November 2011 in sports
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Deaths in November
- 4: Matty Alou
- 7: Joe Frazier
- 19: Basil D'Oliveira
- 25: Vasily Alekseyev
- 27: Gary Speed
Current sporting seasons
American football 2011
Auto racing 2011
- Formula One
- Sprint Cup
- Nationwide Series
- Camping World Truck Series
- World Rally Championship
- WTCC
- V8 Supercar
- GP2 Series
- FIA GT1 World Championship
- Super GT
Baseball 2011
Basketball 2011
- NCAA Division I men
- NCAA Division I women
- Euroleague
- EuroLeague Women
- Eurocup
- EuroChallenge
- Australia
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Israel
- Italy
- Philippines
- Russia
- Spain
- Turkey
Canadian football 2011
Cricket 2011
Football (soccer) 2011
- National teams competitions
- International clubs competitions
- UEFA (Europe) Champions League
- UEFA Europa League
- UEFA Women's Champions League
- Copa Sudamericana
- AFC (Asia) Champions League
- CAF (Africa) Champions League
- 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
- Major League Soccer (USA & Canada)
Golf 2011
- PGA Tour
- European Tour
- LPGA Tour
- Champions Tour
Ice hockey 2011
- National Hockey League
- Kontinental Hockey League
- Czech Extraliga
- Elitserien
- Canadian Hockey League:
- NCAA Division I men
- NCAA Division I women
Motorcycle racing 2011
Rugby league 2011
Rugby union 2011
- Heineken Cup
- Amlin Challenge Cup
- Aviva Premiership
- RaboDirect Pro12
- Top 14
- LV= Cup
- Sevens World Series
Snooker 2011
Tennis 2011
Volleyball 2011
- International clubs competitions
- Men's CEV Champions League
- Women's CEV Champions League
Winter sports
- Alpine Skiing World Cup
- Biathlon World Cup
- Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
- ISU Grand Prix
- ISU Junior Grand Prix
- Luge World Cup
- Nordic Combined World Cup
- Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
- Ski Jumping World Cup
- Snowboard World Cup
- Speed Skating World Cup
Days of the month
November 30, 2011 (Wednesday)
Baseball
- Nippon Professional Baseball awards:
Basketball
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 7 (teams in bold qualify for Top 16):
- Group A: Gescrap Bizkaia 97–76 SLUC Nancy
- Standings: Fenerbahçe Ülker3–3, Gescrap Bizkaia, SLUC Nancy 3–4.
- Standings:
- Group B:
- Unicaja
- Panathinaikos 94–76 KK Zagreb
- Standings: CSKA Moscow 7–0, Panathinaikos 5–2, Unicaja 3–4, Brose Baskets, Žalgiris, KK Zagreb 2–5.
- Group C: Spirou Charleroi 62–66 Anadolu Efes
- Standings: EA7 Emporio Armani2–4, Spirou Charleroi 1–6.
- Standings:
- Group A: Gescrap Bizkaia 97–76 SLUC Nancy
Biathlon
- World Cup 1 in Östersund, Sweden:
- Men's 20 km Individual: Martin Fourcade (FRA) 53:29.8 (0+0+0+1) Michal Šlesingr (CZE) 55:24.1 (0+1+0+0) Simon Schempp (GER) 55:24.3 (1+0+0+0)
Football (soccer)
- CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco:
- Group B in Marrakech:
- Gabon 1–1 South Africa
- Ivory Coast 1–0 Egypt
- Standings (after 2 matches): Côte d'Ivoire 4 points, Egypt 3, South Africa 2, Gabon 1.
- UEFA Europa League group stage Matchday 5 (teams in bold qualify for Round of 32):
- Group A:
- Rubin Kazan 4–1 Shamrock Rovers
- Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 P.A.O.K.
- Standings (after 5 matches): P.A.O.K. 11 points, Rubin Kazan 10, Tottenham Hotspur 7, Shamrock Rovers 0.
- Group B:
- Standard Liège 2–0 Hannover 96
- Vorskla Poltava 1–1 Copenhagen
- Standings (after 5 matches): Standard Liège 11 points, Hannover 96 8, Copenhagen 5, Vorskla Poltava 2.
- Group C:
- Rapid București 1–3 Hapoel Tel Aviv
- Legia Warsaw 0–3 PSV Eindhoven
- Standings (after 5 matches): PSV Eindhoven 13 points, Legia Warsaw 9, Hapoel Tel Aviv 4, Rapid București 3.
- Group G:
- AZ
- Metalist Kharkiv 4–1 Austria Wien
- Standings (after 5 matches): Metalist Kharkiv 13 points, Arizona 7, Austria Wien 5, Malmö FF 1.
- Group H:
- Club Brugge
- Braga 1–0 Birmingham City
- Standings (after 5 matches): Club Brugge, Braga 10 points, Birmingham City 7, Maribor 1.
- Group I:
- Rennes 0–0 Udinese
- Celtic 0–1 Atlético Madrid
- Standings (after 5 matches): Atlético Madrid 10 points, Udinese 8, Celtic 5, Rennes 3.
- Group A:
- Copa Sudamericana Semifinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Universidad de Chile 2–0 (1–1) Vasco da Gama. Universidad de Chile win 4–1 on points.
Snooker
- Players Tour Championship – Event 10 in Sheffield, England:
- Final: Michael Holt (ENG) 4–2 Dominic Dale (WAL)
- Holt wins his second professional title.
- Order of Merit (after 10 of 12 events): (1) Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 29,600 (2) Judd Trump (ENG) 28,900 (3) Neil Robertson (AUS) 28,100
- Final: Michael Holt (ENG) 4–2 Dominic Dale (WAL)
November 29, 2011 (Tuesday)
Baseball
- Asia Series Final in Taichung, Taiwan: Samsung Lions 5, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3.
- The Lions become the first non-Japanese champion. Lions starting pitcher Jang Won-Samis named series MVP.
- The Lions become the first non-Japanese champion. Lions starting pitcher
Cricket
- West Indies in India:
- 1st ODI in Cuttack: West Indies 211/9 (50 overs); India 213/9 (48.5 overs). India win by 1 wicket, lead 5-match series 1–0.
- Pakistan in Bangladesh:
- Only T20I in 85/9 (20 overs). Pakistan win by 50 runs.
Football (soccer)
- CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco:
- LDU Quito. LDU Quito win 6–0 on points.
Snooker
- Ricky Walden compiles the 81st official maximum break at the Players Tour Championship – Event 10.
Volleyball
- FIVB Men's World Cupin Japan, Matchday 8:
November 28, 2011 (Monday)
Volleyball
- FIVB Men's World Cupin Japan, Matchday 7:
November 27, 2011 (Sunday)
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada:
- Super Giant slalom: Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 1:23.47 Didier Cuche (SUI) 1:23.70 Adrien Théaux (FRA) 1:24.11
- Overall standings (after 3 of 45 races): (1) Cuche 180 points (2) Svindal 140 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) & Théaux 100
- Super Giant slalom: Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 1:23.47 Didier Cuche (SUI) 1:23.70 Adrien Théaux (FRA) 1:24.11
- Women's World Cup in Aspen, United States:
- Slalom: Marlies Schild (AUT) 1:43.72 (51.24, 52.48) Maria Pietilä Holmner (SWE) 1:44.91 (52.07, 52.84) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 1:45.68 (52.27, 53.41)
- Overall standings (after 3 of 40 races): (1) Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 180 points (2) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 140 (3) Pietilä Holmner 125
- Slalom: Marlies Schild (AUT) 1:43.72 (51.24, 52.48) Maria Pietilä Holmner (SWE) 1:44.91 (52.07, 52.84) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 1:45.68 (52.27, 53.41)
Auto racing
- Formula One:
- Mercedes)
- Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Vettel 392 points (2) Button 270 (3) Webber 258
Badminton
- BWF Super Series:
- China Open Super Series Premier in Shanghai (CHN unless stated):
- Men's singles: Lin Dan def. Chen Long 21–17, 26–24
- Women's singles: Wang Yihan def. Wang Xin 18–12 retired
- Men's doubles: Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (DEN) def. Ko Sung-hyun/Yoo Yeon-seong (KOR) 21–17, 21–13
- Women's doubles: Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang def. Tang Jinhua/Xia Huan 21–11, 21–10
- Mixed doubles: Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei def. Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen (DEN) 21–11, 21–14
- China Open Super Series Premier in Shanghai (CHN unless stated):
Baseball
- Asia Series in Taiwan (teams in bold qualify for Final):
- Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4, Perth Heat 0
- Samsung Lions 6, Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 3
- Final standings: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3–0, Samsung Lions 2–1, Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 1–2, Perth Heat 0–3.
Canadian football
- CFL Playoffs:
- Grey Cup in Vancouver, British Columbia: BC Lions 34, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23
- The Lions win the Cup for the sixth time.
- Grey Cup in Vancouver, British Columbia: BC Lions 34, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23
Cross-country skiing
- World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- Men's 15 km C Handicap Start: Daniel Richardsson (SWE) 38:11.3
- Final Nordic Opening standings: Petter Northug (NOR) 1:03:05.1 Dario Cologna (SUI) 1:03:06.9 Rønning 1:03:25.7
- Distance standings (after 3 of 22 races): (1) Johan Olsson (SWE) 169 points (2) Northug 140 (3) Roland Clara (ITA) 109
- Overall standings (after 5 of 38 races): (1) Northug 355 points (2) Cologna 278 (3) Olsson 259
- Women's 10 km C Handicap Start (all NOR): Therese Johaug 27:51.4 Marit Bjørgen 28:00.1 Vibeke Skofterud 28:16.4
- Final Nordic Opening standings: Bjørgen 41:36.6 Johaug 42:09.6 Skofterud 42:10.3
- Distance standings (after 3 of 22 races): (1) Bjørgen 196 points (2) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 156 (3) Skofterud 146
- Overall standings (after 5 of 38 races): (1) Bjørgen 446 points (2) Johaug 316 (3) Skofterud 309
- Men's 15 km C Handicap Start:
Football (soccer)
- CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco:
- Group B in Marrakech:
- Egypt 1–0 Gabon
- South Africa 1–1 Ivory Coast
- 2012 Olympics Men's Asian qualifiers preliminary round 3, Matchday 3:
- Group A:
- South Korea 1–0 Saudi Arabia
- Oman 1–1 Qatar
- Standings (after 3 matches): South Korea 7 points, Oman 4, Qatar 3, Saudi Arabia 1.
- Group B:
- Australia 0–0 Uzbekistan
- United Arab Emirates 0–2 Iraq
- Standings (after 3 matches): Uzbekistan 5 points, Iraq 4, Australia 3, United Arab Emirates 2.
- Group C:
- Group A:
Golf
- Omega Mission Hills World Cup in Haikou, China:
- Winners: United States (Matt Kuchar, Gary Woodland) 264 (−24)
- The United States win the Cup for the 24th time.
- Winners: United States (Matt Kuchar, Gary Woodland) 264 (−24)
- European Tour:
- Ekurhuleni, South Africa:
- Winner: Hennie Otto (RSA) 274 (−14)
- Otto wins his second European Tour title.
- Winner: Hennie Otto (RSA) 274 (−14)
Luge
- World Cup 1 in Igls, Austria:
- Men's singles: Felix Loch (GER) 1:40.270 (50.145, 50.125) David Möller (GER) 1:40.573 (50.244, 50.329) Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:40.627 (50.305, 50.322)
- Team relay: Canada (Albert Demtschenko, Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin) 2:09.427 (41.575, 43.920, 43.932)
Ski jumping
- Men's World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- HS 142 Team: Roman Sergeevich Trofimov, Denis Kornilov) 398.3
- HS 142: Kofler 264.2 points Schlierenzauer 263.5 Morgenstern 256.3
- HS 142 Team:
Speed skating
- World Cup 2 in Astana, Kazakhstan:
- Men's 1000m: Mo Tae-Bum (KOR) 1:09.29
- Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Groothuis 200 points (2) Nuis 160 (3) Denny Morrison (CAN) 120
- Men's mass start: ) 9:40.81
- Women's 1000m: Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:14.82 Thijsje Oenema (NED) 1:16.12(0) Margot Boer (NED) 1:16.12(7)
- Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Nesbitt 200 points (2) Boer 150 (3) Marrit Leenstra (NED) 130
- Women's mass start: Kim Bo-Reum (KOR) 7:26.85
- Men's 1000m:
Snooker
- David Gray compiles the 80th official maximum break at the Players Tour Championship – Event 10 and becomes the 13th person to compile more than one.
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- ATP World Tour Finals in London, England:
- Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6–3, 6–7(6), 6–3
- Federer wins the year-end championships for a record sixth time. He wins his fourth title of the year, and in his 100th career final, his 70th title.
- Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6–3, 6–7(6), 6–3
- ATP World Tour Finals in London, England:
Volleyball
- FIVB Men's World Cupin Japan, Matchday 6:
November 26, 2011 (Saturday)
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Lake Louise, Canada:
- Downhill: Didier Cuche (SUI) 1:47.28 Beat Feuz (SUI) 1:47.34 Hannes Reichelt (AUT) 1:47.36
- Overall standings (after 2 of 45 races): (1) Cuche & Ted Ligety (USA) 100 points (3) Feuz & Alexis Pinturault (FRA) 80
- Downhill: Didier Cuche (SUI) 1:47.28 Beat Feuz (SUI) 1:47.34 Hannes Reichelt (AUT) 1:47.36
- Women's World Cup in Aspen, United States:
- Giant slalom: Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 2:11.25 (1:05.41, 1:05.84) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 2:11.58 (1:04.46, 1:07.12) Julia Mancuso (USA) 2:11.69 (1:05.37, 1:06.32)
- Giant slalom standings (after 2 of 9 races) & Overall standings (after 2 of 40 races): (1) Rebensburg 180 points (2) Görgl 140 (3) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 122
- Giant slalom: Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 2:11.25 (1:05.41, 1:05.84) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 2:11.58 (1:04.46, 1:07.12) Julia Mancuso (USA) 2:11.69 (1:05.37, 1:06.32)
Baseball
- Asia Series in Taiwan:
- Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 9, Samsung Lions 0
- Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 3, Perth Heat 2 (F/10)
- Standings: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2–0, Samsung Lions, Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions 1–1, Perth Heat 0–2.
Cricket
- West Indies in India:
- 3rd Test in Mumbai, day 5: West Indies 590 & 134 (57.2 overs; Pragyan Ojha 6/47); India 482 & 242/9 (64 overs). Match drawn; India win 3-match series 2–0.
- The match becomes the second in Test history to end in a draw with the scores level.
- 3rd Test in Mumbai, day 5: West Indies 590 & 134 (57.2 overs; Pragyan Ojha 6/47); India 482 & 242/9 (64 overs). Match drawn; India win 3-match series 2–0.
Cross-country skiing
- World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- Men's 10 km F Individual: Petter Northug (NOR) 24:23.6 Dario Cologna (SUI) 24:35.4 Alexander Legkov (RUS) 25:05.0
- Distance standings (after 2 of 22 races): (1) Johan Olsson (SWE) 132 points (2) Northug 130 (3) Roland Clara (ITA) 106
- Overall standings (after 3 of 38 races): (1) Northug 145 points (2) Olsson 132 (3) Clara 106
- Women's 5 km F Individual: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 13:36.5 Vibeke Skofterud (NOR) 13:53.9 Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 13:56.6
- Distance standings (after 2 of 22 races): (1) Bjørgen 150 points (2) Kalla 126 (3) Skofterud 103
- Overall standings (after 3 of 38 races): (1) Bjørgen 200 points (2) Kalla 172 (3) Skofterud 146
- Men's 10 km F Individual: Petter Northug (NOR) 24:23.6 Dario Cologna (SUI) 24:35.4 Alexander Legkov (RUS) 25:05.0
Curling
- Pacific-Asia Championships in Nanjing, China:
- Men:
- Bronze Final: Australia 2–9 South Korea
- Final: China 5–2 New Zealand
- China win the title for the fifth time.
- Women:
- Bronze Final: New Zealand 8–4 Japan
- Final: South Korea 3–11 China
- China win the title for the fifth time in six years.
- Men:
Equestrianism
- Show jumping – Global Champions Tour:
- 10th Competition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CSI 5*): Roger-Yves Bost (FRA) on Ideal de la Loge Khaled Al-Eid (KSA) on Presley Boy Álvaro de Miranda Neto (BRA) on Ashleigh Drossel Dan
- Final standings: (1) ) 218.5 (3) de Miranda Neto 210
- 10th Competition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CSI 5*): Roger-Yves Bost (FRA) on Ideal de la Loge Khaled Al-Eid (KSA) on Presley Boy Álvaro de Miranda Neto (BRA) on Ashleigh Drossel Dan
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, Russia (skaters in bold qualify for Final):
- Ladies: Mao Asada (JPN) 183.25 points Alena Leonova (RUS) 180.45 Adelina Sotnikova (RUS) 169.75
- Final standings: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS) 30 points, Asada, Carolina Kostner (ITA) & Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 28, Alissa Czisny (USA) 26, Leonova 24.
- Pairs: Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) 208.69 points Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 197.84 Stefania Berton/Ondřej Hotárek (ITA) 168.02
- Final standings: Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov (RUS), Savchenko/Szolkowy & Kavaguti/Smirnov 30 points, Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao (CHN) 26, Narumi Takahashi/Mervin Tran (JPN), Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford (CAN) & Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 22.
- Men: Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN) 241.66 points Javier Fernández (ESP) 241.63 Jeremy Abbott (USA) 229.08
- Final standings: Patrick Chan (CAN) 30 points, Daisuke Takahashi (JPN), Abbott, Michal Březina (CZE) & Fernández 26, Hanyu, Song Nan (CHN) & Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 24.
- Ice dance: Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) 179.06 points Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 161.18 Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 156.83
- Final standings: Davis/White & Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) 30 points, Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (USA) 28, Bobrova/Soloviev, Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) & Weaver/Poje 26.
- Ladies: Mao Asada (JPN) 183.25 points Alena Leonova (RUS) 180.45 Adelina Sotnikova (RUS) 169.75
- Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, Russia (skaters in bold qualify for Final):
Football (soccer)
- FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round in Apia, Samoa (team in bold qualify for the Second round):
- Samoa 1–0 American Samoa
- Tonga 2–1 Cook Islands
- Final standings: Samoa 7 points, Tonga, American Samoa 4, Cook Islands 1.
- CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco:
Luge
- World Cup 1 in Igls, Austria:
- Women's singles: Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:19.353 (39.717, 39.636) Anke Wischnewski (GER) 1:19.554 (39.735, 39.819) Alex Gough (CAN) 1:19.628 (39.861, 39.767)
- Doubles: Peter Penz/Georg Fischler (AUT) 1:19.099 (39.486, 39.613) Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin (RUS) 1:19.175 (39.543, 39.632) Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:19.187 (39.664, 39.523)
Nordic combined
- World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- HS 142 / 10 km: Tino Edelmann (GER) 27:37.3 Janne Ryynänen (FIN) 27:45.3 Akito Watabe (JPN) 27:49.5
- Standings (after 2 of 23 races): (1) Edelmann 160 points (2) Magnus Krog (NOR) & Watabe 140
- HS 142 / 10 km: Tino Edelmann (GER) 27:37.3 Janne Ryynänen (FIN) 27:45.3 Akito Watabe (JPN) 27:49.5
Rugby union
- IRB Sevens World Series:
- Gold Coast Sevens in Gold Coast, Australia:
- Shield: Japan 19–31 Papua New Guinea
- Bowl: Argentina 17–14 Scotland
- Plate: Samoa 15–26 Wales
- Cup: New Zealand 12–26 Fiji
- Gold Coast Sevens in Gold Coast, Australia:
- End of year tests in London: Barbarians 11–60 Australia
Ski jumping
- Men's World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- HS 142 Team: Postponed to November 27 due to strong winds.
Speed skating
- World Cup 2 in Astana, Kazakhstan:
- Men's 500m: ) 35.19
- Men's 5000m: Sven Kramer (NED) 6:13.83 Jorrit Bergsma (NED) 6:15.40 Alexis Contin (FRA) 6:17.43
- Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Kramer & Bergsma 180 points (3) Contin 120
- Women's 500m: ) 37.99
- Standings (after 4 of 12 races): (1) Lee 310 points (2) Wolf 290 (3) Thijsje Oenema (NED) 250
- Women's 1500m: Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:56.10 Claudia Pechstein (GER) 1:56.77 Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:57.00
- Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Nesbitt 180 points (2) Wüst 170 (3) Pechstein 116
November 25, 2011 (Friday)
Baseball
- Asia Series in Taiwan:
Canadian football
- Vanier Cup in Vancouver: McMaster Marauders 41, Laval Rouge et Or 38 (2OT)
- McMaster win the Cup for the first time.
Cricket
- West Indies in India:
- 3rd Test in Mumbai, day 4: West Indies 590 & 81/2 (34 overs); India 482 (135.4 overs; Ravichandran Ashwin 103). West Indies lead by 189 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
- Ashwin becomes the first player to score a century and record five wickets in an innings, since Jacques Kallis (RSA) in 2002.
- 3rd Test in Mumbai, day 4: West Indies 590 & 81/2 (34 overs); India 482 (135.4 overs; Ravichandran Ashwin 103). West Indies lead by 189 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
Cross-country skiing
- World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- Men's Sprint C: ) 2:51.7
- Overall standings (after 2 of 38 races): (1) Johan Olsson (SWE) 100 points (2) Petter Northug (NOR) 95 (3) Roland Clara (ITA) & Dario Cologna (SUI) 60
- Women's Sprint C: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2:50.1 Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 2:52.2 Vibeke Skofterud (NOR) 2:54.0
- Overall standings (after 2 of 38 races): (1) Bjørgen 150 points (2) Kalla 126 (3) Skofterud 103
- Men's Sprint C: ) 2:51.7
Curling
- Pacific-Asia Championships in Nanjing, China:
- 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship)
- Game 3:
- Australia 3–7 China. China win series 3–0.
- South Korea 2–8 New Zealand. New Zealand lead series 2–1.
- Game 4: South Korea 5–7 New Zealand. New Zealand win series 3–1.
- Game 3:
- 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship)
- Game 3:
- Japan 3–10 South Korea. South Korea win series 3–0.
- New Zealand 2–10 China. China win series 3–0.
- Game 3:
Nordic combined
- World Cup in Kuusamo, Finland:
- HS 142 / 10 km: Magnus Krog (NOR) 27:41.0 Akito Watabe (JPN) 27:43.5 Tino Edelmann (GER) 27:48.1
Speed skating
- World Cup 2 in Astana, Kazakhstan:
- Men's 500m: ) 35.01
- Standings (after 3 of 12 races): (1) Mo 205 points (2) Yūya Oikawa (JPN) 190 (3) Joji Kato (JPN) 177
- Men's 1500m: Wouter olde Heuvel (NED) 1:45.69 Denny Morrison (CAN) 1:45.80 Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 1:45.97
- Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Groothuis 145 points (2) Shani Davis (USA) 140 (3) olde Heuvel 136
- Women's 500m: ) 38.22
- Women's 3000m: Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 4:03.28 Claudia Pechstein (GER) 4:03.59 Diane Valkenburg (NED) 4:05.36
- Standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Sáblíková 200 points (2) Pechstein 150 (3) Ireen Wüst (NED) 140
- Men's 500m: ) 35.01
Volleyball
- FIVB Men's World Cupin Japan, Matchday 5:
November 24, 2011 (Thursday)
Basketball
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 6 (teams in bold qualify for Top 16):
- Group A:
- Bennet Cantù
- Fenerbahçe Ülker
- Standings: Caja Laboral 4–2, Olympiacos, Bennet Cantù, Fenerbahçe Ülker, SLUC Nancy 3–3, Gescrap Bizkaia 2–4.
- Group B:
- Brose Baskets
- Standings: CSKA Moscow 6–0, Panathinaikos 4–2, Unicaja 3–3, Brose Baskets, KK Zagreb 2–4, Žalgiris Kaunas 1–5.
- Group C:
- Real Madrid 93–89 Spirou Charleroi
- EA7 Emporio Armani
- Standings: Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–1, Real Madrid 4–2, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade3–3, EA7 Emporio Armani 2–4, Spirou Basket 1–5.
- Standings: Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–1, Real Madrid 4–2,
- Group D:
- Asseco Prokom Gdynia
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- With 14 points during the game, FC Barcelona Regal's Juan Carlos Navarro (ESP) becomes the all-time Euroleague points-scoring leader, surpassing the mark of Marcus Brown (USA).
- Standings: FC Barcelona Regal 6–0, Montepaschi Siena, UNICS Kazan4–2, Galatasaray Medical Park 3–3, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–5, Asseco Prokom Gdynia 0–6.
- Group A:
Chess
- Women's World Championship in Tirana, Albania:
- Game 8: Koneru Humpy (IND) ½–½ Hou Yifan (CHN). Hou wins series 5½–2½.
- Hou retains her title.
- Game 8: Koneru Humpy (IND) ½–½ Hou Yifan (CHN). Hou wins series 5½–2½.
Cricket
- West Indies in India:
- 3rd Test in Mumbai, day 3: West Indies 590 (184.1 overs; Ravichandran Ashwin 5/156); India 281/3 (80 overs). India trail by 309 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Curling
- Pacific-Asia Championships in Nanjing, China:
- Men (teams in bold advance to the playoffs):
- Draw 10:
- Japan 7–8 China
- New Zealand 5–2 Chinese Taipei
- Australia 6–5 South Korea
- Final standings: China 9–1, South Korea 7–3, New Zealand, Australia 5–5, Chinese Taipei 3–7, Japan 1–9.
- Draw 10:
- Women:
- Draw 6:
- South Korea 9–1 New Zealand
- China 7–6 Japan
- Final standings: China, South Korea 5–1, Japan 2–4, New Zealand 0–6.
- Draw 6:
- Men (teams in bold advance to the playoffs):
Football (soccer)
- FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round in Apia, Samoa:
- American Samoa 1–1 Cook Islands
- Samoa 1–1 Tonga
- Standings (after 2 matches): Samoa, American Samoa 4 points, Cook Islands, Tonga 1.
- UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 6:
- Group 2:
- Switzerland 8–1 Kazakhstan
- Spain 2–2 Germany
Volleyball
- FIVB Men's World Cupin Japan, Matchday 4:
November 23, 2011 (Wednesday)
Basketball
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 6 (team in bold qualify for Top 16):
- Group A: Olympiacos 88–81 Gescrap Bizkaia
- Standings: Fenerbahçe Ülker 3–2, Olympiacos 3–3, SLUC Nancy2–3, Gescrap Bizkaia 2–4.
- Standings:
- Group B: CSKA Moscow 95–82 Žalgiris
- Standings: CSKA Moscow 6–0, Brose Baskets 2–3, KK Zagreb1–4, Žalgiris 1–5.
- Standings: CSKA Moscow 6–0,
- Partizan Mt:s Belgrade
- Standings: EA7 Emporio Armani 2–3, Spirou Charleroi1–4.
- Standings:
-
- Standings: Asseco Prokom Gdynia0–5.
- Standings:
- Group A: Olympiacos 88–81 Gescrap Bizkaia
Chess
- Women's World Championship in Tirana, Albania:
- Game 7: Hou Yifan (CHN) 1–0 Koneru Humpy (IND). Hou leads series 5–2.
Cricket
- West Indies in India:
- 3rd Test in Mumbai, day 2: West Indies 575/9 (181 overs; Darren Bravo 166); India.
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
Curling
- Pacific-Asia Championships in Nanjing, China:
- Men: (teams in bold advance to the playoffs)
- Draw 8:
- New Zealand 7–2 Japan
- Chinese Taipei 5–9 Australia
- China 4–3 South Korea
- Draw 9:
- Japan 8–12 South Korea
- Australia 8–5 New Zealand
- Chinese Taipei 5–8 China
- Standings: China 8–1, South Korea 7–2, New Zealand, Australia 4–5, Chinese Taipei 3–6, Japan 1–8.
- Draw 8:
- Women:
- Draw 5:
- South Korea 7–5 Japan
- China 8–3 New Zealand
- Standings: China, South Korea 4–1, Japan 2–3, New Zealand 0–5.
- Draw 5:
- Men: (teams in bold advance to the playoffs)
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 6:
- Group 1:
- North Macedonia 0–3 Poland
- Italy 2–0 Greece
- Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Italy 15 points (5 matches), Russia 9, Poland 9 (5), Bosnia and Herzegovina 3, Greece, Macedonia 1.
-
- Standings (after 5 matches unless stated): Spain 12 points (4 matches), Germany 9 (3), Romania 9 (6), Kazakhstan 4, Switzerland 3 (3), Turkey 1.
- Group 3:
-
- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): England 8 points (4 matches), Netherlands 7 (3), Serbia 4 (4), Croatia 1 (2), Slovenia 1.
-
- Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Denmark 12 points, Czech Republic 7 (3), Austria 7, Portugal 3, Armenia 0 (5).
- 2012 Olympics Men's Asian qualifiers preliminary round 3, Matchday 2:
- Group A:
- Qatar 1–1 South Korea
- Oman 2–0 Saudi Arabia
- Standings (after 2 matches): South Korea 4 points, Oman 3, Qatar 2, Saudi Arabia 1.
- Group B: United Arab Emirates 0–0 Uzbekistan
- Group C: Malaysia 0–2 Syria
- Group A:
- UEFA Champions League group stage Matchday 5 (teams in bold qualify for Round of 16):
- Group E:
- Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 Chelsea
- Valencia 7–0 Genk
- Standings (after 5 matches): Bayer Leverkusen 9 points, Chelsea, Valencia 8, Genk 2.
- Group F:
- Marseille 0–1 Olympiacos
- Arsenal 2–1 Borussia Dortmund
- Standings (after 5 matches): Arsenal 11 points, Marseille 7, Olympiacos 6, Borussia Dortmund 4.
- Group G:
- APOEL
- Porto
- Standings (after 5 matches): APOEL 9 points, Zenit St. Petersburg 8, Porto 7, Shakhtar Donetsk 2.
- APOEL become the first Cypriot team to reach the last 16 of the Champions League.
- Standings (after 5 matches): APOEL 9 points, Zenit St. Petersburg 8, Porto 7, Shakhtar Donetsk 2.
- Group H:
- BATE Borisov 0–1 Viktoria Plzeň
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- Standings (after 5 matches): Barcelona 13 points, Milan 8, Viktoria Plzeň 4, BATE Borisov 2.
- Group E:
- Copa Sudamericana Semifinals first leg: Vasco da Gama 1–1 Universidad de Chile
November 22, 2011 (Tuesday)
Baseball
- Major League Baseball awards:
- National League Most Valuable Player: Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers
- Braun becomes the first Brewer to win the Award since Robin Yount in 1989.
- National League Most Valuable Player: Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers
Cricket
- West Indies in India:
- 3rd Test in Mumbai, day 1: West Indies 267/2 (91 overs); India.
Curling
- Pacific-Asia Championships in Nanjing, China:
- Men: (teams in bold advance to the playoffs)
- Draw 6:
- China 6–2 Australia
- South Korea 5–6 New Zealand
- Japan 6–8 Chinese Taipei
- Draw 7:
- South Korea 9–6 Chinese Taipei
- Japan 8–6 Australia
- China 6–4 New Zealand
- Standings: China, South Korea 6–1, Chinese Taipei, New Zealand 3–4, Australia 2–5, Japan 1–6.
- Draw 6:
- Women:
- Draw 4:
- Japan 9–1 New Zealand
- China 9–7 South Korea
- Standings: China, South Korea 3–1, Japan 2–2, New Zealand 0–4.
- Draw 4:
- Men: (teams in bold advance to the playoffs)
Football (soccer)
- FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC first round in Apia, Samoa:
- American Samoa 2–1 Tonga
- American Samoa win their first game as a member of FIFA.
- Cook Islands 2–3 Samoa
- American Samoa 2–1 Tonga
- 2012 Olympics Men's Asian qualifiers preliminary round 3, Matchday 2:
- Group B: Iraq 0–0 Australia
- Standings: Uzbekistan 3 points (1 match), Australia 2 (2), United Arab Emirates 1 (1), Iraq 1 (2).
- Group C: Bahrain 0–2 Japan
- Group B: Iraq 0–0 Australia
- UEFA Champions League group stage Matchday 5 (teams in bold qualify for Round of 16):
- Group A:
- Bayern Munich 3–1 Villarreal
- Standings (after 5 matches): Bayern Munich 13 points, Napoli 8, Manchester City 7, Villarreal 0.
- Group B:
- CSKA Moscow 0–2 Lille
- Internazionale
- Standings (after 5 matches): Internazionale 10 points, Trabzonspor 6, Lille, CSKA Moscow 5.
- Group C:
- Manchester United 2–2 Benfica
- Standings (after 5 matches): Benfica, Manchester United 9 points, Basel 8, Oțelul Galați 0.
- Group D:
- Group A:
Snooker
- Mike Dunn compiles the 79th official maximum break at the qualifying stages of the 2012 German Masters.
Volleyball
- FIVB Men's World Cupin Japan, Matchday 3:
November 21, 2011 (Monday)
Baseball
- Major League Baseball awards:
- American League Most Valuable Player: Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
- Verlander becomes the first pitcher to be named MVP since Dennis Eckersley in 1992, and the first Tiger since Willie Hernández in 1984.
- American League Most Valuable Player: Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers
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.
- Draw 4:
- 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.
- Draw 3:
- Men:
Volleyball
- FIVB Men's World Cupin Japan, Matchday 2:
November 20, 2011 (Sunday)
Auto racing
- Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- )
- 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.
- Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Stewart 2403 points (5 wins) (2) Edwards 2403 (1 win) (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2345
- )
- V8 Supercars:
- Victoria(all AUS):
- Race 26: (1) 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
- Race 26: (1)
- 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.
- Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Muller 433 points (2) Huff 430 (3) Alain Menu (SUI) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) 323
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
- Hong Kong Super Series in Hong Kong (CHN unless stated):
Baseball
- Fukuoka: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3, Chunichi Dragons0. Hawks win series 4–3.
- The Hawks win the Japan Series for the first time since 2003, and the fifth time overall. Hawks first baseman Hiroki Kokubo is named series MVP.
Canadian football
- CFL Playoffs:
- Division Finals:
- Winnipeg, Manitoba: Winnipeg Blue Bombers 19, Hamilton Tiger-Cats3
- Edmonton Eskimos23
- Division Finals:
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 Pat Cummins 6/79); Australia296 & 142/3 (37 overs). Australia require another 168 runs with 7 wickets remaining.
- 2nd Test in
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 4th ODI in 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: ) 52:29.2
- Men's 4 x 10 km relay: Daniel Richardsson, 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.
- Draw 2:
- 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.
- Draw 2:
- Men:
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 5:
-
- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Spain 12 points (4 matches), Germany 9, Romania 6, Kazakhstan 4 (5), Switzerland 3, Turkey 1 (4).
-
- Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): France 12 points, Republic of Ireland 6 (3), Scotland 4 (2), Wales 4, Israel 0 (5).
-
- OFC Champions League group stage Matchday 2:
- Group A: Waitakere United 4–0 Ba
- Standings (after 2 matches): Waitakere United 6 points, Ba 3, Tefana1.
- Standings (after 2 matches): Waitakere United 6 points, Ba 3,
- Group A: Waitakere United 4–0 Ba
- 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.
- Winner: Joost Luiten (NED) 198 (−15)
- Alfred Dunhill Championship in Malalane, South Africa:
- Winner: Garth Mulroy (RSA) 269 (−19)
- Mulroy wins his first European Tour title.
- Winner: Garth Mulroy (RSA) 269 (−19)
- Iskandar Johor Open in Johor Bahru, Malaysia:
- LPGA Tour:
- CME Group Titleholders in Orlando, Florida:
- Winner: Hee Young Park (KOR) 279 (−9)
- Park wins her first LPGA Tour title.
- Winner:
- Presidents Cup in Melbourne, Australia: Internationals 15–19 United States
- The United States win the Cup for the fourth successive time.
Gymnastics
- Birmingham, England:
- Double Mini Trampoline Individual men: Bruno Martini (BRA) 73.300 points Austin White (USA) 72.800 Evgeny Chernoivanov (RUS) 71.800
- Double Mini Trampoline Individual women: Svetlana Balandina (RUS) 70.200 points Bianca Zoonekynd (RSA) 69.700 Victoria Voronina (RUS) 68.700
- Tumbling Individual men: ) 75.800
- Tumbling Individual women: Jia Fangfang (CHN) 71.700 points Anna Korobeynikova (RUS) 70.900 Anzhelika Soldatkina (RUS) 68.400
- Synchronised men: Tu Xiao/Dong Dong (CHN) 52.400 points Takashi Sakamoto/Yasuhiro Ueyama (JPN) 51.900 Viatchaslau Modzel/Mikalai Kazak (BLR) 50.700
- Trampoline Individual women: ) 55.330
Rugby union
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 2:
- Pool 3:
- Leinster 38–13 Glasgow Warriors
- Montpellier
- Standings (after 2 matches): Leinster 7 points, Bath 5, Glasgow Warriors 4, Montpellier 3.
- Pool 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.
- Pool 3: London Wasps 38–7 Rovigo
Speed skating
- World Cup 1 in Chelyabinsk, Russia:
- Men's 1000m: Stefan Groothuis (NED) 1:08.49 Kjeld Nuis (NED) 1:08.56 Denny Morrison (CAN) 1:09.26
- Men's team pursuit: Netherlands (Alexej Baumgartner) 3:45.29
- Women's 1000m: Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:15.97 Margot Boer (NED) 1:16.52 Marrit Leenstra (NED) 1:16.77
- Women's team pursuit: Canada (Brittany Schussler, Cindy Klassen, Nesbitt) 3:02.07 Netherlands (Ireen Wüst, Diane Valkenburg, Leenstra) 3:02.72 Russia (Yuliya Skokova, Yekaterina Lobysheva, Yekaterina Shikhova) 3:03.37
Volleyball
- FIVB Men's World Cupin Japan, Matchday 1:
November 19, 2011 (Saturday)
Auto racing
- Nationwide Series:
- Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Carl Edwards(Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
- Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Stenhouse Jr. 1222 points (2) Turner Motorsports) 1105
- Stenhouse Jr. wins the title for the first time.
- Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Stenhouse Jr. 1222 points (2)
- V8 Supercars:
- Holden VE Commodoreunless stated):
- Race 25: (1) Holden Racing Team) (3) Todd Kelly(Kelly Racing)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 25 of 28 races): (1) Ford FG Falcon) 2312
- Drivers' championship standings (after 25 of 28 races): (1)
- Race 25: (1)
Baseball
- Fukuoka: Chunichi Dragons 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks1. 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: Johan Olsson (SWE) 32:40.9 Petter Northug (NOR) 33:12.1 Roland Clara (ITA) 33:12.3
- Women's 10 km Free Individual: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 24:22.3 Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 24:49.4 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
- Draw 1:
- Women:
- Draw 1:
- New Zealand 2–8 Japan
- South Korea 9–4 China
- Draw 1:
- Men:
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Trophée Eric Bompardin Paris, France:
- Men: Patrick Chan (CAN) 240.60 points Song Nan (CHN) 224.10 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: Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov (RUS) 194.13 points Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov (RUS) 184.91 Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford (CAN) 176.62
- Standings (after 5 of 6 events): Volosozhar/Trankov & 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).
- Standings (after 5 of 6 events): Volosozhar/Trankov &
- Ladies: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS) 182.89 points Carolina Kostner (ITA) 179.32 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: Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) 176.93 points Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 164.56 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).
- Men: Patrick Chan (CAN) 240.60 points Song Nan (CHN) 224.10 Michal Březina (CZE) 218.60
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 5:
- Group 1:
- North 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).
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- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Germany, Spain 9 points, Romania 6 (4), Kazakhstan 4 (5), Switzerland 3, Turkey 1 (4).
- Group 3:
- 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).
-
- Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Denmark 9 points (3 matches), Austria 7, Czech Republic 4 (2), Portugal 3, Armenia 0 (3).
- Maghreb de Fès
- OFC Champions League group stage Matchday 2:
- Group B:
- Hekari United
- Koloale
- Standings (after 2 matches): Auckland City 6 points, Amicale 4, Hekari United 1, Koloale 0.
- Group B:
Gymnastics
- Birmingham, England:
- Double Mini Trampoline Team men: Canada (Denis Vachon, Alexander Seifert, Keegan Soehn, Jonathon Schwaiger) 108.600 points Brazil (Edmon de Abreu, Arthur Iotte, Bruno Martini, Rodrigo Bachur) 103.200 United States (Ryan Roberts, Austin White, Kalon Ludvigson, Trey Katz) 85.600
- Double Mini Trampoline Team women: Canada (Gillian Bruce, Mariah Madigan, Corissa Boychuk, Chelsea Nerpio) 104.100 points Portugal (Joana Pereira da Silva, Andreia Robalo, Silvia Saiote, Ana Robalo) 102.900 United States (Kristle Lowell, Marina Moskalenko, Erin Jauch, Erica Owen) 100.800
- Tumbling Team men: China (Yang Song, Tao Yi) 115.500 points Russia (Grigory Noskov, Tagir Murtazaev, Andrey Krylov, Mikhail Kostyanov) 113.000 Canada (Schwaiger, Jocelyn Charpentier-Leclerc, Seifert, Vincent Lavoie) 103.100
- Tumbling Team women: China (Chen Lingxi, Jia Fangfang, Zhang Yuanyuan, Guan Shuang) 102.000 points Russia (Victoria Danilenko, Anzhelika Soldatkina, Anna Korobeynikova, Elena Krasnokutskaya) 101.000 France (Mathilde Millory, Lauriane Lamperim, Jessica Courrèges-Clercq) 95.200
- Synchronised women: ) 47.000
- Trampoline Individual men: Lu Chunlong (CHN) 62.145 points Dong Dong (CHN) 61.460 Masaki Ito (JPN) 60.864
Mixed martial arts
- 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
- 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.
- Pool 1: Castres 24–27 Munster
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 2:
- Pool 1: Crociati Parma 3–34 Worcester Warriors
- Standings (after 2 matches): București Oaks5, Crociati Parma 0.
- Standings (after 2 matches):
- Pool 2:
- 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, Perpignan4, Cavalieri Prato 0.
- Standings (after 2 matches):
- Pool 1: Crociati Parma 3–34 Worcester Warriors
Speed skating
- World Cup 1 in Chelyabinsk, Russia:
- 500 m women: ) 38.22
- Standings (after 2 of 12 races): (1) Yu 200 points (2) Thijsje Oenema (NED) 140 (3) Lee 130
- 500 m men: ) 35.14
- Standings (after 2 of 12 races): (1) Kato 145 points (2) Oikawa 140 (3) Jan Smeekens (NED) 130
- 1500 m women: Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:57.02 Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:57.44 Marrit Leenstra (NED) 1:58.27
- 5000 m men (all NED): Jorrit Bergsma 6:18.74 Sven Kramer 6:20.60 Bob de Jong 6:21.96
- 500 m women: ) 38.22
Snowboarding
- World Cup in Stockholm, Sweden:
- Big Air men: Niklas Mattsson (SWE) 172.4 points Michael Macho (AUT) 167.4 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
- Big Air men: Niklas Mattsson (SWE) 172.4 points Michael Macho (AUT) 167.4 Alexey Sobolev (RUS) 163.4
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 236 (48.5 overs). Pakistan win by 21 runs; lead 5-match series 2–1.
Gymnastics
- Birmingham, England:
- Trampoline team men: Japan (Tetsuya Sotomura, Yasuhiro Uyeyama, Masaki Ito) 175.474 points China (Tu Xiao, Lu Chunlong, Dong Dong) 154.440 Russia (Aleksey Ilichev, Nikita Fedorenko, Dmitry Ushakov) 152.030
- Trampoline team women: China (Rosannagh MacLennan, Samantha Smith) 159.085
Rugby union
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 2:
- Pool 1: Northampton Saints 23–28 Scarlets
- Pool 2:
- 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:
- București Oaks
- Standings: Stade Français 9 points (2 matches), București Oaks 5 (2), Worcester Warriors, Crociati Parma 0 (1).
- Pool 5: Sale Sharks 59–6 La Vila
Speed skating
- World Cup 1 in Chelyabinsk, Russia:
- Men's 500m: Pekka Koskela (FIN) 35.00 Jan Smeekens (NED) 35.01 Yūya Oikawa (JPN) 35.07
- Men's 1500m: Stefan Groothuis (NED) 1:45.70 Shani Davis (USA) 1:46.27 Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 1:46.47
- Women's 500m: Yu Jing (CHN) 37.81 Maki Tsuji (JPN) & Thijsje Oenema (NED) 38.22(3)
- Women's 3000m: Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 4:06.54 Ireen Wüst (NED) 4:07.16 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.
- 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.
November 17, 2011 (Thursday)
Baseball
- Nagoya: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 5, Chunichi Dragons0. Hawks lead series 3–2.
- Major League Baseball awards:
Basketball
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 5:
-
- Standings: 1–4.
- Group C:
- Maccabi Tel Aviv 69–59 Spirou Charleroi
- Real Madrid 104–84 Anadolu Efes
- Partizan Mt:s Belgrade
- Standings: Maccabi 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
- FC Barcelona Regal
- 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.
- 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).
-
- Standings: Newport Gwent Dragons 9 points (2 matches), Perpignan 4 (2), Exeter Chiefs 1 (1), Cavalieri Prato 0 (1).
- Pool 3: Bayonne 20–3 Bordeaux Bègles
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
- Nagoya: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2, Chunichi Dragons1. Series tied 2–2.
- Major League Baseball awards:
- Managers of the Year:
Basketball
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 5:
- Group A:
- Bennet Cantù
- Olympiacos 91–78 SLUC Nancy
- Standings: Caja Laboral, Bennet Cantù, Fenerbahçe Ülker 3–2, Olympiacos, Gescrap Bizkaia, SLUC Nancy 2–3.
- Group B:
- Group A:
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.
November 15, 2011 (Tuesday)
Baseball
- Nagoya: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4, Chunichi Dragons2. Dragons lead series 2–1.
- Major League Baseball awards:
Chess
- Women's World Championship in Tirana, Albania:
- Game 2: Hou Yifan (CHN) ½–½ Koneru Humpy (IND). Series tied 1–1.
Cricket
- West Indies in India:
- 2nd Test in Mahendra Singh Dhoni 144); West Indies34/2 (12 overs). West Indies trail by 597 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 2nd Test in
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying play-offs, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Croatia 0–0 (3–0) Turkey. Croatia win 3–0 on aggregate.
- Montenegro 0–1 (0–2) Czech Republic. Czech Republic win 3–0 on aggregate.
- Republic of Ireland 1–1 (4–0) Estonia. Republic of Ireland win 5–1 on aggregate.
- Portugal 6–2 (0–0) Bosnia and Herzegovina. Portugal win 6–2 on aggregate.
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Matchday 4:
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) First round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Burundi 2–1 (0–1) Lesotho. 2–2 on aggregate; Lesotho win on away goals.
- Madagascar 2–1 (0–2) Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Togo 1–0 (1–1) Guinea-Bissau. Togo win 2–1 on aggregate.
- Rwanda 3–1 (1–1) Eritrea. Rwanda win 4–2 on aggregate.
- Congo 1–1 (5–0) São Tomé and Príncipe. Congo win 6–1 on aggregate.
- Tanzania 0–1 (2–1) Chad. 2–2 on aggregate; Tanzania win on away goals.
- Kenya 4–0 (3–0) Seychelles. Kenya win 7–0 on aggregate.
- Mozambique 4–1 (1–0) Comoros. Mozambique win 5–1 on aggregate.
- Namibia 4–0 (4–0) Djibouti. Namibia win 8–0 on aggregate.
- DR Congo 5–1 (3–1) Swaziland. Congo DR win 8–2 on aggregate.
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third round, matchday 5 (teams in bold advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round|fourth round]]):
- Group A:
- Group B:
- Lebanon 2–1 South Korea
- Kuwait 2–1 United Arab Emirates
- Standings (after 5 matches): South Korea, Lebanon 10 points, Kuwait 8, United Arab Emirates 0.
- Group C:
- North Korea 1–0 Japan
- Uzbekistan 3–0 Tajikistan
- Standings (after 5 matches): Uzbekistan 13 points, Japan 10, North Korea 6, Tajikistan 0.
- Group D:
- Thailand 0–1 Australia
- Saudi Arabia 0–0 Oman
- Standings (after 5 matches): Australia 12 points, Saudi Arabia 6, Oman 5, Thailand 4.
- Group E:
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) Second round, matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to the Third round):
- Group A: El Salvador 4–0 Suriname
- Final standings: El Salvador 18 points, Dominican Republic 8, Suriname 7, Cayman Islands 1.
- Group B: Trinidad and Tobago 2–0 Guyana
- Group C: Panama 3–0 Dominica
- Final standings: Panama 12 points, Nicaragua 6, Dominica 0.
- Group D: Canada 4–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Final standings: Canada 14 points, Puerto Rico 9, Saint Kitts and Nevis 7, Saint Lucia 1.
- Group E:
- Grenada 1–4 Guatemala
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–2 Belize
- Final standings: Guatemala 18 points, Belize 7, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5, Grenada 4.
- Group F:
- Haiti 2–1 Antigua and Barbuda
- Curaçao 6–1 U.S. Virgin Islands
- Final standings: Antigua and Barbuda 15 points, Haiti 13, Curaçao 7, U.S. Virgin Islands 0.
- Group A: El Salvador 4–0 Suriname
- Friendly internationals (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings):
- Costa Rica 2–2 (1) Spain
- (3) Germany 3–0 (2) Netherlands
- (6) Italy 0–1 (4) Uruguay
- (7) England 1–0 Sweden
- (10) Denmark 2–1 Finland
November 14, 2011 (Monday)
Baseball
- Major League Baseball awards:
- Nippon Professional Baseball awards:
Chess
- Women's World Championship in Tirana, Albania:
- Game 1: Koneru Humpy (IND) ½–½ Hou Yifan (CHN)
Cricket
- West Indies in India:
- 2nd Test in Kolkata, day 1: India 346/5 (87.3 overs; Rahul Dravid 119); West Indies.
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 2nd ODI in 210 (46.3 overs). Sri Lanka win by 25 runs; 5-match series tied 1–1.
Football (soccer)
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) Second round, matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to the Third round):
- Group A: Cayman Islands 1–1 Dominican Republic
- Standings: El Salvador 15 points (5 matches), Dominican Republic 8 (6), Suriname 7 (5), Cayman Islands 1 (6).
- Group B: Barbados 1–2 Bermuda
- Standings: Guyana 13 points (5 matches), Bermuda 10 (6), Trinidad and Tobago 9 (5), Barbados 0 (6).
- Group D: Puerto Rico 3–0 Saint Lucia
- Standings: Canada 11 points (5 matches), Puerto Rico 9 (6), Saint Kitts and Nevis 7 (5), Saint Lucia 1 (6).
- Group A: Cayman Islands 1–1 Dominican Republic
- Friendly international in
Golf
- European Tour:
- Barclays Singapore Open in Sentosa, Singapore:
- Winner: Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (ESP) 199 (−14)PO
- Fernández-Castaño defeats Juvic Pagunsan (PHI) on the second playoff hole, to win his fifth European Tour title and first since 2008.
- Winner: Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño (ESP) 199 (−14)PO
- Barclays Singapore Open in Sentosa, Singapore:
November 13, 2011 (Sunday)
Auto racing
- Formula One:
- ) (McLaren-Mercedes)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 18 of 19 races): (1) Renault) 374 points (2) Button 255 (3) Alonso 245
- Drivers' championship standings (after 18 of 19 races): (1)
- ) (McLaren-Mercedes)
- Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- Stewart Haas Racing)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 35 of 36 races): (1) Edwards 2359 points (2) Stewart 2356 (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2308
- V8 Supercars:
- Falken Tasmania Challenge in Launceston, Tasmania(all AUS):
- Race 24: (1) Ford FG Falcon) (3) Mark Winterbottom(Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 24 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 2817 points (2) Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) 2623 (3) Winterbottom 2215
- Race 24: (1)
- World Rally Championship:
- Wales Rally GB in Cardiff, Great Britain (all Ford Fiesta RS WRC): (1) Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila (FIN) (2) Mads Østberg (NOR)/Jonas Andersson (SWE) (3) Henning Solberg (NOR)/Ilka Minor (AUT)
- Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA) (Citroën DS3 WRC) 222 points (2) Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 214 (3) Sébastien Ogier (FRA) (Citroën DS3 WRC) 196
- Loeb wins his eighth consecutive world title.
- Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA) (Citroën DS3 WRC) 222 points (2) Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 214 (3) Sébastien Ogier (FRA) (Citroën DS3 WRC) 196
- Wales Rally GB in Cardiff, Great Britain (all Ford Fiesta RS WRC): (1) Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila (FIN) (2) Mads Østberg (NOR)/Jonas Andersson (SWE) (3) Henning Solberg (NOR)/Ilka Minor (AUT)
Baseball
- ). Dragons lead series 2–0.
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- NHK Trophy in Sapporo, Japan:
- Men: Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 259.75 points Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 235.02 Ross Miner (USA) 212.36
- Standings (after 4 of 6 events): Takahashi 26 points (2 events), Kozuka 24 (2), Kevin van der Perren (BEL) & Miner 16 (2), Patrick Chan (CAN), Jeremy Abbott (USA) & Michal Březina (CZE) 15 (1).
- Men: Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 259.75 points Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 235.02 Ross Miner (USA) 212.36
- NHK Trophy in Sapporo, Japan:
Football (soccer)
- Kazakhstan Cup Final in Almaty: Tobol 0–1 Ordabasy
- Ordabasy win the Cup for the first time.
Golf
- European Tour:
- Barclays Singapore Open in Sentosa, Singapore: Playoff suspended due to lightning; play continues November 14.
- LPGA Tour:
- Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Winner: Catriona Matthew (SCO) 276 (−12)
- Matthew wins her fourth LPGA Tour title.
- Winner: Catriona Matthew (SCO) 276 (−12)
- Lorena Ochoa Invitational in Guadalajara, Mexico:
Rugby league
- Four Nations in England and Wales (teams in bold advance to the Final):
- Round three in Wrexham: Wales 14–56 Australia
- Final standings: Australia 6 points, England 4, New Zealand 2, Wales 0.
- Round three in Wrexham: Wales 14–56 Australia
Rugby union
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 1:
- Pool 3: Glasgow Warriors 26–21 Bath
- Pool 5: Saracens 42–17 Benetton Treviso
- Pool 6: Toulouse 21–17 Gloucester
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 1:
- Pool 1:
Snooker
- Players Tour Championship – Event 9: Antwerp Open in Antwerp, Belgium:
- Final: Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 3–4 Judd Trump (ENG)
- Trump wins his sixth professional title.
- Order of Merit (after 9 of 12 events): (1) O'Sullivan 29,600 (2) Trump 28,900 (3) Neil Robertson (AUS) 27,100
- Final: Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 3–4 Judd Trump (ENG)
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, France:
- Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6–1, 7–6(3)
- Federer wins his third title of the year, and 69th of his career.
- Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6–1, 7–6(3)
- BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, France:
Volleyball
- FIVB Women's World Cupin Japan, Matchday 8:
- Italy 3–0 Serbia
- China 3–0 South Korea
- Japan 3–0 Brazil
- Argentina 0–3 Germany
- Algeria 3–1 Kenya
- Dominican Republic 0–3 United States
- Standings (after 8 matches): Italy 23 points, United States 21, China 19, Germany 18, Japan 16, Brazil 12, Serbia 11, Argentina 9, Dominican Republic 8, South Korea 4, Algeria 3, Kenya 0.
Weightlifting
- World Championships in Paris, France:
- Men's +105 kg:
- Snatch: Behdad Salimi (IRN) 214 kg (WR) Ihor Shymechko (UKR) 200 kg Sajjad Anoushiravani (IRN) 198 kg
- Clean & Jerk: Salimi 250 kg Anoushiravani 241 kg Jeon Sang-Guen (KOR) 241 kg
- Total: Salimi 464 kg Anoushiravani 439 kg Jeon 433 kg
- Women's +75 kg:
- Snatch: Tatiana Kashirina (RUS) 147 kg (WR) Zhou Lulu (CHN) 146 kg Olha Korobka (UKR) 127 kg
- Clean & Jerk: Zhou 182 kg Kashirina 175 kg Korobka 157 kg
- Total: Zhou 328 kg (WR) Kashirina 322 kg Korobka 284 kg
- Men's +105 kg:
November 12, 2011 (Saturday)
Auto racing
- Nationwide Series:
- Roush Fenway Racing)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 33 of 34 races): (1) Turner Motorsports) 1074
- Drivers' championship standings (after 33 of 34 races): (1)
- V8 Supercars:
- Falken Tasmania Challenge in Launceston, Tasmania(AUS unless stated):
- Race 23 (all Holden Racing Team)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 23 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 2667 points (2) Lowndes 2512 (3) Ford FG Falcon) 2105
- Drivers' championship standings (after 23 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 2667 points (2) Lowndes 2512 (3)
- Race 23 (all
Baseball
- ). Dragons lead series 1–0.
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- NHK Trophy in Sapporo, Japan:
- Ice dancing: Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (USA) 151.85 points Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 151.76 Elena Ilinykh/Nikita Katsalapov (RUS) 149.48
- Standings (after 4 of 6 events): Shibutani/Shibutani 28 points (2 events), Weaver/Poje 26 (2), Nelli Zhiganshina/Alexander Gazsi (GER) 18 (2), Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN), Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) & Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 15 (1).
- Pairs: Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) 171.68
- Standings (after 4 of 6 events): Kavaguti/Smirnov 30 points (2 events), Savchenko/Szolkowy & Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao (CHN) 26 (2), Takahashi/Tran & Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 22 (2), Sui Wenjing/Han Cong (CHN) 20 (2).
- Ladies: Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 185.98 points Mao Asada (JPN) 184.19 Alena Leonova (RUS) 170.68
- Standings (after 4 of 6 events): Carolina Kostner (ITA) & Suzuki 28 points (2 events), Mirai Nagasu (USA), Ashley Wagner (USA) & Leonova 20 (2), Alissa Czisny (USA) & Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS) 15 (1).
- Ice dancing: Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (USA) 151.85 points Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 151.76 Elena Ilinykh/Nikita Katsalapov (RUS) 149.48
- NHK Trophy in Sapporo, Japan:
Football (soccer)
- Djibouti
- Friendly international (top 10 in
- Wydad Casablanca
- Espérance ST win the title for the second time, and qualify for the Club World Cup.
Mixed martial arts
- UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos in Anaheim, California, United States:
- ) (c) via KO (punches)
Rugby league
- Four Nations in England and Wales (teams in bold advance to the Final):
Rugby union
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 1:
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 1:
- Pool 2: Lyon
- Pool 3:
- Rugby Rovigo 10–43 Bayonne
- Bordeaux-Bègles 14–47 London Wasps
- Pool 4: Newport Gwent Dragons
- Pool 5:
- La Vila 10–50 Agen
- Brive 26–18 Sale Sharks
- Pool 2:
Volleyball
- FIVB Women's World Cupin Japan, Matchday 7:
- Italy 3–0 Brazil
- China 3–1 Serbia
- Japan 3–0 South Korea
- Dominican Republic 3–2 Germany
- Argentina 3–0 Kenya
- Algeria 0–3 United States
- Standings (after 7 matches): Italy 20 points, United States 18, China 16, Germany 15, Japan 13, Brazil 12, Serbia 11, Argentina 9, Dominican Republic 8, South Korea 4, Kenya, Algeria 0.
Weightlifting
- World Championships in Paris, France:
- Men's 94 kg:
- Snatch: Kim Min-Jae (KOR) 182 kg
- Clean & Jerk: ) 221 kg
- Total: Ilin 407 kg Artem Ivanov 407 kg Mohammadpour 402 kg
- Snatch:
- Men's 105 kg:
- Snatch: ) 187 kg
- Clean & Jerk: Akkayev 232 kg Klokov 232 kg Oleksiy Torokhtiy (UKR) 229 kg
- Total: Akkayev 430 kg Klokov 428 kg Torokhtiy 410 kg
- Men's 94 kg:
November 11, 2011 (Friday)
Cricket
- Australia in South Africa:
- 1st Test in Cape Town, day 3: Australia 284 & 47; South Africa 96 & 236/2 (50.2 overs; Hashim Amla 112, Graeme Smith 101*). South Africa win by 8 wickets; lead 2-match series 1–0.
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 1st ODI in 132/2 (21.5 overs). Pakistan win by 8 wickets; lead 5-match series 1–0.
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Euro 2012 Qualifying play-offs, first leg:
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Matchday 3:
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) First round, first leg:
- Djibouti 0–4 Namibia
- Comoros 0–1 Mozambique
- São Tomé and Príncipe 0–5 Congo
- Eritrea 1–1 Rwanda
- Chad 1–2 Tanzania
- Equatorial Guinea 2–0 Madagascar
- Seychelles 0–3 Kenya
- Guinea-Bissau 1–1 Togo
- Mauritius – Liberia. Liberia advance to the Second round due to Mauritius' withdrawal.
- Swaziland 1–3 DR Congo
- Lesotho 1–0 Burundi
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third round, matchday 4 (teams in bold advance to the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round|fourth round]]):
- Group A:
- Group B:
- United Arab Emirates 0–2 South Korea
- Kuwait 0–1 Lebanon
- Standings (after 4 matches): South Korea 10 points, Lebanon 7, Kuwait 5, United Arab Emirates 0.
- Group C:
- Tajikistan 0–4 Japan
- Uzbekistan 1–0 North Korea
- Standings (after 4 matches): Japan, Uzbekistan 10 points, North Korea 3, Tajikistan 0.
- Group D:
- Oman 1–0 Australia
- Saudi Arabia 3–0 Thailand
- Standings (after 4 matches): Australia 9 points, Saudi Arabia 5, Thailand, Oman 4.
- Group E:
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF) Second round, matchday 5 (teams in bold advance to the Third round):
- Group A:
- Dominican Republic 4–0 Cayman Islands
- Suriname 1–3 El Salvador
- Standings (after 5 matches): El Salvador 15 points, Dominican Republic, Suriname 7, Cayman Islands 0.
- Group B:
- Bermuda 2–1 Barbados
- Guyana 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
- Standings (after 5 matches): Guyana 13 points, Trinidad and Tobago 9, Bermuda 7, Barbados 0.
- Group C: Nicaragua 1–0 Dominica
- Standings: Panama 9 points (3 matches), Nicaragua 6 (4), Dominica 0 (3).
- Group D:
- Saint Kitts and Nevis 0–0 Canada
- Saint Lucia 0–4 Puerto Rico
- Standings (after 5 matches): Canada 11 points, Saint Kitts and Nevis 7, Puerto Rico 6, Saint Lucia 1.
- Group E:
- Belize 1–1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Guatemala 3–0 Grenada
- Standings (after 5 matches): Guatemala 15 points, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5, Belize, Grenada 4.
- Group F:
- U.S. Virgin Islands 0–3 Curaçao
- Antigua and Barbuda 1–0 Haiti
- Standings (after 5 matches): Antigua and Barbuda 15 points, Haiti 10, Curaçao 4, U.S. Virgin Islands 0.
- Group A:
- Friendly internationals (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings):
- (2) Netherlands 0–0 Switzerland
- Ukraine 3–3 (3) Germany
- Poland 0–2 (6) Italy
- (8) Greece 1–1 Russia
- (10) Denmark 2–0 Sweden
Rugby union
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 1:
- Cardiff Blues
- Pool 6: Harlequins 25–17 Connacht
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 1:
- Pool 4: Perpignan 15–12 Exeter Chiefs
Volleyball
- FIVB Women's World Cupin Japan, Matchday 6:
- Italy 3–0 South Korea
- China 2–3 Brazil
- Japan 0–3 Serbia
- Dominican Republic 3–1 Kenya
- Algeria 0–3 Germany
- Argentina 0–3 United States
- Standings (after 6 matches): Italy 17 points, United States 15, Germany 14, China 13, Brazil 12, Serbia 11, Japan 10, Dominican Republic, Argentina 6, South Korea 4, Kenya, Algeria 0.
Weightlifting
- World Championships in Paris, France:
- Men's 85 kg:
- Snatch: Andrei Rybakou (BLR) 178 kg Adrian Zieliński (POL) 174 kg Kianoush Rostami (IRN) 173 kg
- Clean & Jerk: Rostami 209 kg Benjamin Hennequin (FRA) 208 kg Yoelmis Hernández (CUB) 205 kg
- Total: Rostami 382 kg Hennequin 378 kg Zieliński 376 kg
- Men's 85 kg:
November 10, 2011 (Thursday)
Basketball
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 4:
- Caja Laboral
- Standings: Caja Laboral, 1–3.
- Group B:
- Brose Baskets
- Panathinaikos 76–78 (OT) CSKA Moscow
- Standings: CSKA Moscow 4–0, Panathinaikos, Unicaja 3–1, Brose Baskets, Žalgiris Kaunas 1–3, KK Zagreb0–4.
- Standings: CSKA Moscow 4–0, Panathinaikos,
- Group C:
- Anadolu Efes 72–79 Maccabi Tel Aviv
- EA7 Emporio Armani
-
- Standings: Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1, Real Madrid, Anadolu Efes, EA7 Emporio Armani, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 2–2, Spirou Charleroi 1–3.
- Montepaschi Siena
- Standings: FC Barcelona Regal 4–0, Montepaschi Siena 3–1, Asseco Prokom Gdynia0–4.
- Standings: FC Barcelona Regal 4–0, Montepaschi Siena 3–1,
Cricket
- Australia in South Africa:
- 1st Test in Cape Town, day 2: Australia 284 (75 overs; Michael Clarke 151) & 47 (18 overs; Vernon Philander 5/15); South Africa 96 (24.3 overs; Shane Watson 5/17) & 81/1 (17 overs). South Africa require another 155 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
- Australia record their lowest complete innings total since 1902.
- 23 wickets fall during the day, the most in a day since 1902.
- 1st Test in Cape Town, day 2: Australia 284 (75 overs; Michael Clarke 151) & 47 (18 overs; Vernon Philander 5/15); South Africa 96 (24.3 overs; Shane Watson 5/17) & 81/1 (17 overs). South Africa require another 155 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
Football (soccer)
- Friendly international (top 10 in
- UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- LdB Malmö 1–0 (3–1) SV Neulengbach. LdB Malmö win 4–1 on aggregate.
- . Göteborg FC win 4–2 on aggregate.
- . Turbine Potsdam win 17–0 on aggregate.
- Santa Fe. Vélez Sársfield win 4–1 on points.
Rugby union
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 1:
- Pool 1: Worcester Warriors 14–23 Stade Français
- Pool 2: Petrarca Padova
Weightlifting
- World Championships in Paris, France:
- Men's 77 kg:
- Snatch: Lü Xiaojun (CHN) 170 kg Su Dajin (CHN) 166 kg Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan (ARM) 166 kg
- Clean & Jerk: Su 206 kg Lu 205 kg Sa Jae-Hyouk (KOR) 203 kg
- Total: Lu 375 kg Su 372 kg Sa 360 kg
- Lu wins the title for the second time.
- Women's 75 kg:
- Snatch: ) 121 kg
- Clean & Jerk: Yevstyukhina 163 kg (Kim Un-Ju (PRK) 151 kg
- Total: Yevstyukhina 293 kg Podobedova 287 kg Kim 265 kg
- Men's 77 kg:
November 9, 2011 (Wednesday)
Basketball
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 4:
- Group A:
- Fenerbahçe Ülker
- Standings: Caja Laboral 3–0, Bennet Cantù 3–1, Fenerbahçe Ülker 2–2, SLUC Nancy1–2, Bizkaia Bilbao Basket, Olympiacos 1–3.
- Standings:
-
- Standings: Brose Baskets 1–2, Žalgiris Kaunas0–3, KK Zagreb 0–4.
- Standings:
- Group D:
- Galatasaray Medical Park
-
- Standings: Montepaschi Siena3–0, Galatasaray Medical Park, UNICS Kazan 2–2, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–3, Asseco Prokom Gdynia 0–4.
- Standings:
- Group A:
College football
- The Penn State Board of Trustees fires head coach Joe Paterno after 46 years in charge, over his alleged knowledge of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal.[1]
Cricket
- West Indies in India:
- 1st Test in Delhi, day 4: West Indies 304 & 180; India 209 & 276/5 (80.4 overs). India win by 5 wickets; lead 3-match series 1–0.
- Australia in South Africa:
- 1st Test in Cape Town, day 1: Australia 214/8 (55 overs; Michael Clarke 107*); South Africa.
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Rayo Vallecano. Arsenal win 6–2 on aggregate.
- WFC Rossiyanka 3–3 (4–0) FC Energy Voronezh. Rossiyanka win 7–3 on aggregate.
- Sparta Praha. Lyon win 12–0 on aggregate.
- Brøndby IF. Brøndby IF win 5–2 on aggregate.
- 1. FFC Frankfurt. 1. FFC Frankfurt win 4–2 on aggregate.
- Universitario. 3–3 on points; Vasco da Gama win 5–4 on aggregate.
Volleyball
- FIVB Women's World Cupin Japan, Matchday 5:
- Argentina 0–3 China
- Algeria 0–3 Italy
- Dominican Republic 0–3 Japan
- Kenya 0–3 South Korea
- Brazil 3–2 Serbia
- Germany 3–0 United States
- Standings (after 5 matches): Italy 14 points, United States, China 12, Germany 11, Brazil, Japan 10, Serbia 8, Argentina 6, South Korea 4, Dominican Republic 3, Kenya, Algeria 0.
Weightlifting
- World Championships in Paris, France:
- Women's 69 kg:
- Snatch: ) 116 kg
- Clean & Jerk: Slivenko 148 kg Xiang 148 kg Tatiana Matveyeva (RUS) 143 kg
- Total: Slivenko 266 kg Xiang 264 kg Matveyeva 253 kg
- Slivenko wins the title for the third time.
- Women's 69 kg:
November 8, 2011 (Tuesday)
Cricket
- West Indies in India:
- 1st Test in Delhi, day 3: West Indies 304 & 180 (57.3 overs; Ravichandran Ashwin 6/47); India 209 & 152/2 (44 overs). India require another 124 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
Volleyball
- FIVB Women's World Cupin Japan, Matchday 4:
- China 3–1 Dominican Republic
- Italy 3–0 Argentina
- Japan 3–0 Algeria
- United States 3–0 Kenya
- South Korea 2–3 Brazil
- Serbia 2–3 Germany
- Standings (after 4 matches): United States 12 points, Italy 11, China 9, Germany, Brazil 8, Japan, Serbia 7, Argentina 6, Dominican Republic 3, South Korea 1, Kenya, Algeria 0.
Weightlifting
- World Championships in Paris, France:
- Men's 69 kg:
- Snatch: Mete Binay (TUR) 157 kg Oleg Chen (RUS) 156 kg Tang Deshang (CHN) 155 kg
- Clean & Jerk: Tang 186 kg Won Jeong-Sik (KOR) 182 kg
- Total: Tang 341 kg Chen 336 kg Wu 335 kg
- Women's 63 kg:
- Snatch: ) 109 kg
- Clean & Jerk: Maneza 139 kg Tsarukayeva 138 kg Roxana Cocoş (ROM) 136 kg
- Total: Tsarukayeva 255 kg Maneza 248 kg Ouyang 246 kg
- Men's 69 kg:
November 7, 2011 (Monday)
Cricket
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 3rd Test in 340 & 87/4 (57 overs). Match drawn; Pakistan win the 3-match series 1–0.
- West Indies in India:
- 1st Test in Delhi, day 2: West Indies 304 (108.2 overs; Shivnarine Chanderpaul 118, Pragyan Ojha 6/72) & 21/2 (14 overs); India 209 (52.5 overs). West Indies lead by 116 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
Surfing
- Men's World Tour:
- Rip Curl Search in San Francisco, United States: (1) Gabriel Medina (BRA) (2) Joel Parkinson (AUS) (3) Taylor Knox (USA) & Alejo Muniz (BRA)
- Standings (after 10 of 11 events): (1) Kelly Slater (USA) 63,350 points (2) Parkinson 48,600 (3) Owen Wright (AUS) 47,900
- Slater wins the title for the 11th time.
- Standings (after 10 of 11 events): (1) Kelly Slater (USA) 63,350 points (2) Parkinson 48,600 (3) Owen Wright (AUS) 47,900
- Rip Curl Search in San Francisco, United States: (1) Gabriel Medina (BRA) (2) Joel Parkinson (AUS) (3) Taylor Knox (USA) & Alejo Muniz (BRA)
Weightlifting
- World Championships in Paris, France:
- Women's 58 kg:
- Snatch: Li Xueying (CHN) 103 kg Nastassia Novikava (BLR) 101 kg Romela Begaj (ALB) 100 kg
- Clean & Jerk: Novikava 136 kg Li 133 kg Pimsiri Sirikaew (THA) 131 kg
- Total: Novikava 237 kg Li 236 kg Sirikaew 230 kg
- Women's 58 kg:
November 6, 2011 (Sunday)
Athletics
- World Marathon Majors:
- New York City Marathon (KEN unless stated):
- Men: Geoffrey Mutai 2:05:06 (Course record) Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai 2:06:28 Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) 2:07:13
- Women: Firehiwot Dado (ETH) 2:23:15 Bizunesh Deba (ETH) 2:23:19 Mary Jepkosgei Keitany 2:23:38
- Final World Marathon Majors standings:
- Men: (1) Emmanuel Mutai 70 points (2) Geoffrey Mutai 65 (3) Patrick Makau Musyoki 60
- Women: (1) Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) 90 points (2) Edna Kiplagat 60 (3) Keitany 45
- New York City Marathon (KEN unless stated):
Auto racing
- Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- )
- Drivers' championship standings (after 34 of 36 races): (1) Edwards 2316 points (2) Stewart 2313 (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2283
- )
- World Touring Car Championship:
- Race of China in Shanghai:
- Race 1: (1) Alain Menu (SUI) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Colin Turkington (GBR) (Wiechers-Sport; BMW 320 TC) (3) Robert Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze)
- Race 2: (1) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) (Lukoil – SUNRED; SEAT León) (3) Huff
- Drivers' championship standings (after 11 of 12 rounds): (1) Muller 400 points (2) Huff 380 (3) Menu 323
Badminton
- World Junior Championships in Taipei, Chinese Taipei:
- Boys singles: Zulfadli Zulkiffli (MAS) def. Viktor Axelsen (DEN) 21–18, 9–21, 21–19
- ) 21–6, 18–21, 21–13
- ) 21–17, 21–17
- Shella Devi Aulia/Anggia Shitta Awanda (INA) 21–16, 13–21, 21–9
- ) 12–21, 21–17, 25–23
Baseball
- Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
- Nagoya: Chunichi Dragons 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows1. Dragons win series 4–2.
- The Dragons advance to the Japan Series for the second successive year. Dragons starting pitcher Kazuki Yoshimi is named stage MVP.
Cricket
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 3rd Test in 5/87). Sri Lanka lead by 237 runs with 5 wickets remaining.
- West Indies in India:
- 1st Test in Delhi, day 1: West Indies 256/5 (91 overs; Shivnarine Chanderpaul 111*); India.
Cue sports
- World Seniors Championship in Peterborough, England:
- Quarter-finals:
- Dene O'Kane (NZL) 0–2 Steve Davis (ENG)
- Darren Morgan (WAL) 2–0 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
- Dennis Taylor (NIR) 0–2 Jimmy White (ENG)
- John Parrott (ENG) 2–1 Karl Townsend (ENG)
- Semi-finals:
- Davis 2–0 Parrott
- White 0–2 Morgan
- Final: Davis 1–2 Morgan
- Morgan wins the title for the first time.
- Quarter-finals:
Football (soccer)
- MLS Cup Playoffs Conference finals:
- Eastern Conference: Houston Dynamo
- Western Conference: Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 Real Salt Lake
- Eastern Conference:
-
- Aalesund win the Cup for the second time.
-
- Sligo Rovers win the Cup for the second successive time and fourth time overall.
Golf
- World Golf Championships:
- WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China:
- Winner: Martin Kaymer (GER) 268 (−20)
- Kaymer wins his tenth European Tour title.
- Winner: Martin Kaymer (GER) 268 (−20)
- WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China:
- LPGA Tour:
- Mizuno Classic in Shima, Mie, Japan:
- Winner: Momoko Ueda (JPN) 200 (−16)PO
- Ueda defeats Feng Shanshan (CHN) on the third playoff hole, to win her second LPGA Tour title.
- Ueda defeats
- Winner: Momoko Ueda (JPN) 200 (−16)PO
- Champions Tour:
- Charles Schwab Cup Championship in San Francisco:
- Winner: Jay Don Blake (USA) 276 (−8)
- Blake wins his second Champions Tour title.
- Winner: Jay Don Blake (USA) 276 (−8)
- Charles Schwab Cup Championship in San Francisco:
Motorcycle racing
- Moto GP:
- Valencian Grand Prix in Cheste, Spain:
- MotoGP: (1) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Honda) (2) Ben Spies (USA) (Yamaha) (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda)
- Final riders' championship standings: (1) Stoner 350 points (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) 260 (3) Dovizioso 228
- Moto2: (1) ) (Suter)
- Final riders' championship standings: (1) Stefan Bradl (GER) 274 points (2) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Suter) 251 (3) Andrea Iannone (ITA) (Suter) 177
- Bradl becomes Germany's first World Champion in any class since Dirk Raudies in 1993.
- Final riders' championship standings: (1) Stefan Bradl (GER) 274 points (2) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Suter) 251 (3) Andrea Iannone (ITA) (Suter) 177
- 125cc (all ESP, Aprilia): (1) Maverick Viñales (2) Nicolás Terol (3) Héctor Faubel
- Final riders' championship standings: (1) Terol 302 points (2) Johann Zarco (FRA) (Derbi) 262 (3) Viñales 248
- Terol becomes the final 125cc World Champion.
- Final riders' championship standings: (1) Terol 302 points (2) Johann Zarco (FRA) (Derbi) 262 (3) Viñales 248
- MotoGP: (1) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Honda) (2) Ben Spies (USA) (Yamaha) (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda)
- Valencian Grand Prix in Cheste, Spain:
Tennis
- Fed Cup World Group Final in Moscow, day 2: Russia 2–3 Czech Republic
- Petra Kvitová (CZE) def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) def. Lucie Šafářová (CZE) 6–2, 6–4
- Lucie Hradecká/Květa Peschke (CZE) def. Maria Kirilenko/Elena Vesnina (RUS) 6–4, 6–2
- The Czech Republic win the title for the first time as a separate nation.
- ATP World Tour:
- Valencia Open 500 in Valencia, Spain:
- Final: Marcel Granollers (ESP) def. Juan Mónaco (ARG) 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(3)
- Granollers wins his third ATP Tour title.
- Final: Marcel Granollers (ESP) def. Juan Mónaco (ARG) 6–2, 4–6, 7–6(3)
- Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland:
- Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6–1, 6–3
- Federer wins the title for the fifth time in six years, and his 68th ATP Tour title overall.
- Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6–1, 6–3
- Valencia Open 500 in Valencia, Spain:
- WTA Tour:
- Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali, Indonesia:
- Final: Ana Ivanovic (SRB) def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 6–3, 6–0
- Ivanovic defends her title, to win her eleventh WTA Tour title.
- Final: Ana Ivanovic (SRB) def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 6–3, 6–0
- Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali, Indonesia:
Volleyball
- FIVB Women's World Cupin Japan, Matchday 3:
- Dominican Republic 0–3 Italy
- Argentina 3–1 Algeria
- China 3–2 Japan
- Kenya 1–3 Serbia
- Germany 1–3 Brazil
- United States 3–0 South Korea
- Standings (after 3 matches): United States 9 points, Italy 8, Argentina, Brazil, China, Germany, Serbia 6, Japan 4, Dominican Republic 3, South Korea, Algeria, Kenya 0.
Weightlifting
- World Championships in Paris, France:
- Men's 62 kg:
- Snatch: ) 141 kg
- Clean & Jerk: Zhang 176 kg Eko Yuli Irawan (INA) 171 kg Kim 170 kg
- Total: Zhang 321 kg Kim 320 kg Irawan 310 kg
- Women's 53 kg:
- Snatch: ) 93 kg
- Clean & Jerk: Chinshanlo 130 kg (WR) Aylin Daşdelen (TUR) 126 kg Ji Jing (CHN) 121 kg
- Total: Chinshanlo 227 kg Daşdelen 219 kg Ji 214 kg
- Chinshanlo wins the title for the second time.
- Men's 62 kg:
November 5, 2011 (Saturday)
Auto racing
- Nationwide Series:
- (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 32 of 34 races): (1) ) 1039
- (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
Baseball
- Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
- Nagoya: Chunichi Dragons 5, Tokyo Yakult Swallows1. Dragons lead series 3–2.
- ). Hawks win series 4–0.
- The Hawks advance to the Japan Series for the first time since 2003. Hawks outfielder Seiichi Uchikawa is named stage MVP.
Cricket
- New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
- Only Test in Bulawayo, day 5: New Zealand 426 & 252/8d; Zimbabwe 313 & 331 (108.1 overs, Brendan Taylor 117, Doug Bracewell 5/85). New Zealand win by 34 runs.
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 3rd Test in 122). Pakistan trail by 131 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Cue sports
- World Seniors Championship in Peterborough, England, last 16:
- Tony Drago (MLT) 1–2 Steve Davis (ENG)
- Dene O'Kane (NZL) 2–1 Neal Foulds (ENG)
- Karl Townsend (ENG) 2–0 Steve Ventham (ENG)
- John Parrott (ENG) 2–1 Joe Johnson (ENG)
- Jimmy White (ENG) 2–0 Tony Knowles (ENG)
- Nigel Bond (ENG) 0–2 Dennis Taylor (NIR)
- Gary Wilkinson (ENG) 0–2 Darren Morgan (WAL)
- Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 2–1 Doug Mountjoy (WAL)
Equestrianism
- Show jumping – World Cup, North American League East Coast:
- 7th competition in Lexington KY (CSI 4*-W): Richard Spooner (USA) on Cristallo Nick Skelton (GBR) on Carlo Jessica Springsteen (USA) on Cincinnati
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Cup of China in Beijing, China:
- Ice Dancing: Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 163.52 points Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (USA) 148.40 Pernelle Carron/Lloyd Jones (FRA) 130.97
- Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN), Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) & Bobrova/Soloviev 15 points (1 event), Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA), Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) & Shibutani/Shibutani 13 (1), Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte (ITA), Isabella Tobias/Deividas Stagniūnas (LTU) & Carron/Jones 11 (1).
- Ladies: Carolina Kostner (ITA) 182.14 points Mirai Nagasu (USA) 173.22 Adelina Sotnikova (RUS) 159.95
- Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Kostner 28 points (2 events), Nagasu 20 (2), Alissa Czisny (USA) & Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS) 15 (1), Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 13 (1), Viktoria Helgesson (SWE), Sotnikova & Ashley Wagner (USA) 11 (1).
- Men: Jeremy Abbott (USA) 228.49 points Nobunari Oda (JPN) 227.11 Song Nan (CHN) 226.75
- Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Kevin van der Perren (BEL) 16 points (2 events), Patrick Chan (CAN), Abbott & Michal Březina (CZE) 15 (1), Richard Dornbush (USA) & Denis Ten (KAZ) 14 (2), Javier Fernández (ESP) & Oda 13 (1), Daisuke Takahashi (JPN), Song & Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 11 (1).
- Pairs: Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 186.74 points Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao (CHN) 177.67 Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 172.04
- Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Zhang/Zhang 26 points (2 events), Moore-Towers/Moscovitch 22 (2), Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER), Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov (RUS) & Kavaguti/Smirnov 15 (1), Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford (CAN) 11 (1).
- Standings (after 3 of 6 events): Zhang/Zhang 26 points (2 events), Moore-Towers/Moscovitch 22 (2),
- Ice Dancing: Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 163.52 points Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (USA) 148.40 Pernelle Carron/Lloyd Jones (FRA) 130.97
- Cup of China in Beijing, China:
Football (soccer)
- Al-Sadd
- Al-Sadd win the title for the second time, and qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup.
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- Helsingborgs win the Cup for the fifth time.
- Higher League, matchday 32 (team in bold qualify for Champions League, teams in italics qualify for Europa League):
Horse racing
- Breeders' Cup in Louisville, Kentucky (jockey, trainer, USA unless stated):
- Dirt Sprint: Amazombie (Mike E. Smith, Bill Spawr) Force Freeze Jackson Bend
- Turf Sprint: Regally Ready (Corey Nakatani, Steve Asmussen) Country Day Perfect Officer
- Juvenile Dirt: Caleb's Posse (Rajiv Maragh, Donnie Von Hemel) Shackleford Tres Borrachos
- Classic: Drosselmeyer (Smith, William I. Mott) Game On Dude Ruler On Ice
- Smith wins his 15th Breeders' Cup race, tying the record held by Jerry D. Bailey.
- Smith wins his 15th Breeders' Cup race, tying the record held by
Korfball
- World Championship in Shaoxing, China:
- Bronze medal match: Chinese Taipei 33–16 Catalonia
- Final: Netherlands 32–26 Belgium
- The Netherlands win the title for the fifth successive time and eighth overall.
Mixed martial arts
- UFC 138 in Birmingham, England:
- Lightweight bout: Eddie Faaloloto (USA) via submission
- Light Heavyweight bout: Anthony Perosh (AUS) def. Cyrille Diabaté (FRA) via submission
- Welterweight bout: Thiago Alves (BRA) def. Papy Abedi (SWE) via submission
- Bantamweight bout: Renan Barão (BRA) def. Brad Pickett (ENG) via submission
- Middleweight bout: Mark Muñoz (USA) def. Chris Leben (USA) via TKO
- Lightweight bout:
Rugby league
- Four Nations in England and Wales:
- Autumn International Series in Limerick, Republic of Ireland: Ireland 16–34 France
Tennis
- Fed Cup World Group Final in Moscow, day 1: Russia 1–1 Czech Republic
- Petra Kvitová (CZE) def. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 6–2, 6–2
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) def. Lucie Šafářová (CZE) 6–2, 6–3
Volleyball
- FIVB Women's World Cupin Japan, Matchday 2:
- Algeria 0–3 Dominican Republic
- Italy 3–2 China
- Japan 3–0 Argentina
- South Korea 0–3 Germany
- Serbia 0–3 United States
- Brazil 3–0 Kenya
- Standings (after 2 matches): Germany, United States 6 points, Italy 5, China 4, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Japan, Serbia, Argentina 3, South Korea, Algeria, Kenya 0.
Weightlifting
- World Championships in Paris, France:
- Men's 56 kg:
- Snatch: Wu Jingbiao (CHN) 133 kg Zhao Chaojun (CHN) 128 kg Khalil El-Maaoui (TUN) 127 kg
- Clean & Jerk: Wu 159 kg Zhao 156 kg Valentin Xristov (AZE) 154 kg
- Total: Wu 292 kg Zhao 284 kg Xristov 276 kg
- Wu wins the title for the second time.
- Women's 48 kg:
- Snatch: Tian Yuan (CHN) 90 kg Genny Pagliaro (ITA) 83 kg Marzena Karpińska (POL) 82 kg
- Clean & Jerk: Tian 117 kg Panida Khamsri (THA) 107 kg Nurdan Karagöz (TUR) 103 kg
- Total: Tian (CHN) 207 kg Khamsri 187 kg Karagöz 183 kg
- Men's 56 kg:
November 4, 2011 (Friday)
Baseball
- Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
- Nagoya: Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2, Chunichi Dragons1. Series tied 2–2.
- Fukuoka: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 7, Saitama Seibu Lions2. Hawks lead series 3–0.
Basketball
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 3:
- Group B: Panathinaikos 92–75 Žalgiris
- Standings: Brose Baskets 1–2, Žalgiris, KK Zagreb0–3.
- Standings:
- Group B: Panathinaikos 92–75 Žalgiris
Cricket
- New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
- Only Test in Bulawayo, day 4: New Zealand 426 & 252/8d (71 overs; Kyle Jarvis 5/64); Zimbabwe 313 & 61/2 (23.4 overs). Zimbabwe require another 305 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 3rd Test in 35/2 (20 overs). Pakistan trail by 378 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Cycling (track)
- Track Cycling World: Astana
- Women's Team Sprint: (1) Germany, (2) France, (3) Great Britain
- Men's Scratch Race: (1) Gijs Van Hoecke (BEL), (2) Ángel Colla (ARG), (3) Nikias Arndt (GER)
- Women's Team Pursuit: (1) Netherlands (Fan Jiang, Wenwen Jiang, Jing Liang), (3) Germany (Lisa Brennauer, Charlotte Becker, Madeleine Sandig)
- Men's Team Sprint: (1) Germany, (2) France, (3) Great Britain
- Women's 500m Time Trial: (1) (GER)
- Women's Points Race: (1) (ITA)
- Men's Team Pursuit: (1) Russia (Team RVL), (2) Australia, (3) Netherlands
Horse racing
- Breeders' Cup in Louisville, Kentucky (jockey, trainer, USA unless stated otherwise):
- Juvenile Sprint: Secret Circle (Rafael Bejarano (PER), Bob Baffert) Shumoos Holdin Bullets
- Juvenile Fillies Turf: Stephanie's Kitten (John R. Velazquez (PUR), Wayne M. Catalano) Stopshoppingmaria Sweet Cat
- Filly & Mare Sprint: Musical Romance (Juan Leyva (MEX), William Kaplan) Switch Her Smile
- Juvenile Fillies Dirt: My Miss Aurelia (Corey Nakatani, Steve Asmussen) Grace Hall Weemissfrankie
- Misty For Me
Volleyball
- FIVB Women's World Cupin Japan, Matchday 1:
- China 3–0 Algeria
- Dominican Republic 1–3 Argentina
- Italy 3–1 Japan
- Serbia 3–0 South Korea
- Kenya 0–3 Germany
- United States 3–1 Brazil
November 3, 2011 (Thursday)
Baseball
- Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
- Nagoya: Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3, Chunichi Dragons1. Dragons lead series 2–1.
- Fukuoka: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4, Saitama Seibu Lions2. Hawks lead series 2–0.
Basketball
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 3:
- Group A:
- Bizkaia Bilbao
- Standings: Caja Laboral 3–0, Bennet Cantù 2–1, SLUC Nancy, Fenerbahçe Ülker, Bizkaia Bilbao, Olympiacos1–2.
- Standings:
- Unicaja
- Standings: CSKA Moscow 3–0, Panathinaikos 2–0, Unicaja 2–1, Brose Baskets 1–2, Žalgiris Kaunas 0–2, KK Zagreb 0–3.
- Group C:
- Maccabi Tel Aviv 88–82 Real Madrid
- Standings: Real Madrid, Anadolu Efes, Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade, EA7 Emporio Armani, Spirou Charleroi 1–2.
- FC Barcelona Regal
- Standings: FC Barcelona Regal, Asseco Prokom Gdynia0–3.
- Standings: FC Barcelona Regal,
- Group A:
Cricket
- New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
- Only Test in Bulawayo, day 3: New Zealand 426 & 28/2 (7 overs); Zimbabwe 313 (121.5 overs; Daniel Vettori 5/70). New Zealand lead by 141 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 3rd Test in .
- Other news: Lord's in August 2010.[2]
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Europa League group stage Matchday 4 (teams in bold qualify for Round of 32):
- Group A:
- Rubin Kazan 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur
- Shamrock Rovers 1–3 PAOK
- Standings (after 4 matches): P.A.O.K. 8 points, Rubin Kazan, Tottenham Hotspur 7, Shamrock Rovers 0.
- Group B:
- Vorskla Poltava 1–3 Standard Liège
- Copenhagen 1–2 Hannover 96
- Standings (after 4 matches): Standard Liège, Hannover 96 8 points, Copenhagen 4, Vorskla Poltava 1.
- Group C:
- Legia Warsaw 3–1 Rapid București
- PSV Eindhoven 3–3 Hapoel Tel Aviv
- Standings (after 4 matches): PSV Eindhoven 10 points, Legia Warsaw 9, Rapid București 3, Hapoel Tel Aviv 1.
- Group D:
- Sporting CP
-
- Standings (after 4 matches): Sporting CP 9 points, Lazio, Vaslui 5, Zürich 2.
- Group E:
- Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–2 Stoke City
- Beşiktaş 1–0 Dynamo Kyiv
- Standings (after 4 matches): Stoke City 10 points, Beşiktaş 6, Dynamo Kyiv 5, Maccabi Tel Aviv 1.
- Group F:
- Red Bull Salzburg 0–1 Athletic Bilbao
- Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 Slovan Bratislava
- Standings (after 4 matches): Athletic Bilbao 10 points, Paris Saint-Germain 7, Red Bull Salzburg 4, Slovan Bratislava 1.
- Group G:
- Metalist Kharkiv 3–1 Malmö FF
- AZ
- Standings (after 4 matches): Metalist Kharkiv 10 points, AZ 6, Austria Wien 5, Malmö FF 0.
- Group H:
- Group I:
- Celtic 3–1 Rennes
- Atlético Madrid 4–0 Udinese
- Standings (after 4 matches): Atlético Madrid, Udinese 7 points, Celtic 5, Rennes 2.
- Group J:
- Schalke 04 0–0 AEK Larnaca
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- Standings (after 4 matches): Schalke 04 8 points, Maccabi Haifa 6, Steaua București 5, AEK Larnaca 2.
- Group K:
- Twente 3–2 Odense
- Fulham 4–1 Wisła Kraków
- Standings (after 4 matches): Twente 10 points, Fulham 7, Odense, Wisła Kraków 3.
- Group L:
- AEK Athens 1–3 Lokomotiv Moscow
- Anderlecht 3–0 Sturm Graz
- Standings (after 4 matches): Anderlecht 12 points, Lokomotiv Moscow 9, Sturm Graz 3, AEK Athens 0.
- Group A:
- Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals first leg:
- UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16 first leg:
- Olympique Lyon
- FC Energy Voronezh 0–4 WFC Rossiyanka
- Arsenal
- MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Eastern Conference: Houston Dynamo 1–0 (2–1) Philadelphia Union. Houston Dynamo win 3–1 on aggregate.
- Western Conference: Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 (1–0) New York Red Bulls. Los Angeles Galaxy win 3–1 on aggregate.
- Eastern Conference:
Snowboarding
- World Cup in Saas-Fee, Switzerland:
- ) 87.0
- Halfpipe standings (after 2 of 5 events): (1) Korpi 1600 points (2) Aono 1040 (3) Podladchikov 1000
- Freestyle overall standings: (1) Korpi 2600 points (2) Dimi de Jong (NED) 1220 (3) Aono 1040
- Women's halfpipe: Queralt Castellet (ESP) 87.0 points Sophie Rodriguez (FRA) 75.3 Ursina Haller (SUI) 75.0
- Halfpipe standings (after 2 of 5 events) & Freestyle overall standings: (1) Haller 1200 points (2) Castellet 1180 (3) Cai Xuetong (CHN) 1000
- ) 87.0
November 2, 2011 (Wednesday)
Baseball
- Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
- Nagoya: Chunichi Dragons 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows1. Dragons lead series 2–0.
Basketball
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 3:
-
- Standings: Caja Laboral 3–0, Fenerbahçe Ülker0–2.
- Standings: Caja Laboral 3–0,
- Group B: KK Zagreb 47–89 CSKA Moscow
- Standings: CSKA Moscow 3–0, Unicaja 1–1, Žalgiris Kaunas0–2, KK Zagreb 0–3.
- Standings: CSKA Moscow 3–0,
- Group D:
- Galatasaray Medical Park
- Asseco Prokom Gdynia
- Standings: Montepaschi Siena 3–0, FC Barcelona Regal 2–0, UNICS Kazan1–1, Galatasaray Medical Park, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–2, Asseco Prokom Gdynia 0–3.
- Standings: Montepaschi Siena 3–0,
-
Cricket
- West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in 5/90). West Indies win by 229 runs; win 2-match series 1–0.
- New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
- Only Test in Bulawayo, day 2: New Zealand 426 (143.3 overs); Zimbabwe 82/1 (40 overs). Zimbabwe trail by 344 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Champions League group stage Matchday 4 (teams in bold qualify for Round of 16):
- Group A:
- Napoli
- Villarreal 0–3 Manchester City
- Standings (after 4 matches): Bayern Munich 10 points, Manchester City 7, Napoli 5, Villarreal 0.
- Group B:
- Trabzonspor 0–0 CSKA Moscow
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- Standings (after 4 matches): Internazionale 9 points, CSKA Moscow, Trabzonspor 5, Lille 2.
- Group C:
- Group D:
- Real Madrid
- Ajax 4–0 Dinamo Zagreb
- Standings (after 4 matches): Real Madrid 12 points, Ajax 7, Lyon 4, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
- Group A:
- UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16 first leg:
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Glasgow City
- Torres
- SV Neulengbach 1–3 LdB Malmö
- Göteborg FC
- MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Eastern Conference: Sporting Kansas City 2–0 (2–0) Colorado Rapids. Sporting Kansas City win 4–0 on aggregate.
- Western Conference: Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 (0–3) Real Salt Lake. Real Salt Lake win 3–2 on aggregate.
November 1, 2011 (Tuesday)
Cricket
- West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in 231 & 164/3 (47 overs). Bangladesh require another 344 runs with 7 wickets remaining.
- New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
- Only Test in Bulawayo, day 1: New Zealand 275/3 (90 overs; Martin Guptill 109); Zimbabwe.
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Champions League group stage Matchday 4 (teams in bold qualify for Round of 16):
- Group E:
- Valencia 3–1 Bayer Leverkusen
- Genk 1–1 Chelsea
- Standings (after 4 matches): Chelsea 8 points, Bayer Leverkusen 6, Valencia 5, Genk 2.
- Group F:
- Arsenal 0–0 Marseille
- Borussia Dortmund 1–0 Olympiacos
- Standings (after 4 matches): Arsenal 8 points, Marseille 7, Borussia Dortmund 4, Olympiacos 3.
- Group G:
- Zenit St. Petersburg 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk
- Porto
- Standings (after 4 matches): APOEL 8 points, Zenit St. Petersburg 7, Porto 4, Shakhtar Donetsk 2.
- Group H:
- Milan
- Viktoria Plzeň 0–4 Barcelona
- Standings (after 4 matches): Barcelona 10 points, Milan 8, BATE Borisov 2, Viktoria Plzeň 1.
- Group E:
- Flora 4–0 Viljandi
- Standings: Flora 83 points, Kalju 79, Trans73.
- Flora win the title for the ninth time.
- Standings: Flora 83 points,
Horse racing
- Melbourne Cup in Melbourne: Dunaden (jockey: Christophe Lemaire (FRA), trainer: Mikel Delzangles) Red Cadeaux Lucas Cranach
References
- ^ Sanserino, Michael (November 9, 2011). "Paterno and Spanier both out at Penn State". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. John Robinson Block; Block Communications. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Salman Butt and Pakistan bowlers jailed for betting scam". BBC Sport. November 3, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2011.