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[edit] Days of the month
[edit] November 12, 2009 (Thursday)
[edit] Basketball
- Euroleague:
- Regular Season Game 4: (unbeaten teams in bold)
- Group B:
- Group C:
- Group D:
- Regular Season Game 4: (unbeaten teams in bold)
[edit] Cricket
- Pakistan v New Zealand in UAE:
- 1st T20I in Dubai:
[edit] Football (soccer)
- U-17 World Cup in Nigeria:
- Semifinals:
- UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Lyon
– (1–0) 
Fortuna Hjørring
- Lyon
- Copa Sudamericana Semifinals, first leg:
[edit] Gymnastics
- Trampoline World Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia:
- Trampoline Women Team:
- Trampoline Men Team:
- Trampoline Women Team:
[edit] Skeleton
- World Cup in Park City, United States:
- Men:
- Women:
- Men:
[edit] Snooker
- Premier League Snooker - League phase in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
- John Higgins (SCO) vs. Judd Trump (ENG)
- Shaun Murphy (ENG) vs. Neil Robertson (AUS)
- Standings: John Higgins, Judd Trump 6 points (4 games), Ronnie O'Sullivan 6 (5), Stephen Hendry, Neil Robertson 5 (5), Shaun Murphy 3 (4), Marco Fu 1 (5).
[edit] Volleyball
- Women's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan:
- Round 3 in Tokyo:
- Dominican Republic
– 
Italy - South Korea
– 
Brazil - Japan
– 
Thailand
- Standings: Brazil, Italy 4 points, Japan, Dominican Republic 3, Thailand, Korea 2.
- Dominican Republic
- Round 3 in Tokyo:
[edit] November 11, 2009 (Wednesday)
[edit] Basketball
- Euroleague:
- Regular Season Game 4 (unbeaten teams in bold):
- Group A:
- Cibona Zagreb
64–52 
Žalgiris Kaunas - Fenerbahçe Ülker Istanbul
83–87 Montepaschi Siena - Regal FC Barcelona
76–62 ASVEL Villeurbanne
- Standings: Siena and Barcelona 4–0, Fenerbahçe Ülker 2–2, Cibona and Žalgiris 1–3, Villeurbanne 0–4.
- Cibona Zagreb
- Group B:
- Orléans 74–86 Unicaja Málaga
- Orléans
- Group C:
- Group D:
- Group A:
- Regular Season Game 4 (unbeaten teams in bold):
[edit] Cricket
- Australia in India:
- 7th ODI in Navi Mumbai:
- Match abandoned without a ball bowled. Australia win the 7-match series 4–2.
- 7th ODI in Navi Mumbai:
[edit] Football (soccer)
- UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Torres 4–1 (4–1)
Neulengbach. Torres win 8–2 on aggregate. - Arsenal
2–0 (3–0) 
Sparta Praha. Arsenal win 5–0 on aggregate. - Zvezda 2005 Perm
1–1 (0–0) 
Røa. 1–1 on aggregate, Røa win on away goals. - Umeå
1–1 (1–0) Rossiyanka. Umeå win 2–1 on aggregate. - Bayern Munich
0–1 (ET) (0–0) Montpellier. Montpellier win 1–0 on aggregate. - Linköping 0–2 (1–1) Duisburg. Duisburg win 3–1 on aggregate.
- Brøndby 0–4 (0–1) Turbine Potsdam. Turbine Potsdam win 5–0 on aggregate.
- Torres
- Copa Sudamericana Semifinals, first leg:
[edit] Volleyball
- Women's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan:
- Round 2 in Tokyo:
- Thailand 1–3 Dominican Republic
- Italy 3–2 South Korea
- Brazil 3–1 Japan
- Standings: Brazil, Italy 4 points, Japan, Dominican Republic 3, Thailand, Korea 2.
- Thailand
- Round 2 in Tokyo:
[edit] November 10, 2009 (Tuesday)
[edit] Cricket
- Zimbabwe in South Africa:
- 2nd ODI in Centurion:
South Africa 331/5 (50 ov, Jean-Paul Duminy 111*); 
Zimbabwe 119 (34.3 ov). South Africa win by 212 runs, win the 2-match series 2–0.
- 2nd ODI in Centurion:
[edit] Football (Soccer)
- Copa del Rey Round of 32, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Real Madrid 1–0 (0–4) Alcorcón
- In a stunning result, Real Madrid is eliminated by third division team Alcorcón, 4–1 on aggregate.
- Real Madrid 1–0 (0–4) Alcorcón
[edit] Volleyball
- Women's World Grand Champions Cup in Japan:
- Round 1 in Tokyo:
- Thailand 0–3 Italy
- Dominican Republic 0–3 Brazil
- Japan 3–1 South Korea
- Thailand
- Round 1 in Tokyo:
[edit] November 9, 2009 (Monday)
[edit] American football
- NFL Monday Night Football Week 9:
[edit] Basketball
- NCAA:
- Jim Boeheim becomes the eighth Division I coach to record 800 wins, reaching the mark in his 1,087th game, as Syracuse defeats Albany 75-43.
[edit] Cricket
- Pakistan v New Zealand in UAE:
- 3rd ODI in Abu Dhabi:
New Zealand 211 (46.3 ov); 
Pakistan 204 (49.1 ov). New Zealand win by 7 runs, win the 3-match series 2–1.
- 3rd ODI in Abu Dhabi:
[edit] Football (soccer)
- U-17 World Cup in Nigeria:
- Quarterfinals:
- Spain 3–3 (4–2 pen.)
Uruguay - Korea Republic 1–3
Nigeria
- Spain
- Quarterfinals:
[edit] Poker
- World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States:
- Joe Cada defeats Darvin Moon to win the US $8,547,042 first prize, and becomes the youngest winner of the US $10,000 Buy-in Main Event at the age of 21.
[edit] November 8, 2009 (Sunday)
[edit] American football
- NFL Week 9 (unbeaten teams in bold):
- Atlanta Falcons 31, Washington Redskins 17
- Arizona Cardinals 41, Chicago Bears 21
- Cincinnati Bengals 17, Baltimore Ravens 7
- Indianapolis Colts 20, Houston Texans 17
- The Colts become the fourth team in NFL history to win 17 straight regular-season games, Jim Caldwell becomes the first rookie coach since 1930 to win his first eight games, and Peyton Manning becomes the fifth quarterback to reach 125 career win with his seventh 300-yards passing game of the season - all thanks to Kris Brown's missed 42-yard field-goal attempt as time expires that could have sent the game to overtime.
- Jacksonville Jaguars 24, Kansas City Chiefs 21
- New England Patriots 27, Miami Dolphins 17
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38, Green Bay Packers 28
- Josh Freeman passes for 205 yards and three touchdowns in his first game as starting quarterback and leads the Bucs to their first win after an 11-game losing streak.
- New Orleans Saints 30, Carolina Panthers 20
- The Saints rally from a 14–0 first-quarter deficit to stay unbeaten.
- Seattle Seahawks 32, Detroit Lions 20
- Tennessee Titans 34, San Francisco 49ers 27
- San Diego Chargers 21, New York Giants 20
- Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys 20, Philadelphia Eagles 16
- Bye week: Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams
- College football news:
- In the BCS rankings, released today, TCU rises to fourth—the highest ever for a school in a conference whose champion does not automatically qualify for one of the five BCS bowls.
[edit] Auto racing
- Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- Dickies 500 in Fort Worth, Texas:
Kurt Busch 
(Dodge, Penske Racing) 
Denny Hamlin 
(Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) 
Matt Kenseth 
(Ford, Roush Fenway Racing)- Drivers' standings (with 2 races remaining): Jimmie Johnson
(Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6297 points Mark Martin 
(Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6224 (–79) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6185 (–112)
- An accident on Lap Three involving Johnson cuts his points lead, finishing 35th in the race.
- Dickies 500 in Fort Worth, Texas:
[edit] Cricket
- Australia in India:
- Zimbabwe in South Africa:
- 1st ODI in Benoni:
- South Africa 295/5 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 250/6 (50 ov, Tatenda Taibu 103*). South Africa win by 45 runs, lead the 2-match series 1–0.
- 1st ODI in Benoni:
[edit] Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan: (skaters in bold qualify for the Grand Prix Final)
- Ice Dance: Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) 201.97 Sinead Kerr/John Kerr (GBR) 177.73 Vanessa Crone/Paul Poirier (CAN) 165.89
- Standings after 4 of 6 events: Davis/White 30 points, Kerr/Kerr 24, Crone/Poirier 20.
- Ice Dance:
- NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan: (skaters in bold qualify for the Grand Prix Final)
[edit] Football (soccer)
- U-17 World Cup in Nigeria:
- Quarterfinals:
- Colombia
1–1 (5–3 pen.) Turkey - Switzerland
2–1 Italy
- Colombia
- Quarterfinals:
MLS Cup Playoffs:
- Western Conference Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Houston Dynamo 1 (0), Seattle Sounders FC 0 (0) (OT). Houston Dynamo win 1–0 on aggregate.
- Los Angeles Galaxy 1 (2), Chivas USA 0 (2). Los Angeles Galaxy win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Western Conference Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Norwegian Cup Final in Oslo:
- Molde 2–2 (4–5 pen.) Aalesund
- Aalesund win the first trophy in their history, and qualify for next year's Europa League.
- Molde 2–2 (4–5 pen.) Aalesund
- Korean FA Cup Final in Seongnam:
- Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–1 (2–4 pen.) Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- Suwon Bluewings win the Cup for the second time.
- Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1–1 (2–4 pen.) Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Singapore Cup Final in Jalan Besar:
[edit] Golf
- World Golf Championships:
- HSBC Champions in Shanghai:
- Winner: Phil Mickelson (USA) 271 (–17)
- HSBC Champions in Shanghai:
- LPGA Tour:
- Mizuno Classic in Shima, Mie, Japan:
- Winner: Bo Bae Song (KOR) 201 (–15)
- Mizuno Classic in Shima, Mie, Japan:
[edit] Motorcycle racing
- Moto GP:
- Valencian Grand Prix in Valencia: Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda) 46:47.553 Valentino Rossi (ITA) (Yamaha) +2.630 Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) +2.913
- Final riders' standings: Rossi 306 points Lorenzo 261 Pedrosa 234
- Final manufacturers' standings: Yamaha 386 Honda 297 Ducati 272
- Final riders' standings:
- Valencian Grand Prix in Valencia:
[edit] Rugby league
[edit] Short track speed skating
- World Cup in Montreal, Canada:
- Men:
- 1000 m: Sung Si-Bak (KOR) Lee Jung-Su (KOR) Charles Hamelin (CAN)
- 5000 m Relay: South Korea Canada China
- 1000 m:
- Women:
- 1000 m: Zhou Yang (CHN) Wang Meng (CHN) Liu Qiohong (CHN)
- 3000 m Relay: China United States Canada
- 1000 m:
- Men:
[edit] Speed skating
- World Cup 1 in Berlin, Germany:
- 500 m women (2): Jenny Wolf (GER) 37.52 Wang Beixing (CHN) 37.94 Annette Gerritsen (NED) 38.27
- Standing after 2 of 12 races: Wolf, Wang 180 points, Gerritsen 130
- 500 m men (2): Tucker Fredricks (USA) 35.06 Lee Kang-Seok (KOR) 35.10 Lee Kyu-Hyeok (KOR) 35.10
- Standing after 2 of 12 races: Lee Kang-Seok 180 points, Lee Kyu-Hyeok 150, Fredricks 116
- 1500 m women: Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:55.54 Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 1:56.99 Brittany Schussler (CAN) 1:57.26
- 1500 m men: Shani Davis (USA) 1:44.47 Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 1:45.56 Denny Morrison (CAN) 1:45.69
- 500 m women (2):
[edit] Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- Valencia Open 500 in Valencia, Spain:
- Final: Andy Murray (GBR) def. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6–3, 6–2
- Murray wins his sixth title of the year and 14th of his career in his first tournament back from a wrist injury.
- Final: Andy Murray (GBR) def. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6–3, 6–2
- Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland:
- Final: Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Roger Federer (SUI) 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
- Djokovic wins his fourth title of the year and 15th of his career, and denies Federer a fourth consecutive win at his hometown tournament.
- Final: Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Roger Federer (SUI) 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
- Valencia Open 500 in Valencia, Spain:
- WTA Tour:
- Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali, Indonesia:
- Final: Aravane Rezaï (FRA) def. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 7–5 (ret.)
- Rezaï wins her second tournament of the year and her career when top seed Bartoli is forced to retire with a quadriceps injury.
- Final: Aravane Rezaï (FRA) def. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 7–5 (ret.)
- Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali, Indonesia:
- Fed Cup:
- Fed Cup Final in Reggio Calabria, day 2:
- Italy 4–0 United States
- Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Melanie Oudin (USA) 7–5, 6–2
- Francesca Schiavone (ITA) vs. Alexa Glatch (USA) not played
- Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci (ITA) def. Liezel Huber/Vania King (USA) 4–6, 6–3, 11–9
- Italy beat the USA for the first time in 10 meetings, and win the Fed Cup for the second time.
- Fed Cup Final in Reggio Calabria, day 2:
[edit] Volleyball
- Men’s Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- 3rd place: Zenit Kazan 3–0
Paykan Tehran - Final: PGE Skra Bełchatów
0–3 Trentino BetClic
- Trentino BetClic becomes the fifth consecutive Italian title winner.
- 3rd place:
[edit] November 7, 2009 (Saturday)
[edit] American football
- NCAA:
- BCS Top 10 (unbeaten teams in bold):
- (1) Florida 27, Vanderbilt 3
- (2) Texas 35, UCF 3
- (3) Alabama 24, (9) LSU 15
- The Tide book their place in the SEC Championship Game against Florida.
- Northwestern 17, (4) Iowa 10
- Iowa quarterback Ricky Stanzi is knocked out of the game with an apparent ankle injury on a play that gives the Wildcats their first touchdown, and the Hawkeyes' unbeaten season and national title hopes go down with him.
- (5) Cincinnati 47, Connecticut 45
- (6) TCU 55, San Diego State 12
- Stanford 51, (8) Oregon 42
- (10) Georgia Tech 30, Wake Forest 27 (OT)
- Played earlier this week: (7) Boise State
- Other games:
- (16) Ohio State 24, (11) Penn State 7
- Oregon State 31, (20) California 14
- Navy 23, (22) Notre Dame 21
- The Midshipmen win consecutive games in South Bend for the first time since 1961 and 1963.
- Nebraska 10, (24) Oklahoma 3
- BCS Top 10 (unbeaten teams in bold):
[edit] Auto racing
- Nationwide Series:
- O'Reilly Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas:
- Kyle Busch (Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) Casey Mears (Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing) Jason Leffler (Toyota, Braun Racing)
- Standings (with 2 races remaining): Busch 5374 points Carl Edwards
(Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) 5102 Brad Keselowski 
(Chevrolet, JR Motorsports) 5082
- Standings (with 2 races remaining):
- O'Reilly Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas:
- V8 Supercars:
- The Island 300 in Phillip Island, Victoria:
- Race 21: Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Ford Falcon) Will Davison (AUS) (Holden Commodore) Rick Kelly (AUS) (Holden Commodore)
- Drivers' standings (after 21 of 26 races): Whincup 2754 points Davison 2710 Garth Tander (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 2435
- Drivers' standings (after 21 of 26 races):
- Race 21:
- The Island 300 in Phillip Island, Victoria:
[edit] Baseball
- Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
- Japan Series:
- Game 6, Yomiuri Giants 2, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 0. Giants win best-of-7 series 4–2.
- The Giants win the Series for a record 21st time.
- Game 6, Yomiuri Giants 2, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 0. Giants win best-of-7 series 4–2.
- Japan Series:
[edit] Canadian football
- CIS football championships (CIS Top Ten rankings in parentheses):
- Hardy Cup Canada West semifinals:
- (2) Calgary Dinos 45, Alberta Golden Bears 13
- (3) Saskatchewan Huskies 53, Regina Rams 23
- Yates Cup OUA semifinals:
- (4) Queen's Golden Gaels 32, (9) McMaster Marauders 6
- (5) Western Ontario Mustangs 26, (7) Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 16
- Dunsmore Cup QUFL semifinals:
- (1) Laval Rouge-et-Or 63, Concordia Stingers 1
- (8) Montreal Carabins 40, Bishop's Gaiters 15
- Loney Bowl AUS semifinal:
- (10) St. Francis Xavier X-Men 33, Acadia Axemen 30
- Hardy Cup Canada West semifinals:
[edit] Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan: (skaters in bold qualify for the Grand Prix Final)
- Ice Dance - standings after Original Dance: Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) 101.18 Sinead Kerr/John Kerr (GBR) 91.57 Vanessa Crone/Paul Poirier (CAN) 81.38
- Pairs: Pang Qing/Tong Jian (CHN) 199.65 Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 193.05 Rena Inoue/John Baldwin (USA) 158.78
- Standings after 4 of 6 events: Pang/Tong 30 points, Kavaguti/Smirnov 26, Inoue/Baldwin 20.
- Men: Brian Joubert (FRA) 232.70 Johnny Weir (USA) 217.70 Michal Brezina (CZE) 217.48
- Standings: Nobunari Oda (JPN) 30 points, Joubert 24, Weir 22.
- Ladies: Miki Ando (JPN) 162.55 Alena Leonova (RUS) 160.85 Ashley Wagner (USA) 155.99
- Standings: Ando 30 points, Leonova, Wagner 24.
- Ice Dance - standings after Original Dance:
- NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan: (skaters in bold qualify for the Grand Prix Final)
[edit] Football (soccer)
- CAF Champions League finals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- TP Mazembe
1–0 (1–2) Heartland. Aggregate 2–2, TP Mazembe win on away goals.
- TP Mazembe win the title for the third time, and qualify for FIFA Club World Cup.
- TP Mazembe
- AFC Champions League Final in Tokyo:
- Al-Ittihad
1–2 Pohang Steelers
- Pohang Steelers win the title for the third time, and qualify for FIFA Club World Cup.
- Al-Ittihad
- MLS Cup Playoffs:
- Eastern Conference Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Chicago Fire 2 (1), New England Revolution 0 (2). Chicago Fire win 3–2 on aggregate.
- The Fire will play against Real Salt Lake at home in the Conference Final on November 14.
- Chicago Fire 2 (1), New England Revolution 0 (2). Chicago Fire win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Eastern Conference Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Swedish Cup Final in Solna:
- AIK 2–0 IFK Göteborg
- AIK win the Cup for the eighth time and complete a league-cup double.
- AIK 2–0 IFK Göteborg
[edit] Horse racing
- Breeders' Cup in Arcadia, California, Day 2:
- Juvenile Turf:
- Winner: Pounced (jockey Frankie Dettori, trainer John Gosden)
- Turf Sprint:
- Winner: California Flag (jockey Joe Talamo, trainer Brian Koriner)
- Sprint:
- Winner: Dancing in Silks (jockey Joel Rosario, trainer Carla Gaines)
- The 25–1 shot wins in a four-horse photo finish.
- Winner: Dancing in Silks (jockey Joel Rosario, trainer Carla Gaines)
- Juvenile:
- Winner: Vale of York (jockey Ahmed Ajtabi, trainer Saeed bin Suroor)
- Mile:
- Winner: Goldikova (jockey Olivier Peslier, trainer Freddy Head)
- Goldikova becomes the fourth horse to win the Mile twice. Head, already the first person to both ride and train winners of a Breeders' Cup race, becomes the first person to score consecutive wins in both roles.
- Winner: Goldikova (jockey Olivier Peslier, trainer Freddy Head)
- Dirt Mile:
- Winner: Furthest Land (jockey Julien Leparoux, trainer Mike Maker)
- Turf:
- Winner: Conduit (jockey Ryan Moore, trainer Michael Stoute)
- Conduit becomes the second horse to successfully defend a Breeders' Cup title this year.
- Winner: Conduit (jockey Ryan Moore, trainer Michael Stoute)
- Classic:
- Winner: Zenyatta (jockey Mike Smith, trainer John Shirreffs)
- The unbeaten Zenyatta becomes the first filly or mare to win the Classic, and the first horse ever to win two different Breeders' Cup races.
- Winner: Zenyatta (jockey Mike Smith, trainer John Shirreffs)
- Juvenile Turf:
[edit] Rugby league
- Four Nations: (teams in bold advance to the Final)
- Round 3:
- England 20–12 New Zealand
- France 4–42
Australia
- Final standings: Australia 5 points, England 4, New Zealand 3, France 0.
- England
- Round 3:
[edit] Rugby union
- End of year tests:
- Air New Zealand Cup Final in Christchurch:
- Canterbury 28–20 Wellington
- Canterbury win the final Air New Zealand Cup before the reorganisation of New Zealand domestic rugby in 2010.
- Canterbury 28–20 Wellington
[edit] Short track speed skating
- World Cup in Montreal, Canada:
- Men:
- 1500 m: Charles Hamelin (CAN) Sung Si-Bak (KOR) Travis Jayner (USA)
- 500 m: Charles Hamelin (CAN) Apollo Anton Ohno (USA) Jeff Simon (USA)
- 1500 m:
- Women:
- 1500 m: Katherine Reutter (USA) Cho Ha-Ri (KOR) Liu Qiohong (CHN)
- 500 m: Wang Meng (CHN) Kalyna Roberge (CAN) Zhao Nannan (CHN)
- 1500 m:
- Men:
[edit] Speed skating
- World Cup 1 in Berlin, Germany:
- 500 m women (1): Wang Beixing (CHN) 37.85 Jenny Wolf (GER) 38.04 Nao Kodaira (JPN) 38.19|-
- 5000 m men: Sven Kramer (NED) 6:14.69 Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 6:17.17 Bob de Jong (NED) 6:19.22
- 1000 m women (1): Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:15.41 Nao Kodaira (JPN) 1:15.92 Marianne Timmer (NED) 1:16.13
- 500 m women (1):
[edit] Tennis
- Fed Cup:
- Fed Cup Final in Reggio Calabria, day 1:
- Italy 2–0 United States
- Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Alexa Glatch (USA) 6-3, 6-1
- Francesca Schiavone (ITA) def. Melanie Oudin (USA) 7-6(2), 6-2
- Fed Cup Final in Reggio Calabria, day 1:
[edit] Volleyball
- Men’s Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- Semifinals:
[edit] November 6, 2009 (Friday)
[edit] American football
- NCAA BCS Top 10 (unbeaten team in bold):
- (7) Boise State 45, Louisiana Tech 35
[edit] Cricket
- Pakistan v New Zealand in UAE:
- 2nd ODI in Abu Dhabi:
- New Zealand 303/8 (50 ov, Brendon McCullum 131); Pakistan 239 (47.2 ov). New Zealand win by 64 runs. 3-match series level 1–1.
- 2nd ODI in Abu Dhabi:
[edit] Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan:
- Ice Dance - Compulsory Dance: Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) 38.09 Sinead Kerr/John Kerr (GBR) 35.04 Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 31.72
- Pairs - Short Program: Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 68.90 Pang Qing/Tong Jian (CHN) 67.30 Caydee Denney/Jeremy Barrett (USA) 55.20
- Men - Short Program: Brian Joubert (FRA) 85.35 Jeremy Abbott (USA) 83.00 Johnny Weir (USA) 78.35
- Ladies - Short Program: Ashley Wagner (USA) 56.54 Miki Ando (JPN) 56.22 Yukari Nakano (JPN) 54.92
- Ice Dance - Compulsory Dance:
- NHK Trophy in Nagano, Japan:
[edit] Horse racing
- Breeders' Cup in Arcadia, California, Day 1:
- Marathon:
- Winner: Man of Iron (jockey Johnny Murtagh, trainer Aidan O'Brien)
- Juvenile Fillies Turf:
- Winner: Tapitsfly (jockey Robby Albarado, trainer Dale Romans)
- Juvenile Fillies:
- Winner: She Be Wild (jockey Julien Leparoux, trainer Wayne Catalano)
- Filly & Mare Turf:
- Winner: Midday (jockey Thomas Queally, trainer Henry Cecil)
- Filly & Mare Sprint:
- Winner: Informed Decision (jockey Julien Leparoux, trainer Jonathan Sheppard)
- Ladies' Classic:
- Winner: Life Is Sweet (jockey: Garrett K. Gomez, trainer: John Shirreffs)
- Marathon:
[edit] Rugby union
- End of year tests:
- Week 2:
- Leicester Tigers 22–17 South Africa in Leicester
- Leicester Tigers
- Week 2:
[edit] Speed skating
- World Cup 1 in Berlin, Germany:
- 500 m men (1): Lee Kang-Seok (KOR) 34.80 Lee Kyu-Hyeok (KOR) 35.02 Keiichiro Nagashima (JPN) 35.13
- 3000 m women: Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 4:00.75 Masako Hozumi (JPN) 4:06.25 Stephanie Beckert (GER) 4:07.17
- 1000 m men (1): Shani Davis (USA) 1:08.53 Yevgeny Lalenkov (RUS) 1:09.11 Mun Jun (KOR) 1:09.43
- 500 m men (1):
[edit] November 5, 2009 (Thursday)
[edit] Baseball
- Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
- Japan Series:
- Game 5: Yomiuri Giants 3, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 2. Giants lead best-of-7 series 3–2.
- Shinji Takahashi's homer in the top of the 9th inning gives the Fighters the lead, but the Giants tie the game with a solo homer by Yoshiyuki Kamei and then Shinnosuke Abe ends it with a walk-off home run.
- Game 5: Yomiuri Giants 3, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 2. Giants lead best-of-7 series 3–2.
- Japan Series:
[edit] Basketball
- Euroleague:
- Regular Season Game 3: (unbeaten teams in bold)
- Group A:
- Žalgiris 70–77 Regal FC Barcelona
- Žalgiris
- Group B:
- Partizan
78–71 Orléans - Unicaja Málaga 93–88 Efes Pilsen
- Partizan
- Group C:
- Group D:
- Group A:
- Regular Season Game 3: (unbeaten teams in bold)
[edit] Cricket
- Australia in India:
- 5th ODI in Hyderabad:
- Australia 350/4 (50 ov, Shaun Marsh 112);
India 347 (49.4 ov, Sachin Tendulkar 175). Australia win by 3 runs, lead the 7-match series 3–2.
- 5th ODI in Hyderabad:
- Zimbabwe in Bangladesh:
- 5th ODI in Chittagong:
- Zimbabwe 221/9 (50 ov, Brendan Taylor 118 *);
Bangladesh 222/9 (49 ov). Bangladesh win by 1 wicket, win the 5-match series 4–1.
- 5th ODI in Chittagong:
[edit] Football (soccer)
- U-17 World Cup in Nigeria:
- Round of 16:
- Spain 4–1
Burkina Faso - Iran 1–2 (ET) Uruguay
- Mexico
1–1 (3–5 pen.) Korea Republic - Nigeria 5–0 New Zealand
- Spain
- Round of 16:
- UEFA Europa League group stage, Matchday 4: (teams in bold advance to the round of 32)
- Group A:
- Anderlecht
3–1 
Timişoara - Dinamo Zagreb 0–2
Ajax
- Standings: Ajax, Anderlecht 8 points, Timişoara 2, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
- Anderlecht
- Group B:
- Slavia Prague 2–2 Valencia
- Genoa 3–2 Lille
- Standings: Lille 7, Valencia, Genoa 6, Slavia Prague 2.
- Slavia Prague
- Group C:
- Hamburg 0–0
Celtic - Rapid Wien 0–3
Hapoel Tel Aviv
- Standings: Hapoel Tel Aviv 9 points, Hamburg 7, Rapid Wien 4, Celtic 2.
- Hamburg
- Group D:
- Sporting CP
1–1 
Ventspils - Heerenveen 2–3 Hertha BSC
- Standings: Sporting CP 10 points, Hertha BSC, Heerenveen 4, Ventspils 3.
- Sporting CP
- Group E:
- Roma 2–1 Fulham
- Basel 3–1
CSKA Sofia
- Standings: Basel 9, Roma 7, Fulham 5, CSKA Sofia 1.
- Roma
- Group F:
- Dinamo Bucureşti 0–3 Galatasaray
- Sturm Graz 0–1
Panathinaikos
- Standings: Galatasaray 10 points, Panathinaikos 9, Dinamo Bucureşti 3, Sturm Graz 1.
- Dinamo Bucureşti
- Group G:
- Levski Sofia 0–1 Red Bull Salzburg
- Villarreal 4–1 Lazio
- Standings: Red Bull Salzburg 12 points, Villarreal, Lazio 6, Levski Sofia 0.
- Levski Sofia
- Group H:
- Twente 2–1
Sheriff Tiraspol - Fenerbahçe 3–1 Steaua Bucureşti
- Standings: Fenerbahçe 9 points, Twente 7, Sheriff Tiraspol 4, Steaua Bucureşti 2.
- Twente
- Group I:
- AEK Athens 2–2
BATE - Everton 0–2 Benfica
- Standings: Benfica 9 points, Everton 6, BATE, AEK Athens 4.
- AEK Athens
- Group J:
- Toulouse 0–2
Shakhtar Donetsk - Partizan 2–4 Club Brugge
- Standings: Shakhtar Donetsk 12 points, Club Brugge 7, Toulouse 4, Partizan 0.
- Toulouse
- Group K:
- Copenhagen 1–1 PSV Eindhoven
- CFR Cluj 2–3 Sparta Prague
- Standings: PSV Eindhoven 8 points, Sparta Prague 7, Copenhagen 4, CFR Cluj 3.
- Copenhagen
- Group L:
- Werder Bremen 2–0 Austria Wien
- Nacional 1–1 Athletic Bilbao
- Standings: Werder Bremen 10 points, Athletic Bilbao 7, Nacional, Austria Wien 2.
- Werder Bremen
- Group A:
- UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16, first leg:
- Fortuna Hjørring 0–1 Lyon
- Fortuna Hjørring
- Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Universidad de Chile
0–1 (2–2) Fluminense. Fluminense win 3–2 on aggregate. - LDU Quito
2–1 (1–1) 
Vélez Sarsfield. LDU Quito win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Universidad de Chile
- MLS Cup Playoffs:
- Eastern Conference Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Real Salt Lake 3 (1), Columbus Crew 2 (0). Real Salt Lake win 4–2 on aggregate.
- Eastern Conference Semifinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
[edit] Snooker
- Premier League Snooker - League phase in Exeter, Devon
- Marco Fu (HKG) 2–4 Neil Robertson (AUS)
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 2–4 Judd Trump (ENG)
- Standings: John Higgins, Judd Trump 6 points (4 games), Ronnie O'Sullivan 6 (5), Stephen Hendry, Neil Robertson 5 (5), Shaun Murphy 3 (4), Marco Fu 1 (5).
[edit] Volleyball
- Men’s Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Pool A:
- Zenit Kazan 3–0
Zamalek - Plataneros de Corozal
0–3 Trentino BetClic
- Final standings: Trentino BetClic 6 points, Zenit Kazan 5, Zamalek 4, Plataneros de Corozal 3.
- Zenit Kazan
- Pool B:
- Paykan Tehran 3–0
Al-Arabi - Cimed 1–3 PGE Skra Bełchatów
- Final standings: PGE Skra Bełchatów 6 points, Paykan Tehran 5, Cimed 4, Al-Arabi 3.
- Paykan Tehran
- Pool A:
[edit] November 4, 2009 (Wednesday)
[edit] Baseball
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- World Series:
- Game 6, New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3. Yankees win best-of-7 series 4–2.
- The Yankees win their 27th World Series and their first since 2000. Hideki Matsui, who hit .615 in the Series and tied a single-game World Series record with 6 RBI in the series clincher, is named World Series MVP.
- Game 6, New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3. Yankees win best-of-7 series 4–2.
- World Series:
- Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
- Japan Series:
- Game 4, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 8, Yomiuri Giants 4. Best-of-7 series tied 2–2.
- Japan Series:
[edit] Basketball
- Euroleague:
- Regular Season Game 3: (unbeaten teams in bold)
- Group A:
- ASVEL Villeurbanne 65–82 Montepaschi Siena
- Fenerbahçe Ülker 67–62 Cibona
- ASVEL Villeurbanne
- Group B:
- Olympiacos 97–73 Lietuvos Rytas
- Olympiacos
- Group C:
- Group D:
- Group A:
- Regular Season Game 3: (unbeaten teams in bold)
[edit] Football (soccer)
- U-17 World Cup in Nigeria:
- Round of 16:
- Argentina 2–3 Colombia
- Turkey 2–0
United Arab Emirates - Switzerland 4–3 (ET) Germany
- Italy 2–1 United States
- Argentina
- Round of 16:
- UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 4: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16)
- Group E:
- Fiorentina 5–2
Debrecen - Lyon 1–1 Liverpool
- Standings: Lyon 10 points, Fiorentina 9, Liverpool 4, Debrecen 0.
- Fiorentina
- Group F:
- Rubin Kazan 0–0 Barcelona
- Dynamo Kyiv 1–2 Internazionale
- Standings: Inter 6 points, Rubin Kazan, Barcelona 5, Dynamo Kyiv 4.
- Rubin Kazan
- Group G:
- Unirea Urziceni 1–1 Rangers in progress
- Sevilla 1–1 Stuttgart in progress
- Standings: Sevilla 10 points, Unirea Urziceni 5, Stuttgart 3, Rangers 2.
- Unirea Urziceni
- Group H:
- Arsenal 4–1 AZ
- Standard Liège 2–0 Olympiacos
- Standings: Arsenal 10 points, Olympiacos 6, Standard Liège 4, AZ 2.
- Arsenal
- Group E:
- UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16, first leg:
- Røa 0–0 Zvezda 2005 Perm
- Rossiyanka 0–1 Umeå
- Sparta Praha 0–3 Arsenal
- Montpellier 0–0 Bayern Munich
- Turbine Potsdam 1–0 Brøndby
- Neulengbach 1–4 Torres
- Duisburg 1–1 Linköping
- Røa
- Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- San Lorenzo 0–1 (1–0) River Plate. 1–1 on aggregate, River Plate win 7–6 on penalties.
- Botafogo 1–3 (1–2)
Cerro Porteño. Cerro Porteño win 5–2 on aggregate.
- San Lorenzo
[edit] Volleyball
- Men’s Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Pool A:
- Zamalek 3–2 Plataneros de Corozal
- Trentino BetClic 3–2 Zenit Kazan
- Standings: Trentino BetClic 4 points, Zenit Kazan, Zamalek 3, Plataneros de Corozal 2.
- Zamalek
- Pool B:
- Al-Arabi 1–3 Cimed
- PGE Skra Bełchatów 3–0 Paykan Tehran
- Standings: PGE Skra Bełchatów 4 points, Cimed, Paykan Tehran 3, Al-Arabi 2.
- Al-Arabi
- Pool A:
[edit] November 3, 2009 (Tuesday)
[edit] Baseball
- Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
- Japan Series:
- Game 3, Yomiuri Giants 7, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 4. Giants lead best-of-7 series 2–1.
- Japan Series:
[edit] Canadian football
- CIS football:
- The Canada West Universities Athletic Association overturns the results of three Manitoba Bisons victories due to ineligible players. As a result of this decision, the Bisons will drop out of the playoffs, and be replaced by the Regina Rams.
[edit] Cricket
- Zimbabwe in Bangladesh:
- 4th ODI in Chittagong:
- Zimbabwe 44 (24.5 ov); Bangladesh 49/4 (11.5 ov). Bangladesh win by 6 wickets, lead the 5-match series 3–1.
- Zimbabwe's 44 is the 5th lowest score in One-day internationals. Only 3 players in both teams managed to score in double-figures.
- 4th ODI in Chittagong:
- Pakistan v New Zealand in UAE:
- 1st ODI in Abu Dhabi:
- Pakistan 287/9 (50 ov); New Zealand 149 (39.2 ov). Pakistan win by 138 runs, lead the 3-match series 1–0.
- 1st ODI in Abu Dhabi:
[edit] Football (soccer)
- UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 4: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16)
- Group A:
- Bayern Munich 0–2 Bordeaux
- Maccabi Haifa 0–1 Juventus
- Standings: Bordeaux 10 points, Juventus 8, Bayern Munich 4, Maccabi Haifa 0.
- Bayern Munich
- Group B:
- Manchester United 3–3 CSKA Moscow
- Beşiktaş 0–3 Wolfsburg
- Standings: Manchester United 10 points, Wolfsburg 7, CSKA Moscow 4, Beşiktaş 1.
- Manchester United
- Group C:
- Milan 1–1 Real Madrid
- Marseille 6–1 Zürich
- Standings: Milan, Real Madrid 7 points, Marseille 6, Zürich 3.
- Milan
- Group D:
- APOEL
0–1 Porto - Atlético Madrid 2–2 Chelsea
- Standings: Chelsea 10 points, Porto 9, Atlético Madrid 2, APOEL 1.
- APOEL
- Group A:
- AFC Cup Final in Kuwait City:
- Al-Kuwait
2–1 (ET) 
Al-Karamah
- Al-Kuwait
[edit] Horse racing
- Melbourne Cup in Melbourne:
- Winner: Shocking (jockey: Corey Brown; trainer: Mark Kavanagh)
[edit] Rugby union
- End of year tests:
- Week 2:
- Gloucester 5–36 Australia in Gloucester
- Gloucester
- Week 2:
[edit] Volleyball
- Men’s Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- Pool A:
- Pool B:
- PGE Skra Bełchatów 3–0 Al-Arabi
- Paykan Tehran 3–1 Cimed
- PGE Skra Bełchatów
[edit] November 2, 2009 (Monday)
[edit] American football
- NFL Monday Night Football Week 8 (unbeaten team in bold):
[edit] Baseball
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- World Series:
- Game 5: Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Yankees 6. Yankees lead best-of-7 series 3–2.
- The Phillies' Chase Utley hits two home runs, and ties Reggie Jackson's 1977 record of five homers in a Series.
- Game 5: Philadelphia Phillies 8, New York Yankees 6. Yankees lead best-of-7 series 3–2.
- World Series:
[edit] Cricket
[edit] November 1, 2009 (Sunday)
[edit] American football
- NFL Week 8 (unbeaten team in bold):
- Houston Texans 31, Buffalo Bills 10
- Chicago Bears 30, Cleveland Browns 6
- Dallas Cowboys 38, Seattle Seahawks 17
- St. Louis Rams 17, Detroit Lions 10
- Steven Jackson runs 25 yards for a touchdown with 1:38 remaining to end the Rams' 17-game losing streak.
- Baltimore Ravens 30, Denver Broncos 17
- The Ravens hand the Broncos their first defeat of the season.
- Indianapolis Colts 18, San Francisco 49ers 14
- The Colts rally from 14-6 down late in the second quarter for their 16th straight regular-season win.
- Miami Dolphins 30, New York Jets 25
- The Dolphins' Ted Ginn, Jr. becomes the first player in NFL history with two TD returns of 100 yards or more in the same game, and the first player since 1967 to score two TD returns in the same quarter.
- Philadelphia Eagles 40, New York Giants 17
- Tennessee Titans 30, Jacksonville Jaguars 13
- The Titans end their winning drought as Chris Johnson and Maurice Jones-Drew each have two touchdown runs of more than 50 yards, making this the first game in NFL history with four such runs.
- San Diego Chargers 24, Oakland Raiders 16
- Carolina Panthers 34, Arizona Cardinals 21
- Minnesota Vikings 38, Green Bay Packers 26
- Brett Favre passes for 244 yards and four touchdowns in his first regular-season appearance at Lambeau Field in an opposing uniform since he left the Packers after the 2007 season.
- Bye week: Cincinnati Bengals, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins
[edit] Athletics
- New York City Marathon:
- Men: Meb Keflezighi (USA) 2:09:15 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) 2:09:56 Jaouad Gharib (MAR) 2:10:25
- Keflezighi becomes the USA's first men's winner since Alberto Salazar in 1982.
- Women: Derartu Tulu (ETH) 2:28:52 Lyudmila Petrova (RUS) 2:29:00 Christelle Daunay (FRA) 2:29:16
- Tulu becomes the first Ethiopian female winner.
- Men:
[edit] Auto racing
- Formula One:
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Yas Island:
- Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault) 1:34:03.314 Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault) +17.857 Jenson Button (GBR) (Brawn-Mercedes) +18.467
- Final Drivers' Championship standings: Button 95 points Vettel 84 Rubens Barrichello (BRA) (Brawn-Mercedes) 77
- Final Constructors' Championship standings: Brawn-Mercedes 172 points Red Bull-Renault 153.5 McLaren-Mercedes 71
- Final Drivers' Championship standings:
- Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Yas Island:
- Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- AMP Energy 500 in Eastaboga, Alabama:
- Jamie McMurray (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) Kasey Kahne
(Dodge, Richard Petty Motorsports) Joey Logano 
(Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing) - Drivers' standings (with 3 races remaining): Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6248 points Mark Martin (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6064 (–184) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) 6056 (–192)
- AMP Energy 500 in Eastaboga, Alabama:
[edit] Badminton
- BWF Super Series:
- French Super Series in Paris:
- Mixed doubles final: Nova Widianto (INA)/Lilyana Natsir (INA) [2] def. Hendra Aprida Gunawan (INA)/Vita Marissa (INA) [7] 21-7 21-7
- Women singles final: Wang Yihan (CHN) [3] def. Wang Lin (CHN) [1] 21-9 21-12
- Women doubles final: Ma Jin (CHN)/Wang Xiaoli (CHN) [5] def. Cheng Shu (CHN)/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) [2] 21-13 21-8
- Men singles final: Lin Dan (CHN) [1] def. Taufik Hidayat (INA) [4] 21-6 21-15
- Men doubles final: Markis Kido (INA)/Hendra Setiawan (INA) [1] def. Koo Kien Keat (MAS)/Tan Boon Heong (MAS) [2] 15-21 21-15 21-14
- French Super Series in Paris:
[edit] Baseball
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- World Series:
- Game 4: New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4. Yankees lead best-of-7 series 3–1.
- The Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, after becoming the second player in history to be hit by pitches three times in the same World Series, breaks a ninth-inning tie with an RBI double, and Mariano Rivera closes out the Phils in the bottom of the inning.
- Game 4: New York Yankees 7, Philadelphia Phillies 4. Yankees lead best-of-7 series 3–1.
- World Series:
- Nippon Professional Baseball postseason:
- Japan Series:
- Game 2, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 4, Yomiuri Giants 2. Best-of-7 series tied 1–1.
- Japan Series:
[edit] Football (soccer)
- U-17 World Cup in Nigeria: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16)
- Group E:
- Malawi
1–4 Spain - United States 1–0 United Arab Emirates
- Final standings: Spain 9 points, USA 6, UAE 3, Malawi 0.
- UAE advance to the round of 16 by virtue of a better fair-play record than Brazil and Netherlands.
- Final standings: Spain 9 points, USA 6, UAE 3, Malawi 0.
- Malawi
- Group F:
- Korea Republic 2–0
Algeria - Italy 0–0 Uruguay
- Final standings: Italy 7 points, Korea 6, Uruguay 4, Algeria 0.
- Korea Republic
- Group E:
- CAF Champions League finals, first leg:
- Heartland 2–1 TP Mazembe
- Heartland
- Allsvenskan, final matchday: (league standings in parentheses, team in bold qualify for the Champions League, teams in italics qualify for the Europa League)
- (2) IFK Göteborg 1–2 (1) AIK
- (3) Elfsborg 1–0 (7) Helsingborg
- (14) Djurgarden 2–0 (4) Kalmar
- Final standings: AIK 61 points, IFK Göteborg 57, Elfsborg 55, Kalmar 50.
- AIK win the championship for the 11th time in their history, and the first time since 1998, after beating IFK Göteborg in a deciding match, in which IFK needed a win to clinch the title. The two teams will meet again on November 7 in the Swedish Cup Final.
- Final standings: AIK 61 points, IFK Göteborg 57, Elfsborg 55, Kalmar 50.
- Norwegian Premier League, final matchday:
- MLS Cup Playoffs:
- Conference Semifinals, first leg:
[edit] Golf
- European Tour:
- Volvo World Match Play Championship in Casares, Spain
- Winner: Ross Fisher (ENG) def. Anthony Kim (USA) 4 & 3
- Volvo World Match Play Championship in Casares, Spain
- LPGA Tour:
- Hana Bank-KOLON Championship in Incheon, South Korea
- Winner: Na Yeon Choi (KOR) 206 (–10)
- Hana Bank-KOLON Championship in Incheon, South Korea
- Champions Tour:
- Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, California
- Winner of tournament: John Cook (USA) 266 (–22)
- Winner of Charles Schwab Cup (season points championship): Loren Roberts (USA)
- Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, California
[edit] Rugby league
- European Cup: (teams in bold advance to the final)
- Pacific Cup:
- Final in Port Moresby:
- Cook Islands
14–42 
Papua New Guinea
- Papua New Guinea qualify for the 2010 Four Nations.
- Final in Port Moresby:
[edit] Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- St. Petersburg Open in Saint Petersburg, Russia:
- Final: Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) def. Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 2-6, 7-6(8), 7-6(7)
- Stakhovsky wins his first title of the year and second of his career.
- Final: Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) def. Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 2-6, 7-6(8), 7-6(7)
- Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon in Lyon, France:
- Final: Ivan Ljubičić (CRO) def. Michaël Llodra (FRA) 7-5, 6-3
- Ljubičić wins his first title of the year and ninth of his career.
- Final: Ivan Ljubičić (CRO) def. Michaël Llodra (FRA) 7-5, 6-3
- Bank Austria-TennisTrophy in Vienna, Austria:
- Final: Jürgen Melzer (AUT) def. Marin Čilić (CRO) 6-3, 6-4
- Melzer wins his first title of the year and second of his career.
- Final: Jürgen Melzer (AUT) def. Marin Čilić (CRO) 6-3, 6-4
- St. Petersburg Open in Saint Petersburg, Russia:
- WTA Tour:
- WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar:
- Final: Serena Williams (USA) def. Venus Williams (USA) 6-2, 7-6(4)
- Serena Williams wins the WTA Tour Championships for the second time. This is her third title of the year and 35th of her career.
- Final: Serena Williams (USA) def. Venus Williams (USA) 6-2, 7-6(4)
- WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar:
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