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Deaths in January
[edit]- 29 Tom Brookshier
- 27 Ruben Kruger
- 19 Bill McLaren
- 10 Bill Patterson
Current sporting seasons
[edit]- NBA
- NCAA Division I men
- NCAA Division I women
- Euroleague
- Eurocup
- EuroChallenge
- ASEAN Basketball League
- Australia
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Iran
- Israel
- Italy
- Philippines
- Russia
- Spain
- Turkey
- National teams competitions
- African Cup of Nations
- 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA)
- 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
- International clubs competitions
- UEFA (Europe) Champions League
- Europa League
- UEFA Women's Champions League
- Copa Libertadores (South America)
- AFC (Asia) Champions League
- CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League
- OFC (Oceania) Champions League
- Domestic (national) competitions
- Alpine Skiing World Cup
- Biathlon World Cup
- Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
- Freestyle Skiing World Cup
- Nordic Combined World Cup
- Ski Jumping World Cup
- Snowboard World Cup
- Speed Skating World Cup
Days of the month
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January 31, 2010 (Sunday)
[edit]- Women's World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Super-G: (1) Lindsey Vonn (USA) (2) Andrea Fischbacher (AUT), Marie Marchand-Arvier (FRA)
- Men's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:
- Slalom: (1) Reinfried Herbst (AUT) (2) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) (3) Julien Lizeroux (FRA)
- NFL: Pro Bowl at Miami Gardens, Florida:
- AFC All-Stars 41, NFC All-Stars 34.
- Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub is the game's MVP.
- AFC All-Stars 41, NFC All-Stars 34.
- The 24 Hours of Daytona comes to a close, with Action Express Racing winning in a Porsche in the DP class and SpeedSource winning in a Mazda RX-8 in the GT class.
- 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.
- Players Championship Finals in Purfleet, England:
- Final: Paul Nicholson (AUS) def. Mervyn King (ENG) 13–11
- 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.
- Final: Ghana 0–1 Egypt
- AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, Semi-final Round:
- PGA Tour:
- Farmers Insurance Open in La Jolla, California:
- 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.
- Winner: Robert Karlsson (SWE) 273 (−15)
- The Commercialbank Qatar Masters in Qatar:
- 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.
- Winner: Tom Watson (USA) 194 (−22)
- Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in Kaʻupulehu-Kona, Hawaii
- European Men's Championship in Austria:
- World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany:
- HS 213 (Ski flying):
- Welsh Open in Newport, Wales:
- Final: John Higgins (SCO) (2) def. Ali Carter (ENG) (1) 9–4
- 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.
- Roger Federer (SUI) [1] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [5] 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11)
- 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.
- Cara Black (ZIM)/Leander Paes (IND) [1] def. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)/Jaroslav Levinský (CZE) 7–5, 6–3
- Men's singles - Final:
January 30, 2010 (Saturday)
[edit]- Women's World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Men's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:
- 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
- U-19 World Cup Final in Lincoln, New Zealand:
- Associates Twenty20 Series in Kenya:
- Four Continents Championships in Jeonju, South Korea:
- Men: Adam Rippon (USA) 225.78 Tatsuki Machida (JPN) 217.48 Kevin Reynolds (CAN) 212.99
- African Cup of Nations in Angola:
- AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, Semi-final Round:
- World Cup in Mont Gabriel, Canada:
- Men's aerials:
- Women's aerials:
- 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.
- European Men's Championship in Austria:
- 5th/6th place: Denmark 34–27 Spain
- Semifinals:
- World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany:
- HS 213 Team (Ski flying):
- World Cup in Calgary, Canada:
- Men's half-pipe:
- Women's half-pipe:
- Men's slopestyle:
- Women's slopestyle:
- 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.
- Serena Williams (USA) [1] def. Justine Henin (BEL) [WC] 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
- 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.
- Bob Bryan (USA)/Mike Bryan (USA) [1] def. Daniel Nestor (CAN)/Nenad Zimonjić (SRB) [2] 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–3
- Women's singles - Final:
January 29, 2010 (Friday)
[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
- 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
- After missing the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open, two-time major winner John Daly announced his retirement.
- 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.
- Serena Williams (USA)/Venus Williams (USA) [2] def. Cara Black (ZIM)/Liezel Huber (USA) [1] 6–4, 6–3
- Men's singles – Semifinals:
January 28, 2010 (Thursday)
[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.
- Group A:
- 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:
- 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).
- Kenya 91 and 323; Scotland 306 and 110/2. Scotland win by 8 wickets.
- Four Continents Championships in Jeonju, South Korea:
- Ice Dance – standings after Original Dance: (1) Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 81.09 (2) Allie Hann-McCurdy/Michael Coreno (CAN) 78.10 (3) Huang Xintong/Zheng Xun (CHN) 77.33
- Pairs: Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao (CHN) 192.22 Keauna McLaughlin/Rockne Brubaker (USA) 170.17 Meagan Duhamel/Craig Buntin (CAN) 158.02
- Men – Short Program: (1) Kevin Reynolds (CAN) 81.60 (2) Song Nan (CHN) 72.95 (3) Brandon Mroz (USA) 70.88
- African Cup of Nations in Angola:
- Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
- European Championship in Hungary:
- Semifinals:
- Azerbaijan 3–3 (3–5 pen.) Portugal
- Czech Republic 1–8 Spain
- Semifinals:
- European Men's Championship in Austria: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- 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
- Women's singles – Semifinals:
January 27, 2010 (Wednesday)
[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:
- Group A:
- 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
- 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.
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 4:
- 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
- Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
- 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
- Men's singles – Quarterfinals:
January 26, 2010 (Tuesday)
[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
- Slalom: Reinfried Herbst (AUT) 1:45.91 Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 1:46.47 Manfred Pranger (AUT) 1:46.73
- 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.
- Group A:
- ULEB Eurocup Last 16, matchday 1:
- Group I:
- Le Mans 63–68 ALBA Berlin
- DKV Joventut 74–72 Aris BSA 2003
- Group J:
- Group K:
- Group L:
- ČEZ Nymburk 60–65 Crvena zvezda
- Gran Canaria 2014 73–65 Türk Telekom
- Group I:
- 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.
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 3:
- Pakistan in Australia:
- Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
- Toto Cup Final in Ramat Gan:
- European Men's Championship in Austria: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- 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
- Men's singles – Quarterfinals:
January 25, 2010 (Monday)
[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
- Group A:
- 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.
- 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.
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 2:
- European Championship in Hungary:
- Quarterfinals:
- Czech Republic 3–3 (3–1 pen.) Italy
- Azerbaijan 3–3 (4–2 pen.) Ukraine
- Quarterfinals:
- European Men's Championship in Austria:
- 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
- Men's singles – 4th round:
January 24, 2010 (Sunday)
[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
- 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.
- AFC Championship Game: (1) Indianapolis Colts 30, (5) New York Jets 17
- 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
- Group A:
- 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
- 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)
- 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.
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 1:
- Pakistan in Australia:
- 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).
- Ireland 405 and 202; Afghanistan 474 and 137/3. Afghanistan win by 7 wickets.
- 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)
- UCI ProTour:
- Tour Down Under in Australia:
- 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.
- Quarterfinals:
- 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
- Men's skicross: Christopher Del Bosco (CAN) Andreas Matt (AUT) David Duncan (CAN)
- European Championship in Hungary: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- 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.
- Bob Hope Classic in Palm Desert, California:
- 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.
- Winner: Martin Kaymer (DEU) 267 (−21)
- Abu Dhabi Golf Championship in United Arab Emirates:
- European Men's Championship in Austria:
- 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
- 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
- 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:
- Pool 2:
- 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:
- Pool 1: Leeds Carnegie 9–18 Bourgoin
- European Championships in Dresden, Germany:
- 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
- Men's parallel giant slalom: Benjamin Karl (AUT) Andreas Prommegger (AUT) Jasey-Jay Anderson (CAN)
- 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.
- 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
- Men's singles – 4th round:
January 23, 2010 (Saturday)
[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
- Downhill: Didier Cuche (SUI) 1:53.74 Andrej Šporn (SLO) 1:54.02 Werner Heel (ITA) 1:54.13
- 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
- Downhill: Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:37.70 Maria Riesch (GER) 1:38.12 Anja Paerson (SWE) & Nadja Kamer (SUI) 1:38.56
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- ICC Intercontinental Shield in Dubai:
- United Arab Emirates 361 and 282/9d; Uganda 373 and 79/6. Match drawn.
- 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
- Women's Sprint Freestyle: Vesna Fabjan (SLO) Magda Genuin (ITA) Justyna Kowalczyk (POL)
- UCI ProTour:
- Tour Down Under in Australia:
- Stage 5 – Snapper Point to Willunga, 148 km (92 mi):
- Tour Down Under in Australia:
- 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.
- Ladies: Carolina Kostner (ITA) 173.46 Laura Lepistö (FIN) 166.37 Elene Gedevanishvili (GEO) 164.54
- 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.
- Senior Ice Dancing: Meryl Davis/Charlie White 222.29 Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto 218.51 Emily Samuelson/Evan Bates 190.69
- 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.
- Group A: Czech Republic 6–5 Hungary
- European Men's Championship in Austria: (teams in bold advance to the Main Round)
- 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
- 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
- HS96 / 10 km: Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 21:34.5 Pavel Churavý (CZE) 21:36.6 Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 21:38.9
- 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.
- Pool 3:
- 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:
- Pool 4: Rugby Roma Olimpic 6–55 Bayonne
- Final standings: London Wasps 22 points, Bayonne 19, Racing Métro 16, Roma 0.
- Pool 1: Overmach Parma 16–9 București Oaks
- 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
- Men: Martins Dukurs (LAT) 1:46.14 Frank Rommel (GER) 1:46.39 Aleksandr Tretyakov (RUS) 1:46.49
- 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
- HS 134: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 295.6 points Simon Ammann (SUI) 288.1 Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 276.2
- 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
- Men's big air: Janne Korpi (FIN) Stefan Falkeis (AUT) Jaakko Ruha (FIN)
- 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.
- Men's singles – 3rd round: