title: January 2013 in sports
text: # January 2013 in sports
  
  ## 2013
  
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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
  