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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in October of 2009. Deaths in October
24: Bill Chadwick 20: Yuri Ryazanov
Current sporting seasons
American football 2009
NFL NCAA Division I FBS
Auto racing 2009
Formula One Sprint Cup (Chase)
Formula Two Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series
WTTC V8 Supercar
Superleague Formula
Super GT
Baseball 2009
Major League Baseball
Nippon Professional Baseball
Basketball 2009
NBA
Euroleague Eurocup
ASEAN Basketball League Australia France Germany Greece Iran Israel Italy Philippines Philippine Cup Russia Spain Turkey
Canadian football 2009
Canadian Football League
Football (soccer) 2009
National teams competitions 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) International clubs competitions UEFA (Europe) Champions League Europa League UEFA Women's Champions League
Copa Sudamericana AFC (Asia) Champions League AFC Cup CAF (Africa) Champions League CAF Confederation Cup CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League
Domestic (national) competitions Argentina Australia Brazil England France Germany Iran Italy Japan Norway Russia Scotland Spain Major League Soccer (USA & Canada) Playoffs
Golf 2009
European Tour PGA Tour LPGA Tour Champions Tour
Ice hockey 2009
National Hockey League
Motorcycle racing 2009
Moto GP
Rugby league 2009
Four Nations European Cup Pacific Cup
Rugby union 2009
Heineken Cup European Challenge Cup English Premiership Celtic League Top 14
Currie Cup Air New Zealand Cup
Winter sports
Alpine Skiing World Cup
Grand Prix of Figure Skating
Days of the month
October 31, 2009 (Saturday)
American football NCAA: BCS Top 10 (unbeaten teams in bold): Florida vs. Georgia Football Classic in Jacksonville, Florida: (1) Florida 41, Georgia 17 (3) Texas 41, (14) Oklahoma State 14 (4) Iowa 42, Indiana 24 (10) Oregon 47, (5) USC 20 (6) TCU 41, UNLV 0 (7) Boise State 45, San Jose State 7 (8) Cincinnati 28, Syracuse 7 (9) LSU 42, Tulane 0 Idle: (2) Alabama Other games: Tennessee 31, (22) South Carolina 13 Auburn 33, (25) Mississippi 20
Baseball Major League Baseball postseason: World Series: Game 3: New York Yankees 8, Philadelphia Phillies 5. Yankees lead best-of-7 series 2–1. Nippon Professional Baseball postseason: Japan Series: Game 1, Yomiuri Giants 4, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 3. Giants lead best-of-7 series 1–0.
Canadian football Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS Top Ten rankings in parentheses): Ontario University Athletics quarterfinals: (5) Western Ontario Mustangs 37, Guelph Gryphons 16 Western advances to play the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks next week in one OUA semifinal on the back of Mustangs QB Michael Faulds' performance. (10) McMaster Marauders 27, (7) Ottawa Gee-Gees 15 Though McMaster is the first team in OUA history to have a road playoff game despite a 6–2 regular season record (due to a four-way tie for second at 6–2), the Marauders earn a trip to Queen's University to play the Gaels next week.
Cricket Australia in India: 3rd ODI in Delhi: 229/5 (50 ov); 230/4 (48.2 ov). India win by 6 wickets, lead the 7-match series 2–1. Zimbabwe in Bangladesh: 3rd ODI in Mirpur: 196 (41.1 ov); 198/6 (40.4 ov). Bangladesh win by 4 wickets, lead the 5-match series 2–1.
Figure skating ISU Grand Prix: Cup of China in Beijing, China: (skaters in bold qualify for the Grand Prix Final) Ladies: Akiko Suzuki 176.66 Kiira Korpi 163.27 Joannie Rochette 163.18 Men: Nobunari Oda 239.58 Evan Lysacek 232.17 Sergei Voronov 220.39 Pairs: Xue Shen/Hongbo Zhao 200.97 Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao 186.49 Tatiana Volosozhar/Stanislav Morozov 170.79 Ice Dancing: Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto 194.51 Jana Khokhlova/Sergei Novitski 180.57 Federica Faiella/Massimo Scali 179.92
Football (soccer) U-17 World Cup in Nigeria: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16) Group C: 2–2 0–1 Final standings: Iran 7 points, Colombia 5, Netherlands 3, Gambia 1. Group D: 4–1 1–1 Final standings: Turkey 7 points, Burkina Faso 4, New Zealand 3, Costa Rica 1. Finnish Cup Final in Helsinki: Tampere United 1–2 Inter Turku Inter Turku win the Cup for the first time. MLS Cup Playoffs: Conference semifinals, first leg: Real Salt Lake 1, Columbus Crew 0
Golf PGA Tour: The Viking Classic in Madison, Mississippi is canceled because of unplayable course conditions, making it the first PGA Tour event to be called off due to weather since 1996. Nearly 2 inches (5 cm) of overnight rain compounded the problems on a course that had already received nearly 20 inches (50 cm) of rain in the previous six weeks.
Rugby league Four Nations: Round 2: 16–26 12–62 Standings: New Zealand, Australia 3 points, England 2, France 0. Pacific Cup: Third place Playoff in Port Moresby: 26–16
Rugby union End of year tests: 19–32 in Tokyo The All Blacks complete a 4–0 sweep in the Bledisloe Cup series and retain the Cup for the seventh straight year. Currie Cup Final in Pretoria: Blue Bulls 36–24 Free State Cheetahs Air New Zealand Cup Finals: Semifinal 2 in Wellington: Wellington 34–21 Southland Heartland Championship: Meads Cup Final in Christchurch: Mid Canterbury 13–34 Wanganui Lochore Cup Final in Greymouth: West Coast 13–21 North Otago
Tennis WTA Tour: WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar: Semifinals: (2) Serena Williams def. (4) Caroline Wozniacki 6–4 0–1 (retired) (7) Venus Williams def. (8) Jelena Janković 5–7 6–3 6–4
October 30, 2009 (Friday)
American football NCAA BCS Top 25 South Florida 30, (21) West Virginia 19
Figure skating ISU Grand Prix: Cup of China in Beijing, China: Ladies – Short Program: (1) Mirai Nagasu 62.20 (2) Kiira Korpi 61.20 (3) Carolina Kostner 61.12 Men – Short Program: (1) Nobunari Oda 83.35 (2) Sergei Voronov 81.40 (3) Evan Lysacek 80.80 Pairs – Short Program: (1) Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo 72.28 (2) Tatiana Volosozhar/Stanislav Morozov 62.98 (3) Lubov Iliushechkina/Nodari Maisuradze 62.54 This is the first competition for Shen and Zhao since they won the 2007 World Championships. Ice Dancing – after Compulsory and Original Dance: (1) Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto 98.66 (2) Jana Khokhlova/Sergei Novitski 92.78 (3) Federica Faiella/Massimo Scali 89.96
Football (soccer) U-17 World Cup in Nigeria: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16) Group A: 3–1 1–2 Final standings: Nigeria 7 points, Argentina 6, Germany 4, Honduras 0. Group B: 0–2 1–0 Final standings: Switzerland 9 points, Mexico 6, Brazil 3, Japan 0.
Rugby union Air New Zealand Cup Finals: Semifinal 1 in Christchurch: Canterbury 20–3 Hawke's Bay
Tennis WTA Tour: WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar: (players in bold advance to the semifinals) White Group: (8) Jelena Janković def. (4) Caroline Wozniacki 6–2 6–2 Agnieszka Radwańska def. (6) Victoria Azarenka 4–6 7–5 4–1 (retired) Final standings: Janković, Wozniacki 2 wins, Radwańska, Azarenka 1 win. Maroon Group: (3) Svetlana Kuznetsova def. (5) Elena Dementieva 6–3 6–2 Final standings: Serena Williams 3 wins, Venus Williams, Kuznetsova, Dementieva 1 win.
October 29, 2009 (Thursday)
American football NCAA BCS Top 25 North Carolina 20, (13) Virginia Tech 17 The Tar Heels spring the upset in Blacksburg with Casey Barth's 21-yard field goal as time expires.
Baseball Major League Baseball postseason: World Series: Game 2: New York Yankees 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1. Best-of-7 series tied 1–1.
Basketball Euroleague: Regular Season Game 2: (unbeaten teams in bold) Group A: Montepaschi Siena 84–64 Žalgiris Regal FC Barcelona 81–59 Cibona Group B: Efes Pilsen 77–67 Partizan Orléans 62–69 Lietuvos Rytas Group C: Caja Laboral Baskonia 86–81 Maccabi Tel Aviv Union Olimpija Ljubljana 75–81 Maroussi Group D: Panathinaikos 101–66 Khimki
Cricket Zimbabwe in Bangladesh: 2nd ODI in Mirpur: 219 (47.2 ov); 221/3 (29.3 ov, Shakib Al Hasan 105*). Bangladesh win by 7 wickets. 5-match series level 1–1.
Football (soccer) U-17 World Cup in Nigeria: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16) Group D: 4–1 Standings: Turkey 6 points, New Zealand 2, Burkina Faso, Costa Rica 1. Group E: 1–0 1–3 Standings: Spain 6 points, UAE, USA 3, Malawi 0. Group F: 2–1 Korea Republic 2–0 Standings: Italy 6 points, Korea, Uruguay 3, Algeria 0. 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA): Group 2: 13–1 Standings: Norway 6 points (2 matches), Netherlands, Slovakia 3 (2), Belarus 3 (1). Group 3: 3–1 Standings: Denmark 7 points (3 matches), Scotland 6 (2), Greece 3 (3). Group 4: 0–4 Standings: Poland 9 points (4 matches), Hungary 7 (3), Romania 4 (3), Ukraine 3 (2). Group 5: 0–1 Standings: Spain 9 points (3 matches), England 3 (1). Group 6: 1–2 Standings: Russia 6 points (2 matches), Switzerland 6 (3), Ireland 6 (4), Israel 3 (2). Women's international friendly: 0–1 in Augsburg MLS Cup Playoffs: Conference semifinals, first leg: Seattle Sounders FC 0, Houston Dynamo 0
Snooker Premier League Snooker – League phase in Preston, Lancashire: John Higgins 4–2 Neil Robertson Shaun Murphy 3–3 Stephen Hendry Standings: Ronnie O'Sullivan, John Higgins 6 points; Stephen Hendry 5; Judd Trump 4; Neil Robertson, Shaun Murphy 3; Marco Fu 1.
Tennis WTA Tour: WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar: (players in bold advance to the semifinals) White Group: (4) Caroline Wozniacki def. (ALT) Vera Zvonareva 6–0 6–7(3) 6–4 Maroon Group: (2) Serena Williams def. (5) Elena Dementieva 6–2 6–4 (7) Venus Williams def. (3) Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–2 6–7(3) 6–4
October 28, 2009 (Wednesday)
Baseball Major League Baseball postseason: World Series: Game 1: Philadelphia Phillies 6, New York Yankees 1. Phillies lead best-of-7 series 1–0. Two home runs from Chase Utley stake the Phils to a lead, and Cliff Lee throws a 10-strikeout, no-walk complete game without giving up an earned run, a feat never before accomplished in the World Series.
Basketball Euroleague: Regular Season Game 2: (unbeaten teams in bold) Group A: ASVEL Villeurbanne 76–78 (OT) Fenerbahçe Ülker Group B: Unicaja Málaga 86–68 Olympiacos Group C: CSKA Moscow 69–72 Lottomatica Roma Group D: EWE Baskets Oldenburg 70–79 Armani Jeans Milano Real Madrid 94–72 Asseco Prokom Gdynia
Cricket Australia in India: 2nd ODI in Nagpur: 354/7 (50 ov, Mahendra Singh Dhoni 124); 255 (48.3 ov). India win by 99 runs. 7-match series level 1–1.
Football (soccer) U-17 World Cup in Nigeria: (teams in bold advance to the round of 16) Group C: 2–1 0–0 Standings: Iran, Colombia 4 points, Netherlands 3, Gambia 0. Group D: 1–1 0–0 suspended after 21 minutes. Standings: Turkey 3 points (1 match), New Zealand 2 (2), Costa Rica 1 (1), Burkina Faso 1 (2). AFC Champions League Semi-finals, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses) Nagoya Grampus 1–2 (2–6) Al-Ittihad. Al-Ittihad win 8–3 on aggregate. Umm-Salal 1–2 (0–2) Pohang Steelers. Pohang Steelers win 4–1 on aggregate. 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA): Group 1: 12–0 Sandrine Soubeyrand becomes the most-capped French player, man or woman, with 143 matches. 0–1 Standings: France 9 points (3 matches), Iceland 9 (4), Northern Ireland 3 (2). Group 2: 1–0 Standings: Norway 6 points (2 matches), Slovakia 3 (2), Belarus 3 (1). Group 3: 0–0 Standings: Denmark 7 points (3 matches), Scotland 3 (1), Greece 3 (3). Group 4: 1–1 Standings: Hungary 7 points (3 matches), Poland 6 (3), Romania 4 (3), Ukraine 3 (2). Group 6: 1–2 Standings: Russia 6 points (2 matches), Switzerland 6 (3), Israel 3 (2), Ireland 3 (3). Group 7: 1–5 0–1 Standings: Italy, Finland 9 points (3 matches), Slovenia 3 (3). Group 8: 2–1 1–4 Standings: Sweden 9 points (3 matches), Czech Republic, Azerbaijan 3 (2), Belgium 3 (3), Wales 3 (4).
Shooting World Cup Final (rifle and pistol) in Wuxi, China: Women's 10 metre air pistol: Men's 10 metre air pistol: Men's 50 metre rifle three positions:
Tennis WTA Tour: WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar: White Group: (4) Caroline Wozniacki def. (6) Victoria Azarenka 1–6 6–4 7–5