Knights obtain sole possession of the Canadian Hockey League record for the longest unbeaten streak, with their 30-game run surpassing the mark set by the Brandon Wheat Kings following a rare 0–0 tie in an Ontario Hockey League game against the Guelph Storm. Guelph goaltender Adam Dennis is named first star, having stopped 48 shots from the Knights. (CP) Fox-hunting: The Countryside Alliance announces that 250 hunts will meet legally on 19 February, the day after fox-hunting becomes illegal in England and Wales. (BBC) Cricket Rod Marsh steps down as director of the England and Wales Cricket Board's academy after 4 years in charge. (Cricinfo) The third One Day International between Australia and New Zealand at Brisbane, Australia is called off without a ball being bowled because of rain. The 3 match series finishes level at 1–1. (Cricinfo) Anil Kumble becomes India's highest wicket taker when he trapped Mohammad Rafique of Bangladesh to surpass Kapil Dev's haul of 435 wickets on the first day of their match in Dhaka. Football: 2004 Tiger Cup championship, First Round Group B: Thailand 1 – 1 Myanmar Group B: Malaysia 4 – 1 Philippines December 9, 2004 (Thursday) Ice hockey: The Worldstars team consisting of locked-out players from North American National Hockey League starts a 7-country, 10-game charity tour against European teams, with a 4–2 win over Riga 2000 team in Riga, Latvia. (CBC) The National Hockey League labor negotiations restart, after the players union, NHLPA, making the first new offer in three months. The offer includes players accepting a 24% one-time salary cut. (CBC) Biathlon: In the WC 2 event at Holmenkollen in Oslo, Norway, the women's 15 km Individual race is won by Martina Glagow (GER), while Svetlana Ishmouratova (Светлана Ишмуратова) (RUS) gets the 2nd place, and Magdalena Gwizdon (POL) comes in 3rd. (IBU/EBU Results) In the men's 20 km Individual contest, Sven Fischer (GER) wins (like he did in last weekend's Pursuit at Beitostølen, and like he has done seven times before at Holmenkollen), followed by Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) for the next place on the podium. The third to finish is Tomasz Sikora (POL). (IBU/EBU Results) Football: 2004 Tiger Cup championship, First Round Group A: Vietnam 9 – 1 Cambodia Group A: Indonesia 0 – 0 Singapore December 8, 2004 (Wednesday) Cricket: Australia beat New Zealand by 17 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia to level the 3 match