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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in January 2010. Deaths in January
29 Tom Brookshier 27 Ruben Kruger 19 Bill McLaren 10 Bill Patterson
Current sporting seasons
American football 2009
NFL NCAA Division I FBS
Auto racing 2010
GP2 Asia Series
Rolex Sports Car Series
Basketball 2009
NBA NCAA Division I men NCAA Division I women Euroleague Eurocup EuroChallenge ASEAN Basketball League Australia France Germany Greece Iran Israel Italy Philippines Philippine Cup Russia Spain Turkey
Cricket 2009–2010
Australia: Sheffield Shield Ford Ranger Cup
Bangladesh: National League
India: Ranji Trophy
New Zealand: Plunket Shield Pakistan: Quaid-i-Azam Trophy South Africa: SuperSport Series Sri Lanka: Premier Trophy
Zimbabwe: Logan Cup
Football (soccer) 2009
National teams competitions African Cup of Nations 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification (UEFA) 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
International clubs competitions UEFA (Europe) Champions League Europa League UEFA Women's Champions League Copa Libertadores (South America)
AFC (Asia) Champions League
CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League OFC (Oceania) Champions League Domestic (national) competitions
Australia
England France Germany Iran Italy
Scotland Spain
Golf 2010
PGA Tour European Tour
Ice hockey 2009
National Hockey League
Rugby union 2009
Heineken Cup European Challenge Cup English Premiership Celtic League LV Cup Top 14
Winter sports
Alpine Skiing World Cup Biathlon World Cup
Cross-Country Skiing World Cup
Freestyle Skiing World Cup
Nordic Combined World Cup
Ski Jumping World Cup Snowboard World Cup Speed Skating World Cup
Days of the month
January 31, 2010 (Sunday)
Alpine skiing Women's World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland: Super-G: (1) Lindsey Vonn (2) Andrea Fischbacher , Marie Marchand-Arvier Men's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia: Slalom: (1) Reinfried Herbst (2) Marcel Hirscher (3) Julien Lizeroux
American football NFL: Pro Bowl at Miami Gardens, Florida: AFC All-Stars 41, NFC All-Stars 34. Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub is the game's MVP.
Automobile Racing The 24 Hours of Daytona comes to a close, with Action Express Racing winning in a Porsche in the DP class and SpeedSource winning in a Mazda RX-8 in the GT class.
Bandy 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.
Cricket Pakistan in Australia: 5th ODI in Perth: 212 (49.3 overs); 213/8 (49.2 overs). Australia win by 2 wickets, win the 5-match series 5–0. Associates Twenty20 Series in Kenya: 109/8 (20/20 ov); 109 (20/20 ov) in Nairobi. Match tied (Scotland win the one-over eliminator).
Darts Players Championship Finals in Purfleet, England: Final: Paul Nicholson def. Mervyn King 13–11
Football (soccer) African Cup of Nations in Angola: Final: 0–1 Mohamed Nagy's goal in the 85th minute gives Egypt their third successive title and seventh overall. AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, Semi-final Round: Đà Nẵng 0–3 Muang Thong United
Golf PGA Tour: Farmers Insurance Open in La Jolla, California: Winner: Ben Crane 275 (−13) Crane wins his first PGA Tour title since 2005 and his third overall. News: John Daly backs away from his retirement announcement of the previous day, telling the director of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am that he plans to play in that event in two weeks' time. (ESPN) European Tour: The Commercialbank Qatar Masters in Qatar: Winner: Robert Karlsson 273 (−15) Karlsson returns from an eye injury last season to win his 10th European Tour title. Champions Tour: Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii Winner: Tom Watson 194 (−22) The limited-field opening event of the Champions Tour season sees Watson earn his 13th victory on that tour.
Handball European Men's Championship in Austria: Bronze medal game: 26–29 Final: 21–25 France win the European title for the second time and complete a treble of Olympic, World and European titles.
Luge World Cup in Cesana, Italy: Women:
Nordic combined World Cup in Seefeld, Austria: HS100 / 10 km:
Ski jumping World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany: HS 213 (Ski flying):
Snooker Welsh Open in Newport, Wales: Final: John Higgins (2) def. Ali Carter (1) 9–4
Tennis Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 14: Men's singles - Final: Roger Federer def. Andy Murray 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: Cara Black /Leander Paes def. Ekaterina Makarova /Jaroslav Levinský 7–5, 6–3 Black and Paes win their second Grand Slam title together. Paes wins his 11th Grand Slam title and gets level with fellow Indian Mahesh Bhupathi. Black wins her ninth Grand Slam title and completes a career Grand Slam in mixed doubles.
January 30, 2010 (Saturday)
Alpine skiing Women's World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland: Downhill: Men's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia: Giant slalom:
Bandy 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: 9–4 16–3
Cricket U-19 World Cup Final in Lincoln, New Zealand: 207/9 (50 overs); 182 (46.4 overs). Australia win by 25 runs. Associates Twenty20 Series in Kenya: 123/9 (20/20 ov); 127/2 (17.2/20 ov) in Nairobi. Kenya win by 8 wickets.
Figure skating Four Continents Championships in Jeonju, South Korea: Men: Adam Rippon 225.78 Tatsuki Machida 217.48 Kevin Reynolds 212.99
Football (soccer) African Cup of Nations in Angola: 3rd place: 1–0 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, Semi-final Round: Singapore Armed Forces 3–0 Sriwijaya Al-Karamah 0–1 Al-Wahda
Freestyle skiing World Cup in Mont Gabriel, Canada: Men's aerials: Women's aerials:
Futsal 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.
Handball European Men's Championship in Austria: 5th/6th place: 34–27 Semifinals: 24–21 28–36
Luge World Cup in Cesana, Italy: Men: Doubles:
Nordic combined World Cup in Seefeld, Austria: HS100 / 10 km:
Ski jumping World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany: HS 213 Team (Ski flying):
Snowboarding World Cup in Calgary, Canada: Men's half-pipe: Women's half-pipe: Men's slopestyle: Women's slopestyle:
Tennis Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 13: Women's singles - Final: Serena Williams 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: Bob Bryan /Mike Bryan def. Daniel Nestor /Nenad Zimonjić 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–3 Bob and Mike Bryan win their fourth Australian Open in five years and eighth Grand Slam men's doubles title.
January 29, 2010 (Friday)
Alpine skiing Women's World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland: Super combined: Anja Pärson 2:00.54 Michaela Kirchgasser 2:00.97 Lindsey Vonn 2:01.46 Men's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia: Giant slalom: Ted Ligety 2:22.02 Marcel Hirscher 2:22.36 Kjetil Jansrud 2:22.53
Cricket Pakistan in Australia: 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 Four Continents Championships in Jeonju, South Korea: Ladies: Mao Asada 183.96 Akiko Suzuki 173.72 Caroline Zhang 160.78 Ice Dance: Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje 166.16 Allie Hann-McCurdy/Michael Coreno 159.56 (3) Madison Hubbell/Keiffer Hubbell 154.20
Golf After missing the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open, two-time major winner John Daly announced his retirement.
Tennis Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 12: Men's singles – Semifinals: Roger Federer def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 Women's doubles – Final: Serena Williams /Venus Williams def. Cara Black /Liezel Huber 6–4, 6–3 The Williams sisters win their 4th Australian Open and 11th Grand Slam doubles title.
January 28, 2010 (Thursday)
Bandy 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.
Basketball Euroleague Top 16, matchday 1: Group E: Regal FC Barcelona 79–69 Maroussi Athens Group F: Montepaschi Siena 76–72 Maccabi Tel Aviv Group G: Asseco Prokom Gdynia 89–65 Žalgiris Kaunas Group H: Khimki Moscow Region 83–70 Cibona Zagreb Caja Laboral Baskonia 85–89 Olympiacos Piraeus
Cricket 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 Four Continents Championships in Jeonju, South Korea: Ice Dance – standings after Original Dance: (1) Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje 81.09 (2) Allie Hann-McCurdy/Michael Coreno 78.10 (3) Huang Xintong/Zheng Xun 77.33 Pairs: Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao 192.22 Keauna McLaughlin/Rockne Brubaker 170.17 Meagan Duhamel/Craig Buntin 158.02 Men – Short Program: (1) Kevin Reynolds 81.60 (2) Song Nan 72.95 (3) Brandon Mroz 70.88
Football (soccer) African Cup of Nations in Angola: Semifinals: 1–0 0–4 Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg: Junior 2–2 Racing
Futsal European Championship in Hungary: Semifinals: 3–3 (3–5 pen.) 1–8
Handball 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.
Tennis Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 11: Women's singles – Semifinals: Serena Williams def. Li Na 7–6(4), 7–6(1) Justine Henin def. Zheng Jie 6–1, 6–0 Men's singles – Semifinals: Andy Murray def. Marin Čilić 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
January 27, 2010 (Wednesday)
Bandy 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.
Basketball Euroleague Top 16, matchday 1: Group E: Panathinaikos Athens 59–64 Partizan Belgrade Group F: Real Madrid 77–70 Efes Pilsen Istanbul Group G: CSKA Moscow 86–78 Unicaja Málaga
Cricket India in Bangladesh: 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 Four Continents Championships in Jeonju, South Korea: Ice Dance – Compulsory Dance: (1) Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje 32.67 (2) Huang Xintong/Zheng Xun 30.12 (3) Allie Hann-McCurdy/Michael Coreno 29.89 Pairs – Short Program: (1) Zhang Dan/Zhang Hao 65.86 (2) Keauna McLaughlin/Rockne Brubaker 64.56 (3) Meagan Duhamel/Craig Buntin 56.90 Ladies – Short Program: (1) Akiko Suzuki 58.88 (2) Amanda Dobbs 57.56 (3) Mao Asada 57.22
Football (soccer) Copa Libertadores First Stage, first leg: Juan Aurich 2–0 Estudiantes Tecos Real Potosí 1–1 Cruzeiro Newell's Old Boys 0–0 Emelec
Tennis Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, day 10: Men's singles – Quarterfinals: Roger Federer def. Nikolay Davydenko 2–6, 6–3, 6–0, 7–5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Novak Djokovic 7–6(8), 6–7(5), 1–6, 6–3, 6–1 Women's singles – Quarterfinals: Serena Williams def. Victoria Azarenka 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–2 Li Na def. Venus Williams 2–6, 7–6(4), 7–5
January 26, 2010 (Tuesday)
Alpine skiing Men's World Cup in Schladming, Austria: