5 January 2007 (Friday)
- American football:
- Bill Cowher resigns as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers after 15 seasons. (ESPN)
- The San Diego Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson, already named as NFL MVP, is named NFL Offensive Player of the Year. (ESPN)
- Jason Taylor of the Miami Dolphins is named NFL Defensive Player of the Year. (ESPN)
- Cricket:
- England in Australia:
- 2006–07 Ashes series, Fifth Test in Sydney, day 4:
England 291 & 147 all out (58.0 overs), Australia 393 & 46 for 0 (10.5 overs). Australia win by 10 wickets and completes the first Ashes 5–0 whitewash since the tour of 1920/21.
- 2006–07 Ashes series, Fifth Test in Sydney, day 4:
- India in South Africa:
- Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 4:
India 414 & 169 all out (64 overs), South Africa 373 & 55–2 (16.2 overs). South Africa need 156 runs with 8 wickets remaining to win the match and series.
- Third and Final Test in Cape Town, day 4:
- England in Australia:
- Tennis – 2007 Hopman Cup in Perth, Australia:
- Final: Russia (Nadia Petrova and Dmitri Tursunov) beat Spain (Anabel Medina Garrigues and Tommy Robredo) 2:1.
- Ice hockey – 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships at Ejendals Arena in Leksand, Sweden:
- Final: Canada beat Russia 4:2.
- Bronze medal match: USA beat Sweden 2:1.
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