This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in December of 2011.
Deaths in December
Current sporting seasons
National teams competitions:
International clubs competitions:
Domestic (national) competitions:
International clubs competitions:
Days of the month
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December 31, 2011 (Saturday)
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December 30, 2011 (Friday)
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December 29, 2011 (Thursday)
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December 28, 2011 (Wednesday)
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December 27, 2011 (Tuesday)
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December 26, 2011 (Monday)
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December 25, 2011 (Sunday)
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December 24, 2011 (Saturday)
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December 23, 2011 (Friday)
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December 22, 2011 (Thursday)
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 10 (teams in bold advance to the Top 16):
- Group A:
- Bennet Cantù 76âÂÂ83 Fenerbahçe ÃÂlker
- Gescrap Bizkaia 77âÂÂ72 Caja Laboral
- SLUC Nancy 74âÂÂ79 Olympiacos
- Final standings: Fenerbahçe ÃÂlker, Olympiacos 6âÂÂ4, Bennet Cantù, Gescrap Bizkaia, Caja Laboral 5âÂÂ5, SLUC Nancy 3âÂÂ7.
- Group C:
- Anadolu Efes 66âÂÂ75 Real Madrid
- Spirou Charleroi 69âÂÂ86 Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 66âÂÂ72 EA7 Emporio Armani
- Final standings: Real Madrid 8âÂÂ2, Maccabi Tel Aviv 7âÂÂ3, Anadolu Efes 5âÂÂ5, EA7 Emporio Armani, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 4âÂÂ6, Spirou Charleroi 2âÂÂ8.
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December 21, 2011 (Wednesday)
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 10 (teams in bold advance to the Top 16):
- Group B:
- Ã
½algiris Kaunas 87âÂÂ76 KK Zagreb
- Panathinaikos 71âÂÂ66 Brose Baskets
- Unicaja 83âÂÂ91 CSKA Moscow
- Final standings: CSKA Moscow 10âÂÂ0, Panathinaikos 7âÂÂ3, Ã
½algiris Kaunas, Unicaja 4âÂÂ6, Brose Baskets 3âÂÂ7, KK Zagreb 2âÂÂ8.
- Group D:
- Asseco Prokom Gdynia 53âÂÂ79 Montepaschi Siena
- Union Olimpija Ljubljana 63âÂÂ76 UNICS Kazan
- FC Barcelona Regal 79âÂÂ50 Galatasaray Medical Park
- Final standings: FC Barcelona Regal 9âÂÂ1, Montepaschi Siena 8âÂÂ2, UNICS Kazan 7âÂÂ3, Galatasaray Medical Park 4âÂÂ6, Asseco Prokom Gdynia, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1âÂÂ9.
- FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Salé, Morocco:
- 3rd place game: AS Salé 80âÂÂ75 Petro Atlético
- Final: ÃÂtoile Sportive du Sahel 82âÂÂ60 Primeiro de Agosto
- ÃÂtoile Sportive du Sahel win the title for the first time.
- Pakistan in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 5: 338 & 234 (82.1 overs); 470 & 107/3 (20.5 overs). Pakistan win by 7 wickets; win 2-match series 2âÂÂ0.
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December 20, 2011 (Tuesday)
- Pakistan in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 4: 338 & 114/5 (35 overs); 470 (154.5 overs; Shakib Al Hasan 6/82). Bangladesh trail by 18 runs with 5 wickets remaining.
- Shakib becomes the first Bangladesh player to score a hundred and take five wickets in an innings, in the same Test match.
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December 19, 2011 (Monday)
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December 18, 2011 (Sunday)
- World Cup 3 in Hochfilzen, Austria:
- 2ÃÂ6+2ÃÂ7.5 km Mixed Relay: (Olga Vilukhina, Olga Zaitseva, Alexey Volkov, Anton Shipulin) 1:13:33.4 (0+5) (Veronika VÃÂtková, Gabriela Soukalová, OndÃ
Âej Moravec, Michal Ã
 lesingr) 1:14:00.4 (0+3) (Marie Dorin Habert, Sophie Boilley, Alexis BÃ
Âuf, Simon Fourcade) 1:14:11.9 (0+9)
- World Cup in Winterberg, Germany:
- 4-men: (Thomas Florschütz, Gino Gerhardi, Kevin Kuske, Thomas Blaschek) 1:50.52 (55.39, 55.13) (Alexandr Zubkov, Filipp Yegorov, Dmitry Trunenkov, Nikolay Hrenkov) 1:50.54 (55.38, 55.16) (Oskars MelbÃÂrdis, Helvijs Lusis, Arvis Vilkaste, Janis Strenga) 1:50.65 (55.39, 55.26)
- Standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Florschütz 625 points (2) Zubkov 619 (3) Steven Holcomb 578
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 4:
- Pool 1:
- Munster 19âÂÂ13 Scarlets
- Northampton Saints 45âÂÂ0 Castres
- Standings (after 4 matches): Munster 16 points, Scarlets 11, Northampton Saints 8, Castres 6.
- Pool 6: Toulouse 24âÂÂ31 Harlequins
- Standings (after 4 matches): Toulouse 13 points, Harlequins 12, Gloucester 9, Connacht 2.
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 4:
- Pool 4: Newport Gwent Dragons 19âÂÂ23 Exeter Chiefs
- Standings (after 4 matches): Perpignan, Exeter Chiefs 14 points, Newport Gwent Dragons 10, Cavalieri Prato 0.
- Pool 5: Sale Sharks 41âÂÂ21 Agen
- Standings (after 4 matches): Brive 18 points, Sale Sharks 15, Agen 5, La Vila 0.
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December 17, 2011 (Saturday)
- FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Salé, Morocco (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group A:
- ASB Mazembe 74âÂÂ62 Urunani
- Union Bank 72âÂÂ93 AS Salé
- Al Ahly 72âÂÂ85 C.R.D. Libolo
- Final standings: AS Salé 10 points, C.R.D. Libolo 9, Union Bank 8, ASB Mazembe 7, Al Ahly 6, Urunani 5.
- Group B:
- Royal Hoopers 63âÂÂ88 Petro Atlético
- ÃÂtoile Sportive du Sahel 127âÂÂ61 Malabo Kings
- C.R. Al Hoceima 62âÂÂ70 Primeiro de Agosto
- Final standings: Primeiro de Agosto 10 points, ÃÂtoile Sportive du Sahel 9, Petro Atlético 8, C.R. Al Hoceima 7, Malabo Kings 6, Royal Hoopers 4.
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 4:
- Pool 2: London Irish 19âÂÂ25 Racing Métro
- Standings (after 4 matches): Cardiff Blues, Edinburgh 13 points, London Irish 8, Racing Métro 7.
- Pool 3:
- Montpellier 13âÂÂ13 Glasgow Warriors
- Leinster 52âÂÂ27 Bath
- Standings (after 4 matches): Leinster 16 points, Glasgow Warriors 10, Bath, Montpellier 6.
- Pool 4:
- Leicester Tigers 23âÂÂ19 Clermont
- Aironi 20âÂÂ46 Ulster
- Standings (after 4 matches): Ulster 14 points, Leicester Tigers 12, Clermont 11, Aironi 0.
- Pool 6: Gloucester 23âÂÂ19 Connacht
- Standings: Toulouse 12 points (3 matches), Gloucester 9 (4), Harlequins 8 (3), Connacht 2 (4).
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 4:
- Pool 1: Worcester Warriors 57âÂÂ13 BucureÃÂti Wolves
- Standings (after 4 matches): Stade Français 19 points, Worcester Warriors 15, BucureÃÂti Wolves 5, Crociati Parma 0.
- Pool 2:
- Petrarca Padova 3âÂÂ43 Lyon
- Toulon 36âÂÂ10 Newcastle Falcons
- Standings (after 4 matches): Toulon 15 points, Newcastle Falcons 13, Lyon 10, Petrarca Padova 0.
- Pool 4: Cavalieri Prato 13âÂÂ30 Perpignan
- Standings: Perpignan 14 points (4 matches), Exeter Chiefs 10 (3), Newport Gwent Dragons 9 (3), Cavalieri Prato 0 (4).
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December 16, 2011 (Friday)
- FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Salé, Morocco:
- Group A:
- C.R.D. Libolo 83âÂÂ56 Urunani
- Al Ahly 61âÂÂ83 Union Bank
- AS Salé 70âÂÂ56 ASB Mazembe
- Standings (after 4 games): AS Salé 8 points, C.R.D. Libolo, Union Bank 7, ASB Mazembe, Al Ahly 5, Urunani 4.
- Group B:
- Malabo Kings 51âÂÂ101 Petro Atlético
- ÃÂtoile Sportive du Sahel 84âÂÂ62 C.R. Al Hoceima
- Primeiro de Agosto 95âÂÂ69 Royal Hoopers
- Standings (after 4 games): Primeiro de Agosto 8 points, ÃÂtoile Sportive du Sahel 7, Petro Atlético, C.R. Al Hoceima 6, Malabo Kings 5, Royal Hoopers 3.
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December 15, 2011 (Thursday)
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 9 (teams in bold advance to the Top 16):
- Group A:
- Fenerbahçe ÃÂlker 70âÂÂ80 Gescrap Bizkaia
- Olympiacos 86âÂÂ61 Bennet Cantù
- Standings: Caja Laboral, Bennet Cantù, Fenerbahçe ÃÂlker, Olympiacos 5âÂÂ4, Gescrap Bizkaia 4âÂÂ5, SLUC Nancy 3âÂÂ6.
- Group B: Brose Baskets 68âÂÂ82 Ã
½algiris Kaunas
- Standings: CSKA Moscow 9âÂÂ0, Panathinaikos 6âÂÂ3, Unicaja 4âÂÂ5, Ã
½algiris Kaunas, Brose Baskets 3âÂÂ6, KK Zagreb 2âÂÂ7.
- Group C: Maccabi Tel Aviv 96âÂÂ57 Anadolu Efes
- Standings: Real Madrid 7âÂÂ2, Maccabi Tel Aviv 6âÂÂ3, Anadolu Efes 5âÂÂ4, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 4âÂÂ5, EA7 Emporio Armani 3âÂÂ6, Spirou Charleroi 2âÂÂ7.
- Group D:
- UNICS Kazan 68âÂÂ41 Asseco Prokom Gdynia
- Montepaschi Siena 77âÂÂ74 FC Barcelona Regal
- Standings: FC Barcelona Regal 8âÂÂ1, Montepaschi Siena 7âÂÂ2, UNICS Kazan 6âÂÂ3, Galatasaray Medical Park 4âÂÂ5, Asseco Prokom Gdynia, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1âÂÂ8.
- FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Salé, Morocco:
- Group A: ASB Mazembe 75âÂÂ62 Al Ahly
- Standings (after 3 games): AS Salé 6 points, C.R.D. Libolo, Union Bank 5, ASB Mazembe, Al Ahly 4, Urunani 3.
- Group B:
- Royal Hoopers 57âÂÂ73 ÃÂtoile Sportive du Sahel
- C.R. Al Hoceima 66âÂÂ60 Royal Hoopers
- Standings (after 3 games): Primeiro de Agosto 6 points, C.R. Al Hoceima, ÃÂtoile Sportive du Sahel 5, Petro Atlético, Malabo Kings 4, Royal Hoopers 2.
- FIFA Club World Cup in Yokohama, Japan:
- Semi-finals: Al-Sadd 0âÂÂ4 Barcelona
- UEFA Europa League group stage Matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to the round of 32):
- Group A:
- PAOK 1âÂÂ1 Rubin Kazan
- Shamrock Rovers 0âÂÂ4 Tottenham Hotspur
- Final standings: PAOK 12 points, Rubin Kazan 11, Tottenham Hotspur 10, Shamrock Rovers 0.
- Group B:
- Hannover 96 3âÂÂ1 Vorskla Poltava
- Copenhagen 0âÂÂ1 Standard Liège
- Final standings: Standard Liège 14 points, Hannover 96 11, Copenhagen 5, Vorskla Poltava 2.
- Group C:
- Hapoel Tel Aviv 2âÂÂ0 Legia Warsaw
- PSV Eindhoven 2âÂÂ1 Rapid BucureÃÂti
- Final standings: PSV Eindhoven 16 points, Legia Warsaw 9, Hapoel Tel Aviv 7, Rapid BucureÃÂti 3.
- Group G:
- AZ 1âÂÂ1 Metalist Kharkiv
- Austria Wien 2âÂÂ0 Malmö FF
- Final standings: Metalist Kharkiv 14 points, Arizona, Austria Wien 8, Malmö FF 1.
- Group H:
- Club Brugge 1âÂÂ1 Braga
- Birmingham City 1âÂÂ0 Maribor
- Final standings: Club Brugge, Braga 11 points, Birmingham City 10, Maribor 1.
- Group I:
- Udinese 1âÂÂ1 Celtic
- Atlético Madrid 3âÂÂ1 Rennes
- Final standings: Atlético Madrid 13 points, Udinese 9, Celtic 6, Rennes 3.
- For the first time in professional snooker, two maximum breaks are compiled on the same day, at the FFB Open. Matthew Stevens compiles the 82nd and Ding Junhui the 83rd; Ding also becomes the fifth person to compile more than two official maximum breaks.
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December 14, 2011 (Wednesday)
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 9 (teams in bold advance to the Top 16):
- Group A: Caja Laboral 90âÂÂ55 SLUC Nancy
- Standings: Fenerbahçe ÃÂlker, Bennet Cantù 5âÂÂ3, Caja Laboral 5âÂÂ4, Olympiacos 4âÂÂ4, Gescrap Bizkaia 3âÂÂ5, SLUC Nancy 3âÂÂ6.
- Group B:
- CSKA Moscow 91âÂÂ75 Panathinaikos
- KK Zagreb 67âÂÂ82 Unicaja
- Standings: CSKA Moscow 9âÂÂ0, Panathinaikos 6âÂÂ3, Unicaja 4âÂÂ5, Brose Baskets 3âÂÂ5, Ã
½algiris Kaunas 2âÂÂ6, KK Zagreb 2âÂÂ7.
- Group C:
- EA7 Emporio Armani 88âÂÂ53 Spirou Charleroi
- Real Madrid 101âÂÂ83 Partizan Mt:s Belgrade
- Standings: Real Madrid 7âÂÂ2, Anadolu Efes, Maccabi Tel Aviv 5âÂÂ3, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 4âÂÂ5, EA7 Emporio Armani 3âÂÂ6, Spirou Charleroi 2âÂÂ7.
- Group D: Galatasaray Medical Park 80âÂÂ59 Union Olimpija Ljubljana
- Standings: FC Barcelona Regal 8âÂÂ0, Montepaschi Siena 6âÂÂ2, UNICS Kazan 5âÂÂ3, Galatasaray Medical Park 4âÂÂ5, Asseco Prokom Gdynia 1âÂÂ7, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1âÂÂ8.
- FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Salé, Morocco:
- Group A:
- Urunani 44âÂÂ84 Union Bank
- C.R.D. Libolo 64âÂÂ62 ASB Mazembe
- AS Salé 87âÂÂ83 Al Ahly
- Standings: AS Salé 6 points (3 games), C.R.D. Libolo, Union Bank 5 (3), Al Ahly 3 (2), Urunani 3 (3), ASB Mazembe 2 (2).
- Group B:
- Malabo Kings 20âÂÂ0 Royal Hoopers
- Petro Atlético 74âÂÂ59 C.R. Al Hoceima
- Primeiro de Agosto 79âÂÂ62 ÃÂtoile Sportive du Sahel
- Standings: Primeiro de Agosto 6 points (3 games), Petro Atlético, Malabo Kings 4 (3), C.R. Al Hoceima, ÃÂtoile Sportive du Sahel 3 (2), Royal Hoopers 0 (1).
- FIFA Club World Cup in Toyota, Japan:
- Match for fifth place: Espérance 2âÂÂ3 Monterrey
- Semi-finals: Kashiwa Reysol 1âÂÂ3 Santos
- Copa Sudamericana Finals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Universidad de Chile 3âÂÂ0 (1âÂÂ0) LDU Quito. Universidad de Chile win 6âÂÂ0 on points.
- Universidad become the first Chilean team to win the Copa Sudamericana.
- UEFA Europa League group stage Matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to the round of 32):
- Group D:
- Zürich 2âÂÂ0 Vaslui
- Lazio 2âÂÂ0 Sporting CP
- Final standings: Sporting CP 12 points, Lazio 9, Vaslui 6, Zürich 3.
- Group E:
- Dynamo Kyiv 3âÂÂ3 Maccabi Tel Aviv
- BeÃ
ÂiktaÃ
 3âÂÂ1 Stoke City
- Final standings: BeÃ
ÂiktaÃ
 12 points, Stoke City 11, Dynamo Kyiv 7, Maccabi Tel Aviv 2.
- Group F:
- Slovan Bratislava 2âÂÂ3 Red Bull Salzburg
- Paris Saint-Germain 4âÂÂ2 Athletic Bilbao
- Final standings: Athletic Bilbao 13 points, Red Bull Salzburg, Paris Saint-Germain 10, Slovan Bratislava 1.
- Group J:
- Maccabi Haifa 0âÂÂ3 Schalke 04
- Steaua BucureÃÂti 3âÂÂ1 AEK Larnaca
- Final standings: Schalke 04 14 points, Steaua BucureÃÂti 8, Maccabi Haifa 6, AEK Larnaca 5.
- Group K:
- WisÃ
Âa Kraków 2âÂÂ1 Twente
- Fulham 2âÂÂ2 Odense
- Final standings: Twente 13 points, WisÃ
Âa Kraków 9, Fulham 8, Odense 4.
- Group L:
- Sturm Graz 1âÂÂ3 AEK Athens
- Anderlecht 5âÂÂ3 Lokomotiv Moscow
- Final standings: Anderlecht 18 points, Lokomotiv Moscow 12, AEK Athens, Sturm Graz 3.
- Torneo Descentralizado Play-offs, third leg: Juan Aurich 0âÂÂ0 Alianza Lima. 2âÂÂ2 on aggregate, Juan Aurich win 3âÂÂ1 on penalties.
- Juan Aurich win the title for the first time.
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December 13, 2011 (Tuesday)
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December 12, 2011 (Monday)
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December 11, 2011 (Sunday)
- World Cup 2 in Hochfilzen, Austria:
- 4ÃÂ7.5 km Relay Men: (Rune Brattsveen, Lars Berger, Emil Hegle Svendsen, Tarjei Bø) 1:14:52.9 (1+7) (Anton Shipulin, Andrei Makoveev, Evgeny Ustyugov, Dmitry Malyshko) 1:15:06.8 (0+5) (Vincent Jay, Simon Fourcade, Alexis BÃ
Âuf, Martin Fourcade) 1:15:23.9 (0+6)
- 4ÃÂ6 km Relay Women: (Fanny Welle-Strand Horn, Elise Ringen, Synnøve Solemdal, Tora Berger) 1:07:13.3 (0+10) (Marie-Laure Brunet, Anaïs Bescond, Sophie Boilley, Marie Dorin Habert) 1:07:26.9 (0+3) (Svetlana Sleptsova, Natalia Guseva, Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, Olga Zaitseva) 1:07:42.7 (0+6)
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 3:
- Pool 3:
- Glasgow Warriors 20âÂÂ15 Montpellier
- Bath 13âÂÂ18 Leinster
- Standings (after 3 matches): Leinster 11 points, Glasgow Warriors 8, Bath 6, Montpellier 4.
- Pool 4: Clermont 30âÂÂ12 Leicester Tigers
- Standings (after 3 matches): Clermont 10 points, Ulster 9, Leicester Tigers 8, Aironi 0.
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 3:
- Pool 1: BucureÃÂti Wolves 13âÂÂ24 Worcester Warriors
- Standings (after 3 matches): Stade Français 14 points, Worcester Warriors 10, BucureÃÂti Wolves 5, Crociati Parma 0.
- Pool 4: Exeter Chiefs 18âÂÂ6 Newport Gwent Dragons
- Standings (after 3 matches): Exeter Chiefs 10 points, Perpignan, Newport Gwent Dragons 9, Cavalieri Prato 0.
- World Cup 4 in Shanghai, China:
- 500m men: Charles Hamelin 40.905 Jon Eley 41.054 Liang Wenhao 41.178
- Standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Olivier Jean 3000 points (2) Liang 2804 (3) Eley 2719
- 1000m men: Kwak Yoon-Gy 1:25.300 Jean 1:25.451 Noh Jin-Kyu 1:25.971
- Standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Kwak 4312 points (2) Noh 2096 (3) Hamelin 2000
- 5000m relay men: (Liang, Song Weilong, Yu Yongjun, Wu Dajing) 6:38.567 (Hamelin, Michael Gilday, Jean, Rémi Beaulieu-Tinker) 6:48.858 (Jack Whelbourne, Eley, Paul Stanley, Richard Shoebridge) 7:02.363
- Standings (after 4 of 6 races): (1) 2664 points (2) Canada 2650 (3) China 2538
- 500m women: Arianna Fontana 44.026 Liu Qiuhong 44.111 Fan Kexin 44.320
- Standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Martina Valcepina 3470 points (2) Liu 3294 (3) Fontana 3000
- 1000m women: Katherine Reutter 1:32.721 Li Jianrou 1:32.864 Yui Sakai 1:32.882
- Standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Sakai 3050 points (2) Elise Christie 2230 (3) Li 1962
- 3000m relay Women: (Liu, Li, Xiao Han, Fan) 4:12.394 (Lana Gehring, Alyson Dudek, Reutter, Jessica Smith) 4:13.000 (Ayuko Ito, Sayuri Shimizu, Sakai, Marie Yoshida) 4:13.763
- Standings (after 4 of 6 races): (1) China 3640 points (2) Japan 2408 (3) 1948
- European Short Course Championships in Szczecin, Poland:
- 200m freestyle men: Paul Biedermann 1:42.92 Filippo Magnini 1:43.20 László Cseh 1:43.71
- 100m backstroke men: RadosÃ
Âaw Kawecki 50.43 Aschwin Wildeboer 50.61 Pavel Sankovich 51.14
- 200m breaststroke men: Dániel Gyurta 2:02.37 Vyacheslav Sinkevich 2:03.61 Michael Jamieson 2:03.77
- 50m butterfly men: Andriy Govorov 22.70 Amaury Leveaux 22.74 Konrad Czerniak 22.77
- 100m individual medley men: Peter MankoÃÂ 52.70 Markus Deibler 53.04 Martti Aljand 53.37
- 4 à50 m freestyle relay men: (Luca Dotto, Marco Orsi, Federico Bocchia, Andrea Rolla) 1:24.82 (Sergey Fesikov, Yevgeny Lagunov, Andrey Grechin, Nikita Konovalov) 1:25.11 (François Heersbrandt, Emmanuel Vanluchene, Louis Croenen, Jasper Aerents) 1:25.83
- 50m freestyle women: Britta Steffen 24.01 Jeanette Ottesen 24.11 Triin Aljand 24.23
- 200m freestyle women: Silke Lippok 1:54.08 Melanie Costa Schmid 1:54.31 Evelyn Verrasztó 1:54.55
- 200m backstroke women: Daryna Zevina 2:02.25 (CR) Duane Da Rocha Marcé 2:03.32 Melanie Nocher 2:04.29
- 100m breaststroke women: Valentina Artemyeva 1:05.19 Rikke Møller Pedersen 1:05.23 Daria Deeva 1:05.83
- 100m butterfly women: Ottesen 56.22 Jemma Lowe 56.67 Ilaria Bianchi 57.42
- 400m individual medley women: Mireia Belmonte GarcÃÂa 4:24.55 (CR) Hannah Miley 4:26.06 Zsuzsanna Jakabos 4:27.86
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December 10, 2011 (Saturday)
- World Cup in Davos, Switzerland (NOR unless stated):
- Men's 30 km Freestyle Individual: Petter Northug 1:07:43.8 Maurice Manificat 1:08:35.2 LukáÃ
¡ Bauer 1:08:43.3
- Distance standings (after 4 of 21 races): (1) Northug 240 points (2) Johan Olsson 169 (3) Manificat 151
- Overall standings (after 7 of 37 races): (1) Northug 455 points (2) Dario Cologna 286 (3) Olsson 259
- Women's 15 km Freestyle Individual: Marit Bjørgen 35:59.5 Vibeke Skofterud 36:41.3 Therese Johaug 36:41.7
- Distance standings (after 4 of 21 races): (1) Bjørgen 296 points (2) Skofterud 226 (3) Johaug 186
- Overall standings (after 7 of 37 races): (1) Bjørgen 546 points (2) Skofterud 389 (3) Johaug 376
- Men's Champions Trophy in Auckland, New Zealand:
- Pool C (teams in bold advance to the final):
- 1âÂÂ3
- 2âÂÂ1
- Final standings: Australia 9 points, Spain 6, New Zealand, Netherlands 1.
- Pool D:
- 5âÂÂ0
- 4âÂÂ3
- Final standings: Germany 7 points, Great Britain 6, Pakistan 3, Korea 1.
- World Cup 2 in Whistler, Canada:
- Women: Natalie Geisenberger 1:23.439 (41.748, 41.691) Tatjana Hüfner 1:23.482 (41.700, 41.782) Tatiana Ivanova 1:23.606 (41.796, 41.810)
- Standings (after 2 of 9 races): (1) Hüfner 185 points (2) Geisenberger 160 (3) Anke Wischnewski 140
- Team relay: (Geisenberger, Felix Loch, Ronny Pietrasik/Christian Weise) 2:18.773 (45.026, 46.717, 47.030) (Alex Gough, Samuel Edney, Tristan Walker/Justin Snith 2:19.001 (45.073, 46.681, 47.247) (Ivanova, Albert Demtschenko, Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin) 2:19.162 (45.130, 46.822, 47.210)
- Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Canada & Germany 185 points (3) Russia 140
- IRB Sevens World Series:
- South Africa Sevens in Port Elizabeth:
- Shield: 19âÂÂ12
- Bowl: 19âÂÂ22
- Plate: 48âÂÂ0
- Cup: 26âÂÂ31
- Standings (after 3 of 9 competitions): (1) Fiji & New Zealand 51 points (3) South Africa 48
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 3:
- Pool 1:
- Scarlets 14âÂÂ17 Munster
- Castres 41âÂÂ22 Northampton Saints
- Standings (after 3 matches): Munster 12 points, Scarlets 10, Castres 6, Northampton Saints 3.
- Pool 2: Racing Métro 14âÂÂ34 London Irish
- Standings (after 3 matches): Cardiff Blues 12 points, Edinburgh 9, London Irish 7, Racing Métro 3.
- Pool 5:
- Benetton Treviso 30âÂÂ26 Biarritz
- Saracens 31âÂÂ26 Ospreys
- Standings (after 3 matches): Saracens 10 points, Ospreys, Biarritz 7, Benetton Treviso 6.
- Pool 6: Connacht 10âÂÂ14 Gloucester
- Standings (after 3 matches): Toulouse 12 points, Harlequins 8, Gloucester 5, Connacht 1.
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 3:
- Pool 1: Crociati Parma 0âÂÂ57 Stade Français
- Standings: Stade Français 14 points (3 matches), Worcester Warriors, BucureÃÂti Wolves 5 (2), Crociati Parma 0 (3).
- Pool 2: Lyon 31âÂÂ16 Petrarca Padova
- Standings (after 3 matches): Newcastle Falcons 13 points, Toulon 10, Lyon 5, Petrarca Padova 0.
- Pool 3:
- Rovigo 7âÂÂ31 Bordeaux Bègles
- Bayonne 19âÂÂ11 London Wasps
- Standings (after 3 matches): Bayonne 13 points, London Wasps 10, Bordeaux Bègles 5, Rovigo 0.
- Pool 5: La Vila 18âÂÂ47 Brive
- Standings (after 3 matches): Brive 13 points, Sale Sharks 10, Agen 5, La Vila 0.
- Men's World Cup in Harrachov, Czech Republic:
- HS 142 Team: (Tom Hilde, Bjørn Einar Romøren, Vegard Sklett, Anders Bardal) 993.7 points (Thomas Morgenstern, David Zauner, Andreas Kofler, Gregor Schlierenzauer) 956.0 (Jernej Damjan, Jure Ã
 inkovec, Peter Prevc, Robert Kranjec) 888.6
- European Short Course Championships in Szczecin, Poland:
- 100m freestyle men: Sergey Fesikov 46.56 Luca Dotto 46.89 Krisztián Takács 47.46
- 1500m freestyle men: Mateusz Sawrymowicz 14:29.81 Mads Glæsner 14:29.88 Sergiy Frolov 14:35.22
- 50m breaststroke men: Fabio Scozzoli 26.25 Damir DugonjiÃÂ 26.34 Alexander Dale Oen 26.49
- 200m butterfly men: László Cseh 1:50.87 Nikolay Skvortsov 1:51.21 Joe Roebuck 1:51.62
- 400m freestyle women: Mireia Belmonte GarcÃÂa 3:56.39 Lotte Friis 3:58.02 Melanie Costa Schmid 4:00.30
- 50m backstroke women: Anastasia Zuyeva 26.23 Georgia Davies 26.93 Simona Baumrtová 26.94
- 100m individual medley women: Theresa Michalak 59.05 Zsuzsanna Jakabos 59.72 Mie ÃÂstergaard Nielsen 1:00.10
- 4 à50 m medley relay women: (Nielsen, Rikke Møller Pedersen, Jeanette Ottesen, Pernille Blume) 1:46.48 (Zuyeva, Valentina Artemyeva, Irina Bespalova, Margarita Nesterova) 1:47.08 (Aleksandra UrbaÃ
Âczyk, Ewa Ã
Âcieszko, Anna Dowgiert, Katarzyna Wilk) 1:48.70
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December 9, 2011 (Friday)
- World Women's Championship in Brazil (teams in bold advance to the Round of 16):
- Group A in Santos:
- 25âÂÂ22
- 28âÂÂ27
- 15âÂÂ23
- Final standings: Norway 8 points, Angola, Montenegro, Iceland 6, Germany 4, China 0.
- Group B in Barueri:
- 39âÂÂ9
- 26âÂÂ38
- 34âÂÂ19
- Final standings: Russia 10 points, Spain 8, South Korea 6, Netherlands 4, Kazakhstan 2, Australia 0.
- Group C in São Paulo:
- 24âÂÂ32
- 20âÂÂ39
- 34âÂÂ33
- Final standings: Brazil 10 points, France 8, Romania, Japan 5, Tunisia 2, Cuba 0.
- Group D in São Bernardo do Campo:
- 31âÂÂ24
- 19âÂÂ20
- 23âÂÂ18
- Final standings: Denmark 10 points, Croatia 8, Sweden 6, Côte d'Ivoire 4, Uruguay 2, Argentina 0.
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 3:
- Pool 2: Cardiff Blues 25âÂÂ8 Edinburgh
- Standings: Cardiff Blues 12 points (3 matches), Edinburgh 9 (3), Racing Métro 3 (2), London Irish 2 (2).
- Pool 4: Ulster 31âÂÂ10 Aironi
- Standings: Ulster 9 points (3 matches), Leicester Tigers 8 (2), Clermont 6 (2), Aironi 0 (3).
- Pool 6: Harlequins 10âÂÂ21 Toulouse
- Standings: Toulouse 12 points (3 matches), Harlequins 8 (3), Gloucester 1 (2), Connacht 0 (2).
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 3:
- Pool 4: Perpignan 54âÂÂ20 Cavalieri Prato
- Standings: Perpignan 9 points (3 matches), Newport Gwent Dragons 9 (2), Exeter Chiefs 6 (2), Cavalieri Prato 0 (3).
- European Short Course Championships in Szczecin, Poland:
- 50m backstroke men: Aschwin Wildeboer 23.43 Flori Lang 23.57 Pavel Sankovich 23.64
- 100m breaststroke men: Alexander Dale Oen 57.05 Damir DugonjiÃÂ 57.29 Fabio Scozzoli 57.30
- 100m butterfly men: Konrad Czerniak 49.62 Yevgeny Korotyshkin 49.88 François Heersbrandt 50.44
- 400m individual medley men: László Cseh 4:01.68 Dávid Verrasztó 4:03.03 Gal Nevo 4:04.49
- 100m freestyle women: Britta Steffen 51.94 Jeanette Ottesen 52.05 Amy Smith 52.77
- 800m freestyle women: Lotte Friis 8:07.53 Erika Villaécija GarcÃÂa 8:12.23 Melanie Costa Schmid 8:16.28
- 100m backstroke women: Daryna Zevina 56.96 Anastasia Zuyeva 57.12 Mie ÃÂstergaard Nielsen 57.57
- 200m breaststroke women: Rikke Møller Pedersen 2:19.55 Anastasia Chaun 2:20.84 Fanny Lecluyse 2:21.14
- 50m butterfly women: Ottesen 24.92 (CR) Triin Aljand 25.51 Sviatlana Khakhlova 25.96
- 4 à50 m freestyle relay women: (Steffen, Dorothea Brandt, Paulina Schmiedel, Daniela Schreiber) 1:37.29 (Nielsen, Pernille Blume, Katrine Holm Sørensen, Ottesen) 1:37.63 (Erika Ferraioli, Erica Buratto, Federica Pellegrini, Laura Letrari) 1:38.12
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December 8, 2011 (Thursday)
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 8 (teams in bold advance to Top 16):
- Group A: Olympiacos 84âÂÂ82 Caja Laboral
- Standings: Fenerbahçe ÃÂlker, Bennet Cantù 5âÂÂ3, Caja Laboral, Olympiacos 4âÂÂ4, Gescrap Bizkaia, SLUC Nancy 3âÂÂ5.
- Group B: Unicaja 79âÂÂ90 Brose Baskets
- Standings: CSKA Moscow 8âÂÂ0, Panathinaikos 6âÂÂ2, Brose Baskets, Unicaja 3âÂÂ5, Ã
½algiris Kaunas, KK Zagreb 2âÂÂ6.
- Group C:
- Spirou Basket 84âÂÂ79 Partizan Mt:s Belgrade
- Real Madrid 88âÂÂ64 Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Standings: Real Madrid 6âÂÂ2, Anadolu Efes, Maccabi Tel Aviv 5âÂÂ3, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 4âÂÂ4, EA7 Emporio Armani, Spirou Basket 2âÂÂ6.
- Group D:
- Galatasaray Medical Park 63âÂÂ67 Montepaschi Siena
- FC Barcelona Regal 63âÂÂ50 UNICS Kazan
- Standings: FC Barcelona Regal 8âÂÂ0, Montepaschi Siena 6âÂÂ2, UNICS Kazan 5âÂÂ3, Galatasaray Medical Park 3âÂÂ5, Union Olimpija Ljubljana, Asseco Prokom Gdynia 1âÂÂ7.
- Men's Champions Trophy in Auckland, New Zealand:
- Pool C (team in bold advances to the final):
- 3âÂÂ2
- 2âÂÂ4
- Standings (after 2 matches): Australia 6 points, Spain 3, New Zealand, Netherlands 1.
- Pool D:
- 6âÂÂ2
- 1âÂÂ2
- Standings (after 2 matches): Germany 4 points, Pakistan, Great Britain 3, Korea 1.
- World Women's Championship in Brazil (teams in bold advance to the Round of 16):
- Group C in São Paulo:
- 32âÂÂ31
- 38âÂÂ18
- 33âÂÂ28
- Standings (after 4 matches): Brazil 8 points, France 6, Romania 5, Japan 3, Tunisia 2, Cuba 0.
- Group D in São Bernardo do Campo:
- 27âÂÂ26
- 38âÂÂ17
- 19âÂÂ16
- Standings (after 4 matches): Denmark 8 points, Croatia, Sweden 6, Côte d'Ivoire, Uruguay 2, Argentina 0.
- European Short Course Championships in Szczecin, Poland:
- 50m freestyle men: Konrad Czerniak 20.88 Sergey Fesikov 20.95 Marco Orsi 21.01
- 400m freestyle men: Paul Biedermann 3:38.65 Mads Glæsner 3:39.30 PaweÃ
 Korzeniowski 3:40.54
- 200m backstroke men: RadosÃ
Âaw KawÃÂcki 1:49.15 Aschwin Wildeboer 1:50.63 Péter Bernek 1:51.21
- 200m individual medley men: László Cseh 1:53.43 Markus Rogan 1:53.63 Gal Nevo 1:54.87
- 4 ÃÂ 50 m medley men: (Mirco Di Tora, Fabio Scozzoli, Paolo Facchinelli, Orsi) 1:33.18 (Vitaly Borisov, Sergey Geybel, Yevgeny Korotyshkin, Fesikov) 1:33.86 (Christian Diener, Erik Steinhagen, Steffen Deibler, Stefan Herbst) 1:34.41
- 50m breaststroke women: Valentina Artemyeva 30.06 Dorothea Brandt 30.17 Daria Deeva 30.63
- 200m butterfly women: Mireia Belmonte GarcÃÂa 2:03.37 Jemma Lowe 2:04.04 Jessica Dickons 2:04.80
- 200m individual medley women: Belmonte GarcÃÂa 2:07.06 Evelyn Verrasztó 2:08.28 Hannah Miley 2:08.34
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December 7, 2011 (Wednesday)
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 8 (teams in bold advance to Top 16):
- Group A:
- Gescrap Bizkaia 64âÂÂ67 Bennet Cantù
- SLUC Nancy 53âÂÂ73 Fenerbahçe ÃÂlker
- Standings: Fenerbahçe ÃÂlker, Bennet Cantù 5âÂÂ3, Caja Laboral 4âÂÂ3, Olympiacos 3âÂÂ4, Gescrap Bizkaia, SLUC Nancy 3âÂÂ5.
- Group B:
- CSKA Moscow 87âÂÂ74 KK Zagreb
- Ã
½algiris Kaunas 59âÂÂ94 Panathinaikos
- Standings: CSKA Moscow 8âÂÂ0, Panathinaikos 6âÂÂ2, Unicaja 3âÂÂ4, Brose Baskets 2âÂÂ5, Ã
½algiris Kaunas, KK Zagreb 2âÂÂ6.
- Group C: Anadolu Efes 84âÂÂ70 EA7 Emporio Armani
- Standings: Real Madrid, Maccabi Tel Aviv 5âÂÂ2, Anadolu Efes 5âÂÂ3, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 4âÂÂ3, EA7 Emporio Armani 2âÂÂ6, Spirou Charleroi 1âÂÂ6.
- Group D: Asseco Prokom Gdynia 67âÂÂ52 Union Olimpija Ljubljana
- Standings: FC Barcelona Regal 7âÂÂ0, Montepaschi Siena, UNICS Kazan 5âÂÂ2, Galatasaray Medical Park 3âÂÂ4, Union Olimpija Ljubljana, Asseco Prokom Gdynia 1âÂÂ7.
- European Championships in Moscow, Russia (teams in bold advance to the playoffs; teams in italics advance to tiebreaker):
- Men:
- Draw 8:
- 4âÂÂ6
- 6âÂÂ4
- 9âÂÂ4
- 7âÂÂ9
- 6âÂÂ7
- Draw 9:
- ' 7âÂÂ6
- ' 3âÂÂ4 '
- 10âÂÂ6
- 4âÂÂ6
- ' 9âÂÂ3
- Final standings: Sweden, Norway, Denmark 6âÂÂ3, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Scotland 5âÂÂ4, France 4âÂÂ5, Latvia 2âÂÂ7, Italy 1âÂÂ8.
- Women:
- Draw 8:
- 6âÂÂ5
- 5âÂÂ9
- 8âÂÂ4
- 3âÂÂ5
- 6âÂÂ9
- Draw 9:
- 4âÂÂ7 '
- 7âÂÂ10
- ' 4âÂÂ6
- 2âÂÂ14
- 8âÂÂ4
- Final standings: Sweden 9âÂÂ0, Denmark 8âÂÂ1, Scotland 7âÂÂ2, Russia, Germany 5âÂÂ4, Italy, Switzerland, Czech Republic 3âÂÂ6, Latvia, Norway 1âÂÂ8.
- CAF U-23 Championship in Marrakech, Morocco (winner qualifies for 2012 Olympics):
- Semi-finals: 2âÂÂ3
- UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 6 (teams in bold qualify for Round of 16, teams in italics qualify for Europa League Round of 32):
- Group A:
- Manchester City 2âÂÂ0 Bayern Munich
- Villarreal 0âÂÂ2 Napoli
- Final standings: Bayern Munich 13 points, Napoli 11, Manchester City 10, Villarreal 0.
- Group B:
- Lille 0âÂÂ0 Trabzonspor
- Internazionale 1âÂÂ2 CSKA Moscow
- Final standings: Internazionale 10 points, CSKA Moscow 8, Trabzonspor 7, Lille 6.
- Group C:
- Basel 2âÂÂ1 Manchester United
- Benfica 1âÂÂ0 OÃÂelul GalaÃÂi
- Final standings: Benfica 12 points, Basel 11, Manchester United 9, OÃÂelul GalaÃÂi 0.
- Group D:
- Dinamo Zagreb 1âÂÂ7 Lyon
- Ajax 0âÂÂ3 Real Madrid
- Final standings: Real Madrid 18 points, Lyon, Ajax 8, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
- World Women's Championship in Brazil (teams in bold advance to the Round of 16):
- Group A in Santos:
- 42âÂÂ15
- 20âÂÂ26
- 26âÂÂ20
- Standings (after 4 matches): Montenegro, Norway 6 points, Angola, Iceland, Germany 4, China 0.
- Group B in Barueri:
- 26âÂÂ35
- 18âÂÂ27
- 11âÂÂ45
- Standings (after 4 matches): Russia 8 points, Spain 6, Netherlands, South Korea 4, Kazakhstan 2, Australia 0.
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December 6, 2011 (Tuesday)
- European Championships in Moscow, Russia (teams in bold advance to the playoffs):
- Men:
- Draw 6:
- 2âÂÂ5
- 2âÂÂ5
- 7âÂÂ8
- 7âÂÂ4
- 5âÂÂ4
- Draw 7:
- 9âÂÂ8
- 4âÂÂ8
- 8âÂÂ6
- 9âÂÂ4
- 7âÂÂ2
- Standings (after 7 draws): Denmark, Sweden 6âÂÂ1, Germany, Norway, Scotland 4âÂÂ3, Czech Republic, Switzerland 3âÂÂ4, France, Latvia 2âÂÂ5, Italy 1âÂÂ6.
- Women:
- Draw 7:
- 3âÂÂ8
- 11âÂÂ1
- 4âÂÂ11
- 4âÂÂ7
- 8âÂÂ4
- Standings (after 7 draws): Sweden 7âÂÂ0, Denmark 6âÂÂ1, Scotland 5âÂÂ2, Germany, Russia 4âÂÂ3, Switzerland 3âÂÂ4, Czech Republic, Italy 2âÂÂ5, Latvia, Norway 1âÂÂ6.
- Men's Champions Trophy in Auckland, New Zealand (teams in bold advance to the top four):
- Pool A:
- 8âÂÂ1
- 6âÂÂ1
- Final standings: Australia 9 points, Spain 6, Great Britain 3, Pakistan 0.
- Pool B:
- 3âÂÂ3
- 3âÂÂ3
- Final standings: Netherlands 7 points, New Zealand, Germany 4, Korea 1.
- CAF U-23 Championship in Tangiers, Morocco (winner qualifies for 2012 Olympics):
- Semi-finals: 0âÂÂ1 (a.e.t.)
- UEFA Champions League group stage, Matchday 6 (teams in bold qualify for Round of 16, teams in italics qualify for Europa League Round of 32):
- Group E:
- Chelsea 3âÂÂ0 Valencia
- Genk 1âÂÂ1 Bayer Leverkusen
- Final standings: Chelsea 11 points, Bayer Leverkusen 10, Valencia 8, Genk 3.
- Group F:
- Olympiacos 3âÂÂ1 Arsenal
- Borussia Dortmund 2âÂÂ3 Marseille
- Final standings: Arsenal 11 points, Marseille 10, Olympiacos 9, Borussia Dortmund 4.
- Group G:
- Porto 0âÂÂ0 Zenit St. Petersburg
- APOEL 0âÂÂ2 Shakhtar Donetsk
- Final standings: APOEL, Zenit St. Petersburg 9 points, Porto 8, Shakhtar Donetsk 5.
- Group H:
- Barcelona 4âÂÂ0 BATE Borisov
- Viktoria PlzeÃ
 2âÂÂ2 Milan
- Final standings: Barcelona 16 points, Milan 9, Viktoria PlzeÃ
 5, BATE Borisov 2.
- World Women's Championship in Brazil (teams in bold advance to the Round of 16):
- Group A in Santos:
- 28âÂÂ26
- 27âÂÂ14
- 23âÂÂ22
- Standings (after 3 matches): Norway, Montenegro, Angola, Germany 4 points, Iceland 2, China 0.
- Group B in Barueri:
- 45âÂÂ8
- 20âÂÂ32
- 26âÂÂ29
- Standings (after 3 matches): Russia 6 points, Spain, Netherlands 4, South Korea, Kazakhstan 2, Australia 0.
- Group C in São Paulo:
- 32âÂÂ29
- 28âÂÂ28
- 22âÂÂ26
- Standings (after 3 matches): Brazil 6 points, Romania 5, France 4, Tunisia 2, Japan 1, Cuba 0.
- Group D in São Bernardo do Campo:
- 31âÂÂ14
- 19âÂÂ23
- 19âÂÂ25
- Standings (after 3 matches): Denmark, Sweden 6 points, Croatia 4, Côte d'Ivoire 2, Argentina, Uruguay 0.
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December 5, 2011 (Monday)
- European Championships in Moscow, Russia:
- Men:
- Draw 4:
- 4âÂÂ9
- 7âÂÂ6
- 7âÂÂ4
- 7âÂÂ8
- 5âÂÂ6
- Draw 5:
- 3âÂÂ8
- 8âÂÂ3
- 8âÂÂ4
- 6âÂÂ5
- 10âÂÂ3
- Standings (after 5 draws): Denmark, Germany, Sweden 4âÂÂ1, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland 3âÂÂ2, Czech Republic 2âÂÂ3, France, Latvia, 1âÂÂ4, Italy 0âÂÂ5.
- Women:
- Draw 5:
- 5âÂÂ7
- 2âÂÂ10
- 6âÂÂ5
- 7âÂÂ13
- 5âÂÂ4
- Draw 6:
- 10âÂÂ1
- 6âÂÂ9
- 5âÂÂ4
- 3âÂÂ8
- 8âÂÂ7
- Standings (after 6 draws): Sweden 6âÂÂ0, Denmark 5âÂÂ1, Russia, Scotland 4âÂÂ2, Germany 3âÂÂ3, Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland 2âÂÂ4, Latvia, Norway 1âÂÂ5.
- Men's Champions Trophy in Auckland, New Zealand: (teams in bold advance to the top four)
- Pool A:
- 1âÂÂ4
- 4âÂÂ2
- Standings (after 2 matches): Australia 6 points, Spain, Great Britain 3, Pakistan 0.
- Pool B:
- 3âÂÂ2
- 1âÂÂ6
- Standings (after 2 matches): Netherlands 6 points, New Zealand, Germany 3, Korea 0.
- World Women's Championship in Brazil:
- Group C in São Paulo:
- 27âÂÂ33
- 17âÂÂ25
- 23âÂÂ32
- Standings (after 2 matches): France, Brazil, Romania 4 points, Tunisia, Cuba, Japan 0.
- Group D in São Bernardo do Campo:
- 25âÂÂ28
- 13âÂÂ31
- 15âÂÂ45
- Standings (after 2 matches): Croatia, Denmark, Sweden 4 points, Côte d'Ivoire, Argentina, Uruguay 0.
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December 4, 2011 (Sunday)
- World Cup in Igls, Austria:
- Four-man: (Alexandr Zubkov, Filipp Yegorov, Dmitry Trunenkov, Nikolay Hrenkov) 1:43.05 (51.56, 51.49) (Steven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steven Langton, Curtis Tomasevicz) 1:43.11 (51.65, 51.46) (Thomas Florschütz, Martin Rostig, Kevin Kuske, Thomas Blaschek) 1:43.41 (51.77, 51.64)
- European Championships in Moscow, Russia:
- Men:
- Draw 2:
- 7âÂÂ3
- 6âÂÂ3
- 6âÂÂ5
- 7âÂÂ4
- 8âÂÂ2
- Draw 3:
- 10âÂÂ6
- 4âÂÂ7
- 8âÂÂ3
- 8âÂÂ11
- 5âÂÂ9
- Standings (after 3 draws): Germany 3âÂÂ0, Denmark, Norway, Scotland, Sweden 2âÂÂ1, Czech Republic, France, Latvia, Switzerland 1âÂÂ2, Italy 0âÂÂ3.
- Women:
- Draw 3:
- 9âÂÂ7
- 8âÂÂ3
- 11âÂÂ4
- 11âÂÂ2
- 5âÂÂ8
- Draw 4:
- 5âÂÂ6
- 8âÂÂ2
- 6âÂÂ10
- 5âÂÂ11
- 6âÂÂ7
- Standings (after 4 draws): Sweden 4âÂÂ0, Denmark, Germany, Russia 3âÂÂ1, Italy, Scotland 2âÂÂ2, Czech Republic, Latvia, Switzerland 1âÂÂ3, Norway 0âÂÂ4.
- World Women's Championship in Brazil:
- Group A in Santos:
- 24âÂÂ25
- 16âÂÂ43
- 24âÂÂ28
- Standings (after 2 matches): Angola 4 points, Norway, Germany, Montenegro, Iceland 2, China 0.
- Group B in Barueri:
- 31âÂÂ19
- 22âÂÂ28
- 15âÂÂ33
- Standings (after 2 matches): Russia 4 points, Netherlands, Kazakhstan, Spain, South Korea 2, Australia 0.
- World Cup 3 in Nagoya, Japan (CHN unless stated):
- Men's 500m: Olivier Jean 41.491 Liang Wenhao 41.738 Gong Qiuwen 42.815
- Standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Jean 2000 points (2) Jon Eley 1875 (3) Liang 1652
- Men's 1000m (2): Charles Hamelin 1:28.270 Kwak Yoon-Gy 1:28.365 Michael Gilday 1:28.939
- Standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Kwak 3312 points (2) Hamelin 2000 (3) Noh Jin-Kyu 1456
- Men's 5000m relay: (Liang, Song Weilong, Wu Dajing, Yu Yongjun) 6:50.562 (Semen Elistratov, Evgeny Kozulin, Viacheslav Kurginian, Vladimir Grigorev) 6:53.481 (Yuzo Takamido, Yuma Sakurai, Daisuke Uemura, Yoshiaki Oguro) 6:53.557
- Standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) 2152 points (2) Russia 2010 (3) 1850
- Women's 500m: Arianna Fontana 44.479 Yui Sakai 44.566 Martina Valcepina 44.667
- Standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Valcepina 3040 points (2) Fontana & Marianne St-Gelais 2000
- Women's 1000m (2): Li Jianrou 1:32.708 Lin Meng 1:33.226 Xiao Han 1:33.334
- Standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Sakai 2410 points (2) Elise Christie 2096 (3) Li 1162
- Women's 3000m relay: (Fontana, Cecilia Maffei, Arianna Valcepina, Martina Valcepina) 4:19.970 (Ayuko Ito, Sayuri Shimizu, Sakai, Marie Yoshida) 4:20.041 (Liu Qiuhong, Fan Kexin, Lin, Xiao) 4:20.122
- Standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) China 2640 points (2) Japan 1768 (3) 1620
- World Cup 3 in Heerenveen, Netherlands (NED unless stated):
- Men's 1000 m: Kjeld Nuis 1:08.64, Sjoerd de Vries 1:09.14, Mo Tae-bum 1:09.18
- Standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) Nuis & Stefan Groothuis 260 points, (3) de Vries 180
- Men's team pursuit: (Sven Kramer, Wouter olde Heuvel, Jan Blokhuijsen) 3:42.35, (Lee Seung-hoon, Joo Hyong-jun, Ko Byung-wook) 3:43.82, (Patrick Beckert, Marco Weber, Alexej Baumgärtner) 3:45.28
- Standings (after 2 of 4 races): (1) Netherlands 200 points, (2) Korea & Germany 140
- Women's 1000 m: Christine Nesbitt 1:15.32, Yu Jing 1:15.85, Yekaterina Shikhova 1:16.16
- Standings (after 3 of 6 races): (1) Nesbitt 300 points, (2) Marrit Leenstra 180, (3) Margot Boer 166
- Women's team pursuit: (Brittany Schussler, Nesbitt, Cindy Klassen) 3:00.01, (Yekaterina Lobysheva, Shikhova, Yuliya Skokova) 3:02.38, (Lee Ju-yeon, Noh Seon-yeong, Kim Bo-reum) 3:03.18
- Standings (after 2 of 4 races): (1) Canada 200 points, (2) Russia 150, (3) Korea 130
- FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan, Matchday 11 (teams in bold qualify for the 2012 Olympics):
- 2âÂÂ3
- 1âÂÂ3
- 0âÂÂ3
- 3âÂÂ1
- 3âÂÂ0
- 3âÂÂ0
- Final standings: Russia 29 points, Poland 26, Brazil, Italy 24, Cuba 20, United States, Argentina 16, Serbia 15, Iran 12, Japan 8, China 5, Egypt 3.
- Russia win the title for the sixth time.
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December 3, 2011 (Saturday)
- World Cup in Igls, Austria:
- Two-man: Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter 1:44.24 (52.20, 52.04) Thomas Florschütz/Kevin Kuske 1:44.36 (52.33, 52.03) Steven Holcomb/Justin Olsen 1:44.42 (52.26, 52.16)
- Team: I (Frank Rommel, Sandra Kiriasis/Stephanie Schneider, Anja Huber, Maximilian Arndt/Jan Speer) 3:35.03 (53.28, 53.84, 55.12, 52.79) II (Alexander Kröckel, Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel/Christin Senkel, Marion Thees, Manuel Machata/Michail Makarow) 3:35.13 (53.40, 53.70, 55.32, 52.71) I (Aleksandr Tretyakov, Olga Fyodorova/Yulia Timofeeva, Olga Potylitsina, Alexander Kasjanov/Maxim Mokrousov) 3:35.29 (53.37, 54.10, 54.94, 52.88)
- European Championships in Moscow, Russia:
- Men, Draw 1:
- 7âÂÂ3
- 5âÂÂ7
- 8âÂÂ5
- 3âÂÂ11
- 4âÂÂ6
- Women:
- Draw 1:
- 8âÂÂ6
- 8âÂÂ4
- 6âÂÂ9
- 7âÂÂ5
- 10âÂÂ12
- Draw 2:
- 7âÂÂ5
- 2âÂÂ12
- 5âÂÂ7
- 12âÂÂ0
- 6âÂÂ8
- Standings (after 2 draws): Sweden, Germany 2âÂÂ0, Scotland, Czech Republic, Italy, Russia, Denmark, Latvia 1âÂÂ1, Norway, Switzerland 0âÂÂ2.
- CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco (teams in bold qualify for the semifinals):
- Group B:
- 2âÂÂ0
- 3âÂÂ1
- Final standings: Egypt 6 points, Gabon, Côte d'Ivoire 4, South Africa 2.
- OFC Champions League group stage Matchday 3:
- Group A: Mont-Dore 0âÂÂ1 Waitakere United
- Standings (after 3 matches): Waitakere United 9 points, Tefana 4, Ba 3, Mont-Dore 1.
- J.League Division 1, final matchday (teams in bold qualify for the AFC Champions League):
- Urawa Red Diamonds 1âÂÂ3 Kashiwa Reysol
- Albirex Niigata 0âÂÂ1 Nagoya Grampus
- Shimizu S-Pulse 1âÂÂ3 Gamba Osaka
- Standings: Kashiwa Reysol 72 points, Nagoya Grampus 71, Gamba Osaka 70.
- Kashiwa Reysol win the title for the first time, and will represent Japan at the FIFA Club World Cup.
- World Cup in Igls, Austria:
- Men: Martins Dukurs 1:45.64 (52.69, 52.95) Aleksandr Tretyakov 1:46.74 (53.25, 53.49) Tomass Dukurs 1:46.77 (53.22, 53.55)
- Team: I (Frank Rommel, Sandra Kiriasis/Stephanie Schneider, Anja Huber, Maximilian Arndt/Jan Speer) 3:35.03 (53.28, 53.84, 55.12, 52.79) II (Alexander Kröckel, Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel/Christin Senkel, Marion Thees, Manuel Machata/Michail Makarow) 3:35.13 (53.40, 53.70, 55.32, 52.71) I (Tretyakov, Olga Fyodorova/Yulia Timofeeva, Olga Potylitsina, Alexander Kasjanov/Maxim Mokrousov) 3:35.29 (53.37, 54.10, 54.94, 52.88)
- FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan, Matchday 10 (teams in bold qualify for the 2012 Olympics):
- 0âÂÂ3
- 2âÂÂ3
- 0âÂÂ3
- 3âÂÂ1
- 3âÂÂ0
- 2âÂÂ3
- Standings (after 10 matches): Russia 27 points, Poland 25, Brazil, Italy 21, Cuba 17, United States 16, Argentina 13, Iran, Serbia 12, Japan 8, China 5, Egypt 3.
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December 2, 2011 (Friday)
- FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan, Matchday 9:
- 0âÂÂ3
- 3âÂÂ2
- 0âÂÂ3
- 3âÂÂ1
- 3âÂÂ2
- 2âÂÂ3
- Standings (after 9 matches): Russia, Poland 24 points, Brazil 19, Italy 18, Cuba 16, United States 14, Iran 12, Argentina 10, Serbia 9, Japan 8, China 5, Egypt 3.
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December 1, 2011 (Thursday)
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 7 (team in bold qualify for Top 16):
- Group A:
- Fenerbahçe ÃÂlker 86âÂÂ70 Olympiacos
- Bennet Cantù 71âÂÂ68 Caja Laboral
- Standings: Caja Laboral, Fenerbahçe ÃÂlker, Bennet Cantù 4âÂÂ3, Olympiacos, Gescrap Bizkaia, SLUC Nancy 3âÂÂ4.
- Group C:
- EA7 Emporio Armani 65âÂÂ72 Real Madrid
- Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 74âÂÂ71 Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Standings: Maccabi Tel Aviv, Real Madrid 5âÂÂ2, Anadolu Efes, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 4âÂÂ3, EA7 Emporio Armani 2âÂÂ5, Spirou Charleroi 1âÂÂ6.
- Group D:
- UNICS Kazan 72âÂÂ61 Galatasaray Medical Park
- Union Olimpija Ljubljana 57âÂÂ63 Montepaschi Siena
- Asseco Prokom Gdynia 45âÂÂ76 FC Barcelona Regal
- Standings: FC Barcelona Regal 7âÂÂ0, Montepaschi Siena, UNICS Kazan 5âÂÂ2, Galatasaray Medical Park 3âÂÂ4, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1âÂÂ6, Asseco Prokom Gdynia 0âÂÂ7.
- UEFA Europa League group stage Matchday 5 (teams in bold qualify for Round of 32):
- Group D:
- Sporting CP 2âÂÂ0 Zürich
- Vaslui 0âÂÂ0 Lazio
- Standings (after 5 matches): Sporting CP 12 points, Vaslui, Lazio 6, Zürich 2.
- Group E:
- Stoke City 1âÂÂ1 Dynamo Kyiv
- Maccabi Tel Aviv 2âÂÂ3 BeÃ
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- Standings (after 5 matches): Stoke City 11 points, BeÃ
ÂiktaÃ
 9, Dynamo Kyiv 6, Maccabi Tel Aviv 1.
- Group F:
- Athletic Bilbao 2âÂÂ1 Slovan Bratislava
- Red Bull Salzburg 2âÂÂ0 Paris Saint-Germain
- Standings (after 5 matches): Athletic Bilbao 13 points, Red Bull Salzburg, Paris Saint-Germain 7, Slovan Bratislava 1.
- Group J:
- AEK Larnaca 2âÂÂ1 Maccabi Haifa
- Schalke 04 2âÂÂ1 Steaua BucureÃÂti
- Standings (after 5 matches): Schalke 04 11 points, Maccabi Haifa 6, Steaua BucureÃÂti, AEK Larnaca 5.
- Group K:
- Odense 1âÂÂ2 WisÃ
Âa Kraków
- Twente 1âÂÂ0 Fulham
- Standings (after 5 matches): Twente 13 points, Fulham 7, WisÃ
Âa Kraków 6, Odense 3.
- Group L:
- Lokomotiv Moscow 3âÂÂ1 Sturm Graz
- AEK Athens 1âÂÂ2 Anderlecht
- Standings (after 5 matches): Anderlecht 15 points, Lokomotiv Moscow 12, Sturm Graz 3, AEK Athens 0.
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