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National teams competitions
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Days of the month

December 31, 2009 (Thursday)

December 30, 2009 (Wednesday)

December 29, 2009 (Tuesday)

December 28, 2009 (Monday)

December 27, 2009 (Sunday)

December 26, 2009 (Saturday)

December 25, 2009 (Friday)

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

December 24, 2009 (Thursday)

December 23, 2009 (Wednesday)

December 22, 2009 (Tuesday)

December 21, 2009 (Monday)

December 20, 2009 (Sunday)

December 19, 2009 (Saturday)

December 18, 2009 (Friday)

December 17, 2009 (Thursday)

December 16, 2009 (Wednesday)

December 15, 2009 (Tuesday)

December 14, 2009 (Monday)

December 13, 2009 (Sunday)

December 12, 2009 (Saturday)

  • European Championships in Aberdeen, Scotland:
  • Men, final:
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sweden 6–5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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:
      • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Switzerland 5–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Germany
        • 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.

December 11, 2009 (Friday)

  • European Championships in Aberdeen, Scotland:
    • Men, semifinal:
      • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Norway 5–8 Switzerland
        • Switzerland will play against Sweden in the Final.
    • Men, world challenge game 1:
      • Denmark 6–2 Netherlands
    • Women, semifinal:
      • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Denmark 5–6 Germany
        • Germany will meet Switzerland in the final.
    • Women, world challenge game 1:
      • Finland 4–6 Latvia
  • 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)

December 10, 2009 (Thursday)

  • 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

December 9, 2009 (Wednesday)

  • 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.

December 8, 2009 (Tuesday)

  • 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.

December 7, 2009 (Monday)

  • 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.

December 6, 2009 (Sunday)

  • 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.

December 5, 2009 (Saturday)

  • 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)

December 4, 2009 (Friday)

December 3, 2009 (Thursday)

  • Sri Lanka in India:
    • 3rd Test in Mumbai, day 2:
      •   Sri Lanka 393;   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:

December 2, 2009 (Wednesday)

December 1, 2009 (Tuesday)

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