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Current sporting seasons
American football 2011
Auto racing 2012
Basketball 2012
Cricket 2012
Football (soccer) 2012
- National teams competitions
- International clubs competitions
- UEFA (Europe) Champions League
- UEFA Europa League
- UEFA Women's Champions League
- Copa Libertadores (South America)
- CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League
- OFC (Oceania) Champions League
- Domestic (national) competitions
Ice hockey 2012
Rugby union 2012
Snooker 2012
Tennis 2012
Volleyball 2012
- International clubs competitions
Winter sports
Days of the month
January 31, 2012 (Tuesday)
Football (soccer)
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
- Copa Libertadores First Stage, second leg (teams in bold advance to the Second stage):
- Sport Huancayo
1–1 
Arsenal. Arsenal win 4–1 on points. - Libertad
4–1 
El Nacional. 3–3 on points; Libertad win 4–2 on aggregate.
- Sport Huancayo
Futsal
Handball
January 30, 2012 (Monday)
Cricket
- Zimbabwe in New Zealand:
- Only Test in Napier:
Football (soccer)
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group B:
- Sudan
2–1 
Burkina Faso - Ivory Coast
2–0 
Angola
- Standings: Côte d'Ivoire 9 points, Sudan, Angola 4, Burkina Faso 0.
- Sudan
- Group B:
Handball
- Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
- Group A:
- Iran
25–17 
Jordan - Kuwait
26–27 
South Korea
- Iran
- Group B:
- Qatar
28–21 
United Arab Emirates - Uzbekistan
15–52 
Bahrain
- Qatar
- Group A:
January 29, 2012 (Sunday)
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Garmisch, Germany: Super Giant slalom
- Women's World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland: Downhill
American football
Basketball
- PBA Philippine Cup Finals in Quezon City, Philippines:
- Game 6: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 110, Powerade Tigers 101. Talk 'N Text win series 4–1.
- Talk 'N Text win their fourth league title in three years and complete the first successful PBA Philippine Cup title defense since 1985.
- Game 6: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 110, Powerade Tigers 101. Talk 'N Text win series 4–1.
Cricket
- Pakistan vs England in UAE:
- 2nd Test in Abu Dhabi
Figure skating
Football (soccer)
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group A:
- Equatorial Guinea
0–1 
Zambia - Libya
2–1 
Senegal
- Standings: Zambia 7 points, Equatorial Guinea 6, Libya 4, Senegal 0.
- Equatorial Guinea
- Group A:
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Final: United States
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Canada
- United States and Canada qualify for the Olympic Tournament.
- Final: United States
Freestyle skiing
Handball
- European Men's Championship in Belgrade, Serbia:
- Bronze medal game:
Croatia 
31–27 
Spain - Final:
Serbia 
19–21 
Denmark
- Denmark win the title for the second time, and qualify for the Olympic Tournament.
- Bronze medal game:
- Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
- Group A: Kuwait 27–30
Japan - Group B: Uzbekistan 14–47
Saudi Arabia
- Group A: Kuwait
Luge
- World Cup 7 in St. Moritz, Switzerland
Nordic combined
Short track speed skating
Ski jumping
- Men's World Cup in Sapporo, Japan:
- HS 134:
Speed skating
- World Sprint Championships in Calgary, Canada
Tennis
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 14:
- Men's singles - final: Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] vs. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2]
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 14:
Water polo
- Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Bronze medal match: Italy
9–12 
Hungary - Final: Serbia 9–8
Montenegro
- Serbia win the title for the fifth time.
- Bronze medal match: Italy
January 28, 2012 (Saturday)
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Garmisch, Germany: Downhill
- Women's World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland: Super combined
American Football
- NCAA bowl games:
- Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama: North 23, South 13
Cricket
- India in Australia:
- 4th Test in Adelaide
Figure skating
- European Championships in Sheffield, Great Britain:
- United States Championships in San Jose, California
Football (soccer)
Freestyle skiing
Handball
- Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
- Group A:
- Japan 35–22 Jordan
- South Korea 26–21 Iran
- Japan
- Group B:
- Bahrain 26–27 Qatar
- Saudi Arabia 26–19 United Arab Emirates
- Bahrain
- Group A:
Luge
- World Cup 7 in St. Moritz, Switzerland
Mixed martial arts
- UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis in Chicago, United States:
- Middleweight bout: Chris Weidman (USA) def. Demian Maia (BRA) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
- Middleweight bout: Chael Sonnen (USA) def. Michael Bisping (ENG) via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
- Light Heavyweight bout: Rashad Evans (USA) def. Phil Davis (USA) via unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)
Nordic combined
Ski jumping
- Men's World Cup in Sapporo, Japan:
- HS 134 (night)
Snowboarding
Speed skating
- World Sprint Championships in Calgary, Canada
Tennis
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 13:
- Women's singles - final: Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4]
- Men's doubles - final: Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) [1] vs. Leander Paes (IND) / Radek Štěpánek (CZE)
- Girls' singles - final: Taylor Townsend (USA) [14] vs. Yulia Putintseva (RUS) [4]
- Boys' singles - final: Luke Saville (AUS) [1] vs. Filip Peliwo (CAN)
- Wheelchair women's singles final: Esther Vergeer (NED) [1] vs. Aniek Van Koot (NED) [2]
- Wheelchair men's singles final: Maikel Scheffers (NED) [1] vs. Nicolas Peifer (FRA)
- Wheelchair quad singles: David Wagner (USA) [1] vs. Peter Norfolk (GBR) [2]
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 13:
Water polo
- Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
January 27, 2012 (Friday)
Figure skating
- European Championships in Sheffield, Great Britain:
- Ice dancing: Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 164.18 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 160.23 Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov (RUS) 153.12
- Péchalat and Bourzat win the title for the second successive time.
- Ice dancing:
Football (soccer)
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Semifinals:
- United States 3–0
Costa Rica - Canada 3–1
Mexico
- United States
- Semifinals:
Handball
- European Men's Championship in Belgrade, Serbia:
- Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
- Group A:
- South Korea 25–13 Jordan
- Iran 26–27 Kuwait
- South Korea
- Group B: Qatar 41–19 Uzbekistan
- Group A:
Tennis
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 12:
- Men's singles semifinals: Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [4] 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 7–5
- Women's doubles - final: Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) / Vera Zvonareva (RUS) def. Sara Errani (ITA) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) [11] 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
- Kuznetsova wins her second Australian Open and Grand Slam women's doubles title.
- Zvonareva wins her second Grand Slam women's doubles title.
- Boys' doubles - final: Liam Broady (GBR) / Joshua Ward-Hibbert (GBR) [6] def. Adam Pavlásek (CZE) / Filip Veger (CRO) 6–3, 6–2
- Girls' doubles - final: Gabrielle Andrews (USA) / Taylor Townsend (USA) def. Irina Khromacheva (RUS) / Danka Kovinić (MNE) [1] 5–7, 7–5, [10–6]
- Wheelchair men's doubles final: Ronald Vink (NED) / Robin Ammerlaan (NED) [2] def. Stéphane Houdet (FRA) / Nicolas Peifer (FRA) [1] 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
- Wheelchair women's doubles final: Esther Vergeer (NED) / Sharon Walraven (NED) [1] def. Aniek van Koot (NED) / Marjolein Buis (NED) [2] 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 12:
Water polo
- Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Semifinals:
- Italy 8–12 Serbia
- Montenegro 14–13 Hungary
- Italy
- Semifinals:
January 26, 2012 (Thursday)
Basketball
- Euroleague Top 16 matchday 2:
Figure skating
- European Championships in Sheffield, Great Britain:
- Pairs (all (RUS)): Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov 210.45 points Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov 193.79 Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov 171.81
- Volosozhar and Trankov win their first European title.
- Pairs (all (RUS)):
Football (soccer)
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- Group B in Malabo:
- Sudan 2–2 Angola
- Ivory Coast 2–0 Burkina Faso
- Sudan
- Group B in Malabo:
- Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg: Peñarol
4–0 
Caracas
Handball
- Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
- Group B:
- United Arab Emirates 40–20 Uzbekistan
- Bahrain 23–23 Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
- Group B:
Snooker
- Championship League Group four in Stock, England:
- Final (both (ENG): Mark Selby 1–3 Mark Davis
Tennis
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 11:
- Women's singles semifinals:
- Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Kim Clijsters (BEL) [11] 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
- Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
- Men's singles Semifinals: Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Roger Federer (SUI) [3] 6–7(5), 6–2, 7–6(5), 6–4
- Wheelchair quad doubles final: Andrew Lapthorne (GBR) / Peter Norfolk (GBR) def. David Wagner (USA) / Noam Gershony (ISR) 6–4, 6–2
- Women's singles semifinals:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 11:
Water polo
- Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
January 25, 2012 (Wednesday)
Basketball
- Euroleague Top 16 matchday 2:
- Group E: CSKA Moscow
96–68 
Anadolu Efes - Group F:
- Gescrap Bizkaia 85–70 Unicaja
- Real Madrid 69–88 Montepaschi Siena
- Gescrap Bizkaia
- Group G:
- Fenerbahçe Ülker 65–63 EA7 Emporio Armani
- Panathinaikos
83–89 UNICS Kazan
- Fenerbahçe Ülker
- Group H: Bennet Cantù 79–78
Žalgiris Kaunas
- Group E: CSKA Moscow
Football (soccer)
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
- Real Potosí
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2–1 
Flamengo - Internacional 1–0
Once Caldas - Unión Española
1–0 UANL
- Real Potosí
Handball
Tennis
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 10:
- Men's singles quarterfinals:
- Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Kei Nishikori (JPN) [24] 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. David Ferrer (ESP) [5] 6–4, 7–6(4), 6–1
- Women's singles quarterfinals:
- Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] def. Sara Errani (ITA) 6–4, 6–4
- Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 6–2, 6–3
- Men's singles quarterfinals:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 10:
Water polo
- Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Quarterfinals:
- Italy 9–4
Germany - Greece 9–11 Montenegro
- Italy
- Quarterfinals:
January 24, 2012 (Tuesday)
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Schladming, Austria:
- Slalom:
Football (soccer)
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
- Group B:
- Guatemala
6–0 
Dominican Republic - United States 4–0 Mexico
- Standings: United States 9 points, Mexico 6, Guatemala 3, Dominican Republic 0.
- Guatemala
- Group B:
- Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
- Arsenal 3–0 Sport Huancayo
- El Nacional 1–0 Libertad
- Arsenal
Handball
Snooker
- Championship League Group three in Stock, England:
- Final: Mark Selby (ENG) 2–3 Neil Robertson (AUS)
Tennis
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 9:
- Men's singles quarterfinals:
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [7] 6–7(5), 7–6(6), 6–4, 6–3
- Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [11] 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
- Women's singles quarterfinals:
- Kim Clijsters (BEL) [11] def. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] 6–3, 7–6(4)
- Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [8] 6–7(0), 6–0, 6–2
- Men's singles quarterfinals:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 9:
Water polo
- Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Quarterfinals:
- Hungary 11–9 Spain
- Italy 13–13 (4–2 pen.)
Netherlands
- Hungary
- Quarterfinals:
January 23, 2012 (Monday)
Football (soccer)
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
- Group A:
- Cuba
0–3 
Haiti - Canada 5–1 Costa Rica
- Standings: Canada 9 points, Costa Rica 6, Haiti 3, Cuba 0.
- Cuba
- Group A:
Handball
Tennis
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 8:
- Men's singles 4th round:
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
- Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6–1, 6–1, 1–0 retired
- David Ferrer (ESP) [5] def. Richard Gasquet (FRA) [17] 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
- Kei Nishikori (JPN) [24] def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6] 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
- Women's singles 4th round:
- Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] def. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [21] 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
- Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Sabine Lisicki (GER) [14] 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
- Men's singles 4th round:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 8:
Water polo
- Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group A:
- Turkey 2–22 Hungary
- North Macedonia
8–10 Netherlands - Italy 10–7 Greece
- Standings: Hungary 15 points, Italy 12, Greece 9, Netherlands 6, Macedonia 3, Turkey 0.
- Turkey
- Group B:
- Group A:
January 22, 2012 (Sunday)
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
- Slalom:
- Combined:
- Women's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:
- Slalom:
American football
- NFL playoffs:
- Conference Championships:
- AFC: New England Patriots 23, Baltimore Ravens 20
- NFC: New York Giants 20, San Francisco 49ers 17 (OT)
- Conference Championships:
Auto racing
Biathlon
- World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
- 12.5 km Mass Start Women:
- 4x7.5 km Relay Men:
Bobsleigh
- World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Four-man:
Cricket
- Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- 5th ODI in Johannesburg:
South Africa 312/4 (50 overs); 
Sri Lanka 314/8 (49.5 overs). Sri Lanka win by 2 wickets, South Africa win the 5-match series 3–2.
- 5th ODI in Johannesburg:
Cross-country skiing
Figure skating
- Canadian Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick:
- Men: Patrick Chan 302.14 points Kevin Reynolds 239.44 Jeremy Ten 207.50
- Chan wins the title for the fifth successive time.
- Men:
Football (soccer)
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- Group B in Malabo:
- Ivory Coast 1–0 Sudan
- Burkina Faso 1–2 Angola
- Ivory Coast
- Group B in Malabo:
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Group B:
- Mexico 7–0 Dominican Republic
- United States 13–0 Guatemala
- Mexico
- Group B:
Handball
Luge
- World Cup 6 in Winterberg, Germany:
Multi-sport events
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
- Bobsleigh – Two-boys:
- Bobsleigh – Two-Girls:
- Curling – Mixed doubles:
- Ice hockey – Boys:
- Ice hockey – Girls:
Rugby union
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
Snooker
- Masters in London, England:
- Final: Neil Robertson (AUS) vs Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Speed skating
- World Cup 4 in Kearns, Utah, United States:
- 500 m women:
- 500 m men:
- 1000 m women:
- 1000 m men:
Tennis
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 7:
- Men's singles 4th round:
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Feliciano López (ESP) [18] 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
- Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Bernard Tomic (AUS) 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
- Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [7] def. Nicolás Almagro (ESP) [10] 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(3), 7–6(2)
- Women's singles 4th round:
- Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Jelena Janković (SRB) [13] 6–0, 7–5
- Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Iveta Benešová (CZE) 6–2, 6–2
- Kim Clijsters (BEL) [11] def. Li Na (CHN) [5] 4–6, 7–6(6), 6–4
- Clijsters saves 4 match points in the second set tie-breaker.
- Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [8] def. Julia Görges (GER) [22] 6–1, 6–1
- Men's singles 4th round:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 7:
Water polo
- Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group A:
- Netherlands 12–6
Great Britain - Hungary 9–12 Russia
- Standings: Russia 9 points, Hungary 6, Netherlands 3, Great Britain 0.
- Netherlands
- Group B:
- Group A:
January 21, 2012 (Saturday)
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
- Downhill:
- Women's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:
- Giant slalom:
Biathlon
- World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
- 4x6 km Relay Women:
- 15 km Mass Start Men:
Bobsleigh
- World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Two-man:
Cross-country skiing
Figure skating
- Canadian Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick:
- Women: Amelie Lacoste 159.51 points Cynthia Phaneuf 157.94 Kaetlyn Osmond 155.47
- Lacoste wins the title for the first time.
- Pairs: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford 190.11 points Jessica Dube / Sebastien Wolfe 171.60 Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers 168.84
- Duhamel and Radford win the title for the first time.
- Ice Dancing: Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir 180.02 points Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje 174.53 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier 163.54
- Virtue and Moir win the title for the fourth time.
- Women:
Football (soccer)
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Group A:
- Haiti 0–2 Costa Rica
- Canada 2–0 Cuba
- Haiti
- Group A:
Freestyle skiing
- World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
- Aerials men:
- Aerials women:
Handball
Luge
- World Cup 6 in Winterberg, Germany:
- Men:
- Doubles:
Multi-sport events
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
Rugby union
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
Skeleton
- World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Men:
Ski jumping
- Men's World Cup in Zakopane, Poland:
- HS 134 (night):
Speed skating
- World Cup 4 in Kearns, Utah, United States:
- 500 m women:
- 500 m men:
- 1000 m women:
- 1000 m men:
Tennis
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 6:
- Men's singles 3rd round:
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
- Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Michaël Llodra (FRA) 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
- David Ferrer (ESP) [5] def. Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) [27] 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6] def. Frederico Gil (POR) 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
- Richard Gasquet (FRA) [17] def. Janko Tipsarević (SRB) [9] 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
- Women's singles 3rd round:
- Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] def. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) [27] 6–0, 1–0 retired
- Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Angelique Kerber (GER) [30] 6–1, 6–2
- Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) def. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] 7–6(9–7), 6–1
- Zheng Jie (CHN) def. Marion Bartoli (FRA) [9] 6–3, 6–3
- Men's singles 3rd round:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 6:
Water polo
- Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Group A:
- North Macedonia 5–15 Italy
- Turkey 7–12 Netherlands
- Greece 7–9 Hungary
- North Macedonia
- Group B:
- Group A:
January 20, 2012 (Friday)
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
- Super Giant slalom:
Biathlon
- World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
- 10 km Sprint Men:
Bobsleigh
- World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland (all GER):
- Women: Anja Schneiderheinze/Lisette Thöne 2:17.84 (1:09.31, 1:08.53)) Cathleen Martini/Janine Tischer 2:17.93 (1:09.30, 1:08.63) Sandra Kiriasis/Franziska Bertels 2:18.05 (1:09.46, 1:08.59)[1]
- Women:
Cricket
- Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- 4th ODI in Kimberley: South Africa 299/7 (50 overs); Sri Lanka 304/5 (48.4 overs). Sri Lanka win by 5 wickets.
- 4th ODI in Kimberley:
Football (soccer)
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Group B:
- Mexico 5–0 Guatemala
- Dominican Republic 0–14 United States
- Mexico
- Group B:
Freestyle skiing
- World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
- Aerials men:
- Aerials women:
Handball
- European Men's Championship in Serbia (teams in bold advance to the Main Round):
- African Men's Championship in Salè, Morocco:
- Bronze medal game: Egypt
29–15 
Morocco - Final: Tunisia
23–20 
Algeria
- Tunisia win the title for the second successive time and ninth time overall, and qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
- Bronze medal game:
- African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco:
Mixed martial arts
- UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller in Nashville, Tennessee, United States:
- Heavyweight bout: Patrick Barry (USA) def. Christian Morecraft (USA) via KO (punches)
- Bantamweight bout: Mike Easton (USA) def. Jared Papazian (USA) via majority decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–29)
- Welterweight bout: Josh Neer (USA) def. Duane Ludwig (USA) via technical submission (guillotine choke)
- Lightweight bout: Jim Miller (USA) def. Melvin Guillard (USA) via submission (rear-naked choke)
Multi-sport events
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
Rugby union
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
Skeleton
- World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Women: Elizabeth Yarnold (GBR) 1:11.93 Shelley Rudman (GBR) 1:12.18 Katharina Heinz (GER) 1:12.22[2]
- Women:
Ski jumping
- Men's World Cup in Zakopane, Poland:
- HS 134 (night):
Sumo
- Hatsu basho (January grand tournament) in Tokyo, Japan:
- Baruto Kaito wins the tournament and becomes the first Estonian sumo wrestler to win a makuuchi (top division) championship in history.
Tennis
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 5:
- Men's singles 3rd round:
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Lukáš Lacko (SVK) [Q] 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
- Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Ivo Karlović (CRO) 7–6(6), 7–5, 6–3
- Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [7] def. Kevin Anderson (RSA) [30] 7–6(5), 7–6(7–1), 6–1
- Nicolás Almagro (ESP) [10] def. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [21] 7–6(2), 6–2, 6–4
- Women's singles 3rd round:
- Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Monica Niculescu (ROU) [31] 6–2, 6–2
- Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Mona Barthel (GER) 6–2, 6–4
- Li Na (CHN) [5] def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) [26] 3–0 retired
- Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [8] def. Galina Voskoboeva (RUS) 6–2, 6–2
- Men's singles 3rd round:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 5:
Water polo
- Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Group A:
- Russia 15–10 Great Britain
- Hungary 9–8 Netherlands
- Russia
- Group B:
- Group A:
January 19, 2012 (Thursday)
Basketball
- Euroleague Top 16 matchday 1:
- Group E: Anadolu Efes 68–62 Galatasaray Medical Park
- Group F: Unicaja 80–81 Real Madrid
- Group G: EA7 Emporio Armani 57–78 Panathinaikos
- Group H:
- Group E: Anadolu Efes
Biathlon
- World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
- 7.5 km Sprint Women: Magdalena Neuner (GER) 20:27.7 (0+1) Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 20:45.2 (0+0) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 20:58.2 (2+0)[3]
- 7.5 km Sprint Women:
Cricket
Football (soccer)
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Group A:
- Costa Rica 2–0 Cuba
- Canada 6–0 Haiti
- Costa Rica
- Group A:
Freestyle skiing
- World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
- Moguls men: Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN) 25.32 points Patrick Deneen (USA) 24.00 Philippe Marquis (CAN) 21.86[4]
- Moguls women: Hannah Kearney (USA) 23.52 points Justine Dufour-Lapointe (CAN) 22.85 Nikola Sudová (CZE) 22.78[5]
- Moguls men:
Handball
- European Men's Championship in Serbia (teams in bold advance to the Main Round):
- African Men's Championship in Salè, Morocco:
- African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco:
Multi-sport events
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
- Alpine skiing – Boys' giant slalom: Marco Schwarz (AUT) 1:51.70 Hannes Zingerle (ITA) 1:52.10 Sandro Simonet (SUI) 1:52.33
- Biathlon – Mixed relay: Germany (Franziska Preuß, Laura Hengelhaupt, Maximilian Janke, Niklas Homberg) 1:11:06.8
Norway (Kristin Sandeggen, Karoline Næss, Haakon Livik, Kristian André Aalerud) 1:13:11.7 
France (Léa Ducordeau, Chloé Chevalier, Fabien Claude, Aristide Bègue) 1:13:27.8 - Cross-country skiing – Boys' sprint: Andreas Molden (NOR) 1:44.1 Marius Cebulla (GER) +0.6 Alexander Selyaninov (RUS) +0.9
- Cross-country skiing – Girls' sprint: Silje Theodorsen (NOR) 1:57.4 Jonna Sundling (SWE) +0.1 Linn Eriksen (NOR) +0.1
- Ice hockey – Boys' individual skills challenge: Augusts Valdis Vasiļonoks (LAT) 22 points Attila Kovács (HUN) 21 Seiya Furukawa (JPN) 19
- Ice hockey – Girls' individual skills challenge: Julie Zwarthoed (NED) 22 points Fanni Gasparics (HUN) 19 Sharnita Crompton (AUS) 17
- Short track speed skating – Boys' 500 metres: Yoon Su-Min (KOR) 42.417 Lim Hyo-Jun (KOR) 42.482 Xu Hongzhi (CHN) 42.637
- Short track speed skating – Girls' 500 metres: Shim Suk-Hee (KOR) 44.122 Xu Aili (CHN) 44.593 Nicole Martinelli (ITA) 46.390
- Alpine skiing – Boys' giant slalom:
Rugby union
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
- Pool 5:
- Sale Sharks
9–19 Brive - Agen 62–7 La Vila
- Standings: Brive 27 points, Sale Sharks 20, Agen 10, La Vila 0.
- Sale Sharks
- Pool 5:
Snowboarding
- World Cup in Bad Gastein, Austria:
- Giant slalom men: Roland Fischnaller (ITA) Aaron March (ITA) Rok Flander (SLO)[6]
- Giant slalom women: Patrizia Kummer (SUI) Julie Zogg (SUI) Marion Kreiner (AUT)[7]
- Giant slalom men:
- World Cup in Veysonnaz, Switzerland:
- Snowboard cross men: Andrey Boldykov (RUS) Nate Holland (USA) Pierre Vaultier (FRA)[8]
- Snowboard cross women: Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) Aleksandra Zhekova (BUL) Dominique Maltais (CAN)[9]
- Snowboard cross men:
Tennis
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 4:
- Men's singles 2nd round:
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
- Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Édouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
- David Ferrer (ESP) [5] def. Ryan Sweeting (USA) 6–7(4), 6–2, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6] def. Ricardo Mello (BRA) 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
- Janko Tipsarević (SRB) [9] def. James Duckworth (AUS) 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(5), 6–4
- Women's singles 2nd round:
- Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] def. Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
- Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Jamie Hampton (USA) 6–0, 6–1
- Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] def. Lucie Hradecká (CZE) 6–1, 7–6(3)
- Marion Bartoli (FRA) [9] def. Jelena Dokić (AUS) 6–3, 6–2
- Men's singles 2nd round:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 4:
Water polo
- Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Group A:
- Hungary 14–9 North Macedonia
- Greece 20–2 Turkey
- Italy 14–6 Netherlands
- Hungary
- Group B:
- Group A:
January 18, 2012 (Wednesday)
Basketball
- Euroleague Top 16 matchday 1:
- Group E: Olympiacos 78–86 CSKA Moscow
- Group F: Montepaschi Siena 81–67 Gescrap Bizkaia
- Group G: UNICS Kazan 76–71 Fenerbahçe Ülker
- Group E: Olympiacos
Football (soccer)
- OFC Champions League group stage Matchday 3:
- Group B: Auckland City
3–2 
Amicale
- Group B: Auckland City
Handball
Multi-sport events
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
- Alpine skiing – Girls' giant slalom: Clara Direz (FRA) 1:56.13 Estelle Alphand (FRA) 1:56.34 Jasmina Suter (SUI) 1:56.45
- Curling – Mixed team:
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Switzerland (Michael Brunner, Elena Stern, Romano Meier, Lisa Gisler) Italy (Amos Mosaner, Denise Pimpini, Alessandro Zoppi, Arianna Losano) 1:29.428 Canada (Thomas Scoffin, Corryn Brown, Derek Oryniak, Emily Gray) - Short track speed skating – Boys' 1000 metres: Lim Hyo-Jun (KOR) 1:29.284 Yoon Su-Min (KOR) 1:29.428 Xu Hongzhi (CHN) 1:29.576
- Short track speed skating – Girls' 1000 metres: Shim Suk-Hee (KOR) 1:31.661 Xu Aili (CHN) 1:33.351 Sumire Kikuchi (JPN) 1:34.254
- Speed skating – Boys' 3000 metres: Yang Fan (CHN) 4:03.22 Seitaro Ichinohe (JPN) 4:10.00 Noh Hyeok-Jun (KOR) 4:14.41
- Speed skating – Girls' 3000 metres: Sanneke de Neeling (NED) 4:37.33 Rio Harada (JPN) 4:41.85 Jang Su-Ji (KOR) 4:42.72
- Alpine skiing – Girls' giant slalom:
Tennis
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 3:
- Men's singles 2nd round:
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Tommy Haas (GER) 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
- Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Andreas Beck (GER) Walkover
- Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [7] def. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6–1, 6–0, 7–6(4)
- Alejandro Falla (COL) def. Mardy Fish (USA) [8] 7–6(4), 6–3, 7–6(6)
- Nicolás Almagro (ESP) [10] def. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4), 6–4, 6–0
- Women's singles 2nd round:
- Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Anna Tatishvili (GEO) 6–1, 7–6(4)
- Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 6–1, 6–0
- Li Na (CHN) [5] def. Olivia Rogowska (AUS) 6–2, 6–2
- Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [8] def. Paula Ormaechea (ARG) 6–3, 6–1
- Romina Oprandi (ITA) def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [10] 6–4, 6–3
- Men's singles 2nd round:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 3:
Water polo
- Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Group A:
- Great Britain 9–19 Hungary
- Netherlands 10–11 Russia
- Great Britain
- Group B:
- Group A:
January 17, 2012 (Tuesday)
Cricket
- Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- 3rd ODI in Bloemfontein: Sri Lanka 266/9 (50 overs); South Africa 179/5 (34.0 overs). South Africa win by 4 runs (D/L).
- 3rd ODI in Bloemfontein:
Handball
Multi-sport events
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
- Alpine skiing – Parallel mixed team:
Austria (Martina Rettenwender, Marco Schwarz, Christina Ager, Mathias Graf) Norway (Nora Grieg Christensen, Martin Fjeldberg, Mina Fürst Holtmann, Marcus Monsen) France (Estelle Alphand, Victor Schuller, Clara Direz, Leny Herpin) - Cross-country skiing – Girls' 5 kilometre classical: Anastasia Sedova (RUS) 14:18.0 Anamarija Lampic (SLO) 14:37.7 Lea Einfalt (SLO) 15:01.2
- Cross-country skiing – Boys' 10 kilometre classical: Alexander Selyaninov (RUS) 14:18.0 Kentaro Ishikawa (JPN) 14:37.7 Sergey Malyshev (KAZ) 15:01.2
- Figure skating – Girls' singles: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS) 173.10 points Adelina Sotnikova (RUS) 159.08 Li Zijun (CHN) 157.70
- Figure skating – Ice dancing: Anna Yanovskaya/Sergey Mozgov (RUS) 146.96 points Aleksandra Nazarova/Maxim Nikitin (UKR) 131.68 Maria Simonova/Dmitri Dragun (RUS) 125.22
- Luge – Mixed team relay: United States (Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Ty Andersen/Pat Edmunds) 2:18.310 Germany (Saskia Langer, Christian Paffe, Tim Brendl/Florian Funk) 2:18.708 Austria (Miriam-Stefanie Kastlunger, Armin Frauscher, Tomas Steu/Lorenz Koller) 2:18.863
- Alpine skiing – Parallel mixed team:
Tennis
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 2:
- Men's singles 1st round:
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6–2, 6–0, 6–0
- Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Ryan Harrison (USA) 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
- David Ferrer (ESP) [5] def. Rui Machado (POR) 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6] def. Denis Istomin (UZB) 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
- Janko Tipsarević (SRB) [9] def. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 5–7, 7–6(12), 6–3, 6–4
- Women's singles 1st round:
- Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] def. Vera Dushevina (RUS) 6–2, 6–0
- Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 6–0, 6–1
- Sorana Cîrstea (ROU) def. Samantha Stosur (AUS) [6] 7–6(2), 6–3
- Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] def. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 7–6(4), 6–7(5), 6–3
- Marion Bartoli (FRA) [9] def. Virginie Razzano (FRA) 7–5, 6–0
- Men's singles 1st round:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 2:
Water polo
- Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Group A:
- North Macedonia 6–10 Greece
- Netherlands 6–19 Hungary
- Turkey 7–24 Italy
- North Macedonia
- Group B:
- Group A:
January 16, 2012 (Monday)
Handball
- European Men's Championship in Serbia:
- African Men's Championship in Salè, Morocco (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group A:
- Group B:
- Angola 32–25
Cameroon - Ivory Coast 35–13 Burkina Faso
- Egypt 34–34 Algeria
- Standings: Egypt, Algeria 9 points, Angola 6, Cameroon 4, Côte d'Ivoire 2, Burkina Faso 0.
- Angola
- African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
Multi-sport events
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
- Biathlon – Boys' pursuit: Niklas Homberg (GER) 28:43.1 Rene Zahkna (EST) 28:52.6 Cheng Fangming (CHN) 28:57.7
- Biathlon – Girls' pursuit: Uliana Kaysheva (RUS) 26:01.3 Franziska Preuß (GER) 26:29.2 Galina Vishnevskaya (KAZ) 27:44.4
- Figure skating – Boys: Han Yan (CHN) 192.45 points Shoma Uno (JPN) 167.15 Feodosiy Efremenkov (RUS) 163.46
- Figure skating – Pairs: Yu Xiaoyu/Jin Yang (CHN) 153.82 points Lina Fedorova/Maxim Miroshkin (RUS) 134.19 Anastasia Dolidze/Vadim Ivanov (RUS) 112.72
- Luge – Girls' singles: Miriam-Stefanie Kastlunger (AUT) 1:20.197 Saskia Langer (GER) 1:20.414 Ulla Zirne (LAT) 1:20.479
- Luge – Doubles: Florian gruber/Simon Kainzwaldner (ITA) 1:25.194 Tim Brendl/Florian Funk (GER) 1:25.358 Ty Andersen/Pat Edmunds (USA) 1:25.766
- Speed skating – Boys' 1500 metres: Yang Fan (CHN) 1:54.20 Liu An (CHN) 2:00.28 Seitaro Ichinohe (JPN) 2:00.30
- Speed skating – Girls' 1500 metres: Jang Mi (KOR) 2:08.17 Sanneke de Neeling (NED) 2:09.54 Sumire Kikuchi (JPN) 2:11.33
- Biathlon – Boys' pursuit:
Tennis
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 1:
- Men's singles 1st round:
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Alex Kuznetsov (USA) 6–4, 6–1, 6–1
- Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Alexander Kudryavtsev (RUS) 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
- Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [7] def. Albert Ramos (ESP) 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
- Mardy Fish (USA) [8] def. Gilles Müller (LUX) 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
- Nicolás Almagro (ESP) [10] def. Łukasz Kubot (POL) 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5
- Women's singles 1st round:
- Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 6–2, 6–1
- Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Heather Watson (GBR) 6–1, 6–0
- Li Na (CHN) [5] def. Xeniya Pervak (KAZ) 6–3, 6–1
- Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [8] def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6–7(10), 6–4, 6–2
- Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [10] def. Laura Pous Tió (ESP) 6–1, 6–3
- Men's singles 1st round:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 1:
Water polo
- Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Group A:
- North Macedonia 16–4 Turkey
- Greece 14–12 Netherlands
- Hungary 12–8 Italy
- North Macedonia
- Group B:
- Group A:
January 15, 2012 (Sunday)
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland:
- Slalom: Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:45.67 André Myhrer (SWE) 1:46.52 Fritz Dopfer (GER) 1:46.55[10]
- Slalom:
- Women's World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy:
- Super Giant slalom: Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:26.16 Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 1:26.77 Tina Maze (SLO) 1:27.02[11]
- Super Giant slalom:
American football
- NFL playoffs:
- Divisional Playoffs:
- AFC: Baltimore Ravens 20, Houston Texans 13
- NFC: New York Giants 37, Green Bay Packers 20
- Eli Manning throws three touchdowns to secure the Giants victory, thus for the seventh year in a row the NFL will crown a new Champion.
- Divisional Playoffs:
Auto racing
- Dakar Rally in Argentina, Chile and Peru:
- Bikes: Cyril Despres (FRA) (KTM) 43:28:11 Marc Coma (ESP) (KTM) 44:21:31 Hélder Rodrigues (POR) (Yamaha) 44:39:28
- Despres wins the event for the fourth time.
- Cars: Stéphane Peterhansel/Jean Paul Cottret (FRA) (Mini) 38:54:46 Joan Roma (ESP)/Michel Périn (FRA) (Mini) 39:36:42 Giniel de Villiers (RSA)/Dirk von Zitzewitz (GER) (Toyota) 40:08:11
- Peterhansel wins the event for the third time and sixth overall.
- Trucks: Gérard de Rooy (NED)/Dariusz Rodewald (POL)/Tom Cosoul (BEL) (Iveco) 45:20:47 Hans Stacey/Hans Van Goor/Bernard der Kinderen (NED) (Iveco) 46:12:06 Artur Ardavichus (KAZ)/Alexey Kuzmich (RUS)/Nurlan Turlubaev (KAZ) (Kamaz) 47:08:32
- de Rooy wins the event for the first time.
- All-terrain vehicles (quads) (all ARG): Alejandro Patronelli (Yamaha) 53:01:47 Marcos Patronelli (Yamaha) 54:22:08 Tomas Maffei (Yamaha) 55:16:12
- Patronelli wins the event for the second successive time.
- Bikes:
Biathlon
- World Cup 5 in Nové Město, Czech Republic:
- 10 km Pursuit Women: Tora Berger (NOR) 31:00.3 (0+1+2+0) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 31:18.2 (0+0+0+0) Marie Laure Brunet (FRA) 31:25.4 (0+0+0+0)[12]
- 12.5 km Pursuit Men: Anton Shipulin (RUS) 34:50.8 (0+0+1+0) Martin Fourcade (FRA) & Arnd Peiffer (GER) 35:01.9 (1+0+1+1)[13]
- 10 km Pursuit Women:
Bobsleigh
- World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
- Four-man: Russia (Alexandr Zubkov, Filipp Yegorov, Dmitry Trunenkov, Maxim Mokrousov) 1:38.05 (49.22, 48.83) Germany (Manuel Machata, Marko Huebenbecker, Andreas Bredau, Christian Poser) 1:38.07 (49.24, 48.83) Germany (Maximilian Arndt, Jan Speer, Alexander Rödiger, Martin Putze) 1:38.19 (49.30, 48.89)[14]
- Four-man:
Cricket
Cross-country skiing
- World Cup in Milan, Italy:
- Team Sprint Freestyle men: Alexey Petukhov/Nikolay Morilov (RUS) 14:34.8 Calle Halfvarsson/Teodor Peterson (SWE) 14:35.0 David Hofer/Fulvio Scola (ITA) 14:35.4[15]
- Team Sprint Freestyle women: Hanna Brodin/Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) 16:14.7 Jessie Diggins/Kikkan Randall (USA) 16:15.6 Perianne Jones/Chandra Crawford (CAN) 16:15.8[16]
- Team Sprint Freestyle men:
Darts
- BDO World Darts Championship in Frimley Green, England:
- Men's final: Tony O'Shea (ENG) 5–7 Christian Kist (NED)
Freestyle skiing
- World Cup in Les Contamines, France:
- Ski Cross men: Alex Fiva (SUI) Didrik Bastian Juell (NOR) Nick Zoricic (CAN)[17]
- Ski Cross women: Sanna Lüdi (SUI) Alizée Baron (FRA) Ophélie David (FRA)[18]
- Ski Cross men:
Handball
Luge
- World Cup 5 in Oberhof, Germany (GER unless stated):
- Men: Felix Loch 1:28.042 (43.921, 44.121) David Möller 1:28.251 (44.100, 44.151) Andi Langenhan 1:28.331 (44.152, 44.179)[19]
- Team relay: Germany (Natalie Geisenberger, Loch, Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken) 2:24.768 (46.704, 48.786, 49.278) Italy (Sandra Gasparini, David Mair, Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber) 2:26.061 (47.464, 49.203, 49.394) Russia (Alexandra Rodionova, Viktor Kneib, Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin) 2:26.142 (47.349, 49.384, 49.409)[20]
- Men:
Multi-sport events
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
- Alpine skiing – Boys' combined: Marco Schwarz (AUT) 1:40.45 Miha Hrobat (SLO) 1:41.12 Sandro Simonet (SUI) 1.41:45
- Alpine skiing – Girls' combined: Magdalena Fjällström (SWE) 1:40.82 Estelle Alphand (FRA) 1:41.41 Adriana Jelinkova (NED) 1:42.21
- Biathlon – Boys' sprint: Cheng Fangming (CHN) 19:21.7 Rene Zahkna (EST) 19:43.0 Aristide Begue (FRA) 19:48.5
- Biathlon – Girls' sprint: Franziska Preuß (GER) 17:27.7 Galina Vishnevskaya (KAZ) 17:55.2 Uliana Kaysheva (RUS) 18:00.9
- Freestyle skiing – Boys' halfpipe: Kai Mahler (SUI) 95.00 Lauri Kivari (FIN) 90.00 Aaron Blunck (USA) 87.50
- Freestyle skiing – Girls' halfpipe: Elisabeth Gram (AUT) 84.75 Tiril Sjaastad Christiansen (NOR) 79.25 Marine Tripier Mondancin (FRA) 69.50
- Luge – Boys' singles: Christian Paffe (GER) 1:19.603 Riks Kristens Rozitis (LAT) 1:19.806 Toni Graefe (GER) 1:19.920
- Nordic combined – Individual: Tomas Portyk (CZE) 26:31.4 Ilkka Herola (FIN) 26:34.2 Go Yamamoto (JPN) 26:39.9
- Snowboarding – Boys' halfpipe: Ben Ferguson (USA) 93.25 Tim-Kevin Ravnjak (SLO) 86.75 Taku Hiraoka (JPN) 84.25
- Snowboarding – Girls' halfpipe: Hikaru Ohe (JPN) 96.25 Arielle Gold (USA) 90.00 Lucile Lefevre (FRA) 82.25
- Alpine skiing – Boys' combined:
Nordic combined
- World Cup in Chaux-Neuve, France:
- HS 117 / 10 km: Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 22:18.1 Jørgen Graabak (NOR) 22:34.6 Mikko Kokslien (NOR) 22:35.6[21]
- HS 117 / 10 km:
Rugby union
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
- Pool 2:
- Newcastle Falcons 43–0 Petrarca Padova
- Toulon 29–10 Lyon
- Newcastle Falcons
- Pool 2:
Ski jumping
- Men's World Cup in Tauplitz, Austria:
- HS 200 (Ski flying):
- First event: Robert Kranjec (SLO) 212.5 points Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 206.8 Anders Bardal (NOR) 201.6[22]
- Second event: Bardal 364.9 points Daiki Ito (JPN) 363.3 Kamil Stoch (POL) 358.2[23]
- First event:
- HS 200 (Ski flying):
- Women's World Cup in Val di Fiemme, Italy:
- HS 106: Sarah Hendrickson (USA) 285.9 points Daniela Iraschko (AUT) 273.1 Ulrike Gräßler (GER) 250.8[24]
- HS 106:
Snowboarding
- World Cup in Bad Gastein, Austria:
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- Apia International in Sydney, Australia:
- Final: Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) def. Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6–2, 7–5
- Nieminen wins the second title of his career.
- Final: Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) def. Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6–2, 7–5
- Apia International in Sydney, Australia:
January 14, 2012 (Saturday)
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland:
- Downhill: Beat Feuz (SUI) 2:35.31 Hannes Reichelt (AUT) 2:35.75 Christof Innerhofer (ITA) 2:35.80[26]
- Downhill:
- Women's World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy:
- Downhill: Daniela Merighetti (ITA) 1:33.17 Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:33.38 Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 1:33.57[27]
- Downhill:
American football
- NFL playoffs:
- Divisional Playoffs:
- NFC: San Francisco 49ers 36, New Orleans Saints 32
- AFC: New England Patriots 45, Denver Broncos 10
- Divisional Playoffs:
Biathlon
- World Cup 5 in Nové Město, Czech Republic:
- 10 km Sprint Men: Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 27:13.1 (0+1) Simon Fourcade (FRA) 27:15.8 (1+2) Martin Fourcade (FRA) 27:22.7 (1+1)[28]
- 10 km Sprint Men:
Bobsleigh
- World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
- Two-man: Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter (SUI) 1:39.91 (50.04, 49.87) Lyndon Rush/Jesse Lumsden (CAN) 1:40.21 (50.23, 49.98) Manuel Machata/Andreas Bredau (GER) 1:40.33 (50.34, 49.99)[29]
- Two-man:
Cricket
- Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- 2nd ODI in East London: Sri Lanka 236/6 (50 overs); South Africa 237/5 (48.4 overs). South Africa win by 5 wickets.
- 2nd ODI in East London:
Cross-country skiing
- World Cup in Milan, Italy:
- Sprint Freestyle men: Eirik Brandsdal (NOR) Josef Wenzl (GER) Teodor Peterson (SWE)[30]
- Sprint Freestyle women: Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) Kikkan Randall (USA) Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR)[31]
- Sprint Freestyle men:
Freestyle skiing
- World Cup in Mont Gabriel, Canada:
- Dual Moguls men: Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN) Jeremy Cota (USA) Sergey Volkov (RUS)[32]
- Dual Moguls women: Hannah Kearney (USA) Justine Dufour-Lapointe (CAN) Ekaterina Stolyarova (RUS)[33]
- Dual Moguls men:
Luge
- World Cup 5 in Oberhof, Germany (GER unless stated):
- Doubles: Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken 1:23.544 (41.765, 41.779) Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt 1:23.775 (41.824, 41.951) Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:24.199 (42.068, 42.131)[34]
- Women: Natalie Geisenberger 1:24.443 (42.393, 42.050) Tatjana Hüfner 1:24.690 (42.639, 42.051) Anke Wischnewski 1:25.107 (42.681, 42.426)[35]
- Doubles:
Mixed martial arts
- UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
- Lightweight bout: Edson Barboza (BRA) def. Terry Etim (ENG) via KO (spinning wheel kick)
- Welterweight bout: Carlo Prater (BRA) def. Erick Silva (BRA) via disqualification (illegal blows to back of head)
- Middleweight bout: Rousimar Palhares (BRA) def. Mike Massenzio (USA) via submission (heel hook)
- Catchweight (197 lb) bout: Vitor Belfort (BRA) def. Anthony Johnson (USA) via submission (rear-naked choke)
- Featherweight Championship bout: José Aldo (BRA) (c) def. Chad Mendes (USA) via KO (knee)
Multi-sport events
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
- Alpine skiing – Boys' super-G: Adam Lamhamedi (MAR) 1:04.45 Fredrik Bauer (SWE) 1:04.57 Joan Verdu Sanchez (AND) 1:04.65
- Lamhamedi becomes the first African winner of a Winter Olympic event medal, while Sanchez wins Andorra's first ever Olympic medal.
- Alpine skiing – Girls' super-G: Estelle Alphand (FRA) 1:05.78 Nora Grieg Christensen (NOR) 1:05.79 Christina Ager (AUT) 1:06.06
- Ski jumping – Boys' individual: Anže Lanišek (SLO) 286.1 points Mats S. Berggaard (NOR) 277.8 Yukiya Sato (JPN) 260.1
- Ski jumping – Girls' individual: Sara Takanashi (JPN) 269.3 points Katharina Althaus (GER) 242.5 Urša Bogataj (SLO) 239.3
- Speed skating – Boys' 500 metres: Liu An (CHN) 75.50 Roman Dubovik (BLR) 77.824 Toshihiro Kakui (JPN) 77.827
- Speed skating – Girls' 500 metres: Jang Mi (KOR) 81.68 Shi Xiaoxuan (CHN) 84.32 Martine Lilloy Bruun (NOR) 87.51
- Alpine skiing – Boys' super-G:
Nordic combined
- World Cup in Chaux-Neuve, France:
- HS 117 / 10 km: Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 22:48.6 Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 22:48.6 Fabian Riessle (GER) 22:48.7[36]
- HS 117 / 10 km:
Rugby union
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
- Pool 1:
- Scarlets
17–29 Northampton Saints - Munster
26–10 Castres
- Scarlets
- Pool 2: London Irish 15–22 Cardiff Blues
- Pool 3: Montpellier 24–22 Bath
- Pool 4: Aironi 0–82 Clermont
- Pool 6:
- Toulouse 24–3 Connacht
- Harlequins 20–14 Gloucester
- Toulouse
- Pool 1:
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
- Pool 1:
- Pool 3: Rovigo 11–32 London Wasps
- Pool 4:
- Cavalieri Prato 10–50 Exeter Chiefs
- Perpignan 27–13 Newport Gwent Dragons
- Cavalieri Prato
- Pool 5: La Vila 10–69 Sale Sharks
Skeleton
- World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
- Men: Frank Rommel (GER) 1:42.94 (51.23, 51.71) Alexander Kröckel (GER) 1:43.76 (52.11, 51.65) Matthias Guggenberger (AUT) 1:43.86 (51.97, 51.89)[37]
- Men:
Ski jumping
- Women's World Cup in Val di Fiemme, Italy:
- HS 106: Sarah Hendrickson (USA) 277.2 points Daniela Iraschko (AUT) 275.5 Anette Sagen (NOR) 248.1[38]
- HS 106:
Snooker
- Marco Fu (HKG) compiles the 86th official maximum break in the qualifying stages of the World Open, and becomes the 14th player to make multiple maximum breaks.[39]
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- Apia International in Sydney, Australia:
- Final: Julien Benneteau (FRA) vs. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) – Cancelled and rescheduled to Sunday.
- Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand:
- Final: David Ferrer (ESP) def. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6–3, 6–4
- Ferrer wins the 12th title of his career, and his 3rd title at Auckland, also winning in 2007 and 2011.
- Final: David Ferrer (ESP) def. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6–3, 6–4
- Apia International in Sydney, Australia:
- WTA Tour:
- Moorilla Hobart International in Hobart, Australia:
- Final: Mona Barthel (GER) def. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6–1, 6–2
- Barthel wins the first WTA title of her career.
- Final: Mona Barthel (GER) def. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6–1, 6–2
- Moorilla Hobart International in Hobart, Australia:
January 13, 2012 (Friday)
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland:
- Super combined: Ivica Kostelic (CRO) 2:42.16 (1:53.41, 48.75) Beat Feuz (SUI) 2:42.36 (1:50.45, 51.91) Bode Miller (USA) 2:42.61 (1:51.23, 51.38)
- Super combined:
Biathlon
- World Cup 5 in Nové Město, Czech Republic:
- 7.5 km Sprint Women: Olga Zaitseva (RUS) 23:08.1 (0+0) Tora Berger (NOR) 23:33.6 (1+1) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 23:42.6 (0+3)
- 7.5 km Sprint Women:
Bobsleigh
- World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
- Women: Cathleen Martini/Berit Wiacker (GER) 1:43.56 (51.86, 51.70) Kaillie Humphries/Emily Baadsvik (CAN) 1:44.10 (52.34, 51.76) Fabienne Meyer/Hanne Schenk (SUI) 1:44.10 (52.35, 51.75)
- Women:
Darts
- BDO World Darts Championship in Frimley Green, England:
- Women's final: Deta Hedman (ENG) 1–2 Anastasia Dobromyslova (RUS)
- Dobromyslova wins the title for the second time.
- Women's final: Deta Hedman (ENG) 1–2 Anastasia Dobromyslova (RUS)
Handball
Nordic combined
- World Cup in Chaux-Neuve, France:
- HS 117 / 10 km: Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 22:29.6 Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 22:34.0 Fabian Riessle (GER) 22:35.6[40]
- HS 117 / 10 km:
Rugby union
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
- Pool 2: Racing Métro 24–27
Edinburgh - Pool 4: Ulster 41–7 Leicester Tigers
- Pool 5: Ospreys 44–17 Benetton Treviso
- Pool 2: Racing Métro
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
Skeleton
- World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
- Women: Shelley Rudman (GBR) 1:46.15 (53.26, 52.89) Marion Thees (GER) 1:46.65 (53.41, 53.24) Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) 1:47.19 (53.77, 53.42)
- Women:
Snowboarding
- World Cup in Jauerling, Austria:
- Slalom men: Andreas Prommegger (AUT) Andrey Sobolev (RUS) Roland Fischnaller (ITA)[41]
- Slalom women: Patrizia Kummer (SUI) Yekaterina Tudegesheva (RUS) Marion Kreiner (AUT)[42]
- Slalom men:
Tennis
- WTA Tour:
- Apia International in Sydney, Australia:
- Final: Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Li Na (CHN) 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
- Azarenka wins her ninth career title.
- Final: Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Li Na (CHN) 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
- Apia International in Sydney, Australia:
January 12, 2012 (Thursday)
Biathlon
- World Cup 5 in Nové Město, Czech Republic:
- 20 km Individual Men: Andrei Makoveev (RUS) 47:19.0 (0+0+0+0) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 48:18.7 (1+0+0+1) Björn Ferry (SWE) 48:33.8 (0+0+0+1)[43]
- 20 km Individual Men:
Handball
Rugby union
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
- Pool 3: Bordeaux Bègles 6–12 Bayonne
- Pool 3: Bordeaux Bègles
Snooker
- Championship League Group two in Stock, England:
- Final (both ENG): Mark Selby 0–3 Shaun Murphy[44]
- Murphy advances to the winners group.
- Final (both ENG): Mark Selby 0–3 Shaun Murphy[44]
January 11, 2012 (Wednesday)
Biathlon
- World Cup 5 in Nové Město, Czech Republic:
- 15 km Individual Women: Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 45:03.3 (0+1+1+0) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 45:25.3 (0+0+0+1) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 45:36.2 (0+1+0+1)[45]
- 15 km Individual Women:
Cricket
- Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- 1st ODI in Paarl: South Africa 301/8 (50 overs); Sri Lanka 43 (20.1 overs). South Africa won by 258 runs.
- 1st ODI in Paarl:
Freestyle skiing
- World Cup in Alpe d'Huez, France:
- Ski Cross men: Filip Flisar (SLO) Christopher Del Bosco (CAN) Lars Lewen (SWE)[46]
- Ski Cross women: Sanna Lüdi (SUI) Marielle Thompson (CAN) Andrea Limbacher (AUT)[47]
- Ski Cross men:
Handball
January 10, 2012 (Tuesday)
Snooker
- Championship League – Group one in Stock, England:
- Final (both ENG): Judd Trump 3–2 Shaun Murphy[48]
- Trump advances to the winners group.
- Final (both ENG): Judd Trump 3–2 Shaun Murphy[48]
January 9, 2012 (Monday)
American football
- NCAA bowl games:
- BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans: Alabama 21, LSU 0
- Jeremy Shelley kicks five field goals as the Crimson Tide win their 14th national title; they also become unanimous champions, as the Associated Press also names Alabama their national champions.
- BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans: Alabama 21, LSU 0
January 8, 2012 (Sunday)
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Adelboden, Switzerland:
- Slalom: Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 1:58.66 Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:58.93 Stefano Gross (ITA) 1:59.65[49]
- Slalom:
- Women's World Cup in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria:
- Super Giant slalom: Fabienne Suter (SUI) 1:09.55 Tina Maze (SLO) 1:09.89 Anna Fenninger (AUT) 1:10.29[50]
- Super Giant slalom:
American football
- NFL playoffs:
- Wild Card Playoffs:
- NFC: New York Giants 24, Atlanta Falcons 2
- AFC: Denver Broncos 29, Pittsburgh Steelers 23 (OT)
- Wild Card Playoffs:
Biathlon
- World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
- 12.5 km Mass Start Women: Magdalena Neuner (GER) 40:02.2 (1+1+1+0) Tora Berger (NOR) 40:14.7 (1+0+1+0) Andrea Henkel (GER) 40:34.2 (1+0+0+0)[51]
- 15 km Mass Start Men: Andreas Birnbacher (GER) 38:34.6 (0+0+0+0) Simon Fourcade (FRA) 38:38.9 (0+1+0+0) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 39:04.2 (0+1+2+0)[52]
- 12.5 km Mass Start Women:
Bobsleigh
- World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
- 4-man: Germany (Maximilian Arndt, Marko Huebenbecker, Alexander Rödiger, Martin Putze) 1:49.87 (54.73, 55.14) Russia (Alexandr Zubkov, Filipp Yegorov, Dmitry Trunenkov, Nikolay Hrenkov) 1:50.53 (55.16, 55.37) Germany (Thomas Florschütz, Ronny Listner, Kevin Kuske, Thomas Blaschek) 1:50.79 (55.17, 55.62)[53]
- 4-man:
Cross-country skiing
- Tour de Ski:
- Stage 9 in Val di Fiemme, Italy:
- Men's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb: Alexander Legkov (RUS) 30:38.2 Maurice Manificat (FRA) +0.1 Marcus Hellner (SWE) +1.7[54]
- Tour de Ski final standings: Dario Cologna (SUI) 4:33:17.2 Hellner +1:02.3 Petter Northug (NOR) +1:44.6[55]
- Cologna wins the Tour de Ski for the third time.
- Tour de Ski final standings:
- Women's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb: Therese Johaug (NOR) 34:17.7 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) +51.3 Marit Bjørgen (NOR) +1:08.0[56]
- Tour de Ski final standings: Kowalczyk 2:52:45.0 Bjørgen +28.2 Johaug +3:57.8[57]
- Kowalczyk wins the Tour de Ski for the third successive time.
- Tour de Ski final standings:
- Men's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb:
- Stage 9 in Val di Fiemme, Italy:
Nordic combined
- World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany:
- HS 106 / 10 km: Mikko Kokslien (NOR) 26:06.5 Magnus Moan (NOR) 26:07.0 Björn Kircheisen (GER) 26:07.7[58]
- HS 106 / 10 km:
Ski jumping
- Women's World Cup in Hinterzarten, Germany:
- HS 108: Sarah Hendrickson (USA) 273.2 points Sara Takanashi (JPN) 242.6 Jessica Jerome (USA) 240.1[59]
- HS 108:
Snooker
- Players Tour Championship – Event 12 in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany (ENG unless stated):
- Final: Joe Perry 2–4 Stephen Maguire (SCO)[60]
- Maguire wins his sixth professional title.
- Final Order of Merit: (1) Judd Trump 30,400 (2) Ronnie O'Sullivan 29,600 (3) Neil Robertson (AUS) 28,100[61]
- Final: Joe Perry 2–4 Stephen Maguire (SCO)[60]
Speed skating
- European Championships in Budapest, Hungary:
- 5000 m Ladies: Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 7:22.38 Claudia Pechstein (GER) 7:34.51 Ireen Wüst (NED) 7:43.59[62]
- 1500 m Men: Sven Kramer (NED) 1:53.98 Sverre Lunde Pedersen (NOR) 1:54.87 Jan Blokhuijsen (NED) 1:54.93[63]
- 10000 m Men: Kramer 13:45.05 Blokhuijsen 13:52.48 Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 14:02.83[64]
- Overall Ladies: Sáblíková 169.922 points Pechstein 172.312 Wüst 172.454[65]
- Sáblíková wins the title for the third successive time and fourth time overall.
- Overall Men: Kramer 156.197 points Blokhuijsen 156.513 Bøkko 158.234[66]
- Kramer wins the title for the fifth time.
- 5000 m Ladies:
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia:
- Final: Andy Murray (GBR) def. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6–1, 6–3
- Murray wins his 22nd career title.
- Final: Andy Murray (GBR) def. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6–1, 6–3
- Aircel Chennai Open in Chennai, India:
- Final: Milos Raonic (CAN) def. Janko Tipsarević (SRB) 6–7(4), 7–6(4), 7–6(4)
- Raonic wins his second career title.
- Final: Milos Raonic (CAN) def. Janko Tipsarević (SRB) 6–7(4), 7–6(4), 7–6(4)
- Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia:
- WTA Tour:
- ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand:
- Final: Zheng Jie (CHN) def. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 2–6, 6–3, 2–0 retired
- Zheng wins her fourth career title.
- Final: Zheng Jie (CHN) def. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 2–6, 6–3, 2–0 retired
- ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand:
January 7, 2012 (Saturday)
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Adelboden, Switzerland:
- Giant slalom: Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 2:42.50 Benjamin Raich (AUT) 2:42.58 Massimiliano Blardone (ITA) 2:42.60[67]
- Giant slalom:
- Women's World Cup in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria:
- Downhill: Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 1:48.40 Julia Mancuso (USA) 1:48.56 Fabienne Suter (SUI) 1:48.90[68]
- Downhill:
American football
- NFL playoffs:
- Wild Card Playoffs:
- AFC: Houston Texans 31, Cincinnati Bengals 10
- NFC: New Orleans Saints 45, Detroit Lions 28
- Wild Card Playoffs:
Biathlon
- World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
- 10 km Sprint Men: Arnd Peiffer (GER) 25:57.5 (1+0) Simon Fourcade (FRA) 25:58.6 (0+0) Evgeny Ustyugov (RUS) 26:02.3 (0+0)[69]
- 10 km Sprint Men:
Bobsleigh
- World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
- 2-man: Thomas Florschütz/Kevin Kuske (GER) 56.26 Maximilian Arndt/Marko Huebenbecker (GER) 56.27 Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter (SUI) 56.73[70]
- 2-man:
Cross-country skiing
- Tour de Ski:
- Stage 8 in Val di Fiemme, Italy:
- Men's 20 km Classic Mass Start: Eldar Rønning (NOR) 1:00:02.2 Alex Harvey (CAN) +1.1 Dario Cologna (SUI) +1.3[71]
- Women's 10 km Classic Mass Start: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 25:49.8 Marit Bjørgen (NOR) +7.5 Charlotte Kalla (SWE) +31.0[72]
- Men's 20 km Classic Mass Start:
- Stage 8 in Val di Fiemme, Italy:
Freestyle skiing
- World Cup in St. Johann, Austria:
- Ski Cross men: Alex Fiva (SUI) Brady Leman (CAN) Daniel Bohnacker (GER)[73]
- Ski Cross women: Ophélie David (FRA) Anna Woerner (GER) Alizée Baron (FRA)[74]
- Ski Cross men:
Ice hockey
- World Women's U18 Championship in Zlín, Czech Republic:
- Bronze medal game: Sweden
4–1 Germany - Final: United States 0–3 Canada
- Canada win the title for the second time.
- Bronze medal game:
Mixed martial arts
- Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine in Las Vegas, United States:
- Welterweight bout: Tarec Saffiedine (BEL) def. Tyler Stinson (USA) via split decision (28–29, 30–27, 29–28)
- Welterweight bout: Tyron Woodley (USA) def. Jordan Mein (CAN) via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)
- Light Heavyweight bout: Muhammed Lawal (USA) def. Lorenz Larkin (USA) via KO (punches)
- Middleweight bout: Robbie Lawler (USA) def. Adlan Amagov (RUS) via TKO (flying knee and punches)
- Middleweight Championship bout: Luke Rockhold (USA) (c) def. Keith Jardine (USA) via TKO (punches)
Nordic combined
- World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany:
- HS 106 / Team: Norway (Magnus Moan, Mikko Kokslien, Jan Schmid, Joergen Graabak) 51:36.7 Germany (Johannes Rydzek, Fabian Riessle, Eric Frenzel, Tino Edelmann) 51:36.8 Austria (Wilhelm Denifl, Christoph Bieler, Mario Stecher, Bernhard Gruber) 51:42.8[75]
- HS 106 / Team:
Skeleton
- World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
- Women: Anja Huber (GER) 59.87 Katharina Heinz (GER) 59.97 Shelley Rudman (GBR) 59.99[76]
- Women:
Ski jumping
- Women's World Cup in Hinterzarten, Germany:
- HS 108: Sabrina Windmüller (SUI) 114.7 points Lindsey Van (USA) 113.9 Lisa Demetz (ITA) 110.7[77]
- HS 108:
Speed skating
- European Championships in Budapest, Hungary:
- 500 m Men: Konrad Niedźwiedzki (POL) 36.89 Zbigniew Bródka (POL) 36.90 Jan Blokhuijsen (NED) 36.93[78]
- 1500 m Ladies: Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 2:03.64 Linda de Vries (NED) 2:04.70 Yuliya Skokova (RUS) 2:05.18[79]
- 5000 m Men: Sven Kramer (NED) 6:31.82 Jan Blokhuijsen (NED) 6:36.49 Alexis Contin (FRA) 6:38.08[80]
- 500 m Men:
Tennis
- ATP World Tour:
- Qatar Open in Doha, Qatar:
- Final: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 7–5, 6–3
- Tsonga wins his eighth career title.
- Final: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 7–5, 6–3
- Qatar Open in Doha, Qatar:
- WTA Tour:
- Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia:
- Final: Kaia Kanepi (EST) def. Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) 6–2, 6–1
- Kanepi wins her second career title.
- Final: Kaia Kanepi (EST) def. Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) 6–2, 6–1
- Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia:
- Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia:
- Final: Czech Republic
2–0 France
- Petra Kvitová (CZE) def. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 7–5, 6–1
- Tomáš Berdych (CZE) def. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 7–6(0), 6–4
- Czech Republic win the Cup for the second time.
- Final: Czech Republic
January 6, 2012 (Friday)
Biathlon
- World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
- 7.5 km Sprint Women: Magdalena Neuner (GER) 22:27.6 (0+0) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 23:04.9 (0+1) Olga Zaitseva (RUS) 23:11.0 (0+0)[81]
- 7.5 km Sprint Women:
Bobsleigh
- World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
- Women: Cathleen Martini/Janine Tischer (GER) 1:54.67 (57.45, 57.22) Sandra Kiriasis/Petra Lammert (GER) 1:54.69 (57.49, 57.20) Fabienne Meyer/Hanne Schenk (SUI) 1:55.23 (57.69, 57.54)[82]
- Women:
Cricket
- Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- India in Australia:
- 2nd Test in Sydney:
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Australia 659/4d (163 Overs). Australia win by an innings and 68 runs, Australia lead the 4-match series 2–0.
- Michael Clarke's 329 not out is the highest score at the SCG and third-highest by an Australian captain in Test cricket.
- 2nd Test in Sydney:
Ice hockey
Luge
- World Cup 4 in Königssee, Germany (GER unless stated):
- Men: Felix Loch 1:41.651 (50.878, 50.773) Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:41.868 (51.116, 50.752) Johannes Ludwig 1:42.142 (51.218, 50.924)[83]
- Team relay: Italy (Sandra Gasparini, Dominik Fischnaller, Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber) 2:51.375 (56.115, 57.860, 57.400) Germany (Tatjana Hüfner, Loch, Tobias Arlt/Tobias Wendl 2:51.531 (55.902, 57.674, 57.955) Russia (Tatiana Ivanova, Albert Demtschenko, Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin) 2:51.776 (55.681, 58.010, 58.085)[84]
- Men:
Skeleton
- World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
- Men: Martins Dukurs (LAT) 1:54.15 (51.23, 51.71) Tomass Dukurs (LAT) 1:55.22 (52.11, 51.65) Alexander Kröckel (GER) 1:55.82 (51.97, 51.89)[85]
- Men:
Ski jumping
- Four Hills Tournament:
- Stage 4 in Bischofshofen, Austria:
- HS 140: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 138.7 points Anders Bardal (NOR) 136.5 Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 128.4[86]
- Four Hills Tournament final standings: Schlierenzauer 933.8 points Morgenstern 908.0 Andreas Kofler (AUT) 896.6[87]
- Schlierenzauer wins the tournament for the first time.
- HS 140:
- Stage 4 in Bischofshofen, Austria:
- Women's World Cup in Schonach, Germany:
Speed skating
- European Championships in Budapest, Hungary:
- 500 m Ladies: Karolína Erbanová (CZE) 39.87 Ireen Wüst (NED) 40.21 Yuliya Skokova (RUS) 40.40[88]
- 3000 m Ladies: Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 4:16.09 Natalia Czerwonka (POL) 4:19.41 Claudia Pechstein (GER) 4:19.71[89]
- 500 m Ladies:
January 5, 2012 (Thursday)
Alpine skiing
- Men's World Cup in Zagreb, Croatia:
- Slalom: Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 1:51.84 Felix Neureuther (GER) 1:52.13 Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:52.32[90]
- Slalom:
Biathlon
- World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
- 4x7.5 km Relay Men: Italy (Christian de Lorenzi, Markus Windisch, Dominik Windisch, Lukas Hofer) 1:30:49.1 (0+4) Russia (Anton Shipulin, Evgeniy Garanichev, Evgeny Ustyugov, Alexey Volkov) 1:30:55.2 (2+9) Sweden (Tobias Arwidson, Björn Ferry, Fredrik Lindström, Carl Johan Bergman) 1:31:21.8 (0+3)[91]
- 4x7.5 km Relay Men:
Cross-country skiing
- Tour de Ski:
- Stage 7 in Cortina d'Ampezzo–Toblach, Italy:
- Men's 32 km Freestyle Handicap Start: Dario Cologna (SUI) 1:09:25.2 Petter Northug (NOR) +1:15.8 Alexander Legkov (RUS) +1:16.4[92]
- Women's 15 km Freestyle Handicap Start: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 39:01.1 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) +2.0 Therese Johaug (NOR) +3:16.9[93]
- Men's 32 km Freestyle Handicap Start:
- Stage 7 in Cortina d'Ampezzo–Toblach, Italy:
Ice hockey
- World Junior Championship in Calgary, Canada:
Luge
- World Cup 4 in Königssee, Germany (GER unless stated):
- Doubles: Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt 1:41.172 (50.498, 50.674) Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:41.406 (50.515, 50.891) Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken 1:41.829 (50.958, 50.871)[94]
- Women: Tatjana Hüfner 1:41.900 (51.076, 50.824) Natalie Geisenberger 1:42.074 (50.860, 51.214) Alex Gough (CAN) 1:42.630 (51.431, 51.199)[95]
- Doubles:
January 4, 2012 (Wednesday)
American football
Biathlon
- World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
- 4x6 km Relay Women: Russia (Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, Svetlana Sleptsova, Olga Zaitseva, Olga Vilukhina) 1:19:32.0 (0+6) Norway (Fanny Welle-Strand Horn, Elise Ringen, Synnøve Solemdal, Tora Berger) 1:19:37.9 (2+7) France (Marie Dorin Habert, Anais Bescond, Marine Bolliet, Sophie Boilley) 1:20:38.4 (1+7)[96]
- 4x6 km Relay Women:
Cross-country skiing
- Tour de Ski:
- Stage 6 in Toblach, Italy:
- Men's Sprint Freestyle: Nikolay Morilov (RUS) 3:03.4 Petter Northug (NOR) +0.0 Dario Cologna (SUI) +0.3[97]
- Women's Sprint Freestyle: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 3:17.6 Kikkan Randall (USA) +0.5 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) +2.3[98]
- Men's Sprint Freestyle:
- Stage 6 in Toblach, Italy:
Ice hockey
Ski jumping
- Four Hills Tournament:
- Stage 3 in Innsbruck, Austria:
- HS 130: Andreas Kofler (AUT) 252.8 points Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 247.6 Taku Takeuchi (JPN) 246.7[99]
- HS 130:
- Stage 3 in Innsbruck, Austria:
January 3, 2012 (Tuesday)
Alpine skiing
- Women's World Cup in Zagreb, Croatia:
- Slalom: Marlies Schild (AUT) 2:01.32 (59.34, 1:01.98) Tina Maze (SLO) 2:02.72 (1:00.24, 1:02.48) Michaela Kirchgasser (AUT) 2:03.59 (1:00.50, 1:03.09)
- Slalom:
American football
- NCAA bowl games:
- Sugar Bowl in New Orleans: Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20 (OT)
Cross-country skiing
- Tour de Ski:
- Stage 5 in Toblach, Italy:
- Men's 5 km Classic Individual: Alexander Legkov (RUS) 13:49.5 Eldar Rønning (NOR) +1.7 Dario Cologna (SUI) +2.0[100]
- Women's 3 km Classic Individual: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 10:49.2 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) +3.9 Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) +15.1[101]
- Men's 5 km Classic Individual:
- Stage 5 in Toblach, Italy:
Ice hockey
- World Junior Championship in Calgary, Canada, semifinals:
- World Women's U18 Championship in Czech Republic (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group A in Zlín:
- Russia 2–6 Sweden
- United States 13–1 Czech Republic
- Final standings: United States 9 points, Sweden 6, Czech Republic 3, Russia 0.
- Russia
- Group B in Přerov:
- Switzerland 1–6 Germany
- Canada 7–0
Finland
- Final standings: Canada 9 points, Germany, Finland, Switzerland 3.
- Switzerland
- Group A in Zlín:
January 2, 2012 (Monday)
American football
- NCAA New Year's Day bowl games:
- TicketCity Bowl in Dallas: (20) Houston 30, (24) Penn State 14
- Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida: (10) South Carolina 30, (21) Nebraska 13
- Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida: (12) Michigan State 33, (18) Georgia 30 (3OT)
- Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California: (5) Oregon 45, (10) Wisconsin 38
- Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona: (3) Oklahoma State 41, (4) Stanford 38 (OT)
- National Football League:
- St. Louis Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo and general manager Billy Devaney; Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris; and Indianapolis Colts vice chairman Bill Polian and general manager Chris Polian are fired. (Bloomberg Businessweek)
Darts
- PDC World Championship in London, England:
- Final (both ENG): Andy Hamilton 3–7 Adrian Lewis
- Lewis wins the title for the second successive time.
- Final (both ENG): Andy Hamilton 3–7 Adrian Lewis
Ice hockey
- World Junior Championship in Calgary, Canada, quarterfinals:
- Finland 8–5
Slovakia - Russia 2–1 (OT) Czech Republic
- Finland
- 2012 NHL Winter Classic in Philadelphia:
January 1, 2012 (Sunday)
American football
- National Football League, regular season final week (teams in bold win division title, teams in italics clinch wild-card berth, playoff seeding in parentheses):
- AFC:
- (1) New England Patriots 49, Buffalo Bills 21
- (2) Baltimore Ravens 24, (6) Cincinnati Bengals 16
- Tennessee Titans 23, (3) Houston Texans 22
- Kansas City Chiefs 7, (4) Denver Broncos 3
- (5) Pittsburgh Steelers 13, Cleveland Browns 9
- San Diego Chargers 38, Oakland Raiders 26
- Miami Dolphins 19, New York Jets 17
- Jacksonville Jaguars 19, Indianapolis Colts 13
- NFC:
- (1) Green Bay 45, (6) Detroit Lions 41
- (2) San Francisco 49ers 34, St. Louis Rams 27
- (3) New Orleans Saints 45, Carolina Panthers 17
- Saints quarterback Drew Brees sets NFL single-season records for completions and completion percentage, and the team breaks the mark for most total yards in a season.
- (4) New York Giants 31, Dallas Cowboys 14
- (5) Atlanta Falcons 45, Tampa Bay 24
- Chicago Bears 17, Minnesota Vikings 13
- Philadelphia Eagles 34, Washington Redskins 10
- Arizona Cardinals 23, Seattle Seahawks 20 (OT)
- AFC:
Cross-country skiing
- Tour de Ski:
- Stage 4 in Oberstdorf, Germany:
- Men's 10+10 km Pursuit: Petter Northug (NOR) 50:27.3 Dario Cologna (SUI) +0.3 Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) +0.6[102]
- Women's 5+5 km Pursuit: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 27:16.0 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) +1.6 Therese Johaug (NOR) +1.8[103]
- Men's 10+10 km Pursuit:
- Stage 4 in Oberstdorf, Germany:
Darts
- PDC World Championship in London, England, semi-finals (ENG unless stated):
- Andy Hamilton 6–5 Simon Whitlock (AUS)
- Adrian Lewis 6–5 James Wade
Ice hockey
- World Women's U18 Championship in Czech Republic; matchday 1:
- Group A in Zlín:
- Czech Republic 2–0 Russia
- Sweden 0–7 United States
- Czech Republic
- Group B in Přerov:
- Finland 3–5 Switzerland
- Germany 0–6 Canada
- Finland
- Group A in Zlín:
Ski jumping
- Four Hills Tournament:
- Stage 2 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany:
- HS 140: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 274.5 points Andreas Kofler (AUT) 270.4 Daiki Ito (JPN) 269.6[104]
- HS 140:
- Stage 2 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany:
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