January 2006 in Sports - 28 January 2006 (Saturday)

28 January 2006 (Saturday)

• Football
  • 2006 African Cup of Nations
    • Group A: Egypt 3–1 Côte d'Ivoire Egypt top the group; Côte d'Ivoire, which had already qualified for the knockout phase, finish second.
    • Group A: Libya 0–0 Morocco
  • FA Cup Fourth Round
    • Stoke City 2–1 Walsall
    • Cheltenham Town 0–2 Newcastle United
    • Coventry City 1–1 Middlesbrough
    • Reading 1–1 Birmingham City: Championship leaders Reading earns a replay at Birmingahm City's home.
    • Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Arsenal: The defending cup holders are eliminated thanks to Stelios Giannakopoulos' goal at Reebok Stadium.
    • Aston Villa 3–1 Port Vale
    • Brentford 2–1 Sunderland: The Premiership's current wooden spoon holders are ousted by a League One team.
    • Manchester City 1–0 Wigan Athletic
    • Everton 1–1 Chelsea
    • Preston North End 1–1 Crystal Palace
    • West Ham United 4–2 Blackburn Rovers
    • Colchester United 3–1 Derby County
    • Charlton Athletic 2–1 Leyton Orient
• College football bowl game:
  • Senior Bowl:
    • In the concluding game of the 2005–06 college football season, the North squad's Jay Cutler threw a winning touchdown pass as the North won the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama over the South, 31–14. (ESPN)
• Tennis: 2006 Australian Open:
  • Amélie Mauresmo defeats Justine Henin-Hardenne to win the Australian Open in Melbourne. Mauresmo wins the first set 6–1, and leads 2–0 in set 2, when Henin-Hardenne retires because of a stomach ailment. Though it may not be the way she wanted to pick her long-awaited first Grand Slam title, Mauresmo does exact revenge against the Belgian for her loss in the gold medal final at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, when Henin-Hardenne won gold in straight sets. The retractable roof on the Rod Laver Arena was closed because of thunderstorms, and birds that had become trapped inside the closed building could be heard chirping during both play and quiet moments in the match. (AP/Yahoo!)
  • The men's doubles pairing of American twin Bob and Mike Bryan defeat Martin Damm (CZE) and Leander Paes (IND) in the final 4–6, 6–3, 6–3.
• Boxing:
  • Former WBO world Jr. Welterweight champion Randall Bailey collapses before a fight. He is taken to a local hospital. His fight is cancelled.
  • Arturo Gatti scores an eleventh round knockout of Thomas Damgaard, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.