January 2010 in sports explained
See also: 2010 in sports.
Deaths in January
Current sporting seasons
- National teams competitions:
- International clubs competitions:
- Domestic (national) competitions:
Days of the month
January 31, 2010 (Sunday)
Pro Bowl at Miami Gardens, Florida:
- Men's World Championship in Moscow, Russia:
- 3rd place game: 4–3
- Final: 5–6 (2OT)
- Sweden win the title for the second straight time and tenth overall.
- 109/8 (20/20 ov); 109 (20/20 ov) in Nairobi. Match tied (Scotland win the one-over eliminator).
0–1
26–29
21–25
- France win the European title for the second time and complete a treble of Olympic, World and European titles.
- Roger Federer [1] def. Andy Murray [5] 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(11)
- Federer wins his fourth Australian Open title and extends his record of Grand Slam titles to 16.
- Mixed doubles - Final
January 30, 2010 (Saturday)
- Men's World Championship in Moscow, Russia:
- Group B 4th place game: 5–5 (1–2 pen.)
- Group B 2nd place game: 7–4
- Qualification game: 9–6
- USA will remain in Group A and Canada in Group B.
- Semifinals:
- 123/9 (20/20 ov); 127/2 (17.2/20 ov) in Nairobi. Kenya win by 8 wickets.
Figure skating
Adam Rippon 225.78 Tatsuki Machida 217.48 Kevin Reynolds 212.99
1–0
- European Championship in Hungary:
- Third place play-off: 3–5
- Final: 2–4
- Spain win the title for the third straight time and fifth overall.
34–27
- World Cup in Calgary, Canada:
- Men's half-pipe:
- Women's half-pipe:
- Men's slopestyle:
- Women's slopestyle:
- Serena Williams [1] def. Justine Henin [WC] 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
- Williams wins her fifth Australian Open and 12th Grand Slam singles title.
- Men's doubles - Final
January 29, 2010 (Friday)
Anja Pärson 2:00.54 Michaela Kirchgasser 2:00.97 Lindsey Vonn 2:01.46
Ted Ligety 2:22.02 Marcel Hirscher 2:22.36 Kjetil Jansrud 2:22.53
- 4th ODI in Perth:
- 277/8 (50 overs); 142 (37.5 overs). Australia win by 135 runs, lead the 5-match series 4–0.
Figure skating
Mao Asada 183.96 Akiko Suzuki 173.72 Caroline Zhang 160.78
Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje 166.16 Allie Hann-McCurdy/Michael Coreno 159.56 (3) Madison Hubbell/Keiffer Hubbell 154.20
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 12:
- Men's singles – Semifinals:
- Women's doubles – Final:
January 28, 2010 (Thursday)
- Men's World Championship in Moscow, Russia: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group A:
- 4–9
- 5–9
- 7–4
- Final standings: Russia 10 points, Sweden 8, Finland 6, Kazakhstan 4, Norway 2, USA 0.
- Group B:
- 4–3
- 7–6
- Final standings: Canada 8 points, Latvia, Netherlands 5, Mongolia, Hungary 1.
- Canada advance to the qualification game.
- Euroleague Top 16, matchday 1:
- ICC Intercontinental Cup in Nairobi:
- 91 and 323; 306 and 110/2. Scotland win by 8 wickets.
- Standings: Scotland 49 points (3 matches), 43 (3), XI 23 (2), Kenya 23 (4), 15 (2), 12 (3), 3 (3).
Figure skating
Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao 192.22 Keauna McLaughlin/Rockne Brubaker 170.17 Meagan Duhamel/Craig Buntin 158.02
- European Men's Championship in Austria: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group I in Vienna:
- 34–35
- 30–31
- 27–23
- Final standings: Croatia 9 points, Iceland 8, Denmark 6, Norway 4, Austria 3, Russia 0.
- Group II in Innsbruck:
- 26–26
- 32–40
- 24–29
- Final standings: France 9 points, Poland, Spain 7, Czech Republic 3, Germany, Slovenia 2.
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 11:
- Women's singles – Semifinals:
- Men's singles – Semifinals:
January 27, 2010 (Wednesday)
- Men's World Championship in Moscow, Russia: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group A:
- 13–2
- 6–5
- 19–5
- Standings (after 4 games): Russia, Sweden 8 points, Finland 4, Norway, Kazakhstan 2, USA 0.
- Group B:
- 15–1
- 1–7
- Standings: Canada 8 points (4 games), Latvia, Netherlands 3 (3), Mongolia, Hungary 1 (3).
- Canada advance to the qualification game.
- Euroleague Top 16, matchday 1:
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 4:
- 233 and 312; 544/8d and 2/0. India win by 10 wickets, win the 2-match series 2–0.
Figure skating
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 10:
- Men's singles – Quarterfinals:
- Women's singles – Quarterfinals:
January 26, 2010 (Tuesday)
Reinfried Herbst 1:45.91 Silvan Zurbriggen 1:46.47 Manfred Pranger 1:46.73
- Men's World Championship in Moscow, Russia: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group A:
- 13–2
- 0–12
- 12–2
- Standings (after 3 games): Russia, Sweden 6 points, Finland, Norway, Kazakhstan 2, USA 0.
- Group B:
- 2–18
- 5–5 (3–2 pen.)
- Standings: Canada 6 points (3 games), Netherlands 3 (3), Hungary, Latvia, Mongolia 1 (2).
- Canada advance to the qualification game.
- 3rd ODI in Adelaide:
- 286/6 (50 overs); 246 (47.4 overs). Australia win by 40 runs, lead the 5-match series 3–0.
- European Men's Championship in Austria: (teams in bold advance to the semifinals)
- Group I in Vienna:
- 30–38
- 26–23
- 23–24
- Standings (after 4 games): Croatia 7 points, Iceland, Denmark 6, Norway 4, Austria 1, Russia 0.
- Group II in Innsbruck:
- 28–37
- 20–25
- 35–34
- Standings (after 4 games): France, Poland 7 points, Spain 5, Slovenia, Czech Republic 2, Germany 1.
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 9:
- Men's singles – Quarterfinals:
- Women's singles – Quarterfinals:
January 25, 2010 (Monday)
- 2nd Test in Mirpur, day 2:
- 233; 459/5 (Sachin Tendulkar 143, Rahul Dravid 111 retd hurt). India lead by 226 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- Tendulkar scores his 45th Test century and Dravid his 29th, and they combine for their fourth double-century partnership.
- European Men's Championship in Austria:
- Group I in Vienna:
- 26–26
- 30–27
- 28–34
- Standings (after 3 games): Croatia 5 points, Iceland, Denmark, Norway 4, Austria 1, Russia 0.
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 8:
- Men's singles – 4th round:
- Women's singles – 4th round:
January 24, 2010 (Sunday)
Felix Neureuther 1:37.35 Julien Lizeroux 1:37.74 Giuliano Razzoli 1:38.34
Ivica Kostelić 3:33.64 Silvan Zurbriggen 3:35.86 Benjamin Raich 3:36.05
- Women's World Cup in Cortina, Italy:
Tanja Poutiainen 2:26.51 Viktoria Rebensburg 2:27.56 Kathrin Hölzl 2:27.96
- NFL Conference Championships:
(1) Indianapolis Colts 30, (5) New York Jets 17
- The Jets take a 17–6 lead in the second quarter before Peyton Manning throws three touchdown passes against the league's number one defense. This will be the Colts' fourth trip to the Super Bowl, all in Miami.
- NFC Championship Game
(1) New Orleans Saints 31, (2) Minnesota Vikings 28 (OT)
- In the first NFC Championship game ever played at the Superdome, Garrett Hartley's 40-yard field goal in overtime sends the Saints to their first ever Super Bowl. The Vikings commit five turnovers.
Andrea Henkel 30:59.8 (1 penalty loop) Magdalena Neuner 31:23.1 (4) Ann Kristin Flatland 31:44.7 (1)
Daniel Mesotitsch 31:50.4 (1 penalty loop) Arnd Peiffer 31:52.1 (1) Dominik Landertinger 32:10.1 (3)
- 2nd ODI in Sydney:
- 267/6 (50 overs); 127 (37.3 overs). Australia win by 140 runs, lead the 5-match series 2–0.
- ICC Intercontinental Cup in Dambulla, Sri Lanka:
- 405 and 202; 474 and 137/3. Afghanistan win by 7 wickets.
- Standings: Afghanistan 43 points (3 matches), 29 (2), XI 23 (2), 23 (3), 15 (2), Ireland 12 (3), 3 (3).
- 0–1
- 2–3 (ET)
- Madjid Bougherra scores in injury time to level the score at 2–2, and Hamer Bouazza's goal 2 minutes into extra time puts Algeria in the semifinals for the first time in 20 years.
- European Championship in Hungary: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group C: 4–3
- Final standings: Serbia 6 points, Russia 3, Slovenia 0.
- Group D: 1–6
- Final standings: Spain 6 points, Portugal, Belarus 1.
- Standings (after 6 of 9 events): (1) Karl 4260 points (2) Anderson 3800 (3) Prommegger 3280
- Women's parallel giant slalom
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 7:
- Men's singles – 4th round:
- Women's singles – 4th round:
January 23, 2010 (Saturday)
Didier Cuche 1:53.74 Andrej Šporn 1:54.02 Werner Heel 1:54.13
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- Women's World Cup in Cortina, Italy:
Lindsey Vonn 1:37.70 Maria Riesch 1:38.12 Anja Paerson & Nadja Kamer 1:38.56
- Downhill standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Vonn 500 (2) Riesch 316 (3) Paerson 275
- Overall standings (after 22 of 33 races): (1) Vonn 1094 (2) Riesch 1018 (3) Kathrin Zettel 829
Arnd Peiffer 24:27.4 (0 penalties) Dominik Landertinger 24:33.4 (1) Christoph Stephan 24:42.5 (0)
Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter 1:44.01 André Lange/Kevin Kuske 1:44.12 Daniel Schmid/Juerg Egger 1:44.37
(1) Ivo Rüegg 1514 (2) Thomas Florschütz 1475 (3) Karl Angerer 1474
- ICC Intercontinental Shield in Dubai:
- 361 and 282/9d; 373 and 79/6. Match drawn.
- Standings: Uganda 29 points (2 matches), United Arab Emirates 17 (2), 6 (1), 0 (1).
(1) Kowalczyk 1285 points (2) Petra Majdič 1147 (3) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 909
(1) Petter Northug 1060 points (2) Lukáš Bauer 763 (3) Marcus Hellner 627
Figure skating
Carolina Kostner 173.46 Laura Lepistö 166.37 Elene Gedevanishvili 164.54
- Kostner wins the title for the third time in four years. Gedevanishvili wins the first ever medal for Georgia in figure skating championships.
- U.S. Championships in Spokane, Washington:
Meryl Davis/Charlie White 222.29 Tanith Belbin/Benjamin Agosto 218.51 Emily Samuelson/Evan Bates 190.69
- Davis and White win their second consecutive title.
- Senior Ladies
Rachael Flatt 200.11 Mirai Nagasu 188.78 Ashley Wagner 184.70.
- Flatt wins her first national title. Olympic silver medallist Sasha Cohen finishes fourth and fails to qualify for the 2010 Olympics.
- European Championship in Hungary: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group A: 6–5
- Final standings: Azerbaijan 6 points, Czesh Republic 3, Hungary 0.
- Group B: 2–4
- Final standings: Italy 6 points, Ukraine 3, Belgium 0.
- European Men's Championship in Austria: (teams in bold advance to the Main Round)
- Group A in Graz:
- 30–28
- 31–29
- Final standings: Croatia 6 points, Norway 4, Russia 2, Ukraine 2.
- Group B in Linz:
- 22–27
- 37–31
- Final standings: Iceland, Denmark 4 points, Austria 3, Serbia 1.
- Brive 17–20 Scarlets
- London Irish 11–11 (Ireland) Leinster
- Leinster secure a home quarterfinal. This result also secures a Heineken Cup quarterfinal berth for Northampton Saints as one of the top two runners-up.
- Final standings: Leinster 22 points, Scarlets 17 (8–1 on head-to-head competition points), London Irish 17, Brive 1.
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 6: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
Overmach Parma 16–9 București Oaks
Olympus Madrid 0–66 (Ireland) Connacht
- Connacht secure the top seed for the quarterfinals, meaning that they avoid a quarterfinal against a Heineken Cup team.
- Final standings: Connacht 26 points, Montpellier 19, Worcester Warriors 13, Olympus Madrid 0.
- Pool 3
Rugby Roma Olimpic 6–55 Bayonne
Martins Dukurs 1:46.14 Frank Rommel 1:46.39 Aleksandr Tretyakov 1:46.49
(1) Dukurs 1694 points (2) Rommel 1466 (3) Sandro Stielicke 1438
(1) Stefan Gimpl 4300 points (2) Gian-Luca Cavigelli 3320 (3) Matevz Pristavec 1620
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 6:
- Men's singles – 3rd round:
- Women's singles – 3rd round:
January 22, 2010 (Friday)
Didier Cuche 1:17.94 Michael Walchhofer 1:18.22 Georg Streitberger 1:18.23
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- Women's World Cup in Cortina, Italy:
Lindsey Vonn 1:21.74 Fabienne Suter 1:22.41 Anja Paerson 1::22.48
Shauna Rohbock/Michelle Rzepka 1:47.13 Cathleen Martini/Romy Logsch 1:47.44 Kaillie Humphries/Heather Moyse 1:47.46
(1) Sandra Kiriasis 1608 (2) Humphries 1563 (3) Martini 1545
- European championships in Igls, Austria:
- 1st ODI in Brisbane:
- 274 (49.4 overs); 275/5 (48.3 overs, Cameron White 105). Australia win by 5 wickets, lead the 5-match series 1–0.
Figure skating
Oksana Domnina/Maxim Shabalin 199.25 Federica Faiella/Massimo Scali 195.86 Jana Khokhlova/Sergei Novitski 189.67
- European Championship in Hungary: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group C: 0–2
- Standings: Russia, Serbia 3 points (1 match), Slovenia 0 (2).
- Group D: 5–5
- Standings: Spain 3 points (1 match), Portugal 1 (1), Belarus 1 (2).
- European Men's Championship in Austria: (teams in bold advance to the Main Round)
- Group C in Innsbruck:
- 30–29
- 30–30
- Final standings: Poland 5 points, Slovenia 4, Germany 3, Sweden 0.
- Group D in Wiener Neustadt:
- 24–24
- 26–33
- Final standings: Spain 5 points, France 4, Czech Republic 2, Hungary 1.
Montpellier 8–3 Worcester Warriors
- Standings: Connacht 21 points (5 matches), Montpellier 19 (6), Worcester Warriors 13 (6), Olympus Madrid 0 (5).
- Pool 5
Anja Huber 1:49.57 Kerstin Szymkowiak 1:49.93 Mellisa Hollingsworth 1:49.96
(1) Hollingsworth 1646 points (2) Shelley Rudman 1604 (3) Szymkowiak 1574
- European championships in Igls, Austria:
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 5:
- Men's singles – 3rd round:
- Women's singles – 3rd round:
January 21, 2010 (Thursday)
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 5:
- 243 and 413/8d; 242 and 301 (Mushfiqur Rahim 101). India win by 113 runs, lead the 2-match series 1–0.
Figure skating
Evgeni Plushenko 255.39 Stéphane Lambiel 238.54 Brian Joubert 236.45
- 1–2
- 2–2
- Final standings: Zambia, Cameroon, Gabon 4 points, Tunisia 3.
- European Championship in Hungary: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals)
- Group A: 6–1
- Standings: Azerbaijan 6 points (2 matches), Hungary, Czech Republic 0 (1).
- Group B: 2–4
- Standings: Italy, Ukraine 3 points (1 match), Belgium 0 (2).
Racing Métro 19–17 London Wasps
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 4:
- Men's singles – 2nd round:
- Women's singles – 2nd round:
January 20, 2010 (Wednesday)
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 4:
- 243 and 413/8d (Gautam Gambhir 116); 242 and 67/2. Bangladesh require another 348 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
Figure skating
Yuko Kavaguti/Alexander Smirnov 213.15 Aliona Savchenko/Robin Szolkowy 211.72 Maria Mukhortova/Maxim Trankov 202.03
- Kavaguti/Smirnov win their first European title, upsetting three-times defending champions Savchenko/Szolkowy. They set a World Record for the Free Skating segment of 139.23, an improvement of 0.34 point to the old record of Shen Xue/ Zhao Hongbo .
(teams in bold advance to the final tournament)
3–0
- Stadings (after 5 matches): Bahrain, Japan 12 points, Yemen 6, Hong Kong 0.
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 3:
- Men's singles – 2nd round:
- Women's singles – 1st round:
- Women's singles – 2nd round:
January 19, 2010 (Tuesday)
- 1st Test in Chittagong, day 3:
- 243 & 122/1 (22.2 ov); 242. India lead by 123 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
Figure skating
0–1
- Final standings: Côte d'Ivoire 4 points, Ghana 3, Burkina Faso 1.
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 2:
- Men's singles – 1st round:
- Roger Federer [1] def. Igor Andreev 4–6, 6–2, 7–6(2), 6–0
- Novak Djokovic [3] def. Daniel Gimeno Traver 7–5, 6–3, 6–2
- Nikolay Davydenko [6] def. Dieter Kindlmann 6–1, 6–0, 6–3
- Marcel Granollers def. Robin Söderling [8] 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
- Fernando Verdasco [9] def. Carsten Ball 6–7(4), 7–6(1), 7–5, 6–2
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [10] def. Sergiy Stakhovsky 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
- Women's singles – 1st round:
January 18, 2010 (Monday)
- 3rd Test in Hobart, day 5:
- 519/8d and 219/5d; 301 and 206. Australia win by 231 runs, and win the 3-match series 3–0.
- Australia get their 12th straight Test win over Pakistan, and equal the record winning streak of Sri Lanka over Bangladesh.
- India in Bangladesh
- 0–0
- 3–1
- Final standings: Angola 5 points, Algeria, Mali 4 (Algeria advance on head-to-head), Malawi 3.
- Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 1:
- Men's singles – 1st round:
- Women's singles – 1st round:
January 17, 2010 (Sunday)
- Men's World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland:
- Overall standings (after 20 from 33 races): (1) Riesch 922 points (2) Lindsey Vonn 894 (3) Zettel 829
- Slalom standings (after 7 from 8 races): (1) Riesch 433 points (2) Zettel 410 (3) Sandrine Aubert 361
- NFL Divisional Playoffs: (seedings in parentheses)
(2) Minnesota Vikings 34, (3) Dallas Cowboys 3
(5) New York Jets 17, (2) San Diego Chargers 14
André Lange, René Hoppe, Kevin Kuske, Martin Putze 2:10.13 Karl Angerer, Alex Mann, Andreas Bredau, Gregor Bermbach 2:10.38 Alexandr Zubkov, Filipp Yegorov, Dmitry Trunenkov, Petr Moiseev 2:10.48
- 3rd Test in Hobart, day 4:
- 519/8d & 219/5d (Simon Katich 100); 301 & 103/4 (34.2 ov). Pakistan require another 335 runs with 6 wickets remaining.
- Katich scores his ninth Test century, and Ricky Ponting scores 89 runs for a career-high aggregate of 298.
- India in Bangladesh
(1) Justyna Kowalczyk 1221 points (2) Majdič 1113 (3) Saarinen 892
(1) Petter Northug 1060 points (2) Lukáš Bauer 763 (3) Marcus Hellner 627
Figure skating
Patrick Chan 268.02 Vaughn Chipeur 222.10 Kevin Reynolds 216.49
Jeremy Abbott 263.66 Evan Lysacek 238.63 Johnny Weir 232.09
- Abbott wins his second consecutive title.
(teams in bold advance to the final tournament)
1–2
- Standings: China PR 13 points (6 matches), Syria 11 (5), Vietnam 5 (6), Lebanon 1 (5).
Andi Langenhan 1:31.383 Johannes Ludwig 1:31.466 Jan-Armin Eichhorn 1:31.477
Germany (David Möller, Tatjana Hüfner, Patric Leitner/Alexander Resch) 2:29.779 Austria (Daniel Pfister, Nina Reithmayer, Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger) 2:30.258 Italy (Armin Zöggeler, Sandra Gasparini, Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber) 2:30.684
(1) Germany 400 points (2) Austria 395 (3) Canada 341
- Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals; teams in italics assured of at least an Amlin Challenge Cup quarterfinal; teams in
strike are eliminated from all European competition)
Northampton Saints 34–0 Perpignan
Toulouse 33–21 Harlequins
Scarlets 31–22 London Irish
- Standings: Leinster 20 points, London Irish 15, Scarlets 13,
Brive 0.
Mark Selby (7) def. Ronnie O'Sullivan (1) 10–9
- Selby rallies from 6–9 down to win the title for the second time in three years.
- Standings (after 5 of 9 events): (1) Karl 3260 points (2) Jasey-Jay Anderson 3200 (3) Lambert 2580
- Women's parallel giant slalom
- Standings (after 5 of 9 events): (1) Sauerbreij 2530 (2) Maegert-Kohli 2520 (3) Amelie Kober 2470
January 16, 2010 (Saturday)
- Men's World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland:
- Overall standings (after 19 of 34 races): (1) Janka 757 points (2) Benjamin Raich 689 (3) Didier Cuche 526
- Downhill standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Cuche 296 points (2) Janka 284 (3) Osborne-Paradis 224
- Women's World Cup in Maribor, Slovenia:
- Overall standings (after 19 from 33 races): (1) Lindsey Vonn 894 points (2) Riesch 862 (3) Zettel 729
- Giant slalom standings (after 5 from 7 races): (1) Zettel 365 points (2) Kathrin Hölzl 331 (3) Tina Maze 222
- NFL Divisional Playoffs (seedings in parentheses):
(1) New Orleans Saints 45, (4) Arizona Cardinals 14
(1) Indianapolis Colts 20, (6) Baltimore Ravens 3
Cyril Despres (KTM) 51h 10' 37" Pal Anders Ullevalseter (KTM) 52h 13' 29" Francisco López Contardo (Aprilia) 52h 20' 25"
- All-terrain vehicle (Quad)
Marcos Patronelli (Yamaha) 64h 17' 44" Alejandro Patronelli (Yamaha) 66h 40' 43" Juan Manuel González Corominas (Yamaha) 69h 25' 15"
Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz (Volkswagen) 47h 10' 00" Nasser Al-Attiyah /Timo Gottschalk (Volkswagen) 47h 12' 12" Mark Miller /Ralph Pitchford (Volkswagen) 47h 42' 51"
Vladimir Chagin/Sergey Savostin/Eduard Nikolaev (Kamaz) 55h 04' 47" Firdaus Kabirov/Aydar Belyaev/Andrey Mokeev (Kamaz) 56h 17' 55" Marcel van Vliet/Herman Vaanholt/Gerard van Veenendaal (GINAF) 65h 48' 07"
Lyndon Rush/Lascelles Brown & André Lange/Kevin Kuske 2:12.34 Edwin Van Calker/Sybren Jansma 2:12.48
Cathleen Martini/Romy Logsch 2:14.89 Sandra Kiriasis/Christin Senkel 2:14.90 Claudia Schramm/Berit Wiacker 2:15.07
- Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Kiriasis 1432 (2) Kaillie Humphries 1363 (3) Martini 1335
- 3rd Test in Hobart, day 3:
- 519/8d & 59/1 (18.0 ov); 301 (Salman Butt 102). Australia lead by 277 runs with 9 wickets remaining.
(1) Kowalczyk 1189 points (2) Petra Majdič 1067 (3) Saarinen 849
(1) Petter Northug 1060 points (2) Bauer 763 (3) Marcus Hellner 627
Figure skating
Jessica Dubé/Bryce Davison 198.27 Anabelle Langlois/Cody Hay 183.42 Meagan Duhamel/Craig Buntin 172.18
- Dubé and Davison win their third title.
- Senior Women
Joannie Rochette 208.23 Cynthia Phaneuf 182.55 Myriane Samson 151.10
- Rochette wins the title for the sixth straight year.
- Senior Ice Dancing
Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir 221.95 Vanessa Crone/Paul Poirier 184.70 Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje 184.40
Caydee Denney/Jeremy Barrett 190.30 Amanda Evora/Mark Ladwig 173.78 Rena Inoue/John Baldwin 173.18
- Denney and Barrett win their first national title.
- 1–0
- 0–2
- Standings (after 2 matches): Egypt 6 points, Nigeria 3, Benin, Mozambique 1.
- Standings (after 6 of 12 events): (1) Begg-Smith 475 points (2) Jesper Bjoernlund 352 (3) Colas 270
- Women's moguls
- Standings (after 6 of 12 events): (1) Heil 505 points (2) McPhie 356 (3) Kristi Richards 272
André Florschütz/Torsten Wustlich 1:25.567 Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt 1:25.633 Patric Leitner/Alexander Resch 1:26.001
Tatjana Hüfner 1:25.936 Anke Wischnewski 1:26.203 Natalie Geisenberger 1:26.322
- Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Hüfner 670 points (2) Geisenberger 610 (3) Wischnewski 470
- Heineken Cup pool stage, matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals; teams in italics assured of at least an Amlin Challenge Cup quarterfinal; teams in
strike are eliminated from all European competition)
Benetton Treviso 7–44 (Ireland) Munster
Gloucester 23–8 Biarritz
Stade Français 15–13 Bath
Cardiff Blues 36–19 Sale Sharks
- Standings: Toulouse 14 points (4 matches), Sharks 13 (5 matches; 5–4 on head-to-head competition points), Blues 13 (5),
Harlequins 2 (4).
- Pool 6
Leinster (Ireland) 27–10 Brive
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- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals, teams in
strike are eliminated)
Overmach Parma 16–38 Leeds Carnegie
Worcester Warriors 54–3 Olympus Madrid
Bayonne 27–14 Racing Métro
Petrarca Padova 23–31 Montauban
January 15, 2010 (Friday)
- Men's World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland:
- Overall standings (after 18 of 34 races): (1) Benjamin Raich 689 points (2) Janka 657 (3) Aksel Lund Svindal 486
- Combined standings (after 3 of 4 races): (1) Raich 186 points (2) Janka 180 (3) Miller 145
- World Cup 5 in Ruhpolding, Germany:
- 4 x 6 km Relay Women: Sweden (Elisabeth Högberg, Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek, Anna Maria Nilsson, Helena Jonsson) 1:17:31.5 (0 penalty, 6 reloads) Russia (Iana Romanova, Anna Boulygina, Olga Medvedtseva, Olga Zaitseva) 1:17:48.1 (0, 8) Norway (Liv Kjersti Eikeland, Ann Kristin Flatland, Solveig Rogstad, Tora Berger) 1:18:00.5 (0, 6)
- Standings (after 4 of 5 events): (1) Russia 228 points (2) Germany 200 (3) Sweden 191
- 3rd Test in Hobart, day 2:
- 519/8d (Ricky Ponting 209, Michael Clarke 166); 94/4 (36.0 ov). Pakistan trail by 425 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
- Ponting scores his fifth Test double-century and the highest score by an Australian batsman in five years, while Clarke makes his highest Test score.
Figure skating
3–1
- Standings: Côte d'Ivoire 4 points (2 matches), Burkina Faso 1 (1), Ghana 0 (1).
- Standings after 4 of 6 events: (1) Kushnir 340 points (2) Jia Zongyang 236 (3) Qi 185
- Women's aerials
- Standings after 4 of 6 events: (1) Guo Xinxin 290 points (2) Xu 269 (3) Nina 256
Glasgow Warriors 29–25 Newport Gwent Dragons
- Standings: Biarritz 18 points (4 matches), Glasgow Warriors 9 (5), Gloucester 8 (4), Newport Gwent Dragons 6 (5).
- Pool 4
Ulster (Ireland) 21–13 Edinburgh
- Standings: Ulster 13 points (5 matches), Stade Français 13 (4), Edinburgh 9 (5), Bath 6 (4).
- Amlin Challenge Cup pool stage, matchday 5: (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals, teams in
strike are eliminated)
Connacht 20–10 Montpellier
Castres Olympique 47–0 Rovigo
- Standings: Toulon 18 points, Saracens 17, Castres Olympique 11, Rovigo 0.
- Pool 5
Albi 14–16 Newcastle Falcons
Eric Bernotas 1:09.15 Kristan Bromley 1:09.22 Martins Dukurs 1:09.33
Shelley Rudman 2:20.42 Mellisa Hollingsworth 2:20.46 Kerstin Szymkowiak 2:20.68
- Standings after 7 of 8 events: (1) Hollingsworth 1446 points (2) Rudman 1412 (3) Szymkowiak 1364
- Standings after 5 of 8 events: (1) Ricker 2960 points (2) Maltais 2260 (3) Olafsen 2250
January 14, 2010 (Thursday)
- Euroleague Regular Season Game 10: (teams in bold advance to the Top 16 stage, teams in
strike are eliminated)
Emil Hegle Svendsen 23:27.5 (0 penalties) Ole Einar Bjørndalen 23:30.7 (0) Michael Greis 24:01.0 (0)
- Overall standings (after 10 of 25 races): (1) Evgeny Ustyugov 358 points (2) Simon Fourcade 341 (3) Tim Burke 339
- Sprint standings (after 5 of 10 races): (1) Bjørndalen 201 points (2) Greis 191 (3) Svendsen 186
- 3rd Test in Hobart, day 1:
- 302/3 (90.0 ov, Ricky Ponting 137, Michael Clarke 111*).
- Ponting scores his 39th Test century, and together with Clarke they make a 231-run partnership, their highest in two years.
Figure skating
- 0–1
- 2–0
- Standings (after 2 matches): Angola 4 points, Malawi, Algeria 3, Mali 1.
Bourgoin 33–15 București Oaks
Saracens 28–9 Toulon
London Wasps 50–16 Rugby Roma Olimpic
- Standings: London Wasps 22 points (5 matches), Racing Métro 12 (4),
Bayonne 10 (4), Rugby Roma Olimpic 0 (5).
January 13, 2010 (Wednesday)
- Euroleague Regular Season Game 10: (teams in bold advance to the Top 16 stage, teams in
strike are eliminated)
- Final in Mirpur:
- 245 (48.2 overs, Suresh Raina 106); 249/6 (48.3 overs). Sri Lanka win by 4 wickets.
- Standings after 5 of 12 events: (1) David 370 points (2) McIvor 307 (3) Julia Murray 253
January 12, 2010 (Tuesday)
- Women's World Cup in Flachau, Austria:
- Overall standings after 18 from 33 races: (1) Lindsey Vonn 894 points (2) Riesch 782 (3) Zettel 629
- Slalom standings after 6 from 8 races: (1) Riesch 373 points (2) Schild 320 (3) Sandrine Aubert 316
January 11, 2010 (Monday)
Baseball
- 6th Match in Mirpur:
- 247/6 (50 overs); 249/4 (43 overs, Virat Kohli 102). India win by 6 wickets.
- Final standings: India 13 points, Sri Lanka 12, Bangladesh 0.
3–0
0–0
January 10, 2010 (Sunday)
- NFL Wild Card Weekend (seeds in parentheses):
(6) Baltimore Ravens 33, (3) New England Patriots 14
- The Patriots suffer their worst home playoff loss since as Ray Rice begins the game with an 88-yard touchdown run and the Ravens score 24 first quarter points.
- NFC
(4) Arizona Cardinals 51, (5) Green Bay Packers 45 (OT)
- Karlos Dansby scores the Cardinals' winning touchdown on a 17-yard fumble return, after the Packers rally from a 21-point deficit to tie the score in regulation time. The game sets NFL playoff records for total points (96) and touchdowns (13). In a losing effort, Aaron Rodgers becomes the 12th quarterback in history to pass for 400 yards in a postseason game.
André Lange, René Hoppe, Kevin Kuske, Martin Putze 1:37.07 Steven Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler, Curtis Tomasevicz 1:37.10 John Napier, Charles Berkeley, Steven Langton, Christopher Fogt 1:37.31
- 5th Match in Mirpur:
- 213 (46.1 overs); 214/2 (32.4 overs). India win by 8 wickets.
- Standings: Sri Lanka 12 points (4 matches), India 9 (3), Bangladesh 0 (3).
- Sri Lanka and India advance to the final.
Justyna Kowalczyk 2:37:54.5 Petra Majdič 2:38:13.7 Arianna Follis 2:39:06.7
- World Cup overall standings
(1) Kowalczyk 1089 points (2) Majdič 1022 (3) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 789
Bauer 4:13:10.6 Petter Northug 4:14:27.0 Dario Cologna 4:14:42.8
- World Cup overall standings
(1) Northug 1060 points (2) Bauer 663 (3) Hellner 627
4–4
- Mali rally from 4-goal deficit with 12 minutes remaining and score two goals in injury time.
- Standings after 3 of 6 events: (1) Kushnir 240 points (2) Jia 236 (3) Timofei Slivets 112
- Women's aerials
- Standings after 3 of 6 events: (1) Guo 240 points (2) Li 196 (3) Xu Mengtao 189
Natalie Geisenberger 1:53.179 Tatjana Hüfner 1:53.189 Erin Hamlin 1:53.329
- Standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Hüfner 570 points (2) Geisenberger 540 (3) Anke Wischnewski 385
- Teams
Germany (Johannes Ludwig, Tatjana Hüfner, Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt) 2:25.827 Austria (Wolfgang Kindl, Nina Reithmayer, Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger) 2:26.392 United States (Bengt Walden, Erin Hamlin, Mark Grimmette/Brian Martin) 2:26.663
- Standings (after 4 of 5 races): (1) Austria 310 points (2) Germany 300 (3) Canada 295
- Standings after 4 of 7 events: (1) Vaultier 2800 points (2) Robert Fagan 1490 (3) Holland 1480
- Women's snowboard cross
January 9, 2010 (Saturday)
Cancelled due bad weather.
- Overall standings (after 16 of 33 races): (1) Vonn 794 points (2) Maria Riesch 695 (3) Kathrin Zettel 569
- Downhill standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Vonn 400 points (2) Riesch 236 (3) Anja Paerson 215
- NFL Wild Card Weekend (seeds in parentheses):
(5) New York Jets 24, (4) Cincinnati Bengals 14
- The Bengals become the first victims of the postseason as Mark Sanchez goes 12 of 15 for 182 yards to secure the Jets' victory in a rematch of their "Win and in" game from Week 17.
- NFC
(3) Dallas Cowboys 34, (6) Philadelphia Eagles 14
- The Cowboys pick up their first playoff win since 1996, scoring on five straight second-quarter drives to defeat the Eagles for the second week in a row, and hand them their third loss to Dallas this season.
Evgeny Ustyugov 28:45.0 (0 penalties) Michael Greis 28:47.8 (1) Carl Johan Bergman 28:53.2 (0)
Thomas Florschütz/Richard Adjei 1:38.17 André Lange/Kevin Kuske 1:38.22 Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter 1:38.23
Cathleen Martini/Romy Logsch 1:41.04 Kaillie Humphries/Heather Moyse 1:41.33 Sandra Kiriasis/Christin Senkel 1:41.43
- Standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Kiriasis 1222 (2) Humphries 1171 (3) Helen Upperton 1122
- Togo withdraws from the tournament following the attack on the team bus yesterday, in which three people were killed and nine injured, including two players.
- Standings (after 4 of 12 events): (1) Begg-Smith 295 points (2) Jesper Bjoernlund 281 (3) Bilodeau 205
- Women's moguls
- Standings (after 4 of 12 events): (1) Ophélie David 290 points (2) McIvor 247 (3) Murray 203
Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber 1:28.597 Gerhard Plankensteiner/Oswald Haselrieder 1:28.805 Patric Leitner/Alexander Resch 1:28.990
Armin Zöggeler 1:47.601 Albert Demtschenko 1:47.621 David Möller 1:47.652
- Standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Zöggeler 555 points (2) Demtschenko 464 (3) Möller 381
Spain def. Great Britain 2–1
January 8, 2010 (Friday)
- Overall standings (after 15 of 33 races): (1) Vonn 694 points (2) Riesch 659 (3) Kathrin Zettel 569
- Downhill standings (after 3 of 8 races): (1) Vonn 300 points (2) Riesch 200 (3) Paerson 170
Simone Hauswald 22:15.1 (0 penalties) Helena Jonsson 22:23.8 (1) Ann Kristin Flatland 22:32.6 (0)
- 4th Match in Mirpur:
- 249/9 (50 overs); 252/1 (42.5 overs, Upul Tharanga 118, Mahela Jayawardene 108). Sri Lanka win by 9 wickets.
- Standings: Sri Lanka 12 points (3 matches), India 4 (2), Bangladesh 0 (3).
- Sri Lanka advance to the final.
Martins Dukurs 1:35.29 Sandro Stielicke 1:35.63 Frank Rommel 1:35.84
- Standings after 6 of 8 events: (1) Dukurs 1269 points (2) Rommel 1211 (3) Stielicke 1102
- Women
Mellisa Hollingsworth 1:38.26 Kerstin Szymkowiak 1:38.50 Shelley Rudman 1:38.73
- Standings after 6 of 8 events: (1) Hollingsworth 1236 points (2) Rudman 1187 (3) Szymkowiak 1164
January 7, 2010 (Thursday)
- Euroleague Regular Season Game 9: (teams in bold advance to the Top-16 stage, teams in
strike are eliminated)
- 3rd Match in Mirpur:
- 296/6 (50 ov); 297/4 (47.3 ov, MS Dhoni 101). India win by 6 wickets.
- Standings: Sri Lanka 8 points, India 4, Bangladesh 0.
January 6, 2010 (Wednesday)
Baseball
- MLB news:
- Andre Dawson is elected to the Hall of Fame. For the first time in history, two players fall less than 10 votes short of induction in the same election—Bert Blyleven, 5 votes short, and Roberto Alomar, 8 votes short. Alomar also receives the highest percentage of votes ever for a first-time candidate who was not elected to the Hall.
- Euroleague Regular Season Game 9: (teams in bold advance to the Top-16 stage, teams in
strike are eliminated)
- World Cup 4 in Oberhof, Germany:
- 4 x 6 km Relay Women: Russia (Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, Anna Boulygina, Olga Medvedtseva, Svetlana Sleptsova) 1:14:23.6 (0 penalty, 8 reloads) Germany (Martina Beck, Simone Hauswald, Tina Bachmann, Andrea Henkel) 1:14:23.9 (0, 11) France (Marie-Laure Brunet, Sylvie Becaert, Marie Dorin, Sandrine Bailly) 1:15:24.5 (0, 8)
- Standings (after 3 of 5 events): (1) Russia 174 points (2) Germany 157 (3) France 150
- 2nd Test in Sydney, day 4:
- 127 and 381 (Michael Hussey 134); 333 and 139 (Nathan Hauritz 5–53). Australia win by 36 runs, lead the 3-match series 2–0.
- Australia win their 11th successive Test against Pakistan and secure the series win, as they become the sixth team in history to win a Test after trailing by more than 200 runs on the first innings.
- 2–3
- 4–0
- Standings: Bahrain 12 points (4 matches), Japan 12 (5), Yemen 3 (4), Hong Kong 0 (5).
- Group B
- 1–2
- 2–2
- Standings: Kuwait, Australia 8 points, Oman 7, Indonesia 3.
- Group C
- 1–0
- Standings: Uzbekistan 9 points (3 matches), UAE 6 (3), Malaysia 0 (4).
- Group D
- 0–0
- 1–1
- Standings: Syria 11 points, China 10, Vietnam 5, Lebanon 1.
- Group E
- 1–3
- 0–0
- Standings: Iran 10 points, Thailand, Singapore 6, Jordan 5.
Andreas Kofler 1027.2 points Gregor Schlierenzauer 1013.9 Wolfgang Loitzl 1011.6
- World Cup standings (after 10 of 23 events): (1) Ammann 669 points (2) Schlierenzauer 651 (3) Kofler 521
- Standings (after 4 of 9 events): (1) Anderson 3050 points (2) Karl 2660 (3) Mathieu Bozzetto 1700
- Women's parallel giant slalom
January 5, 2010 (Tuesday)
- 3rd Test in Cape Town, day 3:
- 291 & 312/2 (80.0 ov, Graeme Smith 162); 273 (Morné Morkel 5–75). South Africa lead by 330 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
- Smith scores his 19th Test century and becomes the second captain in history to score 6000 Test runs.
- Pakistan in Australia
- World Junior Championships in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada:
- Gold medal game: 5–6 (OT)
- John Carlson scores 4:31 minutes into overtime to give the title to USA for the second time and stop Canada's championships streak at five and their winning streak at 15. Jordan Eberle, who scores twice in the last 3 minutes of regulation time to send the game to overtime, is named the MVP of the championships.
- Bronze medal game: 4–11
- The Tre Kronor score the most goals in a bronze medal game in championships history.
January 4, 2010 (Monday)
January 3, 2010 (Sunday)
- Overall standings (after 14 of 33 races): (1) Maria Riesch 599 points (2) Lindsey Vonn 594 (3) Zettel 569
- Slalom standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Aubert 316 points (2) Maria Riesch 293 (3) Šárka Záhrobská 253
- NFL Week 17 – end of regular season (division champions in bold, teams that earned a first-round bye in bold italics, teams that earned wild card berths in italics):
- Buffalo Bills 30, Indianapolis Colts 7
- The Colts lose their second straight game, but still end the season with a league-best 14–2 record.
- Cleveland Browns 23, Jacksonville Jaguars 17
- The Jags lose their fourth straight game and miss the playoffs.
- Minnesota Vikings 44, New York Giants 7
- The Vikings earn a first-round bye in the NFC playoffs.
- Atlanta Falcons 20, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 10
- Houston Texans 34, New England Patriots 27
- The Texans, who rally from 14 points down in the fourth quarter, are eliminated from the playoffs on a tiebreaker because the Ravens and Jets both win.
- Carolina Panthers 23, New Orleans Saints 10
- The Saints end the season with three straight losses after a 13–0 start.
- Chicago Bears 37, Detroit Lions 23
- San Francisco 49ers 28, St. Louis Rams 6
- The Rams suffer their eighth straight loss and end the season with a league-worst 1–15 record, that earn them the top selection at the draft. They would also become the 9th team to finish a season at 1–15.
- Pittsburgh Steelers 30, Miami Dolphins 24
- The Steelers are eliminated from the playoff on a tiebreaker despite their win, thus the 2003–2004 New England Patriots remain the last repeat Super Bowl champions, while the Dolphins, the host team for Super Bowl XLIV, are also eliminated from the postseason with their third straight loss.
- Green Bay Packers 33, Arizona Cardinals 7
- The teams will meet again in the Wild Card round at Arizona on January 10.
- Baltimore Ravens 21, Oakland Raiders 13
- The Ravens claim an AFC wild card berth with this win, and will meet the New England Patriots in the Wild Card round at Foxboro on January 10.
- Dallas Cowboys 24, Philadelphia Eagles 0
- The Cowboys clinch the NFC East title, and earn home field advantage in a rematch against the Eagles in the Wild Card round on January 9.
- San Diego Chargers 23, Washington Redskins 20
- The Chargers extend their winning streak to 11 games.
- Tennessee Titans 17, Seattle Seahawks 13
- Chris Johnson breaks Marshall Faulk's record for total yards from scrimmage and becomes the sixth player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season.
- Kansas City Chiefs 44, Denver Broncos 24
- Sunday Night Football
New York Jets 37, Cincinnati Bengals 0
- A crushing win in the last regular-season game at Giants Stadium gives the Jets an AFC wild card berth and a rematch with the Bengals in Cincinnati on January 9.
- 2nd Test in Sydney, day 1:
- 127 (44.2 ov, Mohammad Asif 6/41); 14/0. Pakistan trail by 113 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the first innings.
- Asif claims a career-best six-wicket haul as Australia score their worst innings total at home in 13 years.
- 6–1
- Canada advance to the final for the ninth straight time, and extend their winning streak to 15 games.
- 2–5
- USA reach the final for the third time in history and the first since 2004. Both previous finals were also against Canada.
- Relegation round
- 10–2
- Standings (after 2 games): Czech Republic, Slovakia 6 points, Austria, Latvia 0.
- Austria and Latvia will be relegated to Division I for the 2011 Championship, and will be replaced in the Top Division by and who won their respective Division I groups.
Albert Demtschenko 1:34.176 Armin Zöggeler 1:34.549 David Möller 1:34.640
- Standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Zöggeler 455 points (2) Demtschenko 379 (3) Felix Loch 329
- Teams
Germany (Felix Loch, Tatjana Hüfner, Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt) 2:38.302 Austria (Daniel Pfister, Nina Reithmayer, Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger) 2:38.951 Canada (Samuel Edney, Alex Gough, Chris Moffat/Mike Moffat) 2:39.077
- Standings (after 3 of 5 races): (1) Canada 240 points (2) Austria 225 (3) Germany 200
January 2, 2010 (Saturday)
- 2–3 (OT)
- Nino Niederreiter's goal with 32 seconds remaining in the third period sends the game to overtime, and his second goal with 14 seconds left in the extra period wins the game for the Swiss.
- 6–2
- Relegation round
- 3–2
- Standings: Slovakia 6 points (2 games), Czech Republic 3 (1), Latvia 0 (1), Austria 0 (2).
Tatjana Hüfner 1:35.324 Natalie Geisenberger 1:35.550 Steffi Sieger 1:35.867
- Standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Hüfner 485 points (2) Geisenberger 440 (3) Anke Wischnewski 325
- Doubles
Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt 1:34.496 André Florschütz/Torsten Wustlich 1:34.584 Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger 1:34.590
January 1, 2010 (Friday)
- BCS games:
- Non-BCS games:
- Emperor's Cup Final in Tokyo:
