Jan 2 FOOTBALL – FA Cup third round

Jan 2-10 DARTS - BDO Lakeside World Championship, Frimley Green

Jan 3-7 CRICKET - South Africa v England, Third Test, Newlands

Jan 3 DARTS - PDC Ladbrokes.com World Championship final, Alexandra Palace, London

Jan 4-24 BOWLS - World Indoor Championship, Hopton-on-sea

Jan 5-6 FOOTBALL – Carling Cup semi-finals first leg

Jan 9 FOOTBALL – Scottish FA Cup fourth round

Jan 9-10 AMERICAN FOOTBALL - NFL Wild Card playoff games

Jan 10-21 FOOTBALL - African Nations Cup group stage

Jan 10-17 SNOOKER - The Masters, Wembley Arena

Jan 14-18 CRICKET - South Africa v England, Fourth Test, Wanderers

January 16-17 AMERICAN FOOTBALL - NFL Divisional playoff games

Jan 17 BASKETBALL - BBL Cup final, National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

Jan 18-31 TENNIS - Australian Open, Melbourne

Jan 19-20 FOOTBALL – Carling Cup semi-finals second leg

Jan 19-20 FOOTBALL – Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Area Finals first leg

Jan 19-22 SNOOKER - Welsh Open qualifying, Prestatyn

Jan 23 FOOTBALL – FA Cup fourth round

Jan 24 AMERICAN FOOTBALL - NFL Conference Championship games

Jan 24-25 FOOTBALL - African Nations Cup second round

Jan 25-31 SNOOKER - Welsh Open, Newport

Jan 28 FOOTBALL - African Nations Cup semi-finals

Jan 29 RUGBY LEAGUE - engage Super League regular season starts

Jan 30 FOOTBALL - African Nations Cup third place play-off, Benguela

Jan 30 ATHLETICS - Aviva International, Glasgow

Jan 31 FOOTBALL - African Nations Cup final, Luanda