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31 January 2007 (Wednesday) edit
- Cricket:
- West Indies in India, fourth ODI in Vadodara:
- India 341 (50 overs; Sachin Tendulkar 100*, Rahul Dravid 78, Sourav Ganguly 68) beat West Indies 181 (41.4 overs; Marlon Samuels 55) by 160 runs. India win the series 3:1.
- 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One in Nairobi, Kenya:
- Kenya 133/3 (32.1 overs) beat Netherlands 131 (46.2 overs) by 7 wickets (with 107 balls remaining).
- Scotland 276/4 (50 overs; Fraser Watts 70, Gavin Hamilton 64*, Dougie Brown 50*) beat Canada 269/9 (50 overs; Ashish Bagai 137*, Ashif Mulla 48) by 7 runs.
- Ireland 276/6 (48.4 overs; William Porterfield 112*, Kevin O'Brien 54) beat Bermuda 275/8 (50 overs; Clay Smith 52, Dean Minors 51) by 4 wickets (with 8 balls remaining).
- 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 , already assured of topping the group, win their 11th straight group match, manhandling Fenerbahçe Ülker 85–66 and ending Fener's very faint hopes of advancing to the Top 16. (Euroleague)
- Benetton Treviso , already qualified for the Top 16, come from behind to defeat Eldo Napoli 64–62 away. The result leaves Eldo's hopes of the Top 16 hanging by a thread. (Euroleague)
- Pau-Orthez punch their ticket to the Top 16 with a 68–56 win over Žalgiris . (Euroleague)
- Although Aris TT Bank lose 82–75 at home in overtime to Winterthur FCB , they back into the Top 16 courtesy of Benetton's win over Eldo. (Euroleague)
- US men's college basketball:
- (1) Florida 74, (24) Vanderbilt 64
- Indiana 71, (2) Wisconsin 66
- (3) North Carolina 105, Miami (FL) 64
- (4) Ohio State 78, Purdue 60
- (10) Texas A&M 73, Iowa State 49
- NC State 70, (16) Virginia Tech 59
- Gonzaga 90, (23) Stanford 86 (2 OT)
- Euroleague, Group C
30 January 2007 (Tuesday) edit
- Cricket:
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Perth:
- New Zealand 318/7 (Lou Vincent 76, Ross Taylor 71, Jacob Oram 54*) beat England 260/8 (Ed Joyce 66, Paul Nixon 49) by 58 runs. New Zealand qualify to the final.
- 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One in Nairobi, Kenya:
- Netherlands 201/2 (35 overs; Bas Zuiderent 77 not out) beat Canada 200 (44 overs; Ashish Bagai 74) by 8 wickets (with 90 balls remaining)
- Scotland 284/7 (50 overs; Neil McCallum 100) beat Ireland 280/7 (50 overs; Jeremy Bray 116) by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Perth:
- Football (soccer):
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
- Final: United Arab Emirates 1 Oman 0.
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
- Team handball – Men's World Championship in Germany:
29 January 2007 (Monday) edit
- Cricket:
- 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One in Nairobi, Kenya:
- Kenya 137 for 0 (18.1 overs; David Obuya 74*, Morris Ouma 56*) beat Bermuda 133 (39.3 overs; Dean Minors 52) by ten wickets.
- 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:
- (8) Kansas 76, Nebraska 56
- (9) Pittsburgh 65, Villanova 59
28 January 2007 (Sunday) edit
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – Final:
- Roger Federer [1] def Fernando González [10] 7–6(2) 6–4 6–4.
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 [1] def Fernando González [10] 7–6(2) 6–4 6–4.
- Mixed doubles – Final:
- Daniel Nestor /Elena Likhovtseva def Max Mirnyi /Victoria Azarenka 6–4 6–4
- Men's singles – Final:
- Cricket:
- Pakistan in South Africa, third Test in Cape Town, day 3:
- Pakistan 157 & 186, South Africa 183 & 161/5 (64 overs; Ashwell Prince 59 not out, Jacques Kallis 51). South Africa win by 5 wickets and win the series 2–1. Kallis is named both player of the match and player of the series.
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Perth:
- Australia 343/5 (Matthew Hayden 117, Ricky Ponting 111) beat New Zealand 335/5 (Jacob Oram 101*, Lou Vincent 66) by 8 runs.
- Pakistan in South Africa, third Test in Cape Town, day 3:
- Football (soccer):
- 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, semifinal, second leg:
- 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:
- Cyclo-cross – UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships:
27 January 2007 (Saturday) edit
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Women's singles – Final:
- Serena Williams def Maria Sharapova [1] 6–1 6–2
- Men's doubles – Final:
- Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan [1] def Jonas Björkman / Max Mirnyi [2] 7–5 7–5
- Boys' singles – Final:
- Brydan Klein def Jonathan Eysseric [2] 6–2 4–6 6–1
- Girls' singles – Final:
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [1] def Madison Brengle [16] 7–6(6) 7–6(3)
- Women's singles – Final:
- Cricket:
- Pakistan in South Africa, third Test in Cape Town, day 2:
- Pakistan 157 & 186 all out (51.2 overs; Yasir Hameed 35), South Africa 183 all out (53.0 overs; Graeme Smith 64) & 36/2 (Graeme Smith 33 not out). South Africa trail by 124 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 2nd innings.
- West Indies in India, 3rd ODI in Chennai:
- West Indies 270 for 7 (43.4 overs; Marlon Samuels 98, Brian Lara 83) beat India 268 (48 overs; Robin Uthappa 70, Sachin Tendulkar 66, Rahul Dravid 57) by 3 wickets. India lead the series 2:1.
- 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:
- Oman 1 Bahrain 0.
- United Arab Emirates 1 Saudi Arabia 0.
- Figure skating – European Championships in Warsaw, Poland:
- Carolina Kostner wins the gold in the ladies' event, silver goes to Sarah Meier and bronze to Kiira Korpi . For the first time in 25 years, Russian skaters failed to win any of the titles.
- Team handball – Men's World Championship in Germany:
(Bold teams qualify to quarter finals) - Rugby union:
- For the fourth time in four Top 14 fixtures at Stade de France, Stade Français sets an all-time attendance record for a regular-season match in French sport, drawing 79,741 to see Stade defeat Toulouse 22–20. (Le Monde, in French)
- Men's US college basketball
- (1) Florida 91, Auburn 66
- (3) UCLA 62, California 46
- (4) North Carolina 92, (17) Arizona 64. The Tar Heels hand Arizona its worst home loss ever under Lute Olson.
- (5) Ohio State 66, Michigan State 64
- (6) Texas A&M 70, Oklahoma 61
- (7) Oregon 77, (20) Washington State 74 (OT)
- (8) Kansas 97, Colorado 74
- (9) Pittsburgh 72, St. Joihn's 46
- Arkansas 63, (12) Alabama 57
- BYU 61, (16) Air Force 52
- Athletics:
- Tirunesh Dibaba set a world indoor record of 14 minutes, 27.42 seconds to win the women's 5,000 meters at the Boston Indoor Games.
- Cyclo-cross – UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships:
- Juniors: Joeri Adams, Danny Summerhill, Jiří Polnický
- Under 23s: Lars Boom, Niels Albert, Romain Villa
26 January 2007 (Friday) edit
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – semi final:
- Fernando González [10] def Tommy Haas [12] 6–1 6–3 6–1
- Women's doubles – final:
- Cara Black /Liezel Huber [3] def Yung-Jan Chan /Chia-Jung Chuang 6–4 6–7(4) 6–1
- Men's singles – semi final:
- Cricket:
- Pakistan in South Africa, third Test in Cape Town, day 1:
- Pakistan 157 all out (43.1 overs; Mohammad Yousuf 83), South Africa 131/5 (39.0 overs; Graeme Smith 64). South Africa trail by 26 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Adelaide:
- 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.
- Figure skating – European Championships in Warsaw, Poland:
- Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder win the gold medal in ice dance, beating Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin by just 0.31 pts. World champions Albena Denkova and Maxim Staviski get the bronze.
25 January 2007 (Thursday) edit
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – semi final:
- Roger Federer [1] def Andy Roddick [6] 6–4 6–0 6–2
- Women's singles – semi finals:
- Maria Sharapova [1] def Kim Clijsters [4] 6–4 6–2
- Serena Williams def Nicole Vaidišová [10] 7–6(5) 6–4
- Men's singles – semi final:
- Team handball – Men's World Championship in Germany:
- Figure skating – European Championships in Warsaw, Poland:
- Brian Joubert wins the gold in the men's event, Tomáš Verner the silver, and Kevin van der Perren the bronze.
- Basketball:
- Euroleague
- Eldo Napoli keep their hopes of a spot in the Top 16 alive with a 93–88 overtime win over Fenerbahçe Ülker , a result that all but eliminates the losers from Top 16 contention. (Euroleague)
- Dynamo Moscow defeat fellow Top 16 qualifier Olympiacos 84–69, securing top spot in Group A for TAU Cerámica . (Euroleague)
- 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) edit
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – quarter finals:
- Fernando González [10] def Rafael Nadal [2] 6–2 6–4 6–3
- Tommy Haas [12] def Nikolay Davydenko [3] 6–3 2–6 1–6 6–1 7–5
- Women's singles – quarter finals:
- Maria Sharapova [1] def Anna Chakvetadze [12] 7–6(5) 7–5
- Kim Clijsters [4] def Martina Hingis [6] 3–6 6–4 6–3
- Men's singles – quarter finals:
- Cricket:
- West Indies in India, second ODI in Cuttack:
- India 189 (48.2 overs; Dinesh Karthik 63) beat West Indies 169 (48.2 overs; Shivnarine Chanderpaul 67) by 20 runs. India lead the 4-match series 2:0.
- ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
- Canada 213/9 (50 overs; Abdool Samad 50) beat Kenya 144 (35.1 overs; Ravi Shah 48) by 69 runs.
- 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:
- Bahrain 2 Qatar 1.
- Saudi Arabia 1 Iraq 0. Saudi Arabia and Bahrain qualify to the semifinals.
- Team handball – Men's World Championship in Germany:
- Basketball:
- Euroleague
- Benetton Treviso punches its ticket to the Top 16 phase, thrashing Pau-Orthez 87–66 at home. (Euroleague)
- 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 win the gold medal in the pairs event, breaking the sequence of 11 straight wins for Russia. Maria Petrova and Alexei Tikhonov win the silver medal, their 6th medal in a row, and Dorota Siudek and Mariusz Siudek delight the home crowd with their bronze.
23 January 2007 (Tuesday) edit
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – quarter finals:
- Roger Federer [1] def Tommy Robredo [7] 6–3 7–6(2) 7–5
- Andy Roddick [6] def Mardy Fish 6–2 6–2 6–2
- Women's singles – quarter finals:
- Nicole Vaidišová [10] def Lucie Šafářová 6–1 6–4
- Serena Williams def Shahar Pe'er [16] 3–6 6–2 8–6
- Men's singles – quarter finals:
- Cricket:
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Adelaide:
- New Zealand 210 (50 overs; Jacob Oram 86), England 120 (37.5 overs). New Zealand win by 90 runs.
- ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
- 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: Cuba 2 Guadeloupe 1.
- Final: Haiti 2 Trinidad and Tobago 1.
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
- Oman 2 Yemen 1.
- United Arab Emirates 3 Kuwait 2. Oman and UAE qualify to semifinals.
- Men's US college basketball:
- Auburn 81, (12) Alabama 57
- St. John's 71, (22) Notre Dame 68
- Illinois 51, (23) Indiana 43
22 January 2007 (Monday) edit
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – fourth round:
- Rafael Nadal [2] def Andy Murray [15] 6–7(3) 6–4 4–6 6–3 6–1
- Nikolay Davydenko [3] def Tomáš Berdych [13] 5–7 6–4 6–1 7–6(5)
- Fernando González [10] def James Blake [5] 7–5 6–4 7–6(4)
- Tommy Haas [12] def David Nalbandian [8] 4–6 6–3 6–2 6–3
- Women's singles – fourth round:
- Maria Sharapova [1] def Vera Zvonareva [22] 7–5 6–4
- Kim Clijsters [4] def Daniela Hantuchová [15] 6–1 7–5
- Martina Hingis [6] def Li Na [19] 4–6 6–3 6–0
- Anna Chakvetadze [12] def Patty Schnyder [8] 6–4 6–1
- 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:
- South Africa 124 & 331, Pakistan 265 & 191/5 (57.3 overs; Younis Khan 67 not out, Kamran Akmal 57 not out). Pakistan win by 5 wickets and levels the series to 1:1. Player of the match: Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan.
- 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:
21 January 2007 (Sunday) edit
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – third round:
- Tommy Haas [12] def Florian Mayer 7–6(3) 6–3 6–3
- Tomáš Berdych [13] def Dmitry Tursunov [21] 6–2 6–1 6–1
- Men's singles – fourth round:
- Roger Federer [1] def Novak Djokovic [14] 6–2 7–5 6–3
- Andy Roddick [6] def Mario Ančić [9] 6–3 3–6 6–1 5–7 6–4
- Tommy Robredo [7] def Richard Gasquet [18] 6–4 6–2 3–6 6–4
- Mardy Fish def David Ferrer [16] 6–1 7–6(4) 2–6 7–5
- Women's singles – third round:
- Li Na [19] def Dinara Safina [9] 6–2 6–2
- Anna Chakvetadze [12] def Jelena Kostanić Tošić 6–4 6–4
- Daniela Hantuchová [15] def Ashley Harkleroad 6–7(6) 7–5 6–4
- Women's singles – fourth round:
- Lucie Šafářová def Amélie Mauresmo [2] 6–4 6–3
- Shahar Pe'er [16] def Svetlana Kuznetsova [3] 6–4 6–2
- Nicole Vaidišová [10] def Elena Dementieva [7] 6–3 6–3
- Serena Williams def Jelena Janković [11] 6–3 6–2
- 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 Kłecko 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:
- South Africa 124 & 331 (133.2 overs; Jacques Kallis 91), Pakistan 265 & 8/0 (6 overs). Pakistan need 183 runs to win.
- 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Sydney:
- New Zealand 218 all out (47.4 overs), Australia 224/8 (48.4 overs). Australia win by 2 wickets with 8 balls remaining.
- West Indies in India, first ODI in Nagpur:
- India 338/3 (50 overs; Sourav Ganguly 98), West Indies 324/8 (50 overs; Shivnarine Chanderpaul 149 not out). India win by 14 runs.
- ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
- Pakistan in South Africa, second Test in Port Elizabeth, day 3:
- Football (soccer):
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
- Bahrain 1 Iraq 1.
- Saudi Arabia 1 Qatar 1.
- 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 , already assured of a home quarterfinal, become only the fifth team in the history of the competition to win all their matches in pool play, defeating London Irish 20–16 at home.
- The Scarlets are joined in this exclusive club about two hours later by Biarritz , who defeat Northampton Saints 17–8 away to win Pool 6. Both clubs were already assured of quarterfinal berths.
- Men's US college basketball:
- (24) Marquette 77, (6) Pittsburgh 74 (OT)
- (20) Notre Dame 82, South Florida 58
20 January 2007 (Saturday) edit
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – third round:
- Rafael Nadal [2] def Stanislas Wawrinka [31] 6–2 6–2 6–2
- Nikolay Davydenko [3] def Fabrice Santoro 7–6(1) 6–2 6–2
- James Blake [5] def Robby Ginepri 7–6(7) 7–5 6–2
- David Nalbandian [8] def Sébastien Grosjean [28] 5–7 4–6 7–6(4) 6–4 6–1
- Fernando González [10] def Lleyton Hewitt [19] 6–2 6–2 5–7 6–4
- Andy Murray [15] def Juan Ignacio Chela 6–3 6–2 6–4
- Women's singles – third round:
- Maria Sharapova [1] def Tathiana Garbin [30] 6–3 6–1
- Kim Clijsters [4] def Alona Bondarenko [29] 6–3 6–3
- Martina Hingis [6] def Aiko Nakamura 6–2 6–1
- Patty Schnyder [8] def Alicia Molik 3–6 6–2 6–0
- Vera Zvonareva [22] def Ana Ivanovic [13] 6–1 6–2
- Men's singles – third round:
- Cricket:
- Pakistan in South Africa, second Test in Port Elizabeth, day 2:
- South Africa 124 & 115/3 (52.0 overs; Jacques Kallis 50 not out), Pakistan 265 (Inzamam-ul-Haq 92 not out). South Africa trail by 26 runs with 7 wickets remaining. Makhaya Ntini becomes the 22nd bowler, and third South African, to reach 300 Test wickets.
- ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
- Pakistan in South Africa, second Test in Port Elizabeth, day 2:
- Football (soccer):
- 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in United Arab Emirates:
- Oman 2 Kuwait 1. Oman qualify to the semifinals.
- United Arab Emirates 2 Yemen 1.
- Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago, semifinals:
- Trinidad and Tobago 3 Cuba 1.
- Haiti 3 Guadeloupe 1.
- 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 secure a home quarterfinal with a 16–13 away win over Castres .
- In Pool 3, Stade Français crush Calvisano 47–6 at home to win the pool.
- Also in Pool 3, Ospreys defeat Sale Sharks 18–7 away. However, Ospreys' failure to earn a bonus point left their hopes of a quarterfinal berth hanging by a thread, and also assured Northampton Saints a quarterfinal berth.
- Leicester Tigers win Pool 4 and a home quarterfinal by defeating Munster (Ireland) 13–6. This result eliminates Ospreys from further contention, as Munster now takes one of the two quarterfinal berths for second-place teams in pool play. The Tigers become the first visiting team ever to win at Munster's Thomond Park in Heineken Cup play.
- Men's college basketball:
- (1) Florida 79, Ole Miss 70
- (2) Wisconsin 71, Illinois 64
- (3) UCLA 73, (11) Arizona 69
- (4) North Carolina 77, Georgia Tech 61
- Texas Tech 69, (5) Kansas 64
- (7) Ohio State 82, Iowa 63
- (8) Texas A&M 67, (12) Oklahoma 49
- (9) Oregon 92, California 84
- (10) Alabama 78, Georgia 76
- New Mexico State 80, (15) Nevada 73
- Arkansas 72, (16) LSU 52
- Villanova 76, (21) Texas 69
- Vanderbilt 72, (25) Kentucky 67
19 January 2007 (Friday) edit
- Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
- Men's singles – third round:
- Roger Federer [1] def Mikhail Youzhny [25] 6–3 6–3 7–6(5)
- Andy Roddick [6] def Marat Safin [26] 7–6(2) 2–6 6–4 7–6(2)
- Tommy Robredo [7] def Sam Querrey 6–4 6–7(5) 6–2 6–1
- Mario Ančić [9] def Dominik Hrbatý [22] 6–3 6–2 6–1
- Novak Djokovic [14] def Danai Udomchoke 6–3 6–4 5–7 6–1
- David Ferrer [16] def Radek Štěpánek [20] 6–7(5) 4–6 6–0 6–4 6–3
- Richard Gasquet [18] def Gaël Monfils 6–0 4–6 7–5 6–3
- Mardy Fish def Wayne Arthurs 3–0 ret.
- Women's singles – third round:
- Amélie Mauresmo [2] def Eva Birnerová 6–3 6–1
- Svetlana Kuznetsova [3] def Maria Kirilenko [26] 6–1 6–4
- Serena Williams def Nadia Petrova [5] 1–6 7–5 6–3
- Elena Dementieva [7] def Maria Elena Camerin 6–1 6–3
- Nicole Vaidišová [10] def Katarina Srebotnik [21] 6–4 6–4
- Jelena Janković [11] def Victoria Azarenka 6–3 6–4
- Shahar Pe'er [16] def Tatiana Golovin [20] 3–6 7–5 7–5
- Lucie Šafářová def Anastasiya Yakimova 6–3 ret.
- 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 124 all out (40 overs), Pakistan 135/6 (40.2 overs). Pakistan led by 11 runs with 4 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- 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 . Although the Irish side had already secured top spot in the pool and a quarterfinal place, the loss effectively cost them a home quarterfinal.
- This result secures a home quarterfinal for Llanelli Scarlets , already assured of first place in Pool 5.