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Current sporting seasons
American football 2011
- National Football League
- NCAA Division I FBS
- NCAA Division I FCS
Auto racing 2012
Basketball 2012
- NBA
- NCAA Division I men
- NCAA Division I women
- Euroleague
- EuroLeague Women
- Eurocup
- EuroChallenge
- ASEAN Basketball League
- Australia
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Israel
- Italy
- Philippines
- Russia
- Spain
- Turkey
Cricket 2012
Football (soccer) 2012
- National teams competitions
- International clubs competitions
- UEFA (Europe) Champions League
- UEFA Europa League
- UEFA Women's Champions League
- Copa Libertadores (South America)
- CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League
- OFC (Oceania) Champions League
- Domestic (national) competitions
Ice hockey 2012
- National Hockey League
- Kontinental Hockey League
- Czech Extraliga
- Elitserien
- Canadian Hockey League:
- NCAA Division I men
- NCAA Division I women
Rugby union 2012
- Heineken Cup
- Amlin Challenge Cup
- Aviva Premiership
- RaboDirect Pro12
- LV= Cup
- Top 14
- Sevens World Series
Snooker 2012
Volleyball 2012
- International clubs competitions
- Alpine Skiing World Cup
- Biathlon World Cup
- Bobsleigh World Cup
- Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
- Freestyle Skiing World Cup
- Luge World Cup
- Nordic Combined World Cup
- Short Track Speed Skating World Cup
- Skeleton World Cup
- Ski Jumping World Cup
- Snowboard World Cup
- Speed Skating World Cup
Days of the month
January 31, 2012 (Tuesday)
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
- 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.
- Sport Huancayo
January 30, 2012 (Monday)
- Zimbabwe in New Zealand:
- Only Test in Napier:
- 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.
- Sudan
- Group B:
- Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
- Group A:
- Iran
25–17
Jordan
- Kuwait
26–27
South Korea
- Iran
- Group B:
- Qatar
28–21
United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
15–52
Bahrain
- Qatar
- Group A:
January 29, 2012 (Sunday)
- Men's World Cup in Garmisch, Germany: Super Giant slalom
- Women's World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland: Downhill
- 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.
- Game 6: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 110, Powerade Tigers 101. Talk 'N Text win series 4–1.
- Pakistan vs England in UAE:
- 2nd Test in Abu Dhabi
- 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.
- Equatorial Guinea
- Group A:
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Final: United States
4–0
Canada
- United States and Canada qualify for the Olympic Tournament.
- Final: United States
- 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.
- Bronze medal game:
- Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
- Group A: Kuwait
27–30
Japan
- Group B: Uzbekistan
14–47
Saudi Arabia
- Group A: Kuwait
- World Cup 7 in St. Moritz, Switzerland
- Men's World Cup in Sapporo, Japan:
- HS 134:
- World Sprint Championships in Calgary, Canada
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 14:
- Men's singles – final: Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] vs. Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2]
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 14:
- 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.
- Bronze medal match: Italy
January 28, 2012 (Saturday)
- Men's World Cup in Garmisch, Germany: Downhill
- Women's World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland: Super combined
- NCAA bowl games:
- Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama: North 23, South 13
- India in Australia:
- 4th Test in Adelaide
- European Championships in Sheffield, Great Britain:
- United States Championships in San Jose, California
- Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
- Group A:
- Japan
35–22
Jordan
- South Korea
26–21
Iran
- Japan
- Group B:
- Bahrain
26–27
Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
26–19
United Arab Emirates
- Bahrain
- Group A:
- World Cup 7 in St. Moritz, Switzerland
- 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)
- Men's World Cup in Sapporo, Japan:
- HS 134 (night)
- World Sprint Championships in Calgary, Canada
- 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]
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 13:
- Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
January 27, 2012 (Friday)
- 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.
- Ice dancing:
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Semifinals:
- United States
3–0
Costa Rica
- Canada
3–1
Mexico
- United States
- Semifinals:
- European Men's Championship in Belgrade, Serbia:
- Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
- Group A:
- South Korea
25–13
Jordan
- Iran
26–27
Kuwait
- South Korea
- Group B: Qatar
41–19
Uzbekistan
- Group A:
- 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
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 12:
- Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Semifinals:
- Italy
8–12
Serbia
- Montenegro
14–13
Hungary
- Italy
- Semifinals:
January 26, 2012 (Thursday)
- Euroleague Top 16 matchday 2:
- Group E: Galatasaray Medical Park
78–77
Olympiacos
- Group H: Maccabi Tel Aviv
57–71
FC Barcelona Regal
- Group E: Galatasaray Medical Park
- 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.
- Pairs (all (RUS)):
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- Group B in Malabo:
- Sudan
2–2
Angola
- Ivory Coast
2–0
Burkina Faso
- Sudan
- Group B in Malabo:
- Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg: Peñarol
4–0
Caracas
- Asian Men's Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia:
- Group B:
- United Arab Emirates
40–20
Uzbekistan
- Bahrain
23–23
Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
- Group B:
- Championship League Group four in Stock, England:
- Final (both (ENG): Mark Selby 1–3 Mark Davis
- 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
- Women's singles semifinals:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 11:
- Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
January 25, 2012 (Wednesday)
- 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
- Gescrap Bizkaia
- Group G:
- Fenerbahçe Ülker
65–63
EA7 Emporio Armani
- Panathinaikos
83–89
UNICS Kazan
- Fenerbahçe Ülker
- Group H: Bennet Cantù
79–78
Žalgiris Kaunas
- Group E: CSKA Moscow
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
- Real Potosí
2–1
Flamengo
- Internacional
1–0
Once Caldas
- Unión Española
1–0
UANL
- Real Potosí
- European Men's Championship in Serbia (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
- 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
- Men's singles quarterfinals:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 10:
- Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Quarterfinals:
- Italy
9–4
Germany
- Greece
9–11
Montenegro
- Italy
- Quarterfinals:
January 24, 2012 (Tuesday)
- Men's World Cup in Schladming, Austria:
- Slalom:
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- 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.
- Guatemala
- Group B:
- Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg:
- Arsenal
3–0
Sport Huancayo
- El Nacional
1–0
Libertad
- Arsenal
- Championship League Group three in Stock, England:
- Final: Mark Selby (ENG) 2–3 Neil Robertson (AUS)
- 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
- Men's singles quarterfinals:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 9:
- Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Quarterfinals:
- Hungary
11–9
Spain
- Italy
13–13 (4–2 pen.)
Netherlands
- Hungary
- Quarterfinals:
January 23, 2012 (Monday)
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- 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.
- Cuba
- Group A:
- 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
- Men's singles 4th round:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 8:
- 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.
- Turkey
- Group B:
- Group A:
January 22, 2012 (Sunday)
- Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
- Slalom:
- Combined:
- Women's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:
- Slalom:
- NFL playoffs:
- Conference Championships:
- AFC: New England Patriots 23, Baltimore Ravens 20
- NFC: New York Giants 20, San Francisco 49ers 17 (OT)
- Conference Championships:
- World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
- 12.5 km Mass Start Women:
- 4x7.5 km Relay Men:
- World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Four-man:
- 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]
- 5th ODI in Johannesburg:
Cross-country skiing
- 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.
- Men:
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- Group B in Malabo:
- Ivory Coast
1–0
Sudan
- Burkina Faso
1–2
Angola
- Ivory Coast
- Group B in Malabo:
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Group B:
- Mexico
7–0
Dominican Republic
- United States
13–0
Guatemala
- Mexico
- Group B:
- World Cup 6 in Winterberg, Germany:
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
- Bobsleigh – Two-boys:
- Bobsleigh – Two-Girls:
- Curling – Mixed doubles:
- Ice hockey – Boys:
- Ice hockey – Girls:
- 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):
- Masters in London, England:
- Final: Neil Robertson (AUS) vs Shaun Murphy (ENG)
- World Cup 4 in Kearns, Utah, United States:
- 500 m women:
- 500 m men:
- 1000 m women:
- 1000 m men:
- 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
- Men's singles 4th round:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 7:
- 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.
- Netherlands
- Group B:
- Group A:
January 21, 2012 (Saturday)
- Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
- Downhill:
- Women's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:
- Giant slalom:
- World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
- 4x6 km Relay Women:
- 15 km Mass Start Men:
- World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Two-man:
Cross-country skiing
- 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.
- Women:
- Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Group A:
- Haiti
0–2
Costa Rica
- Canada
2–0
Cuba
- Haiti
- Group A:
- World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
- Aerials men:
- Aerials women:
- World Cup 6 in Winterberg, Germany:
- Men:
- Doubles:
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
- 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
- World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland:
- Men:
- Men's World Cup in Zakopane, Poland:
- HS 134 (night):
- World Cup 4 in Kearns, Utah, United States:
- 500 m women:
- 500 m men:
- 1000 m women:
- 1000 m men:
- 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
- Men's singles 3rd round:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 6:
- Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Group A:
- North Macedonia
5–15
Italy
- Turkey
7–12
Netherlands
- Greece
7–9
Hungary
- North Macedonia
- Group B:
- Group A:
January 20, 2012 (Friday)
- Men's World Cup in Kitzbühel, Austria:
- Super Giant slalom:
- World Cup 6 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy:
- 10 km Sprint Men:
- 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]
- Women:
- 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]
- 4th ODI in Kimberley:
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Group B:
- Mexico
5–0
Guatemala
- Dominican Republic
0–14
United States
- Mexico
- Group B:
- World Cup in Lake Placid, United States:
- Aerials men:
- Aerials women:
- European Men's Championship in Serbia (teams in bold advance to the Main Round):
- 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.
- Bronze medal game:
- African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco:
- 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)
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
- 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
- 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]
- Women:
- Men's World Cup in Zakopane, Poland:
- HS 134 (night):
- 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.
- 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
- Men's singles 3rd round:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 5:
- Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Group A:
- Russia
15–10
Great Britain
- Hungary
9–8
Netherlands
- Russia
- Group B:
- Group A:
January 19, 2012 (Thursday)
- 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:
- Group E: Anadolu Efes
- 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]
- 7.5 km Sprint Women:
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Vancouver, Canada:
- Group A:
- Costa Rica
2–0
Cuba
- Canada
6–0
Haiti
- Costa Rica
- Group A:
- 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]
- Moguls men:
- European Men's Championship in Serbia (teams in bold advance to the Main Round):
- African Men's Championship in Salè, Morocco:
- African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco:
- 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
- Alpine skiing – Boys' giant slalom:
- 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.
- Sale Sharks
- Pool 5:
- 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]
- Giant slalom men:
- 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]
- Snowboard cross men:
- 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
- Men's singles 2nd round:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 4:
- Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Group A:
- Hungary
14–9
North Macedonia
- Greece
20–2
Turkey
- Italy
14–6
Netherlands
- Hungary
- Group B:
- Group A:
January 18, 2012 (Wednesday)
- 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
- Group E: Olympiacos
- OFC Champions League group stage Matchday 3:
- Group B: Auckland City
3–2
Amicale
- Group B: Auckland City
- European Men's Championship in Serbia:
- African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco:
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
- Alpine skiing – Girls' giant slalom:
Clara Direz (FRA) 1:56.13
Estelle Alphand (FRA) 1:56.34
Jasmina Suter (SUI) 1:56.45
- Curling – Mixed team:
Switzerland (Michael Brunner, Elena Stern, Romano Meier, Lisa Gisler)
Italy (Amos Mosaner, Denise Pimpini, Alessandro Zoppi, Arianna Losano) 1:29.428
Canada (Thomas Scoffin, Corryn Brown, Derek Oryniak, Emily Gray)
- Short track speed skating – Boys' 1000 metres:
Lim Hyo-Jun (KOR) 1:29.284
Yoon Su-Min (KOR) 1:29.428
Xu Hongzhi (CHN) 1:29.576
- Short track speed skating – Girls' 1000 metres:
Shim Suk-Hee (KOR) 1:31.661
Xu Aili (CHN) 1:33.351
Sumire Kikuchi (JPN) 1:34.254
- Speed skating – Boys' 3000 metres:
Yang Fan (CHN) 4:03.22
Seitaro Ichinohe (JPN) 4:10.00
Noh Hyeok-Jun (KOR) 4:14.41
- Speed skating – Girls' 3000 metres:
Sanneke de Neeling (NED) 4:37.33
Rio Harada (JPN) 4:41.85
Jang Su-Ji (KOR) 4:42.72
- Alpine skiing – Girls' giant slalom:
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 3:
- Men's singles 2nd round:
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Tommy Haas (GER) 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
- Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Andreas Beck (GER) Walkover
- Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [7] def. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6–1, 6–0, 7–6(4)
- Alejandro Falla (COL) def. Mardy Fish (USA) [8] 7–6(4), 6–3, 7–6(6)
- Nicolás Almagro (ESP) [10] def. Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(4), 6–4, 6–0
- Women's singles 2nd round:
- Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Anna Tatishvili (GEO) 6–1, 7–6(4)
- Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Casey Dellacqua (AUS) 6–1, 6–0
- Li Na (CHN) [5] def. Olivia Rogowska (AUS) 6–2, 6–2
- Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [8] def. Paula Ormaechea (ARG) 6–3, 6–1
- Romina Oprandi (ITA) def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [10] 6–4, 6–3
- Men's singles 2nd round:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 3:
- Women's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Group A:
- Great Britain
9–19
Hungary
- Netherlands
10–11
Russia
- Great Britain
- Group B:
- Group A:
January 17, 2012 (Tuesday)
- Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- 3rd ODI in Bloemfontein:
Sri Lanka 266/9 (50 overs);
South Africa 179/5 (34.0 overs). South Africa win by 4 runs (D/L). [4]
- 3rd ODI in Bloemfontein:
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
- Alpine skiing – Parallel mixed team:
Austria (Martina Rettenwender, Marco Schwarz, Christina Ager, Mathias Graf)
Norway (Nora Grieg Christensen, Martin Fjeldberg, Mina Fürst Holtmann, Marcus Monsen)
France (Estelle Alphand, Victor Schuller, Clara Direz, Leny Herpin)
- Cross-country skiing – Girls' 5 kilometre classical:
Anastasia Sedova (RUS) 14:18.0
Anamarija Lampic (SLO) 14:37.7
Lea Einfalt (SLO) 15:01.2
- Cross-country skiing – Boys' 10 kilometre classical:
Alexander Selyaninov (RUS) 14:18.0
Kentaro Ishikawa (JPN) 14:37.7
Sergey Malyshev (KAZ) 15:01.2
- Figure skating – Girls' singles:
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (RUS) 173.10 points
Adelina Sotnikova (RUS) 159.08
Li Zijun (CHN) 157.70
- Figure skating – Ice dancing:
Anna Yanovskaya/Sergey Mozgov (RUS) 146.96 points
Aleksandra Nazarova/Maxim Nikitin (UKR) 131.68
Maria Simonova/Dmitri Dragun (RUS) 125.22
- Luge – Mixed team relay:
United States (Summer Britcher, Tucker West, Ty Andersen/Pat Edmunds) 2:18.310
Germany (Saskia Langer, Christian Paffe, Tim Brendl/Florian Funk) 2:18.708
Austria (Miriam-Stefanie Kastlunger, Armin Frauscher, Tomas Steu/Lorenz Koller) 2:18.863
- Alpine skiing – Parallel mixed team:
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 2:
- Men's singles 1st round:
- Novak Djokovic (SRB) [1] def. Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) 6–2, 6–0, 6–0
- Andy Murray (GBR) [4] def. Ryan Harrison (USA) 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
- David Ferrer (ESP) [5] def. Rui Machado (POR) 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) [6] def. Denis Istomin (UZB) 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
- Janko Tipsarević (SRB) [9] def. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) 5–7, 7–6(12), 6–3, 6–4
- Women's singles 1st round:
- Petra Kvitová (CZE) [2] def. Vera Dushevina (RUS) 6–2, 6–0
- Maria Sharapova (RUS) [4] def. Gisela Dulko (ARG) 6–0, 6–1
- Sorana Cîrstea (ROU) def. Samantha Stosur (AUS) [6] 7–6(2), 6–3
- Vera Zvonareva (RUS) [7] def. Alexandra Dulgheru (ROU) 7–6(4), 6–7(5), 6–3
- Marion Bartoli (FRA) [9] def. Virginie Razzano (FRA) 7–5, 6–0
- Men's singles 1st round:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 2:
- Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Group A:
- North Macedonia
6–10
Greece
- Netherlands
6–19
Hungary
- Turkey
7–24
Italy
- North Macedonia
- Group B:
- Group A:
January 16, 2012 (Monday)
- European Men's Championship in Serbia:
- African Men's Championship in Salè, Morocco (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group A:
- Group B:
- Angola
32–25
Cameroon
- Ivory Coast
35–13
Burkina Faso
- Egypt
34–34
Algeria
- Standings: Egypt, Algeria 9 points, Angola 6, Cameroon 4, Côte d'Ivoire 2, Burkina Faso 0.
- Angola
- African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
- Biathlon – Boys' pursuit:
Niklas Homberg (GER) 28:43.1
Rene Zahkna (EST) 28:52.6
Cheng Fangming (CHN) 28:57.7
- Biathlon – Girls' pursuit:
Uliana Kaysheva (RUS) 26:01.3
Franziska Preuß (GER) 26:29.2
Galina Vishnevskaya (KAZ) 27:44.4
- Figure skating – Boys:
Han Yan (CHN) 192.45 points
Shoma Uno (JPN) 167.15
Feodosiy Efremenkov (RUS) 163.46
- Figure skating – Pairs:
Yu Xiaoyu/Jin Yang (CHN) 153.82 points
Lina Fedorova/Maxim Miroshkin (RUS) 134.19
Anastasia Dolidze/Vadim Ivanov (RUS) 112.72
- Luge – Girls' singles:
Miriam-Stefanie Kastlunger (AUT) 1:20.197
Saskia Langer (GER) 1:20.414
Ulla Zirne (LAT) 1:20.479
- Luge – Doubles:
Florian gruber/Simon Kainzwaldner (ITA) 1:25.194
Tim Brendl/Florian Funk (GER) 1:25.358
Ty Andersen/Pat Edmunds (USA) 1:25.766
- Speed skating – Boys' 1500 metres:
Yang Fan (CHN) 1:54.20
Liu An (CHN) 2:00.28
Seitaro Ichinohe (JPN) 2:00.30
- Speed skating – Girls' 1500 metres:
Jang Mi (KOR) 2:08.17
Sanneke de Neeling (NED) 2:09.54
Sumire Kikuchi (JPN) 2:11.33
- Biathlon – Boys' pursuit:
- Grand Slams:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 1:
- Men's singles 1st round:
- Rafael Nadal (ESP) [2] def. Alex Kuznetsov (USA) 6–4, 6–1, 6–1
- Roger Federer (SUI) [3] def. Alexander Kudryavtsev (RUS) 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
- Tomáš Berdych (CZE) [7] def. Albert Ramos (ESP) 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
- Mardy Fish (USA) [8] def. Gilles Müller (LUX) 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
- Nicolás Almagro (ESP) [10] def. Łukasz Kubot (POL) 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5
- Women's singles 1st round:
- Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) [1] def. Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 6–2, 6–1
- Victoria Azarenka (BLR) [3] def. Heather Watson (GBR) 6–1, 6–0
- Li Na (CHN) [5] def. Xeniya Pervak (KAZ) 6–3, 6–1
- Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) [8] def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6–7(10), 6–4, 6–2
- Francesca Schiavone (ITA) [10] def. Laura Pous Tió (ESP) 6–1, 6–3
- Men's singles 1st round:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 1:
- Men's European Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands:
- Group A:
- North Macedonia
16–4
Turkey
- Greece
14–12
Netherlands
- Hungary
12–8
Italy
- North Macedonia
- Group B:
- Group A:
January 15, 2012 (Sunday)
- Men's World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland:
- Slalom:
Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:45.67
André Myhrer (SWE) 1:46.52
Fritz Dopfer (GER) 1:46.55[10]
- Slalom:
- Women's World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy:
- Super Giant slalom:
Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:26.16
Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 1:26.77
Tina Maze (SLO) 1:27.02[11]
- Super Giant slalom:
- NFL playoffs:
- Divisional Playoffs:
- AFC: Baltimore Ravens 20, Houston Texans 13
- NFC: New York Giants 37, Green Bay Packers 20
- Eli Manning throws three touchdowns to secure the Giants victory, thus for the seventh year in a row the NFL will crown a new Champion.
- Divisional Playoffs:
- Dakar Rally in Argentina, Chile and Peru:
- Bikes:
Cyril Despres (FRA) (KTM) 43:28:11
Marc Coma (ESP) (KTM) 44:21:31
Hélder Rodrigues (POR) (Yamaha) 44:39:28
- Despres wins the event for the fourth time.
- Cars:
Stéphane Peterhansel/Jean Paul Cottret (FRA) (Mini) 38:54:46
Joan Roma (ESP)/Michel Périn (FRA) (Mini) 39:36:42
Giniel de Villiers (RSA)/Dirk von Zitzewitz (GER) (Toyota) 40:08:11
- Peterhansel wins the event for the third time and sixth overall.
- Trucks:
Gérard de Rooy (NED)/Dariusz Rodewald (POL)/Tom Cosoul (BEL) (Iveco) 45:20:47
Hans Stacey/Hans Van Goor/Bernard der Kinderen (NED) (Iveco) 46:12:06
Artur Ardavichus (KAZ)/Alexey Kuzmich (RUS)/Nurlan Turlubaev (KAZ) (Kamaz) 47:08:32
- de Rooy wins the event for the first time.
- All-terrain vehicles (quads) (all ARG):
Alejandro Patronelli (Yamaha) 53:01:47
Marcos Patronelli (Yamaha) 54:22:08
Tomas Maffei (Yamaha) 55:16:12
- Patronelli wins the event for the second successive time.
- Bikes:
- World Cup 5 in Nové Město, Czech Republic:
- 10 km Pursuit Women:
Tora Berger (NOR) 31:00.3 (0+1+2+0)
Helena Ekholm (SWE) 31:18.2 (0+0+0+0)
Marie Laure Brunet (FRA) 31:25.4 (0+0+0+0)[12]
- 12.5 km Pursuit Men:
Anton Shipulin (RUS) 34:50.8 (0+0+1+0)
Martin Fourcade (FRA) & Arnd Peiffer (GER) 35:01.9 (1+0+1+1)[13]
- 10 km Pursuit Women:
- World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
- Four-man:
Russia (Alexandr Zubkov, Filipp Yegorov, Dmitry Trunenkov, Maxim Mokrousov) 1:38.05 (49.22, 48.83)
Germany (Manuel Machata, Marko Huebenbecker, Andreas Bredau, Christian Poser) 1:38.07 (49.24, 48.83)
Germany (Maximilian Arndt, Jan Speer, Alexander Rödiger, Martin Putze) 1:38.19 (49.30, 48.89)[14]
- Four-man:
Cross-country skiing
- World Cup in Milan, Italy:
- Team Sprint Freestyle men:
Alexey Petukhov/Nikolay Morilov (RUS) 14:34.8
Calle Halfvarsson/Teodor Peterson (SWE) 14:35.0
David Hofer/Fulvio Scola (ITA) 14:35.4[15]
- Team Sprint Freestyle women:
Hanna Brodin/Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE) 16:14.7
Jessie Diggins/Kikkan Randall (USA) 16:15.6
Perianne Jones/Chandra Crawford (CAN) 16:15.8[16]
- Team Sprint Freestyle men:
- BDO World Darts Championship in Frimley Green, England:
- Men's final: Tony O'Shea (ENG) 5–7 Christian Kist (NED)
- World Cup in Les Contamines, France:
- Ski Cross men:
Alex Fiva (SUI)
Didrik Bastian Juell (NOR)
Nick Zoricic (CAN)[17]
- Ski Cross women:
Sanna Lüdi (SUI)
Alizée Baron (FRA)
Ophélie David (FRA)[18]
- Ski Cross men:
- European Men's Championship in Serbia:
- African Men's Championship in Salè, Morocco:
- African Women's Championship in Salé, Morocco:
- World Cup 5 in Oberhof, Germany (GER unless stated):
- Men:
Felix Loch 1:28.042 (43.921, 44.121)
David Möller 1:28.251 (44.100, 44.151)
Andi Langenhan 1:28.331 (44.152, 44.179)[19]
- Team relay:
Germany (Natalie Geisenberger, Loch, Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken) 2:24.768 (46.704, 48.786, 49.278)
Italy (Sandra Gasparini, David Mair, Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber) 2:26.061 (47.464, 49.203, 49.394)
Russia (Alexandra Rodionova, Viktor Kneib, Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin) 2:26.142 (47.349, 49.384, 49.409)[20]
- Men:
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
- Alpine skiing – Boys' combined:
Marco Schwarz (AUT) 1:40.45
Miha Hrobat (SLO) 1:41.12
Sandro Simonet (SUI) 1.41:45
- Alpine skiing – Girls' combined:
Magdalena Fjällström (SWE) 1:40.82
Estelle Alphand (FRA) 1:41.41
Adriana Jelinkova (NED) 1:42.21
- Biathlon – Boys' sprint:
Cheng Fangming (CHN) 19:21.7
Rene Zahkna (EST) 19:43.0
Aristide Begue (FRA) 19:48.5
- Biathlon – Girls' sprint:
Franziska Preuß (GER) 17:27.7
Galina Vishnevskaya (KAZ) 17:55.2
Uliana Kaysheva (RUS) 18:00.9
- Freestyle skiing – Boys' halfpipe:
Kai Mahler (SUI) 95.00
Lauri Kivari (FIN) 90.00
Aaron Blunck (USA) 87.50
- Freestyle skiing – Girls' halfpipe:
Elisabeth Gram (AUT) 84.75
Tiril Sjaastad Christiansen (NOR) 79.25
Marine Tripier Mondancin (FRA) 69.50
- Luge – Boys' singles:
Christian Paffe (GER) 1:19.603
Riks Kristens Rozitis (LAT) 1:19.806
Toni Graefe (GER) 1:19.920
- Nordic combined – Individual:
Tomas Portyk (CZE) 26:31.4
Ilkka Herola (FIN) 26:34.2
Go Yamamoto (JPN) 26:39.9
- Snowboarding – Boys' halfpipe:
Ben Ferguson (USA) 93.25
Tim-Kevin Ravnjak (SLO) 86.75
Taku Hiraoka (JPN) 84.25
- Snowboarding – Girls' halfpipe:
Hikaru Ohe (JPN) 96.25
Arielle Gold (USA) 90.00
Lucile Lefevre (FRA) 82.25
- Alpine skiing – Boys' combined:
- World Cup in Chaux-Neuve, France:
- HS 117 / 10 km:
Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 22:18.1
Jørgen Graabak (NOR) 22:34.6
Mikko Kokslien (NOR) 22:35.6[21]
- HS 117 / 10 km:
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
- Pool 2:
- Newcastle Falcons
43–0
Petrarca Padova
- Toulon
29–10
Lyon
- Newcastle Falcons
- Pool 2:
- Men's World Cup in Tauplitz, Austria:
- HS 200 (Ski flying):
- First event:
Robert Kranjec (SLO) 212.5 points
Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 206.8
Anders Bardal (NOR) 201.6[22]
- Second event:
Bardal 364.9 points
Daiki Ito (JPN) 363.3
Kamil Stoch (POL) 358.2[23]
- First event:
- HS 200 (Ski flying):
- Women's World Cup in Val di Fiemme, Italy:
- HS 106:
Sarah Hendrickson (USA) 285.9 points
Daniela Iraschko (AUT) 273.1
Ulrike Gräßler (GER) 250.8[24]
- HS 106:
- World Cup in Bad Gastein, Austria:
- Snowboard Cross: Cancelled due to lack of snow, rescheduled to January 19 in Veysonnaz, Switzerland.[25]
- ATP World Tour:
- Apia International in Sydney, Australia:
- Final: Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) def. Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6–2, 7–5
- Nieminen wins the second title of his career.
- Final: Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) def. Julien Benneteau (FRA) 6–2, 7–5
- Apia International in Sydney, Australia:
January 14, 2012 (Saturday)
- Men's World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland:
- Downhill:
Beat Feuz (SUI) 2:35.31
Hannes Reichelt (AUT) 2:35.75
Christof Innerhofer (ITA) 2:35.80[26]
- Downhill:
- Women's World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy:
- Downhill:
Daniela Merighetti (ITA) 1:33.17
Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:33.38
Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 1:33.57[27]
- Downhill:
- NFL playoffs:
- Divisional Playoffs:
- NFC: San Francisco 49ers 36, New Orleans Saints 32
- AFC: New England Patriots 45, Denver Broncos 10
- Divisional Playoffs:
- World Cup 5 in Nové Město, Czech Republic:
- 10 km Sprint Men:
Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 27:13.1 (0+1)
Simon Fourcade (FRA) 27:15.8 (1+2)
Martin Fourcade (FRA) 27:22.7 (1+1)[28]
- 10 km Sprint Men:
- World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
- Two-man:
Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter (SUI) 1:39.91 (50.04, 49.87)
Lyndon Rush/Jesse Lumsden (CAN) 1:40.21 (50.23, 49.98)
Manuel Machata/Andreas Bredau (GER) 1:40.33 (50.34, 49.99)[29]
- Two-man:
- Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- 2nd ODI in East London:
Sri Lanka 236/6 (50 overs);
South Africa 237/5 (48.4 overs). South Africa win by 5 wickets.[6]
- 2nd ODI in East London:
Cross-country skiing
- World Cup in Milan, Italy:
- Sprint Freestyle men:
Eirik Brandsdal (NOR)
Josef Wenzl (GER)
Teodor Peterson (SWE)[30]
- Sprint Freestyle women:
Ida Ingemarsdotter (SWE)
Kikkan Randall (USA)
Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR)[31]
- Sprint Freestyle men:
- World Cup in Mont Gabriel, Canada:
- Dual Moguls men:
Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN)
Jeremy Cota (USA)
Sergey Volkov (RUS)[32]
- Dual Moguls women:
Hannah Kearney (USA)
Justine Dufour-Lapointe (CAN)
Ekaterina Stolyarova (RUS)[33]
- Dual Moguls men:
- World Cup 5 in Oberhof, Germany (GER unless stated):
- Doubles:
Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken 1:23.544 (41.765, 41.779)
Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt 1:23.775 (41.824, 41.951)
Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:24.199 (42.068, 42.131)[34]
- Women:
Natalie Geisenberger 1:24.443 (42.393, 42.050)
Tatjana Hüfner 1:24.690 (42.639, 42.051)
Anke Wischnewski 1:25.107 (42.681, 42.426)[35]
- Doubles:
- UFC 142 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil:
- Lightweight bout: Edson Barboza (BRA) def. Terry Etim (ENG) via KO (spinning wheel kick)
- Welterweight bout: Carlo Prater (BRA) def. Erick Silva (BRA) via disqualification (illegal blows to back of head)
- Middleweight bout: Rousimar Palhares (BRA) def. Mike Massenzio (USA) via submission (heel hook)
- Catchweight (197 lb) bout: Vitor Belfort (BRA) def. Anthony Johnson (USA) via submission (rear-naked choke)
- Featherweight Championship bout: José Aldo (BRA) (c) def. Chad Mendes (USA) via KO (knee)
- Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria:
- Alpine skiing – Boys' super-G:
Adam Lamhamedi (MAR) 1:04.45
Fredrik Bauer (SWE) 1:04.57
Joan Verdu Sanchez (AND) 1:04.65
- Lamhamedi becomes the first African winner of a Winter Olympic event medal, while Sanchez wins Andorra's first ever Olympic medal.
- Alpine skiing – Girls' super-G:
Estelle Alphand (FRA) 1:05.78
Nora Grieg Christensen (NOR) 1:05.79
Christina Ager (AUT) 1:06.06
- Ski jumping – Boys' individual:
Anže Lanišek (SLO) 286.1 points
Mats S. Berggaard (NOR) 277.8
Yukiya Sato (JPN) 260.1
- Ski jumping – Girls' individual:
Sara Takanashi (JPN) 269.3 points
Katharina Althaus (GER) 242.5
Urša Bogataj (SLO) 239.3
- Speed skating – Boys' 500 metres:
Liu An (CHN) 75.50
Roman Dubovik (BLR) 77.824
Toshihiro Kakui (JPN) 77.827
- Speed skating – Girls' 500 metres:
Jang Mi (KOR) 81.68
Shi Xiaoxuan (CHN) 84.32
Martine Lilloy Bruun (NOR) 87.51
- Alpine skiing – Boys' super-G:
- World Cup in Chaux-Neuve, France:
- HS 117 / 10 km:
Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 22:48.6
Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 22:48.6
Fabian Riessle (GER) 22:48.7[36]
- HS 117 / 10 km:
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
- Pool 1:
- Scarlets
17–29
Northampton Saints
- Munster
26–10
Castres
- Scarlets
- Pool 2: London Irish
15–22
Cardiff Blues
- Pool 3: Montpellier
24–22
Bath
- Pool 4: Aironi
0–82
Clermont
- Pool 6:
- Toulouse
24–3
Connacht
- Harlequins
20–14
Gloucester
- Toulouse
- Pool 1:
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
- Pool 1:
- Pool 3: Rovigo
11–32
London Wasps
- Pool 4:
- Cavalieri Prato
10–50
Exeter Chiefs
- Perpignan
27–13
Newport Gwent Dragons
- Cavalieri Prato
- Pool 5: La Vila
10–69
Sale Sharks
Skeleton
- World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
- Men:
Frank Rommel (GER) 1:42.94 (51.23, 51.71)
Alexander Kröckel (GER) 1:43.76 (52.11, 51.65)
Matthias Guggenberger (AUT) 1:43.86 (51.97, 51.89)[37]
- Men:
- Women's World Cup in Val di Fiemme, Italy:
- HS 106:
Sarah Hendrickson (USA) 277.2 points
Daniela Iraschko (AUT) 275.5
Anette Sagen (NOR) 248.1[38]
- HS 106:
- Marco Fu (HKG) compiles the 86th official maximum break in the qualifying stages of the World Open, and becomes the 14th player to make multiple maximum breaks.[39]
- ATP World Tour:
- Apia International in Sydney, Australia:
- Final: Julien Benneteau (FRA) vs. Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) – Cancelled and rescheduled to Sunday.
- Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand:
- Final: David Ferrer (ESP) def. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6–3, 6–4
- Ferrer wins the 12th title of his career, and his 3rd title at Auckland, also winning in 2007 and 2011.
- Final: David Ferrer (ESP) def. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6–3, 6–4
- Apia International in Sydney, Australia:
- WTA Tour:
- Moorilla Hobart International in Hobart, Australia:
- Final: Mona Barthel (GER) def. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6–1, 6–2
- Barthel wins the first WTA title of her career.
- Final: Mona Barthel (GER) def. Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 6–1, 6–2
- Moorilla Hobart International in Hobart, Australia:
January 13, 2012 (Friday)
- Men's World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland:
- Super combined:
Ivica Kostelic (CRO) 2:42.16 (1:53.41, 48.75)
Beat Feuz (SUI) 2:42.36 (1:50.45, 51.91)
Bode Miller (USA) 2:42.61 (1:51.23, 51.38)
- Super combined:
- World Cup 5 in Nové Město, Czech Republic:
- 7.5 km Sprint Women:
Olga Zaitseva (RUS) 23:08.1 (0+0)
Tora Berger (NOR) 23:33.6 (1+1)
Magdalena Neuner (GER) 23:42.6 (0+3)
- 7.5 km Sprint Women:
- World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
- Women:
Cathleen Martini/Berit Wiacker (GER) 1:43.56 (51.86, 51.70)
Kaillie Humphries/Emily Baadsvik (CAN) 1:44.10 (52.34, 51.76)
Fabienne Meyer/Hanne Schenk (SUI) 1:44.10 (52.35, 51.75)
- Women:
- BDO World Darts Championship in Frimley Green, England:
- Women's final: Deta Hedman (ENG) 1–2 Anastasia Dobromyslova (RUS)
- Dobromyslova wins the title for the second time.
- Women's final: Deta Hedman (ENG) 1–2 Anastasia Dobromyslova (RUS)
- World Cup in Chaux-Neuve, France:
- HS 117 / 10 km:
Alessandro Pittin (ITA) 22:29.6
Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 22:34.0
Fabian Riessle (GER) 22:35.6[40]
- HS 117 / 10 km:
- Heineken Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
- Pool 2: Racing Métro
24–27
Edinburgh
- Pool 4: Ulster
41–7
Leicester Tigers
- Pool 5: Ospreys
44–17
Benetton Treviso
- Pool 2: Racing Métro
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
Skeleton
- World Cup in Königssee, Germany:
- Women:
Shelley Rudman (GBR) 1:46.15 (53.26, 52.89)
Marion Thees (GER) 1:46.65 (53.41, 53.24)
Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) 1:47.19 (53.77, 53.42)
- Women:
- World Cup in Jauerling, Austria:
- Slalom men:
Andreas Prommegger (AUT)
Andrey Sobolev (RUS)
Roland Fischnaller (ITA)[41]
- Slalom women:
Patrizia Kummer (SUI)
Yekaterina Tudegesheva (RUS)
Marion Kreiner (AUT)[42]
- Slalom men:
- WTA Tour:
- Apia International in Sydney, Australia:
- Final: Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Li Na (CHN) 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
- Azarenka wins her ninth career title.
- Final: Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Li Na (CHN) 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
- Apia International in Sydney, Australia:
January 12, 2012 (Thursday)
- World Cup 5 in Nové Město, Czech Republic:
- 20 km Individual Men:
Andrei Makoveev (RUS) 47:19.0 (0+0+0+0)
Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 48:18.7 (1+0+0+1)
Björn Ferry (SWE) 48:33.8 (0+0+0+1)[43]
- 20 km Individual Men:
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage Matchday 5:
- Pool 3: Bordeaux Bègles
6–12
Bayonne
- Pool 3: Bordeaux Bègles
- Championship League Group two in Stock, England:
- Final (both ENG): Mark Selby 0–3 Shaun Murphy[44]
- Murphy advances to the winners group.
- Final (both ENG): Mark Selby 0–3 Shaun Murphy[44]
January 11, 2012 (Wednesday)
- World Cup 5 in Nové Město, Czech Republic:
- 15 km Individual Women:
Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 45:03.3 (0+1+1+0)
Helena Ekholm (SWE) 45:25.3 (0+0+0+1)
Magdalena Neuner (GER) 45:36.2 (0+1+0+1)[45]
- 15 km Individual Women:
- Sri Lanka in South Africa:
- 1st ODI in Paarl:
South Africa 301/8 (50 overs);
Sri Lanka 43 (20.1 overs). South Africa won by 258 runs.[7]
- 1st ODI in Paarl:
- World Cup in Alpe d'Huez, France:
- Ski Cross men:
Filip Flisar (SLO)
Christopher Del Bosco (CAN)
Lars Lewen (SWE)[46]
- Ski Cross women:
Sanna Lüdi (SUI)
Marielle Thompson (CAN)
Andrea Limbacher (AUT)[47]
- Ski Cross men:
January 10, 2012 (Tuesday)
- Championship League – Group one in Stock, England:
- Final (both ENG): Judd Trump 3–2 Shaun Murphy[48]
- Trump advances to the winners group.
- Final (both ENG): Judd Trump 3–2 Shaun Murphy[48]
January 9, 2012 (Monday)
- NCAA bowl games:
- BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans: Alabama 21, LSU 0
- Jeremy Shelley kicks five field goals as the Crimson Tide win their 14th national title; they also become unanimous champions, as the Associated Press also names Alabama their national champions.
- BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans: Alabama 21, LSU 0
January 8, 2012 (Sunday)
- Men's World Cup in Adelboden, Switzerland:
- Slalom:
Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 1:58.66
Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:58.93
Stefano Gross (ITA) 1:59.65[49]
- Slalom:
- Women's World Cup in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria:
- Super Giant slalom:
Fabienne Suter (SUI) 1:09.55
Tina Maze (SLO) 1:09.89
Anna Fenninger (AUT) 1:10.29[50]
- Super Giant slalom:
- NFL playoffs:
- Wild Card Playoffs:
- NFC: New York Giants 24, Atlanta Falcons 2
- AFC: Denver Broncos 29, Pittsburgh Steelers 23 (OT)
- Wild Card Playoffs:
- World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
- 12.5 km Mass Start Women:
Magdalena Neuner (GER) 40:02.2 (1+1+1+0)
Tora Berger (NOR) 40:14.7 (1+0+1+0)
Andrea Henkel (GER) 40:34.2 (1+0+0+0)[51]
- 15 km Mass Start Men:
Andreas Birnbacher (GER) 38:34.6 (0+0+0+0)
Simon Fourcade (FRA) 38:38.9 (0+1+0+0)
Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 39:04.2 (0+1+2+0)[52]
- 12.5 km Mass Start Women:
- World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
- 4-man:
Germany (Maximilian Arndt, Marko Huebenbecker, Alexander Rödiger, Martin Putze) 1:49.87 (54.73, 55.14)
Russia (Alexandr Zubkov, Filipp Yegorov, Dmitry Trunenkov, Nikolay Hrenkov) 1:50.53 (55.16, 55.37)
Germany (Thomas Florschütz, Ronny Listner, Kevin Kuske, Thomas Blaschek) 1:50.79 (55.17, 55.62)[53]
- 4-man:
Cross-country skiing
- Tour de Ski:
- Stage 9 in Val di Fiemme, Italy:
- Men's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb:
Alexander Legkov (RUS) 30:38.2
Maurice Manificat (FRA) +0.1
Marcus Hellner (SWE) +1.7[54]
- Tour de Ski final standings:
Dario Cologna (SUI) 4:33:17.2
Hellner +1:02.3
Petter Northug (NOR) +1:44.6[55]
- Cologna wins the Tour de Ski for the third time.
- Tour de Ski final standings:
- Women's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb:
Therese Johaug (NOR) 34:17.7
Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) +51.3
Marit Bjørgen (NOR) +1:08.0[56]
- Tour de Ski final standings:
Kowalczyk 2:52:45.0
Bjørgen +28.2
Johaug +3:57.8[57]
- Kowalczyk wins the Tour de Ski for the third successive time.
- Tour de Ski final standings:
- Men's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb:
- Stage 9 in Val di Fiemme, Italy:
- World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany:
- HS 106 / 10 km:
Mikko Kokslien (NOR) 26:06.5
Magnus Moan (NOR) 26:07.0
Björn Kircheisen (GER) 26:07.7[58]
- HS 106 / 10 km:
- Women's World Cup in Hinterzarten, Germany:
- HS 108:
Sarah Hendrickson (USA) 273.2 points
Sara Takanashi (JPN) 242.6
Jessica Jerome (USA) 240.1[59]
- HS 108:
- Players Tour Championship – Event 12 in Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany (ENG unless stated):
- Final: Joe Perry 2–4 Stephen Maguire (SCO)[60]
- Maguire wins his sixth professional title.
- Final Order of Merit: (1) Judd Trump 30,400 (2) Ronnie O'Sullivan 29,600 (3) Neil Robertson (AUS) 28,100[61]
- Final: Joe Perry 2–4 Stephen Maguire (SCO)[60]
- European Championships in Budapest, Hungary:
- 5000 m Ladies:
Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 7:22.38
Claudia Pechstein (GER) 7:34.51
Ireen Wüst (NED) 7:43.59[62]
- 1500 m Men:
Sven Kramer (NED) 1:53.98
Sverre Lunde Pedersen (NOR) 1:54.87
Jan Blokhuijsen (NED) 1:54.93[63]
- 10000 m Men:
Kramer 13:45.05
Blokhuijsen 13:52.48
Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 14:02.83[64]
- Overall Ladies:
Sáblíková 169.922 points
Pechstein 172.312
Wüst 172.454[65]
- Sáblíková wins the title for the third successive time and fourth time overall.
- Overall Men:
Kramer 156.197 points
Blokhuijsen 156.513
Bøkko 158.234[66]
- Kramer wins the title for the fifth time.
- 5000 m Ladies:
- ATP World Tour:
- Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia:
- Final: Andy Murray (GBR) def. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6–1, 6–3
- Murray wins his 22nd career title.
- Final: Andy Murray (GBR) def. Alexandr Dolgopolov (UKR) 6–1, 6–3
- Aircel Chennai Open in Chennai, India:
- Final: Milos Raonic (CAN) def. Janko Tipsarević (SRB) 6–7(4), 7–6(4), 7–6(4)
- Raonic wins his second career title.
- Final: Milos Raonic (CAN) def. Janko Tipsarević (SRB) 6–7(4), 7–6(4), 7–6(4)
- Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia:
- WTA Tour:
- ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand:
- Final: Zheng Jie (CHN) def. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 2–6, 6–3, 2–0 retired
- Zheng wins her fourth career title.
- Final: Zheng Jie (CHN) def. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 2–6, 6–3, 2–0 retired
- ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand:
January 7, 2012 (Saturday)
- Men's World Cup in Adelboden, Switzerland:
- Giant slalom:
Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 2:42.50
Benjamin Raich (AUT) 2:42.58
Massimiliano Blardone (ITA) 2:42.60[67]
- Giant slalom:
- Women's World Cup in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria:
- Downhill:
Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 1:48.40
Julia Mancuso (USA) 1:48.56
Fabienne Suter (SUI) 1:48.90[68]
- Downhill:
- NFL playoffs:
- Wild Card Playoffs:
- AFC: Houston Texans 31, Cincinnati Bengals 10
- NFC: New Orleans Saints 45, Detroit Lions 28
- Wild Card Playoffs:
- World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
- 10 km Sprint Men:
Arnd Peiffer (GER) 25:57.5 (1+0)
Simon Fourcade (FRA) 25:58.6 (0+0)
Evgeny Ustyugov (RUS) 26:02.3 (0+0)[69]
- 10 km Sprint Men:
- World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
- 2-man:
Thomas Florschütz/Kevin Kuske (GER) 56.26
Maximilian Arndt/Marko Huebenbecker (GER) 56.27
Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter (SUI) 56.73[70]
- 2-man:
Cross-country skiing
- Tour de Ski:
- Stage 8 in Val di Fiemme, Italy:
- Men's 20 km Classic Mass Start:
Eldar Rønning (NOR) 1:00:02.2
Alex Harvey (CAN) +1.1
Dario Cologna (SUI) +1.3[71]
- Women's 10 km Classic Mass Start:
Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 25:49.8
Marit Bjørgen (NOR) +7.5
Charlotte Kalla (SWE) +31.0[72]
- Men's 20 km Classic Mass Start:
- Stage 8 in Val di Fiemme, Italy:
- World Cup in St. Johann, Austria:
- Ski Cross men:
Alex Fiva (SUI)
Brady Leman (CAN)
Daniel Bohnacker (GER)[73]
- Ski Cross women:
Ophélie David (FRA)
Anna Woerner (GER)
Alizée Baron (FRA)[74]
- Ski Cross men:
- World Women's U18 Championship in Zlín, Czech Republic:
- Bronze medal game:
Sweden
4–1
Germany
- Final:
United States
0–3
Canada
- Canada win the title for the second time.
- Bronze medal game:
- Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine in Las Vegas, United States:
- Welterweight bout: Tarec Saffiedine (BEL) def. Tyler Stinson (USA) via split decision (28–29, 30–27, 29–28)
- Welterweight bout: Tyron Woodley (USA) def. Jordan Mein (CAN) via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)
- Light Heavyweight bout: Muhammed Lawal (USA) def. Lorenz Larkin (USA) via KO (punches)
- Middleweight bout: Robbie Lawler (USA) def. Adlan Amagov (RUS) via TKO (flying knee and punches)
- Middleweight Championship bout: Luke Rockhold (USA) (c) def. Keith Jardine (USA) via TKO (punches)
- World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany:
- HS 106 / Team:
Norway (Magnus Moan, Mikko Kokslien, Jan Schmid, Joergen Graabak) 51:36.7
Germany (Johannes Rydzek, Fabian Riessle, Eric Frenzel, Tino Edelmann) 51:36.8
Austria (Wilhelm Denifl, Christoph Bieler, Mario Stecher, Bernhard Gruber) 51:42.8[75]
- HS 106 / Team:
Skeleton
- World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
- Women:
Anja Huber (GER) 59.87
Katharina Heinz (GER) 59.97
Shelley Rudman (GBR) 59.99[76]
- Women:
- Women's World Cup in Hinterzarten, Germany:
- HS 108:
Sabrina Windmüller (SUI) 114.7 points
Lindsey Van (USA) 113.9
Lisa Demetz (ITA) 110.7[77]
- HS 108:
- European Championships in Budapest, Hungary:
- 500 m Men:
Konrad Niedźwiedzki (POL) 36.89
Zbigniew Bródka (POL) 36.90
Jan Blokhuijsen (NED) 36.93[78]
- 1500 m Ladies:
Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 2:03.64
Linda de Vries (NED) 2:04.70
Yuliya Skokova (RUS) 2:05.18[79]
- 5000 m Men:
Sven Kramer (NED) 6:31.82
Jan Blokhuijsen (NED) 6:36.49
Alexis Contin (FRA) 6:38.08[80]
- 500 m Men:
- ATP World Tour:
- Qatar Open in Doha, Qatar:
- Final: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 7–5, 6–3
- Tsonga wins his eighth career title.
- Final: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) def. Gaël Monfils (FRA) 7–5, 6–3
- Qatar Open in Doha, Qatar:
- WTA Tour:
- Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia:
- Final: Kaia Kanepi (EST) def. Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) 6–2, 6–1
- Kanepi wins her second career title.
- Final: Kaia Kanepi (EST) def. Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) 6–2, 6–1
- Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia:
- Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia:
- Final: Czech Republic
2–0
France
- Petra Kvitová (CZE) def. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 7–5, 6–1
- Tomáš Berdych (CZE) def. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 7–6(0), 6–4
- Czech Republic win the Cup for the second time.
- Final: Czech Republic
January 6, 2012 (Friday)
- World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
- 7.5 km Sprint Women:
Magdalena Neuner (GER) 22:27.6 (0+0)
Darya Domracheva (BLR) 23:04.9 (0+1)
Olga Zaitseva (RUS) 23:11.0 (0+0)[81]
- 7.5 km Sprint Women:
- World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
- Women:
Cathleen Martini/Janine Tischer (GER) 1:54.67 (57.45, 57.22)
Sandra Kiriasis/Petra Lammert (GER) 1:54.69 (57.49, 57.20)
Fabienne Meyer/Hanne Schenk (SUI) 1:55.23 (57.69, 57.54)[82]
- Women:
- World Women's U18 Championship in Zlín, Czech Republic, semifinals:
- United States
7–1
Germany
- Canada
7–0
Sweden
- United States
- World Cup 4 in Königssee, Germany (GER unless stated):
- Men:
Felix Loch 1:41.651 (50.878, 50.773)
Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:41.868 (51.116, 50.752)
Johannes Ludwig 1:42.142 (51.218, 50.924)[83]
- Team relay:
Italy (Sandra Gasparini, Dominik Fischnaller, Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber) 2:51.375 (56.115, 57.860, 57.400)
Germany (Tatjana Hüfner, Loch, Tobias Arlt/Tobias Wendl 2:51.531 (55.902, 57.674, 57.955)
Russia (Tatiana Ivanova, Albert Demtschenko, Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin) 2:51.776 (55.681, 58.010, 58.085)[84]
- Men:
Skeleton
- World Cup in Altenberg, Germany:
- Men:
Martins Dukurs (LAT) 1:54.15 (51.23, 51.71)
Tomass Dukurs (LAT) 1:55.22 (52.11, 51.65)
Alexander Kröckel (GER) 1:55.82 (51.97, 51.89)[85]
- Men:
- Four Hills Tournament:
- Stage 4 in Bischofshofen, Austria:
- HS 140:
Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 138.7 points
Anders Bardal (NOR) 136.5
Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 128.4[86]
- Four Hills Tournament final standings:
Schlierenzauer 933.8 points
Morgenstern 908.0
Andreas Kofler (AUT) 896.6[87]
- Schlierenzauer wins the tournament for the first time.
- HS 140:
- Stage 4 in Bischofshofen, Austria:
- Women's World Cup in Schonach, Germany:
- HS 108: Cancelled due to rain and warm temperatures; rescheduled to 7 January in Hinterzarten [10]
- European Championships in Budapest, Hungary:
- 500 m Ladies:
Karolína Erbanová (CZE) 39.87
Ireen Wüst (NED) 40.21
Yuliya Skokova (RUS) 40.40[88]
- 3000 m Ladies:
Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 4:16.09
Natalia Czerwonka (POL) 4:19.41
Claudia Pechstein (GER) 4:19.71[89]
- 500 m Ladies:
January 5, 2012 (Thursday)
- Men's World Cup in Zagreb, Croatia:
- Slalom:
Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 1:51.84
Felix Neureuther (GER) 1:52.13
Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1:52.32[90]
- Slalom:
- World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
- 4x7.5 km Relay Men:
Italy (Christian de Lorenzi, Markus Windisch, Dominik Windisch, Lukas Hofer) 1:30:49.1 (0+4)
Russia (Anton Shipulin, Evgeniy Garanichev, Evgeny Ustyugov, Alexey Volkov) 1:30:55.2 (2+9)
Sweden (Tobias Arwidson, Björn Ferry, Fredrik Lindström, Carl Johan Bergman) 1:31:21.8 (0+3)[91]
- 4x7.5 km Relay Men:
Cross-country skiing
- Tour de Ski:
- Stage 7 in Cortina d'Ampezzo–Toblach, Italy:
- Men's 32 km Freestyle Handicap Start:
Dario Cologna (SUI) 1:09:25.2
Petter Northug (NOR) +1:15.8
Alexander Legkov (RUS) +1:16.4[92]
- Women's 15 km Freestyle Handicap Start:
Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 39:01.1
Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) +2.0
Therese Johaug (NOR) +3:16.9[93]
- Men's 32 km Freestyle Handicap Start:
- Stage 7 in Cortina d'Ampezzo–Toblach, Italy:
- World Junior Championship in Calgary, Canada:
- World Cup 4 in Königssee, Germany (GER unless stated):
- Doubles:
Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt 1:41.172 (50.498, 50.674)
Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:41.406 (50.515, 50.891)
Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken 1:41.829 (50.958, 50.871)[94]
- Women:
Tatjana Hüfner 1:41.900 (51.076, 50.824)
Natalie Geisenberger 1:42.074 (50.860, 51.214)
Alex Gough (CAN) 1:42.630 (51.431, 51.199)[95]
- Doubles:
January 4, 2012 (Wednesday)
- World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
- 4x6 km Relay Women:
Russia (Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, Svetlana Sleptsova, Olga Zaitseva, Olga Vilukhina) 1:19:32.0 (0+6)
Norway (Fanny Welle-Strand Horn, Elise Ringen, Synnøve Solemdal, Tora Berger) 1:19:37.9 (2+7)
France (Marie Dorin Habert, Anais Bescond, Marine Bolliet, Sophie Boilley) 1:20:38.4 (1+7)[96]
- 4x6 km Relay Women:
Cross-country skiing
- Tour de Ski:
- Stage 6 in Toblach, Italy:
- Men's Sprint Freestyle:
Nikolay Morilov (RUS) 3:03.4
Petter Northug (NOR) +0.0
Dario Cologna (SUI) +0.3[97]
- Women's Sprint Freestyle:
Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 3:17.6
Kikkan Randall (USA) +0.5
Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) +2.3[98]
- Men's Sprint Freestyle:
- Stage 6 in Toblach, Italy:
- World Women's U18 Championship in Zlín, Czech Republic, quarterfinals:
- Sweden
2–1 (OT)
Finland
- Germany
2–1
Czech Republic
- Sweden
- Four Hills Tournament:
- Stage 3 in Innsbruck, Austria:
- HS 130:
Andreas Kofler (AUT) 252.8 points
Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 247.6
Taku Takeuchi (JPN) 246.7[99]
- HS 130:
- Stage 3 in Innsbruck, Austria:
January 3, 2012 (Tuesday)
- Women's World Cup in Zagreb, Croatia:
- Slalom:
Marlies Schild (AUT) 2:01.32 (59.34, 1:01.98)
Tina Maze (SLO) 2:02.72 (1:00.24, 1:02.48)
Michaela Kirchgasser (AUT) 2:03.59 (1:00.50, 1:03.09)
- Slalom:
- NCAA bowl games:
- Sugar Bowl in New Orleans: Michigan 23, Virginia Tech 20 (OT)
Cross-country skiing
- Tour de Ski:
- Stage 5 in Toblach, Italy:
- Men's 5 km Classic Individual:
Alexander Legkov (RUS) 13:49.5
Eldar Rønning (NOR) +1.7
Dario Cologna (SUI) +2.0[100]
- Women's 3 km Classic Individual:
Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 10:49.2
Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) +3.9
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR) +15.1[101]
- Men's 5 km Classic Individual:
- Stage 5 in Toblach, Italy:
- World Junior Championship in Calgary, Canada, semifinals:
- World Women's U18 Championship in Czech Republic (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, teams in italics advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group A in Zlín:
- Russia
2–6
Sweden
- United States
13–1
Czech Republic
- Final standings: United States 9 points, Sweden 6, Czech Republic 3, Russia 0.
- Russia
- Group B in Přerov:
- Switzerland
1–6
Germany
- Canada
7–0
Finland
- Final standings: Canada 9 points, Germany, Finland, Switzerland 3.
- Switzerland
- Group A in Zlín:
January 2, 2012 (Monday)
- NCAA New Year's Day bowl games:
- TicketCity Bowl in Dallas: (20) Houston 30, (24) Penn State 14
- Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida: (10) South Carolina 30, (21) Nebraska 13
- Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida: (12) Michigan State 33, (18) Georgia 30 (3OT)
- Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California: (5) Oregon 45, (10) Wisconsin 38
- Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona: (3) Oklahoma State 41, (4) Stanford 38 (OT)
- National Football League:
- St. Louis Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo and general manager Billy Devaney; Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris; and Indianapolis Colts vice chairman Bill Polian and general manager Chris Polian are fired. (Bloomberg Businessweek)
- PDC World Championship in London, England:
- Final (both ENG): Andy Hamilton 3–7 Adrian Lewis [11]
- Lewis wins the title for the second successive time.
- Final (both ENG): Andy Hamilton 3–7 Adrian Lewis [11]
- World Junior Championship in Calgary, Canada, quarterfinals:
- Finland
8–5
Slovakia
- Russia
2–1 (OT)
Czech Republic
- Finland
- 2012 NHL Winter Classic in Philadelphia:
January 1, 2012 (Sunday)
- National Football League, regular season final week (teams in bold win division title, teams in italics clinch wild-card berth, playoff seeding in parentheses):
- AFC:
- (1) New England Patriots 49, Buffalo Bills 21
- (2) Baltimore Ravens 24, (6) Cincinnati Bengals 16
- Tennessee Titans 23, (3) Houston Texans 22
- Kansas City Chiefs 7, (4) Denver Broncos 3
- (5) Pittsburgh Steelers 13, Cleveland Browns 9
- San Diego Chargers 38, Oakland Raiders 26
- Miami Dolphins 19, New York Jets 17
- Jacksonville Jaguars 19, Indianapolis Colts 13
- NFC:
- (1) Green Bay 45, (6) Detroit Lions 41
- (2) San Francisco 49ers 34, St. Louis Rams 27
- (3) New Orleans Saints 45, Carolina Panthers 17
- Saints quarterback Drew Brees sets NFL single-season records for completions and completion percentage, and the team breaks the mark for most total yards in a season.
- (4) New York Giants 31, Dallas Cowboys 14
- (5) Atlanta Falcons 45, Tampa Bay 24
- Chicago Bears 17, Minnesota Vikings 13
- Philadelphia Eagles 34, Washington Redskins 10
- Arizona Cardinals 23, Seattle Seahawks 20 (OT)
- AFC:
Cross-country skiing
- Tour de Ski:
- Stage 4 in Oberstdorf, Germany:
- Men's 10+10 km Pursuit:
Petter Northug (NOR) 50:27.3
Dario Cologna (SUI) +0.3
Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) +0.6[102]
- Women's 5+5 km Pursuit:
Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 27:16.0
Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) +1.6
Therese Johaug (NOR) +1.8[103]
- Men's 10+10 km Pursuit:
- Stage 4 in Oberstdorf, Germany:
- PDC World Championship in London, England, semi-finals (ENG unless stated): [12]
- Andy Hamilton 6–5 Simon Whitlock (AUS)
- Adrian Lewis 6–5 James Wade
- World Women's U18 Championship in Czech Republic; matchday 1: [13]
- Group A in Zlín:
- Czech Republic
2–0
Russia
- Sweden
0–7
United States
- Czech Republic
- Group B in Přerov:
- Finland
3–5
Switzerland
- Germany
0–6
Canada
- Finland
- Group A in Zlín:
- Four Hills Tournament:
- Stage 2 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany:
- HS 140:
Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 274.5 points
Andreas Kofler (AUT) 270.4
Daiki Ito (JPN) 269.6[104]
- HS 140:
- Stage 2 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany:
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