January 2012 in sports

Current sporting seasons[edit]

National teams competitions

International clubs competitions

Domestic (national) competitions

Ice hockey 2012[edit]

Rugby union 2012[edit]

Snooker 2012[edit]

Players Tour Championship

Tennis 2012[edit]

Volleyball 2012[edit]

International clubs competitions

Winter sports[edit]

Days of the month[edit]

January 31, 2012 (Tuesday)[edit]

Football (soccer)[edit]

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group C:
  - Gabon 1–0 Tunisia
  - Niger 0–1 Morocco
    - Standings: Gabon 9 points, Tunisia 6, Morocco 3, Niger 0.
Copa Libertadores First Stage, second leg (teams in bold advance to the Second stage):
- Sport Huancayo 1–1 Arsenal. Arsenal win 4–1 on points.
- Libertad 4–1 El Nacional. 3–3 on points; Libertad win 4–2 on aggregate.

Futsal[edit]

European Men's Championship in Croatia:
- Group A in Split: Croatia 2–1 Romania
- Group B in Zagreb: Spain 4–2 Slovenia

Handball[edit]

Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
- Group A: Japan 25–27 Iran
- Group B: Saudi Arabia 24–24 Qatar

January 30, 2012 (Monday)[edit]

Cricket[edit]

Zimbabwe in New Zealand:
- Only Test in Napier:

Football (soccer)[edit]

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group B:
  - Sudan 2–1 Burkina Faso
  - Ivory Coast 2–0 Angola
    - Standings: Côte d'Ivoire 9 points, Sudan, Angola 4, Burkina Faso 0.

Handball[edit]

Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
- Group A:
  - Iran 25–17 Jordan
  - Kuwait 26–27 South Korea
- Group B:
  - Qatar 28–21 United Arab Emirates
  - Uzbekistan 15–52 Bahrain

January 29, 2012 (Sunday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Garmisch, Germany: Super Giant slalom
Women's World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland: Downhill

American football[edit]

NFL playoffs:
- Pro Bowl in Honolulu: AFC 59, NFC 41

Basketball[edit]

PBA Philippine Cup Finals in Quezon City, Philippines:
- Game 6: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 110, Powerade Tigers 101. Talk 'N Text win series 4–1.
  - Talk 'N Text win their fourth league title in three years and complete the first successful PBA Philippine Cup title defense since 1985.

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan vs England in UAE:
- 2nd Test in Abu Dhabi

Figure skating[edit]

United States Championships in San Jose, California

Football (soccer)[edit]

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group A:
  - Equatorial Guinea 0–1 Zambia
  - Libya 2–1 Senegal
    - Standings: Zambia 7 points, Equatorial Guinea 6, Libya 4, Senegal 0.
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Final: United States 4–0 Canada
  - United States and Canada qualify for the Olympic Tournament.

Freestyle skiing[edit]

World Cup in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Aerials

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Belgrade, Serbia:
- Bronze medal game: Croatia 31–27 Spain
- Final: Serbia 19–21 Denmark
  - Denmark win the title for the second time, and qualify for the Olympic Tournament.
Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
- Group A: Kuwait 27–30 Japan
- Group B: Uzbekistan 14–47 Saudi Arabia

Luge[edit]

World Cup 7 in St. Moritz, Switzerland

Nordic combined[edit]

World Cup in Zakopane, Poland:
- HS 130 / Penalty Race (TBC)

Water polo[edit]

Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Bronze medal match: Italy 9–12 Hungary
- Final: Serbia 9–8 Montenegro
  - Serbia win the title for the fifth time.

January 28, 2012 (Saturday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Garmisch, Germany: Downhill
Women's World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland: Super combined

American Football[edit]

NCAA bowl games:
- Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama: North 23, South 13

Cricket[edit]

India in Australia:
- 4th Test in Adelaide

Figure skating[edit]

European Championships in Sheffield, Great Britain:
- Men:
- Ladies:
United States Championships in San Jose, California

Football (soccer)[edit]

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- Group D in Franceville:
  - Botswana 1–6 Guinea
  - Ghana 2–1 Mali

Freestyle skiing[edit]

World Cup in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Moguls

Handball[edit]

Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
- Group A:
  - Japan 35–22 Jordan
  - South Korea 26–21 Iran
- Group B:
  - Bahrain 26–27 Qatar
  - Saudi Arabia 26–19 United Arab Emirates

Luge[edit]

World Cup 7 in St. Moritz, Switzerland

Mixed martial arts[edit]

UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis in Chicago, United States:
- Middleweight bout: Chris Weidman (USA) def. Demian Maia (BRA) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)
- Middleweight bout: Chael Sonnen (USA) def. Michael Bisping (ENG) via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
- Light Heavyweight bout: Rashad Evans (USA) def. Phil Davis (USA) via unanimous decision (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)

Nordic combined[edit]

World Cup in Zakopane, Poland:
- HS 134 / 10 km

Ski jumping[edit]

Men's World Cup in Sapporo, Japan:
- HS 134 (night)

Snowboarding[edit]

World Cup in Sudenfeld, Germany: Giant slalom

Speed skating[edit]

World Sprint Championships in Calgary, Canada

Tennis[edit]

Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 13:
  - Women's singles - final: Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] vs. Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4]
  - Men's doubles - final: Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) [1] vs. Leander Paes (IND) / Radek Štěpánek (CZE)
  - Girls' singles - final: Taylor Townsend (USA) [14] vs. Yulia Putintseva (RUS) [4]
  - Boys' singles - final: Luke Saville (AUS) [1] vs. Filip Peliwo (CAN)
  - Wheelchair women's singles final: Esther Vergeer (NED) [1] vs. Aniek Van Koot (NED) [2]
  - Wheelchair men's singles final: Maikel Scheffers (NED) [1] vs. Nicolas Peifer (FRA)
  - Wheelchair quad singles: David Wagner (USA) [1] vs. Peter Norfolk (GBR) [2]

Water polo[edit]

Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Bronze medal match: Hungary 9–8 Russia
- Final: Italy 13–10 Greece
  - Italy win the title for the fifth time

January 27, 2012 (Friday)[edit]

Figure skating[edit]

European Championships in Sheffield, Great Britain:
- Ice dancing: Nathalie Péchalat / Fabian Bourzat (FRA) 164.18 Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev (RUS) 160.23 Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov (RUS) 153.12
  - Péchalat and Bourzat win the title for the second successive time.

Football (soccer)[edit]

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- Group C in Libreville:
  - Niger 1–2 Tunisia
  - Gabon 3–2 Morocco
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Semifinals:
  - United States 3–0 Costa Rica
  - Canada 3–1 Mexico

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Belgrade, Serbia:
- Semifinals:
  - Denmark 25–24 Spain
  - Serbia 26–22 Croatia
Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
- Group A:
  - South Korea 25–13 Jordan
  - Iran 26–27 Kuwait
- Group B: Qatar 41–19 Uzbekistan

Tennis[edit]

Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 12:
  - Men's singles semifinals: Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. Andy Murray (GBR) [4] 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 7–5
  - Women's doubles - final: Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) / Vera Zvonareva (RUS) def. Sara Errani (ITA) / Roberta Vinci (ITA) [11] 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
    - Kuznetsova wins her second Australian Open and Grand Slam women's doubles title.
    - Zvonareva wins her second Grand Slam women's doubles title.
  - Boys' doubles - final: Liam Broady (GBR) / Joshua Ward-Hibbert (GBR) [6] def. Adam Pavlásek (CZE) / Filip Veger (CRO) 6–3, 6–2
  - Girls' doubles - final: Gabrielle Andrews (USA) / Taylor Townsend (USA) def. Irina Khromacheva (RUS) / Danka Kovinić (MNE) [1] 5–7, 7–5, [10–6]
  - Wheelchair men's doubles final: Ronald Vink (NED) / Robin Ammerlaan (NED) [2] def. Stéphane Houdet (FRA) / Nicolas Peifer (FRA) [1] 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
  - Wheelchair women's doubles final: Esther Vergeer (NED) / Sharon Walraven (NED) [1] def. Aniek van Koot (NED) / Marjolein Buis (NED) [2] 4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Water polo[edit]

Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Semifinals:
  - Italy 8–12 Serbia
  - Montenegro 14–13 Hungary

January 26, 2012 (Thursday)[edit]

Basketball[edit]

Euroleague Top 16 matchday 2:
- Group E: Galatasaray Medical Park 78–77 Olympiacos
- Group H: Maccabi Tel Aviv 57–71 FC Barcelona Regal

Figure skating[edit]

European Championships in Sheffield, Great Britain:
- Pairs (all (RUS)): Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov 210.45 points Vera Bazarova/Yuri Larionov 193.79 Ksenia Stolbova/Fedor Klimov 171.81
  - Volosozhar and Trankov win their first European title.

Football (soccer)[edit]

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- Group B in Malabo:
  - Sudan 2–2 Angola
  - Ivory Coast 2–0 Burkina Faso
Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg: Peñarol 4–0 Caracas

Handball[edit]

Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
- Group B:
  - United Arab Emirates 40–20 Uzbekistan
  - Bahrain 23–23 Saudi Arabia

Snooker[edit]

Championship League Group four in Stock, England:
- Final (both (ENG): Mark Selby 1–3 Mark Davis

Tennis[edit]

Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 11:
  - Women's singles semifinals:
    - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Kim Clijsters (BEL) [11] 6–4, 1–6, 6–3
    - Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
  - Men's singles Semifinals: Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Roger Federer (SUI) [3] 6–7(5), 6–2, 7–6(5), 6–4
  - Wheelchair quad doubles final: Andrew Lapthorne (GBR) / Peter Norfolk (GBR) def. David Wagner (USA) / Noam Gershony (ISR) 6–4, 6–2

Water polo[edit]

Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Semifinals:
  - Hungary 12–14 Greece
  - Italy 13–12 Russia

January 25, 2012 (Wednesday)[edit]

Basketball[edit]

Euroleague Top 16 matchday 2:
- Group E: CSKA Moscow 96–68 Anadolu Efes
- Group F:
  - Gescrap Bizkaia 85–70 Unicaja
  - Real Madrid 69–88 Montepaschi Siena
- Group G:
  - Fenerbahçe Ülker 65–63 EA7 Emporio Armani
  - Panathinaikos 83–89 UNICS Kazan
- Group H: Bennet Cantù 79–78 Žalgiris Kaunas

Football (soccer)[edit]

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- Group A in Bata:
  - Libya 2–2 Zambia
  - Equatorial Guinea 2–1 Senegal
Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
- Real Potosí 2–1 Flamengo
- Internacional 1–0 Once Caldas
- Unión Española 1–0 UANL

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Serbia (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
- Group I in Belgrade:
  - Poland 33–32 Germany
  - Denmark 31–24 Sweden
  - Serbia 19–22 North Macedonia
    - Standings: Serbia 7 points, Denmark 6, Germany, Macedonia, Poland 5, Sweden 2.
- Group II in Novi Sad:
  - France 29–29 Iceland
  - Spain 35–32 Slovenia
  - Hungary 24–24 Croatia
    - Standings: Spain 9, Croatia 7, Slovenia, Hungary 4, Iceland, France 3.

Tennis[edit]

Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 10:
  - Men's singles quarterfinals:
    - Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Kei Nishikori (JPN) [24] 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
    - Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. David Ferrer (ESP) [5] 6–4, 7–6(4), 6–1
  - Women's singles quarterfinals:
    - Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] def. Sara Errani (ITA) 6–4, 6–4
    - Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) 6–2, 6–3

Water polo[edit]

Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Quarterfinals:
  - Italy 9–4 Germany
  - Greece 9–11 Montenegro

January 24, 2012 (Tuesday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Schladming, Austria:
- Slalom:

Football (soccer)[edit]

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- Group D in Franceville:
  - Ghana 1–0 Botswana
  - Mali 1–0 Guinea
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
- Group B:
  - Guatemala 6–0 Dominican Republic
  - United States 4–0 Mexico
    - Standings: United States 9 points, Mexico 6, Guatemala 3, Dominican Republic 0.
Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
- Arsenal 3–0 Sport Huancayo
- El Nacional 1–0 Libertad

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Serbia:
- Group II in Novi Sad:
  - Spain 31–26 Iceland
  - France 22–29 Croatia
  - Hungary 30–32 Slovenia

Snooker[edit]

Championship League Group three in Stock, England:
- Final: Mark Selby (ENG) 2–3 Neil Robertson (AUS)

Tennis[edit]

Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 9:
  - Men's singles quarterfinals:
    - Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [7] 6–7(5), 7–6(6), 6–4, 6–3
    - Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Juan Martín del Potro (ARG) [11] 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
  - Women's singles quarterfinals:
    - Kim Clijsters (BEL) [11] def. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] 6–3, 7–6(4)
    - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [8] 6–7(0), 6–0, 6–2

Water polo[edit]

Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Quarterfinals:
  - Hungary 11–9 Spain
  - Italy 13–13 (4–2 pen.) Netherlands

January 23, 2012 (Monday)[edit]

Football (soccer)[edit]

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- Group C in Libreville:
  - Gabon 2–0 Niger
  - Morocco 1–2 Tunisia
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
- Group A:
  - Cuba 0–3 Haiti
  - Canada 5–1 Costa Rica
    - Standings: Canada 9 points, Costa Rica 6, Haiti 3, Cuba 0.

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Serbia:
- Group I in Belgrade:
  - Poland 25–27 North Macedonia
  - Denmark 28–26 Germany
  - Serbia 24–21 Sweden

Tennis[edit]

Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 8:
  - Men's singles 4th round:
    - Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
    - Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6–1, 6–1, 1–0 retired
    - David Ferrer (ESP) [5] def. Richard Gasquet (FRA) [17] 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
    - Kei Nishikori (JPN) [24] def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6] 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
  - Women's singles 4th round:
    - Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] def. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) [21] 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
    - Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Sabine Lisicki (GER) [14] 3–6, 6–2, 6–3

Water polo[edit]

Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group A:
  - Turkey 2–22 Hungary
  - North Macedonia 8–10 Netherlands
  - Italy 10–7 Greece
    - Standings: Hungary 15 points, Italy 12, Greece 9, Netherlands 6, Macedonia 3, Turkey 0.
- Group B:
  - Croatia 11–10 Spain
  - Serbia 7–11 Montenegro
  - Romania 9–10 Germany
    - Standings: Serbia 12 points, Montenegro 10, Germany, Croatia 9, Spain 4, Romania 0.

January 22, 2012 (Sunday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
- Slalom:
- Combined:
Women's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:
- Slalom:

American football[edit]

NFL playoffs:
- Conference Championships:
  - AFC: New England Patriots 23, Baltimore Ravens 20
  - NFC: New York Giants 20, San Francisco 49ers 17 (OT)

Auto racing[edit]

World Rally Championship:
- Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo in Monte Carlo:

Biathlon[edit]

World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
- 12.5 km Mass Start Women:
- 4x7.5 km Relay Men:

Bobsleigh[edit]

World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Four-man:

Cricket[edit]

Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- 5th ODI in Johannesburg: South Africa 312/4 (50 overs); Sri Lanka 314/8 (49.5 overs). Sri Lanka win by 2 wickets, South Africa win the 5-match series 3–2. [1]

Cross-country skiing[edit]

World Cup in Otepää, Estonia:
- 15 km Classic men:
- 10 km Classic women:

Figure skating[edit]

Canadian Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick:
- Men: Patrick Chan 302.14 points Kevin Reynolds 239.44 Jeremy Ten 207.50
  - Chan wins the title for the fifth successive time.

Football (soccer)[edit]

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- Group B in Malabo:
  - Ivory Coast 1–0 Sudan
  - Burkina Faso 1–2 Angola
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Group B:
  - Mexico 7–0 Dominican Republic
  - United States 13–0 Guatemala

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Serbia:
- Group II in Novi Sad:
  - Hungary 21–27 Iceland
  - France 28–26 Slovenia
  - Spain 24–22 Croatia

Luge[edit]

World Cup 6 in Winterberg, Germany:

Multi-sport events[edit]

Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:

Rugby union[edit]

Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):

Snooker[edit]

Masters in London, England:
- Final: Neil Robertson (AUS) vs Shaun Murphy (ENG)

Speed skating[edit]

World Cup 4 in Kearns, Utah, United States:
- 500 m women:
- 500 m men:
- 1000 m women:
- 1000 m men:

Tennis[edit]

Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 7:
  - Men's singles 4th round:
    - Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Feliciano López (ESP) [18] 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
    - Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Bernard Tomic (AUS) 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
    - Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [7] def. Nicolás Almagro (ESP) [10] 4–6, 7–6(5), 7–6(3), 7–6(2)
  - Women's singles 4th round:
    - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Jelena Janković (SRB) [13] 6–0, 7–5
    - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Iveta Benešová (CZE) 6–2, 6–2
    - Kim Clijsters (BEL) [11] def. Li Na (CHN) [5] 4–6, 7–6(6), 6–4
      - Clijsters saves 4 match points in the second set tie-breaker.
    - Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [8] def. Julia Görges (GER) [22] 6–1, 6–1

Water polo[edit]

Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group A:
  - Netherlands 12–6 Great Britain
  - Hungary 9–12 Russia
    - Standings: Russia 9 points, Hungary 6, Netherlands 3, Great Britain 0.
- Group B:
  - Germany 12–18 Italy
  - Greece 8–6 Spain
    - Standings: Greece 9 points, Italy 6, Spain 3, Germany 0.

January 21, 2012 (Saturday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
- Downhill:
Women's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:
- Giant slalom:

Biathlon[edit]

World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
- 4x6 km Relay Women:
- 15 km Mass Start Men:

Bobsleigh[edit]

World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Two-man:

Cross-country skiing[edit]

World Cup in Otepää, Estonia:
- Sprint Classic men:
- Sprint Classic women:

Figure skating[edit]

Canadian Championships in Moncton, New Brunswick:
- Women: Amelie Lacoste 159.51 points Cynthia Phaneuf 157.94 Kaetlyn Osmond 155.47
  - Lacoste wins the title for the first time.
- Pairs: Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford 190.11 points Jessica Dube / Sebastien Wolfe 171.60 Paige Lawrence / Rudi Swiegers 168.84
  - Duhamel and Radford win the title for the first time.
- Ice Dancing: Tessa Virtue / Scott Moir 180.02 points Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje 174.53 Piper Gilles / Paul Poirier 163.54
  - Virtue and Moir win the title for the fourth time.

Football (soccer)[edit]

Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- Group A in Bata:
  - Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Libya
  - Senegal 1–2 Zambia
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Group A:
  - Haiti 0–2 Costa Rica
  - Canada 2–0 Cuba

Freestyle skiing[edit]

World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
- Aerials men:
- Aerials women:

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Serbia:
- Group I in Belgrade:
  - Poland 29–29 Sweden
  - Denmark 33–32 North Macedonia
  - Serbia 21–21 Germany

Luge[edit]

World Cup 6 in Winterberg, Germany:
- Men:
- Doubles:

Multi-sport events[edit]

Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:

Rugby union[edit]

Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):

Skeleton[edit]

World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Men:

Ski jumping[edit]

Men's World Cup in Zakopane, Poland:
- HS 134 (night):

Speed skating[edit]

World Cup 4 in Kearns, Utah, United States:
- 500 m women:
- 500 m men:
- 1000 m women:
- 1000 m men:

Tennis[edit]

Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 6:
  - Men's singles 3rd round:
    - Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
    - Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Michaël Llodra (FRA) 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
    - David Ferrer (ESP) [5] def. Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) [27] 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
    - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6] def. Frederico Gil (POR) 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
    - Richard Gasquet (FRA) [17] def. Janko Tipsarević (SRB) [9] 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
  - Women's singles 3rd round:
    - Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] def. Maria Kirilenko (RUS) [27] 6–0, 1–0 retired
    - Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Angelique Kerber (GER) [30] 6–1, 6–2
    - Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) def. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] 7–6(9–7), 6–1
    - Zheng Jie (CHN) def. Marion Bartoli (FRA) [9] 6–3, 6–3

Water polo[edit]

Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Group A:
  - North Macedonia 5–15 Italy
  - Turkey 7–12 Netherlands
  - Greece 7–9 Hungary
- Group B:
  - Serbia 14–5 Romania
  - Spain 10–10 Montenegro
  - Germany 10–9 Croatia

January 20, 2012 (Friday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
- Super Giant slalom:

Biathlon[edit]

World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
- 10 km Sprint Men:

Bobsleigh[edit]

World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland (all GER):
- Women: Anja Schneiderheinze/Lisette Thöne 2:17.84 (1:09.31, 1:08.53)) Cathleen Martini/Janine Tischer 2:17.93 (1:09.30, 1:08.63) Sandra Kiriasis/Franziska Bertels 2:18.05 (1:09.46, 1:08.59)^[1]

Cricket[edit]

Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- 4th ODI in Kimberley: South Africa 299/7 (50 overs); Sri Lanka 304/5 (48.4 overs). Sri Lanka win by 5 wickets. [2]

Football (soccer)[edit]

CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Group B:
  - Mexico 5–0 Guatemala
  - Dominican Republic 0–14 United States

Freestyle skiing[edit]

World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
- Aerials men:
- Aerials women:

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Serbia (teams in bold advance to the Main Round):
- Group C in Novi Sad:
  - Spain 30–27 Russia
  - France 23–26 Hungary
    - Standings: Spain 5 points, Hungary 4, France 2, Russia 1.
- Group D in Vršac:
  - Iceland 32–34 Slovenia
  - Croatia 26–20 Norway
    - Standings: Croatia 6 points, Slovenia, Iceland, Norway 2.
African Men's Championship in Salè, Morocco:
- Bronze medal game: Egypt 29–15 Morocco
- Final: Tunisia 23–20 Algeria
  - Tunisia win the title for the second successive time and ninth time overall, and qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco:
- Bronze medal game: DR Congo 33–24 Algeria
- Final: Angola 26–24 Tunisia
  - Angola win the title for the eighth successive time and 11th time overall, and qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Mixed martial arts[edit]

UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller in Nashville, Tennessee, United States:
- Heavyweight bout: Patrick Barry (USA) def. Christian Morecraft (USA) via KO (punches)
- Bantamweight bout: Mike Easton (USA) def. Jared Papazian (USA) via majority decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–29)
- Welterweight bout: Josh Neer (USA) def. Duane Ludwig (USA) via technical submission (guillotine choke)
- Lightweight bout: Jim Miller (USA) def. Melvin Guillard (USA) via submission (rear-naked choke)

Multi-sport events[edit]

Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:

Rugby union[edit]

Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):

Skeleton[edit]

World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Women: Elizabeth Yarnold (GBR) 1:11.93 Shelley Rudman (GBR) 1:12.18 Katharina Heinz (GER) 1:12.22^[2]

Ski jumping[edit]

Men's World Cup in Zakopane, Poland:
- HS 134 (night):

Sumo[edit]

Hatsu basho (January grand tournament) in Tokyo, Japan:
- Baruto Kaito wins the tournament and becomes the first Estonian sumo wrestler to win a makuuchi (top division) championship in history.

Tennis[edit]

Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 5:
  - Men's singles 3rd round:
    - Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Lukáš Lacko (SVK) [Q] 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
    - Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Ivo Karlović (CRO) 7–6(6), 7–5, 6–3
    - Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [7] def. Kevin Anderson (RSA) [30] 7–6(5), 7–6(7–1), 6–1
    - Nicolás Almagro (ESP) [10] def. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) [21] 7–6(2), 6–2, 6–4
  - Women's singles 3rd round:
    - Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Monica Niculescu (ROU) [31] 6–2, 6–2
    - Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Mona Barthel (GER) 6–2, 6–4
    - Li Na (CHN) [5] def. Anabel Medina Garrigues (ESP) [26] 3–0 retired
    - Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [8] def. Galina Voskoboeva (RUS) 6–2, 6–2

Water polo[edit]

Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Group A:
  - Russia 15–10 Great Britain
  - Hungary 9–8 Netherlands
- Group B:
  - Germany 6–12 Greece
  - Italy 15–11 Spain

January 19, 2012 (Thursday)[edit]

Basketball[edit]

Euroleague Top 16 matchday 1:
- Group E: Anadolu Efes 68–62 Galatasaray Medical Park
- Group F: Unicaja 80–81 Real Madrid
- Group G: EA7 Emporio Armani 57–78 Panathinaikos
- Group H:
  - FC Barcelona Regal 65–60 Bennet Cantù
  - Žalgiris Kaunas 76–84 Maccabi Tel Aviv

Biathlon[edit]

World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
- 7.5 km Sprint Women: Magdalena Neuner (GER) 20:27.7 (0+1) Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 20:45.2 (0+0) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 20:58.2 (2+0)^[3]

Cricket[edit]

Pakistan vs England in UAE:
- 1st Test in Dubai: England 192 (72.3 overs) & 160 (57.5 overs); Pakistan 338 (119.5 overs) & 15/0 (3.4 overs). Pakistan win by 10 wickets. [3]

Football (soccer)[edit]

CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Group A:
  - Costa Rica 2–0 Cuba
  - Canada 6–0 Haiti

Freestyle skiing[edit]

World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
- Moguls men: Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN) 25.32 points Patrick Deneen (USA) 24.00 Philippe Marquis (CAN) 21.86^[4]
- Moguls women: Hannah Kearney (USA) 23.52 points Justine Dufour-Lapointe (CAN) 22.85 Nikola Sudová (CZE) 22.78^[5]

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Serbia (teams in bold advance to the Main Round):
- Group A in Belgrade:
  - Poland 27–26 Denmark
  - Serbia 21–21 Slovakia
    - Standings: Serbia 5 points, Poland 4, Denmark 2, Slovakia 1.
- Group B in Niš:
  - Germany 29–24 Sweden
  - Czech Republic 21–27 North Macedonia
    - Standings: Germany 4 points, Macedonia, Sweden 3, Czech Republic 2.
African Men's Championship in Salè, Morocco:
- Semifinals:
  - Algeria 26–25 Egypt
  - Tunisia 28–16 Morocco
African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco:
- Semifinals:
  - Angola 39–19 DR Congo
  - Algeria 24–27 Tunisia

Multi-sport events[edit]

Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
- Alpine skiing – Boys' giant slalom: Marco Schwarz (AUT) 1:51.70 Hannes Zingerle (ITA) 1:52.10 Sandro Simonet (SUI) 1:52.33
- Biathlon – Mixed relay: Germany (Franziska Preuß, Laura Hengelhaupt, Maximilian Janke, Niklas Homberg) 1:11:06.8 Norway (Kristin Sandeggen, Karoline Næss, Haakon Livik, Kristian André Aalerud) 1:13:11.7 France (Léa Ducordeau, Chloé Chevalier, Fabien Claude, Aristide Bègue) 1:13:27.8
- Cross-country skiing – Boys' sprint: Andreas Molden (NOR) 1:44.1 Marius Cebulla (GER) +0.6 Alexander Selyaninov (RUS) +0.9
- Cross-country skiing – Girls' sprint: Silje Theodorsen (NOR) 1:57.4 Jonna Sundling (SWE) +0.1 Linn Eriksen (NOR) +0.1
- Ice hockey – Boys' individual skills challenge: Augusts Valdis Vasiļonoks (LAT) 22 points Attila Kovács (HUN) 21 Seiya Furukawa (JPN) 19
- Ice hockey – Girls' individual skills challenge: Julie Zwarthoed (NED) 22 points Fanni Gasparics (HUN) 19 Sharnita Crompton (AUS) 17
- Short track speed skating – Boys' 500 metres: Yoon Su-Min (KOR) 42.417 Lim Hyo-Jun (KOR) 42.482 Xu Hongzhi (CHN) 42.637
- Short track speed skating – Girls' 500 metres: Shim Suk-Hee (KOR) 44.122 Xu Aili (CHN) 44.593 Nicole Martinelli (ITA) 46.390

Rugby union[edit]

Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 6 (team in bold advances to the quarterfinals):
- Pool 5:
  - Sale Sharks 9–19 Brive
  - Agen 62–7 La Vila
    - Standings: Brive 27 points, Sale Sharks 20, Agen 10, La Vila 0.

Snowboarding[edit]

World Cup in Bad Gastein, Austria:
- Giant slalom men: Roland Fischnaller (ITA) Aaron March (ITA) Rok Flander (SLO)^[6]
- Giant slalom women: Patrizia Kummer (SUI) Julie Zogg (SUI) Marion Kreiner (AUT)^[7]
World Cup in Veysonnaz, Switzerland:
- Snowboard cross men: Andrey Boldykov (RUS) Nate Holland (USA) Pierre Vaultier (FRA)^[8]
- Snowboard cross women: Lindsey Jacobellis (USA) Aleksandra Zhekova (BUL) Dominique Maltais (CAN)^[9]

Tennis[edit]

Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 4:
  - Men's singles 2nd round:
    - Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. Santiago Giraldo (COL) 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
    - Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Édouard Roger-Vasselin (FRA) 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
    - David Ferrer (ESP) [5] def. Ryan Sweeting (USA) 6–7(4), 6–2, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
    - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6] def. Ricardo Mello (BRA) 7–5, 6–4, 6–4
    - Janko Tipsarević (SRB) [9] def. James Duckworth (AUS) 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(5), 6–4
  - Women's singles 2nd round:
    - Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] def. Carla Suárez Navarro (ESP) 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
    - Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Jamie Hampton (USA) 6–0, 6–1
    - Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] def. Lucie Hradecká (CZE) 6–1, 7–6(3)
    - Marion Bartoli (FRA) [9] def. Jelena Dokić (AUS) 6–3, 6–2

Water polo[edit]

Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Group A:
  - Hungary 14–9 North Macedonia
  - Greece 20–2 Turkey
  - Italy 14–6 Netherlands
- Group B:
  - Germany 16–10 Spain
  - Croatia 12–15 Serbia
  - Romania 8–11 Montenegro

January 18, 2012 (Wednesday)[edit]

Basketball[edit]

Euroleague Top 16 matchday 1:
- Group E: Olympiacos 78–86 CSKA Moscow
- Group F: Montepaschi Siena 81–67 Gescrap Bizkaia
- Group G: UNICS Kazan 76–71 Fenerbahçe Ülker

Football (soccer)[edit]

OFC Champions League group stage Matchday 3:
- Group B: Auckland City 3–2 Amicale

Handball[edit]

European Men's Championship in Serbia:
- Group C in Novi Sad:
  - Russia 24–28 France
  - Spain 24–24

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January 2012 in sports

Current sporting seasons[edit]

American football 2011[edit]

Auto racing 2012[edit]

Basketball 2012[edit]

Cricket 2012[edit]

Football (soccer) 2012[edit]

Ice hockey 2012[edit]

Rugby union 2012[edit]

Snooker 2012[edit]

Tennis 2012[edit]

Volleyball 2012[edit]

Winter sports[edit]

Days of the month[edit]

January 31, 2012 (Tuesday)[edit]

Football (soccer)[edit]

Futsal[edit]

Handball[edit]

January 30, 2012 (Monday)[edit]

Cricket[edit]

Football (soccer)[edit]

Handball[edit]

January 29, 2012 (Sunday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

American football[edit]

Basketball[edit]

Cricket[edit]

Figure skating[edit]

Football (soccer)[edit]

Freestyle skiing[edit]

Handball[edit]

Luge[edit]

Nordic combined[edit]

Short track speed skating[edit]

Ski jumping[edit]

Speed skating[edit]

Tennis[edit]

Water polo[edit]

January 28, 2012 (Saturday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

American Football[edit]

Cricket[edit]

Figure skating[edit]

Football (soccer)[edit]

Freestyle skiing[edit]

Handball[edit]

Luge[edit]

Mixed martial arts[edit]

Nordic combined[edit]

Ski jumping[edit]

Snowboarding[edit]

Speed skating[edit]

Tennis[edit]

Water polo[edit]

January 27, 2012 (Friday)[edit]

Figure skating[edit]

Football (soccer)[edit]

Handball[edit]

Tennis[edit]

Water polo[edit]

January 26, 2012 (Thursday)[edit]

Basketball[edit]

Figure skating[edit]

Football (soccer)[edit]

Handball[edit]

Snooker[edit]

Tennis[edit]

Water polo[edit]

January 25, 2012 (Wednesday)[edit]

Basketball[edit]

Football (soccer)[edit]

Handball[edit]

Tennis[edit]

Water polo[edit]

January 24, 2012 (Tuesday)[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

Football (soccer)[edit]

Handball[edit]

Snooker[edit]

Tennis[edit]