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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in December of 2011. Deaths in December
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Current sporting seasons
American football 2011
National Football League NCAA Division I FBS NCAA Division I FCS
Auto racing 2011
V8 Supercar
Basketball 2011–2012
NBA NCAA Division I men NCAA Division I women Euroleague EuroLeague Women Eurocup EuroChallenge Australia France Germany Greece Israel Italy Philippines Philippine Cup Russia Spain Turkey
Cricket 2011–2012
Australia: Sheffield Shield Ryobi One-Day Cup
Football (soccer) 2011–2012
National teams competitions 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying International clubs competitions UEFA (Europe) Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Women's Champions League Copa Sudamericana 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 Portugal Russia Scotland Spain
Golf 2011
European Tour
Ice hockey 2011–2012
National Hockey League Kontinental Hockey League Czech Extraliga Elitserien Canadian Hockey League: OHL, QMJHL, WHL NCAA Division I men NCAA Division I women
Rugby union 2011–2012
Heineken Cup Amlin Challenge Cup Aviva Premiership RaboDirect Pro12 LV= Cup Top 14 Sevens World Series
Snooker 2011–2012
Players Tour Championship
Volleyball 2011–2012
International clubs competitions Men's CEV Champions League Women's CEV Champions League
Winter sports
Alpine Skiing World Cup Biathlon World Cup Bobsleigh World Cup Cross-Country Skiing World Cup ISU Grand Prix ISU Junior Grand Prix Freestyle Skiing World Cup Luge World Cup Nordic Combined World Cup Short Track Speed Skating World Cup Skeleton World Cup Ski Jumping World Cup Snowboard World Cup Speed Skating World Cup
Days of the month
December 31, 2011 (Saturday)
Cross-country skiing Tour de Ski: Stage 3 in Oberstdorf, Germany: Men's sprint classic (all RUS): Nikita Kriukov 2:28.6 Alexey Petukhov +0.7 Nikolay Morilov +1.2 Women's sprint classic: Justyna Kowalczyk 2:45.3 Marit Bjørgen +3.2 Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen +6.3
Ice hockey World Junior Championship in Canada; matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics advance to the quarterfinals): Group A in Calgary: 6–4 3–4 (OT) Final standings: Sweden, Russia 10 points, Slovakia 6, Switzerland 4, Latvia 0. Group B in Edmonton: 0–4 3–2 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: Group A in Zlín: 1–4 8–0 Group B in Přerov: 13–1 3–0
December 30, 2011 (Friday)
Cross-country skiing Tour de Ski: Stage 2 in Oberhof, Germany: Men's 15 km classic handicap start: Axel Teichmann 46:03.3 Petter Northug 46:05.6 Dario Cologna 46:06.2 Women's 10 km classic handicap start: Justyna Kowalczyk 32:02.4 Therese Johaug 32:02.6 Marit Bjørgen 32:11.5
Darts PDC World Championship in London, England, quarter-finals: Andy Hamilton 5–2 Kim Huybrechts John Part 4–5 James Wade Simon Whitlock 5–1 Gary Anderson Adrian Lewis 5–3 Terry Jenkins
Equestrianism Show jumping – World Cup, Western European League: 8th competition in Mechelen, Belgium: Gregory Wathelet on Copin van de Broy Kevin Staut on Silvana Rik Hemeryck on Quarco de Kerambars
Ice hockey World Junior Championship in Canada; matchday 5: Group A in Calgary: 9–1 5–3 Group B in Edmonton: 2–5 10–1
Mixed martial arts UFC 141 in Las Vegas, United States: Featherweight bout: Jimy Hettes def. Nam Phan via unanimous decision (30–25, 30–25, 30–26) Light Heavyweight bout: Alexander Gustafsson def. Vladimir Matyushenko via TKO (punches) Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks def. Jon Fitch via KO (punch) Lightweight bout: Nate Diaz def. Donald Cerrone via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) Heavyweight bout: Alistair Overeem def. Brock Lesnar 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
December 29, 2011 (Thursday)
Alpine skiing Men's World Cup in Bormio, Italy: Downhill: Didier Défago 2:01.81 Patrick Küng 2:02.10 Klaus Kröll 2:02.23 Women's World Cup in Lienz, Austria: Slalom: Marlies Schild 1:51.42 Tina Maze 1:52.21 Mikaela Shiffrin 1:52.72
Cricket India in Australia: 1st Test in Melbourne, day 4: 333 & 240; 282 & 169. Australia win by 122 runs; lead 4-match series 1–0. Sri Lanka in South Africa: 2nd Test in Durban, day 4: 338 & 279; 168 & 241. Sri Lanka win by 208 runs; 3-match series tied 1–1.
Cross-country skiing Tour de Ski: Stage 1 in Oberhof, Germany: Men's 3.75 km free prologue: Petter Northug 7:58.3 Dario Cologna 7:59.0 Maurice Manificat 8:02.3 Women's 2.5 km free prologue: Justyna Kowalczyk 7:03.7 Marit Bjørgen 7:04.1 Hanna Brodin 7:07.7
Darts PDC World Championship in London, England, third round: John Part 4–2 Kevin Painter James Wade 4–0 Steve Farmer Kim Huybrechts 4–1 Paul Nicholson Simon Whitlock 4–3 Michael van Gerwen Dave Chisnall 0–4 Andy Hamilton Gary Anderson 4–1 Colin Lloyd
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. Universidad de Chile win their 15th league title.
Ice hockey World Junior Championship in Canada; matchday 4: Group A in Calgary: 0–14 Group B in Edmonton: 2–10
December 28, 2011 (Wednesday)
Alpine skiing Women's World Cup in Lienz, Austria: Giant slalom: Anna Fenninger 2:16.08 (1:06.85, 1:09.23) Federica Brignone 2:16.28 (1:06.78, 1:09.50) Tessa Worley 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 Simon Whitlock 4–1 Steve Beaton Colin Lloyd 4–1 Scott Rand Gary Anderson 4–2 Devon Petersen 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: 4–3 (GWS) 3–1 Group B in Edmonton: 1–4 5–0
December 27, 2011 (Tuesday)
Darts PDC World Championship in London, England, second round: Terry Jenkins 4–1 Co Stompé Richie Burnett 1–4 John Part Vincent van der Voort 3–4 Andy Hamilton James Richardson 1–4 Kim Huybrechts Phil Taylor 1–4 Dave Chisnall Paul Nicholson 4–0 Alan Tabern
Figure skating Russian Championships in Saransk: Pairs: Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov 194.86 points Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov 182.13 Anastasia Martiusheva / Alexei Rogonov 179.94 Bazarova & Larionov win their first national title. Ladies: Adelina Sotnikova 193.71 points Yulia Lipnitskaya 191.65 Alena Leonova 178.15 Sotnikova wins her third national title.
Ice hockey World Junior Championship in Canada, matchday 2: Group A in Calgary: 3–1 Group B in Edmonton: 7–0
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 season, of 5,084 yards.
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.
Figure skating Russian Championships in Saransk: 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: 4–9 0–3 Group B in Edmonton: 1–8 3–11
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 3–4 Kevin Painter James Wade 4–0 Jelle Klaasen Steve Farmer 4–2 Kevin Münch
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 4–0 Roland Scholten Adrian Lewis 4–2 Robert Thornton Wes Newton 3–4 Justin Pipe
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 Simon Schoch Siegfried Grabner Parallel slalom standings (after 4 of 11 events) & Overall standings: (1) Karl 3250 points (2) Roland Fischnaller 2530 (3) Andreas Prommegger 2350 Slalom women: Patrizia Kummer Isabella Laböck Anke Karstens Parallel slalom standings (after 4 of 11 events) & Overall standings: (1) Fränzi Mägert-Kohli 2460 points (2) Julia Dujmovits 2150 (3) Amelie Kober 1860
December 21, 2011 (Wednesday)
Alpine skiing Men's World Cup in Flachau, Austria: Slalom: Ivica Kostelić 1:48.94 (55.11, 53.83) André Myhrer 1:49.01 (55.46, 53.55) Cristian Deville 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 425 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal 416 (3) Ted Ligety 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: 338 & 234 (82.1 overs); 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 4–3 José Oliveira de Sousa First round: Andy Smith 0–3 Scott Rand John Part 3–0 John Henderson Simon Whitlock 3–0 Dennis Smith Steve Brown 2–3 Petersen