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American football 2008

Auto racing 2008

Basketball 2008–09

Cricket 2008–09

Football (soccer)

Golf 2009

Ice hockey 2008–09

Rugby union 2008–09

Winter sports

December 31, 2008 (Wednesday)

American football

Cricket

Ice hockey

Winter sports

Cross-country skiing

December 30, 2008 (Tuesday)

American football

Cricket

Ice hockey

December 29, 2008 (Monday)

American football

Cricket

Ice hockey

Football (soccer)

Winter sports

Alpine skiing

Cross-country skiing

Ski jumping

December 28, 2008 (Sunday)

American football

Cricket

Football (soccer)

Ice hockey

Winter sports

Alpine skiing

Cross-country skiing

Nordic combined

December 27, 2008 (Saturday)

American football

Cricket

Ice hockey

Winter sports

Cross-country skiing

Nordic combined

December 26, 2008 (Friday)

American football

Cricket

Ice hockey

December 25, 2008 (Thursday)

Basketball

December 24, 2008 (Wednesday)

American football

Football (soccer)

December 23, 2008 (Tuesday)

American football

Baseball

Cricket

Football (soccer)

  • Argentine league:

December 22, 2008 (Monday)

American football

Cricket

Winter sports

Alpine skiing

December 21, 2008 (Sunday)

American football

Badminton

Cricket

Football (soccer)

Golf

Snooker

Winter sports

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

  • World Cup 3 in Hochfilzen, Austria:
    • Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay: (1)  Austria 1:21:23.18 0+1 0+4 (2)  Sweden 1:22:34.33 +1:11.2 0+3 1+9 (3)  France 1:22:39.44 +1:16.3 0+2 0+3
    • Women's 4 x 6 km relay: (1)  Russia 1 hr 14 min 00.3 sec, (2)  Germany at 1:43.4, (3)  France 2:13.8

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

  • World Cup in Düsseldorf, Germany:
    • Team sprint freestyle men: (1)  Norway 17:37.0 (2)  Sweden 17:37.0 (3)  Russia 17:37.7
    • Team sprint freestyle women: (1)  Russia 9:35.5 (2)  Norway 9:35.7 (3)  Germany 9:37.3

Nordic combined

Skeleton

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

December 20, 2008 (Saturday)

American football

Cricket

Football (soccer)

Volleyball

Winter sports

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Freestyle skiing

Nordic combined

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

December 19, 2008 (Friday)

American college football

Cricket

Winter sports

Alpine skiing

Freestyle skiing

Skeleton

December 18, 2008 (Thursday)

American football

Basketball

Cricket

Football (soccer)

Winter sports

Biathlon

Freestyle skiing

December 17, 2008 (Wednesday)

Basketball

Cricket

Football (soccer)

December 16, 2008 (Tuesday)

Football (soccer)

December 15, 2008 (Monday)

American football

Basketball

Cricket

December 14, 2008 (Sunday)

American football

Cricket

Football (soccer)

Golf

Gymnastics

Handball

Rugby union

Swimming

Winter sports

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Luge

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

Speed skating

  • World Cup 5 in Nagano, Japan:
    • 500 m women:
    • 500 m men:
    • 1000 m women:
    • 1000 m men:
    • 100 m women:
    • 100 m men:

December 13, 2008 (Saturday)

American college football

Basketball

Cricket

Football (soccer)

Gymnastics

Handball

Rugby union

Swimming

Winter sports

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Figure skating

Luge

Skeleton

Ski jumping

Speed skating

December 12, 2008 (Friday)

American college football

Cricket

Rugby union

Swimming

Winter sports

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Curling

Figure skating

Skeleton

December 11, 2008 (Thursday)

American football

Basketball

  • Euroleague, week 7:
    (teams in bold advance to the Top-16 round)

Cricket

Football (soccer)

Handball

Swimming

Winter sports

Curling

  • European Championships in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden:
    (All times CET)
    • Men:
      • Play-off:
        • (1)  Germany 7–9 (2)  Norway
          • Norway advance to the final; Germany go to the semifinal.
        • (3)  Scotland 6–2 (4)   Switzerland
          • Scotland go to the semifinal.
      • Division B play-off:
        •  Italy 3–8  Finland
          • Finland advance to the final; Italy go to the semifinal.
        •  Hungary 9–8  Netherlands
          • Hungary go to the semifinal.
    • Women:
      • Round 9:
        (teams in bold qualify to the play-off)
        •  Netherlands 3–8   Switzerland
        •  Scotland 9–4  England
        •  Germany 6–4  Russia
        •  Denmark 5–4  Czech Republic
        •  Italy 2–9  Sweden
          • Final standings: Switzerland, Sweden 7–2, Denmark, Germany 6–3, Italy, Scotland 5–4, Russia 4–5, Netherlands, England 2–7, Czech Republic 1–8.
      • Tie break for 8th place:
        •  Netherlands 6–7  England
          • England will play against the winner of division B for a berth in 2009 World Championship.
      • Play-off:
        • (1)   Switzerland 8–4 (2)  Sweden
          • Switzerland advance to the final; Sweden go to the semifinal.
        • (3)  Denmark 8–7 (4)  Germany
          • Denmark go to the semifinal.
      • Division B play-off:
        •  Finland 6–10  Norway
          • Norway advance to the final; Finland go to the semifinal.
        •  Hungary 6–4  Poland
          • Hungary go to the semifinal.

Figure skating

December 10, 2008 (Wednesday)

Baseball

  • According to reports from ESPN.com, CC Sabathia has signed a seven-year, US $160 million deal with the New York Yankees. The deal, averaging out to nearly $23 million/year, will make Sabathia the highest paid pitcher in baseball history.

Basketball

Football (soccer)

Handball

Ice hockey

Winter sports

Curling

  • European Championships in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden:
    (teams in bold qualify to the play-off)
    • Men:
      • Round 8:
        •   Switzerland 7–4  Norway
          • Switzerland secures at least a tie for fourth place.
        •  France 5–6  Scotland
          • Scotland secures a play-off berth and eliminates France.
        •  Spain 2–9  Czech Republic
          • The Czechs win their 4th game in a row and remain in contention for a play-off berth.
        •  Germany 10–2  Sweden
          • Germany secures at least a tie for first place, while Sweden is eliminated.
        •  Ireland 5–11  Denmark
          • Denmark stay in contention for a play-off berth.
          • Standings with one round remaining: Germany 7–1, Norway, Scotland 6–2, Switzerland 5–3, Czech Republic, Denmark 4–4.
      • Round 9:
        •  France 5–3  Czech Republic
        •  Germany 5–7  Denmark
        •  Norway 7–6  Sweden
        •  Scotland 13–2  Ireland
        •   Switzerland 14–4  Spain
          • Switzerland secures a play-off berth.
          • Final standings: Germany, Norway, Scotland 7–2, Switzerland 6–3, Denmark 5–4, Czech Republic, France 4–5, Sweden 3–6, Ireland, Spain 1–8.
            • Top seven teams qualify to 2009 World Championship. Sweden will play against the winner of division B for another berth.
    • Women:
      • Round 8:
        •  Scotland 6–9  Germany
        •   Switzerland 7–4  Sweden
          • Both teams secure at least a tie for a play-off berth.
        •  Denmark 7–5  England
        •  Netherlands 5–7  Italy
        •  Russia 10–9  Czech Republic
          • Russia wins in 11 ends and stays in contention for a play-off berth.
          • Standings with one round remaining: Sweden, Switzerland 6–2, Denmark, Germany, Italy 5–3, Russia, Scotland 4–4.

December 9, 2008 (Tuesday)

Baseball

Basketball

  • Euroleague, week 7:
    • Group C:
      • ALBA Berlin Germany 72–63 Fenerbahçe Ülker Turkey
        • Both teams are level in 4th place on 3–4, with identical head-to-heat record since Fenerbahçe won their first encounter 82–73.

Football (soccer)

Handball

Winter sports

Curling

  • European Championships in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden:
    (teams in bold qualify to the play-off)
    • Men:
      • Round 7:
        •  Spain 1–8  Sweden
        •  Ireland 4–9  Norway
        •  Scotland 7–4  Denmark
        •  Czech Republic 8–7   Switzerland
        •  Germany 5–4  France
          • Leaders after 7 rounds (2 remaining): Germany, Norway 6–1, Scotland 5–2, Switzerland 4–3
    • Women:
      • Round 6:
        •   Switzerland 9–4  Russia
        •  Italy 9–7  Scotland
        •  England 8–3  Czech Republic
        •  Germany 13–4  Sweden
          • First defeat for Sweden.
        •  Netherlands 3–7  Denmark
      • Round 7:
        •  Italy 7–8  Czech Republic
        •  Germany 6–7  Denmark
        •  Russia 5–8  Sweden
        •  Scotland 10–3  Netherlands
        •   Switzerland 12–1  England
          • Leaders after 7 rounds (2 remaining): Sweden 6–1, Switzerland 5–2, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Scotland 4–3

December 8, 2008 (Monday)

American football

Baseball

Basketball

  • NBA news: The Minnesota Timberwolves fire head coach Randy Wittman. Kevin McHale is named Wittman's replacement in an effective demotion, as McHale had been the T-Wolves' vice president of basketball operations and had the final say on all player personnel decisions. Wittman is the fourth head coach axed this season, the most in league history before Christmas.

Football (soccer)

Cricket

  • England in India:
    • News: The English team arrive to Chennai for the first Test due to start there on Thursday, after it was decided on Sunday night at the team's training camp in Abu Dhabi to continue the tour.

Handball

Winter sports

Curling

December 7, 2008 (Sunday)

American football

Auto racing

Football (soccer)

Golf

Handball

Rugby union

Winter sports

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

  • World Cup in La Clusaz, France
    • Men's 4x10 km relay: (1)  Norway 1:39:01.0 (2)  Sweden 1:39:03.2 +02.20 (3)  France 1:39:07.6 +06.60
    • Women's 4x5 km relay: (1)  Finland 1:00:46.3 (2)  Sweden 1:01:19.7 +33.39 (3)  Norway 1:01:20.8 +34.50

Curling

Luge

Nordic combined

Short track speed skating

Ski jumping

Speed skating

December 6, 2008 (Saturday)

American college football

Auto racing

Boxing

Football (soccer)

Handball

Rugby union

Winter sports

Alpine skiing

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Luge

Nordic combined

Short track speed skating

Ski jumping

Snowboarding

Speed skating

December 5, 2008 (Friday)

American football

Cricket

  • England in India:
    • News: The England cricket team is training in Abu Dhabi, while ECB officials and a security advisor inspect the security conditions in Chennai and Mohali, the cities scheduled to host the two Test matches. The delegation is due to report its findings to the team on Sunday, and then a decision should be made whether the tour will continue with the first Test in Chennai next Thursday.

Football (soccer)

Handball

Rugby union

Winter sports

Alpine skiing

Skeleton

December 4, 2008 (Thursday)

American football

Basketball

Football (soccer)

Handball

Winter sports

Biathlon

December 3, 2008 (Wednesday)

American college football

Basketball

Football (soccer)

Handball

Ice hockey

Rugby union

Winter sports

Biathlon

December 2, 2008 (Tuesday)

American football

  • NFL news:
    • The New York Giants suspend Plaxico Burress for the remainder of the season, a day after he was charged with felony weapons possession stemming from an incident in which he accidentally shot himself.

Handball

December 1, 2008 (Monday)

American football

Cricket

Football (soccer)

  • U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile:
    • Quarterfinals:
      • Japan  1–2  North Korea
        • Defending champion North Korea win the all-Asian battle and earn a semifinal match against France.
      • Brazil  2–3  Germany
        • Twins Sylvie and Nicole Banecki score a goal each for Germany, that eliminate the reigning bronze medallists and will next play USA in a repeat of 2002 and 2004 semifinals. On the previous two occasions, the winner went on to win the title.

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