Completion of Game 5: Philadelphia Phillies 4, Tampa Bay Rays 3. Phillies win series 4–1.
Pedro Feliz's seventh-inning single scored pinch runner Eric Bruntlett with the eventual winning run, and the Phillies claim Philadelphia's first major sports title since the 1982–83 Philadelphia 76ers. Pitcher Cole Hamels is named MVP.
Game Five, which was scheduled to resume on Tuesday evening with the score tied at 2–2 in the middle of the sixth inning, is postponed due to bad weather until Wednesday at 8:35 PM US EDT (0035 Thursday UTC)
Chelsea's 86-match unbeaten home run, dating back to February 2004, comes to an end with a 1–0 defeat by Liverpool, the ninth-minute goal being scored by Xabi Alonso.[1][dead link]
Sergio García wins his first European Tour event since 2005, at a course where his father is the club professional. His 20-under-par total of 264 gives him a three-shot win over Peter Hedblom.
Goldikova's trainer Freddy Head becomes the first person ever to win Breeders' Cup races as both jockey and trainer. Head rode Miesque to victory in the Mile in both 1987 and 1988.
Game 7, Viswanathan Anand (W) vs. Vladimir Kramnik (B), drawn. Anand leads 5–2
Cricket[]
Associates Tri-Series in Nairobi, Kenya:
Kenya v Zimbabwe – Match abandoned without a ball bowled.
As a result of 3 wash-out matches in a row, Kenya and Zimbabwe advance to the final on superior net run rate, to be played on Saturday, weather permitting.
A brain tumor removed from Seve Ballesteros is confirmed to be malignant. The retired Spanish great will undergo another operation on Friday to relieve pressure caused by swelling and bleeding; doctors in Madrid will also attempt to remove remaining fragments of the tumor. (AP)
Mixed martial arts[]
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, which oversees the , concludes that ProElite, the parent company of the now-defunct EliteXC promotion, committed no wrongdoing surrounding the controversial bout between Kimbo Slice and Seth Petruzelli. (ESPN.com)
October 22, 2008 (Wednesday)[]
Baseball[]
Major League Baseball Postseason:
2008 World Series:
Game 1: Philadelphia Phillies 3, Tampa Bay Rays 2. Phillies lead series 1–0.
Thanks to Chase Utley's two-run homer and the strong seven-inning effort from team ace Cole Hamels, the Phillies steal the home field advantage won in the All-Star Game from the Rays.
In the first ever 10 metre running target World Championship to be decided in a knockout format, Emil Martinsson wins the final 6–1, scoring seven consecutive tens.
October 21, 2008 (Tuesday)[]
American football[]
NFL News:
ESPN reports that former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, currently serving a 23-month sentence in federal prison for his dog fighting activities, will plead guilty to Virginia state charges related to the same activities. Under terms of the plea, Vick will not serve any time in state prison, but will serve one year of state probation in addition to his three years of federal probation upon his release from prison.
36 goals are scored, the most in a single day in the Champions League history
Mixed Martial Arts[]
Elite XC announces it will cease operations a mere ten days after the infamous Kimbo Slice–Seth Petruzelli bout on its Heat show. The Florida Athletic Commission is looking into allegations the fight was fixed. (Los Angeles Times)
October 20, 2008 (Monday)[]
American football[]
National Football League Week Seven Monday Night Football:
New England Patriots 41, Denver Broncos 7
A costly win for the Pats as Rodney Harrison is lost for the season with a quadriceps injury.
Other NFL news:
The San Francisco 49ers fire head coach Mike Nolan, making him the league's third head coach to be axed this season. Niners assistant and former Chicago Bears great Mike Singletary is named as Nolan's replacement.
According to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, suspended Cowboys cornerbackAdam Jones has entered an inpatient alcohol treatment center.
On the first competition day, Łukasz Czapla wins the gold medal shoot-off in men's 10 metre running target mixed to successfully defend the first of his three 2006 titles.
October 19, 2008 (Sunday)[]
American football[]
National Football League Week Seven:
Baltimore Ravens 27, Miami Dolphins 13
Former Dolphins coach Cam Cameron, now the Ravens' offensive coordinator, gets a measure of revenge on the team that fired him.
St. Louis Rams 34, Dallas Cowboys 14
Without Tony Romo, the Cowboys get blown out.
Chicago Bears 48, Minnesota Vikings 41
In a rare offensive explosion in the NFC North, the Bears win.
Carolina Panthers 30, New Orleans Saints 7
The Saints lose Reggie Bush to a knee injury.
Pittsburgh Steelers 37, Cincinnati Bengals 10
Ben Roethlisberger improves to 11–0 in Ohio.
Buffalo Bills 23, San Diego Chargers 14
The Bills improve to their best record since 1995.
New York Giants 29, San Francisco 49ers 17
Brandon Jacobs scores twice as the Giants improve to 5–1.
Tennessee Titans 34, Kansas City Chiefs 10
LenDale White scores three rushing touchdowns as the Titans improve to 6–0.
Houston Texans 28, Detroit Lions 21
The Texans win their second straight game.
Washington Redskins 14, Cleveland Browns 11
Clinton Portis rushes for 175 yards in the Redskins' victory.
Green Bay Packers 34, Indianapolis Colts 14
Peyton Manning saw two interceptions returned for Packers touchdowns.
Oakland Raiders 16, New York Jets 13 (OT)
Sebastian Janikowski's 57-yard overtime field goal gives interim coach Tom Cable his first win.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20, Seattle Seahawks 10
Bye Week:Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles.
Drivers' standing, with one race remaining: (1) Hamilton 94 (2) Massa 87 (3) Kubica 75
Constructors' standing: (1) Ferrari 156 (2) McLaren–Mercedes 145 (3) BMW Sauber 135
Sprint Cup Series:
TUMS QuikPak 500 at Ridgeway, Virginia
(1) Jimmie Johnson (2) Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (3) Carl Edwards
Baseball[]
Major League Baseball postseason:
American League Championship Series:
Game Seven: Tampa Bay Rays 3, Boston Red Sox 1. Rays win series, 4–3.
Pitcher and series MVPMatt Garza leads the Rays to victory, dethroning the defending World Series champions, as for the eighth year in a row, Major League Baseball will crown a different world champion, with the 2000 New York Yankees remaining the last team to repeat.
Colt McCoy runs for two touchdowns and goes 29-for-32 passing with 337 yards and two more TDs, and the Longhorns take a 28–0 lead before the Tigers even cross midfield.
Mark Sanchez becomes the first Trojans quarterback to throw for five TDs in a half, and the Trojans score their biggest shutout win since 1931, while the Cougars suffer their worst shutout loss in history.
Texas Christian (7–1) 32, (9) Brigham Young (6–1) 7
The Horned Frogs decisively end the longest winning streak in Division I FBS football at 16 games.
Baseball[]
Major League Baseball postseason:
American League Championship Series:
Boston Red Sox 8, Tampa Bay Rays 7. Rays lead series 3–2
The Red Sox make the biggest postseason comeback in 69 years from 7 to 0 down after six and a half innings. David Ortiz' three-run homer in the seventh, J. D. Drew's two-run blast followed by Coco Crisp's single in the eighth, and then Drew's walk-off single after Evan Longoria's fielding error in the ninth inning completes the comeback.
Spain scores a controversial winning goal in the last second of extra time, a bizarre own goal by Italian player Adriano Foglia, who put into his own net a ball rebounded off the crossbar. The TV clock apparently showed the time has run out when the ball crossed the line, and it took some 20 minutes of consultation by the officials until the goal was confirmed.
After 10 of 18 matches, Paraguay lead the standing on 23 points, followed by Brazil on 17, Argentina and Chile 16, Uruguay 13, Ecuador 12, Colombia 11.
A penalty from Dwight Yorke gives the Soca Warriors the win over an already-advanced and experimental US side.
Group 1: Cuba 2–1 Guatemala
An 87th-minute goal from gives already-eliminated Cuba their first win of the third round and deals Guatemala's qualification hopes a huge blow. Guatemala must win their last match at USA and hope Trinidad & Tobago lose to Cuba, otherwise Trinidad will advance.
Group 2: Jamaica 1–0 Honduras
Jamaica's win keep their slim hope of qualifying alive.
Mexico fails to book their qualification, but remain the front runner with 10 points, one ahead of Honduras and three ahead of Jamaica. On the last matchday, Honduras meet Mexico while Jamaica play Canada.
Group 3: El Salvador 3–0 Suriname
El Salvador join Costa Rica, that secured its qualification earlier.
Australia is the only team with maximum points (6 points from 2 matches)
Group B: Iran 2–1 North Korea
Group B: South Korea 4–1 United Arab Emirates
Korea lead the group on 4 points from 2 matches, ahead of Iran, Saudi Arabia and Korea DPR on goals difference
2009 European Under-21 Championship qualification playoffs, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses; teams in bold advance to the final tournament)
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspends Dallas Cowboysdefensive backAdam "Pacman" Jones for a minimum of four games for violating the league's conduct policy after an alcohol-related incident a week earlier in a hotel in Dallas.
Baseball[]
Major League Baseball postseason:
American League Championship Series:
Tampa Bay Rays 13, Boston Red Sox 4. Rays lead series 3–1.
2009 European Under-21 Championship qualification playoffs, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses; teams in bold advance to the final tournament)
National Football League Week Six Monday Night Football:
Cleveland Browns 35, New York Giants 14.
NCAA Football:
Tommy Bowden is fired as head coach at Clemson. Dabo Swinney was named interim coach for the remainder of the season.
Baseball[]
Major League Baseball postseason:
American League Championship Series:
Tampa Bay Rays 9, Boston Red Sox 1. Rays lead series 2–1.
National League Championship Series:
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 5. Phillies lead series 3–1.
An eighth-inning rally by the Phillies, with two two-run home runs by Shane Victorino and pinch-hitter Matt Stairs puts the Phillies one win from the World Series.
1st Test in Bangalore, day 5: Australia 430 & 228/6 declared, India 360 & 177/4 – Match drawn. 4-match series level 0–0.
Australia declares their second innings 5 overs after start of play and set India a target of 299 runs to win. Any chance of either team to win is gone when bad light delays play shortly after tea, with India still 151 runs off their target and 6 wickets remaining. Man of the match: Zaheer Khan (6 wickets).
Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in King City, Ontario, Canada:
Final: Sri Lanka 136/5 (19/20 ov) def. Pakistan 132/7 (20/20 ov) by 5 wickets with 6 balls remaining.
3rd place playoff: Zimbabwe 184/5 (20/20 ov) def. Canada 75 (19.2/20 ov) by 109 runs.
Ireland 578/4d; Kenya 186 and 146/2 (f/o). Kenya trail by 246 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
Horse Racing[]
Big Brown was retired by his owners, and will not run in the Breeders' Cup Classic on October 25 at Santa Anita Park.
October 12, 2008 (Sunday)[]
American football[]
National Football League Week Six:
Indianapolis Colts 31, Baltimore Ravens 3
The Colts finally get a home win in Lucas Oil Stadium in five tries as Peyton Manning shreds the Ravens' top-ranked defense with three touchdown passes.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27, Carolina Panthers 3
The Bucs are now tied for the top of the NFC South with the Falcons and Panthers.
Atlanta Falcons 22, Chicago Bears 20
Jason Elam's 46-yard last second field goal gives the Falcons the win.
New York Jets 26, Cincinnati Bengals 14
The Jets keep the Bengals winless, behind three Thomas Jones touchdowns.
Minnesota Vikings 12, Detroit Lions 10
Ryan Longwell's 27-yard field goal with 11 seconds left keeps the toothless Lions winless.
Houston Texans 29, Miami Dolphins 23
Matt Schaub runs for a three-yard touchdown on fourth-and-goal with three seconds left giving the Texans their first win of the season.
New Orleans Saints 34, Oakland Raiders 3
Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw for three touchdowns and running back Reggie Bush ties Anquan Boldin's NFL record as the fastest player to reach 200 career receptions to keep the Raiders winless.
St. Louis Rams 19, Washington Redskins 17
The Rams get their first win thanks to Josh Brown's 49-yard walk-off field goal.
Jacksonville Jaguars 24, Denver Broncos 17
Maurice Jones-Drew runs for two touchdowns in the Jaguars' win.
Arizona Cardinals 30, Dallas Cowboys 24 (OT)
The Cardinals started the game with a 93-yard kickoff return by J.J. Arrington for a touchdown and end it with a blocked punt recovery for three yards by Monty Beisel in overtime for the win, the first game to end on such a play.
Green Bay Packers 27, Seattle Seahawks 17
Aaron Rodgers throws for two touchdowns and runs for a third in the Pack's win.
Philadelphia Eagles 40, San Francisco 49ers 26
The Eagles come back in the fourth quarter with 23 points to get the win.
San Diego Chargers 30, New England Patriots 10
After three straight losses against the Patriots, the Chargers win behind Philip Rivers' three touchdowns.
Bye week:Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tennessee Titans.
Auto racing[]
Formula One:
Japanese Grand Prix in Oyama, Japan:
(1) Fernando Alonso (2) Robert Kubica (3) Kimi Räikkönen With two races remaining in the season, Lewis Hamilton leads by 5 points over Felipe Massa, and by 12 points over Kubica. In the constructors standing, Ferrari lead by 7 points over McLaren–Mercedes, with BMW Sauber 7 points further back.
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2. Phillies lead series 2–1.
Save for a benches-clearing dustup (with no punches thrown) in the top of the third, the Dodgers never look back after lighting up Jamie Moyer for five first-inning runs.
Cricket[]
Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in King City, Ontario, Canada: (teams in bold advance to the final)
Sri Lanka 153/7 (20/20 ov) def. Canada 138 (20.0/20 ov) by 15 runs
Football (soccer)[]
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), matchday 9:
Venezuela 0–4 Brazil
Ecuador 1–0 Chile
After these scores, which complete the first half of the qualifying campaign in South America, Paraguay is in pole position on 20 points, followed by Brazil and Argentina on 16 points each, Chile on 13 points, Uruguay and Ecuador on 12 points.
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) second round, matchday 6: (teams in bold advance to the third round)
Group 2: Guinea 3–2 Kenya
Group 3: Angola 3–1 Niger
Angola is the first team that participated in the last World Cup to be eliminated.
Group 3: Uganda 2–1 Benin
Group 9: Burundi 1–3 Burkina Faso
Group 12: Egypt 4–0 Djibouti
Mozambique also advance to the third round
Futsal World Cup in Brazil:: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
Prosecutors in the German state of Bavaria state that they do not have sufficient evidence to launch an investigation of match fixing allegations surrounding the 2007–08 UEFA Cupsemifinal between eventual championZenit St. Petersburg and Bayern Munich. (ESPNsoccernet.com)
Red River Rivalry at Dallas: (5) Texas 45, (1) Oklahoma 35
In the highest combined scoring game (80 points) in the Rivalry, the Longhorns get fifteen unanswered points in the final eight minutes to knock off the top-ranked Sooners, and leap to the top of the new AP survey, bypassing an idle Alabama team along the way.
(17) Oklahoma State 28, (3) Missouri 23
(11) Florida 51, (4) LSU 21
(6) Penn State 48, Wisconsin 7
The Badgers lose for the second straight week in Madison, and this time, it's a blowout to Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions.
After 3 matches for most teams, Greece, Spain, England and Netherlands (the latter played 2 matches) remain the only teams in Europe with wins-only record.
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL), matchday 9:
Boston Red Sox 2, Tampa Bay Rays 0. Red Sox lead series 1–0.
Dice-K gets the win in the opening game of the series.
National League Championship Series:
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 5. Phillies lead series 2–0.
Thanks to a pair of bat-arounds in the second and third innings as well as the arm and bat of Brett Myers, the Phils head to Los Angeles with a two-game advantage.
Cricket[]
Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in King City, Ontario, Canada:
Sri Lanka 107/5 (16/17 ov) def Zimbabwe 106/8 (17/17 ov) by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2. Phillies lead series 1–0.
Cole Hamels pitches seven strong innings and the Phils capitalize on a sixth-inning Rafael Furcal error with homers from Chase Utley (two-run) and Pat Burrell (solo) to win Game One.
National Football League Week Five Monday Night Football:
Minnesota Vikings 30, New Orleans Saints 27
Ryan Longwell's 30-yard field goal with 13 seconds left gives the Vikings the win on a wild Monday night. Reggie Bush tied an NFL record with two punt returns for touchdowns.
Baseball[]
Major League Baseball postseason:
American League Division Series:
Tampa Bay Rays 6, Chicago White Sox 2. Rays win series, 3–1.
B.J. Upton hit two home runs and the Rays continue their dream season beating the White Sox to advance to the ALCS.
Boston Red Sox 3, Los Angeles Angels 2. Red Sox win series 3–1.
Jed Lowrie singles home Jason Bay with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to send the Old Town Team back to the ALCS and a date with the Rays.
October 5, 2008 (Sunday)[]
American Football[]
National Football League Week Five:
Atlanta Falcons 27, Green Bay Packers 24
Matt Ryan outshines Aaron Rodgers in a battle of young quarterbacks.
Chicago Bears 34, Detroit Lions 7
Kyle Orton has a career day as the Bears defeat the Lions.
Indianapolis Colts 31, Houston Texans 27
Two Sage Rosenfels fumbles spark the Colts' 21-point comeback in the game's final 4 minutes.
Carolina Panthers 34, Kansas City Chiefs 0
DeAngelo Williams rushes for 123 yards and two touchdowns and catches a third as the Panthers record their biggest shutout win in team history.
Miami Dolphins 17, San Diego Chargers 10
The Dolphins exceed their entire 2007 season win total.
New York Giants 44, Seattle Seahawks 6
Eli Manning throws for two touchdowns and Brandon Jacobs rushes for two more as the Giants rout the Seahawks.
Tennessee Titans 13, Baltimore Ravens 10
The Titans go to 5–0 for the first time in franchise history.
Washington Redskins 23, Philadelphia Eagles 17
Antwaan Randle El's touchdown pass to Chris Cooley and Clinton Portis' 145 yards lead the way in comeback victory.
Denver Broncos 16, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13
Matt Prater's three field goals lift the Broncos to victory.
Arizona Cardinals 41, Buffalo Bills 17
The Bills lose quarterback Trent Edwards to a concussion as the Cardinals hand Buffalo its first loss of the season.
Dallas Cowboys 31, Cincinnati Bengals 22
The Cowboys lead by 17, before the Bengals make it a game.
New England Patriots 30, San Francisco 49ers 21
Randy Moss catches a 66-yard touchdown pass from Matt Cassel as Steve Young's#8 was retired.
Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Jacksonville Jaguars 21
The Steelers end a four-game losing streak to the Jags.
Bye Week:Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams.
Regan Smith takes the checkered flag in first place, but is dropped to 18th (the last position on the lead lap) for passing Stewart below the yellow line at the inside of the track in the final turn. This race set new NASCAR records for numbers of different leaders and lead changes.
The Nittany Lions are the first BCS conference team assured of bowl eligibility with their win at West Laffayette, Indiana.
(7) Texas Tech 58, Kansas State 28
(9) Southern California 44, (23) Oregon 10
Other games:
(19) Vanderbilt 14, (13) Auburn 13
The Commodores go to 5–0 for the first time since 1943.
(14) Ohio State 20, (18) Wisconsin 17
The Badgers' 16-game winning streak at Camp Randall Stadium is snapped by the Buckeyes. Wisconsin's marching band was not at the game after being suspended for a hazing incident.
Hall of FamerO. J. Simpson is convicted on all 12 charges stemming from the armed robbery of two Las Vegas sports memorabilia dealers. He will be sentenced on December 5, and faces possible life imprisonment.
Baseball[]
Major League Baseball postseason:
American League Division Series:
Tampa Bay Rays 6, Chicago White Sox 2. Rays lead series 2–0.
The Rays take a 2–0 advantage to Chicago.
Boston Red Sox 7, Los Angeles Angels 5. Red Sox lead series 2–0.
J. D. Drew's two-run ninth-inning home run off Francisco Rodríguez was the difference as the Bosox are one win away from another trip to the ALCS.
Basketball[]
WNBA Finals:
Detroit Shock 69, San Antonio Silver Stars 61. Shock lead series 2–0
Katie Smith has another big game, following up her 25 points in Game 1 with 22 tonight. The series now goes to the Detroit area, and the Shock will go for the sweep Sunday in Ypsilanti.
In other WNBA news, Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks becomes the first player to be named the league's MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same season. Parker also won a gold medal for the USA Women's Basketball team in Beijing and the Most Outstanding Player in the Final Four.
Surfing[]
Kelly Slater wins a ninth title of World champion of surfing in Mundaka, Spain.
The Panthers win their third straight game against a ranked team, thanks to LeSean McCoy's two rushing touchdowns.
In another game:
(15) Utah 31, Oregon State 28
Louie Sakota's 37-yard walk-off field goal makes the 6–0 Utes the first bowl eligible team.
Auto racing[]
Two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Hélio Castroneves is indicted by a United States federal grand juryin Miami on tax evasion charges. (ESPN.com)
Baseball[]
Major League Baseball postseason:
American League Division Series:
Tampa Bay Rays 6, Chicago White Sox 4. Rays lead series 1–0.
Evan Longoria becomes the first player since Gary Gaetti to hit two homers in his postseason debut as the mohawk-wearing Rays become the third expansion team in AL history to win their first post-season game, joining Toronto (1985 ALCS) and Texas (1996 ALDS).
National League Division Series:
Philadelphia Phillies 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2. Phillies lead series 2–0.
Thanks to Shane Victorino's grand slam off CC Sabathia capping a five run third inning, rattling Sabathia like Burt Hooton in the 1977 NLCS, the Phillies are one victory away from a spot in the 2008 NLCS.
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Chicago Cubs 3. Dodgers lead series 2–0.
Manny Ramírez was being Manny Ramírez again, with his second home run of the series and four Cubs errors lead the Dodgers to a 2–0 lead en route to Los Angeles for a possible sweep on Saturday.
A Spanish judge has sent German authorities recordings alleging that Russian mobsters tried to fix the 2007–08 UEFA Cupsemi-final between eventual championZenit St. Petersburg and Bayern Munich. Both clubs denied any knowledge of the alleged scheme. (Reuters via ESPNsoccernet.com)
October 1, 2008 (Wednesday)[]
Baseball[]
Major League Baseball postseason:
American League Division Series:
Boston Red Sox 4, Los Angeles Angels 1. Red Sox lead series 1–0.
Jason Bay's post season debut included a home run and Jon Lester's seven innings of one-run pitching allows the defending world champions win their seventh straight post-season contest.
National League Division Series:
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Chicago Cubs 2. Dodgers lead series 1–0.
Home runs prove crucial in this affair, as the Cubbies strike first via a two-run Mark DeRosa shot, but after Ryan Dempster walked the bases full James Loney knocked a grand slam to give the Dodgers an unassailable lead.
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1. Phillies lead series 1–0.
The Phillies get all their scoring in the third inning, capitalizing on an error on Cole Hamels' sacrifice bunt, and capped by Chase Utley's two-run double. Hamels pitches eight scoreless innings, and Brad Lidge holds on in the ninth to give the Phils their first postseason win since Game 5 of the 1993 World Series.
Basketball[]
WNBA Finals:
Detroit Shock 77, San Antonio Silver Stars 69. Shock lead series 1–0
India 613/7d; 
Australia 338/4. Australia trail by 275 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
South Africa 336/7 (50 ov) def. 
Kenya 177 (49.1 ov) by 159 runs. South Africa lead 2-match series 1–0
Namibia 250 and 14/2; 
Ireland 195/9. Namibia led by 69 runs with 8 wickets remaining
12–20 
Samoa in Penrith
83–72 
Unicaja Málaga
90–83 
Air Avellino
54–58 
Cibona Zagreb
67–93 
82–73 
ALBA Berlin
90–91 
3–2 
United States
Paraguay
0–3 
England
1–2 
Nigeria
Russia 1(4)–2(4) 
Scotland
Ukraine 2(5)–0(0) 
Iceland 3(4)–0(1) 
Republic of Ireland
Netherlands 2(4)–0(0) 
91–62 
81–77 
New Zealand 262/6d & 79/1, 
Bangladesh 169/9d – Match drawn. New Zealand win the 2-match series 1–0
1–1 
Colombia
0–5 
1–1 
Ghana
Czech Republic
Canada
20–22 
2:15.78 ( 1:07.30 + 1:08.48) (2) Didier Cuche 
Carl Edwards (2) 
Jimmie Johnson (3) 
Denny Hamlin
Rickard Rydell (2) 
Andy Priaulx
.
David Nalbandian, 6–3, 6–4
Andrey Golubev, 6–1, 6–1
2min 22.99sec (1:09.98 + 1:13.01) (2) Tanja Poutiainen 
2:23.97 (1:09.83 + 1:14.14) (3) Andrea Fischbacher 
Zimbabwe v 
Papua New Guinea in Townsville
6–7 
Canterbury
Benfica
1–2 
0–0 
Club Brugge
CFR Cluj
Anorthosis
1(1)–0(3) 
BATE Borisov
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (3) 
1(0)–0(0) 
4(1)–0(0) 
Brian Lara's mark of 11,953 runs.
Albania
0–1 
Hungary
1–1 
0–0 
Moldova
4–0 
San Marino
Wales
4–1 
Armenia
0–0 
Andorra
Faroe Islands
0–0 
Bulgaria
Montenegro
North Macedonia
2–1 
2–1 
Guatemala
1–0 
Honduras
Mexico
3–0 
Suriname
Haiti
Qatar
2–1 
United Arab Emirates
2–2 
Uruguay
Tunisia
Sri Lanka 136/5 (19/20 ov) def. 
Pakistan 132/7 (20/20 ov) by 5 wickets with 6 balls remaining.
0–4 
1–0 
Chile
3–2 
3–1 
Niger
2–1 
Benin
1–3 
Burkina Faso
Djibouti
Mozambique also advance to the third round
(3) Kurt Busch 
Afghanistan 179 (49.4 ov) def 
Hong Kong 122 (45 ov) by 57 runs. 
Tanzania 133 (41.3 ov) by 70 runs.
Jersey and 
Fiji relegate to division five.
Azerbaijan
Liechtenstein
Cape Verde
Mauritius
0–1 
Sierra Leone
1–0 
Libya
Lesotho
0–0 
Algeria
1–1 
Gambia
3–0 
Madagascar
0–1 
4–1 
Mauritania
– bye
Seychelles
2–0 
Congo
2–1 
Chad
6–0 
Swaziland
– bye
2–1 
DR Congo
China
(2) Paul Menard 
(3) David Ragan 
0–40 
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
16–24 
Leeds Rhinos
