December 2011 in sports

World Junior Championship in Canada; matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics advance to the quarterfinals): [3]
- Group A in Calgary:
  - Slovakia 6–4 Switzerland
  - Russia 3–4 (OT) Sweden
    - Final standings: Sweden, Russia 10 points, Slovakia 6, Switzerland 4, Latvia 0.
- Group B in Edmonton:
  - Czech Republic 0–4 Finland
  - Canada 3–2 United States
    - Final standings: Canada 12 points, Finland 9, Czech Republic 6, United States 3, Denmark 0.
World Women's U18 Championship in Czech Republic; matchday 1: [4]
- Group A in Zlín:
  - Czech Republic 1–4 Sweden
  - United States 8–0 Russia
- Group B in Přerov:
  - Canada 13–1 Switzerland
  - Finland 3–0 Germany

December 30, 2011 (Friday)

Cross-country skiing

Tour de Ski:
- Stage 2 in Oberhof, Germany:
  - Men's 15 km classic handicap start: Axel Teichmann (GER) 46:03.3 Petter Northug (NOR) 46:05.6 Dario Cologna (SUI) 46:06.2 [5]
  - Women's 10 km classic handicap start: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 32:02.4 Therese Johaug (NOR) 32:02.6 Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 32:11.5 [6]

Darts

PDC World Championship in London, England, quarter-finals: [7]
- Andy Hamilton (ENG) 5–2 Kim Huybrechts (BEL)
- John Part (CAN) 4–5 James Wade (ENG)
- Simon Whitlock (AUS) 5–1 Gary Anderson (SCO)
- Adrian Lewis (ENG) 5–3 Terry Jenkins (ENG)

Equestrianism

Show jumping – World Cup, Western European League:
- 8th competition in Mechelen, Belgium: Gregory Wathelet (BEL) on Copin van de Broy Kevin Staut (FRA) on Silvana Rik Hemeryck (BEL) on Quarco de Kerambars^{[citation needed]}

Ice hockey

World Junior Championship in Canada; matchday 5: [8]
- Group A in Calgary:
  - Sweden 9–1 Slovakia
  - Switzerland 5–3 Latvia
- Group B in Edmonton:
  - United States 2–5 Czech Republic
  - Finland 10–1 Denmark

Mixed martial arts

UFC 141 in Las Vegas, United States:^[1]
- Featherweight bout: Jimy Hettes (USA) def. Nam Phan (USA) via unanimous decision (30–25, 30–25, 30–26)
- Light Heavyweight bout: Alexander Gustafsson (SWE) def. Vladimir Matyushenko (BLR) via TKO (punches)
- Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks (USA) def. Jon Fitch (USA) via KO (punch)
- Lightweight bout: Nate Diaz (USA) def. Donald Cerrone (USA) via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)
- Heavyweight bout: Alistair Overeem (NED) def. Brock Lesnar (USA) via TKO (strikes)

Ski jumping

Four Hills Tournament:
- Stage 1 in Oberstdorf, Germany:
  - HS 137 (all AUT): Gregor Schlierenzauer 283.3 points Andreas Kofler 265.2 Thomas Morgenstern 264.3 [9]

December 29, 2011 (Thursday)

Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Bormio, Italy:
- Downhill: Didier Défago (SUI) 2:01.81 Patrick Küng (SUI) 2:02.10 Klaus Kröll (AUT) 2:02.23 [10]^{[permanent dead link]}
Women's World Cup in Lienz, Austria:
- Slalom: Marlies Schild (AUT) 1:51.42 Tina Maze (SLO) 1:52.21 Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) 1:52.72 [11]

Cricket

India in Australia:
- 1st Test in Melbourne, day 4: Australia 333 & 240; India 282 & 169. Australia win by 122 runs; lead 4-match series 1–0. [12]
Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- 2nd Test in Durban, day 4: Sri Lanka 338 & 279; South Africa 168 & 241. Sri Lanka win by 208 runs; 3-match series tied 1–1. [13]

Cross-country skiing

Tour de Ski:
- Stage 1 in Oberhof, Germany:
  - Men's 3.75 km free prologue: Petter Northug (NOR) 7:58.3 Dario Cologna (SUI) 7:59.0 Maurice Manificat (FRA) 8:02.3^[2]
  - Women's 2.5 km free prologue: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 7:03.7 Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 7:04.1 Hanna Brodin (SWE) 7:07.7^[3]

Darts

PDC World Championship in London, England, third round:^[4]
- John Part (CAN) 4–2 Kevin Painter (ENG)
- James Wade (ENG) 4–0 Steve Farmer (ENG)
- Kim Huybrechts (BEL) 4–1 Paul Nicholson (AUS)
- Simon Whitlock (AUS) 4–3 Michael van Gerwen (NED)
- Dave Chisnall (ENG) 0–4 Andy Hamilton (ENG)
- Gary Anderson (SCO) 4–1 Colin Lloyd (ENG)

Football (soccer)

Chilean Primera División Campeonato Clausura Final, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Universidad de Chile 3–0 (0–0) Cobreloa. Universidad de Chile win 4–1 on points.[14]
- Universidad de Chile win their 15th league title.

Ice hockey

World Junior Championship in Canada; matchday 4:
- Group A in Calgary: Latvia 0–14 Russia [15]
- Group B in Edmonton: Denmark 2–10 Canada [16]

December 28, 2011 (Wednesday)

Alpine skiing

Women's World Cup in Lienz, Austria:
- Giant slalom: Anna Fenninger (AUT) 2:16.08 (1:06.85, 1:09.23) Federica Brignone (ITA) 2:16.28 (1:06.78, 1:09.50) Tessa Worley (FRA) 2:16.47 (1:07.26, 1:09.21)

Darts

PDC World Championship in London, England (ENG unless stated):
- Second round:
  - Mervyn King 1–4 Michael van Gerwen (NLD)
  - Simon Whitlock (AUS) 4–1 Steve Beaton
  - Colin Lloyd 4–1 Scott Rand
  - Gary Anderson (SCO) 4–2 Devon Petersen (RSA)
- Third round:
  - Adrian Lewis 4–0 Wayne Jones
  - Justin Pipe 1–4 Terry Jenkins

Ice hockey

World Junior Championship in Canada; matchday 3:
- Group A in Calgary:
  - Sweden 4–3 (GWS) Switzerland
  - Russia 3–1 Slovakia
- Group B in Edmonton:
  - United States 1–4 Finland
  - Canada 5–0 Czech Republic

December 27, 2011 (Tuesday)

December 26, 2011 (Monday)

American football

NFL Monday Night Football, Week 16: New Orleans Saints 45, Atlanta Falcons 16
- With 307 passing yards in the game, Saints quarterback Drew Brees breaks Dan Marino's single-season record from the 1984 season, of 5,084 yards.^[6]

Cricket

Sri Lanka in South Africa, 2nd Test in Durban:
- Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene becomes the ninth player in history to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket, and the fifth fastest to reach that milestone.^[7]

Figure skating

Russian Championships in Saransk:^[5]
- Men: Evgeni Plushenko 259.67 points Artur Gachinski 249.58 Sergei Voronov 240.79
  - Plushenko wins the title for the ninth time.
- Ice dancing: Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev 171.47 points Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov 161.94 Ekaterina Riazanova / Ilia Tkachenko 154.65
  - Bobrova & Soloviev win the title for the second time.

Football (soccer)

Chilean Primera División Campeonato Clausura Final, first leg: Cobreloa 0–0 Universidad de Chile

Ice hockey

World Junior Championship in Canada; matchday 1:
- Group A in Calgary:
  - Latvia 4–9 Sweden
  - Switzerland 0–3 Russia
- Group B in Edmonton:
  - Finland 1–8 Canada
  - Denmark 3–11 United States

December 25, 2011 (Sunday)

American football

NFL Christmas game, Week 16: Green Bay Packers 35, Chicago Bears 21
- The Packers' victory ensures home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, and allows the Atlanta Falcons to claim an NFC Wild Card place at the expense of the Bears, who are eliminated.

Basketball

NBA season opening day:
- New York Knicks 106, Boston Celtics 104
- Miami Heat 105, Dallas Mavericks 94
- Chicago Bulls 88, Los Angeles Lakers 87
- Oklahoma City Thunder 97, Orlando Magic 89
- Los Angeles Clippers 105, Golden State Warriors 86

December 24, 2011 (Saturday)

December 23, 2011 (Friday)

Darts

PDC World Championship in London, England, second round:
- Mark Walsh (ENG) 3–4 Kevin Painter (ENG)
- James Wade (ENG) 4–0 Jelle Klaasen (NED)
- Steve Farmer (ENG) 4–2 Kevin Münch (GER)

December 22, 2011 (Thursday)

Basketball

Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 10 (teams in bold advance to the Top 16):
- Group A:
  - Bennet Cantù 76–83 Fenerbahçe Ülker
  - Gescrap Bizkaia 77–72 Caja Laboral
  - SLUC Nancy 74–79 Olympiacos
    - Final standings: Fenerbahçe Ülker, Olympiacos 6–4, Bennet Cantù, Gescrap Bizkaia, Caja Laboral 5–5, SLUC Nancy 3–7.
- Group C:
  - Anadolu Efes 66–75 Real Madrid
  - Spirou Charleroi 69–86 Maccabi Tel Aviv
  - Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 66–72 EA7 Emporio Armani
    - Final standings: Real Madrid 8–2, Maccabi Tel Aviv 7–3, Anadolu Efes 5–5, EA7 Emporio Armani, Partizan Mt:s Belgrade 4–6, Spirou Charleroi 2–8.

Darts

PDC World Championship in London, England, second round:
- Wayne Jones (ENG) 4–0 Roland Scholten (NLD)
- Adrian Lewis (ENG) 4–2 Robert Thornton (SCO)
- Wes Newton (ENG) 3–4 Justin Pipe (ENG)

Football (soccer)

Liga de Fútbol Profesional Torneo Apertura Final, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Universitario 1–1 (0–2) The Strongest. The Strongest win 4–1 on points.
- The Strongest win their eighth league title.

Snowboarding

World Cup in Carezza, Italy:
- Slalom men: Benjamin Karl (AUT) Simon Schoch (SUI) Siegfried Grabner (AUT)
  - Parallel slalom standings (after 4 of 11 events) & Overall standings: (1) Karl 3250 points (2) Roland Fischnaller (ITA) 2530 (3) Andreas Prommegger (AUT) 2350
- Slalom women: Patrizia Kummer (SUI) Isabella Laböck (GER) Anke Karstens (GER)
  - Parallel slalom standings (after 4 of 11 events) & Overall standings: (1) Fränzi Mägert-Kohli (SUI) 2460 points (2) Julia Dujmovits (AUT) 2150 (3) Amelie Kober (GER) 1860

December 21, 2011 (Wednesday)

Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Flachau, Austria:
- Slalom: Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:48.94 (55.11, 53.83) André Myhrer (SWE) 1:49.01 (55.46, 53.55) Cristian Deville (ITA) 1:49.03 (55.25, 53.78)
  - Slalom standings (after 3 of 11 races): (1) Kostelić 245 points (2) Deville 180 (3) Myhrer 170
  - Overall standings (after 12 of 45 races): (1) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 425 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 416 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 385

Basketball

Euroleague Regular Season Matchday 10 (teams in bold advance to the Top 16):
- Group B:
  - Žalgiris Kaunas 87–76 KK Zagreb
  - Panathinaikos 71–66 Brose Baskets
  - Unicaja 83–91 CSKA Moscow
    - Final standings: CSKA Moscow 10–0, Panathinaikos 7–3, Žalgiris Kaunas, Unicaja 4–6, Brose Baskets 3–7, KK Zagreb 2–8.
- Group D:
  - Asseco Prokom Gdynia 53–79 Montepaschi Siena
  - Union Olimpija Ljubljana 63–76 UNICS Kazan
  - FC Barcelona Regal 79–50 Galatasaray Medical Park
    - Final standings: FC Barcelona Regal 9–1, Montepaschi Siena 8–2, UNICS Kazan 7–3, Galatasaray Medical Park 4–6, Asseco Prokom Gdynia, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–9.
FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Salé, Morocco:
- 3rd place game: AS Salé 80–75 Petro Atlético
- Final: Étoile Sportive du Sahel 82–60 Primeiro de Agosto
  - Étoile Sportive du Sahel win the title for the first time.

Cricket

Pakistan in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 5: Bangladesh 338 & 234 (82.1 overs); Pakistan 470 & 107/3 (20.5 overs). Pakistan win by 7 wickets; win 2-match series 2–0.

Darts

PDC World Championship in London, England:
- Preliminary round: Devon Petersen (RSA) 4–3 José Oliveira de Sousa (POR)
- First round:
  - Andy Smith (ENG) 0–3 Scott Rand (ENG)
  - John Part (CAN) 3–0 John Henderson (SCO)
  - Simon Whitlock (AUS) 3–0 Dennis Smith (ENG)
  - Steve Brown (ENG) 2–3 Petersen

Football (soccer)

Categoría Primera A Torneo Finalización Final, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Once Caldas 2–1 (2–3) Junior. 3–3 on points, 4–4 on aggregate; Junior win 4–2 on penalties.
- Junior win their seventh league title.

Snowboarding

World Cup in Carezza, Italy:
- Giant slalom men: Roland Fischnaller (ITA) Benjamin Karl (AUT) Rok Flander (SLO)
  - Giant slalom standings (after 3 of 11 events) & Overall standings: (1) Karl 2250 points (2) Fischnaller 2240 (3) Andreas Prommegger (AUT) 1900
- Giant slalom women: Caroline Calvé (CAN) Amelie Kober (GER) Marion Kreiner (AUT)
  - Giant slalom standings (after 3 of 11 events) & Overall standings: (1) Fränzi Mägert-Kohli (SUI) 2060 points (2) Kober 1660 (3) Julia Dujmovits (AUT) 1650

December 20, 2011 (Tuesday)

Alpine skiing

Women's World Cup in Flachau, Austria:
- Slalom: Marlies Schild (AUT) 1:51.53 (55.48, 56.05) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 1:51.99 (56.01, 55.98) Tina Maze (SLO) 1:52.35 (55.77, 56.58)
  - Slalom standings (after 3 of 10 races): (1) Schild 300 points (2) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 155 (3) Höfl-Riesch 140
  - Overall standings (after 9 of 40 races): (1) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 554 points (2) Schild 324 (3) Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 286

Basketball

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Salé, Morocco:
- Semifinals:
  - AS Salé 78–81 Étoile Sportive du Sahel
  - Primeiro de Agosto 91–82 Petro Atlético

Cricket

Pakistan in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 4: Bangladesh 338 & 114/5 (35 overs); Pakistan 470 (154.5 overs; Shakib Al Hasan 6/82). Bangladesh trail by 18 runs with 5 wickets remaining.
  - Shakib becomes the first Bangladesh player to score a hundred and take five wickets in an innings, in the same Test match.

Darts

PDC World Championship in London, England:
- Preliminary round: Joe Cullen (ENG) 4–2 Oliver Ferenc (SRB)
- First round:
  - Colin Lloyd (ENG) 3–1 Darin Young (USA)
  - Colin Osborne (ENG) 1–3 Michael van Gerwen (NLD)
  - Gary Anderson (SCO) 3–2 Jyhan Artut (GER)
  - Terry Jenkins (ENG) 3–0 Cullen

Freestyle skiing

World Cup in Méribel, France:
- Dual moguls men: Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN) 20 points Anthony Benna (FRA) 15 Sho Kashima (USA) 21
  - Moguls standings (after 2 of 13 events): (1) Kingsbury 200 points (2) Kashima & Benna 140
  - Overall standings: (1) Kingsbury 40 points (2) Egor Korotkov (RUS) 32 (3) Benna & Kashima 28
- Dual moguls women: Hannah Kearney (USA) 21 points Justine Dufour-Lapointe (CAN) 14 Heather McPhie (USA) 18
  - Moguls standings (after 2 of 13 events): (1) Kearney 200 points (2) Eliza Outtrim (USA) 106 (3) Nikola Sudová (CZE) 105
  - Overall standings: (1) Kearney & Kelsey Serwa (CAN) 40 points (3) Sanna Lüdi (SUI) 32

December 19, 2011 (Monday)

Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Alta Badia, Italy:
- Slalom: Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 1:47.16 (53.50, 53.66) Giuliano Razzoli (ITA) 1:47.72 (53.95, 53.77) Felix Neureuther (GER) 1:47.76 (54.04, 53.72)
  - Slalom standings (after 2 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 160 points (2) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 145 (3) Cristian Deville (ITA) 120
  - Overall standings (after 11 of 45 races): (1) Hirscher 425 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 416 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 385

Basketball

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Salé, Morocco:
- Quarterfinals:
  - ASB Mazembe 57–85 Primeiro de Agosto
  - Petro Atlético 86–80 C.R.D. Libolo
  - C.R. Al Hoceima 51–88 AS Salé
  - Union Bank 69–113 Étoile Sportive du Sahel

Cricket

Pakistan in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 3: Bangladesh 338; Pakistan 292/3 (96 overs; Taufeeq Umar 130). Pakistan trail by 46 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Darts

PDC World Championship in London, England:
- Preliminary round: Per Laursen (DEN) 3–4 Petri Korte (FIN)
- First round:
  - Andy Hamilton (ENG) 3–2 Antonio Alcinas (ESP)
  - Mervyn King (ENG) 3–0 Geoff Kime (AUS)
  - Kevin Painter (ENG) 3–1 Arron Monk (ENG)
  - James Wade (ENG) 3–1 Korte

Snooker

Players Tour Championship – Event 11 in Sheffield, England (ENG unless stated):
- Final: Martin Gould 3–4 Tom Ford
  - Ford wins his second professional title.
  - Order of Merit (after 11 of 12 events): (1) Judd Trump 30,400 (2) Ronnie O'Sullivan 29,600 (3) Neil Robertson (AUS) 28,100

December 18, 2011 (Sunday)

Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Alta Badia, Italy (AUT unless stated):
- Giant slalom: Massimiliano Blardone (ITA) 2:46.49 (1:29.07, 1:17.42) Hannes Reichelt 2:46.84 (1:28.91, 1:17.93) Philipp Schörghofer 2:47.06 (1:28.78, 1:18.28)
  - Giant slalom standings (after 4 of 9 races): (1) Ted Ligety (USA) 330 points (2) Marcel Hirscher 265 (3) Schörghofer 182
  - Overall standings (after 10 of 45 races): (1) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 416 points (2) Beat Feuz (SUI) 360 (3) Ligety 359
Women's World Cup in Courchevel, France:
- Slalom: Marlies Schild 1:42.64 (52.28, 50.36) Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 1:44.51 (53.08, 51.43) Kathrin Zettel 1:44.83 (54.03, 50.80)
  - Slalom standings (after 2 of 10 races): (1) Schild 200 points (2) Poutiainen 130 (3) Zettel 105
  - Overall standings (after 8 of 40 races): (1) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 522 points (2) Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 286 (3) Elisabeth Görgl 269

American football

NFL, Week 15:
- Kansas City Chiefs 19, Green Bay Packers 14
  - The Packers suffer their first loss of the season, thus ending their bid to become the second team in NFL history with a perfect season, after the 1972 Miami Dolphins.
- Indianapolis Colts 27, Tennessee Titans 13
  - The Colts win their first game of the season, and avoid becoming the second team in NFL history to have a winless 0–16 record.

Badminton

BWF Super Series:
- Super Series Masters Finals in Liuzhou, China (CHN unless stated):
  - Women's doubles: Wang Xiaoli/Yu Yang def. Ha Jung-eun/Kim Min-jung (KOR) 21–8, 21–12
  - Mixed doubles: Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei def. Xu Chen/Ma Jin 21–13, 21–15
  - Men's doubles: Mathias Boe/Carsten Mogensen (DEN) def. Chai Biao / Guo Zhendong 25–23, 21–7
  - Women's singles: Wang Yihan def. Saina Nehwal (IND) 18–21, 21–13, 21–13
  - Men's singles: Lin Dan def. Chen Long 21–12, 21–16

Biathlon

World Cup 3 in Hochfilzen, Austria:
- 2×6+2×7.5 km Mixed Relay: Russia (Olga Vilukhina, Olga Zaitseva, Alexey Volkov, Anton Shipulin) 1:13:33.4 (0+5) Czech Republic (Veronika Vítková, Gabriela Soukalová, Ondřej Moravec, Michal Šlesingr) 1:14:00.4 (0+3) France (Marie Dorin Habert, Sophie Boilley, Alexis Bœuf, Simon Fourcade) 1:14:11.9 (0+9)

Bobsleigh

World Cup in Winterberg, Germany:
- 4-men: Germany (Thomas Florschütz, Gino Gerhardi, Kevin Kuske, Thomas Blaschek) 1:50.52 (55.39, 55.13) Russia (Alexandr Zubkov, Filipp Yegorov, Dmitry Trunenkov, Nikolay Hrenkov) 1:50.54 (55.38, 55.16) Latvia (Oskars Melbārdis, Helvijs Lusis, Arvis Vilkaste, Janis Strenga) 1:50.65 (55.39, 55.26)
  - Standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Florschütz 625 points (2) Zubkov 619 (3) Steven Holcomb (USA) 578

Cricket

Pakistan in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 2: Bangladesh 338 (107.2 overs; Shakib Al Hasan 144); Pakistan 87/1 (27 overs). Pakistan trail by 251 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Cross-country skiing

World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia:
- Men's sprint freestyle: Dario Cologna (SUI) 2:27.7 Nikolay Morilov (RUS) 2:28.0 Anders Gløersen (NOR) 2:29.0
  - Sprint standings (after 4 of 13 races): (1) Alexei Petukhov (RUS) 237 points (2) Teodor Peterson (SWE) 207 (3) Cologna 160
  - Overall standings (after 10 of 37 races): (1) Petter Northug (NOR) 600 points (2) Cologna 508 (3) Maurice Manificat (FRA) 266
- Women's sprint freestyle: Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) 2:15.8 Chandra Crawford (CAN) 2:16.2 Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) 2:17.3
  - Sprint standings (after 4 of 13 races): (1) Kikkan Randall (USA) 280 points (2) Falla 216 (3) Natalya Matveyeva (RUS) 212
  - Overall standings (after 10 of 37 races, all NOR): (1) Marit Bjørgen 582 points (2) Vibeke Skofterud 479 (3) Therese Johaug 471

Darts

PDC World Championship in London, England:
- Preliminary round: Connie Finnan (IRL) 3–4 Warren French (NZL)
- First round:
  - Brendan Dolan (NIR) 0–3 Kim Huybrechts (BEL)
  - Mark Dudbridge (ENG) 0–3 Dave Chisnall (ENG)
  - Raymond van Barneveld (NLD) 0–3 James Richardson (ENG)
  - Mark Walsh (ENG) 3–1 French

Equestrianism

Show jumping – World Cup, Western European League:
- 7th competition in London, United Kingdom: Ben Maher (GBR) on Tripple X III Marcus Ehning (GER) on Sabrina Dermott Lennon (IRL) on Hallmark Elite
  - Standings (after 7 of 12 competitions): (1) Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) 71 points (2) Steve Guerdat (SUI) 51 (3) Nick Skelton (GBR) 48

Football (soccer)

FIFA Club World Cup in Yokohama, Japan:
- Match for third place: Kashiwa Reysol 0–0 (3–5 pen.) Al-Sadd
- Final: Santos 0–4 Barcelona
  - Barcelona win the Cup for the second time in three years.
Paraguayan Primera División Torneo Clausura, final matchday:
- Olimpia 2–1 Rubio Ñu
- Sol de América 2–2 Cerro Porteño
  - Final standings: Olimpia 46 points, Cerro Porteño 43.
  - Olimpia win the title for the 39th time.
Costa Rican Primera División Campeonato de Invierno Final, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Herediano 1–1 (1–1) Alajuelense. 2–2 on aggregate; Alajuelense win 6–5 on penalties.
- Alajuelense win the title for the 27th time.
Categoría Primera A Torneo Finalización Final, first leg: Junior 3–2 Once Caldas
Liga de Fútbol Profesional Torneo Apertura Final, first leg: The Strongest 2–0 Universitario.

Freestyle skiing

World Cup in Innichen, Italy:
- Ski cross men: Andreas Matt (AUT) Egor Korotkov (RUS) Alex Fiva (SUI)
  - Ski cross standings (after 2 of 11 races): (1) Korotkov 160 points (2) Matt 132 (3) David Duncan (CAN) 110
  - Overall standings: (1) Korotkov 32 points (2) Matt 26 (3) Duncan 22
- Ski cross women: Kelsey Serwa (CAN) Sanna Lüdi (SUI) Katrin Müller (SUI)
  - Ski cross standings (after 2 of 11 races): (1) Serwa 200 points (2) Lüdi 160 (3) Müller 86
  - Overall standings: (1) Serwa 40 points (2) Lüdi 32 (3) Hannah Kearney (USA) & Britta Sigourney (USA) 20

Handball

World Women's Championship in São Paulo, Brazil:
- Seventh place match: Angola 29–32 Croatia
- Fifth place match: Russia 20–36 Brazil
- Third place match: Denmark 18–24 Spain
- Final: France 24–32 Norway
  - Norway win the title for the second time.

Nordic combined

World Cup in Seefeld, Austria:
- HS 109 / 10 km: Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 27:41.9 Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 27:45.8 Jørgen Graabak (NOR) 27:49.0
  - Standings (after 8 of 23 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 554 points (2) Tino Edelmann (GER) 381 (3) Akito Watabe (JPN) 361

Rugby union

Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 4:
- Pool 1:
  - Munster 19–13 Scarlets
  - Northampton Saints 45–0 Castres
    - Standings (after 4 matches): Munster 16 points, Scarlets 11, Northampton Saints 8, Castres 6.
- Pool 6: Toulouse 24–31 Harlequins
  - Standings (after 4 matches): Toulouse 13 points, Harlequins 12, Gloucester 9, Connacht 2.
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 4:
- Pool 4: Newport Gwent Dragons 19–23 Exeter Chiefs
  - Standings (after 4 matches): Perpignan, Exeter Chiefs 14 points, Newport Gwent Dragons 10, Cavalieri Prato 0.
- Pool 5: Sale Sharks 41–21 Agen
  - Standings (after 4 matches): Brive 18 points, Sale Sharks 15, Agen 5, La Vila 0.

Sailing

World Championships in Perth, Australia:
- Women's 470: Tara Pacheco, Berta Betanzos (ESP) 63 points Hannah Mills, Saskia Clark (GBR) 68 Jo Aleh, Polly Powrie (NZL) 73
- Men's 49er: Nathan Outteridge, Iain Jensen (AUS) 91 points Peter Burling, Blair Tuke (NZL) 112 Emil Toft Nielssen, Simon Toft Nielssen (DEN) 112
- Men's RS:X: Dorian van Rijsselberghe (NED) 33 points Piotr Myszka (POL) 40 Nimrod Mashiach (ISR) 52
- Men's Laser: Tom Slingsby (AUS) 37 points Nick Thompson (GBR) 56 Andrew Murdock (NZL) 59

Snooker

Players Tour Championship – Event 11 in Sheffield, England: Jamie Cope (ENG) compiles the 85th official maximum break, and becomes the sixth person to compile more than two official maximum breaks.

Ski jumping

Men's World Cup in Engelberg, Switzerland:
- HS 137: Andreas Kofler (AUT) 264.7 points Kamil Stoch (POL) 260.8 Anders Bardal (NOR) 260.5
  - Standings (after 7 of 27 events): (1) Kofler 508 points (2) Bardal 390 (3) Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 376

December 17, 2011 (Saturday)

Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Val Gardena, Italy:
- Downhill: Cancelled due to strong winds.
Women's World Cup in Courchevel, France:
- Giant slalom: Cancelled due to heavy snow.

Basketball

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Salé, Morocco (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group A:
  - ASB Mazembe 74–62 Urunani
  - Union Bank 72–93 AS Salé
  - Al Ahly 72–85 C.R.D. Libolo
    - Final standings: AS Salé 10 points, C.R.D. Libolo 9, Union Bank 8, ASB Mazembe 7, Al Ahly 6, Urunani 5.
- Group B:
  - Royal Hoopers 63–88 Petro Atlético
  - Étoile Sportive du Sahel 127–61 Malabo Kings
  - C.R. Al Hoceima 62–70 Primeiro de Agosto
    - Final standings: Primeiro de Agosto 10 points, Étoile Sportive du Sahel 9, Petro Atlético 8, C.R. Al Hoceima 7, Malabo Kings 6, Royal Hoopers 4.

Biathlon

World Cup 3 in Hochfilzen, Austria:
- 12.5 km pursuit men: Andreas Birnbacher (GER) 35:40.3 (0+0+0+0) Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) 35:40.5 (0+0+0+0) Simon Fourcade (FRA) 35:41.6 (1+0+0+0)
  - Pursuit standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Tarjei Bø (NOR) 140 points (2) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 131 (3) Birnbacher & Benjamin Weger (SUI) 124
  - Overall standings (after 7 of 26 races): (1) Bø 308 points (2) Martin Fourcade (FRA) 289 (3) Svendsen 242
- 10 km pursuit women: Olga Zaitseva (RUS) 31:52.2 (0+0+0+0) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 32:21.3 (0+0+0+1) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 32:36.9 (1+1+0+1)
  - Pursuit standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Zaitseva 140 points (2) Tora Berger (NOR) 135 (3) Domracheva 133
  - Overall standings (after 7 of 26 races): (1) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 336 points (2) Domracheva 327 (3) Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 301

Bobsleigh

World Cup in Winterberg, Germany (GER unless stated):
- 2-women: Cathleen Martini/Janine Tischer 1:56.32 (58.20, 58.12) Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel/Lisette Thöne 1:56.60 (57.88, 58.72) Fabienne Meyer/Hanne Schenk (SUI) 1:56.73 (58.20, 58.53)
  - Standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Schneiderheinze-Stöckel 627 points (2) Martini 619 (3) Meyer 576
- 2-men: Thomas Florschütz/Kevin Kuske 1:52.98 (56.81, 56.17) Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter (SUI) 1:53.22 (57.06, 56.16) Oskars Melbārdis/Daumants Dreiškens (LAT) 1:53.43 (57.34, 56.09)
  - Standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Florschütz 660 points (2) Hefti 635 (3) Maximilian Arndt 552

Cricket

Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- 1st Test in Centurion, day 3: Sri Lanka 180 & 150 (39.1 overs; Vernon Philander 5/49); South Africa 411 (122 overs). South Africa win by an innings & 81 runs; lead 3-match series 1–0.
Pakistan in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 1: Bangladesh 234/5 (68 overs; Shakib Al Hasan 108*); Pakistan.

Cross-country skiing

World Cup in Rogla, Slovenia:
- Men's 15 km classic mass start: Petter Northug (NOR) 42:42.7 Dario Cologna (SUI) 42:42.9 Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) 42:43.8
  - Distance standings (after 5 of 21 races): (1) Northug 340 points (2) Maurice Manificat (FRA) 202 (3) Cologna 188
  - Overall standings (after 9 of 37 races): (1) Northug 600 points (2) Cologna 408 (3) Manificat 266
- Women's 10 km classic mass start: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 32:49.7 Therese Johaug (NOR) 33:11.8 Vibeke Skofterud (NOR) 33:17.1
  - Distance standings (after 5 of 21 races): (1) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 296 points (2) Skofterud 294 (3) Johaug 281
  - Overall standings (after 9 of 37 races): (1) Bjørgen 582 points (2) Skofterud 479 (3) Johaug 471

Darts

PDC World Championship in London, England:
- Preliminary round:
  - Dietmar Burger (AUT) 0–4 Christian Perez (PHI)
  - Kevin Münch (GER) 4–2 Lee Choon Peng (MYS)
- First round:
  - Peter Wright (SCO) 1–3 Jelle Klaasen (NLD)
  - Ronnie Baxter (ENG) 2–3 Steve Farmer (ENG)
  - Robert Thornton (SCO) 3–1 Ian White (ENG)
  - Alan Tabern (ENG) 3–1 Perez
  - Steve Beaton (ENG) 3–2 Magnus Caris (SWE)
  - Vincent van der Voort (NLD) 3–2 Mark Hylton (ENG)
  - Paul Nicholson (AUS) 3–1 Mensur Suljović (AUT)
  - Denis Ovens (ENG) w/d–w/o Münch

Football (soccer)

Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A Finals, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Deportivo Quito 1–0 (1–0) Emelec. Deportivo Quito win 2–0 on aggregate.
- Deportivo Quito win the title for the fifth time.

Freestyle skiing

World Cup in Innichen, Italy:
- Ski cross men: Brady Leman (CAN) Egor Korotkov (RUS) David Duncan (CAN)
  - Overall standings: (1) Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN), Wing Tai Barrymore (USA) & Leman 20 points
- Ski cross women: Kelsey Serwa (CAN) Sanna Lüdi (SUI) Marielle Thompson (CAN)
  - Overall standings: (1) Hannah Kearney (USA), Britta Sigourney (USA) & Serwa 20 points

Luge

World Cup 3 in Calgary, Canada (GER unless stated):
- Men: Andi Langenhan 1:29.406 (44.716, 44.690) Felix Loch 1:29.500 (44.947, 44.553) David Möller 1:29.657 (44.808, 44.849)
  - Standings (after 3 of 9 races): (1) Loch 285 points (2) Möller 225 (3) Langenhan 210
- Doubles: Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt 1:27.661 (43.795, 43.866) Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:27.693 (43.831, 43.862) Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken 1:27.829 (43.912, 43.917)
  - Standings (after 3 of 9 races): (1) Linger/Linger 255 points (2) Peter Penz/Georg Fischler (AUT) 211 (3) Wendl/Arlt 210

Mixed martial arts

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal in San Diego, California, United States:
- Lightweight Championship bout: Gilbert Melendez (USA) (c) def. Jorge Masvidal (USA) via unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 49–46)
- Women's Featherweight Championship bout: Cristiane Santos (BRA) (c) def. Hiroko Yamanaka (JPN) via TKO (punches)
- Light Heavyweight bout: Gegard Mousasi (ARM) def. Ovince St. Preux (HAI) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
- Lightweight bout: K. J. Noons (USA) def. Billy Evangelista (USA) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

Nordic combined

World Cup in Seefeld, Austria:
- HS 109 / 10 km: Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 29:14.5 Akito Watabe (JPN) 29:15.5 Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 29:18.0
  - Standings (after 7 of 23 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 454 points (2) Tino Edelmann (GER) 368 (3) Watabe 316

Rugby union

Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 4:
- Pool 2: London Irish 19–25 Racing Métro
  - Standings (after 4 matches): Cardiff Blues, Edinburgh 13 points, London Irish 8, Racing Métro 7.
- Pool 3:
  - Montpellier 13–13 Glasgow Warriors
  - Leinster 52–27 Bath
    - Standings (after 4 matches): Leinster 16 points, Glasgow Warriors 10, Bath, Montpellier 6.
- Pool 4:
  - Leicester Tigers 23–19 Clermont
  - Aironi 20–46 Ulster
    - Standings (after 4 matches): Ulster 14 points, Leicester Tigers 12, Clermont 11, Aironi 0.
- Pool 6: Gloucester 23–19 Connacht
  - Standings: Toulouse 12 points (3 matches), Gloucester 9 (4), Harlequins 8 (3), Connacht 2 (4).
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 4:
- Pool 1: Worcester Warriors 57–13 București Wolves
  - Standings (after 4 matches): Stade Français 19 points, Worcester Warriors 15, București Wolves 5, Crociati Parma 0.
- Pool 2:
  - Petrarca Padova 3–43 Lyon
  - Toulon 36–10 Newcastle Falcons
    - Standings (after 4 matches): Toulon 15 points, Newcastle Falcons 13, Lyon 10, Petrarca Padova 0.
- Pool 4: Cavalieri Prato 13–30 Perpignan
  - Standings: Perpignan 14 points (4 matches), Exeter Chiefs 10 (3), Newport Gwent Dragons 9 (3), Cavalieri Prato 0 (4).

Sailing

World Championships in Perth, Australia:
- Men's Star: Robert Scheidt, Bruno Prada (BRA) 45 points, Robert Stanjek, Frithjof Kleen (GER) 61 Mark Mendelblatt, Brian Fatih (USA) 73

Skeleton

World Cup in Winterberg, Germany:
- Men: Martins Dukurs (LAT) 57.90 Frank Rommel (GER) 58.22 Aleksandr Tretyakov (RUS) 58.29
  - Standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Dukurs 675 points (2) Tretyakov 610 (3) Rommel 586
- Women: Amy Gough (CAN) 1:00.16 Katharina Heinz (GER) 1:00.24 Marion Thees (GER) 1:00.26
  - Standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Olga Potylitsina (RUS) 585 points (2) Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) 545 (3) Thees 536

Ski jumping

Men's World Cup in Engelberg, Switzerland (AUT unless stated):
- HS 137: Anders Bardal (NOR) 266.2 points Martin Koch 258.1 Thomas Morgenstern 257.4
  - Standings (after 6 of 27 events): (1) Andreas Kofler 408 points (2) Bardal 330 (3) Gregor Schlierenzauer 326

Snooker

Players Tour Championship – Event 11 in Sheffield, England: Ding Junhui (CHN) compiles the 84th official maximum break, and becomes the fourth person to compile more than three official maximum breaks.

Snowboarding

World Cup in Telluride, United States:
- Men's snowboard cross team: Pierre Vaultier/Xavier de Le Rue (FRA) Nick Baumgartner/Jonathan Cheever (USA) Joachim Havikhagen/Stian Sivertzen (NOR)
- Women's snowboard cross team: Nelly Moenne Loccoz/Déborah Anthonioz (FRA) Dominique Maltais/Maëlle Ricker (CAN) Lindsey Jacobellis/Callan Chythlook-Sifsof (USA)
World Cup in Ruka, Finland:
- Halfpipe men: Markus Malin (SWE) 94.0 points Steve Krijbolder (NED) 88.0 Aleksi Kumpulainen (FIN) 83.3
  - Halfpipe standings: (1) Janne Korpi (FIN) 1600 points (2) Malin 1150 (3) Ryō Aono (JPN) 1040
  - Freestyle Overall standings: (1) Korpi 2620 points (2) Dimi de Jong (NED) 1480 (3) Niklas Mattsson (SWE) 1160
- Halfpipe women: Lucile Lefèvre (FRA) 81.3 points Emma Bernard (FRA) 80.0 Ella Suitiala (FIN) 67.3
  - Halfpipe standings & Freestyle Overall standings: (1) Lefèvre 1290 points (2) Ursina Haller (SUI) 1200 (3) Queralt Castellet (ESP) 1180

December 16, 2011 (Friday)

Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Val Gardena, Italy:
- Super giant slalom: Beat Feuz (SUI) 1:21.51 Bode Miller (USA) 1:21.81 Kjetil Jansrud (NOR) 1:21.95
  - Super-G standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 230 points (2) Feuz 171 (3) Didier Cuche (SUI) 121
  - Overall standings (after 9 of 45 races): (1) Svindal 384 points (2) Feuz 360 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 309

Basketball

FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Salé, Morocco:
- Group A:
  - C.R.D. Libolo 83–56 Urunani
  - Al Ahly 61–83 Union Bank
  - AS Salé 70–56 ASB Mazembe
    - Standings (after 4 games): AS Salé 8 points, C.R.D. Libolo, Union Bank 7, ASB Mazembe, Al Ahly 5, Urunani 4.
- Group B:
  - Malabo Kings 51–101 Petro Atlético
  - Étoile Sportive du Sahel 84–62 C.R. Al Hoceima
  - Primeiro de Agosto 95–69 Royal Hoopers
    - Standings (after 4 games): Primeiro de Agosto 8 points, Étoile Sportive du Sahel 7, Petro Atlético, C.R. Al Hoceima 6, Malabo Kings 5, Royal Hoopers 3.

Biathlon

World Cup 3 in Hochfilzen, Austria:
- 7.5 km sprint women: Olga Zaitseva (RUS) 20:36.6 (0+1) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 20:50.5 (1+1) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 21:06.8 (1+0)
  - Sprint standings (after 3 of 10 races): (1) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 163 points (2) Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) & Domracheva 134
  - Overall standings (after 6 of 26 races): (1) Neuner 307 points (2) Domracheva 279 (3) Mäkäräinen 261

Cricket

Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- 1st Test in Centurion, day 2: Sri Lanka 180; South Africa 389/9 (118 overs). South Africa lead by 209 runs with 1 wicket remaining in the 1st innings.

Darts

PDC World Championship in London, England:
- Preliminary round: Haruki Muramatsu (JPN) 4–2 Dennis Nilsson (SWE)
- First round:
  - Justin Pipe (ENG) 3–1 Sean Reed (AUS)
  - Co Stompé (NED) 3–0 Michael Smith (ENG)
  - Wes Newton (ENG) 3–0 Kurt van de Rijck (BEL)
  - Phil Taylor (ENG) 3–0 Muramatsu

Handball

World Women's Championship in São Paulo, Brazil:
- 5th–8th semifinals:
  - Russia 41–31 Angola
  - Croatia 31–32 Brazil
- Semifinals:
  - France 28–23 Denmark
  - Norway 30–22 Spain

Luge

World Cup 3 in Calgary, Canada:
- Women: Alex Gough (CAN) 1:34.212 (47.153, 47.059) Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:34.324 (47.176, 47.148) Tatiana Ivanova (RUS) 1:34.724 (47.290, 47.434)
  - Standings (after 3 of 9 races): (1) Hüfner 270 points (2) Gough 230 (3) Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 210

Nordic combined

World Cup in Seefeld, Austria:
- HS 109 / Team sprint: Sébastien Lacroix/Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 41:30.1 Lukas Runggaldier/Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 41:32.3 Mikko Kokslien/Magnus Krog (NOR) 41:34.2

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