- October 2011 in sports
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Current sporting seasons
American football 2011
- National Football League
- NCAA Division I FBS
- NCAA Division I FCS
Australian rules football 2011
- Australian Football League
Auto racing 2011
- Formula One
- Sprint Cup
- Nationwide Series
- Camping World Truck Series
- IRL IndyCar Series
- World Rally Championship
- WTTC
- V8 Supercar
- Formula Two
- GP2 Series
- American Le Mans
- FIA GT1 World Championship
- World Series by Renault
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
- Super GT
Baseball 2011
- Major League Baseball
- Nippon Professional Baseball
Basketball 2011
- WNBA
- Euroleague
- EuroLeague Women
- Eurocup
- EuroChallenge
- Australia
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Israel
- Italy
- Philippines professional:
- Philippine Cup
- Philippines collegiate:
- Russia
- Spain
- Turkey
Canadian football 2011
- Canadian Football League
- CIS football
Cricket 2011
- Australia:
- Sheffield Shield
- Ryobi One-Day Cup
Football (soccer) 2011
- National teams competitions
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
- UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
- UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
- International clubs competitions
- UEFA (Europe) Champions League
- UEFA Europa League
- UEFA Women's Champions League
- Copa Sudamericana
- AFC (Asia) Champions League
- AFC Cup
- 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)
- MLS Cup Playoffs
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:
- OHL, QMJHL, WHL
- NCAA Division I men
- NCAA Division I women
Motorcycle racing 2011
Rugby league 2011
- Four Nations
- Autumn International Series
- Super League
- NRL
Rugby union 2011
- Aviva Premiership
- RaboDirect Pro12
- Top 14
- Currie Cup
Tennis 2011
- ATP World Tour
- WTA Tour
Volleyball 2011
- International clubs competitions
- Men's CEV Champions League
- Women's CEV Champions League
Winter sports
- Alpine Skiing World Cup
- ISU Grand Prix
- ISU Junior Grand Prix
- Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
- Snowboard World Cup
See also: 2011 in sports, Portal:Sports and games
Days of the month
October 31, 2011 (Monday)
Badminton
- World Junior Team Championships in Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei:
Baseball
- Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
- Central League First Stage Game 3 in Tokyo: Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3, Yomiuri Giants 1. Swallows win series 2–1.
- Major League Baseball news: Tony La Russa, the manager of the World Series-winning St. Louis Cardinals, announces his retirement with immediate effect after 33 years and 2,728 career victories as a manager.[1]
Cricket
- West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Dhaka, day 3:
West Indies 355 & 207/3 (71 overs, Darren Bravo 100*); 
Bangladesh 231 (68 overs). West Indies lead by 331 runs with 7 wickets remaining.
- 2nd Test in Dhaka, day 3:
October 30, 2011 (Sunday)
Auto racing
- Formula One:
- Indian Grand Prix in Greater Noida, India: (1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault) (2) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) (3) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 17 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 374 points (2) Button 240 (3) Alonso 227
- Indian Grand Prix in Greater Noida, India: (1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault) (2) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) (3) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari)
- Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- Tums Fast Relief 500 in Ridgeway, Virginia (all Chevrolet): (1)
Tony Stewart (Stewart Haas Racing) (2) 
Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 33 of 36 races): (1)
Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 2273 points (2) Stewart 2265 (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2252
- Drivers' championship standings (after 33 of 36 races): (1)
- Tums Fast Relief 500 in Ridgeway, Virginia (all Chevrolet): (1)
Badminton
- BWF Super Series:
- French Super Series in Paris (CHN unless stated):
- Men's singles: Lee Chong Wei (MAS) def. Kenichi Tago (JPN) 21–16, 21–11
- Women's singles: Wang Xin def. Li Xuerui 21–15, 21–19
- Men's doubles: Jung Jae-sung/Lee Yong-dae (KOR) def. Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng 14–21, 21–15, 21–11
- Women's doubles: Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang def. Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei 26–24, 21–15
- Mixed doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen (DEN) def. Xu Chen/Ma Jin 21–17, 21–14
- French Super Series in Paris (CHN unless stated):
Baseball
- Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
- Pacific League First Stage Game 2 in Sapporo: Saitama Seibu Lions 8, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 1. Lions win series 2–0.
- Central League First Stage Game 2 in Tokyo: Yomiuri Giants 6, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2. Series tied 1–1.
Cricket
- West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Dhaka, day 2: West Indies 355 (126.4 overs; Kirk Edwards 121, Shakib Al Hasan 5/63); Bangladesh 204/7 (51 overs; Fidel Edwards 5/58). Bangladesh trail by 151 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 2nd Test in Dhaka, day 2:
Equestrianism
- Show jumping – World Cup:
- Western European League, 3rd competition in Lyon (CSI 5*-W):
Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) on Casall 
Katharina Offel (UKR) on Cathleen 
Steve Guerdat (SUI) on Nino des Buissonnets
- North American League – East Coast, 6th competition in Washington, D.C. (CSI 3*-W): Nick Skelton (GBR) on Carlo Brianne Goutal (USA) on Nice de Prissey Lucy Davis (USA) on Nemo
- Western European League, 3rd competition in Lyon (CSI 5*-W):
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate Canada International in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada:
- Ice dancing: Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) 178.34 points Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 155.99 Anna Cappellini/Luca Lanotte (ITA) 154.87
- Standings (after 2 of 6 events): Virtue/Moir & Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) 15 points (1 event), Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) & Weaver/Poje 13 (1), Cappellini/Lanotte & Isabella Tobias/Deividas Stagniunas (LTU) 11 (1).
- Ice dancing:
- Skate Canada International in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada:
Football (soccer)
- CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Maghreb de Fès
1–0 (1–2) 
Inter Luanda. 2–2 on aggregate; Maghreb de Fès win on away goals. - OFC Champions League group stage Matchday 1:
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals, first leg:
- Western Conference: New York Red Bulls 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy
- Eastern Conference:
- Colorado Rapids 0–2 Sporting Kansas City
- Philadelphia Union 1–2 Houston Dynamo
Premier League, matchday 28 (team in bold qualify for Champions League):
- Molde 2–2 Strømsgodset
- Rosenborg 3–6 Brann
- Standings: Molde 55 points, Tromsø 47, Rosenborg 46.
- Molde win the title for the first time.
- Standings: Molde 55 points, Tromsø 47, Rosenborg 46.
Golf
- European Tour:
- Andalucía Masters in Sotogrande, Spain:
- Winner: Sergio García (ESP) 278 (−6)
- García wins for the second consecutive week, for his tenth European Tour title.
- Winner: Sergio García (ESP) 278 (−6)
- Andalucía Masters in Sotogrande, Spain:
Multi-sport events
- Pan American Games, day 17 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Athletics:
- Men's marathon: Solonei da Silva (BRA) 2:16:37 Diego Colorado (COL) 2:17:13 Juan Carlos Cardona (COL) 2:18:20
- Men's marathon:
- Basketball:
- Men's tournament:
Puerto Rico 
Mexico United States
- Men's tournament:
- Rugby sevens:
- Men's tournament:
Canada 
Argentina United States
- Men's tournament:
- Athletics:
Short track speed skating
- World Cup 2 in Saguenay, Canada:
- Women's 500m (2): Arianna Fontana (ITA) 44.279 Martina Valcepina (ITA) 44.353 Liu Qiuhong (CHN) 44.419
- Standings (after 3 of 8 events): (1) Valcepina 2400 points (2) Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) 2000 (3) Liu 1608
- Women's 1000m: St-Gelais 1:30.710 Elise Christie (GBR) 1:30.900 Cho Ha-Ri (KOR) 1:30.908
- Standings (after 2 of 8 events): (1) Yui Sakai (JPN) 1410 points (2) Christie 1128 (3) St-Gelais 1035
- Women's 3000m relay:
China (Fan Kexin, Li Jianrou, Liu, Xiao Han) 4:13.559 Canada (Marie-Eve Drolet, Valérie Maltais, St-Gelais, Caroline Truchon) 4:13.728 
Japan (Ayuko Ito, Sakai, Sayuri Shimizu, Marie Yoshida) 4:16.886
- Standings (after 2 of 6 events): (1) China 2000 points (2) Canada 1312 (3)
South Korea 1210
- Standings (after 2 of 6 events): (1) China 2000 points (2) Canada 1312 (3)
- Men's 500m (2): François-Louis Tremblay (CAN) 41.655 Guillaume Bastille (CAN) 41.746 Liang Wenhao (CHN) 41.801
- Standings (after 3 of 8 events): (1) Jon Eley (GBR) 1840 points (2) Charles Hamelin (CAN) 1600 (3) Tremblay 1262
- Men's 1000m: Hamelin 1:28.748 Michael Gilday (CAN) 1:28.835 Olivier Jean (CAN) 1:28.979
- Standings (after 2 of 8 events): (1) Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR) 1512 points (2) Noh Jin-Kyu (KOR) 1128 (3) Hamelin 1000
- Men's 5000m relay: South Korea (Kwak, Lee Ho-Suk, Noh, Sin Da Woon) 6:48.401
Russia (Semen Elistratov, Vladimir Grigorev, Evgeny Kozulin, Viacheslav Kurginian) 6:49.808 Canada (Jean, Gilday, Hamelin, Tremblay) 6:55.598
- Standings (after 2 of 6 events): (1) Korea & Canada 1640 points (3) Russia &
Great Britain 1210
- Standings (after 2 of 6 events): (1) Korea & Canada 1640 points (3) Russia &
- Women's 500m (2):
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria:
- Final: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4
- Tsonga wins his second title of the year and seventh of his career.
- Final: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) 6–7(5), 6–3, 6–4
- St. Petersburg Open in Saint Petersburg, Russia:
- Final: Marin Čilić (CRO) def. Janko Tipsarević (SRB) 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
- Čilić wins the sixth title of his career.
- Final: Marin Čilić (CRO) def. Janko Tipsarević (SRB) 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
- Erste Bank Open in Vienna, Austria:
- WTA Tour:
- WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul, Turkey:
- Final: Petra Kvitová (CZE) def. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
- Kvitová wins her sixth title of the year and seventh of her career.
- Final: Petra Kvitová (CZE) def. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
- WTA Tour Championships in Istanbul, Turkey:
October 29, 2011 (Saturday)
Baseball
- Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
- Pacific League First Stage Game 1 in Sapporo: Saitama Seibu Lions 5, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 2 (F/11). Lions lead series 1–0.
- Central League First Stage Game 1 in Tokyo: Tokyo Yakult Swallows 3, Yomiuri Giants 2. Swallows lead series 1–0.
Cricket
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 2nd Test in Dubai, day 4:
Sri Lanka 239 & 257 (109.5 overs; Saeed Ajmal 5/68); 
Pakistan 403 & 94/1 (24.1 overs). Pakistan win by 9 wickets; lead 3-match series 1–0.
- 2nd Test in Dubai, day 4:
- West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Dhaka, day 1: West Indies 253/5 (90 overs); Bangladesh.
- 2nd Test in Dhaka, day 1:
- England in India:
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate Canada International in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada:
- Ladies: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS) 177.38 points Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 172.26 Ashley Wagner (USA) 165.48
- Standings (after 2 of 6 events): Alissa Czisny (USA) & Tuktamysheva 15 points (1 event), Carolina Kostner (ITA) & Suzuki 13 (1), Viktoria Helgesson (SWE) & Wagner 11 (1).
- Pairs: Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov (RUS) 201.38 points Sui Wenjing/Han Cong (CHN) 180.82 Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford (CAN) 174.84
- Standings (after 2 of 6 events): Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) & Volosozhar/Trankov 15 points (1 event), Zhang Hao/Zhang Dan (CHN) & Sui/Han 13 (1), Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) & Duhamel/Radford 11 (1).
- Men: Patrick Chan (CAN) 253.74 points Javier Fernández (ESP) 250.33 Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 237.87
- Standings (after 2 of 6 events): Kevin van der Perren (BEL) 16 points, Michal Březina (CZE) & Chan 15 (1), Denis Ten (KAZ) 14, Fernández 13 (1), Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) & Takahashi 11 (1).
- Ladies:
- Skate Canada International in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada:
Football (soccer)
- CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Club Africain
0–0 (1–0) 
Sunshine Stars. Club Africain win 1–0 on aggregate. - AFC Cup Final in Qarshi, Uzbekistan: Nasaf Qarshi
2–1 
Al-Kuwait
- Nasaf Qarshi win the title for the first time.
- OFC Champions League group stage Matchday 1:
- Group A: Waitakere United
10–0 
Tefana - Group B:
- Amicale
1–1 
Hekari United - Koloale
1–4 Auckland City
- Amicale
- Group A: Waitakere United
- MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals, first leg:
- Western Conference: Real Salt Lake 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC
Premier League, matchday 32 (team in bold qualify for Champions League):
Mixed martial arts
- UFC 137 in Las Vegas, United States (USA unless stated):
- Welterweight bout: Nick Diaz def. B.J. Penn via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–27, 29–28)
- Heavyweight bout: Cheick Kongo (FRA) def. Matt Mitrione via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–27, 29–28)
- Heavyweight bout: Roy Nelson def. Mirko Filipović (CRO) via TKO (punches)
- Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen def. Jeff Curran via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
- Featherweight bout: Hatsu Hioki (JPN) def. George Roop via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
Multi-sport events
- Pan American Games, day 16 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Athletics:
- Men's 50 kilometres walk: Horacio Nava (MEX) 3:48:58 José Ojeda (MEX) 3:49:16 Jaime Quiyuch (GUA) 3:50:33
- Men's 50 kilometres walk:
- Boxing:
- Men's Flyweight: Robeisy Ramírez (CUB) Dagoberto Agüero (DOM) Braulio Ávila (MEX) & Julião Henriques (BRA)
- Men's Lightweight: Yasnier Toledo (CUB) Robson Conceição (BRA) Ángel Suárez (PUR) & Ángel Gutiérrez (MEX)
- Men's Welterweight: Carlos Banteux (CUB) Oscar Molina (MEX) Mian Hussain (CAN) & Myke Carvalho (BRA)
- Men's Light heavyweight: Julio la Cruz (CUB) Yamaguchi Florentino (BRA) Armando Pina (MEX) & Carlos Góngora (ECU)
- Men's Super heavyweight: Ytalo Perea (ECU) Juan Hiracheta (MEX) Gerardo Bisbal (PUR) & Isaia Mena (COL)
- Women's Flyweight: Mandy Bujold (CAN) Ingrit Valencia (COL) Karlha Magliocco (VEN) & Pamela Benavídez (ARG)
- Women's Light welterweight: Kiria Tapia (PUR) Erika Cruz (MEX) Sandra Bizier (CAN) & Adela Peralta (ARG)
- Men's Flyweight:
- Canoeing:
- Men's K-1 200 metres: César de Cesare (ECU) 35.971 Miguel Correa (ARG) 36.349 Ryan Dolan (USA) 36.547
- Men's C-1 200 metres: Richard Dalton (CAN) 40.333 Nivalter Jesus (BRA) 40.619 Roleysi Baez (CUB) 41.403
- Men's K-2 200 metres: Ryan Cochrane/Hugues Fournel (CAN) 32.375 Correa/Ruben Resola (ARG) 32.494 Givago Ribeiro/Gilvan Ribeiro (BRA) 32.902
- Women's K-2 500 metres: Dayexi Gandarela/Yulitza Meneses (CUB) 1:47.332 Sabrina Ameghino/Alexandra Keresztesi (ARG) 1:48.005 Margaret Hogan/Kaitlyn McElroy (USA) 1:48.718
- Women's K-1 200 metres: Carrie Johnson (USA) 41.803 Darisleydis Amador (CUB) 41.840 Ameghino 42.685
- Men's K-1 200 metres:
- Diving:
- Men's 10 metre platform: Iván García (MEX) 553.80 points Rommel Pacheco (MEX) 508.20 Sebastián Villa (COL) 471.05
- Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard: Paola Espinosa/Laura Sánchez (MEX) 338.70 points Jennifer Abel/Émilie Heymans (CAN) 336.30 Kassidy Cook/Cassidy Krug (USA) 319.50
- Men's 10 metre platform:
- Equestrian:
- Individual jumping: Christine McCrea (USA) 0.88 penalties Beezie Madden (USA) 1.00 Bernardo Alves (BRA) 2.09
- Individual jumping:
- Fencing:
- Men's team sabre: United States Canada
Brazil - Women's team épée: United States Canada Mexico
- Men's team sabre:
- Field hockey:
- Men's tournament: Argentina Canada
Chile
- Argentina qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
- Men's tournament:
- Judo:
- Women's 48 kg: Paula Pareto (ARG) Dayaris Mestre (CUB) Angela Woosley (USA) & Sarah Menezes (BRA)
- Women's 52 kg: Yanet Bermoy (CUB) Erika Miranda (BRA) Angelica Delgado (USA) & Yulieth Sanchéz (COL)
- Men's 60 kg: Felipe Kitadai (BRA) Nabor Castillo (MEX) Aaron Kunihiro (USA) & Juan Miguel Postigos (PER)
- Women's 48 kg:
- Karate:
- Men's 67 kg: Daniel Viveros (ECU) Dennis Novo (CUB) Daniel Carrillo (MEX) & Jean Carlos Peña (VEN)
- Men's 75 kg: Dionicio Gustavo (DOM) Thomas Scott (USA) Lester Zamora (CUB) & David Dubó (CHI)
- Women's 55 kg: Shannon Nishi (USA) Karina Díaz (DOM) Valeria Kumizaki (BRA) & Jessy Reyes (CHI)
- Women's 61 kg: Bertha Gutiérrez (MEX) Alexandra Grande (PER) Daniela Suárez (VEN) & Marisca Verspaget (AHO)
- Men's 67 kg:
- Volleyball:
- Water polo:
- Men's tournament: United States Canada Brazil
- United States qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
- Men's tournament:
- Athletics:
Rugby league
- Four Nations in England and Wales:
- Autumn International Series in Perpignan, France: France
44–10 
Scotland
Rugby union
- Currie Cup Final in Johannesburg: Golden Lions 42–16 Natal Sharks
- The Golden Lions win the title for the tenth time.
Short track speed skating
- World Cup 2 in Saguenay, Canada:
- Women's 500m (1): Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) 44.246 Martina Valcepina (ITA) 44.511 Liu Qiuhong (CHN) 44.548
- Standings (after 2 of 8 events): (1) St-Gelais 2000 points (2) Valcepina 1600 (3) Liu 968
- Women's 1500m: Arianna Fontana (ITA) 2:27.806 Lee Eun-Byul (KOR) 2:28.896 Cho Ha-Ri (KOR) 2:28.932
- Men's 500m (1): Olivier Jean (CAN) 41.874 Charles Hamelin (CAN) 41.976 Vladimir Grigorev (RUS) 42.040
- Standings (after 2 of 8 events): (1) Hamelin 1600 points (2) Jon Eley (GBR) 1512 (3) Jean 1000
- Men's 1500m: Noh Jin-Kyu (KOR) 2:17.925 Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR) 2:18.008 Yuzo Takamido (JPN) 2:18.210
- Standings (after 3 of 8 events): (1) Noh 2000 points (2) Kwak 1600 (3) Paul Herrmann (GER) 1056
- Women's 500m (1):
Snowboarding
- World Cup in London, United Kingdom:
October 28, 2011 (Friday)
Baseball
- World Series:
- Game 7 in St. Louis: St. Louis Cardinals 6, Texas Rangers 2. Cardinals win series 4–3.
- The Cardinals win the World Series for the first time since 2006, and the eleventh time overall.
- The Rangers become the first team to lose consecutive World Series since the Atlanta Braves in 1991 and 1992.
- Cardinals third baseman David Freese is named series MVP to become the sixth player to win World Series MVP and a League Championship Series MVP in the same postseason.
- Game 7 in St. Louis: St. Louis Cardinals 6, Texas Rangers 2. Cardinals win series 4–3.
Cricket
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- Australia in South Africa:
- 3rd ODI in Durban:
South Africa 222/6 (50 overs); 
Australia 227/7 (47.3 overs). Australia win by 3 wickets; win 3-match series 2–1.
- 3rd ODI in Durban:
Multi-sport events
- Pan American Games, day 15 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Athletics:
- Women's 3000 metres steeplechase: Sara Hall (USA) 10:03.16 Ángela Figueroa (COL) 10:10.14 Sabine Heitling (BRA) 10:10.98
- Women's 4 × 100 metres relay: Brazil (Ana Cláudia Lemos, Vanda Gomes, Franciela Krasucki, Rosângela Santos) 42.85 United States (Kenyanna Wilson, Barbara Pierre, Yvette Lewis, Chastity Riggien) 43.10
Colombia (Lina Flórez, Jennifer Padilla, Yomara Hinestroza, Norma González) 43.44 - Women's 4 × 400 metres relay:
Cuba (Aymée Martínez, Diosmely Peña, Susana Clement, Daisurami Bonne) 3:28.09 Brazil (Joelma Sousa, Geisa Coutinho, Bárbara de Oliveira, Jailma de Lima) 3:29.59 Colombia (Princesa Oliveros, Norma González, Evelis Aguilar, Jennifer Padilla) 3:29.94 - Women's discus throw: Yarelys Barrios (CUB) 66.40m Aretha Thurmond (USA) 59.53m Denia Caballero (CUB) 58.63m
- Women's triple jump: Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 14.92m Yargelis Savigne (CUB) 14.36m Mabel Gay (CUB) 14.28m
- Men's 110 metres hurdles: Dayron Robles (CUB) 13.10 Paulo Villar (COL) 13.27 Orlando Ortega (CUB) 13.30
- Men's 800 metres: Andy González (CUB) 1:45.58 Kléberson Davide (BRA) 1:45.75 Raidel Acea (CUB) 1:46.23
- Men's 3000 metres steeplechase: José Peña (VEN) 8:48.19 Hudson de Souza (BRA) 8:48.75 José Alberto Sánchez (CUB) 8:49.75
- Men's 4 × 100 metres relay: Brazil (Ailson Feitosa, Sandro Viana, Nilson André, Bruno de Barros) 38.18
Saint Kitts and Nevis (Jason Rogers, Antoine Adams, Delwayne Delaney, Brijesh Lawrence) 38.81 United States (Calesio Newman, Jeremy Dodson, Rubin Williams, Monzavous Edwards) 39.17 - Men's 4 × 400 metres relay: Cuba (Noel Ruiz, Yoandri Betanzos, Omar Cisneros, William Collazo) 2:59.43
Dominican Republic (Arismendy Peguero, Luguelin Santos, Yoel Tapia, Gustavo Cuesta) 3:00.44 
Venezuela (Arturo Ramírez, Alberto Aguilar, José Acevedo, Omar Longart) 3:00.82 - Men's javelin throw: Guillermo Martínez (CUB) 87.20m Cyrus Hostetler (USA) 82.24m Braian Toledo (ARG) 79.53m
- Men's pole vault: Lázaro Borges (CUB) 5.80m Jeremy Scott (USA) 5.60m Giovanni Lanaro (MEX) 5.50m
- Women's 3000 metres steeplechase:
- Boxing:
- Men's Light flyweight: Joselito Velázquez (MEX) Yosbany Veitia (CUB) Jantony Ortiz (PUR) & Juan Hererad (DOM)
- Men's Bantamweight: Lázaro Alvárez (CUB) Óscar Valdez (MEX) Ángel Rodríguez (VEN) & Robenílson Vieira de Jesus (BRA)
- Men's Light welterweight: Roniel Iglesias (CUB) Valentino Knowles (BAH) Éverton Lopes (BRA) & Joelvis Hernández (VEN)
- Men's Middleweight: Emilio Correa (CUB) Jaime Cortez (ECU) Juan Carlos Rodríguez (VEN) & Brody Blair (CAN)
- Men's Heavyweight: Lenier Pero (CUB) Julio Castillo (ECU) Yamil Peralta (ARG) & Anderson Emmanuel (BRB)
- Women's Flyweight: Mary Spencer (CAN) Yenebier Guillén (DOM) Pamela Benavídez (ARG) & Karlha Magliocco (VEN)
- Men's Light flyweight:
- Canoeing:
- Men's K-1 1000 metres: Jorge García (CUB) 3:41.257 Daniel Dal Bo (ARG) 3:43.038 Philippe Duchesneau (CAN) 3:44.504
- Men's C-1 1000 metres: Everardo Cristóbal (MEX) 4:03.288 Reydel Ramos (CUB) 4:03.973 Johnnathan Tafra (CHI) 4:05.323
- Men's K-2 1000 metres: Steven Jorens/Richard Dessureault-Dober (CAN) 3:17.230 Reinier Torres/García (CUB) 3:19.158 Pablo de Torres/Roberto Sallette (ARG) 3:19.599
- Men's C-2 1000 metres: Karel Aguilar Chacon/Serguey Torres (CUB) 3:39.280 Erlon Silva/Ronilson de Oliveira (BRA) 3:40.482 Ronny Ratia/Anderson Ramos (VEN) 3:40.990
- Women's K-1 500 metres: Carrie Johnson (USA) 1:54.243 Émilie Fournel (CAN) 1:54.900 Alexandra Keresztesi (ARG) 1:55.764
- Men's K-1 1000 metres:
- Diving:
- Men's synchronized 10 metre platform: Iván García/Germán Sánchez (MEX) 479.88 points Jeinkler Aguirre/José Guerra (CUB) 447.57 Kevin Geyson/Eric Sehn (CAN) 399.93
- Women's 3 metre springboard: Laura Sánchez (MEX) 374.60 points Cassidy Krug (USA) 372.65 Paola Espinosa (MEX) 356.20
- Men's synchronized 10 metre platform:
- Fencing:
- Men's team foil: United States Canada Brazil
- Women's team sabre: United States Mexico Venezuela
- Men's team foil:
- Field hockey:
- Women's tournament: United States Argentina Chile
- United States qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
- Women's tournament:
- Football:
- Gymnastics:
- Men's horizontal bar: Paul Ruggeri (USA) 15.650 points Jossimar Calvo (COL) 14.825 Ángel Ramos (PUR) 14.625
- Men's parallel bars: Daniel Corral (MEX) 15.525 points Jorge Giraldo (COL), Luis Vargas (PUR) & Ruggeri 14.825
- Men's vault: Diego Hypólito (BRA) 15.875 points Tomás González (CHI) 15.587 Hugh Smith (CAN) 15.575
- Women's balance beam: Ana Sofía Gómez (GUA) 14.175 points Kristina Vaculik (CAN) 13.925 Daniele Hypólito (BRA) 13.750
- Women's floor: Ana Lago (MEX) 13.800 points Mikaela Gerber (CAN) 13.775 Hypólito 13.750
- Men's horizontal bar:
- Judo:
- Women's 57 kg: Yurisleidy Lupetey (CUB) Rafaela Silva (BRA) Joliane Melançon (CAN) & Hana Carmichael (USA)
- Women's 63 kg: Yaritza Abel (CUB) Karina Acosta (MEX) Christal Ransom (USA) & Stéfanie Tremblay (CAN)
- Men's 66 kg: Leandro Cunha (BRA) Kenneth Hashimoto (USA) Anyelo Gómez (CUB) & Ricardo Valderrama (VEN)
- Men's 73 kg: Bruno Silva (BRA) Alejandro Clara (ARG) Ronald Girones (CUB) & Nick Tritton (CAN)
- Women's 57 kg:
- Karate:
- Men's 60 kg: Andrés Rendón (COL) Norberto Sosa (DOM) Douglas Brose (BRA) & Miguel Soffia (CHI)
- Men's 84 kg: César Herrera (VEN) Jorge Pérez (DOM) Homero Morales (MEX) & Alexandru Sorin (CAN)
- Women's 50 kg: Ana Villanueva (DOM) Gabriela Bruna (CHI) Jéssica Cândido (BRA) & Cheili González (GUA)
- Women's 68 kg: Lucélia Ribeiro (BRA) Yadira Lira (MEX) Yoly Guillén (VEN) & Yoandra Moreno (CUB)
- Men's 60 kg:
- Water polo:
- Women's tournament: United States Canada Brazil
- United States qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
- Women's tournament:
- Athletics:
Rugby league
- Four Nations in England and Wales:
- Round one in Warrington: Australia 26–12 New Zealand
- Round one in Warrington: Australia
October 27, 2011 (Thursday)
Baseball
Basketball
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 2:
- Group A:
- Olympiacos
81–74 
Fenerbahçe Ülker - SLUC Nancy 87–73
Bilbao Basket
- Standings: Caja Laboral 2–0, SLUC Nancy, Bilbao Basket,
Bennet Cantù, Olympiacos 1–1, Fenerbahçe Ülker 0–2.
- Standings:
- Olympiacos
- Group C:
- Real Madrid 85–78 EA7 Emporio Armani
- Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
70–66 
Partizan Mt:s Belgrade
- Standings: Real Madrid 2–0, EA7 Emporio Armani, Anadolu Efes, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv,
Spirou Charleroi 1–1, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 0–2.
- Standings: Real Madrid 2–0, EA7 Emporio Armani,
- Real Madrid
- Group D:
- Galatasaray Medical Park 64–68 UNICS Kazan
- Montepaschi Siena 79–57
Union Olimpija Ljubljana - FC Barcelona Regal 88–61
Asseco Prokom Gdynia
- Standings: FC Barcelona Regal, Montepaschi Siena 2–0, Galatasaray Medical Park, UNICS Kazan 1–1, Asseco Prokom Gdynia, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 0–2.
- Galatasaray Medical Park
- Group A:
Cricket
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 4:
- Group 2:
- Kazakhstan 0–4 Spain
- Romania
7–1 Turkey
- Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Spain 9 points (3 matches),
Germany 6 (2), Romania 6, Kazakhstan 4, 
Switzerland 3 (3), Turkey 1.
- Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Spain 9 points (3 matches),
- Kazakhstan
- Group 3: Bulgaria
0–4 
Hungary
- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated):
Iceland 13 points (5 matches), Norway 6, Belgium 4, 
Northern Ireland 3 (2), Hungary 3 (4), Bulgaria 0.
- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated):
- Group 4: Scotland 2–2
Wales
- Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): France 12 points,
Republic of Ireland 6 (3), Scotland 4 (2), Wales 1 (3), Israel 0.
- Standings (after 4 matches unless stated):
- Group 5: Belarus
2–2 
Finland
- Group 6:
- Croatia
3–3 Slovenia - Netherlands
0–0 
England
- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Netherlands 7 points, England 5, Serbia 4, Croatia 1 (2), Slovenia 1.
- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Netherlands 7 points, England 5,
- Croatia
- Group 2:
- MLS Cup Playoffs Play-in round: Colorado Rapids 1–0 Columbus Crew
Multi-sport events
- Pan American Games, day 14 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Athletics:
- Men's 200 metres: Roberto Skyers (CUB) 20.37 Lansford Spence (JAM) 20.38 Bruno de Barros (BRA) 20.45
- Men's 400 metres hurdles: Omar Cisneros (CUB) 47.99 Isa Phillips (JAM) 48.82 Félix Sánchez (DOM) 48.85
- Men's 10,000 metres: Marílson Gomes dos Santos (BRA) 29:00.64 Juan Carlos Romero (MEX) 29:41.00 Giovani dos Santos (BRA) 29:51.71
- Men's high jump: Donald Thomas (BAH) 2.32m Diego Ferrín (ECU) 2.30m Víctor Moya (CUB) 2.26m
- Men's triple jump: Alexis Copello (CUB) 17.21m Yoandri Betanzos (CUB) 16.54m Jefferson Sabino (BRA) 16.51m
- Women's 200 metres: Ana Cláudia Lemos (BRA) 22.76 Simone Facey (JAM) 22.86 Marielis Sánchez (DOM) 23.02
- Women's 1500 metres: Adriana Muñoz (CUB) 4:26.09 Rosibel García (COL) 4:26.78 Malindi Elmore (CAN) 4:27.57
- Women's 5,000 metres: Marisol Romero (MEX) 16:24.08 Cruz da Silva (BRA) 16:29.75 Inés Melchor (PER) 16:41.50
- Women's shot put: Misleydis González (CUB) 18.57m Cleopatra Borel-Brown (TRI) 18.46m Michelle Carter (USA) 18.09m
- Women's javelin throw: Alicia DeShasier (USA) 58.01m Yainelis Ribeaux (CUB) 56.21m Yanet Cruz (CUB) 56.19m
- Men's 200 metres:
- Basque pelota:
- Women's Paleta Rubber Pairs Trinkete: María García/Verónica Stele (ARG) María Miranda/Camila Naviliat (URU) Ariana Cepeda/Rocio Guillén (MEX)
- Women's Frontenis Pairs 30m Fronton: Paulina Castillo/Guadalupe Hernández (MEX) Lisandra Lima/Yasmary Medina (CUB) Johanna Zair/Irina Podversich (ARG)
- Men's Mano Singles Trinkete: Heriberto López (MEX) Darien Povea (CUB) Roger Etchevers (USA)
- Men's Mano Doubles 36m Fronton: Jorge Alcántara/Orlando Díaz (MEX) José Huarte/Tony Huarte (USA) Dariel Leiva/Rubén Moya (CUB)
- Men's Mano Singles 36m Fronton: Fernando Medina (MEX) Roberto Huarte (USA) Henry Despaigne (CUB)
- Men's Frontenis Pairs 30m Fronton: Alberto Rodríguez/Arturo Rodríguez (MEX) Daniel Alonso/César Arocha (CUB) Alexis Clementín/Maximiliano Alberdi (ARG)
- Women's Paleta Rubber Pairs Trinkete:
- Bowling:
- Men's individual: Santiago Mejía (COL) Chris Barnes (USA) Marcelo Suartz (BRA) & Manuel Fernández (DOM)
- Women's individual: Liz Johnson (USA) Jennifer Park (CAN) Caroline Lagrange (CAN) & Karen Marcano (VEN)
- Men's individual:
- Canoeing:
- Diving:
- Men's 3 metre springboard: Yahel Castillo (MEX) 529.45 points Julián Sánchez (MEX) 480.65 César Castro (BRA) 462.15
- Women's synchronized 10 metre platform: Paola Espinosa/Tatiana Ortiz (MEX) 326.31 points Meaghan Benfeito/Roseline Filion 318.66 (CAN) Yaima Mena/Annia Rivera (CUB) 269.28
- Men's 3 metre springboard:
- Equestrian:
- Team jumping: United States 2.90 penalties Brazil 11.58 Mexico 13.24
- Team jumping:
- Fencing:
- Men's team épée: United States Venezuela Canada
- Women's team foil: United States Canada Venezuela
- Men's team épée:
- Football:
- Gymnastics:
- Men's floor: Diego Hypólito (BRA) 15.800 points Tomás González (CHI) 15.625 Alexander Rodríguez (PUR) 14.900
- Men's pommel horse: Daniel Corral (MEX) 15.300 points Jorge Giraldo (COL) 14.625 Jorge Peña (COL) 14.450
- Men's rings: Brandon Wynn (USA) 15.625 points Arthur Zanetti (BRA) 15.600 Chris Maestas (USA) 15.550
- Women's uneven bars: Bridgette Caquatto (USA) 14.525 points Shawn Johnson (USA) 14.500 Elsa García (MEX) & Marisela Cantú (MEX) 13.625
- Women's vault: Brandie Jay (USA) 14.337 points García 14.312 Catalina Escobar (COL) 14.162
- Men's floor:
- Judo:
- Women's 70 kg: Onix Cortés (CUB) Yuri Alvear (COL) María Pérez (PUR) & Maria Portela (BRA)
- Women's 78 kg: Kayla Harrison (USA) Catherine Roberge (CAN) Yalennis Castillo (CUB) & Mayra Aguiar (BRA)
- Men's 81 kg: Leandro Guilheiro (BRA) Gadiel Miranda (PUR) Emmanuel Lucenti (ARG) & Antoine Valois (CAN)
- Men's 90 kg: Tiago Camilo (BRA) Asley González (CUB) Alexandre Emond (CAN) & Isao Cárdenas (MEX)
- Women's 70 kg:
- Karate:
- Roller skating:
- Men's 1,000 metres: Pedro Causil (COL) 1:25.941 Ezequiel Capellano (ARG) 1:25.973 Jorge Reyes (CHI) 1:26.239
- Men's 10,000 metres: Jorge Bolaños (ECU) 22 points Capellano 19 Reyes 10
- Women's 1,000 metres: Yersy Puello (COL) 1:35.056 Sandra Buelvas (VEN) 1:35.336 Melisa Bonnet (ARG) 1:35.439
- Women's 10,000 metres: Kelly Martínez (COL) 30 points Bonnet 23 Catherine Peñán (CHI) 10
- Men's 1,000 metres:
- Weightlifting:
- Athletics:
October 26, 2011 (Wednesday)
Baseball
- World Series:
- Game 6 in St. Louis: Texas Rangers vs. St. Louis Cardinals — postponed to October 27 due to rain.
Basketball
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 2:
- Group A: Caja Laboral 81–69 Bennet Cantù
- Standings: Caja Laboral 2–0, Bilbao Basket 1–0, Bennet Cantù 1–1, Fenerbahçe Ülker, SLUC Nancy, Olympiacos 0–1.
- Standings: Caja Laboral 2–0,
- Group B:
- CSKA Moscow 94–74 Brose Baskets
- KK Zagreb 62–81 Panathinaikos
- Standings: Panathinaikos, CSKA Moscow 2–0, Brose Baskets, Unicaja 1–1,
Žalgiris Kaunas, KK Zagreb 0–2.
- Standings: Panathinaikos, CSKA Moscow 2–0, Brose Baskets,
- CSKA Moscow
- Group C: Anadolu Efes 79–80 Spirou Charleroi
- Standings: Real Madrid, EA7 Emporio Armani 1–0, Spirou Charleroi, Anadolu Efes 1–1, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 0–1.
- Standings:
- Group A: Caja Laboral
- NCAA (Philippines) in Quezon City, Philippines:
- Men's Finals: San Beda College 57, San Sebastian College-Recoletos 55. San Beda win best-of-3 series 2–0.
- San Beda wins their fifth NCAA title in six years, and ties Letran College with the most number of men's titles with 16.
- Men's Finals: San Beda College 57, San Sebastian College-Recoletos 55. San Beda win best-of-3 series 2–0.
Cricket
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 4:
- Group 1:
- Group 3:
- Belgium 0–1 Norway
- Northern Ireland 0–2 Iceland
- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Iceland 13 points (5 matches), Norway 6, Belgium 4, Northern Ireland 3 (2), Bulgaria 0 (2), Hungary 0.
- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Iceland 13 points (5 matches), Norway 6, Belgium 4, Northern Ireland 3 (2),
- Belgium
- Group 4: France 5–0 Israel
- Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): France 12 points, Republic of Ireland 6 (3), Scotland 3 (1), Wales 0 (2), Israel 0.
- Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): France 12 points,
- Group 5: Slovakia
3–1 
Estonia
- Group 7:
- Austria
3–0 
Armenia - Portugal
0–3 
Denmark
- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Denmark 9 points,
Czech Republic 4 (2), Austria 4, Portugal 3, Armenia 0.
- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Denmark 9 points,
- Austria
- Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Universidad de Chile 1–0 (4–0) Flamengo. Universidad de Chile win 6–0 on points.
- Vasco da Gama 8–3 (1–3)
Aurora. 3–3 on points; Vasco da Gama win 9–6 on aggregate. - Libertad
2–0 (0–1) São Paulo. 3–3 on points; Libertad win 2–1 on aggregate.
- Universidad de Chile
- AFC Champions League Semi-finals second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3–2 (2–1)
Al-Ittihad. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors win 5–3 on aggregate. - Al-Sadd
0–1 (2–0) Suwon Samsung Bluewings. Al-Sadd win 2–1 on aggregate.
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
- MLS Cup Playoffs Play-in round: FC Dallas 0–2 New York Red Bulls
Multi-sport events
- Pan American Games, day 13 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Athletics:
- Women's 100 metres hurdles: Yvette Lewis (USA) 12.82 Angela Whyte (CAN) 13.09 Lina Flórez (COL) 13.09
- Women's 400 metres hurdles: Princesa Oliveros (COL) 56.26 Lucy Jaramillo (ECU) 56.95 Yolanda Osana (DOM) 57.08
- Women's 400 metres: Jennifer Padilla (COL) 51.53 Daisurami Bonne (CUB) 51.69 Geisa Coutinho (BRA) 51.87
- Women's long jump: Maurren Maggi (BRA) 6.94m Shameka Marshall (USA) 6.73m Caterine Ibargüen (COL) 6.63m
- Women's high jump: Lesyani Mayor (CUB) 1.89m Marielys Rojas (VEN) 1.89m Romary Rifka (MEX) 1.89m
- Women's heptathlon: Lucimara da Silva (BRA) 6133 points Yasmiany Pedroso (CUB) 5710 Francia Manzanillo (DOM) 5644
- Men's 400 metres: Nery Brenes (CRC) 44.65 Luguelin Santos (DOM) 44.71 Ramon Miller (BAH) 45.01
- Men's 1500 metres: Leandro de Oliveira (BRA) 3:53.44 Bayron Piedra (ECU) 3:53.45 Eduar Villanueva (VEN) 3:54.06
- Men's hammer throw: Kibwe Johnson (USA) 79.63m Michael Mai (USA) 72.71m Noleysi Bicet (CUB) 72.57m
- Women's 100 metres hurdles:
- Basque pelota:
- Men's Paleta Rubber Pairs Trinkete: Facundo Andreasen/Sergio Villegas (ARG) Carlos Buzzo/Enzo Cazzola (URU) Adrián Raya/Guillermo Verdeja (MEX)
- Men's Paleta Leather Pairs 36m Fronton: Rafael Fernández/Azuan Pérez (CUB) Rodrigo Ledesma/Francisco Mendiburu (MEX) Luciano Callarelli/Carlos Dorato (ARG)
- Men's Paleta Leather Pairs Trinkete: Cristian Andrés Algarbe/Jorge Villegas (ARG) Pablo Baldizán/Gastón Dufau (URU) Frendy Fernández/Anderson Jardines (CUB)
- Men's Paleta Rubber Pairs 30m Fronton: Fernando Ergueta/Javier Nicosia (ARG) Jesús Hurtado/Daniel Salvador Rodríguez (MEX) José Fiffe/Jhoan Torreblanca (CUB)
- Men's Paleta Rubber Pairs Trinkete:
- Canoeing:
- Diving:
- Women's 10 metre platform: Paola Espinosa (MEX) 370.60 points Tatiana Ortiz (MEX) 369.05 Meaghan Benfeito (CAN) 358.20
- Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard: Yahel Castillo/Julián Sánchez (MEX) 457.32 points Troy Dumais/Kristian Ipsen (USA) 411.99 René Hernández/Jorge Pupo (CUB) 384.33
- Women's 10 metre platform:
- Fencing:
- Gymnastics:
- Judo:
- Women's +78 kg: Idalys Ortíz (CUB) Melissa Mojica (PUR) Maria Suellen Altheman (BRA) & Vanessa Zambotti (MEX)
- Men's 100 kg: Luciano Corrêa (BRA) Oreydi Despaigne (CUB) Cristian Schmidt (ARG) & Sergio García (MEX)
- Men's +100 kg: Óscar Brayson (CUB) Rafael da Silva (BRA) Anthony Turner, Jr. (USA) & Pablo Figueroa (PUR)
- Women's +78 kg:
- Roller skating:
- Weightlifting:
- Women's 69 kg: Mercedes Pérez (COL) 232 kg Cinthya Domínguez (MEX) 226 kg Aremi Fuentes (MEX) 221 kg
- Women's 75 kg: Ubaldina Valoyes (COL) 250 kg María Fernanda Valdés (CHI) 229 kg María Álvarez (VEN) 228 kg
- Men's 94 kg: Javier Vanega (CUB) 370 kg Herbys Márquez (VEN) 365 kg Eduardo Guadamud (ECU) 365 kg
- Women's 69 kg:
- Athletics:
October 25, 2011 (Tuesday)
Basketball
- Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 2:
- Group B: Unicaja 85–78 (OT) Žalgiris Kaunas
- Standings: Brose Baskets, Panathinaikos, CSKA Moscow 1–0, Unicaja 1–1, KK Zagreb 0–1, Žalgiris Kaunas 0–2.
- Standings:
- Group B: Unicaja
Cricket
- West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 5: Bangladesh 350/9d & 119/3d (42 overs); West Indies 244 (68 overs; Elias Sunny 6/94) & 100/2 (22 overs). Match drawn; 2-match series tied 0–0.
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 5:
- England in India:
- New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
- 3rd ODI in Bulawayo: New Zealand 328/5 (50 overs; Ross Taylor 119, Kane Williamson 100*);
Zimbabwe 329/9 (49.5 overs). Zimbabwe win by 1 wicket; New Zealand win 3-match series 2–1.
- 3rd ODI in Bulawayo:
Football (soccer)
- Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Santa Fe 4–1 (1–1) Botafogo. Santa Fe win 4–1 on points.
- League of Ireland Premier Division, matchday 35 (team in bold qualify for Champions League, teams in italics qualify for Europa League): UCD 1–2 Shamrock Rovers
- Standings: Shamrock Rovers 74 points, Sligo Rovers 70, Derry City 67.
- Shamrock win the title for the 17th time.
- Standings: Shamrock Rovers 74 points, Sligo Rovers 70, Derry City 67.
Multi-sport events
- Pan American Games, day 12 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Athletics:
- Women's 100 metres: Rosângela Santos (BRA) 11.22 Barbara Pierre (USA) 11.25 Shakera Reece (BAR) 11.26
- Women's 800 metres: Adriana Muñoz (CUB) 2:04.08 Gabriela Medina (MEX) 2:04.41 Rosibel García (COL) 2:04.45
- Men's 100 metres: Lerone Clarke (JAM) 10.01 Kim Collins (SKN) 10.04 Emmanuel Callander (TRI) 10.16
- Men's long jump: Víctor Castillo (VEN) 8.05m Daniel Pineda (CHI) 7.97m David Registe (DMA) 7.89m
- Men's shot put: Dylan Armstrong (CAN) 21.30m Carlos Véliz (CUB) 20.76m Germán Lauro (ARG) 20.41m
- Men's decathlon: Leonel Suárez (CUB) 8373 points Maurice Smith (JAM) 8214 Yordanis García (CUB) 8074
- Women's 100 metres:
- Baseball:
- Men's tournament: Canada United States Cuba
- Men's tournament:
- Basketball:
- Women's tournament: Puerto Rico Mexico Brazil
- Women's tournament:
- Bowling:
- Women's pairs: Liz Johnson/Kelly Kulick (USA) 5257 points Sandra Góngora/Miriam Zetter (MEX) 4929 Anggie Ramírez/María Rodríguez (COL) 4851
- Men's pairs: Bill O'Neill/Chris Barnes (USA) 5211 points José Lander/Amleto Monacelli (VEN) 5018 Santiago Mejía/Jaime Andrés Gómez (COL) 4856
- Women's pairs:
- Fencing:
- Gymnastics:
- Men's artistic team all-around: Brazil (Francisco Barreto, Petrix Barbosa, Péricles da Silva, Diego Hypólito, Arthur Zanetti, Sergio Sasaki) 346.100 points Puerto Rico (Rafael Morales, Ángel Ramos, Tommy Ramos, Luis Rivera, Alexander Rodríguez, Luis Vargas) 344.850 United States (Donothan Bailey, Christopher Maestas, Tyler Mizoguchi, Sho Nakamori, Paul Ruggeri, Brandon Wynn) 342.000
- Men's artistic team all-around:
- Racquetball:
- Men's team: Mexico United States Colombia &
Ecuador - Women's team: Mexico United States Bolivia & Ecuador
- Men's team:
- Weightlifting:
- Women's 63 kg: Christine Girard (CAN) 238 kg Nísida Palomeque (COL) 235 kg Luz Acosta (MEX) 230 kg
- Men's 77 kg: Iván Cambar (CUB) 338 kg Ricardo Flores (ECU) 329 kg Chad Vaughn (USA) 326 kg
- Men's 85 kg: Yoelmis Hernández (CUB) 363 kg Carlos Andica (COL) 362 kg Kendrick Farris (USA) 348 kg
- Women's 63 kg:
- Athletics:
October 24, 2011 (Monday)
Baseball
- World Series:
- Game 5 in Arlington, Texas: Texas Rangers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2. Rangers lead series 3–2.
Cricket
- West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 4: Bangladesh 350/9d (122.4 overs); West Indies 144/5 (51 overs). West Indies trail by 206 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 4:
Multi-sport events
- Pan American Games, day 11 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Athletics:
- Men's 5000 metres: Juan Luis Barrios (MEX) 14:13.77 Bayron Piedra (ECU) 14:15.74 Joilson Silva (BRA) 14:16.11
- Men's discus throw: Jorge Fernández (CUB) 65.58m Jarred Rome (USA) 61.71m Ronald Julião (BRA) 61.70m
- Women's 10,000 metres: Marisol Romero (MEX) 34:07.24 Cruz da Silva (BRA) 34:22.44 Yolanda Caballero (COL) 34:39.14
- Women's hammer throw: Yipsi Moreno (CUB) 75.62m Sultana Frizell (CAN) 70.11m Amber Campbell (USA) 69.93m
- Women's pole vault: Yarisley Silva (CUB) 4.75m Fabiana Murer (BRA) 4.70m Becky Holliday (USA) 4.30m
- Men's 5000 metres:
- Fencing:
- Gymnastics:
- Women's artistic team all-around: United States (Bridgette Caquatto, Jessie Deziel, Brandie Jay, Shawn Johnson, Grace McLaughlin, Bridget Sloan) 219.750 points Canada (Talia Chiarelli, Mikaela Gerber, Coralie Leblond, Christine Lee, Dominique Pegg, Kristina Vaculik) 217.450 Mexico (Marisela Cantu, Yessenia Estrada, Elsa Garcia, Ana Estefania Lago, Alexa Moreno, Karla Salazar) 214.325
- Women's artistic team all-around:
- Handball:
- Roller skating:
- Weightlifting:
- Women's 53 kg: Yudelquis Contreras (DOM) 206 kg Inmara Henríquez (VEN) 189 kg Francia Peñuñuri (MEX) 188 kg
- Women's 58 kg: Alexandra Escobar (ECU) 221 kg Jackelina Heredia (COL) 216 kg Lina Rivas (COL) 215 kg
- Men's 69 kg: Israel José Rubio (VEN) 318 kg Junior Sánchez (VEN) 310 kg Doyler Sánchez (COL) 310 kg
- Women's 53 kg:
- Wrestling:
- Men's Freestyle 60 kg: Franklin Gómez (PUR) Guillermo Torres (MEX) Fernando Iglesias (ARG) & Yowlys Bonne (CUB)
- Men's Freestyle 74 kg: Jordan Burroughs (USA) Yunierki Blanco (CUB) Matthew Gentry (CAN) & Ricardo Roberty (VEN)
- Men's Freestyle 96 kg: Jake Varner (USA) Luis Vivenes (ECU) Khetag Pliev (CAN) & Juan Esteban Martínez (COL)
- Men's Freestyle 60 kg:
- Athletics:
October 23, 2011 (Sunday)
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Sölden, Austria:
- Giant Slalom: Ted Ligety (USA) 2:22.00 Alexis Pinturault (FRA) 2:22.29 Philipp Schörghofer (AUT) 2:22.51
- Giant Slalom:
Auto racing
- Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- Good Sam Club 500 in Talladega, Alabama: (1)
Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (2) 
Jeff Burton (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (3) 
Dave Blaney (Chevrolet; Tommy Baldwin Racing)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 32 of 36 races): (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 2237 points (2)
Matt Kenseth (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 2223 (3) 
Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) 2219
- Drivers' championship standings (after 32 of 36 races): (1)
- Good Sam Club 500 in Talladega, Alabama: (1)
- V8 Supercars:
- Gold Coast 600 in Surfers Paradise, Queensland (AUS unless stated):
- Race 22: (1) Mark Winterbottom/Richard Lyons (GBR) (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon) (2) Jamie Whincup/Sébastien Bourdais (FRA) (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (3) Lee Holdsworth/Simon Pagenaud (FRA) (Garry Rogers Motorsport; Holden VE Commodore)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 22 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 2517 points (2) Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) 2374 (3) Shane Van Gisbergen (NZL) (Stone Brothers Racing; Ford FG Falcon) 2009
- Race 22: (1) Mark Winterbottom/Richard Lyons (GBR) (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon) (2) Jamie Whincup/Sébastien Bourdais (FRA) (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (3) Lee Holdsworth/Simon Pagenaud (FRA) (Garry Rogers Motorsport; Holden VE Commodore)
- Gold Coast 600 in Surfers Paradise, Queensland (AUS unless stated):
- World Rally Championship:
- Rally de España in Salou, Spain: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA)/Daniel Elena (MON) (Citroën DS3 WRC) (2) Mikko Hirvonen (FIN)/Jarmo Lehtinen (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) (3) Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN)/Miikka Anttila (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 12 of 13 rallies): (1) Loeb 222 points (2) Hirvonen 214 (3) Sébastien Ogier (FRA) (Citroën DS3 WRC) 193
- Rally de España in Salou, Spain: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA)/Daniel Elena (MON) (Citroën DS3 WRC) (2) Mikko Hirvonen (FIN)/Jarmo Lehtinen (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) (3) Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN)/Miikka Anttila (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)
- World Touring Car Championship:
- Race of Japan in Suzuka:
- Race 1: (1) Alain Menu (SUI) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Robert Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Michel Nykjær (DEN) (Sunred Engineering; SEAT León)
- Race 2: (1) Tom Coronel (NED) (ROAL Motorsport; BMW 320 TC) (2) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Huff
- Drivers' championship standings (after 10 of 12 rounds): (1) Muller 363 points (2) Huff 350 (3) Menu 290
- Race of Japan in Suzuka:
Badminton
- BWF Super Series:
- Denmark Super Series Premier in Odense (CHN unless stated):
- Men's singles: Chen Long def. Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 21–15, 21–18
- Women's singles: Wang Xin def. Wang Yihan 21–14, 23–21
- Men's doubles: Jung Jae-sung (KOR)/Lee Yong-dae (KOR) def. Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng 21–16, 21–17
- Women's doubles: Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang def. Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei 22–20, 21–16
- Mixed doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen (DEN)/Christinna Pedersen (DEN) def. Xu Chen/Ma Jin 22–20, 21–16
- Denmark Super Series Premier in Odense (CHN unless stated):
Baseball
- World Series:
- Game 4 in Arlington, Texas: Texas Rangers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 0. Series tied 2–2.
Cricket
- West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 3: Bangladesh 255/4 (91 overs); West Indies. No play due to rain.
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 3:
- England in India:
- Australia in South Africa:
- 2nd ODI in Port Elizabeth: South Africa 303/6 (50 overs); Australia 223 (50 overs). South Africa win by 80 runs; 3-match series tied 1–1.
- 2nd ODI in Port Elizabeth:
Equestrianism
- Show jumping – World Cup Western European League:
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate America in Ontario, California, United States:
- Pairs: Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) 183.98 points Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao (CHN) 178.66 Kirsten Moore-Towers/Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 177.43
- Ladies: Alissa Czisny (USA) 177.48 points Carolina Kostner (ITA) 177.35 Viktoria Helgesson (SWE) 145;75
- Pairs:
- Skate America in Ontario, California, United States:
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 3:
- Group 2: Spain 3–2 Switzerland
- Group 2: Spain
- A Lyga, matchday 31 (team in bold qualify for Champions League, team in italics qualify for Europa League):
- Premier League, matchday 29 (team in bold qualify for Champions League):
- Neman Grodno 2–2 Gomel
- Dinamo Minsk 3–2 Shakhtyor
- BATE Borisov 4–2 Torpedo Zhodino
- Standings: BATE Borisov 61 points, Shakhtyor 49, Gomel 47, Dinamo Minsk 46.
- BATE win the title for the sixth successive time and a record eighth time overall.
- Standings: BATE Borisov 61 points, Shakhtyor 49, Gomel 47, Dinamo Minsk 46.
Golf
- PGA Tour:
- Fall Series: Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Florida:
- Winner: Luke Donald (ENG) 271 (−17)
- Donald wins his fourth PGA Tour title.
- Winner: Luke Donald (ENG) 271 (−17)
- Fall Series: Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic in Lake Buena Vista, Florida:
- European Tour:
- Castelló Masters in Castellón, Spain:
- Winner: Sergio García (ESP) 257 (−27)
- García wins the tournament for the second time, for his ninth European Tour title and first since 2008.
- Winner: Sergio García (ESP) 257 (−27)
- Castelló Masters in Castellón, Spain:
- LPGA Tour:
- Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship in Yangmei, Taoyuan:
- Winner: Yani Tseng (TWN) 272 (−16)
- Tseng wins her seventh title of the year, and twelfth of her career.
- Winner: Yani Tseng (TWN) 272 (−16)
- Sunrise LPGA Taiwan Championship in Yangmei, Taoyuan:
Motorcycle racing
- Moto GP:
- Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia:
- MotoGP: Race cancelled
- Marco Simoncelli is killed after an accident on the second lap of the race, which was stopped and later abandoned.[2]
- Riders' championship standings (after 17 of 18 races): (1) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Honda) 325 points (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) 260 (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda) 212
- Moto2: (1) Thomas Lüthi (SUI) (Suter) (2) Stefan Bradl (GER) (Kalex) (3) Pol Espargaró (ESP) (FTR)
- Riders' championship standings (after 16 of 17 races): (1) Bradl 274 points (2) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Suter) 251 (3) Andrea Iannone (ITA) (Suter) 172
- 125cc: (1) Maverick Viñales (ESP) (Aprilia) (2) Sandro Cortese (GER) (Aprilia) (3) Johann Zarco (FRA) (Derbi)
- Riders' championship standings (after 16 of 17 races): (1) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia) 282 points (2) Zarco 262 (3) Cortese 225
- MotoGP: Race cancelled
- Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia:
Multi-sport events
- Pan American Games, day 10 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Athletics:
- Men's 20 kilometres walk: Erick Barrondo (GUA) 1:21:51 James Rendón (COL) 1:22:46 Luis Fernando López (COL) 1:22:51
- Women's 20 kilometres walk: Jamy Franco (GUA) 1:32:38 Mirna Ortíz (GUA) 1:33:37 Ingrid Hernández (COL) 1:34:06
- Women's marathon: Adriana da Silva (BRA) 2:36:37 Madaí Pérez (MEX) 2:38:03 Gladys Tejeda (PER) 2:42:09
- Men's 20 kilometres walk:
- Equestrian:
- Individual eventing: Jessica Phoenix (CAN) 43.90 penalties Hannah Burnett (USA) 45.20 Bruce Davidson (USA) 48.90
- Team eventing: United States 138.60 penalties Canada 172.50 Brazil 209.80
- Individual eventing:
- Handball:
- Women's tournament: Brazil Argentina Dominican Republic
- Brazil qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
- Women's tournament:
- Sailing:
- Women's sailboard: Patricia Freitas (BRA) Demita Vega (MEX) Farrah Hall (USA)
- Women's Laser Radial class: Cecilia Saroli (ARG) Tania Calles (MEX) Paige Railey (USA)
- Men's sailboard: Ricardo Santos (BRA) Mariano Reutemann (ARG) David Mier (MEX)
- Men's Laser class: Julio Alsogaray (ARG) Matias Del Solar (CHI) Juan Maegli (GUA)
- Sunfish class: Matheus Dellangnello (BRA) Paul Foerster (USA) Francisco Renna (ARG)
- Snipe class: Brazil United States
Uruguay - Lightning class: Chile United States Brazil
- Hobie 16 class: Puerto Rico Brazil
Guatemala - J/24 class: Brazil United States Chile
- Women's sailboard:
- Softball:
- Women's tournament: United States Canada Cuba
- Women's tournament:
- Triathlon:
- Men's individual: Reinaldo Colucci (BRA) 1:48:02 Manuel Huerta (USA) 1:48:09 Brent McMahon (CAN) 1:48:23
- Women's individual: Sarah Haskins (USA) 1:57:37 Bárbara Riveros Díaz (CHI) 2:00:23 Pamella Nascimento (BRA) 2:00:32
- Men's individual:
- Water skiing:
- Women's tricks: Whitney McClintock (CAN) 8390 points María Linares (COL) 7400 Regina Jaquess (USA) 6090
- Women's slalom: Jaquess 39.00 points McClintock 38.50 Karen Stevens (CAN) 31.50
- Women's jump: Jaquess 50.60 points McClintock 50.50 Stevens 41.10
- Men's tricks: Javier Andrés Julio (ARG) 10,140 points Jason McClintock (CAN) 9880 Felipe Miranda (CHI) 9430
- Men's slalom: Jonathan Travers (USA) 44.00 points McClintock 40.50 Carlos Lamadrid (MEX) 39.00
- Men's jump: Freddy Krueger (USA) 64.90 points Rodrigo Miranda (CHI) 64.50 Felipe Miranda 62.70
- Women's tricks:
- Weightlifting:
- Women's 48 kg: Lely Burgos (PUR) 170 kg Betsi Rivas (VEN) 169 kg Katherine Mercado (COL) 165 kg
- Men's 56 kg: Sergio Álvarez Boulet (CUB) 267 kg Sergio Rada (COL) 266 kg José Lino Montes (MEX) 262 kg
- Men's 62 kg: Óscar Figueroa (COL) 312 kg Jesús López (VEN) 296 kg Diego Salazar (COL) 292 kg
- Women's 48 kg:
- Wrestling:
- Men's Freestyle 55 kg: Juan Ramírez Beltre (DOM) Obenson Blanc (USA) Steven Takahashi (CAN) & Juan Carlos Valverde (ECU)
- Men's Freestyle 66 kg: Liván López (CUB) Pedro Soto (PUR) Teyon Ware (USA) & Yoan Blanco (ECU)
- Men's Freestyle 84 kg: Jacob Herbert (USA) Humberto Arencibia (CUB) Jeffrey Adamson (CAN) & José Díaz (VEN)
- Men's Freestyle 120 kg: Tervel Dlagnev (USA) Sunny Dhinsa (CAN) Disney Rodríguez (CUB) & Carlos Feliz (DOM)
- Men's Freestyle 55 kg:
- Athletics:
Rugby union
- World Cup in New Zealand:
- Final in Auckland: New Zealand 8–7 France
- The All Blacks repeat their win over France in the 1987 Final and win the title for the second time.
- Final in Auckland:
Short track speed skating
- World Cup in Salt Lake City, United States:
- Men's 500m: Jon Eley (GBR) 41.558 Charles Hamelin (CAN) 41.615 Evgeny Kozulin (RUS) 41.751
- Men's 1500m (2): Noh Jin-Kyu (KOR) 2:14.238 Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR) 2:14.295 J. R. Celski (USA) 2:14.343
- Standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Noh & Hamelin 1000 points (3) Kwak & Lee Ho-Suk (KOR) 800
- Men's 5000m relay: Canada (Michael Gilday, Charles Hamelin, François Hamelin, François-Louis Tremblay) 6:49.723 Great Britain (Eley, Richard Shoebridge, Paul Stanley, Jack Whelbourne) 6:50.277 South Korea (Kwak, Lee Ho-Suk, Lee Jung-Su, Noh) 6:50.311
- Women's 500m: Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) 44.382 Martina Valcepina (ITA) 45.645 Jessica Smith (USA) 50.160
- Women's 1500m (2): Katherine Reutter (USA) 2:24.005 Lee Eun-Byul (KOR) 2:24.032 Li Jianrou (CHN) 2:24.124
- Standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Reutter 2000 points (2) Lee 1440 (3) Valérie Maltais (CAN) 800
- Women's 3000m relay: China (Fan Kexin, Li, Liu Qiuhong, Xiao Han) 4:12.774 South Korea (Cho Ha-Ri, Kim Dam Min, Lee, Son Soo-Min) 4:13.294 Russia (Ekaterina Baranok, Olga Belikova, Tatiana Borodulina, Nina Yevteyeva) 4:18.694
- Men's 500m:
Snooker
- Players Tour Championship – Event 8: Alex Higgins International Trophy in Killarney, Ireland:
- Final: Neil Robertson (AUS) 4–1 Judd Trump (ENG)
- Robertson wins his ninth professional title.
- Order of Merit (after 8 of 12 events): (1) Robertson 25,600 (2) Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 24,600 (3) Trump 18,900
- Final: Neil Robertson (AUS) 4–1 Judd Trump (ENG)
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- If Stockholm Open in Stockholm, Sweden:
- Final: Gaël Monfils (FRA) def. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
- Monfils wins his fourth ATP Tour title.
- Final: Gaël Monfils (FRA) def. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
- Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia:
- Final: Janko Tipsarević (SRB) def. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6–4, 6–2
- Tipsarević wins his second ATP Tour title.
- Final: Janko Tipsarević (SRB) def. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6–4, 6–2
- If Stockholm Open in Stockholm, Sweden:
- WTA Tour:
- Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia:
- Final: Dominika Cibulková (SVK) def. Kaia Kanepi (EST) 3–6, 7–6(1), 7–5
- Cibulková wins her first WTA Tour title.
- Final: Dominika Cibulková (SVK) def. Kaia Kanepi (EST) 3–6, 7–6(1), 7–5
- BGL Luxembourg Open in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg:
- Final: Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Monica Niculescu (ROM) 6–2, 6–2
- Azarenka wins her eighth WTA Tour title.
- Final: Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Monica Niculescu (ROM) 6–2, 6–2
- Kremlin Cup in Moscow, Russia:
October 22, 2011 (Saturday)
Alpine skiing
- Women's World Cup in Sölden, Austria:
- Giant Slalom: Lindsey Vonn (USA) 2:24.43 Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 2:24.47 Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 2:24.83
- Vonn becomes the fifth woman to win a World Cup race in all five disciplines.[3]
- Giant Slalom:
Auto racing
- V8 Supercars:
- Gold Coast 600 in Surfers Paradise, Queensland (AUS unless stated):
- Race 21: (1) Jamie Whincup/Sébastien Bourdais (FRA) (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (2) Will Davison/Mika Salo (FIN) (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon) (3) Mark Winterbottom/Richard Lyons (GBR) (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 21 of 28 races): (1) Whincup 2379 points (2) Craig Lowndes (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) 2329 (3) Shane Van Gisbergen (NZL) (Stone Brothers Racing; Ford FG Falcon) 1952
- Race 21: (1) Jamie Whincup/Sébastien Bourdais (FRA) (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (2) Will Davison/Mika Salo (FIN) (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon) (3) Mark Winterbottom/Richard Lyons (GBR) (Ford Performance Racing; Ford FG Falcon)
- Gold Coast 600 in Surfers Paradise, Queensland (AUS unless stated):
Baseball
- World Series:
- Game 3 in Arlington, Texas: St. Louis Cardinals 16, Texas Rangers 7. Cardinals lead series 2–1.
- Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols becomes only the third player to hit three home runs in a World Series game, joining Babe Ruth (1926, Game 4 & 1928, Game 4) and Reggie Jackson (1977, Game 6).
- Game 3 in Arlington, Texas: St. Louis Cardinals 16, Texas Rangers 7. Cardinals lead series 2–1.
Cricket
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 1st Test in Abu Dhabi, day 5: Sri Lanka 197 & 483 (168 overs; Kumar Sangakkara 211, Prasanna Jayawardene 120); Pakistan 511/6d & 21/1 (10 overs). Match drawn; 3-match series tied 0–0.
- 1st Test in Abu Dhabi, day 5:
- West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 2: Bangladesh 255/4 (91 overs); West Indies. No play due to rain.
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 2:
- New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
- 2nd ODI in Harare: Zimbabwe 259/8 (50 overs; Brendan Taylor 107*); New Zealand 261/6 (48.2 overs; Martin Guptill 105). New Zealand win by 4 wickets; lead 3-match series 2–0.
- 2nd ODI in Harare:
Figure skating
- ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate America in Ontario, California, United States:
- Men: Michal Březina (CZE) 216.00 points Kevin van der Perren (BEL) 212.48 Takahiko Kozuka (JPN) 212.09
- Ice Dance: Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) 178.07 points Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 156.29 Isabella Tobias/Deividas Stagniūnas (LTU) 132.58
- Men:
- Skate America in Ontario, California, United States:
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Matchday 3:
- Group 1:
- Group 2:
- Turkey 0–0 Kazakhstan
- Romania 0–3 Germany
- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Germany 6 points (2 matches), Kazakhstan 4, Spain 3 (1), Switzerland 3 (2), Romania 3, Turkey 1.
- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Germany 6 points (2 matches), Kazakhstan 4,
- Turkey
- Group 3:
- Hungary 0–1 Iceland
- Bulgaria 0–1 Northern Ireland
- Hungary
- Group 4:
- Republic of Ireland 2–0 Israel
- Wales 1–4 France
- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): France 9 points, Republic of Ireland 6, Scotland 3 (1), Wales 0 (2), Israel 0.
- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): France 9 points, Republic of Ireland 6,
- Republic of Ireland
- Group 5:
- Group 6:
- Croatia 0–3 Netherlands
- Slovenia 1–2 Serbia
- Standings (after 2 matches unless stated): Netherlands 6 points, England 4, Serbia 4 (3), Croatia 0 (1), Slovenia 0.
- Standings (after 2 matches unless stated): Netherlands 6 points,
- Croatia
- Group 7:
- Czech Republic 1–0 Portugal
- Denmark 3–0 Austria
- Standings (after 2 matches): Denmark 6 points, Czech Republic 4, Portugal 3, Austria 1, Armenia 0.
- Standings (after 2 matches): Denmark 6 points, Czech Republic 4, Portugal 3, Austria 1,
- Czech Republic
- 2012 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament Final Round second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Cameroon
2–1 (1–2) Nigeria. 3–3 on aggregate; Cameroon win 4–3 on penalties, and qualify for the 2012 Olympics. - Premier League, matchday 26 (team in bold qualify for Champions League):
Horse racing
- Cox Plate in Melbourne: Pinker Pinker (trainer: Greg Eurell, jockey: Craig Williams) Jimmy Choux (trainer: John Bary, jockey: Jonathan Riddell) Rekindled Interest (trainer: Jim Conlan, jockey: Dwayne Dunn)
Multi-sport events
- Pan American Games, day 9 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Archery:
- Men's individual: Brady Ellison (USA) Crispin Duenas (CAN) Daniel Pineda (COL)
- Women's individual: Alejandra Valencia (MEX) Miranda Leek (USA) Aida Román (MEX)
- Men's individual:
- Beach volleyball:
- Men's tournament: Alison Cerutti/Emanuel Rego (BRA) Igor Hernández/Farid Mussa (VEN) Santiago Etchegaray/Pablo Suárez (ARG)
- Men's tournament:
- Cycling:
- Men's road race: Marc de Maar (AHO) 3:40:53 Miguel Ubeto (VEN) 3:40:53 Arnold Alcolea (CUB) 3:41:48
- Women's road race (all CUB): Arlenis Sierra 2:18:10 Yumari González 2:18:23 Yudelmis Domínguez 2:18:23
- Men's road race:
- Racquetball:
- Women's singles: Paola Longoria (MEX) Rhonda Rajsich (USA) Cheryl Gudinas (USA) & María Vargas (BOL)
- Women's doubles: Samantha Salas/Longoria (MEX) Aimee Ruiz/Rajsich (USA) Angela Grisar/Carla Muñoz (CHI) & Maria Córdova/Maria Muñoz (ECU)
- Men's singles: R. O. Carson (USA) Gilberto Mejía (MEX) Álvaro Beltrán (MEX) & Vincent Gagnon (CAN)
- Men's doubles: Javier Moreno/Beltrán (MEX) Jorge Hirsekorn/César Castillo (VEN) Kris Odegard/Tim Landeryou (CAN) & Chris Crowther/Shane Vanderson (USA)
- Women's singles:
- Shooting:
- Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol: Emil Milev (USA) 603 points Juan Pérez (CUB) 591 Franco Di Mauro (VEN) 590
- Men's skeet: Vincent Hancock (USA) 147 points Guillermo Torres (CUB) 145 Juan Miguel Rodríguez (CUB) 142
- Women's 50 metre rifle three positions: Dianelys Pérez (CUB) 671.6 points Eglys de la Cruz (CUB) 670.3 Sarah Beard (USA) 667.4
- Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol:
- Swimming:
- Tennis:
- Water skiing:
- Women's overall: Regina Jaquess (USA) 2955.7 points Whitney McClintock (CAN) 2809.6 Karen Stevens (CAN) 1862.8
- Men's wakeboard: Andrew Adkison (USA) 80.00 points Aaron Rathy (CAN) 72.67 Marcelo Giardi (BRA) 65.90
- Men's overall: Javier Andrés Julio (ARG) 2870.7 points Felipe Miranda (CHI) 2800.8 Rodrigo Miranda (CHI) 2591.1
- Women's overall:
- Wrestling:
- Women's Freestyle 48 kg: Carol Huynh (CAN) Clarissa Chun (USA) Carolina Castillo (COL) & Patricia Bermúdez (ARG)
- Women's Freestyle 55 kg: Helen Maroulis (USA) Tonya Verbeek (CAN) Joice da Silva (BRA) & Lissette Antes (ECU)
- Women's Freestyle 63 kg: Katerina Vidiaux (CUB) Elena Pirozhkov (USA) Luz Vázquez (ARG) & Sandra Roa (COL)
- Women's Freestyle 72 kg: Lisset Hechevarría (CUB) Aline Ferreira (BRA) Jaramit Weffer (VEN) & Elsa Sánchez (DOM)
- Women's Freestyle 48 kg:
- Archery:
Short track speed skating
- World Cup in Salt Lake City, United States:
- Men's 1000m: Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR) 1:25.996 Noh Jin-Kyu (KOR) 1:26.596 François-Louis Tremblay (CAN) 1:26.869
- Men's 1500m (1): Charles Hamelin (CAN) 2:16.630 Lee Ho-Suk (KOR) 2:16.842 Lee Jung-Su (KOR) 2:17.021
- Women's 1000m: Yui Sakai (JPN) 1:31.260 Lana Gehring (USA) 1:31.278 Alyson Dudek (USA) 1:31.494
- Women's 1500m (1): Katherine Reutter (USA) 2:24.433 Valérie Maltais (CAN) 2:24.519 Lee Eun-Byul (KOR) 2:24.606
- Men's 1000m:
October 21, 2011 (Friday)
Basketball
- Euroleague, Regular Season Matchday 1:
- Group A: Bilbao Basket 76–61 Olympiacos
- Group A: Bilbao Basket
Cricket
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 1: Bangladesh 255/4 (91 overs); West Indies.
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 1:
Multi-sport events
- Pan American Games, day 8 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Archery:
- Men's team: United States Mexico Cuba
- Women's team: Mexico United States Cuba
- Men's team:
- Beach volleyball:
- Women's tournament: Larissa França/Juliana Felisberta (BRA) Mayra García/Bibiana Candelas (MEX) Yarleen Santiago/Yamileska Yantín (PUR)
- Women's tournament:
- Cycling:
- Shooting:
- Squash:
- Men's team: Mexico Canada Brazil & United States
- Women's team: Canada Colombia Mexico & United States
- Men's team:
- Swimming:
- Women's 50 metre freestyle: Lara Jackson (USA) 25.09 Graciele Herrmann (BRA) 25.23 Madison Kennedy (USA) 25.24
- Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay: United States (Rachel Bootsma, Ann Chandler, Claire Donahue, Amanda Kendall) 4:01.00 Canada (Gabrielle Soucisse, Ashley McGregor, Erin Miller, Jen Beckberger) 4:07.04 Brazil (Fabíola Molina, Tatiane Sakemi, Dayanara de Paula, Tatiana Lemos) 4:07.12
- Men's 200 metre backstroke: Thiago Pereira (BRA) 1:57.19 Omar Pinzón (COL) 1:58.31 Ryan Murphy (USA) 1:58.50
- Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay: Brazil (Guilherme Guido, Felipe França Silva, Gabriel Mangabeira, César Cielo) 3:34.58 United States (Eugene Godsoe, Marcus Titus, Chris Brady, Scot Robison) 3:37.17 Argentina (Federico Grabich, Lucas Peralta, Marcos Barale, Lucas Del Piccolo) 3:44.51
- Women's 50 metre freestyle:
- Synchronized swimming:
- Women's team: Canada (Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon, Jo-Annie Fortin, Chloé Isaac, Stéphanie Leclair, Tracy Little, Élise Marcotte, Karine Thomas, Valérie Welsh) 190.388 points United States (Morgan Fuller, Megan Hansley, Mary Killman, Mariya Koroleva, Michelle Moore, Leah Pinette, Lyssa Wallace, Alison Williams) 179.588 Brazil (Giovana Stephan, Joseane Costa, Lara Teixeira, Lorena Molinos, Maria Bruno, Maria Pereira, Nayara Figueira, Pamela Nogueira, Jéssica Gonçalves) 176.425
- Women's team:
- Tennis:
- Women's Singles: Irina Falconi (USA) Mónica Puig (PUR) Christina McHale (USA)
- Women's Doubles: María Irigoyen/Florencia Molinero (ARG) Falconi/McHale (USA) Catalina Castaño/Mariana Duque (COL)
- Mixed Doubles: Ana Paula de la Peña/Santiago González (MEX) Andrea Koch-Benvenuto/Guillermo Rivera-Aránguiz (CHI) Ana-Clara Duarte/Rogério Dutra da Silva (BRA)
- Women's Singles:
- Wrestling:
- Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg: Luis Liendo (VEN) Joe Betterman (USA) Hanser Meoque (CUB) & Jansel Ramírez (DOM)
- Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg: Jorgisbell Álvarez (CUB) Ben Provisor (USA) Juan Ángel Escobar (MEX) & Hansel Mercedes Martínez (DOM)
- Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg: Yunior Estrada (CUB) Raúl Andrés Angulo (COL) Yuri Maier (ARG) & Erwin Caraballo (VEN)
- Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg:
- Archery:
Rugby union
- World Cup in New Zealand:
October 20, 2011 (Thursday)
Baseball
- World Series:
- Game 2 in St. Louis: Texas Rangers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1. Series tied 1–1.
- Major League Baseball awards:
Basketball
- Euroleague, Regular Season Matchday 1:
- Group B:
- Panathinaikos 98–77 Unicaja
- Brose Baskets 96–65 KK Zagreb
- Panathinaikos
- Group C:
- Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 73–84 Anadolu Efes
- Spirou Charleroi 76–100 Real Madrid
- EA7 Emporio Armani 89–82 Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
- Partizan Mt:s Belgrade
- Group D: Union Olimpija Ljubljana 64–86 FC Barcelona Regal
- Group B:
Cricket
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 1st Test in Abu Dhabi, day 3: Sri Lanka 197 & 47/1 (11 overs); Pakistan 511/6d (174.4 overs; Taufeeq Umar 236). Sri Lanka trail by 267 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
- 1st Test in Abu Dhabi, day 3:
- England in India:
- New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
- 1st ODI in Harare: Zimbabwe 231/6 (50 overs; Brendan Taylor 128*); New Zealand 232/1 (43.3 overs; Rob Nicol 108*). New Zealand win by 9 wickets; lead 3-match series 1–0.
- Nicol becomes the seventh player to hit a century in his first ODI appearance.
- 1st ODI in Harare:
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Europa League group stage Matchday 3 (team in bold advances to Round of 32):
- Group A:
- Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Rubin Kazan
- P.A.O.K. 2–1 Shamrock Rovers
- Standings (after 3 matches): Tottenham Hotspur 7 points, P.A.O.K. 5, Rubin Kazan 4, Shamrock Rovers 0.
- Tottenham Hotspur
- Group B:
- Standard Liège 0–0
Vorskla Poltava - Hannover 96 2–2 Copenhagen
- Standings (after 3 matches): Standard Liège, Hannover 96 5 points, Copenhagen 4, Vorskla Poltava 1.
- Standard Liège
- Group C:
- Rapid București 0–1 Legia Warsaw
- Hapoel Tel Aviv 0–1 PSV Eindhoven
- Standings (after 3 matches): PSV Eindhoven 9 points, Legia Warsaw 6, Rapid București 3, Hapoel Tel Aviv 0.
- Rapid București
- Group D:
- Sporting CP 2–0 Vaslui
- Zürich 1–1 Lazio
- Standings (after 3 matches): Sporting CP 9 points, Lazio, Vaslui, Zürich 2.
- Sporting CP
- Group E:
- Stoke City 3–0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Dynamo Kyiv 1–0 Beşiktaş
- Standings (after 3 matches): Stoke City 7 points, Dynamo Kyiv 5, Beşiktaş 3, Maccabi Tel Aviv 1.
- Stoke City
- Group F:
- Athletic Bilbao 2–2 Red Bull Salzburg
- Slovan Bratislava 0–0 Paris Saint-Germain
- Standings (after 3 matches): Athletic Bilbao 7 points, Paris Saint-Germain, Red Bull Salzburg 4, Slovan Bratislava 1.
- Athletic Bilbao
- Group G:
- Malmö FF
1–4 Metalist Kharkiv - AZ 2–2 Austria Wien
- Standings (after 3 matches): Metalist Kharkiv 7 points, AZ 5, Austria Wien 4, Malmö FF 0.
- Malmö FF
- Group H:
- Maribor 1–1 Braga
- Club Brugge 1–2 Birmingham City
- Standings (after 3 matches): Birmingham City, Club Brugge 6 points, Braga 4, Maribor 1.
- Maribor
- Group I:
- Rennes 1–1 Celtic
- Udinese 2–0 Atlético Madrid
- Standings (after 3 matches): Udinese 7 points, Atlético Madrid 4, Rennes, Celtic 2.
- Rennes
- Group J:
- AEK Larnaca
0–5 Schalke 04 - Maccabi Haifa 5–0 Steaua București
- Standings (after 3 matches): Schalke 04 7 points, Maccabi Haifa 6, Steaua București 2, AEK Larnaca 1.
- AEK Larnaca
- Group K:
- Odense 1–4 Twente
- Wisła Kraków 1–0 Fulham
- Standings (after 3 matches): Twente 7 points, Fulham 4, Odense, Wisła Kraków 3.
- Odense
- Group L:
- Lokomotiv Moscow 3–1 AEK Athens
- Sturm Graz 0–2 Anderlecht
- Standings (after 3 matches): Anderlecht 9 points, Lokomotiv Moscow 6, Sturm Graz 3, AEK Athens 0.
- Lokomotiv Moscow
- Group A:
- Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Vélez Sársfield 1–1 (2–0) Universidad Católica. Vélez Sársfield win 4–1 on points.
- Universitario
1–1 (1–1) Godoy Cruz. 2–2 on points, 2–2 on aggregate; Universitario win 3–2 on penalties.
- Vélez Sársfield
- CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to Championship Round):
- Group A: Motagua
0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy
- Final standings: Los Angeles Galaxy, Morelia,
Alajuelense 12 points, Motagua 0.
- Final standings: Los Angeles Galaxy,
- Group B: Isidro Metapán
3–2 Real España
- Final standings: Santos Laguna 13 points, Isidro Metapán 9, Colorado Rapids 7, Real España 5.
- Final standings:
- Group A: Motagua
Multi-sport events
- Pan American Games, day 7 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Badminton:
- Men's singles: Kevin Cordón (GUA) Osleni Guerrero (CUB) Daniel Paiola (BRA) & Charles Pyne (JAM)
- Women's singles: Michelle Li (CAN) Joycelyn Ko (CAN) Victoria Montero (MEX) & Claudia Rivero (PER)
- Mixed doubles: Grace Gao/Toby Ng (CAN) Halim Ho/Eva Lee (USA) Rivero/Rodrigo Pacheco (PER) & Howard Bach/Paula Obanana (USA)
- Men's singles:
- Cycling:
- Shooting:
- Men's double trap: Walton Eller (USA) 195 points José Torres (PUR) 185 Luiz Fernando da Graça (BRA) 182
- Men's double trap:
- Swimming:
- Men's 50 metre freestyle: César Cielo (BRA) 21.58 Bruno Fratus (BRA) 22.05 Hanser García (CUB) 22.15
- Men's 100 metre butterfly: Albert Subirats (VEN) 52.37 Eugene Godsoe (USA) 52.67 Chris Brady (USA) 52.95
- Women's 200 metre backstroke: Elizabeth Pelton (USA) 2:08.99 Bonnie Brandon (USA) 2:12.57 Fernanda González (MEX) 2:13.56
- Women's 200 metre breaststroke: Ashley McGregor (CAN) 2:28.04 Haley Spencer (USA) 2:29.30 Michelle McKeehan (USA) 2:30.51
- Men's 50 metre freestyle:
- Synchronized swimming:
- Women's duet: Elise Marcotte/Marie-Pier Boudreau Gagnon (CAN) 188.988 points Mary Killman/Mariya Koroleva (USA) 179.463 Lara Teixeira/Nayara Figueira (BRA) 177.413
- Women's duet:
- Table tennis:
- Volleyball:
- Women's tournament: Brazil Cuba United States
- Women's tournament:
- Wrestling:
- Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg: Gustavo Balart (CUB) Jorge Cardozo (VEN) Juan Carlos López (COL) & Francisco Encarnación (DOM)
- Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg: Pedro Isaac (CUB) Anyelo Mota Brea (DOM) Ulises Barragán (MEX) & Glenn Garrison (USA)
- Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg: Pablo Shorey (CUB) Cristian Mosquera (COL) José Antonio Paredes (DOM) & Yorgen Cova (VEN)
- Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg: Mijaín López (CUB) Rafael Barreno (VEN) Ramón García (DOM) & Victor Asprilla (COL)
- Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg:
- Badminton:
October 19, 2011 (Wednesday)
Baseball
- World Series:
- Game 1 in St. Louis: St. Louis Cardinals 3, Texas Rangers 2. Cardinals lead series 1–0.
Basketball
- Euroleague, Regular Season Matchday 1:
- Group A:
- Fenerbahçe Ülker 66–69 Caja Laboral
- NGC Cantù 80–69 SLUC Nancy
- Fenerbahçe Ülker
- Group D:
- UNICS Kazan 71–79 Montepaschi Siena
- Asseco Prokom Gdynia 72–76 Galatasaray
- UNICS Kazan
- Group A:
Cricket
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- 1st Test in Abu Dhabi, day 2: Sri Lanka 197; Pakistan 259/1 (98 overs; Taufeeq Umar 109*). Pakistan lead by 62 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 1st Test in Abu Dhabi, day 2:
- Australia in South Africa:
- 1st ODI in Centurion: Australia 183/4 (29/29 overs); South Africa 129 (22 overs). Australia win by 93 runs (D/L); lead 3-match series 1–0.
- 1st ODI in Centurion:
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Champions League group stage Matchday 3:
- Group E:
- Bayer Leverkusen 2–1 Valencia
- Chelsea 5–0 Genk
- Standings (after 3 matches): Chelsea 7 points, Bayer Leverkusen 6, Valencia 2, Genk 1.
- Bayer Leverkusen
- Group F:
- Marseille 0–1 Arsenal
- Olympiacos 3–1 Borussia Dortmund
- Standings (after 3 matches): Arsenal 7 points, Marseille 6, Olympiacos 3, Borussia Dortmund 1.
- Marseille
- Group G:
- Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 Zenit St. Petersburg
- Porto 1–1 APOEL
- Standings (after 3 matches): APOEL 5 points, Zenit St. Petersburg, Porto 4, Shakhtar Donetsk 2.
- Shakhtar Donetsk
- Group H:
- Milan 2–0 BATE Borisov
- Barcelona 2–0 Viktoria Plzeň
- Standings (after 3 matches): Milan, Barcelona 7 points, BATE Borisov, Viktoria Plzeň 1.
- Milan
- Group E:
- Copa Sudamericana Round of 16:
- First leg:
- Flamengo 0–4 Universidad de Chile
- São Paulo 1–0 Libertad
- Flamengo
- Second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Arsenal 3–2 (0–0) Olimpia. Arsenal win 4–1 on points.
- First leg:
- AFC Champions League Semi-finals first leg:
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0–2 Al-Sadd
- Al-Ittihad 2–3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to Championship Round):
- Group B: Santos Laguna 2–0 Colorado Rapids
- Standings: Santos Laguna 13 points (6 matches), Colorado Rapids 7 (6), Isidro Metapán 6 (5), Real España 5 (5).
- Standings: Santos Laguna 13 points (6 matches), Colorado Rapids 7 (6),
- Group C: UNAM 1–0
Tauro
- Final standings: UNAM 11 points, , Toronto FC 10, FC Dallas 7, Tauro 5.
- Final standings: UNAM 11 points,
- Group D: Herediano 4–1 Comunicaciones
- Final standings: Monterrey 12 points, Seattle Sounders 10, Comunicaciones 7, Herediano 6.
- Final standings:
- Group B: Santos Laguna
Multi-sport events
- Pan American Games, day 6 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Badminton:
- Men's doubles: Howard Bach/Tony Gunawan (USA) Halim Ho/Sattawat Pongnairat (USA) Andrés López/Lino Muñoz (MEX) & Adrian Liu/Derrick Ng (CAN)
- Women's doubles: Alex Bruce/Michelle Li (CAN) Iris Wang/Rena Wang (USA) Grace Gao/Joycelyn Ko (CAN) & Eva Lee/Paula Obanana (USA)
- Men's doubles:
- Cycling:
- Equestrian:
- Individual dressage (all USA): Steffen Peters 82.690% Heather Blitz 81.917 Marisa Festerling 77.545%
- Individual dressage (all USA):
- Rowing:
- Women's lightweight single sculls: Jennifer Goldsack (USA) 7:48.77 Fabiana Beltrame (BRA) 7:55.42 Yaima Velázquez (CUB) 8:02.59
- Men's lightweight coxless four: Cuba (Liosbel Hernández, Liosmel Ramos, Manuel Suárez, Wilber Turro) 6:06.06 Argentina (Diego Gallina, Pablo Mahnic, Nicolai Fernández, Carlo Lauro) 6:06.21 Chile (Rodrigo Muñoz, Fabián Oyarzún, Fernando Miralles, Felipe Leal) 6:06.36
- Women's quadruple sculls: Argentina (Milka Kraljev, Maria Abalo, Maria Best, Maria Rohner) 6:34.46 Canada (Audra Vair, Isolda Penney, Barbara McCord, Melanie Kok) 6:37.68 United States (Chelsea Smith, Michelle Sechser, Megan Walsh, Catherine Reddick) 6:39.36
- Men's coxed eight: United States (Derek Johnson, Jason Read, Robert Otto, Joseph Spencer, Stephen Kasprzyk, Blaise Didier, Matthew Wheeler, Michael Gennaro, Marcus McElhenney) 5:39.32 Canada (Steven Van Knotsenburg, Peter McClelland, Josh Morris, Benjamin de Wit, Kai Langerfeld, David Wakulich, Blake Parsons, Spencer Crowley, Mark Laidlaw) 5:41.01 Argentina (Diego López, Mariano Sosa, Joaquín Iwan, Ariel Suárez, Rodrigo Murillo, Sebastián Fernández, Agustín Silvestro, Sebastián Claus, Joel Infante) 5:41.77
- Men's single sculls: Ángel Fournier (CUB) 7:02.94 Patrick Loliger (MEX) 7:05.28 Emilio Torres (VEN) 7:07.03
- Women's lightweight single sculls:
- Shooting:
- Men's 50 metre rifle prone: Michael McPhail (USA) 693.2 points Alex Suligoy (ARG) 691.5 Jason Parker (USA) 690.8
- Men's trap: Jean Pierre Brol (GUA) 146 points Danilo Caro (COL) 145 Roberto Schmits (BRA) 143
- Women's 25 metre pistol: Ana Luiza Mello (BRA) 773.9 points Sandra Uptagrafft (USA) 769.8 Maribel Piñeda (VEN) 768.8
- Men's 50 metre rifle prone:
- Swimming:
- Men's 200 metre individual medley: Thiago Pereira (BRA) 1:58.07 Conor Dwyer (USA) 1:58.64 Henrique Rodrigues (BRA) 2:03.41
- Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay: United States (Dwyer, Scot Robison, Charles Houchin, Matthew Patton) 7:15.07 Brazil (André Schultz, Nicolas Oliveira, Leonardo de Deus, Pereira) 7:21.96 Venezuela (Daniele Tirabassi, Cristián Quintero, Crox Acuña, Marcos Lavado) 7:23.41
- Women's 100 metre freestyle: Amanda Kendall (USA) 54.75 Erika Erndl (USA) 55.04 Arlene Semeco (VEN) 55.43
- Women's 200 metre butterfly: Kim Vandenberg (USA) 2:10.54 Lyndsay DePaul (USA) 2:12.34 Rita Medrano (MEX) 2:12.43
- Women's 800 metre freestyle: Kristel Köbrich (CHI) 8:34.71 Ashley Twichell (USA) 8:38.38 Andreina Pinto (VEN) 8:44.55
- Men's 200 metre individual medley:
- Badminton:
October 18, 2011 (Tuesday)
Baseball
- Nippon Professional Baseball news: The Chunichi Dragons clinch their second consecutive Central League title with a 3–3 draw against the Yokohama BayStars, and earn a one-win and home field advantage for Climax Series Stage 2.
Cricket
- Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in UAE:
- West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 3rd ODI in Chittagong: West Indies 61 (22 overs); Bangladesh 62/2 (20 overs). Bangladesh win by 8 wickets; West Indies win 3-match series 2–1.
- 3rd ODI in Chittagong:
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Champions League group stage Matchday 3:
- Group A:
- Napoli 1–1 Bayern Munich
- Manchester City 2–1 Villarreal
- Standings (after 3 matches): Bayern Munich 7 points, Napoli 5, Manchester City 4, Villarreal 0.
- Napoli
- Group B:
- CSKA Moscow 3–0 Trabzonspor
- Lille 0–1 Internazionale
- Standings (after 3 matches): Internazionale 6 points, CSKA Moscow, Trabzonspor 4, Lille 2.
- CSKA Moscow
- Group C:
- Oțelul Galați 0–2 Manchester United
- Basel 0–2 Benfica
- Standings (after 3 matches): Benfica 7 points, Manchester United 5, Basel 4, Oțelul Galați 0.
- Oțelul Galați
- Group D:
- Real Madrid 4–0 Lyon
- Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 Ajax
- Standings (after 3 matches): Real Madrid 9 points, Ajax, Lyon 4, Dinamo Zagreb 0.
- Real Madrid
- Group A:
- AFC Cup Semi-finals second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Al-Kuwait 3–3 (2–0)
Arbil. Al-Kuwait win 5–3 on aggregate. - Al-Wehdat
1–1 (0–1) Nasaf Qarshi. Nasaf Qarshi win 2–1 on aggregate.
- Al-Kuwait
- CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage Matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to Championship Round):
- Group A: Morelia 2–1 Alajuelense
- Standings: Morelia, Alajuelense 12 points (6 matches), Los Angeles Galaxy 9 (5), Motagua 0 (5).
- Standings: Morelia, Alajuelense 12 points (6 matches),
- Group C: FC Dallas 0–3 Toronto FC
- Group D: Seattle Sounders 1–2 Monterrey
- Standings: Monterrey 12 points (6 matches), Seattle Sounders 10 (6), Comunicaciones 7 (5), Herediano 3 (5).
- Standings: Monterrey 12 points (6 matches), Seattle Sounders 10 (6),
- Group A: Morelia
Multi-sport events
- Pan American Games, day 5 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Cycling:
- Women's team pursuit: Canada (Laura Brown, Jasmin Glaesser, Stephanie Roorda) 3:21.448 Cuba (Yudelmis Domínguez, Yoanka González, Dalila Rodríguez) 3:25.335 Colombia (María Luisa Calle, Serika Guluma, Lorena Vargas) 3:26.888
- Women's sprint: Lisandra Guerra (CUB) Daniela Larreal (VEN) Diana García (COL)
- Women's team pursuit:
- Gymnastics:
- Women's rhythmic individual club: Cynthia Valdez (MEX) 25.775 points Angélica Kvieczynski (BRA) 25.150 Mariam Chamilova (CAN) 24.525
- Women's rhythmic individual ribbon: Julie Zetlin (USA) 25.775 points Valdez 25.075 Ana Carrasco (ARG) 24.600
- Women's rhythmic group 3 ribbons + 2 hoops: Brazil 24.775 points Canada 24.650 United States 24.625
- Men's trampoline: Keegan Soehn (CAN) 55.535 points Rafael Andrade (BRA) 52.265 José Alberto Vargas (MEX) 21.130
- Women's trampoline: Rosannagh MacLennan (CAN) 53.975 points Dakota Earnest (USA) 51.060 Alaina Williams (USA) 48.380
- Women's rhythmic individual club:
- Rowing:
- Women's single sculls: Margot Shumway (USA) 7:53.05 Maria Best (ARG) 7:55.55 Isolda Penney (CAN) 8:06.88
- Men's lightweight double sculls: Alan Armenta/Gerardo Sánchez (MEX) 6:24.52 Yunior Pérez/Eyder Batista (CUB) 6:27.07 Travis King/Terence McKall (CAN) 6:29.27
- Women's lightweight double sculls: Analicia Ramírez/Lila Pérez Rul (MEX) 7:16.04 Yaima Velázquez/Yoslaine Domínguez (CUB) 7:17.77 Michelle Sechser/Chelsea Smith (USA) 7:18.88
- Men's coxless pair: Michael Gennaro/Robert Otto (USA) 6:47.07 João Borges Junior/Alexis Mestre (BRA) 6:48.74 Peter McClelland/Steven Van Knotsenburg (CAN) 6:50.80
- Men's quadruple sculls: Argentina (Alejandro Cucchietti, Santiago Fernández, Cristian Rosso, Ariel Suárez) 5:51.20 Cuba (Janier Concepción, Yoennis Hernández, Eduardo Rubio, Adrian Oquendo) 5:51.69 Mexico (Horacio Rangel, Edgar Valenzuela, Patrick Loliger, Santiago Santaella) 5:59.58
- Women's single sculls:
- Shooting:
- Swimming:
- Men's 200 metre freestyle: Brett Fraser (CAY) 1:47.18 Shaune Fraser (CAY) 1:48.29 Ben Hockin (PAR) 1:48.48
- Men's 200 metre breaststroke: Sean Mahoney (USA) 2:11.62 Clark Burckle (USA) 2:12.60 Thiago Pereira (BRA) 2:13.58
- Men's 1500 metre freestyle: Arthur Frayler (USA) 15:19.59 Ryan Feeley (USA) 15:22.19 Juan Martín Pereyra (ARG) 15:26.20
- Women's 200 metre individual medley: Julia Smit (USA) 2:13.73 Alia Atkinson (JAM) 2:14.75 Joanna Maranhão (BRA) 2:15.08
- Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay: United States (Catherine Breed, Elizabeth Felton, Chelsea Nauta, Amanda Kendall) 8:01.18 Brazil (Maranhão, Jéssica Cavalheiro, Manuella Lyrio, Tatiana Lemos) 8:09.89 Mexico (Liliana Ibañez, Patricia Castañeda Miyamoto, Fernanda González, Susana Escobar) 8:12.19
- Men's 200 metre freestyle:
- Taekwondo:
- Cycling:
Surfing
- Men's World Tour:
- Rip Curl Pro in Peniche, Portugal: (1) Adriano De Souza (BRA) (2) Kelly Slater (USA) (3) Taj Burrow (AUS) & Bede Durbidge (AUS)
- Standings (after 9 of 11 events): (1) Slater 58,150 points (2) Owen Wright (AUS) 45,650 (3) De Souza 42,450
- Rip Curl Pro in Peniche, Portugal: (1) Adriano De Souza (BRA) (2) Kelly Slater (USA) (3) Taj Burrow (AUS) & Bede Durbidge (AUS)
October 17, 2011 (Monday)
Basketball
- Euroleague Group B: Žalgiris 74–87 CSKA Moscow
Cricket
- England in India:
- 2nd ODI in Delhi: England 237 (48.2 overs);
India 238/2 (36.4 overs; Virat Kohli 112*). India win by 8 wickets; lead 5-match series 2–0.
- 2nd ODI in Delhi:
- New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
- 2nd T20I in Harare: New Zealand 187/3 (18/18 overs); Zimbabwe 154 (16.5 overs). New Zealand win by 34 runs (D/L); win 2-match series 2–0.
- 2nd T20I in Harare:
Multi-sport events
- Pan American Games, day 4 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Cycling:
- Men's team pursuit: Colombia (Juan Arango, Edwin Ávila, Arles Castro, Weimar Roldán) 3:59.236 Chile (Antonio Cabrera, Gonzalo Miranda, Pablo Seisdedos, Luis Sepúlveda) overlapped Argentina (Maximiliano Almada, Marcos Crespo, Walter Pérez, Eduardo Sepúlveda) overlapped Mexico
- Men's team sprint: Venezuela (Hersony Canelón, César Marcano, Ángel Pulgar) 43.188 United States (Michael Blatchford, Dean Tracy, James Watkins) 44.036 Colombia (Jonathan Marín, Fabián Puerta, Christian Tamayo) 45.080
- Women's team sprint: Daniela Larreal/Mariestela Vilera (VEN) 33.611 Diana García/Juliana Gaviria (COL) 34.049 Nancy Contreras/Luz Gaxiola (MEX) 34.617
- Men's team pursuit:
- Gymnastics:
- Women's rhythmic individual ball: Julie Zetlin (USA) 24.950 points Cynthia Valdez (MEX) 24.825 Angélica Kvieczynski (BRA) 24.700
- Women's rhythmic individual hoop: Valdez 25.800 points Zetlin 25.500 Kvieczynski 25.000
- Women's rhythmic group 5 balls: Brazil 25.050 points United States 24.850 Canada 24.625
- Women's rhythmic individual ball:
- Rowing:
- Men's double sculls: Cristian Rosso/Ariel Suárez (ARG) 6:26.55 Janier Concepción/Yoennis Hernández (CUB) 6:32.54 César Amaris/José Guipe (VEN) 6:36.81
- Men's coxless four: Argentina (Sebastián Fernández, Joaquín Iwan, Rodrigo Murillo, Agustín Silvestro) 6:04.41 Canada (David Wakulich, Kai Langerfeld, Blake Parsons, Spencer Crowley) 6:05.65 Cuba (Yenser Basilio, Dionnis Carrion, Jorber Avila, Solaris Freire) 6:06.51
- Women's double sculls: Yariulvis Cobas/Aimeé Hernández (CUB) 7:13.76 Megan Walsh/Catherine Reddick (USA) 7:14.34 Barbara McCord/Audra Vair (CAN) 7:16.29
- Women's coxless pair: Maria Abalo/Maria Best (ARG) 7:24.57 Monica George/Megan Smith (USA) 7:29.05 Sarah Bonikowsky/Sandra Kisil (CAN) 7:32.74
- Men's double sculls:
- Shooting:
- Squash:
- Men's singles: Miguel Rodríguez (COL) César Salazar (MEX) Shawn Delierre (CAN) & Arturo Salazar (MEX)
- Men's doubles: Arturo Salazar/Eric Galvez (MEX) Chris Gordon/Julian Illingworth (USA) Esteban Casarino/Nicolás Caballero (PAR) & Hernán D'Arcangelo/Roberto Pezzota (ARG)
- Women's singles: Samantha Teran (MEX) Samantha Cornett (CAN) Miranda Ranieri (CAN) & Nicolette Fernandes (GUY)
- Women's doubles: Teran/Nayelly Hernández (MEX) Catalina Peláez/Silvia Angulo (COL) Ranieri/Stephanie Edmison (CAN) & Olivia Blatchford/Maria Ubina (USA)
- Men's singles:
- Swimming:
- Men's 100 metre backstroke: Thiago Pereira (BRA) 54.56 Eugene Godsoe (USA) 54.61 Guilherme Guido (BRA) 54.81
- Men's 200 metre butterfly: Leonardo de Deus (BRA) 1:57.92 Daniel Madwed (USA) 1:58.52 Kaio de Almeida (BRA) 1:58.78
- Women's 100 metre breaststroke: Ann Chandler (USA) 1:07.90 Ashley Wanland (USA) 1:08.55 Ashley McGregor (CAN) 1:08.96
- Women's 400 metre freestyle: Gillian Ryan (USA) 4:11.58 Andreina Pinto (VEN) 4:11.81 Kristel Köbrich (CHI) 4:13.31
- Men's 100 metre backstroke:
- Table tennis:
- Men's team: Brazil Argentina Cuba & Mexico
- Women's team: Dominican Republic Venezuela Colombia & United States
- Men's team:
- Taekwondo:
- Cycling:
October 16, 2011 (Sunday)
Auto racing
- Formula One:
- Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam, South Korea: (1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault) (2) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) (3) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 16 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 349 points (2) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) 222 (3) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) 212
- Constructors' championship standings: (1) Red Bull 558 points (2) McLaren 418 (3) Ferrari 310
- Red Bull win their second consecutive title.
- Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam, South Korea: (1) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault) (2) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) (3) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull-Renault)
- IndyCar Series:
- IZOD IndyCar World Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada: No official results
- 2005 and 2011 Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon is killed in a multiple-car crash on lap 11 of the race, which was stopped and later abandoned.[4]
- Final drivers' championship standings: (1) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) 573 points (2) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) 555 (3) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing) 518
- Franchitti wins his third consecutive title, and a record fourth in five years.
- IZOD IndyCar World Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada: No official results
Baseball
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- National League Championship Series Game 6 in Milwaukee: St. Louis Cardinals 12, Milwaukee Brewers 6. Cardinals win series 4–2.
- The Cardinals win their first NLCS since 2006, and their 18th NL pennant overall. Cardinals third baseman David Freese is named series MVP after hitting .545 with three home runs and nine RBIs in six games.
- National League Championship Series Game 6 in Milwaukee: St. Louis Cardinals 12, Milwaukee Brewers 6. Cardinals win series 4–2.
Cricket
- Australia in South Africa:
- 2nd T20I in Johannesburg: Australia 147/8 (20 overs); South Africa 148/7 (19.1 overs). South Africa win by 3 wickets; 2-match series drawn 1–1.
- 2nd T20I in Johannesburg:
Equestrianism
- Eventing – Étoiles de Pau in Pau (CCI 4*): William Fox-Pitt (GBR) on Oslo Andrew Nicholson (NZL) on Mr Cruise Control Fox-Pitt on Lionheart
- Show jumping – World Cup Western European League:
Fencing
Football (soccer)
- CAF Champions League Semifinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Enyimba 0–0 (0–1) Wydad Casablanca. Wydad Casablanca win 1–0 on aggregate.
- CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals first leg: Inter Luanda 2–1 Maghreb de Fès
Premier League, matchday 26 (team in bold qualify for Champions League, teams in italics qualify for Europa League):
- NSÍ Runavík 1–2 B36 Tórshavn
- EB/Streymur 1–0 B71 Sandoy
- Standings: B36 64 points, EB/Streymur 60, Víkingur 56, NSÍ 38.
- B36 win the title for the ninth time.
- Standings: B36 64 points, EB/Streymur 60, Víkingur 56, NSÍ 38.
Golf
- PGA Tour
- European Tour:
- Portugal Masters in Vilamoura, Portugal:
- Winner: Tom Lewis (ENG) 267 (−21)
- In his third professional tournament, Lewis wins his first European Tour title.
- Winner: Tom Lewis (ENG) 267 (−21)
- Portugal Masters in Vilamoura, Portugal:
- LPGA Tour:
- Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur:
- Winner: Na Yeon Choi (KOR) 269 (−15)
- Choi wins her fifth LPGA Tour title.
- Winner: Na Yeon Choi (KOR) 269 (−15)
- Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur:
- Champions Tour:
- AT&T Championship in San Antonio:
- Winner: Fred Couples (USA) 193 (−23)
- Couples wins his sixth Champions Tour title.
- Winner: Fred Couples (USA) 193 (−23)
- AT&T Championship in San Antonio:
Gymnastics
- World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
- Men:
- Vault: Yang Hak-Seon (KOR) 16.566 points Anton Golotsutskov (RUS) 16.366 Makoto Okiguchi (JPN) 16.291
- Parallel bars: Danell Leyva (USA) 15.633 points Vasileios Tsolakidis (GRE) & Zhang Chenglong (CHN) 15.533
- Horizontal bar: Zou Kai (CHN) 16.441 points Zhang 16.366 Kōhei Uchimura (JPN) 16.333
- Zou wins his second title of the championships, second horizontal bar title and fifth world title overall.
- Vault:
- Women:
- Men:
Motorcycle racing
- Moto GP:
- Australian Grand Prix in Phillip Island, Australia:
- MotoGP (all Honda): (1) Casey Stoner (AUS) (2) Marco Simoncelli (ITA) (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA)
- Riders' championship standings (after 16 of 18 races): (1) Stoner 325 points (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) 260 (3) Dovizioso 212
- Stoner wins his second world title.
- Riders' championship standings (after 16 of 18 races): (1) Stoner 325 points (2) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) 260 (3) Dovizioso 212
- Moto2: (1) Alex de Angelis (SMR) (Motobi) (2) Stefan Bradl (GER) (Kalex) (3) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Suter)
- Riders' championship standings (after 15 of 17 races): (1) Bradl 254 points (2) Márquez 251 (3) Andrea Iannone (ITA) (Suter) 165
- 125cc: (1) Sandro Cortese (GER) (Aprilia) (2) Luis Salom (ESP) (Aprilia) (3) Johann Zarco (FRA) (Derbi)
- Riders' championship standings (after 15 of 17 races): (1) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia) 271 points (2) Zarco 246 (3) Cortese 205
- MotoGP (all Honda): (1) Casey Stoner (AUS) (2) Marco Simoncelli (ITA) (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA)
- Australian Grand Prix in Phillip Island, Australia:
- Superbike:
- Portimão World Championship round in Portimão, Portugal:
- Race 1: (1) Carlos Checa (ESP) (Ducati 1098R) (2) Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) (Ducati 1098R) (3) Jonathan Rea (GBR) (Honda CBR1000RR)
- Race 2: (1) Marco Melandri (ITA) (Yamaha YZF-R1) (2) Eugene Laverty (IRL) (Yamaha YZF-R1) (3) Rea
- Final riders' championship standings: (1) Checa 505 points (2) Melandri 395 (3) Max Biaggi (ITA) (Aprilia RSV4) 303
- Portimão World Championship round in Portimão, Portugal:
- Supersport:
- Portimão World Championship round in Portimão, Portugal: (1) Chaz Davies (GBR) (Yamaha YZF-R6) (2) David Salom (ESP) (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) (3) James Ellison (GBR) (Honda CBR600RR)
- Final riders' championship standings: (1) Davies 206 points (2) Salom 156 (3) Fabien Foret (FRA) (Honda CBR600RR) 148
- Portimão World Championship round in Portimão, Portugal: (1) Chaz Davies (GBR) (Yamaha YZF-R6) (2) David Salom (ESP) (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) (3) James Ellison (GBR) (Honda CBR600RR)
Multi-sport events
- Pan American Games, day 3 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Cycling:
- Men's road time trial: Marlon Pérez Arango (COL) 49:56.93 Matías Médici (ARG) 50:00.98 Carlos Oyarzun (CHI) 50:27.60
- Women's road time trial: María Calle (COL) 28:04.82 Evelyn García (ESA) 28:13.76 Laura Brown (CAN) 28:24.00
- Men's road time trial:
- Equestrian:
- Team dressage: United States (Steffen Peters, Heather Blitz, Cesar Parra, Marisa Festerling) 75.754% Canada (Thomas Dvorak, Crystal Kroetch, Tina Irwin, Roberta Byng-Morris) 70.413% Colombia (Marco Bernal, Constanza Jaramillo, Juan Mauricio Sanchez, Maria Garcia) 69.614%
- Team dressage:
- Gymnastics:
- Modern pentathlon:
- Shooting:
- Swimming:
- Women's 100 metre backstroke: Rachel Bootsma (USA) 1:00.37 Elizabeth Pelton (USA) 1:01.12 Fernanda González (MEX) 1:02.00
- Men's 100 metre freestyle: César Cielo (BRA) 47.84 Hanser García (CUB) 48.34 Shaune Fraser (CAY) 48.63
- Women's 200 metre freestyle: Catherine Breed (USA) 2:00.08 Chelsea Nauta (USA) 2:00.62 Andreina Pinto (VEN) 2:00.79
- Men's 100 metre breaststroke: Felipe França Silva (BRA) 1:00.34 Felipe Lima (BRA) 1:00.99 Marcus Titus (USA) 1:01.12
- Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay: Brazil (Bruno Fratus, Nicholas Santos, Cielo, Nicolas Oliveira) 3:14.65 United States (Will Copeland, Chris Brady, Bobby Savulich, Scot Robison) 3:15.62 Venezuela (Octavio Alesi, Crox Acuña, Cristian Quintero, Albert Subirats) 3:19.92
- Women's 100 metre backstroke:
- Taekwondo:
- Cycling:
Rugby league
Rugby union
- World Cup in New Zealand:
- Semifinals in Auckland: Australia 6–20 New Zealand
- The All Blacks advance to the final for the third time, and will play France in a repeat of the 1987 Final at the same venue.
- The All Blacks advance to the final for the third time, and will play
- Semifinals in Auckland: Australia
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- Shanghai Rolex Masters in Shanghai, China:
- Final: Andy Murray (GBR) def. David Ferrer (ESP) 7–5, 6–4
- Murray wins a title for the third consecutive week, for his fifth title of the year and 21st of his career.
- Murray's victory also moves him into third place in the ATP Rankings, ahead of Roger Federer (SUI), who is ranked outside the top three for the first time since July 2003.
- Final: Andy Murray (GBR) def. David Ferrer (ESP) 7–5, 6–4
- Shanghai Rolex Masters in Shanghai, China:
- WTA Tour:
- Generali Ladies Linz in Linz, Austria:
- Final: Petra Kvitová (CZE) def. Dominika Cibulková (SVK) 6–4, 6–1
- Kvitová wins her fifth title of the year, and sixth of her career.
- Final: Petra Kvitová (CZE) def. Dominika Cibulková (SVK) 6–4, 6–1
- HP Open in Osaka, Japan:
- Final: Marion Bartoli (FRA) def. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 6–3, 6–1
- Bartoli wins the seventh title of her career.
- Final: Marion Bartoli (FRA) def. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 6–3, 6–1
- Generali Ladies Linz in Linz, Austria:
October 15, 2011 (Saturday)
Auto racing
- Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- Bank of America 500 in Concord, North Carolina: (1) Matt Kenseth (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2)
Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 31 of 36 races): (1) Edwards 2203 points (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2198 (3) Kenseth 2196
- Drivers' championship standings (after 31 of 36 races): (1) Edwards 2203 points (2)
- Bank of America 500 in Concord, North Carolina: (1)
Baseball
- World Cup in Panama:
- 7th place game in Santiago de Veraguas: Panama 3–8 Venezuela
- 5th place game in Chitré: Australia 3–2 South Korea
- Bronze medal game in Panama City: Canada – United States — cancelled due to rain
- Final in Panama City: Netherlands 2–1 Cuba
- The Netherlands become the first European nation to win the World Cup since Great Britain in 1938.[5]
- 7th place game in Santiago de Veraguas: Panama
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Championship Series Game 6 in Arlington, Texas: Texas Rangers 15, Detroit Tigers 5. Rangers win series 4–2.
- The Rangers win the ALCS for the second successive year. Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz is named series MVP with a postseason series record six home runs and 13 RBIs in six games.
- American League Championship Series Game 6 in Arlington, Texas: Texas Rangers 15, Detroit Tigers 5. Rangers win series 4–2.
Cricket
- West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 2nd ODI in Dhaka: Bangladesh 220 (48.5 overs); West Indies 221/2 (42.4 overs). West Indies win by 8 wickets; lead 3-match series 2–0.
- 2nd ODI in Dhaka:
- New Zealand in Zimbabwe:
- 1st T20I in Harare: Zimbabwe 123/8 (20 overs); New Zealand 127/0 (13.3 overs). New Zealand win by 10 wickets; lead 2-match series 1–0.
- 1st T20I in Harare:
Cycling
- UCI World Tour:
- Giro di Lombardia: Oliver Zaugg (SUI) (Leopard Trek) 6h 20' 02" Daniel Martin (IRL) (Garmin-Cervélo) + 8" Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha) + 8"
- Final World Tour standings: (1) Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma-Lotto) 718 points (2) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) 574 (3) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Saxo Bank-SunGard) 471
- Giro di Lombardia:
Fencing
- World Championships in Catania, Italy:
- Men's team épée: France Hungary
Switzerland - Women's team sabre: Russia Ukraine United States
- Men's team épée:
Figure skating
- ISU Junior Grand Prix (skaters in bold qualify for Final):
- JGP Tallinn Cup in Tallinn, Estonia:
- Ladies: Gracie Gold (USA) 172.69 points Risa Shoji (JPN) 157.83 Samantha Cesario (USA) 145.96
- Ice Dance: Anna Yanovskaia/Sergei Mozgov (RUS) 142.72 points Irina Shtork/Taavi Rand (EST) 126.51 Evgenia Kosigina/Nikolai Moroshkin (RUS) 123.48
- Final standings: Victoria Sinitsina/Ruslan Zhiganshin (RUS) & Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin (RUS) 30 points, Yanovskaia/Mozgov, Maria Nosulia/Evgen Kholoniuk (UKR) & Anastasia Galyeta/Alexei Shumski 26, Alexandra Aldridge/Daniel Eaton (USA), Lauri Bonacorsi/Travis Mager (USA), Valeria Zenkova/Valerie Sinitsin (RUS) & Kosigina/Moroshkin 24.
- Ladies:
- JGP Tallinn Cup in Tallinn, Estonia:
Football (soccer)
- CAF Champions League Semifinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Espérance ST 2–0 (1–0)
Al-Hilal. Espérance ST win 3–0 on aggregate. - CAF Confederation Cup Semifinals first leg: Sunshine Stars 0–1 Club Africain
Gymnastics
- World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
- Men:
- Floor: Kōhei Uchimura (JPN) 15.633 points Zou Kai (CHN) 15.500 Diego Hypólito (BRA) & Alexander Shatilov (ISR) 14.466
- Uchimura wins his second title of the championships and fourth title overall.
- Pommel horse: Krisztián Berki (HUN) 15.833 points Cyril Tommasone (FRA) 15.266 Louis Smith (GBR) 15.066
- Berki wins the pommel horse title for the second successive time.
- Rings: Chen Yibing (CHN) 15.800 points Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti (BRA) 15.600 Koji Yamamuro (JPN) 15.500
- Chen wins his second title of the championships, fourth rings title and eighth world title overall.
- Floor:
- Women:
- Vault: McKayla Maroney (USA) 15.300 points Oksana Chusovitina (GER) 14.733 Phan Thi Ha Thanh (VIE) 14.666
- Maroney wins her second title of the championships.
- Uneven bars: Viktoria Komova (RUS) 15.500 points Tatiana Nabieva (RUS) 15.000 Huang Qiushuang (CHN) 14.833
- Vault:
- Men:
Multi-sport events
- Pan American Games, day 2 in Guadalajara, Mexico:
- Cycling:
- Gymnastics:
- Women's rhythmic individual all-around: Julie Zetlin (USA) 100.850 points Cynthia Valdez (MEX) 100.325 Angélica Kvieczynski (BRA) 98.200
- Women's rhythmic individual all-around:
- Modern pentathlon:
- Swimming:
- Women's 100 metre butterfly: Claire Donahue (USA) 58.73 Daynara de Paula (BRA) 59.30 Elaine Breeden (USA) 59.81
- Women's 400 metre individual medley: Julia Smit (USA) 4:46.15 Joanna Maranhão (BRA) 4:46.33 Allysa Vavra (USA) 4:48.05
- Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay: United States (Madison Kennedy, Elizabeth Pelton, Amanda Kendall, Erika Erndl) 3:40.66 Brazil (Michelle Lenhardt, Tatiana Lemos, Flávia Delaroli, de Paula) 3:44.62 Canada (Jen Beckberger, Caroline Lapierre, Ashley McGregor, Paige Schultz) 3:48.37
- Men's 400 metre freestyle: Charles Houchin (USA) 3:50.95 Matthew Patton (USA) 3:51.25 Cristian Quintero (VEN) 3:52.51
- Men's 400 metre individual medley: Thiago Pereira (BRA) 4:16.68 Conor Dwyer (USA) 4:18.22 Robert Margalis (USA) 4:24.88
- Women's 100 metre butterfly:
- Taekwondo:
- Women's 49 kg: Ivett Gonda (CAN) Lizbeth Díez Canseco (PER) Jannet Alegria (MEX) & Deireanne Morales (USA)
- Men's 58 kg: Gabriel Mercedes (DOM) Damián Villa (MEX) Frank Díaz (CUB) & Marcio Ferreira (BRA)
- Women's 49 kg:
Rugby union
- World Cup in New Zealand:
- Semifinals in Auckland: Wales 8–9 France
- France advance to the final for the third time.
- Semifinals in Auckland: Wales
October 14, 2011 (Friday)
Auto racing
- Nationwide Series:
- Dollar General 300 in Concord, North Carolina: (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3)
Trevor Bayne (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 31 of 34 races): (1)
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 1100 points (2) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 1085 (3) 
Aric Almirola (Chevrolet; JR Motorsports) 1013
- Drivers' championship standings (after 31 of 34 races): (1)
- Dollar General 300 in Concord, North Carolina: (1)
Baseball
- World Cup in Panama (teams in bold advance to Final):
- Group 3 (F/7 unless stated):
- In Aguadulce:
- South Korea 1–3 United States
- Venezuela 4–7 United States
- Venezuela 2–12 Netherlands
- South Korea
- In Panama City:
- In Aguadulce:
- Group 3 (F/7 unless stated):
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- National League Championship Series Game 5 in St. Louis: St. Louis Cardinals 7, Milwaukee Brewers 1. Cardinals lead series 3–2.
Cricket
- England in India:
Fencing
- World Championships in Catania, Italy:
- Women's team foil: Russia (Inna Deriglazova, Aida Shanayeva, Larisa Korobeynikova, Yevgeniya Lamonova) Italy (Arianna Errigo, Valentina Vezzali, Elisa Di Francisca, Ilaria Salvatori) South Korea (Lee Hye-Sun, Nam Hyun-Hee, Jeon Hee-Sook, Jung Gil-Ok)
- Shanayeva wins her second team title and third world title overall.
- Men's team sabre: Russia (Nikolay Kovalev, Reshetnikov Veniamin, Alexey Yakimenko, Pavel Bykov) Belarus (Valery Pryiemka, Aliaksandr Buikevich, Dmitri Lapkes, Aliaksei Likhacheuski) Italy (Diego Occhuizzi, Aldo Montano, Gianpiero Pastore, Luigi Tarantino)
- Women's team foil:
Figure skating
- ISU Junior Grand Prix (skaters in bold qualify for the Final):
- JGP Tallinn Cup in Tallinn, Estonia:
- Pairs: Katherine Bobak/Ian Beharry (CAN) 147.72 points Britney Simpson/Matthew Blackmer (USA) 141.28 Jessica Calalang/Zack Sidhu (USA) 139.32
- Men: Joshua Farris (USA) 207.67 points Maxim Kovtun (RUS) 186.87 Shoma Uno (JPN) 175.15
- Pairs:
- JGP Tallinn Cup in Tallinn, Estonia:
Gymnastics
- World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
- Men's all-around: Kōhei Uchimura (JPN) 93.631 points Philipp Boy (GER) 90.530 Kōji Yamamuro (JPN) 90.255
- Uchimura wins the all-around title for the third successive time.
- Men's all-around:
Multi-sport events
- The opening ceremony of the Pan American Games is held in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Volleyball
- Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- 3rd place: SESI 1–3 Zenit
- Final: Jastrzębski 1–3 Trentino
- Trentino win the title for a record third time.
- 3rd place: SESI
- Women's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- 3rd place: Sollys Osasco 3–0 Mirador
- Final: VakıfBank TT 0–3
Rabita Baku
- 3rd place:
October 13, 2011 (Thursday)
Baseball
- World Cup in Panama (team in bold advances to Final):
- Group 3 (F/7 unless stated):
- In Aguadulce:
- Canada 7–0 Venezuela
- Canada 4–0 South Korea
- Panama 4–5 South Korea
- Canada
- In Santiago de Veraguas:
- United States 2–1 Australia
- Netherlands 2–1 (F/9) Australia
- Cuba 1–4 Netherlands
- Standings: Netherlands 5–1, Cuba 4–1, Canada 4–2, United States, Panama 2–3, South Korea, Australia 2–4, Venezuela 1–4.
- United States
- In Aguadulce:
- Group 3 (F/7 unless stated):
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Championship Series Game 5 in Detroit: Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 5. Rangers lead series 3–2.
- National League Championship Series Game 4 in St. Louis: Milwaukee Brewers 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2. Series tied 2–2.
Cricket
- West Indies in Bangladesh:
- 1st ODI in Dhaka: West Indies 298/4 (50 overs; Lendl Simmons 122); Bangladesh 258/7 (50 overs). West Indies win by 40 runs; lead 3-match series 1–0.
- 1st ODI in Dhaka:
- Australia in South Africa:
- 1st T20I in Cape Town: South Africa 146/7 (20 overs); Australia 147/5 (19.3 overs). Australia win by 5 wickets; lead 2-match series 1–0.
- 1st T20I in Cape Town:
Fencing
- World Championships in Catania, Italy (ITA unless stated):
- Women's épée: Li Na (CHN) Sun Yujie (CHN) Ana Maria Brânză (ROM) & Anca Maroiu (ROM)
- Li wins her second world title.
- Men's foil: Andrea Cassarà Valerio Aspromonte Giorgio Avola & Victor Sintes (FRA)
- Cassarà wins his third world title.
- Women's épée:
Gymnastics
Snowboarding
- World Cup in Landgraaf, Netherlands:
- Men's slalom: Roland Fischnaller (ITA) Aaron March (ITA) Andreas Prommegger (AUT)
- Women's slalom: Fränzi Mägert-Kohli (SUI) Yekaterina Tudegesheva (RUS) Marion Kreiner (AUT)
- Men's slalom:
Volleyball
- Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- Semifinals:
- Jastrzębski 3–2 SESI
- Trentino 3–1 Zenit
- Jastrzębski
- Semifinals:
- Women's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- Semifinals:
- VakıfBank TT 3–0 Sollys Osasco
- Rabita Baku 3–0 Mirador
- VakıfBank TT
- Semifinals:
October 12, 2011 (Wednesday)
Baseball
- World Cup in Panama:
- Group 3:
- In Chitré:
- Venezuela – United States — match postponed due to rain
- Canada – South Korea — match postponed due to rain
- Venezuela
- In Santiago de Veraguas:
- Netherlands 1–1 Australia — match suspended in the top of the seventh inning due to rain
- Cuba – Panama — match postponed due to rain
- Standings: Cuba 4–0, Netherlands 3–1, Australia, Panama, Canada 2–2, Venezuela, South Korea, United States 1–3.
- Netherlands
- In Chitré:
- Group 3:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Championship Series Game 4 in Detroit: Texas Rangers 7, Detroit Tigers 3 (F/11). Rangers lead series 3–1.
- National League Championship Series Game 3 in St. Louis: St. Louis Cardinals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3. Cardinals lead series 2–1.
Cricket
- ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day:
- 8th Match in Sharjah:
United Arab Emirates 221/8 (50 overs); 
Afghanistan 152 (44.4 overs). United Arab Emirates win by 69 runs.
- 8th Match in Sharjah:
Fencing
- World Championships in Catania, Italy:
- Men's épée: Paolo Pizzo (ITA) Bas Verwijlen (NED) Fabian Kauter (SUI) & Park Kyoung-Doo (KOR)
- Women's sabre: Sofiya Velikaya (RUS) Mariel Zagunis (USA) Julia Gavrilova (RUS) & Olha Kharlan (UKR)
- Velikaya wins her third world title.
- Men's épée:
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying Group 4: Israel 1–6 Scotland
- Standings (after 2 matches unless stated): France 6 points, Scotland 3 (1), Republic of Ireland 3, Wales 0 (1), Israel 0.
- Standings (after 2 matches unless stated):
- Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Independiente 1–0 (0–2) LDU Quito. 3–3 on points; LDU Quito win 2–1 on aggregate.
Gymnastics
- World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
- Men's team: China (Zou Kai, Teng Haibin, Chen Yibing, Zhang Chenglong, Feng Zhe, Yan Mingyong) 275.161 points Japan (Kōhei Uchimura, Kazuhito Tanaka, Kenya Kobayashi, Koji Yamamuro, Makoto Okiguchi, Yūsuke Tanaka) 273.093 United States (Jake Dalton, Jonathan Horton, Danell Leyva, Steven Legendre, Alex Naddour, John Orozco) 273.083
- China win the men's team title for the fifth successive time.
- Chen wins his fourth team title and seventh world title overall.
- Zou and Teng both win their third team title and fourth world title overall.
- Men's team:
Surfing
- Men's World Tour:
- Quiksilver Pro France in France: (1) Gabriel Medina (BRA) (2) Julian Wilson (AUS) (3) Taylor Knox (USA) & Jordy Smith (RSA)
- Standings (after 8 of 11 events): (1) Kelly Slater (USA) 50,150 points (2) Owen Wright (AUS) 43,900 (3) Joel Parkinson (AUS) 35,900
- Quiksilver Pro France in France: (1) Gabriel Medina (BRA) (2) Julian Wilson (AUS) (3) Taylor Knox (USA) & Jordy Smith (RSA)
Volleyball
- Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar (teams in bold qualify for semifinals):
- Women's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar (teams in bold qualify for semifinals):
- Pool A: Kenya Prisons
0–3 VakıfBank TT
- Final standings: VakıfBank TT 6 points, Mirador 2, Kenya Prisons 1.
- Final standings: VakıfBank TT 6 points,
- Pool B: Rabita Baku 3–2 Sollys Osasco
- Final standings: Rabita Baku 5 points, Sollys Osasco 4,
Chang 0.
- Final standings: Rabita Baku 5 points, Sollys Osasco 4,
- Pool A: Kenya Prisons
October 11, 2011 (Tuesday)
Baseball
- World Cup in Panama:
- Group 3:
- In Chitré:
- Netherlands 5–1 South Korea
- Venezuela 4–11 Panama
- Netherlands
- In Santiago de Veraguas:
- Canada 0–7 Australia
- Cuba 8–7 United States
- Standings: Cuba 4–0, Netherlands 3–1, Australia, Panama, Canada 2–2, Venezuela, South Korea, United States 1–3.
- Canada
- In Chitré:
- Group 3:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Championship Series Game 3 in Detroit: Detroit Tigers 5, Texas Rangers 2. Rangers lead series 2–1.
Cricket
- West Indies in Bangladesh:
- Only T20I in Dhaka: West Indies 132/8 (20 overs); Bangladesh 135/7 (19.5 overs). Bangladesh win by 3 wickets.
- Only T20I in Dhaka:
Fencing
- World Championships in Catania, Italy (ITA unless stated):
- Women's foil: Valentina Vezzali Elisa Di Francisca Lee Kiefer (USA) & Nam Hyun-Hee (KOR)
- Vezzali wins her sixth individual world title and 13th overall.
- Men's sabre: Aldo Montano Nicolas Limbach (GER) Gu Bon-Gil (KOR) & Luigi Tarantino
- Women's foil:
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, matchday 12 (teams in bold qualify for the Finals, teams in italics advance to the play-offs):
- Group A:
- Germany 3–1 Belgium
- Kazakhstan 0–0 Austria
- Turkey 1–0 Azerbaijan
- Final standings: Germany 30 points, Turkey 17, Belgium 15, Austria 12, Azerbaijan 7, Kazakhstan 4.
- Germany
- Group B:
- Macedonia
1–1 Slovakia - Republic of Ireland 2–1 Armenia
- Russia 6–0
Andorra
- Final standings: Russia 23 points, Republic of Ireland 21, Armenia 17, Slovakia 15, Macedonia 8, Andorra 0.
- Macedonia
- Group C:
- Italy 3–0 Northern Ireland
- Slovenia 1–0 Serbia
- Final standings: Italy 26 points, Estonia 16, Serbia 15, Slovenia 14, Northern Ireland 9, Faroe Islands 4.
- Final standings: Italy 26 points,
- Italy
- Group D:
- Albania
1–1 Romania - France 1–1
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Final standings: France 21 points, Bosnia and Herzegovina 20, Romania 14, Belarus 13, Albania 9,
Luxembourg 4.
- Final standings: France 21 points, Bosnia and Herzegovina 20, Romania 14,
- Albania
- Group E:
- Hungary 0–0 Finland
- Moldova
4–0 
San Marino - Sweden 3–2 Netherlands
- Final standings: Netherlands 27 points, Sweden 24, Hungary 19, Finland 10, Moldova 9, San Marino 0.
- Hungary
- Group F:
- Group G:
- Bulgaria 0–1 Wales
- Switzerland 2–0
Montenegro
- Final standings: England 18 points, Montenegro 12, Switzerland 11, Wales 9, Bulgaria 5.
- Final standings:
- Bulgaria
- Group H:
- Group I:
- Lithuania 1–4 Czech Republic
- Spain 3–1 Scotland
- Final standings: Spain 24 points, Czech Republic 13, Scotland 11, Lithuania 5,
Liechtenstein 4.
- Final standings: Spain 24 points, Czech Republic 13, Scotland 11, Lithuania 5,
- Lithuania
- Group A:
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL, matchday 2:
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Third Round, matchday 3:
- Group A:
- Group B:
- South Korea 2–1 United Arab Emirates
- Lebanon
2–2 Kuwait
- Standings (after 3 matches): South Korea 7 points, Kuwait 5, Lebanon 4, United Arab Emirates 0.
- South Korea
- Group C:
- North Korea
0–1 Uzbekistan - Japan 8–0
Tajikistan
- Standings (after 3 matches): Japan, Uzbekistan 7 points, North Korea 3, Tajikistan 0.
- North Korea
- Group D:
- Australia 3–0
Oman - Thailand 0–0 Saudi Arabia
- Standings (after 3 matches): Australia 9 points, Thailand 4, Saudi Arabia 2, Oman 1.
- Australia
- Group E:
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, matchday 4 (teams in bold advance to the Third Round):
- Group A:
- Suriname
1–3 Dominican Republic - El Salvador 4–0
Cayman Islands
- Standings (after 4 matches): El Salvador 12 points, Suriname 7, Dominican Republic 4, Cayman Islands 0.
- Suriname
- Group B:
- Trinidad and Tobago
4–0 
Barbados - Bermuda
1–1 
Guyana
- Standings (after 4 matches): Guyana 10 points, Trinidad and Tobago 9, Bermuda 4, Barbados 0.
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Group C: Panama 5–1
Nicaragua
- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Panama 9 points, Nicaragua 3,
Dominica 0 (2).
- Standings (after 3 matches unless stated): Panama 9 points, Nicaragua 3,
- Group D:
- Canada 0–0 Puerto Rico
- Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–1
Saint Lucia
- Standings (after 4 matches): Canada 10 points, Saint Kitts and Nevis 6, Puerto Rico 3, Saint Lucia 1.
- Canada
- Group E: Guatemala 3–1
Belize
- Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Guatemala 12 points,
Grenada 3 (3), Belize 3, 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 (3).
- Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Guatemala 12 points,
- Group F:
- Haiti
2–2 
Curaçao - Antigua and Barbuda
10–0 
U.S. Virgin Islands
- Standings (after 4 matches): Antigua and Barbuda 12 points, Haiti 10, Curaçao 1, U.S. Virgin Islands 0.
- Haiti
- Group A:
- Friendly international (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings): Mexico 1–2 (7) Brazil
Egypt Cup Final: Zamalek 1–2 ENPPI
- ENPPI wins the Cup for the second time.
Gymnastics
- World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
- Women's team: United States (Jordyn Wieber, Alexandra Raisman, McKayla Maroney, Gabrielle Douglas, Sabrina Vega, Alicia Sacramone) 179.411 points Russia (Ksenia Afanasyeva, Viktoria Komova, Tatiana Nabieva, Anna Dementyeva, Yulia Belokobylskaya, Yulia Inshina) 175.329 China (Yao Jinnan, Tan Sixin, Sui Lu, Huang Qiushuang, Jiang Yuyuan, He Kexin) 172.820
- The United States win the women's team title for the third time.
- Sacramone, who was retained on the USA roster despite getting injured in training just before the championships, wins her second team title and fourth title overall, and her tenth medal makes her the most decorated American gymnast in World Championships history.
- Women's team:
Volleyball
- Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar (teams in bold qualify for semifinals):
- Pool A: Jastrzębski 3–0 Spartans
- Final standings: Jastrzębski 8 points, Zenit 7, Spartans 2,
Paykan 1.
- Final standings: Jastrzębski 8 points,
- Pool B: Trentino 3–0 Al-Arabi
- Standings: Trentino, SESI 6 points (2 matches), Al-Arabi 2 (3), Al-Ahly 1 (3).
- Standings: Trentino,
- Pool A: Jastrzębski
- Women's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar (teams in bold qualify for semifinals):
- Pool B: Rabita Baku 3–1 Chang
- Standings: Rabita Baku, Sollys Osasco 3 points (1 match), Chang 0 (2).
- Standings: Rabita Baku,
- Pool B: Rabita Baku
October 10, 2011 (Monday)
Australian rules football
- AFL Trade Week in Melbourne begins, the only opportunity for clubs to trade players before the 2012 AFL season commences.
Baseball
- World Cup in Panama (teams in bold qualify for second round):
- Group 1:
- In Panama City: Panama 0–5 United States
- In Aguadulce: Greece 0–15 (F/6)
Chinese Taipei
- Final standings: Canada, Netherlands 6–1, Panama 5–2, United States 4–3, Puerto Rico 3–4, Japan, Chinese Taipei 2–5, Greece 0–7.
- Final standings:
- In Panama City: Panama
- Group 1:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Championship Series Game 2 in Arlington, Texas: Texas Rangers 7, Detroit Tigers 3 (F/11). Rangers lead series 2–0.
- National League Championship Series Game 2 in Milwaukee: St. Louis Cardinals 12, Milwaukee Brewers 3. Series tied 1–1.
Cricket
- ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day:
- 7th Match in Sharjah: United Arab Emirates 198 (44.3 overs); Afghanistan 183 (48.3 overs). United Arab Emirates win by 15 runs.
- 7th Match in Sharjah:
Volleyball
- Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar (teams in bold qualify for semifinals):
- Pool A:
- Spartans 3–2 Paykan
- Jastrzębski 3–2 Zenit
- Standings: Zenit 7 points (3 matches), Jastrzębski 5 (2), Spartans 2 (2), Paykan 1 (3).
- Spartans
- Pool B: Al-Ahly 1–3 SESI
- Standings: SESI 6 points (2 matches), Trentino 3 (1), Al-Arabi 2 (2), Al-Ahly 1 (3).
- Standings: SESI 6 points (2 matches),
- Pool A:
- Women's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- Pool A: Kenya Prisons 2–3 Mirador
- Standings: VakıfBank TT 3 points (1 match), Mirador 2 (2), Kenya Prisons 1 (1).
- Standings:
- Pool A: Kenya Prisons
October 9, 2011 (Sunday)
Athletics
- World Marathon Majors:
- Chicago Marathon (KEN unless stated):
- Men: Moses Mosop 2:05:37 Wesley Korir 2:06:15 Bernard Kipyego 2:06:29
- Standings (after 10 of 11 events): (1) Patrick Makau Musyoki 60 points (2) Emmanuel Kipchirchir Mutai 55 (3) Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) 41
- Women: Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) 2:18:20 Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) 2:22:09 Kayoko Fukushi (JPN) 2:24:38
- Standings (after 10 of 11 events): (1) Shobukhova 90 points (2) Edna Kiplagat 60 (3) Mary Jepkosgei Keitany 35
- Shobukhova wins her second consecutive title.
- Standings (after 10 of 11 events): (1) Shobukhova 90 points (2) Edna Kiplagat 60 (3) Mary Jepkosgei Keitany 35
- Men:
- Chicago Marathon (KEN unless stated):
Auto racing
- Formula One:
- Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka, Japan: (1) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) (2) Fernando Alonso (ITA) (Ferrari) (3) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 15 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 324 points (2) Button 210 (3) Alonso 202
- Vettel becomes the ninth driver to win consecutive world titles, and the youngest driver to win two titles.
- Drivers' championship standings (after 15 of 19 races): (1) Vettel 324 points (2) Button 210 (3) Alonso 202
- Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka, Japan: (1) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes) (2) Fernando Alonso (ITA) (Ferrari) (3) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull-Renault)
- Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- Hollywood Casino 400 in Kansas City, Kansas: (1) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) (2)
Kasey Kahne (Toyota; Red Bull Racing Team) (3) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 30 of 36 races): (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 2161 points (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2160 (3) Johnson 2157
- Drivers' championship standings (after 30 of 36 races): (1)
- Hollywood Casino 400 in Kansas City, Kansas: (1)
- V8 Supercars:
- Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 in Bathurst, New South Wales (AUS unless stated): (1) Garth Tander/Nick Percat (Holden Racing Team; Holden VE Commodore) (2) Craig Lowndes/Mark Skaife (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (3) Greg Murphy (NZL)/Allan Simonsen (DEN) (Kelly Racing; Holden VE Commodore)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 20 of 28 races): (1) Lowndes 2329 points (2) Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) 2229 (3) Shane Van Gisbergen (NZL) (Stone Brothers Racing; Ford FG Falcon) 1920
- Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 in Bathurst, New South Wales (AUS unless stated): (1) Garth Tander/Nick Percat (Holden Racing Team; Holden VE Commodore) (2) Craig Lowndes/Mark Skaife (Triple Eight Race Engineering; Holden VE Commodore) (3) Greg Murphy (NZL)/Allan Simonsen (DEN) (Kelly Racing; Holden VE Commodore)
Baseball
- World Cup in Panama (teams in bold qualify for second round):
- Group 1:
- In Panama City:
- United States 1–6 Canada
- Panama 3–7 Netherlands
- United States
- In Aguadulce:
- Greece 4–9 Japan
- Chinese Taipei 3–1 Puerto Rico
- Standings: Canada, Netherlands 6–1, Panama 5–1, United States 3–3, Puerto Rico 3–4, Japan 2–5, Chinese Taipei 1–5, Greece 0–6.
- Greece
- In Panama City:
- Group 2:
- Group 1:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Championship Series Game 2 in Arlington, Texas: Texas Rangers vs. Detroit Tigers — postponed to October 10 due to inclement weather.
- National League Championship Series Game 1 in Milwaukee: Milwaukee Brewers 9, St. Louis Cardinals 6. Brewers lead series 1–0.
Cricket
- Champions League Twenty20 Final in Chennai: Mumbai Indians 139 (20 overs); Royal Challengers Bangalore 108 (19.2 overs). Mumbai Indians win by 31 runs.
Cycling
- UCI World Tour:
- Tour of Beijing, Stage 5: Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) (Team Katusha)
2h 19' 44" Juan José Haedo (ARG) (Saxo Bank-SunGard) s.t. Elia Viviani (ITA) (Liquigas-Cannondale) s.t.
- Final general classification: (1) Tony Martin (GER) (HTC-Highroad)
13h 39' 11" (2) David Millar (GBR) (Garmin-Cervélo) + 17" (3) Chris Froome (GBR) (Team Sky) + 26" - World Tour standings (after 25 of 26 races): (1) Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma-Lotto) 698 points (2) Cadel Evans (AUS) (BMC Racing Team) 574 (3) Alberto Contador (ESP) (Saxo Bank-SunGard) 471
- Final general classification: (1) Tony Martin (GER) (HTC-Highroad)
- Tour of Beijing, Stage 5:
Field hockey
- Oceania Cup in Hobart, Australia:
- Men's Game 3: Australia 6–1 New Zealand. Series tied 1–1; Australia win on goal difference.
- Australia win the Cup for the seventh successive time.
- Both teams qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
- Women's Game 3: Australia 2–4 New Zealand. Series tied 1–1; New Zealand win on goal difference.
- New Zealand win the Cup for the third successive time.
- Both teams qualify for the 2012 Olympics.
- Men's Game 3: Australia
Football (soccer)
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, matchday 6 (teams in bold qualify for the Finals):
- Group D:
- Morocco 3–1
Tanzania - Algeria
2–0 
Central African Republic
- Final standings: Morocco 11 points, Central African Republic, Algeria 8, Tanzania 5.
- Morocco
- Group E: Mauritius
0–2 
Senegal
- Group H:
- Benin
0–1 
Rwanda - Côte d'Ivoire
2–1 
Burundi
- Final standings: Côte d'Ivoire 18 points, Rwanda 6, Burundi, Benin 5.
- Benin
- Group D:
Golf
- PGA Tour – Fall Series:
- Frys.com Open in San Martin, California:
- Winner: Bryce Molder (USA) 267 (−17)PO
- Molder defeats Briny Baird (USA) on the sixth playoff hole, to win his first PGA Tour title.
- Winner: Bryce Molder (USA) 267 (−17)PO
- Frys.com Open in San Martin, California:
- European Tour:
- Madrid Masters in Madrid, Spain:
- Winner: Lee Slattery (ENG) 273 (−15)
- Slattery wins his first European Tour title.
- Winner: Lee Slattery (ENG) 273 (−15)
- Madrid Masters in Madrid, Spain:
- LPGA Tour:
- LPGA Hana Bank Championship in Incheon, South Korea:
- Winner: Yani Tseng (TWN) 202 (−14)
- Tseng wins her sixth title of the year, and eleventh of her career.
- Winner: Yani Tseng (TWN) 202 (−14)
- LPGA Hana Bank Championship in Incheon, South Korea:
- Champions Tour:
- Insperity Championship in The Woodlands, Texas:
- Winner: Brad Faxon (USA) 134 (−10)
- Faxon wins his first Champions Tour title.
- Winner: Brad Faxon (USA) 134 (−10)
- Insperity Championship in The Woodlands, Texas:
Rugby union
- World Cup knockout stage in New Zealand:
- Quarter-finals:
- In Wellington: South Africa 9–11 Australia
- In Auckland: New Zealand 33–10 Argentina
- In Wellington: South Africa
- Quarter-finals:
Snooker
- Players Tour Championship – Event 7: Kay Suzanne Memorial Trophy in Gloucester, England:
- Final: Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 4–2 Matthew Stevens (WAL)
- O'Sullivan wins his 47th professional title.
- Order of Merit (after 7 of 12 events): (1) O'Sullivan 24,400 (2) Neil Robertson (AUS) 15,600 (3) Judd Trump (ENG) 13,900
- Final: Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 4–2 Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- China Open in Beijing, China:
- Final: Tomáš Berdych (CZE) def. Marin Čilić (CRO) 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
- Berdych wins his sixth ATP Tour title.
- Final: Tomáš Berdych (CZE) def. Marin Čilić (CRO) 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
- Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo, Japan:
- Final: Andy Murray (GBR) def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
- Murray wins his fourth title of the year, and 20th of his career.
- Final: Andy Murray (GBR) def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
- China Open in Beijing, China:
- WTA Tour:
- China Open in Beijing, China:
- Final: Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) def. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 7–5, 0–6, 6–4
- Radwańska wins her third title of the year, and seventh of her career.
- Final: Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) def. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 7–5, 0–6, 6–4
- China Open in Beijing, China:
Volleyball
- Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- Pool A: Paykan 0–3 Zenit
- Standings: Zenit 6 points (2 matches), Jastrzębski 3 (1), Spartans 0 (1), Paykan 0 (2).
- Standings: Zenit 6 points (2 matches),
- Pool B:
- Pool A: Paykan
- Women's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- Pool B: Sollys Osasco 3–1 Chang
- Pool B: Sollys Osasco
October 8, 2011 (Saturday)
Auto racing
- Nationwide Series:
- Kansas Lottery 300 in Kansas City, Kansas: (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 30 of 34 races): (1) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 1064 points (2) Sadler 1044 (3)
Reed Sorenson (Dodge; MacDonald Motorsports) 994
- Drivers' championship standings (after 30 of 34 races): (1)
- Kansas Lottery 300 in Kansas City, Kansas: (1)
Baseball
- World Cup in Panama (teams in bold qualify for second round):
- Group 1:
- In Panama City:
- Netherlands 4–5 (F/11) Canada
- Panama – United States — match postponed due to rain
- Netherlands
- In Aguadulce:
- Greece – Chinese Taipei — match postponed due to rain
- Puerto Rico 6–0 Japan
- Standings: Panama 5–0, Canada, Netherlands 5–1, United States 3–2, Puerto Rico 3–3, Japan 1–5, Chinese Taipei, Greece 0–5.
- Greece
- In Panama City:
- Group 2:
- Group 1:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Championship Series Game 1 in Arlington, Texas: Texas Rangers 3, Detroit Tigers 2. Rangers lead series 1–0.
Boxing
- World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan:
- Light flyweight: Zou Shiming (CHN) Shin Jong-Hun (KOR) Pürevdorjiin Serdamba (MGL) & David Ayrapetyan (RUS)
- Flyweight: Misha Aloyan (RUS) Andrew Selby (WAL) Jasurbek Latipov (UZB) & Rau'shee Warren (USA)
- Bantamweight: Lázaro Álvarez (CUB) Luke Campbell (ENG) John Joe Nevin (IRL) & Anvar Yunusov (TJK)
- Lightweight: Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR) Yasniel Toledo (CUB) Gani Zhailauov (KAZ) & Domenico Valentino (ITA)
- Light welterweight: Éverton Lopes (BRA) Denys Berinchyk (UKR) Vincenzo Mangiacapre (ITA) & Tom Stalker (ENG)
- Welterweight: Taras Shelestyuk (UKR) Serik Sapiyev (KAZ) Egidijus Kavaliauskas (LTU) & Vikas Krishan Yadav (IND)
- Middleweight: Evhen Khytrov (UKR) Ryota Murata (JPN) Esquiva Florentino (BRA) & Bogdan Juratoni (ROM)
- Light heavyweight: Julio César la Cruz (CUB) Adilbek Niyazymbetov (KAZ) Egor Mekhontsev (RUS) & Elshod Rasulov (UZB)
- Heavyweight: Oleksandr Usyk (UKR) Teymur Mammadov (AZE) Siarhei Karneyeu (BLR) & Wang Xuanxuan (CHN)
- Super heavyweight: Magomedrasul Majidov (AZE) Anthony Joshua (ENG) Erik Pfeifer (GER) & Ivan Dychko (KAZ)
- Light flyweight:
Cricket
- ICC Intercontinental Cup, day 4 in Sharjah: United Arab Emirates 462 & 228 (73 overs); Afghanistan 328 & 131/7 (80 overs). Match drawn.
- Champions League Twenty20 Semifinals in Chennai: Mumbai Indians 160/5 (20 overs); Somerset 150/7 (20 overs). Mumbai Indians win by 10 runs.
Cycling
- UCI World Tour:
- Tour of Beijing, Stage 4: Elia Viviani (ITA) (Liquigas-Cannondale) 4h 09' 08" Peter Sagan (SVK) (Liquigas-Cannondale) s.t. Juan José Haedo (ARG) (Saxo Bank-SunGard) s.t.
- General classification (after stage 4): (1) Tony Martin (GER) (HTC-Highroad) 11h 19' 27" (2) David Millar (GBR) (Garmin-Cervélo) + 17" (3) Chris Froome (GBR) (Team Sky) + 26"
- General classification (after stage 4): (1) Tony Martin (GER) (HTC-Highroad)
- Tour of Beijing, Stage 4:
Field hockey
- Oceania Cup in Hobart, Australia:
- Men's Game 2: Australia 3–3 New Zealand. New Zealand lead series 1–0.
- Women's Game 2: Australia 3–3 New Zealand. Australia lead series 1–0.
- Men's Game 2: Australia
Figure skating
- ISU Junior Grand Prix:
- JGP Trofeo Walter Lombardi in Milan, Italy (RUS unless stated):
- Ice Dance: Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin 149.98 points Valeria Zenkova/Valerie Sinitsin 130.58 Lauri Bonacorsi/Travis Mager (USA) 129.63
- Standings (after 6 of 7 events): Victoria Sinitsina/Ruslan Zhiganshin & Stepanova/Bukin 30 points (2 events), Maria Nosulia/Evgen Kholoniuk (UKR) & Anastasia Galyeta/Alexei Shumski (UKR) 26 (2), Alexandra Aldridge/Daniel Eaton (USA), Bonacorsi/Mager & Zenkova/Sinitsin 24 (2), Nicole Orford/Thomas Williams (CAN) 20 (2), Shari Koch/Christian Nüchtern (GER) 18 (2)
- Ladies: Julia Lipnitskaia 183.05 points Anna Shershak 150.21 Hannah Miller (USA) 146.74
- Ice Dance:
- JGP Trofeo Walter Lombardi in Milan, Italy (RUS unless stated):
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, matchday 11 (team in bold qualifies for the Finals):
- Group I: Liechtenstein 0–1 Scotland
- Standings (after 7 matches unless stated): Spain 21 points, Scotland 11, Czech Republic 10, Lithuania 5, Liechtenstein 4 (8).
- Standings (after 7 matches unless stated):
- Group I: Liechtenstein
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, matchday 6 (teams in bold qualify for the Finals):
- Group A:
- Liberia
2–2 
Mali - Cape Verde
2–1 Zimbabwe
- Final standings: Mali, Cape Verde 10 points, Zimbabwe 8, Liberia 5.
- Liberia
- Group B:
- Ethiopia
4–2 
Madagascar - Nigeria 2–2
Guinea
- Final standings: Guinea 14 points, Nigeria 11, Ethiopia 7, Madagascar 1.
- Ethiopia
- Group C:
- Zambia
0–0 
Libya - Mozambique
3–0 
Comoros
- Final standings: Zambia 13 points, Libya 12, Mozambique 7, Comoros 1.
- Zambia
- Group F: Gambia
1–1 
Burkina Faso
- Final standings: Burkina Faso 10 points, Gambia 4,
Namibia 3.
- Final standings: Burkina Faso 10 points, Gambia 4,
- Group G:
- Egypt 3–0
Niger - South Africa 0–0
Sierra Leone
- Final standings: Niger, South Africa, Sierra Leone 9 points, Egypt 5.
- Egypt
- Group I:
- Group J:
- Uganda
0–0 Kenya - Guinea-Bissau
0–2 Angola
- Final standings: Angola 12 points, Uganda 11, Kenya 8, Guinea-Bissau 3.
- Uganda
- Group K:
- Group A:
Mixed martial arts
- UFC 136 in Houston, Texas, United States (USA unless stated):
- Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (c) def. Gray Maynard via TKO (punches)
- Featherweight Championship bout: José Aldo (BRA) (c) def. Kenny Florian via unanimous decision (49–46, 49–46, 49–46)
- Middleweight bout: Chael Sonnen def. Brian Stann via submission (arm triangle choke)
- Featherweight bout: Nam Phan def. Leonard Garcia via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
- Lightweight bout: Joe Lauzon def. Melvin Guillard via submission (rear naked choke)
Rugby league
- Super League Play-offs:
- Grand Final in Manchester: Leeds Rhinos 32–16 St Helens
- Leeds win the Grand Final for a record fifth time.
- Grand Final in Manchester: Leeds Rhinos 32–16 St Helens
Rugby union
- World Cup knockout stage in New Zealand:
Volleyball
- Men's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- Pool A:
- Spartans 0–3 Zenit
- Jastrzębski 3–0 Paykan
- Spartans
- Pool B: Al-Ahly 2–3 Al-Arabi
- Pool A:
- Women's Club World Championship in Doha, Qatar:
- Pool A: VakıfBank TT 3–0 Mirador
- Pool A: VakıfBank TT
October 7, 2011 (Friday)
Baseball
- World Cup in Panama (teams in bold qualify for second round):
- Group 1:
- In Panama City:
- Japan 3–1 Chinese Taipei
- Canada 3–12 Panama
- Japan
- In Aguadulce:
- Puerto Rico 10–1 Greece
- United States 5–7 Netherlands
- Standings: Netherlands, Panama 5–0, Canada 4–1, United States 3–2, Puerto Rico 2–3, Japan 1–4, Chinese Taipei, Greece 0–5.
- Puerto Rico
- In Panama City:
- Group 2:
- In Chitre:
- In Santiago de Veraguas:
- Dominican Republic 9–11 (F/11) Australia
- South Korea 6–4 Nicaragua
- Standings: Cuba 5–0, Venezuela 4–1, South Korea, Italy 3–2, Dominican Republic, Australia 2–3, Nicaragua 1–4, Germany 0–5.
- Dominican Republic
- Group 1:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- National League Division Series:
- Game 5 in Philadelphia: St. Louis Cardinals 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0. Cardinals win series 3–2.
- Game 5 in Milwaukee: Milwaukee Brewers 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 2 (F/10). Brewers win series 3–2.
- National League Division Series:
Basketball
- WNBA Playoffs:
- WNBA Finals Game 3 in Atlanta: Minnesota Lynx 73, Atlanta Dream 67. Lynx win series 3–0.
- The Lynx win their first WNBA title.
- WNBA Finals Game 3 in Atlanta: Minnesota Lynx 73, Atlanta Dream 67. Lynx win series 3–0.
Cricket
- ICC Intercontinental Cup, day 3 in Sharjah: United Arab Emirates 462 & 212/5 (55 overs); Afghanistan 328 (112.4 overs; Mohammad Nabi 117, Arshad Ali 6/45). United Arab Emirates lead by 346 runs with 5 wickets remaining.
- Champions League Twenty20 Semifinals in Bangalore: New South Wales Blues 203/2 (20 overs; David Warner 123*); Royal Challengers Bangalore 204/4 (18.3 overs). Royal Challengers Bangalore win by 6 wickets.
Cycling
- UCI World Tour:
- Tour of Beijing, Stage 3: Nicolas Roche (IRL) (Ag2r-La Mondiale) 3h 53' 15" Philip Deignan (IRL) (Team RadioShack) s.t. Chris Froome (GBR) (Team Sky) + 1"
- General classification (after stage 3): (1) Tony Martin (GER) (HTC-Highroad) 7h 10' 19" (2) David Millar (GBR) (Garmin-Cervélo) + 17" (3) Froome + 26"
- General classification (after stage 3): (1) Tony Martin (GER) (HTC-Highroad)
- Tour of Beijing, Stage 3:
Figure skating
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying, matchday 11 (teams in bold qualify for the Finals, teams in italics qualify for the play-offs):
- Group A:
- Azerbaijan 1–4 Austria
- Turkey 1–3 Germany
- Belgium 4–1 Kazakhstan
- Standings (after 9 matches): Germany 27 points, Belgium 15, Turkey 14, Austria 11, Azerbaijan 7, Kazakhstan 3.
- Azerbaijan
- Group B:
- Armenia 4–1 Macedonia
- Slovakia 0–1 Russia
- Andorra 0–2 Republic of Ireland
- Standings (after 9 matches): Russia 20 points, Republic of Ireland 18, Armenia 17, Slovakia 14, Macedonia 7, Andorra 0.
- Armenia
- Group C:
- Serbia 1–1 Italy
- Northern Ireland 1–2 Estonia
- Standings (after 9 matches unless stated): Italy 23 points, Estonia 16 (10), Serbia 15, Slovenia 11, Northern Ireland 9, Faroe Islands 4 (10).
- Standings (after 9 matches unless stated): Italy 23 points, Estonia 16 (10), Serbia 15,
- Serbia
- Group D:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 5–0 Luxembourg
- Romania 2–2 Belarus
- France 3–0 Albania
- Standings (after 9 matches unless stated): France 20 points, Bosnia and Herzegovina 19, Romania 13, Belarus 13 (10), Albania 8, Luxembourg 4 (10).
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Group E:
- Finland 1–2 Sweden
- Netherlands 1–0 Moldova
- Standings (after 9 matches): Netherlands 27 points, Sweden 21, Hungary 18, Finland 9, Moldova 6, San Marino 0.
- Standings (after 9 matches): Netherlands 27 points, Sweden 21,
- Finland
- Group F:
- Group G:
- Wales 2–0 Switzerland
- Montenegro 2–2 England
- Standings (after 7 matches unless stated): England 18 points (8 matches), Montenegro 12, Switzerland 8, Wales 6, Bulgaria 5.
- Standings (after 7 matches unless stated): England 18 points (8 matches), Montenegro 12, Switzerland 8, Wales 6,
- Wales
- Group H:
- Group I: Czech Republic 0–2 Spain
- Standings (after 7 matches unless stated): Spain 21 points, Czech Republic 10, Scotland 8 (6), Lithuania 5, Liechtenstein 4.
- Standings (after 7 matches unless stated): Spain 21 points, Czech Republic 10,
- Group A:
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round, matchday 3:
- Group A:
- Dominican Republic 1–2 El Salvador
- Cayman Islands 0–1 Suriname
- Standings (after 3 matches): El Salvador 9 points, Suriname 7, Dominican Republic 1, Cayman Islands 0.
- Dominican Republic
- Group B:
- Barbados 0–2 Guyana
- Bermuda 2–1 Trinidad and Tobago
- Standings (after 3 matches): Guyana 9 points, Trinidad and Tobago 6, Bermuda 3, Barbados 0.
- Barbados
- Group C: Dominica 0–5 Panama
- Standings (after 2 matches): Panama 6 points, Nicaragua 3, Dominica 0.
- Standings (after 2 matches): Panama 6 points,
- Group D:
- Saint Lucia 0–7 Canada
- Puerto Rico 1–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Standings (after 3 matches): Canada 9 points, Saint Kitts and Nevis 5, Puerto Rico 2, Saint Lucia 0.
- Saint Lucia
- Group E:
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0–3 Guatemala
- Belize 1–4 Grenada
- Standings (after 3 matches): Guatemala 9 points, Grenada, Belize, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Group F:
- U.S. Virgin Islands 0–7 Haiti
- Curaçao 0–1 Antigua and Barbuda
- Standings (after 3 matches): Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda 9 points, Curaçao, U.S. Virgin Islands 0.
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Group A:
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONMEBOL, matchday 1:
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, matchday 6 (team in bold qualifies for the Finals):
- Friendly internationals (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings):
- Costa Rica 0–1 (7) Brazil
- Costa Rica
October 6, 2011 (Thursday)
Baseball
- World Cup in Panama (teams in bold qualify for second round):
- Group 1:
- In Panama City:
- Netherlands 5–0 Puerto Rico
- Japan 2–6 Panama
- Netherlands
- In Aguadulce:
- United States 3–0 Greece
- Canada 4–0 Chinese Taipei
- Standings: Netherlands, Canada, Panama 4–0, United States 3–1, Puerto Rico 1–3, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Greece 0–4.
- United States
- In Panama City:
- Group 2:
- In Chitre:
- In Santiago de Veraguas:
- Venezuela 6–3 Dominican Republic
- Cuba 4–1 South Korea
- Standings: Cuba 4–0, Italy, Venezuela 3–1, Dominican Republic, South Korea 2–2, Nicaragua, Australia 1–3, Germany 0–4.
- Venezuela
- Group 1:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Division Series Game 5 in New York: Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 2. Tigers win series 3–2.
Cricket
- ICC Intercontinental Cup, day 2 in Sharjah: United Arab Emirates 462 (117.1 overs); Afghanistan 242/3 (74 overs; Mohammad Nabi 108*). Afghanistan trail by 220 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Cycling
- UCI World Tour:
- Tour of Beijing, Stage 2: Heinrich Haussler (AUS) (Garmin-Cervélo) 3h 03' 30" Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) (Team Katusha) s.t. Theo Bos (NED) (Rabobank) s.t.
- General classification (after stage 2): (1) Tony Martin (GER) (HTC-Highroad) 3h 17' 03" (2) David Millar (GBR) (Garmin-Cervélo) + 17" (3) Alex Dowsett (GBR) (Team Sky)
+ 24"
- General classification (after stage 2): (1) Tony Martin (GER) (HTC-Highroad)
- Tour of Beijing, Stage 2:
Field hockey
- Oceania Cup in Hobart, Australia:
- Men's Game 1: Australia 0–3 New Zealand. New Zealand lead series 1–0.
- Women's Game 1: Australia 2–1 New Zealand. Australia lead series 1–0.
- Men's Game 1: Australia
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Rossiyanka 1–0 (2–0) Twente. Rossiyanka win 3–0 on aggregate.
- Valur 0–3 (1–1) Glasgow City. Glasgow City win 4–1 on aggregate.
- Brøndby 3–4 (2–0) Standard Liège. Brøndby win 5–4 on aggregate.
- Rayo Vallecano 3–0 (4–1) PK-35. Rayo Vallecano win 7–1 on aggregate.
- LdB Malmö 5–0 (1–2) Tavagnacco. LdB Malmö win 6–2 on aggregate.
- Göteborg 7–0 (4–0) Osijek. Göteborg win 11–0 on aggregate.
- Rossiyanka
October 5, 2011 (Wednesday)
Baseball
- World Cup in Panama:
- Group 1 in Panama City: Japan 3–7 United States
- Standings: Netherlands, Canada, Panama 3–0, United States 2–1, Puerto Rico 1–2, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Greece 0–3.
- Standings:
- Group 1 in Panama City: Japan
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- National League Division Series:
- Game 4 in St. Louis: St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3. Series tied 2–2.
- Game 4 in Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona Diamondbacks 10, Milwaukee Brewers 6. Series tied 2–2.
- National League Division Series:
Basketball
- WNBA Playoffs:
- WNBA Finals Game 2 in Minneapolis: Minnesota Lynx 101, Atlanta Dream 95. Lynx lead series 2–0.
Cricket
- ICC Intercontinental Cup, day 1 in Sharjah: United Arab Emirates 361/8 (96 overs); Afghanistan.
Cycling
- UCI World Tour:
- Tour of Beijing, Stage 1: Tony Martin (GER) (HTC-Highroad) 13' 33" David Millar (GBR) (Garmin-Cervélo) + 17" Alex Dowsett (GBR) (Team Sky) + 24"
- Tour of Beijing, Stage 1:
Football (soccer)
- UEFA Women's Champions League Round of 32, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Torres 3–2 (2–0) ASA Tel Aviv. Torres win 5–2 on aggregate.
- Frankfurt 4–1 (0–1) Stabæk. Frankfurt win 4–2 on aggregate.
- Sparta Prague 2–1 (2–2) Apollon Limassol. Sparta Prague win 4–3 on aggregate.
- Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 (2–0) Peamount United. Paris Saint-Germain win 5–0 on aggregate.
- Energiya Voronezh 4–2 (1–1) Bristol Academy. Energiya Voronezh win 5–3 on aggregate.
- Arsenal 6–0 (4–0) Bobruichanka. Arsenal win 10–0 on aggregate.
- Lyon 3–0 (9–0) Olimpia Cluj. Lyon win 12–0 on aggregate.
- Fortuna Hjørring 2–1 (3–0) YB Frauen. Fortuna Hjørring win 5–1 on aggregate.
- Turbine Potsdam 8–2 (6–0) Þór/KA. Turbine Potsdam win 14–2 on aggregate.
- Neulengbach 5–0 (1–2) SShVSM-Kairat Almaty. Neulengbach win 6–2 on aggregate.
- Torres
- Copa Sudamericana Round of 16 first leg:
October 4, 2011 (Tuesday)
Baseball
- World Cup in Panama:
- Group 1:
- In Panama City:
- Japan 2–5 Netherlands
- Panama 4–2 Puerto Rico
- Japan
- In Aguadulce:
- Greece 2–12 Canada
- Chinese Taipei 1–15 (F/7) United States
- Standings: Netherlands, Canada, Panama 3–0, United States 1–1, Puerto Rico 1–2, Japan 0–2, Chinese Taipei, Greece 0–3.
- Greece
- In Panama City:
- Group 2:
- Group 1:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Division Series:
- Game 4 in Detroit: New York Yankees 10, Detroit Tigers 1. Series tied 2–2.
- Game 4 in St. Petersburg, Florida: Texas Rangers 4, Tampa Bay Rays 3. Rangers win series 3–1.
- Rangers third baseman Adrián Beltré becomes only the seventh player to hit three home runs in a playoff game.
- National League Division Series:
- Game 3 in St. Louis: Philadelphia Phillies 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2. Phillies lead series 2–1.
- Game 3 in Phoenix, Arizona: Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Milwaukee Brewers 1. Brewers lead series 2–1.
- American League Division Series:
Football (soccer)
- AFC Cup Semi-finals first leg:
- Nasaf Qarshi 1–0 Al-Wehdat
- Arbil 0–2 Al-Kuwait
- Nasaf Qarshi
- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final in Seattle: Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Chicago Fire
- Seattle win the Cup for the third successive year and become the first U.S. team to qualify for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.
October 3, 2011 (Monday)
Baseball
- World Cup in Panama:
- Group 1:
- In Panama City:
- Japan 1–3 Canada
- Puerto Rico 8–4 (F/10) United States
- Japan
- In Aguadulce:
- Netherlands 19–0 (F/5) Greece
- Chinese Taipei 8–14 Panama
- Standings: Netherlands, Panama, Canada 2–0, Puerto Rico 1–1, Japan, United States 0–1, Chinese Taipei, Greece 0–2.
- Netherlands
- In Panama City:
- Group 2:
- In Chitre:
- Australia 0–7 Italy
- Germany 5–6 (F/10) South Korea
- Australia
- In Santiago de Veraguas:
- Cuba 3–0 Dominican Republic
- Nicaragua 2–5 Venezuela
- Standings: Cuba, Venezuela 2–0, Dominican Republic, South Korea, Italy, Nicaragua 1–1, Germany, Australia 0–2.
- Cuba
- In Chitre:
- Group 1:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Division Series:
- Game 3 in St. Petersburg, Florida: Texas Rangers 4, Tampa Bay Rays 3. Rangers lead series 2–1.
- Game 3 in Detroit: Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 4. Tigers lead series 2–1.
- American League Division Series:
October 2, 2011 (Sunday)
Auto racing
- Sprint Cup Series – Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- AAA 400 in Dover, Delaware: (1) Kurt Busch (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 29 of 36 races): (1) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) 2122 points (4 wins) (2) Edwards 2122 (1 win) (3) Tony Stewart (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing) 2113
- Drivers' championship standings (after 29 of 36 races): (1)
- AAA 400 in Dover, Delaware: (1)
- IndyCar Series:
- Kentucky Indy 300 in Sparta, Kentucky: (1) Ed Carpenter (USA) (Sarah Fisher Racing) (2) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (3) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 17 of 18 races): (1) Franchitti 573 points (2) Will Power (AUS) (Team Penske) 555 (3) Dixon 518
- Kentucky Indy 300 in Sparta, Kentucky: (1) Ed Carpenter (USA) (Sarah Fisher Racing) (2) Dario Franchitti (GBR) (Chip Ganassi Racing) (3) Scott Dixon (NZL) (Chip Ganassi Racing)
- World Rally Championship:
- Rallye de France in Strasbourg, France: (1) Sébastien Ogier (FRA)/Julien Ingrassia (FRA) (Citroën DS3 WRC) (2) Dani Sordo (ESP)/Carlos Del Barrio (ESP) (Mini John Cooper Works WRC) (3) Mikko Hirvonen (FIN)/Jarmo Lehtinen (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 11 of 13 rallies): (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA) (Citroën DS3 WRC) & Hirvonen 196 points (3) Ogier 193
- Rallye de France in Strasbourg, France: (1) Sébastien Ogier (FRA)/Julien Ingrassia (FRA) (Citroën DS3 WRC) (2) Dani Sordo (ESP)/Carlos Del Barrio (ESP) (Mini John Cooper Works WRC) (3) Mikko Hirvonen (FIN)/Jarmo Lehtinen (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)
Baseball
- World Cup in Panama:
- Group 1:
- In Panama City:
- Puerto Rico 1–9 Canada
- Japan – United States — match postponed due to rain
- Puerto Rico
- In Aguadulce: Netherlands 2–1 Chinese Taipei
- In Panama City:
- Group 2:
- In Chitre:
- Australia 0–14 (F/7) Cuba
- Venezuela 5–4 South Korea
- Australia
- In Santiago de Veraguas:
- Germany 4–5 Nicaragua
- Dominican Republic 7–0 Italy
- Germany
- In Chitre:
- Group 1:
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Division Series:
- Game 2 in New York: Detroit Tigers 5, New York Yankees 3. Series tied 1–1.
- National League Division Series:
- Game 2 in Philadelphia: St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4. Series tied 1–1.
- Game 2 in Milwaukee: Milwaukee Brewers 9, Arizona Diamondbacks 4. Brewers lead series 2–0.
- American League Division Series:
Basketball
- WNBA Playoffs:
- WNBA Finals Game 1 in Minneapolis: Minnesota Lynx 88, Atlanta Dream 74. Lynx lead series 1–0.
- FIBA Africa Championship for Women in Bamako, Mali:
- UAAP in San Juan, Philippines:
- Women's Finals: Far Eastern University 68, Adamson University 57. FEU win best-of-3 series 2–1.
- FEU win their 20th UAAP women's championship.
- Women's Finals: Far Eastern University 68, Adamson University 57. FEU win best-of-3 series 2–1.
Football (soccer)
- CAF Champions League Semifinals first leg: Al-Hilal 0–1 Espérance ST
- Veikkausliiga, matchday 28 (team in bold qualify for Champions League): Mariehamn 0–2 HJK
- Standings: HJK 70 points (28 matches), Inter Turku 49 (27), JJK 47 (28).
- HJK win the title for the third successive time, and 24th time overall.
- Standings: HJK 70 points (28 matches), Inter Turku 49 (27), JJK 47 (28).
Golf
- PGA Tour Fall Series:
- Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, Nevada:
- European Tour:
- Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Angus and Fife, Scotland:
- Winner: Michael Hoey (NIR) 266 (−22)
- Hoey wins his third European Tour title.
- Winner: Michael Hoey (NIR) 266 (−22)
- Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Angus and Fife, Scotland:
- Champions Tour:
- SAS Championship in Cary, North Carolina:
- Winner: Kenny Perry (USA) 205 (−11)
- Perry wins his first Champions Tour title.
- Winner: Kenny Perry (USA) 205 (−11)
- SAS Championship in Cary, North Carolina:
Horse racing
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris: Danedream (trainer: Peter Schiergen, jockey: Andrasch Starke) Shareta (trainer: Alain de Royer-Dupre, jockey: Thierry Jarnet) Snow Fairy (trainer: Ed Dunlop, jockey: Frankie Dettori)
Motorcycle racing
- Moto GP:
- Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi, Japan (ESP unless stated):
- MotoGP: (1) Dani Pedrosa (Honda) (2) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) (3) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Honda)
- Riders' championship standings (after 15 of 18 rounds): (1) Stoner 300 points (2) Lorenzo 260 (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda) 196
- Moto2 (all Suter): (1) Andrea Iannone (ITA) (2) Marc Márquez (3) Thomas Lüthi (SUI)
- Riders' championship standings (after 14 of 17 rounds): (1) Márquez 235 points (2) Stefan Bradl (GER) (Kalex) 234 (3) Iannone 157
- 125cc: (1) Johann Zarco (FRA) (Derbi) (2) Nicolás Terol (Aprilia) (3) Héctor Faubel (Aprilia)
- Riders' championship standings (after 14 of 17 rounds): (1) Terol 261 points (2) Zarco 230 (3) Maverick Viñales (Aprilia) 190
- MotoGP: (1) Dani Pedrosa (Honda) (2) Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) (3) Casey Stoner (AUS) (Honda)
- Japanese Grand Prix in Motegi, Japan (ESP unless stated):
- Superbike:
- Magny-Cours World Championship round in Magny-Cours, France:
- Race 1: (1) Carlos Checa (ESP) (Ducati 1098R) (2) Marco Melandri (ITA) (Yamaha YZF-R1) (3) Leon Haslam (GBR) (BMW S1000RR)
- Race 2: (1) Checa (2) Melandri (3) Eugene Laverty (IRL) (Yamaha YZF-R1)
- Riders' championship standings (after 12 of 13 rounds): (1) Checa 467 points (2) Melandri 360 (3) Laverty 283
- Magny-Cours World Championship round in Magny-Cours, France:
- Supersport:
- Magny-Cours World Championship round in Magny-Cours, France: (1) Luca Scassa (ITA) (Yamaha YZF-R6) (2) Sam Lowes (GBR) (Honda CBR600RR) (3) Broc Parkes (AUS) (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R)
- Riders' championship standings (after 11 of 12 rounds): (1) Chaz Davies (GBR) (Yamaha YZF-R6) 181 points (2) Fabien Foret (FRA) (Honda CBR600RR) 144 (3) Parkes & David Salom (ESP) (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) 136
- Magny-Cours World Championship round in Magny-Cours, France: (1) Luca Scassa (ITA) (Yamaha YZF-R6) (2) Sam Lowes (GBR) (Honda CBR600RR) (3) Broc Parkes (AUS) (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R)
Rugby league
- NRL Grand Final in Sydney: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
24–10 
New Zealand Warriors
- Manly-Warringah win the title for the eighth time.
Rugby union
- World Cup in New Zealand (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals, teams in italics qualify for 2015 World Cup):
- Pool A in Wellington: New Zealand 79–15 Canada
- Pool B in Palmerston North: Argentina 25–7
Georgia
- Pool C in Dunedin: Ireland
36–6 Italy
- Final standings: Ireland 17 points, Australia 15, Italy 10, United States 4, Russia 1.
- Final standings: Ireland 17 points,
- Pool D in Hamilton: Wales 66–0
Fiji
- Final standings: South Africa 18 points, Wales 15,
Samoa 10, Fiji 5, Namibia 0.
- Final standings:
- Pool A in Wellington: New Zealand
Snooker
- Players Tour Championship – Event 6: Warsaw Classic in Warsaw, Poland:
- Final: Ricky Walden (ENG) 1–4 Neil Robertson (AUS)
- Robertson wins his eighth professional title.
- Order of Merit (after 6 of 12 events): (1) Robertson 15,600 (2) Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 14,400 (3) Judd Trump (ENG) 13,300
- Final: Ricky Walden (ENG) 1–4 Neil Robertson (AUS)
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- PTT Thailand Open in Bangkok, Thailand:
- Final: Andy Murray (GBR) def. Donald Young (USA) 6–2, 6–0
- Murray wins his third title of the year, and 19th of his career.
- Final: Andy Murray (GBR) def. Donald Young (USA) 6–2, 6–0
- Proton Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
- Final: Janko Tipsarević (SRB) def. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6–4, 7–5
- Tipsarević wins his first ATP Tour title.
- Final: Janko Tipsarević (SRB) def. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6–4, 7–5
- PTT Thailand Open in Bangkok, Thailand:
Volleyball
- Women's European Championship in Belgrade, Serbia:
- Women's South American Championship in Callao, Peru:
October 1, 2011 (Saturday)
Australian rules football
- AFL Grand Final in Melbourne: Collingwood 12.9 (81)–18.11 (119) Geelong
- Geelong win the title for the ninth time.
Auto racing
- Nationwide Series:
- OneMain Financial 200 in Dover, Delaware: (1) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (2) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (3) Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 29 of 34 races): (1) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 1025 points (2) Elliott Sadler (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) 1003 (3) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 976
- Drivers' championship standings (after 29 of 34 races): (1)
- OneMain Financial 200 in Dover, Delaware: (1)
Baseball
- World Cup in Panama:
- Group 1 in Panama City: Greece 3–8 Panama
- Group 1 in Panama City: Greece
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- American League Division Series:
- Game 2 in Arlington, Texas: Texas Rangers 8, Tampa Bay Rays 6. Series tied 1–1.
- Game 1 in New York: New York Yankees 9, Detroit Tigers 3. Yankees lead series 1–0.
- National League Division Series:
- Game 1 in Philadelphia: Philadelphia Phillies 11, St. Louis Cardinals 6. Phillies lead series 1–0.
- Game 1 in Milwaukee: Milwaukee Brewers 4, Arizona Diamondbacks 1. Brewers lead series 1–0.
- American League Division Series:
- Nippon Professional Baseball news: The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks clinch their second consecutive Pacific League title with a 3–0 win over the Saitama Seibu Lions, and earn a one-win and home field advantage for Climax Series Stage 2.
Basketball
- FIBA Africa Championship for Women in Bamako, Mali:
- FIBA Americas Championship for Women in Neiva, Colombia:
- UAAP in Quezon City, Philippines:
- Men's Finals: Ateneo de Manila University 82, Far Eastern University 69. Ateneo win best-of-3 series 2–0.
- Ateneo win their fourth consecutive, seventh UAAP and 21st men's championship.
- Men's Finals: Ateneo de Manila University 82, Far Eastern University 69. Ateneo win best-of-3 series 2–0.
Figure skating
- ISU Junior Grand Prix:
- JGP Cup of Austria in Innsbruck, Austria:
- Men: Yan Han (CHN) 205.86 points Gordei Gorshkov (RUS) 180.25 Keiji Tanaka (JPN) 173.98
- Ice Dance: Victoria Sinitsina/Ruslan Zhiganshin (RUS) 151.10 points Alexandra Aldridge/Daniel Eaton (USA) 136.85 Maria Nosulia/Evgen Kholoniuk (UKR) 128.34
- Standings (after 5 of 7 events): Sinitsina/Zhiganshin 30 points (2 events), Nosulia/Kholoniuk & Anastasia Galyeta/Alexei Shumski (UKR) 26 (2), Aldridge/Eaton 24 (2), Nicole Orford/Thomas Williams (CAN) 20 (2).
- Men:
- JGP Cup of Austria in Innsbruck, Austria:
Football (soccer)
- CAF Champions League Semifinals first leg: Wydad Casablanca 1–0 Enyimba
Mixed martial arts
- UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson in Washington, D.C., United States (USA unless stated):
- Bantamweight Championship bout: Dominick Cruz (c) def. Demetrious Johnson via unanimous decision (50–45, 49–46, 50–45)
- Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve (NED) def. Pat Barry via submission (triangle choke)
- Welterweight bout: Anthony Johnson def. Charlie Brenneman via TKO (head kick)
- Lightweight bout: Matt Wiman def. Mac Danzig via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
Rugby league
- Super League Play-offs:
- Semi-Finals: St Helens 26–18 Wigan Warriors
Rugby union
- World Cup in New Zealand (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals, teams in italics qualify for 2015 World Cup):
- Pool A in Wellington: France 14–19
Tonga
- Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): New Zealand 15 points (3 matches), France 11, Tonga 9, Canada 6 (3), Japan 2.
- Standings (after 4 matches unless stated):
- Pool B in Auckland: England 16–12 Scotland
- Pool C in Nelson: Australia 68–22 Russia
- Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Australia 15 points, Ireland 13 (3), Italy 10 (3), United States 4, Russia 1.
- Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): Australia 15 points,
- Pool A in Wellington: France
Tennis
- WTA Tour:
- Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan:
- Final: Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) def. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 6–3, 6–2
- Radwańska wins her sixth WTA Tour title.
- Final: Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) def. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 6–3, 6–2
- Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Japan:
Volleyball
- Women's European Championship in Belgrade, Serbia:
- Women's South American Championship in Callao, Peru:
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