January 2011 in sports

Deaths in January[edit]

Sporting seasons[edit]

American football 2011[edit]

Basketball 2011[edit]

Football (soccer) 2011[edit]

National teams competitions

International clubs competitions

Domestic (national) competitions

Golf 2011[edit]

Ice hockey 2011[edit]

Rugby union 2011[edit]

Snooker 2011[edit]

Players Tour Championship

Volleyball 2011[edit]

International clubs competitions

Domestic (national) competitions

Iranian Men's Super League

Winter sports[edit]

Days of the month[edit]

January 31, 2011 (Monday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Women's World Cup in Sestriere, Italy:
- Super combined: Cancelled due to heavy snow.

Cricket[edit]

West Indies in Sri Lanka:
- 1st ODI in Colombo: West Indies 245/5 (50 overs; Adrian Barath 113); Sri Lanka. No result; 3-match series tied 0–0.

Football (soccer)[edit]

South American Youth Championship in Peru:
- Final Group:
  - Uruguay 1–0 Colombia
  - Argentina 0–1 Ecuador
  - Chile 1–5 Brazil

January 30, 2011 (Sunday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Chamonix, France:
- Super combined: Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 2:57.12 (2:02.47 / 54.65) Natko Zrnčić-Dim (CRO) 2:57.63 (2:01.04 / 56.59) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 2:57.65 (2:00.05 / 57.60)
  - Combined standings (after 3 of 4 races): (1) Kostelić 300 points (2) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 143 (3) Kjetil Jansrud (NOR) 132
    - Kostelić wins his first combined title.
  - Overall standings (after 25 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 1178 points (2) Zurbriggen 703 (3) Didier Cuche (SUI) 673
Women's World Cup in Sestriere, Italy:
- Downhill: Cancelled due to heavy snow.

Cricket[edit]

England in Australia:
- 5th ODI in Brisbane: Australia 249 (49.3 overs; Chris Woakes 6/45); England 198 (45.3 overs). Australia win by 51 runs; lead 7-match series 4–1.

Equestrianism[edit]

Show jumping:
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
  - 9th competition in Zürich (CSI 5*-W): Marcus Ehning (GER) on Küchengirl Ben Maher (GBR) on Robin Hood W Edwina Alexander (AUS) on Itot du Château
    - Standings (after 9 of 13 competitions): (1) Kevin Staut (FRA) 87 points (2) Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) 62 (3) Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) 58

Extreme sport[edit]

Winter X Games XV in Aspen, United States:
- Men's:
  - Skier X: John Teller (USA) 1:21.167 Christopher Del Bosco (CAN) 1:21.197 Casey Puckett (USA) 1:21.979
  - SnoCross Adaptive: Mike Schultz (USA) 5:11.704 Jeff Tweet (USA) 5:53.741 Jim Wazny (USA) 5:55.078
  - SnoCross: Tucker Hibbert (USA) Ross Martin (USA) Robbie Malinoski (CAN)
  - Snowboard Slopestyle: Sebastien Toutant (CAN) 93.00 points Mark McMorris (CAN) 90.00 Tyler Flanagan (USA) 82.66
  - Mono Skier X: Josh Dueck (CAN) 1:59.656 Brandon Adam (USA) 2:10.471 Sean Rose (GBR) 2:18.684
  - Snowmobile Best Trick: Daniel Bodin (SWE) 96.00 points Caleb Moore (USA) 90.33 Heath Frisby (USA) 86.00
  - Snowboard SuperPipe: Shaun White (USA) 97.33 points Scotty Lago (USA) 92.00 Louie Vito (USA) 87.33
    - White wins the gold for the fourth successive year, and the sixth time overall.
- Women's:
  - Snowboard Slopestyle: Enni Rukajärvi (FIN) 92.66 points Jenny Jones (GBR) 89.33 Jamie Anderson (USA) 86.00
  - Skier X: Kelsey Serwa (CAN) 1:28.830 Ophélie David (FRA) 1:29.162 Fanny Smith (SUI) 1:29.367
    - David fails to win the event for the first time since 2006.

Golf[edit]

PGA Tour:
- Farmers Insurance Open in La Jolla, California:
  - Winner: Bubba Watson (USA) 272 (−16)
    - Watson wins his second PGA Tour title.
European Tour:
- Volvo Golf Champions in Bahrain:
  - Winner: Paul Casey (ENG) 268 (−20)
    - Casey wins his eleventh European Tour title.

Handball[edit]

World Men's Championship in Sweden:
- Third place match: Sweden 23–24 Spain
- Final: France 37–35 (ET) Denmark
  - France defend their title, and win the championship for a record-equalling fourth time. They also qualify for the 2012 Olympic tournament.

Ice hockey[edit]

NHL All-Star Game in Raleigh, North Carolina:
- Team Lidström 11, Team Staal 10

Luge[edit]

FIL World Natural Track Championships in Umhausen, Austria:
- Men's singles: Gerald Kammerlander (AUT) 3:37.61 (1:12.46 / 1:12.48 / 1:12.67) Robert Batkowski (AUT) 3:37.65 (1:12.97 / 1:12.12 / 1:12.56) Patrick Pigneter (ITA) 3:37.95 (1:12.72 / 1:11.99 / 1:13.24)
  - Kammerlander wins his first world title.
- Women's singles: Renate Gietl (ITA) 3:40.43 (1:13.48 / 1:13.61 / 1:13.34) Yekaterina Lavrentyeva (RUS) 3:40.67 (1:13.43 / 1:13.90 / 1:13.34) Melanie Schwarz (ITA) 3:43.31 (1:14.50 / 1:14.62 / 1:14.19)
  - Gietl wins her second consecutive world title.
FIL World Championships in Cesana, Italy:
- Men's doubles: Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:33.280 (46.668 / 46.612) Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber (ITA) 1:33.512 (46.752 / 46.760) Andris Šics/Juris Šics (LAT) 1:33.728 (46.909 / 46.719)
  - The Lingers win their second world title.
- Mixed team relay: Cancelled due to technical difficulties.

Ski jumping[edit]

World Cup in Willingen, Germany:
- HS 145: Severin Freund (GER) 289.1 points Martin Koch (AUT) 286.9 Simon Ammann (SUI) 284.5
  - Standings (after 19 of 26 events): (1) Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 1434 points (2) Ammann 1013 (3) Andreas Kofler (AUT) 930

Snooker[edit]

Shoot-Out in Blackpool, England:
- Final: Nigel Bond (ENG) 58–24 Robert Milkins (ENG)
  - Bond wins his fifth professional title.

Speed skating[edit]

World Cup 6 in Moscow, Russia:
- Men's:
  - 1000m: Stefan Groothuis (NED) 1:08.82 Denny Morrison (CAN) 1:09.57 Mikael Flygind Larsen (NOR) 1:09.65
    - Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Groothuis 430 points (2) Lee Kyou-hyuk (KOR) 402 (3) Shani Davis (USA) 380
  - Team Pursuit: Russia 3:43.71 Norway 3:46.68 Germany 3:47.15
    - Final standings: (1) Norway 270 points (2) Russia 250 (3) United States 232
- Women's:
  - 1000m: Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:15.59 Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:15.94 Heather Richardson (USA) 1:16.18
    - Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Richardson 560 points (2) Nesbitt 500 (3) Nao Kodaira (JPN) 339
  - Team Pursuit: Netherlands 3:01.13 Norway 3:03.02 Germany 3:04.11
    - Final standings: (1) Netherlands 300 points (2) Germany & Norway 250

Tennis[edit]

Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 14:
- Men's singles – Final: Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] vs. Andy Murray (GBR) [5] 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
  - Djokovic wins his second Australian Open and Grand Slam singles title.
- Mixed doubles – Final: Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)/Daniel Nestor (CAN) def. Chan Yung-jan (TPE)/Paul Hanley (AUS) 6–3, 3–6, [10–7]
  - Srebotnik and Nestor win their first Grand Slam title together. Srebotnik wins her first Australian Open, and her fifth Grand Slam mixed doubles title. Nestor wins his second Australian Open and Grand Slam mixed doubles title.

January 29, 2011 (Saturday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Chamonix, France:
- Downhill: Didier Cuche (SUI) 1:58.91 Dominik Paris (ITA) 1:59.58 Klaus Kröll (AUT) 1:59.79
  - Downhill standings (after 6 of 9 races): (1) Cuche 379 points (2) Michael Walchhofer (AUT) 314 (3) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 285
  - Overall standings (after 24 of 38 races): (1) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1078 points (2) Cuche 673 (3) Zurbriggen 658
Women's World Cup in Sestriere, Italy:
- Downhill: Cancelled due to fog.

Bobsleigh[edit]

World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Two-man: Manuel Machata/Andreas Bredau (GER) 2:12.27 (1:06.36 / 1:05.91) Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter (SUI) 2:12.30 (1:06.42 / 1:05.88) Thomas Florschütz/Kevin Kuske (GER) 2:12.66 (1:06.58 / 1:06.08)
  - Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Alexandr Zubkov (RUS) 1430 points (2) Machata 1412 (3) Simone Bertazzo (ITA) 1251
- Two-women: Sandra Kiriasis/Berit Wiacker (GER) 2:14.89 (1:07.57 / 1:07.32) Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel/Christin Senkel (GER) 2:15.17 (1:07.76 / 1:07.41) Cathleen Martini/Romy Logsch (GER) 2:15.54 (1:07.71 / 1:07.83)
  - Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Kiriasis 1511 points (2) Martini 1387 (3) Kaillie Humphries (CAN) 1216

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan in New Zealand:
- 3rd ODI in Christchurch: Pakistan 293/7 (50 overs; Mohammad Hafeez 115); New Zealand 250/9 (50 overs). Pakistan win by 43 runs; 6-match series tied 1–1.

Extreme sport[edit]

Winter X Games XV in Aspen, United States:
- Men's:
  - Snowboarder-X: Nick Baumgartner (USA) 1:29.700 Kevin Hill (CAN) 1:29.856 Nate Holland (USA) 1:30.026
    - Holland fails to win the event for the first time since 2005.
  - Slopestyle skiing: Sammy Carlson (USA) 93.33 points Russ Henshaw (AUS) 90.66 Andreas Håtveit (NOR) 90.00
  - Snowboard Street: Nic Sauve (CAN) 85 points Louis-Felix Paradis (CAN) 68 Simon Chamberlain (CAN) 64
  - Skiing Big Air: Alex Schlopy (USA) 92 points Bobby Brown (USA) 89 Sammy Carlson (USA) 87
    - Schlopy wins the event for the second successive year.
- Women's:
  - Snowboarder-X: Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) 1:38.943 Callan Chythlook-Sifsof (USA) 1:39.681 Déborah Anthonioz (FRA) 1:40.026
    - Jacobellis wins for the fourth consecutive year, and the seventh time in nine years.
  - Snowboard SuperPipe: Kelly Clark (USA) 92.33 points Kaitlyn Farrington (USA) 85.66 Elena Hight (USA) 80.00
    - Clark wins the event for the second time.

Figure skating[edit]

European Championships in Bern, Switzerland:
- Ladies: Sarah Meier (SUI) 170.60 points Carolina Kostner (ITA) 168.54 Kiira Korpi (FIN) 166.40
  - Meier becomes the first Swiss woman to win the championship since Denise Biellmann in 1981.
- Men: Florent Amodio (FRA) 226.86 points Brian Joubert (FRA) 223.01 Tomáš Verner (CZE) 222.60
  - Amodio wins the title for the first time. He and Joubert become the first French pair since Alain Giletti and Alain Calmat in 1961 to finish in the top two places.

Football (soccer)[edit]

AFC Asian Cup in Qatar:
- Final: Australia 0–1 (a.e.t.) Japan
  - Japan win the Cup for a record fourth time.

Freestyle skiing[edit]

World Cup in Grasgehren, Germany:
- Men's Ski Cross: Andreas Matt (AUT) Patrick Koller (AUT) Armin Niederer (SUI)
  - Ski Cross standings (after 6 of 11 events): (1) Matt 419 points (2) Christopher Del Bosco (CAN) 225 (3) Alex Fiva (SUI) 199
- Women's Ski Cross: Anna Holmlund (SWE) Heidi Zacher (GER) Katrin Müller (SUI)
  - Ski Cross standings (after 6 of 11 events): (1) Zacher 376 points (2) Holmlund 332 (3) Kelsey Serwa (CAN) 329
World Cup in Calgary, Canada:
- Men's Moguls: Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN) 24.25 points Alexandre Bilodeau (CAN) 24.16 Alexandr Smyshlyaev (RUS) 23.53
  - Moguls standings (after 7 of 11 events): (1) Guilbaut Colas (FRA) 536 points (2) Kingsbury 455 (3) Bilodeau 379
- Women's Moguls: Hannah Kearney (USA) 24.43 points Audrey Robichaud (CAN) 22.71 Ekaterina Stolyarova (RUS) 22.59
  - Moguls standings (after 7 of 11 events): (1) Kearney 609 points (2) Jennifer Heil (CAN) 412 (3) Robichaud 300
- Men's Aerials: Warren Shouldice (CAN) 244.90 points Renato Ulrich (SUI) 243.01 Scotty Bahrke (USA) 229.57
  - Aerials standings (after 5 of 8 events): (1) Qi Guangpu (CHN) 361 points (2) Jia Zongyang (CHN) 238 (3) Ulrich 231
  - Overall standings: (1) Guilbaut Colas (FRA) 77 points (2) Qi 72 (3) Andreas Matt (AUT) 70
- Women's Aerials: Cheng Shuang (CHN) 187.23 points Xu Mengtao (CHN) 186.65 Olha Volkova (UKR) 175.40
  - Aerials standings (after 5 of 8 events): (1) Xu 420 points (2) Cheng 316 (3) Volkova 213
  - Overall standings: (1) Hannah Kearney (USA) 87 points (2) Xu 84 (3) Cheng & Heidi Zacher (GER) 63

Luge[edit]

FIL World Natural Track Championships in Umhausen, Austria:
- Men's doubles: Pavel Porzhnev/Ivan Lazarev (RUS) 2:33.24 (1:16.71 / 1:16.53) Patrick Pigneter/Florian Clara (ITA) 2:33.90 (1:17.56 / 1:16.34) Andrzej Laszczak/Damian Waniczek (POL) 2:35.26 (1:17.99 / 1:17.27)
  - Porzhnev and Lazarev win their third world title.
FIL World Championships in Cesana, Italy:
- Men's singles: Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:43.538 (51.568 / 51.970) Felix Loch (GER) 1:43.559 (51.511 / 52.048) Andi Langenhan (GER) 1:44.013 (51.827 / 52.186)
  - Zöggeler wins his sixth world title.
- Women's singles: Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:33.969 (46.976 / 46.993) Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 1:34.243 (47.027 / 47.216) Alex Gough (CAN) 1:34.413 (47.051 / 47.362)
  - Hüfner wins her third world title. Gough wins the first ever world championship medal for women from Canada.

Mixed martial arts[edit]

Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg in San Jose, California, United States:
- Light Heavyweight bout: Roger Gracie (BRA) def. Trevor Prangley (RSA) by submission (rear naked choke)
- Heavyweight bout: Herschel Walker (USA) def. Scott Carson (USA) by TKO (strikes)
- Middleweight Championship bout: Ronaldo Souza (BRA) (c) def. Robbie Lawler (USA) by submission (rear naked choke)
- Welterweight Championship bout: Nick Diaz (USA) (c) def. Evangelista Santos (BRA) by submission (armbar)

Ski jumping[edit]

World Cup in Willingen, Germany:
- HS 145 Team: Austria (Gregor Schlierenzauer, Martin Koch, Andreas Kofler, Thomas Morgenstern) 1071.8 points Germany (Michael Uhrmann, Martin Schmitt, Michael Neumayer, Severin Freund) 1025.1 Poland (Kamil Stoch, Piotr Żyła, Stefan Hula, Adam Małysz) 1015.7

Speed skating[edit]

World Cup 6 in Moscow, Russia:
- Men's:
  - 500m: Jan Smeekens (NED) 34.93 Akio Ota (JPN) 35.02 Tucker Fredricks (USA) 35.06
    - Standings (after 10 of 12 races): (1) Joji Kato (JPN) 615 points (2) Lee Kang-seok (KOR) 590 (3) Fredricks 540
  - 5000m: Bob de Jong (NED) 6:19.43 Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 6:21.16 Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 6:22.79
    - Standings (after 4 of 6 races): (1) de Jong 360 points (2) Skobrev 280 (3) Bøkko 236
- Women's:
  - 500m: Jenny Wolf (GER) 38.01 Margot Boer (NED) 38.49 Heather Richardson (USA) 38.53(3)
    - Standings (after 10 of 12 races): (1) Wolf 920 points (2) Lee Sang-hwa (KOR) 650 (3) Boer 570
  - 1500m: Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:56.80 Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:56.93 Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 1:57.50
    - Standings (after 4 of 6 races): (1) Nesbitt 400 points (2) Marrit Leenstra (NED) 246 (3) Wüst 230

Tennis[edit]

Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 13:
- Women's singles – Final: Kim Clijsters (BEL) def. Li Na (CHN) 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
  - Clijsters wins her first Australian Open title, and her fourth Grand Slam singles title.
- Men's doubles – Final: Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) def. Mahesh Bhupathi (IND) / Leander Paes (IND) 6–3, 6–4
  - The Bryans win the Australian Open men's doubles title for the third consecutive time and fifth time in six years, and their 10th Grand Slam men's doubles title.
- Boys' Singles – Final: Jiří Veselý (CZE) def. Luke Saville (AUS) 6–0, 6–3
- Girls' Singles – Final: An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) def. Monica Puig (PUR) 6–4, 6–2
- Wheelchair men's singles – Final: Shingo Kunieda (JPN) def. Stéphane Houdet (FRA) 6–0, 6–3
  - Kuneida wins his fifth successive Australian Open title, the seventh successive Grand Slam title and the 12th Grand Slam title overall.
- Wheelchair women's singles – Final: Esther Vergeer (NED) def. Daniela Di Toro (AUS) 6–0, 6–0
  - Vergeer maintains her unbeaten record in Grand Slam singles tournaments, as she wins her eighth Australian Open title and 17th Grand Slam title.
- Wheelchair quad singles – Final: David Wagner (USA) def. Peter Norfolk (GBR) 6–2, 6–3

January 28, 2011 (Friday)[edit]

Basketball[edit]

PBA Philippine Cup Finals (best-of-7 series):
- Game 3 in Quezon City: San Miguel Beermen 103, Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 82. Talk 'N Text lead series 2–1.

Extreme sport[edit]

Winter X Games XV in Aspen, United States:
- Men's SuperPipe skiing: Kevin Rolland (FRA) 93.66 points Torin Yater-Wallace (USA) 92.66 Simon Dumont (USA) 90.33
  - Rolland wins the event for the second successive year.
- Men's Snowboard best method: Scotty Lago (USA) Ross Powers (USA) Chas Guldemond (USA)
- Men's Snowmobile Speed & Style: Joe Parsons (USA) 93.59 points Heath Frisby (USA) 89.66 Cory Davis (USA) 100.48
- Men's Snowboard big air: Torstein Horgmo (NOR) 80 points Sebastien Toutant (CAN) 79 Sage Kotsenburg (USA) 77

Figure skating[edit]

European Championships in Bern, Switzerland:
- Ladies short program: (1) Kiira Korpi (FIN) 63.50 points (2) Ksenia Makarova (RUS) 60.35 (3) Sarah Meier (SUI) 58.56
- Ice dancing: Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 167.40 points Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 161.14 Sinead Kerr/John Kerr (GBR) 157.49
  - Péchalat/Bourzat become the first ice dancing champions since Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in 1981 who didn't win any medal at previous championships.

Football (soccer)[edit]

AFC Asian Cup in Qatar:
- Third place match: Uzbekistan 2–3 South Korea
South American Youth Championship in Peru:
- Group B: (teams in bold advance to second round)
  - Ecuador 3–1 Bolivia
  - Colombia 3–3 Paraguay
    - Final standings: Brazil 10 points, Ecuador 7, Colombia 5, Paraguay 4, Bolivia 1.

Handball[edit]

World Men's Championship in Sweden:
- 7th place match: Hungary 31–28 Poland
- 5th place match: Iceland 33–34 Croatia
- Semifinals:
  - France 29–26 Sweden
  - Denmark 28–24 Spain

Luge[edit]

FIL World Natural Track Championships in Umhausen, Austria:
- Mixed team: Italy I (Renate Gietl, Anton Blasbichler, Patrick Pigneter/Florian Clara) 79 points Austria I (Melanie Batkowski, Gerald Kammerlander, Christian Schatz/Gerhard Mühlbacher) 72 Russia I (Yekaterina Lavrentyeva, Juri Talikh, Pavel Porzhnev/Ivan Lazarev) 71

Skeleton[edit]

World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Men: Martins Dukurs (LAT) 2:16.54 (1:08.63 / 1:07.91) Frank Rommel (GER) 2:16.89 (1:08.58 / 1:08.31) Ben Sandford (NZL) 2:17.34 (1:08.66 / 1:08.68)
  - Standings (after 7 of 8 events): (1) Dukurs 1494 points (2) Sandro Stielicke (GER) 1266 (3) Rommel 1218
    - Dukurs secures the title for the second successive year with his fourth win of the season.
- Women: Shelley Rudman (GBR) 2:19.17 (1:09.76 / 1:09.41) Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) 2:19.41 (1:09.85 / 1:09.56) Anja Huber (GER) 2:19.43 (1:10.00 / 1:09.43)
  - Standings (after 7 of 8 events): (1) Huber 1485 points (2) Rudman 1474 (3) Hollingsworth 1364

Speed skating[edit]

World Cup 6 in Moscow, Russia:
- Men's:
  - 500m: Pekka Koskela (FIN) 35.15 Jamie Gregg (CAN) 35.23 Jacques de Koning (NED) 35.24
    - Standings (after 9 of 12 races): (1) Joji Kato (JPN) 615 points (2) Lee Kang-seok (KOR) 590 (3) Keiichiro Nagashima (JPN) 488
  - 1500m: Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 1:45.49 Denny Morrison (CAN) 1:46.25 Mark Tuitert (NED) 1:46.59
    - Standings (after 4 of 6 races): (1) Simon Kuipers (NED) 245 points (2) Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 232 (3) Stefan Groothuis (NED) 222
- Women's:
  - 500m: Jenny Wolf (GER) 37.90 Margot Boer (NED) 38.56 Heather Richardson (USA) 38.57
    - Standings (after 9 of 12 races): (1) Wolf 820 points (2) Lee Sang-hwa (KOR) 650 (3) Boer 490
  - 3000m: Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 4:04.03 Ireen Wüst (NED) 4:05.41 Brittany Schussler (CAN) 4:10.45
    - Standings (after 4 of 6 races): (1) Stephanie Beckert (GER) 275 points (2) Sáblíková 260 (3) Jilleanne Rookard (USA) 236

Tennis[edit]

Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 12:
- Men's singles – Semifinal: Andy Murray (GBR) def. David Ferrer (ESP) 4–6, 7–6(2), 6–1, 7–6(2)
  - Murray reaches the final for the second successive year, and a Grand Slam final for the third time.
- Women's doubles – Final: Gisela Dulko (ARG) / Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) / Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 2–6, 7–5, 6–1
  - Dulko and Pennetta both win their first Grand Slam title.
- Boys' Doubles – Final: Filip Horanský (SVK) / Jiří Veselý (CZE) def. Ben Wagland (AUS) / Andrew Whittington (AUS) 6–4, 6–4
- Girls' Doubles – Final: An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) / Demi Schuurs (NED) def. Eri Hozumi (JPN) / Miyu Kato (JPN) 6–2, 6–3
- Wheelchair men's doubles – Final: Maikel Scheffers (NED) / Shingo Kunieda (JPN) def. Stéphane Houdet (FRA) / Nicolas Peifer (FRA) 6–3, 6–3
- Wheelchair women's doubles – Final: Esther Vergeer (NED) / Sharon Walraven (NED) def. Aniek van Koot (NED) / Jiske Griffioen (NED) 6–0, 6–2

January 27, 2011 (Thursday)[edit]

American football[edit]

NFL news: The Tennessee Titans and their head coach Jeff Fisher, the longest-tenured coach in the league, part ways. He had been in the post since 1994, when the franchise was known as the Houston Oilers.^[1]

Basketball[edit]

Euroleague Top 16, matchday 2:
- Group E: Panathinaikos Athens 82–56 Unicaja Málaga
  - Standings (after 2 games): Panathinaikos Athens 2–0; Lietuvos Rytas, Caja Laboral 1–1; Unicaja Málaga 0–2.
- Group F:
  - Maccabi Tel Aviv 99–58 Virtus Roma
  - Union Olimpija Ljubljana 67–68 Regal FC Barcelona
    - Standings (after 2 games): Regal FC Barcelona 2–0; Maccabi Tel Aviv, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1; Virtus Roma 0–2.
- Group H: Fenerbahçe Ülker 75–73 Power Electronics Valencia
  - Standings (after 2 games): Fenerbahçe Ülker 2–0; Power Electronics Valencia, Olympiacos Piraeus 1–1; Žalgiris Kaunas 0–2.

Extreme sport[edit]

Winter X Games XV in Aspen, United States:
- Women's Slopestyle skiing: Kaya Turski (CAN) 93.66 points Keri Herman (USA) 93.33 Grete Eliassen (NOR) 93.00
  - Turski wins the gold for the second successive year.
- Men's Snowmobile freestyle: Daniel Bodin (SWE) 91.33 points Justin Hoyer (USA) 91.00 Caleb Moore (USA) 90.00
- Women's SuperPipe skiing: Sarah Burke (CAN) 91.33 points Brita Sigourney (USA) 86.00 Rosalind Groenewoud (CAN) 84.00
  - Burke wins her fourth SuperPipe gold in five years.

Figure skating[edit]

European Championships in Bern, Switzerland:
- Men short program: (1) Florent Amodio (FRA) 78.11 points (2) Michal Březina (CZE) 76.13 (3) Artur Gachinski (RUS) 73.76
- Pairs: Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) 206.20 points Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 203.61 Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov (RUS) 188.24
  - Savchenko and Szolkowy win their fourth title in five years.

Football (soccer)[edit]

South American Youth Championship in Peru: (teams in bold advance to second round)
- Group A:
  - Chile 3–1 Venezuela
  - Peru 2–0 Uruguay
    - Final standings: Argentina 10 points, Chile 6, Uruguay, Peru 4, Venezuela 3.
Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
- Cerro Porteño 1–0 Deportivo Petare
- Bolívar 0–1 Unión Española

Handball[edit]

World Men's Championship in Sweden:
- 11th place match: Germany 40–35 (ET) Argentina
- 9th place match: Norway 32–31 (ET) Serbia

Snooker[edit]

Championship League Group 4:
- Final: Mark Allen (NIR) 1–3 Ali Carter (ENG)
  - Carter advances to the winners group.

Tennis[edit]

Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 11:
- Men's singles – Semifinal: Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Roger Federer (SUI) [2] 7–6(3), 7–5, 6–4
  - Djokovic reaches the Australian Open final for the second time, and a Grand Slam final for the fourth time.
- Women's singles – Semifinals:
  - Li Na (CHN) [9] def. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
    - Li becomes the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final.
  - Kim Clijsters (BEL) [3] def. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [2] 6–3, 6–3
    - Clijsters reaches the Australian Open final for the second time, and a Grand Slam final for the eighth time.
- Wheelchair quad doubles – Final: Andrew Lapthorne (GBR) / Peter Norfolk (GBR) def. Nicholas Taylor (USA) / David Wagner (USA) 6–3, 6–3

January 26, 2011 (Wednesday)[edit]

Basketball[edit]

Euroleague Top 16, matchday 2:
- Group E: Caja Laboral 86–89 Lietuvos Rytas
  - Standings: Panathinaikos Athens 1–0; Lietuvos Rytas, Caja Laboral 1–1; Unicaja Málaga 0–1.
- Group G:
  - Partizan Belgrade 76–79 Efes Pilsen Istanbul
  - Montepaschi Siena 68–78 Real Madrid
    - Standings (after 2 games): Real Madrid, Efes Pilsen 2–0; Montepaschi Siena, Partizan Belgrade 0–2.
- Group H: Žalgiris Kaunas 64–71 Olympiacos Piraeus
  - Standings: Fenerbahçe Ülker, Power Electronics Valencia 1–0; Olympiacos Piraeus 1–1; Žalgiris Kaunas 0–2.
PBA Philippine Cup Finals (best-of-7 series):
- Game 2 in Pasay: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 110, San Miguel Beermen 102. Talk 'N Text lead series 2–0.

Cricket[edit]

England in Australia:
- 4th ODI in Adelaide: England 299/8 (50 overs; Jonathan Trott 102); Australia 278/7 (50 overs). England win by 21 runs; Australia lead 7-match series 3–1.
Pakistan in New Zealand:
- 2nd ODI in Queenstown: Pakistan 31/0 (4.2 overs); New Zealand. Match abandoned; New Zealand lead 6-match series 1–0.

Figure skating[edit]

European Championships in Bern, Switzerland:
- Short dance: (1) Nathalie Péchalat/Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 66.91 points (2) Ekaterina Bobrova/Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 65.46 (3) Sinead Kerr/John Kerr (GBR) 62.87
- Pairs short program: (1) Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy (GER) 72.31 points (2) Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov (RUS) 69.49 (3) Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov (RUS) 62.89

Football (soccer)[edit]

Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
- Corinthians 0–0 Deportes Tolima
- Liverpool 2–2 Grêmio
- Alianza Lima 0–2 Jaguares

Snowboarding[edit]

World Cup in Denver, United States:
- Big Air: Rocco van Straten (NED) 27.9 points Zachary Stone (CAN) 26.5 Michael Macho (AUT) 20.7
  - Big Air standings (after 3 of 4 events): (1) Sebastien Toutant (CAN) 1220 points (2) van Straten 1165 (3) Ståle Sandbech (NOR) 1090
  - Overall Freestyle standings: (1) Toutant 1220 points (2) van Straten 1185 (3) Seppe Smits (BEL) 1180

Tennis[edit]

Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 10:
- Men's singles – Quarterfinals:
  - David Ferrer (ESP) [7] def. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
  - Andy Murray (GBR) [5] def. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(3), 6–3
- Women's singles – Quarterfinals:
  - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [2] def. Petra Kvitová (CZE) [25] 6–2, 6–4
  - Kim Clijsters (BEL) [3] def. Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [12] 6–3, 7–6(4)
News: Former World Number 1 player Justine Henin announces her second retirement from the sport, citing a lingering injury to her right elbow.^[2]

January 25, 2011 (Tuesday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Schladming, Austria:
- Slalom: Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA) 1:46.54 (54.62 / 51.92) André Myhrer (SWE) 1:46.58 (53.77 / 52.81) Mattias Hargin (SWE) 1:47.14 (54.22 / 52.92)
  - Slalom standings (after 7 of 10 races): (1) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 478 points (2) Grange 382 (3) Myhrer 333
  - Overall standings (after 23 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 1075 points (2) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 643 (3) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 585

Football (soccer)[edit]

AFC Asian Cup in Qatar:
- Semifinals:
  - Japan 2–2 (3–0 pen.) South Korea
  - Uzbekistan 0–6 Australia
South American Youth Championship in Peru: (teams in bold advance to second round)
- Group B:
  - Colombia 2–1 Bolivia
  - Ecuador 0–1 Brazil
    - Standings: Brazil 10 points (4 matches), Ecuador, Colombia 4 (3), Paraguay 3 (3), Bolivia 1 (3).
Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
- Independiente 2–0 Deportivo Quito

Handball[edit]

World Men's Championship in Sweden: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group I:
  - Germany 25–35 Norway
  - Spain 30–24 Hungary
  - France 34–28 Iceland
    - Final standings: France, Spain 9 points, Iceland, Hungary 4, Norway, Germany 2.
- Group II:
  - Croatia 28–25 Poland
  - Serbia 26–25 Argentina
  - Denmark 27–24 Sweden
    - Final standings: Denmark 10 points, Sweden 6, Croatia 5, Poland 4, Serbia 3, Argentina 2.

Snooker[edit]

Championship League Group 3:
- Final: Mark King (ENG) 2–3 Shaun Murphy (ENG)
  - Murphy advances to the winners group.

Tennis[edit]

Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 9:
- Men's singles – Quarterfinals:
  - Roger Federer (SUI) [2] def. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [19] 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
  - Novak Djokovic (SRB) [3] def. Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [6] 6–1, 7–6(5), 6–1
- Women's singles – Quarterfinals:
  - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [6] 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
  - Li Na (CHN) [9] def. Andrea Petkovic (GER) [30] 6–2, 6–4

January 24, 2011 (Monday)[edit]

Football (soccer)[edit]

South American Youth Championship in Peru: (teams in bold advance to second round)
- Group A:
  - Chile 1–3 Argentina
  - Peru 1–1 Venezuela
    - Standings: Argentina 10 points (4 matches), Uruguay 4 (3), Venezuela, Chile 3 (3), Peru 1 (3).

Handball[edit]

World Men's Championship in Sweden:
- Group I: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
  - Iceland 24–32 Spain
  - Hungary 27–25 Germany
  - Norway 26–31 France
    - Standings (after 4 matches): France, Spain 7 points, Iceland, Hungary 4, Germany 2, Norway 0.
- 15th place match: Japan 24–29 Algeria
- 13th place match: Egypt 23–26 South Korea

Tennis[edit]

Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 8:
- Men's singles – 4th round:
  - Rafael Nadal (ESP) [1] def. Marin Čilić (CRO) [15] 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
  - Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) def. Robin Söderling (SWE) [4] 1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
  - Andy Murray (GBR) [5] def. Jürgen Melzer (AUT) [11] 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
  - David Ferrer (ESP) [7] def. Milos Raonic (CAN) 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
- Women's singles – 4th round:
  - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [2] def. Iveta Benešová (CZE) 6–4, 6–1
  - Kim Clijsters (BEL) [3] def. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 7–6(3), 6–2
  - Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [12] def. Peng Shuai (CHN) 7–5, 3–6, 7–5
  - Petra Kvitová (CZE) [25] def. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) [22] 3–6, 6–3, 6–3

January 23, 2011 (Sunday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
- Slalom: Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA) 1:40.93 (52.60 / 48.33) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:41.21 (52.20 / 49.01) Giuliano Razzoli (ITA) 1:41.62 (52.79 / 48.83)
  - Slalom standings (after 6 of 10 races): (1) Kostelić 433 points (2) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 326 (3) Grange 282
- Combined: Kostelić 3:40.84 (1:59.63 / 52.20 / 49.01) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 3:42.77 (1:59.89 / 52.96 / 49.92) Romed Baumann (AUT) 3:47.51 (1:59.54 / 55.93 / 52.04)
  - Combined standings (after 2 of 4 races): (1) Kostelić 200 points (2) Carlo Janka (SUI) 112 (3) Zurbriggen 98
  - Overall standings (after 22 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 1030 points (2) Zurbriggen 629 (3) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 585
Women's World Cup in Cortina, Italy:
- Super-G: Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:22.64 Maria Riesch (GER) 1:22.69 Lara Gut (SUI) 1:23.52
  - Super G standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Vonn 380 points (2) Riesch 229 (3) Gut 205
  - Overall standings (after 21 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 1232 points (2) Vonn 1087 (3) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 628

American football[edit]

NFL playoffs – Conference Championships:
- NFC: Green Bay Packers 21, Chicago Bears 14
  - The Packers win the NFC Championship Game for the third time.
- AFC: Pittsburgh Steelers 24, New York Jets 19
  - The Steelers win the AFC Championship Game for the second time in three years, and a record-extending eighth time overall.

Badminton[edit]

BWF Super Series:
- Malaysia Super Series in Kuala Lumpur:
  - Men's singles: Lee Chong Wei (MAS) def. Taufik Hidayat (INA) 21–8, 21–17
  - Women's singles: Wang Shixian (CHN) def. Wang Yihan (CHN) 21–18, 21–14
  - Men's doubles: Chai Biao (CHN)/Guo Zhendong (CHN) def. Mads-Conrads Petersen (DEN)/Jonas Rasmussen (DEN) 21–16, 21–14
  - Women's doubles: Tian Qing (CHN)/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) def. Wang Xiaoli (CHN)/Yu Yang (CHN) 21–12, 6–21, 21–17
  - Mixed doubles: He Hanbin (CHN)/Ma Jin (CHN) def. Tao Jiaming (CHN)/Tian Qing (CHN) 21–13, 13–21, 21–16

Biathlon[edit]

World Cup 6 in Antholz, Italy:
- Women's 12.5 km Mass Start: Tora Berger (NOR) 33:56.3 (0+1+0+1) Marie-Laure Brunet (FRA) 33:56.9 (0+0+0+1) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 34:02.1 (0+0+0+0)
  - Mass start standings (after 2 of 5 races): (1) Brunet 97 points (2) Berger 90 (3) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 85
  - Overall standings (after 14 of 26 races): (1) Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 574 points (2) Ekholm 546 (3) Andrea Henkel (GER) 523
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay: Germany (Christoph Stephan, Daniel Böhm, Arnd Peiffer, Michael Greis) 1:10:17.2 (0+7) Italy (Christian de Lorenzi, Rene Laurent Vuillermoz, Lukas Hofer, Markus Windisch) 1:10:35.8 (0+9) Norway (Emil Hegle Svendsen, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Alexander Os, Tarjei Bø) 1:10:45.4 (0+8)
  - Standings (after 3 of 4 races): (1) Germany 163 points (2) Norway 156 (3) Austria & France 122

Bobsleigh[edit]

World Cup and FIBT European Championships in Winterberg, Germany:
- Four-man: Manuel Machata/Richard Adjei/Andreas Bredau/Florian Becke (GER) 1:50.15 (55.29 / 54.86) Thomas Florschütz/Ronny Listner/Kevin Kuske/Andreas Barucha (GER) 1:50.28 (55.10 / 55.18) Alexandr Zubkov/Filipp Yegorov/Dmitry Trunenkov/Nikolay Hrenkov (RUS) 1:50.28 (55.27 / 55.01)
  - Machata, Adjei, Bredau and Becke all win their first European title.
  - Standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Machata 1261 points (2) Steve Holcomb (USA) 1186 (3) Karl Angerer (GER) 1090

Bowls[edit]

World Indoor Championships in Hopton-on-Sea, England:
- Final: Paul Foster (SCO) def. Alex Marshall (SCO) 11–5, 8–8
  - Foster wins his fourth world title.

Cricket[edit]

England in Australia:
- 3rd ODI in Sydney: England 214 (48 overs); Australia 215/6 (46 overs). Australia win by 4 wickets; lead 7-match series 3–0.
India in South Africa:
- 5th ODI in Centurion: South Africa 250/9 (46/46 overs; Hashim Amla 116*); India 234 (40.2 overs; Yusuf Pathan 105). South Africa win by 33 runs (D/L); win 5-match series 3–2.