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Thursday, January 26
Figure Skating / Sheffield (gbr) - Tatyana Volosozhar and Maksim Trankov led an all Russian podium in the Pairs competition of the European Championships; Volosozhar and Trankov skated to 'Black Swan' and beat their compatriots Vera Bazarova and Yury Larionov for the gold. +++ Tennis / Melbourne (aus) - Former champion Maria Sharapova (rus) beat 2nd seed Petra Kvitová (cze) 6-2 3-6 6-4 in the semifinals of the Australian Open; she will meet Viktoria Azarenka (blr) in the final, who beat Kim Clijsters (bel) 6-4 1-6 6-3; in the men's semifinals Rafael Nadal (esp) defeated Roger Federer (sui) in four sets.
Figure Skating: European Championships in Sheffield (gbr)
Pairs: 1. Russia, 2. Russia, 3. Russia
Scores
Basketball: NBA Euroleague Baltic League BRA:LNB NBA DL NCAA W:NCAA Football: African Nations Cup Copa Libertadores AUS:A-League BEL:Eerste Klasse BRA:Campeonato Paulista ESP:Copa del Rey ITA:Coppa Italia POR:Liga de Honra Ice Hockey: NHL CZE:Extraliga FIN:SM-Liiga ITA:Serie A NOR:Eliteserien RUS:KHL SWE:Elitserien AHL ECHL Tennis: Australian Open W:Australian Open Water Polo: W:European Championships
Wednesday, January 25
Scores
Basketball: NBA Euroleague EuroChallenge W:EuroLeague AUS:NBL BRA:LNB LAT:LBL W:BRA:LBF W:POL:PLKK NBA DL NCAA W:NCAA Football: African Nations Cup Copa Libertadores AUS:A-League BEL:Eerste Klasse BEL:Tweede Klasse BRA:Campeonato Paulista ENG:League Cup ESP:Copa del Rey GRE:Super League ITA:Coppa Italia TUR:Süper Lig Handball: European Championships Ice Hockey: NHL RUS:KHL SWE:Elitserien AHL ECHL Tennis: Australian Open W:Australian Open Volleyball: GER:1. Bundesliga NCAA Water Polo: European Championships
Tuesday, January 24
Scores
Basketball: NBA Eurocup EuroChallenge Baltic League POL:PLK NBA DL NCAA W:NCAA Football: African Nations Cup Copa Libertadores BEL:Eerste Klasse ENG:League Cup ESP:Copa del Rey ITA:Coppa Italia SCO:Premier League TUR:Süper Lig Handball: European Championships Ice Hockey: NHL CZE:Extraliga FIN:SM-Liiga GER:DEL NOR:Eliteserien RUS:KHL SWE:Elitserien SWI:Nationalliga A AHL ECHL NCAA Tennis: Australian Open W:Australian Open Volleyball: RUS:Superliga NCAA Water Polo: W:European Championships
Monday, January 23
Scores
Basketball: NBA ISR:Super League W:BRA:LBF NCAA W:NCAA Football: African Nations Cup ENG:League Championship ESP:Primera División FRA:Coupe de France ITA:Serie B NED:Eerste Divisie POR:Primeira Liga POR:Liga de Honra Handball: European Championships Ice Hockey: NHL SWE:Elitserien Tennis: Australian Open W:Australian Open Volleyball: GRE:A1 Liga Water Polo: European Championships
Sunday, January 22
American Football / San Francisco, CA (usa) - The New York Giants beat the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 in overtime to book a place in NFL's Super Bowl XLVI. Lawrence Tynes kicked the decisive 31-yard field goal with 7:06 left in overtime as the Giants showed a determined defensive performance. The Giants will play the New England Patriots in Indianapolis in two weeks. The Patriots beat the Baltimore Ravens 23-20. +++ Tennis / Melbourne (aus) - Kim Clijsters (bel) played through the pain of an ankle injury and saved four match points to beat Li Na (chn) and book a place in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
Scores
American Football: NFL Basketball: NBA United League W:Adriatic League AUS:NBL ESP:ACB GRE:Liga A1 ISR:Super League ITA:Serie A LAT:LBL POL:PLK W:FRA:LFB W:ITA:Serie A1 W:POL:PLKK W:RUS:Premier-Liga NBA DL NCAA W:NCAA Football: African Nations Cup AUS:A-League BEL:Eerste Klasse BEL:Tweede Klasse BRA:Campeonato Carioca BRA:Campeonato Paulista ENG:Premiership ESP:Primera División ESP:Segunda División FRA:Coupe de France GER:1.Bundesliga GRE:Super League ITA:Serie A ITA:Serie B MEX:Primera División MEX:Liga de Ascenso NED:Eredivisie NED:Eerste Divisie POR:Primeira Liga POR:Liga de Honra TUR:Süper Lig Handball: European Championships Ice Hockey: NHL CZE:Extraliga GER:DEL NOR:Eliteserien SVK:Extraliga SWI:Nationalliga A AHL ECHL NCAA Rugby: European Cup European Challenge Cup FRA:Division 2 Tennis: Australian Open W:Australian Open Volleyball: GER:1. Bundesliga GRE:A1 Liga ITA:Serie A1 NCAA Water Polo: W:European Championships
Saturday, January 21
Scores
Basketball: NBA United League Baltic League W:Adriatic League AUS:NBL BEL:BLB BRA:LNB CRO:Liga A1 ESP:ACB FRA:LNB Pro A GRE:Liga A1 ITA:Serie A LAT:LBL LTU:LKL NED:Eredivisie POL:PLK RUS:PBL SRB:KLS W:BRA:LBF W:ESP:LFB W:FRA:LFB W:POL:PLKK NBA DL NCAA W:NCAA Football: African Nations Cup AUS:A-League BEL:Eerste Klasse BEL:Tweede Klasse BRA:Campeonato Carioca BRA:Campeonato Paulista ENG:Premiership ENG:League Championship ESP:Primera División ESP:Segunda División FRA:Coupe de France GER:1.Bundesliga GRE:Super League ITA:Serie A ITA:Serie B MEX:Primera División MEX:Liga de Ascenso NED:Eredivisie POR:Primeira Liga POR:Liga de Honra SCO:Premier League SCO:First Division TUR:Süper Lig Handball: European Championships Ice Hockey: NHL FIN:SM-Liiga ITA:Serie A NOR:Eliteserien SWE:Elitserien SWI:Nationalliga A AHL ECHL NCAA Lacrosse: NLL Rugby: European Cup European Challenge Cup FRA:Division 2 Tennis: Australian Open W:Australian Open Volleyball: FRA:Ligue A GER:1. Bundesliga GRE:A1 Liga ITA:Serie A1 NED:A-League RUS:Superliga NCAA Water Polo: European Championships
Friday, January 20
Tennis / Melbourne (aus) - Rafael Nadal (esp) showed good form to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open with a three set win over Lukás Lacko (svk); Nadal won 6-2 6-4 6-2 in an hour and 55 minutes; Roger Federer (sui) also impressed with a hard-fought 7-6 7-5 6-3 win over Ivo Karlovic (cro). +++ Football / Mönchengladbach (ger) - Borussia Mönchengladbach defeated the Bundesliga leaders Bayern München 3-1 to move within one point of the top spot as the season resumed after the winter break; Patrick Herrmann scored two goals for Borussia, while Marco Reus put them ahead early in the game.
Scores
Basketball: NBA AUS:NBL BEL:BLB CRO:Liga A1 FRA:LNB Pro A GER:Bundesliga LTU:LKL W:FRA:LFB NBA DL NCAA W:NCAA Football: AUS:A-League BEL:Eerste Klasse BEL:Tweede Klasse ESP:Segunda División FRA:Coupe de France GER:1.Bundesliga ITA:Serie B MEX:Primera División MEX:Liga de Ascenso NED:Eredivisie NED:Eerste Divisie POR:Primeira Liga TUR:Süper Lig Handball: European Championships Ice Hockey: NHL CZE:Extraliga FIN:SM-Liiga GER:DEL SVK:Extraliga SWE:Elitserien SWI:Nationalliga A AHL ECHL NCAA Lacrosse: NLL Rugby: European Cup Tennis: Australian Open W:Australian Open Volleyball: FRA:Ligue A NED:A-League NCAA Water Polo: W:European Championships
Thursday, January 19
Scores
Basketball: NBA Euroleague W:EuroLeague W:EuroCup AUS:NBL BRA:LNB W:BRA:LBF NBA DL NCAA W:NCAA Football: ESP:Copa del Rey ITA:Coppa Italia NED:KNVB Beker Handball: European Championships Ice Hockey: NHL CZE:Extraliga FIN:SM-Liiga ITA:Serie A NOR:Eliteserien RUS:KHL SWE:Elitserien AHL ECHL Rugby: European Challenge Cup Tennis: Australian Open W:Australian Open Volleyball: NCAA Water Polo: European Championships