January 2007 in Sports - 7 January 2007 (Sunday)

7 January 2007 (Sunday)

• American football:
  • NFL Wild Card Games:
    • AFC: New England Patriots 37, New York Jets 16. Asante Samuel's return of a Chad Pennington interception for a touchdown seals the win for the Patriots, who will play the San Diego Chargers in the next round.
    • NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 23, New York Giants 20. A 38-yard field goal by David Akers as time expires sents the Eagles to New Orleans for a divisional playoff against the Saints. Tiki Barber rushes for 137 yards in his apparent final game.
  • NFL Coaching Changes:
    • The Atlanta Falcons announce the hiring of Louisville head coach Bobby Petrino as their new head coach, giving him a five-year, $24-million contract.
  • College football:
    • GMAC Bowl at Mobile, Alabama: Southern Miss 28, Ohio 7.
• Tennis:
  • ATP Tour – Next Generation Adelaide International in Adelaide, Australia:
    • Final: (1) Novak Đoković beat (WC) Chris Guccione 6:3 6:7(6) 6:4.
  • ATP Tour – Chennai Open in Chennai, India:
    • Final: (3) Xavier Malisse beat Stefan Koubek 6:1 6:3.
• Ski Jumping:
  • Anders Jacobsen wins the most prestigious title in ski jumping, the Four Hills Tournament, after finishing second behind teenager Gregor Schlierenzauer in Bischofshofen.
• Cross-country skiing:
  • Tobias Angerer and Virpi Kuitunen win the inaugural Tour de Ski with commanding performances in the concluding pursuits at Val di Fiemme in Italy.
• Golf:
  • PGA Tour: Vijay Singh wins his 30th PGA Tour title at the first event of the year, the Mercedes-Benz Championship in Kapalua, Hawaii. It is also his 18th PGA Tour win after turning 40, breaking Sam Snead's record. (ESPN)
• Alpine Skiing:
  • Four-time Olympic champion Kjetil André Aamodt announces his retirement. Aamodt won 20 Olympic and world championship medals, the most of any male skier.
• Athletics:
  • Bahrain revokes the citizenship of Kenyan-born Mushir Salem Jawher after he took part in a marathon in Israel without permission. Jawher, whose original name is Leonard Mucheru Maina, won the Tiberias Marathon on 4 January.