Women's Championship in São Paulo, Brazil: Seventh place match: 29–32 Fifth place match: 20–36 Third place match: 18–24 Final: 24–32 Norway win the title for the second time. Nordic combined World Cup in Seefeld, Austria: HS 109 / 10 km: Jason Lamy-Chappuis 27:41.9 Alessandro Pittin 27:45.8 Jørgen Graabak 27:49.0 Standings (after 8 of 23 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 554 points (2) Tino Edelmann 381 (3) Akito Watabe 361 Rugby union Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 4: Pool 1: Munster 19–13 Scarlets Northampton Saints 45–0 Castres Standings (after 4 matches): Munster 16 points, Scarlets 11, Northampton Saints 8, Castres 6. Pool 6: Toulouse 24–31 Harlequins Standings (after 4 matches): Toulouse 13 points, Harlequins 12, Gloucester 9, Connacht 2. Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 4: Pool 4: Newport Gwent Dragons 19–23 Exeter Chiefs Standings (after 4 matches): Perpignan, Exeter Chiefs 14 points, Newport Gwent Dragons 10, Cavalieri Prato 0. Pool 5: Sale Sharks 41–21 Agen Standings (after 4 matches): Brive 18 points, Sale Sharks 15, Agen 5, La Vila 0. Sailing World Championships in Perth, Australia: Women's 470: Tara Pacheco, Berta Betanzos 63 points Hannah Mills, Saskia Clark 68 Jo Aleh, Polly Powrie 73 Men's 49er: Nathan Outteridge, Iain Jensen 91 points Peter Burling, Blair Tuke 112 Emil Toft Nielssen, Simon Toft Nielssen 112 Men's RS:X: Dorian van Rijsselberghe 33 points Piotr Myszka 40 Nimrod Mashiach 52 Men's Laser: Tom Slingsby 37 points Nick Thompson 56 Andrew Murdock 59 Snooker Players Tour Championship – Event 11 in Sheffield, England: Jamie Cope compiles the 85th official maximum break, and becomes the sixth person to compile more than two official maximum breaks. Ski jumping Men's World Cup in Engelberg, Switzerland: HS 137: Andreas Kofler 264.7 points Kamil Stoch 260.8 Anders Bardal 260.5 Standings (after 7 of 27 events): (1) Kofler 508 points (2) Bardal 390 (3) Gregor Schlierenzauer 376 December 17, 2011 (Saturday) Alpine skiing Men's World Cup in Val Gardena, Italy: Downhill: Cancelled due to strong winds. Women's World Cup in Courchevel, France: Giant slalom: Cancelled due to heavy snow. Basketball FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup in Salé, Morocco (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals): Group A: ASB Mazembe 74–62 Urunani Union Bank 72–93 AS Salé Al Ahly 72–85 C.R.D. Libolo Final standings: AS Salé 10 points, C.R.D. Libolo 9, Union Bank 8, ASB Mazembe 7, Al Ahly 6, Urunani 5. Group B: Royal Hoopers 63–88 Petro Atlético Étoile Sportive du Sahel