January 2013 in sports

Days of the month


Bicycle racing

 * Road bicycle racing:
 * 3rd stage Ladies Tour of Qatar in Qatar:
 * 1. Kirsten Wild
 * 2. Ellen van Dijk
 * 3. Giorgia Bronzini 🇮🇹

Bicycle racing

 * Road bicycle racing:
 * 2nd stage Ladies Tour of Qatar in Qatar:
 * 1. Kirsten Wild
 * 2. Trixi Worrack 🇩🇪
 * 3. Ellen van Dijk

Bicycle racing

 * Road bicycle racing:
 * 1st stage Ladies Tour of Qatar in Qatar:
 * 1. Chloe Hosking 🇦🇺
 * 2. Gracie Elvin 🇦🇺
 * 3. Lisa Brennauer 🇩🇪

Auto racing

 * Sports cars endurance racing:
 * 24 Hours of Daytona in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States:
 * 1. Charlie Kimball 🇺🇸 Juan Pablo Montoya 🇨🇴 Scott Pruett 🇺🇸Memo Rojas 🇲🇽
 * 2. Max Angelelli 🇮🇹 Ryan Hunter-Reay 🇺🇸 Jordan Taylor 🇺🇸
 * 3. A. J. Allmendinger 🇺🇸 Marcos Ambrose 🇦🇺Oswaldo Negri 🇧🇷 John Pew 🇺🇸 Justin Wilson 🇬🇧



American football

 * NCAA bowl games
 * 2013 Senior Bowl
 * In Mobile, Alabama: South 21, North 16
 * In the concluding game of the college football post-season, Florida State's EJ Manuel led the South all-star squad to a victory. His contributions included a touchdown and rushing on the South team's initial two drives.



Ice hockey

 * NHL regular season:
 * In Raleigh, North Carolina: Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1.
 * In Washington, D.C.: Winnipeg Jets 4, Washington Capitals 2.
 * In Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Devils 3, Philadelphia Flyers 0.
 * In Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens 4, Florida Panthers 1.
 * In Detroit, Michigan: Dallas Stars 2, Detroit Red Wings 1.
 * In St. Paul, Minnesota: Nashville Predators 3, Minnesota Wild 1.



Handball

 * World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
 * Round of 16:
 * In Barcelona:
 * 31–26
 * 27–19
 * In Zaragoza:
 * 20–31
 * 33–24
 * 17–20th place semifinals in Guadalajara:
 * 30–26
 * 24–28
 * 21–24th place semifinals in Guadalajara:
 * 35–31
 * 36–14

Ice hockey

 * NHL regular season:
 * In Uniondale, New York: New York Islanders 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3.
 * In Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Bruins 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (SO)
 * In Nashville, Tennessee: St. Louis Blues 4, Nashville Predators 3.
 * In Toronto, Ontario: Buffalo Sabres 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 1.
 * In Kanata, Ontario: Ottawa Senators 4, Florida Panthers 0.
 * In Columbus, Ohio: Detroit Red Wings 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3.
 * In Calgary, Alberta: Anaheim Ducks 5, Calgary Flames 4.



Alpine skiing

 * Men's World Cup:
 * Slalom in Wengen, Switzerland: Felix Neureuther   Marcel Hirscher   Ivica Kostelić
 * Overall standings (after 21 of 36 races): (1) Hirscher 935 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal 747 (3) Ted Ligety  696
 * Slalom standings (after 7 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 600 points (2) Neureuther 486 (3) André Myhrer 330
 * Women's World Cup:
 * Super Giant Slalom in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy: Viktoria Rebensburg   Nicole Schmidhofer   Tina Maze
 * Overall standings (after 23 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1474 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch 756 (3) Anna Fenninger  644
 * Super Giant Slalom standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Maze 290 points (2) Lindsey Vonn 286 (3) Julia Mancuso  225

Curling

 * Women's World Curling Tour:
 * Glynhill Ladies International final in Glasgow, Scotland: Binia Feltscher 8–1 Heather Nedohin
 * The Dominion All-Star Skins Game in Rama, Ontario:
 * Final: Team Glenn Howard $22,000–$20,000 Team Kevin Koe
 * British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Cloverdale, British Columbia:
 * Final: Kelly Scott (Kelowna) 9–6 Patti Knezevic (Prince George)
 * Scott will represent British Columbia at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Handball

 * World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
 * Round of 16:
 * In Barcelona:
 * 28–23
 * 28–30
 * In Zaragoza:
 * 26–27
 * 30–23

Ice hockey

 * NHL regular season:
 * In Buffalo, New York: Buffalo Sabres 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2.
 * In Calgary, Alberta: San Jose Sharks 4, Calgary Flames 1.
 * In New York: Pittsburgh Penguins 6, New York Rangers 3.
 * In St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Wild 1, Dallas Stars 0.
 * In Vancouver, British Columbia: Edmonton Oilers 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 (SO).
 * In Glendale, Arizona: Chicago Blackhawks 6, Phoenix Coyotes 4.

Nordic combined

 * World Cup:
 * HS 109 / 10 km in Seefeld, Austria: Eric Frenzel   Mikko Kokslien   Taylor Fletcher
 * Standings (after 9 of 17 races): (1) Jason Lamy-Chappuis 527 points (2) Magnus Moan  508 (3) Frenzel 474

Rugby union

 * Top League playoffs:
 * Semifinals in Tokyo: Panasonic Wild Knights 8–20 Toshiba Brave Lupus



Alpine skiing

 * Men's World Cup:
 * Downhill in Wengen, Switzerland: Christof Innerhofer   Klaus Kröll   Hannes Reichelt
 * Overall standings (after 20 of 36 races): (1) Marcel Hirscher 855 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal  747 (3) Ted Ligety  676
 * Downhill standings (after 5 of 9 races): (1) Svindal 285 points (2) Innerhofer 233 (3) Kröll 221
 * Women's World Cup:
 * Downhill in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy: Lindsey Vonn   Tina Maze   Leanne Smith
 * Overall standings (after 22 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1414 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch 744 (3) Anna Fenninger  630
 * Downhill standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Vonn 340 points (2) Stacey Cook 211 (3) Maze 189

Curling

 * The Dominion All-Star Skins Game, semifinals in Rama, Ontario:
 * Team Kevin Koe $17,500–$3,500 Team Jeff Stoughton
 * Team Glenn Howard $14,500–$6,500 Team Kevin Martin
 * Newfoundland and Labrador Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador:
 * Final #2: Stacie Devereaux (Bally Haly) 8–7 Heather Strong (Bally Haly)
 * Devereaux will represent Newfoundland and Labrador at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Handball

 * World Men's Handball Championship in Spain (teams in bold advance to the main round):
 * Group C in Zaragoza:
 *  33–15
 *  33–25
 * ' 31–33 '
 * Final standings: Slovenia 10 points, Poland 8, Serbia 6, Belarus 4, Saudi Arabia 2, South Korea 0.
 * Group D in Madrid:
 *  39–14
 * ' 25–27 '
 *  29–26
 * Final standings: Croatia 10 points, Spain 8, Hungary 6, Egypt, Algeria 3, Australia 0.

Ice hockey

 * NHL season opening day:
 * In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Philadelphia Flyers 1.
 * In Winnipeg, Manitoba: Ottawa Senators 4, Winnipeg Jets 1.
 * In Los Angeles, California: Chicago Blackhawks 5, Los Angeles Kings 2.
 * In Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Bruins 3, New York Rangers 1.
 * In Montreal, Quebec: Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Montreal Canadiens 1.
 * In Uniondale, New York: New Jersey Devils 2, New York Islanders 1.
 * In Tampa, Florida: Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Washington Capitals 3.
 * In Sunrise, Florida: Florida Panthers 5, Carolina Hurricanes 1.
 * In St. Louis, Missouri: St. Louis Blues 6, Detroit Red Wings 0.
 * In Nashville, Tennessee: Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Nashville Predators 2 (SO).
 * In Dallas, Texas: Dallas Stars 4, Phoenix Coyotes 3.
 * In St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Wild 4, Colorado Avalanche 2.
 * In Vancouver, British Columbia: Anaheim Ducks 7, Vancouver Canucks 3.

Mixed martial arts

 * UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping in São Paulo, Brazil:
 * Lightweight bout: Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Thiago Tavares  via KO (elbows)
 * Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga def. Ben Rothwell  via submission (guillotine choke)
 * Middleweight bout: CB Dollaway def. Daniel Sarafian  via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
 * Middleweight bout: Vitor Belfort def. Michael Bisping  via TKO (head kick and punches)

Nordic combined

 * World Cup:
 * HS 109 / 10 km in Seefeld, Austria: Eric Frenzel   Magnus Moan   Tino Edelmann
 * Standings (after 8 of 17 races): (1) Jason Lamy-Chappuis 511 points (2) Moan 468 (3) Frenzel 374

Rugby union

 * Top League playoffs:
 * Semifinals in Tokyo: Suntory Sungoliath 38–19 Kobelco Steelers



Alpine skiing

 * Men's World Cup:
 * Super Combined in Wengen, Switzerland: Alexis Pinturault   Ivica Kostelić   Carlo Janka
 * Overall standings (after 19 of 36 races): (1) Marcel Hirscher 855 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal  747 (3) Ted Ligety  676

Handball

 * World Men's Handball Championship in Spain (teams in bold advance to the main round):
 * Group A in Barcelona:
 * 18–22 
 * ' 30–32 '
 * 25–26 
 * Final standings: Germany, France 8 points, Brazil, Tunisia 6, Argentina 2, Montenegro 0.
 * Group B in Seville:
 *  36–24
 *  39–29
 * ' 33–30 '
 * Final standings: Denmark 10 points, Russia 7, Iceland 6, Macedonia 5, Qatar 2, Chile 0.



Handball

 * World Men's Handball Championship in Spain (teams in bold advance to the main round):
 * Group C in Zaragoza:
 *  27–26
 * 24–22
 * ' 25–24 '
 * Standings (after 4 games): Slovenia 8 points, Poland, Serbia 6, Belarus, Saudi Arabia 2, South Korea 0.
 * Group D in Madrid:
 * 15–39
 * ' 22–28 '
 *  24–20
 * Standings (after 4 games): Spain, Croatia 8 points, Hungary 4, Algeria 3, Egypt 1, Australia 0.



Basketball

 * NBA:
 * In Oakland, California: Miami Heat 92, Golden State Warriors 75.
 * Heat forward LeBron James becomes the youngest player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points.
 * PBA Philippine Cup Finals:
 * Game 4 in Quezon City, Philippines: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 105, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 82. Talk 'N Text win series 4–0.
 * Talk 'N Text win their third consecutive PBA Philippine Cup, a league record.

Curling

 * Pacific-Asia Junior Championships in Tokoro, Japan:
 * Men's final: 7–5 🇰🇷
 * Women's final: 7–4

Handball

 * World Men's Handball Championship in Spain (teams in bold advance to the main round):
 * Group A in Granollers:
 *  27–22
 *  29–21
 * 23–35 
 * Standings (after 4 games): France 8 points, Germany 6, Tunisia, Brazil 4, Argentina 2, Montenegro 0.
 * Group B in Seville:
 * ' 29–29 '
 * 23–31
 * 28–36 
 * Standings (after 4 games): Denmark 8 points, Russia, Macedonia 5, Iceland 4, Qatar 2, Chile 0.



Alpine skiing

 * Women's World Cup:
 * Slalom in Flachau, Austria: Mikaela Shiffrin   Frida Hansdotter   Tanja Poutiainen
 * Overall standings (after 21 of 37 races): (1) Tina Maze 1334 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch  744 (3) Kathrin Zettel  597
 * Slalom standings (after 7 of 11 races): (1) Shiffrin 436 points (2) Maze 355 (3) Veronika Zuzulová 305

Handball

 * World Men's Handball Championship in Spain (teams in bold advance to the main round):
 * Group A in Granollers:
 * 27–25
 * 31–27
 *  27–22
 * Standings (after 3 games): France 6 points, Tunisia, Germany 4, Brazil, Argentina 2, Montenegro 0.
 * Group B in Seville:
 * 22–29
 * 19–23
 *  43–24
 * Standings (after 3 games): Denmark 6 points, Iceland, Russia, Macedonia 4, Qatar, Chile 0.
 * Group C in Zaragoza:
 * 20–26
 *  30–20
 *  25–24
 * Standings (after 3 games): Serbia, Slovenia 6 points, Poland 4, Belarus 2, South Korea, Saudi Arabia 0.
 * Group D in Madrid:
 * 24–24
 *  51–11
 *  30–21
 * Standings (after 3 games): Spain, Croatia 6 points, Hungary 4, Egypt, Algeria 1, Australia 0.



Handball

 * World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
 * Group C in Zaragoza:
 * 27–34
 * 28–34
 * 14–28
 * Standings (after 2 games): Slovenia, Poland, Serbia 4 points, Belarus, South Korea, Saudi Arabia 0.
 * Group D in Madrid:
 * 20–31
 * 24–29
 * 13–43
 * Standings (after 2 games): Hungary, Croatia, Spain 4 points, Egypt, Algeria, Australia 0.



Alpine skiing

 * Men's World Cup:
 * Slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland: Marcel Hirscher   Mario Matt   Manfred Mölgg
 * Overall standings (after 18 of 36 races): (1) Hirscher 855 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal 729 (3) Ted Ligety  676
 * Slalom standings (after 6 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 520 points (2) Felix Neureuther 386 (3) André Myhrer  330
 * Women's World Cup:
 * Super Giant Slalom in St. Anton, Austria: Tina Maze   Anna Fenninger   Fabienne Suter
 * Overall standings (after 20 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1289 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch 744 (3) Kathrin Zettel  597
 * Super Giant Slalom standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Lindsey Vonn 250 points (2) Maze 230 (3) Julia Mancuso  180

American football

 * NFL playoffs:
 * NFC Divisional playoffs in Atlanta, Georgia: Atlanta Falcons 30, Seattle Seahawks 28.
 * AFC Divisional playoffs in Foxborough, Massachusetts: New England Patriots 41, Houston Texans 28.

Basketball

 * PBA Philippine Cup Finals:
 * Game 3 in Quezon City, Philippines: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 80. Talk 'N Text lead series 3–0.

Curling

 * Continental Cup of Curling, final day in Penticton, British Columbia: 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Team North America 37–23 🇺🇳 Team World
 * Early draw (Skins)
 * Men's game: Niklas Edin (World) 3½–1½ Heath McCormick (North America)
 * Mixed game: John Morris (North America) 3½–1½ Tom Brewster (World)
 * Women's game: Margaretha Sigfridsson (World) 3–2 Allison Pottinger (North America)
 * Late draw (Skins)
 * Women's game: Jennifer Jones (North America) 4–1 Mirjam Ott (World)
 * Mixed game: Kevin Martin (North America) 3½–1½ Eve Muirhead (World)
 * Men's game: Glenn Howard (North America) 3–2 Thomas Ulsrud (World)
 * North America win the Cup for the fourth time.
 * Women's World Curling Tour:
 * International Bernese Ladies Cup final in Bern, Switzerland: Silvana Tirinzoni 6–3 Lene Nielsen
 * Northwest Territories Men's Curling Championship in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories:
 * Jamie Koe (Yellowknife) defeats Greg Skauge (Yellowknife) 4–2 in the final round robin game to clinch the championship. Koe will represent the Yukon/Northwest Territories at the Hortons Brier.
 * NWT/Yukon Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories:
 * Tie breaker (Final): Kerry Galusha (Yellowknife) 10–3 Ashley Green (Yellowknife)
 * Galusha will represent the Yukon/Northwest Territories at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

Handball

 * World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
 * Group A in Granollers:
 * 24–20
 * 25–23
 * 20–32
 * Standings (after 2 games): France 4 points, Germany, Tunisia, Argentina, Brazil 2, Montenegro 0.
 * Group B in Seville:
 * 22–38
 * 30–34
 * 27–31
 * Standings (after 2 games): Denmark, Macedonia 4 points, Iceland, Russia 2, Qatar, Chile 0.

Ice hockey

 * Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game in Chelyabinsk, Russia: Team East 18, Team West 11.

Nordic combined

 * World Cup:
 * HS 118 / Team sprint in Chaux-Neuve, France: Eric Frenzel/Tino Edelmann   Magnus Moan/Jørgen Graabak   Sébastien Lacroix/Jason Lamy-Chappuis



Alpine skiing

 * Men's World Cup:
 * Giant Slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland: Ted Ligety   Fritz Dopfer   Felix Neureuther
 * Overall standings (after 17 of 36 races): (1) Marcel Hirscher 755 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal  729 (3) Ligety 652
 * Giant Slalom standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Ligety 460 points (2) Hirscher 335 (3) Manfred Mölgg 212
 * Women's World Cup:
 * Downhill in St. Anton, Austria: Alice McKennis   Daniela Merighetti   Anna Fenninger
 * Overall standings (after 19 of 37 races): (1) Tina Maze 1189 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch  699 (3) Kathrin Zettel  597
 * Downhill standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Lindsey Vonn 240 points (2) Stacey Cook  195 (3) Merighetti 161

American football

 * NFL playoffs:
 * AFC Divisional playoffs in Denver, Colorado: Baltimore Ravens 38, Denver Broncos 35 (2OT).
 * NFC Divisional playoffs in San Francisco: San Francisco 49ers 45, Green Bay Packers 31.

Curling

 * Continental Cup of Curling, day 3 in Penticton, British Columbia: 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Team North America 19.5–10.5 🇺🇳 Team World
 * Mixed doubles competition:
 * Glenn Howard/Natalie Nicholson (North America) 7–6 Greg Drummond/Anna Sloan (World)
 * Brent Laing/Jennifer Jones (North America) 7–5 Torger Nergård/Carmen Küng (World)
 * Heath McCormick/Jessica Mair (North America) 9–3 Sebastian Kraupp/Maria Prytz (World)
 * Women's team competition:
 * Jennifer Jones (North America) 5–4 Eve Muirhead (World)
 * Margaretha Sigfridsson (World) 5–5 Allison Pottinger (North America)
 * Mirjam Ott (World) 6–2 Heather Nedohin (North America)
 * Men's team competition:
 * Kevin Martin (North America) 8–3 Thomas Ulsrud (World)
 * Heath McCormick (North America) 4–3 Tom Brewster (World)
 * Niklas Edin (World) 5–4 Glenn Howard (North America)

Handball

 * World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
 * Group A in Granollers:
 * 33–23
 * 28–26
 * 30–27
 * Group B in Seville:
 * 30–28
 * 25–30
 * 41–27
 * Group C in Zaragoza:
 * 31–22
 * 32–22
 * 24–22
 * Group D in Madrid:
 * 36–13
 * 32–23

Mixed martial arts

 * Strikeforce: Marquardt vs. Saffiedine in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States:
 * Catchweight (194 lb) bout: Ronaldo Souza def. Ed Herman  via submission (kimura)
 * Light Heavyweight bout: Gegard Mousasi def. Mike Kyle  via submission (rear naked choke)
 * Heavyweight bout: Josh Barnett def. Nandor Guelmino  via submission (arm triangle choke)
 * Heavyweight bout: Daniel Cormier def. Dion Staring  via TKO (punches)
 * Welterweight Championship bout: Tarec Saffiedine def. Nate Marquardt  (c) via unanimous decision (48–47, 49–46, 49–46)

Nordic combined

 * World Cup:
 * HS 118 / 10 km in Chaux-Neuve, France: Tino Edelmann   Bernhard Gruber   Akito Watabe
 * Standings (after 7 of 17 races): (1) Jason Lamy-Chappuis 495 points (2) Magnus Moan  388 (3) Gruber 304



Basketball

 * PBA Philippine Cup Finals:
 * Game 2 in Pasay, Philippines: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 89, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81. Talk 'N Text lead series 2–0.

Curling

 * Continental Cup of Curling, day 2 in Penticton, British Columbia: 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Team North America 13–8 🇺🇳 Team World
 * Women's team competition:
 * Margaretha Sigfridsson (World) 4–4 Heather Nedohin (North America)
 * Jennifer Jones (North America) 6–5 Mirjam Ott (World)
 * Allison Pottinger (North America) 9–4 Eve Muirhead (World)
 * Singles competition:
 * Tom Brewster (World) 14–8 Heath McCormick (North America)
 * Glenn Howard (North America) 22–17 Thomas Ulsrud (World)
 * Kevin Martin (North America) 17–13 Niklas Edin (World)
 * Heather Nedohin (North America) 17–11 Eve Muirhead (World)
 * Mirjam Ott (World) 18–11 Jennifer Jones (North America)
 * Allison Pottinger (North America) 18–13 Margaretha Sigfridsson
 * Men's team competition:
 * Tom Brewster (World) 5–5 Glenn Howard (North America)
 * Kevin Martin (North America) 6–3 Niklas Edin (World)
 * Heath McCormick (North America) 8–3 Thomas Ulsrud (World)

Handball

 * World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
 * Group D in Madrid: 27–14



Curling

 * Continental Cup of Curling, day 1 in Penticton, British Columbia: 🇺🇳 Team World 5–4 🇺🇸🇨🇦 Team North America
 * Women's team competition:
 * Mirjam Ott (World) 9–7 Allison Pottinger (North America)
 * Eve Muirhead (World) 8–3 Heather Nedohin (North America)
 * Margaretha Sigfridsson (World) 6–6 Jennifer Jones (North America)
 * Mixed doubles competition:
 * Christoffer Svae/Carmen Schäfer (World) 8–7 Marc Kennedy/Allison Pottinger (North America)
 * Michael Goodfellow/Eve Muirhead (World) 5–5 Dean Gemmell/Heather Nedohin (North America)
 * John Morris/Kaitlyn Lawes (North America) 10–3 Niklas Edin/Christina Bertrup (World)
 * Men's team competition:
 * Niklas Edin (World) 8–7 Heath McCormick (North America)
 * Glenn Howard (North America) 6–3 Thomas Ulsrud (World)
 * Kevin Martin (North America) 4–3 Tom Brewster (World)



Basketball

 * PBA Philippine Cup Finals:
 * Game 1 in Quezon City, Philippines: Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 87, Rain or Shine Elasto Painters 81. Talk 'N Text lead series 1–0.

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Basketball

 * NBA:
 * In Houston, Texas: Houston Rockets 125, Los Angeles Lakers 112.
 * Despite losing the game, Lakers guard Steve Nash becomes the fifth player in NBA history to surpass 10,000 career assists.

Curling

 * European Junior Curling Challenge in Prague, Czech Republic:
 * Men's final: 7–6
 * Women's final: 4–1 🇭🇺

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American football

 * NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
 * Bowl Championship Series:
 * BCS national championship game in Miami Gardens, Florida: [2] Alabama 42, [1] Notre Dame 14.
 * Alabama wins their third national championship title in four years, defeating the Fighting Irish, the last bowl-eligible undefeated team, and in the process, the Tide successfully defends their unanimous National Championship, having topped both the BCS and AP polls.

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Alpine skiing

 * Men's World Cup:
 * Slalom in Zagreb, Croatia: Marcel Hirscher   André Myhrer   Mario Matt
 * Overall standings (after 16 of 36 races): (1) Hirscher 740 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal 689 (3) Ted Ligety  552
 * Slalom standings (after 5 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 420 points (2) Felix Neureuther 341 (3) Myhrer 330

American football

 * NFL playoffs:
 * AFC Wild Card playoffs in Baltimore, Maryland: Baltimore Ravens 24, Indianapolis Colts 9.
 * NFC Wild Card playoffs in Landover, Maryland: Seattle Seahawks 24, Washington Redskins 14.
 * NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
 * GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile, Alabama: Arkansas State 17, [25] Kent State 13.

Cricket

 * Pakistan in India:
 * 3rd ODI in Delhi: 🇮🇳 india 167 (43.4 overs); 🇵🇰 pakistan 157 (48.5 overs). India win by 10 runs; Pakistan win 3-match series 2–1.

Cross-country skiing

 * Tour de Ski:
 * Stage 7 in Fiemme Valley, Italy:
 * Men's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb: Marcus Hellner   Ivan Babikov   Roland Clara
 * Tour de Ski final standings: (1) Alexander Legkov 3:29:28.6 (2) Dario Cologna  +18.7 (3) Maxim Vylegzhanin  +40.7
 * Legkov wins his first Tour de Ski title.
 * Women's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb: Therese Johaug   Liz Stephen   Heidi Weng
 * Tour de Ski final standings: (1) Justyna Kowalczyk 2:25:21.6 (2) Johaug +27.9 (3) Kristin Størmer Steira  +2:39.5
 * Kowalczyk wins the Tour de Ski for the fourth successive time.

Curling

 * Men's World Curling Tour:
 * Mercure Perth Masters final in Perth, Scotland: Thomas Ulsrud 7–2 Mike McEwen

Nordic combined

 * World Cup:
 * HS 106 / 10 km in Schonach, Germany: Jason Lamy-Chappuis   Akito Watabe   Magnus Moan
 * Standings (after 6 of 17 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 455 points (2) Moan 383 (3) Eric Frenzel and Watabe 229

Ski jumping

 * Four Hills Tournament:
 * Stage 4, HS 140 in Bischofshofen, Austria: Gregor Schlierenzauer   Anders Jacobsen   Stefan Kraft
 * Tournament final standings: (1) Schlierenzauer 1100.2 points (2) Jacobsen 1087.2 (3) Tom Hilde 1029.2
 * Schlierenzauer wins the Four Hills Tournament for the second successive time.

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American football

 * NFL playoffs:
 * AFC Wild Card playoffs in Houston, Texas: Houston Texans 19, Cincinnati Bengals 13.
 * NFC Wild Card playoffs in Green Bay, Wisconsin: Green Bay Packers 24, Minnesota Vikings 10.
 * NCAA bowl games:
 * BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama: Ole Miss 38, Pittsburgh 17.

Cross-country skiing

 * Tour de Ski:
 * Stage 6 in Fiemme Valley, Italy:
 * Men's 15 km Classical Mass Start: Alexey Poltoranin   Len Väljas   Alex Harvey
 * Tour de Ski standings (after 6 of 7 races): (1) Dario Cologna 2:58:25.2 (2) Alexander Legkov  +6.5 (3) Petter Northug  +11.7
 * Women's 10 km Classical Mass Start: Justyna Kowalczyk   Kristin Størmer Steira   Krista Lähteenmäki
 * Tour de Ski standings (after 6 of 7 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1:49:29.1 (2) Therese Johaug +2:08.0 (3) Steira +2:17.9

Nordic combined

 * World Cup:
 * HS 106 / Team in Schonach, Germany: Håvard Klemetsen/Magnus Moan/Mikko Kokslien/Jørgen Graabak   Johannes Rydzek/Tino Edelmann/Björn Kircheisen/Eric Frenzel   Bryan Fletcher/Taylor Fletcher/Todd Lodwick/Bill Demong

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Alpine skiing

 * Women's World Cup:
 * Slalom in Zagreb, Croatia: Mikaela Shiffrin   Frida Hansdotter   Erin Mielzynski
 * Overall standings (after 18 of 37 races): (1) Tina Maze 1139 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch  687 (3) Kathrin Zettel  597
 * Slalom standings (after 6 of 11 races): (1) Shiffrin 336 points (2) Maze 310 (3) Veronika Zuzulová 305

American football

 * NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
 * Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, Texas: [9] Texas A&M 41, [11] Oklahoma 13.

Cross-country skiing

 * Tour de Ski:
 * Stage 5 in Toblach, Italy:
 * Men's 5 km Classical Individual Start: Alexey Poltoranin   Petter Northug   Dario Cologna
 * Tour de Ski standings (after 5 of 7 races): (1) Northug 2:19:20.9 (2) Cologna +16.1 (3) Alexander Legkov +23.4
 * Women's 3 km Classical Individual Start: Justyna Kowalczyk   Krista Lähteenmäki   Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
 * Tour de Ski standings (after 5 of 7 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1:22:01.2 (2) Charlotte Kalla +1:03.6 (3) Therese Johaug  +1:05.9

Ski jumping

 * Four Hills Tournament:
 * Stage 3, HS 130 in Innsbruck, Austria: Gregor Schlierenzauer   Kamil Stoch   Anders Bardal
 * Tournament standings (after 3 of 4 events): (1) Schlierenzauer 827.5 points (2) Anders Jacobsen 816.8 (3) Tom Hilde  778.3

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American football

 * NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
 * Bowl Championship Series:
 * Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona: [4] Oregon 35, [5] Kansas State 17.

Cricket

 * Pakistan in India:
 * 2nd ODI in Kolkata: 🇵🇰 pakistan 250 (48.3 overs); 🇮🇳 india 165 (48 overs). Pakistan win by 85 runs; lead 3-match series 2–0.

Cross-country skiing

 * Tour de Ski:
 * Stage 4 in Cortina d'Ampezzo–Toblach, Italy:
 * Men's 35 km Freestyle Pursuit: Petter Northug   Alexander Legkov   Dario Cologna
 * Tour de Ski standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Northug 2:06:45.0 (2) Legkov +5.7 (3) Cologna +10.9
 * Women's 15 km Freestyle Pursuit: Justyna Kowalczyk   Charlotte Kalla   Therese Johaug
 * Tour de Ski standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1:12:08.1 (2) Kalla +23.3 (3) Johaug +28.7

Ekiden

 * Hakone Ekiden, 2nd Half in Japan:
 * 6th Section, 20.8 km from Lake Ashi to Odawara: Kenta Chiba, Komazawa University  Daiki Hirose, Meiji University  Kazuyoshi Chiba, Teikyo University
 * General classification: (1) Nippon Sport Science University 6h 39' 48" (2) 1 Toyo University + 2' 22" (3) 1 Meiji University + 3' 08"
 * 7th Section, 21.3 km from Odawara to Hiratsuka: Kazuma Ganaha, Kanagawa University  Shoji Tanaka, Nippon Sport Science University  Yuki Arimura, Meiji University
 * General classification: (1) Nippon Sport Science University 7h 44' 41" (2)  Toyo University + 2' 51" (3)  Meiji University + 3' 16"
 * 8th Section, 21.5 km from Hiratsuka to Totsuka: Soshi Takahashi, Aoyama Gakuin University  Yuya Takayanagi, Nippon Sport Science University  Daiki Igari, Teikyo University
 * General classification: (1) Nippon Sport Science University 8h 51' 44" (2)  Toyo University + 3' 12" (3)  Meiji University + 3' 52"
 * 9th Section, 23.2 km from Totsuka to Tsurumi: Wataru Ueno, Komazawa University  Keigo Yano, Nippon Sport Science University  Yuma Hattori, Toyo University
 * General classification: (1) Nippon Sport Science University 10h 02' 10" (2)  Toyo University + 3' 48" (3) 3 Komazawa University + 6' 24"
 * 10th Section, 23.1 km from Tsurumi to Ōtemachi: Kensuke Gotoda, Komazawa University  Yuichi Taninaga, Nippon Sport Science University  Taketo Kumazaki, Teikyo University
 * Final general classification: (1) Nippon Sport Science University 11h 13' 26" (2)  Toyo University + 4' 54" (3)  Komazawa University + 5' 57"
 * Nippon Sport Science University wins the Hakone Ekiden for the first time since 1983 and tenth time overall.

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American football

 * NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
 * Bowl Championship Series:
 * Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana: [21] Louisville 33, [3] Florida 23.

Ekiden

 * Hakone Ekiden, 1st Half in Japan:
 * 1st Section, 21.4 km from Ōtemachi to Tsurumi: Masaya Taguchi, Toyo University  Kei Fumimoto, Meiji University  Kazuto Nishiike, Hosei University
 * 2nd Section, 23.2 km from Tsurumi to Totsuka: Gandu Benjamin, Nihon University  Omwamba Enock, Yamanashi Gakuin University  Keita Shitara, Toyo University
 * General classification: (1) 12 Nihon University 2h 14' 00" (2) 1 Toyo University + 1" (3) 4 Nippon Sport Science University + 54"
 * 3rd Section, 21.5 km from Totsuka to Hiratsuka: Yuta Shitara, Toyo University  Suguru Osako, Waseda University  Shogo Nakamura, Komazawa University
 * General classification: (1) 1 Toyo University 3h 18' 37" (2) 4 Komazawa University + 2' 41" (3) 9 Waseda University + 2' 45"
 * 4th Section, 18.5 km from Hiratsuka to Odawara: Hideyuki Tanaka, Juntendo University  Shohei Hayakawa, Teikyo University  Kazutaka Kuroyama, Hosei University
 * General classification: (1) Toyo University 4h 17' 51" (2) 2 Nippon Sport Science University + 1' 49" (3)  Waseda University + 2' 07"
 * 5th Section, 23.4 km from Odawara to Lake Ashi: Shota Hattori, Nippon Sport Science University  Shogo Sekiguchi, Hosei University  Shuhei Yamamoto, Waseda University
 * General classification: (1) 1 Nippon Sport Science University 5h 40' 15" (2) 1 Waseda University + 2' 36" (3) 2 Toyo University + 2' 39"

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Alpine skiing

 * Men's World Cup:
 * Parallel in Munich, Germany: Felix Neureuther   Marcel Hirscher   Alexis Pinturault
 * Overall standings (after 15 of 36 races): (1) Aksel Lund Svindal 689 points (2) Hirscher 640 (3) Ted Ligety  552
 * Women's World Cup:
 * Parallel in Munich, Germany: Veronika Zuzulová   Tina Maze   Michaela Kirchgasser
 * Overall standings (after 17 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1139 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch 647 (3) Kathrin Zettel  597

American football

 * NCAA bowl games (BCS standings in brackets):
 * Bowl Championship Series:
 * Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California: [6] Stanford 20, Wisconsin 14.
 * Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida: [12] Florida State 31, [15] Northern Illinois 10.
 * Other games:
 * Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida: [20] Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20.
 * Heart of Dallas Bowl in Dallas, Texas: Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 14.
 * Capital One Bowl in Orlando, Florida: [7] Georgia 45, [16] Nebraska 31.
 * Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida: [10] South Carolina 33, [18] Michigan 28.

Cross-country skiing

 * Tour de Ski:
 * Stage 3 in Val Müstair, Italy:
 * Men's Sprint Freestyle: Finn Hågen Krogh   Federico Pellegrino   Len Väljas
 * Tour de Ski standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Maxim Vylegzhanin 50:27.3 (2) Dario Cologna  +2.1 (3) Petter Northug  +9.0
 * Women's Sprint Freestyle: Kikkan Randall   Ingvild Flugstad Østberg   Heidi Weng
 * Tour de Ski standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Justyna Kowalczyk 35:08.0 (2) Therese Johaug  +50.3 (3) Kristin Størmer Steira  +1:00.9

Ski jumping

 * Four Hills Tournament:
 * Stage 2, HS 137 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany: Anders Jacobsen   Gregor Schlierenzauer   Anders Bardal
 * Tournament standings (after 2 of 4 events): (1) Jacobsen 586.3 points (2) Schlierenzauer 573.8 (3) Tom Hilde 547.7