January 2007 in sports

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Deaths[]

Main article: Deaths in January 2007
  • 1 – Darrent Williams
  • 7 – Bobby Hamilton
  • 9 – Ken Cranston
  • 16 – Benny Parsons
  • 26 – Gump Worsley
  • 27 – Bing Devine
  • 29 – Barbaro

Sporting seasons[]

  • Cyclo-cross: 2006/07 Cyclo-cross World Cup
  • Speed skating 2006–07:
    • Essent Cup 2006-07
    • World Cup

31 January 2007 (Wednesday)[]

  • Cricket:
    • West Indies in India, fourth ODI in Vadodara:
      •  India 341 (50 overs; Sachin Tendulkar 100*, Rahul Dravid 78, Sourav Ganguly 68) beat  West Indies 181 (41.4 overs; Marlon Samuels 55) by 160 runs. India win the series 3:1.
    • 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One in Nairobi, Kenya:
      •  Kenya 133/3 (32.1 overs) beat  Netherlands 131 (46.2 overs) by 7 wickets (with 107 balls remaining).
      •  Scotland 276/4 (50 overs; Fraser Watts 70, Gavin Hamilton 64*, Dougie Brown 50*) beat  Canada 269/9 (50 overs; Ashish Bagai 137*, Ashif Mulla 48) by 7 runs.
      •  Ireland 276/6 (48.4 overs; William Porterfield 112*, Kevin O'Brien 54) beat  Bermuda 275/8 (50 overs; Clay Smith 52, Dean Minors 51) by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining).
  • Football (soccer):
    • 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, final, first leg:
      •  Singapore 2  Thailand 1.
    • FC Bayern Munich sack their coach Felix Magath, replacing him with Magath's predecessor Ottmar Hitzfeld after a string of poor performances in their defence of their Bundesliga title.
  • Basketball:
    • Euroleague, Group C
      • CSKA Moscow Russia, already assured of topping the group, win their 11th straight group match, manhandling Fenerbahçe Ülker Turkey 85–66 and ending Fener's very faint hopes of advancing to the Top 16. (Euroleague)
      • Benetton Treviso Italy, already qualified for the Top 16, come from behind to defeat Eldo Napoli Italy 64–62 away. The result leaves Eldo's hopes of the Top 16 hanging by a thread. (Euroleague)
      • Pau-Orthez France punch their ticket to the Top 16 with a 68–56 win over Žalgiris Lithuania. (Euroleague)
      • Although Aris TT Bank Greece lose 82–75 at home in overtime to Winterthur FCB Spain, they back into the Top 16 courtesy of Benetton's win over Eldo. (Euroleague)
    • US men's college basketball:
      • (1) Florida 74, (24) Vanderbilt 64
      • Indiana 71, (2) Wisconsin 66
      • (3) North Carolina 105, Miami (FL) 64
      • (4) Ohio State 78, Purdue 60
      • (10) Texas A&M 73, Iowa State 49
      • NC State 70, (16) Virginia Tech 59
      • Gonzaga 90, (23) Stanford 86 (2 OT)

30 January 2007 (Tuesday)[]

  • Cricket:
    • 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Perth:
      •  New Zealand 318/7 (Lou Vincent 76, Ross Taylor 71, Jacob Oram 54*) beat  England 260/8 (Ed Joyce 66, Paul Nixon 49) by 58 runs. New Zealand qualify to the final.
    • 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One in Nairobi, Kenya:
      •  Netherlands 201/2 (35 overs; Bas Zuiderent 77 not out) beat  Canada 200 (44 overs; Ashish Bagai 74) by 8 wickets (with 90 balls remaining)
      •  Scotland 284/7 (50 overs; Neil McCallum 100) beat  Ireland 280/7 (50 overs; Jeremy Bray 116) by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
  • Football (soccer):
    • 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
      • Final:  United Arab Emirates 1  Oman 0.
  • Team handball – Men's World Championship in Germany:

29 January 2007 (Monday)[]

  • Cricket:
    • 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One in Nairobi, Kenya:
      •  Kenya 137 for 0 (18.1 overs; David Obuya 74*, Morris Ouma 56*) beat  Bermuda 133 (39.3 overs; Dean Minors 52) by ten wickets.
  • Horse racing:
    • The 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is euthanized due to complications from the broken leg he suffered in that year's Preakness.
  • Men's US college basketball:
    • (8) Kansas 76, Nebraska 56
    • (9) Pittsburgh 65, Villanova 59

28 January 2007 (Sunday)[]

27 January 2007 (Saturday)[]

  • Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
  • Cricket:
    • Pakistan in South Africa, third Test in Cape Town, day 2:
      •  Pakistan 157 & 186 all out (51.2 overs; Yasir Hameed 35),  South Africa 183 all out (53.0 overs; Graeme Smith 64) & 36/2 (Graeme Smith 33 not out). South Africa trail by 124 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 2nd innings.
    • West Indies in India, 3rd ODI in Chennai:
      •  West Indies 270 for 7 (43.4 overs; Marlon Samuels 98, Brian Lara 83) beat  India 268 (48 overs; Robin Uthappa 70, Sachin Tendulkar 66, Rahul Dravid 57) by 3 wickets. India lead the series 2:1.
  • Football (soccer):
    • 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, semifinal, second leg:
      •  Singapore 1  Malaysia 1 (AET) 5–4 (PSO).
    • 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates, semifinals:
  • Figure skating – European Championships in Warsaw, Poland:
    • Carolina Kostner Italy wins the gold in the ladies' event, silver goes to Sarah Meier Switzerland and bronze to Kiira Korpi Finland. For the first time in 25 years, Russian skaters failed to win any of the titles.
  • Team handball – Men's World Championship in Germany:
    (Bold teams qualify to quarter finals)
  • Rugby union:
    • For the fourth time in four Top 14 fixtures at Stade de France, Stade Français sets an all-time attendance record for a regular-season match in French sport, drawing 79,741 to see Stade defeat Toulouse 22–20. (Le Monde, in French)
  • Men's US college basketball
    • (1) Florida 91, Auburn 66
    • (3) UCLA 62, California 46
    • (4) North Carolina 92, (17) Arizona 64. The Tar Heels hand Arizona its worst home loss ever under Lute Olson.
    • (5) Ohio State 66, Michigan State 64
    • (6) Texas A&M 70, Oklahoma 61
    • (7) Oregon 77, (20) Washington State 74 (OT)
    • (8) Kansas 97, Colorado 74
    • (9) Pittsburgh 72, St. Joihn's 46
    • Arkansas 63, (12) Alabama 57
    • BYU 61, (16) Air Force 52
  • Athletics:
    • Ethiopia Tirunesh Dibaba set a world indoor record of 14 minutes, 27.42 seconds to win the women's 5,000 meters at the Boston Indoor Games.
  • Cyclo-cross – UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships:

26 January 2007 (Friday)[]

  • Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
  • Cricket:
    • Pakistan in South Africa, third Test in Cape Town, day 1:
      •  Pakistan 157 all out (43.1 overs; Mohammad Yousuf 83),  South Africa 131/5 (39.0 overs; Graeme Smith 64). South Africa trail by 26 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
    • 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Adelaide:
      •  England 110 (34.3 overs);  Australia 111/1 (24.3 overs). Australia win by 9 wickets (with 153 balls remaining).
  • Football (soccer): Michel Platini, 51, is elected President of UEFA, defeating 77-year-old incumbent Lennart Johansson who was seeking a fifth term of office. Platini is seeking to limit countries to a maximum of three entries in the UEFA Champions League. (Playfuls.com)
  • Figure skating – European Championships in Warsaw, Poland:

25 January 2007 (Thursday)[]

24 January 2007 (Wednesday)[]

23 January 2007 (Tuesday)[]

  • Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
  • Cricket:
    • 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Adelaide:
      •  New Zealand 210 (50 overs; Jacob Oram 86),  England 120 (37.5 overs). New Zealand win by 90 runs.
    • ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
      •  Canada 208 (44.3 overs),  Scotland 209/8 (47.2 overs). Scotland win by 2 wickets (with 16 balls remaining).
  • Football (soccer):
    • 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, semifinal, first leg:
      •  Malaysia 1  Singapore 1.
    • Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
      • 3rd place play off:  Cuba 2  Guadeloupe 1.
      • Final:  Haiti 2  Trinidad and Tobago 1.
    • 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
      •  Oman 2  Yemen 1.
      •  United Arab Emirates 3  Kuwait 2. Oman and UAE qualify to semifinals.
  • Men's US college basketball:
    • Auburn 81, (12) Alabama 57
    • St. John's 71, (22) Notre Dame 68
    • Illinois 51, (23) Indiana 43

22 January 2007 (Monday)[]

21 January 2007 (Sunday)[]

  • Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
  • American football:
    • NFL Conference championships:
      • NFC: Chicago Bears 39, New Orleans Saints 14. The Bears take advantage of early Saints fumbles and powerful running from Thomas Jones to take a 16–0 lead in the second quarter. New Orleans pulls within two points in the third when Reggie Bush turns a short slant pattern into an 88-yard score. But Bernard Berrian makes a terrific catch for a touchdown to make the score 25–14, then the Bears take advantage of two more Saints turnovers to pull away in the final period. Chicago advances to its first Super Bowl in 21 years. Also notable is that Bears head coach Lovie Smith becomes the first African American head coach to take his team to the Super Bowl.
      • AFC: Indianapolis Colts 38, New England Patriots 34. After years of playoff disappointments, Peyton Manning throws for 349 yards to lead the Colts to their first Super Bowl appearance since moving to Indianapolis in 1984. The Patriots pull out to a 21–3 lead in the second quarter when Asante Samuel returns a Manning interception for a touchdown. But Manning scores on a 1-yard run, then throws a 1-yard pass to Dan Klecko and hits a two-point conversion to tie the game. The teams exchange another touchdown and field goal before Joseph Addai runs in from 3 yards out to put on the Colts on top for the first time. Marlin Jackson picks off a Tom Brady pass to seal the victory. Colts head coach Tony Dungy joins Smith as the first pair of African American head coaches in Super Bowl history.
    • In off-the-field news, the Pittsburgh Steelers named former Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin as their new head coach.
  • Cricket:
    • Pakistan in South Africa, second Test in Port Elizabeth, day 3:
      •  South Africa 124 & 331 (133.2 overs; Jacques Kallis 91),  Pakistan 265 & 8/0 (6 overs). Pakistan need 183 runs to win.
    • 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Sydney:
      •  New Zealand 218 all out (47.4 overs),  Australia 224/8 (48.4 overs). Australia win by 2 wickets with 8 balls remaining.
    • West Indies in India, first ODI in Nagpur:
      •  India 338/3 (50 overs; Sourav Ganguly 98),  West Indies 324/8 (50 overs; Shivnarine Chanderpaul 149 not out). India win by 14 runs.
    • ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
      •  Kenya 259/9 (50 overs; Ravi Shah 113),  Scotland 253/8 (50 overs). Kenya win by 6 runs.
  • Football (soccer):
    • 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
    • To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the first BBC Radio football commentary (Arsenal–Sheffield United, 21 January 1927), BBC Five Live Sports Extra commentates the Arsenal–Manchester United FA Premier League match in 1927 style, complete with the pitch divided into eight numbered squares. Meanwhile, BBC Radio Five Live commentates the same match in 2007 style. Arsenal won 2–1 through a Thierry Henry header in stoppage time, United remain 6 points in the lead in the Championship race. (BBC)
  • Team handball:
  • Field hockey:
  • Rugby union – Heineken Cup:
    • Llanelli Scarlets Wales, already assured of a home quarterfinal, become only the fifth team in the history of the competition to win all their matches in pool play, defeating London Irish England 20–16 at home.
    • The Scarlets are joined in this exclusive club about two hours later by Biarritz France, who defeat Northampton Saints England 17–8 away to win Pool 6. Both clubs were already assured of quarterfinal berths.
  • Men's US college basketball:
    • (24) Marquette 77, (6) Pittsburgh 74 (OT)
    • (20) Notre Dame 82, South Florida 58

20 January 2007 (Saturday)[]

  • Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
    • Men's singles – third round:
      • Rafael Nadal Spain [2] def Stanislas Wawrinka Switzerland [31] 6–2 6–2 6–2
      • Nikolay Davydenko Russia [3] def Fabrice Santoro France 7–6(1) 6–2 6–2
      • James Blake United States [5] def Robby Ginepri United States 7–6(7) 7–5 6–2
      • David Nalbandian Argentina [8] def Sébastien Grosjean France [28] 5–7 4–6 7–6(4) 6–4 6–1
      • Fernando González Chile [10] def Lleyton Hewitt Australia [19] 6–2 6–2 5–7 6–4
      • Andy Murray United Kingdom [15] def Juan Ignacio Chela Argentina 6–3 6–2 6–4
    • Women's singles – third round:
      • Maria Sharapova Russia [1] def Tathiana Garbin Italy [30] 6–3 6–1
      • Kim Clijsters Belgium [4] def Alona Bondarenko Ukraine [29] 6–3 6–3
      • Martina Hingis Switzerland [6] def Aiko Nakamura Japan 6–2 6–1
      • Patty Schnyder Switzerland [8] def Alicia Molik Australia 3–6 6–2 6–0
      • Vera Zvonareva Russia [22] def Ana Ivanovic Serbia [13] 6–1 6–2
  • Cricket:
    • Pakistan in South Africa, second Test in Port Elizabeth, day 2:
      •  South Africa 124 & 115/3 (52.0 overs; Jacques Kallis 50 not out),  Pakistan 265 (Inzamam-ul-Haq 92 not out). South Africa trail by 26 runs with 7 wickets remaining. Makhaya Ntini becomes the 22nd bowler, and third South African, to reach 300 Test wickets.
    • ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
      •  Kenya win by walkover without a ball being bowled, after  Canada forfeited the match due to player illness.
  • Football (soccer):
    • 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
      •  Oman 2  Kuwait 1. Oman qualify to the semifinals.
      •  United Arab Emirates 2  Yemen 1.
    • Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago, semifinals:
      •  Trinidad and Tobago 3  Cuba 1.
      •  Haiti 3  Guadeloupe 1.
  • Team handball:
  • Field hockey:
  • Rugby union – Heineken Cup:
    • In a showdown for first place in Pool 1, London Wasps England secure a home quarterfinal with a 16–13 away win over Castres France.
    • In Pool 3, Stade Français France crush Calvisano Italy 47–6 at home to win the pool.
    • Also in Pool 3, Ospreys Wales defeat Sale Sharks England 18–7 away. However, Ospreys' failure to earn a bonus point left their hopes of a quarterfinal berth hanging by a thread, and also assured Northampton Saints England a quarterfinal berth.
    • Leicester Tigers England win Pool 4 and a home quarterfinal by defeating Munster (Ireland) 13–6. This result eliminates Ospreys from further contention, as Munster now takes one of the two quarterfinal berths for second-place teams in pool play. The Tigers become the first visiting team ever to win at Munster's Thomond Park in Heineken Cup play.
  • Men's college basketball:
    • (1) Florida 79, Ole Miss 70
    • (2) Wisconsin 71, Illinois 64
    • (3) UCLA 73, (11) Arizona 69
    • (4) North Carolina 77, Georgia Tech 61
    • Texas Tech 69, (5) Kansas 64
    • (7) Ohio State 82, Iowa 63
    • (8) Texas A&M 67, (12) Oklahoma 49
    • (9) Oregon 92, California 84
    • (10) Alabama 78, Georgia 76
    • New Mexico State 80, (15) Nevada 73
    • Arkansas 72, (16) LSU 52
    • Villanova 76, (21) Texas 69
    • Vanderbilt 72, (25) Kentucky 67

19 January 2007 (Friday)[]

  • Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
  • Cricket:
    • Pakistan in South Africa, second Test in Port Elizabeth, day 1:
      • South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first.
         South Africa 124 all out (40 overs),  Pakistan 135/6 (40.2 overs). Pakistan led by 11 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
    • 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Brisbane:
      •  England 155 (42 overs),  Australia 156/6 (38.4 overs). Australia won by 4 Wickets.
  • Team handball:
  • National Football League:
    • The Miami Dolphins hire San Diego Chargers offensive coordinator Cam Cameron as their new head coach. (ESPN)
    • USC quarterbacks coach Steve Sarkisian turns down the head coaching vacancy with the Oakland Raiders. (ESPN)
  • Major League Baseball:
    • Former Notre Dame wide receiver Jeff Samardzija, projected as a first-round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, abandons football in favor of a five-year, $10 million deal to pitch in the Chicago Cubs organization. (ESPN)
    • Two free agents agree to contracts with new teams. Trot Nixon leaves the Boston Red Sox and signs with the Cleveland Indians, and David Wells agrees to remain with the San Diego Padres, pending a physical and minor contract details. Both agree to one-year deals for $3 million, with Wells' deal giving him the chance at an extra $4 million in incentives. (ESPN, Nixon) (ESPN, Wells)
  • Rugby union – Heineken Cup:
    • In Pool 2, Leinster (Ireland) lose away 19–13 to Gloucester England. Although the Irish side had already secured top spot in the pool and a quarterfinal place, the loss effectively cost them a home quarterfinal.
    • This result secures a home quarterfinal for Llanelli Scarlets Wales, already assured of first place in Pool 5.

18 January 2007 (Thursday)[]

  • Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
  • Football (soccer):
    • 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
    • Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
      •  Cuba 0  Guyana 0.
      •  Guadeloupe 1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0. Guadeloupe and Cuba qualify to SF and to 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
  • Field hockey:
    • 2007 Women's Champions Trophy in Quilmes, Argentina:
      •  Germany 2  Spain 1.
      •  Netherlands 1  Australia 0. Netherlands qualify to the final.
      •  Argentina 3  Japan 1.
  • Basketball:
    • Euroleague
      • Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel secure a place in the Top 16 with a 91–83 home win over Cibona Croatia. (Euroleague)
      • RheinEnergie Köln Germany are mathematically eliminated from Top 16 contention after losing 72–61 to Prokom Trefl Sopot Poland. (Euroleague)
      • Le Mans France are also mathematically eliminated from the Top 16 thanks to a 70–69 loss to Dynamo Moscow Russia, Le Mans' sixth straight in the Euroleague. (Euroleague)
    • Men's college basketball:
      • (3) UCLA 60, Arizona State 50
      • (9) Oregon 66, Stanford 59
      • Southern California 80, (11) Arizona 73
  • Cricket:
    • ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
      •  Canada 292/5 (50 overs),  Scotland 293/8 (49.5 overs). Scotland win by 2 wickets with 1 ball remaining.

17 January 2007 (Wednesday)[]

  • Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
  • Football (soccer):
    • 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group B in Singapore:
      •  Singapore 2  Indonesia 2.
      •  Vietnam 9  Laos 0. Singapore and Vietnam qualify for semifinals.
    • 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
      •  Oman 2  United Arab Emirates 1.
      •  Kuwait 1  Yemen 1.
    • Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
      •  Martinique 3  Barbados 2.
      •  Trinidad and Tobago 3  Haiti 1. Trinidad & Tobago and Haiti qualify to the SF and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
  • Basketball:
    • Euroleague:
    • Men's college basketball:
      • (2) Wisconsin 69, Purdue 64
      • (4) North Carolina 77, (19) Clemson 55
      • (7) Ohio State 73, Northwestern 41
      • Vanderbilt 94, (10) Alabama 73
      • Villanova 102, (20) Notre Dame 87
      • Auburn 83, (22) Tennessee 80
      • Florida State 82, (23) Virginia Tech 73
  • Cricket:
    • ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
      •  Kenya 328/5 (50 overs),  Scotland 138 all out (38.2 overs). Kenya win by 190 runs.

16 January 2007 (Tuesday)[]

  • Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
    • Men's singles – first round:
      • Rafael Nadal Spain [2] def Robert Kendrick United States 7–6(6) 6–3 6–2
      • Nikolay Davydenko Russia [3] def Sergio Roitman Argentina 6–2 7–5 6–2
      • James Blake United States [5] def Carlos Moyà Spain 7–6(8) 6–2 6–4
      • David Nalbandian Argentina [8] def Janko Tipsarević Serbia 6–7(5) 4–6 7–6(2) 6–0 2–1 Ret.
      • Fernando González Chile [10] def Evgeny Korolev Russia 6–7(4) 7–6(6) 6–3 6–2
      • Tommy Haas Germany [12] def Álbert Montañés Spain 7–5 6–1 7–6(3)
      • Tomáš Berdych Czech Republic [13] def Hyung-Taik Lee South Korea 6–1 6–2 6–2
      • Andy Murray United Kingdom [15] def Alberto Martín Spain 6–0 6–0 6–1
      • Jarkko Nieminen Finland [17] def Paul Goldstein United States 5–7 6–2 7–6(4) 6–4
      • Lleyton Hewitt Australia [19] def Michael Russell United States 3–6 2–6 6–3 6–3 6–3
      • Dmitry Tursunov Russia [21] def Alexander Waske Germany 5–7 6–4 6–3 6–4
      • Florian Mayer Germany def Robin Söderling Sweden [23] 3–6 6–4 3–6 6–4 6–0
      • Sébastien Grosjean France [28] def Christophe Rochus Belgium 6–2 4–1 Ret.
      • Arnaud Clément France def Xavier Malisse Belgium [29] 6–3 3–6 7–5 6–4
      • Stanislas Wawrinka Switzerland [31] def Kevin Kim United States 6–1 2–6 6–4 6–2
      • Robby Ginepri United States def Nicolás Almagro Spain [32] 4–6 6–2 4–6 7–5 6–3
    • Women's singles – first round:
      • Maria Sharapova Russia [1] def Camille Pin France 6–3 4–6 9–7
      • Kim Clijsters Belgium [4] def Vasilisa Bardina Russia 6–0 6–0
      • Martina Hingis Switzerland [6] def Nathalie Dechy France 6–0 6–2
      • Anna Chakvetadze Russia [12] def Sybille Bammer Austria 6–4 7–5
      • Ana Ivanovic Serbia [13] def Vania King United States 6–2 6–0
      • Samantha Stosur Australia [24] def Klára Zakopalová Czech Republic 6–3 6–1
      • Kaia Kanepi Estonia def Flavia Pennetta Italy [28] 7–5 7–6(3)
      • Alona Bondarenko Ukraine [29] def Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro France 6–1 7–6(6)
      • Tathiana Garbin Italy [30] def Emmanuelle Gagliardi Switzerland 3–6 6–2 6–1
      • Aiko Nakamura Japan def Eleni Daniilidou Greece [32] 6–4 6–0
  • Cricket:
  • American football:
    • Former Denver Broncos tight end coach Tim Brewster signs as the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.
  • Auto racing:
    • NASCAR
      • Benny Parsons former NASCAR Winston Cup Champion dies of lung cancer at the age of 65.
  • Football (soccer):
    • 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group A in Bangkok:
      •  Philippines 0  Myanmar 0.
      •  Thailand 1  Malaysia 0. Thailand and Malaysia qualify to semifinals.
    • Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
      •  Guyana 4  Guadeloupe 3.
      •  Cuba 3  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.
  • Field hockey:
  • Men's college basketball:
    • (6) Pittsburgh 63, UConn 54
    • (11) Oklahoma State 105, (21) Texas 103 (3 OT)
    • Utah 85, (13) Air Force 79

15 January 2007 (Monday)[]

  • Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
  • Cricket:
    • Pakistan in South Africa, first Test in Centurion, day 5:
       Pakistan 313 & 302,  South Africa 417 & 199/3 (60.5 overs). South Africa win by 7 wickets. Player of the match: Hashim Amla, South Africa.
  • Football (soccer):
    • 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group B in Singapore:
      •  Indonesia 1  Vietnam 1.
      •  Singapore 11  Laos 0. Noh Alam Shah scores 7 goals as Singapore nets 6 goals in the last 20 minutes.
    • Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
      •  Haiti 2  Barbados 0. Haiti qualify to semifinals.
      •  Trinidad and Tobago 5  Martinique 1.
  • College basketball:

14 January 2007 (Sunday)[]

  • American football: National Football League divisional playoffs:
    • NFC: Chicago Bears 27, Seattle Seahawks 24 (OT). Robbie Gould's 49-yard field goal 4:58 into overtime allows the Bears to host New Orleans next Sunday (21 January) in the NFC Championship Game.
    • AFC: New England Patriots 24, San Diego Chargers 21: Stephen Gostkowski kicks a 31-yard field goal with 1:10 left, then Nate Kaeding misses a 54-yarder that would have sent the game into overtime. The Chargers commit five turnovers, which lead to 14 New England points. The Patriots will play the Indianapolis Colts next week for the AFC championship.
  • In off-the-field news, the Arizona Cardinals name former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt as their new head coach.
  • Cricket:
    • Pakistan in South Africa, first Test in Centurion, day 4:
       Pakistan 313 & 302 all out,  South Africa 417 & 69/2. South Africa need 130 more runs to win with 8 wickets remaining.
    • 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Hobart:
      •  Australia 289/8 (50 overs),  New Zealand 184 all out (38.3 overs). Australia win by 105 runs.
  • Darts: 2007 BDO World Darts Championship:
    • Martin Adams England wins one version of the World Professional Darts Championship at his fourteenth attempt. Having won the first six sets, he lost the next six sets but prevailed 7–6 against fellow 50-year-old Phill Nixon England in Surrey England.
  • Football (soccer):
    • 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group A in Bangkok:
      •  Malaysia 0  Myanmar 0.
      •  Thailand 4  Philippines 0
    • Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
      •  Guadeloupe 2  Cuba 1.
      •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2  Guyana 0.
  • Field hockey:
  • Rugby union – Heineken Cup:
    • Munster (Ireland) become the latest club to secure a quarterfinal berth with a 30–27 win over Bourgoin France.
  • Men's college basketball:
    • (15) Oregon 79, (10) Arizona 77

13 January 2007 (Saturday)[]

  • American football:
    • National Football League divisional playoffs:
      • AFC: Indianapolis Colts 15, Baltimore Ravens, 6. Adam Vinatieri's post-season record tying five field goals puts the Colts into the AFC Championship Game in their ancestral home. The Colts' defense had another solid game, forcing four turnovers and holding the Ravens to 87 rushing yards. Ray Lewis has 15 total tackles for Baltimore.
      • NFC: New Orleans Saints 27, Philadelphia Eagles 24. The Saints, who put up 208 rushing yards, go on top on two second-half Deuce McAllister touchdowns. New Orleans wastes a chance to put the game away when Reggie Bush botches a pitch from Drew Brees, but a costly penalty forces the Eagles to punt with less than two minutes left. Three more McAllister runs clinch the victory and the first conference-championship appearance in Saints history.
  • Tennis:
    • ATP Tour:
      • Medibank International in Sydney, Australia:
        Final: (3) James Blake United States beat Carlos Moyá Spain 6:3 5:7 6:1.
      • Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand:
        Final: (3) David Ferrer Spain beat (1) Tommy Robredo Spain 6:4 6:2.
    • AAMI Kooyong Classic in Melbourne, Australia:
      Final: (3) Andy Roddick United States beat (1) Roger Federer Switzerland 6:2 3:6 6:3.
  • Cricket:
    • Pakistan in South Africa, first Test in Centurion, day 3:
       Pakistan 313 & 103/2 (33.0 overs),  South Africa 417 all out (Ashwell Prince 138, Herschelle Gibbs 94). Pakistan trail by 1 run with 8 wickets remaining.
  • Football (soccer):
    • 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group B in Singapore:
      •  Indonesia 3  Laos 1.
      •  Singapore 0  Vietnam 0.
  • Field hockey:
  • Rugby union – Heineken Cup:
    • Two more clubs book their places in the quarterfinals. Leinster (Ireland) secure their berth with a 49–10 demolition of Edinburgh Scotland, and Llanelli Scarlets Wales do the same with a 35–11 romp over Ulster (Ireland).
  • College basketball:
    • Men's:
      • Virginia Tech 94, (1) North Carolina 88. Eight days after the Hokies stun Duke, they claim the scalp of the top-ranked Tar Heels at home.
      • (2) Florida 84, South Carolina 50
      • (3) Wisconsin 56, Northwestern 50
      • (4) UCLA 65, USC 64. Arron Afflalo scores the winning basket with 4 seconds left.
      • (5) Ohio State 68, (16) Tennessee 66
      • (6) Kansas 68, Iowa State 64 (OT)
      • (7) Pittsburgh 74, Georgetown 69
      • (8) Texas A&M 87, Colorado 69
      • (9) Oklahoma State at Nebraska, postponed (ice storm)
      • Maryland 92, (17) Clemson 87. The last unbeaten team in Division I men's basketball falls.
      • Marquette 81, (21) West Virginia 63
      • Stanford 71, (22) Washington State 68 (OT)
    • Women's:

12 January 2007 (Friday)[]

  • American football:
    • The New York Daily News reports in today's editions that the NFL plans to stage a regular season game during the 2007 regular season at New Wembley Stadium in London, England between the New York Giants and the Miami Dolphins.
  • Tennis:
    • 2007 WTA Tour:
      • Medibank International in Sydney, Australia:
        Final: (3) Kim Clijsters Belgium beat Jelena Janković Serbia 4:6 7:6(1) 6:4.
      • Moorilla Hobart International in Hobart, Australia:
        Final: (1) Anna Chakvetadze Russia beat (Q) Vasilisa Bardina Russia 6:3 7:6(3).
  • Cricket:
    • Pakistan in South Africa, first Test in Centurion, day 2:
      •  Pakistan 313 all out,  South Africa 254/4 (75.0 overs). South Africa trail by 59 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
    • 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Melbourne:
      •  England 242/8 (50 overs),  Australia 243/2 (45.2 overs). Australia win by 8 wickets with 28 balls remaining.
  • Football (soccer):
    • 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group A in Bangkok, Thailand:
      •  Malaysia 4  Philippines 0.
      •  Thailand 1  Myanmar 1.
    • Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
      •  Trinidad and Tobago 1  Barbados 1.
      •  Haiti 1  Martinique 0.
  • Rugby union – Heineken Cup:
    • Biarritz France become the first club to secure a quarterfinal berth with a 45–3 thrashing of Parma Italy.
  • Basketball: Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup Wildcard Playoffs: The Sta. Lucia Realtors def. the Air21 Express, 121–118 via overtime to advance to the quarterfinals.

11 January 2007 (Thursday)[]

  • Football (Soccer)
    • Real Madrid announces that David Beckham will leave the team when his contract expires on 30 June, and has already for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in the United States beginning 1 July, with a five-year deal worth $50 million (US; £25.6 million UK) in direct salary with a potential total payoff of $250 million/£128 million. The deal is believed to be largest for one player in history.(MLSNET.com)(Sportal)
  • Cricket:
    • Pakistan in South Africa, First Test in Centurion, day 1:
      Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.
      Pakistan 242/5 (84.0 overs)
  • Basketball:
    • Euroleague:
      • Dynamo Moscow Russia defeat Prokom Trefl Sopot Poland 95–74. The win, combined with Olympiacos' Greece 80–76 home win over Le Mans France, assures Dynamo of a spot in the Top 16. (Euroleague)
      • DKV Joventut Spain also punch their ticket to the Top 16 with a 98–92 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel. (Euroleague)
      • Panathinaikos Greece become the first club to secure top spot in their group with a 79–69 away win over Lottomatica Roma Italy. (Euroleague)
      • Žalgiris Lithuania lose at home 83–70 to Fenerbahçe Ülker Turkey, becoming the first club to be mathematically eliminated from advancement to the Top 16. (Euroleague)
    • Men's college basketball:
      • (10) Arizona 83, Oregon State 72

10 January 2007 (Wednesday)[]

  • College basketball:
    • Men's
      • (1) North Carolina 79, Virginia 69
      • (6) Kansas 87, (9) Oklahoma State 57
      • (7) Pittsburgh 59, DePaul 49
      • Georgia Tech 74, (11) Duke 63. The Yellow Jackets send Duke to an 0–2 start in the ACC.
      • UIC 73, (12) Butler 67 (OT)
      • Vanderbilt 82, (16) Tennessee 81
      • Marquette 73, (24) UConn 69
    • Women's
      • (8) Oklahoma 76, (9) Baylor 63

9 January 2007 (Tuesday)[]

  • Baseball:
  • Football (soccer):
    • Carling Cup 2006-07 quarter-final:
      For the first time in 77 years, Liverpool concedes six goals at home in an astonishing 3–6 defeat by Arsenal, which will play archrival Tottenham Hotspur in the semifinal. (BBC)
  • Cricket:
    •  England in  Australia, Twenty20 International in Sydney:
      Australia 221 for 5 (Gilchrist 48, Ponting 47, White 40*) beat England 144 for 9 (Dalrymple 32) by 77 runs. Australia crushes England after piling up the largest total at international level.
    • Rain ruins the deciding ODI between  New Zealand and  Sri Lanka as the match is abandoned without a ball being bowled. The two sides were tied 2–2 after the first four games of the five match series.
  • Men's college basketball:
    • (3) Wisconsin 72, (5) Ohio State 69

8 January 2007 (Monday)[]

  • American football: NCAA Bowl Championship Series
    • BCS Championship Game: (2) Florida 41, (1) Ohio State 14. The Gators shock the previously undefeated Buckeyes to win the national championship. Florida holds the Buckeyes to 82 yards of total offense; Ohio State's quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith, goes 4-for-14. Half of Ohio State's points come on Ted Ginn Jr.'s return of the opening kickoff for a touchdown, but Ginn injures his ankles in the celebration that follows and does not return.
    • Boise State, the only undefeated team in Division I college football in 2006–07, wins one first-place vote in the year-end Associated Press poll, robbing the Gators of unanimity, and also becoming the second team in 3 seasons that was undefeated but not champion. Ohio State finishes number two despite the championship debacle.
  • Basketball:
    • The WNBA holds its dispersal draft from the roster of the defunct Charlotte Sting. The Chicago Sky make Monique Currie the top pick.
  • Freestyle skiing:
    • The International Ski Federation and the local organizing committee at Madonna di Campiglio agree to postpone the . The event was originally scheduled for 22–27 January but will be now held on 5–11 March.[1]

7 January 2007 (Sunday)[]

  • American football:
    • NFL Wild Card Games:
      • AFC: New England Patriots 37, New York Jets 16. Asante Samuel's return of a Chad Pennington interception for a touchdown seals the win for the Patriots, who will play the San Diego Chargers in the next round.
      • NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 23, New York Giants 20. A 38-yard field goal by David Akers as time expires sends the Eagles to New Orleans for a divisional playoff against the Saints. Tiki Barber rushes for 137 yards in his apparent final game.
    • NFL Coaching Changes:
      • The Atlanta Falcons announce the hiring of Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino as their new head coach, giving him a five-year, $24-million contract.
    • College football:
  • Tennis:
    • ATP Tour – Next Generation Adelaide International in Adelaide, Australia:
      • Final: (1) Serbia Novak Djokovic beat (WC) Australia Chris Guccione 6:3 6:7(6) 6:4.
    • ATP Tour – Chennai Open in Chennai, India:
  • Ski Jumping:
    • Norway Anders Jacobsen wins the most prestigious title in ski jumping, the Four Hills Tournament, after finishing second behind teenager Austria Gregor Schlierenzauer in Bischofshofen.
  • Cross-country skiing:
    • Germany Tobias Angerer and Finland Virpi Kuitunen win the inaugural Tour de Ski with commanding performances in the concluding pursuits at Val di Fiemme in Italy.
  • Golf:
    • PGA Tour: Fiji Vijay Singh wins his 30th PGA Tour title at the first event of the year, the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Kapalua, Hawaii. It is also his 18th PGA Tour win after turning 40, breaking Sam Snead's record. (ESPN)
  • Alpine Skiing:
    • Four-time Olympic champion Norway Kjetil André Aamodt announces his retirement. Aamodt won 20 Olympic and world championship medals, the most of any male skier.[2]
  • Athletics:
    • Bahrain revokes the citizenship of Kenyan-born Mushir Salem Jawher after he took part in a marathon in Israel without permission. Jawher, whose original name is Leonard Mucheru Maina, won the Tiberias Marathon on 4 January.[3]

6 January 2007 (Saturday)[]

  • American football:
    • NFL Wild Card Games:
      • AFC: Indianapolis Colts 23, Kansas City Chiefs 8. The much-ridiculed Colts defense holds the Chiefs to 126 yards. Indianapolis is to play at Baltimore next week.
      • NFC: Seattle Seahawks 21, Dallas Cowboys 20. The Cowboys have a chance to take the lead with a short field goal with 1:14 left, but holder Tony Romo mishandles the snap. Seattle will play the Chicago Bears in the next round.
    • NFL non-playoff news:
      • Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints is named NFL Coach of the Year. (ESPN)
    • College football:
      • International Bowl at Rogers Centre in Toronto:
        Cincinnati 27, Western Michigan 24
      • Greg Schiano of Rutgers is honored with the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award by the Football Writers Association of America.
  • Tennis:
  • Cricket:
    • India in South Africa:
      • Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 5:
         India 414 & 169,  South Africa 373 & 211/5 (64.1 overs). South Africa win by 5 wickets and win the Test series 2:1.
    • Sri Lanka in New Zealand:
      • Fourth One Day International in Auckland:
         Sri Lanka 262–6 (50 overs),  New Zealand 73–10 (26.3 overs). Sri Lanka win by 189 runs and levels the 5-match series 2:2.
  • College basketball:
    • Men's:
      • (17) Oregon 68, (1) UCLA 66. Two days after the Ducks suffer their first loss to Southern California, they return the favor to the top-ranked Bruins at home. (ESPN)
      • Virginia Tech 69, (5) Duke 67 (OT)
      • Washington State 77, (7) Arizona 73 (OT). The Cougars pounce in the Palouse, winning over Arizona for the first time since 1986.
      • Arkansas 88, (8) Alabama 61
      • (19) LSU 66, (14) UConn 49
      • In NCAA Division III, Caltech defeats Bard 81–52, snapping a 60-game losing streak against all competition and a 207-game losing streak against NCAA opposition dating to 1996. (ESPN)
    • Women's:
      • (4) Tennessee 70, (5) UConn 64. The Lady Vols win the latest round in arguably the biggest rivalry in women's basketball.

5 January 2007 (Friday)[]

  • American football:
    • Bill Cowher resigns as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers after 15 seasons. (ESPN)
    • The San Diego Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson, already named as NFL MVP, is named NFL Offensive Player of the Year. (ESPN)
    • Jason Taylor of the Miami Dolphins is named NFL Defensive Player of the Year. (ESPN)
  • Cricket:
    • England in Australia:
      • 2006–07 Ashes series, Fifth Test in Sydney, day 4:
         England 291 & 147 all out (58.0 overs),  Australia 393 & 46 for 0 (10.5 overs). Australia win by 10 wickets and completes the first Ashes 5–0 whitewash since the tour of 1920/21.
    • India in South Africa:
      • Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 4:
         India 414 & 169 all out (64 overs),  South Africa 373 & 55–2 (16.2 overs). South Africa need 156 runs with 8 wickets remaining to win the match and series.
  • Tennis – 2007 Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia:
  • Ice hockey – 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships at Ejendals Arena in Leksand, Sweden:
    • Final: Canada Canada beat Russia Russia 4:2.
    • Bronze medal match: USA United States beat Sweden Sweden 2:1.

4 January 2007 (Thursday)[]

  • American football:
  • Cricket:
  • Basketball – Euroleague:
    • Greek power Olympiacos Greece becomes the latest team to secure a place in the Top 16 phase with a 73–64 away win over Prokom Trefl Sopot Poland. (Euroleague)
  • Ski Jumping – 2006–07 Four Hills Tournament:
    • Norway Anders Jacobsen wins the 3rd leg at Innsbruck, ahead of Austria Thomas Morgenstern and Switzerland Simon Ammann. Jacobsen also leaps to the top of the overall standing, 10.7 points ahead of Finland Arttu Lappi.
  • Tennis:

3 January 2007 (Wednesday)[]

  • Cricket:
  • American college football:
    • Nick Saban, head coach of the Miami Dolphins of the NFL, agrees to become head coach at Alabama. Contract details are still pending, but the contract is believed to be the most lucrative ever for a college football coach. (ESPN)
    • BCS: Allstate Sugar Bowl, (8) LSU 41, (11) Notre Dame 14.
  • Basketball:
    • Euroleague:
    • WNBA:
      • The Charlotte Sting, one of the league's eight original franchises, fold. The Charlotte Bobcats, who had owned the team since being awarded the NBA's newest franchise in 2004, gave up control of the team three weeks earlier, and the WNBA could not find a buyer. (ESPN)
      • Van Chancellor, who coached the Houston Comets since the league's inception in 1997 and coached the team to the first four WNBA championships, resigns. (ESPN)
  • Ice hockey – 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships:
    • Canada Canada and Russia Russia advance to the gold medal game, with victories over USA United States and Sweden Sweden respectively in the semifinals.

2 January 2007 (Tuesday)[]

  • Cricket:
    • England in Australia:
      • 2006–07 Ashes series, Fifth Test in Sydney, day 1:
         Australia leads the series 4–0.  England won the toss and decided to bat first.
        England first innings, at stumps: 234 for 4 (80.0 overs). Ian Bell paced England with 71 runs, including a 108-run partnership with Kevin Pietersen. Andrew Flintoff and Paul Collingwood stood on an unbeaten 67 at stumps. Glenn McGrath, in his final Test, bowled 2/57, taking the wickets of Bell and Pietersen in five balls. (BBC), (Cricinfo scorecard)
    • India in South Africa:
      • Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 1:
        Series tied 1–1. India won the toss and chose to bat first.
         India 254–3 (90.0 overs). India's opening batsmen, Wasim Jaffer (116) and Dinesh Karthik (95), shared a first-wicket stand of 153.
    • Sri Lanka in New Zealand:
      • Third One Day International in Christchurch:
         Sri Lanka 112 in 35.2 overs (D/L target: 110 for 46),  New Zealand 110–6 in 24.3 overs.
        New Zealand win by 4 wickets and lead the 5-match series 2–1.
  • American college football:
    • Bowl Championship Series: FedEx Orange Bowl, (5) Louisville 24, (15) Wake Forest 13

1 January 2007 (Monday)[]

  • American football:
    • College football – New Year's Day bowl games:
      • BCS Games:
        • Rose Bowl, (8) Southern California 32, (3) Michigan 18. Dwayne Jarrett (11 receptions, 204 yards, 2 TDs) and John David Booty (27–45, 390 yards, 4 TDs) shred the Wolverines secondary.
        • Fiesta Bowl, (9) Boise State 43, (7) Oklahoma 42 (OT). In a game that "will go down as one of best games in college football history", according to Arash Markazi, writer for SI.com,[4] the Broncos send it into overtime with a hook-and-ladder play on 4th and 18, score a touchdown in overtime on a halfback pass, then run a Statue of Liberty play to score the winning two-point conversion.
      • Non-BCS Games:
        • Outback Bowl, Penn State 20, (17) Tennessee 10. Nittany Lions cornerback Tony Davis breaks a fourth-quarter tie with an 88-yard fumble return for a touchdown.
        • Capital One Bowl, (6) Wisconsin 17, (12) Arkansas 14. John Stocco throws two first-half touchdowns, and the Badgers defense holds on.
        • Gator Bowl, (13) West Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35. Pat White throws for two third-quarter touchdowns and rushes for a third to erase an 18-point hole.
        • Cotton Bowl Classic, Auburn 17, Nebraska 14.
    • NFL News:
      • Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams is killed in a drive-by shooting outside a Denver nightclub.
      • Two coaches are fired: Jim Mora of the Atlanta Falcons and Dennis Green of the Arizona Cardinals.
      • Domanick Davis, the franchise-leading rusher of the Houston Texans who sat out the 2006 NFL season with knee issues, changes his name to Domanick Williams, and is permitted to change his number from 37 to 31. Williams is his mother's maiden name, whereas Davis was the last name of his half-brother's father. 31 was the number he had in high school and college. (ESPN)
  • College basketball: Texas Tech defeats New Mexico, 70–68 in coach Bob Knight's 880th career victory. Knight passes Dean Smith for first place all-time.
  • Darts: 2007 PDC World Darts Championship:
    • Raymond van Barneveld battles from 3 sets to 0 down to win his first PDC title and fifth world title overall 7–6 in the sudden-death leg versus Phil Taylor who maintains his record of reaching every single PDC World Championship final to date.
  • Ski jumping: 2006–07 Four Hills Tournament:
    • Andreas Küttel Switzerland wins the second competition in windy and rainy conditions in the traditional 1 January ski jumping meeting in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Due to the wind and rain the second jump of the day was cancelled, which saw Küttel reducing the gap to leader Gregor Schlierenzauer Austria to three points.
  • Tennis: 2007 ATP Tour:
    • In the Next Generation Adelaide International for the first time in history besides the Tennis Masters Cup a round-robin competition is in use to replace the normally used 32 player brackets. The new system will be used in several other tournaments throughout the season.

References[]

  1. ^ Eurosport Splash
  2. ^ "Aamodt calls time - Alpine Skiing". Eurosport. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Bahrain rap Jawher - Athletics". Eurosport. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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