September 2009 in sports
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Days of the month
September 30, 2009 (Wednesday)
- European Women's Championship in Poland: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Asian Men's Championship in Manila, Philippines: (teams in bold advance to the second round)
- Pool A:
- Pool B:
- India 3–0 Thailand
- Standings: Japan, Indonesia 4 points (2 matches), India 4 (3), Thailand 3 (3).
- Pool C:
- Iran 3–0 Vietnam
- Sri Lanka 0–3 China
- Standings: China 7 points (4 matches), Iran 6 (3), Sri Lanka, Vietnam 4 (3), Hong Kong 3 (3).
- Pool D:
- South Korea 3–1 Australia
- Qatar 0–3 Lebanon
- Standings: Australia 7 points (4 matches), South Korea 6 (3), Lebanon 5 (3), Qatar, Maldives 3 (3).
- South American Women's Championship in Porto Alegre, Brazil:
- African Men's Championship in Tétouan, Morocco: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group A:
- South Africa 0–3 Cameroon
- Standings: Cameroon 5 points (3 matches), Morocco 4 (2), Libya 3 (2), South Africa 3 (3).
- Group B:
- Algeria 3–0 Botswana
- Egypt 3–1 Tunisia
- Standings: Egypt 8 points (4 matches), Algeria, Tunisia 5 (3), Botswana, Gabon 3 (3).
September 29, 2009 (Tuesday)
- ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group B:
- England 146 (43.1 ov); New Zealand 147/6 (27.1 ov) at Johannesburg. New Zealand win by 4 wickets.
- Final standings: New Zealand, England 4 points, Sri Lanka, South Africa 2.
September 28, 2009 (Monday)
September 27, 2009 (Sunday)
- NFL Week 3 (teams at 3–0 in bold):
- Detroit Lions 19, Washington Redskins 14
- The Lions end their 19-game losing streak despite Jason Campbell passing for 327 yards and two touchdowns.
- Green Bay Packers 36, St. Louis Rams 17
- Minnesota Vikings 27, San Francisco 49ers 24
- Brett Favre throws for 301 yards and two TDs, including the game-winner to Greg Lewis with 12 seconds left.
- New England Patriots 26, Atlanta Falcons 10
- New York Jets 24, Tennessee Titans 17
- Philadelphia Eagles 34, Kansas City Chiefs 14
- Kevin Kolb throws for 327 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Eagles, while Michael Vick makes his return to the NFL after 18 months in prison.
- New York Giants 24, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0
- The Giants defense allows only 86 total yards.
- Baltimore Ravens 34, Cleveland Browns 3
- Joe Flacco throws for 342 yards and a touchdown while the Ravens defense allows only 186 yards.
- Jacksonville Jaguars 31, Houston Texans 24
- New Orleans Saints 27, Buffalo Bills 7
- Chicago Bears 25, Seattle Seahawks 19
- San Diego Chargers 23, Miami Dolphins 13
- Cincinnati Bengals 23, Pittsburgh Steelers 20
- Carson Palmer brings the Bengals back from a 20–9 fourth quarter deficit with two TD passes, including the game-winner to Andre Caldwell with 14 seconds left.
- Denver Broncos 23, Oakland Raiders 3
- The Broncos defense allows only 137 total yards.
- Sunday Night Football: Indianapolis Colts 31, Arizona Cardinals 10
September 26, 2009 (Saturday)
- NCAA:
- AP Top 10: (unbeaten teams in bold)
- Other games:
- Other remaining unbeaten teams (rankings in parentheses):
September 25, 2009 (Friday)
September 24, 2009 (Thursday)
September 23, 2009 (Wednesday)
September 22, 2009 (Tuesday)
September 21, 2009 (Monday)
September 20, 2009 (Sunday)
- NFL Week 2: (teams in bold have 2–0 record)
- Atlanta Falcons 28, Carolina Panthers 20
- Minnesota Vikings 27, Detroit Lions 13
- Brett Favre makes his 271st consecutive regular-season start, breaking the previous record of former Vikings great Jim Marshall.
- Cincinnati Bengals 31, Green Bay Packers 24
- Houston Texans 34, Tennessee Titans 31
- Matt Schaub leads the Texans with 357 yards passing for four touchdowns.
- Oakland Raiders 13, Kansas City Chiefs 10
- New York Jets 16, New England Patriots 9
- New Orleans Saints 48, Philadelphia Eagles 22
- Washington Redskins 9, St. Louis Rams 7
- Arizona Cardinals 31, Jacksonville Jaguars 17
- The Cardinals' Kurt Warner sets a new NFL record for completion percentage in a game, going 24-for-26.
- Buffalo Bills 33, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20
- Chicago Bears 17, Pittsburgh Steelers 14
- Denver Broncos 27, Cleveland Browns 6
- Baltimore Ravens 31, San Diego Chargers 26
- San Francisco 49ers 23, Seattle Seahawks 10
- Sunday Night Football: New York Giants 33, Dallas Cowboys 31
September 19, 2009 (Saturday)
- NCAA
- AP Top 10:
- (1) Florida 23, Tennessee 13
- (2) Texas 34, Texas Tech 24
- Washington 16, (3) USC 13
- The Huskies, winless last season, stun the Trojans in Seattle, with Erik Folk kicking a winning 22-yard field goal with 3 seconds left.
- (4) Alabama 53, North Texas 7
- (5) Mississippi 52, Southeastern Louisiana 6
- (5) Penn State 31, Temple 6
- Florida State 54, (7) Brigham Young 28
- (8) California 35, Minnesota 21
- Jahvid Best runs for 131 yards and all five of the Bears' touchdowns.
- (9) LSU 31, Louisiana-Lafayette 3
- Other games:
September 18, 2009 (Friday)
- Davis Cup:
- World Group Semifinals, day 1:
- Croatia 0–2 Czech Republic in Poreč
- Radek Štěpánek (CZE) bt Ivo Karlović (CRO) 6–7 (5), 7–6 (5), 7–6 (5), 6–7 (2), 16–14
- Štěpánek saves 5 match points and overcomes a world record of 78 aces by Karlović, to win after 82 games – equalling the Davis cup record since the introduction of the tie-break, and 5 hours 59 minutes – the fourth longest match in Davis Cup history.
- Tomáš Berdych (CZE) bt Marin Čilić (CRO) 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3
- Spain 2–0 Israel in Murcia
- World Group Play-offs, day 1:
September 17, 2009 (Thursday)
September 16, 2009 (Wednesday)
September 15, 2009 (Tuesday)
- EuroBasket in Poland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
September 14, 2009 (Monday)
- EuroBasket in Poland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group F in Łódź:
- Spain 84–70 Lithuania
- Lithuania fails to reach the top 8 for only the second time in 10 championships.
- Slovenia 76–60 Poland
- Serbia 64–69 (OT) Turkey
- Turkey shutout Serbia 5–0 in overtime.
- Standings (after 4 games): Turkey 8 points, Slovenia 7, Serbia, Spain 6, Poland 5, Lithuania 4.
September 13, 2009 (Sunday)
- NFL Week 1:
- Atlanta Falcons 19, Miami Dolphins 7
- Baltimore Ravens 38, Kansas City Chiefs 24
- Joe Flacco throws for 307 yards and three touchdowns.
- Philadelphia Eagles 38, Carolina Panthers 10
- The Eagles win with defense, forcing seven Panthers turnovers, five of them by quarterback Jake Delhomme, but lose Donovan McNabb to a broken rib.
- Indianapolis Colts 14, Jacksonville Jaguars 12
- Dallas Cowboys 34, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21
- Tony Romo throws for 353 yards and three touchdowns.
- New Orleans Saints 45, Detroit Lions 27
- Drew Brees throws for 358 yards and six TDs to lead the Saints.
- New York Jets 24, Houston Texans 7
- Minnesota Vikings 34, Cleveland Browns 20
- Denver Broncos 12, Cincinnati Bengals 7
- Brandon Stokley catches a tipped desperation pass from Kyle Orton and completes an 87-yard touchdown play with 11 seconds left to give the Broncos the win.
- San Francisco 49ers 20, Arizona Cardinals 16
- New York Giants 23, Washington Redskins 17
- Seattle Seahawks 28, St. Louis Rams 0
- Green Bay Packers 21, Chicago Bears 15
- EuroBasket in Poland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
September 12, 2009 (Saturday)
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- Tony Stewart (Chevrolet, Stewart Haas Racing) — 3806 (5030)
- Gordon — 3627 (5010)
- Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) — 3534 (5030)
- Hamlin — 3491 (5020)
- Kurt Busch — 3322 (5010)
- Mark Martin (Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports) — 3291 (5040)
- Kasey Kahne (Dodge, Richard Petty Motorsports) — 3280 (5020)
- Carl Edwards (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) — 3280 (5000)
- Ryan Newman (Chevrolet, Stewart Haas Racing) — 3272 (5000)
- Juan Pablo Montoya (Chevrolet, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) — 3251 (5000)
- Greg Biffle (Ford, Roush Fenway Racing) — 3249 (5000)
- Brian Vickers (Toyota, Red Bull Racing Team) — 3203 (5010)
- Kurt Busch's brother Kyle Busch, tied with Martin for the most wins this season with four, falls eight points shy of a spot in the Chase.
- EuroBasket in Poland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- World Amateur Championships in Milan, Italy, finals:
- Light-flyweight (−48 kg):
- Flyweight (−51 kg):
- Bantamweight (−54 kg):
- Featherweight (−57 kg):
- Lightweight (−60 kg):
- Light-welterweight (−64 kg):
- Welterweight (−69 kg):
- Middleweight (−75 kg):
- Light-heavyweight (−81 kg):
- Heavyweight (−91 kg):
- Super-heavyweight (+91 kg):
September 11, 2009 (Friday)
- EuroBasket in Poland: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Five new members are inducted to the Hall of Fame:
- World Amateur Championships in Milan, Italy, semifinals:
- Light-flyweight (−48 kg):
- Flyweight (−51 kg):
- Bantamweight (−54 kg):
- Featherweight (−57 kg):
- Lightweight (−60 kg):
- Light-welterweight (−64 kg):
- Welterweight (−69 kg):
- Middleweight (−75 kg):
- Light-heavyweight (−81 kg):
- Heavyweight (−91 kg):
- Super-heavyweight (+91 kg):
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September 10, 2009 (Thursday)
September 9, 2009 (Wednesday)
- EuroBasket in Poland: (teams in bold advance to the second round)
September 8, 2009 (Tuesday)
- EuroBasket in Poland: (All times CET, teams in bold advance to the second round)
- U.S. Open, day 9: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's Singles, fourth round:
- Marin Čilić (CRO) [16] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [2] 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [3] def. Gaël Monfils (FRA) [13] 6–7(3), 6–3, 6–1, 6–3
- Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [6] def. Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) [24] 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
- Fernando González (CHI) [11] def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [7] 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(3), 6–4
- Women's Singles, quarterfinals:
September 7, 2009 (Monday)
- Women's Euro in Finland:
- Semi-final: Germany 3–1 Norway
- Defending champion Germany advance to the final for the fifth straight time.
- U.S. Open, day 8: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's Singles, fourth round:
- Roger Federer (SUI) [1] def. Tommy Robredo (ESP) [14] 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) [4] def. Radek Štěpánek (CZE) [15] 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
- Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [10] def. John Isner (USA) 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
- Robin Söderling (SWE) [12] def. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [8] 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 Ret.
- For the first time in the Open Era, no American man advances to the quarterfinals of the US Open.
September 6, 2009 (Sunday)
- U.S. Open, day 7: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's Singles, third round:
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [3] def. Nicolás Almagro (ESP) [32] 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
- Taylor Dent (USA) def. Andy Murray (GBR) [2] 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
- Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) [24] def. Gilles Simon (FRA) [9] 1–6, 6–4, 7–6 (7/5), 1–0, retired
- Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [6] def. Daniel Köllerer (AUT) 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [7] defs. Julien Benneteau (FRA) 7–6(4), 6–2, 6–4
- Women's Singles, fourth round:
September 5, 2009 (Saturday)
- NCAA AP Top 10:
- (1) Florida 62, Charleston Southern 3
- (2) Texas 59, Louisiana-Monroe 20
- (20) Brigham Young 14, (3) Oklahoma 13
- The Sooners' quarterback, 2008 Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford, has a sprained right (throwing) shoulder and is expected to miss 2 to 4 weeks.
- (4) USC 56, San José State 3
- (5) Alabama 34, (7) Virginia Tech 24
- (6) Ohio State 31, Navy 27
- (9) Penn State 31, Akron 7
- (9) Oklahoma State 24, (13) Georgia 10
- U.S. Open, day 6: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's Singles, third round:
- Roger Federer (SUI) [1] def. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) [31] 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) [4] def. Jesse Witten (USA) 6–7(2), 6–3, 7–6(2), 6–4
- John Isner (USA) def. Andy Roddick (USA) [5] 7–6(3), 6–3, 3–6, 5–7, 7–6(5)
- Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [8] def. Marco Chiudinelli (SUI) 6–4, 7–5, 7–5
- Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [10] def. Tommy Haas (GER) [20] 3–6, 7–5, 7–6(8), 1–6, 6–4
- Women's Singles, third round:
September 4, 2009 (Friday)
- U.S. Open, day 5: (seeding in parentheses)
- Men's Singles, second round:
- Andy Murray (GBR) [2] def. Paul Capdeville (CHI) 6–2, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [3] def. Nicolas Kiefer (GER) 6–0, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
- Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [6] def. Jürgen Melzer (AUT) 7–6(6), 6–3, 6–3
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [7] def. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
- Gilles Simon (FRA) [9] def. Thomaz Bellucci (BRA) 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
- Women's Singles, third round:
September 3, 2009 (Thursday)
- Women's Euro in Finland:
- News:
- English Premier League football club Chelsea F.C. is banned from registering players on transfer during their next two transfer windows by FIFA for inducing Gaël Kakuta to illegally break his contract with French Ligue 1 club RC Lens in 2007. They will be unable to transfer players in until January 2011. [2]
- Chelsea F.C. must pay restitution to RC Lens of €130,000 (₤113,000) for Kakuta's breach of contract.
- Kakuta himself is suspended from playing at any level by FIFA for four months, and fined €780,000 (₤680,000).
- Chelsea captain John Terry states the club will appeal the ban and fines. [3]
- Following the successful claim by RC Lens, French Ligue 2 club Le Havre AC announces they are considering filing a complaint with FIFA against Manchester United F.C. over their signing of Le Havre academy player Paul Pogba. Pogba's signing has not yet been approved by FIFA. [4]
September 2, 2009 (Wednesday)
September 1, 2009 (Tuesday)