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Contents

December 31, 2009 (Thursday)

American football

Ice hockey

December 30, 2009 (Wednesday)

American football

Cricket

Ice hockey

December 29, 2009 (Tuesday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Cricket

Ice hockey

Ski jumping

December 28, 2009 (Monday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Cricket

Ice hockey

December 27, 2009 (Sunday)

American football

Cricket

Ice hockey

December 26, 2009 (Saturday)

American football

Cricket

Ice hockey

December 25, 2009 (Friday)

American football

  • NFL Week 16: (team in bold clinches division title)

Basketball

December 24, 2009 (Thursday)

American football

Cricket

December 23, 2009 (Wednesday)

American football

Auto racing

December 22, 2009 (Tuesday)

American football

Freestyle skiing

December 21, 2009 (Monday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Basketball

Cricket

Freestyle skiing

Ice hockey

December 20, 2009 (Sunday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cricket

Cross-country skiing

Football (soccer)

Freestyle skiing

Golf

Handball

Nordic combined

Rugby union

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

December 19, 2009 (Saturday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cricket

Cross-country skiing

Football (soccer)

Freestyle skiing

Nordic combined

Rugby union

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

Volleyball

December 18, 2009 (Friday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Cricket

Handball

Ice hockey

Nordic combined

Rugby union

Six-red snooker

Ski jumping

Skeleton

Swimming

December 17, 2009 (Thursday)

American football

Basketball

Biathlon

Cricket

Football (soccer)

Handball

Rugby union

Snowboarding

December 16, 2009 (Wednesday)

Basketball

Cricket

Football (soccer)

December 15, 2009 (Tuesday)

Basketball

Cricket

Football (soccer)

Handball

Snowboarding

December 14, 2009 (Monday)

American football

Cricket

December 13, 2009 (Sunday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cricket

Cross-country skiing

Football (soccer)

Golf

Handball

Luge

Nine-ball

Rugby union

Snooker

Snowboarding

Speed skating

Swimming

December 12, 2009 (Saturday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Basketball

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cricket

Cross-country skiing

Curling

  • European Championships in Aberdeen, Scotland:
  • Men, final:
    • Gold medal icon.svgSweden 6–5 Silver medal icon.svg Switzerland (11 ends)
      • Niklas Edin skips Sweden to their sixth title and the first since 2001.
    • Men, world challenge game 2:
      • Denmark 10–5 Netherlands
        • Denmark win best-of-3 series 2–0.
    • Women, final:
      • Silver medal icon.svg Switzerland 5–7 Gold medal icon.svgGermany
        • Andrea Schöpp skips Germany to her seventh European title, and the first since 1998.
    • Women, world challenge game 2:
      • Finland 3–6 Latvia
        • Latvia win best-of-3 series 2–0.

Football (soccer)

Freestyle skiing

Handball

Luge

Mixed martial arts

Nine-ball

Rugby union

Speed skating

Snooker

Swimming

December 11, 2009 (Friday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Biathlon

Cricket

Curling

  • European Championships in Aberdeen, Scotland:
    • Men, semifinal:
      • Bronze medal icon.svg Norway 5–8 Switzerland
        • Switzerland will play against Sweden in the Final.
    • Men, world challenge game 1:
      • Denmark 6–2 Netherlands
    • Women, semifinal:
      • Bronze medal icon.svg Denmark 5–6 Germany
        • Germany will meet Switzerland in the final.
    • Women, world challenge game 1:
      • Finland 4–6 Latvia

Football (soccer)

Freestyle skiing

Golf

  • Following a tumultuous two weeks in which he faced allegations of numerous extramarital affairs, Tiger Woods admits to infidelity and announces he is taking an indefinite leave from professional golf in an attempt to save his marriage. (ESPN)

Nine-ball

Rugby union

Skeleton

Speed skating

Snooker

Swimming

December 10, 2009 (Thursday)

American football

Basketball

Curling

  • European Championships in Aberdeen, Scotland: (teams in bold advance to the playoff, teams in italics clinch tiebreak berths, teams in strike are eliminated)
    • Women, draw 9:
      • Denmark 7–5 Scotland
      • Finland 2–7 Germany
      • Switzerland 6–7 Russia
      • Norway 2–10 Sweden
      • Italy 9–5 England
        • Final standings: Switzerland 7 wins, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, Russia 6, Scotland 5, Norway 4, Finland 3, Italy 2, England 0.
    • Men, tiebreak:
      • Scotland 7–2 France
    • Women, tiebreak:
      • Sweden 4–5 Russia
    • Men, playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)
      • (1) Norway 3–7 (2) Sweden
        • Sweden advance to the final, Norway go to semifinal
      • (3) Switzerland 7–3 (4) Scotland
        • Switzerland go to semifinal
    • Women, playoffs: (seeding in parentheses)
      • (1) Switzerland 8–5 (2) Denmark
        • Switzerland advance to the final, Denmark go to semifinal
      • (3) Germany 10–4 (4) Russia
        • Germany go to semifinal

Football (soccer)

Handball

Nine-ball

Rugby union

Snooker

Swimming

December 9, 2009 (Wednesday)

Basketball

Cricket

Curling

  • European Championships in Aberdeen, Scotland: (teams in bold advance to the playoff, teams in italics secure tie break berth, teams in strike are eliminated)
    • Men, draw 8:
      • Switzerland 6–5 Scotland
      • Sweden 9–1 Finland
      • Czech Republic 3–9 Norway
      • Denmark 8–2 Italy
      • Germany 8–6 France
        • Standings: Norway, Sweden 7 wins, France, Scotland, Switzerland 5, Germany 4, Denmark 3, Czech Republic, Finland 2, Italy 0.
    • Women, draw 8:
      • Italy 9–10 Finland
      • Denmark 6–7 Switzerland
      • Norway 5–7 Scotland
      • England 7–8 Germany
      • Russia 4–5 Sweden
        • Standings: Switzerland 7 wins, Denmark, Germany, Russia, Scotland, Sweden 5, Norway 4, Finland 3, Italy 1, England 0.
    • Men, draw 9:
      • Sweden 3–10 Norway
      • Scotland 9–4 Italy
      • Finland 6–9 Germany
      • Czech Republic 4–10 France
      • Switzerland 7–3 Denmark
        • Final standings: Norway 8 wins, Sweden 7, Switzerland, Scotland, France 6, Germany 5, Denmark 3, Finland, Czech Republic 2, Italy 0.

Football (soccer)

Handball

Snooker

December 8, 2009 (Tuesday)

Cricket

Curling

  • European Championships in Aberdeen, Scotland: (teams in bold advance to the playoff, teams in italics secure tie break berth, teams in strike are eliminated)
    • Men, draw 6:
      • Czech Republic 5–10 Sweden
      • Germany 7–10 Scotland
      • Switzerland 13–4 Italy
      • France 7–5 Norway
      • Denmark 9–3 Finland
        • Standings: Scotland, Norway, Sweden, France 5 wins, Switzerland 3, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany 2, Denmark 1, Italy 0.
    • Women, draw 6:
      • Norway 9–3 Denmark
      • Russia 7–8 Finland
      • Italy 4–7 Germany
      • Sweden 2–8 Scotland
      • England 2–8 Switzerland
        • Standings: Russia, Switzerland 5 wins, Sweden, Denmark 4, Germany, Scotland, Norway 3, Finland 2, Italy 1, England 0.
    • Men, draw 7:
      • Italy 1–9 Germany
      • Czech Republic 4–7 Denmark
      • Sweden 6–5 France
      • Finland 2–8 Switzerland
      • Scotland 5–9 Norway
        • Standings: Norway, Sweden 6 wins, France, Scotland 5, Switzerland 4, Germany 3, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland 2, Italy 0.
    • Women, draw 7:
      • Germany 6–3 Russia
      • Norway 9–7 England
      • Denmark 5–4 Sweden
      • Switzerland 10–6 Italy
      • Finland 4–7 Scotland
        • Standings: Switzerland 6 wins, Denmark, Russia 5, Scotland, Sweden, Norway, Germany 4, Finland 2, Italy 1, England 0.

Football (soccer)

Snooker

December 7, 2009 (Monday)

American football

Baseball

Cricket

Curling

  • European Championships in Aberdeen, Scotland:
    • Women, draw 4:
      • England 3–10 Sweden
      • Scotland 3–6 Russia
      • Germany 10–5 Norway
      • Finland 4–6 Switzerland
      • Denmark 8–2 Italy
        • Standings: Russia 4 wins, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland 3, Germany, Scotland, Norway 2, Italy 1, England, Finland 0.
    • Men, draw 5:
      • Norway 9–7 Finland
      • France 7–5 Switzerland
      • Denmark 3–8 Scotland
      • Italy 2–8 Sweden
      • Czech Republic 4–7 Germany
        • Standings: Norway 5 wins, France, Scotland, Sweden 4, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Switzerland 2, Denmark, Italy 0.
    • Women, draw 5:
      • Scotland 5–11 Switzerland
      • Sweden 7–5 Italy
      • England 3–10 Finland
      • Germany 4–7 Denmark
      • Norway 5–9 Russia
        • Standings: Russia 5 wins, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland 4, Germany, Scotland, Norway 2, Finland, Italy 1, England 0.

Football (soccer)

Handball

Ice hockey

Snooker

December 6, 2009 (Sunday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Auto racing

Badminton

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cricket

Cross-country skiing

Curling

  • European Championships in Aberdeen, Scotland: (unbeaten teams in bold)
    • Men, draw 3:
      • Scotland 2–3 Czech Republic
      • Denmark 5–7 Sweden
      • France 11–6 Finland
      • Switzerland 10–3 Germany
      • Norway 8–6 Italy
    • Women, draw 3:
      • Finland 3–8 Norway
      • England 7–11 Denmark
      • Sweden 7–6 Switzerland
      • Italy 5–11 Russia
      • Scotland 5–2 Germany
        • Standings: Russia 3 wins, Denmark, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway 2, Italy, Germany 1, England, Finland 0.
    • Men, draw 4:
      • Denmark 6–7 France
      • Norway 10–2 Germany
      • Italy 6–7 Czech Republic
      • Scotland 15–1 Finland
      • Sweden 6–5 Switzerland
        • Standings: Norway 4 wins, France, Scotland, Sweden 3, Czech Republic, Finland, Switzerland 2, Germany 1, Denmark, Italy 0.

Field hockey

Figure skating

Football (soccer)

Golf

Handball

Luge

Nordic combined

Ski jumping

Snooker

Snowboarding

Speed skating

Tennis

December 5, 2009 (Saturday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cricket

Cross-country skiing

Curling

  • European Championships in Aberdeen, Scotland: (unbeaten teams in bold)
    • Men, draw 1:
      • Germany 8–5 Denmark (9 ends)
      • Italy 5–6 France
      • Norway 8–7 Switzerland (11 ends)
      • Sweden 2–3 Scotland
      • Finland 9–8 Czech Republic (11 ends)
    • Women, draw 1:
      • Russia 8–5 England
      • Germany 7–4 Sweden (9 ends)
      • Scotland 6–11 Italy (9 ends)
      • Denmark 9–4 Finland (9 ends)
      • Switzerland 6–4 Norway (9 ends)
    • Men, draw 2:
      • Finland 9–7 Italy
      • Switzerland 9–6 Czech Republic
      • Germany 4–10 Sweden (8 ends)
      • Norway 8–5 Denmark (9 ends)
      • France 2–5 Scotland
    • Women, draw 2:
      • Switzerland 10–2 Germany (7 ends)
      • Italy 6–7 Norway (11 ends)
      • Russia 10–1 Denmark (6 ends)
      • Scotland 7–4 England (9 ends)
      • Sweden 9–2 Finland (8 ends)

Field hockey

Figure skating

Football (soccer)

Handball

Luge

Nordic combined

Rugby union

Speed skating

Ski jumping

Snooker

Tennis

December 4, 2009 (Friday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Basketball

Cricket

Figure skating

Football (soccer)

Skeleton

Speed skating

Tennis

December 3, 2009 (Thursday)

American football

Basketball

Biathlon

Cricket

  • Sri Lanka in India:
    • 3rd Test in Mumbai, day 2:
      • Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 393; Flag of India.svg  India 443/1 (79.0 ov, Virender Sehwag 284*). India led by 50 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
        • Sehwag's score is the highest in one day of a Test match in 76 years and third highest ever. He also becomes the eighth player in history who scores six Test double-centuries, and reaches the 200 mark in 168 balls, the second fastest ever.
  • Pakistan in New Zealand:

Field hockey

Figure skating

Football (soccer)

December 2, 2009 (Wednesday)

Basketball

Biathlon

Cricket

Football (soccer)

December 1, 2009 (Tuesday)

Field hockey

Football (soccer)

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