Deaths in December

• 28: James Owen Sullivan
• 24: George Michael
• 17: Chris Henry

Current sporting seasons

American football 2009

• NFL
• NCAA Division I FBS

Auto racing 2009

• Sprint Cup begins Feb 14
  • Chase
• IRL IndyCar Series begins Mar 14
• World Rally Championship begins Feb 14
• Formula Two begins Apr 17
• Nationwide Series begins Feb 13
• Camping World Truck Series begins Feb 12
• GP2 Series begins May 8
• GP3 Series
• WTTC begins Mar 7
• V8 Supercar begins Feb 18
• American Le Mans begins Mar 20
• Le Mans Series
• A1 Grand Prix begin Feb 28-->
• GP2 Asia Series
• Superleague Formula begin Apr 4
• Rolex Sports Car Series begins Jan 30
• FIA GT1 World Championship begins Apr 3
• FIA GT2 European Championship begins Apr 3
• Formula Three
• World Series by Renault begins Apr 17
• Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
• Super GT-->
• Major League Baseball -->
• Nippon Professional Baseball-->

Basketball 2009

• NBA
• NCAA Division I men
• NCAA Division I women
• Euroleague
• Eurocup
• EuroChallenge
• ASEAN Basketball League
• Australia
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Iran
• Israel
• Italy
• Philippines
  • Philippine Cup
• Russia
• Spain
• Turkey

Cricket 2009–2010

• Australia:
  • Sheffield Shield
  • Ford Ranger Cup
• Bangladesh:
  • National League
• India:
  • Ranji Trophy
• New Zealand:
  • Plunket Shield
• Pakistan:
  • Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
• South Africa:
  • SuperSport Series
• Sri Lanka:
  • Premier Trophy
• Zimbabwe:
  • Logan Cup

Football (soccer) 2009

National teams competitions

• 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
• 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

International clubs competitions

• UEFA (Europe) Champions League
• Europa League
• UEFA Women's Champions League
• CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League
• OFC (Oceania) Champions League

Domestic (national) competitions

• Australia
• England
• France
• Germany
• Iran
• Italy
• Scotland
• Spain

Golf 2010

• European Tour

Ice hockey 2009

• National Hockey League

Rugby union 2009

• Heineken Cup
• European Challenge Cup
• English Premiership
• Celtic League
• LV Cup
• Top 14

Winter sports

• Alpine Skiing World Cup
• Biathlon World Cup
• Bobsleigh World Cup
• Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
• Freestyle Skiing World Cup
• Luge World Cup
• Nordic Combined World Cup
• Skeleton World Cup
• Ski Jumping World Cup
• Snowboarding World Cup
• Speed Skating World Cup

Days of the month

December 31, 2009 (Thursday)

American football

• NCAA bowl games:
  • Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth:
    • Air Force 47, Houston 20
  • Brut Sun Bowl in El Paso:
    • Oklahoma 31, (21) Stanford 27
  • Texas Bowl in Houston:
    • Navy 35, Missouri 13
  • Insight Bowl in Tempe:
    • Iowa State 14, Minnesota 13
  • Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta:
    • (11) Virginia Tech 37, Tennessee 14

Ice hockey

• World Junior Championships in Saskatchewan, Canada: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics secure quarterfinals berths, teams in strike go to relegation round)
  • Group A in Saskatoon:
    • Switzerland  4–1  Slovakia
    • United States  4–5 (SO)  Canada
      • Canada rally from 2 goals down with 10 minutes remaining to tie the score in regulation time and then win the shootout 3–2.
      • Final standings: Canada 11 points, USA 10, Switzerland 6, Slovakia 3, Latvia 0.
  • Group B in Regina:
    • Sweden  7–1  Finland
    • Russia  5–2  Czech Republic
      • Final standings: Sweden 12 points, Russia 9, Finland 6, Czech Republic 3, Austria 0.
• Spengler Cup Final in Davos, Switzerland:
  • HC Dinamo Minsk 3–1 HC Davos

December 30, 2009 (Wednesday)

American football

• NCAA bowl games:
  • Roady's Humanitarian Bowl in Boise:
    • Idaho 43, Bowling Green 42
  • Pacific Life Holiday Bowl in San Diego:
    • (22) Nebraska 33, (20) Arizona 0

Cricket

• England in South Africa:
  • 2nd Test in Durban, day 5:
    •  South Africa 343 and 133;  England 574/9d. England win by an innings and 98 runs, lead the 4-match series 1–0.
• Pakistan in Australia:
  • 1st Test in Melbourne, day 5:
    •  Australia 454/5d and 225/8d;  Pakistan 258 and 251. Australia win by 170 runs, lead the 3-match series 1–0.

Ice hockey

• World Junior Championships in Saskatchewan, Canada: (teams in italics secure quarterfinals berths, teams in strike go to relegation round)
  • Group A in Saskatoon:
    • Switzerland  7–5  Latvia
      • Standings: Canada, USA 9 points (3 games), Slovakia, Switzerland 3 (3), Latvia 0 (4).
  • Group B in Regina:
    • Finland  10–1  Austria
      • Standings: Sweden 9 points (3 games), Russia, Finland 6 (3), Czech Republic 3 (3), Austria 0 (4).

December 29, 2009 (Tuesday)

Alpine skiing

• Men's World Cup in Bormio, Italy:
  • Downhill: Andrej Jerman (SLO) Didier Defago (SUI) Michael Walchhofer (AUT)
    • Overall standings (after 15 of 34 races): (1) Carlo Janka (SUI) 575 points (2) Benjamin Raich (AUT) 565 (3) Didier Cuche (SUI) 476
    • Downhill standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Cuche 251 points (2) Walchhofer 200 (3) Janka 184
• Women's World Cup in Lienz, Austria:
  • Slalom: Marlies Schild (AUT) Sandrine Aubert (FRA) Kathrin Zettel (AUT)
    • Overall standings (after 13 of 33 races): (1) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 594 points (2) Maria Riesch (GER) 549 (3) Zettel 489
    • Slalom standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Riesch 243 points (2) Schild 220 (3) Aubert 216

American football

• NCAA bowl games:
  • EagleBank Bowl in Washington
    • UCLA 30, Temple 21
  • Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando
    • (25) Wisconsin 20, (15) Miami (FL) 14

Cricket

• England in South Africa:
  • 2nd Test in Durban, day 4:
    •  South Africa 343 & 76/6 (32.0 ov);  England 575/9d (Ian Bell 141). South Africa trail by 156 runs with 4 wickets remaining.
• Pakistan in Australia:
  • 1st Test in Melbourne, day 4:
    •  Australia 454/5d and 225/8d (Shane Watson 120*, Mohammad Aamer 5/79);  Pakistan 258 and 170/3. Pakistan require another 252 runs with 7 wickets remaining.
      • Watson scores his maiden Test century and Australia's first hundred this summer, while Aamer becomes the youngest fast bowler in history to claim five-wickets in an innings.

Ice hockey

• World Junior Championships in Saskatchewan, Canada: (teams in italics secure quarterfinals berths)
  • Group A in Saskatoon:
    • Latvia  1–12  United States
    • Canada  8–2  Slovakia
      • Standings: Canada, USA 9 points (3 games), Slovakia 3 (3), Switzerland 0 (2), Latvia 0 (3).
  • Group B in Regina:
    • Austria  1–7  Czech Republic
    • Sweden  4–1  Russia
      • Standings: Sweden 9 points (3 games), Russia 6 (3), Finland 3 (2), Czech Republic 3 (3), Austria 0 (3).

Ski jumping

• Four Hills Tournament:
  • World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany:
    • HS 137: Andreas Kofler (AUT) 265.2 points (125.0 m/134.0 m) Janne Ahonen (FIN) 253.3 (116.5 m/137.0 m) Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 250.3 (124.5 m/126.5 m)
      • World Cup standings (after 7 of 23 events): (1) Simon Ammann (SUI) 469 points (2) Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 411 (3) Kofler 379

December 28, 2009 (Monday)

Alpine skiing

• Women's World Cup in Lienz, Austria:
  • Giant slalom: Kathrin Hölzl (GER) 2:16.61 Manuela Mölgg (ITA) 2:16.66 Taïna Barioz (FRA) 2:16.72
    • Overall standings (after 12 of 33 races): (1) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 581 points (2) Maria Riesch (GER) 531 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 429
    • Giant slalom standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Hölzl 281 points (2) Zettel 265 (3) Tina Maze (SLO) 202

American football

• NFL Monday Night Football, Week 16 (division champion in bold):
  • Chicago Bears 36, Minnesota Vikings 30 (OT)
    • The Vikings' loss gives the New Orleans Saints home advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
• NCAA bowl games:
  • Advocare V100 Independence Bowl in Shreveport:
    • Georgia 44, Texas A&M 20

Cricket

• England in South Africa:
  • 2nd Test in Durban, day 3:
    •  South Africa 343; England 386/5 (123.0 ov, Alastair Cook 118). England led by 43 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
• Pakistan in Australia:
  • 1st Test in Melbourne, day 3:
    •  Australia 454/5d & 111/3 (34.0 ov);  Pakistan 258. Australia led by 307 runs with 7 wickets remaining.

Ice hockey

• World Junior Championships in Saskatchewan, Canada:
  • Group A in Saskatoon:
    • Canada  6–0   Switzerland
      • Standings (after 2 games): Canada, USA 6 points, Slovakia 3, Switzerland, Latvia 0.
  • Group B in Regina:
    • Finland  0–2  Russia
      • Standings (after 2 games): Sweden, Russia 6 points, Finland 3, Austria, Czech Republic 0.

December 27, 2009 (Sunday)

American football

• NFL Week 16 (division champions in bold, teams assured of playoff berths in italics):
  • Atlanta Falcons 31, Buffalo Bills 3
  • Cincinnati Bengals 17, Kansas City Chiefs 10
    • Five days after the Bengals attended the funeral of their teammate Chris Henry, they clinch the AFC North.
  • Cleveland Browns 23, Oakland Raiders 9
    • The Raiders' Sebastian Janikowski makes a 61-yard field goal at the end of the first half, becoming the fourth kicker in NFL history to connect from 60-plus yards.
  • Green Bay Packers 48, Seattle Seahawks 10
  • Houston Texans 27, Miami Dolphins 20
  • New England Patriots 35, Jacksonville Jaguars 7
    • The Pats clinch the AFC East title.
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20, New Orleans Saints 17 (OT)
  • Carolina Panthers 41, New York Giants 9
    • The Panthers rout the Giants in their last game at Giants Stadium. The Jets will close out Giants Stadium next week when they host the Bengals.
  • Pittsburgh Steelers 23, Baltimore Ravens 20
  • San Francisco 49ers 20, Detroit Lions 6
  • Arizona Cardinals 31, St. Louis Rams 10
  • New York Jets 29, Indianapolis Colts 15
    • The Colts' record regular-season winning streak ends after 23 games. Peyton Manning becomes the fourth quarterback in NFL history with 50,000 career passing yards.
  • Philadelphia Eagles 30, Denver Broncos 27
  • Sunday Night Football: Dallas Cowboys 17, Washington Redskins 0
    • The Cowboys' win gives them the last playoff berth in the NFC and sets up a home showdown with the Eagles for the NFC East title next week.
• NCAA bowl games:
  • Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl in Nashville
    • Clemson 21, Kentucky 13

Cricket

• England in South Africa:
  • 2nd Test in Durban, day 2:
    •  South Africa 343;  England 103/1 (26.2 ov). England trail by 240 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
• Pakistan in Australia:
  • 1st Test in Melbourne, day 2:
    •  Australia 454/5d;  Pakistan 109/4. Pakistan trail by 345 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
• Sri Lanka in India:
  • 5th ODI in New Delhi:
    •  Sri Lanka 83/5 (23.3 ov). No result. India win the 5-match series 3–1.

Ice hockey

• World Junior Championships in Saskatchewan, Canada:
  • Group A in Saskatoon:
    • United States  3–0   Switzerland
    • Slovakia  8–3  Latvia
      • Standings: USA 6 points (2 matches), Canada 3 (1), Slovakia 3 (2), Switzerland 0 (1), Latvia 0 (2).
  • Group B in Regina:
    • Austria  3–7  Sweden
    • Czech Republic  3–4  Finland
      • The Finns rally from 3-goal deficit with less than 3 minutes left in the second period.
      • Standings: Sweden 6 points (2 games), Russia, Finland 3 (1), Austria, Czech Republic 0 (2).

December 26, 2009 (Saturday)

American football

• NCAA bowl games:
  • Little Caesars Pizza Bowl in Detroit:
    • Marshall 21, Ohio 17
  • Meineke Car Care Bowl in Charlotte:
    • (17) Pittsburgh 19, UNC 17
  • Emerald Bowl in San Francisco:
    • (24) USC 24, Boston College 13

Cricket

• England in South Africa:
  • 2nd Test in Durban, day 1:
    •  South Africa 175/5 (61.0 ov)
• Pakistan in Australia:
  • 1st Test in Melbourne, day 1:
    •  Australia 305/3 (90.0 ov)
      • The string of century near-misses continue with Shane Watson dismissed at 93 and Simon Katich at 98, following his 99 in the previous match.

Ice hockey

• World Junior Championships in Saskatchewan, Canada:
  • Group A in Saskatoon:
    • Latvia  0–16  Canada
    • Slovakia  3–7  United States
  • Group B in Regina:
    • Czech Republic  1–10  Sweden
    • Russia  6–2  Austria

December 25, 2009 (Friday)

American football

• NFL Week 16: (team in bold clinches division title)
  • San Diego Chargers 42, Tennessee Titans 17
    • The Chargers win their tenth straight game and secure a first-round bye in the AFC playoffs.

Basketball

• NBA Christmas Day games:
  • Miami Heat 93, New York Knicks 87
  • Boston Celtics 86, Orlando Magic 77
  • Cleveland Cavaliers 102, Los Angeles Lakers 87
  • Phoenix Suns 124, Los Angeles Clippers 93
  • Portland Trail Blazers 107, Denver Nuggets 96

December 24, 2009 (Thursday)

American football

• NCAA bowl games:
  • Sheraton Hawaʻi Bowl in Honolulu:
    • SMU 45, Nevada 10
      • The Mustangs easily win their first bowl appearance since the program was shut down by the NCAA in 1987 due to massive violations of NCAA rules.

Cricket

• Sri Lanka in India:
  • 4th ODI in Kolkata:
    •  Sri Lanka 315/6 (50 overs, Upul Tharanga 118);  India 317/3 (48.1 overs, Gautam Gambhir 150*, Virat Kohli 107). India win by 7 wickets, lead the 5-match series 3–1.

December 23, 2009 (Wednesday)

American football

• NCAA bowl games:
  • SDCCU Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego:
    • (23) Utah 37, Cal 27
      • The Utes win their ninth straight bowl appearance, tying USC for second on the all-time list behind Florida State's 11.

Auto racing

• Formula One news:
  • Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher announces he will come back from retirement and drive for Mercedes Grand Prix team in 2010 season. BBC

December 22, 2009 (Tuesday)

American football

• NCAA bowl games:
  • Maaco Bowl Las Vegas in Las Vegas:
    • (14) BYU 44, (18) Oregon State 20

Freestyle skiing

• World Cup in Innichen/San Candido, Italy:
  • Men's skicross: Michael Schmid (SUI) Audun Groenvold (NOR) Conradign Netzer (SUI)
    • Standings after 2 of 12 events: (1) Schmid 200 points (2) Groenvold 130 (3) Xavier Kuhn (FRA) 125
  • Women's skicross: Anna Holmlund (SWE) Ophelie David (FRA) Sanna Lüdi (SUI)
    • Standings after 2 of 12 events: (1) Holmund 200 points (2) David 140 (3) Ashleigh McIvor (CAN) 125

December 21, 2009 (Monday)

Alpine skiing

• Men's World Cup in Alta Badia, Italy:
  • Slalom: Reinfried Herbst (AUT) 1:49.31 Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 1:49.39 Manfred Pranger (AUT) 1:49.48
    • Overall standings after 14 of 34 races: (1) Benjamin Raich (AUT) 565 points (2) Carlo Janka (SUI) 553 (3) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 443
    • Slalom standings after 2 of 9 races: (1) Herbst 200 points (2) Zurbriggen 102 (3) Pranger 89

American football

• NFL Monday Night Football, Week 15:
  • New York Giants 45, Washington Redskins 12

Basketball

• College basketball news:
  • Kentucky defeats Drexel 88–44, making the Wildcats the first NCAA Division I men's team with 2,000 all-time wins. (AP via ESPN)
• NBA:
  • The Sacramento Kings make the biggest comeback in 13 years as they rally from a 35-points deficit with 8:50 remaining in the third quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 102–98.

Cricket

• Sri Lanka in India:
  • 3rd ODI in Cuttack:
    •  Sri Lanka 239 (44.2 overs);  India 242/3 (42.4 overs). India win by 7 wickets, lead the 5-match series 2–1.

Freestyle skiing

• World Cup in Innichen/San Candido, Italy:
  • Men's skicross: Michael Schmid (SUI) Xavier Kuhn (FRA) Casey Puckett (USA)
  • Women's skicross: Anna Holmlund (SWE) Ashleigh McIvor (CAN) Ophélie David (FRA)

Ice hockey

• New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur sets a new NHL record for career shutouts with 104 as the Devils defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 in Pittsburgh. (AP via ESPN)

December 20, 2009 (Sunday)

Alpine skiing

• Men's World Cup in Alta Badia, Italy:
  • Giant slalom: Massimiliano Blardone (ITA) 2:35.76 Davide Simoncelli (ITA) 2:36.19 Cyprien Richard (FRA) 2:37.39
    • Overall standings (after 13 of 34 races): (1) Benjamin Raich (AUT) 565 points (2) Carlo Janka (SUI) 553 (3) Didier Cuche (SUI) 436
    • Giant slalom standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Raich 235 points (2) Blardone 230 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 192
• Women's World Cup in Val-d'Isère, France:
  • Super-G: Fränzi Aufdenblatten (SUI) 1:26.43 Nadia Styger (SUI) 1:26.66 Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:26.69
    • Overall standings (after 11 of 32 races): (1) Vonn 581 points (2) Maria Riesch (GER) 531 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 384
    • Super-G standings (after 2 of 7 races): (1) Vonn 140 points (2) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 124 (3) Styger 116

American football

• NFL Week 15 (division champions in bold, teams assured of playoff berths in italics):
  • New England Patriots 17, Buffalo Bills 10
  • Houston Texans 16, St. Louis Rams 13
  • Atlanta Falcons 10, New York Jets 7
  • Arizona Cardinals 31, Detroit Lions 24
  • Tennessee Titans 27, Miami Dolphins 24 (OT)
  • Cleveland Browns 41, Kansas City Chiefs 34
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24, Seattle Seahawks 7
  • Baltimore Ravens 31, Chicago Bears 7
  • Oakland Raiders 20, Denver Broncos 19
  • San Diego Chargers 27, Cincinnati Bengals 24
    • The Chargers win their ninth straight game.
  • Philadelphia Eagles 27, San Francisco 49ers 13
  • Pittsburgh Steelers 37, Green Bay Packers 36
    • Ben Roethlisberger connects with Mike Wallace for the tying touchdown on the game's final play, with Jeff Reed's extra point winning the game. The winning play also makes Roethlisberger the 10th quarterback in history to throw for 500 yards in a game.
  • Sunday Night Football: Carolina Panthers 26, Minnesota Vikings 7
• NCAA bowl games:
  • New Orleans Bowl in New Orleans: Middle Tennessee 42, Southern Miss 32

Biathlon

• World Cup 3 in Pokljuka, Slovenia:
  • 10 km pursuit women: Svetlana Sleptsova (RUS) 34:03.2 (2 penalty loops) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 34:39.5 (3) Anna Bogaliy-Titovets (RUS) 34:46.4 (2)
    • Overall standings after 7 of 25 events: (1) Helena Jonsson (SWE) 342 points (2) Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek (SWE) 298 (3) Sleptsova 272
    • Pursuit standings after 2 of 6 events: (1) Sleptsova 114 points (2) Jonsson 96 (3) Andrea Henkel (GER) 69
  • 12.5 km pursuit men: Evgeny Ustyugov (RUS) 34:50.9 (2 penalty loops) Roland Lessing (EST) 35:00.2 (0) Simon Eder (AUT) 35:01.8 (2)
    • Overall standings after 7 of 25 events: (1) Tim Burke (USA) 253 points (2) Simon Fourcade (FRA) 246 (3) Christoph Sumann (AUT) 225
    • Pursuit standings after 2 of 6 events: (1) Eder 102 points (2) Ustyugov 100 (3) Burke 69

Bobsleigh

• World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
  • Four-man: André Lange, René Hoppe, Kevin Kuske, Martin Putze (GER) 1:47.23 Steven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler, Curtis Tomasevicz (USA) 1:47.99 Yevgeni Popov, Denis Moiseychenkov, Andrey Yurkov, Alexey Kireev (RUS) 1:48.23
    • Standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Holcomb 1053 points (2) Jānis Miņins (LAT) 938 (3) Lyndon Rush (CAN) 913

Cricket

• England in South Africa:
  • 1st Test in Centurion, day 5:
    •  South Africa 418 and 301/7d;  England 356 and 228/9. Match drawn. 4-match series level 0–0.
• West Indies in Australia:
  • 3rd Test in Perth, day 5:
    •  Australia 520/7d and 150;  West Indies 312 and 323. Australia win by 35 runs, win the 3-match series 2–0.

Cross-country skiing

• World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia:
  • Women's 15 km classic mass start: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) Anna Haag (SWE)
    • Overall standings (after 8 of 20 events): (1) Bjørgen 447 points (2) Kowalczyk 397 (3) Petra Majdič (SLO) 383
    • Distance standings (after 4 events): (1) Bjørgen 235 points (2) Irina Khazova (RUS) 221 (3) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 218
  • Men's 30 km classic mass start: Petter Northug (NOR) Alexander Legkov (RUS) Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS)
    • Overall standings (after 8 of 20 events): (1) Northug 440 points (2) John Kristian Dahl (NOR) 200 (3) Legkov 187
    • Distance standings (after 4 events): (1) Northug 260 points (2) Legkov 187 (3) Matti Heikkinen (FIN) 160

Football (soccer)

• Colombian Primera A Clausura Final, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
  • Independiente Medellín 2–2 (1–0) Atlético Huila. Independiente Medellín win 3–2 on aggregate.
    • Independiente win the championship for the fifth time.

Freestyle skiing

• World Cup in Changchun, China:
  • Men's aerials: Jia Zongyang (CHN) Qi Guangpu (CHN) Anton Kushnir (BLR)
    • Standings after 2 of 6 events: (1) Kushnir 160 points (2) Jia 136 (3) Liu Zhongqing (CHN) 100
  • Women's aerials: Xu Mengtao (CHN) Guo Xinxin (CHN) Zhang Zin (CHN)
    • Standings after 2 of 6 events: (1) Guo 180 points (2) Xu 160 (3) Li Nina (CHN) 100

Golf

• European Tour:
  • South African Open in Paarl, South Africa:
    • Winner: Richie Ramsay (SCO) 275 (−13)^PO
      • Ramsay wins his first European Tour title.

Handball

• World Women's Championship in Nanjing, China:
  • 3rd place: Norway  31–26  Spain
  • Final: France  22–25  Russia
    • Russia win the title for the third straight time and fourth in last five championships.

Nordic combined

• World Cup in Ramsau, Austria:
  • HS98 / 10 km: Björn Kircheisen (GER) 23:29.7 Magnus Moan (NOR) 23:30.1 Felix Gottwald (AUT) 23:30.4
    • Overall standings (after 7 of 19 events): (1) Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 537 points (2) Tino Edelmann (GER) 424 (3) Petter Tande (NOR) 271

Rugby union

• Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 4:
  • Pool 1: Perpignan 14–37 (Ireland) Munster
    • Standings: Munster 15 points, Northampton 13, Perpignan 6, Treviso 5.
  • Pool 2: Gloucester 19–6 Glasgow Warriors
    • Standings: Biarritz 18 points, Gloucester 8, Newport, Worcester 5.
  • Pool 4: Stade Français 29–16 (Ireland) Ulster
    • This match was originally intended to be held in Brussels the previous day, but heavy snowfall forced its move to Paris.
    • Standings: Stade Français 13 points, Ulster, Edinburgh 9, Bath 6.
  • Pool 5: Sale Sharks 21–17 Harlequins
    • Standings: Toulouse 14 points, Sale 13, Cardiff 9, Harlequins 2.
• Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 4:
  • Pool 1: Leeds Carnegie 47–0 București Oaks
    • Standings: Leeds, Bourgoin 14 points, București 6, Parma 4.
  • Pool 3: Rovigo 7–30 Toulon
    • Standings: Toulon 18 points, Saracens 13, Castres 6, Rovigo 0.
  • Pool 5: Albi 38–16 Petrarca Padova
    • Standings: Newcastle 15 points, Montauban 12, Albi 10, Padova 1 (3).

Ski jumping

• World Cup in Engelberg, Switzerland:
  • HS 137: Simon Ammann (SUI) 144.8 points (141.0 m equal hill record) Bjørn Einar Romøren (NOR) 140.4 (138.0 m) Daiki Ito (JPN) 132.6 (134.5 m)
    • The final round is cancelled due to poor weather conditions.
    • Overall standings (after 6 of 23 events): (1) Ammann 424 points (2) Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 382 (3) Romøren 279

Snowboarding

• World Cup in Telluride, United States:
  • Men's team snowboard cross: Xavier De La Rue/Pierre Vaultier (FRA) Nate Holland/Nick Baumgartner (USA) Mike Robertson/Drew Neilson (CAN)
  • Women's team snowboard cross: Lindsey Jacobellis/Faye Gulini (USA) Maëlle Ricker/Dominique Maltais (CAN) Simona Mieler/Tanja Frieden (SUI)

December 19, 2009 (Saturday)

Alpine skiing

• Men's World Cup in Val Gardena, Italy:
  • Downhill: Manuel Osborne-Paradis (CAN) 2:01.27 Mario Scheiber (AUT) 2:01.40 Johan Clarey (FRA) & Ambrosi Hoffmann (SUI) 2:01.52
    • Overall standings (after 12 of 34 races): (1) Carlo Janka (SUI) 540 points (2) Benjamin Raich (AUT) 515 (3) Didier Cuche (SUI) 410
    • Downhill standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Cuche 206 points (2) Janka 160 (3) Michael Walchhofer (AUT) 140
• Women's World Cup in Val-d'Isère, France:
  • Downhill: Cancelled

American football

• NFL Week 15 (division champion in bold):
  • Dallas Cowboys 24, New Orleans Saints 17
    • The Saints' bid for a perfect season ends.
• NCAA bowl games:
  • New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque, New Mexico: Wyoming 35, Fresno State 28 (2 OT)
  • St. Petersburg Bowl in St. Petersburg, Florida: Rutgers 45, UCF 24
• Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl (Division III championship) in Salem, Virginia:
  • Wisconsin-Whitewater 35, Mount Union 28
    • The Warhawks win their second national title in three years, making them 2–3 in the two teams' five consecutive Stagg Bowl matchups.

Biathlon

• World Cup 3 in Pokljuka, Slovenia:
  • 7.5 km sprint women: Svetlana Sleptsova (RUS) 24:57.0 (0 penalties) Anna Bogaliy-Titovets (RUS) 25:40.4 (1) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 25:59.6 (2)
    • Overall standings after 6 of 25 events: (1) Helena Jonsson (SWE) 306 points (2) Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek (SWE) 264 (3) Sleptsova 212
    • Sprint standings after 3 of 10 events: (1) Jonsson 126 points (2) Olofsson-Zidek 122 (3) Olga Medvedtseva (RUS) 116
  • 10 km sprint men: Ivan Tcherezov (RUS) 28:10.0 (0 penalties) Dominik Landertinger (AUT) 28:21.1 (1) Thomas Frei (SUI) 28:52.4 (1)
    • Overall standings after 6 of 25 events: (1) Christoph Sumann (AUT) 225 points (2) Tim Burke (USA) 215 (3) Simon Fourcade (FRA) 214
    • Sprint standings after 3 of 10 events: (1) Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) 120 points (2) Burke 103 (3) Fourcade 101

Bobsleigh

• World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
  • Two-man: André Lange/Kevin Kuske (GER) 1:49.81 Thomas Florschütz/Marc Kühne (GER) 1:50.47 Ivo Rüegg/Cedric Grand (SUI) 1:50.71
    • Standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Rüegg 1010 points (2) Karl Angerer (GER) 914 (3) Florschütz 890
  • Two-woman: Kaillie Humphries/Heather Moyse (CAN) 1:53.60 Helen Upperton/Jennifer Ciochetti (CAN) 1:54.03 Shauna Rohbock/Michelle Rzepka (USA) 1:54.11
    • Standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Sandra Kiriasis (GER) 1022 (2) Humphries 961 (3) Rohbock 953

Cricket

• England in South Africa:
  • 1st Test in Centurion, day 4:
    •  South Africa 418 & 301/7d (Hashim Amla 100);  England 356 & 11/1 (6.0 ov). England require another 353 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
• West Indies in Australia:
  • 3rd Test in Perth, day 4:
    •  Australia 520/7d & 150;  West Indies 312 & 308/9 (91.0 ov). West Indies require another 51 runs with 1 wicket remaining.

Cross-country skiing

• World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia:
  • Women's sprint classic: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) Petra Majdič (SLO)
    • Overall standings (after 7 of 20 events): (1) Bjørgen 362 points (2) Majdič 332 (3) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) 308
    • Sprint standings (after 4 events): (1) Majdič 260 points (2) Bjørgen 212 (3) Kowalczyk 185
  • Men's sprint classic: Petter Northug (NOR) Tobias Angerer (GER) Jesper Modin (SWE)
    • Overall standings (after 7 of 20 events): (1) Northug 340 points (2) John Kristian Dahl (NOR) 200 (3) Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR) 170
    • Sprint standings (after 4 events): (1) Dahl 200 points (2) Northug 180 (3) Hattestad 170

Football (soccer)

• FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:
  • Bronze medal match: Pohang Steelers 1–1 (4–3 pen.) Atlante
  • Final: Estudiantes 1–2 (ET) Barcelona
    • Barcelona win the title for the first time and their sixth trophy of the year.

Freestyle skiing

• World Cup in Changchun, China:
  • Men's aerials: Anton Kushnir (BLR) Liu Zhongqing (CHN) Wu Chao (CHN)
  • Women's aerials: Guo Xinxin (CHN) Li Nina (CHN) Xu Mengtao (CHN)

Nordic combined

• World Cup in Ramsau, Austria:
  • HS98 / 10 km: Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) 25:45.6 Tino Edelmann (GER) 25:47.7 Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 25:49.3
    • Overall standings (after 6 of 19 events): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 505 points (2) Edelmann 384 (3) Eric Frenzel (GER) 240

Rugby union

• Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 4: (teams in strike are eliminated)
  • Pool 1: Benetton Treviso 18–21 Northampton Saints
    • Standings: Northampton 13 points (4 matches), Munster 10 (3), Perpignan 6 (3), Treviso 5 (4).
  • Pool 2: Newport Gwent Dragons 8–26 Biarritz
    • Standings: Biarritz 18 points (4 matches), Newport 5 (4), Glasgow 5 (3), Gloucester 4 (3).
  • Pool 3:
    • Ospreys 45–19 Viadana
    • Leicester Tigers 20–15 Clermont Auvergne
      • Standings: Ospreys 16 points, Leicester, Clermont 12, Viadana 0.
  • Pool 4: Edinburgh 9–6 Bath
    • Standings: Stade Français, Ulster 9 points (3 matches), Edinburgh 9 (4), Bath 6 (4).
  • Pool 5: Toulouse 23–7 Cardiff Blues
    • Standings: Toulouse 14 points (4 matches), Sale 9 (3), Cardiff 9 (4), Harlequin 1 (3).
  • Pool 6:
    • London Irish 34–13 Brive
    • Leinster (Ireland) 39–7 Scarlets
      • Standings: Leinster, London Irish 15, Scarlets 8, Brive 0.
• Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 4: (teams in strike are eliminated)
  • Pool 2: Olympus Madrid 6–42 Montpellier
    • Standings: Connacht 17 points, Montpellier 15, Worcester 7, Madrid 0.
  • Pool 3:
    • Rovigo – Toulon, postponed to Sunday (snow)
    • Saracens 18–14 Castres Olympique
      • Standings: Toulon 13 points (3 matches), Saracens 13 (4), Castres 6 (4), Rovigo 0 (3).
  • Pool 4: Rugby Roma Olimpic 3–53 Racing Métro
    • Standings: London Wasps 17 points, Racing Métro 12, Bayonne 10, Roma 0.
  • Pool 5: Albi – Petrarca Padova postponed

Ski jumping

• World Cup in Engelberg, Switzerland:
  • HS 137: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 265.6 points (137.0 m, 130.0 m) Simon Ammann (SUI) 264.6 (138.0, 129.0) Andreas Kofler (AUT) 250.5 (132.0, 128.0)
    • Overall standings (after 5 of 23 events): (1) Schlierenzauer 342 (2) Ammann 324 points (3) Kofler 226

Snowboarding

• World Cup in Telluride, United States:
  • Men's snowboard cross: Pierre Vaultier (FRA) Robert Fagan (CAN) Ross Powers (USA)
    • Standings after 2 of 7 events: (1) Vaultier 2000 points (2) Seth Wescott (USA) 1200 (3) Fagan 1090
  • Women's snowboard cross: Maëlle Ricker (CAN) Simona Meiller (SUI) Dominique Maltais (CAN)
    • Standings after 2 of 7 events: (1) Ricker 2000 points (2) Maltais 1200 (3) Aleksandra Zhekova (BUL) 1160

Volleyball

• NCAA Division I women's tournament:
  • Championship game in Tampa, Florida: Penn State 3, Texas 2.
    • The Nittany Lions rally from a 2-set deficit to win the title for the third straight time and extend their winning streak to 102 games.

December 18, 2009 (Friday)

Alpine skiing

• Men's World Cup in Val Gardena, Italy:
  • Super-G: Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 1:38.35 Carlo Janka (SUI) 1:38.47 Patrick Staudacher (ITA) 1:38.52
    • Overall standings (after 11 of 34 races): (1) Janka 540 points (2) Benjamin Raich (AUT) 515 (3) Svindal 388
    • Super-G standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) Michael Walchhofer (AUT) 180 (2) Raich & Svindal 154
• Women's World Cup in Val-d'Isère, France:
  • Super combined: Lindsey Vonn (USA) 2:37.55 Maria Riesch (GER) 2:38.71 Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 2:38.91
    • Overall standings (after 10 of 33 races): (1) Riesch & Vonn 521 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 362

American football

• NCAA Division I FCS:
  • NCAA Division I Football Championship Game in Chattanooga, Tennessee (seeds in parentheses):
    • (2) Villanova 23, (1) Montana 21

Cricket

• England in South Africa:
  • 1st Test in Centurion, day 3:
    •  South Africa 418 & 9/1 (4.0 ov);  England 356. South Africa led by 71 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
• West Indies in Australia:
  • 3rd Test in Perth, day 3:
    •  Australia 520/7d & 137/8 (47.0 ov);  West Indies 312. Australia led by 345 runs with 2 wickets remaining.
• Sri Lanka in India:
  • 2nd ODI in Visakhapatnam:
    •  India 301/7 (50 ov, MS Dhoni 107);  Sri Lanka 302/7 (49.1 ov, Tillakaratne Dilshan 123). Sri Lanka win by 3 wickets. 5-match series level 1–1.

Handball

• World Women's Championship in China:
  • Semifinals:
    • France  27–23  Spain
    • Norway  20–28  Russia

Ice hockey

• New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur makes his 1,030th NHL regular-season appearance, breaking the league record for goaltenders previously held by Patrick Roy, as the Devils beat the Ottawa Senators 4–2. (AP via ESPN)

Nordic combined

• World Cup in Ramsau, Austria:
  • HS98 / 10 km: Jason Lamy Chappuis (FRA) 22:03.6 Felix Gottwald (AUT) 22:06.3 Magnus Moan (NOR) 22:10.7
    • Overall standings (after 5 of 19 events): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 405 points (2) Tino Edelmann (GER) 304 (3) Eric Frenzel (GER) 240

Rugby union

• Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 4: (teams in strike are eliminated)
  • Pool 2: Connacht 19–7 Worcester Warriors
    • Standings: Connacht 17 points (4 matches), Montpellier 10 (3), Worcester 7 (4), Olympus Madrid 0 (3).
  • Pool 5: Montauban 24–19 Newcastle Falcons
    • Standings: Newcastle 15 points (4 matches), Montauban 12, Albi 5 (3), Padova 1 (3).

Six-red snooker

• Six-red World Championship in Killarney, Ireland:
  • Final: Mark Davis (ENG) def. Mark Williams (WAL) 6–3

Ski jumping

• World Cup in Engelberg, Switzerland:
  • HS 137: Simon Ammann (SUI) 270.4 points (137.5 m, 133.0 m) Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 268.2 (136.5, 132.5) Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 243.5 (132.5, 125.0)
    • Overall standings (after 4 of 23 events): (1) Ammann 244 points (2) Schlierenzauer 242 (3) Harri Olli (FIN) & Andreas Kofler (AUT) 166

Skeleton

• World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
  • Men: Michi Halilovic (GER) 1:56.39 Aleksandr Tretyakov (RUS) 1:56.60 Frank Rommel (GER) 1:56.63
    • Standings after 5 of 8 events: (1) Martins Dukurs (LAT) 1044 points (2) Rommel 1011 (3) Sandro Stielicke (GER) 892
  • Women: Kerstin Szymkowiak (GER) 1:59.50 Marion Trott (GER) 2:00.21 Anja Huber (GER) 2:00.28
    • Standings after 5 of 8 events: (1) Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) 1011 points (2) Shelley Rudman (GBR) 987 (3) Szymkowiak 954

Swimming

• World records broken:
  • Long course:
    • Men's 50 m freestyle: César Cielo (BRA) 20.91, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Short course:
    • Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay:  United States (Nick Thoman, Mark Gangloff, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian) 3:20.71, Manchester, Great Britain
    • Women's 200 m breast: Rebecca Soni (USA) 2:14.57, Manchester, Great Britain
    • Women's 400 m medley: Julia Smit (USA) 4:21.04, Manchester, Great Britain
    • Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay:  United States (Margaret Hoelzer, Jessica Hardy, Dana Vollmer, Amanda Weir) 3:47.97, Manchester, Great Britain

December 17, 2009 (Thursday)

American football

• National Football League Week 15 Thursday Night Football (unbeaten team and division champion in bold):
  • Indianapolis Colts 35, Jacksonville Jaguars 31
    • The Colts extend their record regular-season win streak to 23, and become the third team in NFL history to start a season 14–0.

Basketball

• Euroleague Regular Season Game 8: (teams in bold advance to the Top-16 round, teams in strike are eliminated)
  • Group A:
    • Regal FC Barcelona 89–55 Žalgiris Kaunas
      • Standings: Barcelona 8–0; Siena 7–1; ASVEL, Fenerbahçe Ülker 3–5; Cibona 2–6; Žalgiris 1–7.
  • Group B:
    • Efes Pilsen Istanbul 77–79 Unicaja Málaga
    • Entente Orléans Loiret 75–72 Partizan Belgrade
      • Standings: Olympiacos, Unicaja 6–2; Lietuvos Rytas, Partizan 4–4; Efes Pilsen 3–5; Orléans 1–7.
  • Group C:
    • CSKA Moscow 77–72 Maccabi Tel Aviv
      • Standings: CSKA, Caja Laboral 6–2; Maccabi 5–3; Maroussi, Roma 3–5; Olimpija 1–7.
  • Group D:
    • Panathinaikos Athens 67–76 Real Madrid
    • Armani Jeans Milano 82–69 Asseco Prokom Gdynia
      • Standings: Real Madrid, Panathinaikos 6–2; Khimki 5–3; Milano, Asseco Prokom 3–5; EWE Baskets 1–7.

Biathlon

• World Cup 3 in Pokljuka, Slovenia:
  • 15 km individual women: Helena Jonsson (SWE) 43:04.1 (0 penalties) Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek (SWE) 43:26.7 (1) Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK) 43:31.4 (1)
    • Overall standings after 5 of 25 events: (1) Jonsson 277 points (2) Olofsson-Zidek 234 (3) Olga Medvedtseva (RUS) 184
    • Individual standings after 2 of 4 events: (1) Jonsson 120 points (2) Olofsson-Zidek 108 (3) Valj Semerenko (UKR) 74
  • 20 km individual men: Christoph Sumann (AUT) 52:19.8 (1 penalty) Simon Fourcade (FRA) 52:34.0 (1) Alexander Os (NOR) 52:50.5 (1)
    • Overall standings after 5 of 25 events: (1) Sumann 225 (2) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 206 (3) Tim Burke (USA) 181
    • Individual standings after 2 of 4 events: (1) Sumann 108 points (2) Burke 81 (3) Fourcade 79

Cricket

• England in South Africa:
  • 1st Test in Centurion, day 2:
    •  South Africa 418 (Jacques Kallis 120);  England 88/1 (23.0 ov). England trail by 330 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
• West Indies in Australia:
  • 3rd Test in Perth, day 2:
    •  Australia 520/7d;  West Indies 214/2 (46.0 ov, Chris Gayle 102). West Indies trail by 306 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Football (soccer)

• UEFA Europa League group stage, Matchday 6: (teams in bold advance to the round of 32)
  • Group A:
    • Ajax 1–3 Anderlecht
    • Dinamo Zagreb 1–2 Timişoara
      • Final standings: Anderlecht, Ajax 11 points, Dinamo Zagreb 6, Timişoara 5.
  • Group B:
    • Lille 3–1 Slavia Prague
    • Genoa 1–2 Valencia
      • Final standings: Valencia 12 points, Lille 10, Genoa 7, Slavia Prague 3.
  • Group C:
    • Hapoel Tel Aviv 1–0 Hamburg
    • Rapid Wien 3–3 Celtic
      • Final standings: Hapoel Tel Aviv 12 points, Hamburg 10, Celtic 6, Rapid Wien 5.
  • Group G:
    • Lazio 0–1 Levski Sofia
    • Villarreal 0–1 Red Bull Salzburg
      • Final standings: Red Bull Salzburg 18 points, Villarreal 9, Lazio 6, Levski Sofia 3.
  • Group H:
    • Steaua București 1–1 Twente
    • Fenerbahçe 1–0 Sheriff Tiraspol
      • Final standings: Fenerbahçe 15 points, Twente 8, Sheriff Tiraspol 5, Steaua București 4.
  • Group I:
    • Benfica 2–1 AEK Athens
    • Everton 0–1 BATE Borisov
      • Final standings: Benfica 15 points, Everton 9, BATE 7, AEK Athens 4.

Handball

• World Women's Championship in China:
  • 9th place: Austria  25–41  Hungary
  • 11th place: Angola  26–25  China
  • 7th place: Germany  35–25  Romania
  • 5th place: Denmark  33–31  South Korea

Rugby union

• Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 4: (teams in strike are eliminated)
  • Pool 1: Bourgoin 31–10 Overmach Parma
    • Standings: Bourgoin 14 points (4 matches), Leeds Carnegie 9 (3), Bucharest Oaks 6 (3), Overmach Parma 4 (4).
  • Pool 4: Bayonne 3–12 London Wasps
    • Standings: London Wasps 17 points (4 matches), Bayonne 10 (4), Racing Métro 7 (3), Roma 0 (3).

Snowboarding

• World Cup in Telluride, United States:
  • Men's parallel giant slalom: Jasey Jay Anderson (CAN) Michael Lambert (CAN) Rok Flander (SLO)
    • Standings (after 3 of 9 events): (1) Benjamin Karl (AUT) 2060 points (2) Anderson 2050 (3) Mathieu Bozzetto (FRA) 1560
  • Women's parallel giant slalom: Alena Zavarzina (RUS) Marion Kreiner (AUT) Ina Meschik (AUT)
    • Standings (after 3 of 9 events): (1) Amelie Kober (GER) 2060 (2) Doris Guenther (AUT) 1700 (3) Claudia Riegler (AUT) 1500

December 16, 2009 (Wednesday)

Basketball

• Euroleague Regular Season Game 8: (teams in bold advance to the Top-16 round, teams in strike are eliminated)
  • Group A:
    • Cibona Zagreb 80–77 Fenerbahçe Ülker İstanbul
    • Montepaschi Siena 83–74 ASVEL Villeurbanne
      • Standings: Barcelona 7–0, Siena 7–1, ASVEL, Fenerbahçe Ülker 3–5, Cibona 2–6, Žalgiris 1–6.
  • Group B:
    • Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius 83–89 (OT) Olympiacos Piraeus
      • Standings: Olympiacos 6–2, Unicaja 5–2, Partizan 4–3, Lietuvos Rytas 4–4, Efes Pilsen 3–4, Orléans 0–7.
  • Group C:
    • Caja Laboral Baskonia 62–53 Union Olimpija Ljubljana
    • Lottomatica Roma 74–87 Maroussi Athens
      • Standings: Caja Laboral 6–2, Maccabi, CSKA Moscow 5–2, Maroussi, Roma 3–5, Olimpija 1–7.
  • Group D:
    • EWE Baskets Oldenburg 49–62 Khimki Moscow Region
      • Standings: Panathinaikos 6–1, Real Madrid 5–2, Khimki 5–3, Asseco Prokom 3–4, Milano 2–5, EWE Baskets 1–7.

Cricket

• England in South Africa:
  • 1st Test in Centurion, day 1:
    •  South Africa 262/4 (Jacques Kallis 112*)
• West Indies in Australia:
  • 3rd Test in Perth, day 1:
    •  Australia 339/3
      • Simon Katich is dismissed on 99 for the second time in his career.

Football (soccer)

• FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:
  • Fifth place match: TP Mazembe 2–3 Auckland City
  • Semifinal 2: Atlante 1–3 Barcelona
• UEFA Europa League group stage, Matchday 6: (teams in bold advance to the round of 32)
  • Group D:
    • Hertha BSC 1–0 Sporting CP
    • Heerenveen 5–0 Ventspils
      • Final standings: Sporting CP 11 points, Hertha BSC 10, Heerenveen 8, Ventspils 3.
  • Group E:
    • CSKA Sofia 0–3 Roma
    • Basel 2–3 Fulham
      • Final standings: Roma 13 points, Fulham 11, Basel 9, CSKA Sofia 1.
  • Group F:
    • Panathinaikos 3–0 Dinamo București
    • Sturm Graz 1–0 Galatasaray
      • Final standings: Galatasaray 13 points, Panathinaikos 12, Dinamo București 6, Sturm Graz 4.
  • Group J:
    • Club Brugge 1–0 Toulouse
    • Partizan 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk
      • Final standings: Shakhtar Donetsk 13 points, Club Brugge 11, Toulouse 7, Partizan 3.
  • Group K:
    • Sparta Prague 0–3 Copenhagen
    • CFR Cluj 0–2 PSV Eindhoven
      • Final standings: PSV Eindhoven 14 points, Copenhagen 10, Sparta Prague 7, CFR Cluj 3.
  • Group L:
    • Athletic Bilbao 0–3 Werder Bremen
    • Nacional 5–1 Austria Wien
      • Final standings: Werder Bremen 16 points, Athletic Bilbao 10, Nacional 5, Austria Wien 2.
• Colombian Primera A Clausura Final, first leg:
  • Atlético Huila 0–1 Independiente Medellín

December 15, 2009 (Tuesday)

Basketball

• 2010 FIBA World Championship Draw:
  • Group A:  Argentina  Serbia  Australia  Germany  Angola  Jordan
  • Group B:  United States  Slovenia  Brazil  Croatia  Iran  Tunisia
  • Group C:  Greece  Turkey  Puerto Rico  Russia  China  Ivory Coast
  • Group D:  Spain  France  Canada  Lithuania  New Zealand  Lebanon

Cricket

• Pakistan in New Zealand:
  • 3rd Test in Napier, day 5:
    •  Pakistan 223 and 455;  New Zealand 471 and 90/0. Match drawn. 3-match series drawn 1–1.
• Sri Lanka in India:
  • 1st ODI in Rajkot:
    •  India 414/7 (50 ov, Virender Sehwag 146);  Sri Lanka 411/8 (50 ov, Tillakaratne Dilshan 160). India win by 3 runs, lead the 5-match series 1–0

Football (soccer)

• FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:
  • Semifinal 1: Pohang Steelers 1–2 Estudiantes

Handball

• World Women's Championship in China: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in strike are eliminated)
  • Group 1 in Yangzhou:
    • Germany  25–21  Angola
    • France  35–20  Austria
    • Denmark  25–30  Russia
      • Final standings: France, Russia 8 points, Denmark 6, Germany 4, Austria, Angola 2.
  • Group 2 in Suzhou:
    • Hungary  25–21  China
    • Norway  27–24  Spain
    • Romania  34–34  South Korea
      • Final standings: Norway 8 points, Spain 7, Korea 6, Romania 5, Hungary 4, China 0.

Snowboarding

• World Cup in Telluride, United States:
  • Men's parallel giant slalom: Matthew Morison (CAN) Benjamin Karl (AUT) Mathieu Bozzetto (FRA)
  • Women's parallel giant slalom: Fraenzi Maegert-Kohli (SUI) Amelie Kober (GER) Kimiko Zakreski (CAN)

December 14, 2009 (Monday)

American football

• NFL Monday Night Football, Week 14:
  • San Francisco 49ers 24, Arizona Cardinals 9

Cricket

• Pakistan in New Zealand:
  • 3rd Test in Napier, day 4:
    •  Pakistan 223 & 347/4 (141.0 ov);  New Zealand 471. Pakistan led by 99 runs with 6 wickets remaining.

December 13, 2009 (Sunday)

Alpine skiing

• Men's World Cup in Val-d'Isère, France:
  • Giant slalom: Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 2:16.28 Massimiliano Blardone (ITA) 2:17.05 Benjamin Raich (AUT) 2:17.60
    • Giant slalom standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Raich 185 points (2) Carlo Janka (SUI) 160 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 156
    • Overall standings (after 10 of 34 races): (1) Raich 486 points (2) Janka 460 (3) Didier Cuche (SUI) 384
• Women's World Cup in Åre, Sweden:
  • Slalom: Sandrine Aubert (FRA) 1:43.24 Maria Riesch (GER) 1:43.69 Susanne Riesch (GER) 1:44.20
    • Slalom standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Maria Riesch 225 points (2) Šárka Záhrobská (CZE) 168 (3) Susanne Riesch 160
    • Overall standings (after 9 of 33 races): (1) Maria Riesch 441 points (2) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 421 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 330

American football

• NFL Week 14 (division champions in bold; teams clinching a playoff berth in italics):
  • New Orleans Saints 26, Atlanta Falcons 23
    • The Saints remain unbeaten and secure a first-round bye in the NFC playoffs.
  • Green Bay Packers 21, Chicago Bears 14
  • Indianapolis Colts 28, Denver Broncos 16
    • The Colts set a new NFL record with their 22nd consecutive regular-season win, and also secure home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. The Broncos' Brandon Marshall sets an NFL single-game record with 21 receptions.
  • Buffalo Bills 16, Kansas City Chiefs 10
  • Minnesota Vikings 30, Cincinnati Bengals 10
  • New England Patriots 20, Carolina Panthers 10
  • New York Jets 26, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3
  • Miami Dolphins 14, Jacksonville Jaguars 10
  • Baltimore Ravens 48, Detroit Lions 3
  • Houston Texans 34, Seattle Seahawks 7
  • Washington Redskins 34, Oakland Raiders 13
  • Tennessee Titans 47, St. Louis Rams 7
  • San Diego Chargers 20, Dallas Cowboys 17
  • Sunday Night Football: Philadelphia Eagles 45, New York Giants 38

Biathlon

• World Cup 2 in Hochfilzen, Austria:
  • 4 x 6 km relay women: Russia (Svetlana Sleptsova, Anna Boulygina, Iana Romanova, Olga Zaitseva) 1:13.37.0 (0 penalty, 6 reloads) France (Marie-Laure Brunet, Sylvie Becaert, Marie Dorin, Sandrine Bailly) 1:13:40.8 (0, 7) Sweden (Elisabeth Högberg, Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek, Anna-Maria Nilsson, Helena Jonsson) 1:13:41.6 (0, 3)
    • Standings (after two of five events): (1) Russia 114 points (2) Germany 103 (3) France 102
  • 4 x 7.5 km relay men: Austria (Simon Eder, Daniel Mesotitsch, Dominik Landertinger, Christoph Sumann) 1:16:13.1 (0 penalty loops, 6 reloads) Russia (Ivan Tcherezov, Evgeny Ustyugov, Nikolay Kruglov Jr., Maxim Tchoudov) 1:16:38.8 (1, 5) Germany (Christoph Stephan, Arnd Peiffer, Michael Greis, Simon Schempp 1:16:45.1 (0, 5)
    • Standings (after two of five events): (1) Austria 108 points (2) France 103 (3) Russia 97

Bobsleigh

• World Cup in Winterberg, Germany:
  • Four-man: United States (Steven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler, Curtis Tomasevicz) 1:50.70 Germany (André Lange, René Hoppe, Kevin Kuske, Martin Putze) 1:50.80 Germany (Karl Angerer, Andreas Udvari, Alex Mann, Gregor Bermbach) 1:50.95
    • Standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Holcomb 843 points (2) Jānis Miņins (LAT) 754 (3) Lyndon Rush (CAN) 721

Cricket

• Pakistan in New Zealand:
  • 3rd Test in Napier, day 3:
    •  Pakistan 223 & 128/0 (56.0 ov);  New Zealand 471 (Daniel Vettori 134). Pakistan trail by 120 runs with 10 wickets remaining.

Cross-country skiing

• World Cup in Davos, Switzerland:
  • Women's sprint freestyle: Petra Majdič (SLO) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN)
    • Overall standings (after 6 of 20 events): (1) Majdič 272 points (2) Saarinen 263 (3) Bjørgen 262
    • Sprint standings (after 3 events): (1) Majdič 200 points (2) Hanna Falk (SWE) 176 (3) Vesna Fabjan (SLO) 114
  • Men's sprint freestyle: John Kristian Dahl (NOR) Petter Northug (NOR) Alexey Petukhov (RUS)
    • Overall standings (after 6 of 20 events): (1) Northug 240 points (2) Dahl 200 (3) Petukhov 160
    • Sprint standings (after 3 events): (1) Dahl 200 points (2) Petukhov 160 (3) Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR) 160

Football (soccer)

• CECAFA Cup in Kenya:
  • Third place playoff: Zanzibar  1–0  Tanzania
  • Final: Uganda  2–0  Rwanda
    • Uganda win the title for the second straight time and 11th overall.
• South Asian Football Federation Cup Final in Dhaka, Bangladesh:
  • Maldives  0–0 (1–3 pen.)  India
    • India win the title for the fifth time.
• Argentine Primera División – Apertura, final matchday:
  • (12) Boca Juniors 2–0 (1) Banfield
  • (2) Newell's Old Boys 0–2 (8) San Lorenzo
    • Final standings: Banfield 41 points, Newell's Old Boys 39.
      • Banfield win their first ever championship.
• Primera División Uruguaya – Apertura, final matchday:
  • (10) Cerrito 2–5 (1) Nacional
  • (3) Defensor Sporting 2–2 (2) Liverpool
    • Final standings: Nacional 36 points, Liverpool, Defensor Sporting 29.
      • Nacional win the title for the 42nd time.
• Primera División Venezolana – Apertura, final matchday:
  • (1) Deportivo Italia 0–1 (5) Deportivo Lara
  • (7) Deportivo Anzoátegui 2–0 (2) Caracas
  • (3) Deportivo Táchira 1–0 (16) Centro Italo
    • Final standings: Deportivo Táchira 37 points, Deportivo Italia 36, Caracas 35.
      • Deportivo Táchira win the title for the seventh time.
• Primera División de Paraguay – Clausura, final matchday:
  • (1) Nacional 0–0 (6) Olimpia
  • (7) Tacuary 1–0 (2) Libertad
    • Standings: Nacional 41 points, Libertad 40.
      • Nacional win their seventh title after a break of 63 years.
• Campeonato Descentralizado playoff, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
  • Universitario de Deportes 1–0 (1–0) Alianza Lima. Universitario win 2–0 on aggregate.
    • Universitario win the title for the 25th time.
• Primera División de México Apertura Liguilla Final, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
  • Cruz Azul 1–2 (3–4) Monterrey. Monterrey win 6–4 on aggregate.
    • Monterrey win the title for the third time.

Golf

• European Tour:
  • Alfred Dunhill Championship in Mpumalanga, South Africa:
    • Winner: Pablo Martín (ESP) 271 (−17)
• Off-season men's events:
  • The Shark Shootout in Naples, Florida:
    • Winners: Jerry Kelly & Steve Stricker

Handball

• World Women's Championship in China: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in strike are eliminated)
  • Group 1 in Yangzhou:
    • Austria  26–29  Germany
    • Russia  23–24  France
    • Angola  28–23  Denmark
      • Standings: Russia, France, Denmark 6 points, Austria, Angola, Germany 2.
  • Group 2 in Suzhou:
    • South Korea  28–28  Hungary
    • China  19–34  Norway
    • Spain  26–25  Romania
      • Standings: Spain 7 points, Norway 6, Korea 5, Romania 4, Hungary 2, China 0.

Luge

• World Cup in Lillehammer, Norway:
  • Women: Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:37.579 Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 1:37.595 Erin Hamlin (USA) 1:37.616
    • World Cup standings (after 4 of 8 events): (1) Hüfner 385 points (2) Geisenberger 355 (3) Anke Wischnewski (GER) 265
  • Men: Albert Demtschenko (RUS) 1:40.356 Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:40.406 Felix Loch (RUS) 1:40.674
    • World Cup standings (after 4 of 8 events): (1) Zöggeler 370 points (2) Loch 290 (3) Demtschenko 279

Nine-ball

• Mosconi Cup in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, day 4:
  • Team Europe 7–11 Team USA
    • Ralf Souquet (GER) def. Shane Van Boening (USA) 6–3
    • Dennis Hatch (USA) def. Niels Feijen (NLD) 6–0
    • Thorsten Hohmann (GER) def. Johnny Archer (USA) 6–1
    • Shane Van Boening (USA) def. Ralf Souquet (GER) 6–2
      • Team USA win the Mosconi Cup for the first time in 4 years and 11th time overall.

Rugby union

• Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 3:
  • Pool 2: Biarritz 49–13 Newport Gwent Dragons
    • Standings: Biarritz 14 points, Newport Gwent Dragons, Glasgow Warriors 5, Gloucester 4.
  • Pool 3: Clermont Auvergne 40–30 Leicester Tigers
    • Standings: Ospreys, Clermont Auvergne 11 points, Leicester Tigers 8, Viadana 0.
  • Pool 4: Bath 16–9 Edinburgh
    • Standings: Stade Français, Ulster 9 points, Bath, Edinburgh 5.
  • Pool 5: Harlequins 19–29 Sale Sharks
    • Standings: Toulouse 10 points, Sale Sharks, Cardiff Blues 9, Harlequins 1.

Snooker

• Pukka Pies UK Championship in Telford, England:
  • Final:
    • Ding Junhui (CHN) (13) def. John Higgins (SCO) (2) 10–8

Snowboarding

• World Cup in Seoul, South Korea:
  • Men's big air: Gian-Luca Cavigelli (SUI) Stefan Gimpl (AUT) Markku Koski (FIN)
    • Standings (after 4 of 5 events): (1) Gimpl 3800 points (2) Cavigelli 3100 (3) Gjermund Braaten (NOR) 1460

Speed skating

• World Cup 5 in Salt Lake City, United States
  • 1000 m women: Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:13.36 Wang Beixing (CHN) 1:14.01 Nao Kodaira (JPN) 1:14.17
    • Standings after 4 of 7 races: (1) Nesbitt 400 points (2) Annette Gerritsen (NED) 205 (3) Kodaira 202
  • 1000 m men: Shani Davis (USA) 1:06.67 Lee Kyou-hyuk (KOR) 1:07.07 Mika Poutala (FIN) 1:07.24
    • Standings after 4 of 7 races: (1) Davis 400 points (2) Mo Tae-bum (KOR) 215 (3) Lee 212
  • Team pursuit women: Russia (Yekaterina Abramova, Galina Likhachova, Yekaterina Shikhova) 2:57.18 Canada (Kristina Groves, Christine Nesbitt, Cindy Klassen) 2:57.35 Germany (Daniela Anschütz-Thoms, Stephanie Beckert, Katrin Mattscherodt) 2:57.36
    • Standings after 3 of 4 races: (1) Canada 280 points (2) Russia 230 (3) Japan 190
  • Team pursuit men: Norway (Håvard Bøkko, Mikael Flygind-Larsen, Henrik Christiansen) 3:39.55 Italy (Matteo Anesi, Enrico Fabris, Luca Stefani) 3:39.72 Canada (Steven Elm, Lucas Makowsky, Mathieu Giroux) 3:40.34
    • Standings after 3 of 4 races: (1) Netherlands 260 points (2) Norway 230 (3) Canada 186

Swimming

• European Short Course Championships in Istanbul, Turkey:
  • Women's 50 m freestyle: Hinkelien Schreuder (NED) 23.32 CR Ranomi Kromowidjojo (NED) 23.58 Dorothea Brandt (GER) 23.74
  • Men's 50 m butterfly: Johannes Dietrich (GER) 22.07 CR Frédérick Bousquet (FRA) 22.17 Yevgeny Korotyshkin (RUS) 22.34
  • Women's 400 m individual medley: Hannah Miley (GBR) 4:25.66 Mireia Belmonte García (ESP) 4:27.60 Zsuzsanna Jakabos (HUN) 4:28.46
  • Men's 200 m breaststroke: Dániel Gyurta (HUN) 2:00.67 WR Grigory Falko (RUS) 2:02.50 Maxim Shcherbakov (RUS) 2:03.76
  • Women's 200 m freestyle: Federica Pellegrini (ITA) 1:51.17 WR Evelyn Verrasztó (HUN) 1:52.61 Femke Heemskerk (NED) 1:54.20
  • Men's 200 m freestyle: Paul Biedermann (GER) 1:39.81 CR Danila Izotov (RUS) 1:40.08 Nikita Lobintsev (RUS) 1:41.52
  • Women's 200 m backstroke: Alexianne Castel (FRA) 2:02.67 Jenny Mensing (GER) 2:03.31 Pernille Larsen (DEN) 2:03.50
  • Men's 4 × 50 m freestyle: France (Amaury Leveaux, Jérémy Stravius, David Maitre, Frédérick Bousquet) 1:22.96 Croatia (Duje Draganja, Alexei Puninski, Mario Todorović, Mario Delač) 1:23.18 Italy (Marco Orsi, Federico Bocchia, Filippo Magnini, Luca Dotto) 1:23.64

December 12, 2009 (Saturday)

Alpine skiing

• Men's World Cup in Val-d'Isère, France:
  • Super-G: Michael Walchhofer (AUT) 1:20.78 Ted Ligety (USA) 1:21.06 Werner Heel (ITA) 1:21.53
    • Super-G standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Walchhofer 160 points (2) Benjamin Raich (AUT) 125 (3) Ligety 112
    • Overall standings (after 9 of 34 races): (1) Carlo Janka (SUI) 460 points (2) Raich 426 (3) Didier Cuche (SUI) 384
• Women's World Cup in Åre, Sweden:
  • Giant slalom: Tessa Worley (FRA) 2:23.22 Tina Maze (SLO) 2:23.79 Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 2:23.91
    • Giant slalom standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Zettel 220 points (2) Kathrin Holzl (GER) 181 (3) Maze 170
    • Overall standings (after 8 of 33 races): (1) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 389 points (2) Maria Riesch (GER) 361 (3) Zettel 280

American football

• NCAA Division I FBS:
  • Army–Navy Game in Philadelphia: Navy 17, Army 3
    • Navy wins the game for the eighth straight year.
  • Mark Ingram II wins the Heisman Trophy. The Alabama running back edges out his Stanford counterpart Toby Gerhart in the closest vote in the award's history, becoming the Crimson Tide's first Heisman winner and the third straight sophomore to win the award.
• NCAA Division I FCS:
  • Semifinal in Missoula, Montana (unbeaten team in bold):
    • (1) Montana 24, Appalachian State 17
  • Other games:
    • SWAC Championship Game in Birmingham, Alabama:
      • Prairie View A&M 30, Alabama A&M 24
• NCAA Division II Football Championship in Florence, Alabama:
  • Northwest Missouri State 30, Grand Valley State 23
    • The Bearcats win their third Division II national title and end a streak of four consecutive losses in the championship game.

Basketball

• 2010 FIBA World Championship:
  • FIBA announces the four wild cards that will participate in the World Championship to be held in Turkey:
    •  Germany
    •  Lebanon
    •  Lithuania
    •  Russia

Biathlon

• World Cup 2 in Hochfilzen, Austria:
  • 10 km pursuit women: Helena Jonsson (SWE) 34:09.1 (1 penalty) Svetlana Sleptsova (RUS) 34:40.8 (2) Olga ZaitsevaR(RUS) 34:45.1 (2)
    • Overall standings after 4 of 25 events: (1) Jonsson 217 points (2) Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek (SWE) 180 (3) Sleptsova 152
  • 12.5 km pursuit men: Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 34:36.7 (1) Simon Eder (AUT) 34:38.3 (1) Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) 34:39.8 (3)
    • Overall standings after 4 of 25 events: (1) Svendsen 206 points (2) Bjørndalen 168 (3) Christoph Sumann (AUT) 165

Bobsleigh

• World Cup in Winterberg, Germany:
  • Two-man: Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter (SUI) 1:53.17 Karl Angerer/Gregor Bermbach (GER) 1:53.24 Ivo Rüegg/Roman Handschin (SUI) 1:53.28
    • Standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Rüegg 810 points (2) Steven Holcomb (USA) 770 (3) Angerer 722
  • Two-woman: Cathleen Martini/Romy Logsch (GER) 1:56.65 Sandra Kiriasis/Berit Wiacker (GER) 1:57.26 Erin Pac/Elana Meyers (USA) 1:57.27
    • Standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Martini 885 points (2) Kiriasis 830 (3) Shauna Rohbock (USA) 753

Cricket

• Pakistan in New Zealand:
  • 3rd Test in Napier, day 2:
    •  Pakistan 223;  New Zealand 346/6 (106.0 ov, Daniel Vettori 100*). New Zealand led by 123 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
• Sri Lanka in India:
  • 2nd T20I in Chandigarh:
    •  Sri Lanka 206/7 (20/20 ov);  India 211/4 (19.1/20 ov). India win by 6 wickets. 2-match series drawn 1–1.

Cross-country skiing

• World Cup in Davos, Switzerland:
  • Women's 10 km freestyle: Irina Khazova (RUS) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) Kristina Šmigun-Vähi (EST)
  • Men's 15 km freestyle: Matti Heikkinen (FIN) Marcus Hellner (SWE) Maurice Manificat (FRA)

Curling

• European Championships in Aberdeen, Scotland:
• Men, final:
  • Sweden 6–5 Switzerland (11 ends)
    • Niklas Edin skips Sweden to their sixth title and the first since 2001.
  • Men, world challenge game 2:
    • Denmark 10–5 Netherlands
      • Denmark win best-of-3 series 2–0.
  • Women, final:
    • Switzerland 5–7 Germany
      • Andrea Schöpp skips Germany to her seventh European title, and the first since 1998.
  • Women, world challenge game 2:
    • Finland 3–6 Latvia
      • Latvia win best-of-3 series 2–0.

Football (soccer)

• FIFA Club World Cup in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:
  • Quarterfinal 2: Auckland City 0–3 Atlante

Freestyle skiing

• World Cup at Suomu, Finland:
  • Men's moguls: Jesper Bjoernlund (SWE) Bryon Wilson (USA) Nathan Roberts (USA)
    • Standings (after 2 of 12 events): (1) Bjoernlund 200 points (2) Wilson 160 (3) Alexandre Bilodeau (CAN) 110
  • Women's moguls: Hannah Kearney (USA) Kristi Richards (CAN) Jennifer Heil (CAN)
    • Standings (after 2 of 12 events): (1) Richards 180 points (2) Kearney 160 (3) Heil 105

Handball

• World Women's Championship in China: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in strike are eliminated)
  • Group 1 in Yangzhou:
    • Germany  22–34  Russia
    • France  33–24  Angola
    • Denmark  30–27  Austria
      • Standings: Russia, Denmark 6 points, France 4, Austria 2, Angola, Germany 0.
  • Group 2 in Suzhou:
    • Romania  40–19  China
    • Norway  27–28  South Korea
    • Hungary  21–21  Spain
      • Standings: Spain 5 points, Romania, Korea, Norway 4, Hungary 1, China 0.

Luge

• World Cup in Lillehammer, Norway:
  • Doubles: Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:36.829 Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber (ITA) 1:36.917 Gerhard Plankensteiner/Oswald Haselrieder (ITA) 1:37.053
    • World Cup standings (after 4 of 8 events): (1) André Florschütz/Torsten Wustlich (GER) 325 points (2) Patric Leitner/Alexander Resch (GER) 300 (3) Linger/Linger 290

Mixed martial arts

• UFC 107 in Memphis
  • Lightweight Championship bout: B.J. Penn (USA) def. Diego Sanchez (USA) via TKO (cut) at 2:37 of round 5
    • Penn retain the UFC Lightweight Championship.

Nine-ball

• Mosconi Cup in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, day 3:
  • Team Europe 5–9 Team USA
    • Niels Feijen (NLD) / Thorsten Hohmann (GER) def. Dennis Hatch (USA) / Corey Deuel (USA) 6–1
    • Ralf Souquet (GER) / Mika Immonen (FIN) def. Shane Van Boening (USA) / Óscar Domínguez (USA) 6–4
    • Dennis Hatch (USA) def. Niels Feijen (NLD) 6–4
    • Corey Deuel (USA) / Johnny Archer (USA) def. Thorsten Hohmann (GER) / Darren Appleton (ENG) 6–5
    • Mika Immonen (FIN) def. Óscar Domínguez (USA) 6–4

Rugby union

• Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 3:
  • Pool 1: Northampton Saints 30–18 Benetton Treviso
    • Standings: Munster 10 points, Northampton Saints 9, Perpignan 6, Benetton Treviso 4.
  • Pool 3: Viadana 7–62 Ospreys
    • Standings: Ospreys 11 points (3 matches), Leicester Tigers 8 (2), Clermont 6 (2), Viadana 0 (3).
  • Pool 4: Ulster 23–13 Stade Français
    • Standings: Stade Français, Ulster 9 points (3 matches), Edinburgh 4 (2), Bath 1 (2).
  • Pool 5: Cardiff Blues 15–9 Toulouse
    • Standings: Toulouse 10 points (3 matches), Blues 9 (3), Sale Sharks 4 (2), Harlequins 1 (2).
  • Pool 6:
    • Scarlets 7–32 Leinster
    • Brive 3–36 London Irish
      • Standings: London Irish, Leinster 10 points, Scarlets 8, Brive 0.
• Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 3:
  • Pool 1:
    • București Oaks 6–10 Leeds Carnegie
    • Overmach Parma 14–9 Bourgoin
      • Standings: Leeds Carnegie, Bourgoin 9 points, Bucharest Oaks 6, Overmach Parma 4.
  • Pool 2: Worcester Warriors 21–26 Connacht
    • Standings: Connacht 13 points, Montpellier 10 points, Worcester Warriors 7, Olympus Madrid 0.
  • Pool 4:
    • London Wasps 22–18 Bayonne
    • Racing Métro 62–0 Rugby Roma Olimpic
      • Standings: London Wasps 13 points, Bayonne 10, Racing Métro 7, Roma 0.
  • Pool 5: Petrarca Padova 16–35 Albi
    • Standings: Newcastle Falcons 14 points, Montauban 8, Albi 5, Petrarca Padova 1.
• IRB Sevens World Series:
  • South Africa Sevens in George, Western Cape
    • Cup Final: New Zealand  21–12  Fiji

Speed skating

• World Cup 5 in Salt Lake City, United States
  • 500 m women: Wang Beixing (CHN) 37.02 Jenny Wolf (GER) 37.17 Lee Sang-hwa (KOR) 37.24
    • Standings (after 8 of 12 races): (1) Wolf 760 points (2) Wang 680 (3) Lee 505
  • 500 m men: Lee Kyou-hyuk (KOR) 34.26 Lee Kang-seok (KOR) 34.28 Tucker Fredricks (USA) 34.35
    • Standings (after 8 of 12 races): (1) Lee Kang-seok 523 points (2) Lee Kyou-hyuk 521 (3) Mika Poutala (FIN) 501
  • 1500 m women: Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:52.76 Kristina Groves (CAN) 1:53.32 Jennifer Rodriguez (USA) 1:54.19
    • Standings (after 5 of 6 races): (1) Groves 410 points (2) Nesbitt 360 (3) Ireen Wüst (NED) 257
  • 5000 m men: Enrico Fabris (ITA) 6:06.06 Bob de Jong (NED) 6:08.76 Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 6:10.58
    • Standings (after 5 of 6 races): (1) Sven Kramer (NED) 400 (2) de Jong 380 (3) Skobrev 325

Snooker

• Pukka Pies UK Championship in Telford, England:
  • Semi-finals:
    • John Higgins (SCO) (2) def. Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (3) 9–8

Swimming

• European Short Course Championships in Istanbul, Turkey:
  • Women's 50 m backstroke: Sanja Jovanović (CRO) 25.70 WR Aleksandra Gerasimenya (BLR) 26.12 Ksenia Moskvina (RUS) 26.38
  • Men's 50 m breaststroke: Aleksander Hetland (NOR) 26.19 Alessandro Terrin (ITA) 26.24 Csaba Szilágyi (SRB) 26.31
  • Women's 400 m freestyle: Coralie Balmy (FRA) 3:56.55 Lotte Friis (DEN) 3:59.06 Ophelie Cyrielle Etienne (FRA) 3:59.94
  • Men's 100 m backstroke: Arkady Vyatchanin (RUS) & Stanislav Donets (RUS) 48.97 WR Aschwin Wildeboer (ESP) 49.05
  • Women's 100 m breaststroke: Caroline Ruhnau (GER) 1:04.84 CR Moniek Nijhuis (NED) 1:04.96 Jennie Johansson (SWE) 1:05.19
  • Men's 100 m individual medley: Duje Draganja (CRO) 51.20 Sergey Fesikov (RUS) 51.29 Peter Mankoč (SLO) 51.52
  • Women's 100 m butterfly: Inge Dekker (NED) 55.74 Diane Bui Duyet (FRA) 55.93 Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) 56.02
  • Men's 200 m butterfly: Nikolay Skvortsov (RUS) 1:49.46 ER Paweł Korzeniowski (POL) 1:50.13 Dinko Jukić (AUT) 1:50.32
  • Women's 4 × 50 m medley relay: Netherlands (Hinkelien Schreuder, Moniek Nijhuis, Inge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo) 1:42.69 WBT Sweden (Emma Svensson, Josefin Lillhage, Sarah Sjöström, Claire Hedenskog) 1:45.13 Russia (Ksenia Moskvina, Daria Deeva, Olga Klyuchnikova, Svetlana Fedulova) 1:46.10
  • Men's 1500 m freestyle: Jan Wolfgarten (GER) 14:20.44 Federico Colbertaldo (ITA) 14:25.68 Mads Glæsner (DEN) 14:26.74

December 11, 2009 (Friday)

Alpine skiing

• Men's World Cup in Val-d'Isère, France:
  • Super combined:
    • Benjamin Raich (AUT) 2:07.71 Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 2:08.60 Manfred Moelgg (ITA) & Romed Baumann (AUT) 2:09.26
      • Overall standings after 8 of 34 races: (1) Carlo Janka (SUI) 460 points (2) Raich 381 (3) Didier Cuche (SUI) 355

American football

• NCAA Division I FCS:
  • Semifinal in Villanova, Pennsylvania:
    • (2) Villanova 14, William & Mary 13

Biathlon

• World Cup 2 in Hochfilzen, Austria:
  • 7.5 km sprint women: Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek (SWE) 23:10.8 (0 penalty loops) Helena Jonsson (SWE) 23:21.9 (0) Olga Zaitseva (RUS) 24:00.5 (1)
    • Overall standings after 3 of 25 events: (1) Jonsson 157 points (2) Olofsson-Zidek 146 (3) Olga Medvedtseva (RUS) 124
    • Sprint standings after 2 of 10 events: (1) Jonsson 97 points (2) Olofsson-Zidek 92 (3) Medvedtseva 92
  • 10 km sprint men: Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) 26:14.0 (0) Nikolay Kruglov Jr. (RUS) 26:20.7 (0) Evgeny Ustyugov (RUS) 26:24.1 (1)
    • Overall standings after 3 of 25 events: (1) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 146 points (2) Tim Burke (USA) 123 (3) Christoph Sumann (AUT) 122
    • Sprint standings after 2 of 10 events: (1) Bjørndalen 120 (2) Svendsen 86 (3) Sumann 74

Cricket