January 2011 in sports

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Deaths in January[]

Main article: Deaths in January 2011

Current sporting seasons[]

American football 2011[]

  • National Football League
  • NCAA Division I FBS
  • NCAA Division I FCS

Basketball 2011[]

Football (soccer) 2011[]

National teams competitions
  • UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
  • 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
International clubs competitions
Domestic (national) competitions

Golf 2011[]

Ice hockey 2011[]

Rugby union 2011[]

Snooker 2011[]

  • Players Tour Championship

Volleyball 2011[]

International clubs competitions
Domestic (national) competitions

Winter sports[]

Days of the month[]

January 31, 2011 (Monday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Women's World Cup in Sestriere, Italy:
    • Super combined: Cancelled due to heavy snow.

Cricket[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • South American Youth Championship in Peru:

January 30, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Chamonix, France:
    • Super combined: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 2:57.12 (2:02.47 / 54.65) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Natko Zrnčić-Dim (CRO) 2:57.63 (2:01.04 / 56.59) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 2:57.65 (2:00.05 / 57.60)
      • Combined standings (after 3 of 4 races): (1) Kostelić 300 points (2) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 143 (3) Kjetil Jansrud (NOR) 132
        • Kostelić wins his first combined title.
      • Overall standings (after 25 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 1178 points (2) Zurbriggen 703 (3) Didier Cuche (SUI) 673
  • Women's World Cup in Sestriere, Italy:
    • Downhill: Cancelled due to heavy snow.

American football[]

  • Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii:
    • NFC 55, AFC 41

Auto racing[]

  • Sports cars endurance racing:
    • 24 Hours of Daytona in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States:
      • (1) Joey Hand (USA), Scott Pruett (USA), Graham Rahal (USA) and Memo Rojas (MEX) (Chip Ganassi Racing Riley Mk. XI-BMW) 721 laps
      • (2) Scott Dixon (NZL), Dario Franchitti (GBR), Jamie McMurray (USA) and Juan Pablo Montoya (COL) (Chip Ganassi Racing Riley Mk. XI-BMW) 721 laps
      • (3) João Barbosa (POR), Terry Borcheller (USA), Christian Fittipaldi (BRA), J. C. France (USA) and Max Papis (ITA) (Action Express Racing Riley Mk. XI-Porsche) 721 laps

Badminton[]

  • BWF Super Series:
    • Korea Open Super Series Premier in Seoul:
      • Men's singles: Lin Dan (CHN) def. Lee Chong Wei (MAS) 21–19, 14–21, 21–16
      • Women's singles: Wang Yihan (CHN) def. Wang Shixian (CHN) 21–14, 21–18
      • Men's doubles: Jung Jae-sung (KOR)/Lee Yong-dae (KOR) def. Mathias Boe (DEN)/Carsten Mogensen (DEN) 21–6, 21–13
      • Women's doubles: Wang Xiaoli (CHN)/Yu Yang (CHN) def. Tian Qing (CHN)/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) 21–18, 19–21, 21–4
      • Mixed doubles: Zhang Nan (CHN)/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) def. Tao Jiaming/Tian Qing (CHN) 21–17, 13–21, 21–19

Basketball[]

Bobsleigh[]

  • World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
    • Four-man: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Edgars Maskalāns/Daumants Dreiškens/Ugis Zalims/Intars Dambis (LAT) 2:09.34 (1:05.11 / 1:04.23) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Beat Hefti/Roman Handschin/Thomas Lamparter/ (SUI) 2:09.36 (1:04.93 / 1:04.43) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Manuel Machata/Richard Adjei/Andreas Bredau/Christian Poser (GER) 2:09.50 (1:05.04 / 1:04.46)
      • Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Machata 1461 points (2) Steve Holcomb (USA) 1346 (3) Karl Angerer (GER) 1266

Cricket[]

  • England in Australia:
    • 5th ODI in Brisbane:  Australia 249 (49.3 overs; Chris Woakes 6/45);  England 198 (45.3 overs). Australia win by 51 runs; lead 7-match series 4–1.

Equestrianism[]

  • Show jumping:
    • FEI World Cup Western European League:
      • 9th competition in Zurich (CSI 5*-W): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marcus Ehning (GER) on Küchengirl 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ben Maher (GBR) on Robin Hood W 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Edwina Alexander (AUS) on Itot du Château
        • Standings (after 9 of 13 competitions): (1) Kevin Staut (FRA) 87 points (2) Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) 62 (3) Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) 58

Extreme sport[]

  • Winter X Games XV in Aspen, United States:
    • Men's:
      • Skier X: 1st place, gold medalist(s) John Teller (USA) 1:21.167 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christopher Del Bosco (CAN) 1:21.197 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Casey Puckett (USA) 1:21.979
      • SnoCross Adaptive: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mike Schultz (USA) 5:11.704 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (USA) 5:53.741 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (USA) 5:55.078
      • SnoCross: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tucker Hibbert (USA) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (USA) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (CAN)
      • Snowboard Slopestyle: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sebastien Toutant (CAN) 93.00 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mark McMorris (CAN) 90.00 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (USA) 82.66
      • Mono Skier X: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Josh Dueck (CAN) 1:59.656 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (USA) 2:10.471 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (GBR) 2:18.684
      • Snowmobile Best Trick: 1st place, gold medalist(s) (SWE) 96.00 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Caleb Moore (USA) 90.33 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Heath Frisby (USA) 86.00
      • Snowboard SuperPipe: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Shaun White (USA) 97.33 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Scotty Lago (USA) 92.00 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Louie Vito (USA) 87.33
        • White wins the gold for the fourth successive year, and the sixth time overall.
    • Women's:
      • Snowboard Slopestyle: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Enni Rukajärvi (FIN) 92.66 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jenny Jones (GBR) 89.33 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jamie Anderson (USA) 86.00
      • Skier X: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kelsey Serwa (CAN) 1:28.830 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ophélie David (FRA) 1:29.162 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fanny Smith (SUI) 1:29.367
        • David fails to win the event for the first time since 2006.

Golf[]

Handball[]

Ice hockey[]

  • NHL All-Star Game in Raleigh, North Carolina:

Luge[]

  • FIL World Natural Track Championships in Umhausen, Austria:
    • Men's singles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gerald Kammerlander (AUT) 3:37.61 (1:12.46 / 1:12.48 / 1:12.67) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robert Batkowski (AUT) 3:37.65 (1:12.97 / 1:12.12 / 1:12.56) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Patrick Pigneter (ITA) 3:37.95 (1:12.72 / 1:11.99 / 1:13.24)
      • Kammerlander wins his first world title.
    • Women's singles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Renate Gietl (ITA) 3:40.43 (1:13.48 / 1:13.61 / 1:13.34) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yekaterina Lavrentyeva (RUS) 3:40.67 (1:13.43 / 1:13.90 / 1:13.34) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Melanie Schwarz (ITA) 3:43.31 (1:14.50 / 1:14.62 / 1:14.19)
      • Gietl wins her second consecutive world title.
  • FIL World Championships in Cesana, Italy:
    • Men's doubles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:33.280 (46.668 / 46.612) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber (ITA) 1:33.512 (46.752 / 46.760) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andris Šics/Juris Šics (LAT) 1:33.728 (46.909 / 46.719)
      • The Lingers win their second world title.
    • Mixed team relay: Cancelled due to technical difficulties.

Ski jumping[]

  • World Cup in Willingen, Germany:
    • HS 145: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Severin Freund (GER) 289.1 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Martin Koch (AUT) 286.9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Simon Ammann (SUI) 284.5
      • Standings (after 19 of 26 events): (1) Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 1434 points (2) Ammann 1013 (3) Andreas Kofler (AUT) 930

Snooker[]

  • Shoot-Out in Blackpool, England:
    • Final: Nigel Bond (ENG) 58–24 Robert Milkins (ENG)
      • Bond wins his fifth professional title.

Speed skating[]

  • World Cup 6 in Moscow, Russia:
    • Men's:
      • 1000m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Stefan Groothuis (NED) 1:08.82 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Denny Morrison (CAN) 1:09.57 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mikael Flygind Larsen (NOR) 1:09.65
        • Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Groothuis 430 points (2) Lee Kyou-hyuk (KOR) 402 (3) Shani Davis (USA) 380
      • Team Pursuit: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Russia 3:43.71 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Norway 3:46.68 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany 3:47.15
        • Final standings: (1) Norway 270 points (2) Russia 250 (3)  United States 232
    • Women's:
      • 1000m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:15.59 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:15.94 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Heather Richardson (USA) 1:16.18
        • Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Richardson 560 points (2) Nesbitt 500 (3) Nao Kodaira (JPN) 339
      • Team Pursuit: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands 3:01.13 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Norway 3:03.02 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany 3:04.11

Tennis[]

  • Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 14:
    • Men's Singles – Final: Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] vs. Andy Murray (GBR) [5] 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
      • Djokovic wins his second Australian Open and Grand Slam singles title.
    • Mixed Doubles – Final: Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)/Daniel Nestor (CAN) def. Chan Yung-jan (TPE)/Paul Hanley (AUS) 6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
      • Srebotnik and Nestor win their first Grand Slam title together. Srebotnik wins her first Australian Open, and her fifth Grand Slam mixed doubles title. Nestor wins his second Australian Open and Grand Slam mixed doubles title.

January 29, 2011 (Saturday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Chamonix, France:
    • Downhill: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Didier Cuche (SUI) 1:58.91 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dominik Paris (ITA) 1:59.58 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Klaus Kröll (AUT) 1:59.79
      • Downhill standings (after 6 of 9 races): (1) Cuche 379 points (2) Michael Walchhofer (AUT) 314 (3) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 285
      • Overall standings (after 24 of 38 races): (1) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1078 points (2) Cuche 673 (3) Zurbriggen 658
  • Women's World Cup in Sestriere, Italy:
    • Downhill: Cancelled due to fog.

Bobsleigh[]

Cricket[]

  • Pakistan in New Zealand:
    • 3rd ODI in Christchurch:  Pakistan 293/7 (50 overs; Mohammad Hafeez 115);  New Zealand 250/9 (50 overs). Pakistan win by 43 runs; 6-match series tied 1–1.

Extreme sport[]

  • Winter X Games XV in Aspen, United States:
    • Men's:
      • Snowboarder-X: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Nick Baumgartner (USA) 1:29.700 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kevin Hill (CAN) 1:29.856 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nate Holland (USA) 1:30.026
        • Holland fails to win the event for the first time since 2005.
      • Slopestyle skiing: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sammy Carlson (USA) 93.33 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Russ Henshaw (AUS) 90.66 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andreas Håtveit (NOR) 90.00
      • Snowboard Street: 1st place, gold medalist(s) (CAN) 85 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (CAN) 68 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (CAN) 64
      • Skiing Big Air: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alex Schlopy (USA) 92 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bobby Brown (USA) 89 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sammy Carlson (USA) 87
        • Schlopy wins the event for the second successive year.
    • Women's:
      • Snowboarder-X: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) 1:38.943 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Callan Chythlook-Sifsof (USA) 1:39.681 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Déborah Anthonioz (FRA) 1:40.026
        • Jacobellis wins for the fourth consecutive year, and the seventh time in nine years.
      • Snowboard SuperPipe: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kelly Clark (USA) 92.33 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kaitlyn Farrington (USA) 85.66 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Elena Hight (USA) 80.00
        • Clark wins the event for the second time.

Figure skating[]

  • European Championships in Bern, Switzerland:
    • Ladies: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sarah Meier (SUI) 170.60 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carolina Kostner (ITA) 168.54 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kiira Korpi (FIN) 166.40
      • Meier becomes the first Swiss woman to win the championship since Denise Biellmann in 1981.
    • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Florent Amodio (FRA) 226.86 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brian Joubert (FRA) 223.01 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tomáš Verner (CZE) 222.60
      • Amodio wins the title for the first time. He and Joubert become the first French pair since Alain Giletti and Alain Calmat in 1961 to finish in the top two places.

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar:
    • Final: 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Australia  0–1 (a.e.t.) 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Japan
      • Japan win the Cup for a record fourth time.

Freestyle skiing[]

Luge[]

  • FIL World Natural Track Championships in Umhausen, Austria:
    • Men's doubles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Pavel Porzhnev/Ivan Lazarev (RUS) 2:33.24 (1:16.71 / 1:16.53) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Patrick Pigneter/Florian Clara (ITA) 2:33.90 (1:17.56 / 1:16.34) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andrzej Laszczak/Damian Waniczek (POL) 2:35.26 (1:17.99 / 1:17.27)
      • Porzhnev and Lazarev win their third world title.
  • FIL World Championships in Cesana, Italy:
    • Men's singles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:43.538 (51.568 / 51.970) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Felix Loch (GER) 1:43.559 (51.511 / 52.048) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andi Langenhan (GER) 1:44.013 (51.827 / 52.186)
      • Zöggeler wins his sixth world title.
    • Women's singles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:33.969 (46.976 / 46.993) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 1:34.243 (47.027 / 47.216) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alex Gough (CAN) 1:34.413 (47.051 / 47.362)
      • Hüfner wins her third world title. Gough wins the first ever world championship medal for women from Canada.

Mixed martial arts[]

  • Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg in San Jose, California, United States:
    • Light Heavyweight bout: Roger Gracie (BRA) def. Trevor Prangley (RSA) by submission (rear naked choke)
    • Heavyweight bout: Herschel Walker (USA) def. (USA) by TKO (strikes)
    • Middleweight Championship bout: Ronaldo Souza (BRA) (c) def. Robbie Lawler (USA) by submission (rear naked choke)
    • Welterweight Championship bout: Nick Diaz (USA) (c) def. Evangelista Santos (BRA) by submission (armbar)

Ski jumping[]

  • World Cup in Willingen, Germany:
    • HS 145 Team: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Austria (Gregor Schlierenzauer, Martin Koch, Andreas Kofler, Thomas Morgenstern) 1071.8 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany (Michael Uhrmann, Martin Schmitt, Michael Neumayer, Severin Freund) 1025.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Poland (Kamil Stoch, Piotr Żyła, Stefan Hula, Adam Małysz) 1015.7

Speed skating[]

  • World Cup 6 in Moscow, Russia:
    • Men's:
      • 500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jan Smeekens (NED) 34.93 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (JPN) 35.02 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tucker Fredricks (USA) 35.06
        • Standings (after 10 of 12 races): (1) Joji Kato (JPN) 615 points (2) Lee Kang-seok (KOR) 590 (3) Fredricks 540
      • 5000m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Bob de Jong (NED) 6:19.43 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 6:21.16 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 6:22.79
        • Standings (after 4 of 6 races): (1) de Jong 360 points (2) Skobrev 280 (3) Bøkko 236
    • Women's:
      • 500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jenny Wolf (GER) 38.01 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Margot Boer (NED) 38.49 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Heather Richardson (USA) 38.53(3)
        • Standings (after 10 of 12 races): (1) Wolf 920 points (2) Lee Sang-hwa (KOR) 650 (3) Boer 570
      • 1500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:56.80 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:56.93 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 1:57.50
        • Standings (after 4 of 6 races): (1) Nesbitt 400 points (2) Marrit Leenstra (NED) 246 (3) Wüst 230

Tennis[]

  • Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 13:
    • Women's Singles – Final: Kim Clijsters (BEL) def. Li Na (CHN) 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
      • Clijsters wins her first Australian Open title, and her fourth Grand Slam singles title.
    • Men's Doubles – Final: Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) def. Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Leander Paes (IND) 6–3, 6–4
      • The Bryans win the Australian Open men's doubles title for the third consecutive time and fifth time in six years, and their 10th Grand Slam men's doubles title.
    • Boys' Singles – Final: Jiří Veselý (CZE) def. Luke Saville (AUS) 6–0, 6–3
    • Girls' Singles – Final: An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) def. Monica Puig (PUR) 6–4, 6–2
    • Wheelchair Men's Singles – Final: Shingo Kunieda (JPN) def. Stéphane Houdet (FRA) 6–0, 6–3
      • Kuneida wins his fifth successive Australian Open title, the seventh successive Grand Slam title and the 12th Grand Slam title overall.
    • Wheelchair Women's Singles – Final: Esther Vergeer (NED) def. Daniela di Toro (AUS) 6–0, 6–0
      • Vergeer maintains her unbeaten record in Grand Slam singles tournaments, as she wins her eighth Australian Open title and 17th Grand Slam title.
    • Wheelchair Quad Singles – Final: David Wagner (USA) def. Peter Norfolk (GBR) 6–2, 6–3

January 28, 2011 (Friday)[]

Basketball[]

Extreme sport[]

  • Winter X Games XV in Aspen, United States:
    • Men's SuperPipe skiing: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kevin Rolland (FRA) 93.66 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Torin Yater-Wallace (USA) 92.66 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Simon Dumont (USA) 90.33
      • Rolland wins the event for the second successive year.
    • Men's Snowboard best method: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Scotty Lago (USA) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ross Powers (USA) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Chas Guldemond (USA)
    • Men's Snowmobile Speed & Style: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Joe Parsons (USA) 93.59 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Heath Frisby (USA) 89.66 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (USA) 100.48
    • Men's Snowboard big air: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Torstein Horgmo (NOR) 80 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sebastien Toutant (CAN) 79 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sage Kotsenburg (USA) 77

Figure skating[]

  • European Championships in Bern, Switzerland:
    • Ladies short program: (1) Kiira Korpi (FIN) 63.50 points (2) Ksenia Makarova (RUS) 60.35 (3) Sarah Meier (SUI) 58.56
    • Ice dancing: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 167.40 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 161.14 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sinead Kerr/John Kerr (GBR) 157.49
      • Péchalat/Bourzat become the first ice dancing champions since Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in 1981 who didn't win any medal at previous championships.

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar:
    • Third place match: Uzbekistan  2–3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea
  • South American Youth Championship in Peru:
    • Group B: (teams in bold advance to second round)
      • Ecuador  3–1  Bolivia
      • Colombia  3–3  Paraguay
        • Final standings:  Brazil 10 points, Ecuador 7, Colombia 5, Paraguay 4, Bolivia 1.

Handball[]

Luge[]

Skeleton[]

  • World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
    • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martins Dukurs (LAT) 2:16.54 (1:08.63 / 1:07.91) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frank Rommel (GER) 2:16.89 (1:08.58 / 1:08.31) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ben Sandford (NZL) 2:17.34 (1:08.66 / 1:08.68)
      • Standings (after 7 of 8 events): (1) Dukurs 1494 points (2) Sandro Stielicke (GER) 1266 (3) Rommel 1218
        • Dukurs secures the title for the second successive year with his fourth win of the season.
    • Women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Shelley Rudman (GBR) 2:19.17 (1:09.76 / 1:09.41) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) 2:19.41 (1:09.85 / 1:09.56) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anja Huber (GER) 2:19.43 (1:10.00 / 1:09.43)
      • Standings (after 7 of 8 events): (1) Huber 1485 points (2) Rudman 1474 (3) Hollingsworth 1364

Speed skating[]

  • World Cup 6 in Moscow, Russia:
    • Men's:
      • 500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Pekka Koskela (FIN) 35.15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jamie Gregg (CAN) 35.23 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (NED) 35.24
        • Standings (after 9 of 12 races): (1) Joji Kato (JPN) 615 points (2) Lee Kang-seok (KOR) 590 (3) Keiichiro Nagashima (JPN) 488
      • 1500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 1:45.49 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Denny Morrison (CAN) 1:46.25 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mark Tuitert (NED) 1:46.59
        • Standings (after 4 of 6 races): (1) Simon Kuipers (NED) 245 points (2) Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 232 (3) Stefan Groothuis (NED) 222
    • Women's:
      • 500m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jenny Wolf (GER) 37.90 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Margot Boer (NED) 38.56 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Heather Richardson (USA) 38.57
        • Standings (after 9 of 12 races): (1) Wolf 820 points (2) Lee Sang-hwa (KOR) 650 (3) Boer 490
      • 3000m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 4:04.03 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ireen Wüst (NED) 4:05.41 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Brittany Schussler (CAN) 4:10.45
        • Standings (after 4 of 6 races): (1) Stephanie Beckert (GER) 275 points (2) Sáblíková 260 (3) Jilleanne Rookard (USA) 236

Tennis[]

  • Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 12:
    • Men's Singles – Semifinal: Andy Murray (GBR) def. David Ferrer (ESP) 4–6, 7–6(2), 6–1, 7–6(2)
      • Murray reaches the final for the second successive year, and a Grand Slam final for the third time.
    • Women's Doubles – Final: Gisela Dulko (ARG) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) / Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 2–6, 7–5, 6–1
      • Dulko and Pennetta both win their first Grand Slam title.
    • Boys' Doubles – Final: Filip Horanský (SVK) / Jiří Veselý (CZE) def. (AUS) / Andrew Whittington (AUS) 6–4, 6–4
    • Girls' Doubles – Final: An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) / Demi Schuurs (NED) def. Eri Hozumi (JPN) / Miyu Kato (JPN) 6–2, 6–3
    • Wheelchair Men's Doubles – Final: Maikel Scheffers (NED) / Shingo Kunieda (JPN) def. Stéphane Houdet (FRA) / Nicolas Peifer (FRA) 6–3, 6–3
    • Wheelchair Women's Doubles – Final: Esther Vergeer (NED) / Sharon Walraven (NED) def. Aniek van Koot (NED) / Jiske Griffioen (NED) 6–0, 6–2

January 27, 2011 (Thursday)[]

American football[]

  • NFL news: The Tennessee Titans and their head coach Jeff Fisher, the longest-tenured coach in the league, part ways. He had been in the post since 1994, when the franchise was known as the Houston Oilers.[1]

Basketball[]

  • Euroleague Top 16, matchday 2:
    • Group E: Panathinaikos Athens Greece 82–56 Spain Unicaja Málaga
      • Standings (after 2 games): Panathinaikos Athens 2–0; Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas, Spain Caja Laboral 1–1; Unicaja Málaga 0–2.
    • Group F:
      • Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 99–58 Italy Virtus Roma
      • Union Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 67–68 Spain Regal FC Barcelona
        • Standings (after 2 games): Regal FC Barcelona 2–0; Maccabi Tel Aviv, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1; Virtus Roma 0–2.
    • Group H: Fenerbahçe Ülker Turkey 75–73 Spain Power Electronics Valencia
      • Standings (after 2 games): Fenerbahçe Ülker 2–0; Power Electronics Valencia, Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 1–1; Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas 0–2.

Extreme sport[]

  • Winter X Games XV in Aspen, United States:
    • Women's Slopestyle skiing: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kaya Turski (CAN) 93.66 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Keri Herman (USA) 93.33 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Grete Eliassen (NOR) 93.00
      • Turski wins the gold for the second successive year.
    • Men's Snowmobile freestyle: 1st place, gold medalist(s) (SWE) 91.33 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (USA) 91.00 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Caleb Moore (USA) 90.00
    • Women's SuperPipe skiing: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sarah Burke (CAN) 91.33 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brita Sigourney (USA) 86.00 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rosalind Groenewoud (CAN) 84.00
      • Burke wins her fourth SuperPipe gold in five years.

Figure skating[]

  • European Championships in Bern, Switzerland:
    • Men short program: (1) Florent Amodio (FRA) 78.11 points (2) Michal Březina (CZE) 76.13 (3) Artur Gachinski (RUS) 73.76
    • Pairs: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) 206.20 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 203.61 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov (RUS) 188.24
      • Savchenko and Szolkowy win their fourth title in five years.

Football (soccer)[]

  • South American Youth Championship in Peru: (teams in bold advance to second round)
    • Group A:
      • Chile  3–1  Venezuela
      • Peru  2–0  Uruguay
        • Final standings:  Argentina 10 points, Chile 6, Uruguay, Peru 4, Venezuela 3.
  • Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:

Handball[]

Snooker[]

  • Championship League Group 4:
    • Final: Mark Allen (NIR) 1–3 Ali Carter (ENG)
      • Carter advances to the winners group.

Tennis[]

  • Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 11:
    • Men's Singles – Semifinal: Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Roger Federer (SUI) [2] 7–6(3), 7–5, 6–4
      • Djokovic reaches the Australian Open final for the second time, and a Grand Slam final for the fourth time.
    • Women's Singles – Semifinals:
      • Li Na (CHN) [9] def. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
        • Li becomes the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final.
      • Kim Clijsters (BEL) [3] def. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [2] 6–3, 6–3
        • Clijsters reaches the Australian Open final for the second time, and a Grand Slam final for the eighth time.
    • Wheelchair Quad Doubles – Final: Andrew Lapthorne (GBR) / Peter Norfolk (GBR) def. Nicholas Taylor (USA) / David Wagner (USA) 6–3, 6–3

January 26, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Basketball[]

Cricket[]

  • England in Australia:
    • 4th ODI in Adelaide:  England 299/8 (50 overs; Jonathan Trott 102);  Australia 278/7 (50 overs). England win by 21 runs; Australia lead 7-match series 3–1.
  • Pakistan in New Zealand:
    • 2nd ODI in Queenstown:  Pakistan 31/0 (4.2 overs);  New Zealand. Match abandoned; New Zealand lead 6-match series 1–0.

Figure skating[]

  • European Championships in Bern, Switzerland:
    • Short dance: (1) Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 66.91 points (2) Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 65.46 (3) Sinead Kerr/John Kerr (GBR) 62.87
    • Pairs short program: (1) Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) 72.31 points (2) Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 69.49 (3) Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov (RUS) 62.89

Football (soccer)[]

  • Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
    • Corinthians Brazil 0–0 Colombia Deportes Tolima
    • Liverpool Uruguay 2–2 Brazil Grêmio
    • Alianza Lima Peru 0–2 Mexico Jaguares

Snowboarding[]

  • World Cup in Denver, United States:
    • Big Air: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Rocco van Straten (NED) 27.9 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zachary Stone (CAN) 26.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (AUT) 20.7
      • Big Air standings (after 3 of 4 events): (1) Sebastien Toutant (CAN) 1220 points (2) van Straten 1165 (3) Ståle Sandbech (NOR) 1090
      • Overall Freestyle standings: (1) Toutant 1220 points (2) van Straten 1185 (3) Seppe Smits (BEL) 1180

Tennis[]

  • Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 10:
  • News: Former World Number 1 player Justine Henin announces her second retirement from the sport, citing a lingering injury to her right elbow.[2]

January 25, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Schladming, Austria:
    • Slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA) 1:46.54 (54.62 / 51.92) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) André Myhrer (SWE) 1:46.58 (53.77 / 52.81) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mattias Hargin (SWE) 1:47.14 (54.22 / 52.92)
      • Slalom standings (after 7 of 10 races): (1) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 478 points (2) Grange 382 (3) Myhrer 333
      • Overall standings (after 23 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 1075 points (2) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 643 (3) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 585

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar:
    • Semifinals:
      • Japan  2–2 (3–0 pen.)  South Korea
      • Uzbekistan  0–6  Australia
  • South American Youth Championship in Peru: (teams in bold advance to second round)
    • Group B:
      • Colombia  2–1  Bolivia
      • Ecuador  0–1  Brazil
        • Standings: Brazil 10 points (4 matches), Ecuador, Colombia 4 (3),  Paraguay 3 (3), Bolivia 1 (3).
  • Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:

Handball[]

Snooker[]

  • Championship League Group 3:
    • Final: Mark King (ENG) 2–3 Shaun Murphy (ENG)
      • Murphy advances to the winners group.

Tennis[]

  • Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 9:
    • Men's Singles – Quarterfinals:
      • Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [19] 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
      • Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [6] 6–1, 7–6(5), 6–1
    • Women's Singles – Quarterfinals:
      • Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [6] 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
      • Li Na (CHN) [9] def. Andrea Petkovic (GER) [30] 6–2, 6–4

January 24, 2011 (Monday)[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • South American Youth Championship in Peru: (teams in bold advance to second round)
    • Group A:
      • Chile  1–3  Argentina
      • Peru  1–1  Venezuela
        • Standings: Argentina 10 points (4 matches),  Uruguay 4 (3), Venezuela, Chile 3 (3), Peru 1 (3).

Handball[]

Tennis[]

January 23, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
    • Slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA) 1:40.93 (52.60 / 48.33) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:41.21 (52.20 / 49.01) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Giuliano Razzoli (ITA) 1:41.62 (52.79 / 48.83)
      • Slalom standings (after 6 of 10 races): (1) Kostelić 433 points (2) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 326 (3) Grange 282
    • Combined: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kostelić 3:40.84 (1:59.63 / 52.20 / 49.01) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 3:42.77 (1:59.89 / 52.96 / 49.92) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Romed Baumann (AUT) 3:47.51 (1:59.54 / 55.93 / 52.04)
      • Combined standings (after 2 of 4 races): (1) Kostelić 200 points (2) Carlo Janka (SUI) 112 (3) Zurbriggen 98
      • Overall standings (after 22 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 1030 points (2) Zurbriggen 629 (3) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 585
  • Women's World Cup in Cortina, Italy:
    • Super-G: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:22.64 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maria Riesch (GER) 1:22.69 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lara Gut (SUI) 1:23.52
      • Super G standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Vonn 380 points (2) Riesch 229 (3) Gut 205
      • Overall standings (after 21 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 1232 points (2) Vonn 1087 (3) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 628

American football[]

  • NFL playoffs – Conference Championships:
    • NFC: Green Bay Packers 21, Chicago Bears 14
      • The Packers win the NFC Championship Game for the third time.
    • AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 24, New York Jets 19
      • The Steelers win the AFC Championship Game for the second time in three years, and a record-extending eighth time overall.

Badminton[]

  • BWF Super Series:
    • Malaysia Super Series in Kuala Lumpur:
      • Men's singles: Lee Chong Wei (MAS) def. Taufik Hidayat (INA) 21–8, 21–17
      • Women's singles: Wang Shixian (CHN) def. Wang Yihan (CHN) 21–18, 21–14
      • Men's doubles: Chai Biao (CHN)/Guo Zhendong (CHN) def. (DEN)/Jonas Rasmussen (DEN) 21–16, 21–14
      • Women's doubles: Tian Qing (CHN)/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) def. Wang Xiaoli (CHN)/Yu Yang (CHN) 21–12, 6–21, 21–17
      • Mixed doubles: He Hanbin (CHN)/Ma Jin (CHN) def. Tao Jiaming (CHN)/Tian Qing (CHN) 21–13, 13–21, 21–16

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 6 in Antholz, Italy:
    • Women's 12.5 km Mass Start: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tora Berger (NOR) 33:56.3 (0+1+0+1) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marie-Laure Brunet (FRA) 33:56.9 (0+0+0+1) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 34:02.1 (0+0+0+0)
    • Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany (Christoph Stephan, Daniel Böhm, Arnd Peiffer, Michael Greis) 1:10:17.2 (0+7) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy (Christian de Lorenzi, Rene Laurent Vuillermoz, Lukas Hofer, Markus Windisch) 1:10:35.8 (0+9) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Norway (Emil Hegle Svendsen, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Alexander Os, Tarjei Bø) 1:10:45.4 (0+8)
      • Standings (after 3 of 4 races): (1) Germany 163 points (2) Norway 156 (3)  Austria &  France 122

Bobsleigh[]

  • World Cup and FIBT European Championships in Winterberg, Germany:
    • Four-man: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Manuel Machata/Richard Adjei/Andreas Bredau/Florian Becke (GER) 1:50.15 (55.29 / 54.86) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thomas Florschütz/Ronny Listner/Kevin Kuske/Andreas Barucha (GER) 1:50.28 (55.10 / 55.18) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexandr Zubkov/Filipp Yegorov/Dmitry Trunenkov/Nikolay Hrenkov (RUS) 1:50.28 (55.27 / 55.01)
      • Machata, Adjei, Bredau and Becke all win their first European title.
      • Standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Machata 1261 points (2) Steve Holcomb (USA) 1186 (3) Karl Angerer (GER) 1090

Bowls[]

  • World Indoor Championships in Hopton-on-Sea, England:
    • Final: Paul Foster (SCO) def. Alex Marshall (SCO) 11–5, 8–8
      • Foster wins his fourth world title.

Cricket[]

  • England in Australia:
    • 3rd ODI in Sydney:  England 214 (48 overs);  Australia 215/6 (46 overs). Australia win by 4 wickets; lead 7-match series 3–0.
  • India in South Africa:
    • 5th ODI in Centurion:  South Africa 250/9 (46/46 overs; Hashim Amla 116*);  India 234 (40.2 overs; Yusuf Pathan 105). South Africa win by 33 runs (D/L); win 5-match series 3–2.

Cross-country skiing[]

  • World Cup in Otepää, Estonia:
    • Men's Classic Sprint: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Eirik Brandsdal (NOR) 3:25.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR) 3:25.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nikita Kriukov (RUS) 3:25.8
    • Women's Classic Sprint: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Petra Majdič (SVN) 3:07.2 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hanna Brodin (SWE) 3:07.9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) 3:09.2
      • Sprint standings (after 7 of 11 races): (1) Majdič 354 points (2) Kikkan Randall (USA) 291 (3) Arianna Follis (ITA) 288
      • Overall standings (after 21 of 31 races): (1) Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 1401 points (2) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 922 (3) Follis 880

Cycling[]

  • UCI World Tour:
    • Tour Down Under in Australia:
      • Stage 6, Adelaide to Adelaide, 90 km (56 mi): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ben Swift (GBR) (Team Sky) 1h 53' 47" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Greg Henderson (NZL) (Team Sky) s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Matthew Goss (AUS) (HTC–Highroad) Jersey blue.svg s.t.
        • Final overall standings: (1) Cameron Meyer (AUS) (Garmin–Cervélo) Jersey orange.svgJersey black.svg 17h 54' 27" (2) Goss Jersey blue.svg + 2" (3) Swift + 8"

Football (soccer)[]

  • Central American Cup in Panama:
    • Third place match: El Salvador  0–0 (4–5 pen.) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Panama
    • Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Honduras  2–1 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Costa Rica
      • Honduras win the championship for the third time.
  • South American Youth Championship in Peru: (teams in bold advance to final group)
    • Group B:
      • Ecuador  1–0  Paraguay
      • Brazil  1–1  Bolivia
        • Standings: Brazil 7 points (3 matches), Ecuador 4 (2), Paraguay 3 (3), Bolivia,  Colombia 1 (2).
  • Commonwealth of Independent States Cup in Saint Petersburg, Russia:
    • Final: Inter Baku Azerbaijan 0–0 (6–5 pen.) Belarus Shakhtyor Soligorsk
      • Baku win the title for the first time.

Freestyle skiing[]

Golf[]

  • PGA Tour:
    • Bob Hope Classic in Palm Desert and La Quinta, California:
      • Winner: Jhonattan Vegas (VEN) 333 (−27)PO
        • In his fifth PGA Tour event, Vegas wins his maiden title, and also the first PGA Tour title by a Venezuelan, defeating defending champion Bill Haas (USA) and Gary Woodland (USA) in a playoff.
  • European Tour:
    • Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:
      • Winner: Martin Kaymer (GER) 264 (−24)
        • Kaymer wins the tournament for the third time in four years, and wins his ninth European Tour title.
  • Champions Tour:
    • Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in Kaʻūpūlehu, Hawaii:
      • Winner: John Cook (USA) 194 (−22)
        • Cook wins his sixth Champions Tour title.

Handball[]

Luge[]

  • World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
    • Men's singles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Felix Loch (GER) 1:50.725 (55.090 / 55.635) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:50.866 (55.321 / 55.545) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Albert Demtschenko (RUS) 1:50.915 (55.356 / 55.559)
    • Team relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany (Tatjana Hüfner, Felix Loch, Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt) 2:25.216 (47.434 / 48.724 / 49.058) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Russia (Tatiana Ivanova, Albert Demtschenko, Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin) 2:25.746 (47.912 / 48.685 / 49.149) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Austria (Nina Reithmayer, Daniel Pfister, Georg Fischler/Peter Penz) 2:25.941 (47.823 / 49.161 / 48.957)
      • Standings (after 5 of 6 events): (1) Germany 500 points (2)  Italy 355 (3) Austria & Russia 326
        • Germany win their fifth consecutive title.

Nordic combined[]

  • World Cup in Chaux-Neuve, France:
    • HS 117 / 10 km: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 22:00.3 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Felix Gottwald (AUT) 22:07.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mikko Kokslien (NOR) 22:07.7
      • Standings (after 11 of 13 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 789 points (2) Kokslien 609 (3) Gottwald 556

Rugby union[]

  • Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to the Heineken Cup knockout stages, team in italics advances to the Amlin Challenge Cup knockout stages):
    • Pool 5:
      • Leicester Tigers England 62–15 Italy Benetton Treviso
      • Perpignan France 37–5 Wales Scarlets
        • Final standings: Perpignan 22 points (6–3 in head-to head competition points), Leicester Tigers 22 (3–6), Scarlets 15, Benetton Treviso 1.
    • Pool 6:
      • Newport Gwent Dragons Wales 16–23 Scotland Glasgow Warriors
      • London Wasps England 21–16 France Toulouse
        • Final standings: Toulouse 22 points, London Wasps 19, Glasgow Warriors 12, Newport Gwent Dragons 2.
    • Quarterfinal matchups:
      • Northampton Saints England vs. Ireland Ulster
      • Leinster Ireland vs. England Leicester Tigers
      • Perpignan France vs. France Toulon
      • Biarritz France vs. France Toulouse
  • Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to the knockout stages):

Skeleton[]

  • World Cup and FIBT European Championships in Winterberg, Germany:
    • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martins Dukurs (LAT) 1:55.41 (57.48 / 57.93) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sergey Chudinov (RUS) 1:55.61 (57.55 / 58.06) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aleksandr Tretyakov (RUS) 1:55.71 (57.78 / 57.93)
      • Dukurs wins his second consecutive European title.
      • Standings (after 6 of 8 events): (1) Dukurs 1269 points (2) Tretyakov 1155 (3) Chudinov 1109

Ski jumping[]

  • World Cup in Zakopane, Poland:
    • HS 134: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kamil Stoch (POL) 254.0 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tom Hilde (NOR) 249.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michael Uhrmann (GER) 246.8
      • Standings (after 18 of 26 events): (1) Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 1384 points (2) Simon Ammann (SUI) 953 (3) Andreas Kofler (AUT) 915

Speed skating[]

  • World Sprint Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands:
    • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lee Kyou-hyuk (KOR) 139.255 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mo Tae-bum (KOR) 139.365 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shani Davis (USA) 139.600
      • Lee wins his fourth world title in five years.
    • Women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 152.220 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Annette Gerritsen (NED) 154.015 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Margot Boer (NED) 154.025
      • Nesbitt wins her first world title.

Tennis[]

  • Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 7:
    • Men's Singles – 4th Round:
      • Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Tommy Robredo (ESP) 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
      • Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Nicolás Almagro (ESP) [14] 6–3, 6–4, 6–0
      • Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [6] def. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [9] 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
      • Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [19] def. Andy Roddick (USA) [8] 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
    • Women's Singles – 4th Round:
      • Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Anastasija Sevastova (LAT) 6–3, 6–4
      • Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [6] def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) [23] 6–4, 1–6, 16–14
        • This was the longest women's match by time in a Grand Slam event in the open era, lasting 4 hours, 44 minutes.[4]
      • Li Na (CHN) [9] def. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [8] 6–3, 6–3
      • Andrea Petkovic (GER) [30] def. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [14] 6–2, 6–3

January 22, 2011 (Saturday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
    • Downhill: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Didier Cuche (SUI) 1:57.72 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bode Miller (USA) 1:58.70 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Adrien Théaux (FRA) 1:58.90
      • Cuche becomes the oldest winner of a men's World Cup race, at the age of 36 years, 159 days.[5]
      • Downhill standings (after 5 of 9 races): (1) Cuche 279 points (2) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 270 (3) Michael Walchhofer (AUT) 269
      • Overall standings (after 20 of 38 races): (1) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 850 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 585 (3) Cuche 573
  • Women's World Cup in Cortina, Italy:
    • Downhill: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Riesch (GER) 1:39.30 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Julia Mancuso (USA) 1:40.21 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:40.30
      • Downhill standings (after 5 of 9 races): (1) Vonn 420 points (2) Riesch 357 (3) Mancuso 217
      • Overall standings (after 20 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 1152 points (2) Vonn 987 (3) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 592

Basketball[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 6 in Antholz, Italy:
    • Women's 4 x 6 km Relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Russia (Svetlana Sleptsova, Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, Natalia Guseva, Olga Zaitseva) 1:11:14.7 (0+6) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Sweden (Jenny Jonsson, Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek, Anna Maria Nilsson, Helena Ekholm) 1:12:11.8 (0+7) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany (Sabrina Buchholz, Kathrin Hitzer, Miriam Gössner, Andrea Henkel) 1:13:34.8 (4+13)
      • Standings (after 3 of 4 races): (1) Sweden 152 points (2) Germany 146 (3) Russia 143
    • Men's 15 km Mass Start: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martin Fourcade (FRA) 35:33.4 (0+0+1+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Björn Ferry (SWE) 35:50.6 (0+0+1+1) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anton Shipulin (RUS) 35:51.0 (1+1+0+0)

Bobsleigh[]

  • World Cup and FIBT European Championships in Winterberg, Germany:
    • Two-man: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alexandr Zubkov/Alexey Voyevoda (RUS) 1:52.21 (56.20 / 56.01) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thomas Florschütz/Kevin Kuske (GER) 1:52.35 (56.16 / 56.19) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Karl Angerer/Alex Mann (GER) 1:52.44 (56.37 / 56.07)

Cricket[]

  • Pakistan in New Zealand:
    • 1st ODI in Wellington:  Pakistan 124 (37.3 overs; Tim Southee 5/33);  New Zealand 125/1 (17.2 overs). New Zealand win by 9 wickets; lead 6-match series 1–0.

Cross-country skiing[]

  • World Cup in Otepää, Estonia:
    • Men's 15 km Classic: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Eldar Rønning (NOR) 37:27.2 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Daniel Rickardsson (SWE) 37:42.3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) 37:44.8
    • Women's 10 km Classic: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 27:02.1 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 27:34.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Therese Johaug (NOR) 27:43.7
      • Distance standings (after 12 of 17 races): (1) Kowalczyk 672 points (2) Bjørgen 510 (3) Johaug 430
      • Overall standings (after 20 of 31 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1351 points (2) Bjørgen 896 (3) Arianna Follis (ITA) 880

Cycling[]

Equestrianism[]

  • Dressage:
    • FEI World Cup Western European League:
      • 7th competition in Amsterdam (CDI-W): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) on Parzival 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Isabell Werth (GER) on Warum nicht FRH 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Patrik Kittel (SWE) on Watermill Scandic H.B.C.
        • Standings (after 7 of 10 competitions): (1) Ulla Salzgeber (GER) & Werth 74 points (3) Cornelissen 63

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar:
    • Quarterfinals:
      • Australia  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Iraq
      • Iran  0–1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea
  • South American Youth Championship in Peru: (teams in bold advance to the second stage)
    • Group A:
      • Argentina  1–1  Venezuela
      • Chile  0–4  Uruguay
        • Standings: Argentina 7 points (3 matches), Uruguay 4 (3), Chile 3 (2), Venezuela 2 (2),  Peru 0 (2).
  • African Under-17 Championship in Rwanda:
    • Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Burkina Faso  2–1 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Rwanda
      • Burkina Faso win the championship for the first time. Both teams qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Freestyle skiing[]

  • World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
    • Moguls men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Guilbaut Colas (FRA) 25.81 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexandre Bilodeau (CAN) 25.59 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jeremy Cota (USA) 25.31
    • Moguls women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Hannah Kearney (USA) 25.45 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jennifer Heil (CAN) 24.72 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Audrey Robichaud (CAN) 24.41
      • Moguls standings (after 5 of 11 events): (1) Kearney 409 points (2) Heil 340 (3) Justine Dufour-Lapointe (CAN) 227
      • Overall standings: (1) Kearney 82 points (2) Heil & Xu Mengtao (CHN) 68

Handball[]

Korfball[]

  • Europa Cup in Budapest, Hungary:
    • 7th place match: CC Oeiras Portugal 19–15 Catalonia CK Vacarisses
    • 5th place match: Szentendre KK Hungary 23–12 Germany KV Adler Rauxel
    • Third place match: 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) České Budějovice Czech Republic 19–18 England Trojans KC
    • Final: 2nd place, silver medalist(s) R Scaldis SC Belgium 23–33 1st place, gold medalist(s) Netherlands Koog Zaandijk
      • Koog Zaandijk win the tournament for the second time.

Luge[]

  • World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
    • Women's singles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:45.626 (53.015 / 52.611) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 1:45.648 (52.861 / 52.787) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anke Wischnewski (GER) 1:46.270 (53.253 / 53.017)
      • Hüfner wins her sixth race of the season.
      • Standings (after 7 of 9 events): (1) Hüfner 685 points (2) Geisenberger 560 (3) Wischnewski 485
    • Doubles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:24.076 (42.062 / 42.014) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt (GER) 1:24.352 (42.184 / 42.168) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken (GER) 1:24.514 (42.294 / 42.220)
      • Standings (after 7 of 9 events): (1) Wendl/Arlt 615 points (2) Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber (ITA) 540 (3) Linger/Linger 492

Mixed martial arts[]

  • UFC: Fight For The Troops 2 in Kileen, Texas, United States:
    • Lightweight bout: Matt Wiman (USA) def. Cole Miller (USA) by unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)
    • Heavyweight bout: Pat Barry (USA) def. Joey Beltran (USA) by unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
    • Featherweight bout: Mark Hominick (CAN) def. George Roop (USA) by TKO (punches)
    • Heavyweight bout: Matt Mitrione (USA) def. Tim Hague (CAN) by TKO (punches)
    • Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard (USA) def. Evan Dunham (USA) by TKO (strikes)

Nordic combined[]

  • World Cup in Chaux-Neuve, France:
    • HS 117 / 10 km: 1st place, gold medalist(s) David Kreiner (AUT) 21:59.2 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mikko Kokslien (NOR) 21:59.8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Felix Gottwald (AUT) 22:00.7
      • Standings (after 10 of 13 races): (1) Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 689 points (2) Kokslien 549 (3) Gottwald 476

Rugby union[]

  • Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to the Heineken Cup knockout stages, team in italics advances to the Amlin Challenge Cup knockout stages):
    • Pool 1:
      • Castres France 12–23 England Northampton Saints
      • Edinburgh Scotland 14–21 Wales Cardiff Blues
        • Final standings: Northampton Saints 25 points, Cardiff Blues 14, Castres 11, Edinburgh 8.
    • Pool 3:
      • Munster Ireland 28–14 England London Irish
      • Ospreys Wales 29–17 France Toulon
        • Final standings: Toulon 17 points, Munster 16, Ospreys 14, London Irish 9.
    • Pool 4:
      • Aironi Italy 6–43 Ireland Ulster
      • Biarritz France 26–19 England Bath
        • Final standings: Biarritz 22 points (6–4 in head-to head competition points), Ulster 22 (4–6), Bath 14, Aironi 4.
  • Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to the knockout stages):
    • Pool 1:
      • Connacht Ireland 83–7 Italy Cavalieri Prato
      • Harlequins England 39–17 France Bayonne
        • Final standings: Harlequins 24 points, Connacht 15 (8–1 in head-to head competition points), Bayonne 15 (1–8), Cavalieri Prato 4.
    • Pool 2:
      • El Salvador Spain 5–50 England Sale Sharks
      • Petrarca Padova Italy 20–24 France Brive
        • Final standings: Brive 27 points, Sale Sharks 21, Petrarca Padova 6, El Salvador 4.
    • Pool 3:
      • Bourgoin France – England Newcastle Falcons — postponed to January 23 due to a frozen pitch
      • Montpellier France 32–30 England Exeter Chiefs
        • Standings: Montpellier 21 points (6 matches), Exeter Chiefs 16 (6), Newcastle Falcons 9 (5), Bourgoin 6 (5).

Skeleton[]

  • World Cup and FIBT European Championships in Winterberg, Germany:
    • Women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Shelley Rudman (GBR) 1:57.77 (58.75 / 59.02) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anja Huber (GER) 1:57.99 (58.90 / 59.09) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Amy Gough (CAN) 1:58.52 (59.21 / 59.31)
      • Rudman wins her second European title in three years.
      • Standings (after 6 of 8 events): (1) Huber 1285 points (2) Rudman 1249 (3) Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) 1154

Ski jumping[]

  • World Cup in Zakopane, Poland:
    • HS 134: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Simon Ammann (SUI) 276.3 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 268.9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tom Hilde (NOR) 267.1
      • Standings (after 17 of 26 events): (1) Morgenstern 1348 points (2) Ammann 903 (3) Andreas Kofler (AUT) 901

Snowboarding[]

  • World Championships in La Molina, Spain:
    • Parallel Slalom men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Benjamin Karl (AUT) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Simon Schoch (SUI) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rok Marguč (SLO)
      • Karl wins his second world title of the championships.
    • Parallel Slalom women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Hilde-Katrine Engeli (NOR) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nicolien Sauerbreij (NED) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Claudia Riegler (AUT)
      • Engeli wins her first world title.
    • Slopestyle men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Seppe Smits (BEL) 28.7 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (SWE) 28.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ville Paumola (FIN) 26.2
      • Smits wins his first world title.
    • Slopestyle women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Enni Rukajärvi (FIN) 28.2 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Šárka Pančochová (CZE) 25.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shelly Gotlieb (NZL) 21.6
      • Rukajärvi wins her first world title.

Tennis[]

January 21, 2011 (Friday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
    • Super-G: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:17.33 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Georg Streitberger (AUT) 1:17.56 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 1:17.61
      • Super G standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Streitberger 227 points (2) Didier Cuche (SUI) 179 (3) Romed Baumann (AUT) 163
      • Overall standings (after 19 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 826 points (2) Svindal 571 (3) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 509
  • Women's World Cup in Cortina, Italy:
    • Super-G: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:11.66 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anja Pärson (SWE) 1:12.09 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anna Fenninger (AUT) 1:12.13
      • Super G standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Vonn 280 points (2) Maria Riesch (GER) 149 (3) Lara Gut (SUI) 145
      • Overall standings (after 19 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 1052 points (2) Vonn 927 (3) Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 580

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 6 in Antholz, Italy:
    • Women's 7.5 km Sprint: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tora Berger (NOR) 20:08.1 (0+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK) 20:37.2 (0+1) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olga Zaitseva (RUS) 20:44.5 (0+1)

Bobsleigh[]

  • World Cup and FIBT European Championships in Winterberg, Germany:
    • Two-women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Sandra Kiriasis/Berit Wiacker (GER) 1:55.06 (57.66 / 57.40) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel/Christin Senkel (GER) 1:55.55 (57.92 / 57.63) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shauna Rohbock/Valerie Fleming (USA) 1:55.66 (57.97 / 57.69)
      • Kiriasis wins her fifth European title in six years, and Wiacker wins her fourth in six years.
      • Standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Kiriasis 1286 points (2) Cathleen Martini (GER) 1187 (3) Kaillie Humphries (CAN) 1024

Cricket[]

Cycling[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar:
    • Quarterfinals:
      • Japan  3–2  Qatar
      • Uzbekistan  2–1  Jordan
  • Central American Cup in Panama:
    • Fifth place match: Nicaragua  1–2  Guatemala
      • Guatemala qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
    • Semifinals:
      • Honduras  2–0  El Salvador
      • Panama  1–1 (2–4 pen.)  Costa Rica
  • African Under-17 Championship in Kigali, Rwanda:
    • Third place match: 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Congo  2–1  Ivory Coast
      • Both teams qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Freestyle skiing[]

Korfball[]

  • Europa Cup in Budapest, Hungary:
    • Group A:
      • CC Oeiras Portugal 15–19 Czech Republic České Budějovice
      • Szentendre KK Hungary 6–26 Belgium R Scaldis SC
        • Standings: Scaldis 9 points, České Budějovice 6, Szentendre 3, CC Oeiras 0.
    • Group B:
      • Koog Zaandijk Netherlands 31–10 England Trojans KC
      • CK Vacarisses Catalonia 19–22 Germany KV Adler Rauxel
        • Standings: Koog Zaandijk 9 points, Trojans 6, Adler Rauxel 3, Vacarisses 0.

Rugby union[]

  • Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the knockout stages):
    • Pool 2:
      • Racing Métro France 11–36 Ireland Leinster
      • Saracens England 14–24 France Clermont
        • Final standings: Leinster 24 points, Clermont 19, Racing Métro 9, Saracens 6.
        • Clermont have also secured at least a place in the Amlin Challenge Cup knockout stages. They still have a mathematical chance of a Heineken Cup quarterfinal place.

Ski jumping[]

  • World Cup in Zakopane, Poland:
    • HS 134: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Adam Małysz (POL) 269.9 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andreas Kofler (AUT) 264.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Severin Freund (GER) 264.0
      • Standings (after 16 of 26 events): (1) Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 1268 points (2) Kofler 851 (3) Simon Ammann (SUI) 803

Snowboarding[]

  • World Championships in La Molina, Spain:
    • Both men's and women's parallel slalom events were postponed to January 22 due to high winds.

Tennis[]

  • Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 5:
    • Men's Singles – 3rd Round:
      • Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Xavier Malisse (BEL) 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
      • Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 6–2 retired
      • Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [6] def. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6–2, 7–6(3), 6–2
      • Andy Roddick (USA) [8] def. Robin Haase (NED) 2–6, 7–6(2), 6–2, 6–2
      • Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [9] def. Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
    • Women's Singles – 3rd Round:
      • Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Dominika Cibulková (SVK) 6–4, 6–3
      • Andrea Petkovic (GER) def. Venus Williams (USA) [4] 1–0 retired
      • Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [6] def. Monica Niculescu (ROU) 6–0, 7–6(2)
      • Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [8] def. Chanelle Scheepers (RSA) 6–3, 6–3
      • Li Na (CHN) [9] def. Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (CZE) 6–2, 6–1

January 20, 2011 (Thursday)[]

Basketball[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 6 in Antholz, Italy:
    • Men's 10 km Sprint: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Anton Shipulin (RUS) 23:36.2 (0+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Michael Greis (GER) 23:46.2 (0+0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lars Berger (NOR) 23:56.7 (0+1)

Cycling[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • South American Youth Championship in Peru:
    • Group B:
      • Bolivia  0–1  Paraguay
      • Colombia  1–3  Brazil
        • Standings: Brazil 6 points (2 matches), Paraguay 3 (2),  Ecuador 1 (1), Colombia 1 (2), Bolivia 0 (1).

Handball[]

Korfball[]

  • Europa Cup in Budapest, Hungary:
    • Group A:
      • R Scaldis SC Belgium 22–6 Portugal CC Oeiras
      • Szentendre KK Hungary 12–18 Czech Republic České Budějovice
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Scaldis 6 points, České Budějovice, Szentendre 3, CC Oeiras 0.
    • Group B:
      • Trojans KC England 26–21 Germany KV Adler Rauxel
      • Koog Zaandijk Netherlands 36–9 Catalonia CK Vacarisses
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Koog Zaandijk, Trojans 6 points, Vacarisses, Adler Rauxel 0.

Rugby union[]

  • Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the knockout stages):
    • Pool 5:
      • Gloucester England 60–7 France Agen
      • La Rochelle France 71–17 Italy Rovigo
        • Final standings: La Rochelle 24 points, Gloucester 21, Agen 15, Rovigo 0.

Snowboarding[]

Tennis[]

January 19, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Basketball[]

Cricket[]

  • Pakistan in New Zealand:
    • 2nd Test in Wellington, day 5:  New Zealand 356 & 293;  Pakistan 376 & 226/5 (92 overs). Match drawn; Pakistan win 2-match series 1–0.

Cycling[]

  • UCI World Tour:
    • Tour Down Under in Australia:
      • Stage 2, Tailem Bend to Mannum, 146 km (91 mi): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ben Swift (GBR) (Team Sky) 3h 27' 44" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robbie McEwen (AUS) (Team RadioShack) s.t. 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Graeme Brown (AUS) (Rabobank) s.t.
        • Overall standings: (1) McEwen Jersey orange.svg 6h 44' 42" (2) Matthew Goss (AUS) (HTC–Highroad) Jersey black.svg + 0" (3) Swift + 0"

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
    • Group D:
      • Iraq  1–0  North Korea
      • United Arab Emirates  0–3  Iran
        • Final standings: Iran 9 points, Iraq 6, North Korea, United Arab Emirates 1.
  • South American Youth Championship in Peru:
    • Group A:
      • Peru  1–2  Argentina
      • Venezuela  1–1  Uruguay
        • Standings: Argentina 6 points (2 matches),  Chile 3 (1), Venezuela 1 (1), Uruguay 1 (2), Peru 0 (2).
  • OFC U-17 Championship in Albany, North Shore City, New Zealand:
    • 3rd place: Vanuatu  0–2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Solomon Islands
    • Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) New Zealand  2–0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Tahiti
      • New Zealand win the tournament for the third successive time and fourth time overall, and qualifies for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Handball[]

Korfball[]

  • Europa Cup in Budapest, Hungary:
    • Group A:
      • Szentendre KK Hungary 16–14 Portugal CC Oeiras
      • R Scaldis SC Belgium 37–17 Czech Republic České Budějovice
    • Group B:
      • Koog Zaandijk Netherlands 27–13 Germany KV Adler Rauxel
      • CK Vacarisses Catalonia 17–19 England Trojans KC

Snowboarding[]

Tennis[]

  • Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 3:
    • Men's Singles – 2nd Round:
      • Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Gilles Simon (FRA) 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3
      • Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Ivan Dodig (CRO) 7–5, 6–7(8), 6–0, 6–2
      • Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [6] def. Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
      • Andy Roddick (USA) [8] def. Igor Kunitsyn (RUS) 7–6(7), 6–2, 6–3
      • Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [9] def. Janko Tipsarević (SRB) 2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(0), 6–0
    • Women's Singles – 2nd Round:
      • Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Vania King (USA) 6–1, 6–0
      • Venus Williams (USA) [4] def. Sandra Záhlavová (CZE) 6–7(6), 6–0, 6–4
      • Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [6] def. Rebecca Marino (CAN) 6–3, 5–7, 9–7
      • Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [8] def. Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) 6–4, 6–4
      • Li Na (CHN) [9] def. Evgeniya Rodina (RUS) 6–3, 6–2

January 18, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Cricket[]

  • Pakistan in New Zealand:
    • 2nd Test in Wellington, day 4:  New Zealand 356 & 293 (90.5 overs);  Pakistan 376. New Zealand lead by 273 runs.
  • India in South Africa:
    • 3rd ODI in Cape Town:  South Africa 220 (49.2 overs);  India 223/8 (48.2 overs). India win by 2 wickets; lead 5-match series 2–1.

Cycling[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
    • Group C:
      • South Korea  4–1  India
      • Australia  1–0  Bahrain
        • Final standings: Australia, South Korea 7 points, Bahrain 3, India 0.
  • Central American Cup in Panama: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals and qualify for CONCACAF Gold Cup)
    • Group A:
      • Nicaragua  1–1  Belize
      • Panama  2–0  El Salvador
        • Final standings: Panama 9 points, El Salvador 6, Nicaragua, Belize 1.
    • Group B: Honduras  3–1  Guatemala
      • Final standings: Honduras,  Costa Rica 4 points, Guatemala 0.

Handball[]

Snowboarding[]

  • World Championships in La Molina, Spain:
    • Men's snowboard cross: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alex Pullin (AUS) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Seth Wescott (USA) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nate Holland (USA)
      • Pullin becomes the first Australian world champion.
    • Women's snowboard cross: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nelly Moenne Loccoz (FRA) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dominique Maltais (CAN)
      • Jacobellis wins the title for the third time.

Tennis[]

  • Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 2:
    • Men's Singles – 1st Round:
      • Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Marcos Daniel (BRA) 6–0, 5–0 retired
      • Robin Söderling (SWE) [4] def. Potito Starace (ITA) 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
      • Andy Murray (GBR) [5] def. Karol Beck (SVK) 6–3, 6–1, 4–2 retired
      • David Ferrer (ESP) [7] def. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6–4, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
      • Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) [10] def. Marsel İlhan (TUR) 6–2, 6–3, 7–6(5)
    • Women's Singles – 1st Round:
      • Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [2] def. Sybille Bammer (AUT) 6–2, 6–1
      • Kim Clijsters (BEL) [3] def. Dinara Safina (RUS) 6–0, 6–0
      • Samantha Stosur (AUS) [5] def. Lauren Davis (USA) 6–1, 6–1
      • Jelena Janković (SRB) [7] def. Alla Kudryavtseva (RUS) 6–0, 7–6(5)
      • Shahar Pe'er (ISR) [10] def. Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 6–1, 6–1

January 17, 2011 (Monday)[]

Cricket[]

  • Pakistan in New Zealand:
    • 2nd Test in Wellington, day 3:  New Zealand 356 & 9/0 (5 overs);  Pakistan 376 (133 overs). New Zealand trail by 11 runs with 10 wickets remaining.

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
    • Group B:
      • Saudi Arabia  0–5  Japan
      • Jordan  2–1  Syria
        • Final standings: Japan, Jordan 7 points, Syria 3, Saudi Arabia 0.
  • South American Youth Championship in Peru:

Handball[]

Tennis[]

  • Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 1:
    • Men's Singles – 1st Round:
      • Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Lukáš Lacko (SVK) 6–1, 6–1, 6–3
      • Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Marcel Granollers (ESP) 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
      • Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [6] def. Marco Crugnola (ITA) 6–4, 6–0, 6–2
      • Andy Roddick (USA) [8] def. Jan Hájek (CZE) 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
      • Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [9] def. Rainer Schüttler (GER) 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
    • Women's Singles – 1st Round:
      • Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 6–3, 6–4
      • Venus Williams (USA) [4] def. Sara Errani (ITA) 6–3, 6–2
      • Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [6] def. Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 6–7(4), 6–2, 6–4
      • Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [8] def. Kathrin Wörle (GER) 6–0, 6–2
      • Li Na (CHN) [9] def. Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 6–1, 7–5

January 16, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland:
    • Slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:45.28 (52.46 / 52.82) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 1:46.21 (52.37/ 53.84) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA) 1:46.27 (52.49 / 53.78)
      • Slalom standings (after 5 of 10 races): (1) Kostelić 353 points (2) Hirscher 276 (3) André Myhrer (SWE) 213
      • Overall standings (after 18 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 726 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 511 (3) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 469
  • Women's World Cup in Maribor, Slovenia:
    • Slalom: Cancelled due to warm weather.

American football[]

Auto racing[]

  • Dakar Rally in Argentina and Chile:
    • Motorcycles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marc Coma (ESP) (KTM) 51h 25' 00" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cyril Despres (FRA) (KTM) 51h 40' 04" 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hélder Rodrigues (POR) (Yamaha) 53h 05' 20"
      • Coma wins the event for the third time.
    • Cars: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Nasser Al-Attiyah (QAT)/Timo Gottschalk (GER) (Volkswagen) 45h 16' 16" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Giniel de Villiers (RSA)/ (Volkswagen) 46h 05' 57" 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Carlos Sainz (ESP)/Lucas Cruz (ESP) (Volkswagen) 46h 36' 54"
      • Al-Attiyah wins the event for the first time.
    • Trucks: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Vladimir Chagin (RUS)/ (RUS)/ (RUS) (KamAZ) 48h 28' 54" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Firdaus Kabirov (RUS)/ (RUS)/ (RUS) (KamAZ) 48h 58' 58" 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eduard Nikolaev (RUS)/ (RUS)/ (RUS) (KamAZ) 51h 49' 11"
      • Chagin wins the event for a record seventh time.
    • All-terrain vehicles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alejandro Patronelli (ARG) (Yamaha) 63h 49' 47" 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (ARG) (Yamaha) 64h 49' 40" 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (POL) (Yamaha) 70h 07' 25"
      • Patronelli wins the event for the first time, matching brother Marcos' feat from 2010.

Basketball[]

  • United Kingdom BBL Cup Final in Birmingham, England:
    • Mersey Tigers 66–93 Sheffield Sharks
      • Sheffield win the Cup for the second successive season, and third time overall.

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 5 in Ruhpolding, Germany:
    • Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Björn Ferry (SWE) 31:56.6 (0+0+0+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Martin Fourcade (FRA) 32:01.5 (0+1+1+0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michael Greis (GER) 32:03.5 (0+0+0+0)
    • Women's 10 km Pursuit: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tora Berger (NOR) 28:50.9 (0+0+0+1) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrea Henkel (GER) 29:28.6 (0+0+1+1) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 29:50.2 (2+0+0+0)
      • Pursuit standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Mäkäräinen 162 points (2) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 146 (3) Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek (SWE) 126
      • Overall standings (after 12 of 26 races): (1) Mäkäräinen 541 points (2) Ekholm 499 (3) Henkel 454

Bobsleigh[]

  • World Cup in Igls, Austria:
    • Four-man: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Manuel Machata/Richard Adjei/Andreas Bredau/Christian Poser (GER) 1:42.92 (51.47 / 51.45) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thomas Florschütz/Ronny Listner/Kevin Kuske/Andreas Barucha (GER) 1:42.97 (51.52 / 51.45) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Steve Holcomb/Justin Olsen/Steven Langton/Curtis Tomasevicz (USA) 1:43.02 (51.47 / 51.55)
      • Standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Machata 1036 points (2) Holcomb 1010 (3) Karl Angerer (GER) 922

Cricket[]

  • Pakistan in New Zealand:
    • 2nd Test in Wellington, day 2:  New Zealand 356 (127.1 overs; Daniel Vettori 110);  Pakistan 134/2 (49.5 overs). Pakistan trail by 222 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
  • England in Australia:
    • 1st ODI in Melbourne:  England 294 (49.4 overs);  Australia 297/4 (49.1 overs; Shane Watson 161*). Australia win by 6 wickets; lead 7-match series 1–0.

Cross-country skiing[]

  • World Cup in Liberec, Czech Republic:
    • Men's Team Sprint Classic: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Norway I (Johan Kjølstad, Ola Vigen Hattestad) 21:47.1 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Sweden I (Jesper Modin, Mats Larsson) 21:51.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Norway II (Eirik Brandsdal, John Kristian Dahl) 21:55.2
    • Women's Team Sprint Classic: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Norway I (Maiken Caspersen Falla, Marit Bjørgen) 19:30.8 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy I (Magda Genuin, Marianna Longa) 20:01.3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Norway II (Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes, Celine Brun-Lie) 20:14.4

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
    • Group A:
      • Qatar  3–0  Kuwait
      • China PR  2–2  Uzbekistan
        • Final standings: Uzbekistan 7 points, Qatar 6, China 4, Kuwait 0.
  • Central American Cup in Panama: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals and qualify for CONCACAF Gold Cup)
    • Group A:
      • Belize  2–5  El Salvador
      • Panama  2–0  Nicaragua
        • Standings (after 2 matches): El Salvador, Panama 6 points, Nicaragua, Belize 0.
    • Group B: Guatemala  0–2  Costa Rica
      • Standings: Costa Rica 4 points (2 matches),  Honduras 1 (1), Guatemala 0 (1).
  • South American Youth Championship in Peru:
    • Group A:
      • Argentina  2–1  Uruguay
      • Peru  0–2  Chile

Freestyle skiing[]

Golf[]

  • PGA Tour:
    • Sony Open in Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii:
      • Winner: Mark Wilson (USA) 264 (−16)
        • Wilson wins his third PGA Tour title.
  • European Tour:
    • Joburg Open in Johannesburg, South Africa:
      • Winner: Charl Schwartzel (RSA) 265 (−19)
        • Schwartzel defends his title, and wins his sixth European Tour title.

Handball[]

Luge[]

  • World Cup in Oberhof, Germany:
    • Women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:26.366 (43.239 / 43.127) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 1:26.775 (43.491 / 43.284) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anke Wischnewski (GER) 1:27.298 (43.677 / 43.621)
      • Standings (after 6 of 9 events): (1) Hüfner 585 points (2) Geisenberger 475 (3) Wischnewski 415
      • Hüfner wins her fifth race of the season.
    • Team relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany (Tatjana Hüfner/Felix Loch/Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt) 2:27.306 (47.906 / 49.468 / 49.932) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Russia (Tatiana Ivanova/Viktor Kneib/Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin) 2:28.714 (48.785 / 49.837 / 50.092) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Italy (Sandra Gasparini/David Mair/Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber) 2:29.047 (49.153 / 49.962 / 49.932)
      • Standings (after 4 of 6 events): (1) Germany 400 points (2) Italy 295 (3)  Austria 256

Nordic combined[]

  • World Cup in Seefeld, Austria:
    • HS 106 / 10 km: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Magnus Moan (NOR) 24:36.8 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 24:38.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Kreiner (AUT) 24:39.4
      • Standings (after 9 of 13 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 639 points (2) Mikko Kokslien (NOR) 469 (3) Mario Stecher (AUT) 466

Rugby union[]

Short track speed skating[]

  • European Championships in Heerenveen, Netherlands:
    • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Thibaut Fauconnet (FRA) 136 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Haralds Silovs (LAT) 50 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sjinkie Knegt (NED) 47
      • Fauconnet wins the title for the first time, and becomes the first French champion in 10 years.
    • Women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Arianna Fontana (ITA) 115 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bernadett Heidum (HUN) 42 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Martina Valcepina (ITA) 39
      • Fontana wins her third title in four years.
    • Men's 5000 m relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands 6:54.608 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Russia 6:54.726 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Great Britain 6:56.025
    • Women's 3000 m relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands 4:19.253 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Hungary 4:19.284 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Italy 4:20.473

Ski jumping[]

  • World Cup in Sapporo, Japan:
    • HS 134: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andreas Kofler (AUT) 232.9 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Severin Freund (GER) 224.7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 222.4
      • Standings (after 15 of 26 events): (1) Morgenstern 1223 points (2) Kofler 771 (3) Simon Ammann (SUI) 753

Snooker[]

  • Masters in London, England
    • Final: Ding Junhui (CHN) [9] 10–4 Marco Fu (HKG) [16]
      • Ding wins his seventh professional title.
      • This is the first All-Asian final.[6]

January 15, 2011 (Saturday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland:
    • Downhill: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Klaus Kröll (AUT) 2:31.28 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Didier Cuche (SUI) 2:31.42 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Carlo Janka (SUI) 2:31.67
      • Downhill standings (after 4 of 9 races): (1) Michael Walchhofer (AUT) 269 points (2) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 250 (3) Kröll 190
      • Overall standings (after 17 of 38 races): (1) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 626 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 511 (3) Zurbriggen 459
  • Women's World Cup in Maribor, Slovenia:
    • Giant slalom: Cancelled during 1st run due to warm weather.

American football[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 5 in Ruhpolding, Germany:
    • Women's 7.5 km Sprint: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tora Berger (NOR) 20:33.3 (0+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrea Henkel (GER) 20:34.4 (0+0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 20:49.1 (0+1)
      • Standings (after 5 of 10 races): (1) Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 230 points (2) Neuner 198 (3) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 192
      • Overall standings (after 11 of 26 races): (1) Mäkäräinen 493 points (2) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 461 (3) Henkel 400

Bobsleigh[]

  • World Cup in Igls, Austria:
    • Two-man: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter (SUI) 1:44.31 (52.21 / 52.10) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexandr Zubkov/Alexey Voyevoda (RUS) 1:44.54 (52.30 / 52.24) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Simone Bertazzo/Matteo Torchio (ITA) 1:44.97 (52.56 / 52.41)
      • Standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Zubkov 1013 points (2) Manuel Machata (GER) 1003 (3) Bertazzo 947
    • Team: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada (, Helen Upperton/, , Lyndon Rush/Cody Sorensen) 3:37.09 (54.23 / 54.61 / 55.29 / 52.96) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Austria (Matthias Guggenberger, Christina Hengster/, Janine Flock, Jürgen Loacker/Johannes Wipplinger) 3:37.13 (53.94 / 54.35 / 55.83 / 53.01) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia (Aleksandr Tretyakov, Olga Fyodorova/Yulia Timofeeva, , Alexander Kasjanov/) 3:37.56 (53.92 / 54.65 / 55.51 / 53.48)

Cricket[]

Cross-country skiing[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
    • Group D:
      • Iran  1–0  North Korea
      • United Arab Emirates  0–1  Iraq
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Iran 6 points, Iraq 3, United Arab Emirates, North Korea 1.
  • OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 3:
    • Group A: Lautoka Fiji 0–0 Papua New Guinea PRK Hekari United
      • Standings (after 3 matches): Lautoka 7 points, Vanuatu Amicale 6, PRK Hekari United 4, Solomon Islands Koloale 0.

Freestyle skiing[]

  • World Cup in Mont Gabriel, Canada:
    • Dual Moguls men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alexandre Bilodeau (CAN) 21.00 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN) 14.00 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Guilbaut Colas (FRA) 21.00
      • Moguls standings (after 4 of 11 events): (1) Colas 300 points (2) Kingsbury 275 (3) Patrick Deneen (USA) 247
      • Overall standings: (1) Colas 60 points (2) Kingsbury 55 (3) Deneen 49
    • Dual Moguls women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Justine Dufour-Lapointe (CAN) 22.00 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (RUS) 13.00 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jennifer Heil (CAN) 21.00
      • Moguls standings (after 4 of 11 events): (1) Hannah Kearney (USA) 309 points (2) Heil 260 (3) Dufour-Lapointe 205
      • Overall standings: (1) Kearney 62 points (2) Heil & Heidi Zacher (GER) 52

Handball[]

Luge[]

  • World Cup in Oberhof, Germany:
    • Doubles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt (GER) 1:26.794 (43.386 / 43.408) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber (ITA) 1:26.833 (43.355 / 43.478) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken (GER) 1:26.988 (43.624 / 43.364)
      • Standings (after 6 of 9 events): (1) Wendl/Arlt 530 points (2) Oberstolz/Gruber 485 (3) Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 392
      • Wendl/Arlt win their fourth race of the season.
    • Men's singles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Felix Loch (GER) 1:30.883 (45.543 / 45.340) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andi Langenhan (GER) 1:31.115 (45.523 / 45.592) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) David Möller (GER) 1:31.326 (45.821 / 45.505)

Nordic combined[]

  • World Cup in Seefeld, Austria:
    • HS 106 / 10 km: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 25:33.2 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Magnus Moan (NOR) 26:02.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mikko Kokslien (NOR) 26:06.1
      • Standings (after 8 of 13 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 559 points (2) Mario Stecher (AUT) 466 (3) Kokslien 447

Rugby union[]

  • Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 5 (team in bold advances to the knockout stages, teams in strike are eliminated):
    • Pool 2: Leinster Ireland 43–20 England Saracens
      • Standings (after 5 matches): Leinster 19 points, France Clermont 14, France Racing Métro 9, Saracens 6.
    • Pool 4:
      • Bath England 55–16 Italy Aironi
      • Ulster Ireland 9–6 France Biarritz
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Biarritz 17 points (6–4 in head-to head competition points), Ulster 17 (4–6), Bath 13, Aironi 4.
    • Pool 5:
      • Benetton Treviso Italy 9–44 France Perpignan
      • Scarlets Wales 18–32 England Leicester Tigers
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Perpignan 17 points (6–3 in head-to head competition points), Leicester Tigers 17 (3–6), Scarlets 15, Benetton Treviso 1.
    • Pool 6: Toulouse France 17–3 Wales Newport Gwent Dragons
      • Standings: Toulouse 21 points (5 matches), England London Wasps 15 (4), Scotland Glasgow Warriors 4 (4), Newport Gwent Dragons 1 (5).
  • Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 5: (teams in strike are eliminated)
    • Pool 1:
      • Cavalieri Prato Italy 16–48 England Harlequins
      • Bayonne France 21–35 Ireland Connacht
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Harlequins 19 points, Bayonne 15, Connacht 10, Cavalieri Prato 4.
    • Pool 3: Exeter Chiefs England 17–6 France Bourgoin
      • Standings (after 5 matches): France Montpellier 17 points, Exeter Chiefs 15, England Newcastle Falcons 9, Bourgoin 6.
    • Pool 4: Crociati Parma Italy 16–12 Romania București Oaks
    • Pool 5: Italy Rovigo 7–55 England Gloucester
      • Standings (after 5 matches): France La Rochelle 19 points, Gloucester 16, France Agen 15, Rovigo 0.

Skeleton[]

  • World Cup in Igls, Austria:
    • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martins Dukurs (LAT) 1:45.95 (52.95 / 53.00) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sergey Chudinov (RUS) 1:46.75 (53.41 / 53.34) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aleksandr Tretyakov (RUS) 1:46.89 (53.55 / 53.34)
      • Standings (after 5 of 8 events): (1) Dukurs 1044 points (2) Tretyakov 955 (3) Sandro Stielicke (GER) 906
    • Team: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada (, Helen Upperton/, , Lyndon Rush/Cody Sorensen) 3:37.09 (54.23 / 54.61 / 55.29 / 52.96) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Austria (Matthias Guggenberger, Christina Hengster/, Janine Flock, Jürgen Loacker/Johannes Wipplinger) 3:37.13 (53.94 / 54.35 / 55.83 / 53.01) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia (Aleksandr Tretyakov, Olga Fyodorova/Yulia Timofeeva, , Alexander Kasjanov/) 3:37.56 (53.92 / 54.65 / 55.51 / 53.48)

Ski jumping[]

  • World Cup in Sapporo, Japan:
    • HS 134: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Severin Freund (GER) 249.6 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 248.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Adam Małysz (POL) 240.5
      • Standings (after 14 of 26 events): (1) Morgenstern 1163 points (2) Simon Ammann (SUI) 721 (3) Andreas Kofler (AUT) 671

Snooker[]

  • Masters in London, England, Semi-finals:
    • Marco Fu (HKG) [16] 6–4 Mark Allen (NIR) [12]
    • Jamie Cope (ENG) [14] 3–6 Ding Junhui (CHN) [9]

Snowboarding[]

  • World Championships in Barcelona, Spain:
    • Men's big air: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Petja Piiroinen (FIN) 51.7 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zachary Stone (CAN) 48.9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Seppe Smits (BEL) 48.9

Tennis[]

  • ATP World Tour:
    • Medibank International Sydney:
      • Final: Gilles Simon (FRA) def. Viktor Troicki (SRB) 7–5, 7–6(4)
        • Simon wins the eighth title of his career.
    • Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand:
      • Final: David Ferrer (ESP) def. David Nalbandian (ARG) 6–3, 6–2
        • Ferrer wins the tenth title of his career.
  • WTA Tour:
    • Moorilla Hobart International:
      • Final: Jarmila Groth (AUS) def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6–4, 6–3
        • Groth wins the second title of her career.
  • Exhibition tournament:
    • AAMI Classic in Melbourne, Australia:
      • Final: Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) def. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 7–5, 6–3
        • Hewitt wins the event for the first time.

January 14, 2011 (Friday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland:
    • Super combined: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 2:40.44 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carlo Janka (SUI) 2:41.02 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 2:41.78
      • Overall standings (after 16 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 604 points (2) Svindal 495 (3) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 439

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 5 in Ruhpolding, Germany:
    • Men's 10 km Sprint: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lars Berger (NOR) 23:55.1 (0+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Martin Fourcade (FRA) 24:16.8 (0+0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ivan Tcherezov (RUS) 24:18.9 (0+0)

Bobsleigh[]

Cricket[]

  • England in Australia:
    • 2nd T20I in Melbourne:  Australia 147/7 (20 overs);  England 143/6 (20 overs). Australia win by 4 runs; 2-match series drawn 1–1.

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar: (teams in strike are eliminated)
    • Group C:
      • Australia  1–1  South Korea
      • Bahrain  5–2  India
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Australia, South Korea 4 points, Bahrain 3, India 0.
  • Central American Cup in Panama:
    • Group A:
      • El Salvador  2–0  Nicaragua
      • Panama  2–0  Belize
    • Group B: Costa Rica  1–1  Honduras

Handball[]

Nordic combined[]

Rugby union[]

  • Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 5 (team in bold advances to the knockout stage):
    • Pool 1:
      • Cardiff Blues Wales 14–9 France Castres
      • Northampton Saints England 37–0 Scotland Edinburgh
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Northampton Saints 21 points, Castres 11, Cardiff Blues 10, Edinburgh 7.
    • Pool 2: Clermont France 28–17 France Racing Métro
      • Standings: Ireland Leinster 14 points (4 matches), Clermont 14 (5), Racing Métro 9 (5), England Saracens 6 (4).
  • Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 5 (team in bold advances to the knockout stage; teams in strike are eliminated):
    • Pool 2:
      • Brive France 52–3 Spain El Salvador
      • Sale Sharks England 54–0 Italy Petrarca Padova
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Brive 23 points, Sale Sharks 16, Petrarca Padova 5, El Salvador 4.
    • Pool 3: Newcastle Falcons England 0–6 France Montpellier
      • Standings: Montpellier 17 points (5 matches), England Exeter Chiefs 11 (4), Newcastle Falcons 9 (5), France Bourgoin 6 (4).

Skeleton[]

Snooker[]

  • Masters in London, England, Quarter-finals:
    • Mark Allen (NIR) [12] 6–4 Neil Robertson (AUS) [2]
    • Peter Ebdon (ENG) [13] 0–6 Marco Fu (HKG) [16]

Tennis[]

  • WTA Tour:
    • Medibank International Sydney in Sydney, Australia:
      • Final: Li Na (CHN) def. Kim Clijsters (BEL) 7–6(3), 6–3
        • Li wins the 4th title of her career.

January 13, 2011 (Thursday)[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 5 in Ruhpolding, Germany:
    • Women's 15 km Individual: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Olga Zaitseva (RUS) 41:46.1 (0+0+0+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrea Henkel (GER) 42:00.6 (0+0+0+0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 42:23.5 (0+0+0+0)

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar: (teams in strike are eliminated)
    • Group B:
      • Jordan  1–0  Saudi Arabia
      • Syria  1–2  Japan
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Japan, Jordan 4 points, Syria 3, Saudi Arabia 0.

Handball[]

Rugby union[]

  • Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 5: (teams in strike are eliminated)
    • Pool 5: Agen France 17–28 France La Rochelle
      • Standings: La Rochelle 19 points (5 matches), Agen 15 (5), England Gloucester 11 (4), Italy Rovigo 0 (4).

Snooker[]

  • Masters in London, England, Quarter-finals:
    • Ding Junhui (CHN) [9] 6–2 Graeme Dott (SCO) [11]
    • Mark King (ENG) [15] 1–6 Jamie Cope (ENG) [14]

January 12, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 5 in Ruhpolding, Germany:
    • Men's 20 km Individual: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 50:39.4 (0+0+0+1) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Martin Fourcade (FRA) 50:46.8 (0+0+0+1) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dominik Landertinger (AUT) 51:03.1 (0+0+0+1)

Cricket[]

  • India in South Africa:
    • 1st ODI in Durban:  South Africa 289/9 (50 overs);  India 154 (35.4 overs). South Africa win by 135 runs; lead 5-match series 1–0.
  • England in Australia:
    • 1st T20I in Adelaide:  Australia 157/4 (20 overs);  England 158/9 (20 overs). England win by 1 wicket; lead 2-match series 1–0.
      • England produce a record eighth win in a row in Twenty20 Internationals.[7]

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar:
    • Group A:
      • Uzbekistan  2–1  Kuwait
      • China PR  0–2  Qatar
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Uzbekistan 6 points, China, Qatar 3, Kuwait 0.

Freestyle skiing[]

Snooker[]

  • Masters in London, England, Last 16:
    • Neil Robertson (AUS) [2] 6–3 Stephen Hendry (SCO) [10]
    • Shaun Murphy (ENG) [8] 3–6 Jamie Cope (ENG) [14]

January 11, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Women's World Cup in Flachau, Austria:
    • Slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Riesch (GER) & Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 1:42.52 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nastasia Noens (FRA) 1:43.04
      • Slalom standings (after 6 of 10 races): (1) Riesch 420 points (2) Marlies Schild (AUT) & Poutiainen 400
      • Overall standings (after 18 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 1023 points (2) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 827 (3) Poutiainen 580

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar:
    • Group D:
      • North Korea  0–0  United Arab Emirates
      • Iraq  1–2  Iran

Snooker[]

  • Masters in London, England, Last 16:
    • Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) [7] 4–6 Mark Allen (NIR) [12]
    • Stephen Maguire (SCO) [6] 4–6 Marco Fu (HKG) [16]

January 10, 2011 (Monday)[]

American football[]

  • NCAA bowl games – Bowl Championship Series:
    • BCS National Championship Game in Glendale, Arizona: Auburn 22, Oregon 19
      • Wes Byrum's 19-yard field goal as time expires gives the Tigers their first undisputed national championship.
      • A SEC school wins the championship for the fifth consecutive year.

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar:
    • Group C:
      • India  0–4  Australia
      • South Korea  2–1  Bahrain
  • FIFA Ballon d'Or:
    • Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona is named player of the year, ahead of his two teammates Andrés Iniesta and Xavi.[8]
    • Marta of FC Gold Pride (now defunct) and Santos is named women's world player of the year for the fifth consecutive time.
    • José Mourinho (Internazionale and Real Madrid) and Silvia Neid (Germany) are named men's and women's coaches of the year respectively.

Snooker[]

  • Masters in London, England, Last 16:
    • Mark Williams (WAL) [5] 4–6 Ding Junhui (CHN) [9]
    • John Higgins (SCO) [4] 4–6 Graeme Dott (SCO) [11]

January 9, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Adelboden, Switzerland:
    • Slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:50.90 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 1:51.16 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Reinfried Herbst (AUT) 1:52.19
      • Slalom standings (after 4 of 10 races): (1) Kostelić 253 points (2) André Myhrer (SWE) 204 (3) Hirscher 196
      • Overall standings (after 15 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 504 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 435 (3) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 421
  • Women's World Cup in Zauchensee, Austria:
    • Super-G: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lara Gut (SUI) 1:12.82 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:13.35 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dominique Gisin (SUI) 1:13.54
      • Super G standings (after 2 of 7 races): (1) Vonn 180 points (2) Maria Riesch (GER) 120 (3) Gut 100
      • Overall standings (after 17 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 923 points (2) Vonn 827 (3) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 565

American football[]

Badminton[]

  • BWF Super Series:
    • BWF Super Series Masters Finals in Taipei:
      • Men's singles: Lee Chong Wei (MAS) def. Peter Gade (DEN) 21–9, 21–14
      • Women's singles: Wang Shixian (CHN) def. Bae Yeon-ju (KOR) 21–13, 21–15
      • Men's doubles: Carsten Mogensen (DEN)/Mathias Boe (DEN) def. Jung Jae-sung (KOR)/Lee Yong-dae (KOR) 21–17, 21–15
      • Women's doubles: Wang Xiaoli (CHN)/Yu Yang (CHN) def. Cheng Shu (CHN)/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) 21–7, 21–17
      • Mixed doubles: Zhang Nan (CHN)/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) def. Sudket Prapakamol (THA)/Saralee Thungthongkam (THA) 21–17, 21–12

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
    • Men's 15 km Mass start: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tarjei Bø (NOR) 39:51.3 (0+1+0+1) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 39:53.7 (1+0+2+0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ivan Tcherezov (RUS) 39:55.4 (0+0+1+1)
    • Women's 12.5 km Mass Start: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 39:22.9 (0+0+0+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrea Henkel (GER) 39:24.5 (0+1+1+0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Svetlana Sleptsova (RUS) 39:28.1 (0+0+0+0)

Cricket[]

  • Pakistan in New Zealand:
    • 1st Test in Hamilton, day 3:  New Zealand 275 & 110 (38.3 overs);  Pakistan 367 (122.1 overs) & 21/0 (3.4 overs). Pakistan win by 10 wickets; lead 2-match series 1–0.
  • India in South Africa:
    • Only T20I in Durban:  India 168/6 (20 overs);  South Africa 147/9 (20 overs). India win by 21 runs.

Cross-country skiing[]

Darts[]

  • BDO World Championship in Frimley Green, England:
    • Men's final: Martin Adams (ENG) 7–5 Dean Winstanley (ENG)
      • Adams wins the title for the third time, and becomes the third player to successfully defend his title, after Eric Bristow (ENG) and Raymond van Barneveld (NED).

Football (soccer)[]

Golf[]

  • PGA Tour:
    • Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Kapalua, Hawaii:
      • Winner: Jonathan Byrd (USA) 268 (−24)PO
        • In the tour's season opener, Byrd defeats Robert Garrigus (USA) on the second playoff hole to claim his fifth PGA Tour title.
  • European Tour:
    • Africa Open in Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa:
      • Winner: Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) 276 (−16)PO
        • Oosthuizen defeats Chris Wood (ENG) and (ESP) on the first playoff hole to win his third European Tour title.
  • Other events:
    • Royal Trophy in Cha-am/Hua Hin, Thailand:
      • Team Europe 9–7 Team Asia
        • Team Europe collects its second consecutive win in this event, and fourth in the five editions to date.

Nordic combined[]

  • World Cup in Schonach, Germany:
    • HS 106 / 4 x 5 km: Cancelled due to bad weather.

Ski jumping[]

  • World Cup in Harrachov, Czech Republic:
    • HS 205 (Ski flying): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 414.5 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Simon Ammann (SUI) 404.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Roman Koudelka (CZE) 401.2
      • Ski Flying standings (after 2 of 7 events): (1) Morgenstern 180 points (2) Martin Koch (AUT) 129 (3) Ammann 120
      • World Cup standings (after 13 of 26 events): (1) Morgenstern 1083 points (2) Ammann 681 (3) Andreas Kofler (AUT) 621

Snooker[]

  • Masters in London, England, Last 16:
    • Mark Selby (ENG) [1] 4–6 Mark King (ENG) [15]
    • Ali Carter (ENG) [3] 5–6 Peter Ebdon (ENG) [13]

Snowboarding[]

Speed skating[]

  • European Championships in Collalbo, Italy:
    • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 154.167 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jan Blokhuijsen (NED) 154.273 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Koen Verweij (NED) 154.688
      • Skobrev wins the title for the first time.
    • Women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 165.104 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ireen Wüst (NED) 166.463 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marrit Leenstra (NED) 168.045
      • Sáblíková wins the title for the third time.

Tennis[]

  • ATP World Tour:
    • Brisbane International:
      • Final: Robin Söderling (SWE) def. Andy Roddick (USA) 6–3, 7–5
        • Soderling wins the 7th title of his career.
    • Aircel Chennai Open:
      • Final: Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) def. Xavier Malisse (BEL) 7–5, 4–6, 6–1
        • Wawrinka wins the 3rd title of his career.

January 8, 2011 (Saturday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Adelboden, Switzerland:
    • Giant slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Cyprien Richard (FRA) 2:25.28 1st place, gold medalist(s) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 2:25.28 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thomas Fanara (FRA) 2:25.48
      • Giant slalom standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Ted Ligety (USA) 303 points (2) Svindal 265 (3) Richard 242
      • Overall standings (after 14 of 38 races): (1) Svindal 435 points (2) Michael Walchhofer (AUT) 409 (3) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 404
  • Women's World Cup in Zauchensee, Austria:
    • Downhill: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:46.39 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anja Pärson (SWE) 1:46.82 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anna Fenninger (AUT) 1:47.37
      • Downhill standings (after 4 of 9 races): (1) Vonn 360 points (2) Maria Riesch (GER) 257 (3) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 187
      • Overall standings (after 16 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 883 points (2) Vonn 747 (3) Görgl 515

American football[]

  • NFL playoffs – Wild Card Weekend:
    • NFC: Seattle Seahawks 41, New Orleans Saints 36
      • The Saints become the first reigning Super Bowl champions since the St. Louis Rams in the 2000–01 playoffs to lose in the Wild Card round, thus a new champion will be crowned for the sixth straight year (the New England Patriots remain the last repeat Super Bowl champions).
      • The Seahawks become the first team with a losing record to win a playoff game.
    • AFC: New York Jets 17, Indianapolis Colts 16
  • NCAA bowl games:
    • BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama: Pittsburgh 27, Kentucky 10

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
    • Women's 7.5 km Sprint: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ann Kristin Flatland (NOR) 23:29.5 (1+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 23:35.2 (1+1) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andrea Henkel (GER) 23:44.7 (0+1)
      • Standings (after 4 of 10 events): (1) Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 196 points (2) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 165 (3) Neuner 150
      • Overall standings (after 8 of 26 events): (1) Mäkäräinen 394 points (2) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 321 (3) Anna Carin Zidek (SWE) 291

Cricket[]

  • Pakistan in New Zealand:
    • 1st Test in Hamilton, day 2:  New Zealand 275 (97.5 overs);  Pakistan 235/4 (80 overs). Pakistan trail by 40 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Cross-country skiing[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar:
    • Group A: Kuwait  0–2  China PR

Ice hockey[]

Nordic combined[]

  • World Cup in Schonach, Germany:
    • HS 106 / 10 km: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Felix Gottwald (AUT) 24:38.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mario Stecher (AUT) 24:54.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bernhard Gruber (AUT) 24:54.6
      • Overall standings (after 7 of 13 races): (1) Stecher 466 points (2) Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 459 (3) Mikko Kokslien (NOR) 387

Ski jumping[]

Tennis[]

  • ATP World Tour:
    • Qatar ExxonMobil Open:
      • Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) 6–3, 6–4
        • Federer wins the tournament for the third time and the 67th title of his career.
  • WTA Tour:
    • Brisbane International:
      • Final: Petra Kvitová (CZE) def. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 6–1, 6–3
        • Kvitová wins the second title of her career.
    • ASB Classic:
      • Final: Gréta Arn (HUN) def. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6–3, 6–3
        • Arn wins the second title of her career.
  • Hopman Cup:
    • Final: United States United States 2–1  Belgium
      • Justine Henin (BEL) def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 7–6(6), 6–3
      • John Isner (USA) def. Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) 6–3, 6–4
      • Mattek-Sands/Isner (USA) def. Henin/Bemelmans (BEL) 6–1, 6–3
        • The United States win the Cup for a record sixth time.
  • Hong Kong Tennis Classic in Hong Kong:
    • Gold Group Final: Team Russia 3–1 Team Europe
      • Russia win the title for the second straight time.

January 7, 2011 (Friday)[]

American football[]

  • NFL news:
    • The San Francisco 49ers name Jim Harbaugh their new head coach, signing the former Stanford coach to a 5-year, $25 million contract.[9]
  • NCAA bowl games:
    • Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas: LSU 41, Texas A&M 24
  • Division I FCS:
    • NCAA Division I Football Championship Game in Frisco, Texas (seeds in parentheses): (5) Eastern Washington 20, (3) Delaware 19
      • The Eagles win the Championship for the first time.

Biathlon[]

Cricket[]

Darts[]

  • BDO World Championship in Frimley Green, England:
    • Women's final: Trina Gulliver (ENG) 2–0 Rhian Edwards (WAL)
      • Gulliver repeats her 2010 final victory over Edwards, and wins her ninth world title.

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Asian Cup in Qatar:
    • Group A: Qatar  0–2  Uzbekistan

Freestyle skiing[]

Ice hockey[]

January 6, 2011 (Thursday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Zagreb, Croatia:
    • Slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) André Myhrer (SWE) 1:52.74 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:52.84 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mattias Hargin (SWE) 1:53.10
      • Slalom standings (after 3 of 10 races): (1) Myhrer 189 points (2) Kostelić 153 (3) Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA) 122
      • Overall standings (after 13 of 38 races): (1) Michael Walchhofer (AUT) 409 points (2) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 396 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 376

American football[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
    • Women's 4 x 6 km Relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sweden (Jenny Jonsson/Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek/Anna Maria Nilsson/Helena Ekholm) 1:17:53.1 (1+8) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France (Anais Bescond/Marie Dorin//Marie-Laure Brunet) 1:18:45.4 (3+9) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Belarus (Nadezhda Skardino/Darya Domracheva/Nadzeya Pisareva/Liudmila Kalinchik) 1:19:24.5 (1+13)
      • Standings (after 2 of 4 events): (1)  Germany & Sweden 98 points (3)  Ukraine 97

Cricket[]

Cross-country skiing[]

Ice hockey[]

  • MLP Nations Cup in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)

Luge[]

  • World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
    • Men's singles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:41.259 (50.494 / 50.765) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Albert Demtschenko (RUS) 1:41.616 (50.848 / 50.768) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Reinhold Rainer (ITA) 1:41.668 (50.718 / 50.950)
      • Standings (after 5 of 9 events): (1) Zöggeler 470 points (2) Felix Loch (GER) 345 (3) David Möller (GER) 324
      • Zöggeler wins his fourth successive race.
    • Team relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany (Natalie Geisenberger/Jan-Armin Eichhorn/Tobias Arlt/Tobias Wendl) 2:45.971 (53.646 / 56.147 / 56.178) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Austria (Nina Reithmayer/Daniel Pfister/Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger) 2:46.179 (54.100 / 56.109 / 55.970) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Italy (Sandra Gasparini/Armin Zöggeler/Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber) 2:46.520 (54.604 / 55.882 / 56.034)
      • Standings (after 3 of 6 events): (1) Germany 300 points (2) Italy 225 (3) Austria 201

Ski jumping[]

Snooker[]

  • Championship League Group 2:
    • Final: Mark Williams (WAL) 3–2 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
      • Williams advances to the winners group.

January 5, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Baseball[]

  • Major League Baseball news:

Biathlon[]

Cricket[]

  • England in Australia:
    • Ashes series:
      • Fifth Test in Sydney, day 3:  Australia 280;  England 488/7 (141 overs; Alastair Cook 189, Ian Bell 115). England lead by 208 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
  • India in South Africa:
    • 3rd Test in Cape Town, day 4:  South Africa 362 & 341 (102 overs; Jacques Kallis 109*, Harbhajan Singh 7/120);  India 364. South Africa lead by 339 runs.

Cross-country skiing[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • News: Kristine Lilly, whose 352 appearances with the US women's national team make her the most-capped player in the sport's history, announces her retirement after an international career of over 20 years.[10]

Ice hockey[]

Luge[]

  • World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
    • Doubles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt (GER) 1:41.362 (50.678 / 50.684) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber (ITA) 1:41.448 (50.720 / 50.728) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:41.607 (50.863 / 50.744)
      • Standings (after 5 of 9 events): (1) Wendl 430 points (2) Oberstolz 400 (3) Linger 346
    • Women's singles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 1:41.756 (50.896 / 50.860) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:41.776 (50.978 / 50.798) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alex Gough (CAN) 1:42.215 (51.065 / 51.150)
      • Standings (after 5 of 9 events): (1) Hüfner 485 points (2) Geisenberger 390 (3) Anke Wischnewski (GER) 345

January 4, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Women's World Cup in Zagreb, Croatia:
    • Slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marlies Schild (AUT) 2:01.80 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maria Riesch (GER) 2:02.55 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Manuela Mölgg (ITA) 2:02.88
      • Slalom standings (after 5 of 10 races): (1) Schild 400 points (2) Riesch 320 (3) Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 300
      • Overall standings (after 15 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 833 points (2) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 647 (3) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 483

American football[]

  • NFL news:
    • The Oakland Raiders announce that they will not renew the contract of head coach Tom Cable for next season.[11]
  • NCAA bowl games – Bowl Championship Series:
    • Sugar Bowl in New Orleans: Ohio State 31, Arkansas 26

Cricket[]

  • England in Australia:
    • Ashes series:
      • Fifth Test in Sydney, day 2:  Australia 280 (106.1 overs);  England 167/3 (48 overs). England trail by 113 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
  • India in South Africa:
    • 3rd Test in Cape Town, day 3:  South Africa 362 & 52/2 (16 overs);  India 364 (117.4 overs; Sachin Tendulkar 146, Dale Steyn 5/75). South Africa lead by 50 runs with 8 wickets remaining.

Ice hockey[]

Snooker[]

  • Championship League Group 1:
    • Final: Mark Selby (ENG) 3–2 Ali Carter (ENG)
      • Selby advances to the winners group.

January 3, 2011 (Monday)[]

American football[]

  • NFL news:
    • The Cleveland Browns fire head coach Eric Mangini after the franchise's second successive 5–11 season.[12]
  • NCAA bowl games – Bowl Championship Series:
    • Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida: Stanford 40, Virginia Tech 12

Cricket[]

Cross-country skiing[]

Darts[]

  • PDC World Championship in London:
    • Final: Adrian Lewis (ENG) 7–5 Gary Anderson (SCO)
      • Lewis becomes the fifth player to win the PDC world title and the first player to hit a nine-dart finish in the final of a World Championship, recording the perfect leg in the third leg of the first set.

Ice hockey[]

Ski jumping[]

January 2, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Munich, Germany:
    • Parallel slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Julien Lizeroux (FRA) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bode Miller (USA)
      • Overall standings (after 12 of 38 races): (1) Michael Walchhofer (AUT) 409 points (2) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 395 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 336
  • Women's World Cup in Munich, Germany:

American football[]

  • NFL Week 17 (division champions in bold; wild cards in italics):
    • Atlanta Falcons 31, Carolina Panthers 10
      • As well as sealing the NFC South, the Falcons clinch the #1 seeding for the NFC playoffs.
    • Pittsburgh Steelers 41, Cleveland Browns 9
    • Detroit Lions 20, Minnesota Vikings 13
    • Oakland Raiders 31, Kansas City Chiefs 10
    • New England Patriots 38, Miami Dolphins 7
    • Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23, New Orleans Saints 13
    • New York Jets 38, Buffalo Bills 7
    • Baltimore Ravens 13, Cincinnati Bengals 7
    • Houston Texans 34, Jacksonville Jaguars 17
    • New York Giants 17, Washington Redskins 14
    • Dallas Cowboys 14, Philadelphia Eagles 13
    • San Francisco 49ers 38, Arizona Cardinals 7
    • Green Bay Packers 10, Chicago Bears 3
    • Indianapolis Colts 23, Tennessee Titans 20
    • San Diego Chargers 33, Denver Broncos 28
    • Sunday Night Football: Seattle Seahawks 16, St. Louis Rams 6
      • The Seahawks win the NFC West title, and become the first team to win its division with a losing record.

Cricket[]

Cross-country skiing[]

Ice hockey[]

January 1, 2011 (Saturday)[]

American football[]

  • NCAA bowl games:
    • Bowl Championship Series:
      • Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California: TCU 21, Wisconsin 19
      • Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona: Oklahoma 48, Connecticut 20
    • Other games:
      • TicketCity Bowl in Dallas: Texas Tech 45, Northwestern 38
      • Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida: Alabama 49, Michigan State 7
      • Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida: Mississippi State 52, Michigan 14
      • Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida: Florida 37, Penn State 24

Cross-country skiing[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • Japan Emperor's Cup Final in Tokyo:
    • Kashima Antlers 2–1 Shimizu S-Pulse
      • Kashima Antlers win the Cup for the fourth time.

Ice hockey[]

Mixed martial arts[]

  • UFC 125 in Las Vegas, United States:
    • Lightweight bout: Clay Guida (USA) def. Takanori Gomi (JPN) by submission (guillotine choke)
    • Welterweight bout: Dong Hyun Kim (KOR) def. Nate Diaz (USA) by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
    • Light Heavyweight bout: Thiago Silva (BRA) def. Brandon Vera (USA) by unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)
    • Middleweight bout: Brian Stann (USA) def. Chris Leben (USA) by TKO (strikes)
    • Lightweight Championship bout: Frankie Edgar (USA) (c) and Gray Maynard (USA) fought to a split draw (48–46, 46–48, 47–47).

Ski jumping[]

Tennis[]

  • Mubadala World Tennis Championship:
    • Final: Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. Roger Federer (SUI) 7–6(4), 7–6(3)
      • Nadal wins the tournament for the second successive year.

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