • World Rally Championship:
    • Wales Rally GB in Cardiff, Great Britain (all Ford Fiesta RS WRC): (1) Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila (FIN) (2) Mads Østberg (NOR)/Jonas Andersson (SWE) (3) Henning Solberg (NOR)/Ilka Minor (AUT)
      • Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA) (Citroën DS3 WRC) 222 points (2) Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 214 (3) Sébastien Ogier (FRA) (Citroën DS3 WRC) 196
        • Loeb wins his eighth consecutive world title.

Baseball[]

  • Japan Series, Game 2 in Fukuoka: Chunichi Dragons 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1 (F/10). Dragons lead series 2–0.

Figure skating[]

  • ISU Grand Prix:
    • NHK Trophy in Sapporo, Japan:
      • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 259.75 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 235.02 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ross Miner (USA) 212.36
        • Standings (after 4 of 6 events): Takahashi 26 points (2 events), Kozuka 24 (2), Kevin van der Perren (BEL) & Miner 16 (2), Patrick Chan (CAN), Jeremy Abbott (USA) & Michal Březina (CZE) 15 (1).

Football (soccer)[]

  • Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Cup Final in Almaty: Tobol 0–1 Ordabasy
    • Ordabasy win the Cup for the first time.

Golf[]

Rugby league[]

  • Four Nations in England and Wales (teams in bold advance to the Final):
    • Round three in Wrexham: Wales  14–56  Australia
      • Final standings: Australia 6 points,  England 4,  New Zealand 2, Wales 0.

Rugby union[]

Snooker[]

Tennis[]

  • ATP World Tour:
    • BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, France:
      • Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6–1, 7–6(3)
        • Federer wins his third title of the year, and 69th of his career.

Volleyball[]

Weightlifting[]

  • World Championships in Paris, France:
    • Men's +105 kg:
      • Snatch: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Behdad Salimi (IRN) 214 kg (WR) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ihor Shymechko (UKR) 200 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sajjad Anoushiravani (IRN) 198 kg
      • Clean & Jerk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Salimi 250 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anoushiravani 241 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jeon Sang-Guen (KOR) 241 kg
      • Total: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Salimi 464 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anoushiravani 439 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jeon 433 kg
    • Women's +75 kg:
      • Snatch: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tatiana Kashirina (RUS) 147 kg (WR) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhou Lulu (CHN) 146 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olha Korobka (UKR) 127 kg
      • Clean & Jerk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Zhou 182 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kashirina 175 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Korobka 157 kg
      • Total: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Zhou 328 kg (WR) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kashirina 322 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Korobka 284 kg

November 12, 2011 (Saturday)[]

Auto racing[]

  • Nationwide Series:
    • WYPALL* 200 Powered by Kimberly-Clark Professional in Avondale, Arizona: (1) Ohio Sam Hornish, Jr. (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) Michigan Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (3) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 33 of 34 races): (1) Mississippi Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 1179 points (2) Virginia Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 1138 (3) Illinois Justin Allgaier (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 1074
  • V8 Supercars:
    • Falken Tasmania Challenge in Launceston, Tasmania (AUS unless stated):
      • Race 23 (all Holden VE Commodore): (1) Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering) (2) Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering) (3) Garth Tander (Holden Racing Team)
        • Drivers' championship standings (after 23 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 2667 points (2) Lowndes 2512 (3) Shane van Gisbergen (Stone Brothers Racing; Ford FG Falcon) 2105

Baseball[]

  • Japan Series, Game 1 in Fukuoka: Chunichi Dragons 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1 (F/10). Dragons lead series 1–0.

Figure skating[]

  • ISU Grand Prix:
    • NHK Trophy in Sapporo, Japan:
      • Ice dancing: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (USA) 151.85 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 151.76 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Elena Ilinykh/Nikita Katsalapov (RUS) 149.48
        • Standings (after 4 of 6 events): Shibutani/Shibutani 28 points (2 events), Weaver/Poje 26 (2), Nelli Zhiganshina/Alexander Gazsi (GER) 18 (2), Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN), Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) & Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 15 (1).
      • Pairs: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 177.51 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Narumi Takahashi/Mervin Tran (JPN) 172.09 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) 171.68
        • Standings (after 4 of 6 events): Kavaguti/Smirnov 30 points (2 events), Savchenko/Szolkowy & Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao (CHN) 26 (2), Takahashi/Tran & Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 22 (2), Sui Wenjing/Han Cong (CHN) 20 (2).
      • Ladies: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 185.98 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mao Asada (JPN) 184.19 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alena Leonova (RUS) 170.68
        • Standings (after 4 of 6 events): Carolina Kostner (ITA) & Suzuki 28 points (2 events), Mirai Nagasu (USA), Ashley Wagner (USA) & Leonova 20 (2), Alissa Czisny (USA) & Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS) 15 (1).

Football (soccer)[]

  • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) First Round, first leg: Somalia  0–0  Ethiopia in Djibouti
  • Friendly international (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings): (7) England  1–0 (1)  Spain
  • CAF Champions League Final second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Espérance ST Tunisia 1–0 (0–0) Morocco Wydad Casablanca
    • Espérance ST win the title for the second time, and qualify for the Club World Cup.

Mixed martial arts[]

  • UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos in Anaheim, California, United States:
    • Heavyweight Championship bout: Junior dos Santos (BRA) def. Cain Velasquez (USA) (c) via KO (punches)

Rugby league[]

  • Four Nations in England and Wales (teams in bold advance to the Final):
    • Round three in Hull: England  28–6  New Zealand
      • Standings: England 4 points (3 matches),  Australia 4 (2), New Zealand 2 (3),  Wales 0 (2).

Rugby union[]

Volleyball[]

Weightlifting[]

  • World Championships in Paris, France:
    • Men's 94 kg:
      • Snatch: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Aleksandr Ivanov (RUS) 186 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Artem Ivanov (UKR) 186 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kim Min-Jae (KOR) 182 kg
      • Clean & Jerk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ilya Ilin (KAZ) 226 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ruslan Nurudinov (UZB) 221 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Saeid Mohammadpour (IRN) 221 kg
      • Total: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ilin 407 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Artem Ivanov 407 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mohammadpour 402 kg
    • Men's 105 kg:
      • Snatch: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Khadzhimurat Akkayev (RUS) 198 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dmitry Klokov (RUS) 196 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gia Machavariani (GEO) 187 kg
      • Clean & Jerk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Akkayev 232 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Klokov 232 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Oleksiy Torokhtiy (UKR) 229 kg
      • Total: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Akkayev 430 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Klokov 428 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Torokhtiy 410 kg

November 11, 2011 (Friday)[]

Cricket[]

  • Australia in South Africa:
    • 1st Test in Cape Town, day 3:  Australia 284 & 47;  South Africa 96 & 236/2 (50.2 overs; Hashim Amla 112, Graeme Smith 101*). South Africa win by 8 wickets; lead 2-match series 1–0.
  • Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
    • 1st ODI in Dubai:  Sri Lanka 131 (40.3 overs);  Pakistan 132/2 (21.5 overs). Pakistan win by 8 wickets; lead 5-match series 1–0.

Football (soccer)[]

  • UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying play-offs, first leg:
    • Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–0  Portugal
    • Turkey  0–3  Croatia
    • Czech Republic  2–0  Montenegro
    • Estonia  0–4  Republic of Ireland
  • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Matchday 3:
    • Argentina  1–1  Bolivia
    • Uruguay  4–0  Chile
    • Colombia  1–1  Venezuela
    • Paraguay  2–1  Ecuador
      • Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Uruguay 7 points, Argentina 4, Colombia 4 (2), Paraguay, Venezuela 4, Ecuador,  Peru 3 (2), Chile 3, Bolivia 1.
  • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) First Round, first leg:
    • Djibouti  0–4  Namibia
    • Comoros  0–1  Mozambique
    • São Tomé and Príncipe  0–5  Congo
    • Eritrea  1–1  Rwanda
    • Chad  1–2  Tanzania
    • Equatorial Guinea  2–0  Madagascar
    • Seychelles  0–3  Kenya
    • Guinea-Bissau  1–1  Togo
    • Mauritius  –  Liberia. Liberia advance to the Second Round due to Mauritius' withdrawal.
    • Swaziland  1–3  DR Congo
    • Lesotho  1–0  Burundi
  • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round, matchday 4 (teams in bold advance to the Fourth Round):
    • Group A:
      • Iraq  1–0  China PR
      • Jordan  2–0  Singapore
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Jordan 12 points, Iraq 9, China PR 3, Singapore 0.
    • Group B:
      • United Arab Emirates  0–2  South Korea
      • Kuwait  0–1  Lebanon
        • Standings (after 4 matches): South Korea 10 points, Lebanon 7, Kuwait 5, United Arab Emirates 0.
    • Group C:
      • Tajikistan  0–4  Japan
      • Uzbekistan  1–0  North Korea
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Japan, Uzbekistan 10 points, North Korea 3, Tajikistan 0.
    • Group D:
      • Oman  1–0  Australia
      • Saudi Arabia  3–0  Thailand
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Australia 9 points, Saudi Arabia 5, Thailand, Oman 4.
    • Group E:
      • Bahrain  1–1  Iran
      • Qatar  4–0  Indonesia
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Iran, Qatar 8 points, Bahrain 5, Indonesia 0.
  • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) Second Round, matchday 5 (teams in bold advance to the Third Round):
    • Group A:
      • Dominican Republic  4–0  Cayman Islands
      • Suriname  1–3  El Salvador
        • Standings (after 5 matches): El Salvador 15 points, Dominican Republic, Suriname 7, Cayman Islands 0.
    • Group B:
      • Bermuda  2–1  Barbados
      • Guyana  2–1  Trinidad and Tobago
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Guyana 13 points, Trinidad and Tobago 9, Bermuda 7, Barbados 0.
    • Group C: Nicaragua  1–0  Dominica
      • Standings:  Panama 9 points (3 matches), Nicaragua 6 (4), Dominica 0 (3).
    • Group D:
      • Saint Kitts and Nevis  0–0  Canada
      • Saint Lucia  0–4  Puerto Rico
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Canada 11 points, Saint Kitts and Nevis 7, Puerto Rico 6, Saint Lucia 1.
    • Group E:
      • Belize  1–1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
      • Guatemala  3–0  Grenada
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Guatemala 15 points, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5, Belize, Grenada 4.
    • Group F:
      • U.S. Virgin Islands  0–3  Curaçao
      • Antigua and Barbuda  1–0  Haiti
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Antigua and Barbuda 15 points, Haiti 10, Curaçao 4, U.S. Virgin Islands 0.
  • Friendly internationals (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings):
    • (2) Netherlands  0–0   Switzerland
    • Ukraine  3–3 (3)  Germany
    • Poland  0–2 (6)  Italy
    • (8) Greece  1–1  Russia
    • (10) Denmark  2–0  Sweden

Rugby union[]

Volleyball[]

Weightlifting[]

  • World Championships in Paris, France:
    • Men's 85 kg:
      • Snatch: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrei Rybakou (BLR) 178 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Adrian Zieliński (POL) 174 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kianoush Rostami (IRN) 173 kg
      • Clean & Jerk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Rostami 209 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Benjamin Hennequin (FRA) 208 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yoelmis Hernández (CUB) 205 kg
      • Total: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Rostami 382 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hennequin 378 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zieliński 376 kg

November 10, 2011 (Thursday)[]

Basketball[]

  • Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 4:
    • Group A: SLUC Nancy France 90–85 Spain Caja Laboral
    • Group B:
      • Žalgiris Kaunas Lithuania 81–70 Germany Brose Baskets
      • Panathinaikos Greece 76–78 (OT) Russia CSKA Moscow
        • Standings: CSKA Moscow 4–0, Panathinaikos, Spain Unicaja 3–1, Brose Baskets, Žalgiris Kaunas 1–3, Croatia KK Zagreb 0–4.
    • Group C:
      • Anadolu Efes Turkey 72–79 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
      • Spirou Charleroi Belgium 76–81 Italy EA7 Emporio Armani
      • Partizan Mt:s Belgrade Serbia 80–79 Spain Real Madrid
        • Standings: Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1, Real Madrid, Anadolu Efes, EA7 Emporio Armani, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 2–2, Spirou Charleroi 1–3.
    • Group D: FC Barcelona Regal Spain 92–75 Italy Montepaschi Siena
      • Standings: FC Barcelona Regal 4–0, Montepaschi Siena 3–1, Turkey Galatasaray Medical Park, Russia UNICS Kazan 2–2, Slovenia Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–3, Poland Asseco Prokom Gdynia 0–4.

Cricket[]

  • Australia in South Africa:
    • 1st Test in Cape Town, day 2:  Australia 284 (75 overs; Michael Clarke 151) & 47 (18 overs; Vernon Philander 5/15);  South Africa 96 (24.3 overs; Shane Watson 5/17) & 81/1 (17 overs). South Africa require another 155 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
      • Australia record their lowest complete innings total since 1902.
      • 23 wickets fall during the day, the most in a day since 1902.

Football (soccer)[]

  • Friendly international (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings): Gabon  0–2 (5)  Brazil
  • UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
    • LdB Malmö Sweden 1–0 (3–1) Austria SV Neulengbach. LdB Malmö win 4–1 on aggregate.
    • Göteborg FC Sweden 3–2 (1–0) Denmark Fortuna Hjørring. Göteborg FC win 4–2 on aggregate.
    • Glasgow City Scotland 0–7 (0–10) Germany Turbine Potsdam. Turbine Potsdam win 17–0 on aggregate.
  • Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Vélez Sársfield Argentina 3–2 (1–1) Colombia Santa Fe. Vélez Sársfield win 4–1 on points.

Rugby union[]

Weightlifting[]

  • World Championships in Paris, France:
    • Men's 77 kg:
      • Snatch: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lü Xiaojun (CHN) 170 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Su Dajin (CHN) 166 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan (ARM) 166 kg
      • Clean & Jerk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Su 206 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lu 205 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sa Jae-Hyouk (KOR) 203 kg
      • Total: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lu 375 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Su 372 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sa 360 kg
        • Lu wins the title for the second time.
    • Women's 75 kg:
      • Snatch: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Svetlana Podobedova (KAZ) 131 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nadezhda Yevstyukhina (RUS) 130 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Iryna Kulesha (BLR) 121 kg
      • Clean & Jerk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yevstyukhina 163 kg (WR) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Podobedova 156 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kim Un-Ju (PRK) 151 kg
      • Total: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yevstyukhina 293 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Podobedova 287 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kim 265 kg

November 9, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Basketball[]

College football[]

  • The Penn State Board of Trustees fires head coach Joe Paterno after 46 years in charge, over his alleged knowledge of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.[1]

Cricket[]

  • West Indies in India:
    • 1st Test in Delhi, day 4:  West Indies 304 & 180;  India 209 & 276/5 (80.4 overs). India win by 5 wickets; lead 3-match series 1–0.
  • Australia in South Africa:
    • 1st Test in Cape Town, day 1:  Australia 214/8 (55 overs; Michael Clarke 107*);  South Africa.

Football (soccer)[]

  • UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
    • Arsenal England 5–1 (1–1) Spain Rayo Vallecano. Arsenal win 6–2 on aggregate.
    • WFC Rossiyanka Russia 3–3 (4–0) Russia FC Energy Voronezh. Rossiyanka win 7–3 on aggregate.
    • Olympique Lyon France 6–0 (6–0) Czech Republic Sparta Praha. Lyon win 12–0 on aggregate.
    • Torres Italy 1–3 (1–2) Denmark Brøndby IF. Brøndby IF win 5–2 on aggregate.
    • Paris Saint-Germain France 2–1 (0–3) Germany 1. FFC Frankfurt. 1. FFC Frankfurt win 4–2 on aggregate.
  • Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Vasco da Gama Brazil 5–2 (0–2) Peru Universitario. 3–3 on points; Vasco da Gama win 5–4 on aggregate.

Volleyball[]

Weightlifting[]

  • World Championships in Paris, France:
    • Women's 69 kg:
      • Snatch: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Oksana Slivenko (RUS) 118 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Xiang Yanmei (CHN) 116 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Huang Shih-hsu (TPE) 116 kg
      • Clean & Jerk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Slivenko 148 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Xiang 148 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tatiana Matveyeva (RUS) 143 kg
      • Total: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Slivenko 266 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Xiang 264 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Matveyeva 253 kg
        • Slivenko wins the title for the third time.

November 8, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Cricket[]

  • West Indies in India:
    • 1st Test in Delhi, day 3:  West Indies 304 & 180 (57.3 overs; Ravichandran Ashwin 6/47);  India 209 & 152/2 (44 overs). India require another 124 runs with 8 wickets remaining.

Volleyball[]

Weightlifting[]

  • World Championships in Paris, France:
    • Men's 69 kg:
      • Snatch: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mete Binay (TUR) 157 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Oleg Chen (RUS) 156 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tang Deshang (CHN) 155 kg
      • Clean & Jerk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tang 186 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wu Chao (CHN) 185 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Won Jeong-Sik (KOR) 182 kg
      • Total: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tang 341 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chen 336 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wu 335 kg
    • Women's 63 kg:
      • Snatch: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Svetlana Tsarukayeva (RUS) 117 kg (WR) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ouyang Xiaofang (CHN) 113 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maiya Maneza (KAZ) 109 kg
      • Clean & Jerk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Maneza 139 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tsarukayeva 138 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Roxana Cocoş (ROM) 136 kg
      • Total: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tsarukayeva 255 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maneza 248 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ouyang 246 kg

November 7, 2011 (Monday)[]

Cricket[]

  • Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
    • 3rd Test in Sharjah, day 5:  Sri Lanka 413 & 181/6d (58 overs);  Pakistan 340 & 87/4 (57 overs). Match drawn; Pakistan win the 3-match series 1–0.
  • West Indies in India:
    • 1st Test in Delhi, day 2:  West Indies 304 (108.2 overs; Shivnarine Chanderpaul 118, Pragyan Ojha 6/72) & 21/2 (14 overs);  India 209 (52.5 overs). West Indies lead by 116 runs with 8 wickets remaining.

Surfing[]

  • Men's World Tour:
    • in San Francisco, United States: (1) Gabriel Medina (BRA) (2) Joel Parkinson (AUS) (3) Taylor Knox (USA) & Alejo Muniz (BRA)
      • Standings (after 10 of 11 events): (1) Kelly Slater (USA) 63,350 points (2) Parkinson 48,600 (3) Owen Wright (AUS) 47,900
        • Slater wins the title for the 11th time.

Weightlifting[]

  • World Championships in Paris, France:
    • Women's 58 kg:
      • Snatch: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Li Xueying (CHN) 103 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nastassia Novikava (BLR) 101 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Romela Begaj (ALB) 100 kg
      • Clean & Jerk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Novikava 136 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Li 133 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pimsiri Sirikaew (THA) 131 kg
      • Total: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Novikava 237 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Li 236 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sirikaew 230 kg

November 6, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Athletics[]

  • World Marathon Majors:
    • New York City Marathon (KEN unless stated):
      • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Geoffrey Mutai 2:05:06 (Course record) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai 2:06:28 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) 2:07:13
      • Women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Firehiwot Dado (ETH) 2:23:15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bizunesh Deba (ETH) 2:23:19 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mary Jepkosgei Keitany 2:23:38
    • Final World Marathon Majors standings:
      • Men: (1) Emmanuel Mutai 70 points (2) Geoffrey Mutai 65 (3) Patrick Makau Musyoki 60
      • Women: (1) Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) 90 points (2) Edna Kiplagat 60 (3) Keitany 45

Auto racing[]

  • Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
    • AAA Texas 500 in Fort Worth, Texas: (1) Indiana Tony Stewart (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing) (2) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Washington (state) Kasey Kahne (Toyota; Red Bull Racing Team)
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 34 of 36 races): (1) Edwards 2316 points (2) Stewart 2313 (3) California Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2283
  • World Touring Car Championship:
    • Race of China in Shanghai:
      • Race 1: (1) Alain Menu (SUI) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Colin Turkington (GBR) (Wiechers-Sport; BMW 320 TC) (3) Robert Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze)
      • Race 2: (1) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) (Lukoil – SUNRED; SEAT León) (3) Huff
        • Drivers' championship standings (after 11 of 12 rounds): (1) Muller 400 points (2) Huff 380 (3) Menu 323

Badminton[]

  • World Junior Championships in Taipei, Chinese Taipei:
    • Boys singles: Zulfadli Zulkiffli (MAS) def. Viktor Axelsen (DEN) 21–18, 9–21, 21–19
    • Girls singles: Ratchanok Inthanon (THA) def. Elyzabeth Purwaningtyas (INA) 21–6, 18–21, 21–13
    • Boys doubles: Nelson Heg Wei Keat/Teo Ee Yi (MAS) def. / (TPE) 21–17, 21–17
    • Girls doubles: / (KOR) def. Shella Devi Aulia/Anggia Shitta Awanda (INA) 21–16, 13–21, 21–9
    • Mixed doubles: Alfian Eko Prasetya/Gloria Widjaja (INA) def. Ronald Alexander/Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah (INA) 12–21, 21–17, 25–23

Baseball[]

  • Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
    • Central League Final Stage, Game 5 in Nagoya: Chunichi Dragons 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1. Dragons win series 4–2.
      • The Dragons advance to the Japan Series for the second successive year. Dragons starting pitcher Kazuki Yoshimi is named stage MVP.

Cricket[]

  • Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
    • 3rd Test in Sharjah, day 4:  Sri Lanka 413 & 164/5 (53.4 overs);  Pakistan 340 (138.2 overs; Chanaka Welegedara 5/87). Sri Lanka lead by 237 runs with 5 wickets remaining.
  • West Indies in India:
    • 1st Test in Delhi, day 1:  West Indies 256/5 (91 overs; Shivnarine Chanderpaul 111*);  India.

Cue sports[]

  • World Seniors Championship in Peterborough, England:
    • Quarter-finals:
      • Dene O'Kane (NZL) 0–2 Steve Davis (ENG)
      • Darren Morgan (WAL) 2–0 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
      • Dennis Taylor (NIR) 0–2 Jimmy White (ENG)
      • John Parrott (ENG) 2–1 (ENG)
    • Semi-finals:
      • Davis 2–0 Parrott
      • White 0–2 Morgan
    • Final: Davis 1–2 Morgan
      • Morgan wins the title for the first time.

Football (soccer)[]

  • CAF Champions League Final first leg: Wydad Casablanca Morocco 0–0 Tunisia Espérance ST
  • United States MLS Cup Playoffs Conference finals:
    • Eastern Conference: Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Houston Dynamo
    • Western Conference: Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 Real Salt Lake
  • Norway Norwegian Cup Final in Oslo: Brann 1–2 Aalesund
    • Aalesund win the Cup for the second time.
  • Republic of Ireland FAI Cup Final in Dublin: Shelbourne 1–1 (1–4 pen.) Sligo Rovers
    • Sligo Rovers win the Cup for the second successive time and fourth time overall.

Golf[]

  • World Golf Championships:
    • WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China:
      • Winner: Martin Kaymer (GER) 268 (−20)
        • Kaymer wins his tenth European Tour title.
  • LPGA Tour:
    • Mizuno Classic in Shima, Mie, Japan:
      • Winner: Momoko Ueda (JPN) 200 (−16)PO
        • Ueda defeats Feng Shanshan (CHN) on the third playoff hole, to win her second LPGA Tour title.
  • Champions Tour:
    • Charles Schwab Cup Championship in San Francisco:
      • Winner: Jay Don Blake (USA) 276 (−8)
        • Blake wins his second Champions Tour title.

Motorcycle racing[]

  • Moto GP:
    • Valencian Grand Prix in Cheste, Spain:
      • MotoGP: (1) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Honda) (2) Ben Spies (USA) (Yamaha) (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda)
        • Final riders' championship standings: (1) Stoner 350 points (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) 260 (3) Dovizioso 228
      • Moto2: (1) Michele Pirro (ITA) (Moriwaki) (2) Mika Kallio (FIN) (Suter) (3) Dominique Aegerter (SUI) (Suter)
        • Final riders' championship standings: (1) Stefan Bradl (GER) 274 points (2) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Suter) 251 (3) Andrea Iannone (ITA) (Suter) 177
          • Bradl becomes Germany's first World Champion in any class since Dirk Raudies in 1993.
      • 125cc (all ESP, Aprilia): (1) Maverick Viñales (2) Nicolás Terol (3) Héctor Faubel
        • Final riders' championship standings: (1) Terol 302 points (2) Johann Zarco (FRA) (Derbi) 262 (3) Viñales 248
          • Terol becomes the final 125cc World Champion.

Tennis[]

  • Fed Cup World Group Final in Moscow, day 2:  Russia 2–3  Czech Republic
    • Petra Kvitová (CZE) def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
    • Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) def. Lucie Šafářová (CZE) 6–2, 6–4
    • Lucie Hradecká/Květa Peschke (CZE) def. Maria Kirilenko/Elena Vesnina (RUS) 6–4, 6–2
      • The Czech Republic win the title for the first time as a separate nation.
  • ATP World Tour:
    • Valencia Open 500 in Valencia, Spain:
      • Final: Marcel Granollers (ESP) def. Juan Mónaco (ARG) 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(3)
        • Granollers wins his third ATP Tour title.
    • Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland:
      • Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6–1, 6–3
        • Federer wins the title for the fifth time in six years, and his 68th ATP Tour title overall.
  • WTA Tour:

Volleyball[]

Weightlifting[]

  • World Championships in Paris, France:
    • Men's 62 kg:
      • Snatch: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kim Un-Guk (PRK) 150 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Jie (CHN) 145 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bünyamin Sezer (TUR) 141 kg
      • Clean & Jerk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Zhang 176 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eko Yuli Irawan (INA) 171 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kim 170 kg
      • Total: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Zhang 321 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kim 320 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Irawan 310 kg
    • Women's 53 kg:
      • Snatch: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Zulfiya Chinshanlo (KAZ) 97 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yudelquis Contreras (DOM) 95 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hsu Shu-ching (TPE) 93 kg
      • Clean & Jerk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Chinshanlo 130 kg (WR) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aylin Daşdelen (TUR) 126 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ji Jing (CHN) 121 kg
      • Total: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Chinshanlo 227 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daşdelen 219 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ji 214 kg
        • Chinshanlo wins the title for the second time.

November 5, 2011 (Saturday)[]

Auto racing[]

  • Nationwide Series:
    • O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas: (1) Tennessee Trevor Bayne (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Virginia Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 32 of 34 races): (1) Mississippi Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 1138 points (2) Virginia Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 1121 (3) Illinois Justin Allgaier (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) & Florida Aric Almirola (Chevrolet; JR Motorsports) 1039

Baseball[]

  • Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
    • Central League Final Stage, Game 4 in Nagoya: Chunichi Dragons 5, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1. Dragons lead series 3–2.
    • Pacific League Final Stage, Game 3 in Fukuoka: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2, Saitama Seibu Lions 1 (F/12). Hawks win series 4–0.
      • The Hawks advance to the Japan Series for the first time since 2003. Hawks outfielder Seiichi Uchikawa is named stage MVP.

Cricket[]

  • New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
    • Only Test in Bulawayo, day 5:  New Zealand 426 & 252/8d;  Zimbabwe 313 & 331 (108.1 overs, Brendan Taylor 117, Doug Bracewell 5/85). New Zealand win by 34 runs.
  • Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
    • 3rd Test in Sharjah, day 3:  Sri Lanka 413;  Pakistan 282/6 (110 overs, Younis Khan 122). Pakistan trail by 131 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Cue sports[]

  • World Seniors Championship in Peterborough, England, last 16:
    • Tony Drago (MLT) 1–2 Steve Davis (ENG)
    • Dene O'Kane (NZL) 2–1 Neal Foulds (ENG)
    • (ENG) 2–0 (ENG)
    • John Parrott (ENG) 2–1 Joe Johnson (ENG)
    • Jimmy White (ENG) 2–0 Tony Knowles (ENG)
    • Nigel Bond (ENG) 0–2 Dennis Taylor (NIR)
    • Gary Wilkinson (ENG) 0–2 Darren Morgan (WAL)
    • Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 2–1 Doug Mountjoy (WAL)

Equestrianism[]

  • Show jumping – World Cup, North American League East Coast:
    • 7th competition in Lexington KY (CSI 4*-W): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Richard Spooner (USA) on Cristallo 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nick Skelton (GBR) on Carlo 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jessica Springsteen (USA) on Cincinnati

Figure skating[]

  • ISU Grand Prix:
    • Cup of China in Beijing, China:
      • Ice Dancing: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 163.52 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (USA) 148.40 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pernelle Carron/Lloyd Jones (FRA) 130.97
        • Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN), Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) & Bobrova/Soloviev 15 points (1 event), Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA), Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) & Shibutani/Shibutani 13 (1), Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte (ITA), Isabella Tobias/Deividas Stagniūnas (LTU) & Carron/Jones 11 (1).
      • Ladies: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Carolina Kostner (ITA) 182.14 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mirai Nagasu (USA) 173.22 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Adelina Sotnikova (RUS) 159.95
        • Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Kostner 28 points (2 events), Nagasu 20 (2), Alissa Czisny (USA) & Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS) 15 (1), Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 13 (1), Viktoria Helgesson (SWE), Sotnikova & Ashley Wagner (USA) 11 (1).
      • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jeremy Abbott (USA) 228.49 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nobunari Oda (JPN) 227.11 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Song Nan (CHN) 226.75
        • Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Kevin van der Perren (BEL) 16 points (2 events), Patrick Chan (CAN), Abbott & Michal Březina (CZE) 15 (1), Richard Dornbush (USA) & Denis Ten (KAZ) 14 (2), Javier Fernández (ESP) & Oda 13 (1), Daisuke Takahashi (JPN), Song & Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 11 (1).
      • Pairs: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 186.74 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao (CHN) 177.67 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 172.04
        • Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Zhang/Zhang 26 points (2 events), Moore-Towers/Moscovitch 22 (2), Sui Wenjing/Han Cong (CHN) 20 (2), Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER), Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov (RUS) & Kavaguti/Smirnov 15 (1), Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford (CAN) 11 (1).

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Champions League Final in Jeonju, South Korea: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 2–2 (2–4 pen.) Qatar Al-Sadd
    • Al-Sadd win the title for the second time, and qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup.
  • Sweden Svenska Cupen Final in Helsingborg: Helsingborgs IF 3–1 Kalmar FF
    • Helsingborgs win the Cup for the fifth time.
  • Latvia Higher League, matchday 32 (team in bold qualify for Champions League, teams in italics qualify for Europa League):
    • Gulbene 0–1 Liepājas
    • Ventspils 0–0 Skonto
      • Final standings: Ventspils 71 points, Liepājas 70, Daugava 63.
        • Ventspils win the title for the fourth time.

Horse racing[]

Korfball[]

  • World Championship in Shaoxing, China:
    • Bronze medal match: 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chinese Taipei  33–16  Catalonia
    • Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Netherlands  32–26 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Belgium
      • The Netherlands win the title for the fifth successive time and eighth overall.

Mixed martial arts[]

  • UFC 138 in Birmingham, England:
    • Lightweight bout: Terry Etim (ENG) def. Eddie Faaloloto (USA) via submission
    • Light Heavyweight bout: Anthony Perosh (AUS) def. Cyrille Diabaté (FRA) via submission
    • Welterweight bout: Thiago Alves (BRA) def. Papy Abedi (SWE) via submission
    • Bantamweight bout: Renan Barão (BRA) def. Brad Pickett (ENG) via submission
    • Middleweight bout: Mark Muñoz (USA) def. Chris Leben (USA) via TKO

Rugby league[]

  • Four Nations in England and Wales:
    • Round two in London (team in bold qualify for Final):
      • Wales  0–36  New Zealand
      • England  20–36  Australia
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Australia 4 points, England, New Zealand 2, Wales 0.
  • Autumn International Series in Limerick, Republic of Ireland: Ireland  16–34  France

Tennis[]

  • Fed Cup World Group Final in Moscow, day 1:  Russia 1–1  Czech Republic

Volleyball[]

Weightlifting[]

  • World Championships in Paris, France:
    • Men's 56 kg:
      • Snatch: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Wu Jingbiao (CHN) 133 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhao Chaojun (CHN) 128 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Khalil El-Maaoui (TUN) 127 kg
      • Clean & Jerk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Wu 159 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhao 156 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Valentin Xristov (AZE) 154 kg
      • Total: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Wu 292 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhao 284 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Xristov 276 kg
        • Wu wins the title for the second time.
    • Women's 48 kg:
      • Snatch: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tian Yuan (CHN) 90 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Genny Pagliaro (ITA) 83 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marzena Karpińska (POL) 82 kg
      • Clean & Jerk: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tian 117 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Panida Khamsri (THA) 107 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nurdan Karagöz (TUR) 103 kg
      • Total: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tian (CHN) 207 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Khamsri 187 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karagöz 183 kg

November 4, 2011 (Friday)[]

Baseball[]

  • Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
    • Central League Final Stage, Game 3 in Nagoya: Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2, Chunichi Dragons 1. Series tied 2–2.
    • Pacific League Final Stage, Game 2 in Fukuoka: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 7, Saitama Seibu Lions 2. Hawks lead series 3–0.

Basketball[]

  • Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 3:
    • Group B: Panathinaikos Greece 92–75 Lithuania Žalgiris
      • Standings: Russia CSKA Moscow, Panathinaikos 3–0, Spain Unicaja 2–1, Germany Brose Baskets 1–2, Žalgiris, Croatia KK Zagreb 0–3.

Cricket[]

  • New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
    • Only Test in Bulawayo, day 4:  New Zealand 426 & 252/8d (71 overs; Kyle Jarvis 5/64);  Zimbabwe 313 & 61/2 (23.4 overs). Zimbabwe require another 305 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
  • Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
    • 3rd Test in Sharjah, day 2:  Sri Lanka 413 (153.3 overs; Kumar Sangakkara 144);  Pakistan 35/2 (20 overs). Pakistan trail by 378 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Cycling (track)[]

  • Track Cycling World: Astana
    • Women's Team Sprint: (1)  Germany, (2)  France, (3) Great Britain
    • Men's Scratch Race: (1)  Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL), (2)  Ángel Colla (ARG), (3)  Nikias Arndt (GER)
    • Women's Team Pursuit: (1)  Netherlands (Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild, Amy Pieters) (2)  China (Fan Jiang, Wenwen Jiang, Jing Liang), (3)  Germany (Lisa Brennauer, Charlotte Becker, Madeleine Sandig)
    • Men's Team Sprint: (1)  Germany, (2)  France, (3) Great Britain
    • Women's 500m Time Trial: (1)  Olga Panarina (BLR), (2)  Sandie Clair (FRA), (3)  Miriam Welte (GER)
    • Women's Points Race: (1)  Na Ah-reum (KOR), (2)  Stephanie Pohl (GER), (3)  Elena Cecchini (ITA)
    • Men's Team Pursuit: (1)  Russia (Team RVL), (2)  Australia, (3)  Netherlands

Horse racing[]

Volleyball[]

November 3, 2011 (Thursday)[]

Baseball[]

  • Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
    • Central League Final Stage, Game 2 in Nagoya: Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3, Chunichi Dragons 1. Dragons lead series 2–1.
    • Pacific League Final Stage, Game 1 in Fukuoka: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4, Saitama Seibu Lions 2. Hawks lead series 2–0.

Basketball[]

  • Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 3:
    • Group A:
    • Group B: Brose Baskets Germany 78–79 Spain Unicaja
      • Standings: Russia CSKA Moscow 3–0, Greece Panathinaikos 2–0, Unicaja 2–1, Brose Baskets 1–2, Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas 0–2, Croatia KK Zagreb 0–3.
    • Group C:
      • Partizan Mt:s Belgrade Serbia 91–81 Belgium Spirou Charleroi
      • EA7 Emporio Armani Italy 54–62 Turkey Anadolu Efes
      • Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 88–82 Spain Real Madrid
        • Standings: Real Madrid, Anadolu Efes, Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade, EA7 Emporio Armani, Spirou Charleroi 1–2.
    • Group D: UNICS Kazan Russia 65–93 Spain FC Barcelona Regal
      • Standings: FC Barcelona Regal, Italy Montepaschi Siena 3–0, FC Barcelona Regal 2–0, Turkey Galatasaray Medical Park, UNICS Kazan, Slovenia Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–2, Poland Asseco Prokom Gdynia 0–3.

Cricket[]

  • New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
    • Only Test in Bulawayo, day 3:  New Zealand 426 & 28/2 (7 overs);  Zimbabwe 313 (121.5 overs; Daniel Vettori 5/70). New Zealand lead by 141 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
  • Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
    • 3rd Test in Sharjah, day 1:  Sri Lanka 245/2 (86 overs; Kumar Sangakkara 112*);  Pakistan.
  • Other news: Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are jailed for between 6 and 30 months after being found guilty of conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments, in relation to spot-fixing during the fourth Test against England, at Lord's in August 2010.[2]

Football (soccer)[]

  • UEFA Europa League group stage Matchday 4 (teams in bold qualify for Round of 32):
    • Group A:
      • Rubin Kazan Russia 1–0 England Tottenham Hotspur
      • Shamrock Rovers Republic of Ireland 1–3 Greece P.A.O.K.
        • Standings (after 4 matches): P.A.O.K. 8 points, Rubin Kazan, Tottenham Hotspur 7, Shamrock Rovers 0.
    • Group B:
      • Vorskla Poltava Ukraine 1–3 Belgium Standard Liège
      • Copenhagen Denmark 1–2 Germany Hannover 96
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Standard Liège, Hannover 96 8 points, Copenhagen 4, Vorskla Poltava 1.
    • Group C:
      • Legia Warsaw Poland 3–1 Romania Rapid București
      • PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 3–3 Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
        • Standings (after 4 matches): PSV Eindhoven 10 points, Legia Warsaw 9, Rapid București 3, Hapoel Tel Aviv 1.
    • Group D:
      • Vaslui Romania 1–0 Portugal Sporting CP
      • Lazio Italy 1–0 Switzerland Zürich
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Sporting CP 9 points, Lazio, Vaslui 5, Zürich 2.
    • Group E:
      • Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 1–2 England Stoke City
      • Beşiktaş Turkey 1–0 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Stoke City 10 points, Beşiktaş 6, Dynamo Kyiv 5, Maccabi Tel Aviv 1.
    • Group F:
      • Red Bull Salzburg Austria 0–1 Spain Athletic Bilbao
      • Paris Saint-Germain France 1–0 Slovakia Slovan Bratislava
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Athletic Bilbao 10 points, Paris Saint-Germain 7, Red Bull Salzburg 4, Slovan Bratislava 1.
    • Group G:
      • Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine 3–1 Sweden Malmö FF
      • Austria Wien Austria 2–2 Netherlands AZ
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Metalist Kharkiv 10 points, AZ 6, Austria Wien 5, Malmö FF 0.
    • Group H:
      • Braga Portugal 5–1 Slovenia Maribor
      • Birmingham City England 2–2 Belgium Club Brugge
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Braga, Club Brugge, Birmingham City 7 points, Maribor 1.
    • Group I:
      • Celtic Scotland 3–1 France Rennes
      • Atlético Madrid Spain 4–0 Italy Udinese
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Atlético Madrid, Udinese 7 points, Celtic 5, Rennes 2.
    • Group J:
      • Schalke 04 Germany 0–0 Cyprus AEK Larnaca
      • Steaua București Romania 4–2 Israel Maccabi Haifa
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Schalke 04 8 points, Maccabi Haifa 6, Steaua București 5, AEK Larnaca 2.
    • Group K:
      • Twente Netherlands 3–2 Denmark Odense
      • Fulham England 4–1 Poland Wisła Kraków
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Twente 10 points, Fulham 7, Odense, Wisła Kraków 3.
    • Group L:
      • AEK Athens Greece 1–3 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow
      • Anderlecht Belgium 3–0 Austria Sturm Graz
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Anderlecht 12 points, Lokomotiv Moscow 9, Sturm Graz 3, AEK Athens 0.
  • Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals first leg:
    • Arsenal Argentina 1–2 Chile Universidad de Chile
    • LDU Quito Ecuador 1–0 Paraguay Libertad
  • UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16 first leg:
    • Sparta Praha Czech Republic 0–6 France Olympique Lyon
    • FC Energy Voronezh Russia 0–4 Russia WFC Rossiyanka
    • Rayo Vallecano Spain 1–1 England Arsenal
  • United States MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
    • Eastern Conference: Houston Dynamo 1–0 (2–1) Philadelphia Union. Houston Dynamo win 3–1 on aggregate.
    • Western Conference: Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 (1–0) New York Red Bulls. Los Angeles Galaxy win 3–1 on aggregate.

Snowboarding[]

  • World Cup in Saas-Fee, Switzerland:
    • Men's Halfpipe: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yuri Podladchikov (SUI) 95.3 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ryō Aono (JPN) 91.3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Janne Korpi (FIN) 87.0
      • Halfpipe standings (after 2 of 5 events): (1) Korpi 1600 points (2) Aono 1040 (3) Podladchikov 1000
      • Freestyle overall standings: (1) Korpi 2600 points (2) Dimi de Jong (NED) 1220 (3) Aono 1040
    • Women's Halfpipe: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Queralt Castellet (ESP) 87.0 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sophie Rodriguez (FRA) 75.3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ursina Haller (SUI) 75.0
      • Halfpipe standings (after 2 of 5 events) & Freestyle overall standings: (1) Haller 1200 points (2) Castellet 1180 (3) Cai Xuetong (CHN) 1000

November 2, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Baseball[]

  • Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
    • Central League Final Stage, Game 1 in Nagoya: Chunichi Dragons 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1. Dragons lead series 2–0.

Basketball[]

Cricket[]

  • West Indies in Bangladesh:
    • 2nd Test in Dhaka, day 5:  West Indies 355 & 383/5d;  Bangladesh 231 & 278 (80.2 overs, Devendra Bishoo 5/90). West Indies win by 229 runs; win 2-match series 1–0.
  • New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
    • Only Test in Bulawayo, day 2:  New Zealand 426 (143.3 overs);  Zimbabwe 82/1 (40 overs). Zimbabwe trail by 344 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Football (soccer)[]

  • UEFA Champions League group stage Matchday 4 (teams in bold qualify for Round of 16):
    • Group A:
      • Bayern Munich Germany 3–2 Italy Napoli
      • Villarreal Spain 0–3 England Manchester City
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Bayern Munich 10 points, Manchester City 7, Napoli 5, Villarreal 0.
    • Group B:
      • Trabzonspor Turkey 0–0 Russia CSKA Moscow
      • Internazionale Italy 2–1 France Lille
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Internazionale 9 points, CSKA Moscow, Trabzonspor 5, Lille 2.
    • Group C:
      • Manchester United England 2–0 Romania Oțelul Galați
      • Benfica Portugal 1–1 Switzerland Basel
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Manchester United, Benfica 8 points, Basel 5, Oțelul Galați 0.
    • Group D:
      • Lyon France 0–2 Spain Real Madrid
      • Ajax Netherlands 4–0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Real Madrid 12 points, Ajax 7, Lyon 4, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
  • Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals first leg: Universitario Peru 2–0 Brazil Vasco da Gama
  • UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16 first leg:
  • United States MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
    • Eastern Conference: Sporting Kansas City 2–0 (2–0) Colorado Rapids. Sporting Kansas City win 4–0 on aggregate.
    • Western Conference: Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 (0–3) Real Salt Lake. Real Salt Lake win 3–2 on aggregate.

November 1, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Cricket[]

  • West Indies in Bangladesh:
    • 2nd Test in Dhaka, day 4:  West Indies 355 & 383/5d (111.3 overs; Darren Bravo 195);  Bangladesh 231 & 164/3 (47 overs). Bangladesh require another 344 runs with 7 wickets remaining.
  • New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
    • Only Test in Bulawayo, day 1:  New Zealand 275/3 (90 overs; Martin Guptill 109);  Zimbabwe.

Football (soccer)[]

  • UEFA Champions League group stage Matchday 4 (teams in bold qualify for Round of 16):
    • Group E:
      • Valencia Spain 3–1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
      • Genk Belgium 1–1 England Chelsea
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Chelsea 8 points, Bayer Leverkusen 6, Valencia 5, Genk 2.
    • Group F:
      • Arsenal England 0–0 France Marseille
      • Borussia Dortmund Germany 1–0 Greece Olympiacos
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Arsenal 8 points, Marseille 7, Borussia Dortmund 4, Olympiacos 3.
    • Group G:
      • Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 1–0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
      • APOEL Cyprus 2–1 Portugal Porto
        • Standings (after 4 matches): APOEL 8 points, Zenit St. Petersburg 7, Porto 4, Shakhtar Donetsk 2.
    • Group H:
      • BATE Borisov Belarus 1–1 Italy Milan
      • Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 0–4 Spain Barcelona
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Barcelona 10 points, Milan 8, BATE Borisov 2, Viktoria Plzeň 1.
  • Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals first leg: Santa Fe Colombia 1–1 Argentina Vélez Sársfield
  • Estonia Meistriliiga, matchday 35 (team in bold qualify for Champions League, teams in italics qualify for Europa League): Flora 4–0 Viljandi
    • Standings: Flora 83 points, Kalju 79, Trans 73.
      • Flora win the title for the ninth time.

Horse racing[]

  • Melbourne Cup in Melbourne: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Dunaden (jockey: Christophe Lemaire (FRA), trainer: ) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Red Cadeaux 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References[]

  1. ^ Sanserino, Michael (November 9, 2011). "Paterno and Spanier both out at Penn State". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. John Robinson Block; Block Communications. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  2. ^ "Salman Butt and Pakistan bowlers jailed for betting scam". BBC Sport. BBC. November 3, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.
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