January 2007 in Sports - 12 January 2007 (Friday)

12 January 2007 (Friday)

• American football:
  • The New York Daily News reports in today's editions that the NFL plans to stage a regular season game during the 2007 regular season at New Wembley Stadium in London, England between the New York Giants and the Miami Dolphins.

• Tennis:
  • 2007 WTA Tour:
    • Medibank International in Sydney, Australia:
      Final: (3) Kim Clijsters beat Jelena Janković 4:6 7:6(1) 6:4.
    • Moorilla Hobart International in Hobart, Australia:
      Final: (1) Anna Chakvetadze beat (Q) Vasilisa Bardina 6:3 7:6(3).

• Cricket:
  • Pakistan in South Africa, first Test in Centurion, day 2:
    • Pakistan 313 all out, South Africa 254/4 (75.0 overs). South Africa trail by 59 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
  • 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Melbourne:
    • England 242/8 (50 overs), Australia 243/2 (45.2 overs). Australia win by 8 wickets with 28 balls remaining.

• Football (soccer):
  • 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group A in Bangkok, Thailand:
    • Malaysia 4 Philippines 0.
    • Thailand 1 Myanmar 1.
  • Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
    • Trinidad and Tobago 1 Barbados 1.
    • Haiti 1 Martinique 0.

• Rugby union – Heineken Cup:
  • Biarritz become the first club to secure a quarterfinal berth with a 45–3 thrashing of Parma .

• Basketball: Philippine Basketball Association Philippine Cup Wildcard Playoffs: The Sta. Lucia Realtors def. the Air21 Express, 121–118 via overtime to advance to the quarterfinals.