2 January 2007 (Tuesday)
- Cricket:
- England in Australia:
- 2006–07 Ashes series, Fifth Test in Sydney, day 1:
Australia leads the series 4–0. England won the toss and decided to bat first.
England first innings, at stumps: 234 for 4 (80.0 overs). Ian Bell paced England with 71 runs, including a 108-run partnership with Kevin Pietersen. Andrew Flintoff and Paul Collingwood stood on an unbeaten 67 at stumps. Glenn McGrath, in his final Test, bowled 2/57, taking the wickets of Bell and Pietersen in five balls. (BBC), (Cricinfo scorecard)
- 2006–07 Ashes series, Fifth Test in Sydney, day 1:
- India in South Africa:
- Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 1:
Series tied 1–1. India won the toss and chose to bat first.
India 254–3 (90.0 overs). India's opening batsmen, Wasim Jaffer (116) and Dinesh Karthik (95), shared a first-wicket stand of 153.
- Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 1:
- Sri Lanka in New Zealand:
- Third One Day International in Christchurch:
Sri Lanka 112 in 35.2 overs (D/L target: 110 for 46), New Zealand 110–6 in 24.3 overs.
New Zealand win by 4 wickets and lead the 5-match series 2–1.
- Third One Day International in Christchurch:
- England in Australia:
- American college football:
- Bowl Championship Series: FedEx Orange Bowl, (5) Louisville 24, (15) Wake Forest 13
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