| January |
| Date |
Event |
| Golf |
| 6-9 |
Hyundai Tournament of Champions |
| 13-16 |
Sony Open in Hawaii |
| 19-23 |
Bob Hope Classic |
| 27-30 |
Farmers Insurance Open |
| Tennis |
| 17-30 |
Australian Open (Melbourne) |
| Soccer |
| 29 |
FA Cup 4th Rd |
| 8 |
FA Cup 3rd Rd |
| 10 |
Carling Cup SF 1st leg |
| 24 |
Carling Cup SF 2nd leg |
| Cricket |
| 3-7 |
Australia v England, 5th Test (Sydney) |
| 12 |
Australia v England, 1st T20I (Adelaide) |
| 14 |
Australia v Englan d, 2nd T20I (Melbourne) |
| 16 |
Australia v England, 1st ODI(Melbourne) |
| 21 |
Australia v England, 2nd ODI (Hobart) |
| 23 |
Australia v England, 3rd ODI (Sydney) |
| 26 |
Australia v England, 4th ODI (Adelaide) |
| 30 |
Australia v England, 5th ODI (Brisbane) |
| Rugby |
| 14-16 |
Heineken Cup pool stage Rd 5 |
| 21-23 |
Heineken Cup pool stage Rd 6 |
| Handball |
| 13-30 |
Men's world championships (Sweden) |
| Sailing |
| 23-29 |
World Cup (Miami, Florida) |
| Various |
| 1-3 |
Darts PDC World Championships (Alexandra Palace, London) |
| 1-9 |
Darts BDO Lakeside World Championships (Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey) |
| 7-23 |
World Bowls Tour Indoor Championships (Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk) |
