Auto racing

• Nationwide Series:
  • Sam's Town 300 in Las Vegas, Nevada
    • (1) Greg Biffle (2) Carl Edwards (3) Brian Vickers

Cricket

• England in West Indies:
  • 4th Test in Bridgetown, Barbados, day 3:
    •  England 600/6d;  West Indies 398/5 (Ramnaresh Sarwan 184*). West Indies trail by 202 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the first innings.
• Australia in South Africa:
  • 1st Test in Johannesburg, day 3:
    •  Australia 466 and 51/1;  South Africa 220 (AB de Villiers 104*). Australia led by 297 runs with 9 wickets remaining.

Football (soccer)

• A-League Grand Final in Melbourne:
  • Melbourne Victory 1–0 Adelaide United
    • Victory win their second A-League Grand Final thanks to a 60th-minute strike from Tom Pondeljak.

Rugby union

• Six Nations Championship, week 3:
  • Scotland  26–6  Italy in Edinburgh
  • Ireland 14–13  England in Dublin
    • Ireland score its third win and lead the standings on 6 points, ahead of France and Wales with 4 points.

Tennis

• ATP Tour:
  • Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
    • Final: Novak Djokovic def. David Ferrer 7–5, 6–3
  • Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Mexico:
    • Final: Nicolás Almagro def. Gaël Monfils, 6–4, 6–4
      • Almagro successfully defends his title from last year.
• WTA Tour:
  • Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Mexico:
    • Final: Venus Williams def. Flavia Pennetta 6–1, 6–2
      • Venus Williams wins two tournaments in successive weeks.

Winter sports

Cricket

• England in West Indies:
  • 4th Test in Bridgetown, Barbados, day 2:
    •  England 600/6d (Ravi Bopara 104, Paul Collingwood 96);  West Indies 85/1. West Indies trail by 515 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the first innings.
• Australia in South Africa:
  • 1st Test in Johannesburg, day 2:
    •  Australia 466 (Marcus North 117);  South Africa 85/3. South Africa trail by 381 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the first innings.
• India in New Zealand:
  • 2nd Twenty20 in Wellington:
    •  India 149/6 (20/20 ov);  New Zealand 150/5 (20/20 ov). New Zealand win by 5 wickets on the last ball and win the series 2–0.

Rugby union

• Six Nations Championship, week 3:
  • France  21–16  Wales in Paris
    • In the tournament's first ever Friday night match, France rallied from ten points behind to stop Wales' winning streak at eight matches, and inflict coach Warren Gatland's first defeat as Welsh head coach.

Winter sports

Basketball

• Euroleague Top 16, week 4:
  • Group E:
    • Olympiacos 84–71 Asseco Prokom Sopot
      • Olympiacos and TAU Cerámica lead the group on 3–1. Sopot (0–4) is eliminated from quarterfinals contention.
  • Group F:
    • Maccabi Tel Aviv 69–73 Real Madrid
      • Real Madrid (4–0) score its first win in Tel Aviv in 13 years and advance to the quarterfinals. Maccabi is 0–5 against Spanish teams this season.
    • ALBA Berlin 57–75 Regal FC Barcelona
      • Barcelona (3–1) is on the brink of qualifying to the quarterfinals, while ALBA (0–4) is eliminated.
  • Group G:
    • Lottomatica Roma 71–90 Panathinaikos
      • Panathinaikos (4–0) and Partizan (3–1) advance to the quarterfinals, while Roma and Málaga are eliminated.

Cricket

• England in West Indies:
  • 4th Test in Bridgetown, Barbados, day 1:
    •  England 301/3 (Andrew Strauss 142, Alastair Cook 94)
• Australia in South Africa:
  • 1st Test in Johannesburg, day 1:
    •  Australia 254/5 (Ricky Ponting 83)

Football (soccer)

• UEFA Cup round of 32, second leg:
  (Teams in bold advance to the last-16 round; first leg score in parentheses)
  • CSKA Moscow 2–0 (1–1) Aston Villa
  • Metalist Kharkiv 2–0 (1–0) Sampdoria
  • Hamburg 1–0 (3–0) NEC
  • Twente 0–1(AET) (1–0) Marseille
    • Marseille wins 7–6 on penalties.
  • Wolfsburg 1–3 (0–2) Paris Saint-Germain
  • Galatasaray 4–3 (0–0) Bordeaux
  • Stuttgart 1–2 (1–2) Zenit St. Petersburg
  • Milan 2–2 (1–1) Werder Bremen
    • Bremen win on away goals.
  • Standard Liège 1–1 (0–3) Braga
  • Udinese 2–1 (2–2) Lech Poznań
  • Manchester City 2–1 (2–2) Copenhagen
  • Ajax 1–1 (1–0) Fiorentina
  • Saint-Étienne 2–1 (3–1) Olympiacos
  • Deportivo 1–3 (0–3) Aalborg BK
  • Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 (0–2) Shakhtar Donetsk
  • Valencia 2–2 (1–1) Dynamo Kyiv
    • Dynamo win on away goals.
• Copa Libertadores group stage:
  • Group 5:
    • Estudiantes 1–0 Universitario de Sucre
  • Group 8:
    • San Luis 0–1 Libertad
• CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals, first leg:
  • Puerto Rico Islanders 2–1 Marathón

Winter sports

Basketball

• Euroleague Top 16, week 4:
  • Group E:
    • AJ Milano 74–107 TAU Cerámica
  • Group G:
    • Unicaja Málaga 74–78 (OT) Partizan Igokea
  • Group H:
    • CSKA Moscow 95–71 Montepaschi Siena
    • Fenerbahçe Ülker 64–86 Cibona Zagreb

Cricket

• Sri Lanka in Pakistan:
  • 1st Test in Karachi, day 5:
    •  Sri Lanka 644/7d & 144/5 (Kumar Sangakkara 65);  Pakistan 765/6d (Younis Khan 313). Match drawn.
• India in New Zealand:
  • 1st Twenty20 in Christchurch:
    •  India 162/8 (Suresh Raina 61*);  New Zealand 166/3 (18.5 ov) (Brendon McCullum 56*). New Zealand win by 7 wickets and lead the 2-match Twenty20 series 1–0.

Football (soccer)

• Champions League First knockout round, first leg:
  • Chelsea 1–0 Juventus
  • Villarreal 1–1 Panathinaikos
  • Sporting Lisbon 0–5 Bayern Munich
  • Real Madrid 0–1 Liverpool
• Copa Libertadores group stage:
  • Group 5:
    • Deportivo Quito 1–1 Cruzeiro
  • Group 6:
    • Caracas 3–1 Lanús
    • Guadalajara 6–2 Everton
  • Group 7:
    • Grêmio 0–0 Universidad de Chile
• CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals, first leg:
  • Montreal Impact 2–0 Santos Laguna
  • Cruz Azul 1–0 UNAM

Winter sports

Cricket

• Sri Lanka in Pakistan:
  • 1st Test in Karachi, day 4:
    •  Sri Lanka 644/7d;  Pakistan 574/5 (Younis Khan 306*). Pakistan trail by 70 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the first innings.
      The Test sees two historic milestones:
      • For the first time in Test history, both captains (Younis and Mahela Jayawardene) hit innings of 200 or more.
      • The three double centuries so far in the match tie a Test record set in 1965 by the West Indies and Australia.

Football (soccer)

• Champions League First knockout round, first leg:
  • Atlético Madrid 2–2 Porto
  • Lyon 1–1 Barcelona
  • Arsenal 1–0 Roma
  • Internazionale 0–0 Manchester United
• Copa Libertadores group stage:
  • Group 2:
    • Deportivo Cuenca 4–0 Guaraní
  • Group 4:
    • Independiente Medellín 0–0 Defensor Sporting
• CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals, first leg:
  • Houston Dynamo 1–1 Atlante

Winter sports

Cricket

• Sri Lanka in Pakistan:
  • 1st Test in Karachi, day 3:
    •  Sri Lanka 644/7d;  Pakistan 296/3 (Younis Khan 149*). Pakistan trail by 348 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the first innings.

Auto racing

• Sprint Cup Series:
  • Auto Club 500 in Fontana, California:
    • (1) Matt Kenseth (2) Jeff Gordon (3) Kyle Busch
      • Kenseth, who won the Daytona 500 last week, becomes the first driver to win the first two races of a Cup season since Gordon in 1997.
• A1 Grand Prix:
  • Grand Prix of Nations, South Africa in Midrand, South Africa:
    • Sprint Race: (1) Netherlands (Jeroen Bleekemolen) (2) Portugal (Filipe Albuquerque) (3) Switzerland (Neel Jani)
    • Feature Race: (1) Switzerland (2) Brazil (Felipe Guimarães) (3) Monaco (Clivio Piccione)
      • Standings: (1) Switzerland 73 (2) Ireland 70 (3) Portugal 64

Basketball

• Greek Cup Final in Ellinikon:
  • Olympiacos 70–80 Panathinaikos
• Italian Cup Final in Casalecchio di Reno:
  • Montepaschi Siena 70–69 Virtus Bologna
• Spanish Cup Final in Madrid:
  • TAU Cerámica 100–98 (OT) Unicaja Málaga
• French Cup Final in Le Havre:
  • Orléans 64–74 Le Mans
• Turkish Cup Final in İzmir:
  • Efes Pilsen 79–70 Erdemirspor

Cricket

• Sri Lanka in Pakistan:
  • 1st Test in Karachi, day 2:
    •  Sri Lanka 644/7d (Mahela Jayawardene 240, Thilan Samaraweera 231);  Pakistan 44/1. Pakistan trail by 600 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the first innings.
      • Jayawardene and Samaraweera put on a stand of 437 for the fourth wicket – breaking the world record of 411 set in May 1957 by England's Peter May and Colin Cowdrey. The 437 stand is also the eighth-highest recorded stand in the history of Test cricket, and is the fourth-highest stand in Sri Lankan history.

Golf

• PGA Tour:
  • Northern Trust Open in Pacific Palisades, California:
    • Winner: Phil Mickelson 269 (−15)
      • Mickelson successfully defends his title from last year.
• European Tour:
  • Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth, Australia:
    • Winner: Danny Lee (am) 271 (−17)
      • Lee becomes the youngest winner in European Tour history, aged 18 years and 213 days – breaking the record of Dale Hayes, who was 77 days older when he won the 1971 Dutch Open. As Lee is an amateur, he is not entitled to the prize money of $304,286.

Snooker

• Welsh Open in Newport, United Kingdom:
  • Final: Ali Carter 9–5 Joe Swail

Tennis

• ATP Tour:
  • Open 13 in Marseille, France:
    • Final: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga def. Michaël Llodra, 7–5, 7–6(3)
      • Tsonga wins his second title in three weeks.
  • Copa Telmex in Buenos Aires, Argentina:
    • Final: Tommy Robredo def. Juan Mónaco, 7–5, 2–6, 7–6(5)
      • Robredo wins a title for the second consecutive week.
  • Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Tennessee, United States:
    • Final: Andy Roddick def. Radek Štěpánek, 7–5, 7–5
• WTA Tour:
  • Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá, Colombia:
    • Final: María José Martínez Sánchez def. Gisela Dulko, 6–3, 6–2
      • Martínez wins the first WTA title of her career.

Winter sports

Auto racing

• Nationwide Series:
  • Stater Brothers 300 in Fontana, California
    • (1) Kyle Busch (2) Kevin Harvick (3) Joey Logano
      • Busch, who won the San Bernardino County 200 in the Truck Series earlier today, becomes the first driver in NASCAR history to win races in two national touring series on the same day.

Basketball

• 21 Feb:
  • Russian Cup Final:
    • Dynamo Moscow 60–81 UNICS Kazan

Cricket

• Sri Lanka in Pakistan:
  • 1st Test in Karachi, day 1:
    •  Sri Lanka 406/3 (Mahela Jayawardene 136 *, Thilan Samaraweera 130*)

Tennis

• WTA Tour:
  • Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
    • Final: Venus Williams beat Virginie Razzano 6–4, 6–2
      • Venus Williams wins the 40th title of her career.
  • Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup in Memphis, Tennessee, United States:
    • Final: Victoria Azarenka beat Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 6–1

Winter sports

Winter sports

Basketball

• Israeli State Cup Final in Tel Aviv:
  • Hapoel Holon 69–68 Maccabi Haifa
    • Brian Tolbert scores a three-pointer as time expires to give Holon its first Cup in history.

Cricket

• England in West Indies:
  • 3rd Test in St John's, Antigua, day 5:
    •  England 566/9d and 221/8d;  West Indies 285 and 370/9 (Ramnaresh Sarwan 106). Match drawn, West Indies lead 5-match series 1–0.

Football (soccer)

• UEFA Cup round of 32, first leg:
  • Lech Poznań 2–2 Udinese
  • Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur
  • Copenhagen 2–2 Manchester City
  • Marseille 0–1 Twente
  • Fiorentina 0–1 Ajax
• Copa Libertadores group stage:
  • Group 5:
    • Cruzeiro 3–0 Estudiantes
  • Group 8:
    • Universitario 1–0 San Lorenzo

Golf

• Tiger Woods announces that his first event since knee surgery after the 2008 U.S. Open will be next week's Accenture Match Play Championship. (ESPN)

Winter sports

Cricket

• England in West Indies:
  • 3rd Test in St John's, Antigua, day 4:
    •  England 566/9d and 221/8d;  West Indies 285 and 143/3. West Indies require another 360 runs with 7 wickets remaining.

Football (soccer)

• UEFA Cup round of 32, first leg:
  • Olympiacos 1–3 Saint-Étienne
  • Zenit St. Petersburg 2–1 Stuttgart
  • Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 Valencia
  • Aston Villa 1–1 CSKA Moscow
  • Werder Bremen 1–1 Milan
  • Sampdoria 0–1 Metalist Kharkiv
  • N.E.C. Nijmegen 0–3 Hamburg
  • Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Wolfsburg
  • Bordeaux 0–0 Galatasaray
  • Aalborg BK 3–0 Deportivo
  • Braga 3–0 Standard Liège
• Copa Libertadores group stage:
  • Group 1:
    • Colo-Colo 1–2 Sport Recife
  • Group 3:
    • Nacional 0–3 Nacional
  • Group 4:
    • São Paulo 1–1 Independiente Medellín

Winter sports

Cricket

• England in West Indies:
  • 3rd Test in St John's, Antigua, day 3:
    •  England 566/9d and 31/1;  West Indies 285. England led by 312 runs with 9 wickets remaining.

Football (soccer)

• Copa Libertadores group stage:
  • Group 1:
    • LDU Quito 3–2 Palmeiras
  • Group 2:
    • Boca Juniors 1–0 Deportivo Cuenca
  • Group 6:
    • Everton 1–0 Caracas

Winter sports

Cricket

• England in West Indies:
  • 3rd Test in St John's, Antigua, day 2:
    •  England 566/9d (Andrew Strauss 169, Paul Collingwood 113);  West Indies 55/1. West Indies trail by 511 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the first innings.

Golf

• PGA Tour:
  • AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in Pebble Beach, California
    • Winner: Dustin Johnson 201 (−15). Tournament suspended after 54 holes due to unplayable course conditions.

Auto racing

• Sprint Cup Series:
  • Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Florida:
    • (1) Matt Kenseth (2) Kevin Harvick (3) A. J. Allmendinger
      • Race cut to 380 miles (610 km) due to rain.
• World Rally Championship:
  • Rally Norway:
    • (1) Sébastien Loeb Citroën C4 3:28:15.9 (2) Mikko Hirvonen Ford Focus 3:28:25.7 (3) Jari Matti Latvala Ford Focus 3:29:37.7
      • Drivers overall standings: (1) Loeb 20 pts (2) Hirvonen 14 (3) Dani Sordo 12

Basketball

• NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix, Arizona:
  • West 146, East 119.
    • The MVP Award is shared by Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant and Phoenix Suns' Shaquille O'Neal, each winning the award for the third time.

Cricket

• England in West Indies:
  • 3rd Test in St John's, Antigua, day 1:
    •  England 301/3 (Andrew Strauss 169)
• New Zealand in Australia:
  • Only T20I in Sydney:
    •  Australia 150/7 (20/20 ov);  New Zealand 149/5 (20/20 ov). Australia win by 1 run.

Golf

• PGA Tour:
  • AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in Pebble Beach, California
    • Final round postponed until Monday due to severe weather.
• European Tour:
  • Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:
    • Winner: Anthony Kang 271 (−17)

Rugby union

• Six Nations Championship, week 2:
  • Italy  9–38 Ireland in Rome
    • Ireland top the table on 4 points from 2 matches, ahead of Wales on scoring differential.
• Sevens World Series:
  • USA Sevens in San Diego:
    • Final:  England 14–19  Argentina
      • Standings after 4 of 8 events: (1)  South Africa &  England 60 pts (3)  New Zealand 52

Tennis

• ATP Tour:
  • SAP Open in San Jose, California, United States:
    • Final: Radek Štěpánek def. Mardy Fish 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
  • ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands:
    • Final: Andy Murray def. Rafael Nadal 6–3, 4–6, 6–0
• WTA Tour:
  • Open Gaz de France in Paris, France:
    • Final: Amélie Mauresmo def. Elena Dementieva 7–6(7), 2–6, 6–4
  • Pattaya Women's Open in Pattaya, Thailand:
    • Final: Vera Zvonareva def. Sania Mirza 7–5, 6–1

Winter sports

Auto racing

• Nationwide Series:
  • Camping World 300 in Daytona Beach, Florida
    • (1) Tony Stewart

Basketball

• NBA All-Star Saturday Night
  • Slam Dunk Contest: Nate Robinson of the New York Knicks reclaims the championship after beating defending champion Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard garnering 52% of the fan vote. Robinson's dunk include jumping over Howard's shoulder, while Howard dunked on an 11-foot basket.
  • Three-Point Shootout: Daequan Cook of the Miami Heat forced overtime and won on the extra shootout against Rashard Lewis of the Orlando Magic. Cook converted his last 4 shots to tie Lewis; in the extra shootout, Lewis got cold as he tallied only 7 points against Cook's 19.
  • Skills Challenge: Chicago Bull Derrick Rose dunked on the final stunt to clinch the Skills Challenge championship over Devin Harris of the New Jersey Nets.
  • Shooting Stars Competition: Team Detroit won over Team Phoenix

Golf

• LPGA Tour:
  • SBS Open at Turtle Bay in Kahuku, Hawaiʻi
    • Winner: Angela Stanford 206 (−10)

Rugby union

• Six Nations Championship, week 2:
  • France  22–13  Scotland in Paris
  • Wales  23–15  England in Cardiff
    • Wales lead the standings with 4 points from 2 matches.

Tennis

• ATP Tour:
  • Brasil Open in Costa do Sauípe, Brazil
    • Final: Tommy Robredo beat Thomaz Bellucci 6–3, 3–6, 6–4

Winter sports

Baseball

• The City Commission of Miami, Florida, defeats a construction agreement that would have permitted the construction of Marlins Park, a new baseball stadium for the Florida Marlins, by a vote of 2–2 with one absence. The deal will be renegotiated and is rescheduled for a new meeting on 12 March.

Basketball

• NBA All-Star Weekend:
  • Rookie Challenge: Sophomores 122, Rookies 116. Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder won the MVP honors with a Rookie Challenge scoring record of 46 points.

Cricket

• England in West Indies:
  • 2nd Test in North Sound, Antigua, day 1:
    •  England 7/0;  West Indies. Match drawn, West Indies lead 5-match series 1–0.
      • The match is abandoned after only ten balls being bowled due to overly sandy outfield that made bowling impossible. The series will be extended to five matches and resume on Sunday, at the nearby Antigua Recreation Ground.
• New Zealand in Australia:
  • 5th ODI in Brisbane:
    •  Australia 168/4 (22/22 ov);  New Zealand 123/6 (14/20 ov). No result, 5-match series tied 2–2.

Winter sports

Auto racing

• Sprint Cup Series:
  • Gatorade Duel in Daytona Beach, Florida
    • Winners: Jeff Gordon & Kyle Busch

Basketball

• Euroleague Top 16, week 3:
  • Group F:
    • Regal FC Barcelona 85–69 ALBA Berlin
    • Real Madrid 98–79 Maccabi Tel Aviv
  • Group G:
    • Panathinaikos 92–67 Lottomatica Roma
  • Group H:
    • Cibona Zagreb 55–65 Fenerbahçe Ülker
      • Real Madrid and Panathinaikos are unbeaten after 3 games.

Football (soccer)

• Copa Libertadores group stage:
  • Group 3:
    • Nacional 2–1 U. San Martín
    • River Plate 1–0 Nacional
  • Group 5:
    • Universitario de Sucre 1–1 Deportivo Quito

Winter sports

American football

• NFL news:
  • Three-time MVP Brett Favre announces his retirement. Unlike last postseason, when he initially announced his retirement but decided to return, he filed official retirement papers with the NFL offices. (ESPN)

Basketball

• Euroleague Top 16, week 3:
  • Group E:
    • Asseco Prokom Sopot 68–93 Olympiacos
    • TAU Cerámica 108–90 AJ Milano
  • Group G:
    • Partizan Igokea 60–59 Unicaja Málaga
  • Group H:
    • Montepaschi Siena 74–56 CSKA Moscow
• PBA Philippine Cup Finals:
  • Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 93, Alaska Aces 89, Talk 'N Text wins championship series, 4–3
    • The franchise of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company wins their third PBA championship and second Philippine Cup.

Football (soccer)

• 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying:
  • AFC (Asia) Fourth round, matchday 5:
    • Group A:
      • Japan  0–0  Australia
        • The draw leaves both teams undefeated, with Australia on top with 10 pts, 2 ahead of Japan.
      • Uzbekistan  0–1  Bahrain
        • Bahrain gets level with Qatar in third place on 4 points, while Uzbekistan is at the bottom with just 1-point.
    • Group B:
      • Iran  1–1  South Korea
        • Both teams remain unbeaten. South Korea at the top with 8 points, Iran in third place on 6 points.
      • North Korea  1–0  Saudi Arabia
        • North Korea climb to second place on 7 points, Saudi Arabia in fourth place on 4 pts.
  • UEFA (Europe):
    • Group 1:
      • Malta  0–0  Albania
    • Group 3:
      • San Marino  0–3  Northern Ireland
    • Group 8:
      • Republic of Ireland  2–1  Georgia
        • Ireland gets level with Italy at the top on 10 points.
  • CONCACAF (North-Central America) Fourth round, matchday 1:
    • United States  2–0  Mexico
      • The Americans keep their nine-year home unbeaten streak against their continental rivals alive with a pair of goals from Michael Bradley.
    • El Salvador  2–2  Trinidad and Tobago
      • The Salvadorans come back from 0–2 down to earn a draw with a pair of late goals from William Romero.
    • Costa Rica  2–0  Honduras
• Friendly internationals (selected):
  • Germany  0–1  Norway
  • France  0–2  Argentina
  • Spain  2–0  England
• Copa Libertadores group stage:
  • Group 6:
    • Lanús 1–1 Guadalajara
  • Group 8:
    • San Lorenzo 4–1 San Luis
    • Libertad 2–1 Universitario

Winter sports

Cricket

• India in Sri Lanka:
  • Twenty20 at Colombo:
    •  Sri Lanka 171/4 (20/20 ov);  India 174/7 (19.2/20 ov). India win by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining).
• New Zealand in Australia:
  • 4th ODI in Adelaide:
    •  New Zealand 244/8 (50 ov);  Australia 247/4 (48.2 ov). Australia win by 6 wickets and levels the 5-match series 2–2.

Football (soccer)

• International friendly in London:
  •  Brazil 2–0  Italy
• Copa Libertadores group stage:
  • Group 2:
    • Guaraní 1–2 Deportivo Táchira
  • Group 4:
    • Defensor Sporting 1–0 América de Cali
  • Group 7:
    • Aurora 0–3 Boyacá Chicó

Baseball

• Alex Rodriguez admits that he used performance-enhancing drugs from 2001 to 2003. (ESPN)

Winter sports

American football

• NFL:
  • Pro Bowl in Honolulu:
    • NFC 30, AFC 21
      • The Arizona Cardinals' wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald scores two touchdowns for the NFC and is named the game's MVP.

Cricket

• India in Sri Lanka:
  • 5th ODI at Colombo:
    •  Sri Lanka 320/8 (50 ov);  India 252 (48.5 ov). Sri Lanka win by 68 runs. India win 5-match series 4–1
• New Zealand in Australia:
  • 3rd ODI in Sydney:
    •  Australia 301/9 (50 ov);  New Zealand 269 (47.3 ov). Australia win by 32 runs. New Zealand lead 5-match series 2–1

Golf

• PGA Tour:
  • Buick Invitational in La Jolla, California:
    • Winner: Nick Watney 277 (−11)
• European Tour:
  • Indian Masters in Delhi, India: Cancelled

Ice hockey

• Olympic men's qualifying tournament:
  (teams in bold qualify to 2010 Olympic tournament)
  • Group E in Hanover, Germany
    • Japan  2–5  Austria
    • Germany  2–1  Slovenia
  • Group F in Riga, Latvia
    • Hungary  3–4(SO)  Ukraine
    • Latvia  4–1  Italy
  • Group G in Oslo, Norway
    • Kazakhstan  8–2  France
    • Norway  5–3  Denmark

Rugby union

• Six Nations Championship, week 1:
  • Scotland  13–26  Wales in Edinburgh

Tennis

• ATP Tour:
  • Movistar Open in Viña del Mar, Chile:
    • Final: Fernando González beat José Acasuso 6–1, 6–3
  • PBZ Zagreb Indoors in Zagreb, Croatia:
    • Final: Marin Čilić beat Mario Ančić 6–3, 6–4
  • SA Tennis Open in Johannesburg, South Africa:
    • Final: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Jérémy Chardy 6–4, 7–6 (5)
• Fed Cup:
  • World Group first round, day 2:
    •  Russia 5–0  China in Moscow, Russia
    •  France 0–5  Italy in Orléans, France
    •  United States 3–2  Argentina in Surprise, Arizona, United States
    •  Czech Republic 4–1  Spain in Brno, Czech Republic
      • In the semifinals, Italy will host Russia and Czech Republic host USA.
  • World Group II first round, day 2:
    •  Slovakia 4–1  Belgium in Bratislava, Slovak Republic
    •   Switzerland 2–3  Germany in Zürich, Switzerland
    •  Serbia 4–1  Japan in Belgrade, Serbia
    •  Ukraine 3–2  Israel in Kharkiv, Ukraine

Winter sports

Auto racing

• Sprint Cup Series:
  • Budweiser Shootout in Daytona Beach, Florida:
    • (1) Kevin Harvick (2) Jamie McMurray (3) Tony Stewart

Cricket

• England in West Indies:
  • 1st Test in Kingston, Jamaica, day 4:
    •  England 318 and 51;  West Indies 392. West Indies win by an innings and 23 runs, lead 4-match series 1–0.
      • England's 51 is their third-lowest Test innings score in history.

Ice hockey

• Olympic men's qualifying tournament:
  • Group E in Hanover, Germany
    • Slovenia  4–5(SO)  Japan
    • Austria  1–2  Germany
      • Germany qualify to 2010 Olympic tournament
  • Group G in Oslo, Norway
    • Denmark  3–2  Kazakhstan
    • France  2–3  Norway

Rugby union

• Six Nations Championship, week 1:
  • England  36–11  Italy in London
  • Ireland 30–21  France in Dublin
• Sevens World Series:
  • Wellington Sevens in Wellington, New Zealand:
    • Final:  England 19–17  New Zealand

Tennis

• Fed Cup:
  • World Group first round, day 1:
    •  Russia 2–0  China in Moscow, Russia
    •  France 0–2  Italy in Orléans, France
    •  United States 1–1  Argentina in Surprise, Arizona, United States
    •  Czech Republic 1–1  Spain in Brno, Czech Republic
  • World Group II first round, day 1:
    •  Slovakia 2–0  Belgium in Bratislava, Slovak Republic
    •   Switzerland 1–1  Germany in Zürich, Switzerland
    •  Serbia 2–0  Japan in Belgrade, Serbia
    •  Ukraine 1–1  Israel in Kharkiv, Ukraine

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Cricket

• England in West Indies:
  • 1st Test in Kingston, Jamaica, day 3:
    •  England 318;  West Indies 352/7 (Ramnaresh Sarwan 107, Chris Gayle 104). West Indies led by 34 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the first innings.
• New Zealand in Australia:
  • 2nd ODI in Melbourne:
    •  Australia 225/5 (50 ov);  New Zealand 226/4 (48.5 ov). New Zealand win by 6 wickets and lead 5-match series 2–0.

Ice hockey

• Olympic men's qualifying tournament:
  • Group F in Riga, Latvia
    • Italy  4–1  Hungary
    • Ukraine  2–4  Latvia

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Basketball

• Euroleague Top 16, week 2:
  • Group E:
    • Olympiacos 73–70 TAU Cerámica
    • Asseco Prokom Sopot 60–62 AJ Milano
  • Group F:
    • ALBA Berlin 84–87 Real Madrid
    • Regal FC Barcelona 85–65 Maccabi Tel Aviv

Cricket

• England in West Indies:
  • 1st Test in Kingston, Jamaica, day 2:
    •  England 318;  West Indies 160/1 (Ramnaresh Sarwan 74*, Chris Gayle 71*). West Indies trail by 158 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the first innings.
• India in Sri Lanka:
  • 4th ODI at Colombo:
    •  India 332/5 (50 ov; Gautam Gambhir 150);  Sri Lanka 265 (48.0 ov). India win by 67 runs and lead 5-match series 4–0.

Ice hockey

• Olympic men's qualifying tournament:
  • Group E in Hanover, Germany
    • Slovenia  3–4(OT)  Austria
    • Germany  7–1  Japan
  • Group F in Riga, Latvia
    • Italy  2–3  Ukraine
    • Latvia  7–3  Hungary
  • Group G in Oslo, Norway
    • Denmark  1–2(OT)  France
    • Norway  2–1  Kazakhstan

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Basketball

• Euroleague Top 16, week 2:
  • Group G:
    • Unicaja Málaga 69–81 Panathinaikos
    • Partizan Igokea 84–76 Lottomatica Roma
  • Group H:
    • CSKA Moscow 87–61 Cibona Zagreb
    • Montepaschi Siena 87–79 Fenerbahçe Ülker

Cricket

• England in West Indies:
  • 1st Test in Kingston, Jamaica, day 1:
    •  England 236/5 (Kevin Pietersen 97)
• Zimbabwe in Kenya:
  • 5th ODI in Nairobi:
    •  Kenya 199 (48.5 ov);  Zimbabwe 203/3 (35 ov). Zimbabwe win by 7 wickets and win the series 5–0.

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Cricket

• India in Sri Lanka:
  • 3rd ODI at Colombo:
    •  India 363/5 (50 ov);  Sri Lanka 216 (41.4 ov). India win by 147 runs, lead 5-match series 3–0.

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American football

• NFL:
  • Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, Florida:
    • Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23
      • The Steelers win the Vince Lombardi Trophy for a record sixth time.

Auto racing

• World Rally Championship:
  • Rally Ireland: (1) Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 2:48:25.7 (2) Dani Sordo Marc Marti Citroën C4 WRC 2:49:53.6 (3) Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Focus RS WRC 08 2:50:33.5

Cricket

• New Zealand in Australia:
  • 1st ODI in Perth:
    •  Australia 181 (48.4 ov);  New Zealand 185/8 (50.0 ov). New Zealand win by 2 wickets in the last ball, lead 5-match series 1–0.
• Zimbabwe in Kenya:
  • 4th ODI in Nairobi:
    •  Zimbabwe 285/8 (50 ov);  Kenya 219 (49 ov). Zimbabwe win by 66 runs, lead 5-match series 4–0.

Darts

• Professional Darts Corporation:
  • Players Championship Finals in Purfleet, Essex:
    • Final:
      • Phil Taylor 16–9 (legs) Robert Thornton

Football (soccer)

• UNCAF Nations Cup in Tegucigalpa, Honduras:
  • Final:
    • Costa Rica  0–0  Panama
      • Panama win 5–3 on penalties, win first title
  • Third place:
    • El Salvador  0–1  Honduras

Golf

• PGA Tour:
  • FBR Open in Scottsdale, Arizona
    • Winner: Kenny Perry 270 (−14)
• European Tour:
  • Dubai Desert Classic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    • Winner: Rory McIlroy 269 (−19)

Handball

• World Men's Championship in Croatia
  • Final:
    • Croatia  19–24  France
      • France wins its third World Championship title.
  • Bronze Match:
    • Poland  31–23  Denmark

Tennis

• Australian Open in Melbourne, day 14:
  (seeding in parentheses)
  • Men's singles final:
    • Rafael Nadal (1) beat Roger Federer (2) 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–2
      • Nadal wins his sixth Grand Slam title and becomes the first player who wins Grand Slams on three different surfaces within one year.
  • Mixed doubles final:
    • Sania Mirza /Mahesh Bhupathi beat Nathalie Dechy /Andy Ram 6–3, 6–1

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