February 2012 in sports

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Current sporting seasons[]

American football 2011[]

Auto racing 2012[]

  • World Rally Championship

Basketball 2012[]

Cricket 2012[]

Football (soccer) 2012[]

National teams competitions
International clubs competitions
Domestic (national) competitions

Ice hockey 2012[]

Rugby union 2012[]

Snooker 2012[]

  • Players Tour Championship

Tennis 2012[]

  • ATP World Tour
  • WTA Tour

Volleyball 2012[]

International clubs competitions

Winter sports[]

Days of the month[]

February 29, 2012 (Wednesday)[]

Basketball[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Third Round (teams in bold qualify for Fourth Round):
    • Group A:
      • China PR  3–1  Jordan
      • Iraq  7–1  Singapore
        • Standings: Iraq 15 points, Jordan 12, China PR 9, Singapore 0.
    • Group B:
      • South Korea  2–0  Kuwait
      • United Arab Emirates  4–2  Lebanon
        • Standings: South Korea 13 points, Lebanon 10, Kuwait 8, United Arab Emirates 3.
    • Group C:
      • Tajikistan  1–1  North Korea
      • Japan  0–1  Uzbekistan
        • Standings: Uzbekistan 16 points, Japan 10, North Korea 7, Tajikistan 1.
    • Group D:
    • Group E:
      • Bahrain  10–0  Indonesia
      • Iran  2–2  Qatar
        • Standings: Iran 12 points, Qatar 10, Bahrain 9, Indonesia 0.
  • Friendly internationals (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings):
    • (1) Spain  5–0  Venezuela
    • (2) Germany  1–2  France
    • (5) England  2–3 (3)  Netherlands
    • Romania  1–1 (4)  Uruguay
    • Poland  0–0 (6)  Portugal
    • (8) Italy  0–1  United States
    • (9) Croatia  1–3  Sweden
    • (10) Denmark  0–2  Russia

February 28, 2012 (Tuesday)[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • Friendly internationals (top 10 in FIFA World Rankings): Bosnia and Herzegovina  1–2 (7)  Brazil

February 27, 2012 (Monday)[]

February 26, 2012 (Sunday)[]

Basketball[]

  • NBA All-Star Game in Orlando, Florida: West 152, East 149.
    • The West win back-to-back All-Star Games for the first time since winning three in succession between 2002 and 2004. Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant is named as Most Valuable Player, after scoring 36 points.

Football (soccer)[]

  • England League Cup Final in London:
    • Cardiff City 2–2 (a.e.t) (2–3 pen.) Liverpool

Field hockey[]

Mixed martial arts[]

  • UFC 144 in Saitama, Japan (USA unless stated):
    • Lightweight bout: Anthony Pettis def. Joe Lauzon via KO (head kick & punches)
    • Featherweight bout: Hatsu Hioki (JPN) def. Bart Palaszewski (POL) via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)
    • Middleweight bout: Tim Boetsch def. Yushin Okami (JPN) via TKO (punches)
    • Welterweight bout: Jake Shields def. Yoshihiro Akiyama (JPN) via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
    • Heavyweight bout: Mark Hunt (NZL) def. Cheick Kongo (FRA) via TKO (punches)
    • Catchweight (211 lb) bout: Ryan Bader def. Quinton Jackson via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
    • Lightweight Championship bout: Benson Henderson def. Frankie Edgar (c) via unanimous decision (49–46, 48–47, 49–46)

Tennis[]

February 25, 2012 (Saturday)[]

Basketball[]

  • NBA All-Star Weekend in Orlando, Florida:
    • Slam Dunk Contest winner: Jeremy Evans, Utah Jazz
    • Three-Point Shootout winner: Kevin Love, Minnesota Timberwolves
    • Skills Challenge winner: Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs
    • Shooting Stars Competition winner: New York (Landry Fields, Cappie Pondexter and Allan Houston)

Field hockey[]

February 24, 2012 (Friday)[]

Field hockey[]

February 23, 2012 (Thursday)[]

Basketball[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • UEFA Europa League Round of 32, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
    • Athletic Bilbao Spain 1–0 (1–2) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow. 2–2 on aggregate; Athletic Bilbao win on away goals.
    • Valencia Spain 1–0 (1–0) England Stoke City. Valencia win 2–0 on aggregate.
    • Twente Netherlands 1–0 (1–0) Romania Steaua București. Twente win 2–0 on aggregate.
    • Standard Liège Belgium 0–0 (1–1) Poland Wisła Kraków. 1–1 on aggregate; Standard Liège win on away goals.
    • PAOK Greece 0–3 (0–0) Italy Udinese. Udinese win 3–0 on aggregate.
    • PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 4–1 (2–1) Turkey Trabzonspor. PSV Eindhoven win 6–2 on aggregate.
    • Club Brugge Belgium 0–1 (1–2) Germany Hannover 96. Hannover 96 win 3–1 on aggregate.
    • Manchester United England 1–2 (2–0) Netherlands Ajax. Manchester United win 3–2 on aggregate.
    • Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine 4–1 (4–0) Austria Red Bull Salzburg. Metalist Kharkiv win 8–1 on aggregate.
    • Olympiacos Greece 1–0 (1–0) Russia Rubin Kazan. Olympiacos win 2–0 on aggregate.
    • Anderlecht Belgium 0–1 (0–1) Netherlands AZ. AZ win 2–0 on aggregate.
    • Atlético Madrid Spain 1–0 (3–1) Italy Lazio. Atlético Madrid win 4–1 on aggregate.
    • Schalke 04 Germany 3–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1) Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň. Schalke 04 win 4–2 on aggregate.
    • Beşiktaş Turkey 0–1 (2–0) Portugal Braga. Beşiktaş win 2–1 on aggregate.
    • Sporting CP Portugal 1–0 (2–2) Poland Legia Warsaw. Sporting CP win 3–2 on aggregate.
  • Copa Libertadores Second Stage:

February 22, 2012 (Wednesday)[]

Basketball[]

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

February 21, 2012 (Tuesday)[]

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

February 20, 2012 (Monday)[]

February 19, 2012 (Sunday)[]

Basketball[]

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

Golf[]

  • PGA Tour:
    • Northern Trust Open in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles:
      • Winner: Bill Haas (USA) 277 (−7)
        • Haas wins his fourth PGA Tour title.
  • European Tour:
    • Avantha Masters in New Delhi, India:
      • Winner: Jbe' Kruger (ZAF) 274 (−14)
        • Kruger wins his first European Tour title.
  • LPGA Tour:
    • Honda LPGA Thailand in Chonburi, Thailand:
      • Winner: Yani Tseng (ROC) 269 (−19)
        • Tseng wins her 13th LPGA Tour title.
  • Champions Tour:
    • The ACE Group Classic in Naples, Florida:
      • Winner: Kenny Perry (USA) 196 (−20)
        • Perry wins his second Champions Tour title.

Tennis[]

  • ATP World Tour:
    • ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands:
    • SAP Open in San Jose, California:
      • Final: Milos Raonic (CAN) def. Denis Istomin (UZB) 7–6 (2), 6–2
        • Raonic wins his third ATP Tour title.
    • Brasil Open in São Paulo, Brasil:
      • Final: Nicolás Almagro (ESP) def. Filippo Volandri (ITA) 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
        • Almagro wins his eleventh career title.
  • WTA Tour:
    • Qatar Total Open in Doha, Qatar:
      • Final: Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 6–1, 6–2
        • Azarenka wins her third title of the year and eleventh of her career.
    • Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas in Bogotá, Colombia:
      • Final: Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino (ESP) def. Alexandra Panova (RUS) 6–2, 7–5
        • Arruabarrena-Vecino wins her first WTA Tour title.

February 18, 2012 (Saturday)[]

Auto racing[]

  • Sprint Cup Series:
    • Budweiser Shootout: (1) Kyle Busch (USA) (Toyota) (2) Tony Stewart (USA) (Chevrolet) (3) Marcos Ambrose (AUS) (Ford)

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Champions League qualifying play-off:
    • Esteghlal Iran 3–1 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
    • Al-Shabab United Arab Emirates 3–0 Uzbekistan Neftchi Farg'ona
    • Pohang Steelers South Korea 2–0 Thailand Chonburi
  • OFC Champions League Group Stage, matchday 4:
  • CAF Champions League preliminary round, first leg:
    • ASFA Yennenga Burkina Faso 0–0 Algeria ASO Chlef
    • Young Africans Tanzania 1–1 Egypt Zamalek
    • Ports Authority Sierra Leone 0–0 Guinea Horoya AC
    • Foullah Edifice Chad 0–0 Algeria JSM Béjaïa
    • Tusker Kenya 0–0 Rwanda APR
    • Coin Nord Comoros 0–0 Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
    • ASGNN Niger 0–0 Benin Tonnerre
    • URA Uganda 3–0 Lesotho Lesotho Correctional Services
    • Brikama United The Gambia 0–1 Senegal US Ouakam
  • CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round, first leg:

February 17, 2012 (Friday)[]

Football (soccer)[]

February 16, 2012 (Thursday)[]

Basketball[]

Football (soccer)[]

February 15, 2012 (Wednesday)[]

Football (soccer)[]

Mixed martial arts[]

  • UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger in Omaha, Nebraska, United States (USA unless stated):
    • Bantamweight bout: Ivan Menjivar (ESA) def. John Albert via submission (rear-naked choke)
    • Bantamweight bout: T.J. Dillashaw def. Walel Watson via unanimous decision (30–25, 30–25, 30–26)
    • Heavyweight bout: Stipe Miocic def. Philip De Fries (ENG) via KO (punches)
    • Middleweight bout: Ronny Markes (BRA) def. Aaron Simpson via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)
    • Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve (NED) def. Dave Herman via TKO (punches)
    • Welterweight bout: Jake Ellenberger def. Diego Sanchez via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)

Ski jumping[]

  • World Cup in Klingenthal, Germany: Cancelled due to high winds.

February 14, 2012 (Tuesday)[]

Football (soccer)[]

February 13, 2012 (Monday)[]

February 12, 2012 (Sunday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia:
    • Super combined: (1) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) (2) Beat Feuz (SWI) (3) Thomas Mermillod-Blondin (FRA)
      • Final standings: (1) Kostelić 336 points (2) Feuz 300 (3) Romed Baumann (AUT) 159
        • Kostelić defends his combined title, and wins his fifth career discipline title.
  • Women's World Cup in Soldeu, Andorra:

Auto racing[]

  • World Rally Championship:
    • Rally Sweden: (1) Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN)/Miikka Anttila (FIN) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) (2) Mikko Hirvonen (FIN)/Jarmo Lehtinen (FIN) (Citroën DS3 WRC) (3) Mads Østberg (NOR)/Jonas Andersson (SWE) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC)

Biathlon[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
    • Final: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Zambia  0–0 (8–7 pen.) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ivory Coast
      • Zambia win the title for the first time.

Golf[]

  • PGA Tour:
  • European Tour:
    • Dubai Desert Classic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
      • Winner: Rafael Cabrera-Bello (ESP) 270 (−18)
        • Cabrera-Bello wins his second European Tour title.
  • LPGA Tour:
    • Women's Australian Open in Black Rock, Australia:
      • Winner: Jessica Korda (USA) 289 (−3)PO
        • Korda wins her first LPGA Tour title, in a six-player playoff.
  • Champions Tour:
    • Allianz Championship in Boca Raton, Florida:
      • Winner: Corey Pavin (USA)
        • Pavin wins his first Champions Tour title.

Rugby union[]

  • Six Nations Championship, week 2: Wales  27–13  Scotland

Tennis[]

February 11, 2012 (Saturday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia:
  • Women's World Cup in Soldeu, Andorra:
    • Slalom: (1) Marlies Schild (AUT) (2) Frida Hansdotter (SWE) (3) Kathrin Zettel (AUT)

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 8 in Kontiolahti, Finland:
    • Men's 10 km Sprint: (1) Martin Fourcade (FRA) (2) Timofey Lapshin (RUS) (3) Benjamin Weger (SWI)
    • Women's 7.5 km Sprint: (1) Magdalena Neuner (GER) (2) Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) (3) Darya Domracheva (BLR)

Bobsleigh[]

  • Bobsleigh World Cup in Calgary, Canada:
    • Two-man: (1) Beat Hefti/Thomas Lamparter (SWI) (2) Manuel Machata/Andreas Bredau (GER) (3) Maximilian Arndt/Kevin Kuske (GER)
      • Final standings: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Hefti 1695 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arndt 1573 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Alexandr Zubkov (RUS) 1416
        • Hefti wins his second World Cup title.
    • Four-man: (1) Machata/Marko Huebenbecker/Bredau/Christian Poser (GER) (2) Arndt//Kuske/Martin Putze (GER) (3) Zubkov/Filipp Yegorov/Dmitry Trunenkov/Maxim Mokrousov (RUS)
      • Final standings: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Zubkov 1671 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arndt 1606 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Machata 1574
        • Zubkov wins his record-equalling fourth World Cup title.
    • Two-woman: (1) Kaillie Humphries/Jennifer Ciochetti (CAN) (2) Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel/ (GER) (3) Sandra Kiriasis/Petra Lammert (GER)
      • Final standings: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Cathleen Martini (GER) 1655 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Schneiderheinze-Stöckel 1598 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kiriasis 1574
        • Kiriasis fails to win the World Cup for the first time since 2003.

Cross-country skiing[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
    • Third place match: Ghana  0–2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Mali

Futsal[]

  • European Men's Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:
    • Bronze medal match: Croatia  1–3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Italy
    • Final: 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Russia  1–3 (a.e.t.) 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain
      • Spain win the fourth successive title, and sixth overall.

Rugby union[]

  • Six Nations Championship, week 2: Italy  15–19  England

February 10, 2012 (Friday)[]

Biathlon[]

February 9, 2012 (Thursday)[]

Basketball[]

Football (soccer)[]

Futsal[]

  • European Men's Championship in Zagreb, Croatia:

February 8, 2012 (Wednesday)[]

Basketball[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
    • Semifinals:
      • In Bata: Zambia  1–0  Ghana
      • In Libreville: Mali  0–1  Ivory Coast
  • Copa Libertadores Second Stage:

Snowboarding[]

February 7, 2012 (Tuesday)[]

Baseball[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • Copa Libertadores Second Stage:

Futsal[]

  • European Men's Championship in Croatia:

February 6, 2012 (Monday)[]

Baseball[]

Futsal[]

  • European Men's Championship in Croatia:

February 5, 2012 (Sunday)[]

American football[]

  • Super Bowl XLVI: New York Giants 21–17 New England Patriots
    • New York Giants win the Super Bowl for the fourth time, and first since defeating the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.

Baseball[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
    • Quarterfinals:
      • In Libreville: Gabon  1–1 (4–5 pen.)  Mali
      • In Franceville: Ghana  2–1 (a.e.t.)  Tunisia

Futsal[]

  • European Men's Championship in Croatia (teams in bold advance to the quarter-finals):
    • Group C in Split: Russia  2–2  Italy
      • Standings: Russia, Italy 4 points,  Turkey 0.
    • Group D in Zagreb: Serbia  1–2  Portugal
      • Standings: Portugal 6 points, Serbia 3,  Azerbaijan 0.

Handball[]

Tennis[]

  • Open Sud de France in Montpellier, France:
  • PBZ Zagreb Indoors in Zagreb, Croatia:
    • Final: Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) def. Lukáš Lacko (SVK) 6–2, 6–3
      • Youzhny wins his eighth ATP Tour title.
  • VTR Open in Viña del Mar, Chile:
    • Final: Juan Mónaco (ARG) def. Carlos Berlocq (ARG) 6–3, 6–7(1), 6–1
      • Mónaco wins his fourth ATP Tour title, and first since 2007.

February 4, 2012 (Saturday)[]

Baseball[]

Equestrianism[]

  • Show jumping – World Cup, Western European League:
    • 11th competition in Bordeaux: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kevin Staut (FRA) on Silvana 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Edwina Tops-Alexander (AUS) on Itot du Château 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rik Hemeryck (BEL) on Quarco de Kerambars
  • Combined driving – World Cup:
    • World Cup Final in Bordeaux: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Boyd Exell (AUS) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) IJsbrand Chardon (NED) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Koos de Ronde (NED)

Football (soccer)[]

  • Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon:
    • Quarterfinals:

Futsal[]

  • European Men's Championship in Croatia (teams in bold advance to the quarter-finals):
    • Group A in Split: Czech Republic  4–5  Croatia
      • Standings: Croatia 6 points,  Romania 3, Czech Republic 0.
    • Group B in Zagreb: Ukraine  1–4  Spain
      • Standings: Spain 6 points, Ukraine 3,  Slovenia 0.

Mixed martial arts[]

  • UFC 143 in Las Vegas, United States (USA unless stated):
    • Middleweight bout: Ed Herman def. Clifford Starks via submission (rear-naked choke)
    • Bantamweight bout: Renan Barão (BRA) def. Scott Jorgensen via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
    • Welterweight bout: Josh Koscheck def. Mike Pierce via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)
    • Heavyweight bout: Fabrício Werdum (BRA) def. Roy Nelson via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
    • Interim Welterweight Championship bout: Carlos Condit def. Nick Diaz via unanimous decision (48–47, 49–46, 49–46)

February 3, 2012 (Friday)[]

Baseball[]

Cricket[]

  • India in Australia:
    • 2nd T20I in Melbourne:
      •  Australia 131 (19.4 overs);  India 135/2 (19.4 overs). India win by 8 wickets (with 2 balls remaining).

Futsal[]

  • European Men's Championship in Croatia:
    • Group C in Split: Turkey  0–5  Russia
    • Group D in Zagreb: Azerbaijan  8–9  Serbia

Handball[]

February 2, 2012 (Thursday)[]

Baseball[]

Basketball[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • Copa Libertadores First Stage, second leg (teams in bold advance to the Second Stage):
    • Caracas Venezuela 1–1 Uruguay Peñarol. Peñarol win 4–1 on points.
    • UANL Mexico 2–2 Chile Unión Española. Unión Española win 4–1 on points.

Futsal[]

February 1, 2012 (Wednesday)[]

Basketball[]

Cricket[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
    • Group D:
      • Botswana  1–2  Mali
      • Ghana  1–1  Guinea
  • Copa Libertadores First Stage, second leg (teams in bold advance to the Second Stage):

Futsal[]

  • European Men's Championship in Croatia:

Handball[]

References[]

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