Deaths in December
28: James Owen Sullivan
24: George Michael
17: Chris Henry
Current sporting seasons
American football 2009
NFL
NCAA Division I FBS
Auto racing 2009
Sprint Cup begins Feb 14
Chase
IRL IndyCar Series begins Mar 14
World Rally Championship begins Feb 14
Formula Two begins Apr 17
Nationwide Series begins Feb 13
Camping World Truck Series begins Feb 12
GP2 Series begins May 8
GP3 Series
WTTC begins Mar 7
V8 Supercar begins Feb 18
American Le Mans begins Mar 20
Le Mans Series
A1 Grand Prix begin Feb 28-->
GP2 Asia Series
Superleague Formula begin Apr 4
Rolex Sports Car Series begins Jan 30
FIA GT1 World Championship begins Apr 3
FIA GT2 European Championship begins Apr 3
Formula Three
World Series by Renault begins Apr 17
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Super GT-->
Major League Baseball -->
Nippon Professional Baseball-->
Basketball 2009
NBA
NCAA Division I men
NCAA Division I women
Euroleague
Eurocup
EuroChallenge
ASEAN Basketball League
Australia
France
Germany
Greece
Iran
Israel
Italy
Philippines
Philippine Cup
Russia
Spain
Turkey
Cricket 2009–2010
Australia: Sheffield Shield Ford Ranger Cup
Bangladesh: National League
India: Ranji Trophy
New Zealand: Plunket Shield Pakistan: Quaid-i-Azam Trophy South Africa: SuperSport Series Sri Lanka: Premier Trophy
Zimbabwe: Logan Cup
Football (soccer) 2009
National teams competitions
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
International clubs competitions
UEFA (Europe) Champions League
Europa League
UEFA Women's Champions League
CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League
OFC (Oceania) Champions League
Domestic (national) competitions
Australia
England
France
Germany
Iran
Italy
Scotland
Spain
Golf 2010
European Tour
Ice hockey 2009
National Hockey League
Rugby union 2009
Heineken Cup
European Challenge Cup
English Premiership
Celtic League
LV Cup
Top 14
Winter sports
Alpine Skiing World Cup
Biathlon World Cup
Bobsleigh World Cup
Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
Freestyle Skiing World Cup
Luge World Cup
Nordic Combined World Cup
Skeleton World Cup
Ski Jumping World Cup
Snowboarding World Cup
Speed Skating World Cup
Days of the month
December 31, 2009 (Thursday)
American football
NCAA bowl games: Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth: Air Force 47, Houston 20 Brut Sun Bowl in El Paso: Oklahoma 31, (21) Stanford 27 Texas Bowl in Houston: Navy 35, Missouri 13 Insight Bowl in Tempe: Iowa State 14, Minnesota 13 Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta: (11) Virginia Tech 37, Tennessee 14
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships in Saskatchewan, Canada: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics secure quarterfinals berths, teams in strike go to relegation round) Group A in Saskatoon: 4–1 4–5 (SO) Canada rally from 2 goals down with 10 minutes remaining to tie the score in regulation time and then win the shootout 3–2. Final standings: Canada 11 points, USA 10, Switzerland 6, Slovakia 3, Latvia 0. Group B in Regina: 7–1 5–2 Final standings: Sweden 12 points, Russia 9, Finland 6, Czech Republic 3, Austria 0. Spengler Cup Final in Davos, Switzerland: HC Dinamo Minsk 3–1 HC Davos
December 30, 2009 (Wednesday)
American football
NCAA bowl games: Roady's Humanitarian Bowl in Boise: Idaho 43, Bowling Green 42 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl in San Diego: (22) Nebraska 33, (20) Arizona 0
Cricket
England in South Africa: 2nd Test in Durban, day 5: 343 and 133; 574/9d. England win by an innings and 98 runs, lead the 4-match series 1–0. Pakistan in Australia: 1st Test in Melbourne, day 5: 454/5d and 225/8d; 258 and 251. Australia win by 170 runs, lead the 3-match series 1–0.