January 31, 2011 (Monday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Women's World Cup in
Sestriere, Italy: • Super combined: Cancelled due to heavy snow. ====
Cricket==== •
West Indies in Sri Lanka: •
1st ODI in
Colombo: 245/5 (50 overs;
Adrian Barath 113); .
No result; 3-match series tied 0–0. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
South American Youth Championship in
Peru: •
Final Group: • 1–0 • 0–1 • 1–5
January 30, 2011 (Sunday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Chamonix, France: • Super combined:
Ivica Kostelić 2:57.12 (2:02.47 / 54.65)
Natko Zrnčić-Dim 2:57.63 (2:01.04 / 56.59)
Aksel Lund Svindal 2:57.65 (2:00.05 / 57.60) •
Combined standings (after 3 of 4 races): (1) Kostelić 300 points (2)
Silvan Zurbriggen 143 (3)
Kjetil Jansrud 132 • Kostelić wins his first combined title. •
Overall standings (after 25 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 1178 points (2) Zurbriggen 703 (3)
Didier Cuche 673 •
Women's World Cup in
Sestriere, Italy: • Downhill: Cancelled due to heavy snow. ====
American football==== •
Pro Bowl in
Honolulu,
Hawaii: •
NFC 55,
AFC 41 ====
Auto racing==== •
Sports cars endurance racing: •
24 Hours of Daytona in
Daytona Beach, Florida, United States: • (1)
Joey Hand ,
Scott Pruett ,
Graham Rahal and
Memo Rojas (
Chip Ganassi Racing Riley Mk. XI-
BMW) 721 laps • (2)
Scott Dixon ,
Dario Franchitti ,
Jamie McMurray and
Juan Pablo Montoya (Chip Ganassi Racing Riley Mk. XI-BMW) 721 laps • (3)
João Barbosa ,
Terry Borcheller ,
Christian Fittipaldi , J. C. France and
Max Papis (Action Express Racing Riley Mk. XI-
Porsche) 721 laps ====
Badminton==== •
BWF Super Series: •
Korea Open Super Series Premier in
Seoul: •
Men's singles:
Lin Dan def.
Lee Chong Wei 21–19, 14–21, 21–16 •
Women's singles:
Wang Yihan def.
Wang Shixian 21–14, 21–18 •
Men's doubles:
Jung Jae-sung /
Lee Yong-dae def.
Mathias Boe /
Carsten Mogensen 21–6, 21–13 •
Women's doubles:
Wang Xiaoli /
Yu Yang def.
Tian Qing /
Zhao Yunlei 21–18, 19–21, 21–4 •
Mixed doubles:
Zhang Nan /
Zhao Yunlei def.
Tao Jiaming/
Tian Qing 21–17, 13–21, 21–19 ====
Basketball==== •
PBA Philippine Cup finals (best-of-7 series): • Game 4 in
Quezon City:
San Miguel Beermen 91,
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87.
Series tied 2–2. ====
Bobsleigh==== •
World Cup in
St. Moritz, Switzerland: •
Four-man:
Edgars Maskalāns/
Daumants Dreiškens/
Ugis Zalims/
Intars Dambis 2:09.34 (1:05.11 / 1:04.23)
Beat Hefti/
Roman Handschin/
Thomas Lamparter/
Manuel Lüthi 2:09.36 (1:04.93 / 1:04.43)
Manuel Machata/
Richard Adjei/
Andreas Bredau/
Christian Poser 2:09.50 (1:05.04 / 1:04.46) •
Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Machata 1461 points (2)
Steve Holcomb 1346 (3)
Karl Angerer 1266 ====
Cricket==== •
England in Australia: •
5th ODI in
Brisbane: 249 (49.3 overs;
Chris Woakes 6/45); 198 (45.3 overs).
Australia win by 51 runs; lead 7-match series 4–1. ====
Equestrianism==== •
Show jumping: •
FEI World Cup Western European League: •
9th competition in
Zürich (CSI 5*-W):
Marcus Ehning on
Küchengirl Ben Maher on
Robin Hood W Edwina Alexander on
Itot du Château • Standings (after 9 of 13 competitions): (1) Kevin Staut 87 points (2)
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum 62 (3)
Rolf-Göran Bengtsson 58 ====
Extreme sport==== •
Winter X Games XV in
Aspen, United States: • Men's: • Skier X:
John Teller 1:21.167
Christopher Del Bosco 1:21.197
Casey Puckett 1:21.979 • SnoCross Adaptive:
Mike Schultz 5:11.704
Jeff Tweet 5:53.741
Jim Wazny 5:55.078 • SnoCross:
Tucker Hibbert Ross Martin Robbie Malinoski • Snowboard Slopestyle:
Sebastien Toutant 93.00 points
Mark McMorris 90.00
Tyler Flanagan 82.66 • Mono Skier X:
Josh Dueck 1:59.656
Brandon Adam 2:10.471
Sean Rose 2:18.684 • Snowmobile Best Trick:
Daniel Bodin 96.00 points
Caleb Moore 90.33
Heath Frisby 86.00 • Snowboard SuperPipe:
Shaun White 97.33 points
Scotty Lago 92.00
Louie Vito 87.33 • White wins the gold for the fourth successive year, and the sixth time overall. • Women's: • Snowboard Slopestyle:
Enni Rukajärvi 92.66 points
Jenny Jones 89.33
Jamie Anderson 86.00 • Skier X:
Kelsey Serwa 1:28.830
Ophélie David 1:29.162
Fanny Smith 1:29.367 • David fails to win the event for the first time since 2006. ====
Golf==== •
PGA Tour: •
Farmers Insurance Open in
La Jolla, California: • Winner:
Bubba Watson 272 (−16) • Watson wins his second PGA Tour title. •
European Tour: •
Volvo Golf Champions in
Bahrain: • Winner:
Paul Casey 268 (−20) • Casey wins his eleventh European Tour title. ====
Handball==== •
World Men's Championship in Sweden: •
Third place match: 23–24 '''''' •
Final: '''''' 37–35 (
ET) • France defend their title, and win the championship for a record-equalling fourth time. They also qualify for the
2012 Olympic tournament. ====
Ice hockey==== •
NHL All-Star Game in
Raleigh, North Carolina: • Team
Lidström 11, Team
Staal 10 ====
Luge==== •
FIL World Natural Track Championships in
Umhausen, Austria: •
Men's singles:
Gerald Kammerlander 3:37.61 (1:12.46 / 1:12.48 / 1:12.67)
Robert Batkowski 3:37.65 (1:12.97 / 1:12.12 / 1:12.56)
Patrick Pigneter 3:37.95 (1:12.72 / 1:11.99 / 1:13.24) • Kammerlander wins his first world title. •
Women's singles:
Renate Gietl 3:40.43 (1:13.48 / 1:13.61 / 1:13.34)
Yekaterina Lavrentyeva 3:40.67 (1:13.43 / 1:13.90 / 1:13.34)
Melanie Schwarz 3:43.31 (1:14.50 / 1:14.62 / 1:14.19) • Gietl wins her second consecutive world title. •
FIL World Championships in
Cesana, Italy: •
Men's doubles:
Andreas Linger/
Wolfgang Linger 1:33.280 (46.668 / 46.612)
Christian Oberstolz/
Patrick Gruber 1:33.512 (46.752 / 46.760)
Andris Šics/
Juris Šics 1:33.728 (46.909 / 46.719) • The Lingers win their second world title. •
Mixed team relay: Cancelled due to technical difficulties. ====
Ski jumping==== •
World Cup in
Willingen, Germany: • HS 145:
Severin Freund 289.1 points
Martin Koch 286.9
Simon Ammann 284.5 •
Standings (after 19 of 26 events): (1)
Thomas Morgenstern 1434 points (2) Ammann 1013 (3)
Andreas Kofler 930 ====
Snooker==== •
Shoot-Out in
Blackpool, England: • Final:
Nigel Bond 58–24
Robert Milkins • Bond wins his fifth professional title. ====
Speed skating==== •
World Cup 6 in Moscow, Russia: • Men's: • 1000m:
Stefan Groothuis 1:08.82
Denny Morrison 1:09.57
Mikael Flygind Larsen 1:09.65 •
Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Groothuis 430 points (2)
Lee Kyou-hyuk 402 (3)
Shani Davis 380 • Team Pursuit: 3:43.71 3:46.68 3:47.15 •
Final standings: (1) Norway 270 points (2) Russia 250 (3) 232 • Women's: • 1000m:
Christine Nesbitt 1:15.59
Ireen Wüst 1:15.94
Heather Richardson 1:16.18 •
Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Richardson 560 points (2) Nesbitt 500 (3)
Nao Kodaira 339 • Team Pursuit: 3:01.13 3:03.02 3:04.11 •
Final standings: (1) Netherlands 300 points (2) Germany & Norway 250 ====
Tennis==== •
Australian Open in
Melbourne, Australia,
day 14: •
Men's singles – final:
Novak Djokovic [3] vs.
Andy Murray [5] 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 • Djokovic wins his second Australian Open and Grand Slam singles title. •
Mixed doubles – final:
Katarina Srebotnik /
Daniel Nestor def.
Chan Yung-jan /
Paul Hanley 6–3, 3–6, [10–7] • Srebotnik and Nestor win their first Grand Slam title together. Srebotnik wins her first Australian Open, and her fifth Grand Slam mixed doubles title. Nestor wins his second Australian Open and Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
January 29, 2011 (Saturday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Chamonix, France: • Downhill:
Didier Cuche 1:58.91
Dominik Paris 1:59.58
Klaus Kröll 1:59.79 •
Downhill standings (after 6 of 9 races): (1) Cuche 379 points (2)
Michael Walchhofer 314 (3)
Silvan Zurbriggen 285 •
Overall standings (after 24 of 38 races): (1)
Ivica Kostelić 1078 points (2) Cuche 673 (3) Zurbriggen 658 •
Women's World Cup in
Sestriere, Italy: • Downhill: Cancelled due to fog. ====
Bobsleigh==== •
World Cup in
St. Moritz, Switzerland: •
Two-man:
Manuel Machata/
Andreas Bredau 2:12.27 (1:06.36 / 1:05.91)
Beat Hefti/
Thomas Lamparter 2:12.30 (1:06.42 / 1:05.88)
Thomas Florschütz/
Kevin Kuske 2:12.66 (1:06.58 / 1:06.08) •
Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1)
Alexandr Zubkov 1430 points (2) Machata 1412 (3)
Simone Bertazzo 1251 •
Two-women:
Sandra Kiriasis/
Berit Wiacker 2:14.89 (1:07.57 / 1:07.32)
Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel/
Christin Senkel 2:15.17 (1:07.76 / 1:07.41)
Cathleen Martini/
Romy Logsch 2:15.54 (1:07.71 / 1:07.83) •
Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Kiriasis 1511 points (2) Martini 1387 (3)
Kaillie Humphries 1216 ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan in New Zealand: •
3rd ODI in
Christchurch: 293/7 (50 overs;
Mohammad Hafeez 115); 250/9 (50 overs).
Pakistan win by 43 runs; 6-match series tied 1–1. ====
Extreme sport==== •
Winter X Games XV in
Aspen, United States: • Men's: • Snowboarder-X:
Nick Baumgartner 1:29.700
Kevin Hill 1:29.856
Nate Holland 1:30.026 • Holland fails to win the event for the first time since 2005. • Slopestyle skiing:
Sammy Carlson 93.33 points
Russ Henshaw 90.66
Andreas Håtveit 90.00 • Snowboard Street:
Nic Sauve 85 points
Louis-Felix Paradis 68
Simon Chamberlain 64 • Skiing Big Air:
Alex Schlopy 92 points
Bobby Brown 89
Sammy Carlson 87 • Schlopy wins the event for the second successive year. • Women's: • Snowboarder-X:
Lindsey Jacobellis 1:38.943
Callan Chythlook-Sifsof 1:39.681
Déborah Anthonioz 1:40.026 • Jacobellis wins for the fourth consecutive year, and the seventh time in nine years. • Snowboard SuperPipe:
Kelly Clark 92.33 points
Kaitlyn Farrington 85.66
Elena Hight 80.00 • Clark wins the event for the second time. ====
Figure skating==== •
European Championships in
Bern, Switzerland: •
Ladies:
Sarah Meier 170.60 points
Carolina Kostner 168.54
Kiira Korpi 166.40 • Meier becomes the first Swiss woman to win the championship since
Denise Biellmann in 1981. •
Men:
Florent Amodio 226.86 points
Brian Joubert 223.01
Tomáš Verner 222.60 • Amodio wins the title for the first time. He and Joubert become the first French pair since
Alain Giletti and
Alain Calmat in
1961 to finish in the top two places. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: •
Final: 0–1 (
a.e.t.) '''''' • Japan win the Cup for a record fourth time. ====
Freestyle skiing==== •
World Cup in
Grasgehren, Germany: •
Men's Ski Cross:
Andreas Matt Patrick Koller Armin Niederer •
Ski Cross standings (after 6 of 11 events): (1) Matt 419 points (2)
Christopher Del Bosco 225 (3)
Alex Fiva 199 •
Women's Ski Cross:
Anna Holmlund Heidi Zacher Katrin Müller •
Ski Cross standings (after 6 of 11 events): (1) Zacher 376 points (2) Holmlund 332 (3)
Kelsey Serwa 329 •
World Cup in
Calgary, Canada: •
Men's Moguls:
Mikaël Kingsbury 24.25 points
Alexandre Bilodeau 24.16
Alexandr Smyshlyaev 23.53 •
Moguls standings (after 7 of 11 events): (1)
Guilbaut Colas 536 points (2) Kingsbury 455 (3) Bilodeau 379 •
Women's Moguls:
Hannah Kearney 24.43 points
Audrey Robichaud 22.71
Ekaterina Stolyarova 22.59 •
Moguls standings (after 7 of 11 events): (1) Kearney 609 points (2)
Jennifer Heil 412 (3) Robichaud 300 •
Men's Aerials:
Warren Shouldice 244.90 points
Renato Ulrich 243.01
Scotty Bahrke 229.57 •
Aerials standings (after 5 of 8 events): (1)
Qi Guangpu 361 points (2)
Jia Zongyang 238 (3) Ulrich 231 • Overall standings: (1)
Guilbaut Colas 77 points (2) Qi 72 (3)
Andreas Matt 70 •
Women's Aerials:
Cheng Shuang 187.23 points
Xu Mengtao 186.65
Olha Volkova 175.40 •
Aerials standings (after 5 of 8 events): (1) Xu 420 points (2) Cheng 316 (3) Volkova 213 • Overall standings: (1)
Hannah Kearney 87 points (2) Xu 84 (3) Cheng &
Heidi Zacher 63 ====
Luge==== •
FIL World Natural Track Championships in
Umhausen, Austria: •
Men's doubles:
Pavel Porzhnev/
Ivan Lazarev 2:33.24 (1:16.71 / 1:16.53)
Patrick Pigneter/
Florian Clara 2:33.90 (1:17.56 / 1:16.34)
Andrzej Laszczak/
Damian Waniczek 2:35.26 (1:17.99 / 1:17.27) • Porzhnev and Lazarev win their third world title. •
FIL World Championships in
Cesana, Italy: •
Men's singles:
Armin Zöggeler 1:43.538 (51.568 / 51.970)
Felix Loch 1:43.559 (51.511 / 52.048)
Andi Langenhan 1:44.013 (51.827 / 52.186) • Zöggeler wins his sixth world title. •
Women's singles:
Tatjana Hüfner 1:33.969 (46.976 / 46.993)
Natalie Geisenberger 1:34.243 (47.027 / 47.216)
Alex Gough 1:34.413 (47.051 / 47.362) • Hüfner wins her third world title. Gough wins the first ever world championship medal for women from Canada. ====
Mixed martial arts==== •
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg in
San Jose, California, United States: • Light Heavyweight bout:
Roger Gracie def.
Trevor Prangley by submission (rear naked choke) • Heavyweight bout:
Herschel Walker def.
Scott Carson by TKO (strikes) • Middleweight Championship bout:
Ronaldo Souza (c) def.
Robbie Lawler by submission (rear naked choke) • Welterweight Championship bout:
Nick Diaz (c) def.
Evangelista Santos by submission (armbar) ====
Ski jumping==== •
World Cup in
Willingen, Germany: • HS 145 Team: (
Gregor Schlierenzauer,
Martin Koch,
Andreas Kofler,
Thomas Morgenstern) 1071.8 points (
Michael Uhrmann,
Martin Schmitt,
Michael Neumayer,
Severin Freund) 1025.1 (
Kamil Stoch,
Piotr Żyła,
Stefan Hula,
Adam Małysz) 1015.7 ====
Speed skating==== •
World Cup 6 in Moscow, Russia: • Men's: • 500m:
Jan Smeekens 34.93
Akio Ota 35.02
Tucker Fredricks 35.06 •
Standings (after 10 of 12 races): (1)
Joji Kato 615 points (2)
Lee Kang-seok 590 (3) Fredricks 540 • 5000m:
Bob de Jong 6:19.43
Ivan Skobrev 6:21.16
Håvard Bøkko 6:22.79 •
Standings (after 4 of 6 races): (1) de Jong 360 points (2) Skobrev 280 (3) Bøkko 236 • Women's: • 500m:
Jenny Wolf 38.01
Margot Boer 38.49
Heather Richardson 38.53(3) •
Standings (after 10 of 12 races): (1) Wolf 920 points (2)
Lee Sang-hwa 650 (3) Boer 570 • 1500m:
Christine Nesbitt 1:56.80
Ireen Wüst 1:56.93
Martina Sáblíková 1:57.50 •
Standings (after 4 of 6 races): (1) Nesbitt 400 points (2)
Marrit Leenstra 246 (3) Wüst 230 ====
Tennis==== •
Australian Open in
Melbourne, Australia,
day 13: •
Women's singles – final:
Kim Clijsters def.
Li Na 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 • Clijsters wins her first Australian Open title, and her fourth Grand Slam singles title. •
Men's doubles – final:
Bob Bryan /
Mike Bryan def.
Mahesh Bhupathi /
Leander Paes 6–3, 6–4 • The
Bryans win the Australian Open men's doubles title for the third consecutive time and fifth time in six years, and their 10th Grand Slam men's doubles title. •
Boys' Singles – final:
Jiří Veselý def.
Luke Saville 6–0, 6–3 •
Girls' Singles – final:
An-Sophie Mestach def.
Monica Puig 6–4, 6–2 •
Wheelchair men's singles – final:
Shingo Kunieda def.
Stéphane Houdet 6–0, 6–3 • Kuneida wins his fifth successive Australian Open title, the seventh successive Grand Slam title and the 12th Grand Slam title overall. •
Wheelchair women's singles – final:
Esther Vergeer def.
Daniela Di Toro 6–0, 6–0 • Vergeer maintains her unbeaten record in Grand Slam singles tournaments, as she wins her eighth Australian Open title and 17th Grand Slam title. •
Wheelchair quad singles – final:
David Wagner def.
Peter Norfolk 6–2, 6–3
January 28, 2011 (Friday) ====
Basketball==== •
PBA Philippine Cup finals (best-of-7 series): • Game 3 in
Quezon City:
San Miguel Beermen 103,
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 82. ''Talk 'N Text lead series 2–1.'' ====
Extreme sport==== •
Winter X Games XV in
Aspen, United States: • Men's SuperPipe skiing:
Kevin Rolland 93.66 points
Torin Yater-Wallace 92.66
Simon Dumont 90.33 • Rolland wins the event for the second successive year. • Men's Snowboard best method:
Scotty Lago Ross Powers Chas Guldemond • Men's Snowmobile Speed & Style:
Joe Parsons 93.59 points
Heath Frisby 89.66
Cory Davis 100.48 • Men's Snowboard big air:
Torstein Horgmo 80 points
Sebastien Toutant 79
Sage Kotsenburg 77 ====
Figure skating==== •
European Championships in
Bern, Switzerland: • Ladies short program: (1)
Kiira Korpi 63.50 points (2)
Ksenia Makarova 60.35 (3)
Sarah Meier 58.56 •
Ice dancing:
Nathalie Péchalat/
Fabian Bourzat 167.40 points
Ekaterina Bobrova/
Dmitri Soloviev 161.14
Sinead Kerr/
John Kerr 157.49 • Péchalat/Bourzat become the first ice dancing champions since
Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in 1981 who didn't win any medal at previous championships. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: •
Third place match: 2–3 '''''' •
South American Youth Championship in
Peru: •
Group B: (teams in
bold advance to second round) • '''''' 3–1 • '''''' 3–3 • Final standings: '''''' 10 points, Ecuador 7, Colombia 5, Paraguay 4, Bolivia 1. ====
Handball==== •
World Men's Championship in Sweden: •
7th place match: '''''' 31–28 •
5th place match: 33–34 '''''' •
Semifinals: • '''''' 29–26 • '''''' 28–24 ====
Luge==== •
FIL World Natural Track Championships in
Umhausen, Austria: •
Mixed team: I (
Renate Gietl,
Anton Blasbichler,
Patrick Pigneter/
Florian Clara) 79 points I (
Melanie Batkowski,
Gerald Kammerlander,
Christian Schatz/
Gerhard Mühlbacher) 72 I (
Yekaterina Lavrentyeva,
Juri Talikh,
Pavel Porzhnev/
Ivan Lazarev) 71 ====
Skeleton==== •
World Cup in
St. Moritz, Switzerland: •
Men:
Martins Dukurs 2:16.54 (1:08.63 / 1:07.91)
Frank Rommel 2:16.89 (1:08.58 / 1:08.31)
Ben Sandford 2:17.34 (1:08.66 / 1:08.68) •
Standings (after 7 of 8 events): (1) Dukurs 1494 points (2)
Sandro Stielicke 1266 (3) Rommel 1218 • Dukurs secures the title for the second successive year with his fourth win of the season. •
Women:
Shelley Rudman 2:19.17 (1:09.76 / 1:09.41)
Mellisa Hollingsworth 2:19.41 (1:09.85 / 1:09.56)
Anja Huber 2:19.43 (1:10.00 / 1:09.43) •
Standings (after 7 of 8 events): (1) Huber 1485 points (2) Rudman 1474 (3) Hollingsworth 1364 ====
Speed skating==== •
World Cup 6 in Moscow, Russia: • Men's: • 500m:
Pekka Koskela 35.15
Jamie Gregg 35.23
Jacques de Koning 35.24 •
Standings (after 9 of 12 races): (1)
Joji Kato 615 points (2)
Lee Kang-seok 590 (3)
Keiichiro Nagashima 488 • 1500m:
Ivan Skobrev 1:45.49
Denny Morrison 1:46.25
Mark Tuitert 1:46.59 •
Standings (after 4 of 6 races): (1)
Simon Kuipers 245 points (2)
Håvard Bøkko 232 (3)
Stefan Groothuis 222 • Women's: • 500m:
Jenny Wolf 37.90
Margot Boer 38.56
Heather Richardson 38.57 •
Standings (after 9 of 12 races): (1) Wolf 820 points (2)
Lee Sang-hwa 650 (3) Boer 490 • 3000m:
Martina Sáblíková 4:04.03
Ireen Wüst 4:05.41
Brittany Schussler 4:10.45 •
Standings (after 4 of 6 races): (1)
Stephanie Beckert 275 points (2) Sáblíková 260 (3)
Jilleanne Rookard 236 ====
Tennis==== •
Australian Open in
Melbourne, Australia,
day 12: •
Men's singles – Semifinal:
Andy Murray def.
David Ferrer 4–6, 7–6(2), 6–1, 7–6(2) • Murray reaches the final for the second successive year, and a Grand Slam final for the third time. •
Women's doubles – final:
Gisela Dulko /
Flavia Pennetta def.
Victoria Azarenka /
Maria Kirilenko 2–6, 7–5, 6–1 • Dulko and Pennetta both win their first Grand Slam title. •
Boys' Doubles – final:
Filip Horanský /
Jiří Veselý def.
Ben Wagland /
Andrew Whittington 6–4, 6–4 •
Girls' Doubles – final:
An-Sophie Mestach /
Demi Schuurs def.
Eri Hozumi /
Miyu Kato 6–2, 6–3 •
Wheelchair men's doubles – final:
Maikel Scheffers /
Shingo Kunieda def.
Stéphane Houdet /
Nicolas Peifer 6–3, 6–3 •
Wheelchair women's doubles – final:
Esther Vergeer /
Sharon Walraven def.
Aniek van Koot /
Jiske Griffioen 6–0, 6–2
January 27, 2011 (Thursday) ====
American football==== •
NFL news: The
Tennessee Titans and their
head coach Jeff Fisher, the longest-tenured coach in the league, part ways. He had been in the post since
1994, when the franchise was known as the
Houston Oilers. ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Top 16, matchday 2: •
Group E:
Panathinaikos Athens 82–56
Unicaja Málaga • Standings (after 2 games): Panathinaikos Athens 2–0;
Lietuvos Rytas,
Caja Laboral 1–1; Unicaja Málaga 0–2. •
Group F: •
Maccabi Tel Aviv 99–58
Virtus Roma •
Union Olimpija Ljubljana 67–68
Regal FC Barcelona • Standings (after 2 games): Regal FC Barcelona 2–0; Maccabi Tel Aviv, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–1; Virtus Roma 0–2. •
Group H:
Fenerbahçe Ülker 75–73
Power Electronics Valencia • Standings (after 2 games): Fenerbahçe Ülker 2–0; Power Electronics Valencia,
Olympiacos Piraeus 1–1;
Žalgiris Kaunas 0–2. ====
Extreme sport==== •
Winter X Games XV in
Aspen, United States: • Women's Slopestyle skiing:
Kaya Turski 93.66 points
Keri Herman 93.33
Grete Eliassen 93.00 • Turski wins the gold for the second successive year. • Men's Snowmobile freestyle:
Daniel Bodin 91.33 points
Justin Hoyer 91.00
Caleb Moore 90.00 • Women's SuperPipe skiing:
Sarah Burke 91.33 points
Brita Sigourney 86.00
Rosalind Groenewoud 84.00 • Burke wins her fourth SuperPipe gold in five years. ====
Figure skating==== •
European Championships in
Bern, Switzerland: • Men short program: (1)
Florent Amodio 78.11 points (2)
Michal Březina 76.13 (3)
Artur Gachinski 73.76 •
Pairs:
Aliona Savchenko/
Robin Szolkowy 206.20 points
Yuko Kavaguti/
Alexander Smirnov 203.61
Vera Bazarova/
Yuri Larionov 188.24 • Savchenko and Szolkowy win their fourth title in five years. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
South American Youth Championship in
Peru: (teams in
bold advance to second round) •
Group A: • '''''' 3–1 • 2–0 '''''' • Final standings: '''''' 10 points, Chile 6, Uruguay, Peru 4, Venezuela 3. •
Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg: •
Cerro Porteño 1–0
Deportivo Petare •
Bolívar 0–1
Unión Española ====
Handball==== •
World Men's Championship in Sweden: •
11th place match: '''''' 40–35 (
ET) •
9th place match: '''''' 32–31 (
ET) ====
Snooker==== •
Championship League Group 4: •
Final:
Mark Allen 1–3
Ali Carter • Carter advances to the
winners group. ====
Tennis==== •
Australian Open in
Melbourne, Australia,
day 11: •
Men's singles – Semifinal:
Novak Djokovic [3] def.
Roger Federer [2] 7–6(3), 7–5, 6–4 • Djokovic reaches the Australian Open final for the second time, and a Grand Slam final for the fourth time. •
Women's singles – Semifinals: •
Li Na [9] def.
Caroline Wozniacki [1] 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 • Li becomes the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final. •
Kim Clijsters [3] def.
Vera Zvonareva [2] 6–3, 6–3 • Clijsters reaches the Australian Open final for the second time, and a Grand Slam final for the eighth time. •
Wheelchair quad doubles – final:
Andrew Lapthorne /
Peter Norfolk def.
Nicholas Taylor /
David Wagner 6–3, 6–3
January 26, 2011 (Wednesday) ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Top 16, matchday 2: •
Group E:
Caja Laboral 86–89
Lietuvos Rytas • Standings:
Panathinaikos Athens 1–0; Lietuvos Rytas, Caja Laboral 1–1;
Unicaja Málaga 0–1. •
Group G: •
Partizan Belgrade 76–79
Efes Pilsen Istanbul •
Montepaschi Siena 68–78
Real Madrid • Standings (after 2 games): Real Madrid, Efes Pilsen 2–0; Montepaschi Siena, Partizan Belgrade 0–2. •
Group H:
Žalgiris Kaunas 64–71
Olympiacos Piraeus • Standings:
Fenerbahçe Ülker,
Power Electronics Valencia 1–0; Olympiacos Piraeus 1–1; Žalgiris Kaunas 0–2. •
PBA Philippine Cup finals (best-of-7 series): • Game 2 in
Pasay:
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 110,
San Miguel Beermen 102. ''Talk 'N Text lead series 2–0.'' ====
Cricket==== •
England in Australia: •
4th ODI in
Adelaide: 299/8 (50 overs;
Jonathan Trott 102); 278/7 (50 overs).
England win by 21 runs; Australia lead 7-match series 3–1. •
Pakistan in New Zealand: •
2nd ODI in
Queenstown: 31/0 (4.2 overs); .
Match abandoned; New Zealand lead 6-match series 1–0. ====
Figure skating==== •
European Championships in
Bern, Switzerland: • Short dance: (1)
Nathalie Péchalat/
Fabian Bourzat 66.91 points (2)
Ekaterina Bobrova/
Dmitri Soloviev 65.46 (3)
Sinead Kerr/
John Kerr 62.87 • Pairs short program: (1)
Aliona Savchenko/
Robin Szolkowy 72.31 points (2)
Yuko Kavaguti/
Alexander Smirnov 69.49 (3)
Vera Bazarova/
Yuri Larionov 62.89 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg: •
Corinthians 0–0
Deportes Tolima •
Liverpool 2–2
Grêmio •
Alianza Lima 0–2
Jaguares ====
Snowboarding==== •
World Cup in
Denver, United States: •
Big Air:
Rocco van Straten 27.9 points
Zachary Stone 26.5
Michael Macho 20.7 •
Big Air standings (after 3 of 4 events): (1)
Sebastien Toutant 1220 points (2) van Straten 1165 (3)
Ståle Sandbech 1090 • Overall Freestyle standings: (1) Toutant 1220 points (2) van Straten 1185 (3)
Seppe Smits 1180 ====
Tennis==== •
Australian Open in
Melbourne, Australia,
day 10: •
Men's singles – Quarterfinals: •
David Ferrer [7] def.
Rafael Nadal [1] 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 •
Andy Murray [5] def.
Alexandr Dolgopolov 7–5, 6–3, 6–7(3), 6–3 •
Women's singles – Quarterfinals: •
Vera Zvonareva [2] def.
Petra Kvitová [25] 6–2, 6–4 •
Kim Clijsters [3] def.
Agnieszka Radwańska [12] 6–3, 7–6(4) • News: Former World Number 1 player
Justine Henin announces her second retirement from the sport, citing a lingering injury to her right elbow.
January 25, 2011 (Tuesday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Schladming, Austria: • Slalom:
Jean-Baptiste Grange 1:46.54 (54.62 / 51.92)
André Myhrer 1:46.58 (53.77 / 52.81)
Mattias Hargin 1:47.14 (54.22 / 52.92) •
Slalom standings (after 7 of 10 races): (1)
Ivica Kostelić 478 points (2) Grange 382 (3) Myhrer 333 •
Overall standings (after 23 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 1075 points (2)
Silvan Zurbriggen 643 (3)
Aksel Lund Svindal 585 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: •
Semifinals: • '''''' 2–2 (3–0
pen.) • 0–6 '''''' •
South American Youth Championship in
Peru: (teams in
bold advance to second round) •
Group B: • 2–1 • 0–1 '''''' • Standings: Brazil 10 points (4 matches), Ecuador, Colombia 4 (3), 3 (3), Bolivia 1 (3). •
Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg: •
Independiente 2–0
Deportivo Quito ====
Handball==== •
World Men's Championship in Sweden: (teams in
bold advance to the semifinals) •
Group I: • 25–35 • '''''' 30–24 • '''''' 34–28 • Final standings: France, Spain 9 points, Iceland, Hungary 4, Norway, Germany 2. •
Group II: • 28–25 • 26–25 • '
27–24 ' • Final standings: Denmark 10 points, Sweden 6, Croatia 5, Poland 4, Serbia 3, Argentina 2. ====
Snooker==== •
Championship League Group 3: •
Final:
Mark King 2–3
Shaun Murphy • Murphy advances to the
winners group. ====
Tennis==== •
Australian Open in
Melbourne, Australia,
day 9: •
Men's singles – Quarterfinals: •
Roger Federer [2] def.
Stanislas Wawrinka [19] 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 •
Novak Djokovic [3] def.
Tomáš Berdych [6] 6–1, 7–6(5), 6–1 •
Women's singles – Quarterfinals: •
Caroline Wozniacki [1] def.
Francesca Schiavone [6] 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 •
Li Na [9] def.
Andrea Petkovic [30] 6–2, 6–4
January 24, 2011 (Monday) ====
Football (soccer)==== •
South American Youth Championship in
Peru: (teams in
bold advance to second round) •
Group A: • 1–3 '''''' • 1–1 • Standings: Argentina 10 points (4 matches), 4 (3), Venezuela, Chile 3 (3), Peru 1 (3). ====
Handball==== •
World Men's Championship in Sweden: •
Group I: (teams in
bold advance to the semifinals) • 24–32 '''''' • 27–25 • 26–31 '''''' • Standings (after 4 matches): France, Spain 7 points, Iceland, Hungary 4, Germany 2, Norway 0. •
15th place match: 24–29 '''''' •
13th place match: 23–26 '''''' ====
Tennis==== •
Australian Open in
Melbourne, Australia,
day 8: •
Men's singles – 4th round: •
Rafael Nadal [1] def.
Marin Čilić [15] 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 •
Alexandr Dolgopolov def.
Robin Söderling [4] 1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 •
Andy Murray [5] def.
Jürgen Melzer [11] 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 •
David Ferrer [7] def.
Milos Raonic 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 •
Women's singles – 4th round: •
Vera Zvonareva [2] def.
Iveta Benešová 6–4, 6–1 •
Kim Clijsters [3] def.
Ekaterina Makarova 7–6(3), 6–2 •
Agnieszka Radwańska [12] def.
Peng Shuai 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 •
Petra Kvitová [25] def.
Flavia Pennetta [22] 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
January 23, 2011 (Sunday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Kitzbühel, Austria: • Slalom:
Jean-Baptiste Grange 1:40.93 (52.60 / 48.33)
Ivica Kostelić 1:41.21 (52.20 / 49.01)
Giuliano Razzoli 1:41.62 (52.79 / 48.83) •
Slalom standings (after 6 of 10 races): (1) Kostelić 433 points (2)
Marcel Hirscher 326 (3) Grange 282 • Combined: Kostelić 3:40.84 (1:59.63 / 52.20 / 49.01)
Silvan Zurbriggen 3:42.77 (1:59.89 / 52.96 / 49.92)
Romed Baumann 3:47.51 (1:59.54 / 55.93 / 52.04) •
Combined standings (after 2 of 4 races): (1) Kostelić 200 points (2)
Carlo Janka 112 (3) Zurbriggen 98 •
Overall standings (after 22 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 1030 points (2) Zurbriggen 629 (3)
Aksel Lund Svindal 585 •
Women's World Cup in
Cortina, Italy: • Super-G:
Lindsey Vonn 1:22.64
Maria Riesch 1:22.69
Lara Gut 1:23.52 •
Super G standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Vonn 380 points (2) Riesch 229 (3) Gut 205 •
Overall standings (after 21 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 1232 points (2) Vonn 1087 (3)
Elisabeth Görgl 628 ====
American football==== •
NFL playoffs –
Conference Championships: •
NFC:
Green Bay Packers 21,
Chicago Bears 14 • The Packers win the
NFC Championship Game for the third time. •
AFC:
Pittsburgh Steelers 24,
New York Jets 19 • The Steelers win the
AFC Championship Game for the second time in three years, and a record-extending eighth time overall. ====
Badminton==== •
BWF Super Series: •
Malaysia Super Series in
Kuala Lumpur: •
Men's singles:
Lee Chong Wei def.
Taufik Hidayat 21–8, 21–17 •
Women's singles:
Wang Shixian def.
Wang Yihan 21–18, 21–14 •
Men's doubles:
Chai Biao /
Guo Zhendong def.
Mads-Conrads Petersen /
Jonas Rasmussen 21–16, 21–14 •
Women's doubles:
Tian Qing /
Zhao Yunlei def.
Wang Xiaoli /
Yu Yang 21–12, 6–21, 21–17 •
Mixed doubles:
He Hanbin /
Ma Jin def.
Tao Jiaming /
Tian Qing 21–13, 13–21, 21–16 ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 6 in
Antholz, Italy: • Women's 12.5 km Mass Start:
Tora Berger 33:56.3 (0+1+0+1)
Marie-Laure Brunet 33:56.9 (0+0+0+1)
Darya Domracheva 34:02.1 (0+0+0+0) •
Mass start standings (after 2 of 5 races): (1) Brunet 97 points (2) Berger 90 (3)
Helena Ekholm 85 •
Overall standings (after 14 of 26 races): (1)
Kaisa Mäkäräinen 574 points (2) Ekholm 546 (3)
Andrea Henkel 523 • Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay: (
Christoph Stephan,
Daniel Böhm,
Arnd Peiffer,
Michael Greis) 1:10:17.2 (0+7) (
Christian de Lorenzi,
Rene Laurent Vuillermoz,
Lukas Hofer,
Markus Windisch) 1:10:35.8 (0+9) (
Emil Hegle Svendsen,
Ole Einar Bjørndalen,
Alexander Os,
Tarjei Bø) 1:10:45.4 (0+8) •
Standings (after 3 of 4 races): (1) Germany 163 points (2) Norway 156 (3) & 122 ====
Bobsleigh==== •
World Cup and
FIBT European Championships in
Winterberg, Germany: •
Four-man:
Manuel Machata/
Richard Adjei/
Andreas Bredau/
Florian Becke 1:50.15 (55.29 / 54.86)
Thomas Florschütz/
Ronny Listner/
Kevin Kuske/
Andreas Barucha 1:50.28 (55.10 / 55.18)
Alexandr Zubkov/
Filipp Yegorov/
Dmitry Trunenkov/
Nikolay Hrenkov 1:50.28 (55.27 / 55.01) • Machata, Adjei, Bredau and Becke all win their first European title. •
Standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Machata 1261 points (2)
Steve Holcomb 1186 (3)
Karl Angerer 1090 ====
Bowls==== • World Indoor Championships in
Hopton-on-Sea, England: • Final:
Paul Foster def.
Alex Marshall 11–5, 8–8 • Foster wins his fourth world title. ====
Cricket==== •
England in Australia: •
3rd ODI in
Sydney: 214 (48 overs); 215/6 (46 overs).
Australia win by 4 wickets; lead 7-match series 3–0. •
India in South Africa: •
5th ODI in
Centurion: 250/9 (46/46 overs;
Hashim Amla 116
*); 234 (40.2 overs;
Yusuf Pathan 105).
South Africa win by 33 runs (D/L); win 5-match series 3–2. ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
World Cup in
Otepää,
Estonia: • Men's Classic Sprint:
Eirik Brandsdal 3:25.5
Ola Vigen Hattestad 3:25.5
Nikita Kriukov 3:25.8 •
Sprint standings (after 7 of 11 races): (1)
Emil Jönsson 330 points (2) Hattestad 264 (3)
Jesper Modin 220 •
Overall standings (after 21 of 31 races): (1)
Dario Cologna 1197 points (2)
Petter Northug 774 (3)
Lukáš Bauer 698 • Women's Classic Sprint:
Petra Majdič 3:07.2
Hanna Brodin 3:07.9
Maiken Caspersen Falla 3:09.2 •
Sprint standings (after 7 of 11 races): (1) Majdič 354 points (2)
Kikkan Randall 291 (3)
Arianna Follis 288 •
Overall standings (after 21 of 31 races): (1)
Justyna Kowalczyk 1401 points (2)
Marit Bjørgen 922 (3) Follis 880 ====
Cycling==== •
UCI World Tour: •
Tour Down Under in Australia: •
Stage 6, Adelaide to Adelaide, :
Ben Swift () 1h 53' 47"
Greg Henderson () s.t.
Matthew Goss () s.t. • Final overall standings: (1)
Cameron Meyer () 17h 54' 27" (2) Goss + 2" (3) Swift + 8" ====
Football (soccer)==== •
Central American Cup in
Panama: •
Third place match: 0–0 (4–5
pen.) '''''' •
Final: '''''' 2–1 • Honduras win the championship for the third time. •
South American Youth Championship in
Peru: (teams in
bold advance to final group) •
Group B: • 1–0 • '''''' 1–1 • Standings: Brazil 7 points (3 matches), Ecuador 4 (2), Paraguay 3 (3), Bolivia, 1 (2). •
Commonwealth of Independent States Cup in
Saint Petersburg, Russia: •
Final:
Inter Baku 0–0 (6–5
pen.)
Shakhtyor Soligorsk • Baku win the title for the first time. ====
Freestyle skiing==== •
World Cup in
Lake Placid, United States: •
Moguls men:
Guilbaut Colas 25.70 points
Mikaël Kingsbury 25.59
Pierre-Alexandre Rousseau 25.16 •
Moguls standings (after 6 of 11 events): (1) Colas 500 points (2) Kingsbury 355 (3)
Alexandre Bilodeau 299 • Overall standings: (1) Colas 83 points (2)
Andreas Matt 64 (3)
Qi Guangpu 63 •
Moguls women:
Hannah Kearney 26.12 points
Chloé Dufour-Lapointe 24.85
Kristi Richards 24.57 •
Moguls standings (after 6 of 11 events): (1) Kearney 509 points (2)
Jennifer Heil 390 (3) Richards 286 • Overall standings: (1) Kearney 85 points (2)
Xu Mengtao 68 (3)
Kelsey Serwa 66 ====
Golf==== •
PGA Tour: •
Bob Hope Classic in
Palm Desert and
La Quinta, California: • Winner:
Jhonattan Vegas 333 (−27)PO • In his fifth PGA Tour event, Vegas wins his maiden title, and also the first PGA Tour title by a Venezuelan, defeating defending champion
Bill Haas and
Gary Woodland in a playoff. •
European Tour: •
Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship in
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates: • Winner:
Martin Kaymer 264 (−24) • Kaymer wins the tournament for the third time in four years, and wins his ninth European Tour title. •
Champions Tour: •
Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in
Kaūpūlehu, Hawaii: • Winner:
John Cook 194 (−22) • Cook wins his sixth Champions Tour title. ====
Handball==== •
World Men's Championship in Sweden: •
Group II: (teams in
bold advance to semifinals) • '''''' 29–25 • 24–31 '''''' • 27–26 • Standings (after 4 matches): Denmark 8 points, Sweden 6, Poland 4, Croatia 3, Argentina 2, Serbia 1. •
23rd place match: 23–33 '''''' •
21st place match: 18–28 '''''' •
19th place match: 29–30 '''''' •
17th place match: 35–39 '''''' ====
Luge==== •
World Cup in
Altenberg, Germany: •
Men's singles:
Felix Loch 1:50.725 (55.090 / 55.635)
Armin Zöggeler 1:50.866 (55.321 / 55.545)
Albert Demtschenko 1:50.915 (55.356 / 55.559) •
Standings (after 7 of 9 events): (1) Zöggeler 610 points (2) Loch 545 (3)
David Möller 440 •
Team relay: (
Tatjana Hüfner,
Felix Loch,
Tobias Wendl/
Tobias Arlt) 2:25.216 (47.434 / 48.724 / 49.058) (
Tatiana Ivanova,
Albert Demtschenko,
Vladislav Yuzhakov/
Vladimir Makhnutin) 2:25.746 (47.912 / 48.685 / 49.149) (
Nina Reithmayer,
Daniel Pfister,
Georg Fischler/
Peter Penz) 2:25.941 (47.823 / 49.161 / 48.957) •
Standings (after 5 of 6 events): (1) Germany 500 points (2) 355 (3) Austria & Russia 326 • Germany win their fifth consecutive title. ====
Nordic combined==== •
World Cup in
Chaux-Neuve, France: • HS 117 / 10 km:
Jason Lamy-Chappuis 22:00.3
Felix Gottwald 22:07.5
Mikko Kokslien 22:07.7 •
Standings (after 11 of 13 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 789 points (2) Kokslien 609 (3) Gottwald 556 ====
Rugby union==== •
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 6 (teams in
bold advance to the Heineken Cup knockout stages, team in
italics advances to the Amlin Challenge Cup knockout stages): •
Pool 5: •
Leicester Tigers 62–15
Benetton Treviso •
Perpignan 37–5
Scarlets • Final standings: Perpignan 22 points (6–3 in head-to head competition points), Leicester Tigers 22 (3–6), Scarlets 15, Benetton Treviso 1. •
Pool 6: •
Newport Gwent Dragons 16–23
Glasgow Warriors •
London Wasps 21–16
Toulouse • Final standings: Toulouse 22 points, London Wasps 19, Glasgow Warriors 12, Newport Gwent Dragons 2. • Quarterfinal matchups: •
Northampton Saints vs.
Ulster •
Leinster vs.
Leicester Tigers •
Perpignan vs.
Toulon •
Biarritz vs.
Toulouse •
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 6 (teams in
bold advance to the knockout stages): •
Pool 3:
Bourgoin –
Newcastle Falcons — postponed due to a frozen pitch, and will not be played. • Final standings:
Montpellier 21 points (6 matches),
Exeter Chiefs 16 (6), Newcastle Falcons 9 (5), Bourgoin 6 (5). •
Pool 4: •
Crociati Parma 17–34
Stade Français •
Leeds Carnegie 26–6
București Oaks • Final standings: Stade Français 29 points, Leeds Carnegie 19, București Oaks, Crociati Parma 5. • Quarterfinal matchups: •
Stade Français vs.
Montpellier •
Brive vs.
Munster •
La Rochelle vs.
Clermont •
Harlequins vs.
London Wasps ====
Skeleton==== •
World Cup and
FIBT European Championships in
Winterberg, Germany: •
Men:
Martins Dukurs 1:55.41 (57.48 / 57.93)
Sergey Chudinov 1:55.61 (57.55 / 58.06)
Aleksandr Tretyakov 1:55.71 (57.78 / 57.93) • Dukurs wins his second consecutive European title. •
Standings (after 6 of 8 events): (1) Dukurs 1269 points (2) Tretyakov 1155 (3) Chudinov 1109 ====
Ski jumping==== •
World Cup in
Zakopane, Poland: • HS 134:
Kamil Stoch 254.0 points
Tom Hilde 249.5
Michael Uhrmann 246.8 •
Standings (after 18 of 26 events): (1)
Thomas Morgenstern 1384 points (2)
Simon Ammann 953 (3)
Andreas Kofler 915 ====
Speed skating==== •
World Sprint Championships in
Heerenveen, Netherlands: • Men:
Lee Kyou-hyuk 139.255 points
Mo Tae-bum 139.365
Shani Davis 139.600 • Lee wins his fourth world title in five years. • Women:
Christine Nesbitt 152.220 points
Annette Gerritsen 154.015
Margot Boer 154.025 • Nesbitt wins her first world title. ====
Tennis==== •
Australian Open in
Melbourne, Australia,
day 7: •
Men's singles – 4th round: •
Roger Federer [2] def.
Tommy Robredo 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 •
Novak Djokovic [3] def.
Nicolás Almagro [14] 6–3, 6–4, 6–0 •
Tomáš Berdych [6] def.
Fernando Verdasco [9] 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 •
Stanislas Wawrinka [19] def.
Andy Roddick [8] 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 •
Women's singles – 4th round: •
Caroline Wozniacki [1] def.
Anastasija Sevastova 6–3, 6–4 •
Francesca Schiavone [6] def.
Svetlana Kuznetsova [23] 6–4, 1–6, 16–14 • This was the
longest women's match by time in a Grand Slam event in the open era, lasting 4 hours, 44 minutes. •
Li Na [9] def.
Victoria Azarenka [8] 6–3, 6–3 •
Andrea Petkovic [30] def.
Maria Sharapova [14] 6–2, 6–3
January 22, 2011 (Saturday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Kitzbühel, Austria: • Downhill:
Didier Cuche 1:57.72
Bode Miller 1:58.70
Adrien Théaux 1:58.90 • Cuche becomes the oldest winner of a men's World Cup race, at the age of . •
Downhill standings (after 5 of 9 races): (1) Cuche 279 points (2)
Silvan Zurbriggen 270 (3)
Michael Walchhofer 269 •
Overall standings (after 20 of 38 races): (1)
Ivica Kostelić 850 points (2)
Aksel Lund Svindal 585 (3) Cuche 573 •
Women's World Cup in
Cortina, Italy: • Downhill:
Maria Riesch 1:39.30
Julia Mancuso 1:40.21
Lindsey Vonn 1:40.30 •
Downhill standings (after 5 of 9 races): (1) Vonn 420 points (2) Riesch 357 (3) Mancuso 217 •
Overall standings (after 20 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 1152 points (2) Vonn 987 (3)
Elisabeth Görgl 592 ====
Basketball==== •
PBA Philippine Cup finals (best-of-7 series): • Game 1 in
Victorias:
Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 91,
San Miguel Beermen 82. ''Talk 'N Text lead the series 1–0.'' ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 6 in
Antholz, Italy: • Women's 4 x 6 km Relay: (
Svetlana Sleptsova,
Anna Bogaliy-Titovets,
Natalia Guseva,
Olga Zaitseva) 1:11:14.7 (0+6) (
Jenny Jonsson,
Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek,
Anna Maria Nilsson,
Helena Ekholm) 1:12:11.8 (0+7) (
Sabrina Buchholz,
Kathrin Hitzer,
Miriam Gössner,
Andrea Henkel) 1:13:34.8 (4+13) •
Standings (after 3 of 4 races): (1) Sweden 152 points (2) Germany 146 (3) Russia 143 • Men's 15 km Mass Start:
Martin Fourcade 35:33.4 (0+0+1+0)
Björn Ferry 35:50.6 (0+0+1+1)
Anton Shipulin 35:51.0 (1+1+0+0) •
Mass start standings (after 2 of 5 races): (1) Fourcade 103 points (2)
Tarjei Bø &
Emil Hegle Svendsen 86 •
Overall standings (after 14 of 26 races): (1) Bø 598 points (2) Svendsen 592 (3)
Michael Greis 485 ====
Bobsleigh==== •
World Cup and
FIBT European Championships in
Winterberg, Germany: •
Two-man:
Alexandr Zubkov/
Alexey Voyevoda 1:52.21 (56.20 / 56.01)
Thomas Florschütz/
Kevin Kuske 1:52.35 (56.16 / 56.19)
Karl Angerer/
Alex Mann 1:52.44 (56.37 / 56.07) •
Standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Zubkov 1238 points (2)
Manuel Machata 1187 (3)
Simone Bertazzo 1107 ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan in New Zealand: •
1st ODI in
Wellington: 124 (37.3 overs;
Tim Southee 5/33); 125/1 (17.2 overs).
New Zealand win by 9 wickets; lead 6-match series 1–0. ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
World Cup in
Otepää,
Estonia: • Men's 15 km Classic:
Eldar Rønning 37:27.2
Daniel Rickardsson 37:42.3
Maxim Vylegzhanin 37:44.8 •
Distance standings (after 12 of 17 races): (1)
Dario Cologna 481 points (2)
Alexander Legkov 406 (3)
Lukáš Bauer 400 •
Overall standings (after 20 of 31 races): (1) Cologna 1197 points (2)
Petter Northug 738 (3) Bauer 698 • Women's 10 km Classic:
Marit Bjørgen 27:02.1
Justyna Kowalczyk 27:34.1
Therese Johaug 27:43.7 •
Distance standings (after 12 of 17 races): (1) Kowalczyk 672 points (2) Bjørgen 510 (3) Johaug 430 •
Overall standings (after 20 of 31 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1351 points (2) Bjørgen 896 (3)
Arianna Follis 880 ====
Cycling==== •
UCI World Tour: •
Tour Down Under in Australia: •
Stage 5, McLaren Vale to Willunga, :
Francisco Ventoso () 3h 06' 10"
Michael Matthews () s.t.
Matthew Goss () s.t. • Overall standings: (1)
Cameron Meyer () 16h 00' 40" (2) Goss + 8" (3)
Laurens ten Dam () + 10" ====
Equestrianism==== •
Dressage: •
FEI World Cup Western European League: •
7th competition in
Amsterdam (CDI-W):
Adelinde Cornelissen on
Parzival Isabell Werth on
Warum nicht FRH Patrik Kittel on
Watermill Scandic H.B.C. • Standings (after 7 of 10 competitions): (1)
Ulla Salzgeber & Werth 74 points (3) Cornelissen 63 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: •
Quarterfinals: • '''''' 1–0 (
a.e.t.) • 0–1 (
a.e.t.) '''''' •
South American Youth Championship in
Peru: (teams in
bold advance to the second stage) •
Group A: • '''''' 1–1 • 0–4 • Standings: Argentina 7 points (3 matches), Uruguay 4 (3), Chile 3 (2), Venezuela 2 (2), 0 (2). •
African Under-17 Championship in
Rwanda: •
Final: '''''' 2–1 • Burkina Faso win the championship for the first time. Both teams qualify for the
FIFA U-17 World Cup. ====
Freestyle skiing==== •
World Cup in
Lake Placid, United States: •
Moguls men:
Guilbaut Colas 25.81 points
Alexandre Bilodeau 25.59
Jeremy Cota 25.31 •
Moguls standings (after 5 of 11 events): (1) Colas 400 points (2) Bilodeau &
Mikaël Kingsbury 275 • Overall standings: (1) Colas 80 points (2)
Andreas Matt 64 (3)
Qi Guangpu 63 •
Moguls women:
Hannah Kearney 25.45 points
Jennifer Heil 24.72
Audrey Robichaud 24.41 •
Moguls standings (after 5 of 11 events): (1) Kearney 409 points (2) Heil 340 (3)
Justine Dufour-Lapointe 227 • Overall standings: (1) Kearney 82 points (2) Heil &
Xu Mengtao 68 ====
Handball==== •
World Men's Championship in Sweden: (teams in strike are eliminated) •
Group I: • 32–27 • 27–24 • 37–24 • Standings (after 3 matches): France, Spain 5 points, Iceland 4, Germany, Hungary 2, Norway 0. •
Group II: • 36–18 • 24–28 • 28–27 • Standings (after 3 matches): Denmark 6 points, Sweden 4, Croatia 3, Poland, Argentina 2, Serbia 1. •
Presidents Cup: • '''''' 34–28 • 25–26 '''''' • 21–29 '''''' • 24–29 (
OT) '''''' • 33–38 '''''' • 30–37 '''''' ====
Korfball==== •
Europa Cup in
Budapest, Hungary: •
7th place match: CC Oeiras 19–15
CK Vacarisses • 5th place match: Szentendre KK 23–12 KV Adler Rauxel • Third place match: České Budějovice 19–18
Trojans KC • Final: R Scaldis SC 23–33
Koog Zaandijk • Koog Zaandijk win the tournament for the second time. ====
Luge==== •
World Cup in
Altenberg, Germany: •
Women's singles:
Tatjana Hüfner 1:45.626 (53.015 / 52.611)
Natalie Geisenberger 1:45.648 (52.861 / 52.787)
Anke Wischnewski 1:46.270 (53.253 / 53.017) • Hüfner wins her sixth race of the season. •
Standings (after 7 of 9 events): (1) Hüfner 685 points (2) Geisenberger 560 (3) Wischnewski 485 •
Doubles:
Andreas Linger/
Wolfgang Linger 1:24.076 (42.062 / 42.014)
Tobias Wendl/
Tobias Arlt 1:24.352 (42.184 / 42.168)
Toni Eggert/
Sascha Benecken 1:24.514 (42.294 / 42.220) •
Standings (after 7 of 9 events): (1) Wendl/Arlt 615 points (2)
Christian Oberstolz/
Patrick Gruber 540 (3) Linger/Linger 492 ====
Mixed martial arts==== •
UFC: Fight For The Troops 2 in
Fort Hood,
Killeen, Texas, United States: • Lightweight bout:
Matt Wiman def.
Cole Miller by unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) • Heavyweight bout:
Pat Barry def.
Joey Beltran by unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) • Featherweight bout:
Mark Hominick def.
George Roop by TKO (punches) • Heavyweight bout:
Matt Mitrione def.
Tim Hague by TKO (punches) • Lightweight bout:
Melvin Guillard def.
Evan Dunham by TKO (strikes) ====
Nordic combined==== •
World Cup in
Chaux-Neuve, France: • HS 117 / 10 km:
David Kreiner 21:59.2
Mikko Kokslien 21:59.8
Felix Gottwald 22:00.7 •
Standings (after 10 of 13 races): (1)
Jason Lamy-Chappuis 689 points (2) Kokslien 549 (3) Gottwald 476 ====
Rugby union==== •
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 6 (teams in
bold advance to the Heineken Cup knockout stages, team in
italics advances to the Amlin Challenge Cup knockout stages): •
Pool 1: •
Castres 12–23
Northampton Saints •
Edinburgh 14–21
Cardiff Blues • Final standings: Northampton Saints 25 points, Cardiff Blues 14, Castres 11, Edinburgh 8. •
Pool 3: •
Munster 28–14
London Irish •
Ospreys 29–17
Toulon • Final standings: Toulon 17 points, Munster 16, Ospreys 14, London Irish 9. •
Pool 4: •
Aironi 6–43
Ulster •
Biarritz 26–19
Bath • Final standings: Biarritz 22 points (6–4 in head-to head competition points), Ulster 22 (4–6), Bath 14, Aironi 4. •
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 6 (teams in
bold advance to the knockout stages): •
Pool 1: •
Connacht 83–7
Cavalieri Prato •
Harlequins 39–17
Bayonne • Final standings: Harlequins 24 points, Connacht 15 (8–1 in head-to head competition points), Bayonne 15 (1–8), Cavalieri Prato 4. •
Pool 2: •
El Salvador 5–50
Sale Sharks •
Petrarca Padova 20–24
Brive • Final standings: Brive 27 points, Sale Sharks 21, Petrarca Padova 6, El Salvador 4. •
Pool 3: •
Bourgoin –
Newcastle Falcons — postponed to January 23 due to a frozen pitch •
Montpellier 32–30
Exeter Chiefs • Standings: Montpellier 21 points (6 matches), Exeter Chiefs 16 (6), Newcastle Falcons 9 (5), Bourgoin 6 (5). ====
Skeleton==== •
World Cup and
FIBT European Championships in
Winterberg, Germany: •
Women:
Shelley Rudman 1:57.77 (58.75 / 59.02)
Anja Huber 1:57.99 (58.90 / 59.09)
Amy Gough 1:58.52 (59.21 / 59.31) • Rudman wins her second European title in three years. •
Standings (after 6 of 8 events): (1) Huber 1285 points (2) Rudman 1249 (3)
Mellisa Hollingsworth 1154 ====
Ski jumping==== •
World Cup in
Zakopane, Poland: • HS 134:
Simon Ammann 276.3 points
Thomas Morgenstern 268.9
Tom Hilde 267.1 •
Standings (after 17 of 26 events): (1) Morgenstern 1348 points (2) Ammann 903 (3)
Andreas Kofler 901 ====
Snowboarding==== •
World Championships in
La Molina, Spain: • Parallel slalom men:
Benjamin Karl Simon Schoch Rok Marguč • Karl wins his second world title of the championships. • Parallel slalom women:
Hilde-Katrine Engeli Nicolien Sauerbreij Claudia Riegler • Engeli wins her first world title. • Slopestyle men:
Seppe Smits 28.7 points
Niklas Mattson 28.1
Ville Paumola 26.2 • Smits wins his first world title. • Slopestyle women:
Enni Rukajärvi 28.2 points
Šárka Pančochová 25.2
Shelly Gotlieb 21.6 • Rukajärvi wins her first world title. ====
Tennis==== •
Australian Open in
Melbourne, Australia,
day 6: •
Men's singles – 3rd round: •
Rafael Nadal [1] def.
Bernard Tomic 6–2, 7–5, 6–3 •
Robin Söderling [4] def.
Jan Hernych 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 •
Andy Murray [5] def.
Guillermo García López [32] 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 •
David Ferrer [7] def.
Ričardas Berankis 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 •
Milos Raonic def.
Mikhail Youzhny [10] 6–4, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 •
Women's singles – 3rd round: •
Vera Zvonareva [2] def.
Lucie Šafářová [31] 6–3, 7–6(9) •
Kim Clijsters [3] def.
Alizé Cornet 7–6(3), 6–3 •
Petra Kvitová [25] def.
Samantha Stosur [5] 7–6(5), 6–3 •
Flavia Pennetta [22] def.
Shahar Pe'er [10] 3–6, 7–6(3), 6–4
January 21, 2011 (Friday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Kitzbühel, Austria: • Super-G:
Ivica Kostelić 1:17.33
Georg Streitberger 1:17.56
Aksel Lund Svindal 1:17.61 •
Super G standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Streitberger 227 points (2)
Didier Cuche 179 (3)
Romed Baumann 163 •
Overall standings (after 19 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 826 points (2) Svindal 571 (3)
Silvan Zurbriggen 509 •
Women's World Cup in
Cortina, Italy: • Super-G:
Lindsey Vonn 1:11.66
Anja Pärson 1:12.09
Anna Fenninger 1:12.13 •
Super G standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Vonn 280 points (2)
Maria Riesch 149 (3)
Lara Gut 145 •
Overall standings (after 19 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 1052 points (2) Vonn 927 (3)
Tanja Poutiainen 580 ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 6 in
Antholz, Italy: • Women's 7.5 km Sprint:
Tora Berger 20:08.1 (0+0)
Anastasiya Kuzmina 20:37.2 (0+1)
Olga Zaitseva 20:44.5 (0+1) •
Sprint standings (after 6 of 10 races): (1)
Kaisa Mäkäräinen 249 points (2) Kuzmina 237 (3)
Andrea Henkel 216 •
Overall standings (after 13 of 26 races): (1) Mäkäräinen 560 points (2)
Helena Ekholm 521 (3) Henkel 497 ====
Bobsleigh==== •
World Cup and
FIBT European Championships in
Winterberg, Germany: •
Two-women:
Sandra Kiriasis/
Berit Wiacker 1:55.06 (57.66 / 57.40)
Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel/
Christin Senkel 1:55.55 (57.92 / 57.63)
Shauna Rohbock/
Valerie Fleming 1:55.66 (57.97 / 57.69) • Kiriasis wins her fifth European title in six years, and Wiacker wins her fourth in six years. •
Standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Kiriasis 1286 points (2)
Cathleen Martini 1187 (3)
Kaillie Humphries 1024 ====
Cricket==== •
England in Australia: •
2nd ODI in
Hobart: 230 (48.3 overs;
Shaun Marsh 110); 184 (45 overs).
Australia win by 46 runs; lead 7-match series 2–0. •
India in South Africa: •
4th ODI in
Port Elizabeth: 265/7 (50 overs); 142/6 (32.5/46 overs).
South Africa win by 48 runs (D/L); 5-match series tied 2–2. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI World Tour: •
Tour Down Under in Australia: •
Stage 4, Norwood to Strathalbyn, :
Cameron Meyer () 2h 57' 55"
Thomas De Gendt () s.t.
Laurens ten Dam () + 3" • Overall standings: (1) Meyer 12h 54' 30" (2) ten Dam + 10" (3)
Matthew Goss () + 12" ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: •
Quarterfinals: • '''''' 3–2 • '''''' 2–1 •
Central American Cup in
Panama: •
Fifth place match: 1–2 '''''' • Guatemala qualify for the
CONCACAF Gold Cup. •
Semifinals: • '''''' 2–0 • 1–1 (2–4
pen.) '''''' •
African Under-17 Championship in
Kigali,
Rwanda: •
Third place match: '''''' 2–1 • Both teams qualify for the
FIFA U-17 World Cup. ====
Freestyle skiing==== •
World Cup in
Kreischberg, Austria: •
Half Pipe men:
Xavier Bertoni 43.8 points
Benoit Valentin 42.7
Nils Lauper 39.0 •
Half Pipe women:
Rosalind Groenewoud 43.5 points
Virginie Faivre 43.3
Katrien Aerts 41.8 •
World Cup in
Lake Placid, United States: •
Aerials men:
Qi Guangpu 250.70 points
Ryan St. Onge 246.21
Anton Kushnir 241.42 •
Aerials standings (after 4 of 8 events): (1) Qi 316 points (2)
Jia Zongyang 238 (3)
Anton Kushnir 228 • Overall standings: (1)
Andreas Matt 64 points (2) Qi 63 (3)
Guilbaut Colas 60 •
Aerials women:
Ashley Caldwell 187.65 points
Alla Tsuper 186.42
Xu Mengtao 183.82 •
Aerials standings (after 4 of 8 events): (1) Xu 340 points (2)
Cheng Shuang 216 (3)
Zhang Xin 177 • Overall standings: (1) Xu 68 points (2)
Kelsey Serwa 66 points (3)
Hannah Kearney 62 ====
Korfball==== •
Europa Cup in
Budapest, Hungary: •
Group A: • CC Oeiras 15–19 České Budějovice • Szentendre KK 6–26 R Scaldis SC • Standings:
Scaldis 9 points, České Budějovice 6, Szentendre 3, CC Oeiras 0. • Group B: • Koog Zaandijk 31–10
Trojans KC •
CK Vacarisses 19–22 KV Adler Rauxel • Standings:
Koog Zaandijk 9 points, Trojans 6, Adler Rauxel 3, Vacarisses 0. ====
Rugby union==== •
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 6 (team in
bold advances to the knockout stages): •
Pool 2: •
Racing Métro 11–36
Leinster •
Saracens 14–24
Clermont • Final standings: Leinster 24 points, Clermont 19, Racing Métro 9, Saracens 6. • Clermont have also secured at least a place in the
Amlin Challenge Cup knockout stages. They still have a mathematical chance of a Heineken Cup quarterfinal place. ====
Ski jumping==== •
World Cup in
Zakopane, Poland: • HS 134:
Adam Małysz 269.9 points
Andreas Kofler 264.5
Severin Freund 264.0 •
Standings (after 16 of 26 events): (1)
Thomas Morgenstern 1268 points (2) Kofler 851 (3)
Simon Ammann 803 ====
Snowboarding==== •
World Championships in
La Molina, Spain: • Both men's and women's parallel slalom events were postponed to January 22 due to high winds. ====
Tennis==== •
Australian Open in
Melbourne, Australia,
day 5: •
Men's singles – 3rd round: •
Roger Federer [2] def.
Xavier Malisse 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 •
Novak Djokovic [3] def.
Viktor Troicki 6–2 retired •
Tomáš Berdych [6] def.
Richard Gasquet 6–2, 7–6(3), 6–2 •
Andy Roddick [8] def.
Robin Haase 2–6, 7–6(2), 6–2, 6–2 •
Fernando Verdasco [9] def.
Kei Nishikori 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 •
Women's singles – 3rd round: •
Caroline Wozniacki [1] def.
Dominika Cibulková 6–4, 6–3 •
Andrea Petkovic def.
Venus Williams [4] 1–0 retired •
Francesca Schiavone [6] def.
Monica Niculescu 6–0, 7–6(2) •
Victoria Azarenka [8] def.
Chanelle Scheepers 6–3, 6–3 •
Li Na [9] def.
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–2, 6–1
January 20, 2011 (Thursday) ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Top 16, matchday 1: •
Group E:
Unicaja Málaga 71–76
Caja Laboral •
Group F: •
Regal FC Barcelona 81–71
Maccabi Tel Aviv •
Virtus Roma 63–64
Union Olimpija Ljubljana •
Group H:
Olympiacos Piraeus 70–84
Fenerbahçe Ülker ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 6 in
Antholz, Italy: • Men's 10 km Sprint:
Anton Shipulin 23:36.2 (0+0)
Michael Greis 23:46.2 (0+0)
Lars Berger 23:56.7 (0+1) •
Sprint standings (after 6 of 10 races): (1)
Tarjei Bø 254 points (2)
Emil Hegle Svendsen 231 (3) Greis 222 •
Overall standings (after 13 of 26 races): (1) Bø 572 points (2) Svendsen 560 (3) Greis 447 ====
Cycling==== •
UCI World Tour: •
Tour Down Under in Australia: •
Stage 3, Unley to Stirling, :
Michael Matthews () 3h 11' 47"
André Greipel () s.t.
Matthew Goss () s.t. • Overall standings: (1) Goss 9h 56' 25" (2) Greipel + 2" (3)
Robbie McEwen () + 4" ====
Football (soccer)==== •
South American Youth Championship in
Peru: •
Group B: • 0–1 • 1–3 • Standings: Brazil 6 points (2 matches), Paraguay 3 (2), 1 (1), Colombia 1 (2), Bolivia 0 (1). ====
Handball==== •
World Men's Championship in Sweden: (teams in
bold advance to the main round) •
Group A: • 26–27 • '''''' 36–26 • '
28–28 ' • Final standings: France, Spain 9 points, Germany 6, Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain 2. •
Group B: • 32–33 • '
29–22 ' • 30–32 '''''' • Final standings: Iceland 10 points, Hungary 8, Norway 6, Japan 4, Austria 2, Brazil 0. •
Group C: • 27–18 • '
29–34 ' • '''''' 28–38 • Final standings: Denmark 10 points, Croatia 7, Serbia 5, Algeria, Romania 4, Australia 0. •
Group D: • 31–26 • '''''' 35–25 • '
21–24 ' • Final standings: Sweden, Poland 8 points, Argentina 7, South Korea 5, Slovakia, Chile 1. ====
Korfball==== •
Europa Cup in
Budapest, Hungary: •
Group A: • R Scaldis SC 22–6 CC Oeiras • Szentendre KK 12–18 České Budějovice • Standings (after 2 matches): Scaldis 6 points, České Budějovice, Szentendre 3, CC Oeiras 0. • Group B: •
Trojans KC 26–21 KV Adler Rauxel • Koog Zaandijk 36–9
CK Vacarisses • Standings (after 2 matches): Koog Zaandijk, Trojans 6 points, Vacarisses, Adler Rauxel 0. ====
Rugby union==== •
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 6 (team in
bold advances to the knockout stages): •
Pool 5: •
Gloucester 60–7
Agen •
La Rochelle 71–17
Rovigo • Final standings: La Rochelle 24 points, Gloucester 21, Agen 15, Rovigo 0. ====
Snowboarding==== •
World Championships in
La Molina, Spain: •
Men's halfpipe:
Nathan Johnstone 26.8 points
Yuri Podladchikov 26.2
Markus Malin 24.3 • Johnstone wins his first world title. •
Women's halfpipe:
Holly Crawford 26.7 points
Ursina Haller 23.4
Liu Jiayu 22.5 • Crawford wins her first world title. ====
Tennis==== •
Australian Open in
Melbourne, Australia,
day 4: •
Men's singles – 2nd round: •
Rafael Nadal [1] def.
Ryan Sweeting 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 •
Robin Söderling [4] def.
Gilles Müller 6–3, 7–6(1), 6–1 •
Andy Murray [5] def.
Illya Marchenko 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 •
David Ferrer [7] def.
Michael Russell 6–0, 6–1, 7–5 •
Mikhail Youzhny [10] def.
Blaž Kavčič 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 4–6, 6–1 •
Women's singles – 2nd round: •
Vera Zvonareva [2] def.
Bojana Jovanovski 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 •
Kim Clijsters [3] def.
Carla Suárez Navarro 6–1, 6–3 •
Samantha Stosur [5] def.
Vera Dushevina 6–3, 6–2 •
Peng Shuai def.
Jelena Janković [7] 7–6(3), 6–3 • '''
Shahar Pe'er''' [10] def.
Sorana Cîrstea 6–3, 6–2
January 19, 2011 (Wednesday) ====
Basketball==== •
Euroleague Top 16, matchday 1: •
Group E:
Lietuvos Rytas 59–80
Panathinaikos Athens •
Group G: •
Efes Pilsen Istanbul 60–58
Montepaschi Siena •
Real Madrid 78–58
Partizan Belgrade •
Group H:
Power Electronics Valencia 73–59
Žalgiris Kaunas ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan in New Zealand: •
2nd Test in
Wellington, day 5: 356 & 293; 376 & 226/5 (92 overs).
Match drawn; Pakistan win 2-match series 1–0. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI World Tour: •
Tour Down Under in Australia: •
Stage 2, Tailem Bend to Mannum, :
Ben Swift () 3h 27' 44"
Robbie McEwen () s.t.
Graeme Brown () s.t. • Overall standings: (1) McEwen 6h 44' 42" (2)
Matthew Goss () + 0" (3) Swift + 0" ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: (teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals) •
Group D: • '''''' 1–0 • 0–3 '''''' • Final standings: Iran 9 points, Iraq 6, North Korea, United Arab Emirates 1. •
South American Youth Championship in
Peru: •
Group A: • 1–2 • 1–1 • Standings: Argentina 6 points (2 matches), 3 (1), Venezuela 1 (1), Uruguay 1 (2), Peru 0 (2). •
OFC U-17 Championship in
Albany, North Shore City, New Zealand: •
3rd place: 0–2 '''''' •
Final: '
2–0 ' • New Zealand win the tournament for the third successive time and fourth time overall, and qualifies for the
FIFA U-17 World Cup. ====
Handball==== •
World Men's Championship in Sweden: (teams in
bold advance to the main round) •
Group A: • 21–28 • 23–30 '''''' • '''''' 31–18 • Standings (after 4 games): France, Spain 8 points, Germany 4, Tunisia, Egypt 2, Bahrain 0. •
Group C: • '
24–24 ' • '''''' 26–19 • 14–29 • Standings (after 4 games): Denmark 8 points, Croatia 7, Serbia 5, Romania, Algeria 2, Australia 0. ====
Korfball==== •
Europa Cup in
Budapest, Hungary: •
Group A: • Szentendre KK 16–14 CC Oeiras • R Scaldis SC 37–17 České Budějovice • Group B: • Koog Zaandijk 27–13 KV Adler Rauxel •
CK Vacarisses 17–19
Trojans KC ====
Snowboarding==== •
World Championships in
La Molina, Spain: •
Parallel giant slalom men:
Benjamin Karl Rok Marguč Roland Fischnaller • Karl wins his first world title. •
Parallel giant slalom women:
Alena Zavarzina Claudia Riegler Doris Günther • Zavarzina wins her first world title. ====
Tennis==== •
Australian Open in
Melbourne, Australia,
day 3: •
Men's singles – 2nd round: •
Roger Federer [2] def.
Gilles Simon 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3 •
Novak Djokovic [3] def.
Ivan Dodig 7–5, 6–7(8), 6–0, 6–2 •
Tomáš Berdych [6] def.
Philipp Kohlschreiber 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 •
Andy Roddick [8] def.
Igor Kunitsyn 7–6(7), 6–2, 6–3 •
Fernando Verdasco [9] def.
Janko Tipsarević 2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(0), 6–0 •
Women's singles – 2nd round: •
Caroline Wozniacki [1] def.
Vania King 6–1, 6–0 •
Venus Williams [4] def.
Sandra Záhlavová 6–7(6), 6–0, 6–4 •
Francesca Schiavone [6] def.
Rebecca Marino 6–3, 5–7, 9–7 •
Victoria Azarenka [8] def.
Andrea Hlaváčková 6–4, 6–4 •
Li Na [9] def.
Evgeniya Rodina 6–3, 6–2
January 18, 2011 (Tuesday) ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan in New Zealand: •
2nd Test in
Wellington, day 4: 356 & 293 (90.5 overs); 376.
New Zealand lead by 273 runs. •
India in South Africa: •
3rd ODI in
Cape Town: 220 (49.2 overs); 223/8 (48.2 overs).
India win by 2 wickets; lead 5-match series 2–1. ====
Cycling==== •
UCI World Tour: •
Tour Down Under in Australia: •
Stage 1, Mawson Lakes to Angaston, :
Matthew Goss () 3h 17' 08"
André Greipel () s.t.
Robbie McEwen () s.t. • Overall standings: (1) Goss 3h 16' 58" (2) Greipel + 4" (3) McEwen + 6" ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: (teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals) •
Group C: • '''''' 4–1 • '''''' 1–0 • Final standings: Australia, South Korea 7 points, Bahrain 3, India 0. •
Central American Cup in
Panama: (teams in
bold advance to the semifinals and qualify for
CONCACAF Gold Cup) •
Group A: • 1–1 • '
2–0 ' • Final standings: Panama 9 points, El Salvador 6, Nicaragua, Belize 1. •
Group B: '''''' 3–1 • Final standings: Honduras, '''''' 4 points, Guatemala 0. ====
Handball==== •
World Men's Championship in Sweden: (teams in
bold advance to main round) •
Group B: • 24–28 '''''' • '''''' 26–25 • 23–26 '''''' • Standings (after 4 games): Iceland 8 points, Hungary, Norway 6, Austria, Japan 2, Brazil 0. •
Group D: • 29–29 • 20–25 '''''' • '''''' 22–27 • Standings (after 4 games): Poland 8 points, Sweden 6, Argentina 5, South Korea 3, Slovakia, Chile 1. ====
Snowboarding==== •
World Championships in
La Molina, Spain: •
Men's snowboard cross:
Alex Pullin Seth Wescott Nate Holland • Pullin becomes the first Australian world champion. •
Women's snowboard cross:
Lindsey Jacobellis Nelly Moenne Loccoz Dominique Maltais • Jacobellis wins the title for the third time. ====
Tennis==== •
Australian Open in
Melbourne, Australia,
day 2: •
Men's singles – 1st round: •
Rafael Nadal [1] def.
Marcos Daniel 6–0, 5–0 retired •
Robin Söderling [4] def.
Potito Starace 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 •
Andy Murray [5] def.
Karol Beck 6–3, 6–1, 4–2 retired •
David Ferrer [7] def.
Jarkko Nieminen 6–4, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 •
Mikhail Youzhny [10] def.
Marsel İlhan 6–2, 6–3, 7–6(5) •
Women's singles – 1st round: •
Vera Zvonareva [2] def.
Sybille Bammer 6–2, 6–1 •
Kim Clijsters [3] def.
Dinara Safina 6–0, 6–0 •
Samantha Stosur [5] def.
Lauren Davis 6–1, 6–1 •
Jelena Janković [7] def.
Alla Kudryavtseva 6–0, 7–6(5) • '''
Shahar Pe'er''' [10] def.
Mathilde Johansson 6–1, 6–1
January 17, 2011 (Monday) ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan in New Zealand: •
2nd Test in
Wellington, day 3: 356 & 9/0 (5 overs); 376 (133 overs).
New Zealand trail by 11 runs with 10 wickets remaining. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: (teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals) •
Group B: • 0–5 '''''' • '''''' 2–1 • Final standings: Japan, Jordan 7 points, Syria 3, Saudi Arabia 0. •
South American Youth Championship in
Peru: •
Group B: • 1–1 • 4–2 ====
Handball==== •
World Men's Championship in Sweden: (teams in
bold advance to the main round) •
Group A: • 26–24 • '''''' 41–17 • 23–27 • Standings (after 3 games): France, Spain 6 points, Germany 4, Egypt 2, Tunisia, Bahrain 0. •
Group B: • 36–24 • 33–27 • 36–22 • Standings (after 3 games): Iceland 6 points, Norway, Hungary 4, Japan, Austria 2, Brazil 0. •
Group C: • '''''' 42–15 • 14–15 • 35–27 • Standings (after 3 games): Denmark, Croatia 6 points, Serbia 4, Algeria 2, Romania, Australia 0. •
Group D: • 18–23 • 38–23 • 30–24 • Standings (after 3 games): Sweden, Poland 6 points, South Korea, Argentina 3, Slovakia, Chile 0. ====
Tennis==== •
Australian Open in
Melbourne, Australia,
day 1: •
Men's singles – 1st round: •
Roger Federer [2] def.
Lukáš Lacko 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 •
Novak Djokovic [3] def.
Marcel Granollers 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 •
Tomáš Berdych [6] def.
Marco Crugnola 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 •
Andy Roddick [8] def.
Jan Hájek 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 •
Fernando Verdasco [9] def.
Rainer Schüttler 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 •
Women's singles – 1st round: •
Caroline Wozniacki [1] def.
Gisela Dulko 6–3, 6–4 •
Venus Williams [4] def.
Sara Errani 6–3, 6–2 •
Francesca Schiavone [6] def.
Arantxa Parra Santonja 6–7(4), 6–2, 6–4 •
Victoria Azarenka [8] def.
Kathrin Wörle 6–0, 6–2 •
Li Na [9] def.
Sofia Arvidsson 6–1, 7–5
January 16, 2011 (Sunday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Wengen, Switzerland: • Slalom:
Ivica Kostelić 1:45.28 (52.46 / 52.82)
Marcel Hirscher 1:46.21 (52.37/ 53.84)
Jean-Baptiste Grange 1:46.27 (52.49 / 53.78) •
Slalom standings (after 5 of 10 races): (1) Kostelić 353 points (2) Hirscher 276 (3)
André Myhrer 213 •
Overall standings (after 18 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 726 points (2)
Aksel Lund Svindal 511 (3)
Silvan Zurbriggen 469 •
Women's World Cup in
Maribor,
Slovenia: • Slalom: Cancelled due to warm weather. ====
American football==== •
NFL playoffs –
Divisional Playoffs: •
NFC:
Chicago Bears 35,
Seattle Seahawks 24 •
AFC:
New York Jets 28,
New England Patriots 21 ====
Auto racing==== •
Dakar Rally in
Argentina and
Chile: •
Motorcycles:
Marc Coma (
KTM) 51h 25' 00"
Cyril Despres (KTM) 51h 40' 04"
Hélder Rodrigues (
Yamaha) 53h 05' 20" • Coma wins the event for the third time. •
Cars:
Nasser Al-Attiyah /
Timo Gottschalk (
Volkswagen) 45h 16' 16"
Giniel de Villiers /
Dirk von Zitzewitz (Volkswagen) 46h 05' 57"
Carlos Sainz /
Lucas Cruz (Volkswagen) 46h 36' 54" • Al-Attiyah wins the event for the first time. •
Trucks:
Vladimir Chagin /
Sergey Savostin /
Ildar Shaysultanov (
KamAZ) 48h 28' 54"
Firdaus Kabirov /
Aydar Belyaev /
Andrey Mokeev (KamAZ) 48h 58' 58"
Eduard Nikolaev /
Viatcheslav Mizyukaev /
Vladimir Rybakov (KamAZ) 51h 49' 11" • Chagin wins the event for a record seventh time. •
All-terrain vehicles:
Alejandro Patronelli (Yamaha) 63h 49' 47"
Sebastian Halpern (Yamaha) 64h 49' 40"
Łukasz Łaskawiec (Yamaha) 70h 07' 25" • Patronelli wins the event for the first time, matching brother
Marcos' feat from
2010. ====
Basketball==== •
BBL Cup Final in
Birmingham, England: •
Mersey Tigers 66–93
Sheffield Sharks • Sheffield win the Cup for the second successive season, and third time overall. ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 5 in
Ruhpolding, Germany: • Men's 12.5 km Pursuit:
Björn Ferry 31:56.6 (0+0+0+0)
Martin Fourcade 32:01.5 (0+1+1+0)
Michael Greis 32:03.5 (0+0+0+0) •
Pursuit standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1)
Tarjei Bø 146 points (2)
Emil Hegle Svendsen 130 (3) Fourcade 122 •
Overall standings (after 12 of 26 races): (1) Bø 572 points (2) Svendsen 533 (3) Fourcade 397 • Women's 10 km Pursuit:
Tora Berger 28:50.9 (0+0+0+1)
Andrea Henkel 29:28.6 (0+0+1+1)
Kaisa Mäkäräinen 29:50.2 (2+0+0+0) •
Pursuit standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Mäkäräinen 162 points (2)
Helena Ekholm 146 (3)
Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek 126 •
Overall standings (after 12 of 26 races): (1) Mäkäräinen 541 points (2) Ekholm 499 (3) Henkel 454 ====
Bobsleigh==== •
World Cup in
Igls, Austria: •
Four-man:
Manuel Machata/
Richard Adjei/
Andreas Bredau/
Christian Poser 1:42.92 (51.47 / 51.45)
Thomas Florschütz/
Ronny Listner/
Kevin Kuske/
Andreas Barucha 1:42.97 (51.52 / 51.45)
Steve Holcomb/
Justin Olsen/
Steven Langton/
Curtis Tomasevicz 1:43.02 (51.47 / 51.55) •
Standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Machata 1036 points (2) Holcomb 1010 (3)
Karl Angerer 922 ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan in New Zealand: •
2nd Test in
Wellington, day 2: 356 (127.1 overs;
Daniel Vettori 110); 134/2 (49.5 overs).
Pakistan trail by 222 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. •
England in Australia: •
1st ODI in
Melbourne: 294 (49.4 overs); 297/4 (49.1 overs;
Shane Watson 161
*).
Australia win by 6 wickets; lead 7-match series 1–0. ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
World Cup in
Liberec,
Czech Republic: • Men's Team Sprint Classic: I (
Johan Kjølstad,
Ola Vigen Hattestad) 21:47.1 I (
Jesper Modin,
Mats Larsson) 21:51.5 II (
Eirik Brandsdal,
John Kristian Dahl) 21:55.2 • Women's Team Sprint Classic: I (
Maiken Caspersen Falla,
Marit Bjørgen) 19:30.8 I (
Magda Genuin,
Marianna Longa) 20:01.3 II (
Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes,
Celine Brun-Lie) 20:14.4 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: (teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals) •
Group A: • '''''' 3–0 • 2–2 '''''' • Final standings: Uzbekistan 7 points, Qatar 6, China 4, Kuwait 0. •
Central American Cup in
Panama: (teams in
bold advance to the semifinals and qualify for
CONCACAF Gold Cup) •
Group A: • 2–5 '''''' • '''''' 2–0 • Standings (after 2 matches): El Salvador, Panama 6 points, Nicaragua, Belize 0. •
Group B: 0–2 '''''' • Standings: Costa Rica 4 points (2 matches), 1 (1), Guatemala 0 (1). •
South American Youth Championship in
Peru: •
Group A: • 2–1 • 0–2 ====
Freestyle skiing==== •
World Cup in
Les Contamines-Montjoie, France: •
Ski Cross men:
Christopher Del Bosco Andreas Matt Egor Korotkov •
Ski Cross standings (after 5 of 11 events): (1) Matt 319 points (2) Del Bosco 225 (3)
Alex Fiva 199 •
Ski Cross women:
Ophélie David Kelsey Serwa Anna Holmlund •
Ski Cross standings (after 5 of 11 events): (1) Serwa 329 points (2)
Heidi Zacher 296 (3)
Fanny Smith 255 •
World Cup in
Mont Gabriel, Canada: •
Aerials men:
Anton Kushnir 247.60 points
Qi Guangpu 240.97
Stanislav Kravchuk 234.60 •
Aerials standings (after 3 of 8 events): (1)
Jia Zongyang 220 points (2) Qi 216 (3) Kushnir 168 • Overall standings: (1)
Andreas Matt 64 points (2)
Guilbaut Colas 60 (3)
Mikaël Kingsbury 55 •
Aerials women:
Xu Mengtao 192.28 points
Alla Tsuper 187.00
Cheng Shuang 186.99 •
Aerials standings (after 3 of 8 events): (1) Xu 280 points (2) Cheng 200 (3)
Zhang Xin 162 • Overall standings: (1)
Kelsey Serwa 66 points (2)
Hannah Kearney 62 (3)
Heidi Zacher 59 ====
Golf==== •
PGA Tour: •
Sony Open in Hawaii in
Honolulu,
Hawaii: • Winner:
Mark Wilson 264 (−16) • Wilson wins his third PGA Tour title. •
European Tour: •
Joburg Open in
Johannesburg,
South Africa: • Winner:
Charl Schwartzel 265 (−19) • Schwartzel defends his title, and wins his sixth European Tour title. ====
Handball==== •
World Men's Championship in Sweden: •
Group A: • 18–38 • 18–21 • 19–28 • Standings (after 2 games): Germany, France, Spain 4 points, Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain 0. •
Group C: • 18–35 • 15–26 • 30–39 • Standings (after 2 games): Denmark, Serbia, Croatia 4 points, Algeria, Romania, Australia 0. ====
Luge==== •
World Cup in
Oberhof, Germany: • Women:
Tatjana Hüfner 1:26.366 (43.239 / 43.127)
Natalie Geisenberger 1:26.775 (43.491 / 43.284)
Anke Wischnewski 1:27.298 (43.677 / 43.621) •
Standings (after 6 of 9 events): (1) Hüfner 585 points (2) Geisenberger 475 (3) Wischnewski 415 • Hüfner wins her fifth race of the season. • Team relay: (
Tatjana Hüfner/
Felix Loch/
Tobias Wendl/
Tobias Arlt) 2:27.306 (47.906 / 49.468 / 49.932) (
Tatiana Ivanova/
Viktor Kneib/
Vladislav Yuzhakov/
Vladimir Makhnutin) 2:28.714 (48.785 / 49.837 / 50.092) (
Sandra Gasparini/
David Mair/
Christian Oberstolz/
Patrick Gruber) 2:29.047 (49.153 / 49.962 / 49.932) •
Standings (after 4 of 6 events): (1) Germany 400 points (2) Italy 295 (3) 256 ====
Nordic combined==== •
World Cup in
Seefeld, Austria: • HS 106 / 10 km:
Magnus Moan 24:36.8
Jason Lamy-Chappuis 24:38.4
David Kreiner 24:39.4 •
Standings (after 9 of 13 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 639 points (2)
Mikko Kokslien 469 (3)
Mario Stecher 466 ====
Rugby union==== •
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 5 (teams in
bold advance to the knockout stage): •
Pool 3: •
London Irish 24–12
Ospreys •
Toulon 32–16
Munster • Standings (after 5 matches): Toulon 17 points, Munster 11, Ospreys 10, London Irish 9. • Munster fail to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition for the first time since
1997–98. •
Pool 6:
Glasgow Warriors 20–10
London Wasps • Standings (after 5 matches):
Toulouse 21 points, London Wasps 15, Glasgow Warriors 8,
Newport Gwent Dragons 1. •
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 5 (team in
bold advances to the knockout stage): •
Pool 4:
Stade Français 39–10
Leeds Carnegie • Standings (after 5 matches): Stade Français 24 points, Leeds Carnegie 14,
București Oaks,
Crociati Parma 5. ====
Short track speed skating==== •
European Championships in
Heerenveen, Netherlands: • Men:
Thibaut Fauconnet 136 points
Haralds Silovs 50
Sjinkie Knegt 47 • Fauconnet wins the title for the first time, and becomes the first French champion in 10 years. • Women:
Arianna Fontana 115 points
Bernadett Heidum 42
Martina Valcepina 39 • Fontana wins her third title in four years. • Men's 5000 m relay: 6:54.608 6:54.726 6:56.025 • Women's 3000 m relay: 4:19.253 4:19.284 4:20.473 ====
Ski jumping==== •
World Cup in
Sapporo, Japan: • HS 134:
Andreas Kofler 232.9 points
Severin Freund 224.7
Thomas Morgenstern 222.4 •
Standings (after 15 of 26 events): (1) Morgenstern 1223 points (2) Kofler 771 (3)
Simon Ammann 753 ====
Snooker==== •
Masters in
London, England •
Final:
Ding Junhui [9] 10–4
Marco Fu [16] • Ding wins his seventh professional title. • This is the first All-Asian final.
January 15, 2011 (Saturday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Wengen, Switzerland: • Downhill:
Klaus Kröll 2:31.28
Didier Cuche 2:31.42
Carlo Janka 2:31.67 •
Downhill standings (after 4 of 9 races): (1)
Michael Walchhofer 269 points (2)
Silvan Zurbriggen 250 (3) Kröll 190 •
Overall standings (after 17 of 38 races): (1)
Ivica Kostelić 626 points (2)
Aksel Lund Svindal 511 (3) Zurbriggen 459 •
Women's World Cup in
Maribor,
Slovenia: • Giant slalom: Cancelled during 1st run due to warm weather. ====
American football==== •
NFL playoffs –
Divisional Playoffs: •
AFC:
Pittsburgh Steelers 31,
Baltimore Ravens 24 •
NFC:
Green Bay Packers 48,
Atlanta Falcons 21 ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 5 in
Ruhpolding, Germany: • Women's 7.5 km Sprint:
Tora Berger 20:33.3 (0+0)
Andrea Henkel 20:34.4 (0+0)
Magdalena Neuner 20:49.1 (0+1) •
Standings (after 5 of 10 races): (1)
Kaisa Mäkäräinen 230 points (2) Neuner 198 (3)
Darya Domracheva 192 •
Overall standings (after 11 of 26 races): (1) Mäkäräinen 493 points (2)
Helena Ekholm 461 (3) Henkel 400 ====
Bobsleigh==== •
World Cup in
Igls, Austria: •
Two-man:
Beat Hefti/
Thomas Lamparter 1:44.31 (52.21 / 52.10)
Alexandr Zubkov/
Alexey Voyevoda 1:44.54 (52.30 / 52.24)
Simone Bertazzo/
Matteo Torchio 1:44.97 (52.56 / 52.41) •
Standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Zubkov 1013 points (2)
Manuel Machata 1003 (3) Bertazzo 947 • Team: (
John Fairbairn,
Helen Upperton/
Diane Kelly,
Darla Deschamps,
Lyndon Rush/
Cody Sorensen) 3:37.09 (54.23 / 54.61 / 55.29 / 52.96) (
Matthias Guggenberger,
Christina Hengster/
Anna Feichtner,
Janine Flock,
Jürgen Loacker/
Johannes Wipplinger) 3:37.13 (53.94 / 54.35 / 55.83 / 53.01) (
Aleksandr Tretyakov,
Olga Fyodorova/
Yulia Timofeeva,
Olga Potelicina,
Alexander Kasjanov/
Alexander Shilkin) 3:37.56 (53.92 / 54.65 / 55.51 / 53.48) ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan in New Zealand: •
2nd Test in
Wellington, day 1: 246/6 (90 overs); . •
India in South Africa: •
2nd ODI in
Johannesburg: 190 (47.2 overs); 189 (43 overs).
India win by 1 run; 5-match series tied 1–1. ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
World Cup in
Liberec,
Czech Republic: • Men's Sprint Freestyle:
Ola Vigen Hattestad 2:55.3
Federico Pellegrino 2:56.3
Dušan Kožíšek 2:58.3 •
Sprint standings (after 6 of 11 races): (1)
Emil Jönsson 280 points (2) Hattestad 184 (3)
Jesper Modin &
Fulvio Scola 180 •
Overall standings (after 19 of 31 races): (1)
Dario Cologna 1197 points (2)
Petter Northug 706 (3)
Lukáš Bauer 698 • Women's Sprint Freestyle:
Kikkan Randall 2:37.6
Hanna Falk 2:38.1
Celine Brun-Lie 2:38.2 •
Sprint standings (after 6 of 11 races): (1) Randall 291 points (2)
Arianna Follis 288 (3)
Petra Majdič 254 •
Overall standings (after 19 of 31 races): (1)
Justyna Kowalczyk 1271 points (2) Follis 880 (3)
Marit Bjørgen 796 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: (teams in
bold advance to the quarterfinals) •
Group D: • '''''' 1–0 • 0–1 • Standings (after 2 matches): Iran 6 points, Iraq 3, United Arab Emirates, North Korea 1. •
OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 3: •
Group A:
Lautoka 0–0
PRK Hekari United • Standings (after 3 matches): Lautoka 7 points,
Amicale 6, PRK Hekari United 4,
Koloale 0. ====
Freestyle skiing==== •
World Cup in
Mont Gabriel, Canada: •
Dual Moguls men:
Alexandre Bilodeau 21.00 points
Mikaël Kingsbury 14.00
Guilbaut Colas 21.00 •
Moguls standings (after 4 of 11 events): (1) Colas 300 points (2) Kingsbury 275 (3)
Patrick Deneen 247 • Overall standings: (1) Colas 60 points (2) Kingsbury 55 (3) Deneen 49 •
Dual Moguls women:
Justine Dufour-Lapointe 22.00
Anastassia Gunchenko 13.00
Jennifer Heil 21.00 •
Moguls standings (after 4 of 11 events): (1)
Hannah Kearney 309 points (2) Heil 260 (3) Dufour-Lapointe 205 • Overall standings: (1) Kearney 62 points (2) Heil &
Heidi Zacher 52 ====
Handball==== •
World Men's Championship in Sweden: •
Group B: • 26–23 • 33–30 • 26–34 • Standings (after 2 games): Iceland 4 points, Austria, Norway, Japan, Hungary 2, Brazil 0. •
Group D: • 22–37 • 22–38 • 23–24 • Standings (after 2 games): Sweden, Poland 4 points, South Korea 3, Argentina 1, Slovakia, Chile 0. ====
Luge==== •
World Cup in
Oberhof, Germany: •
Doubles:
Tobias Wendl/
Tobias Arlt 1:26.794 (43.386 / 43.408)
Christian Oberstolz/
Patrick Gruber 1:26.833 (43.355 / 43.478)
Toni Eggert/
Sascha Benecken 1:26.988 (43.624 / 43.364) •
Standings (after 6 of 9 events): (1) Wendl/Arlt 530 points (2) Oberstolz/Gruber 485 (3)
Andreas Linger/
Wolfgang Linger 392 • Wendl/Arlt win their fourth race of the season. •
Men's singles:
Felix Loch 1:30.883 (45.543 / 45.340)
Andi Langenhan 1:31.115 (45.523 / 45.592)
David Möller 1:31.326 (45.821 / 45.505) •
Standings (after 6 of 9 events): (1)
Armin Zöggeler 525 points (2) Loch 445 (3) Möller 394 ====
Nordic combined==== •
World Cup in
Seefeld, Austria: • HS 106 / 10 km:
Jason Lamy-Chappuis 25:33.2
Magnus Moan 26:02.5
Mikko Kokslien 26:06.1 •
Standings (after 8 of 13 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 559 points (2)
Mario Stecher 466 (3) Kokslien 447 ====
Rugby union==== •
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 5 (team in
bold advances to the knockout stages, teams in strike are eliminated): •
Pool 2:
Leinster 43–20
Saracens • Standings (after 5 matches): Leinster 19 points,
Clermont 14,
Racing Métro 9, Saracens 6. •
Pool 4: •
Bath 55–16
Aironi •
Ulster 9–6
Biarritz • Standings (after 5 matches): Biarritz 17 points (6–4 in head-to head competition points), Ulster 17 (4–6), Bath 13, Aironi 4. •
Pool 5: •
Benetton Treviso 9–44
Perpignan •
Scarlets 18–32
Leicester Tigers • Standings (after 5 matches): Perpignan 17 points (6–3 in head-to head competition points), Leicester Tigers 17 (3–6), Scarlets 15, Benetton Treviso 1. •
Pool 6:
Toulouse 17–3
Newport Gwent Dragons • Standings: Toulouse 21 points (5 matches),
London Wasps 15 (4),
Glasgow Warriors 4 (4), Newport Gwent Dragons 1 (5). •
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 5: (teams in strike are eliminated) •
Pool 1: •
Cavalieri Prato 16–48
Harlequins •
Bayonne 21–35
Connacht • Standings (after 5 matches): Harlequins 19 points, Bayonne 15, Connacht 10, Cavalieri Prato 4. •
Pool 3:
Exeter Chiefs 17–6
Bourgoin • Standings (after 5 matches):
Montpellier 17 points, Exeter Chiefs 15,
Newcastle Falcons 9, Bourgoin 6. •
Pool 4:
Crociati Parma 16–12
București Oaks • Standings:
Stade Français 19 points (4 matches),
Leeds Carnegie 14 (4), București Oaks, Crociati Parma 5 (5). •
Pool 5:
Rovigo 7–55
Gloucester • Standings (after 5 matches):
La Rochelle 19 points, Gloucester 16,
Agen 15, Rovigo 0. ====
Skeleton==== •
World Cup in
Igls, Austria: •
Men:
Martins Dukurs 1:45.95 (52.95 / 53.00)
Sergey Chudinov 1:46.75 (53.41 / 53.34)
Aleksandr Tretyakov 1:46.89 (53.55 / 53.34) •
Standings (after 5 of 8 events): (1) Dukurs 1044 points (2) Tretyakov 955 (3)
Sandro Stielicke 906 • Team: (
John Fairbairn,
Helen Upperton/
Diane Kelly,
Darla Deschamps,
Lyndon Rush/
Cody Sorensen) 3:37.09 (54.23 / 54.61 / 55.29 / 52.96) (
Matthias Guggenberger,
Christina Hengster/
Anna Feichtner,
Janine Flock,
Jürgen Loacker/
Johannes Wipplinger) 3:37.13 (53.94 / 54.35 / 55.83 / 53.01) (
Aleksandr Tretyakov,
Olga Fyodorova/
Yulia Timofeeva,
Olga Potelicina,
Alexander Kasjanov/
Alexander Shilkin) 3:37.56 (53.92 / 54.65 / 55.51 / 53.48) ====
Ski jumping==== •
World Cup in
Sapporo, Japan: • HS 134:
Severin Freund 249.6 points
Thomas Morgenstern 248.2
Adam Małysz 240.5 •
Standings (after 14 of 26 events): (1) Morgenstern 1163 points (2)
Simon Ammann 721 (3)
Andreas Kofler 671 ====
Snooker==== •
Masters in
London, England, Semi-finals: •
Marco Fu [16] 6–4
Mark Allen [12] •
Jamie Cope [14] 3–6
Ding Junhui [9] ====
Snowboarding==== •
World Championships in
Barcelona, Spain: •
Men's big air:
Petja Piiroinen 51.7 points
Zachary Stone 48.9
Seppe Smits 48.9 ====
Tennis==== •
ATP World Tour: •
Medibank International Sydney: •
Final:
Gilles Simon def.
Viktor Troicki 7–5, 7–6(4) • Simon wins the eighth title of his career. •
Heineken Open in
Auckland, New Zealand: •
Final:
David Ferrer def.
David Nalbandian 6–3, 6–2 • Ferrer wins the tenth title of his career. •
WTA Tour: •
Moorilla Hobart International: •
Final:
Jarmila Groth def.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6–4, 6–3 • Groth wins the second title of her career. •
Exhibition tournament: •
AAMI Classic in
Melbourne, Australia: • Final:
Lleyton Hewitt def.
Gaël Monfils 7–5, 6–3 • Hewitt wins the event for the first time.
January 14, 2011 (Friday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Wengen, Switzerland: • Super combined:
Ivica Kostelić 2:40.44
Carlo Janka 2:41.02
Aksel Lund Svindal 2:41.78 •
Overall standings (after 16 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 604 points (2) Svindal 495 (3)
Silvan Zurbriggen 439 ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 5 in
Ruhpolding, Germany: • Men's 10 km Sprint:
Lars Berger 23:55.1 (0+0)
Martin Fourcade 24:16.8 (0+0)
Ivan Tcherezov 24:18.9 (0+0) •
Sprint standings (after 5 of 10 races): (1)
Tarjei Bø 254 points (2)
Emil Hegle Svendsen 204 (3)
Michael Greis 168 •
Overall standings (after 11 of 26 races): (1) Bø 529 points (2) Svendsen 497 (3)
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 362 ====
Bobsleigh==== •
World Cup in
Igls, Austria: •
Women:
Shauna Rohbock/
Valerie Fleming 1:48.50 (54.45 / 54.05)
Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel/
Christin Senkel 1:48.59 (54.43 / 54.16)
Fabienne Meyer/
Hanne Schenk 1:48.70 (54.36 / 54.34) •
Standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1)
Sandra Kiriasis 1061 points (2)
Cathleen Martini 1003 (3) Meyer 896 ====
Cricket==== •
England in Australia: •
2nd T20I in
Melbourne: 147/7 (20 overs); 143/6 (20 overs).
Australia win by 4 runs; 2-match series drawn 1–1. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: (teams in strike are eliminated) •
Group C: • 1–1 • 5–2 • Standings (after 2 matches): Australia, South Korea 4 points, Bahrain 3, India 0. •
Central American Cup in
Panama: •
Group A: • 2–0 • 2–0 •
Group B: 1–1 ====
Handball==== •
World Men's Championship in Sweden: •
Group A: • 32–19 • 30–25 • 33–22 •
Group B: • 32–26 • 35–29 • 34–24 •
Group C: • 27–21 • 47–12 • 25–24 •
Group D: • 25–25 • 35–33 ====
Nordic combined==== •
World Cup in
Seefeld, Austria: • HS 106 / 4 x 5 km: (
Magnus Moan,
Håvard Klemetsen,
Jan Schmid,
Mikko Kokslien) 47:31.2 (
Felix Gottwald,
Wilhelm Denifl,
David Kreiner,
Bernhard Gruber) 47:43.1 (
François Braud,
Maxime Laheurte,
Sébastien Lacroix,
Jason Lamy-Chappuis) 48:19.1 ====
Rugby union==== •
Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 5 (team in
bold advances to the knockout stage): •
Pool 1: •
Cardiff Blues 14–9
Castres •
Northampton Saints 37–0
Edinburgh • Standings (after 5 matches): Northampton Saints 21 points, Castres 11, Cardiff Blues 10, Edinburgh 7. •
Pool 2:
Clermont 28–17
Racing Métro • Standings:
Leinster 14 points (4 matches), Clermont 14 (5), Racing Métro 9 (5),
Saracens 6 (4). •
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 5 (team in
bold advances to the knockout stage; teams in strike are eliminated): •
Pool 2: •
Brive 52–3
El Salvador •
Sale Sharks 54–0
Petrarca Padova • Standings (after 5 matches): Brive 23 points, Sale Sharks 16, Petrarca Padova 5, El Salvador 4. •
Pool 3:
Newcastle Falcons 0–6
Montpellier • Standings: Montpellier 17 points (5 matches),
Exeter Chiefs 11 (4), Newcastle Falcons 9 (5),
Bourgoin 6 (4). ====
Skeleton==== •
World Cup in
Igls, Austria: •
Women:
Anja Huber 1:51.10 (55.34 / 55.76)
Shelley Rudman 1:51.27 (55.69 / 55.58)
Mellisa Hollingsworth 1:51.45 (55.70 / 55.75) •
Standings (after 5 of 8 events): (1) Huber 1075 points (2) Rudman 1024 (3) Hollingsworth 978 ====
Snooker==== •
Masters in
London, England, Quarter-finals: •
Mark Allen [12] 6–4
Neil Robertson [2] •
Peter Ebdon [13] 0–6
Marco Fu [16] ====
Tennis==== •
WTA Tour: •
Medibank International Sydney in
Sydney, Australia: •
Final:
Li Na def.
Kim Clijsters 7–6(3), 6–3 • Li wins the 4th title of her career.
January 13, 2011 (Thursday) ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 5 in
Ruhpolding, Germany: • Women's 15 km Individual:
Olga Zaitseva 41:46.1 (0+0+0+0)
Andrea Henkel 42:00.6 (0+0+0+0)
Helena Ekholm 42:23.5 (0+0+0+0) •
Individual standings (after 3 of 4 races): (1) Zaitseva 138 points (2)
Marie-Laure Brunet 132 (3)
Valj Semerenko 129 •
Overall standings (after 10 of 26 races): (1)
Kaisa Mäkäräinen 459 points (2) Ekholm 429 (3) Brunet 354 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: (teams in strike are eliminated) •
Group B: • 1–0 • 1–2 • Standings (after 2 matches): Japan, Jordan 4 points, Syria 3, Saudi Arabia 0. ====
Handball==== •
World Men's Championship in Sweden: •
Group D: 28–18 ====
Rugby union==== •
Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 5: (teams in strike are eliminated) •
Pool 5:
Agen 17–28
La Rochelle • Standings: La Rochelle 19 points (5 matches), Agen 15 (5),
Gloucester 11 (4),
Rovigo 0 (4). ====
Snooker==== •
Masters in
London, England, Quarter-finals: •
Ding Junhui [9] 6–2
Graeme Dott [11] •
Mark King [15] 1–6
Jamie Cope [14]
January 12, 2011 (Wednesday) ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 5 in
Ruhpolding, Germany: • Men's 20 km Individual:
Emil Hegle Svendsen 50:39.4 (0+0+0+1)
Martin Fourcade 50:46.8 (0+0+0+1)
Dominik Landertinger 51:03.1 (0+0+0+1) •
Individual standings (after 3 of 4 races): (1) Svendsen 145 points (2)
Tarjei Bø 112 (3)
Daniel Mesotitsch 109 •
Overall standings (after 10 of 26 races): (1) Bø 489 points (2) Svendsen 454 (3)
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 338 ====
Cricket==== •
India in South Africa: •
1st ODI in
Durban: 289/9 (50 overs); 154 (35.4 overs).
South Africa win by 135 runs; lead 5-match series 1–0. •
England in Australia: •
1st T20I in
Adelaide: 157/4 (20 overs); 158/9 (20 overs).
England win by 1 wicket; lead 2-match series 1–0. • England produce a record eighth win in a row in
Twenty20 Internationals. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: •
Group A: • 2–1 • 0–2 • Standings (after 2 matches): Uzbekistan 6 points, China, Qatar 3, Kuwait 0. ====
Freestyle skiing==== •
World Cup in
Alpe d'Huez, France: •
Ski Cross men:
Daniel Bohnacker Andreas Matt Patrick Koller •
Ski Cross standings (after 4 of 11 races): (1) Matt 239 points (2)
Nick Zoricic 194 (3)
John Teller 170 • Overall standings: (1)
Guilbaut Colas & Matt 48 points (3)
Patrick Deneen 40 •
Ski Cross women:
Kelsey Serwa Fanny Smith Ashleigh McIvor •
Ski Cross standings (after 4 of 11 races): (1)
Heidi Zacher 260 points (2) Serwa 249 (3) Smith 247 • Overall standings: (1)
Hannah Kearney 56 points (2) Zacher 52 (3) Serwa 50 ====
Snooker==== •
Masters in
London, England, Last 16: •
Neil Robertson [2] 6–3
Stephen Hendry [10] •
Shaun Murphy [8] 3–6
Jamie Cope [14]
January 11, 2011 (Tuesday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Women's World Cup in
Flachau, Austria: • Slalom:
Maria Riesch &
Tanja Poutiainen 1:42.52
Nastasia Noens 1:43.04 •
Slalom standings (after 6 of 10 races): (1) Riesch 420 points (2)
Marlies Schild & Poutiainen 400 •
Overall standings (after 18 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 1023 points (2)
Lindsey Vonn 827 (3) Poutiainen 580 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: •
Group D: • 0–0 • 1–2 ====
Snooker==== •
Masters in
London, England, Last 16: •
Ronnie O'Sullivan [7] 4–6
Mark Allen [12] •
Stephen Maguire [6] 4–6
Marco Fu [16]
January 10, 2011 (Monday) ====
American football==== •
NCAA bowl games –
Bowl Championship Series: •
BCS National Championship Game in
Glendale, Arizona:
Auburn 22,
Oregon 19 • Wes Byrum's 19-yard field goal as time expires gives the Tigers their first undisputed national championship. • A
SEC school wins the championship for the fifth consecutive year. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: •
Group C: • 0–4 • 2–1 •
FIFA Ballon d'Or: •
Lionel Messi of
FC Barcelona is named player of the year, ahead of his two teammates
Andrés Iniesta and
Xavi. •
Marta of
FC Gold Pride (now defunct) and
Santos is named women's world player of the year for the fifth consecutive time. •
José Mourinho (
Internazionale and
Real Madrid) and
Silvia Neid (
Germany) are named men's and women's coaches of the year respectively. ====
Snooker==== •
Masters in
London, England, Last 16: •
Mark Williams [5] 4–6
Ding Junhui [9] •
John Higgins [4] 4–6
Graeme Dott [11]
January 9, 2011 (Sunday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Adelboden, Switzerland: • Slalom:
Ivica Kostelić 1:50.90
Marcel Hirscher 1:51.16
Reinfried Herbst 1:52.19 •
Slalom standings (after 4 of 10 races): (1) Kostelić 253 points (2)
André Myhrer 204 (3) Hirscher 196 •
Overall standings (after 15 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 504 points (2)
Aksel Lund Svindal 435 (3)
Silvan Zurbriggen 421 •
Women's World Cup in
Zauchensee, Austria: • Super-G:
Lara Gut 1:12.82
Lindsey Vonn 1:13.35
Dominique Gisin 1:13.54 •
Super G standings (after 2 of 7 races): (1) Vonn 180 points (2)
Maria Riesch 120 (3) Gut 100 •
Overall standings (after 17 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 923 points (2) Vonn 827 (3)
Elisabeth Görgl 565 ====
American football==== •
NFL playoffs –
Wild Card Weekend: •
AFC:
Baltimore Ravens 30,
Kansas City Chiefs 7 •
NFC:
Green Bay Packers 21,
Philadelphia Eagles 16 •
NCAA bowl games: •
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in
San Francisco:
Nevada 20,
Boston College 13 ====
Badminton==== •
BWF Super Series: •
BWF Super Series Masters finals in
Taipei: •
Men's singles:
Lee Chong Wei def.
Peter Gade 21–9, 21–14 •
Women's singles:
Wang Shixian def.
Bae Yeon-ju 21–13, 21–15 •
Men's doubles:
Carsten Mogensen /
Mathias Boe def.
Jung Jae-sung /
Lee Yong-dae 21–17, 21–15 •
Women's doubles:
Wang Xiaoli /
Yu Yang def.
Cheng Shu /
Zhao Yunlei 21–7, 21–17 •
Mixed doubles:
Zhang Nan /
Zhao Yunlei def.
Sudket Prapakamol /
Saralee Thungthongkam 21–17, 21–12 ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 4 in
Oberhof, Germany: • Men's 15 km Mass start:
Tarjei Bø 39:51.3 (0+1+0+1)
Emil Hegle Svendsen 39:53.7 (1+0+2+0)
Ivan Tcherezov 39:55.4 (0+0+1+1) •
Overall standings (after 9 of 26 races): (1) Bø 449 points (2) Svendsen 394 (3)
Ole Einar Bjørndalen 304 • Women's 12.5 km Mass Start:
Helena Ekholm 39:22.9 (0+0+0+0)
Andrea Henkel 39:24.5 (0+1+1+0)
Svetlana Sleptsova 39:28.1 (0+0+0+0) •
Overall standings (after 9 of 26 races): (1)
Kaisa Mäkäräinen 425 points (2) Ekholm 381 (3)
Marie-Laure Brunet 324 ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan in New Zealand: •
1st Test in
Hamilton, day 3: 275 & 110 (38.3 overs); 367 (122.1 overs) & 21/0 (3.4 overs).
Pakistan win by 10 wickets; lead 2-match series 1–0. •
India in South Africa: •
Only T20I in
Durban: 168/6 (20 overs); 147/9 (20 overs).
India win by 21 runs. ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
Tour de Ski: •
Stage 8 in
Val di Fiemme, Italy: • Men's 9 km freestyle:
Lukáš Bauer 30:28.3
Roland Clara 31:00.7
Curdin Perl 31:02.1 •
Final Tour de Ski standings: (1)
Dario Cologna 4:28:02.0 (2)
Petter Northug 4:28:29.3 (3) Bauer 4:29:46.1 • Cologna wins his second Tour de Ski in three years. •
World Cup Distance standings (after 11 of 17 races): (1) Cologna 481 points (2)
Alexander Legkov 406 (3) Bauer 400 •
World Cup Overall standings (after 18 of 31 races): (1) Cologna 1197 points (2) Northug 706 (3) Bauer 698 • Women's 9 km freestyle:
Therese Johaug 33:14.4
Marte Elden 34:14.8
Marthe Kristoffersen 35:08.3 •
Final Tour de Ski standings: (1)
Justyna Kowalczyk 2:47:31.0 (2) Johaug 2:48:52.5 (3)
Marianna Longa 2:50:11.7 • Kowalczyk wins her second consecutive Tour de Ski. •
World Cup Distance standings (after 11 of 17 races): (1) Kowalczyk 592 points (2)
Marit Bjørgen 410 (3)
Charlotte Kalla 371 •
World Cup Overall standings (after 18 of 31 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1271 points (2)
Arianna Follis 864 (3) Bjørgen 760 ====
Darts==== •
BDO World Championship in
Frimley Green, England: •
Men's final:
Martin Adams 7–5
Dean Winstanley • Adams wins the title for the third time, and becomes the third player to successfully defend his title, after
Eric Bristow and
Raymond van Barneveld . ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: •
Group B: • 1–1 • 1–2 ====
Golf==== •
PGA Tour: •
Hyundai Tournament of Champions in
Kapalua,
Hawaii: • Winner:
Jonathan Byrd 268 (−24)PO • In the tour's season opener, Byrd defeats
Robert Garrigus on the second playoff hole to claim his fifth PGA Tour title. •
European Tour: •
Africa Open in
Port Alfred,
Eastern Cape,
South Africa: • Winner:
Louis Oosthuizen 276 (−16)PO • Oosthuizen defeats
Chris Wood and
Manuel Quirós on the first playoff hole to win his third European Tour title. • Other events: •
Royal Trophy in
Cha-am/
Hua Hin,
Thailand: • Team Europe 9–7 Team Asia • Team Europe collects its second consecutive win in this event, and fourth in the five editions to date. ====
Nordic combined==== •
World Cup in
Schonach, Germany: • HS 106 / 4 x 5 km: Cancelled due to bad weather. ====
Ski jumping==== •
World Cup in
Harrachov,
Czech Republic: • HS 205 (Ski flying):
Thomas Morgenstern 414.5 points
Simon Ammann 404.4
Roman Koudelka 401.2 • Ski Flying standings (after 2 of 7 events): (1) Morgenstern 180 points (2)
Martin Koch 129 (3) Ammann 120 •
World Cup standings (after 13 of 26 events): (1) Morgenstern 1083 points (2) Ammann 681 (3)
Andreas Kofler 621 ====
Snooker==== •
Masters in
London, England, Last 16: •
Mark Selby [1] 4–6
Mark King [15] •
Ali Carter [3] 5–6
Peter Ebdon [13] ====
Snowboarding==== •
World Cup in
Bad Gastein, Austria: •
Men's Parallel slalom:
Benjamin Karl Aaron March Simon Schoch •
Parallel slalom standings (after 5 of 10 races): (1) Karl 2910 points (2)
Andreas Prommegger 2900 (3)
Roland Fischnaller 2760 •
Overall standings: (1) Karl 2910 points (2) Prommegger 2900 (3) Fischnaller 2760 •
Women's Parallel slalom:
Yekaterina Tudegesheva Marion Kreiner Claudia Riegler •
Parallel slalom standings (after 5 of 10 races): (1) Tudegesheva 3890 points (2)
Fränzi Mägert-Kohli 3110 (3)
Alena Zavarzina 2168 •
Overall standings: (1) Tudegesheva 3890 points (2) Mägert-Kohli 3110 (3)
Dominique Maltais 3000 ====
Speed skating==== •
European Championships in
Collalbo, Italy: •
Men:
Ivan Skobrev 154.167
Jan Blokhuijsen 154.273
Koen Verweij 154.688 • Skobrev wins the title for the first time. •
Women:
Martina Sáblíková 165.104
Ireen Wüst 166.463
Marrit Leenstra 168.045 • Sáblíková wins the title for the third time. ====
Tennis==== •
ATP World Tour: •
Brisbane International: •
Final:
Robin Söderling def.
Andy Roddick 6–3, 7–5 • Soderling wins the 7th title of his career. •
Aircel Chennai Open: •
Final:
Stanislas Wawrinka def.
Xavier Malisse 7–5, 4–6, 6–1 • Wawrinka wins the 3rd title of his career.
January 8, 2011 (Saturday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Adelboden, Switzerland: • Giant slalom:
Cyprien Richard 2:25.28
Aksel Lund Svindal 2:25.28
Thomas Fanara 2:25.48 •
Giant slalom standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1)
Ted Ligety 303 points (2) Svindal 265 (3) Richard 242 •
Overall standings (after 14 of 38 races): (1) Svindal 435 points (2)
Michael Walchhofer 409 (3)
Ivica Kostelić 404 •
Women's World Cup in
Zauchensee, Austria: • Downhill:
Lindsey Vonn 1:46.39
Anja Pärson 1:46.82
Anna Fenninger 1:47.37 •
Downhill standings (after 4 of 9 races): (1) Vonn 360 points (2)
Maria Riesch 257 (3)
Elisabeth Görgl 187 •
Overall standings (after 16 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 883 points (2) Vonn 747 (3) Görgl 515 ====
American football==== •
NFL playoffs –
Wild Card Weekend: •
NFC:
Seattle Seahawks 41,
New Orleans Saints 36 • The Saints become the first reigning Super Bowl champions since the
St. Louis Rams in the
2000–01 playoffs to lose in the Wild Card round, thus a new champion will be crowned for the sixth straight year (the
New England Patriots remain the last repeat
Super Bowl champions). • The Seahawks become the first team with a losing record to participate in, and win a playoff game. •
AFC:
New York Jets 17,
Indianapolis Colts 16 •
NCAA bowl games: •
BBVA Compass Bowl in
Birmingham, Alabama:
Pittsburgh 27,
Kentucky 10 ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 4 in
Oberhof, Germany: • Women's 7.5 km Sprint:
Ann Kristin Flatland 23:29.5 (1+0)
Magdalena Neuner 23:35.2 (1+1)
Andrea Henkel 23:44.7 (0+1) •
Standings (after 4 of 10 events): (1)
Kaisa Mäkäräinen 196 points (2)
Darya Domracheva 165 (3) Neuner 150 •
Overall standings (after 8 of 26 events): (1) Mäkäräinen 394 points (2)
Helena Ekholm 321 (3)
Anna Carin Zidek 291 ====
Cricket==== •
Pakistan in New Zealand: •
1st Test in
Hamilton, day 2: 275 (97.5 overs); 235/4 (80 overs).
Pakistan trail by 40 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
Tour de Ski: •
Stage 7 in
Val di Fiemme, Italy: • Men's 20 km classical:
Petter Northug 57:17.2
Dario Cologna 57:19.0
Devon Kershaw 57:19.4 •
Tour de Ski standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Cologna 3:56:03.9 (2) Northug 3:57:22.0 (3)
Martin Jakš 3:58:50.4 •
World Cup Distance standings (after 10 of 17 races): (1) Cologna 468 points (2)
Alexander Legkov 406 (3)
Lukáš Bauer 350 •
World Cup Overall standings (after 16 of 31 races): (1) Cologna 784 points (2) Legkov 651 (3)
Marcus Hellner 513 • Women's 10 km classical:
Justyna Kowalczyk 30:27.6
Therese Johaug 30:33.9
Marianna Longa 31:23.3 •
Tour de Ski standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Kowalczyk 2:12:17.3 (2) Longa 2:14:25.6 (3)
Arianna Follis 2:14:50.3 •
World Cup Distance standings (after 10 of 17 races): (1) Kowalczyk 552 points (2)
Marit Bjørgen 410 (3)
Charlotte Kalla 349 •
World Cup Overall standings (after 16 of 31 races): (1) Kowalczyk 831 points (2) Bjørgen 760 (3) Follis 640 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: •
Group A: 0–2 ====
Ice hockey==== •
World Women's U18 Championship in
Stockholm, Sweden: •
Relegation round (best-of-3 series): • Game 3: 5–1 . Switzerland win the series 2–1 and send Japan to Division I in 2012. •
Bronze medal game: 0–3 '''''' •
Final: '''''' 5–2 • The United States win the championship for the third time. •
MLP Nations Cup in
Kreuzlingen, Switzerland: •
5th place game: 2–3 (
SO) '''''' •
Bronze medal game: 2–7 '''''' •
Final: 0–6 '''''' • Canada win the Cup for the 8th time in 9 years. ====
Nordic combined==== •
World Cup in
Schonach, Germany: • HS 106 / 10 km:
Felix Gottwald 24:38.4
Mario Stecher 24:54.0
Bernhard Gruber 24:54.6 •
Overall standings (after 7 of 13 races): (1) Stecher 466 points (2)
Jason Lamy-Chappuis 459 (3)
Mikko Kokslien 387 ====
Ski jumping==== •
World Cup in
Harrachov,
Czech Republic: • HS 205 (Ski flying):
Martin Koch 425.2 points
Thomas Morgenstern 421.9
Adam Małysz 416.6 •
World Cup standings (after 12 of 26 events): (1) Morgenstern 983 points (2)
Andreas Kofler 621 (3)
Simon Ammann 601 ====
Tennis==== •
ATP World Tour: •
Qatar ExxonMobil Open: •
Final:
Roger Federer def.
Nikolay Davydenko 6–3, 6–4 • Federer wins the tournament for the third time and the 67th title of his career. •
WTA Tour: •
Brisbane International: •
Final:
Petra Kvitová def.
Andrea Petkovic 6–1, 6–3 • Kvitová wins the second title of her career. •
ASB Classic: •
Final:
Gréta Arn def.
Yanina Wickmayer 6–3, 6–3 • Arn wins the second title of her career. •
Hopman Cup: •
Final:
United States 2–1 •
Justine Henin def.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands 7–6(6), 6–3 •
John Isner def.
Ruben Bemelmans 6–3, 6–4 • Mattek-Sands/Isner def. Henin/Bemelmans 6–1, 6–3 • The United States win the Cup for a record sixth time. •
Hong Kong Tennis Classic in
Hong Kong: •
Gold Group Final:
Team Russia 3–1 Team Europe • Russia win the title for the second straight time.
January 7, 2011 (Friday) ====
American football==== •
NFL news: • The
San Francisco 49ers name
Jim Harbaugh their new
head coach, signing the former
Stanford coach to a 5-year, US$25 million contract. •
NCAA bowl games: •
Cotton Bowl in
Arlington, Texas:
LSU 41,
Texas A&M 24 •
Division I FCS: •
NCAA Division I Football Championship Game in
Frisco, Texas (seeds in parentheses): (5)
Eastern Washington 20, (3)
Delaware 19 • The Eagles win the Championship for the first time. ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 4 in
Oberhof, Germany: • Men's 10 km Sprint:
Tarjei Bø 25:49.7 (0+1)
Arnd Peiffer 26:06.4 (0+1)
Michal Šlesingr 26:10.4 (0+0) •
Sprint standings (after 4 of 10 races): (1) Bø 214 points (2)
Emil Hegle Svendsen 161 (3)
Ole Einar Bjørndalen &
Lukas Hofer 134 •
Overall standings (after 8 of 26 races): (1) Bø 389 points (2) Svendsen 340 (3) Bjørndalen 284 ====
Cricket==== •
England in Australia: •
Ashes series: •
Fifth Test in
Sydney, day 5: 280 & 281 (84.4 overs); 644.
England win by an innings & 83 runs; win 5-match series 3–1. •
Pakistan in New Zealand: •
1st Test in
Hamilton, day 1: 260/7 (90 overs); . ====
Darts==== •
BDO World Championship in
Frimley Green, England: •
Women's final:
Trina Gulliver 2–0
Rhian Edwards • Gulliver repeats her
2010 final victory over Edwards, and wins her ninth world title. ====
Football (soccer)==== •
AFC Asian Cup in
Qatar: •
Group A: 0–2 ====
Freestyle skiing==== •
World Cup in
St. Johann in Tirol, Austria: •
Men's Ski Cross:
John Teller Nick Zoricic Thomas Zangerl •
Ski Cross standings (after 3 of 11 races): (1) Teller 170 points (2) Zoricic 162 (3)
Andreas Matt 159 • Overall standings: (1)
Guilbaut Colas 48 points (2)
Patrick Deneen 40 (3)
Mikaël Kingsbury 39 •
Women's Ski Cross:
Heidi Zacher Hedda Berntsen Anna Wörner •
Ski Cross standings (after 3 of 11 races): (1) Zacher 210 points (2)
Fanny Smith 167 (3)
Anna Holmlund 150 • Overall standings: (1)
Hannah Kearney 56 points (2) Zacher 42 (3)
Jennifer Heil 40 ====
Ice hockey==== •
World Women's U18 Championship in
Stockholm, Sweden: •
Relegation round (best-of-3 series): • Game 2: 5–1 .
Series tied 1–1. •
5th place game: 0–2 '''''' •
Semifinals: • '''''' 6–1 • '''''' 14–1 •
MLP Nations Cup in
Kreuzlingen, Switzerland: •
Semifinals: • '''''' 9–0 • '''''' 3–1
January 6, 2011 (Thursday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Zagreb,
Croatia: • Slalom:
André Myhrer 1:52.74
Ivica Kostelić 1:52.84
Mattias Hargin 1:53.10 •
Slalom standings (after 3 of 10 races): (1) Myhrer 189 points (2) Kostelić 153 (3)
Jean-Baptiste Grange 122 •
Overall standings (after 13 of 38 races): (1)
Michael Walchhofer 409 points (2)
Silvan Zurbriggen 396 (3)
Ted Ligety 376 ====
American football==== •
NCAA bowl games: •
GoDaddy.com Bowl in
Mobile, Alabama:
Miami (OH) 35,
Middle Tennessee 21 • The RedHawks,
1–11 last season, become the first team in
FBS history to follow a 10-loss season with a 10-win season. ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 4 in
Oberhof, Germany: • Women's 4 x 6 km Relay: (
Jenny Jonsson/
Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek/
Anna Maria Nilsson/
Helena Ekholm) 1:17:53.1 (1+8) (
Anais Bescond/
Marie Dorin/
Pauline Macabies/
Marie-Laure Brunet) 1:18:45.4 (3+9) (
Nadezhda Skardino/
Darya Domracheva/
Nadzeya Pisareva/
Liudmila Kalinchik) 1:19:24.5 (1+13) •
Standings (after 2 of 4 events): (1) & Sweden 98 points (3) 97 ====
Cricket==== •
England in Australia: •
Ashes series: •
Fifth Test in
Sydney, day 4: 280 & 213/7 (67 overs); 644 (178 overs;
Matt Prior 118).
Australia trail by 151 runs with 3 wickets remaining. •
India in South Africa: •
3rd Test in
Cape Town, day 5: 362 & 341; 364 & 166/3 (82 overs).
Match drawn; 3-match series drawn 1–1. ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
Tour de Ski: •
Stage 6:
Cortina d'Ampezzo–
Toblach, Italy: • Men's 35 km freestyle pursuit:
Dario Cologna 1:20:06.9
Marcus Hellner 1:21:13.2
Petter Northug 1:21:46.8 •
Tour de Ski standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Cologna 2:59:44.9 (2) Hellner 3:00:56.2 (3) Northug 3:01:34.8 •
World Cup Distance standings (after 9 of 17 races): (1) Cologna 422 points (2)
Alexander Legkov 406 (3)
Lukáš Bauer 330 •
World Cup Overall standings (after 15 of 31 races): (1) Cologna 738 points (2) Legkov 651 (3) Hellner 505 • Women's 16 km freestyle pursuit:
Justyna Kowalczyk 37:41.7
Arianna Follis 38:03.9
Marianna Longa 38:04.3 •
Tour de Ski standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1:42:34.7 (2) Follis 1:43:01.9 (3) Longa 1:43:07.3 •
World Cup Distance standings (after 9 of 17 races): (1) Kowalczyk 502 points (2)
Marit Bjørgen 410 (3)
Charlotte Kalla 333 •
World Cup Overall standings (after 15 of 31 races): (1) Kowalczyk 781 points (2) Bjørgen 760 (3) Follis 606 ====
Ice hockey==== •
MLP Nations Cup in
Kreuzlingen, Switzerland: (teams in
bold advance to the semifinals) •
Group A: '
6–2 ' • Final standings: Sweden 4 points, Russia 3, 2. •
Group B: '
0–9 ' • Final standings: Canada 6 points, Germany 2, 1. ====
Luge==== •
World Cup in
Königssee, Germany: •
Men's singles:
Armin Zöggeler 1:41.259 (50.494 / 50.765)
Albert Demtschenko 1:41.616 (50.848 / 50.768)
Reinhold Rainer 1:41.668 (50.718 / 50.950) •
Standings (after 5 of 9 events): (1) Zöggeler 470 points (2)
Felix Loch 345 (3)
David Möller 324 • Zöggeler wins his fourth successive race. •
Team relay: (
Natalie Geisenberger/
Jan-Armin Eichhorn/
Tobias Arlt/
Tobias Wendl) 2:45.971 (53.646 / 56.147 / 56.178) (
Nina Reithmayer/
Daniel Pfister/
Andreas Linger/
Wolfgang Linger) 2:46.179 (54.100 / 56.109 / 55.970) (
Sandra Gasparini/
Armin Zöggeler/
Christian Oberstolz/
Patrick Gruber) 2:46.520 (54.604 / 55.882 / 56.034) •
Standings (after 3 of 6 events): (1) Germany 300 points (2) Italy 225 (3) Austria 201 ====
Ski jumping==== •
Four Hills Tournament: •
Stage 4 in
Bischofshofen, Austria: • HS 140:
Tom Hilde 278.7 points
Thomas Morgenstern 277.1
Andreas Kofler 275.3 •
Final tournament standings: (1) Morgenstern 958.8 points (2)
Simon Ammann 928.4 (3) Hilde 895.0 •
World Cup standings (after 11 of 26 events): (1) Morgenstern 903 points (2) Kofler 621 (3) Ammann 561 • Morgenstern wins the tournament for the first time. ====
Snooker==== •
Championship League Group 2: •
Final:
Mark Williams 3–2
Ronnie O'Sullivan • Williams advances to the
winners group.
January 5, 2011 (Wednesday) ====
Baseball==== •
Major League Baseball news: •
Roberto Alomar and
Bert Blyleven are
elected to the
Hall of Fame by the
Baseball Writers' Association of America. They will be inducted on July 24, alongside
Pat Gillick, who was elected in
Veterans Committee balloting in December 2010. ====
Biathlon==== •
World Cup 4 in
Oberhof, Germany: • Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay: (
Christoph Stephan,
Alexander Wolf,
Arnd Peiffer,
Michael Greis) 1:23:53.0 (2+16) (
Zdeněk Vítek,
Jaroslav Soukup,
Ondřej Moravec,
Michal Šlesingr) 1:26:15.8 (3+14) (
Alexander Os,
Lars Berger,
Rune Brattsveen,
Ole Einar Bjørndalen) 1:26:17.0 (6+14) •
Standings (after 2 of 4 events): (1) Norway 108 points (2) Germany 103 (3) Czech Republic 90 ====
Cricket==== •
England in Australia: •
Ashes series: •
Fifth Test in
Sydney, day 3: 280; 488/7 (141 overs;
Alastair Cook 189,
Ian Bell 115).
England lead by 208 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. •
India in South Africa: •
3rd Test in
Cape Town, day 4: 362 & 341 (102 overs;
Jacques Kallis 109
*,
Harbhajan Singh 7/120); 364.
South Africa lead by 339 runs. ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
Tour de Ski: •
Stage 5 in
Toblach, Italy: • Men's sprint freestyle:
Devon Kershaw 2:58.0
Dario Cologna 2:58.1
Petter Northug 2:59.2 •
Tour de Ski standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Cologna 1:39:53.0 (2) Kershaw 1:40:35.8 (3)
Marcus Hellner 1:41:07.1 •
World Cup Sprint standings (after 5 of 11 races): (1)
Emil Jönsson 280 points (2)
Alexei Petukhov 173 (3)
Fulvio Scola 162 •
World Cup Overall standings (after 14 of 31 races): (1) Cologna 688 points (2)
Alexander Legkov 651 (3) Hellner 459 • Women's sprint freestyle:
Petra Majdič 3:17.5
Arianna Follis 3:17.6
Magda Genuin 3:18.0 •
Tour de Ski standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1)
Justyna Kowalczyk 1:05:08.0 (2) Majdič 1:05:47.1 (3)
Charlotte Kalla 1:06:16.8 •
World Cup Sprint standings (after 5 of 11 races): (1) Follis 272 points (2) Majdič 204 (3)
Kikkan Randall 191 •
World Cup Overall standings (after 14 of 31 races): (1)
Marit Bjørgen 760 points (2) Kowalczyk 731 (3) Follis 560 ====
Football (soccer)==== • News:
Kristine Lilly, whose 352 appearances with the
US women's national team make her the most-
capped player in the sport's history, announces her retirement after an international career of over 20 years. ====
Ice hockey==== •
World Junior Championships in
Buffalo, United States: •
Bronze medal game: 2–4 '''''' •
Final: '''''' 5–3 • Russia overturn a three-goal deficit in the third period, to win the Championships for the fourth time. •
World Women's U18 Championship in
Stockholm, Sweden: •
Relegation round (best-of-3 series): • Game 1: 4–0 .
Switzerland lead series 1–0. •
Quarterfinals: • 1–3 '''''' • 2–3 (
OT) '''''' •
MLP Nations Cup in
Kreuzlingen, Switzerland: (teams in
bold advance to the semifinals) •
Group A: 2–0 • Standings: Russia 3 points (1 game), Finland 2 (2), 1 (1). •
Group B: 4–5 (
OT) '''''' • Standings: '''''' 3 points (1 game), Germany 2 (1), Switzerland 1 (2). ====
Luge==== •
World Cup in
Königssee, Germany: •
Doubles:
Tobias Wendl/
Tobias Arlt 1:41.362 (50.678 / 50.684)
Christian Oberstolz/
Patrick Gruber 1:41.448 (50.720 / 50.728)
Andreas Linger/
Wolfgang Linger 1:41.607 (50.863 / 50.744) •
Standings (after 5 of 9 events): (1) Wendl 430 points (2) Oberstolz 400 (3) Linger 346 •
Women's singles:
Natalie Geisenberger 1:41.756 (50.896 / 50.860)
Tatjana Hüfner 1:41.776 (50.978 / 50.798)
Alex Gough 1:42.215 (51.065 / 51.150) •
Standings (after 5 of 9 events): (1) Hüfner 485 points (2) Geisenberger 390 (3)
Anke Wischnewski 345
January 4, 2011 (Tuesday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Women's World Cup in
Zagreb,
Croatia: • Slalom:
Marlies Schild 2:01.80
Maria Riesch 2:02.55
Manuela Mölgg 2:02.88 •
Slalom standings (after 5 of 10 races): (1) Schild 400 points (2) Riesch 320 (3)
Tanja Poutiainen 300 •
Overall standings (after 15 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 833 points (2)
Lindsey Vonn 647 (3)
Elisabeth Görgl 483 ====
American football==== •
NFL news: • The
Oakland Raiders announce that they will not renew the contract of
head coach Tom Cable for
next season. •
NCAA bowl games –
Bowl Championship Series: •
Sugar Bowl in
New Orleans:
Ohio State 31,
Arkansas 26 ====
Cricket==== •
England in Australia: •
Ashes series: •
Fifth Test in
Sydney, day 2: 280 (106.1 overs); 167/3 (48 overs).
England trail by 113 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. •
India in South Africa: •
3rd Test in
Cape Town, day 3: 362 & 52/2 (16 overs); 364 (117.4 overs;
Sachin Tendulkar 146,
Dale Steyn 5/75).
South Africa lead by 50 runs with 8 wickets remaining. ====
Ice hockey==== •
World Junior Championships in the United States: •
Relegation round in
Lewiston: (teams in strike are relegated to
Division I in 2012) • 1–3 • 2–5 • Final standings: Czech Republic 9 points, Slovakia 5, Norway 3, Germany 1. •
5th place playoff in
Buffalo: 2–3 (
SO) '''''' •
World Women's U18 Championship in
Stockholm, Sweden: (teams in
bold advance to the semifinals, team in
italic advance to the quarterfinals) •
Group A: • 1–4 '''' • '''
8–1 ' • Final standings: Canada 9 points, Germany 6, Finland 3, Switzerland 0. •
Group B: • '''' 4–1 • '''
9–0 ' • Final standings: United States 9 points, Sweden 6, Czech Republic 3, Japan 0. •
MLP Nations Cup in
Kreuzlingen, Switzerland: •
Group A: 4–3 (
SO) •
Group B: 5–0 ====
Snooker==== •
Championship League Group 1: •
Final:
Mark Selby 3–2
Ali Carter • Selby advances to the
winners group.
January 3, 2011 (Monday) ====
American football==== •
NFL news: • The
Cleveland Browns fire
head coach Eric Mangini after the franchise's second successive 5–11 season. •
NCAA bowl games –
Bowl Championship Series: •
Orange Bowl in
Miami Gardens, Florida:
Stanford 40,
Virginia Tech 12 ====
Cricket==== •
England in Australia: •
Ashes series: •
Fifth Test in
Sydney, day 1: 134/4 (59 overs); . •
India in South Africa: •
3rd Test in
Cape Town, day 2: 362 (112.5 overs;
Jacques Kallis 161,
Sreesanth 5/114); 142/2 (50 overs).
India trail by 220 runs with 8 wickets remaining in the 1st innings. ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
Tour de Ski: •
Stage 4 in
Oberstdorf, Germany: • Men's 10+10 km pursuit:
Matti Heikkinen 49:20.1
Dario Cologna 49:21.1
Martin Jakš 49:25.0 •
Tour de Ski standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Cologna 1:37:51.0 (2)
Devon Kershaw 1:38:36.9 (3)
Marcus Hellner 1:38:57.1 •
World Cup Distance standings (after 8 of 17 races): (1)
Alexander Legkov 406 points (2) Cologna 372 (3)
Lukáš Bauer 310 •
World Cup Overall standings (after 13 of 31 races): (1) Cologna 642 points (2) Legkov 640 (3) Hellner 419 • Women's 5+5 km pursuit:
Anna Haag 26:59.8
Charlotte Kalla 27:00.4
Marthe Kristoffersen 27:07.0 •
Tour de Ski standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1)
Justyna Kowalczyk 1:01:52.3 (2) Kalla 1:03:12.1 (3)
Marianna Longa 1:03:14.4 •
World Cup Distance standings (after 8 of 17 races): (1) Kowalczyk 452 points (2)
Marit Bjørgen 410 (3) Kalla 293 •
World Cup Overall standings (after 13 of 31 races): (1) Bjørgen 760 points (2) Kowalczyk 722 (3)
Arianna Follis 514 ====
Darts==== •
PDC World Championship in
London: • Final:
Adrian Lewis 7–5
Gary Anderson • Lewis becomes the fifth player to win the PDC world title and the first player to hit a
nine-dart finish in the final of a World Championship, recording the perfect leg in the third leg of the first set. ====
Ice hockey==== •
World Junior Championships in
Buffalo, United States: •
Semifinals: • 3–4 (
SO) '''''' • 1–4 '''''' • For the first time since the format change in
2003 both bye teams are eliminated in the semifinals. • Canada qualifies for its 10th consecutive
final. ====
Ski jumping==== •
Four Hills Tournament: •
Stage 3 in
Innsbruck, Austria: • HS 130:
Thomas Morgenstern 266.5 points
Adam Małysz 257.5
Tom Hilde 255.2 •
Tournament standings (after 3 of 4 events): (1) Morgenstern 681.7 points (2)
Simon Ammann 654.4 (3) Małysz 638.8 •
World Cup standings (after 10 of 26 events): (1) Morgenstern 823 points (2)
Andreas Kofler 561 (3) Ammann 511 • Morgenstern gets his second win of the tournament and the sixth of the season.
January 2, 2011 (Sunday) ====
Alpine skiing==== •
Men's World Cup in
Munich, Germany: • Parallel slalom:
Ivica Kostelić Julien Lizeroux Bode Miller •
Overall standings (after 12 of 38 races): (1)
Michael Walchhofer 409 points (2)
Silvan Zurbriggen 395 (3)
Ted Ligety 336 •
Women's World Cup in
Munich, Germany: • Parallel slalom:
Maria Pietilä Holmner Tina Maze Elisabeth Görgl •
Overall standings (after 14 of 38 races): (1)
Maria Riesch 753 points (2)
Lindsey Vonn 647 (3) Görgl 483 ====
American football==== •
NFL Week 17 (division champions in
bold; wild cards in
italics): •
Atlanta Falcons 31,
Carolina Panthers 10 • As well as sealing the
NFC South, the Falcons clinch the #1 seeding for the
NFC playoffs. •
Pittsburgh Steelers 41,
Cleveland Browns 9 •
Detroit Lions 20,
Minnesota Vikings 13 •
Oakland Raiders 31,
Kansas City Chiefs 10 •
New England Patriots 38,
Miami Dolphins 7 •
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23,
New Orleans Saints 13 •
New York Jets 38,
Buffalo Bills 7 •
Baltimore Ravens 13,
Cincinnati Bengals 7 •
Houston Texans 34,
Jacksonville Jaguars 17 •
New York Giants 17,
Washington Redskins 14 •
Dallas Cowboys 14,
Philadelphia Eagles 13 •
San Francisco 49ers 38,
Arizona Cardinals 7 •
Green Bay Packers 10,
Chicago Bears 3 •
Indianapolis Colts 23,
Tennessee Titans 20 •
San Diego Chargers 33,
Denver Broncos 28 •
Sunday Night Football:
Seattle Seahawks 16,
St. Louis Rams 6 • The Seahawks win the
NFC West title, and become the first team to win its division with a losing record. ====
Cricket==== •
India in South Africa: •
3rd Test in
Cape Town, day 1: 232/4 (74 overs); . ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
Tour de Ski: •
Stage 3 in
Oberstdorf, Germany: • Men's Sprint Classic:
Emil Jönsson Devon Kershaw Dario Cologna •
Tour de Ski standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Cologna 49:09.9 (2) Kershaw 49:13.6 (3)
Alexander Legkov 49:33.0 •
World Cup Sprint standings (after 4 of 11 races): (1) Jönsson 280 points (2)
Alexei Petukhov 173 (3)
Fulvio Scola 153 •
World Cup Overall standings (after 12 of 31 races): (1) Legkov 610 points (2) Cologna 596 (3)
Marcus Hellner 393 • Women's Sprint Classic:
Petra Majdič Justyna Kowalczyk Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen •
Tour de Ski standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Kowalczyk 35:13.8 (2) Majdič 35:58.2 (3)
Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 36:14.1 •
World Cup Sprint standings (after 4 of 11 races): (1)
Arianna Follis 226 points (2) Majdič &
Kikkan Randall 154 •
World Cup Overall standings (after 12 of 31 races): (1)
Marit Bjørgen 760 points (2) Kowalczyk 685 (3) Follis 474 ====
Ice hockey==== •
World Junior Championships in the United States: •
Relegation round in
Lewiston: (teams in strike are relegated to
Division I in 2012) • 5–0 • 3–2 • Standings (after 2 games): Czech Republic 6 points, Slovakia 5, Germany 1, Norway 0. •
Quarterfinals in
Buffalo: • '''''' 4–1 • 3–4 (
OT) '''''' •
World Women's U18 Championship in
Stockholm, Sweden: (teams in
italic advance to the final round) •
Group A: • '''' 4–2 • 0–6 '''' • Standings (after 2 games): Canada, Germany 6 points, Finland, Switzerland 0. •
Group B: • 1–7 '''' • '''' 3–2 • Standings (after 2 games): United States, Sweden 6 points, Japan, Czech Republic 0.
January 1, 2011 (Saturday) ====
American football==== •
NCAA bowl games: •
Bowl Championship Series: •
Rose Bowl in
Pasadena, California:
TCU 21,
Wisconsin 19 •
Fiesta Bowl in
Glendale, Arizona:
Oklahoma 48,
Connecticut 20 • Other games: •
TicketCity Bowl in
Dallas:
Texas Tech 45,
Northwestern 38 •
Capital One Bowl in
Orlando, Florida:
Alabama 49,
Michigan State 7 •
Gator Bowl in
Jacksonville, Florida:
Mississippi State 52,
Michigan 14 •
Outback Bowl in
Tampa, Florida:
Florida 37,
Penn State 24 ====
Cross-country skiing==== •
Tour de Ski: •
Stage 2 in
Oberhof, Germany: • Men's 15 km Classic Pursuit:
Dario Cologna 47:48.1
Devon Kershaw 47:48.6
Alexander Legkov 47:48.9 •
Tour de Ski standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Cologna 47:33.1 (2) Kershaw 47:38.6 (3) Legkov 47:43.9 •
World Cup Distance standings (after 7 of 17 races): (1) Legkov 376 points (2) Cologna 326 (3)
Lukáš Bauer 273 •
World Cup Overall standings (after 11 of 31 races): (1) Legkov 576 points (2) Cologna 553 (3)
Marcus Hellner 363 • Women's 10 km Classic Pursuit:
Justyna Kowalczyk 33:32.5
Krista Lähteenmäki 34:00.0
Marianna Longa 34:03.0 •
Tour de Ski standings (after 2 of 8 races): (1) Kowalczyk 33:17.5 (2) Lähteenmäki 33:50.0 (3) Longa 33:58.0 •
World Cup Distance standings (after 7 of 17 races): (1) Kowalczyk 415 points (2)
Marit Bjørgen 410 (3)
Charlotte Kalla 247 •
World Cup Overall standings (after 11 of 31 races): (1) Bjørgen 760 points (2) Kowalczyk 639 (3)
Arianna Follis 458 ====
Football (soccer)==== •
Emperor's Cup Final in
Tokyo: •
Kashima Antlers 2–1
Shimizu S-Pulse • Kashima Antlers win the Cup for the fourth time. ====
Ice hockey==== •
World Women's U18 Championship in
Stockholm, Sweden: •
Group A: • 9–1 • 1–0 •
Group B: • 11–0 • 2–1 •
NHL Winter Classic in
Pittsburgh:
Washington Capitals 3,
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 ====
Mixed martial arts==== •
UFC 125 in
Las Vegas, United States: • Lightweight bout:
Clay Guida def.
Takanori Gomi by submission (guillotine choke) • Welterweight bout:
Dong Hyun Kim def.
Nate Diaz by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) • Light Heavyweight bout:
Thiago Silva def.
Brandon Vera by unanimous decision (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) • Middleweight bout:
Brian Stann def.
Chris Leben by TKO (strikes) • Lightweight Championship bout:
Frankie Edgar (c) and
Gray Maynard fought to a split draw (48–46, 46–48, 47–47). ====
Ski jumping==== •
Four Hills Tournament: •
Stage 2 in
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany: • HS 140:
Simon Ammann 142.1 points
Pavel Karelin 138.3
Adam Małysz 138.0 •
Tournament standings (after 2 of 4 events): (1)
Thomas Morgenstern 415.2 points (2) Ammann 401.7 (3)
Matti Hautamäki 388.7 •
World Cup standings (after 9 of 26 events): (1) Morgenstern 723 points (2)
Andreas Kofler 525 (3) Ammann 461 ====
Tennis==== •
Mubadala World Tennis Championship: • Final:
Rafael Nadal def.
Roger Federer 7–6(4), 7–6(3) • Nadal wins the tournament for the second successive year. ==References==