February 2011 in sports

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Deaths in February[]

Main article: Deaths in February 2011
  • 8: Cesare Rubini
  • 27: Duke Snider

Current sporting seasons[]

Auto racing 2011[]

  • Sprint Cup
  • Nationwide Series
  • Camping World Truck Series
  • World Rally Championship
  • V8 Supercar
  • GP2 Asia Series
  • Rolex Sports Car Series

Basketball 2011[]

Darts 2011[]

  • Premier League

Football (soccer) 2011[]

National teams competitions
  • UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
  • 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
International clubs competitions
Domestic (national) competitions

Golf 2011[]

  • PGA Tour
  • European Tour
  • LPGA Tour
  • Champions Tour

Ice hockey 2011[]

Motorcycle racing 2011[]

  • Superbike World Championship
  • Supersport World Championship

Rugby league 2011[]

  • Super League

Rugby union 2011[]

Snooker 2011[]

Tennis 2011[]

  • ATP World Tour
  • WTA Tour

Volleyball 2011[]

International clubs competitions
Domestic (national) competitions

Winter sports[]

Days of the month[]

February 28, 2011 (Monday)[]

Cricket[]

  • 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).

Cross-country skiing[]

  • Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway:
    • Women's 10 km classical: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 27:39.3 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 27:43.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) 27:49.0
      • Bjørgen wins her third title of the championships and seventh of her career.

Nordic combined[]

February 27, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Women's World Cup in Åre, Sweden:
    • Super-G: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Riesch (GER) 1:13.24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:13.25 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mario Matt (AUT) 1:50.35 (54.21 / 56.14) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Reinfried Herbst (AUT) 1:50.39 (54.33 / 56.06) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Auto racing[]

  • Sprint Cup Series:
    • Subway Fresh Fit 500 in Avondale, Arizona: (1) California Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) (2) Nevada Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) California 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) Nevada Kurt Busch (Dodge; Penske Racing) 77 (3) Indiana Tony Stewart (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing) & California A. J. Allmendinger (Ford; Richard Petty Motorsports) 69

Bobsleigh[]

  • FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany:
    • Four-man: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  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.

Cricket[]

  • 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).

Cross-country skiing[]

  • Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway:
    • Men's 30 km pursuit: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Petter Northug (NOR) 1:14:10.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) 1:14:11.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ilia Chernousov (RUS) 1:14:11.6
      • Northug wins his second successive title in this event and fifth world title overall.

Equestrianism[]

  • Show jumping:
    • FEI World Cup – Western European League:
      • 12th competition in Gothenburg (CSI 5*-W): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Angelica Augustsson (SWE) on Midtown du Tillard 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edwina Alexander (AUS) on Ciske van Overis 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica:
    • Third Place Match: 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Panama  1–0  Jamaica
    • Final: 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Canada  0–3 (a.e.t.) 1st place, gold medalist(s)  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 New Zealand 1–0 New Zealand Waitakere United
      • Standings (after 5 matches): Auckland City FC 11 points, New Caledonia AS Magenta 7, Waitakere United 5, French Polynesia AS Tefana 4.
  • England 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.
  • Brazil Campeonato Carioca:
    • Taça Guanabara Final: Flamengo 1–0 Boavista
      • Flamengo win the title for the 19th time.

Golf[]

  • 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.

Mixed martial arts[]

  • 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)

Motorcycle racing[]

  • 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)

Rugby league[]

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

Rugby union[]

  • 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.

Short track speed skating[]

  • World Junior Championships in Courmayeur, Italy:
    • : (1) Jack Whelbourne (GBR) 1:26.049 (2) (KOR) 1:26.086 (3) Shi Jingnan (CHN) 1:26.312
    • : (1) Seo 2:13.990 (2) Whelbourne 2:19.895 (3) Shi 2:20.144
      • Men's final standings: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Seo 89 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Whelbourne 76 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wu Dajing (CHN) 40
    • : (1) (KOR) 1:31.336 (2) Noh Do Hee (KOR) 1:31.446 (3) Xiao Han (CHN) 1:31.527
    • : (1) (KOR) 2:38.268 (2) Noh 2:38.339 (3) Ahn 2:38.408
      • Women's final standings: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Cheon 68 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ahn 68 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Martina Valcepina (ITA) 50
    • Men's 3000 m relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  France (, , , ) 4:08.911 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan (, Keita Watanabe, Hiroki Yokoyama, ) 4:09.923 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada (, , , ) 4:15.867
    • Women's 3000 m relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Italy (, Arianna Valcepina, Martina Valcepina, Elena Viviani) 4:20.004 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada (, Cynthia Mascitto, , ) 4:20.166 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  China (Xhao, Lin Meng, Jingzhu Jin, ) 4:32.995

Ski jumping[]

  • Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway:
    • Men's team normal hill: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Austria (Gregor Schlierenzauer, Martin Koch, Andreas Kofler, Thomas Morgenstern) 1025.5 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Norway (Anders Jacobsen, Bjørn Einar Romøren, Anders Bardal, Tom Hilde) 1000.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany (Martin Schmitt, Michael Neumayer, Michael Uhrmann, Severin Freund) 968.2
      • Morgenstern wins his second title of the championships and the sixth of his career.

Tennis[]

  • ATP World Tour:

February 26, 2011 (Saturday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Women's World Cup in Åre, Sweden:
    • Downhill: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:40.93 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tina Maze (SLO) 1:41.06 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Christof Innerhofer (ITA) 2:23.87 (1:01.12 / 1:22.75) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Felix Neureuther (GER) 2:23.88 (59.92 / 1:23.96) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Auto racing[]

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

Bobsleigh[]

  • 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

Cricket[]

  • 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).

Cross-country skiing[]

  • Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway:
    • Women's 15 km pursuit: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 38:08.6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 38:16.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Therese Johaug (NOR) 38:17.4
      • Bjørgen wins her second title of the championships, and the sixth of her career.

Equestrianism[]

  • Dressage:
    • FEI World Cup Western European League:
      • 9th competition in Gothenburg (CDI-W): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Adelinde Cornelissen (NED) on Parzival 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Patrik Kittel (SWE) on Watermill Scandic 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Mark Watring (PUR) on Vioco 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rich Fellers (USA) on Flexible 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Susan Hutchison (USA) on Cantano

Football (soccer)[]

  • OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 5:
    • Group A:
      • Koloale Solomon Islands 2–1 Papua New Guinea PRK Hekari United
      • Amicale Vanuatu 5–1 Fiji Lautoka
        • Standings (after 5 matches): Amicale 10 points, Lautoka 7, Koloale 6, PRK Hekari United 5.

Freestyle skiing[]

Nordic combined[]

  • Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway:

Rugby union[]

  • 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).

Short track speed skating[]

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

Skeleton[]

  • FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany:
    • Women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marion Thees (GER) 3:28.51 (52.22 / 52.21 / 52.07 / 52.01) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anja Huber (GER) 3:29.39 (52.44 / 52.14 / 52.35 / 52.46) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mellisa Hollingsworth (CAN) 3:29.74 (52.64 / 52.34 / 52.46 / 52.30)
      • Thees wins her second consecutive world title.

Ski jumping[]

  • Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway:

Snowboarding[]

  • World Cup in Calgary, Alberta, Canada:
    • Men's halfpipe: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ryō Aono (JPN) 28.3 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nathan Johnstone (AUS) 27.7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Clemens Schattschneider (AUT) 27.4 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (CAN) 26.3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Cai Xuetong (CHN) 24.9 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Holly Crawford (AUS) 23.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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: 1st place, gold medalist(s) (USA) 21.0 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brooke Voigt (CAN) 18.3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (AUT) 15.4
      • Freestyle overall standings: (1) Cai 3800 points (2) Crawford 2100 (3) Sun 1940

Tennis[]

  • 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.

February 25, 2011 (Friday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Women's World Cup in Åre, Sweden:
    • Super combined: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Maria Riesch (GER) 1:59.60 (1:14.21 / 45.39) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tina Maze (SLO) 2:00.00 (1:14.81 / 45.19) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Cricket[]

  • 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).

Football (soccer)[]

  • African Nations Championship in Omdurman, Sudan:
    • Third Place Playoff: Algeria  0–1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Sudan
    • Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tunisia  3–0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Angola
      • Tunisia win the title for the first time.
  • CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica:
  • OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 5:
    • Group B: AS Tefana French Polynesia 0–3 New Caledonia AS Magenta
      • Standings: New Zealand Auckland City FC 8 points (4 matches), AS Magenta 7 (5), New Zealand Waitakere United 5 (4), AS Tefana 4 (5).

Short track speed skating[]

  • World Junior Championships in Courmayeur, Italy:
    • : (1) Seo Yi-Ra (KOR) 2:20.410 (2) Jack Whelbourne (GBR) 2:20.592 (3) (KOR) 2:20.663
    • Women's 1500 m: (1) (KOR) 2:28.227 (2) (KOR) 2:28.316 (3) Lin Meng (CHN) 2:28.858

Skeleton[]

  • FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany:
    • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martins Dukurs (LAT) 3:23.70 (51.18 / 50.67 / 50.94 / 50.91) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Aleksandr Tretyakov (RUS) 3:25.44 (51.43 / 51.14 / 51.62 / 51.25) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Ski jumping[]

  • Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway:

February 24, 2011 (Thursday)[]

Basketball[]

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

Cricket[]

  • 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.

Cross-country skiing[]

  • Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway:
    • Men's sprint: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marcus Hellner (SWE) 2:57.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Petter Northug (NOR) 2:58.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 3:03.9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arianna Follis (ITA) 3:04.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Petra Majdič (SLO) 3:04.4
      • Bjørgen wins her second world sprint title, and her fifth world title overall.

Darts[]

  • 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.

Football (soccer)[]

  • UEFA Europa League Round of 32, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
    • Zenit St. Petersburg Russia 3–1 (1–2) Switzerland Young Boys. Zenit St. Petersburg win 4–3 on aggregate.
    • Sporting CP Portugal 2–2 (1–1) Scotland Rangers. 3–3 on aggregate; Rangers win on away goals.
    • Liverpool England 1–0 (0–0) Czech Republic Sparta Prague. Liverpool win 1–0 on aggregate.
    • Spartak Moscow Russia 1–1 (3–2) Switzerland Basel. Spartak Moscow win 4–3 on aggregate.
    • PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 3–1 (2–2) France Lille. PSV Eindhoven win 5–3 on aggregate.
    • Bayer Leverkusen Germany 2–0 (4–0) Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv. Bayer Leverkusen win 6–0 on aggregate.
    • Villarreal Spain 2–1 (0–0) Italy Napoli. Villarreal win 2–1 on aggregate.
    • Ajax Netherlands 2–0 (3–0) Belgium Anderlecht. Ajax win 5–0 on aggregate.
    • Braga Portugal 2–0 (0–1) Poland Lech Poznań. Braga win 2–1 on aggregate.
    • Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 4–0 (4–1) Turkey Beşiktaş. Dynamo Kyiv win 8–1 on aggregate.
    • Manchester City England 3–0 (0–0) Greece Aris. Manchester City win 3–0 on aggregate.
    • Twente Netherlands 2–2 (2–0) Russia Rubin Kazan. Twente win 4–2 on aggregate.
    • Stuttgart Germany 0–2 (1–2) Portugal Benfica. Benfica win 4–1 on aggregate.
    • Paris Saint-Germain France 0–0 (2–2) Belarus BATE. 2–2 on aggregate; Paris Saint-Germain win on away goals.
  • Copa Libertadores Second Stage:
    • Group 2: Junior Colombia 2–1 Brazil Grêmio
      • Standings (after 2 matches): Junior 6 points, Grêmio, Peru León de Huánuco 3, Bolivia Oriente Petrolero 0.
    • Group 3: Argentinos Juniors Argentina 3–1 Mexico América
      • Standings (after 2 matches): Argentinos Juniors 4 points, América 3, Brazil Fluminense 2, Uruguay Nacional 1.
    • Group 8: Independiente Argentina 3–0 Uruguay Peñarol
  • CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals, first leg: Saprissa Costa Rica 1–0 Honduras Olimpia

Skeleton[]

  • 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

February 23, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Basketball[]

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

Cricket[]

  • 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).

Football (soccer)[]

  • 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 France 0–0 England Manchester United
    • Internazionale Italy 0–1 Germany Bayern Munich
  • UEFA Europa League Round of 32, second leg: (first leg score in parentheses)
    • Porto Portugal 0–1 (2–1) Spain Sevilla. 2–2 on aggregate; Porto win on away goals.
  • Copa Libertadores Second Stage:
    • Group 2: León de Huánuco Peru 1–0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero
      • Standings: Brazil Grêmio, Colombia Junior 3 points (1 match), León de Huánuco 3 (2), Oriente Petrolero 0 (2).
    • Group 3: Fluminense Brazil 0–0 Uruguay Nacional
      • Standings: Mexico América 3 points (1 match), Fluminense 2 (2), Argentina Argentinos Juniors 1 (1), Nacional 1 (2).
    • Group 6: Internacional Brazil 4–0 Mexico Jaguares
      • Standings (after 2 matches): Internacional, Ecuador Emelec 4 points, Jaguares 3, Bolivia Jorge Wilstermann 0.
    • Group 7: Estudiantes Argentina 1–0 Colombia Deportes Tolima
      • Standings (after 2 matches): Brazil Cruzeiro 6 points, Deportes Tolima, Estudiantes 3, Paraguay Guaraní 0.
  • CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals, first leg: Toluca Mexico 0–1 Mexico Monterrey

February 22, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Cricket[]

  • 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.

Football (soccer)[]

February 21, 2011 (Monday)[]

Cricket[]

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

Football (soccer)[]

February 20, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

Auto racing[]

  • Sprint Cup Series:
    • Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida: (1) Tennessee Trevor Bayne (Ford; Wood Brothers Racing) (2) Missouri Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) California 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.

Badminton[]

  • European Mixed Team Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands:
    • Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Denmark  3–1 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany
      • Denmark win their ninth successive title, and 14th overall.

Basketball[]

  • 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.

Bobsleigh[]

  • FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany:
    • Two-man: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alexandr Zubkov/Alexey Voyevoda (RUS) 3:20.72 (50.31 / 50.25 / 50.20 / 49.96) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thomas Florschütz/Kevin Kuske (GER) 3:20.90 (50.50 / 50.17 / 50.29 / 49.94) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  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) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  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) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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.

Cricket[]

  • 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.

Cross-country skiing[]

  • World Cup in Drammen, Norway:
    • Men's Sprint Freestyle: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Emil Jönsson (SWE) 3:04.8 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alex Harvey (CAN) 3:05.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kikkan Randall (USA) 2:17.2 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR) 2:17.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 2:17.8

Equestrianism[]

  • Dressage:
    • FEI World Cup Western European League:
      • 8th competition in Neumünster (CDI-W): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ulla Salzgeber (GER) on Herzruf's Erbe 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Isabell Werth (GER) on Satchmo 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Figure skating[]

  • Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Chinese Taipei:
    • Ladies: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Miki Ando (JPN) 201.34 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mao Asada (JPN) 196.30 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mirai Nagasu (USA) 189.46
      • Ando wins the title for the first time.

Golf[]

  • 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.

Ice hockey[]

  • 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.

Luge[]

  • World Cup in Sigulda, Latvia:
    • Women's: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 1:24.679 (42.405 / 42.274) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tatiana Ivanova (RUS) 1:24.692 (42.354 / 42.338) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Russia (Tatiana Ivanova, Albert Demtschenko, Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin) 2:15.660 (43.915 / 45.668 / 46.077) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy (Sandra Gasparini, Armin Zöggeler, Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber) 2:16.417 (44.736 / 45.633 / 46.048) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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.

Short track speed skating[]

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

Skeleton[]

  • FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany:
    • Mixed team: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  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) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  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) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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.

Snooker[]

  • 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.

Snowboarding[]

Tennis[]

  • 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:

February 19, 2011 (Saturday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany:
    • Women's Slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marlies Schild (AUT) 1:45.79 (52.69 / 53.10) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 1:46.13 (53.30 / 52.83) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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.

Auto racing[]

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

Badminton[]

  • European Mixed Team Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands:

Basketball[]

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

Bobsleigh[]

  • FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany:
    • Two-woman: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Cathleen Martini/Romy Logsch (GER) 3:26.11 (51.36 / 51.41 / 51.69 / 51.65) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shauna Rohbock/Valerie Fleming (USA) 3:26.33 (51.44 / 51.44 / 51.85 / 51.60) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

Cricket[]

  • 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.

Cross-country skiing[]

  • World Cup in Drammen, Norway:
    • Men's 15 km C: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Daniel Richardsson (SWE) 37:19.1 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) 37:48.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Petter Northug (NOR) 37:49.1
    • Women's 10 km C: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 27:31.9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 27:49.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) 27:55.5

Figure skating[]

  • Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Chinese Taipei:
    • Ladies short program: (1) Miki Ando (JPN) 66.58 (2) Mao Asada (JPN) 63.41 (3) Rachael Flatt (USA) 62.23
    • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 244.00 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN) 228.01 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jeremy Abbott (USA) 225.71
      • Takahashi wins the title for the second time in three years.

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica: (teams in bold advance to the quarter-finals)
    • Group C: Jamaica  1–0  Guatemala
      • Final standings: Jamaica,  Trinidad and Tobago 4 points, Guatemala 0.
    • Group D: Honduras  0–0  Canada
      • Final standings: Canada, Honduras 4 points,  Barbados 0.
  • African Nations Championship in Sudan:
    • Quarter-finals:
      • Cameroon  0–0 (8–9 pen.)  Angola
      • Tunisia  1–0  DR Congo

Freestyle skiing[]

Luge[]

  • World Cup in Sigulda, Latvia:
    • Men's: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Armin Zöggeler (ITA) 1:36.998 (48.490 / 48.508) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Albert Demtschenko (RUS) 1:37.289 (48.584 / 48.705) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mārtiņš Rubenis (LAT) 1:37.465 (48.681 / 48.784)
      • Final standings: (1) Zöggeler 765 points (2) Felix Loch (GER) 658 (3) Demtschenko 514
        • Zöggeler wins his sixth successive World Cup title, and his tenth overall, tying the record of Markus Prock (AUT).
    • Doubles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:24.209 (42.209 / 42.000) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber (ITA) 1:24.637 (42.387 / 42.250) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken (GER) 1:24.712 (42.367 / 42.345)

Short track speed skating[]

  • World Cup 6 in Dresden, Germany:
    • Men:
      • 500 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Thibaut Fauconnet (FRA) 41.392 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Simon Cho (USA) 41.406 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Travis Jayner (USA) 42.834
        • Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Cho 2978 points (2) Fauconnet 2635 (3) Han Jialiang (CHN) 2134
      • 1500 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Liu Xianwei (CHN) 2:16.962 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lee Ho-Suk (KOR) 2:17.176 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michael Gilday (CAN) 2:17.378
        • Final standings: (1) Maxime Chataignier (FRA) 2405 points (2) Liu 2358 (3) Gilday 2306
    • Women:
      • 500 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) 43.237 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liu Qiuhong (CHN) 43.414 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Martina Valcepina (ITA) 44.252
        • Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Liu 4020 points (2) St-Gelais 4000 (3) Zhao Nannan (CHN) 3840
      • 1500 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yang Shin-young (KOR) 2:21.724 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marie-Ève Drolet (CAN) 2:21.813 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hwang Hyunsun (KOR) 2:24.917
        • Final standings: (1) Katherine Reutter (USA) 4210 points (2) Zhou Yang (CHN) 3490 (3) Cho Ha-Ri (KOR) 2600

Snooker[]

  • Welsh Open in Newport, Wales, semi-finals:
    • John Higgins (SCO) 6–2 Ali Carter (ENG)
    • Stephen Maguire (SCO) 6–5 Mark Selby (ENG)

Snowboarding[]

Speed skating[]

  • World Cup 7 in Kearns, Utah, United States:
    • 1500m women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marrit Leenstra (NED) 1:53.38 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:53.75 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:54.16
      • Standings (after 5 of 6 races): (1) Nesbitt 470 points (2) Leenstra 346 (3) Wüst 310
    • 10000m men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Bob de Jong (NED) 12:53.17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lee Seung-Hoon (KOR) 12:57.27 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bob de Vries (NED) 13:01.83

Tennis[]

  • WTA Tour:
    • Cellular South Cup in Memphis, United States:
      • Final: Magdaléna Rybáriková (SVK) def. Rebecca Marino (CAN) 6–2 retired
        • Marino retires from her first WTA Tour final due to an abdominal injury, giving Rybáriková her second WTA Tour title.

February 18, 2011 (Friday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany:
    • Men's Giant slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ted Ligety (USA) 2:10.56 (1:02.33 / 1:08.23) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cyprien Richard (FRA) 2:10.64 (1:02.79 / 1:07.85) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Philipp Schörghofer (AUT) 2:10.99 (1:02.13 / 1:08.86)
      • Ligety wins the United States' first men's alpine skiing world title since Bode Miller in Downhill and Super-G in 2005.

Badminton[]

  • European Mixed Team Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands:

Bobsleigh[]

  • FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany:
    • Two-woman standings after 2 of 4 runs: (1) Cathleen Martini/Romy Logsch (GER) 1:42.77 (2) Shauna Rohbock/Valerie Fleming (USA) 1:42.88 (3) Kaillie Humphries/Heather Moyse (CAN) 1:42.95

Figure skating[]

  • Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Chinese Taipei:
    • Men short program: (1) Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 83.49 points (2) Jeremy Abbott (USA) 76.73 (3) Yuzuru Hanyu (JPN) 76.43
    • Pairs: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Pang Qing/Tong Jian (CHN) 199.45 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford (CAN) 181.79 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Paige Lawrence/Rudi Swiegers (CAN) 171.73
      • Pang/Tong win the title for the fifth time.
    • Ice dancing: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) 172.03 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani (USA) 155.38 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vanessa Crone/Paul Poirier (CAN) 151.83
      • Davis/White win the title for the second time in three years.
      • World and Olympic champions Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) withdrew during the free dance after placing first in short dance.

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica: (teams in bold advance to the quarter-finals)
    • Group A: Costa Rica  3–2  El Salvador
      • Final standings: Costa Rica 6 points, El Salvador 3,  Haiti 0.
    • Group B: United States  1–0  Panama
      • Final standings: United States 6 points, Panama,  Cuba 1.
  • African Nations Championship in Sudan:
    • Quarter-finals:
      • South Africa  0–2  Algeria
      • Sudan  1–1 (4–3 pen.)  Niger

Snooker[]

  • Welsh Open in Newport, Wales, quarter-finals:
    • Mark Williams (WAL) 3–5 Stephen Maguire (SCO)
    • Mark Selby (ENG) 5–3 Graeme Dott (SCO)
    • John Higgins (SCO) 5–3 Matthew Stevens (WAL)
    • Ali Carter (ENG) 5–2 Ding Junhui (CHN)

Snowboarding[]

Speed skating[]

  • World Cup 7 in Kearns, Utah, United States:
    • 1500m men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Trevor Marsicano (USA) 1:43.35 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Shani Davis (USA) 1:43.38 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mark Tuitert (NED) 1:43.54
      • Standings (after 5 of 6 races): (1) Marsicano 301 points (2) Davis 290 (3) Simon Kuipers (NED) 285
    • 5000m women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 6:42.66 (WR) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stephanie Beckert (GER) 6:47.03 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Eriko Ishino (JPN) 6:55.07
      • Standings (after 5 of 6 races): (1) Sáblíková 360 points (2) Beckert 355 (3) Jilleanne Rookard (USA) 276

February 17, 2011 (Thursday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany:
    • Women's Giant slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tina Maze (SLO) 2:20.54 (1:07.05 / 1:13.49) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Federica Brignone (ITA) 2:20.63 (1:07.39 / 1:13.24) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tessa Worley (FRA) 2:21.02 (1:09.17 / 1:11.85)
      • Maze becomes the first Slovenian alpine skier to win a world title.

Auto racing[]

  • Sprint Cup Series:
    • Gatorade Duels in Daytona Beach, Florida:
      • Duel 1: (1) Nevada Kurt Busch (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) New York (state) Regan Smith (Chevrolet; Furniture Row Racing) (3) California Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing)
      • Duel 2: (1) Virginia Jeff Burton (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (2) Kansas Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing) (3) Kentucky Michael Waltrip (Toyota; Michael Waltrip Racing)

Basketball[]

  • Euroleague Top 16, matchday 4: (teams in bold advance to quarterfinals, teams in strike are eliminated)
    • Group E:
      • Panathinaikos Athens Greece 76–74 Spain Caja Laboral
      • Lietuvos Rytas Lithuania 70–65 Spain Unicaja Málaga
        • Standings (after 4 games): Panathinaikos Athens 3–1; Lietuvos Rytas, Caja Laboral 2–2; Unicaja Málaga 1–3.
    • Group F:
      • Virtus Roma Italy 65–74 Spain Regal FC Barcelona
      • Union Olimpija Ljubljana Slovenia 65–83 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
        • Standings (after 4 games): Regal FC Barcelona 4–0; Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–1; Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–3; Virtus Roma 0–4.
    • Group G: Turkey Efes Pilsen Istanbul 60–77 Spain Real Madrid
      • Standings (after 4 games): Real Madrid 4–0; Italy Montepaschi Siena, Efes Pilsen Istanbul 2–2; Serbia Partizan Belgrade 0–4.
    • Group H: Power Electronics Valencia Spain 79–85 Greece Olympiacos Piraeus

Darts[]

  • Premier League, week 2 in Nottingham, England:
    • Simon Whitlock (AUS) 3–8 Raymond van Barneveld (NED)
    • James Wade (ENG) 8–6 Adrian Lewis (ENG)
    • Phil Taylor (ENG) 8–5 Mark Webster (WAL)
    • Terry Jenkins (ENG) 4–8 Gary Anderson (SCO)
      • High Checkout: Webster 170
      • Standings (after 2 matches): Anderson 4 points, Lewis, van Barneveld, Webster, Jenkins, Wade, Taylor 2, Whitlock 0.

Figure skating[]

  • Four Continents Championships in Taipei, Chinese Taipei:
    • Short dance: (1) Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir (CAN) 69.40 points (2) Meryl Davis/Charlie White (USA) 69.01 (3) Kaitlyn Weaver/Andrew Poje (CAN) 65.45
    • Pairs short program: (1) Pang Qing/Tong Jian (CHN) 71.41 points (2) Paige Lawrence/Rudi Swiegers (CAN) 59.98 (3) Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford (CAN) 59.92

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica: (teams in bold advance to the quarter-finals, team in strike is eliminated)
    • Group C: Guatemala  0–1  Trinidad and Tobago
      • Standings: Trinidad and Tobago 4 points (2 matches),  Jamaica 1 (1), Guatemala 0 (1).
    • Group D: Canada  8–0  Barbados
      • Standings: Canada,  Honduras 3 points (1 match), Barbados 0 (2).
  • UEFA Europa League Round of 32, first leg:
    • Rubin Kazan Russia 0–2 Netherlands Twente
    • Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine 0–4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
    • Napoli Italy 0–0 Spain Villarreal
    • Anderlecht Belgium 0–3 Netherlands Ajax
    • Lech Poznań Poland 1–0 Portugal Braga
    • Beşiktaş Turkey 1–4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
    • Benfica Portugal 2–1 Germany Stuttgart
    • BATE Belarus 2–2 France Paris Saint-Germain
    • Rangers Scotland 1–1 Portugal Sporting CP
    • Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–0 England Liverpool
    • Basel Switzerland 2–3 Russia Spartak Moscow
    • Young Boys Switzerland 2–1 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg
    • PAOK Greece 0–1 Russia CSKA Moscow
    • Sevilla Spain 1–2 Portugal Porto
    • Lille France 2–2 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
  • Copa Libertadores Second Stage:

Snooker[]

  • Welsh Open in Newport, Wales, last 16:
    • Mark Williams (WAL) 4–0 Jamie Cope (ENG)
    • Ali Carter (ENG) 4–1 Peter Ebdon (ENG)
    • Ryan Day (WAL) 3–4 Matthew Stevens (WAL)
    • Mark Allen (NIR) 3–4 Ding Junhui (CHN)
    • Graeme Dott (SCO) 4–1 Neil Robertson (AUS)
    • Stephen Hendry (SCO) 2–4 Stephen Maguire (SCO)
      • Hendry compiles the 10th maximum break of his career and now shares the record with Ronnie O'Sullivan,[2] and becomes the oldest player to compile it at the age of 42 years and 35 days.[3]

Snowboarding[]

February 16, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

Basketball[]

  • Euroleague Top 16, matchday 4:
    • Group G: Montepaschi Siena Italy 77–74 Serbia Partizan Belgrade
      • Standings: Spain Real Madrid 3–0; Turkey Efes Pilsen Istanbul 2–1; Montepaschi Siena 2–2; Partizan Belgrade 0–4.
    • Group H: Žalgiris Kaunas Lithuania 85–84 (OT) Turkey Fenerbahçe Ülker
      • Standings: Fenerbahçe Ülker 3–1; Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 2–1; Spain Power Electronics Valencia 1–2; Žalgiris Kaunas 1–3.

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica: (teams in bold advance to the quarter-finals, team in strike is eliminated)
    • Group A: El Salvador  3–0  Haiti; Haiti was forced to forfeit due to an illness that struck the team.
      • Standings: El Salvador,  Costa Rica 3 points (1 match), Haiti 0 (2).
    • Group B: Panama  0–0  Cuba
      • Standings:  United States 3 points (1 match), Panama 1 (1), Cuba 1 (2).
  • UEFA Champions League Round of 16, first leg:
    • Arsenal England 2–1 Spain Barcelona
    • Roma Italy 2–3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
  • Copa Libertadores Second Stage:

Snooker[]

  • Welsh Open in Newport, Wales:
    • Last 32:
      • Shaun Murphy (ENG) 0–4 Matthew Stevens (WAL)
      • Stephen Hendry (SCO) 4–0 Joe Perry (ENG)
      • Stephen Maguire (SCO) 4–2 Gerard Greene (NIR)
      • Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 2–4 Ryan Day (WAL)
    • Last 16:
      • John Higgins (SCO) 4–1 Dave Harold (ENG)
      • Mark Selby (ENG) 4–2 Mark King (ENG)

February 15, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Football (soccer)[]

Snooker[]

  • Welsh Open in Newport, Wales, last 32:
    • Mark Williams (WAL) 4–0 Marco Fu (HKG)
    • Mark Allen (NIR) 4–1 Rod Lawler (ENG)
    • Mark Selby (ENG) 4–3 Stuart Bingham (ENG)
    • Peter Ebdon (ENG) 4–2 Dominic Dale (WAL)
    • Graeme Dott (SCO) 4–1 Jamie Burnett (SCO)
    • Neil Robertson (AUS) 4–2 Nigel Bond (ENG)

February 14, 2011 (Monday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica:

Snooker[]

  • Welsh Open in Newport, Wales, last 32:
    • Ding Junhui (CHN) 4–3 Marcus Campbell (SCO)
    • Ricky Walden (ENG) 3–4 Dave Harold (ENG)
    • Ali Carter (ENG) 4–3 Barry Hawkins (ENG)
    • John Higgins (SCO) 4–3 Jack Lisowski (ENG)
    • Mark King (ENG) 4–1 Michael Holt (ENG)
    • Jamie Cope (ENG) 4–3 Rory McLeod (ENG)

February 13, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany:
    • Women's Downhill: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 1:47.24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:47.68 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maria Riesch (GER) 1:47.84
      • Görgl wins her second title of the championships and the third for Austrian women, and denies Vonn a second successive title in downhill.

Auto racing[]

  • World Rally Championship:
    • Rally Sweden in Karlstad, Sweden: (1) Mikko Hirvonen (FIN)/Jarmo Lehtinen (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 3:23:56.6 (2) Mads Østberg (NOR)/Jonas Andersson (SWE) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 3:24:03.1 (3) Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN)/Miikka Anttila (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 3:24:30.6

Basketball[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 8 in Fort Kent, United States:
    • Men's 15 km Mass Start: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martin Fourcade (FRA) 39:48.9 (0+0+2+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tomasz Sikora (POL) 39:52.0 (0+0+0+0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tarjei Bø (NOR) 39:53.6 (0+0+1+1)
      • Mass Start standings (after 3 of 5 races): (1) Fourcade 163 points (2) Bø 134 (3) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 124
      • Overall standings (after 19 of 26 races): (1) Bø 823 points (2) Svendsen 750 (3) Fourcade 724
    • Women's 12.5 km Mass Start: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 39:30.6 (0+0+0+1) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrea Henkel (GER) 39:54.2 (0+0+1+0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 39:59.3 (1+0+0+0)

Field hockey[]

Golf[]

  • PGA Tour:
  • European Tour:
  • Champions Tour:
    • Allianz Championship in Boca Raton, Florida:
      • Winner: Tom Lehman (USA) 203 (−13)
        • Lehman wins his third Champions Tour title.

Luge[]

  • World Cup in Paramonovo, Russia:
    • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Albert Demtschenko (RUS) 1:41.116 (50.420 / 50.696) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Felix Loch (GER) 1:41.584 (51.006 / 50.578) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andi Langenhan (GER) 1:41.738 (50.821 / 50.917)

Rugby union[]

  • Six Nations Championship, week 2:
    • Ireland  22–25  France in Dublin
      • Standings (after 2 matches):  England, France 4 points,  Wales, Ireland 2,  Scotland,  Italy 0.
  • IRB Sevens World Series:
    • USA Sevens in Whitney, Nevada:
      • Shield: United States  19–12  Japan
      • Bowl: Canada  14–19  Scotland
      • Plate: Kenya  15–26  Samoa
      • Cup: South Africa  24–14  Fiji
        • Standings (after 4 of 8 events): (1)  England &  New Zealand 80 points (3) Fiji & Samoa 64.

Short track speed skating[]

  • World Cup 5 in Moscow, Russia:
    • Men's:
      • 500 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Simon Cho (USA) 42.157 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Paul Stanley (GBR) 42.274 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Freek van der Wart (NED) 42.345
        • Standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Cho 2010 points (2) Charles Hamelin (CAN) 1722 points (3) Thibaut Fauconnet (FRA) 1635
      • 1000 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Noh Jin-Kyu (KOR) 1:26.661 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Fauconnet 1:26.774 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Travis Jayner (USA) 1:27.022
        • Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Fauconnet 2800 points (2) Noh 2512 (3) Jayner 2080
      • 5000 m relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands (Sjinkie Knegt, van der Wart, Niels Kerstholt, Daan Breeuwsma) 6:52.216 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France (Fauconnet, Maxime Chataignier, Sébastien Lepape, Jeremy Masson) 6:52.609 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada (François Hamelin, Olivier Jean, , Michael Gilday) 7:00.055
        • Standings (after 5 of 6 races): (1) Canada 3000 points (2)  United States 2240 (3)  South Korea & Netherlands 2050
    • Women's:
      • 500 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marianne St-Gelais (CAN) 43.612 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Liu Qiuhong (CHN) 44.026 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Martina Valcepina (ITA) 44.459
        • Standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Zhao Nannan (CHN) & St-Gelais 3000 points (3) Liu 2400
      • 1000 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Katherine Reutter (USA) 1:32.076 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hwang Hyunsun (KOR) 1:32.197 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kim Dam Min (KOR) 1:32.264
        • Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Reutter 2800 points (2) Zhou Yang (CHN) 2440 (3) Yang Shin-young (KOR) 2000
      • 3000 m relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  China (Zhang Hui, Liu, Fan Kexin, ) 4:12.308 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada (St-Gelais, Marie-Ève Drolet, Jessica Hewitt, Jessica Gregg) 4:12.687 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Italy (Arianna Fontana, Cecilia Maffei, Valcepina, Elena Viviani) 4:20.731
        • Standings (after 5 of 6 races): (1) China 3000 points (2) Canada 2240 (3)  South Korea 2010

Ski jumping[]

  • World Cup in Vikersund, Norway:
    • HS 225 (Ski flying): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 487.5 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Johan Remen Evensen (NOR) 476.7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Adam Małysz (POL) 447.8
      • Ski flying standings (after 5 of 7 events): (1) Schlierenzauer 325 points (2) Martin Koch (AUT) 301 (3) Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 262
      • Overall standings (after 23 of 26 events): (1) Morgenstern 1596 points (2) Simon Ammann (SUI) 1209 (3) Małysz 1045
        • Morgenstern wins his second World Cup title.

Snowboarding[]

  • World Cup in Yabuli, China:
    • Men's halfpipe: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Nathan Johnstone (AUS) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Zhang Yiwei (CHN) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Shi Wancheng (CHN)
      • Halfpipe standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Tore Viken Holvik (NOR) & Johnstone 1000 points (3) Ryō Aono (JPN) & Zhang 800
      • Freestyle overall standings: (1) Sebastien Toutant (CAN) 1220 points (2) Rocco van Straten (NED) 1185 (3) Seppe Smits (BEL) 1180
    • Women's halfpipe: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Liu Jiayu (CHN) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cai Xuetong (CHN) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Li Shuang (CHN)
      • Halfpipe standings (after 2 of 6 races): (1) Cai 1800 points (2) Liu 1000 (3) (CHN) 810
      • Freestyle overall standings: (1) Cai 1800 points (2) Liu 1000 (3) Chen 810

Speed skating[]

  • World Allround Championships in Calgary, Canada:
    • Men:
      • 1500 m: (1) Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 1:42.94 (2) Jonathan Kuck (USA) 1:43.12 (3) Brian Hansen (USA) 1:43.35
      • 10000 m: (1) Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 12:53.89 (2) Skobrev 12:58.36 (3) Jan Blokhuijsen (NED) 13:00.04
        • Final standings: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Skobrev 146.230 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bøkko 146.408 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Blokhuijsen 146.603
          • Skobrev becomes the first Russian champion since the break-up of Soviet Union.
    • Women:
      • 1500 m: (1) Ireen Wüst (NED) 1:52.59 (2) Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 1:53.22 (3) Marrit Leenstra (NED) 1:53.88
      • 5000 m: (1) Stephanie Beckert (GER) 6:49.51 (2) Wüst 6:55.85 (3) Masako Hozumi (JPN) 6:56.35
        • Final standings: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Wüst 157.313 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nesbitt 158.939 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 159.288
          • Wüst wins her second world title.

Tennis[]

  • ATP World Tour:
    • ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands:
      • Final: Robin Söderling (SWE) def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
        • Söderling retains his title, winning his second title of the year, and the eighth of his career.
    • SAP Open in San Jose, United States:
      • Final: Milos Raonic (CAN) def. Fernando Verdasco (ESP) 7–6(6), 7–6(5)
        • Raonic becomes the first Canadian to win a singles title since Greg Rusedski at the 1995 Seoul Open.
  • WTA Tour:
    • Open GDF Suez in Paris, France:
      • Final: Petra Kvitová (CZE) def. Kim Clijsters (BEL) 6–4, 6–3
        • Kvitová wins her second title of the year and third career title.
    • PTT Pattaya Open in Pattaya, Thailand:
      • Final: Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) def. Sara Errani (ITA) 6–0, 6–2
        • Hantuchová wins her fourth career title.

February 12, 2011 (Saturday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany:
    • Men's Downhill: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Erik Guay (CAN) 1:58.41 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Didier Cuche (SUI) 1:58.73 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Christof Innerhofer (ITA) 1:59.17
      • Guay becomes the second successive Canadian to win the men's downhill, after John Kucera's win in 2009.

Auto racing[]

  • Sprint Cup Series:
    • Budweiser Shootout in Daytona Beach, Florida: (1) Nevada Kurt Busch (Dodge, Penske Racing) (2) Missouri Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) (3) Indiana Ryan Newman (Chevrolet, Stewart Haas Racing)
      • Busch wins the Shootout for the first time.
  • V8 Supercars:
    • Yas V8 400 in Yas Marina, United Arab Emirates:
      • Race 2: (1) James Courtney (AUS) (Holden Racing Team, Holden VE Commodore) (2) Jason Bright (AUS) (Brad Jones Racing, Holden VE Commodore) (3) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Triple Eight Race Engineering, Holden VE Commodore)
        • Drivers' championship standings (after 2 of 27 races): (1) Whincup 279 points (2) Alex Davison (AUS) (Stone Brothers Racing, Ford FG Falcon) 234 (3) Shane van Gisbergen (NZL) (Stone Brothers Racing, Ford FG Falcon) 210

Basketball[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 8 in Fort Kent, United States:
    • Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 35:46.0 (0+0+0+1) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Martin Fourcade (FRA) 35:46.0 (0+0+1+0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tarjei Bø (NOR) 37:03.5 (1+0+0+2)
      • Pursuit standings (after 5 of 7 races): (1) Bø 232 points (2) Fourcade 212 (3) Svendsen 190
      • Overall standings (after 18 of 26 races): (1) Bø 775 points (2) Svendsen 712 (3) Fourcade 664
    • Women's 10 km Pursuit: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrea Henkel (GER) 31:09.1 (0+0+1+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 31:33.9 (2+0+0+1) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marie Dorin (FRA) 32:02.7 (0+0+0+0)

Equestrianism[]

  • Show jumping:
    • FEI World Cup:
      • Western European League:
        • 11th competition in Vigo (CSI 5*-W): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Michel Robert (FRA) on Kellemoi de Pepita 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kevin Staut (FRA) on Silvana 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Malin Baryard-Johnsson (SWE) on Tornesch
          • Standings (after 11 of 13 competitions): (1) Staut 87 points (2) Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) 73 (3) Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) 73
      • North American League – East Coast:
        • 13th competition in Wellington, Florida (CSI 3*-W): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Laura Kraut (USA) on Cedric 2nd place, silver medalist(s) McLain Ward (USA) on Antares F 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Pablo Barrios (VEN) on Quick Star
      • North American League – West Coast:
        • 13th competition in Thermal, California (CSI 2*-W): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Eduardo Menezes (BRA) on Tomba 2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Perez (COL) on La Cantera Utopia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (GER) on Kismet

Football (soccer)[]

  • South American Youth Championship in Peru: (teams in bold qualify for 2012 Olympic tournament, teams in italics qualify for U-20 World Cup)
    • Final stage, matchday 5:
      • Colombia  0–2  Argentina
      • Ecuador  1–0  Chile
      • Brazil  6–0  Uruguay
        • Final standings: Brazil 12 points, Uruguay 10, Argentina 9, Ecuador 8, Chile 3, Colombia 1.
        • Brazil win the title for the third successive time and 11th overall.
        • Colombia qualify for U-20 World Cup as host.

Freestyle skiing[]

Luge[]

  • World Cup in Paramonovo, Russia:
    • Doubles: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andreas Linger/Wolfgang Linger (AUT) 1:33.189 (46.692 / 46.497) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tobias Wendl/Tobias Arlt (GER) 1:33.393 (46.666 / 46.727) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andris Šics/Juris Šics (LAT) 1:33.450 (46.760 / 46.890)
      • Standings (after 8 of 9 races): (1) Wendl/Arlt 700 points (2) Linger/Linger 592 (3) Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber (ITA) 586
        • Wendl and Arlt win their first World Cup title.
    • Women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alex Gough (CAN) 1:33.536 (46.782 / 46.754) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (GER) 1:33.914 (46.939 / 46.975) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Natalie Geisenberger (GER) 1:33.935 (47.095 / 46.840)
      • Gough becomes the first non-German to win a World Cup race since Andrea Tagwerker (AUT) in 1997, ending a winning streak of 105 races for German lugers.
      • Standings (after 8 of 9 races): (1) Tatjana Hüfner (GER) 745 points (2) Geisenberger 630 (3) Anke Wischnewski (GER) 535
        • Hüfner wins her fourth consecutive World Cup title.

Mixed martial arts[]

  • Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States:
    • Heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal bout: Antônio Silva (BRA) def. Fedor Emelianenko (RUS) via TKO (doctor stoppage)
    • Heavyweight Grand Prix quarterfinal bout: Sergei Kharitonov (RUS) def. Andrei Arlovski (BLR) via KO (punches)
      • Silva and Kharitonov advance to the Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinals.
    • Heavyweight Grand Prix reserve bout: Shane del Rosario (USA) def. Lavar Johnson (USA) via submission (armbar)
    • Heavyweight Grand Prix reserve bout: Chad Griggs (USA) def. Gianpiero Villante (USA) via TKO (punches)
    • Heavyweight Grand Prix reserve bout: Valentijn Overeem (NED) def. Ray Sefo (NZL) via submission (neck crank)

Rugby union[]

  • Six Nations Championship, week 2:
    • England  59–13  Italy in London
    • Scotland  6–24  Wales in Edinburgh
      • Standings: England 4 points (2 matches),  France 2 (1), Wales 2 (2),  Ireland 2 (1), Scotland, Italy 0 (2).
  • European Nations Cup First Division, week 2:
    • Georgia  60–0  Spain in Tbilisi
    • Russia  19–21  Portugal in Sochi
    • Ukraine  –  Romania in Kiev — postponed due to bad weather.
      • Standings: Georgia 10 points (2 matches), Portugal 8 (2), Russia 5 (2), Romania 1 (1), Spain 1 (2), Ukraine 0 (1).

Short track speed skating[]

  • World Cup 5 in Moscow, Russia:
    • Men's:
      • 1000 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kim Byeong-jun (KOR) 1:26.726 2nd place, silver medalist(s) François Hamelin (CAN) 1:27.068 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Liang Wenhao (CHN) 1:27.389
        • Standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Thibaut Fauconnet (FRA) 2800 points (2) Kim 2000 (3) Travis Jayner (USA) 1702
      • 1500 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Noh Jin-kyu (KOR) 2:14.305 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Travis Jayner (USA) 2:15.278 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Michael Gilday (CAN) 2:15.383
        • Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Noh 2035 points (2) Maxime Chataignier (FRA) 1920 (3) Jeff Simon (USA) 1850
    • Women's:
      • 1000 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Yang Shin-young (KOR) 1:32.640 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hwang Hyun-sun (KOR) 1:32.733 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (CHN) 1:33.110
        • Standings (after 6 of 8 races): (1) Zhou Yang (CHN) 2440 points (2) Yang 2000 (3) Katherine Reutter (USA) 1968
      • 1500 m: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Katherine Reutter (USA) 2:23.535 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cho Ha-ri (KOR) 2:23.720 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kim Dam-min (KOR) 2:23.928
        • Standings (after 7 of 8 races): (1) Reutter 3000 points (2) Cho 2600 (3) Zhou Yang (CHN) 2440

Ski jumping[]

  • World Cup in Vikersund, Norway:
    • HS 225 (Ski flying): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) & Johan Remen Evensen (NOR) 498.6 points 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Simon Ammann (SUI) 452.0
      • Ski flying standings (after 4 of 7 events): (1) Martin Koch (AUT) 265 points (2) Schlierenzauer 225 (3) Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 217
      • Overall standings (after 22 of 26 events): (1) Morgenstern 1551 points (2) Ammann 1159 (3) Andreas Kofler (AUT) 1016

Speed skating[]

  • World Allround Championships in Calgary, Canada:
    • Men:
      • 500 m: (1) Shani Davis (USA) 35.08 (2) Brian Hansen (USA) 35.33 (3) Konrad Niedźwiedzki (POL) 35.35
      • 5000 m: (1) Ivan Skobrev (RUS) 6:10.99 (2) Koen Verweij (NED) 6:12.20 (3) Håvard Bøkko (NOR) 6:12.98
        • Standings after day 1: (1) Verweij 72.860 points (2) Skobrev 72.999 (3) Jan Blokhuijsen (NED) 73.008
    • Women:
      • 500 m: (1) Christine Nesbitt (CAN) 37.72 (2) Karolína Erbanová (CZE) 38.22 (3) Ireen Wüst (NED) & Marrit Leenstra (NED) 38.53
      • 3000 m: (1) Martina Sáblíková (CZE) 3:55.55 (2) Wüst 3:58.01 (3) Stephanie Beckert (GER) 4:00.77
        • Standings after day 1: (1) Wüst 78.198 points (2) Nesbitt 78.293 (3) Sáblíková 78.748

Tennis[]

  • ATP World Tour:

February 11, 2011 (Friday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany:
    • Women's super combined: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Anna Fenninger (AUT) 2:43.23 (1:49.67 / 53.56) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tina Maze (SLO) 2:43.32 (1:50.38 / 52.94) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anja Pärson (SWE) 2:43.50 (1:49.54 / 53.96)
      • Fenninger repeats her teammate Kathrin Zettel's victory from 2009, and becomes the sixth Austrian to win the women's super combined title.

Auto racing[]

  • V8 Supercars:
    • Yas V8 400 in Yas Marina, United Arab Emirates:
      • Race 1: (1) Jamie Whincup (AUS) (Triple Eight Race Engineering, Holden VE Commodore) (2) Alex Davison (AUS) (Stone Brothers Racing, Ford FG Falcon) (3) Mark Winterbottom (AUS) (Ford Performance Racing, Ford FG Falcon)

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 8 in Fort Kent, United States:
    • Women's 7.5 km Sprint: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Andrea Henkel (GER) 23:20.0 (0+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Miriam Gössner (GER) 23:30.9 (0+2) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 23:35.8 (1+1)

Freestyle skiing[]

Ski jumping[]

  • Johan Remen Evensen (NOR) twice breaks the world record for the longest ski jump during qualification for the World Cup event in Vikersund, Norway. Evensen advances the record to 246.5 metres, 7.5 longer than the old mark set by teammate Bjørn Einar Romøren at Planica in 2005.

Tennis[]

  • Kim Clijsters (BEL) defeats Jelena Dokić (AUS) 6–3, 6–0 in the quarterfinals of Open GDF Suez in Paris to become the World no. 1 on the WTA rankings next Monday. She is the first ever mother at the top of the standings.

February 10, 2011 (Thursday)[]

Basketball[]

  • Israel Israeli State Cup Final in Tel Aviv:
    • Maccabi Tel Aviv 106–70 Barak Netanya
      • Maccabi Tel Aviv win the Cup for the second straight time and 38th overall. Four players, two of each team, are ejected following a brawl in the third period. The margin of victory is the third largest in Cup finals history.
  • NBA news:
    • Jerry Sloan, head coach of the Utah Jazz since 1988 and the longest-tenured head coach in any of North America's four major leagues, announces his resignation effective immediately. Assistant Tyrone Corbin is named as Sloan's permanent replacement.[5]
    • In the Boston Celtics' 92–86 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Celtics' Ray Allen becomes the NBA's all-time leader in career three-pointers, surpassing Reggie Miller.[6]

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 8 in Fort Kent, United States:
    • Men's 10 km Sprint: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 24:51.4 (0+1) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Michal Šlesingr (CZE) 24:58.6 (0+0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tarjei Bø (NOR) 25:00.7 (0+0)
      • Sprint standings (after 8 of 10 races): (1) Bø 345 points (2) Svendsen 291 (3) Michael Greis (GER) 254
      • Overall standings (after 17 of 26 races): (1) Bø 727 points (2) Svendsen 652 (3) Martin Fourcade (FRA) 610

Darts[]

  • Premier League, week 1 in London, England:
    • Mark Webster (WAL) 8–3 James Wade (ENG)
    • Gary Anderson (SCO) 8–5 Simon Whitlock (AUS)
    • Raymond van Barneveld (NED) 6–8 Terry Jenkins (ENG)
    • Adrian Lewis (ENG) 8–2 Phil Taylor (ENG)
      • High Checkout: Anderson 120

February 9, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • Nations Cup in Dublin, Republic of Ireland:
    • Northern Ireland  0–3  Scotland
  • Friendly internationals: (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings)
    • (1) Spain  1–0  Colombia
    • (2) Netherlands  3–1  Austria
    • (3) Germany  1–1  Italy
    • France  1–0 (4)  Brazil
    • (5) Argentina  2–1 (8)  Portugal in Geneva, Switzerland
    • Denmark  1–2 (6)  England
    • (9) Croatia  4–2  Czech Republic
    • (10) Greece  1–0  Canada
  • South American Youth Championship in Peru: (team in bold qualify for 2012 Olympic tournament, teams in italics qualify for U-20 World Cup)
    • Final stage, matchday 4:
      • Colombia  1–3  Chile
      • Argentina  0–1  Uruguay
      • Brazil  1–0  Ecuador
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Uruguay 10 points, Brazil 9, Argentina 6, Ecuador 5, Chile 3, Colombia 1.
        • Colombia qualify for U-20 World Cup as host.
  • Copa Libertadores Second Stage:
    • Group 3: Fluminense Brazil 2–2 Argentina Argentinos Juniors

Golf[]

  • Frank Chirkinian, executive producer for CBS Sports' televised golf coverage from 1959 to 1996, is announced as part of the 2011 induction class of the World Golf Hall of Fame. He will be formally enshrined alongside five other inductees on May 9.[7]

Snowboarding[]

February 8, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • Nations Cup in Dublin, Republic of Ireland:
    • Republic of Ireland  3–0  Wales

Snowboarding[]

  • World Cup in Yongpyong, South Korea:
    • Both snowboard cross events are cancelled due to unsafe course conditions.

February 7, 2011 (Monday)[]

Baseball[]

Basketball[]

  • The Cleveland Cavaliers set an NBA record for the longest losing streak in history, losing 99–96 to the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas. The Cavs' 25th straight loss breaks the record that the franchise set from 1982 to 1983.[8]

Golf[]

  • PGA Tour:
    • Waste Management Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona:
      • Winner: Mark Wilson (USA) 266 (−18)PO
        • Wilson wins his second PGA Tour title of the season, and his fourth career title, defeating Jason Dufner (USA) on the second playoff hole.

February 6, 2011 (Sunday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Hinterstoder, Austria:
    • Giant slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Philipp Schörghofer (AUT) 2:46.44 (1:21.49 / 1:24.95) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kjetil Jansrud (NOR) 2:46.61 (1:21.14 / 1:25.47) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Carlo Janka (SUI) 2:46.64 (1:21.69 / 1:24.95)
      • Giant slalom standings (after 5 of 7 races): (1) Ted Ligety (USA) 323 points (2) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 297 (3) Cyprien Richard (FRA) 253
      • Overall standings (after 27 of 38 races): (1) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 1249 points (2) Didier Cuche (SUI) 725 (3) Svindal 713
  • Women's World Cup in Arber-Zwiesel, Germany:
    • Giant slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 1:36.96 (45.82 / 51.14) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Federica Brignone (ITA) 1:37.49 (47.44 / 50.05) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kathrin Zettel (AUT) 1:37.85 (47.00 / 50.85)
      • Giant slalom standings (after 5 of 8 races): (1) Tessa Worley (FRA) 358 points (2) Rebensburg 335 (3) Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 216
      • Overall standings (after 23 of 38 races): (1) Maria Riesch (GER) 1256 points (2) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1100 (3) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 678

American football[]

  • Super Bowl XLV in Arlington, Texas:
    • Green Bay Packers 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 25
      • The Packers win their first Super Bowl since 1997, and their fourth overall.

Auto racing[]

  • Polish Formula One driver for the Renault F1 team, Robert Kubica sustains serious injuries in a potentially career ending accident while competing privately in a minor motor rally in Italy.[9]
  • Bathurst 12 Hour in Bathurst, Australia:
    • (1) Marc Basseng (DEU), Christopher Mies (DEU) & Darryl O'Young (HKG) (Joest Racing Audi R8 LMS) 292 laps, (2) Mark Eddy (AUS), Craig Lowndes (AUS) & Warren Luff (AUS) (Joest Racing Audi R8 LMS) 292 laps, (3) Craig Baird (NZL), Klark Quinn (AUS) & Tony Quinn (GBR) (VIP Pet Foods Racing Porsche 997 GT3 Cup R) 291 laps
      • Joest Racing's official Audi team wins the 12 Hour on their first attempt with a new record race distance. The race win was also the first competition victory for the Audi R8 GT3.

Baseball[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 7 in Presque Isle, United States:
    • Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alexis Bœuf (FRA) 36:02.4 (0+1+0+1) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ivan Tcherezov (RUS) 36:12.7 (1+1+2+0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Carl Johan Bergman (SWE) 36:16.7 (1+0+0+2)
      • Pursuit standings (after 4 of 7 races): (1) Tarjei Bø (NOR) 184 points (2) Martin Fourcade (FRA) 158 (3) Ivan Tcherezov (RUS) 142
      • Overall standings (after 16 of 26 races): (1) Bø 679 points (2) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 592 (3) Fourcade 567
    • Women's 10 km Pursuit: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tora Berger (NOR) 35:12.1 (0+1+2+1) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marie Dorin (FRA) 35:42.8 (0+0+1+2) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 36:23.3 (0+0+3+2)

Bobsleigh[]

  • World Cup in Cesana, Italy:
    • Four-man: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alexandr Zubkov/Philipp Egorov/Dmitry Trunenkov/Nikolay Hrenkov (RUS) 1:49.15 (54.42 / 54.73) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edgars Maskalāns/Daumants Dreiškens/Ugis Zalims/Intars Dambis (LAT) 1:49.22 (54.42 / 54.80) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lyndon Rush//Cody Sorensen/Neville Wright (CAN) 1:49.35 (54.57 / 54.78)
      • Final standings: (1) Manuel Machata (GER) 1597 points (2) Steve Holcomb (USA) 1522 (3) Zubkov 1420
        • Machata wins his first World Cup title.

Cricket[]

  • England in Australia:
    • 7th ODI in Perth:  Australia 279/7 (50 overs);  England 222 (44 overs). Australia win by 57 runs; win 7-match series 6–1.
  • West Indies in Sri Lanka:
    • 3rd ODI in Colombo:  Sri Lanka 277/9 (50 overs);  West Indies 251 (49 overs). Sri Lanka win by 26 runs; win 3-match series 2–0.

Cross-country skiing[]

  • World Cup in Rybinsk, Russia:
    • Men's 4 x 10 km relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Russia I (Evgeniy Belov, Maxim Vylegzhanin, Petr Sedov, Alexander Legkov) 1:37:37.6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy I (Valerio Checchi, Giorgio Di Centa, Roland Clara, Pietro Piller Cottrer) 1:37:44.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany (, Franz Göring, Tom Reichelt, Tobias Angerer) 1:38:10.1
    • Women's 4 x 5 km relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Italy (Magda Genuin, Marianna Longa, Silvia Rupil, Arianna Follis) 53:15.3 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Russia I (, Svetlana Nikolaeva, Yuliya Chekaleva, ) 53:27.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia II (, , Julia Ivanova, Natalya Korostelyova) 54:39.4

Darts[]

  • Players Championship Finals (1) in Doncaster, England:
    • Final: Phil Taylor (ENG) 13–2 Gary Anderson (SCO)

Football (soccer)[]

  • South American Youth Championship in Peru: (teams in italics qualify for U-20 World Cup)
    • Final stage, matchday 3:
      • Uruguay  1–0  Chile
      • Ecuador  0–0  Colombia
      • Argentina  2–1  Brazil
        • Standings (after 3 matches): Uruguay 7 points, Brazil, Argentina 6, Ecuador 5, Colombia 1, Chile 0.
        • Colombia qualify for U-20 World Cup as host.

Golf[]

Ski jumping[]

  • World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany:
    • HS 213 Team (Ski flying): 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Austria (Thomas Morgenstern, Andreas Kofler, Gregor Schlierenzauer, Martin Koch) 1579.1 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Norway (Johan Remen Evensen, Anders Jacobsen, Bjørn Einar Romøren, Tom Hilde) 1528.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany (Michael Neumayer, Richard Freitag, Michael Uhrmann, Severin Freund) 1479.2

Snooker[]

  • German Masters in Berlin, Germany:
    • Final: Mark Selby (ENG) 7–9 Mark Williams (WAL)
      • Williams wins his 18th ranking title.

Tennis[]

  • ATP World Tour:
    • SA Tennis Open in Johannesburg, South Africa:
      • Final: Kevin Anderson (RSA) def. Somdev Devvarman (IND) 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
        • Anderson wins his first ATP Tour title.
    • PBZ Zagreb Indoors in Zagreb, Croatia:
      • Final: Ivan Dodig (CRO) def. Michael Berrer (GER) 6–3, 6–4
        • Dodig wins his first ATP Tour title.
    • Movistar Open in Santiago, Chile:
  • Fed Cup World Group First Round, day 2:
    •  Australia 1–4  Italy
      • Francesca Schiavone (ITA) def. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 7–6(1), 3–6, 7–5
      • Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Jarmila Groth (AUS) 6–3, 6–2
      • Sara Errani/Roberta Vinci (ITA) def. Anastasia Rodionova/Rennae Stubbs (AUS) 2–6, 7–6(1), 6–4
    •  Russia 3–2  France
      • Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) def. Alizé Cornet (FRA) 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
      • Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) def. Virginie Razzano (FRA) 6–4, 6–4
      • Pavlyuchenkova/Kuznetsova (RUS) def. Julie Coin/Cornet (FRA) 7–6(4), 6–0
    •  Slovakia 2–3  Czech Republic
    •  Belgium 4–1  United States
      • Kim Clijsters (BEL) def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6–7(10), 6–2, 6–1
      • Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) def. Melanie Oudin (USA) 6–2, 6–0
      • Liezel Huber/Vania King (USA) def. Kirsten Flipkens/An-Sophie Mestach (BEL) 6–3, 7–5

February 5, 2011 (Saturday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Hinterstoder, Austria:
    • Super-G: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Hannes Reichelt (AUT) 1:43.91 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Benjamin Raich (AUT) 1:44.25 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bode Miller (USA) 1:44.84
      • Super G standings (after 5 of 7 races): (1) Georg Streitberger (AUT) 227 points (2) Didier Cuche (SUI) & Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 191
      • Overall standings (after 26 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 1223 points (2) Silvan Zurbriggen (SUI) 703 (3) Cuche 685
  • Women's World Cup in Arber-Zwiesel, Germany:
    • Giant slalom: Cancelled due to strong winds and bad visibility.

American football[]

  • NCAA bowl games:
    • NFLPA All-Star Game (Texas vs The Nation) in San Antonio, Texas: Texas 13, The Nation 7
      • In the season's final college football game, Texas linebacker Eddie Jones holds up Damien Berry on fourth down with under a minute remaining, to secure victory.

Baseball[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 7 in Presque Isle, United States:
    • Mixed Relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany (Kathrin Hitzer, Magdalena Neuner, Alexander Wolf, Daniel Böhm) 1:13:31.6 (0+11) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France (Marie-Laure Brunet, Sophie Boilley, Vincent Jay, Alexis Bœuf) 1:13:59.5 (0+7) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia (Svetlana Sleptsova, Natalia Guseva, Ivan Tcherezov, Maxim Tchoudov) 1:14:33.0 (0+13)
      • Standings (after 2 of 3 races): (1) France 102 points (2)  Sweden 98 (3) Germany 94

Bobsleigh[]

  • World Cup in Cesana, Italy:
    • Two-man: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Simone Bertazzo/Matteo Torchio (ITA) 1:50.96 (55.43 / 55.53) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter (SUI) 1:51.10 (55.65 / 55.45) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thomas Florschütz/Kevin Kuske (GER) 1:51.11 (55.58 / 55.53)
      • Final standings: (1) Alexandr Zubkov (RUS) 1614 points (2) Manuel Machata (GER) 1516 (3) Bertazzo 1476
        • Zubkov becomes the first Russian to win the two-man title, to add to his three four-man titles.
    • Two-woman: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Helen Upperton/Shelley-Ann Brown (CAN) 1:54.21 (56.99 / 57.22) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Esmé Kamphuis/Judith Vis (NED) 1:54.50 (57.17 / 57.33) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sandra Kiriasis/Stephanie Schneider (GER) 1:54.52 (57.19 / 57.33)
      • Final standings: (1) Kiriasis 1711 points (2) Cathleen Martini (GER) 1563 (3) Kaillie Humphries (CAN) 1400
        • Kiriasis wins her eighth successive title, and Germany wins for the tenth successive time.

Cricket[]

  • Pakistan in New Zealand:
    • 6th ODI in Auckland:  New Zealand 311/7 (50 overs; Jesse Ryder 107);  Pakistan 254 (44.1 overs). New Zealand win by 57 runs; Pakistan win 6-match series 3–2.
  • News: An International Cricket Council tribunal finds Pakistani cricketers Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt guilty of corruption, relating to allegations of spot-fixing during the fourth Test of their tour of England in August 2010. Butt was banned for ten years with five years suspended, Asif was handed a seven-year ban with two years suspended, and Amir was given a five-year ban.[10]

Cross-country skiing[]

Equestrianism[]

  • Show jumping:
    • FEI World Cup Western European League:
      • 10th competition in Bordeaux (CSI 5*-W): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Philipp Weishaupt (GER) on Catoki 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Simon Delestre (FRA) on Napoli du Ry 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (SWE) on Ninja
        • Standings (after 10 of 13 competitions): (1) Kevin Staut (FRA) 87 points (2) Bengtsson 73 (3) Billy Twomey (IRL) 63
  • Four-in-hand driving:
    • FEI World Cup:
      • 7th competition in Bordeaux (CAI-W): 1st place, gold medalist(s) IJsbrand Chardon (NED) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tomas Eriksson (SWE) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Werner Ulrich (SUI)
        • Final standings: (1) Boyd Exell (AUS) 27 points (2) Koos de Ronde (NED) 25 (3) Jozsef Dobrovitz (HUN) 24

Football (soccer)[]

  • OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 4:
    • Group A:
      • Lautoka Fiji 1–6 Solomon Islands Koloale
      • Amicale Vanuatu 3–3 Papua New Guinea PRK Hekari United
        • Standings (after 4 matches): Amicale, Lautoka 7 points, PRK Hekari United 5, Koloale 3.

Freestyle skiing[]

  • World Championships in Deer Valley and Park City, United States:
    • Men's halfpipe: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Micheal Riddle (CAN) 45.6 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kevin Rolland (FRA) 45.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Simon Dumont (USA) 43.2
      • Riddle wins his first world title.
    • Women's halfpipe: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Rosalind Groenewoud (CAN) 44.7 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jen Hudak (USA) 42.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Keltie Hansen (CAN) 38.8
      • Groenewoud wins her first world title.
    • Men's Dual Moguls: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alexandre Bilodeau (CAN) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Nobuyuki Nishi (JPN)
      • Bilodeau wins his second consecutive world title.
    • Women's Dual Moguls: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jennifer Heil (CAN) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Chloé Dufour-Lapointe (CAN) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hannah Kearney (USA)
      • Heil completes the moguls double to win her third consecutive dual moguls title, and fourth title overall.

Mixed martial arts[]

  • UFC 126 in Las Vegas, United States:
    • Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (BRA) (c) def. Vitor Belfort (BRA) via TKO (strikes)
    • Light Heavyweight bout: Forrest Griffin (USA) def. Rich Franklin (USA) by unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
    • Welterweight bout: Jake Ellenberger (USA) def. Carlos Eduardo Rocha (BRA) by split decision (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)
    • Light Heavyweight bout: Jon Jones (USA) def. Ryan Bader (USA) by submission (guillotine choke)
    • Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres (USA) def. Antonio Banuelos (USA) by unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)

Rugby union[]

  • Six Nations Championship, week 1:
    • Italy  11–13  Ireland in Rome
    • France  34–21  Scotland in Saint-Denis
  • European Nations Cup First Division, week 1:
    • Spain  24–28  Russia in Madrid
    • Portugal  24–17  Romania in Lisbon
    • Georgia  62–3  Ukraine in Tbilisi
  • IRB Sevens World Series:
    • New Zealand Sevens in Wellington:
      • Shield: United States  19–12  France
      • Bowl: Kenya  19–0  Tonga
      • Plate: Fiji  26–12  South Africa
      • Cup: England  14–29  New Zealand
        • Standings (after 3 of 8 competitions): (1) England & New Zealand 64 points (3)  Samoa 52

Ski jumping[]

  • World Cup in Oberstdorf, Germany:
    • HS 213 (Ski flying): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martin Koch (AUT) 428.4 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tom Hilde (NOR) 406.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gregor Schlierenzauer (AUT) 404.5
      • Ski flying standings (after 3 of 7 events): (1) Koch 229 points (2) Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 195 (3) Hilde 152
      • Overall standings (after 21 of 26 events): (1) Morgenstern 1529 points (2) Simon Ammann (SUI) 1099 (3) Andreas Kofler (AUT) 1016

Snooker[]

  • German Masters in Berlin, Germany:
    • Quarter-finals:
      • Graeme Dott (SCO) 5–3 Stephen Maguire (SCO)
      • Mark Selby (ENG) 5–1 Ding Junhui (CHN)
      • Mark Williams (WAL) 5–1 Joe Perry (ENG)
      • Joe Swail (NIR) 1–5 Marco Fu (HKG)
    • Semi-finals:
      • Dott 4–6 Selby
      • Williams 6–3 Fu

Tennis[]

  • Fed Cup World Group First Round, day 1:
    •  Australia 1–1  Italy
      • Jarmila Groth (AUS) def. Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 6–7(4), 6–3, 6–3
      • Flavia Pennetta (ITA) def. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 7–6(5), 6–7(5), 6–4
    •  Russia 0–2  France
      • Alizé Cornet (FRA) def. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
      • Virginie Razzano (FRA) def. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 6–3, 6–4
    •  Slovakia 0–2  Czech Republic
    •  Belgium 2–0  United States
      • Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 6–1, 7–6(6)
      • Kim Clijsters (BEL) def. Melanie Oudin (USA) 6–0, 6–4

February 4, 2011 (Friday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Women's World Cup in Arber-Zwiesel, Germany:
    • Slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marlies Schild (AUT) 1:55.19 (57.16 / 58.03) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Veronika Zuzulová (SVK) 1:55.87 (56.72 / 59.15) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tanja Poutiainen (FIN) 1:56.97 (57.43 / 59.54)
      • Slalom standings (after 7 of 10 races): (1) Schild 500 points (2) Poutiainen 460 (3) Maria Riesch (GER) 420
      • Overall standings (after 22 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 1232 points (2) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1087 (3) Poutiainen 640

Baseball[]

Basketball[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 7 in Presque Isle, United States:
    • Men's 10 km Sprint: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Arnd Peiffer (GER) 25:28.8 (0+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Martin Fourcade (FRA) 25:44.7 (0+1) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ivan Tcherezov (RUS) 26:05.2 (0+0)
      • Sprint standings (after 7 of 10 races): (1) Tarjei Bø (NOR) 297 points (2) Peiffer 239 (3) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 231
      • Overall standings (after 15 of 26 races): (1) Bø 641 points (2) Svendsen 592 (3) Fourcade 531
    • Women's 7.5 km Sprint: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 20:38.7 (0+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tora Berger (NOR) 20:47.5 (0+1) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Valj Semerenko (UKR) 20:58.1 (0+0)

Cross-country skiing[]

  • World Cup in Rybinsk, Russia:
    • Men's 20 km Pursuit: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Ilia Chernousov (RUS) 48:54.2 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jean-Marc Gaillard (FRA) 48:54.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maurice Manificat (FRA) 48:57.2
    • Women's 10 km Pursuit: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 27:04.2 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marianna Longa (ITA) 27:14.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) 27:24.8

Football (soccer)[]

Freestyle skiing[]

  • World Championships in Deer Valley and Park City, United States:
    • Men's Ski Cross: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Christopher Del Bosco (CAN) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jouni Pellinen (FIN) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Andreas Matt (AUT)
      • Del Bosco wins his first world title.
    • Women's Ski Cross: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kelsey Serwa (CAN) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Julia Murray (CAN) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anna Holmlund (SWE)
      • Serwa wins her first world title.
    • Men's Aerials: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Warren Shouldice (CAN) 253.66 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Qi Guangpu (CHN) 250.95 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anton Kushnir (BLR) 249.63
      • Shouldice wins his first world title.
    • Women's Aerials: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Cheng Shuang (CHN) 188.40 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Xu Mengtao (CHN) 188.23 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olha Volkova (UKR) 178.59
      • Cheng wins her first world title.

Rugby union[]

Skeleton[]

  • World Cup in Cesana, Italy:
    • Men: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martins Dukurs (LAT) 1:53.06 (56.39 / 56.67) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Tomass Dukurs (LAT) 1:54.27 (56.99 / 57.28) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sandro Stielicke (GER) 1:54.32 (57.10 / 57.22)
      • Final standings: (1) Martins Dukurs 1719 points (2) Stielicke 1466 (3) Frank Rommel (GER) 1410
        • Martins Dukurs wins the title for the second successive time.
    • Women: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Anja Huber (GER) 1:56.71 (58.35 / 58.36) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marion Thees (GER) 1:56.77 (58.46 / 58.31) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (CAN) 1:57.07 (58.48 / 58.59)

Snooker[]

  • German Masters in Berlin, Germany:
    • Last 32:
      • John Higgins (SCO) 5–3 Robert Milkins (ENG)
      • Mark Williams (WAL) 5–1 Anthony McGill (SCO)
      • Mark King (ENG) 1–5 Marco Fu (HKG)
      • Stephen Maguire (SCO) 5–2 Daniel Wells (WAL)
    • Last 16:
      • Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 2–5 Graeme Dott (SCO)
      • Mark Selby (ENG) 5–3 Stephen Hendry (SCO)
      • Peter Ebdon (ENG) 2–5 Ding Junhui (CHN)
      • Shaun Murphy (ENG) 2–5 Joe Swail (NIR)
      • Ricky Walden (ENG) 0–5 Maguire
      • Williams 5–2 Dominic Dale (WAL)
      • Joe Perry (ENG) 5–1 Ali Carter (ENG)
      • Higgins w/d–w/o Fu
        • Higgins withdraws after his father's death.[11]

February 3, 2011 (Thursday)[]

Baseball[]

Basketball[]

  • Euroleague Top 16, matchday 3:
    • Group E:
      • Caja Laboral Spain 77–70 Greece Panathinaikos Athens
      • Unicaja Málaga Spain 98–91 Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas
        • Standings (after 3 games): Caja Laboral, Panathinaikos Athens 2–1; Unicaja Málaga, Lietuvos Rytas 1–2.
    • Group F:
      • Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 104–67 Slovenia Union Olimpija Ljubljana
      • Regal FC Barcelona Spain 80–56 Italy Virtus Roma
        • Standings (after 3 games): Regal FC Barcelona 3–0; Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1; Union Olimpija Ljubljana 1–2; Virtus Roma 0–3.
    • Group G:
      • Real Madrid Spain 89–86 (OT) Turkey Efes Pilsen Istanbul
      • Partizan Belgrade Serbia 58–66 Italy Montepaschi Siena
        • Standings (after 3 games): Real Madrid 3–0; Efes Pilsen 2–1; Montepaschi Siena 1–2; Partizan Belgrade 0–3.

Cricket[]

  • Pakistan in New Zealand:
    • 5th ODI in Hamilton:  Pakistan 268/9 (50 overs; Ahmed Shehzad 115);  New Zealand 227 (46.5 overs). Pakistan win by 41 runs; lead 6-match series 3–1.
  • West Indies in Sri Lanka:
    • 2nd ODI in Colombo:  West Indies 203 (50 overs);  Sri Lanka 199/2 (42.3/47 overs; Upul Tharanga 101*). Sri Lanka win by 8 wickets (D/L); lead 3-match series 1–0.

Football (soccer)[]

  • South American Youth Championship in Peru:
    • Final stage, matchday 2:
      • Uruguay  1–1  Ecuador
      • Chile  2–3  Argentina
      • Brazil  2–0  Colombia
        • Standings (after 2 matches): Brazil 6 points, Ecuador, Uruguay 4, Argentina 3, Colombia, Chile 0.
  • Copa Libertadores First Stage, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):

Freestyle skiing[]

  • World Championships in Deer Valley and Park City, United States:
    • Men's slopestyle: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alex Schlopy (USA) 41.8 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sammy Carlson (USA) 41.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Russ Henshaw (AUS) 41.2
    • Women's slopestyle: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Anna Segal (AUS) 43.4 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kaya Turski (CAN) 41.7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Keri Herman (USA) 41.0

Snooker[]

  • German Masters in Berlin, Germany:
    • Wild-card round:
      • Liu Song (CHN) 2–5 Daniel Wells (WAL)
      • Robert Milkins (ENG) 5–1 Lasse Münstermann (GER)
    • Last 32:
      • Ding Junhui (CHN) 5–1 Matthew Stevens (WAL)
      • Stephen Hendry (SCO) 5–2 Judd Trump (ENG)
      • Mark Selby (ENG) 5–1 Nigel Bond (ENG)
      • Graeme Dott (SCO) 5–1 Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA)
      • Mark Allen (NIR) 3–5 Joe Swail (NIR)
      • Peter Ebdon (ENG) 5–3 Andrew Higginson (ENG)
      • Neil Robertson (AUS) 4–5 Anthony Hamilton (ENG)
      • Shaun Murphy (ENG) 5–3 Ryan Day (WAL)
      • Ricky Walden (ENG) 5–2 Jack Lisowski (ENG)
      • Ali Carter (ENG) 5–4 Stephen Lee (ENG)
      • Jamie Cope (ENG) 3–5 Joe Perry (ENG)

February 2, 2011 (Wednesday)[]

Baseball[]

Basketball[]

Cricket[]

  • England in Australia:
    • 6th ODI in Sydney:  England 333/6 (50 overs; Jonathan Trott 137);  Australia 334/8 (49.2 overs). Australia win by 2 wickets; lead 7-match series 5–1.
      • Australia make their highest successful run chase, after England record their highest score against Australia.[12]

Football (soccer)[]

  • Copa Libertadores First Stage, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
    • Deportes Tolima Colombia 2–0 (0–0) Brazil Corinthians. Deportes Tolima win 4–1 on points.
    • Grêmio Brazil 3–1 (2–2) Uruguay Liverpool. Grêmio win 4–1 on points.

Freestyle skiing[]

  • World Championships in Deer Valley and Park City, United States:
    • Men's Moguls: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Guilbaut Colas (FRA) 26.26 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexandre Bilodeau (CAN) 25.66 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mikaël Kingsbury (CAN) 25.57
      • Colas wins his first world title.
    • Women's Moguls: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jennifer Heil (CAN) 24.35 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hannah Kearney (USA) 24.31 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kristi Richards (CAN) 23.71
      • Heil wins her first moguls world title, and third overall.

Ski jumping[]

  • World Cup in Klingenthal, Germany:
    • HS 140: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kamil Stoch (POL) 264.6 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Thomas Morgenstern (AUT) 264.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Simon Ammann (SUI) 263.3
      • Standings (after 20 of 26 events): (1) Morgenstern 1514 points (2) Ammann 1073 (3) Andreas Kofler (AUT) 980

Snooker[]

  • German Masters in Berlin, Germany, wild-card round:
    • Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 5–1 (GER)
    • Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon (THA) 5–3 (BEL)
    • Jack Lisowski (ENG) 5–2 Luca Brecel (BEL)
    • Nigel Bond (ENG) 5–2 (GER)
    • Joe Swail (NIR) 5���0 (BEL)

February 1, 2011 (Tuesday)[]

Cricket[]

  • Pakistan in New Zealand:
    • 4th ODI in Napier:  New Zealand 262/7 (50 overs);  Pakistan 264/8 (49 overs). Pakistan win by 2 wickets; lead 6-match series 2–1.

Football (soccer)[]

  • Copa Libertadores First Stage, second leg (first leg score in parentheses):
    • Deportivo Quito Ecuador 1–0 (0–2) Argentina Independiente. 3–3 on points; Independiente win 2–1 on aggregate.
    • Jaguares Mexico 2–0 (2–0) Peru Alianza Lima. Jaguares win 6–0 on points.

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