January 2013 in sports
# January 2013 in sports

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## Days of the month

### 31 January 2013 (Thursday)

**Bicycle racing**

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

### 30 January 2013 (Wednesday)

**Bicycle racing**

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

### 29 January 2013 (Tuesday)

**Bicycle racing**

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

### 27 January 2013 (Sunday)

**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

### 26 January 2013 (Saturday)

**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.

### 22 January 2013 (Tuesday)

**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.

### 21 January 2013 (Monday)

**Handball**

* World Men's Handball Championship in Spain:
   * Round of 16:
      * In Barcelona:
         * Slovenia 31–26 Egypt
         * Hungary 27–19 Poland
      * In Zaragoza:
         * Serbia 20–31 Spain
         * Croatia 33–24 Belarus
   * 17–20th place semifinals in Guadalajara:
      * Argentina 30–26 Qatar
      * Saudi Arabia 24–28 Algeria
   * 21–24th place semifinals in Guadalajara:
      * Montenegro 35–31 Chile
      * South Korea 36–14 Australia

**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.

### 20 January 2013 (Sunday)

**Alpine skiing**

* Men's World Cup:
   * Slalom in Wengen, Switzerland: Felix Neureuther (GER) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) Ivica Kostelić (CRO)
      * Overall standings (after 21 of 36 races): (1) Hirscher 935 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 747 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 696
      * Slalom standings (after 7 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 600 points (2) Neureuther 486 (3) André Myhrer (SWE) 330
* Women's World Cup:
   * Super Giant Slalom in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy: Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) Nicole Schmidhofer (AUT) Tina Maze (SLO)
      * Overall standings (after 23 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1474 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 756 (3) Anna Fenninger (AUT) 644
      * Super Giant Slalom standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Maze 290 points (2) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 286 (3) Julia Mancuso (USA) 225

**Curling**

* Women's World Curling Tour:
   * Glynhill Ladies International final in Glasgow, Scotland: Binia Feltscher (SUI) 8–1 Heather Nedohin (CAN)
* 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:
         * Germany 28–23 North Macedonia
         * Iceland 28–30 France
      * In Zaragoza:
         * Brazil 26–27 Russia
         * Denmark 30–23 Tunisia

**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 (GER) Mikko Kokslien (NOR) Taylor Fletcher (USA)
      * Standings (after 9 of 17 races): (1) Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 527 points (2) Magnus Moan (NOR) 508 (3) Frenzel 474

**Rugby union**

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

### 19 January 2013 (Saturday)

**Alpine skiing**

* Men's World Cup:
   * Downhill in Wengen, Switzerland: Christof Innerhofer (ITA) Klaus Kröll (AUT) Hannes Reichelt (AUT)
      * Overall standings (after 20 of 36 races): (1) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 855 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 747 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 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 (USA) Tina Maze (SLO) Leanne Smith (USA)
      * Overall standings (after 22 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1414 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 744 (3) Anna Fenninger (AUT) 630
      * Downhill standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Vonn 340 points (2) Stacey Cook (USA) 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:
      * Belarus 33–15 Saudi Arabia
      * Poland 33–25 South Korea
      * Serbia 31–33 Slovenia
         * Final standings: Slovenia 10 points, Poland 8, Serbia 6, Belarus 4, Saudi Arabia 2, South Korea 0.
   * Group D in Madrid:
      * Egypt 39–14 Australia
      * Spain 25–27 Croatia
      * Hungary 29–26 Algeria
         * 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 (RUS) def. Thiago Tavares (BRA) via KO (elbows)
   * Heavyweight bout: Gabriel Gonzaga (BRA) def. Ben Rothwell (USA) via submission (guillotine choke)
   * Middleweight bout: CB Dollaway (USA) def. Daniel Sarafian (BRA) via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
   * Middleweight bout: Vitor Belfort (BRA) def. Michael Bisping (ENG) via TKO (head kick and punches)

**Nordic combined**

* World Cup:
   * HS 109 / 10 km in Seefeld, Austria: Eric Frenzel (GER) Magnus Moan (NOR) Tino Edelmann (GER)
      * Standings (after 8 of 17 races): (1) Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 511 points (2) Moan 468 (3) Frenzel 374

**Rugby union**

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

### 18 January 2013 (Friday)

**Alpine skiing**

* Men's World Cup:
   * Super Combined in Wengen, Switzerland: Alexis Pinturault (FRA) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) Carlo Janka (SUI)
      * Overall standings (after 19 of 36 races): (1) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 855 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 747 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 676

**Handball**

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

### 17 January 2013 (Thursday)

**Handball**

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

### 16 January 2013 (Wednesday)

**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: China 7–5 South Korea
   * Women's final: Japan 7–4 China

**Handball**

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

### 15 January 2013 (Tuesday)

**Alpine skiing**

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

**Handball**

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

### 14 January 2013 (Monday)

**Handball**

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

### 13 January 2013 (Sunday)

**Alpine skiing**

* Men's World Cup:
   * Slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland: Marcel Hirscher (AUT) Mario Matt (AUT) Manfred Mölgg (ITA)
      * Overall standings (after 18 of 36 races): (1) Hirscher 855 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 729 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 676
      * Slalom standings (after 6 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 520 points (2) Felix Neureuther (GER) 386 (3) André Myhrer (SWE) 330
* Women's World Cup:
   * Super Giant Slalom in St. Anton, Austria: Tina Maze (SLO) Anna Fenninger (AUT) Fabienne Suter (SUI)
      * Overall standings (after 20 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1289 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 744 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 597
      * Super Giant Slalom standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 250 points (2) Maze 230 (3) Julia Mancuso (USA) 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 (SUI) 6–3 Lene Nielsen (DEN)
* 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:
      * Brazil 24–20 Argentina
      * Tunisia 25–23 Germany
      * Montenegro 20–32 France
         * Standings (after 2 games): France 4 points, Germany, Tunisia, Argentina, Brazil 2, Montenegro 0.
   * Group B in Seville:
      * Chile 22–38 Iceland
      * Qatar 30–34 North Macedonia
      * Russia 27–31 Denmark
         * 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 (GER) Magnus Moan/Jørgen Graabak (NOR) Sébastien Lacroix/Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA)

### 12 January 2013 (Saturday)

**Alpine skiing**

* Men's World Cup:
   * Giant Slalom in Adelboden, Switzerland: Ted Ligety (USA) Fritz Dopfer (GER) Felix Neureuther (GER)
      * Overall standings (after 17 of 36 races): (1) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 755 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 729 (3) Ligety 652
      * Giant Slalom standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Ligety 460 points (2) Hirscher 335 (3) Manfred Mölgg (ITA) 212
* Women's World Cup:
   * Downhill in St. Anton, Austria: Alice McKennis (USA) Daniela Merighetti (ITA) Anna Fenninger (AUT)
      * Overall standings (after 19 of 37 races): (1) Tina Maze (SLO) 1189 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 699 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 597
      * Downhill standings (after 4 of 8 races): (1) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 240 points (2) Stacey Cook (USA) 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:
      * Germany 33–23 Brazil
      * Argentina 28–26 Montenegro
      * France 30–27 Tunisia
   * Group B in Seville:
      * North Macedonia 30–28 Chile
      * Iceland 25–30 Russia
      * Denmark 41–27 Qatar
   * Group C in Zaragoza:
      * Serbia 31–22 South Korea
      * Slovenia 32–22 Saudi Arabia
      * Poland 24–22 Belarus
   * Group D in Madrid:
      * Croatia 36–13 Australia
      * Hungary 32–23 Egypt

**Mixed martial arts**

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

**Nordic combined**

* World Cup:
   * HS 118 / 10 km in Chaux-Neuve, France: Tino Edelmann (GER) Bernhard Gruber (AUT) Akito Watabe (JPN)
      * Standings (after 7 of 17 races): (1) Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) 495 points (2) Magnus Moan (NOR) 388 (3) Gruber 304

### 11 January 2013 (Friday)

**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: Spain 27–14 Algeria

### 10 January 2013 (Thursday)

**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)

### 9 January 2013 (Wednesday)

**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.

### 8 January 2013 (Tuesday)

**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: Italy 7–6 Denmark
   * Women's final: Denmark 4–1 Hungary

### 7 January 2013 (Monday)

**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.

### 6 January 2013 (Sunday)

**Alpine skiing**

* Men's World Cup:
   * Slalom in Zagreb, Croatia: Marcel Hirscher (AUT) André Myhrer (SWE) Mario Matt (AUT)
      * Overall standings (after 16 of 36 races): (1) Hirscher 740 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 689 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 552
      * Slalom standings (after 5 of 11 races): (1) Hirscher 420 points (2) Felix Neureuther (GER) 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 (SWE) Ivan Babikov (CAN) Roland Clara (ITA)
         * Tour de Ski final standings: (1) Alexander Legkov (RUS) 3:29:28.6 (2) Dario Cologna (SUI) +18.7 (3) Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) +40.7
            * Legkov wins his first Tour de Ski title.
      * Women's 9 km Freestyle Final Climb: Therese Johaug (NOR) Liz Stephen (USA) Heidi Weng (NOR)
         * Tour de Ski final standings: (1) Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 2:25:21.6 (2) Johaug +27.9 (3) Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) +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 (NOR) 7–2 Mike McEwen (CAN)

**Nordic combined**

* World Cup:
   * HS 106 / 10 km in Schonach, Germany: Jason Lamy-Chappuis (FRA) Akito Watabe (JPN) Magnus Moan (NOR)
      * Standings (after 6 of 17 races): (1) Lamy-Chappuis 455 points (2) Moan 383 (3) Eric Frenzel (GER) and Watabe 229

**Ski jumping**

* Four Hills Tournament:
   * Stage 4, HS 140 in Bischofshofen, Austria: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) Anders Jacobsen (NOR) Stefan Kraft (AUT)
      * Tournament final standings: (1) Schlierenzauer 1100.2 points (2) Jacobsen 1087.2 (3) Tom Hilde (NOR) 1029.2
         * Schlierenzauer wins the Four Hills Tournament for the second successive time.

### 5 January 2013 (Saturday)

**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 (KAZ) Len Väljas (CAN) Alex Harvey (CAN)
         * Tour de Ski standings (after 6 of 7 races): (1) Dario Cologna (SUI) 2:58:25.2 (2) Alexander Legkov (RUS) +6.5 (3) Petter Northug (NOR) +11.7
      * Women's 10 km Classical Mass Start: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) Krista Lähteenmäki (FIN)
         * Tour de Ski standings (after 6 of 7 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1:49:29.1 (2) Therese Johaug (NOR) +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 (NOR) Johannes Rydzek/Tino Edelmann/Björn Kircheisen/Eric Frenzel (GER) Bryan Fletcher/Taylor Fletcher/Todd Lodwick/Bill Demong (USA)

### 4 January 2013 (Friday)

**Alpine skiing**

* Women's World Cup:
   * Slalom in Zagreb, Croatia: Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) Frida Hansdotter (SWE) Erin Mielzynski (CAN)
      * Overall standings (after 18 of 37 races): (1) Tina Maze (SLO) 1139 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 687 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 597
      * Slalom standings (after 6 of 11 races): (1) Shiffrin 336 points (2) Maze 310 (3) Veronika Zuzulová (SVK) 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 (KAZ) Petter Northug (NOR) Dario Cologna (SUI)
         * Tour de Ski standings (after 5 of 7 races): (1) Northug 2:19:20.9 (2) Cologna +16.1 (3) Alexander Legkov (RUS) +23.4
      * Women's 3 km Classical Individual Start: Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) Krista Lähteenmäki (FIN) Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (NOR)
         * Tour de Ski standings (after 5 of 7 races): (1) Kowalczyk 1:22:01.2 (2) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) +1:03.6 (3) Therese Johaug (NOR) +1:05.9

**Ski jumping**

* Four Hills Tournament:
   * Stage 3, HS 130 in Innsbruck, Austria: Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) Kamil Stoch (POL) Anders Bardal (NOR)
      * Tournament standings (after 3 of 4 events): (1) Schlierenzauer 827.5 points (2) Anders Jacobsen (NOR) 816.8 (3) Tom Hilde (NOR) 778.3

### 3 January 2013 (Thursday)

**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 (NOR) Alexander Legkov (RUS) Dario Cologna (SUI)
         * 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 (POL) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) Therese Johaug (NOR)
         * 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.

### 2 January 2013 (Wednesday)

**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"

### 1 January 2013 (Tuesday)

**Alpine skiing**

* Men's World Cup:
   * Parallel in Munich, Germany: Felix Neureuther (GER) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) Alexis Pinturault (FRA)
      * Overall standings (after 15 of 36 races): (1) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 689 points (2) Hirscher 640 (3) Ted Ligety (USA) 552
* Women's World Cup:
   * Parallel in Munich, Germany: Veronika Zuzulová (SVK) Tina Maze (SLO) Michaela Kirchgasser (AUT)
      * Overall standings (after 17 of 37 races): (1) Maze 1139 points (2) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 647 (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 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 (NOR) Federico Pellegrino (ITA) Len Väljas (CAN)
         * Tour de Ski standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) 50:27.3 (2) Dario Cologna (SUI) +2.1 (3) Petter Northug (NOR) +9.0
      * Women's Sprint Freestyle: Kikkan Randall (USA) Ingvild Flugstad Østberg (NOR) Heidi Weng (NOR)
         * Tour de Ski standings (after 3 of 7 races): (1) Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 35:08.0 (2) Therese Johaug (NOR) +50.3 (3) Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) +1:00.9

**Ski jumping**

* Four Hills Tournament:
   * Stage 2, HS 137 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany: Anders Jacobsen (NOR) Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) Anders Bardal (NOR)
      * Tournament standings (after 2 of 4 events): (1) Jacobsen 586.3 points (2) Schlierenzauer 573.8 (3) Tom Hilde (NOR) 547.7
