January 2010 in sports

Men's World Championship in Moscow, Russia:
- 3rd place game: Finland 4–3 Kazakhstan
- Final: Russia 5–6 (2OT) Sweden
  - Sweden win the title for the second straight time and tenth overall.

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan in Australia:
- 5th ODI in Perth:
  - Pakistan 212 (49.3 overs); Australia 213/8 (49.2 overs). Australia win by 2 wickets, win the 5-match series 5–0.
Associates Twenty20 Series in Kenya:
- Scotland 109/8 (20/20 ov); Uganda 109 (20/20 ov) in Nairobi. Match tied (Scotland win the one-over eliminator).

Darts[edit]

Players Championship Finals in Purfleet, England:
- Final: Paul Nicholson (AUS) def. Mervyn King (ENG) 13–11

Football (soccer)[edit]

African Cup of Nations in Angola:
- Final: Ghana 0–1 Egypt
  - Mohamed Nagy's goal in the 85th minute gives Egypt their third successive title and seventh overall.
AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, Semi-final Round:
- Đà Nẵng 0–3 Muang Thong United

Golf[edit]

PGA Tour:
- Farmers Insurance Open in La Jolla, California:
  - Winner: Ben Crane (USA) 275 (−13)
    - Crane wins his first PGA Tour title since 2005 and his third overall.
- News:
  - John Daly backs away from his retirement announcement of the previous day, telling the director of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am that he plans to play in that event in two weeks' time. (ESPN)
European Tour:
- The Commercialbank Qatar Masters in Qatar:
  - Winner: Robert Karlsson (SWE) 273 (−15)
    - Karlsson returns from an eye injury last season to win his 10th European Tour title.
Champions Tour:
- Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in Kaʻupulehu-Kona, Hawaii
  - Winner: Tom Watson (USA) 194 (−22)
    - The limited-field opening event of the Champions Tour season sees Watson earn his 13th victory on that tour.

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Austria:
- Bronze medal game: Poland 26–29 Iceland
- Final: Croatia 21–25 France
  - France win the European title for the second time and complete a treble of Olympic, World and European titles.

Luge[edit]

World Cup in Cesana, Italy:
- Women:

Nordic combined[edit]

World Cup in Seefeld, Austria:
- HS100 / 10 km:

Ski jumping[edit]

World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany:
- HS 213 (Ski flying):

Snooker[edit]

Welsh Open in Newport, Wales:
- Final: John Higgins (SCO) (2) def. Ali Carter (ENG) (1) 9–4

Tennis[edit]

Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 14:
- Men's singles - Final:
  - Roger Federer (SUI) [1] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [5] 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11)
    - Federer wins his fourth Australian Open title and extends his record of Grand Slam titles to 16.
- Mixed doubles - Final:
  - Cara Black (ZIM)/Leander Paes (IND) [1] def. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)/Jaroslav Levinský (CZE) 7–5, 6–3
    - Black and Paes win their second Grand Slam title together. Paes wins his 11th Grand Slam title and gets level with fellow Indian Mahesh Bhupathi. Black wins her ninth Grand Slam title and completes a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles.

January 30, 2010 (Saturday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Women's World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Downhill:
Men's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:
- Giant slalom:

Bandy[edit]

Men's World Championship in Moscow, Russia:
- Group B 4th place game: Mongolia 5–5 (1–2 pen.) Hungary
- Group B 2nd place game: Latvia 7–4 Netherlands
- Qualification game: United States 9–6 Canada
  - USA will remain in Group A and Canada in Group B.
- Semifinals:
  - Sweden 9–4 Finland
  - Russia 16–3 Kazakhstan

Cricket[edit]

U-19 World Cup Final in Lincoln, New Zealand:
- Australia 207/9 (50 overs); Pakistan 182 (46.4 overs). Australia win by 25 runs.
Associates Twenty20 Series in Kenya:
- Uganda 123/9 (20/20 ov); Kenya 127/2 (17.2/20 ov) in Nairobi. Kenya win by 8 wickets.

Figure skating[edit]

Four Continents Championships in Jeonju, South Korea:
- Men: Adam Rippon (USA) 225.78 Tatsuki Machida (JPN) 217.48 Kevin Reynolds (CAN) 212.99

Football (soccer)[edit]

African Cup of Nations in Angola:
- 3rd place: Nigeria 1–0 Algeria
AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, Semi-final Round:
- Singapore Armed Forces 3–0 Sriwijaya
- Al-Karamah 0–1 Al-Wahda

Freestyle skiing[edit]

World Cup in Mont Gabriel, Canada:
- Men's aerials:
- Women's aerials:

Futsal[edit]

European Championship in Hungary:
- Third place play-off: Azerbaijan 3–5 Czech Republic
- Final: Portugal 2–4 Spain
  - Spain win the title for the third straight time and fifth overall.

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Austria:
- 5th/6th place: Denmark 34–27 Spain
- Semifinals:
  - Croatia 24–21 Poland
  - Iceland 28–36 France

Luge[edit]

World Cup in Cesana, Italy:
- Men:
- Doubles:

Nordic combined[edit]

World Cup in Seefeld, Austria:
- HS100 / 10 km:

Ski jumping[edit]

World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany:
- HS 213 Team (Ski flying):

Snowboarding[edit]

World Cup in Calgary, Canada:
- Men's half-pipe:
- Women's half-pipe:
- Men's slopestyle:
- Women's slopestyle:

Tennis[edit]

Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 13:
- Women's singles - Final:
  - Serena Williams (USA) [1] def. Justine Henin (BEL) [WC] 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
    - Williams wins her fifth Australian Open and 12th Grand Slam singles title.
- Men's doubles - Final:
  - Bob Bryan (USA)/Mike Bryan (USA) [1] def. Daniel Nestor (CAN)/Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) [2] 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–3
    - Bob and Mike Bryan win their fourth Australian Open in five years and eighth Grand Slam men's doubles title.

January 29, 2010 (Friday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Women's World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Super combined: Anja Pärson (SWE) 2:00.54 Michaela Kirchgasser (AUT) 2:00.97 Lindsey Vonn (USA) 2:01.46
Men's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:
- Giant slalom: Ted Ligety (USA) 2:22.02 Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 2:22.36 Kjetil Jansrud (NOR) 2:22.53

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan in Australia:
- 4th ODI in Perth:
  - Australia 277/8 (50 overs); Pakistan 142 (37.5 overs). Australia win by 135 runs, lead the 5-match series 4–0.

Figure skating[edit]

Four Continents Championships in Jeonju, South Korea:
- Ladies: Mao Asada (JPN) 183.96 Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 173.72 Caroline Zhang (USA) 160.78
- Ice Dance: Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 166.16 Allie Hann-McCurdy/Michael Coreno (CAN) 159.56 (3) Madison Hubbell/Keiffer Hubbell (USA) 154.20

Golf[edit]

After missing the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open, two-time major winner John Daly announced his retirement.

Tennis[edit]

Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 12:
- Men's singles – Semifinals:
  - Roger Federer (SUI) [1] def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [10] 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
- Women's doubles – Final:
  - Serena Williams (USA)/Venus Williams (USA) [2] def. Cara Black (ZIM)/Liezel Huber (USA) [1] 6–4, 6–3
    - The Williams sisters win their 4th Australian Open and 11th Grand Slam doubles title.

January 28, 2010 (Thursday)[edit]

Bandy[edit]

Men's World Championship in Moscow, Russia: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group A:
  - United States 4–9 Kazakhstan
  - Norway 5–9 Finland
  - Russia 7–4 Sweden
    - Final standings: Russia 10 points, Sweden 8, Finland 6, Kazakhstan 4, Norway 2, USA 0.
- Group B:
  - Netherlands 4–3 Mongolia
  - Latvia 7–6 Hungary
    - Final standings: Canada 8 points, Latvia, Netherlands 5, Mongolia, Hungary 1.
    - Canada advance to the qualification game.

Basketball[edit]

Euroleague Top 16, matchday 1:
- Group E: Regal FC Barcelona 79–69 Maroussi Athens
- Group F: Montepaschi Siena 76–72 Maccabi Tel Aviv
- Group G: Asseco Prokom Gdynia 89–65 Žalgiris Kaunas
- Group H:
  - Khimki Moscow Region 83–70 Cibona Zagreb
  - Caja Laboral Baskonia 85–89 Olympiacos Piraeus

Cricket[edit]

ICC Intercontinental Cup in Nairobi:
- Kenya 91 and 323; Scotland 306 and 110/2. Scotland win by 8 wickets.
  - Standings: Scotland 49 points (3 matches), Afghanistan 43 (3), Zimbabwe XI 23 (2), Kenya 23 (4), Netherlands 15 (2), Ireland 12 (3), Canada 3 (3).

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Austria: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group I in Vienna:
  - Norway 34–35 Iceland
  - Russia 30–31 Austria
  - Croatia 27–23 Denmark
    - Final standings: Croatia 9 points, Iceland 8, Denmark 6, Norway 4, Austria 3, Russia 0.
- Group II in Innsbruck:
  - Germany 26–26 Czech Republic
  - Slovenia 32–40 Spain
  - Poland 24–29 France
    - Final standings: France 9 points, Poland, Spain 7, Czech Republic 3, Germany, Slovenia 2.

Tennis[edit]

Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 11:
- Women's singles – Semifinals:
  - Serena Williams (USA) [1] def. Li Na (CHN) [16] 7–6(4), 7–6(1)
  - Justine Henin (BEL) def. Zheng Jie (CHN) 6–1, 6–0
- Men's singles – Semifinals:
  - Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Marin Čilić (CRO) [14] 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2

January 27, 2010 (Wednesday)[edit]

Bandy[edit]

Men's World Championship in Moscow, Russia: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group A:
  - Sweden 13–2 Norway
  - Finland 6–5 Kazakhstan
  - Russia 19–5 United States
    - Standings (after 4 games): Russia, Sweden 8 points, Finland 4, Norway, Kazakhstan 2, USA 0.
- Group B:
  - Canada 15–1 Hungary
  - Mongolia 1–7 Latvia
    - Standings: Canada 8 points (4 games), Latvia, Netherlands 3 (3), Mongolia, Hungary 1 (3).
    - Canada advance to the qualification game.

Basketball[edit]

Euroleague Top 16, matchday 1:
- Group E: Panathinaikos Athens 59–64 Partizan Belgrade
- Group F: Real Madrid 77–70 Efes Pilsen Istanbul
- Group G: CSKA Moscow 86–78 Unicaja Málaga

Cricket[edit]

India in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 4:
  - Bangladesh 233 and 312; India 544/8d and 2/0. India win by 10 wickets, win the 2-match series 2–0.

Figure skating[edit]

Four Continents Championships in Jeonju, South Korea:
- Ice Dance – Compulsory Dance: (1) Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 32.67 (2) Huang Xintong/Zheng Xun (CHN) 30.12 (3) Allie Hann-McCurdy/Michael Coreno (CAN) 29.89
- Pairs – Short Program: (1) Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao (CHN) 65.86 (2) Keauna McLaughlin/Rockne Brubaker (USA) 64.56 (3) Meagan Duhamel/Craig Buntin (CAN) 56.90
- Ladies – Short Program: (1) Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 58.88 (2) Amanda Dobbs (USA) 57.56 (3) Mao Asada (JPN) 57.22

Football (soccer)[edit]

Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
- Juan Aurich 2–0 Estudiantes Tecos
- Real Potosí 1–1 Cruzeiro
- Newell's Old Boys 0–0 Emelec

Tennis[edit]

Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 10:
- Men's singles – Quarterfinals:
  - Roger Federer (SUI) [1] def. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [6] 2–6, 6–3, 6–0, 7–5
  - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [10] def. Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] 7–6(8), 6–7(5), 1–6, 6–3, 6–1
- Women's singles – Quarterfinals:
  - Serena Williams (USA) [1] def. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [7] 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2
  - Li Na (CHN) [16] def. Venus Williams (USA) [6] 2–6, 7–6(4), 7–5

January 26, 2010 (Tuesday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Schladming, Austria:
- Slalom: Reinfried Herbst (AUT) 1:45.91 Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 1:46.47 Manfred Pranger (AUT) 1:46.73
  - Slalom standings (after 7 of 9 events): (1) Herbst 405 (2) Julien Lizeroux (FRA) 402 (3) Ivica Kostelic (CRO) 302
  - Overall standings (after 25 of 34 events): (1) Benjamin Raich (AUT) 903 (2) Carlo Janka (SUI) 829 (3) Didier Cuche (SUI) 746

Bandy[edit]

Men's World Championship in Moscow, Russia: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group A:
  - Finland 13–2 United States
  - Kazakhstan 0–12 Sweden
  - Russia 12–2 Norway
    - Standings (after 3 games): Russia, Sweden 6 points, Finland, Norway, Kazakhstan 2, USA 0.
- Group B:
  - Mongolia 2–18 Canada
  - Latvia 5–5 (3–2 pen.) Netherlands
    - Standings: Canada 6 points (3 games), Netherlands 3 (3), Hungary, Latvia, Mongolia 1 (2).
    - Canada advance to the qualification game.

Basketball[edit]

ULEB Eurocup Last 16, matchday 1:
- Group I:
  - Le Mans 63–68 ALBA Berlin
  - DKV Joventut 74–72 Aris BSA 2003
- Group J:
  - Galatasaray Café Crown 79–85 UNICS Kazan
  - Power Elec Valencia 75–79 Hapoel Jerusalem
- Group K:
  - Panellinios BC 70–62 Brose Baskets
  - Benetton Basket 69–76 Bizkaia Bilbao Basket
- Group L:
  - ČEZ Nymburk 60–65 Crvena zvezda
  - Gran Canaria 2014 73–65 Türk Telekom

Cricket[edit]

India in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 3:
  - Bangladesh 233 and 228/1 (Tamim Iqbal 151); India 544/8d. Bangladesh trail by 83 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
Pakistan in Australia:
- 3rd ODI in Adelaide:
  - Australia 286/6 (50 overs); Pakistan 246 (47.4 overs). Australia win by 40 runs, lead the 5-match series 3–0.

Football (soccer)[edit]

Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
- Deportivo Táchira 1–0 Libertad
- Colón 3–2 Universidad Católica
Toto Cup Final in Ramat Gan:
- Hapoel Ra'anana 0–1 Beitar Jerusalem

Futsal[edit]

European Championship in Hungary:
- Quarterfinals:
  - Russia 0–0 (6–7 pen.) Spain
  - Serbia 1–5 Portugal

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Austria: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group I in Vienna:
  - Russia 30–38 Iceland
  - Croatia 26–23 Austria
  - Norway 23–24 Denmark
    - Standings (after 4 games): Croatia 7 points, Iceland, Denmark 6, Norway 4, Austria 1, Russia 0.
- Group II in Innsbruck:
  - Slovenia 28–37 France
  - Germany 20–25 Spain
  - Poland 35–34 Czech Republic
    - Standings (after 4 games): France, Poland 7 points, Spain 5, Slovenia, Czech Republic 2, Germany 1.

Tennis[edit]

Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 9:
- Men's singles – Quarterfinals:
  - Andy Murray (GBR) [5] def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] 6–3, 7–6(4), 3–0, ret.
  - Marin Čilić (CRO) [14] def. Andy Roddick (USA) [7] 7–6(4), 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3
- Women's singles – Quarterfinals:
  - Justine Henin (BEL) def. Nadia Petrova (RUS) [19] 7–6(3), 7–5
  - Zheng Jie (CHN) def. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 6–1, 6–3

January 25, 2010 (Monday)[edit]

Bandy[edit]

Men's World Championship in Moscow, Russia:
- Group A:
  - Norway 3–12 Kazakhstan
  - Sweden 14–6 United States
  - Finland 4–12 Russia
- Group B:
  - Netherlands 1–17 Canada
  - Hungary 5–5 (2–3 pen.) Mongolia

Cricket[edit]

India in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 2:
  - Bangladesh 233; India 459/5 (Sachin Tendulkar 143, Rahul Dravid 111 retd hurt). India lead by 226 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
    - Tendulkar scores his 45th Test century and Dravid his 29th, and they combine for their fourth double-century partnership.

Football (soccer)[edit]

African Cup of Nations in Angola:
- Quarterfinals:
  - Egypt 3–1 (ET) Cameroon
    - Ahmed Hassan scores two goals for Egypt and one own goal on his 170th cap.
  - Zambia 0–0 (4–5 pen.) Nigeria

Futsal[edit]

European Championship in Hungary:
- Quarterfinals:
  - Czech Republic 3–3 (3–1 pen.) Italy
  - Azerbaijan 3–3 (4–2 pen.) Ukraine

Golf[edit]

PGA Tour:
- Bob Hope Classic in Palm Desert, California:
  - Winner: Bill Haas (USA) 330 (−30)
    - Haas collects his first PGA Tour win in an event that his father Jay Haas won in 1988.

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Austria:
- Group I in Vienna:
  - Croatia 26–26 Iceland
  - Norway 30–27 Austria
  - Russia 28–34 Denmark
    - Standings (after 3 games): Croatia 5 points, Iceland, Denmark, Norway 4, Austria 1, Russia 0.

Tennis[edit]

Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 8:
- Men's singles – 4th round:
  - Roger Federer (SUI) [1] def. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) [22] 6–2 6–3 6–4
  - Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Łukasz Kubot (POL) 6–1 6–2 7–5
  - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [6] def. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [9] 6–2 7–5 4–6 6–7(5) 6–3
  - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [10] def. Nicolás Almagro (ESP) [26] 6–3 6–4 4–6 6–7(6) 9–7
- Women's singles – 4th round:
  - Serena Williams (USA) [1] def. Samantha Stosur (AUS) [13] 6–4 6–2
  - Li Na (CHN) [16] def. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [4] 6–4 6–3
  - Venus Williams (USA) [6] def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [17] 3–6 6–2 6–1
  - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [7] def. Vera Zvonareva (BLR) [9] 4–6 6–4 6–0

January 24, 2010 (Sunday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
- Slalom: Felix Neureuther (GER) 1:37.35 Julien Lizeroux (FRA) 1:37.74 Giuliano Razzoli (ITA) 1:38.34
- Combined: Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 3:33.64 Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 3:35.86 Benjamin Raich (AUT) 3:36.05
Women's World Cup in Cortina, Italy:
- Giant slalom: Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 2:26.51 Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 2:27.56 Kathrin Hölzl (GER) 2:27.96

American football[edit]

NFL Conference Championships:
- AFC Championship Game: (1) Indianapolis Colts 30, (5) New York Jets 17
  - The Jets take a 17–6 lead in the second quarter before Peyton Manning throws three touchdown passes against the league's number one defense. This will be the Colts' fourth trip to the Super Bowl, all in Miami.
- NFC Championship Game: (1) New Orleans Saints 31, (2) Minnesota Vikings 28 (OT)
  - In the first NFC Championship game ever played at the Superdome, Garrett Hartley's 40-yard field goal in overtime sends the Saints to their first ever Super Bowl. The Vikings commit five turnovers.

Badminton[edit]

BWF Super Series:
- Malaysia Super Series:

Bandy[edit]

Men's World Championship in Moscow, Russia:
- Group A:
  - Russia 14–2 Kazakhstan
  - Sweden 8–1 Finland
  - United States 5–10 Norway
- Group B:
  - Netherlands 5–4 Hungary
  - Canada 15–2 Latvia

Biathlon[edit]

World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
- 10 km Pursuit Women: Andrea Henkel (GER) 30:59.8 (1 penalty loop) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 31:23.1 (4) Ann Kristin Flatland (NOR) 31:44.7 (1)
  - Overall standings (14 of 25 events): (1) Helena Jonsson (SWE) 536 points (2) Henkel 465 (3) Simone Hauswald (GER) 452
  - Pursuit standings (3 of 6 events): (1) Henkel 129 points (2) Svetlana Sleptsova (RUS) 126 (3) Neuner 121
- 12.5 km Pursuit Men: Daniel Mesotitsch (AUT) 31:50.4 (1 penalty loop) Arnd Peiffer (GER) 31:52.1 (1) Dominik Landertinger (AUT) 32:10.1 (3)
  - Overall standings (14 of 25 events): (1) Simon Fourcade (FRA) 429 points (2) Evgeny Ustyugov (RUS) 414 (3) Christoph Sumann (AUT) 404
  - Pursuit standings (3 of 6 events): (1) Simon Eder (AUT) 125 points (2) Landertinger 112 (3) Peiffer 108

Cricket[edit]

India in Bangladesh:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 1:
  - Bangladesh 233; India 69/0. India trail by 164 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
Pakistan in Australia:
- 2nd ODI in Sydney:
  - Australia 267/6 (50 overs); Pakistan 127 (37.3 overs). Australia win by 140 runs, lead the 5-match series 2–0.
ICC Intercontinental Cup in Dambulla, Sri Lanka:
- Ireland 405 and 202; Afghanistan 474 and 137/3. Afghanistan win by 7 wickets.
  - Standings: Afghanistan 43 points (3 matches), Scotland 29 (2), Zimbabwe XI 23 (2), Kenya 23 (3), Netherlands 15 (2), Ireland 12 (3), Canada 3 (3).

Cross-country skiing[edit]

World Cup in Rybinsk, Russia:
- Women's Team Sprint Freestyle: Germany (Stefanie Böhler, Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle) Slovenia (Katja Visnar, Vesna Fabjan) Russia (Irina Khazova, Olga Rocheva)
- Men's Team Sprint Freestyle: Russia (Nikolay Morilov, Alexey Petukhov) Italy (Fabio Pasini, Loris Frasnelli) Germany (Tim Tscharnke, Josef Wenzl)

Cycling[edit]

UCI ProTour:
- Tour Down Under in Australia:
  - Stage 6 – Adelaide, 90 km (56 mi):
    - General classification :

Football (soccer)[edit]

African Cup of Nations in Angola:
- Quarterfinals:
  - Angola 0–1 Ghana
  - Ivory Coast 2–3 (ET) Algeria
    - Madjid Bougherra scores in injury time to level the score at 2–2, and Hamer Bouazza's goal 2 minutes into extra time puts Algeria in the semifinals for the first time in 20 years.

Freestyle skiing[edit]

World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
- Men's skicross: Christopher Del Bosco (CAN) Andreas Matt (AUT) David Duncan (CAN)
  - Skicross standings (after 7 of 12 events): (1) Michael Schmid (SUI) 435 (2) Matt 306 (3) Del Bosco 297
- Women's skicross: Kelsey Serwa (CAN) Fanny Smith (SUI) Ophélie David (FRA)
  - Skicross standings (after 7 of 12 events): (1) David 475 (2) Ashleigh McIvor (CAN) 437 (3) Serwa 292

Futsal[edit]

European Championship in Hungary: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group C: Serbia 4–3 Russia
  - Final standings: Serbia 6 points, Russia 3, Slovenia 0.
- Group D: Portugal 1–6 Spain
  - Final standings: Spain 6 points, Portugal, Belarus 1.

Golf[edit]

PGA Tour:
- Bob Hope Classic in Palm Desert, California:
  - Heavy rain on Thursday washed out that day's play. The last of five scheduled rounds will be played on Monday.
European Tour:
- Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in United Arab Emirates:
  - Winner: Martin Kaymer (DEU) 267 (−21)
    - Kaymer returns to the site of his first European Tour win, in this event in 2008, and wins his fifth career title.

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Austria:
- Group II in Innsbruck:
  - Germany 22–24 France
  - Poland 32–26 Spain
  - Slovenia 35–37 Czech Republic
    - Standings (after 3 games): Poland, France 5 points, Spain 3, Czech Republic, Slovenia 2, Germany 1.

Luge[edit]

European Championships in Sigulda, Latvia:
- Men: Albert Demtschenko (RUS) 1:36.748 Wolfgang Kindl (AUT) 1:36.974 Daniel Pfister (AUT) 1:37.062
- Teams: Latvia (Anna Orlova, Martins Rubenis, Andris Sics/Juris Sics) 2:16.992 Austria (Veronika Halder, Wolfgang Kindl, Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger) 2:17.022 Germany (Corinna Martini, Johannes Ludwig, Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt) 2:17.076

Nordic combined[edit]

World Cup in Schonach, Germany:
- HS96 / 4 x 5 km team: Germany (Georg Hettich, Eric Frenzel, Björn Kircheisen, Tino Edelmann) 42:49.4 France (Sébastien Lacroix, Maxime Laheurte, Jonathan Felisaz, Jason Lamy-Chappuis) 43:37.7 Austria (Lukas Klapfer, Wilhelm Denifl, Marco Pichlmayer, Tobias Kammerlander) 43:50.5

Rugby union[edit]

Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 6: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals; teams in italics parachute into the Amlin Challenge Cup)
- Pool 2:
  - Biarritz 41–20 Glasgow Warriors
  - Newport Gwent Dragons 23–32 Gloucester
  - Final standings: Biarritz 23 points, Gloucester 17, Glasgow Warriors 9, Dragons 6.
- Pool 5:
  - Harlequins 20–45 Cardiff Blues
  - Sale Sharks 13–19 Toulouse
  - Final standings: Toulouse 23 points, Cardiff Blues 18, Sale Sharks 14, Harlequins 2.
- Quarterfinal matchups:
  - Munster – Northampton Saints
  - Biarritz – Ospreys
  - Toulouse – Stade Français
  - Leinster – Clermont
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 6: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Pool 1: Leeds Carnegie 9–18 Bourgoin
  - Final standings: Bourgoin 23 points, Leeds 19, Overmach Parma 8, București Oaks 7.
- Quarterfinal matchups:
  - Connacht – Bourgoin
  - Toulon – Scarlets
  - London Wasps – Gloucester
  - Newcastle Falcons – Cardiff Blues

Short track speed skating[edit]

European Championships in Dresden, Germany:

Snowboarding[edit]

World Cup in Stoneham, Canada:
- Men's parallel giant slalom: Benjamin Karl (AUT) Andreas Prommegger (AUT) Jasey-Jay Anderson (CAN)
  - Standings (after 6 of 9 events): (1) Karl 4260 points (2) Anderson 3800 (3) Prommegger 3280
- Women's parallel giant slalom: Svetlana Boldykova (RUS) Alena Zavarzina (RUS) Nathalie Desmares (FRA)
  - Standings (after 6 of 9 events): (1) Fraenzi Maegert-Kohli (SUI) 3020 (2) Nicolien Sauerbreij (NED) 2980 (3) Zavarzina 2666

Ten-pin bowling[edit]

Kelly Kulick becomes the first woman to win an event against men on the PBA Tour, defeating Chris Barnes 265–195 to win the Tournament of Champions.

Tennis[edit]

Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 7:
- Men's singles – 4th round:
  - Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Ivo Karlović (CRO) 6–4 4–6 6–4 6–4
  - Marin Čilić (CRO) [14] def. Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [4] 5–7 6–4 7–5 5–7 6–3
  - Andy Murray (GBR) [5] def. John Isner (USA) [33] 7–6(4) 6–3 6–2
  - Andy Roddick (USA) [7] def. Fernando González (CHI) [11] 6–3 3–6 4–6 7–5 6–2
- Women's singles – 4th round:
  - Maria Kirilenko (RUS) def. Dinara Safina (RUS) [2] 5–4 Ret.
  - Nadia Petrova (RUS) [19] def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) [3] 6–3 3–6 6–1
  - Zheng Jie (CHN) def. Alona Bondarenko (UKR) [31] 7–6(5) 6–4
  - Justine Henin (BEL) def. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 7–6(3) 1–6 6–3

January 23, 2010 (Saturday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
- Downhill: Didier Cuche (SUI) 1:53.74 Andrej Šporn (SLO) 1:54.02 Werner Heel (ITA) 1:54.13
  - Downhill standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Cuche 396 (2) Carlo Janka (SUI) 308 (3) Manuel Osborne-Paradis (CAN) 235
  - Overall standings (after 22 of 34 races): (1) Janka 793 (2) Benjamin Raich (AUT) 743 (3) Cuche 726
Women's World Cup in Cortina, Italy:
- Downhill: Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:37.70 Maria Riesch (GER) 1:38.12 Anja Paerson (SWE) & Nadja Kamer (SUI) 1:38.56
  - Downhill standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Vonn 500 (2) Riesch 316 (3) Paerson 275
  - Overall standings (after 22 of 33 races): (1) Vonn 1094 (2) Riesch 1018 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 829

Biathlon[edit]

World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
- 10 km Sprint Men: Arnd Peiffer (GER) 24:27.4 (0 penalties) Dominik Landertinger (AUT) 24:33.4 (1) Christoph Stephan (GER) 24:42.5 (0)
  - Overall standings (after 13 of 25 races): (1) Evgeny Ustyugov (RUS) 412 points (2) Simon Fourcade (FRA) 395 (3) Tim Burke (USA) 393
  - Sprint standings (after 6 of 10 races): (1) Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR) 201 points (2) Landertinger 192 (3) Michael Greis (GER) 191

Bobsleigh[edit]

World Cup and European championships in Igls, Austria:
- Two-man: Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter (SUI) 1:44.01 André Lange/Kevin Kuske (GER) 1:44.12 Daniel Schmid/Juerg Egger (SUI) 1:44.37
  - Final standings: (1) Ivo Rüegg (SUI) 1514 (2) Thomas Florschütz (GER) 1475 (3) Karl Angerer (GER) 1474

Cricket[edit]

ICC Intercontinental Shield in Dubai:
- United Arab Emirates 361 and 282/9d; Uganda 373 and 79/6. Match drawn.
  - Standings: Uganda 29 points (2 matches), United Arab Emirates 17 (2), Namibia 6 (1), Bermuda 0 (1).

Cross-country skiing[edit]

World Cup in Rybinsk, Russia:
- Women's Sprint Freestyle: Vesna Fabjan (SLO) Magda Genuin (ITA) Justyna Kowalczyk (POL)
  - Overall standings: (1) Kowalczyk 1285 points (2) Petra Majdič (SLO) 1147 (3) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) 909
- Men's Sprint Freestyle: Nikolay Morilov (RUS) Alexey Petukhov (RUS) Nikita Kriukov (RUS)
  - Overall standings: (1) Petter Northug (NOR) 1060 points (2) Lukáš Bauer (CZE) 763 (3) Marcus Hellner (SWE) 627

Cycling[edit]

UCI ProTour:
- Tour Down Under in Australia:
  - Stage 5 – Snapper Point to Willunga, 148 km (92 mi):
    - General classification :

Figure skating[edit]

European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia:
- Ladies: Carolina Kostner (ITA) 173.46 Laura Lepistö (FIN) 166.37 Elene Gedevanishvili (GEO) 164.54
  - Kostner wins the title for the third time in four years. Gedevanishvili wins the first ever medal for Georgia in figure skating championships.
U.S. Championships in Spokane, Washington:
- Senior Ice Dancing: Meryl Davis/Charlie White 222.29 Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto 218.51 Emily Samuelson/Evan Bates 190.69
  - Davis and White win their second consecutive title.
- Senior Ladies: Rachael Flatt 200.11 Mirai Nagasu 188.78 Ashley Wagner 184.70.
  - Flatt wins her first national title. Olympic silver medallist Sasha Cohen finishes fourth and fails to qualify for the 2010 Olympics.

Futsal[edit]

European Championship in Hungary: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group A: Czech Republic 6–5 Hungary
  - Final standings: Azerbaijan 6 points, Czesh Republic 3, Hungary 0.
- Group B: Ukraine 2–4 Italy
  - Final standings: Italy 6 points, Ukraine 3, Belgium 0.

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Austria: (teams in bold advance to the Main Round)
- Group A in Graz:
  - Croatia 30–28 Russia
  - Norway 31–29 Ukraine
    - Final standings: Croatia 6 points, Norway 4, Russia 2, Ukraine 2.
- Group B in Linz:
  - Denmark 22–27 Iceland
  - Austria 37–31 Serbia
    - Final standings: Iceland, Denmark 4 points, Austria 3, Serbia 1.

Luge[edit]

European Championships in Sigulda, Latvia:
- Women: Tatiana Ivanova (RUS) 1:25.517 Corinna Martini (GER) 1:25.842 Nina Reithmayer (AUT) 1:26.007
- Doubles: Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:24.415 Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt (GER) 1:24.977 Tobias Schiegl/Markus Schiegl (AUT) 1:25.023

Nordic combined[edit]

World Cup in Schonach, Germany:
- HS96 / 10 km: Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 21:34.5 Pavel Churavý (CZE) 21:36.6 Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 21:38.9
  - Standings (after 14 of 19 events): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 969 points (2) Felix Gottwald (AUT) 589 (3) Magnus Moan (NOR) 542

Rugby union[edit]

Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 6: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals; teams in italics parachute into the Amlin Challenge Cup)
- Pool 3:
  - Viadana 20–59 Clermont Auvergne
  - Ospreys 17–12 Leicester Tigers
    - Final standings: Clermont 21 points, Ospreys 20, Leicester 18, Viadana 0.
- Pool 4:
  - Bath 10–28 (Ireland) Ulster
  - Edinburgh 9–7 Stade Français
    - Final standings: Stade Français 18 points, Ulster 17, Edinburgh 13, Bath 7.
- Pool 6:
  - Brive 17–20 Scarlets
  - London Irish 11–11 (Ireland) Leinster
    - Leinster secure a home quarterfinal. This result also secures a Heineken Cup quarterfinal berth for Northampton Saints as one of the top two runners-up.
    - Final standings: Leinster 22 points, Scarlets 17 (8–1 on head-to-head competition points), London Irish 17, Brive 1.
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 6: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Pool 1: Overmach Parma 16–9 București Oaks
  - Standings: Leeds Carnegie, Bourgoin 19 points (5 matches); Overmach Parma 8 (6); București Oaks 7 (6).
- Pool 2: Olympus Madrid 0–66 (Ireland) Connacht
  - Connacht secure the top seed for the quarterfinals, meaning that they avoid a quarterfinal against a Heineken Cup team.
  - Final standings: Connacht 26 points, Montpellier 19, Worcester Warriors 13, Olympus Madrid 0.
- Pool 3:
  - Rovigo 8–56 Saracens
  - Toulon 42–10 Castres
    - Final standings: Toulon 23 points, Saracens 22, Castres 11, Rovigo 0
- Pool 4: Rugby Roma Olimpic 6–55 Bayonne
  - Final standings: London Wasps 22 points, Bayonne 19, Racing Métro 16, Roma 0.

Skeleton[edit]

World Cup and European championships in Igls, Austria:
- Men: Martins Dukurs (LAT) 1:46.14 Frank Rommel (GER) 1:46.39 Aleksandr Tretyakov (RUS) 1:46.49
  - Final standings: (1) Dukurs 1694 points (2) Rommel 1466 (3) Sandro Stielicke (GER) 1438

Ski jumping[edit]

World Cup in Zakopane, Poland:
- HS 134: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 295.6 points Simon Ammann (SUI) 288.1 Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 276.2
  - Individual standings (after 16 of 23 events): (1) Ammann 1099 (2) Schlierenzauer 996 (3) Morgenstern 699

Snowboarding[edit]

World Cup in Quebec City, Canada:
- Men's big air: Janne Korpi (FIN) Stefan Falkeis (AUT) Jaakko Ruha (FIN)
  - Final standings: (1) Stefan Gimpl (AUT) 4300 points (2) Gian-Luca Cavigelli (SUI) 3320 (3) Matevz Pristavec (SLO) 1620

Tennis[edit]

Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 6:
- Men's singles – 3rd round:
  - Roger Federer (SUI) [1] def. Albert Montañés (ESP) [31] 6–3 6–4 6–4
  - Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Denis Istomin (UZB) 6–1 6–1 6–2
  - Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) [6] def. Juan Mónaco (ARG) [30] 6–0 6–3 6–4
  - Fernando Verdasco (ESP) [9] def. Stefan Koubek (AUT) 6–1 ret.
  - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [10] def. Tommy Haas (GER) [18] 6–4 3–6 6–1 7–5
- Women's singles – 3rd round:
  - Serena Williams (USA) [1] def. Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) [32] 6–0 6–3
  - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [4] def. Shahar Pe'er (ISR) [29] 6–4 6–0
  - Venus Williams (USA) [6] def. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 6–1 7–6(4)
  - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [7] def. Tathiana Garbin (ITA) 6–0 6–2
  - Vera Zvonareva (BLR) [9] def. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 6–1 7–5
  - Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [17] def. Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [10] 6–2 6–2

January 22, 2010 (Friday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
- Super-G: Didier Cuche (SUI) 1:17.94 Michael Walchhofer (AUT) 1:18.22 Georg Streitberger (AUT) 1:18.23
  - Super-G standings (after 4 of 6 races): (1) Walchhofer 260 (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 194 (3) benjamin Raich (AUT) 158
  - Overall standings (after 21 of 34 races): (1) Carlo Janka (SUI) 769 (2) Benjamin Raich (AUT) 743 (3) Cuche 626
Women's World Cup in Cortina, Italy:
- Super-G: Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:21.74 Fabienne Suter (SUI) 1:22.41 Anja Paerson (SWE) 1::22.48
  - Super-G standings (after 4 of 6 races): (1) Vonn 340 (2) Suter 170 (3) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 162
  - Overall standings (after 21 of 33 races): (1) Vonn 994 (2) Maria Riesch (GER) 938 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 829

Biathlon[edit]

World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
- 7.5 km Sprint Women: Magdalena Neuner (GER) 20:19.7 (1 penalty lap) Andrea Henkel (GER) 20:32.9 (0)

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