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Enzo Maresca leaves Chelsea by mutual consent
 
Enzo Maresca leaves Chelsea by mutual consent
 
  
 
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Ian Balding dies
 
Ian Balding dies
 
  
 
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PDC Master of Ceremonies John McDonald and referee George Noble retire from darts
 
PDC Master of Ceremonies John McDonald and referee George Noble retire from darts
 
  
 
Jan 4
 
Jan 4
  
 
Igor Thiago hat-trick for Brentford against Everton
 
Igor Thiago hat-trick for Brentford against Everton
 
  
 
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Wilfried Nancy sacked as manager of Celtic after 33 days. Martin O’Neill returns to Celtic as interim manager
 
Wilfried Nancy sacked as manager of Celtic after 33 days. Martin O’Neill returns to Celtic as interim manager
 
  
 
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Four Hills Tournament – Domen Prevc (Slovenia)
 
Four Hills Tournament – Domen Prevc (Slovenia)
 
  
 
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Simon Yates retires
 
Simon Yates retires
 
  
 
Jan 8
 
Jan 8
  
 
Terry Yorath dies
 
Terry Yorath dies
 
  
 
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Antoine Semenyo moves from Bournemouth to Man City for £65 million
 
Antoine Semenyo moves from Bournemouth to Man City for £65 million
 
  
 
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Wolves 6 (Strand Larsen 3) Shrewsbury 1
 
Wolves 6 (Strand Larsen 3) Shrewsbury 1
 
  
 
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United Cup final (Sydney) – Poland bt Switzerland
 
United Cup final (Sydney) – Poland bt Switzerland
 
  
 
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Alvaro Arbeloa replaces Xabi Alonso as manager of Real Madrid
 
Alvaro Arbeloa replaces Xabi Alonso as manager of Real Madrid
 
  
 
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Every match in the first round of the Masters finishes 6-2
 
Every match in the first round of the Masters finishes 6-2
 
  
 
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Jan 17
  
 
Masters semi-finals – Higgins bt Trump, Kyren Wilson bt Yu Wize
 
Masters semi-finals – Higgins bt Trump, Kyren Wilson bt Yu Wize
 
  
 
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AFCON final (Rabat) – Senegal 1 (Pape Gueye) Morocco 0
 
AFCON final (Rabat) – Senegal 1 (Pape Gueye) Morocco 0
 
  
 
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Jan 19
  
 
Marc Guehi moves from Crystal Palace to Man City
 
Marc Guehi moves from Crystal Palace to Man City
 
  
 
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International Tennis Federation World Champions. Men’s – Jannik Sinner. Women’s – Aryna Sabalenka
 
International Tennis Federation World Champions. Men’s – Jannik Sinner. Women’s – Aryna Sabalenka
 
  
 
Jan 21
 
Jan 21
  
 
Longines World’s Best Racehorse – Calandagan
 
Longines World’s Best Racehorse – Calandagan
 
  
 
Jan 24
 
Jan 24
  
 
Bangladesh will boycott next month's men's T20 World Cup and have been replaced by Scotland
 
Bangladesh will boycott next month's men's T20 World Cup and have been replaced by Scotland
 
  
 
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NFC Championship Game – Seattle Seahawks bt Los Angeles Rams
 
NFC Championship Game – Seattle Seahawks bt Los Angeles Rams
 
  
 
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Jan 26
  
 
Besiktas buy Tammy Abraham from Roma, then sell him to Aston Villa
 
Besiktas buy Tammy Abraham from Roma, then sell him to Aston Villa
 
  
 
Jan 27
 
Jan 27
  
 
Third ODI – England 357-3 (Root 111, Brook 136) Sri Lanka 304 (Rathnayake 121)
 
Third ODI – England 357-3 (Root 111, Brook 136) Sri Lanka 304 (Rathnayake 121)
 
  
 
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FIFA Women's Champions Cup semi-finals – Arsenal 6 AS FAR Rabat 0, Corinthians 1 Gotham FC 0
 
FIFA Women's Champions Cup semi-finals – Arsenal 6 AS FAR Rabat 0, Corinthians 1 Gotham FC 0
 
  
 
Jan 29
 
Jan 29
  
 
Australian Open women’s semi-finals – Sabalenka bt Svitolina, Rybakina bt Pegula
 
Australian Open women’s semi-finals – Sabalenka bt Svitolina, Rybakina bt Pegula
 
  
 
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Sam Curran hat-trick for England against Sri Lanka in T20 international
 
Sam Curran hat-trick for England against Sri Lanka in T20 international
 
  
 
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Jan 31

Latest revision as of 16:03, 20 February 2026

January

Jan 1

PDC World Darts Championship quarter-final – Van Veen bt Humphries

Enzo Maresca leaves Chelsea by mutual consent

Jan 2

PDC World Darts Championship semi-finals – Littler bt Searle, Van Veen bt Anderson

Brennan Johnson moves from Spurs to Crystal Palace

Ian Balding dies

Jan 3

Wolves bt West Ham to secure a first Premier League win of the season at the 20th attempt

PDC World Darts Championship final – Littler 7 Van Veen 1

PDC Master of Ceremonies John McDonald and referee George Noble retire from darts

Jan 4

Igor Thiago hat-trick for Brentford against Everton

Jan 5

Ruben Amorim sacked as manager of Man Utd

Wilfried Nancy sacked as manager of Celtic after 33 days. Martin O’Neill returns to Celtic as interim manager

Jan 6

Strasbourg manager Liam Rosenior is appointed as manager of Chelsea

Four Hills Tournament – Domen Prevc (Slovenia)

Jan 7

Martin Chivers dies

Simon Yates retires

Jan 8

Terry Yorath dies

Jan 9

Luke Littler signs £20 million sponsorship deal with Target Darts

Antoine Semenyo moves from Bournemouth to Man City for £65 million

Jan 10

FA Cup third round – Man City 10 Exeter City 1

Macclesfield FC 2 Crystal Palace 1. Macclesfield are ranked 117 places below Crystal Palace, meaning this is the biggest upset in the competition of all time in terms of league places

Wolves 6 (Strand Larsen 3) Shrewsbury 1

Jan 11

Masters first round – Wu Yize bt Sean Murphy, Xiao Guodong bt Mark Selby

FA Cup third round – Martinelli hat-trick for Arsenal against Portsmouth

United Cup final (Sydney) – Poland bt Switzerland

Jan 13

Michael Carrick appointed as interim manager of Man Utd

Alvaro Arbeloa replaces Xabi Alonso as manager of Real Madrid

Jan 14

Australian Open's Million Dollar One Point Slam final – Jordan Smith bt Joanna Garland

Conor Gallagher moves from Atletico Madrid to Spurs

Every match in the first round of the Masters finishes 6-2

Jan 17

Masters semi-finals – Higgins bt Trump, Kyren Wilson bt Yu Wize

Jan 18

Masters final – Kyren Wilson bt Higgins

Dubai Invitational – Nacho Elvira (Spain)

AFCON final (Rabat) – Senegal 1 (Pape Gueye) Morocco 0

Jan 19

Marc Guehi moves from Crystal Palace to Man City

Jan 20

Champions League – Bodo/Glimt bt Man City

International Tennis Federation World Champions. Men’s – Jannik Sinner. Women’s – Aryna Sabalenka

Jan 21

Longines World’s Best Racehorse – Calandagan

Jan 24

Bangladesh will boycott next month's men's T20 World Cup and have been replaced by Scotland

Jan 25

Big Bash League final – Perth Scorchers bt Sydney Sixers. Sixth title for Perth

Dubai Desert Classic – Patrick Reed

World Indoor Bowls Championship. Men’s – Robert Paxton. Women’s – Katherine Rednall. Seventh title for Rednall

AFC Championship Game – New England Patriots bt Denver Broncos

NFC Championship Game – Seattle Seahawks bt Los Angeles Rams

Jan 26

Besiktas buy Tammy Abraham from Roma, then sell him to Aston Villa

Jan 27

Third ODI – England 357-3 (Root 111, Brook 136) Sri Lanka 304 (Rathnayake 121)

Jan 28

Champions League – Liverpool 6 Qarabag 0

FIFA Women's Champions Cup semi-finals – Arsenal 6 AS FAR Rabat 0, Corinthians 1 Gotham FC 0

Jan 29

Australian Open women’s semi-finals – Sabalenka bt Svitolina, Rybakina bt Pegula

Jan 30

Australian Open men’s semi-finals – Alcaraz bt Zverev, Djokovic bt Sinner

Mixed doubles final – Gadecki and Peers bt Mladenovic and Guinard

Sam Curran hat-trick for England against Sri Lanka in T20 international

Jan 31

Australian Open women’s final –Rybakina bt Sabalenka

Australian Open men’s doubles final – Harrison and Skupski bt Kubler and Polmans

Australian Open women’s doubles final – Mertens and Zhang bt Danilina and Krunic