Events in Sport
- Nov 1 First NBA game at LA Memorial Sports Arena - LA Clippers beat NY Knicks, 107-105
- Nov 8 1st-class cricket debut of Wasim Akram, 2 months before his 1st Test
- Nov 9 1st-class cricket debut for Brian McMillan, Transvaal B v N Tvl B
Boxing Title Fight
Nov 9 Larry Holmes TKOs Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

Larry Holmes
- Nov 9 Most shots in a NY Islander game (88 - Isles 45, NY Rangers 43)
- Nov 10 Australia all out for 76 v West Indies at cricket WACA, Holding 6-21
- Nov 10 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Hollywood Park; winners: Chief's Crown, Eillo, Lashkari, Outstandingly, Princess Rooney, Royal Heroine, Wild Again
- Nov 16 Houston blocks 20 Denver shots tying NBA regulation game record
Event of Interest
Nov 16 Imran Khan makes his 1st appearance for NSW Cricket

Imran Khan
- Nov 17 Golden State Warrior Purvis Short scores career high 59 points though team loses to NJ Nets 124-110
- Nov 17 Islanders score 20 assists against Rangers
- Nov 18 CFL Grey Cup, Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 47-17; Winnipeg scores final 44 points of the game
- Nov 18 Flyers' Ron Sutter fails on 11th penalty shot against Islanders
- Nov 18 NJ Devils shutout NY Rangers 6-0
- Nov 18 34th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Terry Labonte wins
Event of Interest
Nov 19 NY Met Dwight Gooden, 20, is youngest to be named NL Rookie of Year

Dwight Gooden
- Nov 20 Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden wins NL Rookie of Year
- Nov 23 Limited-over international cricket debut for Wasim Akram for Pakistan, v New Zealand
- Nov 23 Test Cricket debuts of Australians David Boon aged 23 & Bob Holland aged 38 (v WI)
Event of Interest
Nov 26 After 518 goals & 14 years with Montreal Canadiens, Guy Lafleur retires

Guy Lafleur
- Nov 26 John W Mercom Jr announces New Orleans Saints are up for sale for $75 million
- Nov 26 Kim Hughes tearfully resigns as Australian cricket captain
- Nov 29 Javed Miandad completes twin Test Cricket tons, v NZ, Hyderabad
Birthdays in Sport
- Nov 1 Miloš Krasić, Serbian soccer winger (46 caps; CSKA Moscow, Juventus), born in Mitrovica, Kosovo
- Nov 3 LaMarr Woodley, American NFL outside linebacker (Super Bowl 2008; Pro Bowl 2009; Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Saginaw, Michigan
- Nov 5 Nick Folk, American football player, born in Los Angeles, California
- Nov 5 Tobias Enstrom, Swedish hockey player, born in Nordingrå, Sweden
Eliud Kipchoge
Nov 5 Eliud Kipchoge, Kenyan distance runner (Olympic gold marathon 2016; first under 2:00), born in Kapsisiywa, Kenya

Eliud Kipchoge
- Nov 9 Joel Zumaya, American baseball player, born in Chula Vista, California
- Nov 10 Kendrick Perkins, American basketball player (Boston Celtics), born in Nederland, Texas
- Nov 12 Sepp De Roover, Belgian footballer, born in Geel, Belgium
- Nov 12 Conrad Rautenbach, Zimbabwean rally driver, born in Harare, Zimbabwe
- Nov 14 Lisa De Vanna, Australian female footballer
- Nov 20 Ferdinando Monfardini, Italian racing driver, born in Isola della Scala, Italy
- Nov 21 Álvaro Bautista, Spanish motorcycle racer (125cc World Champion 2006), born in Talavera de la Reina, Spain
- Nov 26 Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer, born in Seville, Spain (d. 2007)
- Nov 27 Domata Peko, American football player
- Nov 28 Andrew Bogut, Australian basketball player
- Nov 28 Marc-Andre Fleury, Canadian ice hockey player
- Nov 30 Nigel de Jong, Dutch soccer midfielder (81 caps; Manchester City, AC Milan), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Nov 30 Alan Hutton, Scottish footballer
- Nov 30 Francisco Sandaza, Spanish Footballer
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
Nov 7 FIFA soccer player Diego Maradona (24) weds long-time fiancée Claudia Villafañe in Buenos Aires

Diego Maradona
Wedding of Interest
Nov 24 MLB pitcher Roger Clemens (22) weds Debra Lynn Godfrey

Roger Clemens