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Visit Wikinews to read and write news articles in more detail. << November 2011 >> S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 edit box Ongoing events (incl. events taking place within the next two days) Badminton BWF Super Series: Nov 22–27: China Open Super Series Premier in Shanghai Basketball Euroleague: Nov 23–24: Regular Season Matchday 6 Chess Women's World Championship in Tirana, Albania: Nov 23: Game 7 Nov 24: Game 8 Cricket International tours/competitions Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE: Nov 23: 5th ODI in Abu Dhabi West Indies in India: Nov 22–26: 3rd Test in Mumbai Football (soccer) National teams competitions UEFA (Europe) Nov 23–24: UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 6 AFC (Asia) Nov 23: 2012 Olympics Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 3, Matchday 2 OFC (Oceania) 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC): Nov 22–26: First Round in Apia, Samoa International clubs competitions UEFA (Europe) UEFA Champions League group stage: Nov 22–23: Matchday 5 CONMEBOL (South America) Nov 23–24: Copa Sudamericana Semifinals first leg Golf Nov 24–27: Omega Mission Hills World Cup in Haikou, China Tennis ATP World Tour: Nov 20–27: ATP World Tour Finals in London, England Volleyball Nov 20–Dec 4: FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan Winter sports Curling Nov 19–26: Pacific-Asia Championships in Nanjing, China Upcoming events Auto racing Formula One: Nov 27: Brazilian Grand Prix in São Paulo, Brazil V8 Supercars: Dec 3–5: Sydney Telstra 500 in Sydney, New South Wales Badminton BWF Super Series: Dec 14–18: Super Series Masters Finals in TBA Baseball Nov 25–29: Asia Series in Taiwan Basketball Euroleague: Nov 30–Dec 1: Regular Season Matchday 7 Dec 7–8: Regular Season Matchday 8 Dec 14–15: Regular Season Matchday 9 Dec 21–22: Regular Season Matchday 10 Canadian football Nov 25: Vanier Cup in Vancouver: Laval Rouge et Or vs McMaster Marauders Nov 27: Grey Cup in Vancouver: Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs BC Lions Canoeing Dec 15–18: Asian Slalom Championships in Miyi, China Chess Women's World Championship in Tirana, Albania: Nov 26: Game 9 Nov 28: Game 10 Nov 30: Tie-break Games Cricket International tours/competitions Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE: Nov 25: Only T20I in Abu Dhabi West Indies in India: Nov 29: 1st ODI in Cuttack Dec 2: 2nd ODI in Visakhapatnam Dec 5: 3rd ODI in Ahmedabad Dec 8: 4th ODI in Indore Dec 11: 5th ODI in Chennai Pakistan in Bangladesh: Nov 29: 1st T20I in Mirpur Dec 1: 1st ODI in Mirpur Dec 3: 2nd ODI in Mirpur Dec 6: 3rd ODI in Chittagong Dec 9–13: 1st Test in Chittagong Dec 17–21: 2nd Test in Mirpur New Zealand in Australia: Dec 1–5: 1st Test in Woolloongabba, Brisbane Dec 9–13: 2nd Test in Hobart Sri Lanka in South Africa: Dec 15–19: 1st Test in Centurion Field hockey Dec 3–11: Men's Champions Trophy in New Delhi, India Football (soccer) National teams competitions CAF (Africa) Nov 26–Dec 10: CAF U-23 Championship in Morrocco AFC (Asia) Nov 27: 2012 Olympics Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 3, Matchday 3 Dec 12–27: 2012 OFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament in Lautoka, Fiji International clubs competitions FIFA (World) Dec 8–18: FIFA Club World Cup in Tokyo, Japan UEFA (Europe) UEFA Champions League group stage: Dec 6–7: Matchday 6 UEFA Europa League group stage: Nov 30–Dec 1: Matchday 5 Dec 14–15: Matchday 6 CONMEBOL (South America) Nov 29–30: Copa Sudamericana Semifinals second leg Dec 7: Copa Sudamericana Finals first leg Dec 14: Copa Sudamericana Finals second leg CAF (Africa) Dec 4: CAF Confederation Cup Final second leg OFC (Oceania) OFC Champions League group stage: Dec 3–4: Matchday 3 Golf European Tour: Dec 1–4: UBS Hong Kong Open in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong Dec 8–11: Dubai World Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Handball Dec 3–16: World Women's Championship in Brazil Mixed martial arts Dec 3: The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale in Las Vegas, United States Dec 10: UFC 140 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Dec 17: Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal in San Diego, California, United States Rugby union National teams competitions IRB Sevens World Series: Nov 25–26: Gold Coast Sevens in Gold Coast, Australia Dec 2–3: Dubai Sevens in Dubai, UAE Dec 9–10: South Africa Sevens in Port Elizabeth National team friendlies End of year tests: Nov 26: Barbarians –  Australia in London Dec 3: Wales  –  Australia in Cardiff International clubs competitions Dec 8–11: Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 3 Dec 9–11: Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 3 Dec 15–18: Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 4 Dec 16–18: Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 4 Sailing Dec 3–18: World Championships in Perth, Australia Tennis Dec 2–4: Davis Cup World Group Final:  Spain vs.  Argentina Winter sports Alpine skiing Nov 26: Men's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada: Downhill Women's World Cup in Aspen, United States: Giant Slalom Nov 27: Men's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada: Super Giant Slalom Women's World Cup in Aspen, United States: Slalom Dec 2: Men's World Cup in Beaver Creek, United States: Downhill Women's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada: Downhill Dec 3: Men's World Cup in Beaver Creek, United States: Super Giant Slalom Women's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada: Downhill Dec 4: Men's World Cup in Beaver Creek, United States: Giant slalom Women's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada: Super Giant Slalom Dec 10: Men's World Cup in Val d'Isère, France: Giant slalom Women's World Cup in Val-d'Isère, France: Super Combined Dec 11: Men's World Cup in Val d'Isère, France: Slalom Women's World Cup in Val-d'Isère, France: Super Giant Slalom Dec 16: Men's World Cup in Val Gardena, Italy: Super Giant Slalom Dec 17: Men's World Cup in Val Gardena, Italy: Downhill Women's World Cup in Courchevel, France: Giant slalom Dec 18: Men's World Cup in Alta Badia, Italy: Giant slalom Women's World Cup in Courchevel, France: Slalom Dec 19: Men's World Cup in Alta Badia, Italy: Slalom Dec 20: Women's World Cup in Flachau, Austria: Slalom Dec 21: Men's World Cup in Flachau, Austria: Slalom Biathlon World Cup 1 in Östersund, Sweden: Nov 30: Men's 20 km Individual Dec 1: Women's 15 km Individual Dec 2: Men's 10 km Sprint Dec 3: Women's 7.5 km Sprint Dec 4: Men's 12.5 km Pursuit Women's 10 km Pursuit World Cup 2 in Hochfilzen, Austria: Dec 9: 10 km Sprint Men 7.5 km Sprint Women Dec 10: 12.5 km Pursuit Men 10 km Pursuit Women Dec 11: 4x7.5 km Relay Men 4x6 km Relay Women World Cup 3 in Annecy-Le Grand Bornand, France: Dec 15: 10 km Sprint Men Dec 16: 7.5 km Sprint Women Dec 17: 12.5 km Pursuit Men 10 km Pursuit Women Dec 18: 2x6+2x7.5 km Mixed Relay Bobsleigh Dec 2–4: World Cup in Igls, Austria Dec 9–11: World Cup in Cesana, Italy Dec 16–18: World Cup in Winterberg, Germany Cross-country skiing World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland: Nov 25: Men's Sprint C Women's Sprint C Nov 26: Men's 10 km F Individual Women's 5 km F Individual Nov 27: Men's 15 km C Handicap Start Women's 10 km C Handicap Start World Cup in Düsseldorf, Germany: Dec 3: Men's Sprint F Women's Sprint F Dec 4: Men's Team Sprint F Women's Team Sprint F World Cup in Davos, Switzerland: Dec 10: Men's 30 km F Individual Women's 15 km F Individual Dec 11: Men's Sprint F Women's Sprint F World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia: Dec 17: Men's 15 km C Mass Start Women's 10 km C Mass Start Dec 18: Men's Sprint F Women's Sprint F Curling Dec 2–10: European Championships in Moscow, Russia Figure skating ISU Grand Prix: Nov 25–27: Cup of Russia in Moscow, Russia Dec 8–10: Grand Prix Final and Junior Grand Prix Final in Quebec City, Canada Freestyle skiing Dec 9: World Cup in Copper Mountain, United States: Halfpipe Dec 10: World Cup in Rukatunturi, Finland: Moguls Dec 15: World Cup in Mont Gabriel, Canada: Aerials World Cup in Innichen, Italy: Dec 17: Ski Cross Dec 18: Ski Cross Luge Nov 26–27: World Cup 1 in Igls, Austria Dec 10–11: World Cup 2 in Whistler, Canada Dec 17–18: World Cup 3 in Calgary, Canada Nordic combined World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland: Nov 25: HS 142 / 10 km Nov 26: HS 142 / 10 km World Cup in Lillehammer, Norway: Dec 3: HS 138 / 10 km Dec 4: HS 138 / 10 km World Cup in Ramsau, Austria: Dec 10: HS 98 / 10 km Dec 11: HS 98 / 10 km World Cup in Seefeld, Austria: Dec 16: HS 109 / Team sprint Dec 17: HS 109 / 10 km Dec 18: HS 109 / 10 km Short track speed skating Dec 2–4: World Cup 3 in Nagoya, Japan Dec 9–11: World Cup 4 in Shanghai, China Skeleton Dec 2–4: World Cup in Igls, Austria Dec 9–11: World Cup in Cesana, Italy Dec 16–18: World Cup in Winterberg, Germany Ski jumping Men's World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland: Nov 26: HS 142 Team Nov 27: HS 142 Men's World Cup in Lillehammer, Norway: Dec 3: HS 100 Dec 4: HS 138 Dec 3: Women's World Cup in Lillehammer, Norway: HS 100 Men's World Cup in Harrachov, Czech Republic: Dec 9: HS 142 (night) Dec 10: HS 142 Team (night) Dec 11: HS 142 Men's World Cup in Engelberg, Switzerland: Dec 17: HS 137 Dec 18: HS 137 Snowboarding World Cup in Carezza, Italy: Dec 3: Giant Slalom Dec 4: Slalom World Cup in Telluride, United States: Dec 15: Giant Slalom Dec 16: Snowboard Cross Dec 17: Snowboard Cross (Team) Speed skating Nov 25–27: World Cup 2 in Astana, Kazakhstan Dec 2–4: World Cup 3 in Heerenveen, Netherlands Deaths in November Deaths in November 2011: 4: Matty Alou 7: Joe Frazier 19: Basil D'Oliveira Current sporting seasons American football 2011 National Football League NCAA Division I FBS NCAA Division I FCS Auto racing 2011 Formula One V8 Supercar Basketball 2011 NCAA Division I men NCAA Division I women Euroleague EuroLeague Women Eurocup EuroChallenge Australia France Germany Greece Israel Italy Philippines Philippine Cup Russia Spain Turkey Canadian football 2011 Canadian Football League CIS football Cricket 2011 Australia: Sheffield Shield Ryobi One-Day Cup Football (soccer) 2011 National teams competitions 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying International clubs competitions UEFA (Europe) Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Women's Champions League Copa Sudamericana CAF Confederation Cup CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League OFC (Oceania) Champions League Domestic (national) competitions Argentina Australia Brazil England France Germany Iran Italy Japan Norway Portugal Russia Scotland Spain Golf 2011 PGA Tour European Tour Ice hockey 2011 National Hockey League Kontinental Hockey League Czech Extraliga Elitserien Canadian Hockey League: OHL, QMJHL, WHL NCAA Division I men NCAA Division I women Rugby union 2011 Heineken Cup Amlin Challenge Cup Aviva Premiership RaboDirect Pro12 Top 14 Tennis 2011 ATP World Tour Volleyball 2011 International clubs competitions Men's CEV Champions League Women's CEV Champions League Winter sports Alpine Skiing World Cup Cross-Country Skiing World Cup ISU Grand Prix ISU Junior Grand Prix Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Snowboard World Cup Speed Skating World Cup

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Days of the month

November 22, 2011 (Tuesday)

Cricket

• West Indies in India:
  • 3rd Test in Mumbai, day 1:  West Indies 267/2 (91 overs);  India.

Football (soccer)

• 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC):
  • First Round in Apia, Samoa:
    • American Samoa  –  Tonga
    • Cook Islands  –  Samoa
• UEFA Champions League group stage Matchday 5:
  • Group A:
    • Napoli – Manchester City
    • Bayern Munich – Villarreal
      • Standings (after 4 matches): Bayern Munich 10 points, Manchester City 7, Napoli 5, Villarreal 0.
  • Group B:
    • CSKA Moscow – Lille
    • Trabzonspor – Internazionale
      • Standings (after 4 matches): Internazionale 9 points, CSKA Moscow, Trabzonspor 5, Lille 2.
  • Group C:
    • Oțelul Galați – Basel
    • Manchester United – Benfica
      • Standings (after 4 matches): Manchester United, Benfica 8 points, Basel 5, Oțelul Galați 0.
  • Group D:
    • Real Madrid – Dinamo Zagreb
    • Lyon – Ajax
      • Standings (after 4 matches): Real Madrid 12 points, Ajax 7, Lyon 4, Dinamo Zagreb 0.

Volleyball

• FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan, Matchday 3:
  • Iran  3–2  Serbia
  • Poland  3–1  Argentina
  • Japan  0–3  Cuba
  • China  0–3  Egypt
  • Italy  3–2  Brazil
  • United States  0–3  Russia
    • Standings (after 3 matches): Russia, Poland 9 points, Brazil 7, Cuba 6, Argentina, Italy, Iran 5, United States, Egypt 3, Japan, Serbia 1, China 0.

November 21, 2011 (Monday)

Chess

• Women's World Championship in Tirana, Albania:
  • Game 6: Koneru Humpy (IND) 0–1 Hou Yifan (CHN). Hou leads series 4–2.

Cricket

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

Curling

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

Volleyball

• FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan, Matchday 2:
  • Cuba  3–0  Iran
  • Serbia  1–3  Poland
  • Argentina  3–2  Japan
  • Egypt  0–3  Italy
  • Brazil  3–1  United States
  • Russia  3–0  China
    • Standings (after 2 matches): Brazil, Russia, Poland 6 points, Argentina 5, Italy, United States, Cuba, Iran 3, Japan 1, Serbia, China, Egypt 0.

November 20, 2011 (Sunday)

Auto racing

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

Badminton

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

Baseball

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

Canadian football

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

Chess

• Women's World Championship in Tirana, Albania:
  • Game 5: Hou Yifan (CHN) ½–½ Koneru Humpy (IND). Hou leads series 3–2.

Cricket

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

Cross-country skiing

• World Cup in Sjusjøen, Norway:
  • Women's 4 × 5 km relay: 1 !  Norway I (Vibeke Skofterud, Therese Johaug, Kristin Størmer Steira, Marit Bjørgen) 51:50.1 2 !  Norway II (Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Ingvild Flugstad Østberg, Tora Berger, Marthe Kristoffersen) 52:16.1 3 !  Finland (Krista Lähteenmäki, Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Riitta-Liisa Roponen, Riikka Sarasoja-Lilja) 52:29.2
  • Men's 4 x 10 km relay: 1 !  Norway I (Eldar Rønning, Finn Hågen Krogh, Lars Berger, Petter Northug) 1:35:24.8 2 !  Norway III (John Kristian Dahl, Ronny Ansnes, Morten Eilifsen, Sjur Røthe) 1:35:25.6 3 !  Sweden (Marcus Hellner, Daniel Rickardsson, Johan Olsson, Calle Halfvarsson) 1:35:25.9

Curling

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

Football (soccer)

• UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 5:
  • Group 2: Romania  0–4  Spain
    • Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Spain 12 points (4 matches),  Germany 9, Romania 6,  Kazakhstan 4 (5),  Switzerland 3,  Turkey 1 (4).
  • Group 4: Israel  0–2  Wales
    • Standings (after 4 matches unless stated):  France 12 points,  Republic of Ireland 6 (3),  Scotland 4 (2), Wales 4, Israel 0 (5).
  • Group 7: Czech Republic  5–0  Armenia
    • Standings (after 4 matches unless stated):  Denmark 9 points (3 matches), Czech Republic 7 (3),  Austria 7,  Portugal 3, Armenia 0.
• OFC Champions League group stage Matchday 2:
  • Group A: Waitakere United 4–0 Ba
    • Standings (after 2 matches): Waitakere United 6 points, Ba 3, Mont-Dore, Tefana 1.
• MLS Cup Final in Carson, California: Houston Dynamo 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Golf

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

Gymnastics

• Trampoline World Championships in Birmingham, England:
  • Double Mini Trampoline Individual men: 1 ! Bruno Martini (BRA) 73.300 points 2 ! Austin White (USA) 72.800 3 ! Evgeny Chernoivanov (RUS) 71.800
  • Double Mini Trampoline Individual women: 1 ! Svetlana Balandina (RUS) 70.200 points 2 ! Bianca Zoonekynd (RSA) 69.700 3 ! Victoria Voronina (RUS) 68.700
  • Tumbling Individual men: 1 ! Yang Song (CHN) 79.100 points 2 ! Zhang Luo (CHN) 76.500 3 ! Andrey Krylov (RUS) 75.800
  • Tumbling Individual women: 1 ! Jia Fangfang (CHN) 71.700 points 2 ! Anna Korobeynikova (RUS) 70.900 3 ! Anzhelika Soldatkina (RUS) 68.400
  • Synchronised men: 1 ! Tu Xiao/Dong Dong (CHN) 52.400 points 2 ! Takashi Sakamoto/Yasuhiro Ueyama (JPN) 51.900 3 ! Viatchaslau Modzel/Mikalai Kazak (BLR) 50.700
  • Trampoline Individual women: 1 ! He Wenna (CHN) 56.275 points 2 ! Rosannagh MacLennan (CAN) 55.360 3 ! Li Dan (CHN) 55.330

Rugby union

• Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 2:
  • Pool 3:
    • Leinster 38–13 Glasgow Warriors
    • Bath 16–13 Montpellier
      • Standings (after 2 matches): Leinster 7 points, Bath 5, Glasgow Warriors 4, Montpellier 3.
• Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 2:
  • Pool 3: London Wasps 38–7 Rovigo
    • Standings (after 2 matches): London Wasps 10 points, Bayonne 9, Bordeaux Bègles, Rovigo 0.
  • Pool 5: Agen 8–29 Brive
    • Standings (after 2 matches): Brive 8 points, Sale Sharks, Agen 5, La Vila 0.

Speed skating

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

Volleyball

• FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan, Matchday 1:
  • Serbia  0–3  Argentina
  • Poland  3–0  Cuba
  • Iran  3–1  Japan
  • China  0–3  United States
  • Italy  1–3  Russia
  • Egypt  0–3  Brazil

November 19, 2011 (Saturday)

Auto racing

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

Baseball

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

Cricket

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

Cross-country skiing

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

Curling

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

Figure skating

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

Football (soccer)

• UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 5:
  • Group 1:
    • Macedonia  2–6  Bosnia and Herzegovina
    • Greece  0–4  Russia
    • Poland  0–5  Italy
      • Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Italy 12 points, Russia 9, Poland 6, Bosnia and Herzegovina 3, Greece, Macedonia 1 (3).
  • Group 2: Germany  17–0  Kazakhstan
    • Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Germany,  Spain 9 points,  Romania 6 (4), Kazakhstan 4 (5),  Switzerland 3,  Turkey 1 (4).
  • Group 3:
    • Belgium  5–0  Bulgaria
    • Northern Ireland  3–1  Norway
      • Standings (after 4 matches unless stated):  Iceland 13 points (5 matches), Belgium 7, Northern Ireland 6 (3), Norway 6,  Hungary 3, Bulgaria 0.
  • Group 5: Slovakia  3–0  Belarus
    • Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Slovakia 7 points,  Finland 4 (2), Belarus 4,  Ukraine 4 (2),  Estonia 0 (4).
  • Group 6:
    • Serbia  4–2  Croatia
    • Slovenia  0–2  Netherlands
      • Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Netherlands 10 points, Serbia 7,  England 5 (3), Slovenia 1, Croatia 1 (3).
  • Group 7: Portugal  0–1  Austria
    • Standings (after 4 matches unless stated):  Denmark 9 points (3 matches), Austria 7,  Czech Republic 4 (2), Portugal 3,  Armenia 0 (3).
• CAF Confederation Cup Final first leg: Club Africain 1–0 Maghreb de Fès
• OFC Champions League group stage Matchday 2:
  • Group B:
    • Auckland City 2–0 Hekari United
    • Amicale 2–0 Koloale
      • Standings (after 2 matches): Auckland City 6 points, Amicale 4, Hekari United 1, Koloale 0.

Gymnastics

• Trampoline World Championships in Birmingham, England:
  • Double Mini Trampoline Team men: 1 !  Canada (Denis Vachon, Alexander Seifert, Keegan Soehn, Jonathon Schwaiger) 108.600 points 2 !  Brazil (Edmon de Abreu, Arthur Iotte, Bruno Martini, Rodrigo Bachur) 103.200 3 !  United States (Ryan Roberts, Austin White, Kalon Ludvigson, Trey Katz) 85.600
  • Double Mini Trampoline Team women: 1 !  Canada (Gillian Bruce, Mariah Madigan, Corissa Boychuk, Chelsea Nerpio) 104.100 points 2 !  Portugal (Joana Pereira da Silva, Andreia Robalo, Silvia Saiote, Ana Robalo) 102.900 3 !  United States (Kristle Lowell, Marina Moskalenko, Erin Jauch, Erica Owen) 100.800
  • Tumbling Team men: 1 !  China (Zhang Lingfeng, Zhang Luo, Yang Song, Tao Yi) 115.500 points 2 !  Russia (Grigory Noskov, Tagir Murtazaev, Andrey Krylov, Mikhail Kostyanov) 113.000 3 !  Canada (Schwaiger, Jocelyn Charpentier-Leclerc, Seifert, Vincent Lavoie) 103.100
  • Tumbling Team women: 1 !  China (Chen Lingxi, Jia Fangfang, Zhang Yuanyuan, Guan Shuang) 102.000 points 2 !  Russia (Victoria Danilenko, Anzhelika Soldatkina, Anna Korobeynikova, Elena Krasnokutskaya) 101.000 3 !  France (Mathilde Millory, Lauriane Lamperim, Jessica Courrèges-Clercq) 95.200
  • Synchronised women: 1 ! Anna Dogonadze/Jessica Simon (GER) 48.100 points 2 ! Karen Cockburn/Rosannagh MacLennan (CAN) 47.600 3 ! Amanda Parker/Kat Driscoll (GBR) 47.000
  • Trampoline Individual men: 1 ! Lu Chunlong (CHN) 62.145 points 2 ! Dong Dong (CHN) 61.460 3 ! Masaki Ito (JPN) 60.864

Mixed martial arts

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

Rugby league

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

Rugby union

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

Speed skating

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

Snowboarding

• World Cup in Stockholm, Sweden:
  • Big Air men: 1 ! Niklas Mattsson (SWE) 172.4 points 2 ! Michael Macho (AUT) 167.4 3 ! Alexey Sobolev (RUS) 163.4
    • Big Air standings: (1) Mattsson 1160 points (2) Janne Korpi (FIN) 1020 (3) Seppe Smits (BEL) 850
    • Freestyle Overall standings: (1) Korpi 2620 points (2) Dimi de Jong (NED) 1480 (3) Mattsson 1160

November 18, 2011 (Friday)

Chess

• Women's World Championship in Tirana, Albania:
  • Game 4: Hou Yifan (CHN) ½–½ Koneru Humpy (IND). Hou leads series 2½–1½.

Cricket

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

Gymnastics

• Trampoline World Championships in Birmingham, England:
  • Trampoline team men: 1 !  Japan (Tetsuya Sotomura, Yasuhiro Uyeyama, Masaki Ito) 175.474 points 2 !  China (Tu Xiao, Lu Chunlong, Dong Dong) 154.440 3 !  Russia (Aleksey Ilichev, Nikita Fedorenko, Dmitry Ushakov) 152.030
  • Trampoline team women: 1 !  China (He Wenna, Le Dan, Huang Shanshan) 164.485 points 2 !  United Kingdom (Kat Driscoll, Laura Gallagher, Emma Smith) 159.585 3 !  Canada (Karen Cockburn, Rosannagh MacLennan, Samantha Smith) 159.085

Rugby union

• Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 2:
  • Pool 1: Northampton Saints 23–28 Scarlets
    • Standings: Scarlets 9 points (2 matches), Munster 4 (1), Northampton Saints 2 (2), Castres 0 (1).
  • Pool 2:
    • Cardiff Blues 24–18 London Irish
    • Edinburgh 48–47 Racing Métro
      • Standings (after 2 matches): Edinburgh 9 points, Cardiff Blues 8, Racing Métro 3, London Irish 2.
  • Pool 4: Clermont 54–3 Aironi
    • Standings: Clermont 6 points (2 matches), Leicester Tigers, Ulster 4 (1), Aironi 0 (2).
• Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 2:
  • Pool 1: Stade Français 49–3 Bucureşti Oaks
    • Standings: Stade Français 9 points (2 matches), Bucureşti Oaks 5 (2), Worcester Warriors, Crociati Parma 0 (1).
  • Pool 5: Sale Sharks 59–6 La Vila
    • Standings: Sale Sharks 5 points (2 matches), Agen 5 (1), Brive 4 (1), La Vila 0 (2).

Speed skating

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

Volleyball

• FIVB Women's World Cup in Japan, Matchday 11 (teams in bold qualify for the 2012 Olympics):
  • Italy  3–0  Kenya
  • China  3–0  Germany
  • Japan  3–0  United States
  • Algeria  0–3  Serbia
  • Dominican Republic  0–3  Brazil
  • Argentina  0–3  South Korea
    • Final standings: Italy 28 points, United States, China 26, Japan 24, Brazil 21, Germany 20, Serbia 18, Dominican Republic 12, South Korea 11, Argentina 9, Algeria 3, Kenya 0.
      • Italy win the Cup for the second successive time.

November 17, 2011 (Thursday)

Baseball

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

Basketball

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

Chess

• Women's World Championship in Tirana, Albania:
  • Game 3: Koneru Humpy (IND) 0–1 Hou Yifan (CHN). Hou leads series 2–1.

Cricket

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

Football (soccer)

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

Rugby union

• Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 2:
  • Pool 3: Bayonne 20–3 Bordeaux Bègles
    • Standings: Bayonne 9 points (2 matches), London Wasps 5 (1), Bordeaux Bègles 0 (2), Rovigo 0 (1).
  • Pool 4: Newport Gwent Dragons 23–13 Perpignan
    • Standings: Newport Gwent Dragons 9 points (2 matches), Perpignan 4 (2), Exeter Chiefs 1 (1), Cavalieri Prato 0 (1).

Volleyball

• FIVB Women's World Cup in Japan, Matchday 10 (teams in bold qualify for the 2012 Olympics):
  • China  3–0  Kenya
  • Italy  1–3  United States
  • Japan  3–2  Germany
  • Dominican Republic  3–2  South Korea
  • Algeria  0–3  Brazil
  • Argentina  0–3  Serbia
    • Standings (after 10 matches): United States 26 points, Italy 25, China 23, Japan 21, Germany 20, Brazil 18, Serbia 15, Dominican Republic 12, Argentina 9, South Korea 8, Algeria 3, Kenya 0.

November 16, 2011 (Wednesday)

Baseball

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

Basketball

• Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 5:
  • Group A:
    • Fenerbahçe Ülker 85–83 (OT) Bennet Cantù
    • Caja Laboral 84–89 Gescrap Bizkaia
    • Olympiacos 91–78 SLUC Nancy
      • Standings: Caja Laboral, Bennet Cantù, Fenerbahçe Ülker 3–2, Olympiacos, Gescrap Bizkaia, SLUC Nancy 2–3.
  • Group B:
    • CSKA Moscow 77–66 Unicaja
    • KK Zagreb 80–78 Žalgiris
      • Standings: CSKA Moscow 5–0, Panathinaikos 3–1, Unicaja 3–2, Brose Baskets 1–3, Žalgiris, KK Zagreb 1–4.

Cricket

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

Football (soccer)

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

Volleyball

• FIVB Women's World Cup in Japan, Matchday 9 (team in bold qualify for the 2012 Olympics):
  • China  2–3  United States
  • Italy  3–2  Germany
  • Japan  3–0  Kenya
  • Dominican Republic  3–2  Serbia
  • Algeria  0–3  South Korea
  • Argentina  0–3  Brazil
    • Standings (after 9 matches): Italy 25 points, United States 23, China 20, Japan, Germany 19, Brazil 15, Serbia 12, Dominican Republic 10, Argentina 9, South Korea 7, Algeria 3, Kenya 0.

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