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Ongoing events

(incl. events taking place within the next two days)

Football (soccer)

U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile:
(All times UTC)
- Nov 22:
  - Group A:
    - Nigeria – England, 21:00
    - Chile – New Zealand, 00:00 Nov 23
  - Group B:
    - United States – Argentina, 15:00
    - China PR – France, 18:00
- Nov 23:
  - Group C:
    - Germany – Japan, 21:00
    - Canada – Congo DR, 00:00 Nov 24
  - Group D:
    - Korea DPR – Norway, 15:00
    - Mexico – Brazil, 18:00

Golf

European Tour:
- Nov 20 - 23: UBS Hong Kong Open in Hong Kong, China
LPGA Tour:
- Nov 20 - 23: LPGA Playoffs at The ADT in West Palm Beach, Florida

Rugby union

End of year tests:
(All times UTC)
- Nov 22:
  - Japan – United States in Tokyo, 10:00
  - Italy – Pacific Islanders in Reggio Emilia, 14:00
  - England – South Africa in London, 14:30
  - Ireland – Argentina in Dublin, 14:45
  - Scotland – Canada in Aberdeen, 14:45
  - Wales – New Zealand in Cardiff, 17:15
  - France – Australia in Paris, 20:00

Tennis

Davis Cup Final:
- Argentina v Spain in Mar del Plata, Argentina
  - Nov 22: (16.00 GMT)
    - Jose Acasuso/Agustin Calleri v Feliciano Lopez/Fernando Verdasco
  - Nov 23: (14.00 GMT)
    - Juan Martin del Potro v David Ferrer
    - David Nalbandian v Feliciano Lopez

Winter sports

Bobsleigh

World Cup:
- Nov 24 - 30: Winterberg, Germany

Cross-country skiing

World Cup:
- Nov 22 - 23: Gaellivare, Sweden

Figure skating

ISU Grand Prix:
- Nov 21 - 23: Cup of Russia in Moscow, Russia

Skeleton

World Cup:
- Nov 24 - 30: Winterberg, Germany

Snowboarding

World Cup:
- Nov 22: Stockholm, Sweden (Big Air)

Speed skating

Nov 22 - 23: World Cup 3 in Moscow

Upcoming events

Auto racing

V8 Supercar:
- Dec 4 - 7: NRMA Motoring & Services Grand Finale in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
WRC:
- Dec 5 - 7: Wales Rally GB

Basketball

Euroleague, week 5:
- Nov 26:
- Nov 27:

Cricket

Bangladesh in South Africa:
- Nov 26 - 30: 2nd Test in Centurion
Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe:
- Nov 28: 4th ODI in Harare
- Nov 30: 5th ODI in Harare
New Zealand in Australia:
- Nov 28 - Dec 2: 2nd Test in Adelaide
England in India:
- Nov 26: 5th ODI in Cuttack
- Nov 29: 6th ODI in Guwahati
- Dec 2: 7th ODI in Delhi
- Dec 11 - 15: 1st Test in Ahmedabad
- Dec 19 - 23: 2nd Test in Mumbai
West Indies in New Zealand:
- Dec 11 - 15: 1st Test in Dunedin
- Dec 19 - 23: 2nd Test in Napier
- Dec 26: 1st T20I in Auckland
- Dec 28: 2nd T20I in Hamilton
- Dec 31: 1st ODI in Queenstown
South Africa in Australia:
- Dec 17 - 21: 1st Test in Perth
- Dec 26 - 30: 2nd Test in Melbourne

Football (soccer)

U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile
(All times UTC)
- Nov 26:
  - Group A:
    - Nigeria - Chile, 22:00
    - England - New Zealand, 22:00
  - Group B:
    - United States - China PR, 19:00
    - Argentina - France, 19:00
- Nov 27:
  - Group C:
    - Germany - Canada, 22:00
    - Japan - Congo DR, 22:00
  - Group D:
    - Korea DPR - Mexico, 19:00
    - Norway - Brazil, 19:00
- Nov 30:
  - Quarterfinals:
    - 1st A - 2nd B, 19:00
    - 1st B - 2nd A, 22:00
- Dec 1:
  - Quarterfinals:
    - 1st C - 2nd D, 19:00
    - 1st D - 2nd C, 22:00
- Dec 4:
  - Semifinals:
    - Winner QF 1 - Winner QF 3, 19:00
    - Winner QF 2 - Winner QF 4, 22:00
- Dec 7:
  - Third Place Playoff: Loser SF1 – Loser SF2, 18:30
  - Final: Winner SF1 – Winner SF2, 21:30
UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 5
- Nov 25:
  - Group E:
    - Villarreal - Manchester United
    - Aalborg BK - Celtic
  - Group F:
    - Bayern - Steaua
    - Fiorentina - Lyon
  - Group G:
    - Fenerbahçe - Porto
    - Arsenal - Dynamo Kyiv
  - Group H:
    - Zenit St. Petersburg - Juventus
    - BATE - Real Madrid
- Nov 26:
  - Group A:
    - Bordeaux - Chelsea
    - CFR Cluj - Roma
  - Group B:
    - Internazionale - Panathinaikos
    - Anorthosis - Werder Bremen
  - Group C:
    - Shakhtar Donetsk - Basel
    - Sporting CP - Barcelona
  - Group D:
    - Atlético Madrid - PSV Eindhoven
    - Liverpool - Marseille
Nov 27: UEFA Cup group stage, matchday 3
- Group A:
  - Schalke 04 - Manchester City
  - Paris Saint-Germain - Racing Santander
- Group B:
  - Galatasaray - Metalist Kharkiv
  - Olympiacos - Benfica
- Group C:
  - Sampdoria - Stuttgart
  - Partizan - Standard Liège
- Group D:
  - NEC - Tottenham Hotspur
  - Dinamo Zagreb - Spartak Moscow
- Group E:
  - Portsmouth - Milan
  - Braga - Wolfsburg
- Group F:
  - Žilina - Slavia Prague
  - Hamburg - Ajax
- Group G:
  - Club Brugge - Saint-Étienne
  - Rosenborg - Valencia
- Group H:
  - CSKA Moscow - Lech Poznań
  - Deportivo - Feyenoord
Dec 3 - 4: UEFA Cup group stage, matchday 4
Dec 9 - 10: UEFA Champions League group stage, matchday 6
Dec 11 - 21: FIFA Club World Cup in Japan
Dec 17 - 18: UEFA Cup group stage, matchday 5

Golf

European Tour:
- Nov 27 - 30: Australian Masters in Huntingdale Golf Club, South Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia
- Dec 11 - 14: Alfred Dunhill Championship in Mpumalanga, South Africa
- Dec 18 - 21: South African Open Championship in Paarl, South Africa
Unofficial events:
- Nov 27 - 30: Mission Hills World Cup at Mission Hills Golf Club, Shenzhen, China
- Nov 28 - 30: Lexus Cup in Singapore
- Nov 29 - 30: LG Skins Game in Indian Wells, California
- Dec 10 - 14: Merrill Lynch Shootout in Naples, Florida
- Dec 18 - 21: Chevron World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, California

Handball

Dec 2 - 14: European Women's Championship in Macedonia

Ice hockey

Dec 26 - Jan 5: World Junior Championships in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Mixed martial arts

Dec 27: UFC 92 in Las Vegas

Rugby union

End of year tests:
(All times UTC)
- Nov 29:
  - England – New Zealand in London, 14:30
  - Wales – Australia in Cardiff, 14:30
- Dec 3:
  - Barbarians – Australia in London, 19:45
Heineken Cup:
- Dec 5 - 7: Pool stage, week 3:
- Dec 12 - 14: Pool stage, week 4:
Sevens World Series:
- Nov 28 - 29: Dubai Sevens in Dubai
- Dec 5 - 6: South Africa Sevens in George

Swimming

Dec 11 - 14: European Short Course Championships in Rijeka, Croatia

Winter sports

Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup:
- Nov 29: Downhill in Lake Louise, Canada
- Nov 30: Super giant slalom in Lake Louise, Canada
- Dec 4: Combined in Avon, United States
- Dec 5: Downhill in Avon, United States
- Dec 6: Super giant slalom in Avon, United States
- Dec 7: Giant slalom in Avon, United States
- Dec 13: Giant slalom in Val-d'Isère, France
- Dec 14: Slalom in Val-d'Isère, France
- Dec 19: Super giant slalom in Val Gardena, Italy
- Dec 20: Downhill in Val Gardena, Italy
- Dec 21: Giant slalom in Alta Badia, Italy
- Dec 28: Downhill in Bormio, Italy
Women's World Cup:
- Nov 28: Giant slalom in Aspen, United States
- Nov 29: Slalom in Aspen, United States
- Dec 5: Downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
- Dec 6: Downhill in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
- Dec 7: Super giant slalom in
- Dec 13: Giant slalom in La Molina, Spain
- Dec 14: Slalom in La Molina, Spain
- Dec 19: Combined in St. Moritz, Switzerland
- Dec 20: Downhill in St. Moritz, Switzerland
- Dec 21: Super giant slalom in St. Moritz, Switzerland
- Dec 28: Giant slalom in Semmering, Austria
- Dec 29: Slalom in Semmering, Austria

Biathlon

World Cup:
- Dec 2 - 7: World Cup 1 in Östersund, Sweden
- Dec 11 - 14: World Cup 2 in Hochfilzen, Austria
- Dec 17 - 21: World Cup 3 in Hochfilzen, Austria

Bobsleigh

World Cup:
- Dec 1 - 7: Altenberg, Germany
- Dec 8 - 14: Igls, Austria
- Dec 15 - 21: Cesana Pariol, Italy

Cross-country skiing

World Cup:
- Nov 29 - 30: Kuusamo, Finland
- Dec 6 - Dec 7: La Clusaz, France
- Dec 12 - Dec 14: Davos, Switzerland
- Dec 20 - Dec 21: Duesseldorf, Germany
- Dec 27 - Jan 4: Tour de Ski

Curling

Dec 6 - 13: European Championships in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden

Figure skating

ISU Grand Prix:
- Nov 27 - 30: NHK Trophy in Tokyo, Japan
- Dec 10 - 14: Grand Prix Final and Junior Grand Prix Final in Goyang, South Korea

Freestyle skiing

World Cup:
- Dec 18: Meribel FRA (MO)
- Dec 19 - 20: Adventure Mountain CHN (AE)

Nordic combined

World Cup:
- Nov 29 - 30: Kuusamo, Finland
- Dec 6 - Dec 7: Trondheim, Norway
- Dec 13 - Dec 14: Liberec, Czech republic
- Dec 20 - Dec 21: Ramsau am Dachstein, Austria
- Dec 27 - Dec 28: Oberhof, Germany

Short track speed skating

Nov 28 - 30: World Cup 3 in Beijing, China
Dec 5 - 7: World Cup 4 in Nagano, Japan

Skeleton

World Cup:
- Dec 1 - 7: Altenberg, Germany
- Dec 8 - 14: Igls, Austria
- Dec 15 - 21: Cesana Pariol, Italy

Ski jumping

World Cup:
- Nov 27 - 30: Kuusamo, Finland
- Dec 5 - Dec 7: Trondheim, Norway
- Dec 12 - Dec 14: Pragelato, Italy
- Dec 19 - Dec 21: Engelberg, Switzerland
Four Hills Tournament:
- Dec 28 - Dec 29: Oberstdorf, Germany
- Dec 31 - Jan 1: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Snowboarding

World Cup:
- Dec 6: Grenoble, France (Big Air)
- Dec 14: Limone Piemonte, Italy (Parallel GS)
- Dec 20 - 21: Arosa, Switzerland (Parallel slalom, SBX)

Ongoing events

Upcoming events

Deaths in November

Current sporting seasons

Basketball 2008-09