February 2011 in sports

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Cross-country skiing

World Cup:
- Group A: Zimbabwe 298/9 (50 overs); Canada 123 (42.1 overs) in Nagpur, India. Zimbabwe win by 175 runs.
  - Standings (after 2 matches): Pakistan, Australia 4 points, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Zimbabwe 2, Canada, Kenya 0.
- Group B: West Indies 330/8 (50 overs); Netherlands 115 (31.3 overs; Kemar Roach 6/27) in New Delhi, India. West Indies win by 215 runs.
  - Roach bowls the sixth World Cup hat-trick, 28th in One Day Internationals, and the second by a West Indian bowler, dismissing Pieter Seelaar, Bernard Loots and Berend Westdijk to end the Dutch innings.
  - Standings: India, England 3 points (2 matches), West Indies 2 (2), South Africa 2 (1), Bangladesh 2 (2), Ireland 0 (1), Netherlands 0 (2).

Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway:
- Women's 10 km classical: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 27:39.3 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 27:43.4 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) 27:49.0
  - Bjørgen wins her third title of the championships and seventh of her career.

Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway:
- Team normal hill/4 x 5 km: Austria (David Kreiner, Bernhard Gruber, Felix Gottwald, Mario Stecher) 48:07.8 Germany (Johannes Rydzek, Björn Kircheisen, Tino Edelmann, Eric Frenzel) 48:08.2 Norway (Jan Schmid, Magnus Moan, Mikko Kokslien, Håvard Klemetsen) 48:48.4

Women's World Cup in Åre, Sweden:
- Super-G: Maria Riesch (GER) 1:13.24 Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:13.25 Julia Mancuso (USA) 1:14.02
  - Super-G standings (after 5 of 7 races): (1) Vonn 460 points (2) Riesch 329 (3) Lara Gut (SUI) 250
  - Overall standings (after 26 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 1516 points (2) Vonn 1320 (3) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 748
Men's World Cup in Bansko, Bulgaria:
- Slalom: Mario Matt (AUT) 1:50.35 (54.21 / 56.14) Reinfried Herbst (AUT) 1:50.39 (54.33 / 56.06) Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA) 1:50.83 (55.89 / 55.94)
  - Slalom standings (after 8 of 10 races): (1) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 472 points (2) Grange 442 (3) André Myhrer (SWE) 333
  - Overall standings (after 29 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 1294 points (2) Didier Cuche (SUI) 725 (3) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 713

Sprint Cup Series:
- Subway Fresh Fit 500 in Avondale, Arizona: (1) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) (2) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports)
  - Gordon ends a 66-race winless streak to win his 83rd Cup race, and ties Cale Yarborough for fifth place on the all-time wins list.
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 2 of 36 races): (1) Kyle Busch 80 points (2) Kurt Busch (Dodge; Penske Racing) 77 (3) Tony Stewart (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing) & A. J. Allmendinger (Ford; Richard Petty Motorsports) 69

FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany:
- Four-man: Germany I (Manuel Machata, Andreas Bredau, Richard Adjei, Christian Poser) 3:16.58 (48.65 / 48.79 / 49.26 / 49.88) (2) Germany II (Karl Angerer, Gregor Bermbach, Alex Mann, Christian Friedrich) 3:17.10 (48.74 / 48.92 / 49.31 / 50.13) (3) United States I (Steve Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steven Langton, Curtis Tomasevicz) 3:17.26 (48.81 / 49.01 / 49.46 / 49.98)
  - Machata, Bredau, Adjei and Poser all win their first world title.

World Cup:
- Group B: India 338 (49.5 overs; Sachin Tendulkar 120, Tim Bresnan 5/48); England 338/8 (50 overs; Andrew Strauss 158) in Bangalore, India. Match tied.
  - Standings: India, England 3 points (2 matches), South Africa 2 (1), Bangladesh 2 (2), Netherlands, Ireland, West Indies 0 (1).

Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway:
- Men's 30 km pursuit: Petter Northug (NOR) 1:14:10.4 Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) 1:14:11.1 Ilia Chernousov (RUS) 1:14:11.6
  - Northug wins his second successive title in this event and fifth world title overall.

Show jumping:
- FEI World Cup – Western European League:
  - 12th competition in Gothenburg (CSI 5*-W): Angelica Augustsson (SWE) on Midtown du Tillard Edwina Alexander (AUS) on Ciske van Overis Ludger Beerbaum (GER) on Gotha
    - Standings (after 12 of 13 competitions): (1) Kevin Staut (FRA) 87 points (2) Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) 73 (3) Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) 73

CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica:
- Third-place match: Panama 1–0 Jamaica
- Final: Canada 0–3 (a.e.t.) United States
  - The United States win the under-17 tournament for the first time.
OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 5 (team in bold advance to the final):
- Group B: Auckland City FC 1–0 Waitakere United
  - Standings (after 5 matches): Auckland City FC 11 points, AS Magenta 7, Waitakere United 5, AS Tefana 4.
League Cup Final in London:
- Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham City
  - Birmingham City win the League Cup for the second time and qualify for UEFA Europa League.
Campeonato Carioca:
- Taça Guanabara Final: Flamengo 1–0 Boavista
  - Flamengo win the title for the 19th time.

World Golf Championships:
- WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Arizona, United States:
  - Final: Luke Donald (ENG) def. Martin Kaymer (GER) 3 & 2
    - Donald wins his first individual WGC event, for his third PGA Tour title and fourth on the European Tour.
    - Kaymer will replace Lee Westwood (ENG) at the top of the official world rankings, ending Westwood's 17-week run.
  - Consolation match: Matt Kuchar (USA) def. Bubba Watson (USA) 2 & 1
PGA Tour:
- Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya in Cancún, Mexico:
  - Winner: Johnson Wagner (USA) 267 (−17)^PO
    - Wagner defeats Spencer Levin (USA) on the first playoff hole, for his second PGA Tour title.
LPGA Tour:
- HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore:
  - Winner: Karrie Webb (AUS) 275 (−13)
    - Webb wins her 37th LPGA Tour title, and first in nearly two years.

UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia:
- Welterweight bout: B.J. Penn (USA) and Jon Fitch (USA) fought to a majority draw (29–28 Fitch, 28–28, 28–28)
- Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping (ENG) def. Jorge Rivera (USA) by TKO (strikes)
- Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver (GER) def. George Sotiropoulos (AUS) by unanimous decision (29–28, 30–28, 30–27)
- Welterweight bout: Brian Ebersole (USA) def. Chris Lytle (USA) by unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)
- Middleweight bout: Kyle Noke (AUS) def. Chris Camozzi (USA) by submission (rear naked choke)

Superbike:
- Phillip Island World Championship round in Phillip Island, Australia:
  - Race 1: (1) Carlos Checa (ESP) (Ducati 1198) (2) Max Biaggi (ITA) (Aprilia RSV4) (3) Leon Haslam (GBR) (BMW S1000RR)
  - Race 2: (1) Checa (2) Biaggi (3) Marco Melandri (ITA) (Yamaha YZF-R1)
Supersport:
- Phillip Island World Championship round in Phillip Island, Australia: (1) Luca Scassa (ITA) (Yamaha YZF-R6) (2) Broc Parkes (AUS) (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) (3) Sam Lowes (GBR) (Honda CBR600RR)

World Club Challenge in Wigan, England:
- Wigan Warriors 15–21 St. George Illawarra Dragons
  - The Dragons win at their first attempt, and become the fifth Australian side to win the Challenge.

Six Nations Championship, week 3:
- Scotland 18–21 Ireland in Edinburgh
  - Ireland's Ronan O'Gara takes over from England's Jonny Wilkinson as the leading career point scorer in the Championship with 543 points, two ahead of Wilkinson.
  - Standings (after 3 matches): England 6 points, Wales, France, Ireland 4, Scotland, Italy 0.

Women's World Cup in Åre, Sweden:
- Downhill: Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:40.93 Tina Maze (SLO) 1:41.06 Maria Riesch (GER) 1:41.14
  - Downhill standings (after 6 of 9 races): (1) Vonn 520 points (2) Riesch 417 (3) Julia Mancuso (USA) 241
  - Overall standings (after 25 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 1416 points (2) Vonn 1240 (3) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 738
Men's World Cup in Bansko, Bulgaria:
- Super combined: Christof Innerhofer (ITA) 2:23.87 (1:01.12 / 1:22.75) Felix Neureuther (GER) 2:23.88 (59.92 / 1:23.96) Thomas Mermillod-Blondin (FRA) 2:24.20 (1:01.68 / 1:22.52)
  - Final combined standings: (1) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 345 points (2) Innerhofer 219 (3) Kjetil Jansrud (NOR) 145
    - Kostelić wins his first combined World Cup title, and his first discipline title in nine years.
  - Overall standings (after 28 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 1294 points (2) Didier Cuche (SUI) 725 (3) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 713

Nationwide Series:
- Bashas' Supermarkets 200 in Phoenix, Arizona: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated)
  - Drivers' championship standings (after 2 of 34 races): (1) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 78 points (2) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 73 (3) Jason Leffler (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 71

FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany:
- Four-man standings after 2 runs: (1) Germany I (Manuel Machata, Andreas Bredau, Richard Adjei, Christian Poser) 1:37.44 (2) Germany II (Karl Angerer, Gregor Bermbach, Alex Mann, Christian Friedrich) 1:37.66 (3) Russia I (Alexandr Zubkov, Filipp Yegorov, Dmitry Trunenkov, Nikolay Hrenkov) 1:37.78

World Cup:
- Group A: Pakistan 277/7 (50 overs); Sri Lanka 266/9 (50 overs) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pakistan win by 11 runs.
  - Standings: Pakistan, Australia 4 points (2 matches), Sri Lanka, New Zealand 2 (2), Zimbabwe, Canada 0 (1), Kenya 0 (2).

Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway:
- Women's 15 km pursuit: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 38:08.6 Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 38:16.1 Therese Johaug (NOR) 38:17.4
  - Bjørgen wins her second title of the championships, and the sixth of her career.

Dressage:
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
  - 9th competition in Gothenburg (CDI-W): Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) on Parzival Patrik Kittel (SWE) on Watermill Scandic Isabell Werth (GER) on Warum nicht FRH
    - Standings (after 9 of 10 competitions): (1) Cornelissen 80 points (2) Ulla Salzgeber (GER) 77 (3) Werth 74
Show jumping:
- FEI World Cup North American League – West Coast:
  - 14th competition in Thermal, California (CSI 2*-W): Mark Watring (PUR) on Vioco Rich Fellers (USA) on Flexible Susan Hutchison (USA) on Cantano

OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 5:
- Group A:
  - Koloale 2–1 PRK Hekari United
  - Amicale 5–1 Lautoka
    - Standings (after 5 matches): Amicale 10 points, Lautoka 7, Koloale 6, PRK Hekari United 5.

World Cup in Mariánské Lázně, Czech Republic:
- Men's Dual Moguls: Alexandre Bilodeau (CAN) 18.00 points Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN) 17.00 Jeremy Cota (USA) 22.00
  - Moguls standings (after 8 of 11 events): (1) Guilbaut Colas (FRA) 581 points (2) Kingsbury 535 (3) Bilodeau 479
  - Overall standings: (1) Colas 73 points (2) Andreas Matt (AUT) 71 (3) Kingsbury 67
- Women's Dual Moguls: Hannah Kearney (USA) 19.00 points Jennifer Heil (CAN) 16.00 Chloé Dufour-Lapointe (CAN) 19.00
  - Moguls standings (after 8 of 11 events): (1) Kearney 709 points (2) Heil 492 (3) Audrey Robichaud (CAN) 350
  - Overall standings: (1) Kearney 89 points (2) Cheng Shuang (CHN) 63 (3) Heil 62

Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway:
- Individual normal hill/10 km: Eric Frenzel (GER) 25:19.2 Tino Edelmann (GER) 25:31.1 Felix Gottwald (AUT) 25:37.6
  - Frenzel wins his first world title.

Six Nations Championship, week 3:
- Italy 16–24 Wales in Rome
- England 17–9 France in London
  - England's Jonny Wilkinson reclaims his place as the highest point scorer in Test rugby with 1190 points, two ahead of Dan Carter (NZL).
  - Standings: England 6 points (3 matches), Wales, France 4 (3), Ireland 2 (2), Scotland 0 (2), Italy 0 (3).
European Nations Cup First Division, week 3:
- Portugal 12–13 Georgia in Lisbon
- Romania 33–3 Russia in Bucharest
- Spain 35–13 Ukraine in Madrid
  - Standings: Georgia 14 points (3 matches), Portugal 9 (3), Spain 6 (3), Romania 5 (2), Russia 5 (3), Ukraine 0 (2).

World Junior Championships in Courmayeur, Italy:
- Men's 500 m: (1) Liu Songbo (CHN) 43.065 (2) Wu Dajing (CHN) 50.424
- Women's 500 m: (1) Martina Valcepina (ITA) 45.136 (2) Lara van Ruijven (NED) 45.470 (3) Lin Meng (CHN) 45.622

FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany:
- Women: Marion Thees (GER) 3:28.51 (52.22 / 52.21 / 52.07 / 52.01) Anja Huber (GER) 3:29.39 (52.44 / 52.14 / 52.35 / 52.46) Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) 3:29.74 (52.64 / 52.34 / 52.46 / 52.30)
  - Thees wins her second consecutive world title.

Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway:
- Men's individual normal hill: Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 269.2 points Andreas Kofler (AUT) 260.1 Adam Małysz (POL) 252.2
  - Morgenstern wins his first individual world title, and fifth overall.

World Cup in Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
- Men's halfpipe: Ryō Aono (JPN) 28.3 points Nathan Johnstone (AUS) 27.7 Zhang Yiwei (CHN) 27.0
  - Halfpipe standings (after 4 of 6 events): (1) Aono 2800 points (2) Johnstone 2060 (3) Zhang 1470
- Men's slopestyle: Clemens Schattschneider (AUT) 27.4 points Robby Balharry (CAN) 26.3 Zachary Stone (CAN) 25.6
  - Big Air/Slopestyle standings (after 5 of 6 events): (1) Schattschneider 2360 points (2) Sebastien Toutant (CAN) 2220 (3) Rocco van Straten (NED) 1845
  - Freestyle overall standings: (1) Aono 2800 points (2) Schattschneider 2508 (3) Toutant 2220
- Women's halfpipe: Cai Xuetong (CHN) 24.9 points Holly Crawford (AUS) 23.0 Haruna Matsumoto (JPN) 22.3
  - Halfpipe standings (after 4 of 6 events): (1) Cai 3800 points (2) Crawford 2100 (3) Sun Zhifeng (CHN) 1940
- Women's slopestyle: Allyson Carroll (USA) 21.0 points Brooke Voigt (CAN) 18.3 Pia Meusburger (AUT) 15.4
  - Freestyle overall standings: (1) Cai 3800 points (2) Crawford 2100 (3) Sun 1940

ATP World Tour:
- Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
  - Final: Novak Djokovic (SRB) def. Roger Federer (SUI) 6–3, 6–3
    - Djokovic wins the tournament for the third consecutive year, and his 20th career title.
- Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Mexico:
  - Final: David Ferrer (ESP) def. Nicolás Almagro (ESP) 7–6(4), 6–7(2), 6–2
    - Ferrer wins his second title of the year and 11th of his career, and his second consecutive win at the event.
WTA Tour:
- Qatar Ladies Open in Doha, Qatar:
  - Final: Vera Zvonareva (RUS) def. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 6–4, 6–4
    - Zvonareva wins the 11th title of her career.
- Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Mexico:
  - Final: Gisela Dulko (ARG) def. Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 6–3, 7–6(5)
    - Dulko wins the fourth title of her career.

Women's World Cup in Åre, Sweden:
- Super combined: Maria Riesch (GER) 1:59.60 (1:14.21 / 45.39) Tina Maze (SLO) 2:00.00 (1:14.81 / 45.19) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 2:00.26 (1:14.40 / 45.86)
  - Combined standings (after 2 of 3 races): (1) Riesch 145 points (2) Görgl & Lindsey Vonn (USA) 140
  - Overall standings (after 24 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 1356 points (2) Vonn 1140 (3) Görgl 738

World Cup:
- Group A: New Zealand 206 (45.1 overs); Australia 207/3 (34 overs) in Nagpur, India. Australia win by 7 wickets.
  - Standings: Australia 4 points (2 matches), Sri Lanka, Pakistan 2 (1), New Zealand 2 (2), Zimbabwe, Canada 0 (1), Kenya 0 (2).
- Group B: Bangladesh 205 (49.2 overs); Ireland 178 (45 overs) in Mirpur Thana, Bangladesh. Bangladesh win by 27 runs.
  - Standings: India, South Africa, England 2 points (1 match), Bangladesh 2 (2), Netherlands, Ireland, West Indies 0 (1).

African Nations Championship in Omdurman, Sudan:
- Third-place playoff: Algeria 0–1 Sudan
- Final: Tunisia 3–0 Angola
  - Tunisia win the title for the first time.
CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica:
- Semifinals:
  - Panama 0–1 Canada
  - United States 2–0 Jamaica
OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 5:
- Group B: AS Tefana 0–3 AS Magenta
  - Standings: Auckland City FC 8 points (4 matches), AS Magenta 7 (5), Waitakere United 5 (4), AS Tefana 4 (5).

World Junior Championships in Courmayeur, Italy:
- Men's 1500 m: (1) Seo Yi-Ra (KOR) 2:20.410 (2) Jack Whelbourne (GBR) 2:20.592 (3) Lee Hyo-Been (KOR) 2:20.663
- Women's 1500 m: (1) Cheon Hee-Jung (KOR) 2:28.227 (2) Ahn Se-Jung (KOR) 2:28.316 (3) Lin Meng (CHN) 2:28.858

FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany:
- Men: Martins Dukurs (LAT) 3:23.70 (51.18 / 50.67 / 50.94 / 50.91) Aleksandr Tretyakov (RUS) 3:25.44 (51.43 / 51.14 / 51.62 / 51.25) Frank Rommel (GER) 3:25.68 (51.71 / 51.14 / 51.53 / 51.30)
  - Dukurs wins Latvia's first world skeleton title.
- Women's standings after 2 of 4 runs: (1) Marion Thees (GER) 1:44.43 (2) Anja Huber (GER) 1:44.58 (3) Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) 1:44.98

Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway:
- Women's individual normal hill: Daniela Iraschko (AUT) 231.7 points Elena Runggaldier (ITA) 218.9 Coline Mattel (FRA) 211.5

Euroleague Top 16, matchday 5 (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals):
- Group E: Caja Laboral 78–63 Unicaja Málaga
  - Standings: Panathinaikos Athens, Lietuvos Rytas, Caja Laboral 3–2; Unicaja Málaga 1–4.
- Group F: Maccabi Tel Aviv 85–92 (OT) Regal FC Barcelona
  - Standings: Regal FC Barcelona 5–0; Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–2; Virtus Roma, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–4.
- Group G:
  - Partizan Belgrade 56–61 Real Madrid
  - Montepaschi Siena 88–76 Efes Pilsen Istanbul
    - Standings: Real Madrid 5–0; Montepaschi Siena 3–2; Efes Pilsen 2–3; Partizan Belgrade 0–5.
- Group H:
  - Žalgiris Kaunas 74–80 Power Electronics Valencia
  - Fenerbahçe Ülker 65–80 Olympiacos Piraeus
    - Standings: Olympiacos Piraeus 4–1; Fenerbahçe Ülker 3–2; Power Electronics Valencia 2–3; Žalgiris Kaunas 1–4.

World Cup:
- Group B: West Indies 222 (47.3 overs); South Africa 223/3 (42.5 overs; AB de Villiers 107*) in New Delhi. South Africa win by 7 wickets.

Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway:
- Men's sprint: Marcus Hellner (SWE) 2:57.4 Petter Northug (NOR) 2:58.0 Emil Jönsson (SWE) 2:58.5
  - Hellner becomes the first Swede to win the sprint world title since Thobias Fredriksson in 2003.
- Women's sprint: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 3:03.9 Arianna Follis (ITA) 3:04.1 Petra Majdič (SLO) 3:04.4
  - Bjørgen wins her second world sprint title, and her fifth world title overall.

Premier League, week 3 in Belfast, Northern Ireland:
- Gary Anderson (SCO) 8–1 Mark Webster (WAL)
- Simon Whitlock (AUS) 8–5 James Wade (ENG)
- Adrian Lewis (ENG) 6–8 Raymond van Barneveld (NED)
- Phil Taylor (ENG) 8–2 Terry Jenkins (ENG)
  - High Checkout: Lewis 170
  - Standings (after 3 matches): Anderson 6 points, van Barneveld, Taylor 4, Lewis, Whitlock, Webster, Wade, Jenkins 2.

UEFA Europa League Round of 32, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
- Zenit St. Petersburg 3–1 (1–2) Young Boys. Zenit St. Petersburg win 4–3 on aggregate.
- Sporting CP 2–2 (1–1) Rangers. 3–3 on aggregate; Rangers win on away goals.
- Liverpool 1–0 (0–0) Sparta Prague. Liverpool win 1–0 on aggregate.
- Spartak Moscow 1–1 (3–2) Basel. Spartak Moscow win 4–3 on aggregate.
- PSV Eindhoven 3–1 (2–2) Lille. PSV Eindhoven win 5–3 on aggregate.
- Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 (4–0) Metalist Kharkiv. Bayer Leverkusen win 6–0 on aggregate.
- Villarreal 2–1 (0–0) Napoli. Villarreal win 2–1 on aggregate.
- Ajax 2–0 (3–0) Anderlecht. Ajax win 5–0 on aggregate.
- Braga 2–0 (0–1) Lech Poznań. Braga win 2–1 on aggregate.
- Dynamo Kyiv 4–0 (4–1) Beşiktaş. Dynamo Kyiv win 8–1 on aggregate.
- Manchester City 3–0 (0–0) Aris. Manchester City win 3–0 on aggregate.
- Twente 2–2 (2–0) Rubin Kazan. Twente win 4–2 on aggregate.
- Stuttgart 0–2 (1–2) Benfica. Benfica win 4–1 on aggregate.
- Paris Saint-Germain 0–0 (2–2) BATE. 2–2 on aggregate; Paris Saint-Germain win on away goals.
Copa Libertadores second stage:
- Group 2: Junior 2–1 Grêmio
  - Standings (after 2 matches): Junior 6 points, Grêmio, León de Huánuco 3, Oriente Petrolero 0.
- Group 3: Argentinos Juniors 3–1 América
  - Standings (after 2 matches): Argentinos Juniors 4 points, América 3, Fluminense 2, Nacional 1.
- Group 8: Independiente 3–0 Peñarol
CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals, first leg: Saprissa 1–0 Olimpia

FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany:
- Men's standings after 2 of 4 runs: (1) Martins Dukurs (LAT) 1:41.85 (2) Michi Halilović (GER) 1:42.42 (3) Sandro Stielicke (GER) 1:42.55

Euroleague Top 16, matchday 5 (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals):
- Group E: Panathinaikos Athens 67–68 Lietuvos Rytas
  - Standings: Panathinaikos Athens, Lietuvos Rytas 3–2; Caja Laboral 2–2; Unicaja Málaga 1–3.
- Group F: Union Olimpija Ljubljana 76–87 Virtus Roma
  - Standings: Regal FC Barcelona 4–0; Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1; Virtus Roma, Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–4.

World Cup:
- Group A: Pakistan 317/7 (50 overs); Kenya 112 (33.1 overs; Shahid Afridi 5/16) in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. Pakistan win by 205 runs.
  - Standings: New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Australia 2 points (1 match), Zimbabwe, Canada 0 (1), Kenya 0 (2).

CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica:
- Quarterfinals:
  - Canada 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
  - Jamaica 2–1 Honduras
UEFA Champions League Round of 16, first leg:
- Marseille 0–0 Manchester United
- Internazionale 0–1 Bayern Munich
UEFA Europa League Round of 32, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- Porto 0–1 (2–1) Sevilla. 2–2 on aggregate; Porto win on away goals.
Copa Libertadores second stage:
- Group 2: León de Huánuco 1–0 Oriente Petrolero
  - Standings: Grêmio, Junior 3 points (1 match), León de Huánuco 3 (2), Oriente Petrolero 0 (2).
- Group 3: Fluminense 0–0 Nacional
  - Standings: América 3 points (1 match), Fluminense 2 (2), Argentinos Juniors 1 (1), Nacional 1 (2).
- Group 6: Internacional 4–0 Jaguares
  - Standings (after 2 matches): Internacional, Emelec 4 points, Jaguares 3, Jorge Wilstermann 0.
- Group 7: Estudiantes 1–0 Deportes Tolima
  - Standings (after 2 matches): Cruzeiro 6 points, Deportes Tolima, Estudiantes 3, Guaraní 0.
CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals, first leg: Toluca 0–1 Monterrey

World Cup:
- Group B: Netherlands 292/6 (50 overs; Ryan ten Doeschate 119); England 296/4 (48.4 overs) in Nagpur, India. England win by 6 wickets.

CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica:
- Quarterfinals:
  - Costa Rica 0–1 Panama
  - United States 3–2 (a.e.t.) El Salvador
African Nations Championship in Sudan:
- Semi-finals:
  - Algeria 1–1 (3–5 pen.) Tunisia
  - Sudan 1–1 (2–4 pen.) Angola
UEFA Champions League Round of 16, first leg:
- Copenhagen 0–2 Chelsea
- Lyon 1–1 Real Madrid
UEFA Europa League Round of 32, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
- CSKA Moscow 1–1 (1–0) PAOK. CSKA Moscow win 2–1 on aggregate.
Copa Libertadores second stage:
- Group 1:
  - Universidad San Martín 2–0 San Luis
  - Once Caldas 1–1 Libertad
    - Standings (after 2 matches): Universidad San Martín 6 points, Libertad 4, Once Caldas 1, San Luis 0.
- Group 6: Emelec 1–0 Jorge Wilstermann
  - Standings: Emelec 4 points (2 matches), Jaguares 3 (1), Internacional 1 (1), Jorge Wilstermann 0 (2).
- Group 7: Cruzeiro 4–0 Guaraní
  - Standings: Cruzeiro 6 points (2 matches), Deportes Tolima 3 (1), Estudiantes 0 (1), Guaraní 0 (2).
CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals, first leg:
- Columbus Crew 0–0 Real Salt Lake
- Cruz Azul 2–0 Santos Laguna

World Cup:
- Group A: Australia 262/6 (50 overs); Zimbabwe 171 (46.2 overs) in Ahmedabad, India. Australia win by 91 runs.

OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 4:
- Group B: AS Magenta 0–1 Auckland City
  - Standings (after 4 matches): Auckland City 8 points, Waitakere United 5, AS Tefana, AS Magenta 4.

World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany:
- Men's slalom: Jean-Baptiste Grange (FRA) 1:41.72 (51.30 / 50.42) Jens Byggmark (SWE) 1:42.15 (52.39 / 49.76) Manfred Mölgg (ITA) 1:42.33 (51.52 / 50.81)
  - Grange becomes France's first male world champion since Michel Vion won the combined title in 1982.

Sprint Cup Series:
- Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida: (1) Trevor Bayne (Ford; Wood Brothers Racing) (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) David Gilliland (Ford; Front Row Motorsports)
  - Bayne wins in only his second Sprint Cup start, and ties Jamie McMurray's modern-era record from 2002. Bayne also becomes the youngest winner of the race, and the second-youngest winner in Sprint Cup history, at the age of 20 years, 1 day.

European Mixed Team Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands:
- Final: Denmark 3–1 Germany
  - Denmark win their ninth successive title, and 14th overall.

NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles:
- West 148, East 143
  - Kobe Bryant, who scores a game-high 37 points, is named MVP for the fourth time and ties the record of Bob Pettit.

FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany:
- Two-man: Alexandr Zubkov/Alexey Voyevoda (RUS) 3:20.72 (50.31 / 50.25 / 50.20 / 49.96) Thomas Florschütz/Kevin Kuske (GER) 3:20.90 (50.50 / 50.17 / 50.29 / 49.94) Manuel Machata/Andreas Bredau (GER) 3:20.90 (50.51 / 50.26 / 50.24 / 49.89)
  - Zubkov and Voyevoda become the first Russians to win a world title.
- Mixed team: Germany II (Michi Halilović, Sandra Kiriasis/Stephanie Schneider, Marion Thees, Francesco Friedrich/Florian Becke) 3:26.09 (51.40 / 51.60 / 52.82 / 50.27) Germany I (Frank Rommel, Cathleen Martini/Kristin Steinert, Anja Huber, Karl Angerer/Alex Mann) 3:26.15 (51.52 / 51.50 / 52.74 / 50.39) Canada I (Jon Montgomery, Kaillie Humphries/Heather Moyse, Mellisa Hollingsworth, Lyndon Rush/Neville Wright) 3:26.96 (51.54 / 51.40 / 53.67 / 50.35)
  - Germany win the event for the fourth successive time.

World Cup:
- Group A:
  - Kenya 69 (23.5 overs); New Zealand 72/0 (8 overs) in Chennai, India. New Zealand win by 10 wickets.
  - Sri Lanka 332/7 (50 overs; Mahela Jayawardene 100); Canada 122 (36.5 overs) in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka win by 210 runs.

World Cup in Drammen, Norway:
- Men's sprint freestyle: Emil Jönsson (SWE) 3:04.8 Alex Harvey (CAN) 3:05.4 Petter Northug (NOR) 3:05.7
  - Sprint standings (after 9 of 11 races): (1) Jönsson 430 points (2) Ola Vigen Hattestad (NOR) 344 (3) Alexei Petukhov (RUS) 277
  - Overall standings (after 25 of 31 races): (1) Dario Cologna (SUI) 1247 points (2) Northug 894 (3) Daniel Richardsson (SWE) 781
- Women's sprint freestyle: Kikkan Randall (USA) 2:17.2 Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) 2:17.5 Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 2:17.8
  - Sprint standings (after 9 of 11 races): (1) Randall 391 points (2) Arianna Follis (ITA) 383 (3) Petra Majdič (SLO) 370
  - Overall standings (after 25 of 31 races): (1) Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 1659 points (2) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 1067 (3) Follis 1025

Dressage:
- FEI World Cup Western European League:
  - 8th competition in Neumünster (CDI-W): Ulla Salzgeber (GER) on Herzruf's Erbe Isabell Werth (GER) on Satchmo Helen Langehanenberg (GER) on Damon Hill NRW
    - Standings (after 8 of 10 competitions): (1) Salzgeber 77 points (2) Werth 74 (3) Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) 63

Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Chinese Taipei:
- Ladies: Miki Ando (JPN) 201.34 points Mao Asada (JPN) 196.30 Mirai Nagasu (USA) 189.46
  - Ando wins the title for the first time.

PGA Tour:
- Northern Trust Open in Pacific Palisades, California:
  - Winner: Aaron Baddeley (AUS) 272 (−12)
    - Baddeley wins his third PGA Tour title, and first for four years.
European Tour:
- Avantha Masters in New Delhi, India:
  - Winner: Shiv Chowrasia (IND) 273 (−15)
    - Chowrasia wins his second European Tour title.
LPGA Tour:
- Honda LPGA Thailand in Chonburi:
  - Winner: Yani Tseng (TPE) 273 (−15)
    - Tseng wins her sixth LPGA Tour title.
Champions Tour:
- The ACE Group Classic in Naples, Florida:
  - Winner: Bernhard Langer (GER) 196 (−20)
    - Langer wins his 14th Champions Tour title.

NHL Heritage Classic in Calgary, Alberta:
- Calgary Flames 4, Montreal Canadiens 0
  - The Flames' Miikka Kiprusoff becomes the first goaltender to record a shutout in an outdoor NHL game, making 39 saves.

World Cup in Sigulda, Latvia:
- Women's: Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:24.679 (42.405 / 42.274) Tatiana Ivanova (RUS) 1:24.692 (42.354 / 42.338) Anke Wischnewski (GER) 1:25.187 (42.659 / 42.528)
  - Hüfner wins her seventh race of the season, and ties her own record from 2007–08.
  - Final standings: (1) Hüfner 845 points (2) Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 680 (3) Wischnewski 605
    - Hüfner wins her fourth consecutive World Cup title.
- Team relay: Russia (Tatiana Ivanova, Albert Demtschenko, Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin) 2:15.660 (43.915 / 45.668 / 46.077) Italy (Sandra Gasparini, Armin Zöggeler, Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber) 2:16.417 (44.736 / 45.633 / 46.048) Germany (Tatjana Hüfner, Jan-Armin Eichhorn, Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken) 2:16.626 (43.764 / 45.969 / 46.893)
  - Final standings: (1) Germany 570 points (2) Italy 440 (3) Russia 426
    - Germany win their fifth consecutive title.

World Cup 6 in Dresden, Germany:
- Men:
  - 500 m: Simon Cho (USA) 41.070 Liang Wenhao (CHN) 41.196 Thibaut Fauconnet (FRA) 41.250
    - Final standings: (1) Cho 3978 points (2) Fauconnet 3275 (3) Liang 2550
  - 1000 m: Song Weilong (CHN) 1:25.553 Guillaume Bastille (CAN) 1:26.733 Noh Jin-kyu (KOR) 1:34.773
    - Final standings: (1) Fauconnet 4220 points (2) Noh 3152 (3) Travis Jayner (USA) 2411
  - 5000 m relay: Germany (Robert Becker, Paul Herrmann, Torsten Kroeger, Robert Seifert) 6:44.466 South Korea (Kim Byeong-jun, Lee Ho-suk, Noh, Um Cheon-ho) 6:47.676 Canada (Remi Beaulieu, Guillaume Blais Dufour, Michael Gilday, Olivier Jean) 6:47.687
    - Final standings: (1) Canada 3800 points (2) South Korea 2850 (3) Netherlands 2460
- Women:
  - 500 m: Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) 43.091 Martina Valcepina (ITA) 43.235 Liu Qiuhong (CHN) 43.275
    - Final standings: (1) St-Gelais 5000 points (2) Liu 4250 (3) Zhao Nannan (CHN) 3840
  - 1000 m: Yang Shin-young (KOR) 1:30.659 Yui Sakai (JPN) 1:30.741 Marie-Ève Drolet (CAN) 1:30.852
    - Final standings: (1) Katherine Reutter (USA) 3136 points (2) Yang 3000 (3) Zhou Yang (CHN) 2440
  - 3000 m relay: United States (Lana Gehring, Reutter, Emily Scott, Jessica Smith) 4:12.939 South Korea (Park Seung-hi, Yang, Cho Ha-ri, Hwang Hyun-sun) 4:13.037 Canada (Drolet, Jessica Hewitt, Valérie Maltais, St-Gelais) 4:13.124
    - Final standings: (1) China 4000 points (2) Canada 2880 (3) United States 2850

FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany:
- Mixed team: Germany II (Michi Halilović, Sandra Kiriasis/Stephanie Schneider, Marion Thees, Francesco Friedrich/Florian Becke) 3:26.09 (51.40 / 51.60 / 52.82 / 50.27) Germany I (Frank Rommel, Cathleen Martini/Kristin Steinert, Anja Huber, Karl Angerer/Alex Mann) 3:26.15 (51.52 / 51.50 / 52.74 / 50.39) Canada I (Jon Montgomery, Kaillie Humphries/Heather Moyse, Mellisa Hollingsworth, Lyndon Rush/Neville Wright) 3:26.96 (51.54 / 51.40 / 53.67 / 50.35)
  - Germany win the event for the fourth successive time.

Welsh Open in Newport, Wales:
- Final: John Higgins (SCO) 9–6 Stephen Maguire (SCO)
  - In the first All-Scottish final since the 2005 Malta Cup between Stephen Hendry and Graeme Dott,^[1] Higgins defends his title, winning the tournament for the third time and wins his 23rd ranking title.

World Cup in Stoneham, Canada:
- Men's parallel Giant slalom: Benjamin Karl (AUT) Andreas Prommegger (AUT) Matthew Morison (CAN)
  - Parallel slalom standings (after 7 of 10 races): (1) Karl 4760 points (2) Prommegger 3700 (3) Roland Fischnaller (ITA) 3400
  - Overall standings: (1) Karl 4760 points (2) Prommegger 3700 (3) Fischnaller 3400
- Women's parallel Giant slalom: Yekaterina Tudegesheva (RUS) Claudia Riegler (AUT) Marion Kreiner (AUT)
  - Parallel slalom standings (after 7 of 10 races): (1) Tudegesheva 4890 points (2) Fränzi Mägert-Kohli (SUI) 3910 (3) Kreiner 3240
  - Overall standings: (1) Tudegesheva 4890 points (2) Mägert-Kohli 3910 (3) Kreiner 3240

ATP World Tour:
- Open 13 in Marseille, France:
  - Final: Robin Söderling (SWE) def. Marin Čilić (CRO) 6–7(8), 6–3, 6–3
    - Söderling wins a tournament for the second successive week, and his third title of the year and ninth of his career.
- Copa Claro in Buenos Aires, Argentina:
  - Final: Nicolás Almagro (ESP) def. Juan Ignacio Chela (ARG) 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
    - Almagro wins a tournament for the second successive week, and his second title of the year and ninth of his career.
- Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, United States:
  - Final: Andy Roddick (USA) def. Milos Raonic (CAN) 7–6(7), 6–7(11), 7–5
    - Roddick wins the tournament for the third time, and his 30th career title.
WTA Tour:
- Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
  - Final: Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 6–1, 6–3
    - Wozniacki wins her 13th career title and regains the World number one ranking, seven days after Kim Clijsters (BEL) took the spot.
- Copa BBVA-Colsanitas in Bogotá, Colombia:
  - Final: Lourdes Domínguez Lino (ESP) def. Mathilde Johansson (FRA) 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
    - Domínguez Lino wins her second career title.

World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany:
- Women's slalom: Marlies Schild (AUT) 1:45.79 (52.69 / 53.10) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 1:46.13 (53.30 / 52.83) Maria Pietilä Holmner (SWE) 1:46.44 (53.48 / 52.96)
  - Schild wins Austria's fourth title of the championships and the first gold medal in women's slalom since Karin Buder in 1993.

Nationwide Series:
- DRIVE4COPD 300 in Daytona Beach, Florida: (1) Tony Stewart (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) (2) Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) (3) Landon Cassill (Chevrolet; Phoenix Racing)
  - Stewart wins the race for the sixth time in seven years.

European Mixed Team Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands:
- Semifinals:
  - Denmark 3–1 England
  - Russia 1–3 Germany

ASEAN Basketball League Finals, game 2:
- AirAsia Philippine Patriots 68–75 Chang Thailand Slammers. Chang Thailand Slammers win best-of-3 series 2–0.

FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany:
- Two-woman: Cathleen Martini/Romy Logsch (GER) 3:26.11 (51.36 / 51.41 / 51.69 / 51.65) Shauna Rohbock/Valerie Fleming (USA) 3:26.33 (51.44 / 51.44 / 51.85 / 51.60) Kaillie Humphries/Heather Moyse (CAN) 3:26.74 (51.36 / 51.59 / 52.01 / 51.78)
  - Martini wins her first world title, and Logsch wins her third.
- Two-man standings after 2 of 4 runs: (1) Alexandr Zubkov/Alexey Voyevoda (RUS) 1:40.56 (2) Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter (SUI) 1:40.62 (3) Thomas Florschütz/Kevin Kuske (GER) 1:40.67

World Cup:
- Group B: India 370/4 (50 overs; Virender Sehwag 175, Virat Kohli 100*); Bangladesh 283/9 (50 overs) in Mirpur, Dhaka. India win by 87 runs.

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