• Source: January 2012 in sports




Current sporting seasons






= American football 2011

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National Football League
NCAA Division I FBS
NCAA Division I FCS




= Auto racing 2012

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World Rally Championship




= Basketball 2012

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NBA
NCAA Division I men
NCAA Division I women
Euroleague
EuroLeague Women
Eurocup
EuroChallenge
ASEAN Basketball League
Australia
France
Germany
Greece
Israel
Italy
Philippines
Philippine Cup
Russia
Spain
Turkey




= Cricket 2012

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Australia:
Sheffield Shield
Ryobi One-Day Cup




= Football (soccer) 2012

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National teams competitions

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
International clubs competitions

UEFA (Europe) Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Women's Champions League
Copa Libertadores (South America)
CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League
OFC (Oceania) Champions League
Domestic (national) competitions

Australia
England
France
Germany
Iran
Italy
Portugal
Russia
Scotland
Spain




= Ice hockey 2012

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National Hockey League
Kontinental Hockey League
Czech Extraliga
Elitserien
Canadian Hockey League:
OHL, QMJHL, WHL
NCAA Division I men
NCAA Division I women




= Rugby union 2012

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Heineken Cup
Amlin Challenge Cup
Aviva Premiership
RaboDirect Pro12
LV= Cup
Top 14
Sevens World Series




= Snooker 2012

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Players Tour Championship




= Tennis 2012

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ATP World Tour
WTA Tour




= Volleyball 2012

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International clubs competitions

Men's CEV Champions League
Women's CEV Champions League




= Winter sports

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Alpine Skiing World Cup
Biathlon World Cup
Bobsleigh World Cup
Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
Freestyle Skiing World Cup
Luge World Cup
Nordic Combined World Cup
Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
Skeleton World Cup
Ski Jumping World Cup
Snowboard World Cup
Speed Skating World Cup




Days of the month






= January 31, 2012 (Tuesday)

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Football (soccer)

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
Group C:
Gabon 1–0 Tunisia
Niger 0–1 Morocco
Standings: Gabon 9 points, Tunisia 6, Morocco 3, Niger 0.
Copa Libertadores First Stage, second leg (teams in bold advance to the Second stage):
Sport Huancayo 1–1 Arsenal. Arsenal win 4–1 on points.
Libertad 4–1 El Nacional. 3–3 on points; Libertad win 4–2 on aggregate.



Futsal

European Men's Championship in Croatia:
Group A in Split: Croatia 2–1 Romania
Group B in Zagreb: Spain 4–2 Slovenia



Handball

Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
Group A: Japan 25–27 Iran
Group B: Saudi Arabia 24–24 Qatar




= January 30, 2012 (Monday)

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Cricket

Zimbabwe in New Zealand:
Only Test in Napier:



Football (soccer)

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
Group B:
Sudan 2–1 Burkina Faso
Ivory Coast 2–0 Angola
Standings: Côte d'Ivoire 9 points, Sudan, Angola 4, Burkina Faso 0.



Handball

Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
Group A:
Iran 25–17 Jordan
Kuwait 26–27 South Korea
Group B:
Qatar 28–21 United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan 15–52 Bahrain




= January 29, 2012 (Sunday)

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Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Garmisch, Germany: Super Giant slalom
Women's World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland: Downhill



American football

NFL playoffs:
Pro Bowl in Honolulu: AFC 59, NFC 41



Basketball

PBA Philippine Cup finals in Quezon City, Philippines:
Game 6: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 110, Powerade Tigers 101. Talk 'N Text win series 4–1.
Talk 'N Text win their fourth league title in three years and complete the first successful PBA Philippine Cup title defense since 1985.



Cricket

Pakistan vs England in UAE:
2nd Test in Abu Dhabi



Figure skating

United States Championships in San Jose, California



Football (soccer)

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
Group A:
Equatorial Guinea 0–1 Zambia
Libya 2–1 Senegal
Standings: Zambia 7 points, Equatorial Guinea 6, Libya 4, Senegal 0.
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
Final: United States 4–0 Canada
United States and Canada qualify for the Olympic Tournament.



Freestyle skiing

World Cup in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Aerials



Handball

European Men's Championship in Belgrade, Serbia:
Bronze medal game: Croatia 31–27 Spain
Final: Serbia 19–21 Denmark
Denmark win the title for the second time, and qualify for the Olympic Tournament.
Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
Group A: Kuwait 27–30 Japan
Group B: Uzbekistan 14–47 Saudi Arabia



Luge

World Cup 7 in St. Moritz, Switzerland



Nordic combined

World Cup in Zakopane, Poland:
HS 130 / Penalty Race (TBC)



Short track speed skating

European Championships in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic:



Ski jumping

Men's World Cup in Sapporo, Japan:
HS 134:



Speed skating

World Sprint Championships in Calgary, Canada



Tennis

Grand Slams:
Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 14:
Men's singles – final: Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] vs. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2]



Water polo

Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Bronze medal match: Italy 9–12 Hungary
Final: Serbia 9–8 Montenegro
Serbia win the title for the fifth time.




= January 28, 2012 (Saturday)

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Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Garmisch, Germany: Downhill
Women's World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland: Super combined



American Football

NCAA bowl games:
Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama: North 23, South 13



Cricket

India in Australia:
4th Test in Adelaide



Figure skating

European Championships in Sheffield, Great Britain:
Men:
Ladies:
United States Championships in San Jose, California



Football (soccer)

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
Group D in Franceville:
Botswana 1–6 Guinea
Ghana 2–1 Mali



Freestyle skiing

World Cup in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Moguls



Handball

Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
Group A:
Japan 35–22 Jordan
South Korea 26–21 Iran
Group B:
Bahrain 26–27 Qatar
Saudi Arabia 26–19 United Arab Emirates



Luge

World Cup 7 in St. Moritz, Switzerland



Mixed martial arts

UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis in Chicago, United States:
Middleweight bout: Chris Weidman (USA) def. Demian Maia (BRA) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
Middleweight bout: Chael Sonnen (USA) def. Michael Bisping (ENG) via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
Light Heavyweight bout: Rashad Evans (USA) def. Phil Davis (USA) via unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)



Nordic combined

World Cup in Zakopane, Poland:
HS 134 / 10 km



Ski jumping

Men's World Cup in Sapporo, Japan:
HS 134 (night)



Snowboarding

World Cup in Sudenfeld, Germany: Giant slalom



Speed skating

World Sprint Championships in Calgary, Canada



Tennis

Grand Slams:
Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 13:
Women's singles – final: Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4]
Men's doubles – final: Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) [1] vs. Leander Paes (IND) / Radek Štěpánek (CZE)
Girls' singles – final: Taylor Townsend (USA) [14] vs. Yulia Putintseva (RUS) [4]
Boys' singles – final: Luke Saville (AUS) [1] vs. Filip Peliwo (CAN)
Wheelchair women's singles final: Esther Vergeer (NED) [1] vs. Aniek Van Koot (NED) [2]
Wheelchair men's singles final: Maikel Scheffers (NED) [1] vs. Nicolas Peifer (FRA)
Wheelchair quad singles: David Wagner (USA) [1] vs. Peter Norfolk (GBR) [2]



Water polo

Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Bronze medal match: Hungary 9–8 Russia
Final: Italy 13–10 Greece
Italy win the title for the fifth time




= January 27, 2012 (Friday)

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Figure skating

European Championships in Sheffield, Great Britain:
Ice dancing: Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 164.18 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 160.23 Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov (RUS) 153.12
Péchalat and Bourzat win the title for the second successive time.



Football (soccer)

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
Group C in Libreville:
Niger 1–2 Tunisia
Gabon 3–2 Morocco
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
Semifinals:
United States 3–0 Costa Rica
Canada 3–1 Mexico



Handball

European Men's Championship in Belgrade, Serbia:
Semifinals:
Denmark 25–24 Spain
Serbia 26–22 Croatia
Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
Group A:
South Korea 25–13 Jordan
Iran 26–27 Kuwait
Group B: Qatar 41–19 Uzbekistan



Tennis

Grand Slams:
Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 12:
Men's singles semifinals: Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [4] 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 7–5
Women's doubles – final: Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) / Vera Zvonareva (RUS) def. Sara Errani (ITA) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) [11] 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Kuznetsova wins her second Australian Open and Grand Slam women's doubles title.
Zvonareva wins her second Grand Slam women's doubles title.
Boys' doubles – final: Liam Broady (GBR) / Joshua Ward-Hibbert (GBR) [6] def. Adam Pavlásek (CZE) / Filip Veger (CRO) 6–3, 6–2
Girls' doubles – final: Gabrielle Andrews (USA) / Taylor Townsend (USA) def. Irina Khromacheva (RUS) / Danka Kovinić (MNE) [1] 5–7, 7–5, [10–6]
Wheelchair men's doubles final: Ronald Vink (NED) / Robin Ammerlaan (NED) [2] def. Stéphane Houdet (FRA) / Nicolas Peifer (FRA) [1] 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Wheelchair women's doubles final: Esther Vergeer (NED) / Sharon Walraven (NED) [1] def. Aniek van Koot (NED) / Marjolein Buis (NED) [2] 4–6, 6–2, 6–4



Water polo

Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Semifinals:
Italy 8–12 Serbia
Montenegro 14–13 Hungary




= January 26, 2012 (Thursday)

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Basketball

Euroleague Top 16 matchday 2:
Group E: Galatasaray Medical Park 78–77 Olympiacos
Group H: Maccabi Tel Aviv 57–71 FC Barcelona Regal



Figure skating

European Championships in Sheffield, Great Britain:
Pairs (all (RUS)): Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov 210.45 points Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov 193.79 Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov 171.81
Volosozhar and Trankov win their first European title.



Football (soccer)

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
Group B in Malabo:
Sudan 2–2 Angola
Ivory Coast 2–0 Burkina Faso
Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg: Peñarol 4–0 Caracas



Handball

Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
Group B:
United Arab Emirates 40–20 Uzbekistan
Bahrain 23–23 Saudi Arabia



Snooker

Championship League Group four in Stock, England:
Final (both (ENG): Mark Selby 1–3 Mark Davis



Tennis

Grand Slams:
Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 11:
Women's singles semifinals:
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Kim Clijsters (BEL) [11] 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Men's singles Semifinals: Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Roger Federer (SUI) [3] 6–7(5), 6–2, 7–6(5), 6–4
Wheelchair quad doubles final: Andrew Lapthorne (GBR) / Peter Norfolk (GBR) def. David Wagner (USA) / Noam Gershony (ISR) 6–4, 6–2



Water polo

Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Semifinals:
Hungary 12–14 Greece
Italy 13–12 Russia




= January 25, 2012 (Wednesday)

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Basketball

Euroleague Top 16 matchday 2:
Group E: CSKA Moscow 96–68 Anadolu Efes
Group F:
Gescrap Bizkaia 85–70 Unicaja
Real Madrid 69–88 Montepaschi Siena
Group G:
Fenerbahçe Ülker 65–63 EA7 Emporio Armani
Panathinaikos 83–89 UNICS Kazan
Group H: Bennet Cantù 79–78 Žalgiris Kaunas



Football (soccer)

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
Group A in Bata:
Libya 2–2 Zambia
Equatorial Guinea 2–1 Senegal
Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
Real Potosí 2–1 Flamengo
Internacional 1–0 Once Caldas
Unión Española 1–0 UANL



Handball

European Men's Championship in Serbia (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
Group I in Belgrade:
Poland 33–32 Germany
Denmark 31–24 Sweden
Serbia 19–22 North Macedonia
Standings: Serbia 7 points, Denmark 6, Germany, Macedonia, Poland 5, Sweden 2.
Group II in Novi Sad:
France 29–29 Iceland
Spain 35–32 Slovenia
Hungary 24–24 Croatia
Standings: Spain 9, Croatia 7, Slovenia, Hungary 4, Iceland, France 3.



Tennis

Grand Slams:
Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 10:
Men's singles quarterfinals:
Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Kei Nishikori (JPN) [24] 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. David Ferrer (ESP) [5] 6–4, 7–6(4), 6–1
Women's singles quarterfinals:
Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] def. Sara Errani (ITA) 6–4, 6–4
Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 6–2, 6–3



Water polo

Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Quarterfinals:
Italy 9–4 Germany
Greece 9–11 Montenegro




= January 24, 2012 (Tuesday)

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Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Schladming, Austria:
Slalom:



Football (soccer)

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
Group D in Franceville:
Ghana 1–0 Botswana
Mali 1–0 Guinea
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
Group B:
Guatemala 6–0 Dominican Republic
United States 4–0 Mexico
Standings: United States 9 points, Mexico 6, Guatemala 3, Dominican Republic 0.
Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
Arsenal 3–0 Sport Huancayo
El Nacional 1–0 Libertad



Handball

European Men's Championship in Serbia:
Group II in Novi Sad:
Spain 31–26 Iceland
France 22–29 Croatia
Hungary 30–32 Slovenia



Snooker

Championship League Group three in Stock, England:
Final: Mark Selby (ENG) 2–3 Neil Robertson (AUS)



Tennis

Grand Slams:
Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 9:
Men's singles quarterfinals:
Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [7] 6–7(5), 7–6(6), 6–4, 6–3
Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [11] 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Women's singles quarterfinals:
Kim Clijsters (BEL) [11] def. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] 6–3, 7–6(4)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [8] 6–7(0), 6–0, 6–2



Water polo

Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Quarterfinals:
Hungary 11–9 Spain
Italy 13–13 (4–2 pen.) Netherlands




= January 23, 2012 (Monday)

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Football (soccer)

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
Group C in Libreville:
Gabon 2–0 Niger
Morocco 1–2 Tunisia
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
Group A:
Cuba 0–3 Haiti
Canada 5–1 Costa Rica
Standings: Canada 9 points, Costa Rica 6, Haiti 3, Cuba 0.



Handball

European Men's Championship in Serbia:
Group I in Belgrade:
Poland 25–27 North Macedonia
Denmark 28–26 Germany
Serbia 24–21 Sweden



Tennis

Grand Slams:
Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 8:
Men's singles 4th round:
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6–1, 6–1, 1–0 retired
David Ferrer (ESP) [5] def. Richard Gasquet (FRA) [17] 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
Kei Nishikori (JPN) [24] def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6] 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Women's singles 4th round:
Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] def. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [21] 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Sabine Lisicki (GER) [14] 3–6, 6–2, 6–3



Water polo

Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics advance to the quarterfinals):
Group A:
Turkey 2–22 Hungary
North Macedonia 8–10 Netherlands
Italy 10–7 Greece
Standings: Hungary 15 points, Italy 12, Greece 9, Netherlands 6, Macedonia 3, Turkey 0.
Group B:
Croatia 11–10 Spain
Serbia 7–11 Montenegro
Romania 9–10 Germany
Standings: Serbia 12 points, Montenegro 10, Germany, Croatia 9, Spain 4, Romania 0.




= January 22, 2012 (Sunday)

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Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
Slalom:
Combined:
Women's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:
Slalom:



American football

NFL playoffs:
Conference Championships:
AFC: New England Patriots 23, Baltimore Ravens 20
NFC: New York Giants 20, San Francisco 49ers 17 (OT)



Auto racing

World Rally Championship:
Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo in Monte Carlo:



Biathlon

World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
12.5 km Mass Start Women:
4x7.5 km Relay Men:



Bobsleigh

World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
Four-man:



Cricket

Sri Lanka in South Africa:
5th ODI in Johannesburg: South Africa 312/4 (50 overs); Sri Lanka 314/8 (49.5 overs). Sri Lanka win by 2 wickets, South Africa win the 5-match series 3–2. [1]



Cross-country skiing

World Cup in Otepää, Estonia:
15 km Classic men:
10 km Classic women:



Figure skating

Canadian Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick:
Men: Patrick Chan 302.14 points Kevin Reynolds 239.44 Jeremy Ten 207.50
Chan wins the title for the fifth successive time.



Football (soccer)

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
Group B in Malabo:
Ivory Coast 1–0 Sudan
Burkina Faso 1–2 Angola
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
Group B:
Mexico 7–0 Dominican Republic
United States 13–0 Guatemala



Handball

European Men's Championship in Serbia:
Group II in Novi Sad:
Hungary 21–27 Iceland
France 28–26 Slovenia
Spain 24–22 Croatia



Luge

World Cup 6 in Winterberg, Germany:



Multi-sport events

Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
Bobsleigh – Two-boys:
Bobsleigh – Two-Girls:
Curling – Mixed doubles:
Ice hockey – Boys:
Ice hockey – Girls:



Rugby union

Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):



Snooker

Masters in London, England:
Final: Neil Robertson (AUS) vs Shaun Murphy (ENG)



Speed skating

World Cup 4 in Kearns, Utah, United States:
500 m women:
500 m men:
1000 m women:
1000 m men:



Tennis

Grand Slams:
Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 7:
Men's singles 4th round:
Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Feliciano López (ESP) [18] 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Bernard Tomic (AUS) 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [7] def. Nicolás Almagro (ESP) [10] 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(3), 7–6(2)
Women's singles 4th round:
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Jelena Janković (SRB) [13] 6–0, 7–5
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Iveta Benešová (CZE) 6–2, 6–2
Kim Clijsters (BEL) [11] def. Li Na (CHN) [5] 4–6, 7–6(6), 6–4
Clijsters saves 4 match points in the second set tie-breaker.
Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [8] def. Julia Görges (GER) [22] 6–1, 6–1



Water polo

Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics advance to the quarterfinals):
Group A:
Netherlands 12–6 Great Britain
Hungary 9–12 Russia
Standings: Russia 9 points, Hungary 6, Netherlands 3, Great Britain 0.
Group B:
Germany 12–18 Italy
Greece 8–6 Spain
Standings: Greece 9 points, Italy 6, Spain 3, Germany 0.




= January 21, 2012 (Saturday)

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Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
Downhill:
Women's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:
Giant slalom:



Biathlon

World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
4x6 km Relay Women:
15 km Mass Start Men:



Bobsleigh

World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
Two-man:



Cross-country skiing

World Cup in Otepää, Estonia:
Sprint Classic men:
Sprint Classic women:



Figure skating

Canadian Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick:
Women: Amelie Lacoste 159.51 points Cynthia Phaneuf 157.94 Kaetlyn Osmond 155.47
Lacoste wins the title for the first time.
Pairs: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford 190.11 points Jessica Dube / Sebastien Wolfe 171.60 Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers 168.84
Duhamel and Radford win the title for the first time.
Ice Dancing: Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir 180.02 points Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje 174.53 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier 163.54
Virtue and Moir win the title for the fourth time.



Football (soccer)

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
Group A in Bata:
Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Libya
Senegal 1–2 Zambia
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
Group A:
Haiti 0–2 Costa Rica
Canada 2–0 Cuba



Freestyle skiing

World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
Aerials men:
Aerials women:



Handball

European Men's Championship in Serbia:
Group I in Belgrade:
Poland 29–29 Sweden
Denmark 33–32 North Macedonia
Serbia 21–21 Germany



Luge

World Cup 6 in Winterberg, Germany:
Men:
Doubles:



Multi-sport events

Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:



Rugby union

Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):



Skeleton

World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
Men:



Ski jumping

Men's World Cup in Zakopane, Poland:
HS 134 (night):



Speed skating

World Cup 4 in Kearns, Utah, United States:
500 m women:
500 m men:
1000 m women:
1000 m men:



Tennis

Grand Slams:
Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 6:
Men's singles 3rd round:
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Michaël Llodra (FRA) 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
David Ferrer (ESP) [5] def. Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) [27] 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6] def. Frederico Gil (POR) 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Richard Gasquet (FRA) [17] def. Janko Tipsarević (SRB) [9] 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
Women's singles 3rd round:
Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] def. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) [27] 6–0, 1–0 retired
Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Angelique Kerber (GER) [30] 6–1, 6–2
Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) def. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] 7–6(9–7), 6–1
Zheng Jie (CHN) def. Marion Bartoli (FRA) [9] 6–3, 6–3



Water polo

Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Group A:
North Macedonia 5–15 Italy
Turkey 7–12 Netherlands
Greece 7–9 Hungary
Group B:
Serbia 14–5 Romania
Spain 10–10 Montenegro
Germany 10–9 Croatia




= January 20, 2012 (Friday)

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Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
Super Giant slalom:



Biathlon

World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
10 km Sprint Men:



Bobsleigh

World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland (all GER):
Women: Anja Schneiderheinze/Lisette Thöne 2:17.84 (1:09.31, 1:08.53)) Cathleen Martini/Janine Tischer 2:17.93 (1:09.30, 1:08.63) Sandra Kiriasis/Franziska Bertels 2:18.05 (1:09.46, 1:08.59)



Cricket

Sri Lanka in South Africa:
4th ODI in Kimberley: South Africa 299/7 (50 overs); Sri Lanka 304/5 (48.4 overs). Sri Lanka win by 5 wickets. [2]



Football (soccer)

CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
Group B:
Mexico 5–0 Guatemala
Dominican Republic 0–14 United States



Freestyle skiing

World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
Aerials men:
Aerials women:



Handball

European Men's Championship in Serbia (teams in bold advance to the Main Round):
Group C in Novi Sad:
Spain 30–27 Russia
France 23–26 Hungary
Standings: Spain 5 points, Hungary 4, France 2, Russia 1.
Group D in Vršac:
Iceland 32–34 Slovenia
Croatia 26–20 Norway
Standings: Croatia 6 points, Slovenia, Iceland, Norway 2.
African Men's Championship in Salè, Morocco:
Bronze medal game: Egypt 29–15 Morocco
Final: Tunisia 23–20 Algeria
Tunisia win the title for the second successive time and ninth time overall, and qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco:
Bronze medal game: DR Congo 33–24 Algeria
Final: Angola 26–24 Tunisia
Angola win the title for the eighth successive time and 11th time overall, and qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.



Mixed martial arts

UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller in Nashville, Tennessee, United States:
Heavyweight bout: Patrick Barry (USA) def. Christian Morecraft (USA) via KO (punches)
Bantamweight bout: Mike Easton (USA) def. Jared Papazian (USA) via majority decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–29)
Welterweight bout: Josh Neer (USA) def. Duane Ludwig (USA) via technical submission (guillotine choke)
Lightweight bout: Jim Miller (USA) def. Melvin Guillard (USA) via submission (rear-naked choke)



Multi-sport events

Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:



Rugby union

Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):



Skeleton

World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
Women: Elizabeth Yarnold (GBR) 1:11.93 Shelley Rudman (GBR) 1:12.18 Katharina Heinz (GER) 1:12.22



Ski jumping

Men's World Cup in Zakopane, Poland:
HS 134 (night):



Sumo

Hatsu basho (January grand tournament) in Tokyo, Japan:
Baruto Kaito wins the tournament and becomes the first Estonian sumo wrestler to win a makuuchi (top division) championship in history.



Tennis

Grand Slams:
Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 5:
Men's singles 3rd round:
Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Lukáš Lacko (SVK) [Q] 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Ivo Karlović (CRO) 7–6(6), 7–5, 6–3
Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [7] def. Kevin Anderson (RSA) [30] 7–6(5), 7–6(7–1), 6–1
Nicolás Almagro (ESP) [10] def. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [21] 7–6(2), 6–2, 6–4
Women's singles 3rd round:
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Monica Niculescu (ROU) [31] 6–2, 6–2
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Mona Barthel (GER) 6–2, 6–4
Li Na (CHN) [5] def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) [26] 3–0 retired
Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [8] def. Galina Voskoboeva (RUS) 6–2, 6–2



Water polo

Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Group A:
Russia 15–10 Great Britain
Hungary 9–8 Netherlands
Group B:
Germany 6–12 Greece
Italy 15–11 Spain




= January 19, 2012 (Thursday)

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Basketball

Euroleague Top 16 matchday 1:
Group E: Anadolu Efes 68–62 Galatasaray Medical Park
Group F: Unicaja 80–81 Real Madrid
Group G: EA7 Emporio Armani 57–78 Panathinaikos
Group H:
FC Barcelona Regal 65–60 Bennet Cantù
Žalgiris Kaunas 76–84 Maccabi Tel Aviv



Biathlon

World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
7.5 km Sprint Women: Magdalena Neuner (GER) 20:27.7 (0+1) Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 20:45.2 (0+0) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 20:58.2 (2+0)



Cricket

Pakistan vs England in UAE:
1st Test in Dubai: England 192 (72.3 overs) & 160 (57.5 overs); Pakistan 338 (119.5 overs) & 15/0 (3.4 overs). Pakistan win by 10 wickets. [3]



Football (soccer)

CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
Group A:
Costa Rica 2–0 Cuba
Canada 6–0 Haiti



Freestyle skiing

World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
Moguls men: Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN) 25.32 points Patrick Deneen (USA) 24.00 Philippe Marquis (CAN) 21.86
Moguls women: Hannah Kearney (USA) 23.52 points Justine Dufour-Lapointe (CAN) 22.85 Nikola Sudová (CZE) 22.78



Handball

European Men's Championship in Serbia (teams in bold advance to the Main Round):
Group A in Belgrade:
Poland 27–26 Denmark
Serbia 21–21 Slovakia
Standings: Serbia 5 points, Poland 4, Denmark 2, Slovakia 1.
Group B in Niš:
Germany 29–24 Sweden
Czech Republic 21–27 North Macedonia
Standings: Germany 4 points, Macedonia, Sweden 3, Czech Republic 2.
African Men's Championship in Salè, Morocco:
Semifinals:
Algeria 26–25 Egypt
Tunisia 28–16 Morocco
African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco:
Semifinals:
Angola 39–19 DR Congo
Algeria 24–27 Tunisia



Multi-sport events

Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
Alpine skiing – Boys' giant slalom: Marco Schwarz (AUT) 1:51.70 Hannes Zingerle (ITA) 1:52.10 Sandro Simonet (SUI) 1:52.33
Biathlon – Mixed relay: Germany (Franziska Preuß, Laura Hengelhaupt, Maximilian Janke, Niklas Homberg) 1:11:06.8 Norway (Kristin Sandeggen, Karoline Næss, Haakon Livik, Kristian André Aalerud) 1:13:11.7 France (Léa Ducordeau, Chloé Chevalier, Fabien Claude, Aristide Bègue) 1:13:27.8
Cross-country skiing – Boys' sprint: Andreas Molden (NOR) 1:44.1 Marius Cebulla (GER) +0.6 Alexander Selyaninov (RUS) +0.9
Cross-country skiing – Girls' sprint: Silje Theodorsen (NOR) 1:57.4 Jonna Sundling (SWE) +0.1 Linn Eriksen (NOR) +0.1
Ice hockey – Boys' individual skills challenge: Augusts Valdis Vasiļonoks (LAT) 22 points Attila Kovács (HUN) 21 Seiya Furukawa (JPN) 19
Ice hockey – Girls' individual skills challenge: Julie Zwarthoed (NED) 22 points Fanni Gasparics (HUN) 19 Sharnita Crompton (AUS) 17
Short track speed skating – Boys' 500 metres: Yoon Su-Min (KOR) 42.417 Lim Hyo-Jun (KOR) 42.482 Xu Hongzhi (CHN) 42.637
Short track speed skating – Girls' 500 metres: Shim Suk-Hee (KOR) 44.122 Xu Aili (CHN) 44.593 Nicole Martinelli (ITA) 46.390



Rugby union

Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
Pool 5:
Sale Sharks 9–19 Brive
Agen 62–7 La Vila
Standings: Brive 27 points, Sale Sharks 20, Agen 10, La Vila 0.



Snowboarding

World Cup in Bad Gastein, Austria:
Giant slalom men: Roland Fischnaller (ITA) Aaron March (ITA) Rok Flander (SLO)
Giant slalom women: Patrizia Kummer (SUI) Julie Zogg (SUI) Marion Kreiner (AUT)
World Cup in Veysonnaz, Switzerland:
Snowboard cross men: Andrey Boldykov (RUS) Nate Holland (USA) Pierre Vaultier (FRA)
Snowboard cross women: Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) Aleksandra Zhekova (BUL) Dominique Maltais (CAN)



Tennis

Grand Slams:
Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 4:
Men's singles 2nd round:
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Édouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
David Ferrer (ESP) [5] def. Ryan Sweeting (USA) 6–7(4), 6–2, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6] def. Ricardo Mello (BRA) 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
Janko Tipsarević (SRB) [9] def. James Duckworth (AUS) 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(5), 6–4
Women's singles 2nd round:
Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] def. Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Jamie Hampton (USA) 6–0, 6–1
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] def. Lucie Hradecká (CZE) 6–1, 7–6(3)
Marion Bartoli (FRA) [9] def. Jelena Dokić (AUS) 6–3, 6–2



Water polo

Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Group A:
Hungary 14–9 North Macedonia
Greece 20–2 Turkey
Italy 14–6 Netherlands
Group B:
Germany 16–10 Spain
Croatia 12–15 Serbia
Romania 8–11 Montenegro




= January 18, 2012 (Wednesday)

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Basketball

Euroleague Top 16 matchday 1:
Group E: Olympiacos 78–86 CSKA Moscow
Group F: Montepaschi Siena 81–67 Gescrap Bizkaia
Group G: UNICS Kazan 76–71 Fenerbahçe Ülker



Football (soccer)

OFC Champions League group stage Matchday 3:
Group B: Auckland City 3–2 Amicale



Handball

European Men's Championship in Serbia:
Group C in Novi Sad:
Russia 24–28 France
Spain 24–24 Hungary
Group D in Vršac:
Slovenia 29–31 Croatia
Iceland 34–32 Norway
African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco:
Quarterfinals:
Congo 19–29 Congo DR
Angola 41–20 Senegal
Algeria 23–22 Cameroon
Tunisia 24–19 Ivory Coast



Multi-sport events

Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
Alpine skiing – Girls' giant slalom: Clara Direz (FRA) 1:56.13 Estelle Alphand (FRA) 1:56.34 Jasmina Suter (SUI) 1:56.45
Curling – Mixed team: Switzerland (Michael Brunner, Elena Stern, Romano Meier, Lisa Gisler) Italy (Amos Mosaner, Denise Pimpini, Alessandro Zoppi, Arianna Losano) 1:29.428 Canada (Thomas Scoffin, Corryn Brown, Derek Oryniak, Emily Gray)
Short track speed skating – Boys' 1000 metres: Lim Hyo-Jun (KOR) 1:29.284 Yoon Su-Min (KOR) 1:29.428 Xu Hongzhi (CHN) 1:29.576
Short track speed skating – Girls' 1000 metres: Shim Suk-Hee (KOR) 1:31.661 Xu Aili (CHN) 1:33.351 Sumire Kikuchi (JPN) 1:34.254
Speed skating – Boys' 3000 metres: Yang Fan (CHN) 4:03.22 Seitaro Ichinohe (JPN) 4:10.00 Noh Hyeok-Jun (KOR) 4:14.41
Speed skating – Girls' 3000 metres: Sanneke de Neeling (NED) 4:37.33 Rio Harada (JPN) 4:41.85 Jang Su-Ji (KOR) 4:42.72



Tennis

Grand Slams:
Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 3:
Men's singles 2nd round:
Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Tommy Haas (GER) 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Andreas Beck (GER) Walkover
Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [7] def. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6–1, 6–0, 7–6(4)
Alejandro Falla (COL) def. Mardy Fish (USA) [8] 7–6(4), 6–3, 7–6(6)
Nicolás Almagro (ESP) [10] def. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4), 6–4, 6–0
Women's singles 2nd round:
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Anna Tatishvili (GEO) 6–1, 7–6(4)
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 6–1, 6–0
Li Na (CHN) [5] def. Olivia Rogowska (AUS) 6–2, 6–2
Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [8] def. Paula Ormaechea (ARG) 6–3, 6–1
Romina Oprandi (ITA) def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [10] 6–4, 6–3



Water polo

Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Group A:
Great Britain 9–19 Hungary
Netherlands 10–11 Russia
Group B:
Spain 22–12 Germany
Greece 10–9 Italy




= January 17, 2012 (Tuesday)

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Cricket

Sri Lanka in South Africa:
3rd ODI in Bloemfontein: Sri Lanka 266/9 (50 overs); South Africa 179/5 (34.0 overs). South Africa win by 4 runs (D/L). [4]



Handball

European Men's Championship in Serbia:
Group A in Belgrade:
Slovakia 24–41 Poland
Serbia 24–22 Denmark
Group B in Niš:
North Macedonia 23–24 Germany
Czech Republic 29–33 Sweden
African Men's Championship in Salè, Morocco:
Quarterfinals:
Egypt 31–19 Senegal
DR Congo 31–33 Algeria
Tunisia 26–17 Cameroon
Angola 22–24 Morocco



Multi-sport events

Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
Alpine skiing – Parallel mixed team: Austria (Martina Rettenwender, Marco Schwarz, Christina Ager, Mathias Graf) Norway (Nora Grieg Christensen, Martin Fjeldberg, Mina Fürst Holtmann, Marcus Monsen) France (Estelle Alphand, Victor Schuller, Clara Direz, Leny Herpin)
Cross-country skiing – Girls' 5 kilometre classical: Anastasia Sedova (RUS) 14:18.0 Anamarija Lampic (SLO) 14:37.7 Lea Einfalt (SLO) 15:01.2
Cross-country skiing – Boys' 10 kilometre classical: Alexander Selyaninov (RUS) 14:18.0 Kentaro Ishikawa (JPN) 14:37.7 Sergey Malyshev (KAZ) 15:01.2
Figure skating – Girls' singles: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS) 173.10 points Adelina Sotnikova (RUS) 159.08 Li Zijun (CHN) 157.70
Figure skating – Ice dancing: Anna Yanovskaya/Sergey Mozgov (RUS) 146.96 points Aleksandra Nazarova/Maxim Nikitin (UKR) 131.68 Maria Simonova/Dmitri Dragun (RUS) 125.22
Luge – Mixed team relay: United States (Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Ty Andersen/Pat Edmunds) 2:18.310 Germany (Saskia Langer, Christian Paffe, Tim Brendl/Florian Funk) 2:18.708 Austria (Miriam-Stefanie Kastlunger, Armin Frauscher, Tomas Steu/Lorenz Koller) 2:18.863



Tennis

Grand Slams:
Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 2:
Men's singles 1st round:
Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6–2, 6–0, 6–0
Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Ryan Harrison (USA) 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
David Ferrer (ESP) [5] def. Rui Machado (POR) 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6] def. Denis Istomin (UZB) 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
Janko Tipsarević (SRB) [9] def. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 5–7, 7–6(12), 6–3, 6–4
Women's singles 1st round:
Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] def. Vera Dushevina (RUS) 6–2, 6–0
Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 6–0, 6–1
Sorana Cîrstea (ROU) def. Samantha Stosur (AUS) [6] 7–6(2), 6–3
Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] def. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 7–6(4), 6–7(5), 6–3
Marion Bartoli (FRA) [9] def. Virginie Razzano (FRA) 7–5, 6–0



Water polo

Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Group A:
North Macedonia 6–10 Greece
Netherlands 6–19 Hungary
Turkey 7–24 Italy
Group B:
Serbia 13–12 Germany
Spain 12–10 Romania
Montenegro 8–10 Croatia




= January 16, 2012 (Monday)

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Handball

European Men's Championship in Serbia:
Group C in Novi Sad:
France 26–29 Spain
Hungary 31–31 Russia
Group D in Vršac:
Norway 28–27 Slovenia
Croatia 31–29 Iceland
African Men's Championship in Salè, Morocco (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
Group A:
Congo 19–33 Senegal
Morocco 24–20 Gabon
Tunisia 32–20 DR Congo
Standings: Tunisia 10 points, Morocco 8, DR Congo 6, Senegal 4, Congo 2, Gabon 0.
Group B:
Angola 32–25 Cameroon
Ivory Coast 35–13 Burkina Faso
Egypt 34–34 Algeria
Standings: Egypt, Algeria 9 points, Angola 6, Cameroon 4, Côte d'Ivoire 2, Burkina Faso 0.
African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
Group A:
DR Congo 28–28 Ivory Coast
Egypt 23–36 Angola
Standings: Angola 8 points, DR Congo, Cameroon 4, Côte d'Ivoire 3, Egypt 1.
Group B:
Congo 20–23 Algeria
Senegal 30–32 Tunisia
Standings: Tunisia 8 points, Algeria 6, Congo 4, Senegal 2, Morocco 0.



Multi-sport events

Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
Biathlon – Boys' pursuit: Niklas Homberg (GER) 28:43.1 Rene Zahkna (EST) 28:52.6 Cheng Fangming (CHN) 28:57.7
Biathlon – Girls' pursuit: Uliana Kaysheva (RUS) 26:01.3 Franziska Preuß (GER) 26:29.2 Galina Vishnevskaya (KAZ) 27:44.4
Figure skating – Boys: Han Yan (CHN) 192.45 points Shoma Uno (JPN) 167.15 Feodosiy Efremenkov (RUS) 163.46
Figure skating – Pairs: Yu Xiaoyu/Jin Yang (CHN) 153.82 points Lina Fedorova/Maxim Miroshkin (RUS) 134.19 Anastasia Dolidze/Vadim Ivanov (RUS) 112.72
Luge – Girls' singles: Miriam-Stefanie Kastlunger (AUT) 1:20.197 Saskia Langer (GER) 1:20.414 Ulla Zirne (LAT) 1:20.479
Luge – Doubles: Florian gruber/Simon Kainzwaldner (ITA) 1:25.194 Tim Brendl/Florian Funk (GER) 1:25.358 Ty Andersen/Pat Edmunds (USA) 1:25.766
Speed skating – Boys' 1500 metres: Yang Fan (CHN) 1:54.20 Liu An (CHN) 2:00.28 Seitaro Ichinohe (JPN) 2:00.30
Speed skating – Girls' 1500 metres: Jang Mi (KOR) 2:08.17 Sanneke de Neeling (NED) 2:09.54 Sumire Kikuchi (JPN) 2:11.33



Tennis

Grand Slams:
Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 1:
Men's singles 1st round:
Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Alex Kuznetsov (USA) 6–4, 6–1, 6–1
Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Alexander Kudryavtsev (RUS) 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [7] def. Albert Ramos (ESP) 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Mardy Fish (USA) [8] def. Gilles Müller (LUX) 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Nicolás Almagro (ESP) [10] def. Łukasz Kubot (POL) 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5
Women's singles 1st round:
Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 6–2, 6–1
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Heather Watson (GBR) 6–1, 6–0
Li Na (CHN) [5] def. Xeniya Pervak (KAZ) 6–3, 6–1
Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [8] def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6–7(10), 6–4, 6–2
Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [10] def. Laura Pous Tió (ESP) 6–1, 6–3



Water polo

Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
Group A:
North Macedonia 16–4 Turkey
Greece 14–12 Netherlands
Hungary 12–8 Italy
Group B:
Croatia 10–7 Romania
Germany 7–13 Montenegro
Serbia 8–5 Spain




= January 15, 2012 (Sunday)

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Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland:
Slalom: Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:45.67 André Myhrer (SWE) 1:46.52 Fritz Dopfer (GER) 1:46.55
Women's World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy:
Super Giant slalom: Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:26.16 Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 1:26.77 Tina Maze (SLO) 1:27.02



American football

NFL playoffs:
Divisional Playoffs:
AFC: Baltimore Ravens 20, Houston Texans 13
NFC: New York Giants 37, Green Bay Packers 20
Eli Manning throws three touchdowns to secure the Giants victory, thus for the seventh year in a row the NFL will crown a new Champion.



Auto racing

Dakar Rally in Argentina, Chile and Peru:
Bikes: Cyril Despres (FRA) (KTM) 43:28:11 Marc Coma (ESP) (KTM) 44:21:31 Hélder Rodrigues (POR) (Yamaha) 44:39:28
Despres wins the event for the fourth time.
Cars: Stéphane Peterhansel/Jean Paul Cottret (FRA) (Mini) 38:54:46 Joan Roma (ESP)/Michel Périn (FRA) (Mini) 39:36:42 Giniel de Villiers (RSA)/Dirk von Zitzewitz (GER) (Toyota) 40:08:11
Peterhansel wins the event for the third time and sixth overall.
Trucks: Gérard de Rooy (NED)/Dariusz Rodewald (POL)/Tom Cosoul (BEL) (Iveco) 45:20:47 Hans Stacey/Hans Van Goor/Bernard der Kinderen (NED) (Iveco) 46:12:06 Artur Ardavichus (KAZ)/Alexey Kuzmich (RUS)/Nurlan Turlubaev (KAZ) (Kamaz) 47:08:32
de Rooy wins the event for the first time.
All-terrain vehicles (quads) (all ARG): Alejandro Patronelli (Yamaha) 53:01:47 Marcos Patronelli (Yamaha) 54:22:08 Tomas Maffei (Yamaha) 55:16:12
Patronelli wins the event for the second successive time.



Biathlon

World Cup 5 in Nové Město, Czech Republic:
10 km Pursuit Women: Tora Berger (NOR) 31:00.3 (0+1+2+0) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 31:18.2 (0+0+0+0) Marie Laure Brunet (FRA) 31:25.4 (0+0+0+0)
12.5 km Pursuit Men: Anton Shipulin (RUS) 34:50.8 (0+0+1+0) Martin Fourcade (FRA) & Arnd Peiffer (GER) 35:01.9 (1+0+1+1)



Bobsleigh

World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
Four-man: Russia (Alexandr Zubkov, Filipp Yegorov, Dmitry Trunenkov, Maxim Mokrousov) 1:38.05 (49.22, 48.83) Germany (Manuel Machata, Marko Huebenbecker, Andreas Bredau, Christian Poser) 1:38.07 (49.24, 48.83) Germany (Maximilian Arndt, Jan Speer, Alexander Rödiger, Martin Putze) 1:38.19 (49.30, 48.89)



Cricket

India in Australia:
3rd Test in Perth: India 161 (60.2 overs) & 171 (63.2 overs); Australia 369 (76.2 overs). Australia win by an innings and 37 runs.[5]



Cross-country skiing

World Cup in Milan, Italy:
Team Sprint Freestyle men: Alexey Petukhov/Nikolay Morilov (RUS) 14:34.8 Calle Halfvarsson/Teodor Peterson (SWE) 14:35.0 David Hofer/Fulvio Scola (ITA) 14:35.4
Team Sprint Freestyle women: Hanna Brodin/Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) 16:14.7 Jessie Diggins/Kikkan Randall (USA) 16:15.6 Perianne Jones/Chandra Crawford (CAN) 16:15.8



Darts

BDO World Darts Championship in Frimley Green, England:
Men's final: Tony O'Shea (ENG) 5–7 Christian Kist (NED)



Freestyle skiing

World Cup in Les Contamines, France:
Ski Cross men: Alex Fiva (SUI) Didrik Bastian Juell (NOR) Nick Zoricic (CAN)
Ski Cross women: Sanna Lüdi (SUI) Alizée Baron (FRA) Ophélie David (FRA)



Handball

European Men's Championship in Serbia:
Group A in Belgrade:
Poland 18–22 Serbia
Denmark 30–25 Slovakia
Group B in Niš:
Germany 24–27 Czech Republic
Sweden 26–26 North Macedonia
African Men's Championship in Salè, Morocco:
Group A:
Senegal 33–26 Gabon
Congo DR 35–31 Congo
Morocco 18–26 Tunisia
Group B:
Burkina Faso 15–30 Cameroon
Algeria 34–20 Ivory Coast
Angola 14–23 Egypt
African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco:
Group A:
Angola 40–15 Congo DR
Ivory Coast 19–26 Cameroon
Group B:
Tunisia 26–22 Congo
Algeria 31–7 Morocco



Luge

World Cup 5 in Oberhof, Germany (GER unless stated):
Men: Felix Loch 1:28.042 (43.921, 44.121) David Möller 1:28.251 (44.100, 44.151) Andi Langenhan 1:28.331 (44.152, 44.179)
Team relay: Germany (Natalie Geisenberger, Loch, Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken) 2:24.768 (46.704, 48.786, 49.278) Italy (Sandra Gasparini, David Mair, Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber) 2:26.061 (47.464, 49.203, 49.394) Russia (Alexandra Rodionova, Viktor Kneib, Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin) 2:26.142 (47.349, 49.384, 49.409)



Multi-sport events

Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
Alpine skiing – Boys' combined: Marco Schwarz (AUT) 1:40.45 Miha Hrobat (SLO) 1:41.12 Sandro Simonet (SUI) 1.41:45
Alpine skiing – Girls' combined: Magdalena Fjällström (SWE) 1:40.82 Estelle Alphand (FRA) 1:41.41 Adriana Jelinkova (NED) 1:42.21
Biathlon – Boys' sprint: Cheng Fangming (CHN) 19:21.7 Rene Zahkna (EST) 19:43.0 Aristide Begue (FRA) 19:48.5
Biathlon – Girls' sprint: Franziska Preuß (GER) 17:27.7 Galina Vishnevskaya (KAZ) 17:55.2 Uliana Kaysheva (RUS) 18:00.9
Freestyle skiing – Boys' halfpipe: Kai Mahler (SUI) 95.00 Lauri Kivari (FIN) 90.00 Aaron Blunck (USA) 87.50
Freestyle skiing – Girls' halfpipe: Elisabeth Gram (AUT) 84.75 Tiril Sjaastad Christiansen (NOR) 79.25 Marine Tripier Mondancin (FRA) 69.50
Luge – Boys' singles: Christian Paffe (GER) 1:19.603 Riks Kristens Rozitis (LAT) 1:19.806 Toni Graefe (GER) 1:19.920
Nordic combined – Individual: Tomas Portyk (CZE) 26:31.4 Ilkka Herola (FIN) 26:34.2 Go Yamamoto (JPN) 26:39.9
Snowboarding – Boys' halfpipe: Ben Ferguson (USA) 93.25 Tim-Kevin Ravnjak (SLO) 86.75 Taku Hiraoka (JPN) 84.25
Snowboarding – Girls' halfpipe: Hikaru Ohe (JPN) 96.25 Arielle Gold (USA) 90.00 Lucile Lefevre (FRA) 82.25



Nordic combined

World Cup in Chaux-Neuve, France:
HS 117 / 10 km: Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 22:18.1 Jørgen Graabak (NOR) 22:34.6 Mikko Kokslien (NOR) 22:35.6



Rugby union

Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
Pool 3: Glasgow Warriors 16–23 Leinster
Pool 5: Saracens 20–16 Biarritz
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
Pool 2:
Newcastle Falcons 43–0 Petrarca Padova
Toulon 29–10 Lyon



Ski jumping

Men's World Cup in Tauplitz, Austria:
HS 200 (Ski flying):
First event: Robert Kranjec (SLO) 212.5 points Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 206.8 Anders Bardal (NOR) 201.6
Second event: Bardal 364.9 points Daiki Ito (JPN) 363.3 Kamil Stoch (POL) 358.2
Women's World Cup in Val di Fiemme, Italy:
HS 106: Sarah Hendrickson (USA) 285.9 points Daniela Iraschko (AUT) 273.1 Ulrike Gräßler (GER) 250.8



Snowboarding

World Cup in Bad Gastein, Austria:
Snowboard Cross: Cancelled due to lack of snow, rescheduled to January 19 in Veysonnaz, Switzerland.



Tennis

ATP World Tour:
Apia International in Sydney, Australia:
Final: Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) def. Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6–2, 7–5
Nieminen wins the second title of his career.




= January 14, 2012 (Saturday)

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Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland:
Downhill: Beat Feuz (SUI) 2:35.31 Hannes Reichelt (AUT) 2:35.75 Christof Innerhofer (ITA) 2:35.80
Women's World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy:
Downhill: Daniela Merighetti (ITA) 1:33.17 Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:33.38 Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 1:33.57



American football

NFL playoffs:
Divisional Playoffs:
NFC: San Francisco 49ers 36, New Orleans Saints 32
AFC: New England Patriots 45, Denver Broncos 10



Biathlon

World Cup 5 in Nové Město, Czech Republic:
10 km Sprint Men: Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 27:13.1 (0+1) Simon Fourcade (FRA) 27:15.8 (1+2) Martin Fourcade (FRA) 27:22.7 (1+1)



Bobsleigh

World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
Two-man: Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter (SUI) 1:39.91 (50.04, 49.87) Lyndon Rush/Jesse Lumsden (CAN) 1:40.21 (50.23, 49.98) Manuel Machata/Andreas Bredau (GER) 1:40.33 (50.34, 49.99)



Cricket

Sri Lanka in South Africa:
2nd ODI in East London: Sri Lanka 236/6 (50 overs); South Africa 237/5 (48.4 overs). South Africa win by 5 wickets.[6]



Cross-country skiing

World Cup in Milan, Italy:
Sprint Freestyle men: Eirik Brandsdal (NOR) Josef Wenzl (GER) Teodor Peterson (SWE)
Sprint Freestyle women: Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) Kikkan Randall (USA) Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR)



Freestyle skiing

World Cup in Mont Gabriel, Canada:
Dual Moguls men: Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN) Jeremy Cota (USA) Sergey Volkov (RUS)
Dual Moguls women: Hannah Kearney (USA) Justine Dufour-Lapointe (CAN) Ekaterina Stolyarova (RUS)



Luge

World Cup 5 in Oberhof, Germany (GER unless stated):
Doubles: Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken 1:23.544 (41.765, 41.779) Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt 1:23.775 (41.824, 41.951) Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:24.199 (42.068, 42.131)
Women: Natalie Geisenberger 1:24.443 (42.393, 42.050) Tatjana Hüfner 1:24.690 (42.639, 42.051) Anke Wischnewski 1:25.107 (42.681, 42.426)



Mixed martial arts

UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
Lightweight bout: Edson Barboza (BRA) def. Terry Etim (ENG) via KO (spinning wheel kick)
Welterweight bout: Carlo Prater (BRA) def. Erick Silva (BRA) via disqualification (illegal blows to back of head)
Middleweight bout: Rousimar Palhares (BRA) def. Mike Massenzio (USA) via submission (heel hook)
Catchweight (197 lb) bout: Vitor Belfort (BRA) def. Anthony Johnson (USA) via submission (rear-naked choke)
Featherweight Championship bout: José Aldo (BRA) (c) def. Chad Mendes (USA) via KO (knee)



Multi-sport events

Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
Alpine skiing – Boys' super-G: Adam Lamhamedi (MAR) 1:04.45 Fredrik Bauer (SWE) 1:04.57 Joan Verdu Sanchez (AND) 1:04.65
Lamhamedi becomes the first African winner of a Winter Olympic event medal, while Sanchez wins Andorra's first ever Olympic medal.
Alpine skiing – Girls' super-G: Estelle Alphand (FRA) 1:05.78 Nora Grieg Christensen (NOR) 1:05.79 Christina Ager (AUT) 1:06.06
Ski jumping – Boys' individual: Anže Lanišek (SLO) 286.1 points Mats S. Berggaard (NOR) 277.8 Yukiya Sato (JPN) 260.1
Ski jumping – Girls' individual: Sara Takanashi (JPN) 269.3 points Katharina Althaus (GER) 242.5 Urša Bogataj (SLO) 239.3
Speed skating – Boys' 500 metres: Liu An (CHN) 75.50 Roman Dubovik (BLR) 77.824 Toshihiro Kakui (JPN) 77.827
Speed skating – Girls' 500 metres: Jang Mi (KOR) 81.68 Shi Xiaoxuan (CHN) 84.32 Martine Lilloy Bruun (NOR) 87.51



Nordic combined

World Cup in Chaux-Neuve, France:
HS 117 / 10 km: Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 22:48.6 Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 22:48.6 Fabian Riessle (GER) 22:48.7



Rugby union

Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
Pool 1:
Scarlets 17–29 Northampton Saints
Munster 26–10 Castres
Pool 2: London Irish 15–22 Cardiff Blues
Pool 3: Montpellier 24–22 Bath
Pool 4: Aironi 0–82 Clermont
Pool 6:
Toulouse 24–3 Connacht
Harlequins 20–14 Gloucester
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
Pool 1:
București Wolves 13–34 Stade Français
Worcester Warriors 55–10 Crociati Parma
Pool 3: Rovigo 11–32 London Wasps
Pool 4:
Cavalieri Prato 10–50 Exeter Chiefs
Perpignan 27–13 Newport Gwent Dragons
Pool 5: La Vila 10–69 Sale Sharks



Skeleton

World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
Men: Frank Rommel (GER) 1:42.94 (51.23, 51.71) Alexander Kröckel (GER) 1:43.76 (52.11, 51.65) Matthias Guggenberger (AUT) 1:43.86 (51.97, 51.89)



Ski jumping

Women's World Cup in Val di Fiemme, Italy:
HS 106: Sarah Hendrickson (USA) 277.2 points Daniela Iraschko (AUT) 275.5 Anette Sagen (NOR) 248.1



Snooker

Marco Fu (HKG) compiles the 86th official maximum break in the qualifying stages of the World Open, and becomes the 14th player to make multiple maximum breaks.



Tennis

ATP World Tour:
Apia International in Sydney, Australia:
Final: Julien Benneteau (FRA) vs. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) – Cancelled and rescheduled to Sunday.
Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand:
Final: David Ferrer (ESP) def. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6–3, 6–4
Ferrer wins the 12th title of his career, and his 3rd title at Auckland, also winning in 2007 and 2011.
WTA Tour:
Moorilla Hobart International in Hobart, Australia:
Final: Mona Barthel (GER) def. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6–1, 6–2
Barthel wins the first WTA title of her career.




= January 13, 2012 (Friday)

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Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland:
Super combined: Ivica Kostelic (CRO) 2:42.16 (1:53.41, 48.75) Beat Feuz (SUI) 2:42.36 (1:50.45, 51.91) Bode Miller (USA) 2:42.61 (1:51.23, 51.38)



Biathlon

World Cup 5 in Nové Město, Czech Republic:
7.5 km Sprint Women: Olga Zaitseva (RUS) 23:08.1 (0+0) Tora Berger (NOR) 23:33.6 (1+1) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 23:42.6 (0+3)



Bobsleigh

World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
Women: Cathleen Martini/Berit Wiacker (GER) 1:43.56 (51.86, 51.70) Kaillie Humphries/Emily Baadsvik (CAN) 1:44.10 (52.34, 51.76) Fabienne Meyer/Hanne Schenk (SUI) 1:44.10 (52.35, 51.75)



Darts

BDO World Darts Championship in Frimley Green, England:
Women's final: Deta Hedman (ENG) 1–2 Anastasia Dobromyslova (RUS)
Dobromyslova wins the title for the second time.



Handball

African Men's Championship in Salè, Morocco:
Group A:
Gabon 20–21 Congo
Tunisia 30–21 Senegal
Congo DR 17–25 Morocco
Group B:
Egypt 32–18 Burkina Faso
Cameroon 32–19 Ivory Coast
Algeria 21–15 Angola
African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco:
Group A:
Congo DR 23–23 Egypt
Cameroon 18–24 Angola
Group B:
Congo 28–23 Senegal
Morocco 8–35 Tunisia



Nordic combined

World Cup in Chaux-Neuve, France:
HS 117 / 10 km: Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 22:29.6 Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 22:34.0 Fabian Riessle (GER) 22:35.6



Rugby union

Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
Pool 2: Racing Métro 24–27 Edinburgh
Pool 4: Ulster 41–7 Leicester Tigers
Pool 5: Ospreys 44–17 Benetton Treviso
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
Pool 5: Brive 50–13 Agen



Skeleton

World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
Women: Shelley Rudman (GBR) 1:46.15 (53.26, 52.89) Marion Thees (GER) 1:46.65 (53.41, 53.24) Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) 1:47.19 (53.77, 53.42)



Snowboarding

World Cup in Jauerling, Austria:
Slalom men: Andreas Prommegger (AUT) Andrey Sobolev (RUS) Roland Fischnaller (ITA)
Slalom women: Patrizia Kummer (SUI) Yekaterina Tudegesheva (RUS) Marion Kreiner (AUT)



Tennis

WTA Tour:
Apia International in Sydney, Australia:
Final: Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Li Na (CHN) 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Azarenka wins her ninth career title.




= January 12, 2012 (Thursday)

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Biathlon

World Cup 5 in Nové Město, Czech Republic:
20 km Individual Men: Andrei Makoveev (RUS) 47:19.0 (0+0+0+0) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 48:18.7 (1+0+0+1) Björn Ferry (SWE) 48:33.8 (0+0+0+1)



Handball

African Men's Championship in Salè, Morocco:
Group A:
Gabon 20–25 Congo DR
Senegal 26–31 Morocco
Congo 15–32 Tunisia
Group B:
Ivory Coast 21–40 Egypt
Burkina Faso 7–30 Angola
Cameroon 18–27 Algeria
African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco:
Group A:
Angola 25–23 Ivory Coast
Egypt 24–27 Cameroon
Group B:
Algeria 25–17 Senegal
Morocco 16–34 Congo



Rugby union

Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
Pool 3: Bordeaux Bègles 6–12 Bayonne



Snooker

Championship League Group two in Stock, England:
Final (both ENG): Mark Selby 0–3 Shaun Murphy
Murphy advances to the winners group.




= January 11, 2012 (Wednesday)

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Biathlon

World Cup 5 in Nové Město, Czech Republic:
15 km Individual Women: Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 45:03.3 (0+1+1+0) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 45:25.3 (0+0+0+1) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 45:36.2 (0+1+0+1)



Cricket

Sri Lanka in South Africa:
1st ODI in Paarl: South Africa 301/8 (50 overs); Sri Lanka 43 (20.1 overs). South Africa won by 258 runs.[7]



Freestyle skiing

World Cup in Alpe d'Huez, France:
Ski Cross men: Filip Flisar (SLO) Christopher Del Bosco (CAN) Lars Lewen (SWE)
Ski Cross women: Sanna Lüdi (SUI) Marielle Thompson (CAN) Andrea Limbacher (AUT)



Handball

African Men's Championship in Salé, Morocco:
Group A:
Congo DR 26–21 Senegal
Tunisia 35–18 Gabon
Morocco 28–24 Congo
Group B:
Egypt 25–14 Cameroon
Angola 27–17 Ivory Coast
Algeria 33–16 Burkina Faso
African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco:
Group A:
Ivory Coast 28–16 Egypt
Cameroon 24–26 Congo DR
Group B:
Tunisia 29–17 Algeria
Senegal 25–15 Morocco




= January 10, 2012 (Tuesday)

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Snooker

Championship League – Group one in Stock, England:
Final (both ENG): Judd Trump 3–2 Shaun Murphy
Trump advances to the winners group.




= January 9, 2012 (Monday)

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American football

NCAA bowl games:
BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans: Alabama 21, LSU 0
Jeremy Shelley kicks five field goals as the Crimson Tide win their 14th national title; they also become unanimous champions, as the Associated Press also names Alabama their national champions.




= January 8, 2012 (Sunday)

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Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Adelboden, Switzerland:
Slalom: Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 1:58.66 Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:58.93 Stefano Gross (ITA) 1:59.65
Women's World Cup in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria:
Super Giant slalom: Fabienne Suter (SUI) 1:09.55 Tina Maze (SLO) 1:09.89 Anna Fenninger (AUT) 1:10.29



American football

NFL playoffs:
Wild Card Playoffs:
NFC: New York Giants 24, Atlanta Falcons 2
AFC: Denver Broncos 29, Pittsburgh Steelers 23 (OT)



Biathlon

World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
12.5 km Mass Start Women: Magdalena Neuner (GER) 40:02.2 (1+1+1+0) Tora Berger (NOR) 40:14.7 (1+0+1+0) Andrea Henkel (GER) 40:34.2 (1+0+0+0)
15 km Mass Start Men: Andreas Birnbacher (GER) 38:34.6 (0+0+0+0) Simon Fourcade (FRA) 38:38.9 (0+1+0+0) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 39:04.2 (0+1+2+0)



Bobsleigh

World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
4-man: Germany (Maximilian Arndt, Marko Huebenbecker, Alexander Rödiger, Martin Putze) 1:49.87 (54.73, 55.14) Russia (Alexandr Zubkov, Filipp Yegorov, Dmitry Trunenkov, Nikolay Hrenkov) 1:50.53 (55.16, 55.37) Germany (Thomas Florschütz, Ronny Listner, Kevin Kuske, Thomas Blaschek) 1:50.79 (55.17, 55.62)



Cross-country skiing

Tour de Ski:
Stage 9 in Val di Fiemme, Italy:
Men's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb: Alexander Legkov (RUS) 30:38.2 Maurice Manificat (FRA) +0.1 Marcus Hellner (SWE) +1.7
Tour de Ski final standings: Dario Cologna (SUI) 4:33:17.2 Hellner +1:02.3 Petter Northug (NOR) +1:44.6
Cologna wins the Tour de Ski for the third time.
Women's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb: Therese Johaug (NOR) 34:17.7 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) +51.3 Marit Bjørgen (NOR) +1:08.0
Tour de Ski final standings: Kowalczyk 2:52:45.0 Bjørgen +28.2 Johaug +3:57.8
Kowalczyk wins the Tour de Ski for the third successive time.



Nordic combined

World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany:
HS 106 / 10 km: Mikko Kokslien (NOR) 26:06.5 Magnus Moan (NOR) 26:07.0 Björn Kircheisen (GER) 26:07.7



Ski jumping

Women's World Cup in Hinterzarten, Germany:
HS 108: Sarah Hendrickson (USA) 273.2 points Sara Takanashi (JPN) 242.6 Jessica Jerome (USA) 240.1



Snooker

Players Tour Championship – Event 12 in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany (ENG unless stated):
Final: Joe Perry 2–4 Stephen Maguire (SCO)
Maguire wins his sixth professional title.
Final Order of Merit: (1) Judd Trump 30,400 (2) Ronnie O'Sullivan 29,600 (3) Neil Robertson (AUS) 28,100



Speed skating

European Championships in Budapest, Hungary:
5000 m Ladies: Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 7:22.38 Claudia Pechstein (GER) 7:34.51 Ireen Wüst (NED) 7:43.59
1500 m Men: Sven Kramer (NED) 1:53.98 Sverre Lunde Pedersen (NOR) 1:54.87 Jan Blokhuijsen (NED) 1:54.93
10000 m Men: Kramer 13:45.05 Blokhuijsen 13:52.48 Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 14:02.83
Overall Ladies: Sáblíková 169.922 points Pechstein 172.312 Wüst 172.454
Sáblíková wins the title for the third successive time and fourth time overall.
Overall Men: Kramer 156.197 points Blokhuijsen 156.513 Bøkko 158.234
Kramer wins the title for the fifth time.



Tennis

ATP World Tour:
Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia:
Final: Andy Murray (GBR) def. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6–1, 6–3
Murray wins his 22nd career title.
Aircel Chennai Open in Chennai, India:
Final: Milos Raonic (CAN) def. Janko Tipsarević (SRB) 6–7(4), 7–6(4), 7–6(4)
Raonic wins his second career title.
WTA Tour:
ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand:
Final: Zheng Jie (CHN) def. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 2–6, 6–3, 2–0 retired
Zheng wins her fourth career title.




= January 7, 2012 (Saturday)

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Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Adelboden, Switzerland:
Giant slalom: Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 2:42.50 Benjamin Raich (AUT) 2:42.58 Massimiliano Blardone (ITA) 2:42.60
Women's World Cup in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria:
Downhill: Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 1:48.40 Julia Mancuso (USA) 1:48.56 Fabienne Suter (SUI) 1:48.90



American football

NFL playoffs:
Wild Card Playoffs:
AFC: Houston Texans 31, Cincinnati Bengals 10
NFC: New Orleans Saints 45, Detroit Lions 28



Biathlon

World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
10 km Sprint Men: Arnd Peiffer (GER) 25:57.5 (1+0) Simon Fourcade (FRA) 25:58.6 (0+0) Evgeny Ustyugov (RUS) 26:02.3 (0+0)



Bobsleigh

World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
2-man: Thomas Florschütz/Kevin Kuske (GER) 56.26 Maximilian Arndt/Marko Huebenbecker (GER) 56.27 Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter (SUI) 56.73



Cross-country skiing

Tour de Ski:
Stage 8 in Val di Fiemme, Italy:
Men's 20 km Classic Mass Start: Eldar Rønning (NOR) 1:00:02.2 Alex Harvey (CAN) +1.1 Dario Cologna (SUI) +1.3
Women's 10 km Classic Mass Start: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 25:49.8 Marit Bjørgen (NOR) +7.5 Charlotte Kalla (SWE) +31.0



Freestyle skiing

World Cup in St. Johann, Austria:
Ski Cross men: Alex Fiva (SUI) Brady Leman (CAN) Daniel Bohnacker (GER)
Ski Cross women: Ophélie David (FRA) Anna Woerner (GER) Alizée Baron (FRA)



Ice hockey

World Women's U18 Championship in Zlín, Czech Republic:
Bronze medal game: Sweden 4–1 Germany
Final: United States 0–3 Canada
Canada win the title for the second time.



Mixed martial arts

Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine in Las Vegas, United States:
Welterweight bout: Tarec Saffiedine (BEL) def. Tyler Stinson (USA) via split decision (28–29, 30–27, 29–28)
Welterweight bout: Tyron Woodley (USA) def. Jordan Mein (CAN) via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)
Light Heavyweight bout: Muhammed Lawal (USA) def. Lorenz Larkin (USA) via KO (punches)
Middleweight bout: Robbie Lawler (USA) def. Adlan Amagov (RUS) via TKO (flying knee and punches)
Middleweight Championship bout: Luke Rockhold (USA) (c) def. Keith Jardine (USA) via TKO (punches)



Nordic combined

World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany:
HS 106 / Team: Norway (Magnus Moan, Mikko Kokslien, Jan Schmid, Joergen Graabak) 51:36.7 Germany (Johannes Rydzek, Fabian Riessle, Eric Frenzel, Tino Edelmann) 51:36.8 Austria (Wilhelm Denifl, Christoph Bieler, Mario Stecher, Bernhard Gruber) 51:42.8



Skeleton

World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
Women: Anja Huber (GER) 59.87 Katharina Heinz (GER) 59.97 Shelley Rudman (GBR) 59.99



Ski jumping

Women's World Cup in Hinterzarten, Germany:
HS 108: Sabrina Windmüller (SUI) 114.7 points Lindsey Van (USA) 113.9 Lisa Demetz (ITA) 110.7



Speed skating

European Championships in Budapest, Hungary:
500 m Men: Konrad Niedźwiedzki (POL) 36.89 Zbigniew Bródka (POL) 36.90 Jan Blokhuijsen (NED) 36.93
1500 m Ladies: Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 2:03.64 Linda de Vries (NED) 2:04.70 Yuliya Skokova (RUS) 2:05.18
5000 m Men: Sven Kramer (NED) 6:31.82 Jan Blokhuijsen (NED) 6:36.49 Alexis Contin (FRA) 6:38.08



Tennis

ATP World Tour:
Qatar Open in Doha, Qatar:
Final: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 7–5, 6–3
Tsonga wins his eighth career title.
WTA Tour:
Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia:
Final: Kaia Kanepi (EST) def. Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) 6–2, 6–1
Kanepi wins her second career title.
Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia:
Final: Czech Republic 2–0 France
Petra Kvitová (CZE) def. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 7–5, 6–1
Tomáš Berdych (CZE) def. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 7–6(0), 6–4
Czech Republic win the Cup for the second time.




= January 6, 2012 (Friday)

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Biathlon

World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
7.5 km Sprint Women: Magdalena Neuner (GER) 22:27.6 (0+0) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 23:04.9 (0+1) Olga Zaitseva (RUS) 23:11.0 (0+0)



Bobsleigh

World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
Women: Cathleen Martini/Janine Tischer (GER) 1:54.67 (57.45, 57.22) Sandra Kiriasis/Petra Lammert (GER) 1:54.69 (57.49, 57.20) Fabienne Meyer/Hanne Schenk (SUI) 1:55.23 (57.69, 57.54)



Cricket

Sri Lanka in South Africa:
3rd Test in Cape Town: South Africa 580/4d (139 Overs) & 2/0 (0.0 overs); Sri Lanka 239 (73.5 Overs) & 342 (f/o, 107.5 Overs). South Africa win by 10 wickets, South Africa win the 3-match series 2–1. [8]
India in Australia:
2nd Test in Sydney: India 191 (59.3 Overs) & 400 (110.5 overs); Australia 659/4d (163 Overs). Australia win by an innings and 68 runs, Australia lead the 4-match series 2–0. [9]
Michael Clarke's 329 not out is the highest score at the SCG and third-highest by an Australian captain in Test cricket.



Ice hockey

World Women's U18 Championship in Zlín, Czech Republic, semifinals:
United States 7–1 Germany
Canada 7–0 Sweden



Luge

World Cup 4 in Königssee, Germany (GER unless stated):
Men: Felix Loch 1:41.651 (50.878, 50.773) Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:41.868 (51.116, 50.752) Johannes Ludwig 1:42.142 (51.218, 50.924)
Team relay: Italy (Sandra Gasparini, Dominik Fischnaller, Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber) 2:51.375 (56.115, 57.860, 57.400) Germany (Tatjana Hüfner, Loch, Tobias Arlt/Tobias Wendl 2:51.531 (55.902, 57.674, 57.955) Russia (Tatiana Ivanova, Albert Demtschenko, Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin) 2:51.776 (55.681, 58.010, 58.085)



Skeleton

World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
Men: Martins Dukurs (LAT) 1:54.15 (51.23, 51.71) Tomass Dukurs (LAT) 1:55.22 (52.11, 51.65) Alexander Kröckel (GER) 1:55.82 (51.97, 51.89)



Ski jumping

Four Hills Tournament:
Stage 4 in Bischofshofen, Austria:
HS 140: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 138.7 points Anders Bardal (NOR) 136.5 Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 128.4
Four Hills Tournament final standings: Schlierenzauer 933.8 points Morgenstern 908.0 Andreas Kofler (AUT) 896.6
Schlierenzauer wins the tournament for the first time.
Women's World Cup in Schonach, Germany:
HS 108: Cancelled due to rain and warm temperatures; rescheduled to 7 January in Hinterzarten [10]



Speed skating

European Championships in Budapest, Hungary:
500 m Ladies: Karolína Erbanová (CZE) 39.87 Ireen Wüst (NED) 40.21 Yuliya Skokova (RUS) 40.40
3000 m Ladies: Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 4:16.09 Natalia Czerwonka (POL) 4:19.41 Claudia Pechstein (GER) 4:19.71




= January 5, 2012 (Thursday)

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Alpine skiing

Men's World Cup in Zagreb, Croatia:
Slalom: Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 1:51.84 Felix Neureuther (GER) 1:52.13 Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:52.32



Biathlon

World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
4x7.5 km Relay Men: Italy (Christian de Lorenzi, Markus Windisch, Dominik Windisch, Lukas Hofer) 1:30:49.1 (0+4) Russia (Anton Shipulin, Evgeniy Garanichev, Evgeny Ustyugov, Alexey Volkov) 1:30:55.2 (2+9) Sweden (Tobias Arwidson, Björn Ferry, Fredrik Lindström, Carl Johan Bergman) 1:31:21.8 (0+3)



Cross-country skiing

Tour de Ski:
Stage 7 in Cortina d'Ampezzo–Toblach, Italy:
Men's 32 km Freestyle Handicap Start: Dario Cologna (SUI) 1:09:25.2 Petter Northug (NOR) +1:15.8 Alexander Legkov (RUS) +1:16.4
Women's 15 km Freestyle Handicap Start: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 39:01.1 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) +2.0 Therese Johaug (NOR) +3:16.9



Ice hockey

World Junior Championship in Calgary, Canada:
Bronze medal game: Canada 4–0 Finland
Final: Sweden 1–0 (OT) Russia
Sweden win the title for the second time.



Luge

World Cup 4 in Königssee, Germany (GER unless stated):
Doubles: Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt 1:41.172 (50.498, 50.674) Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:41.406 (50.515, 50.891) Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken 1:41.829 (50.958, 50.871)
Women: Tatjana Hüfner 1:41.900 (51.076, 50.824) Natalie Geisenberger 1:42.074 (50.860, 51.214) Alex Gough (CAN) 1:42.630 (51.431, 51.199)




= January 4, 2012 (Wednesday)

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American football

NCAA bowl games:
Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida: West Virginia 70, Clemson 33



Biathlon

World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
4x6 km Relay Women: Russia (Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, Svetlana Sleptsova, Olga Zaitseva, Olga Vilukhina) 1:19:32.0 (0+6) Norway (Fanny Welle-Strand Horn, Elise Ringen, Synnøve Solemdal, Tora Berger) 1:19:37.9 (2+7) France (Marie Dorin Habert, Anais Bescond, Marine Bolliet, Sophie Boilley) 1:20:38.4 (1+7)



Cross-country skiing

Tour de Ski:
Stage 6 in Toblach, Italy:
Men's Sprint Freestyle: Nikolay Morilov (RUS) 3:03.4 Petter Northug (NOR) +0.0 Dario Cologna (SUI) +0.3
Women's Sprint Freestyle: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 3:17.6 Kikkan Randall (USA) +0.5 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) +2.3



Ice hockey

World Women's U18 Championship in Zlín, Czech Republic, quarterfinals:
Sweden 2–1 (OT) Finland
Germany 2–1 Czech Republic



Ski jumping

Four Hills Tournament:
Stage 3 in Innsbruck, Austria:
HS 130: Andreas Kofler (AUT) 252.8 points Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 247.6 Taku Takeuchi (JPN) 246.7




= January 3, 2012 (Tuesday)

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Alpine skiing

Women's World Cup in Zagreb, Croatia:
Slalom: Marlies Schild (AUT) 2:01.32 (59.34, 1:01.98) Tina Maze (SLO) 2:02.72 (1:00.24, 1:02.48) Michaela Kirchgasser (AUT) 2:03.59 (1:00.50, 1:03.09)



American football

NCAA bowl games:
Sugar Bowl in New Orleans: Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20 (OT)



Cross-country skiing

Tour de Ski:
Stage 5 in Toblach, Italy:
Men's 5 km Classic Individual: Alexander Legkov (RUS) 13:49.5 Eldar Rønning (NOR) +1.7 Dario Cologna (SUI) +2.0
Women's 3 km Classic Individual: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 10:49.2 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) +3.9 Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) +15.1



Ice hockey

World Junior Championship in Calgary, Canada, semifinals:
Sweden 3–2 (GWS) Finland
Canada 5–6 Russia
World Women's U18 Championship in Czech Republic (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics advance to the quarterfinals):
Group A in Zlín:
Russia 2–6 Sweden
United States 13–1 Czech Republic
Final standings: United States 9 points, Sweden 6, Czech Republic 3, Russia 0.
Group B in Přerov:
Switzerland 1–6 Germany
Canada 7–0 Finland
Final standings: Canada 9 points, Germany, Finland, Switzerland 3.




= January 2, 2012 (Monday)

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American football

NCAA New Year's Day bowl games:
TicketCity Bowl in Dallas: (20) Houston 30, (24) Penn State 14
Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida: (10) South Carolina 30, (21) Nebraska 13
Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida: (12) Michigan State 33, (18) Georgia 30 (3OT)
Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California: (5) Oregon 45, (10) Wisconsin 38
Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona: (3) Oklahoma State 41, (4) Stanford 38 (OT)
National Football League:
St. Louis Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo and general manager Billy Devaney; Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris; and Indianapolis Colts vice chairman Bill Polian and general manager Chris Polian are fired. (Bloomberg Businessweek)



Darts

PDC World Championship in London, England:
Final (both ENG): Andy Hamilton 3–7 Adrian Lewis [11]
Lewis wins the title for the second successive time.



Ice hockey

World Junior Championship in Calgary, Canada, quarterfinals:
Finland 8–5 Slovakia
Russia 2–1 (OT) Czech Republic
2012 NHL Winter Classic in Philadelphia:
New York Rangers 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2




= January 1, 2012 (Sunday)

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American football

National Football League, regular season final week (teams in bold win division title, teams in italics clinch wild-card berth, playoff seeding in parentheses):
AFC:
(1) New England Patriots 49, Buffalo Bills 21
(2) Baltimore Ravens 24, (6) Cincinnati Bengals 16
Tennessee Titans 23, (3) Houston Texans 22
Kansas City Chiefs 7, (4) Denver Broncos 3
(5) Pittsburgh Steelers 13, Cleveland Browns 9
San Diego Chargers 38, Oakland Raiders 26
Miami Dolphins 19, New York Jets 17
Jacksonville Jaguars 19, Indianapolis Colts 13
NFC:
(1) Green Bay 45, (6) Detroit Lions 41
(2) San Francisco 49ers 34, St. Louis Rams 27
(3) New Orleans Saints 45, Carolina Panthers 17
Saints quarterback Drew Brees sets NFL single-season records for completions and completion percentage, and the team breaks the mark for most total yards in a season.
(4) New York Giants 31, Dallas Cowboys 14
(5) Atlanta Falcons 45, Tampa Bay 24
Chicago Bears 17, Minnesota Vikings 13
Philadelphia Eagles 34, Washington Redskins 10
Arizona Cardinals 23, Seattle Seahawks 20 (OT)



Cross-country skiing

Tour de Ski:
Stage 4 in Oberstdorf, Germany:
Men's 10+10 km Pursuit: Petter Northug (NOR) 50:27.3 Dario Cologna (SUI) +0.3 Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) +0.6
Women's 5+5 km Pursuit: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 27:16.0 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) +1.6 Therese Johaug (NOR) +1.8



Darts

PDC World Championship in London, England, semi-finals (ENG unless stated): [12]
Andy Hamilton 6–5 Simon Whitlock (AUS)
Adrian Lewis 6–5 James Wade



Ice hockey

World Women's U18 Championship in Czech Republic; matchday 1: [13]
Group A in Zlín:
Czech Republic 2–0 Russia
Sweden 0–7 United States
Group B in Přerov:
Finland 3–5 Switzerland
Germany 0–6 Canada



Ski jumping

Four Hills Tournament:
Stage 2 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany:
HS 140: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 274.5 points Andreas Kofler (AUT) 270.4 Daiki Ito (JPN) 269.6




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