October 2010 in sports

Deaths in October[edit]

Sporting seasons[edit]

American football 2010[edit]

Auto racing 2010[edit]

Baseball 2010[edit]

Basketball 2010[edit]

Canadian football 2010[edit]

Canadian Football League

Football (soccer) 2010[edit]

National teams competitions

International clubs competitions

Domestic (national) competitions

Argentina
Australia
Brazil
England
France
Germany
Iran
Italy
Japan
Norway
Russia
Scotland
Spain
Major League Soccer (USA & Canada)
- MLS Cup Playoffs

Golf 2010[edit]

Ice hockey 2010[edit]

Rugby union 2010[edit]

Snooker[edit]

Players Tour Championship

Winter sports[edit]

Days of the month[edit]

October 31, 2010 (Sunday)[edit]

American football[edit]

NFL, Week 8:
- International Series in London: San Francisco 49ers 24, Denver Broncos 16
- Detroit Lions 37, Washington Redskins 25
- Jacksonville Jaguars 35, Dallas Cowboys 17
- Miami Dolphins 22, Cincinnati Bengals 14
- Kansas City Chiefs 13, Buffalo Bills 10 (OT)
- St. Louis Rams 20, Carolina Panthers 10
- Green Bay Packers 9, New York Jets 0
- San Diego Chargers 33, Tennessee Titans 25
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38, Arizona Cardinals 35
- New England Patriots 28, Minnesota Vikings 18
- Oakland Raiders 33, Seattle Seahawks 3
- Sunday Night Football: New Orleans Saints 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 10
- Byes: Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles

Auto racing[edit]

Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- AMP Energy Juice 500 in Talladega: (1) Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (2) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (3) Juan Pablo Montoya (Chevrolet; Earnhardt Ganassi Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 33 of 36 races): (1) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 6149 points (2) Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 6135 (3) Harvick 6111
World Touring Car Championship:
- Race of Japan:
  - Round 19: (1) Rob Huff (GBR) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (2) Yvan Muller (FRA) (Chevrolet; Chevrolet Cruze) (3) Norbert Michelisz (HUN) (Zengő-Dension Team; SEAT León)
  - Round 20: (1) Colin Turkington (GBR) (Team Aviva–COFCO / WSR; BMW 320si) (2) Muller (3) Huff
    - On November 16, BMW Team RBM drivers Augusto Farfus (BRA) and Andy Priaulx (GBR) were excluded from the results due to the revoking of a stewards' decision. (WTCC)
    - Drivers' championship standings (after 20 of 22 rounds): (1) Muller 301 points (2) Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) (SR-Sport; SEAT León) 246 (3) Priaulx 240
      - Muller wins his second world title.
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Chevrolet 645 points (2) SEAT Customers Technology 571 (3) BMW 544

Badminton[edit]

BWF Super Series:
- Denmark Super Series in Odense:
  - Men's singles: Jan Ø. Jørgensen (DEN) def. Taufik Hidayat (INA) 21–19, 21–19
  - Women's singles: Wang Yihan (CHN) def. Liu Xin (CHN) 21–14, 21–12
  - Men's doubles: Mathias Boe (DEN) / Carsten Mogensen (DEN) def. Markis Kido (INA) / Hendra Setiawan (INA) 21–13, 21–12
  - Women's doubles: Miyuki Maeda (JPN) / Satoko Suetsuna (JPN) def. Shizuka Matsuo (JPN) / Mami Naito (JPN) 21–17, 21–14
  - Mixed doubles: Thomas Laybourn (DEN) / Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN) def. Nathan Robertson (ENG) / Jenny Wallwork (ENG) 21–12, 12–21, 21–9

Baseball[edit]

World Series:
- Game 4, San Francisco Giants 4, Texas Rangers 0. Giants lead series 3–1.
Japan Series:
- Game 2, Chunichi Dragons 12, Chiba Lotte Marines 1. Series tied 1–1.

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- 2nd ODI in Abu Dhabi: South Africa 286/8 (50 overs; Colin Ingram 100); Pakistan 289/9 (49.5 overs; Abdul Razzaq 109*). Pakistan win by 1 wicket; 5-match series tied 1–1.
Sri Lanka in Australia:
- Only T20I in Perth: Australia 133/8 (20 overs); Sri Lanka 135/3 (16.3 overs). Sri Lanka win by 7 wickets; win the 1-match series 1–0.

English billiards[edit]

World Professional Championship in Leeds, England:
- Final: Dhruv Sitwala (IND) 1204–1738 Mike Russell (QAT)
  - Russell wins the title for the 10th time.

Equestrianism[edit]

Show jumping:
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
  - 3rd competition in Lyon (CSI 5*-W): Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) on Checkmate Gerco Schröder (NED) on New Orleans Rene Lopez (COL) on Noblesse des Tess
    - Standings (after 3 of 13 competitions): (1) Christian Ahlmann (GER) 40 points (2) Kevin Staut (FRA) 32 (3) Leon Thijssen (NED) 27
  - 5th competition in Hanover (CSI 3*): Eva Bitter (GER) on Satisfaction Hugo Simon (AUT) on Ukinda Torben Köhlbrandt (GER) on Picadilly Princess
    - Standings (after 5 of 6 competitions): (1) Denis Lynch (IRL) 45 points (2) Heiko Schmidt (GER) 41 (3) Bitter 40

Figure skating[edit]

ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate Canada International in Kingston, Ontario:
  - Ice Dance: Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier (CAN) 154.42 Sinead Kerr / John Kerr (GBR) 149.80 Madison Chock / Greg Zuerlein (USA) 139.05
    - Standings (after 2 of 6 events): Meryl Davis / Charlie White (USA), Crone / Poirier 15 points (1 event), Kerr / Kerr, Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje (CAN) 13 (1), Chock / Zuerlein, Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani (USA) 11 (1).

Football (soccer)[edit]

African Women's Championship in South Africa:
- Group A: South Africa 2–1 Tanzania
CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in Cancún, Mexico: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group A:
  - Canada 8–0 Guyana
  - Mexico 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Canada, Mexico 6 points, Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana 0.
CAF Champions League Final, first leg:
- TP Mazembe 5–0 Espérance ST
MLS Cup Playoffs
- Western Conference Semifinal, first leg in Seattle:
  - Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy

Golf[edit]

European Tour:
- Andalucia Masters in Sotogrande, Spain:
  - Winner: Graeme McDowell (NIR) 281 (−3)
    - McDowell collects his third European Tour win of the season and seventh of his career.
LPGA Tour:
- LPGA Hana Bank Championship in Incheon, South Korea:
  - Winner: Na Yeon Choi (KOR) 206 (−10)
    - Choi successfully defends her title in the LPGA's annual stop in her homeland for her second LPGA title of the season and fourth of her career.
Champions Tour:
- AT&T Championship in San Antonio:
  - Winner: Rod Spittle (CAN) 201 (−12)^PO
    - Spittle, a Monday qualifier, defeats Jeff Sluman (USA) on the first playoff hole to win his first Champions Tour title.
Other news: Lee Westwood (ENG) will become #1 in the Official World Golf Rankings, ending the five-year reign of Tiger Woods (USA), when the rankings are released tomorrow.

Korfball[edit]

European Championship final round in Rotterdam, Netherlands:
- 7th–8th places: Russia 15–23 Portugal
- 5th–6th places: Catalonia 21–16 England
- 3rd–4th places: Germany 11–18 Czech Republic
- Final: Belgium 21–25 Netherlands
  - The Netherlands win their fourth successive title.

Motorcycle racing[edit]

Moto GP:
- Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril:
  - MotoGP: (1) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) (2) Valentino Rossi (ITA) (Yamaha) (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 17 of 18 rounds): (1) Lorenzo 358 points (2) Dani Pedrosa (ESP) (Honda) 236 (3) Rossi 217
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Yamaha 379 points (2) Honda 331 (3) Ducati 266
  - Moto2: (1) Stefan Bradl (GER) (Suter) (2) Alex Baldolini (ITA) (I.C.P.) (3) Alex de Angelis (SMR) (Motobi)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 16 of 17 rounds): (1) Toni Elías (ESP) (Moriwaki) 271 points (2) Julián Simón (ESP) (Suter) 185 (3) Andrea Iannone (ITA) (Speed Up) 179
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Suter 306 points (2) Moriwaki 296 (3) Speed Up 212
  - 125cc: (1) Marc Márquez (ESP) (Derbi) (2) Nicolás Terol (ESP) (Aprilia) (3) Bradley Smith (GBR) (Aprilia)
    - Riders' championship standings (after 16 of 17 rounds): (1) Márquez 297 points (2) Terol 280 (3) Pol Espargaró (ESP) (Derbi) 261
    - Manufacturers' championship standings: (1) Derbi 385 points (2) Aprilia 323 (3) Honda 23

Rugby league[edit]

Four Nations: (teams in bold advance to the final)
- Round two: Australia 34–14 England in Melbourne
  - Standings (after 2 matches): New Zealand, Australia 4 points, England, Papua New Guinea 0.

Short track speed skating[edit]

World Cup 2 in Quebec City, Canada:
- Men:
  - 500 m: François-Louis Tremblay (CAN) Liang Wenhao (CHN) François Hamelin (CAN)
    - Standings (after 2 events): (1) Tremblay 1512 points (2) Liang 1440 (3) Simon Cho (USA) 1010.
  - 1000 m: Charles Hamelin (CAN) Travis Jayner (USA) Guillaume Bastille (CAN)
    - Standings (after 3 events): (1) Thibaut Fauconnet (FRA) 2134 points (2) Anthony Lobello Jr. (USA) 1664 (3) Jayner 1440.
  - 5000 m relay: Canada United States Italy
    - Standings (after 2 events): (1) Canada 2000 points (2) United States 1440 (3) Italy 1050.
- Women:
  - 500 m: Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) Arianna Fontana (ITA) Fan Kexin (CHN)
    - Standings (after 2 events): (1) St-Gelais 2000 points (2) Fontana 1600 (3) Valerie Lambert (CAN) 968.
  - 1000 m: Zhou Yang (CHN) Katherine Reutter (USA) Elise Christie (GBR)
    - Standings (after 3 events): (1) Reutter 1800 points (2) Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) 1440 points (3) Lana Gehring (USA) 1328.
  - 3000 m relay: China Canada United States
    - Standings (after 2 events): (1) China 2000 points (2) Canada, United States 1440.

Snooker[edit]

Euro Players Tour Championship:
- Event 4 in Gloucester:
  - Final: Stephen Lee (ENG) 4–2 Stephen Maguire (SCO)
    - Lee wins his fifth professional title.
    - Order of Merit (after 10 of 12 events): (1) Mark Selby (ENG) 19,400 (2) Barry Pinches (ENG) 17,500 (3) Judd Trump (ENG) and Mark Williams (WAL) 16,600

Tennis[edit]

WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar, day 6:
- Singles Final: Kim Clijsters (BEL) def. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
  - Clijsters wins her third Tour Championships and the 40th title of her career.
- Doubles Final: Gisela Dulko (ARG)/Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Květa Peschke (CZE)/Katarina Srebotnik (SVN) 7–5, 6–4
  - Dulko wins her eighth title of the season and 16th of her career, while Pennetta wins her seventh title of the season and 13th of her career.
ATP World Tour:
- St. Petersburg Open:
  - Final: Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) def. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6–3, 7–6(2)
    - Kukushkin wins his first career title.
- Bank Austria-TennisTrophy:
  - Final: Jürgen Melzer (AUT) def. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 6–7(10), 7–6(4), 6–4
    - Melzer wins the third title of his career.
- Open Sud de France:
  - Final: Gaël Monfils (FRA) def. Ivan Ljubičić (CRO) 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
    - Monfils wins the third title of his career.

Volleyball[edit]

Women's World Championship in Japan: (teams in bold advance to the second round)
- Pool A in Tokyo:
  - Peru 1–3 Serbia
  - Poland 3–0 Costa Rica
  - Algeria 0–3 Japan
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Japan, Serbia 6 points, Poland, Peru, Costa Rica 4, Algeria 3.
- Pool B in Hamamatsu:
  - Puerto Rico 0–3 Czech Republic
  - Italy 3–0 Kenya
  - Brazil 3–0 Netherlands
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Brazil, Italy 6 points, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Puerto Rico 4, Kenya 3.
- Pool C in Matsumoto:
  - Kazakhstan 2–3 Cuba
  - Croatia 0–3 Thailand
  - Germany 0–3 United States
    - Standings (after 3 matches): USA 6 points, Thailand, Germany 5, Cuba, Croatia 4, Kazakhstan 3.
- Pool D in Osaka:
  - Turkey 3–2 Dominican Republic
  - Canada 0–3 Russia
  - South Korea 3–0 China
    - Standings (after 3 matches): Russia, South Korea 6 points, Turkey 5, China 4, Dominican Republic, Canada 3.

October 30, 2010 (Saturday)[edit]

American football[edit]

NCAA (unbeaten teams in bold):
- BCS Top 10:
  - (1) Auburn 51, Mississippi 31
  - (2) Oregon 53, USC 32
  - (4) TCU 48, UNLV 6
  - (18) Iowa 37, (5) Michigan State 6
  - (14) Nebraska 31, (6) Missouri 17
  - (8) Utah 28, Air Force 23
  - (9) Oklahoma 43, Colorado 10
- Played earlier this week: (3) Boise State
- Idle: (7) Alabama, (10) Wisconsin
- Other games: Virginia 24, (22) Miami 19

Baseball[edit]

World Series:
- Game 3, Texas Rangers 4, San Francisco Giants 2. Giants lead series 2–1.
Japan Series:
- Game 1, Chiba Lotte Marines 5, Chunichi Dragons 2. Marines lead series 1–0.

Figure skating[edit]

ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate Canada International in Kingston, Ontario:
  - Pairs: Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze (RUS) 171.40 Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch (CAN) 170.92 Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers (CAN) 161.15
    - Standings (after 2 of 6 events): Pang Qing / Tong Jian (CHN), Iliushechkina / Maisuradze 15 points (1 event), Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov (RUS), Moore-Towers / Moscovitch 13 (1), Lawrence / Swiegers, Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran (JPN) 11 (1).
  - Men: Patrick Chan (CAN) 239.52 Nobunari Oda (JPN) 236.52 Adam Rippon (USA) 233.04
    - Standings (after 2 of 6 events): Chan, Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 15 points (1 event), Oda, Jeremy Abbott (USA) 13 (1), Rippon, Florent Amodio (FRA) 11 (1).
  - Ladies: Alissa Czisny (USA) 172.37 Ksenia Makarova (RUS) 165.00 Amélie Lacoste (CAN) 157.26
    - Standings (after 2 of 6 events): Czisny, Carolina Kostner (ITA) 15 points (1 event), Makarova, Rachael Flatt (USA) 13 (1), Lacoste, Kanako Murakami (JPN) 11 (1).

Football (soccer)[edit]

CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in Cancún, Mexico: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group B:
  - Haiti 0–3 Costa Rica
  - United States 9–0 Guatemala
    - Standings (after 2 matches): United States, Costa Rica 6 points, Haiti, Guatemala 0.
CAF Confederation Cup Semi-finals, first leg:
- CS Sfaxien 1–0 Al-Hilal
MLS Cup Playoffs
- Western Conference Semifinal, first leg in Frisco, Texas:
  - FC Dallas 2–1 Real Salt Lake
- Eastern Conference Semifinal, first leg in Santa Clara, California:
  - San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 New York Red Bulls

Korfball[edit]

European Championship final round in Rotterdam, Netherlands:
- 15th–16th places: Scotland 16–12 Turkey
- 13th–14th places: Slovakia 21–14 Serbia
- 11th–12th places:Ireland 10–11 Wales
- 9th–10th places: Poland 20–19 (g.g.) Hungary

Power Snooker[edit]

Power Snooker in London, England:
- Third place: Ali Carter (ENG) 299–102 Shaun Murphy (ENG)
- Final: Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 572–258 Ding Junhui (CHN)

Rugby league[edit]

Four Nations:
- Round two: New Zealand 76–12 Papua New Guinea in Rotorua
  - Standings: New Zealand 4 points (2 matches), Australia 2 (1), England 0 (1), Papua New Guinea 0 (2).

Rugby union[edit]

End of year tests:
- Week 2:
  - Japan 10–13 Samoa in Tokyo
  - Australia 26–24 New Zealand in Hong Kong
    - The Wallabies end a 10-match losing streak to the All Blacks, whose streak of Test wins ends at 15.
  - Russia 6–32 Argentina XV in Moscow
ITM Cup semifinal in Auckland:
- Auckland 37–38 Waikato
Currie Cup Final in Durban:
- Sharks 30–10 Western Province
  - The Sharks win their sixth Currie Cup.

Short track speed skating[edit]

World Cup 2 in Quebec City, Canada:
- Men:
  - 1000 m: Thibaut Fauconnet (FRA) Yu Yongjun (CHN) Anthony Lobello Jr. (USA)
    - Standings (after 2 events): (1) Fauconnet 2000 points (2) Lobello 1152 (3) Yu, Michael Gilday (CAN) 800.
  - 1500 m: Michael Gilday (CAN) Nicola Rodigari (ITA) Maxime Chataignier (FRA)
    - Standings (after 3 events): (1) Guillaume Bastille (CAN) 1747 points (2) Chataignier 1280 (3) Jeff Simon (USA) 1210.
- Women:
  - 1000 m: Lana Gehring (USA) Arianna Fontana (ITA) Marianne St-Gelais (CAN)
    - Standings (after 2 events): (1) St-Gelais 1440 points (2) Liu Qiuhong (CHN) 1050 (3) Gehring, Katherine Reutter (USA) 1000.
  - 1500 m: Zhou Yang (CHN) Katherine Reutter (USA) Biba Sakurai (JPN)
    - Standings (after 3 events): (1) Zhou 2440 points (2) Reutter 1800 (3) Marie-Ève Drolet (CAN) 1210.

Snowboarding[edit]

World Cup in London, United Kingdom:
- Big Air: Marko Grilc (SLO) Staale Sandbech (NOR) Seppe Smits (BEL)

Tennis[edit]

WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar, day 5:
- Singles Semifinals:
  - Kim Clijsters (BEL) def. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 7–6(3), 6–1
  - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) def. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 7–5, 6–0
- Doubles Semifinals:
  - Květa Peschke (CZE)/Katarina Srebotnik (SVN) def. Lisa Raymond (USA)/Rennae Stubbs (AUS) 7–6(6), 6–3
  - Gisela Dulko (ARG)/Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Vania King (USA)/Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 6–4, 6–4

Volleyball[edit]

Women's World Championship in Japan:
- Pool A in Tokyo:
  - Costa Rica 3–0 Algeria
  - Serbia 3–1 Poland
  - Japan 3–1 Peru
    - Standings (after 2 games): Serbia, Japan 4 points, Peru, Costa Rica 3, Poland, Algeria 2.
- Pool B in Hamamatsu:
  - Czech Republic 2–3 Brazil
  - Kenya 0–3 Puerto Rico
  - Netherlands 2–3 Italy
    - Standings (after 2 games): Brazil, Italy 4 points, Netherlands, Puerto Rico 3, Czech Republic, Kenya 2.
- Pool C in Matsumoto:
  - United States 3–0 Croatia
  - Thailand 3–1 Kazakhstan
  - Cuba 0–3 Germany
    - Standings (after 2 games): Germany, USA 4 points, Thailand, Croatia 3, Cuba, Kazakhstan 2.
- Pool D in Osaka:
  - Russia 3–1 Turkey
  - Dominican Republic 0–3 South Korea
  - China 3–0 Canada
    - Standings (after 2 games): Russia, South Korea 4 points, China, Turkey 3, Dominican Republic, Canada 2.

October 29, 2010 (Friday)[edit]

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- 1st ODI in Abu Dhabi: Pakistan 203 (49 overs); South Africa 207/2 (39.3 overs). South Africa win by 8 wickets; lead 5-match series 1–0.

Equestrianism[edit]

Dressage:
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
  - 2nd competition in Lyon (CSI-W): Isabell Werth (GER) on Warum Nicht FRH Ulla Salzgeber (GER) on Herzruf's Erbe Valentina Truppa (ITA) on Chablis
    - Standings (after 2 of 10 competitions, including points from Central European League): (1) Werth 40 points (2) Catherine Haddad (CAN) 39 (3) Salzgeber 37

Figure skating[edit]

ISU Grand Prix:
- Skate Canada International in Kingston, Ontario:
  - Ladies Short Program: (1) Cynthia Phaneuf (CAN) 58.24 (2) Ksenia Makarova (RUS) 57.90 (3) Agnes Zawadzki (USA) 56.29
  - Pairs Short Program: (1) Lubov Iliushechkina / Nodari Maisuradze (RUS) 60.72 (2) Marissa Castelli / Simon Shnapir (USA) 56.34 (3) Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers (CAN) 56.14
  - Men Short Program: (1) Nobunari Oda (JPN) 81.37 (2) Kevin Reynolds (CAN) 80.09 (3) Adam Rippon (USA) 77.53
  - Short Dance: (1) Sinead Kerr / John Kerr (GBR) 62.96 (2) Vanessa Crone / Paul Poirier (CAN) 62.95 (3) Pernelle Carron / Lloyd Jones (FRA) 54.43

Football (soccer)[edit]

CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in Cancún, Mexico:
- Group A:
  - Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 Canada
  - Mexico 7–2 Guyana
CAF Confederation Cup Semi-finals, first leg:
- Ittihad 1–2 FUS Rabat
League of Ireland Premier Division, matchday 36: (team in bold qualify for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, teams in italics qualify for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League)
- Bohemians 3–1 Dundalk
- Bray 2–2 Shamrock Rovers
  - Final standings: Shamrock Rovers, Bohemians 67 points, Sligo Rovers 63, Sporting Fingal 62.
  - Shamrock Rovers win their 16th title and first in 16 years.

Korfball[edit]

European Championship final round in Rotterdam, Netherlands:
- 5th–8th places:
  - Russia 15–19 Catalonia
  - England 17–15 Portugal
- Semifinals:
  - Germany 11–34 Belgium
  - Czech Republic 11–36 Netherlands

Rugby union[edit]

ITM Cup semifinal in Christchurch:
- Canterbury 57–41 Wellington

Tennis[edit]

WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar, day 4: (players in bold advance to semifinals)
- White Group:
  - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) def. Kim Clijsters (BEL) 6–4, 7–5
  - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Jelena Janković (SRB) 6–4, 6–1
    - Final standings: Zvonareva 3–0, Clijsters 2–1, Azarenka 1–2, Janković 0–3.
- Maroon Group: Francesca Schiavone (ITA) def. Elena Dementieva (RUS) 6–4, 6–2
  - Final standings: Samantha Stosur (AUS), Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 2–1, Schiavone, Dementieva 1–2.
  - After the match, Dementieva announces her retirement from professional tennis. (Eurosport)

Volleyball[edit]

Women's World Championship in Japan:
- Pool A in Tokyo:
  - Peru 3–0 Algeria
  - Serbia 3–0 Costa Rica
  - Poland 2–3 Japan
- Pool B in Hamamatsu:
  - Brazil 3–0 Kenya
  - Czech Republic 0–3 Netherlands
  - Puerto Rico 0–3 Italy
- Pool C in Matsumoto:
  - Germany 3–0 Kazakhstan
  - United States 3–1 Thailand
  - Croatia 3–0 Cuba
- Pool D in Osaka:
  - Russia 3–1 Dominican Republic
  - Canada 0–3 South Korea
  - Turkey 3–1 China

October 28, 2010 (Thursday)[edit]

American football[edit]

NCAA BCS Top 25:
- North Carolina State 28, (16) Florida State 24

Baseball[edit]

World Series:
- Game 2: San Francisco Giants 9, Texas Rangers 0. Giants lead series 2–0.

Basketball[edit]

Euroleague, matchday 2:
- Group A: Maccabi Tel Aviv 86–70 Žalgiris Kaunas
- Group B: Real Madrid 68–56 Unicaja Málaga
- Group C: KK Cibona Zagreb 68–73 Fenerbahçe Ülker
- Group D:
  - Panathinaikos Athens 74–60 CSKA Moscow
  - Armani Jeans Milano 72–76 Union Olimpija Ljubljana

Football (soccer)[edit]

CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in Cancún, Mexico:
- Group B:
  - Costa Rica 1–0 Guatemala
  - United States 5–0 Haiti
MLS Cup Playoffs
- Eastern Conference Semifinal, first leg in Commerce City, Colorado:
  - Colorado Rapids 1–0 Columbus Crew

Korfball[edit]

European Championship final round in Rotterdam, Netherlands:
- 13th–16th places:
  - Slovakia 20–15 Scotland
  - Serbia 23–12 Turkey
- 9th–12th places:
  - Hungary 18–14 Wales
  - Ireland 18–21 Poland

Snooker[edit]

Premier League Snooker – League phase in Penrith, Cumbria: (players in ~~strike~~ are eliminated)
- Marco Fu (HKG) 5–1 ~~Ding Junhui~~ (CHN)
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 4–2 Mark Williams (WAL)
  - Standings: Fu 6 points (5 matches), Williams 5 (5), O'Sullivan 5 (4), Mark Selby (ENG) 4 (4), Ding 4 (6), Neil Robertson (AUS), Shaun Murphy (ENG) 3 (3).

Tennis[edit]

WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar, day 3: (players in bold advance to semifinals)
- White Group: Kim Clijsters (BEL) def. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
  - Standings: Vera Zvonareva (RUS), Clijsters 2–0, Azarenka, Jelena Janković (SRB) 0–2.
- Maroon Group:
  - Elena Dementieva (RUS) def. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(4)
  - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
    - Standings: Stosur, Wozniacki 2–1, Dementieva 1–1, Schiavone 0–2.

October 27, 2010 (Wednesday)[edit]

Baseball[edit]

World Series:
- Game 1: San Francisco Giants 11, Texas Rangers 7. Giants lead series 1–0.

Basketball[edit]

Euroleague, matchday 2:
- Group A:
  - Asseco Prokom Gdynia 73–80 Caja Laboral
  - Partizan Belgrade 72–68 Khimki Moscow
- Group B:
  - Brose Baskets 73–61 Olympiacos Piraeus
  - Spirou Basket 55–64 Virtus Roma
- Group C:
  - Lietuvos Rytas 75–79 Montepaschi Siena
  - Cholet Basket 77–84 Regal FC Barcelona
- Group D: Efes Pilsen Istanbul 79–63 Power Electronics Valencia

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- 2nd T20I in Abu Dhabi: Pakistan 120/9 (20 overs); South Africa 125/4 (18.4 overs). South Africa win by 6 wickets; win 2-match series 2–0.

Football (soccer)[edit]

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA):
- Repechage II, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
  - Switzerland 2–4 (0–1) Italy. Italy win 5–2 on aggregate and advance to the UEFA-CONCACAF play-off.
Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, first leg:
- Goiás 2–2 Avaí
- Atlético Mineiro 1–1 Palmeiras

Korfball[edit]

European Championship second round in Rotterdam, Netherlands:
- Quarterfinals: (teams in bold advance to semifinals)
  - Group E:
    - Germany 15–11 England
    - Netherlands 39–12 Russia
      - Final standings: Netherlands 9 points, Germany 6, Russia 3, England 0.
  - Group F:
    - Catalonia 12–25 Portugal
    - Belgium 35–15 Czech Republic
      - Final standings: Belgium 9 points, Czech Republic 5, Portugal 3, Catalonia 1.
- 9th–16th classification: (teams in bold advance to 9th–12th classification)
  - Group G:
    - Hungary 14–13 Ireland
    - Serbia 13–15 Slovakia
      - Final standings: Hungary 9 points, Ireland 5, Slovakia 4, Serbia 0.
  - Group H:
    - Poland 17–12 Wales
    - Scotland 12–15 Turkey
      - Final standings: Poland 9 points, Wales 6, Turkey 3, Scotland 0.

Tennis[edit]

WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar, day 2:
- White Group:
  - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) def. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 7–6(4), 6–4
  - Kim Clijsters (BEL) def. Jelena Janković (SRB) 6–2, 6–3
    - Standings: Zvonareva 2–0, Clijsters 1–0, Azarenka 0–1, Janković 0–2.
- Maroon Group: Samantha Stosur (AUS) def. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6–4, 6–3
  - Standings: Stosur 2–0, Wozniacki 1–1, Francesca Schiavone (ITA), Elena Dementieva (RUS) 0–1.

October 26, 2010 (Tuesday)[edit]

American football[edit]

NCAA BCS Top 10 (unbeaten team in bold):
- (3) Boise State 49, Louisiana Tech 20

Basketball[edit]

NBA season openers:
- Boston Celtics 88, Miami Heat 80
- Portland Trail Blazers 106, Phoenix Suns 92
- Los Angeles Lakers 112, Houston Rockets 110

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan vs South Africa in UAE:
- 1st T20I in Abu Dhabi: Pakistan 119 (19.5 overs); South Africa 120/4 (18.2 overs). South Africa win by 6 wickets; lead 2-match series 1–0.

Football (soccer)[edit]

Caribbean Championship Qualifying Group Stage Two: (teams in bold advance to the Final Tournament)
- Group E in St. George's, Grenada:
  - Puerto Rico 0–1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
  - Grenada 0–3 Guadeloupe
    - Final standings: Guadeloupe 9 points, Grenada 6, Saint Kitts and Nevis 3, Puerto Rico 0.

Korfball[edit]

European Championship second round in Rotterdam, Netherlands:
- Quarterfinals:
  - Group E:
    - Germany 26–25 Russia
    - Netherlands 34–6 England
      - Standings (after 2 games): Netherlands 6 points, Russia, Germany 3, England 0.
  - Group F:
    - Catalonia 17–18 (g.g.) Czech Republic
    - Belgium 32–16 Portugal
      - Standings (after 2 games): Belgium 6 points, Czech Republic 5, Catalonia 1, Portugal 0.
- 9th–16th classification:
  - Group G:
    - Hungary 17–8 Slovakia
    - Serbia 10–16 Ireland
      - Standings (after 2 games): Hungary 6 points, Ireland 5, Slovakia 1, Serbia 0.
  - Group H:
    - Poland 23–7 Turkey
    - Scotland 15–18 Wales
      - Standings (after 2 games): Poland, Wales 6 points, Turkey, Scotland 0.

Tennis[edit]

WTA Tour Championships in Doha, Qatar, day 1:
- White Group: Vera Zvonareva (RUS) def. Jelena Janković (SRB) 6–3, 6–0
- Maroon Group:
  - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) def. Elena Dementieva (RUS) 6–1, 6–1
  - Samantha Stosur (AUS) def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6–4, 6–4

October 25, 2010 (Monday)[edit]

American football[edit]

NFL, Week 7:
- Monday Night Football: New York Giants 41, Dallas Cowboys 35

October 24, 2010 (Sunday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup:
- Giant slalom in Sölden, Austria: Cancelled after first run due to fog and wind.

American football[edit]

NFL, Week 7:
- Carolina Panthers 23, San Francisco 49ers 20
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18, St. Louis Rams 17
- Baltimore Ravens 37, Buffalo Bills 34 (OT)
- Cleveland Browns 30, New Orleans Saints 17
- Pittsburgh Steelers 23, Miami Dolphins 22
- Tennessee Titans 37, Philadelphia Eagles 19
- Kansas City Chiefs 42, Jacksonville Jaguars 20
- Washington Redskins 17, Chicago Bears 14
- Atlanta Falcons 39, Cincinnati Bengals 32
- Seattle Seahawks 22, Arizona Cardinals 10
- New England Patriots 23, San Diego Chargers 20
- Oakland Raiders 59, Denver Broncos 14
  - The Raiders tally a franchise record for most points in a game, with Darren McFadden scoring four touchdowns.
- Sunday Night Football: Green Bay Packers 28, Minnesota Vikings 24
- Byes: Detroit Lions, Indianapolis Colts, New York Jets, Houston Texans

Auto racing[edit]

Formula One:
- Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam: (1) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) (2) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes) (3) Felipe Massa (BRA) (Ferrari)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 17 of 19 races): (1) Alonso 231 points (2) Mark Webber (AUS) (Red Bull–Renault) 220 (3) Hamilton 210
  - Constructors' championship standings: (1) Red Bull 426 points (2) McLaren 399 (3) Ferrari 374
Chase for the Sprint Cup:
- TUMS Fast Relief 500 in Martinsville: (1) Denny Hamlin (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Mark Martin (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 32 of 36 races): (1) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) 5998 points (2) Hamlin 5992 (3) Harvick 5936
V8 Supercars:
- Armor All Gold Coast 600 in Surfers Paradise, Queensland: (1) Jamie Whincup (AUS)/Steve Owen (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (2) Shane van Gisbergen (NZL)/John McIntyre (NZL) (Ford Falcon) (3) Mark Winterbottom (AUS)/Luke Youlden (AUS) (Ford Falcon)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 20 of 26 races): (1) James Courtney (AUS) (Ford Falcon) 2521 points (2) Whincup 2450 (3) Craig Lowndes (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 2255
World Rally Championship:
- Rally Catalunya in Salou: (1) Sébastien Loeb (FRA)/Daniel Elena (MON) (Citroën C4 WRC) (2) Petter Solberg (NOR)/Chris Patterson (GBR) (Citroën C4 WRC) (3) Dani Sordo (ESP)/Diego Vallejo (ESP) (Citroën C4 WRC)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 12 of 13 rounds): (1) Loeb 251 points (2) Sébastien Ogier (FRA) (Citroën C4 WRC) 167 (3) Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN) (Ford Focus RS WRC 09) 156

Cricket[edit]

Australia in India:
- 3rd ODI in Margao: India vs. Australia. Match abandoned without a ball bowled; India win 3-match series 1–0.

Equestrianism[edit]

Show jumping:
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
  - 2nd competition in Helsinki (CSI 5*-W): Christian Ahlmann (GER) on Taloubet Z Philipp Weishaupt (GER) on Catoki Leon Thijssen (NED) on Tyson
    - Standings (after 2 of 13 competitions): (1) Ahlmann 40 points (2) Thijssen 27 (3) Weishaupt 24
Dressage:
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
  - 1st competition in Odense (CSI-W): Isabell Werth (GER) on Satchmo Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (DEN) on Digby Hans Peter Minderhoud (NED) on Tango

Figure skating[edit]

ISU Grand Prix:
- NHK Trophy in Nagoya, Japan:
  - Men: Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 234.79 Jeremy Abbott (USA) 218.19 Florent Amodio (FRA) 213.77

Football (soccer)[edit]

Caribbean Championship Qualifying Group Stage Two: (teams in bold advance for the Final Tournament)
- Group E in St. George's, Grenada:
  - Guadeloupe 3–2 Puerto Rico
  - Grenada 2–0 Saint Kitts and Nevis
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Grenada, Guadeloupe 6 points, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.
OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 1:
- Group B: Waitakere United 3–1 AS Tefana

Futsal[edit]

Grand Prix de Futsal in Anápolis, Brazil:
- Final: Spain 2–1 Brazil
  - Spain win the title for the first time and stop Brazil's winning streak at five.

Golf[edit]

PGA Tour Fall Series:
- Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, Nevada:
  - Winner: Jonathan Byrd (USA) 263 (−21)^PO
    - Byrd wins his fourth PGA Tour title with a hole in one on the fourth playoff hole, defeating Martin Laird (SCO) and Cameron Percy (AUS).
European Tour:
- Castelló Masters Costa Azahar in Castellón, Spain:
  - Winner: Matteo Manassero (ITA) 268 (−16)
    - Manassero wins his first European Tour title, and becomes the youngest player to win on the Tour, at the age of 17 years, 188 days.
LPGA Tour:
- Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
  - Winner: Jimin Kang (KOR) 204 (−9)
    - Kang wins her second LPGA Tour title.
Champions Tour:
- Administaff Small Business Classic in The Woodlands, Texas:
  - Winner: Fred Couples (USA) 199 (−17)
    - Couples wins for the fourth time in his first Champions Tour season.

Gymnastics[edit]

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands:
- Men's:
  - Vault: Thomas Bouhail (FRA) 16.449 points Anton Golotsutskov (RUS) 16.366 Dzmitry Kaspiarovich (BLR) 16.316
  - Parallel bars: Feng Zhe (CHN) 15.966 points Teng Haibin (CHN) 15.616 Kōhei Uchimura (JPN) 15.500
  - Horizontal bar: Zhang Chenglong (CHN) 16.166 points Epke Zonderland (NED) 16.033 Fabian Hambüchen (GER) 15.966
- Women's:
  - Balance beam: Ana Porgras (ROU) 15.366 points Rebecca Bross (USA) 15.233 Deng Linlin (CHN) 15.233
  - Floor: Lauren Mitchell (AUS) 14.833 points Aliya Mustafina (RUS) 14.766 Diana Chelaru (ROU) 14.766

Korfball[edit]

European Championship first round in the Netherlands, matchday 3: (teams in bold advance to second round)
- Group A in Leeuwarden:
  - Germany 21–11 Hungary
  - Netherlands 45–8 Serbia
    - Final standings: Netherlands 9 points, Germany 6, Hungary 3, Serbia 0.
- Group B in Tilburg:
  - Catalonia 23–5 Poland
  - Belgium 35–9 Scotland
    - Final standings: Belgium 9 points, Catalonia 6, Poland 3, Scotland 0.
- Group C in Almelo:
  - Wales 17–13 Turkey
  - Czech Republic 20–17 Portugal
    - Final standings: Czech Republic 9 points, Portugal 6, Wales 3, Turkey 0.
- Group D in The Hague:
  - Slovakia 13–14 (g.g.) Ireland
  - Russia 26–24 England
    - Final standings: Russia 9 points, England 6, Ireland 2, Slovakia 1.

Rugby league[edit]

Four Nations:
- Round one: Australia 42–0 Papua New Guinea in Sydney

Short track speed skating[edit]

World Cup in Montreal, Canada:
- Men:
  - 500 m: Charles Hamelin (CAN) Simon Cho (USA) Liang Wenhao (CHN)
  - 1500 m: Guillaume Bastille (CAN) Travis Jayner (USA) Maxime Chataignier (FRA)
    - Standings (after 2 events): Bastille 1640 points, Jeff Simon (USA) 1000, Jayner, Simon Cho (USA) 800.
  - 5000 m relay: Canada France United States
- Women:
  - 500 m: Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) Arianna Fontana (ITA) Valerie Lambert (CAN)
  - 1500 m: Katherine Reutter (USA) Marie-Ève Drolet (CAN) Zhou Yang (CHN)
    - Standings (after 2 events): Zhou 1440 points, Reutter, Lana Gehring (USA) 1000.
  - 3000 m relay: China United States Canada

Snooker[edit]

Euro Players Tour Championship:
- Event 3 in Rüsselsheim, Germany:
  - Final: Marcus Campbell (SCO) 4–0 Liang Wenbo (CHN)
    - Campbell wins his first professional title.
    - Order of Merit (after 9 of 12 events): (1) Mark Selby (ENG) 18,400 (2) Barry Pinches (ENG) 17,500 (3) Mark Williams (WAL) 16,600

Tennis[edit]

ATP World Tour:
- If Stockholm Open:
  - Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Florian Mayer (GER) 6–4, 6–3
    - Federer wins his third title of the year and the 64th of his career.
- Kremlin Cup:
  - Final: Viktor Troicki (SRB) def. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
    - Troicki wins the first title of his career.
WTA Tour:
- Kremlin Cup:
  - Final: Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 6–3, 6–4
    - Azarenka wins her second title of the year and the fifth of her career.
- BGL Luxembourg Open:
  - Final: Roberta Vinci (ITA) def. Julia Görges (GER) 6–3, 6–4
    - Vinci wins the third title of her career.