December 2004 in Sports - December 11, 2004

December 11, 2004

• Manny Pacquiao defeats boxer Fahsan 3K Battery of Thailand. Fahsan was knocked out with a fourth knockdown. The fight was a tune-up game to an upcoming rematch with Juan Manuel Márquez in February to unify the IBF and WBC world Featherweight titles. (PDI)
• College basketball: University of Arizona head coach Lute Olson coaches his 1,000th career victory, a 67–62 win over the University of Utah. (ESPN)
• NBA:
  • Brad Miller of the Sacramento Kings makes four straight free throws in the closing seconds, as the Sacramento Kings defeat the Indiana Pacers, 97–92, in overtime. It is the Pacers' seventh straight defeat. (NBA)
  • In a match between cross-town rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Los Angeles Clippers, 89–87. (NBA)
• Biathlon: The second day of WC 2 at Holmenkollen, Norway, starts with the women's 7.5 km Sprint race being won by Olga Zaitseva (Cyrillic: Ольга Зайцева) (RUS), with Olga Pyleva (Cyrillics: Ольга Пылева) (RUS) and Tadeja Brankovic (SLO) tying for the 2nd place. (IBU/EBU Results) After the men's 10 km Sprint, the podium is occupied by Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) at the top, Raphaël Poirée (FRA) at the next place, and Bjørndalen's teammate Halvard Hanevold at third. (IBU/EBU Results) The Sprint races' results determine the time differenced starting order of tomorrow's Pursuits.
• Boxing: Vitali Klitschko retains his WBC world Heavyweight title with an eighth round knockout over Danny Williams, and Miguel Cotto retains his WBO world Jr. Welterweight title with a sixth round knockout win over Randall Bailey, in Las Vegas. (AOL)
• Cricket: Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar equals Sunil Gavaskar's world record of 34 test match centuries in the first test against Bangladesh at Dhaka. (Cricinfo)
• Cross-country skiing: Starting off the weekend's World Cup event at Fiemme Valley, Italy, Marit Bjørgen (NOR) consolidates her total WC lead by winning the ladies' 2×7.5 km Double Pursuit race. Kristina Šmigun (EST) and Gabriella Paruzzi (ITA) follow on the next two places, 0.34 and 2.57 seconds later, respectively. (FIS-Ski Results) The men's 2×15 km race is won by WC leader Axel Teichmann (GER), beating teammate Jens Filbrich and Frenchman Vincent Vittoz in a spurt where the six first skiers finish within the same second. (FIS-Ski Results)
• College football:
  • Matt Leinart, quarterback of the University of Southern California, wins the Heisman Trophy. (ESPN)
  • Valdosta State University defeats Pittsburg State University, 36–31 to win the NCAA Division II national football championship. (ESPN)
• Football: 2004 Tiger Cup championship, First Round
  • Group A: Laos 0 – 1 Cambodia
  • Group A: Vietnam 0 – 3 Indonesia