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Days of the month

November 15, 2011 (Tuesday)

Baseball

• Japan Series, Game 3 in Nagoya: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4, Chunichi Dragons 2. Dragons lead series 2–1.
• Major League Baseball awards:
  • American League Cy Young Award: Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers

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 Kolkata, day 2:  India 631/7d (151.2 overs; V. V. S. Laxman 176*, Mahendra Singh Dhoni 144);  West Indies 34/2 (12 overs). West Indies trail by 597 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

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:
  • Colombia  1–2  Argentina
  • Ecuador  2–0  Peru
  • Chile  2–0  Paraguay
  • Venezuela  1–0  Bolivia
    • Standings (after 4 matches unless stated):  Uruguay 7 points (3 matches), Argentina, Venezuela 7, Ecuador 6 (3), Chile 6, Colombia 4 (3), Paraguay 4, Peru 3 (3), Bolivia 1.
• 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.
  • Congo DR  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 Fourth Round):
  • Group A:
    • Singapore  0–4  China PR
    • Jordan  1–3  Iraq
      • Standings (after 5 matches): Jordan, Iraq 12 points, China PR 6, Singapore 0.
  • 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:
    • Indonesia  1–4  Iran
    • Qatar  0–0  Bahrain
      • Standings (after 5 matches): Iran 11 points, Qatar 9, Bahrain 6, Indonesia 0.
• 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
    • Final standings: Guyana 13 points, Trinidad and Tobago 12,  Bermuda 10,  Barbados 0.
  • 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.
• 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:
  • Rookies of the Year:
    • American League: Jeremy Hellickson, Tampa Bay Rays
    • National League: Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta Braves
• Nippon Professional Baseball awards:
  • Eiji Sawamura Award: Masahiro Tanaka, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

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 Dubai:  Sri Lanka 235/7 (50 overs);  Pakistan 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).
• Friendly international in Al Rayyan, Qatar (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings): Egypt  0–2 (5)  Brazil

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.

November 13, 2011 (Sunday)

Auto racing

• Formula One:
  • Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Yas Island, United Arab Emirates: (1) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) (2) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) (3) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes)
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 18 of 19 races): (1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault) 374 points (2) Button 255 (3) Alonso 245
• Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
  • Kobalt Tools 500 in Avondale, Arizona: (1) Kasey Kahne (Toyota; Red Bull Racing Team) (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Tony Stewart (Chevrolet; 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) Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (2) Will Davison (Ford Performance Racing; 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
• 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.

Baseball

• Japan Series, Game 2 in Fukuoka: Chunichi Dragons 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1 (F/10). Dragons lead series 2–0.

Figure skating

• ISU Grand Prix:
  • NHK Trophy in Sapporo, Japan:
    • Men: 1 ! Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 259.75 points 2 ! Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 235.02 3 ! 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).

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.

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.

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: Bucharest Wolves 34–7 Crociati Parma

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

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.

Volleyball

• FIVB Women's World Cup in 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: 1 ! Behdad Salimi (IRN) 214 kg (WR) 2 ! Ihor Shymechko (UKR) 200 kg 3 ! Sajjad Anoushiravani (IRN) 198 kg
    • Clean & Jerk: 1 ! Salimi 250 kg 2 ! Anoushiravani 241 kg 3 ! Jeon Sang-Guen (KOR) 241 kg
    • Total: 1 ! Salimi 464 kg 2 ! Anoushiravani 439 kg 3 ! Jeon 433 kg
  • Women's +75 kg:
    • Snatch: 1 ! Tatiana Kashirina (RUS) 147 kg (WR) 2 ! Zhou Lulu (CHN) 146 kg 3 ! Olha Korobka (UKR) 127 kg
    • Clean & Jerk: 1 ! Zhou 182 kg 2 ! Kashirina 175 kg 3 ! Korobka 157 kg
    • Total: 1 ! Zhou 328 kg (WR) 2 ! Kashirina 322 kg 3 ! Korobka 284 kg

November 12, 2011 (Saturday)

Auto racing

• Nationwide Series:
  • WYPALL* 200 Powered by Kimberly-Clark Professional in Avondale, Arizona: (1) Sam Hornish, Jr. (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (3) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 33 of 34 races): (1) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 1179 points (2) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 1138 (3) Justin Allgaier (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 1074
• V8 Supercars:
  • Falken Tasmania Challenge in Launceston, Tasmania (AUS unless stated):
    • Race 23 (all Holden VE Commodore): (1) Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering) (2) Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering) (3) Garth Tander (Holden Racing Team)
      • Drivers' championship standings (after 23 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 2667 points (2) Lowndes 2512 (3) Shane Van Gisbergen (Stone Brothers Racing; Ford FG Falcon) 2105

Baseball

• Japan Series, Game 1 in Fukuoka: Chunichi Dragons 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1 (F/10). Dragons lead series 1–0.

Figure skating

• ISU Grand Prix:
  • NHK Trophy in Sapporo, Japan:
    • Ice dancing: 1 ! Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (USA) 151.85 points 2 ! Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 151.76 3 ! 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: 1 ! Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 177.51 points 2 ! Narumi Takahashi/Mervin Tran (JPN) 172.09 3 ! 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: 1 ! Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 185.98 points 2 ! Mao Asada (JPN) 184.19 3 ! 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).

Football (soccer)

• 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF) First Round, first leg: Somalia  0–0  Ethiopia in Djibouti
• Friendly international (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings): (7) England  1–0 (1)  Spain
• CAF Champions League Final second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Espérance ST 1–0 (0–0) 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:
  • Heavyweight Championship bout: Junior dos Santos (BRA) def. Cain Velasquez (USA) (c) via KO (punches)

Rugby league

• Four Nations in England and Wales (teams in bold advance to the Final):
  • Round three in Hull: England  28–6  New Zealand
    • Standings: England 4 points (3 matches),  Australia 4 (2), New Zealand 2 (3),  Wales 0 (2).

Rugby union

• Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 1:
  • Pool 1:
    • Scarlets 31–23 Castres
    • Munster 23–21 Northampton Saints
  • Pool 2: London Irish 19–20 Edinburgh
  • Pool 3: Montpellier 16–16 Leinster
  • Pool 4:
    • Aironi 12–28 Leicester Tigers
    • Ulster 16–11 Clermont
  • Pool 5: Ospreys 28–21 Biarritz
• Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 1:
  • Pool 2: Newcastle Falcons 27–19 Lyon
  • Pool 3:
    • Rugby Rovigo 10–43 Bayonne
    • Bordeaux-Bègles 14–47 London Wasps
  • Pool 4: Cavalieri Prato 3–33 Newport Gwent Dragons
  • Pool 5:
    • La Vila 10–50 Agen
    • Brive 26–18 Sale Sharks

Volleyball

• FIVB Women's World Cup in 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: 1 ! Aleksandr Ivanov (RUS) 186 kg 2 ! Artem Ivanov (UKR) 186 kg 3 ! Kim Min-Jae (KOR) 182 kg
    • Clean & Jerk: 1 ! Ilya Ilin (KAZ) 226 kg 2 ! Ruslan Nurudinov (UZB) 221 kg 3 ! Saeid Mohammadpour (IRN) 221 kg
    • Total: 1 ! Ilin 407 kg 2 ! Artem Ivanov 407 kg 3 ! Mohammadpour 402 kg
  • Men's 105 kg:
    • Snatch: 1 ! Khadzhimurat Akkayev (RUS) 198 kg 2 ! Dmitry Klokov (RUS) 196 kg 3 ! Gia Machavariani (GEO) 187 kg
    • Clean & Jerk: 1 ! Akkayev 232 kg 2 ! Klokov 232 kg 3 ! Oleksiy Torokhtiy (UKR) 229 kg
    • Total: 1 ! Akkayev 430 kg 2 ! Klokov 428 kg 3 ! Torokhtiy 410 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 Dubai:  Sri Lanka 131 (40.3 overs);  Pakistan 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:
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina  0–0  Portugal
  • Turkey  0–3  Croatia
  • Czech Republic  2–0  Montenegro
  • Estonia  0–4  Republic of Ireland
• 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL) Matchday 3:
  • Argentina  1–1  Bolivia
  • Uruguay  4–0  Chile
  • Colombia  1–1  Venezuela
  • Paraguay  2–1  Ecuador
    • Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Uruguay 7 points, Argentina 4, Colombia 4 (2), Paraguay, Venezuela 4, Ecuador,  Peru 3 (2), Chile 3, Bolivia 1.
• 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  Congo DR
  • Lesotho  1–0  Burundi
• 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round, matchday 4 (teams in bold advance to the Fourth Round):
  • Group A:
    • Iraq  1–0  China PR
    • Jordan  2–0  Singapore
      • Standings (after 4 matches): Jordan 12 points, Iraq 9, China PR 3, Singapore 0.
  • 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:
    • Bahrain  1–1  Iran
    • Qatar  4–0  Indonesia
      • Standings (after 4 matches): Iran, Qatar 8 points, Bahrain 5, Indonesia 0.
• 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.
• 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:
  • Pool 2: Racing Métro 20–26 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 Cup in 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: 1 ! Andrei Rybakou (BLR) 178 kg 2 ! Adrian Zieliński (POL) 174 kg 3 ! Kianoush Rostami (IRN) 173 kg
    • Clean & Jerk: 1 ! Rostami 209 kg 2 ! Benjamin Hennequin (FRA) 208 kg 3 ! Yoelmis Hernández (CUB) 205 kg
    • Total: 1 ! Rostami 382 kg 2 ! Hennequin 378 kg 3 ! Zieliński 376 kg

November 10, 2011 (Thursday)

Basketball

• Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 4:
  • Group A: SLUC Nancy 90–85 Caja Laboral
    • Standings: Caja Laboral, Bennet Cantù 3–1, SLUC Nancy, Fenerbahçe Ülker 2–2, Bizkaia Bilbao Basket, Olympiacos 1–3.
  • Group B:
    • Žalgiris Kaunas 81–70 Brose Baskets
    • Panathinaikos 76–78 (OT) CSKA Moscow
      • Standings: CSKA Moscow 4–0, Panathinaikos, Unicaja 3–1, Brose Baskets, Žalgiris Kaunas 1–3, KK Zagreb 0–4.
  • Group C:
    • Anadolu Efes 72–79 Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
    • Spirou Charleroi 76–81 EA7 Emporio Armani
    • Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 80–79 Real Madrid
      • Standings: Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 3–1, Real Madrid, Anadolu Efes, EA7 Emporio Armani, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 2–2, Spirou Charleroi 1–3.
  • Group D: FC Barcelona Regal 92–75 Montepaschi Siena
    • Standings: FC Barcelona Regal 4–0, Montepaschi Siena 3–1, Galatasaray Medical Park, UNICS Kazan 2–2, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–3, Asseco Prokom Gdynia 0–4.

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.

Football (soccer)

• Friendly international (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings): Gabon  0–2 (5)  Brazil
• 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 3–2 (1–0) Fortuna Hjørring. Göteborg FC win 4–2 on aggregate.
  • Glasgow City 0–7 (0–10) Turbine Potsdam. Turbine Potsdam win 17–0 on aggregate.
• Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Vélez Sársfield 3–2 (1–1) 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: Toulon 53–22 Petrarca Padova

Weightlifting

• World Championships in Paris, France:
  • Men's 77 kg:
    • Snatch: 1 ! Lu Xiaojun (CHN) 170 kg 2 ! Su Dajin (CHN) 166 kg 3 ! Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan (ARM) 166 kg
    • Clean & Jerk: 1 ! Su 206 kg 2 ! Lu 205 kg 3 ! Sa Jae-Hyouk (KOR) 203 kg
    • Total: 1 ! Lu 375 kg 2 ! Su 372 kg 3 ! Sa 360 kg
      • Lu wins the title for the second time.
  • Women's 75 kg:
    • Snatch: 1 ! Svetlana Podobedova (KAZ) 131 kg 2 ! Nadezhda Yevstyukhina (RUS) 130 kg 3 ! Iryna Kulesha (BLR) 121 kg
    • Clean & Jerk: 1 ! Yevstyukhina 163 kg (WR) 2 ! Podobedova 156 kg 3 ! Kim Un-Ju (PRK) 151 kg
    • Total: 1 ! Yevstyukhina 293 kg 2 ! Podobedova 287 kg 3 ! Kim 265 kg

November 9, 2011 (Wednesday)

Basketball

• Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 4:
  • Group A:
    • Bennet Cantù 64–63 Olympiacos
    • Bizkaia Bilbao Basket 70–73 Fenerbahçe Ülker
      • Standings: Caja Laboral 3–0, Bennet Cantù 3–1, Fenerbahçe Ülker 2–2, SLUC Nancy 1–2, Bizkaia Bilbao Basket, Olympiacos 1–3.
  • Group B: Unicaja 99–85 KK Zagreb
    • Standings: CSKA Moscow, Panathinaikos 3–0, Unicaja 3–1, Brose Baskets 1–2, Žalgiris Kaunas 0–3, KK Zagreb 0–4.
  • Group D:
    • Union Olimpija Ljubljana 70–79 Galatasaray Medical Park
    • Asseco Prokom Gdynia 68–72 UNICS Kazan
      • Standings: FC Barcelona Regal, Montepaschi Siena 3–0, Galatasaray Medical Park, UNICS Kazan 2–2, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–3, Asseco Prokom Gdynia 0–4.

College football

• The Penn State Board of Trustees fires head coach Joe Paterno after 46 years in charge, over his alleged knowledge of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual 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):
  • Arsenal 5–1 (1–1) Rayo Vallecano. Arsenal win 6–2 on aggregate.
  • WFC Rossiyanka 3–3 (4–0) FC Energy Voronezh. Rossiyanka win 7–3 on aggregate.
  • Olympique Lyon 6–0 (6–0) Sparta Praha. Lyon win 12–0 on aggregate.
  • Torres 1–3 (1–2) Brøndby IF. Brøndby IF win 5–2 on aggregate.
  • Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 (0–3) 1. FFC Frankfurt. 1. FFC Frankfurt win 4–2 on aggregate.
• Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Vasco da Gama 5–2 (0–2) Universitario. 3–3 on points; Vasco da Gama win 5–4 on aggregate.

Volleyball

• FIVB Women's World Cup in 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: 1 ! Oksana Slivenko (RUS) 118 kg 2 ! Xiang Yanmei (CHN) 116 kg 3 ! Huang Shih-hsu (TPE) 116 kg
    • Clean & Jerk: 1 ! Slivenko 148 kg 2 ! Xiang 148 kg 3 ! Tatiana Matveyeva (RUS) 143 kg
    • Total: 1 ! Slivenko 266 kg 2 ! Xiang 264 kg 3 ! Matveyeva 253 kg
      • Slivenko wins the title for the third time.

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 Cup in 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: 1 ! Mete Binay (TUR) 157 kg 2 ! Oleg Chen (RUS) 156 kg 3 ! Tang Deshang (CHN) 155 kg
    • Clean & Jerk: 1 ! Tang 186 kg 2 ! Wu Chao (CHN) 185 kg 3 ! Won Jeong-Sik (KOR) 182 kg
    • Total: 1 ! Tang 341 kg 2 ! Chen 336 kg 3 ! Wu 335 kg
  • Women's 63 kg:
    • Snatch: 1 ! Svetlana Tsarukayeva (RUS) 117 kg (WR) 2 ! Ouyang Xiaofang (CHN) 113 kg 3 ! Maiya Maneza (KAZ) 109 kg
    • Clean & Jerk: 1 ! Maneza 139 kg 2 ! Tsarukayeva 138 kg 3 ! Roxana Cocoş (ROM) 136 kg
    • Total: 1 ! Tsarukayeva 255 kg 2 ! Maneza 248 kg 3 ! Ouyang 246 kg

November 7, 2011 (Monday)

Cricket

• Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
  • 3rd Test in Sharjah, day 5:  Sri Lanka 413 & 181/6d (58 overs);  Pakistan 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.

Weightlifting

• World Championships in Paris, France:
  • Women's 58 kg:
    • Snatch: 1 ! Li Xueying (CHN) 103 kg 2 ! Nastassia Novikava (BLR) 101 kg 3 ! Romela Begaj (ALB) 100 kg
    • Clean & Jerk: 1 ! Novikava 136 kg 2 ! Li 133 kg 3 ! Pimsiri Sirikaew (THA) 131 kg
    • Total: 1 ! Novikava 237 kg 2 ! Li 236 kg 3 ! Sirikaew 230 kg

November 6, 2011 (Sunday)

Athletics

• World Marathon Majors:
  • New York City Marathon (KEN unless stated):
    • Men: 1 ! Geoffrey Mutai 2:05:06 (Course record) 2 ! Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai 2:06:28 3 ! Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) 2:07:13
    • Women: 1 ! Firehiwot Dado (ETH) 2:23:15 2 ! Bizunesh Deba (ETH) 2:23:19 3 ! 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

Auto racing

• Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
  • AAA Texas 500 in Fort Worth, Texas: (1) Tony Stewart (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing) (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Kasey Kahne (Toyota; Red Bull Racing Team)
    • 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
  • Girls singles: Ratchanok Inthanon (THA) def. Elyzabeth Purwaningtyas (INA) 21–6, 18–21, 21–13
  • Boys doubles: Nelson Heg Wei Keat/Teo Ee Yi (MAS) def. Huang Po Jui/Lin Chia Yu (TPE) 21–17, 21–17
  • Girls doubles: Lee So Hee/Shin Seung Chan (KOR) def. Shella Devi Aulia/Anggia Shitta Awanda (INA) 21–16, 13–21, 21–9
  • Mixed doubles: Alfian Eko Prasetya/Gloria Widjaja (INA) def. Ronald Alexander/Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah (INA) 12–21, 21–17, 25–23

Baseball

• Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
  • Central League Final Stage, Game 5 in Nagoya: Chunichi Dragons 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1. 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 Sharjah, day 4:  Sri Lanka 413 & 164/5 (53.4 overs);  Pakistan 340 (138.2 overs; Chanaka Welegedara 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.

Football (soccer)

• CAF Champions League Final first leg: Wydad Casablanca 0–0 Espérance ST
• MLS Cup Playoffs Conference finals:
  • Eastern Conference: Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Houston Dynamo
  • Western Conference: Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 Real Salt Lake
• Norwegian Cup Final in Oslo: Brann 1–2 Aalesund
  • Aalesund win the Cup for the second time.
• FAI Cup Final in Dublin: Shelbourne 1–1 (1–4 pen.) Sligo Rovers
  • 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.
• 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.
• Champions Tour:
  • Charles Schwab Cup Championship in San Francisco:
    • Winner: Jay Don Blake (USA) 276 (−8)
      • Blake wins his second Champions Tour title.

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) Michele Pirro (ITA) (Moriwaki) (2) Mika Kallio (FIN) (Suter) (3) Dominique Aegerter (SUI) (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.
    • 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.

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.
  • 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.
• WTA Tour:
  • Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali, Indonesia:
    • Final: Ana Ivanović (SRB) def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) 6–3, 6–0
      • Ivanović defends her title, to win her eleventh WTA Tour title.

Volleyball

• FIVB Women's World Cup in 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: 1 ! Kim Un-Guk (PRK) 150 kg 2 ! Zhang Jie (CHN) 145 kg 3 ! Bünyamin Sezer (TUR) 141 kg
    • Clean & Jerk: 1 ! Zhang 176 kg 2 ! Eko Yuli Irawan (INA) 171 kg 3 ! Kim 170 kg
    • Total: 1 ! Zhang 321 kg 2 ! Kim 320 kg 3 ! Irawan 310 kg
  • Women's 53 kg:
    • Snatch: 1 ! Zulfiya Chinshanlo (KAZ) 97 kg 2 ! Yudelquis Contreras (DOM) 95 kg 3 ! Hsu Shu-Ching (TPE) 93 kg
    • Clean & Jerk: 1 ! Chinshanlo 130 kg (WR) 2 ! Aylin Daşdelen (TUR) 126 kg 3 ! Ji Jing (CHN) 121 kg
    • Total: 1 ! Chinshanlo 227 kg 2 ! Daşdelen 219 kg 3 ! Ji 214 kg
      • Chinshanlo wins the title for the second time.

November 5, 2011 (Saturday)

Auto racing

• Nationwide Series:
  • O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas: (1) Trevor Bayne (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
    • Drivers' championship standings (after 32 of 34 races): (1) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 1138 points (2) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 1121 (3) Justin Allgaier (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) & Aric Almirola (Chevrolet; JR Motorsports) 1039

Baseball

• Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
  • Central League Final Stage, Game 4 in Nagoya: Chunichi Dragons 5, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1. Dragons lead series 3–2.
  • Pacific League Final Stage, Game 3 in Fukuoka: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2, Saitama Seibu Lions 1 (F/12). 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 Sharjah, day 3:  Sri Lanka 413;  Pakistan 282/6 (110 overs, Younis Khan 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): 1 ! Richard Spooner (USA) on Cristallo 2 ! Nick Skelton (GBR) on Carlo 3 ! Jessica Springsteen (USA) on Cincinatti

Figure skating

• ISU Grand Prix:
  • Cup of China in Beijing, China:
    • Ice Dancing: 1 ! Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 163.52 points 2 ! Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (USA) 148.40 3 ! 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: 1 ! Carolina Kostner (ITA) 182.14 points 2 ! Mirai Nagasu (USA) 173.22 3 ! 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: 1 ! Jeremy Abbott (USA) 228.49 points 2 ! Nobunari Oda (JPN) 227.11 3 ! 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: 1 ! Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 186.74 points 2 ! Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao (CHN) 177.67 3 ! 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), Sui Wenjing/Han Cong (CHN) 20 (2), Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER), Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov (RUS) & Kavaguti/Smirnov 15 (1), Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford (CAN) 11 (1).

Football (soccer)

• AFC Champions League Final in Jeonju, South Korea: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2–2 (2–4 pen.) Al-Sadd
  • Al-Sadd win the title for the second time, and qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup.
• Svenska Cupen Final in Helsingborg: Helsingborgs IF 3–1 Kalmar FF
  • 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):
  • Gulbene 0–1 Liepājas
  • Ventspils 0–0 Skonto
    • Final standings: Ventspils 71 points, Liepājas 70, Daugava 63.
      • Ventspils win the title for the fourth time.

Horse racing

• Breeders' Cup in Louisville, Kentucky (jockey, trainer, USA unless stated):
  • Marathon: 1 ! Afleet Again (Cornelio Velásquez (PAN), Robert Reid, Jr.) 2 ! Birdrun 3 ! Giant Oak
  • Juvenile Turf: 1 ! Wrote (Ryan L. Moore (GBR), Aidan O'Brien (IRL)) 2 ! Excaper 3 ! Farraaj
  • Dirt Sprint: 1 ! Amazombie (Mike E. Smith, Bill Spawr) 2 ! Force Freeze 3 ! Jackson Bend
  • Turf Sprint: 1 ! Regally Ready (Corey Nakatani, Steve Asmussen) 2 ! Country Day 3 ! Perfect Officer
  • Juvenile Dirt: 1 ! Caleb's Posse (Rajiv Maragh, Donnie Von Hemel) 2 ! Shackleford 3 ! Tres Borrachos
  • Turf Mile: 1 ! St Nicholas Abbey (Joseph O'Brien (IRL), Aidan O'Brien) 2 ! Sea Moon 3 ! Brilliant Speed
  • Dirt Mile: 1 ! Hansen (Ramon A. Dominguez (VEN), Michael J. Maker) 2 ! Union Rags 3 ! Creative Cause
  • Turf: 1 ! Court Vision (Robby Albarado, Dale L. Romans) 2 ! Turallure 3 ! Goldikova
  • Classic: 1 ! Drosselmeyer (Smith, William I. Mott) 2 ! Game On Dude 3 ! Ruler On Ice
    • Smith wins his 15th Breeders' Cup race, tying the record held by Jerry D. Bailey.

Korfball

• World Championship in Shaoxing, China:
  • Bronze medal match: 3 ! Chinese Taipei  33–16  Catalonia
  • Final: 1 ! Netherlands  32–26 2 !  Belgium
    • The Netherlands win the title for the fifth successive time and eighth overall.

Mixed martial arts

• UFC 138 in Birmingham, England:
  • Lightweight bout: Terry Etim (ENG) def. 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

Rugby league

• Four Nations in England and Wales:
  • Round two in London (team in bold qualify for Final):
    • Wales  0–36  New Zealand
    • England  20–36  Australia
      • Standings (after 2 matches): Australia 4 points, England, New Zealand 2, Wales 0.
• 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 Cup in 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: 1 ! Wu Jingbiao (CHN) 133 kg 2 ! Zhao Chaojun (CHN) 128 kg 3 ! Khalil El-Maaoui (TUN) 127 kg
    • Clean & Jerk: 1 ! Wu 159 kg 2 ! Zhao 156 kg 3 ! Valentin Hristov (AZE) 154 kg
    • Total: 1 ! Wu 292 kg 2 ! Zhao 284 kg 3 ! Hristov 276 kg
      • Wu wins the title for the second time.
  • Women's 48 kg:
    • Snatch: 1 ! Tian Yuan (CHN) 90 kg 2 ! Genny Pagliaro (ITA) 83 kg 3 ! Marzena Karpińska (POL) 82 kg
    • Clean & Jerk: 1 ! Tian 117 kg 2 ! Panida Khamsri (THA) 107 kg 3 ! Nurdan Karagöz (TUR) 103 kg
    • Total: 1 ! Tian (CHN) 207 kg 2 ! Khamsri 187 kg 3 ! Karagöz 183 kg

November 4, 2011 (Friday)

Baseball

• Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
  • Central League Final Stage, Game 3 in Nagoya: Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2, Chunichi Dragons 1. Series tied 2–2.
  • Pacific League Final Stage, Game 2 in Fukuoka: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 7, Saitama Seibu Lions 2. Hawks lead series 3–0.

Basketball

• Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 3:
  • Group B: Panathinaikos 92–75 Žalgiris
    • Standings: CSKA Moscow, Panathinaikos 3–0, Unicaja 2–1, Brose Baskets 1–2, Žalgiris, KK Zagreb 0–3.

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 Sharjah, day 2:  Sri Lanka 413 (153.3 overs; Kumar Sangakkara 144);  Pakistan 35/2 (20 overs). Pakistan trail by 378 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Horse racing

• Breeders' Cup in Louisville, Kentucky (jockey, trainer, USA unless stated otherwise):
  • Juvenile Sprint: 1 ! Secret Circle (Rafael Bejarano (PER), Bob Baffert) 2 ! Shumoos 3 ! Holdin Bullets
  • Juvenile Fillies Turf: 1 ! Stephanie's Kitten (John R. Velazquez (PUR), Wayne M. Catalano) 2 ! Stopshoppingmaria 3 ! Sweet Cat
  • Filly & Mare Sprint: 1 ! Musical Romance (Juan Leyva (MEX), William Kaplan) 2 ! Switch 3 ! Her Smile
  • Juvenile Fillies Dirt: 1 ! My Miss Aurelia (Corey Nakatani, Steve Asmussen) 2 ! Grace Hall 3 ! Weemissfrankie
  • Filly & Mare Turf: 1 ! Perfect Shirl (Velazquez, Roger Attfield (CAN)) 2 ! Nahrain 3 ! Misty For Me
  • Ladies' Classic: 1 ! Royal Delta (Jose Lezcano (PAN), William I. Mott) 2 ! It's Tricky 3 ! Pachattack

Volleyball

• FIVB Women's World Cup in 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:
  • Central League Final Stage, Game 2 in Nagoya: Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3, Chunichi Dragons 1. Dragons lead series 2–1.
  • Pacific League Final Stage, Game 1 in Fukuoka: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4, Saitama Seibu Lions 2. Hawks lead series 2–0.

Basketball

• Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 3:
  • Group A:
    • Fenerbahçe Ülker 90–86 SLUC Nancy
    • Bennet Cantù 78–69 Bizkaia Bilbao
      • Standings: Caja Laboral 3–0, Bennet Cantù 2–1, SLUC Nancy, Fenerbahçe Ülker, Bizkaia Bilbao, Olympiacos 1–2.
  • Group B: Brose Baskets 78–79 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:
    • Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 91–81 Spirou Charleroi
    • EA7 Emporio Armani 54–62 Anadolu Efes
    • Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 88–82 Real Madrid
      • Standings: Real Madrid, Anadolu Efes, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv 2–1, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade, EA7 Emporio Armani, Spirou Charleroi 1–2.
  • Group D: UNICS Kazan 65–93 FC Barcelona Regal
    • Standings: FC Barcelona Regal, Montepaschi Siena 3–0, FC Barcelona Regal 2–0, Galatasaray Medical Park, UNICS Kazan, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–2, Asseco Prokom Gdynia 0–3.

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 Sharjah, day 1:  Sri Lanka 245/2 (86 overs; Kumar Sangakkara 112*);  Pakistan.
• Other news: Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir are jailed for between 6 and 30 months after being found guilty of conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments, in relation to spot-fixing during the fourth Test against England, at 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 P.A.O.K.
      • 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:
    • Vaslui 1–0 Sporting CP
    • Lazio 1–0 Zürich
      • 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
    • Austria Wien 2–2 AZ
      • Standings (after 4 matches): Metalist Kharkiv 10 points, AZ 6, Austria Wien 5, Malmö FF 0.
  • Group H:
    • Braga 5–1 Maribor
    • Birmingham City 2–2 Club Brugge
      • Standings (after 4 matches): Braga, Club Brugge, Birmingham City 7 points, Maribor 1.
  • 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
    • Steaua București 4–2 Maccabi Haifa
      • 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.
• Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals first leg:
  • Arsenal 1–2 Universidad de Chile
  • LDU Quito 1–0 Libertad
• UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16 first leg:
  • Sparta Praha 0–6 Olympique Lyon
  • FC Energy Voronezh 0–4 WFC Rossiyanka
  • Rayo Vallecano 1–1 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.

Snowboarding

• World Cup in Saas-Fee, Switzerland:
  • Men's Halfpipe: 1 ! Yuri Podladchikov (SUI) 95.3 points 2 ! Ryō Aono (JPN) 91.3 3 ! Janne Korpi (FIN) 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: 1 ! Queralt Castellet (ESP) 87.0 points 2 ! Sophie Rodriguez (FRA) 75.3 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

November 2, 2011 (Wednesday)

Baseball

• Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
  • Central League Final Stage, Game 1 in Nagoya: Chunichi Dragons 2, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 1. Dragons lead series 2–0.

Basketball

• Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 3:
  • Group A: Caja Laboral 81–79 Olympiacos
    • Standings: Caja Laboral 3–0, SLUC Nancy, Bizkaia Bilbao, Bennet Cantù 1–1, Olympiacos 1–2, Fenerbahçe Ülker 0–2.
  • Group B: KK Zagreb 47–89 CSKA Moscow
    • Standings: CSKA Moscow 3–0, Panathinaikos 2–0, Brose Baskets, Unicaja 1–1, Žalgiris Kaunas 0–2, KK Zagreb 0–3.
  • Group D:
    • Montepaschi Siena 103–77 Galatasaray Medical Park
    • Union Olimpija Ljubljana 70–62 Asseco Prokom Gdynia
      • Standings: Montepaschi Siena 3–0, FC Barcelona Regal 2–0, UNICS Kazan 1–1, Galatasaray Medical Park, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–2, Asseco Prokom Gdynia 0–3.

Cricket

• West Indies in Bangladesh:
  • 2nd Test in Dhaka, day 5:  West Indies 355 & 383/5d;  Bangladesh 231 & 278 (80.2 overs, Devendra Bishoo 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:
    • Bayern Munich 3–2 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
    • Internazionale 2–1 Lille
      • Standings (after 4 matches): Internazionale 9 points, CSKA Moscow, Trabzonspor 5, Lille 2.
  • Group C:
    • Manchester United 2–0 Oțelul Galați
    • Benfica 1–1 Basel
      • Standings (after 4 matches): Manchester United, Benfica 8 points, Basel 5, Oțelul Galați 0.
  • Group D:
    • Lyon 0–2 Real Madrid
    • Ajax 4–0 Dinamo Zagreb
      • Standings (after 4 matches): Real Madrid 12 points, Ajax 7, Lyon 4, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
• Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals first leg: Universitario 2–0 Vasco da Gama
• UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 16 first leg:
  • 1. FFC Frankfurt 3–0 Paris Saint-Germain
  • Turbine Potsdam 10–0 Glasgow City
  • Brøndby IF 2–1 Torres
  • SV Neulengbach 1–3 LdB Malmö
  • Fortuna Hjørring 0–1 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 Dhaka, day 4:  West Indies 355 & 383/5d (111.3 overs; Darren Bravo 195);  Bangladesh 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
    • APOEL 2–1 Porto
      • Standings (after 4 matches): APOEL 8 points, Zenit St. Petersburg 7, Porto 4, Shakhtar Donetsk 2.
  • Group H:
    • BATE Borisov 1–1 Milan
    • Viktoria Plzeň 0–4 Barcelona
      • Standings (after 4 matches): Barcelona 10 points, Milan 8, BATE Borisov 2, Viktoria Plzeň 1.
• Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals first leg: Santa Fe 1–1 Vélez Sársfield
• Meistriliiga, matchday 35 (team in bold qualify for Champions League, teams in italics qualify for Europa League): Flora 4–0 Viljandi
  • Standings: Flora 83 points, Kalju 79, Trans 73.
    • Flora win the title for the ninth time.

Horse racing

• Melbourne Cup in Melbourne: 1 ! Dunaden (jockey: Christophe Lemaire (FRA), trainer: Mikel Delzangles) 2 ! Red Cadeaux 3 ! Lucas Cranach

References

1. ^ Sanserino, Michael (November 9, 2011). "Paterno and Spanier both out at Penn State". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (John Robinson Block; Block Communications). http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11313/1188812-100.stm. Retrieved November 10, 2011. 
2. ^ "Salman Butt and Pakistan bowlers jailed for betting scam". BBC Sport (BBC). November 3, 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15573463. Retrieved November 3, 2011. 

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