January 2007 in Sports - 14 January 2007 (Sunday)

14 January 2007 (Sunday)

  • American football: National Football League divisional playoffs:
    • NFC: Chicago Bears 27, Seattle Seahawks 24 (OT). Robbie Gould's 49-yard field goal 4:58 into overtime allows the Bears to host New Orleans next Sunday (21 January) in the NFC Championship Game.
    • AFC: New England Patriots 24, San Diego Chargers 21: Stephen Gostkowski kicks a 31-yard field goal with 1:10 left, then Nate Kaeding misses a 54-yarder that would have sent the game into overtime. The Chargers commit five turnovers, which lead to 14 New England points. The Patriots will play the Indianapolis Colts next week for the AFC championship.
  • In off-the-field news, the Arizona Cardinals name former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt as their new head coach.
  • Cricket:
    • Pakistan in South Africa, first Test in Centurion, day 4:
      Pakistan 313 & 302 all out, South Africa 417 & 69/2. South Africa need 130 more runs to win with 8 wickets remaining.
    • 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Hobart:
      • Australia 289/8 (50 overs), New Zealand 184 all out (38.3 overs). Australia win by 105 runs.
  • Darts: 2007 BDO World Darts Championship:
    • Martin Adams wins one version of the World Professional Darts Championship at his fourteenth attempt. Having won the first six sets, he lost the next six sets but prevailed 7–6 against fellow 50 year-old Phill Nixon in Surrey .
  • Football (soccer):
    • 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, group A in Bangkok:
      • Malaysia 0 Myanmar 0.
      • Thailand 4 Philippines 0
    • Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
      • Guadeloupe 2 Cuba 1.
      • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 Guyana 0.
  • Field hockey:
    • 2007 Women's Champions Trophy in Quilmes, Argentina:
      • Netherlands 3 Japan 0.
      • Australia 2 Germany 1.
      • Argentina 4 Spain 1.
  • Rugby union – Heineken Cup:
    • Munster (Ireland) become the latest club to secure a quarterfinal berth with a 30–27 win over Bourgoin .
  • Men's college basketball:
    • (15) Oregon 79, (10) Arizona 77

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