January 2007 in Sports - 23 January 2007 (Tuesday)

23 January 2007 (Tuesday)

• Tennis – 2007 Australian Open:
  • Men's singles – quarter finals:
    • Roger Federer def Tommy Robredo 6–3 7–6(2) 7–5
    • Andy Roddick def Mardy Fish 6–2 6–2 6–2
  • Women's singles – quarter finals:
    • Nicole Vaidišová def Lucie Šafářová 6–1 6–4
    • Serena Williams def Shahar Pe'er 3–6 6–2 8–6

• Cricket:
  • 2006–07 Commonwealth Bank Series in Adelaide:
    • New Zealand 210 (50 overs; Jacob Oram 86), England 120 (37.5 overs). New Zealand win by 90 runs.
  • ICC Tri-series in Mombasa, Kenya:
    • Canada 208 (44.3 overs), Scotland 209/8 (47.2 overs). Scotland win by 2 wickets (with 16 balls remaining).

• Football (soccer):
  • 2007 ASEAN Football Championship, semifinal, first leg:
    • Malaysia 1 Singapore 1.
  • Caribbean Nations Cup 2007 in Trinidad and Tobago:
    • 3rd place play off: Cuba 2 Guadeloupe 1.
    • Final: Haiti 2 Trinidad and Tobago 1.
  • 2007 Gulf Cup of Nations in United Arab Emirates:
    • Oman 2 Yemen 1.
    • United Arab Emirates 3 Kuwait 2. Oman and UAE qualify to semifinals.

• Men's US college basketball:
  • Auburn 81, (12) Alabama 57
  • St. John's 71, (22) Notre Dame 68
  • Illinois 51, (23) Indiana 43