March 2012 in sports

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Current sporting seasons[]

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[]

March 31, 2012 (Saturday)[]

Football (soccer)[]

March 30, 2012 (Friday)[]

Baseball[]

  • Nippon Professional Baseball season opening games:
    • Central League:
      • Chunichi Dragons 4, Hiroshima Toyo Carp 2
      • Hanshin Tigers 5, Yokohama DeNA BayStars 5 (F/10)
      • Tokyo Yakult Swallows 4, Yomiuri Giants 0
    • Pacific League:
      • Chiba Lotte Marines 5, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 3
      • Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3, Orix Buffaloes 1
      • Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 9, Saitama Seibu Lions 1

Basketball[]

March 29, 2012 (Thursday)[]

Baseball[]

  • Major League Baseball Japan Opening Series, Game 2 in Tokyo: Oakland Athletics 4, Seattle Mariners 1

Basketball[]

Football (soccer)[]

March 28, 2012 (Wednesday)[]

Baseball[]

  • Major League Baseball Japan Opening Series, Game 1 in Tokyo: Seattle Mariners 3, Oakland Athletics 1 (F/11)

Basketball[]

Football (soccer)[]

March 27, 2012 (Tuesday)[]

Basketball[]

  • Euroleague Quarterfinals Game 3 (team in bold qualify for the Final Four):
    • Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 65–62 Greece Panathinaikos
    • UNICS Kazan Russia 56–67 Spain FC Barcelona Regal. FC Barcelona Regal win series 3–0.

Football (soccer)[]

March 26, 2012 (Monday)[]

Football (soccer)[]

March 25, 2012 (Sunday)[]

Auto racing[]

  • Formula One:
    • Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang, Malaysia: (1) Fernando Alonso (ESP) (Ferrari) (2) Sergio Pérez (MEX) (Sauber–Ferrari) (3) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes)

Boxing[]

  • Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament:
    • Light flyweight: Billy Ward (AUS) def. (PNG) 21–19. Ward qualifies for the Olympics.
    • Flyweight: Jackson Woods (AUS) def. (PNG) by RSC. Woods qualifies for the Olympics.
    • Bantamweight: Ibrahim Balla (AUS) def. Gage Brown (NZL) 19–8. Balla qualifies for the Olympics.
    • Lightweight: Luke Jackson (AUS) def. (NZL) 18–5. Jackson qualifies for the Olympics.
    • Light welterweight: Jeff Horn (AUS) def. (SAM) by RSC. Horn qualifies for the Olympics.
    • Welterweight: Cameron Hammond (AUS) def. (NZL) 19–8. Hammond qualifies for the Olympics.
    • Middleweight: Jesse Ross (AUS) def. (KIR) 17–7. Ross qualifies for the Olympics.
    • Heavyweight: Jai Opetaia (AUS) def. David Light (NZL) 15–10. Opetaia qualifies for the Olympics.
    • Super heavyweight: Johan Linde (AUS) def. Uaine Fa (TGA) by RSCH. Linde qualifies for the Olympics.

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

Sumo[]

  • Haru basho (March grand tournament) in Osaka, Japan:
    • Hakuhō Shō defeats Kakuryū Rikisaburō in a playoff to win the tournament, and wins his 22nd makuuchi (top division) championship to tie former yokozuna Takanohana Kōji for 5th on the all-time list.
    • Despite losing in the playoff, Kakuryū achieves the de facto necessary number of 33 wins over the last three tournaments to be promoted to ōzeki.

March 24, 2012 (Saturday)[]

Football (soccer)[]

March 23, 2012 (Friday)[]

Basketball[]

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

March 22, 2012 (Thursday)[]

Basketball[]

  • Euroleague Quarterfinals Game 2:
    • Panathinaikos Greece 92–94 (OT) Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv
    • FC Barcelona Regal Spain 66–63 Russia UNICS Kazan
  • Israel Israeli Women's Cup Final: Maccabi Bnot Ashdod 63–50
    • Maccabi Bnot Ashdod win their first trophy, and the first ever major team sport title for a team from Ashdod.

Curling[]

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

Snooker[]

  • Championship League Final group in Stock, England:

March 21, 2012 (Wednesday)[]

Basketball[]

Curling[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • OFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament in Taupo, New Zealand (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
    • Group A:
      • American Samoa  1–16  Solomon Islands
      • Fiji  2–1  Vanuatu
        • Standings: Fiji 9 points, Vanuatu 6, Solomon Islands 3, American Samoa 0.
    • Group B: Tonga  0–10  New Zealand
      • Standings: New Zealand 6 points,  Papua New Guinea 3, Tonga 0.
  • UEFA Women's Champions League Quarterfinals, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
    • 1. FFC Frankfurt Germany 3–0 (0–1) Sweden LdB Malmö. 1. FFC Frankfurt win 3–1 on aggregate.
    • Brøndby IF Denmark 0–4 (0–4) France Lyon. Lyon win 8–0 on aggregate.
    • Göteborg Sweden 1–0 (1–3) England Arsenal. Arsenal win 3–2 on aggregate.
  • Copa Libertadores Second Stage:
  • AFC Champions League group stage:
    • Group C:
      • Al-Nasr United Arab Emirates 2–1 Qatar Lekhwiya
      • Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–1 Iran Sepahan
    • Group D:
      • Persepolis Iran 6–1 United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab
      • Al-Gharafa Qatar 3–3 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal
    • Group G:
      • Central Coast Mariners Australia 1–1 Japan Nagoya Grampus
      • Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea 1–1 China Tianjin Teda
    • Group H:
      • Kashiwa Reysol Japan 5–1 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
      • Guangzhou Evergrande China 1–2 Thailand Buriram United
  • AFC Cup group stage:
    • Group C:
      • VB Maldives 2–2 Kuwait Al-Kuwait
      • Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 0–0 Lebanon Al-Ahed
    • Group D:
    • Group G:
      • Chonburi Thailand 1–0 Singapore Home United
      • Citizen Hong Kong 2–1 Myanmar Yangon United
    • Group H:

March 20, 2012 (Tuesday)[]

Basketball[]

Curling[]

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • AFC Champions League group stage Matchday 2:
    • Group A:
      • Esteghlal Iran 0–0 Uzbekistan Nasaf Qarshi
      • Al-Jazira United Arab Emirates 3–2 Qatar Al-Rayyan
    • Group B:
      • Pakhtakor Uzbekistan 1–1 United Arab Emirates Bani Yas
      • Al-Arabi Qatar 1–3 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad
    • Group E:
      • Adelaide United Australia 2–0 Japan Gamba Osaka
      • Pohang Steelers South Korea 0–2 Uzbekistan Bunyodkor
    • Group F:
      • FC Tokyo Japan 2–2 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai
      • Beijing Guoan China 1–1 Australia Brisbane Roar
  • AFC Cup group stage Matchday 2:
    • Group A:
      • Al-Suwaiq Oman 0–0 Jordan Al-Faisaly
      • Al-Ittihad Syria 1–0 Kuwait Al-Qadsia
    • Group B:
      • Al-Oruba Yemen 2–2 Iraq Arbil
      • Kazma Kuwait 3–0 India East Bengal
    • Group E:
    • Group F:
  • Copa Libertadores Second Stage:

Snooker[]

  • Championship League Group seven in Stock, England:

March 19, 2012 (Monday)[]

Curling[]

March 18, 2012 (Sunday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • World Cup Final in Schladming, Austria:
    • Men's Slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) André Myhrer (SWE) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Felix Neureuther (GER) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mario Matt (AUT)
      • Slalom standings: (1) Myhrer 644 points (2) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 610 (3) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 560
        • Myhrer wins his first World Cup title.
      • Overall standings: (1) Hirscher 1355 points (2) Beat Feuz (SWI) 1330 (3) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 1131
        • Hirscher wins his first overall World Cup title.
    • Women's Giant Slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Anna Fenninger (AUT) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Federica Brignone (ITA)
      • Giant slalom standings: (1) Rebensburg 650 points (2) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 455 (3) Tessa Worley (FRA) 446
        • Rebensburg wins her second giant slalom World Cup title.
      • Overall standings: (1) Vonn 1980 points (2) Tina Maze (SLO) 1402 (3) Maria Höfl-Riesch (GER) 1227
        • Vonn wins her fourth overall World Cup title, and her 16th World Cup title.

Auto racing[]

  • Formula One:
    • Australian Grand Prix in Albert Park, Australia: (1) Jenson Button (GBR) (McLaren–Mercedes) (2) Sebastian Vettel (GER) (Red Bull–Renault) (3) Lewis Hamilton (GBR) (McLaren-Mercedes)
  • Sprint Cup Series:
    • Food City 500 in Bristol, Tennessee (all USA): (1) Brad Keselowski (Dodge; Penske Racing) (2) Matt Kenseth (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Martin Truex, Jr. (Toyota; Michael Waltrip Racing)

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia:
    • Men's 15 km Mass Start:
    • Women's 12.5 km Mass Start:

Cross-country skiing[]

  • World Cup in Falun, Sweden:
    • Men's 15 km Free Handicap Start:
    • Women's 10 km Free Handicap Start:

Curling[]

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

Freestyle skiing[]

Golf[]

  • PGA Tour:
    • Transitions Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida:
  • European Tour:
    • Open de Andalucia de Golf in Andalusia, Spain:
  • LPGA Tour:
    • RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup in Phoenix, Arizona:
  • Champions Tour:
    • Toshiba Classic in Newport Beach, California:

Ski jumping[]

Snooker[]

Tennis[]

  • ATP World Tour:
    • BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, United States:
      • Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. John Isner (USA) 7–6(9–7), 6–3
        • Federer wins his third title of the year and 73rd of his career, his fourth win at Indian Wells, also winning in 2004, 2005, and 2006, and his 19th career Masters win, tying the record held by Rafael Nadal.
  • WTA Tour:
    • BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, United States:
      • Final: Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 6–2, 6–3
        • Azarenka wins her fourth title of the year and 12th of her career. She is now 23–0 for the year. It's her third career Premier Mandatory event and seventh Premier overall.

March 17, 2012 (Saturday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • World Cup Final in Schladming, Austria:
    • Men's Giant Slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 2:25.53 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Hannes Reichelt (AUT) 2:25.79 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marcel Mathis (AUT) 2:26.08
      • Giant Slalom standings: (1) Hirscher 705 points (2) Ted Ligety (USA) 513 (3) Massimiliano Blardone (ITA) 408
        • Hirscher wins his first Giant Slalom World Cup title.
    • Women's Slalom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Michaela Kirchgasser (AUT) 1:32.57 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Veronika Zuzulová (SVK) 1:32.69 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marlies Schild (AUT) 1:33.08
      • Slalom standings: (1) Schild 760 points (2) Kirchgasser 452 (3) Tina Maze (SLO) 413
        • Schild wins her fourth Slalom World Cup title.

Auto racing[]

  • Nationwide Series:
    • Ford EcoBoost 300 at Bristol, Tennessee:

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia:
    • Men's 12.5 km Pursuit:
    • Women's 10 km Pursuit:

Cricket[]

Cross-country skiing[]

Curling[]

  • World Women's Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada:
    • Draw 1:
      •  Denmark –  Germany
      •  Italy –  Sweden
      •  South Korea –  Czech Republic
      •  Scotland –  Russia
    • Draw 2:
      •  Czech Republic –  Italy
      •  Canada –  United States
      •   Switzerland –  China
      •  South Korea –  Sweden

Cycling[]

Field hockey[]

Freestyle skiing[]

  • World Cup in Myrkdalen-Voss, Norway:
    • Men's Aerials:
    • Women's Aerials:

Rugby union[]

  • Six Nations Championship Week 5:
    • Italy  13–6  Scotland in Rome
    • Wales  16–9  France in Cardiff
    • England  30–9  Ireland in London
      • Standings: Wales 10 points, England 8, Ireland, France 5, Italy 2, Scotland 0.
      • Wales win the Championship for the 25th time.

Ski jumping[]

Snowboarding[]

  • World Cup in Valmalenco, Italy:
    • Men's Giant Slalom:
    • Women's Giant Slalom:

March 16, 2012 (Friday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • World Cup Final in Schladming, Austria:
    • Team Event: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Austria 2nd place, silver medalist(s)   Switzerland 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Sweden

Biathlon[]

  • World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia:
    • Men's 10 km Sprint: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martin Fourcade (FRA) 26:40.2 (0+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Arnd Peiffer (GER) 26:45.5 (0+1) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Fredrik Lindström (SWE) 26:46.9 (0+0)
      • Sprint standings: (1) Fourcade 423 points (2) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 378 (3) Carl Johan Bergman (SWE) 287
        • Fourcade wins his first Sprint World Cup title.
    • Women's 7.5 km Sprint: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 22:11.5 (1+1) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vita Semerenko (UKR) 22:14.7 (0+0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 22:27.7 (0+1)
      • Sprint standings: (1) Neuner 571 points (2) Domracheva 471 (3) Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 401
        • Neuner wins her second consecutive, and third overall, Sprint World Cup title.

Cross-country skiing[]

  • World Cup in Falun, Sweden:
    • Men's 3.75 km Free Individual: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Alex Harvey (CAN) 8:16.8 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dario Cologna (SUI) 8:17.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Devon Kershaw (CAN) 8:19.9
    • Women's 2.5 km Free Individual: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 6:54.4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 7:00.6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marthe Kristoffersen (NOR) 7:05.8

Football (soccer)[]

Horse racing[]

  • Cheltenham Gold Cup in Cheltenham, United Kingdom: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Synchronised (trainer: Jonjo O'Neill, jockey: Tony McCoy) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (trainer: , jockey: Tom Scudamore) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Long Run (trainer: Nicky Henderson, jockey: Sam Waley-Cohen)

Ski jumping[]

  • Men's World Cup in Planica, Slovenia:
    • HS 215 (Ski flying): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Robert Kranjec (SLO) 434.3 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Simon Ammann (SUI) 423.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Martin Koch (AUT) 418.6

Snowboarding[]

  • World Cup in Valmalenco, Italy:
    • Men's Snowboard Cross: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Konstantin Schad (GER) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Andrey Boldykov (RUS) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Lluis Marin Tarroch (AND)
      • Snowboard Cross Standings: (1) Pierre Vaultier (FRA) 3852 points (2) Boldykov 2930 (3) Nate Holland (USA) 2340
        • Vaultier wins his third World Cup Snowboard Cross title.
    • Women's Snowboard Cross: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jacqueline Hernandez (USA) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Nelly Moenne Loccoz (FRA) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Zoe Gillings (GBR)
      • Snowboard Cross Standings: (1) Dominique Maltais (CAN) 4200 points (2) Maëlle Ricker (CAN) 3950 (3) Aleksandra Zhekova (BUL) 3760
        • Maltais win her second consecutive World Cup Snowboard Cross title.

March 15, 2012 (Thursday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • World Cup Final in Schladming, Austria:
    • Men's Super-G: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Christof Innerhofer (ITA) 1:21.24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alexis Pinturault (FRA) 1:21.26 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 1:21.30
      • Super-G standings: (1) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 413 points (2) Didier Cuche (SUI) 400 (3) Beat Feuz (SUI) 368
        • Svindal wins his third World Cup Super-G title.
    • Women's Super-G: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 1:24.54 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Julia Mancuso (USA) 1:24.72 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marion Rolland (FRA) 1:24.75
      • Super-G standings: (1) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 453 (2) Mancuso 381 (3) Anna Fenninger (AUT) 369
        • Vonn wins her fourth consecutive World Cup Super-G title.

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • UEFA Europa League Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
    • Hannover 96 Germany 4–0 (2–2) Belgium Standard Liège. Hannover 96 win 6–2 on aggregate.
    • PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 1–1 (2–4) Spain Valencia. Valencia win 5–3 on aggregate.
    • Udinese Italy 2–1 (0–2) Netherlands AZ. AZ win 3–2 on aggregate.
    • Athletic Bilbao Spain 2–1 (3–2) England Manchester United. Athletic Bilbao win 5–3 on aggregate.
    • Olympiacos Greece 1–2 (1–0) Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv. 2–2 on aggregate; Metalist Kharkiv win on away goals.
    • Manchester City England 3–2 (0–1) Portugal Sporting CP. 3–3 on aggregate; Sporting CP win on away goals.
    • Schalke 04 Germany 4–1 (0–1) Netherlands Twente. Schalke 04 win 4–2 on aggregate.
    • Beşiktaş Turkey 0–3 (1–3) Spain Atlético Madrid. Atlético Madrid win 6–1 on aggregate.
  • UEFA Women's Champions League Quarterfinals first leg: LdB Malmö Sweden 1–0 Germany 1. FFC Frankfurt
  • Copa Libertadores Second Stage:
    • Group 1: Juan Aurich Peru 1–3 Brazil Santos
    • Group 2: Flamengo Brazil 3–3 Paraguay Olimpia
  • CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): UNAM Mexico 8–0 (1–2) El Salvador Isidro Metapán. UNAM win 9–2 on aggregate.
  • Iran Hazfi Cup Final: Esteghlal 0–0 (4–1 pen.) Shahin Bushehr
    • Esteghlal win the Cup for the sixth time.

March 14, 2012 (Wednesday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • World Cup Final in Schladming, Austria:
    • Men's Downhill: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 1:46.82 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Beat Feuz (SUI) 1:47.38 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Hannes Reichelt (AUT) 1:47.48
      • Downhill standings: (1) Klaus Kröll (AUT) 605 points (2) Feuz 598 (3) Didier Cuche (SUI) 521
        • Kröll wins his first World Cup discipline title.
    • Women's Downhill: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:46.56 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marion Rolland (FRA) 1:47.48 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tina Maze (SLO) 1:47.78
      • Downhill standings: (1) Vonn 690 points (2) Tina Weirather (LIE) 400 (3) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 384
        • Vonn wins her fifth successive World Cup downhill title.

Boxing[]

  • The British Boxing Board of Control withdraws Derek Chisora's boxing licence following a brawl with David Haye in Munich, Germany.[1]

Cross-country skiing[]

  • World Cup Final in Stockholm, Sweden:
    • Men's Sprint Classic: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Eirik Brandsdal (NOR) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Teodor Peterson (SWE) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Len Valjas (CAN)
      • Sprint standings: (1) Peterson 617 points (2) Nikolay Morilov (RUS) 494 (3) Brandsdal 483
        • Peterson wins his first discipline world title.
    • Women's Sprint Classic: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Julia Ivanova (RUS) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maiken Caspersen Falla (NOR)
      • Sprint standings: (1) Kikkan Randall (USA) 658 points (2) Falla 536 (3) Bjørgen 521
        • Randall wins her first discipline world title.

Football (soccer)[]

Snowboarding[]

  • World Cup in Valmalenco, Italy:
    • Men's Snowboard Cross:
    • Women's Snowboard Cross:

March 13, 2012 (Tuesday)[]

Cycling[]

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

March 12, 2012 (Monday)[]

March 11, 2012 (Sunday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:
    • Slalom:

Athletics[]

Auto racing[]

Biathlon[]

Cricket[]

Cross-country skiing[]

  • World Cup in Oslo, Norway:
    • 30 km Classic Mass Start women:

Curling[]

  • World Junior Championships in Östersund, Sweden:
    • Men:
      • Bronze Medal Game:  Norway 3–7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Scotland
      • Gold Medal Game: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Canada 10–4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Sweden
    • Women:
      • Bronze Medal Game:  Sweden 4–7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia
      • Gold Medal Game: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Scotland 6–5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Czech Republic

Cycling[]

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

Golf[]

Rugby union[]

  • Six Nations Championship Week 4:
    • France  22–24  England in Saint-Denis

Short track speed skating[]

  • World Championships in Shanghai, China:
    • Men overall: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR) 102 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Noh Jin-Kyu (KOR) 76 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Charles Hamelin (CAN) 52
    • Women overall: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Li Jianrou (CHN) 60 points 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Valérie Maltais (CAN) 47 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Arianna Fontana (ITA) 44

Ski jumping[]

Speed skating[]

Wrestling[]

  • European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia:

March 10, 2012 (Saturday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Men's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:
    • Giant slalom:
  • Women's World Cup in Åre, Sweden:
    • Slalom:

Athletics[]

Auto racing[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany:
    • Women's 4 x 6 km Relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany (Tina Bachmann, Magdalena Neuner, Miriam Gössner, Andrea Henkel) 1:09:33.0 (1+10) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France (Marie Laure Brunet, Sophie Boilley, Anais Bescond, Marie Dorin Habert) 1:10:01.5 (0+7) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Norway (Fanny Welle-Strand Horn, Elise Ringen, Synnøve Solemdal, Tora Berger) 1:10:12.5 (0+12)
      • Germany retain the world title, with the same team as the one that competed in 2011.
      • Bachmann and Gössner both win their second world title.
      • Neuner wins her second title of the championships and 12th title overall.
      • Henkel wins her eighth world title.

Cross-country skiing[]

  • World Cup in Oslo, Norway:
    • 50 km Classic Mass Start men:

Field hockey[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • CAF Champions League Preliminary round:
  • CAF Confederation Cup Preliminary round, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Gor Mahia Kenya 0–1 (0–3) Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo. Ferroviário de Maputo win 4–0 on aggregate.

Freestyle skiing[]

  • World Cup in Åre, Sweden:
    • Men's Dual Moguls:
    • Women's Dual Moguls:
  • World Cup in Moscow, Russia:
    • Men's Aerials:
    • Women's Aerials:
  • World Cup in Grindelwald, Switzerland:
    • Men's Ski Cross:
    • Women's Ski Cross:

Nordic combined[]

Rugby union[]

  • Six Nations Championship Week 4:
    • Wales  –  Italy in Cardiff
    • Ireland  –  Scotland in Dublin

Short track speed skating[]

  • World Championships in Shanghai, China:

Snowboarding[]

Speed skating[]

Wrestling[]

  • European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia:

March 9, 2012 (Friday)[]

Alpine skiing[]

  • Women's World Cup in Åre, Sweden:
    • Giant slalom:

Athletics[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany:
    • Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Norway (Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Rune Brattsveen, Tarjei Bø, Emil Hegle Svendsen) 1:17:26.8 (1+7) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  France (Jean-Guillaume Béatrix, Simon Fourcade, Alexis Bœuf, Martin Fourcade) 1:17:56.5 (0+10) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany (Simon Schempp, Andreas Birnbacher, Michael Greis, Arnd Peiffer) 1:18:19.8 (0+10)
      • Norway win the world title for the third time in succession.
      • Bjørndalen wins his second title of the championships and 18th title overall.
      • Svendsen wins his second title of the championships and seventh title overall.
      • Bø wins his fourth world title.

Cricket[]

  • ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates:  Scotland 205/9 (50 overs);  United Arab Emirates 209/8 (49.5 overs). United Arab Emirates win by 2 wickets.

Football (soccer)[]

Freestyle skiing[]

Nordic combined[]

Short track speed skating[]

  • World Championships in Shanghai, China:

Ski jumping[]

Speed skating[]

Wrestling[]

  • European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia:

March 8, 2012 (Thursday)[]

Cricket[]

Football (soccer)[]

Ski jumping[]

  • Men's World Cup in Trondheim, Norway:
    • HS 140: (1) Daiki Ito (JPN) (2) Richard Freitag (GER) (3) Simon Ammann (SWI)

Wrestling[]

  • European Championships in Belgrade, Serbia:

March 7, 2012 (Wednesday)[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany:
    • Women's 20 km Individual: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Tora Berger (NOR) 42:30.0 (1+0+0+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marie-Laure Brunet (FRA) 43:26.4 (0+0+0+1) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 43:41.4 (1+0+0+0)
      • Berger wins her second title of the championships and third overall.

Cricket[]

  • ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates:  Scotland 167 (48.5 overs);  United Arab Emirates 171/6 (47.5 overs). United Arab Emirates win by 4 wickets.

Football (soccer)[]

  • UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
    • APOEL Cyprus 1–0 (a.e.t.) (0–1) France Lyon. 1–1 on aggregate; APOEL win 4–3 on penalties.
    • Barcelona Spain 7–1 (3–1) Germany Bayer Leverkusen. Barcelona win 10–2 on aggregate.
      • Lionel Messi becomes the first player to score five goals in a match, in the Champions League era.
  • Copa Libertadores Second Stage:
  • AFC Champions League group stage, matchday 1:
    • Group A: Nasaf Qarshi Uzbekistan 2–4 United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira
    • Group C:
      • Sepahan Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr
      • Lekhwiya Qatar 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli
    • Group D:
      • Al-Shabab United Arab Emirates 0–0 Qatar Al-Gharafa
      • Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 1–1 Iran Persepolis
    • Group G:
      • Nagoya Grampus Japan 2–2 South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
      • Tianjin Teda China 0–0 Australia Central Coast Mariners
    • Group H:
      • Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors South Korea 1–5 China Guangzhou Evergrande
      • Buriram United Thailand 3–2 Japan Kashiwa Reysol
  • AFC Cup group stage, matchday 1:
    • Group C:
      • Al-Kuwait Kuwait 1–5 Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq
      • Al-Ahed Lebanon 5–3 Maldives VB
    • Group D:
    • Group E: Al-Shorta Syria 3–2 Iraq Al-Zawra'a
    • Group G:
      • Yangon United Myanmar 1–1 Thailand Chonburi
      • Home United Singapore 3–1 Hong Kong Citizen
    • Group H:
  • CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals, first leg:
    • Toronto FC Canada 2–2 United States Los Angeles Galaxy
    • Seattle Sounders United States 2–1 Mexico Santos Laguna

March 6, 2012 (Tuesday)[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany:
    • Men's 20 km Individual: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Jakov Fak (SLO) 46:48.2 (0+0+0+1) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Simon Fourcade (FRA) 46:55.2 (0+0+1+0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jaroslav Soukup (CZE) 47:00.5 (0+1+0+0)
      • Fak becomes the first Slovenian biathlete to win a world title.

Cricket[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship in Panama City, Panama (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
    • Group B:
      •   5–2  
      •   0–6  United States
        • Standings: United States 9 points, Panama 6, Guatemala 3, Cuba 0.
  • UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
    • Arsenal England 3–0 (0–4) Italy Milan. Milan win 4–3 on aggregate.
    • Benfica Portugal 2–0 (2–3) Russia Zenit St. Petersburg. Benfica win 4–3 on aggregate.
  • Copa Libertadores Second Stage:
  • AFC Champions League group stage Matchday 1:
    • Group A: Al-Rayyan Qatar 0–1 Iran Esteghlal
    • Group B:
      • Bani Yas United Arab Emirates 2–0 Qatar Al-Arabi
      • Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 4–0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
    • Group E:
      • Gamba Osaka Japan 0–3 South Korea Pohang Steelers
      • Bunyodkor Uzbekistan 1–2 Australia Adelaide United
    • Group F:
      • Brisbane Roar Australia 0–2 Japan FC Tokyo
      • Ulsan Hyundai South Korea 2–1 China Beijing Guoan
  • AFC Cup group stage Matchday 1:
    • Group A:
      • Al-Qadsia Kuwait 2–0 Oman Al-Suwaiq
      • Al-Faisaly Jordan 1–1 Syria Al-Ittihad
    • Group B:
      • East Bengal India 0–1 Yemen Al-Oruba
      • Arbil Iraq 1–1 Kuwait Kazma
    • Group E: Al-Tilal Yemen 1–2 Lebanon Safa
    • Group F:
  • CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals, first leg: Morelia Mexico 1–3 Mexico Monterrey
  • CAF Champions League preliminary round, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Diables Noirs Republic of the Congo 0–1 (0–1) Ivory Coast AFAD Djékanou. AFAD Djékanou wins 2–0 on aggregate.

March 5, 2012 (Monday)[]

Football (soccer)[]

March 4, 2012 (Sunday)[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany:
    • Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martin Fourcade (FRA) 33:39.4 (1+1+0+2) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Carl Johan Bergman (SWE) 33:44.6 (0+1+1+0) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anton Shipulin (RUS) 34:01.5 (1+0+0+0)
      • Fourcade retains his pursuit title, and wins his second title of the championships.
    • Women's 10 km Pursuit: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 29:39.6 (0+1+1+0) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 30:04.7 (0+1+0+2) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olga Vilukhina (RUS) 30:55.0 (0+0+1+0)
      • Domracheva wins her first world title.

Cricket[]

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship in Panama City, Panama:
  • CAF Champions League preliminary round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
    • Les Astres Cameroon 2–1 (0–1) Central African Republic DFC8. 2–2 on aggregate; DFC8 win on away goals.
    • Africa Sports Ivory Coast 2–0 (2–3) Gabon Missile. Africa Sports win 4–3 on aggregate.
    • Horoya AC Guinea 1–0 (0–0) Sierra Leone Ports Authority. Horoya AC win 1–0 on aggregate.
    • APR Rwanda 1–0 (0–0) Kenya Tusker. APR win 1–0 on aggregate.
    • Ethiopian Coffee Ethiopia 4–1 (0–1) Comoros Coin Nord. Ethiopian Coffee win 4–2 on aggregate.
    • Tonnerre Benin 1–0 (0–0) Niger ASGNN. Tonnerre win 1–0 on aggregate.
    • Lesotho Correctional Services Lesotho 0–0 (0–3) Uganda URA. URA win 3–0 on aggregate.
    • Dolphins Nigeria 3–0 (3–0) Equatorial Guinea CD Elá Nguema. Dolphins win 6–0 on aggregate.
    • Berekum Chelsea Ghana 3–0 (2–0) Liberia LISCR. Berekum Chelsea win 5–0 on aggregate.
    • Power Dynamos Zambia 3–0 (5–1) Madagascar Japan Actuel's. Power Dynamos win 8–1 on aggregate.
  • CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
    • Motor Action Zimbabwe 0–2 (1–1) South Africa Black Leopards. Black Leopards win 3–1 on aggregate.
    • Simba Tanzania 2–1 (1–1) Rwanda Kiyovu Sports. Simba win 3–2 on aggregate.
    • AS Tempête Mocaf Central African Republic 2–2 (0–2) Republic of the Congo AC Léopard. AC Léopard win 4–2 on aggregate.
    • Sahel SC Niger 2–2 (0–2) Chad Renaissance FC. Renaissance FC win 4–2 on aggregate.
    • Casa Sport Senegal 1–0 (a.e.t.) (0–1) The Gambia GAMTEL. 1–1 on aggregate; GAMTEL win 4–3 on penalties.
    • TANA Madagascar 2–0 (1–2) Botswana Extension Gunners. TANA win 3–2 on aggregate.
    • Hwange Zimbabwe 4–1 (3–0) Zanzibar Jamhuri. Hwange win 7–1 on aggregate.

March 3, 2012 (Saturday)[]

Biathlon[]

  • World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany:
    • Men's 10 km Sprint: 1st place, gold medalist(s) Martin Fourcade (FRA) 24:18.6 (1+1) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 24:33.7 (1+1) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Carl Johan Bergman (SWE) 24:36.3 (0+0)
      • Fourcade wins his first world sprint title and second title overall.
    • Women's 7.5 km Sprint (all 0+0): 1st place, gold medalist(s) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 21:07.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Darya Domracheva (BLR) 21:22.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Vita Semerenko (UKR) 21:44.6
      • Neuner wins her third world sprint title and eleventh title overall.

Football (soccer)[]

  • CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship in Panama City, Panama:
  • CAF Champions League preliminary round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
    • Zamalek Egypt 1–0 (1–1) Tanzania Young Africans. Zamalek win 2–1 on aggregate.
    • Recreativo do Libolo Angola 1–1 (3–1) South Africa Orlando Pirates. Recreativo do Libolo win 4–2 on aggregate.
    • US Ouakam Senegal 0–1 (a.e.t.) (1–0) The Gambia Brikama United. 1–1 on aggregate; Brikama United win 3–1 on penalties.
    • FC Platinum Zimbabwe 4–0 (4–2) Eswatini Green Mamba. FC Platinum win 8–2 on aggregate.
  • CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
    • Étoile Filante Burkina Faso 2–0 (0–1) Benin Dragons. Étoine Filante win 2–1 on aggregate.
    • FC Kallon Sierra Leone 2–0 (0–1) Cameroon Union Douala. FC Kallon win 2–1 on aggregate.
    • Royal Leopards Eswatini 1–0 (0–0) Zambia Red Arrows. Royal Leopards win 1–0 on aggregate.
    • Saint-George SA Ethiopia 4–0 (1–0) Gabon AS Mangasport. Saint-George SA win 5–0 on aggregate.
    • Unisport Bafang Cameroon 0–0 (1–0) Ivory Coast Séwé Sports. Unisport Bafang win 1–0 on aggregate.
    • Atlético Semu Equatorial Guinea 0–2 (0–3) Burundi LLB Académic. LLB Académic win 5–0 on aggregate.

Mixed martial arts[]

  • UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann in Sydney, Australia:
    • Middleweight bout: Costas Philippou (CYP) def. Court McGee (USA) via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
    • Flyweight bout: Demetrious Johnson (USA) and Ian McCall (USA) fought to a majority draw (29–28, 29–29, 28–28)
    • Flyweight bout: Joseph Benavidez (USA) def. Yasuhiro Urushitani (JPN) via TKO (punches)
    • Welterweight bout: Martin Kampmann (DEN) def. Thiago Alves (BRA) via submission (guillotine choke)
  • Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey in Columbus, Ohio, United States (USA unless stated):
    • Middleweight bout: Ronaldo Souza (BRA) def. Bristol Marunde via submission (arm-triangle choke)
    • Middleweight bout: Lumumba Sayers def. Scott Smith via submission (guillotine choke)
    • Welterweight bout: Kazuo Misaki (JPN) def. Paul Daley (ENG) via split decision (30–27, 28–29, 29–28)
    • Lightweight bout: Josh Thomson def. Karl James Noons via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)
    • Women's Bantamweight Championship bout: Ronda Rousey def. Miesha Tate (c) via submission (armbar)

March 2, 2012 (Friday)[]

Equestrianism[]

  • Show jumping – Nations Cup Promotional League:
    • Nations Cup of the United States in Wellington, Florida: 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Germany (Jörg Oppermann, David Will, Johannes Ehning, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ireland (Shane Sweetnam, Richie Moloney, Darragh Kerins, Cian O'Connor) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada (Ian Millar, Tiffany Foster, Yann Candele, Eric Lamaze)

Football (soccer)[]

March 1, 2012 (Thursday)[]

Basketball[]

  • Euroleague Top 16 matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):

Biathlon[]

Football (soccer)[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dereck Chisora has his licence withdrawn following Haye clash". BBC Sport. March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
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