October 2010 in sports
| << | October 2010 | >> | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | ||||||
Deaths in October
[edit]- 4: Peter Warr
- 23: Fran Crippen
- 26: Paul the Octopus
Sporting seasons
[edit]- Formula One
- Sprint Cup
- World Rally Championship
- Nationwide Series
- Camping World Truck Series
- GP2 Series
- WTTC
- V8 Supercar
- Superleague Formula
- FIA GT1 World Championship
- World Series by Renault
- Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
- Super GT
- NBA
- Euroleague
- EuroLeague Women
- Eurocup
- EuroChallenge
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Israel
- Italy
- Philippines
- Russia
- Spain
- Turkey
- National teams competitions
- UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
- 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
- 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
- OFC (Oceania) Champions League
- Domestic (national) competitions
- Argentina
- Australia
- Brazil
- England
- France
- Germany
- Iran
- Italy
- Japan
- Norway
- Russia
- Scotland
- Spain
- Major League Soccer (USA & Canada)
- National Hockey League
- Kontinental Hockey League
- Czech Extraliga
- Elitserien
- Canadian Hockey League:
- NCAA Division I men
- NCAA Division I women
- 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying
- Heineken Cup
- European Challenge Cup
- English Premiership
- Celtic League
- Top 14
- ITM Cup
- Currie Cup
- Alpine Skiing World Cup
- Grand Prix of Figure Skating
- Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
- Snowboard World Cup
Days of the month
[edit]October 31, 2010 (Sunday)
[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
- 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
- Drivers' championship standings (after 33 of 36 races): (1)
- AMP Energy Juice 500 in Talladega: (1)
- 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
- Race of Japan:
- 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
- Denmark Super Series in Odense:
- 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.
- 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.
- 2nd ODI in Abu Dhabi:
- Sri Lanka in Australia:
- World Professional Championship in Leeds, England:
- Final: Dhruv Sitwala (IND) 1204–1738 Mike Russell (QAT)
- Russell wins the title for the 10th time.
- Final: Dhruv Sitwala (IND) 1204–1738 Mike Russell (QAT)
- 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
- 3rd competition in Lyon (CSI 5*-W):
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
- 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).
- Ice Dance:
- Skate Canada International in Kingston, Ontario:
- African Women's Championship in South Africa:
- Group A: South Africa 2–1
Tanzania
- Group A: South Africa
- 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.
- Canada
- Group A:
- CAF Champions League Final, first leg:
MLS Cup Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinal, first leg in Seattle:
- 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.
- Winner: Graeme McDowell (NIR) 281 (−3)
- Andalucia Masters in Sotogrande, Spain:
- 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.
- Winner: Na Yeon Choi (KOR) 206 (−10)
- LPGA Hana Bank Championship in Incheon, South Korea:
- 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.
- Winner: Rod Spittle (CAN) 201 (−12)PO
- AT&T Championship in San Antonio:
- 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.
- 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.
- 7th–8th places: Russia
- 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
- MotoGP: (1) Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) (Yamaha) (2) Valentino Rossi (ITA) (Yamaha) (3) Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) (Honda)
- Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril:
- 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.
- Standings (after 2 matches):
- Round two: Australia
- World Cup 2 in Quebec City, Canada:
- Men:
- 500 m: François-Louis Tremblay (CAN) Liang Wenhao (CHN) François Hamelin (CAN)
- 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.
- 500 m:
- 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.
- 500 m:
- Men:
- 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
- Final: Stephen Lee (ENG) 4–2 Stephen Maguire (SCO)
- Event 4 in Gloucester:
- 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.
- Singles Final: Kim Clijsters (BEL) def. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6–3, 5–7, 6–3
- 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.
- Final: Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) def. Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 6–3, 7–6(2)
- 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.
- Final: Jürgen Melzer (AUT) def. Andreas Haider-Maurer (AUT) 6–7(10), 7–6(4), 6–4
- 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.
- Final: Gaël Monfils (FRA) def. Ivan Ljubičić (CRO) 6–2, 5–7, 6–1
- St. Petersburg Open:
- Women's World Championship in Japan: (teams in bold advance to the second round)
- Pool A in Tokyo:
- 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.
- Puerto Rico
- 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.
- Kazakhstan
- 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.
- Turkey
October 30, 2010 (Saturday)
[edit]- NCAA (unbeaten teams in bold):
- BCS Top 10:
- Played earlier this week: (3) Boise State
- Idle: (7) Alabama, (10) Wisconsin
- Other games: Virginia 24, (22) Miami 19
- 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.
- 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).
- Pairs:
- Skate Canada International in Kingston, Ontario:
- 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.
- Haiti
- Group B:
- CAF Confederation Cup Semi-finals, first leg:
- CS Sfaxien
1–0 
Al-Hilal
- CS Sfaxien
- MLS Cup Playoffs
- Western Conference Semifinal, first leg in Frisco, Texas:
- Eastern Conference Semifinal, first leg in Santa Clara, California:
- 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
- 15th–16th places: Scotland
- 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)
- Four Nations:
- Round two: New Zealand 76–12 Papua New Guinea in Rotorua
- Round two: New Zealand
- 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
- Japan
- Week 2:
- ITM Cup semifinal in Auckland:
- Currie Cup Final in Durban:
- Sharks 30–10 Western Province
- The Sharks win their sixth Currie Cup.
- Sharks 30–10 Western Province
- 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.
- 1000 m:
- 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.
- 1000 m:
- Men:
- World Cup in London, United Kingdom:
- 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
- Singles Semifinals:
- Women's World Championship in Japan:
- Pool A in Tokyo:
- 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.
- Czech Republic
- 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.
- United States
- 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.
- Russia
October 29, 2010 (Friday)
[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.
- 1st ODI in Abu Dhabi:
- 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
- 2nd competition in Lyon (CSI-W):
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
- 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
- Skate Canada International in Kingston, Ontario:
- CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in Cancún, Mexico:
- Group A:
- Trinidad and Tobago 0–1 Canada
- Mexico 7–2 Guyana
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Group A:
- CAF Confederation Cup Semi-finals, first leg:
- 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.
- European Championship final round in Rotterdam, Netherlands:
- 5th–8th places:
- Semifinals:
- Germany 11–34 Belgium
- Czech Republic 11–36 Netherlands
- Germany
- ITM Cup semifinal in Christchurch:
- Canterbury 57–41 Wellington
- 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)
- White Group:
- Women's World Championship in Japan:
- Pool A in Tokyo:
- Pool B in Hamamatsu:
- Brazil 3–0 Kenya
- Czech Republic 0–3 Netherlands
- Puerto Rico 0–3 Italy
- Brazil
- Pool C in Matsumoto:
- Germany 3–0 Kazakhstan
- United States 3–1 Thailand
- Croatia 3–0 Cuba
- Germany
- Pool D in Osaka:
- Russia 3–1 Dominican Republic
- Canada 0–3 South Korea
- Turkey 3–1 China
- Russia
October 28, 2010 (Thursday)
[edit]- NCAA BCS Top 25:
- North Carolina State 28, (16) Florida State 24
- World Series:
- Game 2: San Francisco Giants 9, Texas Rangers 0. Giants lead series 2–0.
- Euroleague, matchday 2:
- CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup in Cancún, Mexico:
- Group B:
- Costa Rica 1–0 Guatemala
- United States 5–0 Haiti
- Costa Rica
- Group B:
- MLS Cup Playoffs
- Eastern Conference Semifinal, first leg in Commerce City, Colorado:
- European Championship final round in Rotterdam, Netherlands:
- Premier League Snooker – League phase in Penrith, Cumbria: (players in
strikeare 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).
- Marco Fu (HKG) 5–1
- 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.
- White Group: Kim Clijsters (BEL) def. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
October 27, 2010 (Wednesday)
[edit]- World Series:
- Game 1: San Francisco Giants 11, Texas Rangers 7. Giants lead series 1–0.
- Euroleague, matchday 2:
- 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.
- 2nd T20I in Abu Dhabi:
- 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.
- Switzerland
- Repechage II, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
- Copa Sudamericana Quarterfinals, first leg:
- Goiás 2–2 Avaí
- Atlético Mineiro 1–1 Palmeiras
- Goiás
- 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.
- Germany
- Group F:
- Catalonia 12–25 Portugal
- Belgium 35–15 Czech Republic
- Final standings: Belgium 9 points, Czech Republic 5, Portugal 3, Catalonia 1.
- Catalonia
- Group E:
- 9th–16th classification: (teams in bold advance to 9th–12th classification)
- Quarterfinals: (teams in bold advance to semifinals)
- 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.
- White Group:
October 26, 2010 (Tuesday)
[edit]- NCAA BCS Top 10 (unbeaten team in bold):
- (3) Boise State 49, Louisiana Tech 20
- NBA season openers:
- Boston Celtics 88, Miami Heat 80
- Portland Trail Blazers 106, Phoenix Suns 92
- Los Angeles Lakers 112, Houston Rockets 110
- 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.
- 1st T20I in Abu Dhabi:
- 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.
- Puerto Rico
- Group E in St. George's, Grenada:
- 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.
- Germany
- 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.
- Catalonia
- Group E:
- 9th–16th classification:
- Quarterfinals:
- 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]- NFL, Week 7:
October 24, 2010 (Sunday)
[edit]- Men's World Cup:
- Giant slalom in Sölden, Austria: Cancelled after first run due to fog and wind.
- 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
- 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
- Korean Grand Prix in Yeongam: (1) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) (2) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes) (3) Felipe Massa (BRA) (Ferrari)
- 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
- Drivers' championship standings (after 32 of 36 races): (1)
- TUMS Fast Relief 500 in Martinsville: (1)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 2nd competition in Helsinki (CSI 5*-W):
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
- 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
- 1st competition in Odense (CSI-W):
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
- ISU Grand Prix:
- NHK Trophy in Nagoya, Japan:
- Men: Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 234.79 Jeremy Abbott (USA) 218.19 Florent Amodio (FRA) 213.77
- Men:
- NHK Trophy in Nagoya, Japan:
- 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.
- Guadeloupe
- Group E in St. George's, Grenada:
- OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 1:
- Grand Prix de Futsal in Anápolis, Brazil:
- 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).
- Winner: Jonathan Byrd (USA) 263 (−21)PO
- Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas, Nevada:
- 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.
- Winner: Matteo Manassero (ITA) 268 (−16)
- Castelló Masters Costa Azahar in Castellón, Spain:
- LPGA Tour:
- Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
- Winner: Jimin Kang (KOR) 204 (−9)
- Kang wins her second LPGA Tour title.
- Winner: Jimin Kang (KOR) 204 (−9)
- Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
- 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.
- Winner: Fred Couples (USA) 199 (−17)
- Administaff Small Business Classic in The Woodlands, Texas:
- 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
- Vault:
- 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
- Balance beam:
- Men's:
- 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.
- Germany
- Group B in Tilburg:
- 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.
- Wales
- Group D in The Hague:
- Group A in Leeuwarden:
- Four Nations:
- Round one: Australia 42–0 Papua New Guinea in Sydney
- Round one: Australia
- 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
- 500 m:
- 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
- 500 m:
- Men:
- 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
- Final: Marcus Campbell (SCO) 4–0 Liang Wenbo (CHN)
- Event 3 in Rüsselsheim, Germany:
- 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.
- Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Florian Mayer (GER) 6–4, 6–3
- Kremlin Cup:
- Final: Viktor Troicki (SRB) def. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
- Troicki wins the first title of his career.
- Final: Viktor Troicki (SRB) def. Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
- If Stockholm Open:
- 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.
- Final: Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 6–3, 6–4
- BGL Luxembourg Open:
- Final: Roberta Vinci (ITA) def. Julia Görges (GER) 6–3, 6–4
- Vinci wins the third title of her career.
- Final: Roberta Vinci (ITA) def. Julia Görges (GER) 6–3, 6–4
- Kremlin Cup:
October 23, 2010 (Saturday)
[edit]- Women's World Cup:
- Giant slalom in Sölden, Austria: Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 2:26.39 Kathrin Hölzl (GER) 2:26.81 Manuela Mölgg (ITA) 2:27.25
- Giant slalom in Sölden, Austria:
- NCAA (unbeaten teams in bold):
- BCS Top 10:
- (11) Missouri 36, (1) Oklahoma 27
- (4) Auburn 24, (6) LSU 17
- (5) TCU 38, Air Force 7
- (7) Michigan State 35, Northwestern 27
- "Third Saturday in October": (8) Alabama 41, Tennessee 10
- (9) Utah 59, Colorado State 6
- (10) Ohio State 49, Purdue 0
- Played earlier this week: (2) Oregon
- Idle: (3) Boise State
- Other games:
- (13) Wisconsin 31, (15) Iowa 30
- (16) Nebraska 51, (14) Oklahoma State 41
- Iowa State 28, (19) Texas 21
- Syracuse 19, (20) West Virginia 14
- BCS Top 10:
- Nationwide Series:
- 5-Hour Energy 250 in Madison, Illinois: (1)
Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) 
Mike Bliss (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Inc.) (3) 
Justin Allgaier (Dodge; Penske Racing) - Drivers' championship standings (after 32 of 35 races): (1) Keselowski 5144 points (2)
Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 4659 (3) 
Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) 4439
- Drivers' championship standings (after 32 of 35 races): (1) Keselowski 5144 points (2)
- 5-Hour Energy 250 in Madison, Illinois: (1)
- V8 Supercars:
- Armor All Gold Coast 600 in Surfers Paradise, Queensland: (1) Garth Tander (AUS)/Cameron McConville (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (2) Craig Lowndes (AUS)/Andy Priaulx (UK) (Holden Commodore) (3) Shane van Gisbergen (NZL)/John McIntyre (NZL) (Ford Falcon)
- Drivers' championship standings (after 19 of 26 races): (1) James Courtney (AUS) (Ford Falcon) 2401 points (2) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Holden Commodore) 2300 (3) Lowndes 2177
- Armor All Gold Coast 600 in Surfers Paradise, Queensland: (1) Garth Tander (AUS)/Cameron McConville (AUS) (Holden Commodore) (2) Craig Lowndes (AUS)/Andy Priaulx (UK) (Holden Commodore) (3) Shane van Gisbergen (NZL)/John McIntyre (NZL) (Ford Falcon)
- Major League Baseball postseason:
- National League Championship Series:
- Game 6, San Francisco Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2. Giants win series 4–2.
- The Giants win their first pennant since 2002. Cody Ross of the Giants is named series MVP.
- Game 6, San Francisco Giants 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2. Giants win series 4–2.
- National League Championship Series:
- Nippon Professional Baseball Climax Series:
- Central League Final Stage:
- Game 4, Chunichi Dragons 4, Yomiuri Giants 3. Dragons win series 4–1.
- Central League Final Stage:
- ISU Grand Prix:
- NHK Trophy in Nagoya, Japan:
- Men's Short Program: (1) Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 78.04 (2) Jeremy Abbott (USA) 74.62 (3) Shawn Sawyer (CAN) 70.15
- Ice Dance: Meryl Davis / Charlie White (USA) 165.21 Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje (CAN) 141.57 Maia Shibutani / Alex Shibutani (USA) 136.93
- Pairs: Pang Qing / Tong Jian (CHN) 189.37 Vera Bazarova / Yuri Larionov (RUS) 173.83 Narumi Takahashi / Mervin Tran (JPN) 155.66
- Ladies:
- NHK Trophy in Nagoya, Japan: