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January 2025.
Sport, across the world.
Explore the results, people and moments that shaped January 2025. Read detailed reports, see photographs from the events and follow the original records.
January 2025
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Hagen wins the opening race of Seefeld’s first women’s Triple
A decisive cross-country lead helped the Norwegian preserve her unbeaten season as women joined the three-day Triple for the first time.
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Historic Monte Carlo rally brings 215 crews to Valence
Crews completed the January concentration journeys before the regularity stages scheduled for February.
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Riiber wins Seefeld mass start after retirement announcement
The Norwegian converted a narrow cross-country lead into an eight-point victory over Johannes Lamparter in the Triple’s opening competition.
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Wilde scores in the final minute as RIT beats Air Force
RIT won 2–1 at Air Force on 31 January after Matthew Wilde converted a rebound with less than thirty seconds left.
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Robertson removes defending champion Trump from German Masters
Robertson won 5–2 in Berlin as Wilson and Xiao also booked quarter-final places on 30 January.
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Adolescent exercise trial reports similar fitness gains with different lipid responses
A six-week comparison combines a fitness test with detailed serum measurements.
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Atlético’s four goals in Salzburg secure a direct place in the last sixteen
Atlético won 4–1 in Austria on 29 January and finished fifth in the Champions League league phase, qualifying directly for the round of 16.
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Wu edges Allen as German Masters last-16 field takes shape
Wu Yize beat Mark Allen 5–4 at the German Masters in Berlin on January 29, reversing the outcome of the two earlier meetings listed in the broadcaster's match record.
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Small caffeine-gum trial reports acute differences in resistance-exercise tests
Sixteen trained men completed laboratory comparisons; the results do not establish long-term gains or universal suitability.
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Running-watch study shows strong correlations alongside distance-specific forecast errors
A single-model evaluation compares displayed predictions with measured running times.
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Women’s gym study documents judgement, barriers and moments of empowerment
A mixed-methods survey examines how participants experience shared exercise spaces.
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Suhl wins the January derby in Erfurt and climbs to fourth
Suhl defeated Erfurt 3–1 on 29 January. Erfurt took its fifth set of the season, but Suhl collected the three league points.
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Boca’s straight-sets win over Ferro closes the league’s second January round
Boca beat Ferro 3–0 on 28 January, following a five-set victory over San Lorenzo. Gimnasia led the early league standings with 12 points.
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Hill defeats Williams as German Masters second day reshapes the draw
Hill closed with a century against Williams, while Ursenbacher and Xiao joined the second-day winners in Berlin.
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Female para-athlete study finds distinct regional body-composition patterns
A matched comparison examines why broader athlete reference groups may miss relevant variation.
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Table-tennis trial examines balance training through movement tests
An eight-week comparison measures agility and changes of direction, with match outcomes still outside the study.
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Murphy and Trump advance on German Masters opening day
Murphy won without losing a frame, while defending champion Trump recovered from an early deficit in Berlin.
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Australian Open 2025 sets attendance records across Opening Week and main draw
Melbourne Park recorded 1,218,831 visits across the three-week Australian Open programme, including new highs for Opening Week and the main draw.
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Siniakova and Townsend withstand comeback to win Australian Open doubles title
The top seeds beat Hsieh Su-wei and Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-3 in the women's doubles final, giving Townsend her second major and Siniakova her tenth.
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Milan’s women recover twice to beat Roma and reach the fifth-place mark
Milan won 3–2 on 25 January after trailing twice, moving level on 22 points with Como in the contest for the final Championship Round place.
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Gukesh joins Tata Steel leaders as Caruana draws in round seven
Gukesh beat Harikrishna while Abdusattorov and Praggnanandhaa drew, creating a three-way tie on five points in Wijk aan Zee.
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Edwards and Obst take Bayern past ALBA in the EuroLeague derby
Bayern won 99–84 in Berlin on 24 January, with Edwards scoring 34 points and Obst making six of seven three-point attempts.
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Foot-pressure study finds no simple link between toe contact and athletics performance
A Japanese collegiate sample shows why a standing foot measure should not be treated as a universal performance target.
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Aydoğdu’s late winner takes Samsunspor to 40 points
Soner Aydoğdu came off the bench to decide a 2–1 home win over Gaziantep on 24 January after the visitors had equalised early in the second half.
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