Events in Sport
- Jan 1 Suicide car bomb detonates at a volleyball tournament in Lakki Marwat, Pakistan, killing 105 and injuring 100
- Jan 1 96th Rose Bowl: #8 Ohio State beats #7 Oregon, 26-17
- Jan 1 76th Sugar Bowl: #5 Florida beats #3 Cincinnati, 51-24
- Jan 3 Phil Taylor successfully defends his PDC World Darts title with a 7–3 victory over Simon Whitlock of Australia in the final in London; Taylor's 13th PDC and 15th overall world championship
- Jan 4 39th Fiesta Bowl: #6 Boise State beats #3 TCU, 17-10
Event of Interest
Jan 5 Mike Shanahan is formally introduced as head coach of the Washington Redskins
Mike Shanahan
Event of Interest
Jan 9 Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: María José Martínez Sánchez & Tommy Robredo of Spain beat British pair Laura Robson & Andy Murray 7-6, 7-5 to clinch a 2-1 win; Spain's 3rd title
Andy Murray
Event of Interest
Jan 21 LA Lakers forward Kobe Bryant becomes the youngest NBA player to reach 25,000 career points at 31 years, 151 days; beats Wilt Chamberlain by 35 days
Kobe Bryant
Australian Open Women's Tennis
Jan 30 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Serena Williams retains her title; beats Justine Henin of Belgium 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
Serena Williams
- Jan 31 NFL Pro Bowl, Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens: AFC beats NFC, 41-34; MVP: Matt Schaub, Houston Texans, QB
Australian Men's Tennis Open
Jan 31 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer outclasses Scotsman Andy Murray 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 for his 4th Australian title
Roger Federer
Andy Murray
Deaths in Sport
- Jan 4 Rory Markas, American sportscaster (b. 1955)
- Jan 5 Rory Markas, Angels baseball announcer (b.1955)
- Jan 8 Tony Halme, Finnish boxer and politician (b. 1963)
- Jan 9 Vimcy, Sports writer (b. 1925)
- Jan 11 Joe Rollino, American strongman, weightlifter, and boxer (b. 1905)
- Jan 17 Gaines Adams, American football player (b. 1983)
- Jan 19 Panajot Pano, Albanian football star known as the "The little Puskás", dies of a heart attack at 70
- Jan 19 Bill McLaren, Scottish rugby commentator known as "the voice of rugby", dies at 86
Tom Brookshier
Jan 29 Tom Brookshier, American football player and sportscaster, dies of cancer at 78
Tom Brookshier