Events in Sports History in January 1992

Shane Warne Debut

Jan 2 Australian cricket spin bowling great Shane Warne (145 Tests, 708 wickets; 194 ODIs) makes Test debut v India in 3rd Test at Sydney Cricket Ground

Boon's Unbeaten 129

Jan 3 Australian cricket batsman David Boon scores an unbeaten 129 in drawn 3rd Test against India in Sydney; his 11th Test century

Jan 3 English club Wigan pays Widnes a world record rugby league transfer fee of £440,000 for Great Britain international winger Martin Offiah
Jan 3 Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Jakob Hlasek beats Karel Nováček of Czechoslovakia 6-4, 6-4 for a 2-0 lead (ends 2-1) and Switzerland's first title

Parish's Block Record

Jan 4 Boston's Robert Parish becomes 5th player in NBA history to register 2,000 career blocks during Celtics' 100-96 loss at Minnesota - others Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mark Eaton, Wayne Rollins and George Johnson

Jan 5 Indian cricket all-rounder Ravi Shastri scores 206 in 3rd Test in Sydney before being Shane Warne's first Test wicket, the first of 708 for Australia
Jan 6 NY Yankees sign free agent Danny Tartabul

Tendulkar's 148*

Jan 6 Sachin Tendulkar completes 148* v Australia at the SCG

Imran Khan's Last Test Day

Jan 7 Last day of Test cricket for Pakistan's Imran Khan

Cricketer and Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan

Baseball Hall of Fame

Jan 7 Tom Seaver & Rollie Fingers elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame

Yamaguchi US Champion

Jan 11 US female Figure Skating championship won by Kristi Yamaguchi

Bills Defeat Broncos

Jan 12 AFC Championship, Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, NY: Buffalo Bills beat Denver Broncos, 10-7

Jan 12 Highest scoring NCAA basketball game; Troy State Trojans defeat DeVry Hoyas 258-149 in Troy, Alabama
Jan 12 NFC Championship, RFK Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.: Washington Redskins beat Detroit Lions, 41-10

Campbell Defeat Wales Conference

Jan 18 43rd NHL All-Star Game, Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA: Campbell beats Wales, 10-6; MVP: Brett Hull, St. Louis, RW

Jan 20 Australia beat India 2-0 to win cricket's World Series Cup; Australian opener David Boon scores the most runs in the series (432)
Jan 20 Score begins selling international soccer cards

Cowher Steeler's Coach

Jan 21 Bill Cowher becomes the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, becoming only the second head coach of the team since 1970 (Chuck Noll)

Seles Beats Fernández

Jan 25 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles beats American Mary Joe Fernández 6-2, 6-3 for her 5th career Grand Slam title

Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major Champion Monica Seles

Tennis Player and Broadcaster Mary Joe Fernández

Jansen's 500m Record

Jan 25 Dan Jansen skates world record 500m in 36.41"

Courier Defeats Edberg

Jan 26 Australian Open Men's Tennis: American Jim Courier wins 2nd career Grand Slam title and 1st Australian title; beats Stefan Edberg of Sweden 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2

Jan 26 Super Bowl XXVI, Metrodome, Minneapolis, MI: Washington Redskins beat Buffalo Bills, 37-24; MVP: Mark Rypien, Washington, QB

Mike Tyson Trial

Jan 27 Mike Tyson goes on trial for rape (he is found guilty)

Jan 28 David Boon completes twelfth Test century, 135 v India at Adelaide
Jan 28 St. Louis right wing Brett Hull becomes 2nd player (after Wayne Gretzky) in NHL history to record back-to-back seasons of 50 goals in 50 games; #50 comes in 3-3 Blues' tie in Los Angeles