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31 January 2007 (Wednesday)
- Cricket:
- West Indies in India, fourth ODI in Vadodara:
- 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One in Nairobi, Kenya:
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- West Indies in India, fourth ODI in Vadodara:
- Football (soccer):
- 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, final, first leg:
- FC Bayern Munich sack their coach Felix Magath, replacing him with Magath's predecessor Ottmar Hitzfeld after a string of poor performances in their defence of their Bundesliga title.
- Basketball:
- Euroleague, Group C
- CSKA Moscow
- Benetton Treviso
- Pau-Orthez
- Although Aris TT Bank
- CSKA Moscow
- US men's college basketball:
- (1) Florida 74, (24) Vanderbilt 64
- Indiana 71, (2) Wisconsin 66
- (3) North Carolina 105, Miami (FL) 64
- (4) Ohio State 78, Purdue 60
- (10) Texas A&M 73, Iowa State 49
- NC State 70, (16) Virginia Tech 59
- Gonzaga 90, (23) Stanford 86 (2 OT)
- Euroleague, Group C
30 January 2007 (Tuesday)
- Cricket:
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Perth:
- 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One in Nairobi, Kenya:
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Perth:
- Football (soccer):
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
- Final:
- Final:
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
- Team handball – Men's World Championship in Germany:
29 January 2007 (Monday)
- Cricket:
- 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One in Nairobi, Kenya:
- 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One in Nairobi, Kenya:
- Horse racing:
- The 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is euthanized due to complications from the broken leg he suffered in that year's Preakness.
- Men's US college basketball:
28 January 2007 (Sunday)
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – Final:
- Roger Federer
Federer becomes the first man to win a Grand Slam event without losing a set since Björn Borg accomplished the feat in the 1980 French Open.
- Roger Federer
- Mixed Doubles – Final:
- Daniel Nestor
- Daniel Nestor
- Men's singles – Final:
- Cricket:
- Pakistan in South Africa, third Test in Cape Town, day 3:
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Perth:
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- Pakistan in South Africa, third Test in Cape Town, day 3:
- Football (soccer):
- Team handball – Men's World Championship in Germany:
(Bold teams qualify to quarter finals)- Group M I:
- Group M II:
- Placement Matches:
- Golf:
- Tiger Woods wins his 7th consecutive PGA Tour event at the Buick Invitational in San Diego, California. This is the longest PGA Tour winning streak since Byron Nelson won 11 consecutive events in 1945.
- US college basketball:
- Men's
- Women's
- (2) North Carolina 84, (3) Maryland 71.
- Cyclo-cross – UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships:
27 January 2007 (Saturday)
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Women's singles – Final:
- Serena Williams
- Serena Williams
- Men's Doubles – Final:
- Bob Bryan
- Bob Bryan
- Boys' Singles – Final:
- Brydan Klein
- Brydan Klein
- Girls' Singles – Final:
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- Women's singles – Final:
- Cricket:
- Pakistan in South Africa, third Test in Cape Town, day 2:
- West Indies in India, 3rd ODI in Chennai:
- Pakistan in South Africa, third Test in Cape Town, day 2:
- Football (soccer):
- 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, semifinal, second leg:
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates, semifinals:
- Figure skating – European Championships in Warsaw, Poland:
- Carolina Kostner
- Carolina Kostner
- Team handball – Men's World Championship in Germany:
(Bold teams qualify to quarter finals) - Rugby union:
- For the fourth time in four Top 14 fixtures at Stade de France, Stade Français sets an all-time attendance record for a regular-season match in French sport, drawing 79,741 to see Stade defeat Toulouse 22–20. (Le Monde, in French)
- Men's US college basketball
- (1) Florida 91, Auburn 66
- (3) UCLA 62, California 46
- (4) North Carolina 92, (17) Arizona 64. The Tar Heels hand Arizona its worst home loss ever under Lute Olson.
- (5) Ohio State 66, Michigan State 64
- (6) Texas A&M 70, Oklahoma 61
- (7) Oregon 77, (20) Washington State 74 (OT)
- (8) Kansas 97, Colorado 74
- (9) Pittsburgh 72, St. Joihn's 46
- Arkansas 63, (12) Alabama 57
- BYU 61, (16) Air Force 52
- Athletics:
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- Cyclo-cross – UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships:
- Juniors:
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- Under 23s:
- Juniors:
26 January 2007 (Friday)
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – semi final:
- Fernando González
- Fernando González
- Women's Doubles – final:
- Cara Black
- Cara Black
- Men's singles – semi final:
- Cricket:
- Pakistan in South Africa, third Test in Cape Town, day 1:
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Adelaide:
- Pakistan in South Africa, third Test in Cape Town, day 1:
- Football (soccer): Michel Platini, 51, is elected President of UEFA, defeating 77-year-old incumbent Lennart Johansson who was seeking a fifth term of office. Platini is seeking to limit countries to a maximum of three entries in the UEFA Champions League. (Playfuls.com)
- Figure skating – European Championships in Warsaw, Poland:
- Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder
- Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder
25 January 2007 (Thursday)
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – semi final:
- Roger Federer
- Roger Federer
- Women's singles – semi finals:
- Maria Sharapova
- Serena Williams
- Maria Sharapova
- Men's singles – semi final:
- Team handball – Men's World Championship in Germany:
- Figure skating – European Championships in Warsaw, Poland:
- Brian Joubert
- Brian Joubert
- Basketball:
- Euroleague
- Eldo Napoli
- Dynamo Moscow
- Eldo Napoli
- Men's US college basketball
- (3) UCLA 62, California 46
- Washington 89, (7) Oregon 77
- (10) Duke 68, (19) Clemson 66
- Stanford 65, (25) USC 50
- Euroleague
24 January 2007 (Wednesday)
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – quarter finals:
- Fernando González
- Tommy Haas
- Fernando González
- Women's singles – quarter finals:
- Maria Sharapova
- Kim Clijsters
- Maria Sharapova
- Men's singles – quarter finals:
- Cricket:
- West Indies in India, second ODI in Cuttack:
- ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
- West Indies in India, second ODI in Cuttack:
- Football (soccer):
- 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, semifinal, first leg:
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
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- Team handball – Men's World Championship in Germany:
- Basketball:
- Euroleague
- Benetton Treviso
- Benetton Treviso
- Men's US college basketball
- (1) Florida 70, Mississippi State 67
- (2) Wisconsin 71, Michigan 58
- (4) North Carolina 88, Wake Forest 60
- (5) Ohio State 59, Northwestern 50
- Texas Tech 70, (6) Texas A&M 68
- (8) Kansas 82, Baylor 56
- (9) Pittsburgh 67, Cincinnati 51
- Vanderbilt 64, (21) LSU 53
- Euroleague
- Ice hockey:
- The Western Conference beat the Eastern Conference 12–9 in the 2007 NHL All-Star Game in Dallas, Texas.
- Figure skating – European Championships in Warsaw, Poland:
- Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy
- Aljona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy
23 January 2007 (Tuesday)
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – quarter finals:
- Roger Federer
- Andy Roddick
- Roger Federer
- Women's singles – quarter finals:
- Nicole Vaidišová
- Serena Williams
- Nicole Vaidišová
- Men's singles – quarter finals:
- Cricket:
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Adelaide:
- ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Adelaide:
- Football (soccer):
- 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, semifinal, first leg:
- Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
- 3rd place play off:
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- Final:
- 3rd place play off:
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
- Men's US college basketball:
- Auburn 81, (12) Alabama 57
- St. John's 71, (22) Notre Dame 68
- Illinois 51, (23) Indiana 43
22 January 2007 (Monday)
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – fourth round:
- Rafael Nadal
- Nikolay Davydenko
- Fernando González
- Tommy Haas
- Rafael Nadal
- Women's singles – fourth round:
- Maria Sharapova
- Kim Clijsters
- Martina Hingis
- Anna Chakvetadze
- Maria Sharapova
- Men's singles – fourth round:
- American Football: NFL
- Bill Parcells announces his retirement as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys after three seasons.
- The Oakland Raiders name former Southern California offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin, at age 31, their new head coach, making him the youngest head coach in NFL history.
- Cricket:
- Pakistan in South Africa, second Test in Port Elizabeth, day 4:
- Pakistan in South Africa, second Test in Port Elizabeth, day 4:
- Team handball:
- 2007 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany:
(bold teams qualified to the main round)
- 2007 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany:
- U.S. thoroughbred horse racing: 2006 Eclipse Awards
- Invasor is named Outstanding Older Male and Horse of the Year.
- Bernardini wins 3-year-old colt honors.
- Edgar Prado, who rode Barbaro to a win in the Kentucky Derby, is named Outstanding Jockey.
- Todd Pletcher, whose stable set a North American record for prize money won in a year, wins his third straight Outstanding Trainer award.
- Women's US college basketball:
- (1) Duke 74, (4) Tennessee 70
21 January 2007 (Sunday)
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – third round:
- Tommy Haas
- Tomáš Berdych
- Tommy Haas
- Men's singles – fourth round:
- Roger Federer
- Andy Roddick
- Tommy Robredo
- Mardy Fish
- Roger Federer
- Women's singles – third round:
- Li Na
- Anna Chakvetadze
- Daniela Hantuchová
- Li Na
- Women's singles – fourth round:
- Lucie Šafářová
- Shahar Pe'er
- Nicole Vaidišová
- Serena Williams
- Lucie Šafářová
- Men's singles – third round:
- American football:
- NFL Conference championships:
- NFC: Chicago Bears 39, New Orleans Saints 14. The Bears take advantage of early Saints fumbles and powerful running from Thomas Jones to take a 16–0 lead in the second quarter. New Orleans pulls within two points in the third when Reggie Bush turns a short slant pattern into an 88-yard score. But Bernard Berrian makes a terrific catch for a touchdown to make the score 25–14, then the Bears take advantage of two more Saints turnovers to pull away in the final period. Chicago advances to its first Super Bowl in 21 years. Also notable is that Bears head coach Lovie Smith becomes the first African American head coach to take his team to the Super Bowl.
- AFC: Indianapolis Colts 38, New England Patriots 34. After years of playoff disappointments, Peyton Manning throws for 349 yards to lead the Colts to their first Super Bowl appearance since moving to Indianapolis in 1984. The Patriots pull out to a 21–3 lead in the second quarter when Asante Samuel returns a Manning interception for a touchdown. But Manning scores on a 1-yard run, then throws a 1-yard pass to Dan Klecko and hits a two-point conversion to tie the game. The teams exchange another touchdown and field goal before Joseph Addai runs in from 3 yards out to put on the Colts on top for the first time. Marlin Jackson picks off a Tom Brady pass to seal the victory. Colts head coach Tony Dungy joins Smith as the first pair of African American head coaches in Super Bowl history.
- In off-the-field news, the Pittsburgh Steelers named former Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin as their new head coach.
- NFL Conference championships:
- Cricket:
- Pakistan in South Africa, second Test in Port Elizabeth, day 3:
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Sydney:
- West Indies in India, first ODI in Nagpur:
- ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
- Pakistan in South Africa, second Test in Port Elizabeth, day 3:
- Football (soccer):
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
- To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the first BBC Radio football commentary (Arsenal–Sheffield United, 21 January 1927), BBC Five Live Sports Extra commentates the Arsenal–Manchester United FA Premier League match in 1927 style, complete with the pitch divided into eight numbered squares. Meanwhile, BBC Radio Five Live commentates the same match in 2007 style. Arsenal won 2–1 through a Thierry Henry header in stoppage time, United remain 6 points in the lead in the Championship race. (BBC)
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
- Team handball:
- 2007 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany:
(bold teams qualified to the main round)
- 2007 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany:
- Field hockey:
- Rugby union – Heineken Cup:
- Llanelli Scarlets
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- The Scarlets are joined in this exclusive club about two hours later by Biarritz
- Llanelli Scarlets
- Men's US college basketball:
- (24) Marquette 77, (6) Pittsburgh 74 (OT)
- (20) Notre Dame 82, South Florida 58
20 January 2007 (Saturday)
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – third round:
- Rafael Nadal
- Nikolay Davydenko
- James Blake
- David Nalbandian
- Fernando González
- Andy Murray
- Rafael Nadal
- Women's singles – third round:
- Maria Sharapova
- Kim Clijsters
- Martina Hingis
- Patty Schnyder
- Vera Zvonareva
- Maria Sharapova
- Men's singles – third round:
- Cricket:
- Pakistan in South Africa, second Test in Port Elizabeth, day 2:
- ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
- Pakistan in South Africa, second Test in Port Elizabeth, day 2:
- Football (soccer):
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
- Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago, semifinals:
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
- Team handball:
- 2007 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany:
- Field hockey:
- Rugby union – Heineken Cup:
- In a showdown for first place in Pool 1, London Wasps
- In Pool 3, Stade Français
- Also in Pool 3, Ospreys
- Leicester Tigers
- In a showdown for first place in Pool 1, London Wasps
- Men's college basketball:
- (1) Florida 79, Ole Miss 70
- (2) Wisconsin 71, Illinois 64
- (3) UCLA 73, (11) Arizona 69
- (4) North Carolina 77, Georgia Tech 61
- Texas Tech 69, (5) Kansas 64
- (7) Ohio State 82, Iowa 63
- (8) Texas A&M 67, (12) Oklahoma 49
- (9) Oregon 92, California 84
- (10) Alabama 78, Georgia 76
- New Mexico State 80, (15) Nevada 73
- Arkansas 72, (16) LSU 52
- Villanova 76, (21) Texas 69
- Vanderbilt 72, (25) Kentucky 67
19 January 2007 (Friday)
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – third round:
- Roger Federer
- Andy Roddick
- Tommy Robredo
- Mario Ančić
- Novak Djokovic
- David Ferrer
- Richard Gasquet
- Mardy Fish
- Roger Federer
- Women's singles – third round:
- Amélie Mauresmo
- Svetlana Kuznetsova
- Serena Williams
- Elena Dementieva
- Nicole Vaidišová
- Jelena Janković
- Shahar Pe'er
- Lucie Šafářová
- Amélie Mauresmo
- Men's singles – third round:
- Cricket:
- Pakistan in South Africa, second Test in Port Elizabeth, day 1:
- South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first.
- South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first.
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Brisbane:
- Pakistan in South Africa, second Test in Port Elizabeth, day 1:
- Team handball:
- 2007 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany:
- National Football League:
- The Miami Dolphins hire San Diego Chargers offensive coordinator Cam Cameron as their new head coach. (ESPN)
- USC quarterbacks coach Steve Sarkisian turns down the head coaching vacancy with the Oakland Raiders. (ESPN)
- Major League Baseball:
- Former Notre Dame wide receiver Jeff Samardzija, projected as a first-round pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, abandons football in favor of a five-year, $10 million deal to pitch in the Chicago Cubs organization. (ESPN)
- Two free agents agree to contracts with new teams. Trot Nixon leaves the Boston Red Sox and signs with the Cleveland Indians, and David Wells agrees to remain with the San Diego Padres, pending a physical and minor contract details. Both agree to one-year deals for $3 million, with Wells' deal giving him the chance at an extra $4 million in incentives. (ESPN, Nixon) (ESPN, Wells)
- Rugby union – Heineken Cup:
- In Pool 2, Leinster (Ireland) lose away 19–13 to Gloucester
- This result secures a home quarterfinal for Llanelli Scarlets
- In Pool 2, Leinster (Ireland) lose away 19–13 to Gloucester
18 January 2007 (Thursday)
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – second round:
- Rafael Nadal
- Nikolay Davydenko
- James Blake
- David Nalbandian
- Fernando González
- Tommy Haas
- Tomáš Berdych
- Andy Murray
- Juan Ignacio Chela
- Lleyton Hewitt
- Dmitry Tursunov
- Sébastien Grosjean
- Stanislas Wawrinka
- Fabrice Santoro
- Robby Ginepri
- Florian Mayer
- Rafael Nadal
- Women's singles – second round:
- Maria Sharapova
- Kim Clijsters
- Martina Hingis
- Patty Schnyder
- Dinara Safina
- Anna Chakvetadze
- Ana Ivanovic
- Daniela Hantuchová
- Ashley Harkleroad
- Li Na
- Vera Zvonareva
- Jelena Kostanić Tošić
- Alona Bondarenko
- Tathiana Garbin
- Alicia Molik
- Aiko Nakamura
- Maria Sharapova
- Men's singles – second round:
- Football (soccer):
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
- Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
- Field hockey:
- Basketball:
- Euroleague
- Maccabi Tel Aviv
- RheinEnergie Köln
- Le Mans
- Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Men's college basketball:
- (3) UCLA 60, Arizona State 50
- (9) Oregon 66, Stanford 59
- Southern California 80, (11) Arizona 73
- Euroleague
- Cricket:
- ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
17 January 2007 (Wednesday)
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – second round:
- Roger Federer
- Andy Roddick
- Tommy Robredo
- Mario Ančić
- Gaël Monfils
- Novak Djokovic
- David Ferrer
- Richard Gasquet
- Radek Štěpánek
- Dominik Hrbatý
- Danai Udomchoke
- Mikhail Youzhny
- Marat Safin
- Mardy Fish
- Sam Querrey
- Wayne Arthurs
- Roger Federer
- Women's singles – first round:
- Patty Schnyder
- Dinara Safina
- Daniela Hantuchová
- Anna-Lena Grönefeld
- Li Na
- Vera Zvonareva
- Patty Schnyder
- Women's singles – second round:
- Amélie Mauresmo
- Svetlana Kuznetsova
- Nadia Petrova
- Elena Dementieva
- Nicole Vaidišová
- Jelena Janković
- Lucie Šafářová
- Shahar Pe'er
- Victoria Azarenka
- Tatiana Golovin
- Katarina Srebotnik
- Anastasiya Yakimova
- Maria Kirilenko
- Maria Elena Camerin
- Serena Williams
- Eva Birnerová
- Amélie Mauresmo
- Men's singles – second round:
- Football (soccer):
- 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group B in Singapore:
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
- Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
- Basketball:
- Euroleague:
- Unicaja Málaga
- Efes Pilsen
- Unicaja Málaga
- Men's college basketball:
- (2) Wisconsin 69, Purdue 64
- (4) North Carolina 77, (19) Clemson 55
- (7) Ohio State 73, Northwestern 41
- Vanderbilt 94, (10) Alabama 73
- Villanova 102, (20) Notre Dame 87
- Auburn 83, (22) Tennessee 80
- Florida State 82, (23) Virginia Tech 73
- Euroleague:
- Cricket:
- ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
16 January 2007 (Tuesday)
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – first round:
- Rafael Nadal
- Nikolay Davydenko
- James Blake
- David Nalbandian
- Fernando González
- Tommy Haas
- Tomáš Berdych
- Andy Murray
- Jarkko Nieminen
- Lleyton Hewitt
- Dmitry Tursunov
- Florian Mayer
- Sébastien Grosjean
- Arnaud Clément
- Stanislas Wawrinka
- Robby Ginepri
- Rafael Nadal
- Women's singles – first round:
- Maria Sharapova
- Kim Clijsters
- Martina Hingis
- Anna Chakvetadze
- Ana Ivanovic
- Samantha Stosur
- Kaia Kanepi
- Alona Bondarenko
- Tathiana Garbin
- Aiko Nakamura
- Maria Sharapova
- Men's singles – first round:
- Cricket:
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Hobart:
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Hobart:
- American football:
- Former Denver Broncos tight end coach Tim Brewster signs as the head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team.
- Auto racing:
- NASCAR
- Benny Parsons former NASCAR Winston Cup Champion dies of lung cancer at the age of 65.
- NASCAR
- Football (soccer):
- 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group A in Bangkok:
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- Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
- 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group A in Bangkok:
- Field hockey:
- Men's college basketball:
15 January 2007 (Monday)
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – first round:
- Roger Federer
- Mardy Fish
- Andy Roddick
- Tommy Robredo
- Mario Ančić
- Marcos Baghdatis
- Novak Djokovic
- David Ferrer
- Richard Gasquet
- Radek Štěpánek
- Dominik Hrbatý
- Juan Carlos Ferrero
- Mikhail Youzhny
- Marat Safin
- Sam Querrey
- Zack Fleishman
- Roger Federer
- Women's singles – first round:
- Amélie Mauresmo
- Svetlana Kuznetsova
- Nadia Petrova
- Elena Dementieva
- Nicole Vaidišová
- Jelena Janković
- Francesca Schiavone
- Shahar Pe'er
- Marion Bartoli
- Tatiana Golovin
- Katarina Srebotnik
- Ai Sugiyama
- Elena Vesnina
- Maria Kirilenko
- Serena Williams
- Julia Schruff
- Amélie Mauresmo
- Men's singles – first round:
- Cricket:
- Pakistan in South Africa, first Test in Centurion, day 5:
- Pakistan in South Africa, first Test in Centurion, day 5:
- Football (soccer):
- 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group B in Singapore:
- Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
- 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group B in Singapore:
- College basketball:
- Men's:
- Women's:
- (2) North Carolina 82, (7) UConn 76
14 January 2007 (Sunday)
- American football: National Football League divisional playoffs:
- NFC: Chicago Bears 27, Seattle Seahawks 24 (OT). Robbie Gould's 49-yard field goal 4:58 into overtime allows the Bears to host New Orleans next Sunday (21 January) in the NFC Championship Game.
- AFC: New England Patriots 24, San Diego Chargers 21: Stephen Gostkowski kicks a 31-yard field goal with 1:10 left, then Nate Kaeding misses a 54-yarder that would have sent the game into overtime. The Chargers commit five turnovers, which lead to 14 New England points. The Patriots will play the Indianapolis Colts next week for the AFC championship.
- In off-the-field news, the Arizona Cardinals name former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt as their new head coach.
- Cricket:
- Pakistan in South Africa, first Test in Centurion, day 4:
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Hobart:
- Pakistan in South Africa, first Test in Centurion, day 4:
- Darts: 2007 BDO World Darts Championship:
- Martin Adams
- Martin Adams
- Football (soccer):
- 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group A in Bangkok:
- Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
- 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group A in Bangkok:
- Field hockey:
- Rugby union – Heineken Cup:
- Men's college basketball:
13 January 2007 (Saturday)
- American football:
- National Football League divisional playoffs:
- AFC: Indianapolis Colts 15, Baltimore Ravens, 6. Adam Vinatieri's post-season record tying five field goals puts the Colts into the AFC Championship Game in their ancestral home. The Colts' defense had another solid game, forcing four turnovers and holding the Ravens to 87 rushing yards. Ray Lewis has 15 total tackles for Baltimore.
- NFC: New Orleans Saints 27, Philadelphia Eagles 24. The Saints, who put up 208 rushing yards, go on top on two second-half Deuce McAllister touchdowns. New Orleans wastes a chance to put the game away when Reggie Bush botches a pitch from Drew Brees, but a costly penalty forces the Eagles to punt with less than two minutes left. Three more McAllister runs clinch the victory and the first conference-championship appearance in Saints history.
- National Football League divisional playoffs:
- Tennis:
- ATP Tour:
- Medibank International in Sydney, Australia:
Final: (3) James Blake - Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand:
Final: (3) David Ferrer
- Medibank International in Sydney, Australia:
- AAMI Kooyong Classic in Melbourne, Australia:
Final: (3) Andy Roddick
- ATP Tour:
- Cricket:
- Pakistan in South Africa, first Test in Centurion, day 3:
- Pakistan in South Africa, first Test in Centurion, day 3:
- Football (soccer):
- Field hockey:
- Rugby union – Heineken Cup:
- College basketball:
- Men's:
- Virginia Tech 94, (1) North Carolina 88. Eight days after the Hokies stun Duke, they claim the scalp of the top-ranked Tar Heels at home.
- (2) Florida 84, South Carolina 50
- (3) Wisconsin 56, Northwestern 50
- (4) UCLA 65, USC 64. Arron Afflalo scores the winning basket with 4 seconds left.
- (5) Ohio State 68, (16) Tennessee 66
- (6) Kansas 68, Iowa State 64 (OT)
- (7) Pittsburgh 74, Georgetown 69
- (8) Texas A&M 87, Colorado 69
- (9) Oklahoma State at Nebraska, postponed (ice storm)
- Maryland 92, (17) Clemson 87. The last unbeaten team in Division I men's basketball falls.
- Marquette 81, (21) West Virginia 63
- Stanford 71, (22) Washington State 68 (OT)
- Women's:
- (3) Duke 81, (1) Maryland 62. In a rematch of last season's national title game won by Maryland, the Blue Devils take revenge in front of the Cameron Crazies.
- Men's:
12 January 2007 (Friday)
- American football:
- The New York Daily News reports in today's editions that the NFL plans to stage a regular season game during the 2007 regular season at New Wembley Stadium in London, England between the New York Giants and the Miami Dolphins.
- Tennis:
- 2007 WTA Tour:
- Medibank International in Sydney, Australia:
Final: (3) Kim Clijsters - Moorilla Hobart International in Hobart, Australia:
Final: (1) Anna Chakvetadze
- Medibank International in Sydney, Australia:
- 2007 WTA Tour:
- Cricket:
- Pakistan in South Africa, first Test in Centurion, day 2:
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Melbourne:
- Pakistan in South Africa, first Test in Centurion, day 2:
- Football (soccer):
- 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group A in Bangkok, Thailand:
- Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
- 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group A in Bangkok, Thailand:
- Rugby union – Heineken Cup:
- Biarritz
- Biarritz
- Basketball: Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup Wildcard Playoffs: The Sta. Lucia Realtors def. the Air21 Express, 121–118 via overtime to advance to the quarterfinals.
11 January 2007 (Thursday)
- Football (Soccer)
- Real Madrid announces that David Beckham will leave the team when his contract expires on 30 June, and has already signed a contract to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in the United States beginning 1 July, with a five-year deal worth $50 million (US; £25.6 million UK) in direct salary with a potential total payoff of $250 million/£128 million. The deal is believed to be largest for one player in history.(MLSNET.com)(Sportal)
- Cricket:
- Pakistan in South Africa, First Test in Centurion, day 1:
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.
Pakistan 242/5 (84.0 overs)
- Pakistan in South Africa, First Test in Centurion, day 1:
- Basketball:
- Euroleague:
- Dynamo Moscow
- DKV Joventut
- Panathinaikos
- Žalgiris
- Dynamo Moscow
- Men's college basketball:
- (10) Arizona 83, Oregon State 72
- Euroleague:
10 January 2007 (Wednesday)
- College basketball:
- Men's
- (1) North Carolina 79, Virginia 69
- (6) Kansas 87, (9) Oklahoma State 57
- (7) Pittsburgh 59, DePaul 49
- Georgia Tech 74, (11) Duke 63. The Yellow Jackets send Duke to an 0–2 start in the ACC.
- UIC 73, (12) Butler 67 (OT)
- Vanderbilt 82, (16) Tennessee 81
- Marquette 73, (24) UConn 69
- Women's
- (8) Oklahoma 76, (9) Baylor 63
- Men's
9 January 2007 (Tuesday)
- Baseball:
- Cal Ripken, Jr. and Tony Gwynn are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (ESPN) (AP).
- Football (soccer):
- Cricket:
Australia 221 for 5 (Gilchrist 48, Ponting 47, White 40*) beat England 144 for 9 (Dalrymple 32) by 77 runs. Australia crushes England after piling up the largest total at international level.- Rain ruins the deciding ODI between
- Men's college basketball:
- (3) Wisconsin 72, (5) Ohio State 69
8 January 2007 (Monday)
- American football: NCAA Bowl Championship Series
- BCS Championship Game: (2) Florida 41, (1) Ohio State 14. The Gators shock the previously undefeated Buckeyes to win the national championship. Florida holds the Buckeyes to 82 yards of total offense; Ohio State's quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith, goes 4-for-14. Half of Ohio State's points come on Ted Ginn Jr.'s return of the opening kickoff for a touchdown, but Ginn injures his ankles in the celebration that follows and does not return.
- Boise State, the only undefeated team in Division I college football in 2006–07, wins one first-place vote in the year-end Associated Press poll, robbing the Gators of unanimity, and also becoming the second team in 3 seasons that was undefeated but not champion. Ohio State finishes number two despite the championship debacle.
- Basketball:
- The WNBA holds its dispersal draft from the roster of the defunct Charlotte Sting. The Chicago Sky make Monique Currie the top pick.
- Freestyle skiing:
- The International Ski Federation and the local organizing committee at Madonna di Campiglio agree to postpone the Freestyle Skiing World Championships. The event was originally scheduled for 22–27 January but will be now held on 5–11 March.[1]
7 January 2007 (Sunday)
- American football:
- NFL Wild Card Games:
- AFC: New England Patriots 37, New York Jets 16. Asante Samuel's return of a Chad Pennington interception for a touchdown seals the win for the Patriots, who will play the San Diego Chargers in the next round.
- NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 23, New York Giants 20. A 38-yard field goal by David Akers as time expires sends the Eagles to New Orleans for a divisional playoff against the Saints. Tiki Barber rushes for 137 yards in his apparent final game.
- NFL Coaching Changes:
- The Atlanta Falcons announce the hiring of Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino as their new head coach, giving him a five-year, $24-million contract.
- College football:
- GMAC Bowl at Mobile, Alabama: Southern Miss 28, Ohio 7.
- NFL Wild Card Games:
- Tennis:
- ATP Tour – Next Generation Adelaide International in Adelaide, Australia:
- Final: (1)
- Final: (1)
- ATP Tour – Chennai Open in Chennai, India:
- Final: (3)
- Final: (3)
- ATP Tour – Next Generation Adelaide International in Adelaide, Australia:
- Ski Jumping:
- Cross-country skiing:
- Golf:
- PGA Tour:
- PGA Tour:
- Alpine Skiing:
- Four-time Olympic champion
- Four-time Olympic champion
- Athletics:
- Bahrain revokes the citizenship of Kenyan-born Mushir Salem Jawher after he took part in a marathon in Israel without permission. Jawher, whose original name is Leonard Mucheru Maina, won the Tiberias Marathon on 4 January.[3]
6 January 2007 (Saturday)
- American football:
- NFL Wild Card Games:
- AFC: Indianapolis Colts 23, Kansas City Chiefs 8. The much-ridiculed Colts defense holds the Chiefs to 126 yards. Indianapolis is to play at Baltimore next week.
- NFC: Seattle Seahawks 21, Dallas Cowboys 20. The Cowboys have a chance to take the lead with a short field goal with 1:14 left, but holder Tony Romo mishandles the snap. Seattle will play the Chicago Bears in the next round.
- NFL non-playoff news:
- Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints is named NFL Coach of the Year. (ESPN)
- College football:
- International Bowl at Rogers Centre in Toronto:
Cincinnati 27, Western Michigan 24 - Greg Schiano of Rutgers is honored with the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award by the Football Writers Association of America.
- International Bowl at Rogers Centre in Toronto:
- NFL Wild Card Games:
- Tennis:
- ATP Tour – Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, Qatar:
- Final: (2) Ivan Ljubičić
- Final: (2) Ivan Ljubičić
- WTA Tour – Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts in Gold Coast, Australia:
- Final: (2) Dinara Safina
- Final: (2) Dinara Safina
- WTA Tour – ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand:
- Final: (1) Jelena Janković
- Final: (1) Jelena Janković
- ATP Tour – Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, Qatar:
- Cricket:
- India in South Africa:
- Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 5:
- Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 5:
- Sri Lanka in New Zealand:
- Fourth One Day International in Auckland:
- Fourth One Day International in Auckland:
- India in South Africa:
- College basketball:
- Men's:
- (17) Oregon 68, (1) UCLA 66. Two days after the Ducks suffer their first loss to Southern California, they return the favor to the top-ranked Bruins at home. (ESPN)
- Virginia Tech 69, (5) Duke 67 (OT)
- Washington State 77, (7) Arizona 73 (OT). The Cougars pounce in the Palouse, winning over Arizona for the first time since 1986.
- Arkansas 88, (8) Alabama 61
- (19) LSU 66, (14) UConn 49
- In NCAA Division III, Caltech defeats Bard 81–52, snapping a 60-game losing streak against all competition and a 207-game losing streak against NCAA opposition dating to 1996. (ESPN)
- Women's:
- (4) Tennessee 70, (5) UConn 64. The Lady Vols win the latest round in arguably the biggest rivalry in women's basketball.
- Men's:
5 January 2007 (Friday)
- American football:
- Bill Cowher resigns as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers after 15 seasons. (ESPN)
- The San Diego Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson, already named as NFL MVP, is named NFL Offensive Player of the Year. (ESPN)
- Jason Taylor of the Miami Dolphins is named NFL Defensive Player of the Year. (ESPN)
- Cricket:
- England in Australia:
- 2006–07 Ashes series, Fifth Test in Sydney, day 4:
- 2006–07 Ashes series, Fifth Test in Sydney, day 4:
- India in South Africa:
- Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 4:
- Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 4:
- England in Australia:
- Tennis – 2007 Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia:
- Final: Russia
- Final: Russia
- Ice hockey – 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships at Ejendals Arena in Leksand, Sweden:
- Final: Canada
- Bronze medal match: USA
- Final: Canada
4 January 2007 (Thursday)
- American football:
- The Oakland Raiders fire head coach Art Shell. (AP via Yahoo)
- LaDainian Tomlinson wins the Associated Press' National Football League Most Valuable Player Award. (AP via Yahoo)
- Cricket:
- England in Australia:
- 2006–07 Ashes series, Fifth Test in Sydney, day 3:
- 2006–07 Ashes series, Fifth Test in Sydney, day 3:
- India in South Africa:
- Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 3:
First innings:
- Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 3:
- England in Australia:
- Basketball – Euroleague:
- Greek power Olympiacos
- Greek power Olympiacos
- Ski Jumping – 2006–07 Four Hills Tournament:
- Tennis:
- Women's world Number 1 Justine Henin-Hardenne pulls out of the 2007 Australian Open, citing undisclosed family issues. (ESPN)
3 January 2007 (Wednesday)
- Cricket:
- England in Australia:
- 2006–07 Ashes series, Fifth Test in Sydney, day 2:
First innings:
- 2006–07 Ashes series, Fifth Test in Sydney, day 2:
- India in South Africa:
- Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 2:
First innings:
- Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 2:
- England in Australia:
- American college football:
- Nick Saban, head coach of the Miami Dolphins of the NFL, agrees to become head coach at Alabama. Contract details are still pending, but the contract is believed to be the most lucrative ever for a college football coach. (ESPN)
- BCS: Allstate Sugar Bowl, (8) LSU 41, (11) Notre Dame 14.
- Basketball:
- Euroleague:
- Two Spanish clubs punch their tickets to the Top 16 phase — TAU Cerámica
- Two Spanish clubs punch their tickets to the Top 16 phase — TAU Cerámica
- WNBA:
- The Charlotte Sting, one of the league's eight original franchises, fold. The Charlotte Bobcats, who had owned the team since being awarded the NBA's newest franchise in 2004, gave up control of the team three weeks earlier, and the WNBA could not find a buyer. (ESPN)
- Van Chancellor, who coached the Houston Comets since the league's inception in 1997 and coached the team to the first four WNBA championships, resigns. (ESPN)
- Euroleague:
- Ice hockey – 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships:
- Canada
- Canada
2 January 2007 (Tuesday)
- Cricket:
- England in Australia:
- 2006–07 Ashes series, Fifth Test in Sydney, day 1:
England first innings, at stumps: 234 for 4 (80.0 overs). Ian Bell paced England with 71 runs, including a 108-run partnership with Kevin Pietersen. Andrew Flintoff and Paul Collingwood stood on an unbeaten 67 at stumps. Glenn McGrath, in his final Test, bowled 2/57, taking the wickets of Bell and Pietersen in five balls. (BBC), (Cricinfo scorecard)
- 2006–07 Ashes series, Fifth Test in Sydney, day 1:
- India in South Africa:
- Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 1:
Series tied 1–1. India won the toss and chose to bat first.
- Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 1:
- Sri Lanka in New Zealand:
- Third One Day International in Christchurch:
New Zealand win by 4 wickets and lead the 5-match series 2–1.
- Third One Day International in Christchurch:
- England in Australia:
- American college football:
- Bowl Championship Series: FedEx Orange Bowl, (5) Louisville 24, (15) Wake Forest 13
1 January 2007 (Monday)
- American football:
- College football – New Year's Day bowl games:
- BCS Games:
- Rose Bowl, (8) Southern California 32, (3) Michigan 18. Dwayne Jarrett (11 receptions, 204 yards, 2 TDs) and John David Booty (27–45, 390 yards, 4 TDs) shred the Wolverines secondary.
- Fiesta Bowl, (9) Boise State 43, (7) Oklahoma 42 (OT). In a game that "will go down as one of best games in college football history", according to Arash Markazi, writer for SI.com,[4] the Broncos send it into overtime with a hook-and-ladder play on 4th and 18, score a touchdown in overtime on a halfback pass, then run a Statue of Liberty play to score the winning two-point conversion.
- Non-BCS Games:
- Outback Bowl, Penn State 20, (17) Tennessee 10. Nittany Lions cornerback Tony Davis breaks a fourth-quarter tie with an 88-yard fumble return for a touchdown.
- Capital One Bowl, (6) Wisconsin 17, (12) Arkansas 14. John Stocco throws two first-half touchdowns, and the Badgers defense holds on.
- Gator Bowl, (13) West Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35. Pat White throws for two third-quarter touchdowns and rushes for a third to erase an 18-point hole.
- Cotton Bowl Classic, Auburn 17, Nebraska 14.
- BCS Games:
- NFL News:
- Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams is killed in a drive-by shooting outside a Denver nightclub.
- Two coaches are fired: Jim Mora of the Atlanta Falcons and Dennis Green of the Arizona Cardinals.
- Domanick Davis, the franchise-leading rusher of the Houston Texans who sat out the 2006 NFL season with knee issues, changes his name to Domanick Williams, and is permitted to change his number from 37 to 31. Williams is his mother's maiden name, whereas Davis was the last name of his half-brother's father. 31 was the number he had in high school and college. (ESPN)
- College football – New Year's Day bowl games:
- College basketball: Texas Tech defeats New Mexico, 70–68 in coach Bob Knight's 880th career victory. Knight passes Dean Smith for first place all-time.
- Darts: 2007 PDC World Darts Championship:
- Raymond van Barneveld battles from 3 sets to 0 down to win his first PDC title and fifth world title overall 7–6 in the sudden-death leg versus Phil Taylor who maintains his record of reaching every single PDC World Championship final to date.
- Ski jumping: 2006–07 Four Hills Tournament:
- Andreas Küttel
- Andreas Küttel
- Tennis: 2007 ATP Tour:
- In the Next Generation Adelaide International for the first time in history besides the Tennis Masters Cup a round-robin competition is in use to replace the normally used 32 player brackets. The new system will be used in several other tournaments throughout the season.
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- "Bahrain rap Jawher - Athletics". Eurosport. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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