Deaths in September
12: Alexander Galimov
11: Christian Bakkerud
7: 36 players and staff of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
5: Lee Roy Selmon
Current sporting seasons
American football 2011
National Football League
NCAA Division I FBS
NCAA Division I FCS
Australian rules football 2011
Australian Football League
Finals Series
Auto racing 2011
Formula One
Sprint Cup
Nationwide Series
Camping World Truck Series
IRL IndyCar Series
World Rally Championship
WTTC
V8 Supercar
Formula Two
GP2 Series
GP3 Series
American Le Mans
Le Mans Series
Rolex Sports Car Series
FIA GT1 World Championship
Auto GP
World Series by Renault
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Super GT
Baseball 2011
Major League Baseball
Nippon Professional Baseball
Basketball 2011
WNBA
Philippines collegiate: NCAA UAAP
Canadian football 2011
Canadian Football League
CIS football
Cricket 2011
England: County Championship Clydesdale Bank 40
Football (soccer) 2011
National teams competitions
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
International clubs competitions
UEFA (Europe) Champions League
UEFA 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
Domestic (national) competitions
Argentina
Brazil
England
France
Germany
Italy
Japan
Norway
Portugal
Russia
Scotland
Spain
Major League Soccer (USA & Canada)
Golf 2011
PGA Tour
European Tour
LPGA Tour
Champions Tour
Motorcycle racing 2011
Moto GP
Superbike World Championship
Supersport World Championship
Rugby league 2011
Super League
NRL
Rugby union 2011
Aviva Premiership
RaboDirect Pro12
Top 14
Currie Cup
ITM Cup
Tennis 2011
ATP World Tour
WTA Tour
Winter sports
ISU Junior Grand Prix
Snowboard World Cup
Days of the month
September 30, 2011 (Friday)
Baseball
Major League Baseball postseason: American League Division Series: Game 1 in Arlington, Texas: Tampa Bay Rays 9, Texas Rangers 0. Rays lead series 1–0. Game 1 in New York: New York Yankees 1, Detroit Tigers 1 — game suspended in the bottom of the second inning due to rain; game will be resumed on October 1.
Basketball
FIBA Africa Championship for Women in Bamako, Mali: Quarterfinals: 50–73 54–85 77–49 51–72 FIBA Americas Championship for Women in Neiva, Colombia (teams in italics qualify for World Olympic Qualifying Tournament: Semifinals: 61–59 66–53
Figure skating
ISU Junior Grand Prix: JGP Cup of Austria in Innsbruck, Austria: Pairs: Sui Wenjing/Han Cong 167.14 points Yu Xiaoyu/Jin Yang 154.37 Ekaterina Petaikina/Maxim Kurdyukov 144.47 Standings (after 3 of 4 events): Sui/Han 30 points (2 events), Yu/Jin 26 (2), Petaikina/Kurdyukov 20 (2), Tatiana Tudvaseva/Sergei Lisiev 18 (2), Britney Simpson/Matthew Blackmer 15. Ladies: Vanessa Lam 156.58 points Li Zijun 156.40 Polina Agafonova 148.65 Standings (after 5 of 7 events): Polina Shelepen 30 points (2 events), Lam & Li 26 (2), Polina Korobeynikova & Agafonova 22 (2).
Rugby league
Super League Play-offs: Semi-Finals: Warrington Wolves 24–26 Leeds Rhinos
Rugby union
World Cup in New Zealand (team in bold qualifies for quarter-finals, team in italics qualifies for 2015 World Cup): Pool D in Auckland: 13–5 Standings (after 4 matches unless stated): South Africa 18 points, 10 (3), Samoa 10, 5 (3), 0.
Volleyball
Women's South American Championship in Callao, Peru (teams in bold advance to semifinals): Pool A: 0–3 Final standings: 6 points, Colombia 3, Uruguay 0. Pool B: 3–0 3–0 Final standings: Brazil 9 points, Argentina 6, Chile 3, Paraguay 0.
September 29, 2011 (Thursday)