^Note 1 : The match was suspended after 80 minutes of play at 3–0 due to crowd trouble. Feyenoord fans who gathered tickets for the match in an illegal way and others who were held at the stadium by the police were rioting during the whole match. After a 20-minute break, the match was finished.
The parents of
Albert Zoer who own his horse
Okidoki reject a €4,000,000 bid on the 10-year-old horse. Zoer already won several Grand-Prix events with Okidoki and they were part of the
Dutch team that became World Champions in
Aachen in 2006. Owner Mr. Zoer told the press he prefers his son's career over the money.
Breaststroke specialist
Madelon Baans ends her career at the age of 29 to concentrate on her post-sport career. Baans is 49 time Dutch national champion, current Dutch national record holder at the 100m breaststroke in either the 25- and 50m pools. During the 2004 European Championships in
Madrid, she won the bronze medal as being part of the 4 × 100 m medley, in the same year she reached the final at the
2004 Summer Olympics on the same discipline.
Skicross will likely be added to the Olympic schedule as of the
Vancouver Olympics in 2010 after the executive board voted in favour of the sport. The inclusion of skicross must also be approved by the Vancouver Olympic Committee for the sport to be officially part of the sport program. Other events that were up for inclusion were rejected. These events included:
Biathlon mixed relay, mixed
curling, team
alpine skiing, team
bobsleigh, team
skeleton, team
luge and women's
ski jumping.
The top teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences met in
Salt Lake City, Utah, as the
Orlando Magic defeated the
Utah Jazz, 88–75.
Dwight Howard and
Carlos Boozer led their respective teams with 21 points each, but Howard had 16 rebounds as well. The Magic out-rebounded the Jazz, 45–36.
Seattle Seahawks 34,
Green Bay Packers 24.
Shaun Alexander rushed 40 times for 201 yards, becoming the third player in NFL history to do so, and
Matt Hasselbeck threw for three second half touchdowns in the first Seahawks game played in a Seattle snowstorm.
Michigan State names
Cincinnati head coach
Mark Dantonio as their new coach. The Bearcats then announce defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi will coach the team in their bowl game.
Thiemo de Bakker and
Antal van der Duim are suspended for a month by the
Dutch Tennis Federation, because the two did not follow the commitments made between them and the federation. They were supposed to fly back home, but played three tournaments in
Israel instead. De Bakker reached the final in one of these tournaments.
Cycling: During the
Six Days of Ghent current world champion at the
madisonIsaac Gálvez was involved in a serious crash in which he received serious injuries. He was rushed to a nearby hospital. While being rushed there, he died as a result of his injuries. The race was immediately stopped and no winners were announced.
Buffalo Bills 27,
Jacksonville Jaguars 24. Rian Lindell's 42-yard field goal as time expired gave the Bills their second straight come-from-behind win.
New Orleans Saints 31,
Atlanta Falcons 13.
Michael Vick runs for 166 yards but completes only nine passes, then
flips off booing fans while leaving the field. He later apologizes for the gesture. Meanwhile, Ryan Copper's 48-yard catch of a "
Hail Mary pass" from
Drew Brees to end the first half stunned the Falcons.
Tennessee Titans 24,
New York Giants 21. The Giants lead 21–0 with 10 minutes left. But
Vince Young throws two touchdown passes and runs in a third score to tie the game. A
Pacman Jones interception in the last minute sets up
Rob Bironas' game-winning 49-yard field goal.
The
Denver Broncos, searching for a kick start to a struggling offense, have replaced
Jake Plummer at quarterback with rookie
Jay Cutler for next Sunday night's game against Seattle.
Ireland 61–17
Pacific Islanders. Ireland give their historic home of
Lansdowne Road a fitting sendoff in the last international rugby match before a two-year redevelopment project to create a modern 50,000-seat stadium.
Swimming:
Mark Warnecke, current world champion on the 50m breaststroke announces his retirement in sports at the age of 36. Warnecke, who won a bronze medal at the
1996 Summer Olympics was unable to qualify for the upcoming World Championships before taking his decision.
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Laval Rouge et Or 13, (4)
Saskatchewan Huskies 8. Laval wins their third Vanier Cup in four years, even though the Huskies were the first team to play the Vanier Cup at home under the new conference-rotation arrangement.
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Florida 21,
Florida State 14. The Gators escape with a win in their state rivalry.
South Florida 24, (7)
West Virginia 19. The Bulls stun the Mountaineers
at home with this major upset, knocking West Virginia out of national championship contention.
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Boise State 38,
Nevada 7. The Broncos complete a perfect regular season, all but assuring them of becoming the second team outside of the BCS conferences to play in a BCS bowl game.
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Tennessee 17,
Kentucky 12. For the 22nd straight time, the Wildcats fall to the Vols, the second longest losing streak by one school against another. Notre Dame's 42-game streak against
Navy is still the longest.
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BYU 33,
Utah 31. The Cougars needed a Jonny Harline 11-yard touchdown catch from John Beck as time expire to beat their in-state rival for the first time in four years.
Basketball – Bahrain advances to the second round after winning Group A.
Football (soccer) – Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Iraq and Syria advance to the second round after finishing in the top two positions of their first round groups.
Tinkoff Credit Systems signs two former
doping suspended cyclists to their team for the 2007 season. Olympic gold medallist
Tyler Hamilton joins the team after three years of suspension, while
Danilo Hondo returned in 2006 after being suspended for a year.
Texas A&M 12, (13)
Texas 7. Combined with the Longhorns' loss,
Oklahoma clinched a spot against Nebraska in Kansas City in the
Big 12 Championship game next week with a win on Saturday (November 25) against
Oklahoma State.
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LSU 31, (6)
Arkansas 26. The Tigers knock the Razorbacks out of the national championship picture.
Sergei Sokolov, member of the
Azerbaijan national football team is suspended by
UEFA after he was tested positive on using
betamethason. The length of his suspension will be announced on 7 December 2006. Sokolov, defender at
FK Karabakh claims to be innocent. However, he did not cooperate for a B-test.
The
FIFA Emergency Committee decides to suspend the
IRIFF from all international competitions. This happens due to government interference in football matters. FIFA gave the IRIFF a deadline of 15 November 2006 to reinstate president
Mohammed Dagdan who was elected, the IRIFF, however, did not follow this deadline.
The Ashes series between
England and
Australia gets underway at
the Gabba,
Brisbane. Australia win the toss and elect to bat, ending the first day of the First Test in a strong position on 346
runs for the loss of 3
wickets.
AP NCAA Division I-A Top 25:
Miami (FL) 17, (18)
Boston College 14. Even with
Doug Flutie in attendance calling the game on
ESPN, the Eagles could not pull off another "Miracle in Miami" as the Canes become bowl eligible. However, it was not enough to save head coach
Larry Coker's job as he was fired the next day.
Noah Ngeny, gold medallist at the
2000 Summer Olympics' 1500 m after favourite
Hicham El Guerrouj ends his international career at the age of 28. Ngeny still holds the world record of 2.11,96 at the 1000 m.
Group A: Greenland 0–1
Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyzstan tops Group A and qualifies to the semi-finals.
Group A: Găgăuzia 1–1
Zanzibar – Zanzibar gets 2nd place in Group A and qualifies to the semi-finals.
Group B: Tajikistan 1–2
Crimea – Crimea gets 2nd place in Group B and qualifies to the semi-finals.
Group B: Northern Cyprus 10–0 Tibet – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus beat their former 'best win' record of 5–0 against
Crimea with this score and qualifies to the semi-finals as top of Group B.
Celtic qualify for the last 16 for the first time through an 81st-minute goal by
Shunsuke Nakamura and an 89th-minute penalty save by
Artur Boruc. United need a point from their last game against Benfica.
Milan qualify for the last 16; AEK and Lille still depend on the results of their last matches.
The board of London's
West Ham United F.C. accept an offer of £85 million from an
Icelandic consortium led by Iceland FA chairman
Eggert Magnusson to buy the club. The consortium has also taken on the clubs' £22.5 million debt.
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Swimming: Australian
Ian Thorpe, a five-time Olympic gold medalist, announces his retirement from the sport at the age of 24.
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20 November 2006 (Monday)
Alpine skiing:
Jose Maria Rienda Contreras suffers a heavy knee injury after falling during a training in preparation for the giant slalom World Cup in
Aspen. Contreras, who won five World Cup meetings in her career will probably miss the whole alpine skiing season.
Cycling: Former
Danish cyclist
Jesper Skibby confirms to have used
doping during his career for years. Skibby writes this confession in his book that is released on 21 November.
Frans Adelaar resigns as manager of
ADO Den Haag one day after the match versus
Vitesse Arnhem was abandoned at 0–3 when unhappy fans entered the pitch. Some fans were threatening Adelaar, who took his conclusions. Assistant manager
Lex Schoenmaker will take care of the first team. Shirt sponsor "DSW" decided to remove the name of their company from the shirts immediately.
Buffalo Bills 24,
Houston Texans 21.
Peerless Price's 15-yard touchdown catch from
J. P. Losman with nine seconds left gave the Bills the come-from-behind victory. Losman threw two first quarter 83-yard touchdown passes to
Lee Evans as part of Evans' club record 265 receiving yards on the day, while
David Carr tied the NFL mark of 22 straight passes completed in the loss.
New England Patriots 35,
Green Bay Packers 0.
Brett Favre injured his right elbow in this game, and his status (272 straight starts) is in jeopardy for next week's game. Favre's backup,
Aaron Rogers, was lost for the season with a foot injury. Fellow
Super Bowl winning quarterback
Tom Brady, tossed four touchdowns in the rout.
Dallas Cowboys 21,
Indianapolis Colts 14. Thanks to four turnovers in the first six Colts second half possessions, the Cowboys end their unbeaten run, meaning the 1972 Miami Dolphins can uncork the champagne as they remain the only team in NFL history to finish a season (including the post-season) undefeated.
San Diego Chargers 35,
Denver Broncos 27. For the second straight week,
LaDainian Tomlinson scores four touchdowns, including his 100th career touchdown in his 89th game, and the Chargers take control of the AFC West with this "Flex Game" win.
94th Grey Cup Final at
Winnipeg, Manitoba:
B.C. Lions 25,
Montréal Alouettes 14. The Lions win their fifth CFL championship, thanks in part to Paul McCallum's Grey Cup record six field goals. Robert Edwards' fumble on the Lions' goal line kills Montreal's comeback attempt.
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Saskatchewan Huskies 35, (3)
Ottawa Gee-Gees 28 – Saskatchewan advances to the Vanier Cup, which will be held in their home stadium, the first for any school outside of the
OUA.
Tyler O'Gorman rushed for three touchdowns (two in the fourth quarter) in the Huskies victory.
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Ohio State 42, (2)
Michigan 39. The Buckeyes are the
Big Ten champions, and clinch the Number One
BCS ranking, earning a bid to the BCS Title Game, while the Wolverines could be (as the game was close) at best their opposition in
Glendale, Arizona on January 8 or in the
Rose Bowl on New Year's Day facing
Pac-10 champion
Southern California.
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Southern California 23, (17)
California 9. Southern California wins no worse than a Rose Bowl bid and the Pac-10 championship for the fifth straight time outright or shared.
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Arkansas 28,
Mississippi State 14. The Razorbacks lock up a spot as the West Division champion and earn a trip to the
SEC Championship against Florida.
Cincinnati 30, (7)
Rutgers 11. The Bearcats knock Rutgers from the unbeaten ranks, and now create chaos at the top of the
Big East between Rutgers, Louisville and
West Virginia.
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LSU 23,
Ole Miss 20 (OT). The Bayou Bengals escape the upset bid of the Rebels, and end 8–0 for the first time
at home.
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Wisconsin 35,
Buffalo 3. The Badgers set a school record with their eleventh regular-season win.
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Boise State 49,
Utah State 10. The Broncos clinch the
WAC crown. Next up, a trip to
Nevada for an unbeaten regular season and a chance at a BCS bowl berth.
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Auburn 22,
Alabama 15. Auburn wins its fifth straight
Iron Bowl, its longest winning streak in the series since 1958. The Tigers also have yet to lose an Iron Bowl game
in Tuscaloosa.
Houston 23,
Memphis 20 (OT). The Cougars, already assured of a spot in the
Conference USA title game, secure the best overall conference record, meaning that the game will be held at
their home field on December 1.
Penn State 17,
Michigan State 13. Penn State's
Joe Paterno, recovering from a broken leg suffered two weeks ago in the Wisconsin game, returns to coaching, staying in the press box on medical advice.
Purdue 28,
Indiana 19. The Boilermakers beat the Hoosiers in the annual rivalry game for The
Old Oaken Bucket. Purdue improves to an overall record of 8–4, while Indiana sees its season come to an end after failing to secure a spot in a bowl. Indiana hasn't been in a bowl game since 1991, and finishes its season at 5–7 under the helm of second year Head Coach
Terry Hoeppner.
For the eighth time in nine years the world record for the highest number of falling
domino stones is broken during
Domino Day. In
Leeuwarden 4,079,381 out of 4,500,000 domino stones fell, breaking the world record by 77,245 stones.
Singles, Gold group:
Rafael Nadal beats
Nikolay Davydenko 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 to claim his spot in the semi-finals alongside
James Blake who lost his last match versus
Tommy Robredo 6–2, 3–6, 7–5, but still became group winner. Second seed Nadal will now meet first seed
Roger Federer in the semi-finals.
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West Virginia 45,
Pittsburgh 27. The Mountaineers win the
Backyard Brawl, with quarterback
Patrick White and running back
Steve Slaton each rushing for over 200 yards and two touchdowns. White adds two TD passes, and Slaton also becomes the first WVU player ever to gain 100 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving in the same game.
The
KBVB is doing research to whether
Jacek Bąk's story about a possible attempt to bribe him before the
Euro 2008 qualifier between
Belgium and
Poland is true or not. The Polish international said he would have been awarded €10,000 if he caused a penalty in Belgian favour.
The
South African Rugby Union, its commercial arm of SA Rugby, and the
Southern Spears reach a settlement of the court case that threatened to throw a monkey wrench into the
2007 Super 14 season. The financially troubled Spears drop their lawsuit against the SARU and SA Rugby, and abandon their quest to enter the
Super 14. This means that the
Lions, formerly the Cats, are spared from relegation and will play in the 2007 Super 14.
(Planet-Rugby.com)[permanent dead link]
Italy 3–6
Japan – Japan clinches at least second seed, Italy's hopes are very faint
South Korea 2–13
The Netherlands (8 innings
mercy rule) – South Korea is eliminated. The Dutch are in the driver's seat for third, but have yet to clinch medal round berth..
Cuba 13–0
Australia (5 innings – rain) – Cuba clinches top seed; Australia falls to fifth
The
Seibu Lions will receive a $51.1 million (
US) fee from the
Boston Red Sox for a 30-day negotiation period with Lions pitcher
Daisuke Matsuzaka as announced in a newsconference held at 10 AM in Tokyo. The fee would only be refundable if the Red Sox fail to sign him before the end of the period. The previous high fee for negotiations was the $13.25 million (US) the
Seattle Mariners paid for a 30-day period with
Ichiro in
2000.
ESPN.com story
Egyptian basketball team
Gezira Sports Club withdraws their entry into the
2006 Haarlem Basketball Week due to the appearance of the
Israel national basketball team. The Egyptian government forbids their team to play in the same tournament, even when drawn in separate groups as there would be an opportunity to face each other in the final.
The French anti-doping lab of
Chatenay-Malabry that tested
Floyd Landis' urine samples made an administrative error when reporting its findings on his backup B-sample. In its report, the lab wrote that the B-sample tested was number 994,474, while the actual number was 995,474. The error does not mean the positive B-sample was not that of Landis, but it will be used by his lawyers.
Group E: Israel 3–4
Croatia – Israel's first home defeat in three and a half years.
General news:
During the rest of the season in the
Argentine Primera División, no more visiting fans are allowed into the stadiums due to heavy violence in the last couple of weeks. On November 12 the match between
Independiente and
Racing Club was suspended when Racing fans attacked police forces inside the stadium. It was the third match this season that was suspended due to supporter's violence.
Clarence Seedorf made his comeback in
Oranje during the friendly match versus
England. Seedorf who had his last cap at 30 June 2004 played the whole 90 minutes. It was the first time he played a match under the current manager
Marco van Basten.
Golden group:
James Blake advances to the semi-finals by beating
Nikolay Davydenko 2–6, 6–4, 7–5.
Rafael Nadal wins 7–6, 6–2 versus
Tommy Robredo. Nadal and Davydenko face each other for a place in the semi-finals.
Australia 10–9
South Korea – Australia gets a big win to move into fourth, virtually eliminating South Korea in the process.
Chinese Taipei (
Taiwan) 2–4
The Netherlands (10 innings) – Dutch stay in third with the victory, dropping the Taiwanese to sixth, but not without hope.
West Indies in Pakistan,
First Test at
Gaddafi Stadium,
Lahore:Pakistan defeats West Indies by nine wickets. West Indies, having won the toss and electing to bat, were dismissed for 206 in their first innings,
Umar Gul taking 5/65. Pakistan's response was centred around
Mohammad Yousuf's innings of 192; with support from
Kamran Akmal,
Shoaib Malik and
Mohammad Hafeez, Pakistan compiled a healthy 485. Despite a century (122) from captain
Brian Lara, Umar Gul claimed another four wickets to restrict the visitors to 291, a lead of only 13. Pakistan achieved the total with the loss of only one wicket, that of Hafeez in the third over.
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Football (American): The
New England Patriots will install
FieldTurf, an artificial surface, into
Gillette Stadium to replace a poorly maintained grass surface effective for their November 26 game against the
Chicago Bears. Normally, the change could not take place until the following season, but there was no such rule in the
NFL, according to Patriots owner
Robert Kraft. A game two days earlier where they lost to the
New York Jets in a steady downpour when a new grass surface installed one week earlier gradually became worse throughout the game, was the main cause of the decision.
Asafa Powell, who equalled the 100m world record twice in 2006 and won all six
Golden League meetings, is named
IAAF Athlete of the Year in the men's category.
Sanya Richards won the women's award for her achievements in this year. Richards broke
Valerie Brisco-Hooks' 1984 US national record and also won all Golden League meetings at her distance, the 400m.
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Kevin Harvick, (2)
Jimmie Johnson, (3)
Denny Hamlin. Kevin Harvick takes the checkered flag, but Jimmie Johnson can finish 12th or better next week at Miami and win the title.
Philadelphia Eagles 27,
Washington Redskins 3. The Eagles swamp the Redskins in a steady rain thanks to two offensive touchdowns and a defensive touchdown.
Chicago Bears 38,
New York Giants 20. Rookie
Devin Hester's record-tying 108-yard return of a missed
Jay Feely 54-yard field goal in the fourth quarter broke the game open in the first "Flex Game" in NFL history.
The government of
Tilburg claims €100,000 to be paid by
Feyenoord Rotterdam for using more police forces than planned during the match
Willem II vs. Feyenoord. 250 extra police officers were used as Feyenoord fans decided to go to Tilburg on their own instead of using the bus combi that they organised out of
Rotterdam because they said there were problems with the supporters last year. Feyenoord and their supporters objected and decided not to work along with Tilburg. The match which ended in a 3–5 win to Feyenoord was eventually visited by just 1 Feyenoord supporter that came with the combi bus. Hundreds of other Feyenoord fans were outside the
Willem II Stadion to protest. 86 of them were taken in custody.
The Dynamo win the MLS Cup in their first season (their third overall as the previous two were as the
San Jose Earthquakes) in a game where Revs forward
Taylor Twellman and Dynamo striker
Brian Ching score within 66 seconds of each other in the second overtime period.
Red group:
Roger Federer loses the first set to
David Nalbandian but recovers to win the following sets easily: 3–6, 6–1, 6–1.
Ivan Ljubičić managed to win the second set versus
Andy Roddick. The American, however, won the first and the third set to claim the victory: 6–4, 6–7, 6–1.
Italy 0–9
Cuba – Cuba remains one of two unbeaten teams left in the tournament.
Chinese Taipei (
Taiwan) 4–2
Australia – The Taiwanese score four in the eighth to register their first win of the tournament.
The Philippines 0–22
The Netherlands (7 innings –
mercy rule) – The Philippines remain the only winless team as the Dutch score the biggest rout of the tournament so far.
Japan 2–1
South Korea – Japan scores two in the bottom of the ninth to remain undefeated.
With both teams winning easily, the stage is set for next Saturday's showdown between #1 and #2 for the second time this season.
Kansas State 45, (4)
Texas 42. The Longhorns suffer three losses in one: QB
Colt McCoy hurts his right (throwing) shoulder while scoring their first TD, they go on to lose the game, and they lose any chance of repeating as national champions.
Georgia 37, (5)
Auburn 15. Any hopes of even getting to the
SEC Championship Game for the Tigers are damaged by their worst defensive performance scorewise in three years.
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Florida 17,
South Carolina 16. In
Steve Spurrier's return to his alma mater as the visiting coach, the Gators survive only after they block a last-second Gamecocks field goal attempt after blocking a PAT and another field goal attempt.
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Boise State 23,
San Jose State 20. The Broncos survive a scare in San Jose, staying unbeaten thanks to Anthony Montgomery's 37-yard field goal as time runs out.
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Wake Forest 30,
Florida State 0. The Demon Deacons crush the seminoles, winning
in Tallahassee for the first time since 1959, and secure their first nine-win season ever.
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Maryland 14,
Miami (FL) 13. The Canes, coping with the death of
Bryan Pata earlier in the week in a shooting near the practice facilities, lose three straight for the first time since 1999.
Nebraska 28, (24)
Texas A&M 27. The Huskers' win clinches the Big 12 North Division crown and a place in the conference title game on December 2
in Kansas City.
Red Group:
Maria Sharapova holds her unbeaten run by winning 6–1, 6–4 over
Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Kim Clijsters advances to the semi-finals alongside Sharapova after beating
Elena Dementieva 6–4, 6–0, leaving her as the only player without winning a set or points in the tournament.
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Rutgers 28, (3)
Louisville 25. Jeremy Ito's 28-yard field goal with 13 seconds left gave the Scarlet Knights the biggest win in their 137 years of playing the game, knocking the Cards from any National Title Game hopes.
Sete Gibernau who finished in second position in the MotoGP World Championships twice behind
Valentino Rossi retires from the sport. He won nine MotoGP races during his career.
Yellow Group:
Nadia Petrova fails to win her second match versus
Martina Hingis. The Swiss won by 6–4, 3–6, 6–3.
Red Group:
Maria Sharapova beats
Kim Clijsters 6–4, 6–4 to win her second match of the championships and is leading with 4 points.
Svetlana Kuznetsova wins het first match of the tournament 7–5, 6–3 versus
Elena Dementieva leaving her without any points after two matches.
The
ISAF announces
Mike Sanderson of New Zealand and
Paige Railey of the United States as the 2006 award winners. Sanderson won the
Volvo Ocean Race with his ABN Amro I boat, while Railey won the Laser Radial World Championships.
UCI Pro Tour team
Davitamon–Lotto will experience a name change, to Predictor–Lotto for the 2007 season. Omega–Pharma will continue to sponsor the team, but will use it to promote its pregnancy test kits instead of its vitamin range.
Dressage: Dutch two time silver Olympic medallist
Tineke Bartels is heavily injured after she fell off her horse during a training. She fell with her head against a tree and will need a long time to recover. It is unsure whether she can continue her career.
Irina Slutskaya ends her international career at the age of 27. She won two World and seven European titles, while she won a silver and a bronze medal at the
Winter Olympics.
NFLMonday Night Football:
Seattle Seahawks 16,
Oakland Raiders 0: The Raiders give up nine sacks, punt 10 times and only run one play inside Seattle's 30-yard line as they are shut out on Monday Night Football for the second time this year.
Paul Azinger will be the new captain of the American Ryder Cup team, replacing
Tom Lehman who was their captain in the 2006 edition which was won by Europe 18.5 vs. 9.5. In addition, the
PGA of America announces a major overhaul in the points system to select the U.S. team, beginning with the
2008 Ryder Cup at the
Valhalla Golf Club in
Kentucky, and that the top eight will earn spots onto the team, with four captain's picks instead of just two.
Baltimore Ravens 26,
Cincinnati Bengals 20: The Bengals turn the ball over twice on their first three offensive plays, giving the Ravens a 14–0 lead Baltimore holds on to.
Washington Redskins 22,
Dallas Cowboys 19: On what would have been the last play of the game, the Redskins block a
Mike Vanderjagt field-goal attempt. A Dallas penalty on the return gives the 'Skins an untimed down, which
Nick Novak uses to kick a 47-yard field goal.
Buffalo Bills 24,
Green Bay Packers 10: The Bills complete only eight passes, but one of them is a 43-yard touchdown from
J. P. Losman to
Lee Evans that gives Buffalo a late lead. A
Ko Simpson end-zone interception ends the Packers' comeback attempt.
Miami Dolphins 31,
Chicago Bears 13: The Bears commit six turnovers, four of which led to Miami touchdowns, and fall from the ranks of the unbeaten. Making matters worse, Bears middle linebacker
Brian Urlacher injured his foot in the fourth quarter.
San Francisco 49ers 9,
Minnesota Vikings 3: No touchdowns were scored as all scoring was done by field goals (three for San Francisco, one for the Vikings).
West:
Houston Dynamo 3–1
Colorado Rapids. The former
San José Earthquakes franchise earned their third trip to the MLS Cup Finals by handling the fourth-seeded Rapids rather easily in their first season in Houston.
IF Elfsborg wins their first Swedish title in 45 years by winning the
Allsvenskan. They secured their title thanks to a 1–0 victory over defending champions
Djurgårdens IF. In the final rankings Elfsborg finished 1 point on top of
AIK.
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Tony Stewart (2)
Jimmie Johnson (3)
Kevin Harvick. In a green-white-checkers finish, Stewart wins his second straight race and third outside the Chase while Johnson takes the points lead from
Matt Kenseth.
Terry Labonte drove in his final race in the state where he was born, finishing 36th.
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Florida 25,
Vanderbilt 19. The Gators, up 25–6 going into the fourth quarter, survive a furious Commodores rally, and clinch the East Division title and a berth in the
SEC Championship Game.
Kentucky 24,
Georgia 20. For the first season since 1973, the Dawgs lose to both Vanderbilt and Kentucky, the traditional bottom pair in the SEC East Division.
Hawaiʻi 63,
Utah State 10. The Warriors will be the host team for the fourth time in the five-year history in the
Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl after defeating the Aggies, and accepting a bid to the
Christmas Eve classic, becoming the first team to accept a bowl bid.
Invasor, an
Argentine-bred now running in the US, stuns the two favorites,
Bernardini and
Lava Man, to win the $5 million (
US)
Classic.
Fernando Jara, who rode Invasor to the win, became the youngest jockey to win any Breeders' Cup race. Other winners in horse racing's richest day ($20 million [US] in purses):
Tragically, Pine Island was
put down following the race after severely dislocating her left front ankle, which broke through the skin and left her prone to untreatable infection. A second entrant, Fleet Indian, also broke down, but her injury was less severe, and she is expected to survive.
Rugby union: Wales and Australia draw 29-all in a one-off international as part of a number of Test matches taking place in the Northern Hemisphere during November. The game, played at
Millennium Stadium in
Cardiff, is historic as it is the first draw ever between the nations.
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Louisville 44, (3)
West Virginia 34. The Mountaineers lose the ball three times on fumbles, and fall to the Cardinals. Next for Louisville, a trip to the other remaining
Big East unbeaten,
Rutgers a week from now.
Chris Gayle made the highest score of the tournament thus far, batting through 44 overs unbeaten as West Indies (262/4) beat South Africa (258/8) with six wickets and six overs to spare to book their place in the final, a replay of the main round group match, which West Indies won. Gayle batted together with
Shivnarine Chanderpaul for the first 26 overs, adding 154 runs before Chanderpaul retired hurt, and South Africa did get some wickets near the end. Earlier,
Herschelle Gibbs and
Abraham de Villiers put on 92 for South Africa's fourth wicket, after they were 96 for three in the 23rd over.
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Milwaukee Bucks 105,
Detroit Pistons 97: The Bucks take full advantage of the offseason departure of
Ben Wallace, scoring 70 points in the paint against the Pistons.
Michael Redd leads the winners with 37 points.
Daniel Vettori, New Zealand's No. 8, top-scores with 79 in the match, but New Zealand (206) are still beaten by Australia (240/9) in the first semi-final at
Mohali,
Chandigarh. Earlier,
Kyle Mills took four for 38 including both openers, while
Ricky Ponting and
Andrew Symonds both made 58 for Australia. New Zealand were at 35 for six,
Glenn McGrath taking three and
Nathan Bracken two wickets, when Vettori came in to bat, but he shared a century stand with
Jacob Oram that lasted for more than 20 overs. With 15 overs remaining, New Zealand required 103 with four wickets in hand, but Oram was dismissed next ball and New Zealand bowled out with four overs remaining.
(Cricinfo)