December 2010 in sports

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Sporting seasons

American football 2010

Auto racing 2010

Basketball 2010

Football (soccer) 2010

National teams competitions
International clubs competitions
Domestic (national) competitions

Golf 2010

Ice hockey 2010

Rugby union 2010

Snooker

Winter sports

Days of the month

December 31, 2010 (Friday)

American football

Cross-country skiing

Ice hockey

December 30, 2010 (Thursday)

American football

Basketball

Cricket

Equestrianism

Ice hockey

December 29, 2010 (Wednesday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Cricket

Football (soccer)

Ice hockey

Ski jumping

December 28, 2010 (Tuesday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Cricket

Equestrianism

Ice hockey

December 27, 2010 (Monday)

American football

Cricket

Ice hockey

December 26, 2010 (Sunday)

American football

Cricket

Football (soccer)

Ice hockey

December 25, 2010 (Saturday)

American football

Handball

December 24, 2010 (Friday)

American football

Handball

December 23, 2010 (Thursday)

American football

Basketball

Handball

December 22, 2010 (Wednesday)

American football

Basketball

Handball

December 21, 2010 (Tuesday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Basketball

  • NCAA women's basketball: Connecticut 93, Florida State 62
    • The Huskies record their 89th consecutive win, giving them sole possession of the record for longest winning streak in Division I basketball history.

Freestyle skiing

Handball

Rugby union

Volleyball

December 20, 2010 (Monday)

American football

Cricket

Equestrianism

Handball

Rugby union

Volleyball

December 19, 2010 (Sunday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Basketball

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cricket

Cross-country skiing

Equestrianism

Football (soccer)

Freestyle skiing

Golf

Handball

Nordic combined

Rugby union

Ski jumping

Swimming

December 18, 2010 (Saturday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cricket

Cross-country skiing

Football (soccer)

Freestyle skiing

Handball

Luge

Nordic combined

Rugby union

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

Swimming

December 17, 2010 (Friday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Bobsleigh

Cricket

Freestyle skiing

Luge

Rugby union

Skeleton

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

Swimming

December 16, 2010 (Thursday)

American football

Basketball

Biathlon

Cricket

Football (soccer)

Handball

Rugby union

Snowboarding

Swimming

December 15, 2010 (Wednesday)

Basketball

Equestrianism

Football (soccer)

Freestyle skiing

Handball

Swimming

December 14, 2010 (Tuesday)

Football (soccer)

Handball

December 13, 2010 (Monday)

American football

Basketball

Handball

December 12, 2010 (Sunday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Badminton

Biathlon

Cricket

Cross-country skiing

Equestrianism

Football (soccer)

Golf

Handball

Nine-ball pool

Rugby union

Short track speed skating

Ski jumping

Snooker

Speed skating

December 11, 2010 (Saturday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cricket

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Figure skating

Football (soccer)

Freestyle skiing

Handball

Ice hockey

Luge

Mixed martial arts

Nine-ball pool

Rugby union

Short track speed skating

Ski jumping

Snooker

Snowboarding

Speed skating

December 10, 2010 (Friday)

American football

Basketball

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cricket

Curling

Figure skating

Football (soccer)

Handball

Luge

Nine-ball pool

Rugby union

Snooker

Snowboarding

U.S. college sports

December 9, 2010 (Thursday)

American football

Basketball

Curling

Figure skating

Handball

Nine-ball pool

Rugby union

Skeleton

Snooker

December 8, 2010 (Wednesday)

Basketball

Curling

  • European Championships in Champéry, Switzerland:
    • Men draw 8: (teams in bold advance to the play-off; teams in italics qualify for the 2011 World Championship)
      • France Flag of France.svg 5–4 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
      • Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2–8 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
      • Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 6–4 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
      • Russia Flag of Russia.svg 4–5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
      • Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg 4–7 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
        • Standings (after 8 games): Switzerland 7–1, Germany, Norway 6–2, Denmark, Sweden 5–3, Scotland 4–4, France 3–5, Czech Republic 2–6, Netherlands, Russia 1–7.
    • Women draw 8:
    • Women draw 9: (teams in bold advance to the play-off; teams in italics qualify for the 2011 World Championship)
      • Russia Flag of Russia.svg 7–5 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
      • Germany Flag of Germany.svg 8–7 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
      • Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg 4–3 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
      • Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 8–6 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
      • Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3–8 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
        • Final standings: Scotland 8–1, Russia, Switzerland 7–2, Sweden 6–3, Denmark, Norway 5–4, Germany 4–5, Latvia 2–7, Finland 1–8, Netherlands 0–9.

Football (soccer)

Handball

Snooker

Snowboarding

December 7, 2010 (Tuesday)

Cricket

Curling

  • European Championships in Champéry, Switzerland:
    • Men draw 6:
    • Men draw 7:
      • Norway Flag of Norway.svg 7–9 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
      • France Flag of France.svg 7–5 Flag of Russia.svg Russia
      • Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg 2–5 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
      • Germany Flag of Germany.svg 7–6 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
      • Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 7–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
        • Standings (after 7 games): Germany, Switzerland 6–1, Denmark, Norway 5–2, Scotland, Sweden 4–3, France 2–5, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Russia 1–6.
    • Women draw 7:
      • Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg 7–5 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
      • Latvia Flag of Latvia.svg 8–5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
      • Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 7–4 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
      • Norway Flag of Norway.svg 9–3 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
      • Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg 1–7 Flag of Russia.svg Russia
        • Standings (after 7 games): Russia, Scotland 6–1, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland 5–2, Denmark 3–4, Germany, Latvia 2–5, Finland 1–6, Netherlands 0–7.

Football (soccer)

Handball

Snooker

Snowboarding

December 6, 2010 (Monday)

American football

Baseball

Cricket

Curling

  • European Championships in Champéry, Switzerland:
    • Men draw 4:
    • Men draw 5:
      • Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 6–9 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
      • Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg 2–8 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
      • Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg 5–7 Flag of Russia.svg Russia
      • Norway Flag of Norway.svg 6–2 Flag of France.svg France
      • Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 8–6 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
        • Standings (after 5 games): Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland 4–1, Scotland 2–3, France, Netherlands, Russia 1–4, Czech Republic 0–5.
    • Women draw 5:
      • Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg 8–6 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
      • Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 8–2 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
      • Russia Flag of Russia.svg 9–3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
      • Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg 10–2 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
      • Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg 6–1 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
    • Women draw 6:
      • Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2–10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
      • Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg 6–5 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
      • Finland Flag of Finland.svg 6–9 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
      • Russia Flag of Russia.svg 7–5 Flag of Germany.svg Germany
      • Latvia Flag of Latvia.svg 1–10 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
        • Standings (after 6 games): Russia, Scotland, Sweden 5–1, Norway, Switzerland 4–2, Denmark, Germany 3–3, Finland, Latvia 1–5, Netherlands 0–6.

Snooker

December 5, 2010 (Sunday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Auto racing

Badminton

Biathlon

Cricket

Cross-country skiing

Curling

  • European Championships in Champéry, Switzerland:
    • Men draw 3:
      • Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg 8–6 Flag of Russia.svg Russia
      • Germany Flag of Germany.svg 7–5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
      • Norway Flag of Norway.svg 5–6 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
      • France Flag of France.svg 3–4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
      • Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg 6–7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
        • Standings (after 3 games): Denmark, Germany 3–0, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland 2–1, France, Netherlands, Scotland 1–2, Czech Republic, Russia 0–3.
    • Women draw 3:
      • Germany Flag of Germany.svg 11–8 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
      • Norway Flag of Norway.svg 3–6 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
      • Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg 6–5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
      • Latvia Flag of Latvia.svg 2–9 Flag of Russia.svg Russia
      • Finland Flag of Finland.svg 7–8 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
    • Women draw 4:
      • Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 8–4 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
      • Sweden Flag of Sweden.svg 9–7 Flag of Russia.svg Russia
      • Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg 3–6 Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
      • Germany Flag of Germany.svg 3–4 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
      • Scotland Flag of Scotland.svg 6–4 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
        • Standings (after 4 games): Sweden 4–0, Norway, Russia, Scotland 3–1, Germany, Switzerland 2–2, Denmark, Finland, Latvia 1–3, Netherlands 0–4.

Equestrianism

Football (soccer)

Golf

Luge

Nordic combined

Short track speed skating

Ski jumping

Snooker

Speed skating

Tennis

December 4, 2010 (Saturday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Auto racing

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cricket

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Equestrianism

Football (soccer)

Luge

Nordic combined

Rugby union

Short track speed skating

Ski jumping

Snooker

Speed skating

Tennis

December 3, 2010 (Friday)

Alpine skiing

American football

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cricket

Football (soccer)

Tennis

December 2, 2010 (Thursday)

American football

Basketball

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cricket

Football (soccer)

Skeleton

December 1, 2010 (Wednesday)

Basketball

Biathlon

Cricket

Football (soccer)

Rugby union

Ski jumping

References

  1. "John Fox won't return to Panthers". ESPN. December 31, 2010. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
  2. "Singletary fired after 49ers eliminated from playoff contention". NFL.com . National Football League. Associated Press. December 26, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
  3. "Brett Favre unable to start vs. Giants". ESPN. December 13, 2010. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  4. "Record crowd watches hockey game". ESPN. Associated Press. December 11, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  5. "Nuggets 123, Raptors 116". ESPN. Associated Press. December 10, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  6. Katz, Andy (December 10, 2010). "Hawaii joins MWC, Big West for 2012". ESPN. Retrieved December 11, 2010.
  7. "Denver Broncos fire head coach Josh McDaniels". USA Today . December 6, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
  8. "Pat Gillick Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by Expansion Era Committee" (Press release). National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  9. "New Zealand honoured by trio of IRB Awards" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 2010-12-01. Archived from the original on 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2010-12-01.