Basketball

• Euroleague Quarterfinals:
  • Game 3 of best-of-5 series:
    • TAU Cerámica 69–62 Regal FC Barcelona. TAU leads series 2–1.
    • Real Madrid 71–63 Olympiacos Piraeus. Olympiacos leads series 2–1.
    • Montepaschi Siena 53–72 Panathinaikos Athens. Panathinaikos leads series 2–1.
    • Partizan Igokea 56–67 CSKA Moscow. CSKA wins series 3–0.
      • CSKA advance to the Final Four for the seventh straight season.
• NCAA Division I Women's Tournament
  • Regional Finals (seeding in parentheses):
    • Trenton region in Trenton, New Jersey:
      • (1) Connecticut 83, (6) Arizona State 64
    • Oklahoma City region in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:
      • (1) Oklahoma 74, (6) Purdue 68
• National Invitation Tournament:
  • Final Four in New York:
    • Semifinals:
      • Baylor 76, San Diego State 62
      • Penn State 67, Notre Dame 59
• CollegeInsider.com Tournament:
  • Championship game in Peoria, Illinois:
    • Old Dominion 66, Bradley 62
• NBA:
  • The Denver Nuggets clinch a playoff berth with 111–104 win over the New York Knicks.
  • The San Antonio Spurs also clinch a playoff berth despite losing 95–96 to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Football (soccer)

• 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying:
  • CONMEBOL (South America), matchday 12:
    • Venezuela  2–0  Colombia
• Friendly internationals:
  • South Africa  0–2  Portugal in Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Angola  0–2  Morocco

Basketball

• NCAA Division I Women's Tournament
  • Regional Finals (seeding in parentheses, all times EDT):
    • Raleigh region in Raleigh, North Carolina:
      • (3) Louisville 77, (1) Maryland 60
    • Berkeley region in Berkeley, California:
      • (2) Stanford 74, (4) Iowa State 53
• College Basketball Invitational:
  • Championship best-of-3 series, game 1 in Corvallis, Oregon:
    • Oregon State 75, UTEP 69

Cricket

• India in New Zealand:
  • 2nd Test in Napier, day 5:
    •  New Zealand 619/9d;  India 305 and 476/4 (f/o, Gautam Gambhir 137, V.V.S. Laxman 124*). Match drawn, India lead 3-match series 1–0.

Auto racing

• Formula One:
  • Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia:
    • (1) Jenson Button (2) Rubens Barrichello (3) Lewis Hamilton
      • Brawn GP take first and second in their first ever race, with Button becoming the first driver since Juan Manuel Fangio at the French Grand Prix in 1954 to win from pole in a first drive for a brand new team.
      • Jarno Trulli finished third in the race, but was given a 25-second penalty post-race for passing Hamilton under the stabilised safety car conditions, in which the race finished.
• Sprint Cup Series:
  • Goody's Cool Orange 500 in Ridgeway, Virginia:
    • (1) Jimmie Johnson (2) Denny Hamlin (3) Tony Stewart
      • Drivers' standings (after 6 races): (1) Jeff Gordon 959 points (2) Clint Bowyer −89 (3) Kurt Busch −132
• V8 Supercars:
  • Sprint Gas V8 Supercars Manufacturers Challenge in Melbourne:
    • (1) Craig Lowndes (2) Mark Winterbottom (3) Will Davison

Basketball

• NCAA Division I Men's Tournament:
  • Regional Finals (seeding in parentheses):
    • Midwest region in Indianapolis, Indiana:
      • (2) Michigan State 64, (1) Louisville 52
    • South region in Memphis, Tennessee:
      • (1) North Carolina 72, (2) Oklahoma 60
    • Final Four matchups:
      • Michigan State vs. Connecticut
      • North Carolina vs. Villanova
• NCAA Division I Women's Tournament
  • Regional semifinals (seeding in parentheses):
    • Trenton region in Trenton, New Jersey:
      • (1) Connecticut 77, (4) California 53
      • (6) Arizona State 84, (2) Texas A&M 69
    • Oklahoma City region in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma:
      • (6) Purdue 67, (7) Rutgers 61
      • (1) Oklahoma 70, (4) Pittsburgh 59
        • Sooners center Courtney Paris becomes the first player in U.S. college basketball history—regardless of governing body, division or gender—with 2,500 points and 2,000 rebounds in her career.
• NBA:
  • The Los Angeles Lakers secure the #1 seed in the Western Conference and home advantage in the first three rounds of the playoffs despite losing 76–86 to the Atlanta Hawks, as their nearest rivals, the San Antonio Spurs, lose 86–90 to the New Orleans Hornets.

Cricket

• India in New Zealand:
  • 2nd Test in Napier, day 4:
    •  New Zealand 619/9d;  India 305 and 252/2 (f/o, Gautam Gambhir 102*). India trail by 62 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
• England in West Indies:
  • 4th ODI in Bridgetown, Barbados:
    •  West Indies 239/9 (50 ov);  England 136/1 (18.3/20 ov). England win by 9 wickets (D/L method), 5-match series level 2–2.
• Australia in South Africa:
  • 2nd Twenty20 in Centurion:
    •  South Africa 156/5 (20/20 ov);  Australia 139/8 (20/20 ov). South Africa win by 17 runs and win 2-match series 2–0.

Cycling

• Track World Championships in Pruszków, Poland:
  • Women's keirin: Guo Shuang Clara Sanchez Willy Kanis
  • Men's omnium: Leigh Howard 19 pts Zachary Bell 21 Tim Veldt 24
  • Women's points race 25 km: Giorgia Bronzini 18 pts Yumari González 15 Elizabeth Armitstead 13
  • Men's sprint:
    • Final: Grégory Baugé beat Azizul Hasni Awang 2–1
    • Bronze medal race: Kévin Sireau beat Shane Perkins 2–0

Football (soccer)

• 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying:
  • COMNEBOL (South America), matchday 11:
    • Ecuador  1–1  Brazil
    • Peru  1–3  Chile
      • Standings after 11 of 18 rounds: Paraguay 23 pts, Argentina, Chile 19, Brazil 18, Uruguay 16, Colombia 14, Ecuador 13, Venezuela 10, Bolivia 9, Peru 7.
  • CAF (Africa) third round, matchday 1:
    • Group 2:
      • Mozambique  0–0  Nigeria
    • Group 3:
      • Egypt  1–1  Zambia
    • Group 4:
      • Ghana  1–0  Benin
    • Group 5:
      • Ivory Coast  5–0  Malawi
        • 22 spectators die and more than a hundred are injured in a stampede after a wall collapse in Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stadium shortly before the kick-off.^[1]

Golf

• PGA Tour:
  • Arnold Palmer Invitational in Orlando, Florida:
    • Winner: Tiger Woods 275 (−5)
      • Woods wins his first title since his comeback from injury and sixth title at this tournament.
• European Tour:
  • Open de Andalucia in Andalusia, Spain:
    • Winner: Søren Kjeldsen 274 (−14)
• LPGA Tour:
  • Phoenix LPGA International in Phoenix, Arizona:
    • Winner: Karrie Webb 274 (−14)

Ice hockey

• NHL:
  • The Detroit Red Wings clinch the Central Division title as their nearest rivals, the Chicago Blackhawks, lose 0–4 to the Vancouver Canucks.

Rowing

• 155th University Boat Race on the River Thames, London:
  • Oxford University Boat Club (Michal Plotkowiak, Colin Smith, Alex Hearne, Ben Harrison, Sjoerd Hamburger, Tom Solesbury, George Bridgewater, Ante Kušurin, Colin Groshong) 17:00 beat Cambridge University Boat Club (Rob Weitemeyer, Henry Pelly, Ryan Monaghan, Peter Marsland, Deaglan McEachern, Hardy Cubasch, Tom Ransley, Silas Stafford, Rebecca Dowbiggin) by 12 secs (3½ lengths)
    • The Dark Blues' win reduces Cambridge's overall lead to 79 against 75, with one dead heat.

Rugby union

• Sevens World Series:
  • Hong Kong Sevens in Hong Kong
    • Final: South Africa  24–26  Fiji

Winter sports

Athletics

• World Cross Country Championships in Amman, Jordan:
  • Senior men – 12 km: Gebregziabher Gebremariam 35:02 Moses Kipsiro 35:04 Zersenay Tadese 35:04
    • Teams:  Kenya 28  Ethiopia 28  Eritrea 50
  • Senior women – 8 km: Florence Jebet Kiplagat 26:13 Linet Chepkwemoi Masai 26:16 Meselech Melkamu 26:19
    • Teams:  Kenya 14  Ethiopia 28  Portugal 72

Basketball

• NCAA Division I Men's Tournament:
  • Regional Finals (seeding in parentheses):
    • West region in Glendale, Arizona:
      • (1) Connecticut 82, (3) Missouri 75
    • East region in Boston, Massachusetts:
      • (3) Villanova 78, (1) Pittsburgh 76
• NCAA Division I Women's Tournament
  • Regional semifinals (seeding in parentheses):
    • Raleigh region in Raleigh, North Carolina:
      • (3) Louisville 56, (2) Baylor 39
      • (1) Maryland 78, (4) Vanderbilt 74
    • Berkeley region in Berkeley, California:
      • (4) Iowa State 69, (9) Michigan State 68
      • (2) Stanford 84, (3) Ohio State 66

Cricket

• India in New Zealand:
  • 2nd Test in Napier, day 3:
    •  New Zealand 619/9d;  India 305 and 47/1 (f/o). India trail by 267 runs with 9 wickets remaining.

Cycling

• Track World Championships in Pruszków, Poland:
  • Women's omnium: Josephine Tomic 26 Tara Whitten 27 Yvonne Hijgenaar 27
  • Women's Sprint:
    • Final: Victoria Pendleton bt Willy Kanis 2–1
    • Bronze medal race: Simona Krupeckaitė bt Olga Panarina 2–0
  • Men's madison 50 km:  Denmark (Michael Mørkøv, Alex Rasmussen)  Australia (Leigh Howard, Cameron Meyer)  Czech Republic (Martin Bláha, Jiří Hochmann)

Football (soccer)

• 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying:
  • UEFA (Europe):
    • Group 1:
      • Malta  0–3  Denmark
      • Albania  0–1  Hungary
      • Portugal  0–0  Sweden
        • Denmark and Hungary lead the group on 10 points.
    • Group 2:
      • Luxembourg  0–4  Latvia
      • Moldova  0–2   Switzerland
      • Israel  1–1  Greece
        • Greece and Switzerland share the lead on 10 points, with Israel one point behind.
    • Group 3:
      • Northern Ireland  3–2  Poland
      • Slovenia  0–0  Czech Republic
        • Northern Ireland goes to the top of the group on 10 points from 6 games, followed by Slovakia on 9 points from 4 games.
    • Group 4:
      • Russia  2–0  Azerbaijan
      • Wales  0–2  Finland
      • Germany  4–0  Liechtenstein
        • Germany lead the group on 13 points, Russia second on 9 points and a game in hand.
    • Group 5:
      • Armenia  2–2  Estonia
      • Belgium  2–4  Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • Spain  1–0  Turkey
        • Spain lead the group with perfect record of 15 points from 5 games.
    • Group 7:
      • Romania  2–3  Serbia
      • Lithuania  0–1  France
        • Serbia on top with 12 points, followed by Lithuania on 9 points.
    • Group 8:
      • Cyprus  2–1  Georgia
      • Montenegro  0–2  Italy
      • Republic of Ireland  1–1  Bulgaria
        • Italy takes sole possession of first place on 13 points, 2 points ahead of Ireland.
    • Group 9:
      • Netherlands  3–0  Scotland
        • Netherlands maintains its perfect record with 12 points from 4 games.
  • COMNEBOL (South America), matchday 11:
    • Uruguay  2–0  Paraguay
    • Argentina  4–0  Venezuela
    • Colombia  2–0  Bolivia
      • Argentina win its first official match with Diego Maradona as coach, and leap over Brazil into second place on 19 points, 4 points befind leader Paraguay. Uruguay goes into fourth place on 16 pts. Colombia in sixth place on 14 pts.
  • CONCACAF (North-Central America) fourth round, matchday 2:
    • Trinidad and Tobago  1–1  Honduras
      • The Soca Warriors salvage a point at home courtesy of a Khaleem Hyland goal in the 90th minute.
    • Mexico  2–0  Costa Rica
      • Mexico gets level with Costa Rica in second place on 3 points.
    • El Salvador  2–2  United States
      • Team USA comes back from a 2–0 deficit in San Salvador behind goals from Jozy Altidore and Frankie Hejduk, and takes sole possession of first place in the hexagonal with 4 points from 2 matches.
  • AFC (Asia) fourth round, matchday 6:
    • Group A:
      • Japan  1–0  Bahrain
        • Japan goes to the top of the group, with 11 points from 5 games, ahead of Australia with 10 pts from 4 games.
      • Uzbekistan  4–0  Qatar
        • Uzbekistan gets level with Bahrain and Qatar on 5 points
    • Group B:
      • North Korea  2–0  United Arab Emirates
        • North Korea goes to the top of the group with 10 points from 5 games, ahead of South Korea with 8 points from 4 games.
      • Iran  1–2  Saudi Arabia
        • Saudi Arabia replace Iran in third place on 7 points.
  • CAF (Africa) third round, matchday 1:
    • Group 1:
      • Togo  1–0  Cameroon
      • Morocco  1–2  Gabon
    • Group 2:
      • Kenya  1–2  Tunisia
    • Group 3:
      • Rwanda  0–0  Algeria
    • Group 4:
      • Sudan  1–1  Mali
    • Group 5:
      • Burkina Faso  4–2  Guinea
• Friendly internationals:
  • England  4–0  Slovakia
    • David Beckham comes in as substitute for his 109th cap, a record for an English outfield player.
  • South Africa  2–1  Norway
  • South Korea  2–1  Iraq
• OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 6:
  • Group B: Koloale FC Honiara 1–0 Ba F.C.
    • Koloale advance to the final.

Winter sports

Basketball

• NCAA Division I Men's Tournament:
  • Regional semifinals (seeding in parentheses):
    • Midwest region in Indianapolis, Indiana:
      • (1) Louisville 103, (12) Arizona 64
      • (2) Michigan State 67, (3) Kansas 62
    • South region in Memphis, Tennessee:
      • (2) Oklahoma 84, (3) Syracuse 71
      • (1) North Carolina 98, (4) Gonzaga 77

Cricket

• India in New Zealand:
  • 2nd Test in Napier, day 2:
    •  New Zealand 619/9d (Jesse Ryder 201, Brendon McCullum 115);  India 79/3. India trail by 540 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
• England in West Indies:
  • 3rd ODI in Bridgetown, Barbados:
    •  England 117 (41.3/44 ov);  West Indies 117/2 (14.4/44 ov, Chris Gayle 80). West Indies win by 8 wickets (D/L method), lead 5-match series 2–1.
• Australia in South Africa:
  • 1st Twenty20 in Johannesburg:
    •  Australia 166/7 (20/20 ov, David Hussey 88*);  South Africa 168/6 (19.2/20 ov). South Africa win by 4 wickets with 4 balls remaining, lead 2-match series 1–0.

Cycling

• Track World Championships in Pruszków, Poland:
  • Men's 1 km time trial: Stefan Nimke 1:00.666 Taylor Phinney 1:01.611 Mohd Rizal Tisin 1:01.658
  • Women's scratch 10 km: Yumari González Valdinieso Lizzie Armitstead Belinda Goss
  • Men's team pursuit:
    • Final:  Denmark (Casper Jørgensen, Jens-Erik Madsen, Michael Mørkøv, Alex Rasmussen) 3min 58.246 bt  Australia (Jack Bobridge, Rohan Dennis, Leigh Howard, Cameron Meyer) 3:58.863
    • Bronze medal race:  New Zealand (Westley Gough, Peter Latham, Marc Ryan, Jesse Sergent) 4:00.248 bt  Great Britain (Jonathan Bellis, Steven Burke, Ed Clancy, Peter Kennaugh) 4:01.838

Winter sports

Basketball

• Euroleague Quarterfinals:
  • Game 2 of best-of-5 series:
    • CSKA Moscow 77–50 Partizan Igokea. CSKA leads series 2–0.
    • Olympiacos Piraeus 79–73 Real Madrid. Olympiacos leads series 2–0.
    • Regal FC Barcelona 85–62 TAU Cerámica. Series tied 1–1.
    • Panathinaikos Athens 79–84 Montepaschi Siena. Series tied 1–1.
• NCAA Division I Men's Tournament:
  • Regional semifinals (seeding in parentheses):
    • West region in Glendale, Arizona:
      • (1) Connecticut 72, (5) Purdue 60
      • (3) Missouri 102, (2) Memphis 91
    • East region in Boston, Massachusetts:
      • (1) Pittsburgh 60, (4) Xavier 55
      • (3) Villanova 77, (2) Duke 54

Cricket

• India in New Zealand:
  • 2nd Test in Napier, day 1:
    •  New Zealand 351/4 (Ross Taylor 151, Jesse Ryder 137*)

Cycling

• Track World Championships in Pruszków, Poland:
  • Men's scratch 15 km: Morgan Kneisky Angel Colla Andreas Müller
  • Women's team sprint:
    • Final:  Australia (Anna Meares, Kaarle McCulloch) 33.149sec bt  Great Britain (Shanaze Reade, Victoria Pendleton) 33.380
    • Bronze medal race:  Lithuania (Gintarė Gaivenytė, Simona Krupeckaitė) 33.495 bt  France (Sandie Clair, Clara Sanchez) 33.638
  • Men's individual pursuit:
    • Final: Taylor Phinney 4min 15.160sec bt Jack Bobridge 4:17.419
    • Bronze medal race: Dominique Cornu 4:19.197 bt Volodymyr Dyudya 4:19.786
  • Women's team pursuit:
    • Final:  Great Britain (Wendy Houvenaghel, Joanna Rowsell, Lizzie Armitstead) 3:25.147 bt  New Zealand (Lauren Ellis, Jaime Nielsen, Alison Shanks) 3:26.023
    • Bronze medal race:  Australia (Ashlee Ankudinoff, Sarah Kent, Josephine Tomic) 3:27.719 bt  Netherlands (Vera Koedooder, Amy Pieters, Ellen van Dijk) 3:30.893
  • Men's keirin: Maximilian Levy François Pervis Teun Mulder

Winter sports

Basketball

• NBA:
  • The Orlando Magic clinch the Southeast Division title and at least a #4 seed in the playoff with an 84–82 win over the Boston Celtics.
  • The Atlanta Hawks clinch a playoff berth despite a 92–102 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

Cycling

• Track World Championships in Pruszków, Poland:
  • Women's 500 m time trial: Simona Krupeckaitė 33.296 (WR) Anna Meares 33.796 Victoria Pendleton 34.102
  • Men's points race 40 km: Cameron Meyer 24 points Daniel Kreutzfeldt 22 Chris Newton 21
  • Women's individual pursuit:
    • Final: Alison Shanks 3:29.807 def. Wendy Houvenaghel 3:32.174
    • Bronze medal race: Vilija Sereikaitė 3:33.583 def. Joanna Rowsell 3:35.209
  • Men's team sprint:
    • Final:  France (Grégory Baugé, Mickaël Bourgain, Kévin Sireau) 43.512 def.  Great Britain (Matthew Crampton, Jason Kenny, Jamie Staff) 43.869
    • Bronze medal race:  Germany (René Enders, Robert Förstemann, Stefan Nimke) 43.912 def.  Australia (Daniel Ellis, Shane Perkins, Scott Sunderland) 43.986

Football (soccer)

• Copa Libertadores group stage:
  • Group 7:
    • Aurora 1–2 Grêmio

Ice hockey

• NHL:
  • The New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals clinch playoff berths as a result of Florida Panthers 3–5 loss to Buffalo Sabres.

Winter sports

Basketball

• Euroleague Quarterfinals:
  • Game 1 of best-of-5 series:
    • CSKA Moscow 56–47 Partizan Igokea. CSKA leads series 1–0.
    • Panathinaikos Athens 90–85 Montepaschi Siena. Panathinaikos leads series 1–0.
    • Olympiacos Piraeus 88–79 Real Madrid. Olympiacos leads series 1–0.
    • Regal FC Barcelona 75–84 TAU Cerámica. TAU leads series 1–0.
• NCAA Division I Women's Tournament:
  • Second round (seeding in parentheses):
    • Trenton Region:
      • (1) Connecticut 87, (8) Florida 59
      • (2) Texas A&M 73, (10) Minnesota 42
    • Berkeley Region:
      • (9) Michigan State 63, (1) Duke 49
      • (4) Iowa State 71, (12) Ball State 57
    • Raleigh Region:
      • (1) Maryland 71, (9) Utah 56
      • (3) Louisville 62, (6) LSU 52
      • (2) Baylor 60, (7) South Dakota State 58
    • Oklahoma City Region:
      • (1) Oklahoma 69, (9) Georgia Tech 50

Cricket

• News:
  • The Board of Control for Cricket in India announces that the second season of the Indian Premier League will be moved to South Africa due to security concerns. (Cricinfo)

Winter sports

Baseball

• World Baseball Classic:
  • Final in Los Angeles, California, United States:
    • South Korea  3–5  Japan (10 innings)
      • Ichiro Suzuki hits a two-run single in the top of the 10th, and Yu Darvish closes the door on South Korea as Japan successfully defends its 2006 title. Japan's Daisuke Matsuzaka is named MVP for the second time in two Classics.

Basketball

• NCAA Division I Women's Tournament:
  • Second round (seeding in parentheses):
    • Trenton region:
      • (6) Arizona State 63, (3) Florida State 58
      • (4) California 99, (5) Virginia 73
    • Berkeley region:
      • (3) Ohio State 64, (11) Mississippi State 58
      • (2) Stanford 77, (10) San Diego State 49
    • Raleigh region:
      • (4) Vanderbilt 74, (5) Kansas State 61
    • Oklahoma City region:
      • (6) Purdue 85, (3) North Carolina 70
      • (7) Rutgers 80, (2) Auburn 52
      • (4) Pittsburgh 65, (12) Gonzaga 60

Winter sports

Athletics

• Tokyo Marathon:
  • Men: (1) Salim Kipsang 2hr 10min 27sec (2) Kazuhiro Maeda 2:11:01 (3) Kensuke Takahashi 2:11:25
  • Women: (1) Mizuho Nasukawa 2:25:38 (2) Yukari Sahaku 2:28:55 (3) Reiko Tosa 2:29:19

Auto racing

• Sprint Cup Series:
  • Food City 500 in Bristol, Tennessee
    • (1) Kyle Busch (2) Denny Hamlin (3) Jimmie Johnson
      • Drivers' standings (after 5 races): (1) Jeff Gordon 794 points (2) Kurt Busch −76 (3) Clint Bowyer −79
• V8 Supercars:
  • Clipsal 500 in Adelaide
    • Round 2: (1) Jamie Whincup (2) Will Davison (3) Garth Tander
    • Standings (after 2 of 26 races): (1) Whincup 300 (2) W. Davison 267 (3) Lee Holdsworth 249
• WTCC:
  • HSBC Race of Mexico in Puebla, Mexico:
    • Round 3: (1) Rickard Rydell (2) Augusto Farfus (3) Andy Priaulx
    • Round 4: (1) Yvan Muller (2) Priaulx (3) Rydell
      • Drivers' standings (after 4 of 24 events): (1) Muller & Rydell 30 points (3) Farfus 20

Baseball

• World Baseball Classic:
  • Semifinals in Los Angeles, California, United States:
    • United States  4–9  Japan

Basketball

• NCAA Division I Men's Tournament:
  • Second round (seeding in parentheses):
    • Midwest region:
      • (1) Louisville 79, (9) Siena 72 in Dayton, Ohio
      • (12) Arizona 71, (13) Cleveland State 57 in Miami, Florida
      • (3) Kansas 60, (11) Dayton 43 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
      • (2) Michigan State 74, (10) USC 69 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • West region:
      • (3) Missouri 83, (6) Marquette 79 in Boise, Idaho
    • East region:
      • (1) Pittsburgh 84, (8) Oklahoma State 76 in Dayton, Ohio
      • (4) Xavier 60, (5) Wisconsin 49 in Boise, Idaho
    • South region:
      • (3) Syracuse 78, (6) Arizona State 67 in Miami, Florida
• NCAA Division I Women's Tournament:
  • First round (seeding in parentheses):
    • Trenton Region:
      • (1) Connecticut 104, (16) Vermont 65
      • (8) Florida 70, (9) Temple 57
      • (10) Minnesota 79, (7) Notre Dame 71
      • (2) Texas A&M 80, (15) Evansville 45
    • Berkeley Region:
      • (1) Duke 83, (16) Austin Peay 42
      • (9) Michigan State 60, (8) Middle Tennessee 59
      • (4) Iowa State 85, (13) East Tennessee State 53
      • (12) Ball State 71, (5) Tennessee 55
        • The Cardinals inflict on the two-time defending champion Lady Vols their first loss in the first or second round in school history. Tennessee also becomes the first ever defending champion to lose in the first round.
    • Raleigh Region:
      • (1) Maryland 82, (16) Dartmouth 53
      • (9) Utah 60, (8) Villanova 30
      • (6) LSU 69, (11) UW-Green Bay 59
      • (3) Louisville 62, (14) Liberty 42
      • (7) South Dakota State 90, (10) TCU 55
      • (2) Baylor 87, (15) Texas-San Antonio 82 (OT)
    • Oklahoma City Region:
      • (1) Oklahoma 76, (16) Prairie View 47
      • (9) Georgia Tech 76, (8) Iowa 62

Cricket

• Australia in South Africa:
  • 3rd Test in Cape Town, day 4:
    •  Australia 209 & 422 (Mitchell Johnson 123*);  South Africa 651. South Africa win by an innings and 20 runs; Australia win 3-match series 2–1.
      • South Africa inflict an innings defeat on Australia for the first time since India inflicted an innings & 219 runs defeat in March 1998. However, Australia had already won the series.
• England in West Indies:
  • 2nd ODI in Providence, Guyana:
    •  West Indies 264/8 (50 ov);  England 243 (48.2 ov). West Indies win by 21 runs, 5-match series level 1–1.
• Women's World Cup in Australia:
  • Final:
    • New Zealand  166 (47.2 ov);  England 167/6 (46.1 ov) in North Sydney. England win by 4 wickets and wins the title for the third time. Claire Taylor was named player of the tournament.

Golf

• PGA Tour:
  • Transitions Championship in Palm Harbor, Florida:
    • Winner: Retief Goosen 276 (−8)
• European Tour:
  • Madeira Island Open in Madeira, Portugal:
    • Winner: Estanislao Goya 278 (−6)
• LPGA Tour:
  • MasterCard Classic in Mexico City, Mexico:
    • Winner: Pat Hurst 206 (−10)

Ice hockey

• NHL:
  • The Boston Bruins clinch the Northeast Division title and the first playoff berth in the Eastern Conference with 4–1 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Tennis

• ATP Tour and WTA Tour:
  • BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, United States:
    • Men's final: Rafael Nadal def. Andy Murray 6–1, 6–2
    • Women's final: Vera Zvonareva def. Ana Ivanovic, 7–6(5), 6–2

Winter sports

Auto racing

• Nationwide Series:
  • Scotts Turf Builder 300 in Bristol, Tennessee:
    • (1) Kevin Harvick (2) Carl Edwards (3) Clint Bowyer
• V8 Supercars:
  • Clipsal 500 in Adelaide
    • Round 1: (1) Jamie Whincup (2) Lee Holdsworth (3) Will Davison
• American Le Mans Series:
  • 12 Hours of Sebring in Sebring, Florida, United States
    • (1) Allan McNish , Rinaldo Capello & Tom Kristensen (2) Franck Montagny , Stéphane Sarrazin & Sébastien Bourdais (3) Mike Rockenfeller , Lucas Luhr & Marco Werner

Baseball

• World Baseball Classic:
  • Semifinals in Los Angeles, California, United States:
    • South Korea  10–2  Venezuela

Basketball

• NCAA Division I Men's Tournament:
  • Second round (seeding in parentheses):
    • West region:
      • (1) Connecticut 92, (9) Texas A&M 66
      • (5) Purdue 76, (4) Washington 74
      • (2) Memphis 89, (10) Maryland 70
    • East region:
      • (3) Villanova 89, (6) UCLA 69
      • (2) Duke 74, (7) Texas 69
    • South region:
      • (1) North Carolina 84, (8) LSU 70
      • (4) Gonzaga 83, (12) Western Kentucky 81
      • (2) Oklahoma 73, (10) Michigan 63
• NCAA Division I Women's Tournament:
  • First round (seeding in parentheses):
    • Trenton region:
      • (6) Arizona State 58, (11) Georgia 47
      • (3) Florida State 83, (14) North Carolina A&T 71
      • (4) California 70, (13) Fresno State 47
      • (5) Virginia 68, (12) Marist 61
    • Berkeley region:
      • (11) Mississippi State 71, (6) Texas 63
      • (3) Ohio State 77, (14) Sacred Heart 63
      • (10) San Diego State 76, (7) DePaul 70
      • (2) Stanford 74, (15) UC Santa Barbara 39
    • Raleigh region:
      • (4) Vanderbilt 73, (13) Western Carolina 44
      • (5) Kansas State 68, (12) Drexel 44
    • Oklahoma City region:
      • (3) North Carolina 85, (14) UCF 80
      • (6) Purdue 65, (11) Charlotte 52
      • (2) Auburn 85, (15) Lehigh 49
      • (7) Rutgers 56, (10) Virginia Commonwealth 49
      • (4) Pittsburgh 64, (13) Montana 35
      • (12) Gonzaga 74, (5) Xavier 59

Cricket

• India in New Zealand:
  • 1st Test in Hamilton, day 4:
    •  New Zealand 279 and 279;  India 520 and 39/0. India win by 10 wickets, lead 3-match series 1–0.
• Australia in South Africa:
  • 3rd Test in Cape Town, day 3:
    •  Australia 209 and 102/2;  South Africa 651 (Jacques Kallis 102, AB de Villiers 163). Australia trail by 340 runs with 8 wickets remaining.
• Women's World Cup in Australia:
  • 3rd place play-off:
    • Australia  142 (44.4/46 ov);  India 145/7 (43.5/46 ov) in Bankstown. India win by 3 wickets (D/L method).
  • 5th place play-off:
    • Pakistan  131 (46.3 ov);  West Indies 135/7 (46.3 ov) in Drummoyne. West Indies win by 3 wickets.

Rugby union

• Six Nations Championship, week 5:
  • Italy  8–50  France in Rome
    • France win their third consecutive Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy.
  • England  26–12  Scotland in London
    • England win the 121st Calcutta Cup.
  • Wales  15–17 Ireland in Cardiff
    • Ronan O'Gara scores a drop goal with three minutes remaining to give Ireland their first Six Nations title since 1985, and also their first Grand Slam since 1948 and fourth Triple Crown in the last six years.

Winter sports

Basketball

• NCAA Division I Men's Tournament:
  • First round (seeding in parentheses):
    • Midwest region:
      • (1) Louisville 74, (16) Morehead State 54
      • (9) Siena 74, (8) Ohio State 72 (2 OT)
      • (12) Arizona 84, (5) Utah 71
      • (13) Cleveland State 84, (4) Wake Forest 69
      • (3) Kansas 84, (14) North Dakota State 74
      • (11) Dayton 68, (6) West Virginia 60
      • (10) USC 72, (7) Boston College 55
      • (2) Michigan State 77, (15) Robert Morris 62
    • West region:
      • (6) Marquette 58, (11) Utah State 57
      • (3) Missouri 78, (14) Cornell 59
    • East region:
      • (8) Oklahoma State 77, (9) Tennessee 75
      • (1) Pittsburgh 72, (16) East Tennessee State 62
      • (4) Xavier 77, (13) Portland State 59
      • (12) Wisconsin 61, (5) Florida State 59 (OT)
    • South region:
      • (3) Syracuse 59, (14) Stephen F. Austin 44
      • (6) Arizona State 66, (11) Temple 57

Cricket

• India in New Zealand:
  • 1st Test in Hamilton, day 3:
    •  New Zealand 279 and 75/3;  India 520 (Sachin Tendulkar 160). New Zealand trail by 166 runs with 7 wickets remaining.
• Australia in South Africa:
  • 3rd Test in Cape Town, day 2:
    •  Australia 209;  South Africa 404/3 (Ashwell Prince 150, Jacques Kallis 102*). South Africa lead by 195 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
• England in West Indies:
  • 1st ODI in Providence, Guyana:
    •  England 270/7 (50 ov);  West Indies 244/7 (46.2 ov). England win by 1 run (D/L method), lead 5-match series 1–0.
      • After losing their seventh wicket, the West Indies batsmen are offered the light and take it, believing that they would win the match. However, this turned out to be wrong as the West Indies required a score of 246 after 46.2 overs under the Duckworth–Lewis method in order to win the match.

Winter sports

Baseball

• World Baseball Classic:
  • Pool 1 in: San Diego, California, United States:
    • Japan  6–2  South Korea
      • The semifinals are now set, with Japan facing Team USA and South Korea facing Venezuela.

Basketball

• NCAA Division I Men's Tournament:
  • First round (seeding in parentheses):
    • West region:
      • (9) Texas A&M 79, (8) Brigham Young 66
      • (1) Connecticut 103, (16) Chattanooga 47
      • (5) Purdue 61, (12) Northern Iowa 56
      • (4) Washington 71, (13) Mississippi State 58
      • (2) Memphis 81, (15) Cal State Northridge 70
      • (10) Maryland 84, (7) California 71
    • East region:
      • (3) Villanova 80, (14) American 67
      • (6) UCLA 65, (11) Virginia Commonwealth 64
      • (7) Texas 76, (10) Minnesota 62
      • (2) Duke 86, (15) Binghamton 62
    • South region:
      • (8) LSU 75, (9) Butler 71
      • (1) North Carolina 101, (16) Radford 58
      • (4) Gonzaga 77, (13) Akron 64
      • (12) Western Kentucky 76, (5) Illinois 72
      • (10) Michigan 62, (7) Clemson 59
      • (2) Oklahoma 82, (15) Morgan State 54

Cricket

• India in New Zealand:
  • 1st Test in Hamilton, day 2:
    •  New Zealand 279;  India 278/4. India trail by 1 run with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
• Australia in South Africa:
  • 3rd Test in Cape Town, day 1:
    •  Australia 209;  South Africa 57/0. South Africa trail by 152 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.
• Women's World Cup in Australia:
  • Super Six's:
    •  England 161 (49.3 overs);  Australia 163/2 (33.5 overs) in North Sydney. Australia win by 8 wickets.
    •  West Indies 84 (44.4 overs);  India 86/2 (17.5 overs) in Bankstown. India win by 8 wickets.
    •  New Zealand 373/7 (50.0 overs);  Pakistan 150 (48.1 overs) in Drummoyne. New Zealand win by 223 runs.
      • England and New Zealand will play in the final on Sunday. Australia and India will play for 3rd place.

Football (soccer)

• UEFA Cup round of 16, second leg:
  • Metalist Kharkiv 3–2 Dynamo Kyiv
    • 3–3 on aggregate, Kyiv win by away goals rule.
  • Shakhtar Donetsk 2–0 CSKA Moscow
    • Donetsk win 2–1 on aggregate.
  • Zenit St. Petersburg 1–0 Udinese
    • Udinese win 2–1 on aggregate.
  • Galatasaray 2–3 Hamburg
    • Hamburg win 4–3 on aggregate.
  • Aalborg 2–0 Manchester City
    • 2–2 on aggregate, Manchester City win 4–3 in penalty shootout.
  • Braga 0–1 Paris Saint-Germain
    • PSG win 1–0 on aggregate.
• Copa Libertadores group stage:
  • Group 3:
    • Nacional 3–0 River Plate
  • Group 5:
    • Estudiantes 4–0 Deportivo Quito
• 2009 Major League Soccer season
  • Seattle Sounders FC 3-0 New York Red Bulls
    • Seattle win 3–0.

Winter sports

Baseball

• World Baseball Classic (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, team in italics eliminated):
  • Pool 1 in: San Diego, California, United States:
    • Japan  5–0  Cuba
      • In an elimination match, Japan defeats their 2006 final opponent for the second time in this pool, and will now face South Korea for semifinal seeding.
  • Pool 2 in Miami, Florida, United States:
    • Venezuela  10–6  United States
      • Venezuela wins Pool 2 and will play the loser of Korea-Japan game in the semifinal.

Basketball

• NBA:
  • The Boston Celtics clinch the Atlantic Division title and at least a #4 seed in the playoff with a 112–108 overtime win over the Miami Heat. The Celtics trail Cleveland Cavaliers by 4 games in the race for the Eastern Conference top seed.

Cricket

• India in New Zealand:
  • 1st Test in Hamilton, day 1:
    •  New Zealand 279 (Jesse Ryder 102, Daniel Vettori 118);  India 29/0. India trail by 250 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings.

Football (soccer)

• UEFA Cup round of 16, second leg:
  • Saint-Étienne 2–2 Werder Bremen
    • Bremen win 3–2 on aggregate.
  • Ajax 2–2(AET) Marseille
    • Marseille win 4–3 on aggregate.
• Copa Libertadores group stage:
  • Group 2:
    • Guaraní 1–3 Boca Juniors
  • Group 4:
    • Defensor Sporting 0–1 São Paulo
  • Group 5:
    • Cruzeiro 2–0 Universitario de Sucre
  • Group 7:
    • Boyacá Chicó 3–0 Universidad de Chile
  • Group 8:
    • San Lorenzo 0–1 Libertad
    • San Luis 2–2 Universitario
      • Libertad advance to the last-16 round.
• CONCACAF Champions League semifinals, first leg:
  • Santos Laguna 2–1 Atlante
• AFC Champions League group stage, matchday 2:
  • Group C:
    • Esteghlal 1–1 Al-Jazira
    • Umm-Salal 1–3 Al-Ittihad
  • Group D:
    • Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 2–0 Bunyodkor
    • Al-Ettifaq 2–1 Sepahan
  • Group G:
    • Kashima Antlers 2–0 Shanghai Shenhua
    • Singapore Armed Forces 0–2 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
  • Group H:
    • Pohang Steelers 1–1 Kawasaki Frontale
    • Tianjin Teda 2–2 Central Coast Mariners

Winter sports

American football

• NFL news:
  • President Barack Obama has nominated Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Ireland. (AP/ESPN)

Baseball

• World Baseball Classic (teams in bold advance to the semifinals, team in italics is eliminated):
  • Pool 1 in: San Diego, California, United States:
    • Japan  1–4  South Korea
      • South Korea scores 3 runs in the first inning and cruises into the semifinals. Japan now faces Cuba, with the winner advancing to the semifinals and the loser going home.
  • Pool 2 in Miami, Florida, United States:
    • Puerto Rico  5–6  United States
      • David Wright hits a two-RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to put the US in the semifinals.

Basketball

• NCAA Division I Men's Tournament:
  • Opening round game in Dayton, Ohio: Morehead State 58, Alabama State 43

Cricket

• Women's World Cup in Australia:
  • Super Six's:
    •  India 207 (49.4 overs);  New Zealand 210/5 (47.4 overs) in North Sydney. New Zealand win by 5 wickets
    •  England 236/8 (50.0 overs);  West Indies 90 (38.2 overs) in Drummoyne. England win by 146 runs
      • England (8 pts from 4 matches) advance to the final. New Zealand (6 pts), Australia or India (both 4 pts) could be their opponent.

Football (soccer)

• Copa Libertadores group stage:
  • Group 2:
    • Deportivo Cuenca 3–1 Deportivo Táchira
  • Group 6:
    • Lanús 1–2 Everton
  • Group 4:
    • Independiente Medellín 0–0 América de Cali
• CONCACAF Champions League semifinals, first leg:
  • Puerto Rico Islanders 2–0 Cruz Azul
• AFC Champions League group stage, matchday 2:
  • Group A:
    • Saba Battery 0–0 Al-Ahli
    • Pakhtakor Tashkent 1–1 Al-Hilal
  • Group B:
    • Al-Shabab 0–0 Persepolis
    • Sharjah 0–2 Al-Gharafa
  • Group E:
    • Nagoya Grampus 0–0 Beijing Guoan
    • Newcastle United Jets 2–0 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
  • Group F:
    • Seoul 2–4 Gamba Osaka
    • Shandong Luneng Taishan 5–0 Sriwijaya

Ice hockey

• NHL:
  • The New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur takes sole possession of the record for most regular-season NHL wins by a goaltender, collecting his 552nd in a 3–2 Devils victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
  • The San Jose Sharks secure the Pacific Division title, as their nearest rivals, the Dallas Stars, lose 2–4 to the Vancouver Canucks.

Baseball

• World Baseball Classic (team in bold advances to semifinals, team in italics eliminated):
  • Pool 1 in: San Diego, California, United States:
    • Cuba  7–4  Mexico
      • Cuba eliminates Mexico and will play the Japan–South Korea loser for a semifinal place.
  • Pool 2 in Miami, Florida, United States:
    • Venezuela  2–0  Puerto Rico
      • Venezuela advances to the semifinals as Félix Hernández and relievers combine on a shutout.

Basketball

• Women's NCAA tournament #1 seeds:
  • Trenton Region: Connecticut (overall #1 seed)
  • Berkeley Region: Duke
  • Raleigh Region: Maryland
  • Oklahoma City Region: Oklahoma

Cricket

• Women's World Cup in Australia:
  • Super Six's:
    •  Australia 229/6 (50 ov);  Pakistan 122 (45.1 ov) in Bankstown. Australia win by 107 runs.
      • Australia gets level with New Zealand and India in second place on 4 points, while Pakistan is out of contention for the final.

Auto racing

• World Rally Championship:
  • Cyprus Rally:
    • (1) Sébastien Loeb (2) Mikko Hirvonen (3) Petter Solberg
      • Drivers overall standings: (1) Loeb 30 pts (2) Hirvonen 22 (3) Dani Sordo 17

Badminton

• BWF Super Series:
  • Swiss Open Super Series in Basel:
    • Men's singles: Lee Chong Wei
    • Women's singles: Wang Yihan
    • Men's doubles: Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong
    • Women's doubles: Du Jing & Yu Yang
    • Mixed doubles: Zheng Bo & Ma Jin

Baseball

• World Baseball Classic (teams in italics eliminated):
  • Pool 1 in: San Diego, California, United States:
    • Japan  6–0  Cuba
    • Mexico  2–8  South Korea
  • Pool 2 in Miami, Florida, United States:
    • Netherlands  3–9  United States

Basketball

• US college basketball
  • Men's conference championship games — winners earn bids to the NCAA tournament
    • ACC in Atlanta: Duke 79, Florida State 69
    • Big Ten in Indianapolis: Purdue 65, Ohio State 61
    • SEC in Tampa: Mississippi State 64, Tennessee 61
    • Southland in Katy, Texas: Stephen F. Austin 68, Texas-San Antonio 57
  • Men's NCAA Tournament #1 seeds:
    • Midwest Region: Louisville (overall #1 seed)
    • West Region: Connecticut
    • East Region: Pittsburgh
    • South Region: North Carolina
    • For the first time ever, the same conference (the Big East) produces three #1 seeds.
  • Women's conference championship games — winners earn bids to the NCAA tournament
    • America East in West Hartford, Connecticut: Vermont 74, Boston University 66
    • Big South in High Point, North Carolina: Liberty 51, Gardner–Webb 50
    • Big 12 in Oklahoma City: Baylor 72, Texas A&M 63
    • CAA in Harrisonburg, Virginia: Drexel 64, James Madison 58
    • Horizon League in Green Bay, Wisconsin: UW-Green Bay 65, UW-Milwaukee 41
    • Mid-American in Cleveland: Ball State 55, Bowling Green 51
    • Missouri Valley in St. Charles, Missouri: Evansville 47, Creighton 45
    • NEC in Fairfield, Connecticut: Saint Francis 74. Sacred Heart 66
    • Pac-10 in Los Angeles: Stanford 89, USC 64
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport Final 8 at Ottawa, Ontario:
  • Consolation Final: (5) Ottawa Gee-Gees 83, (7) Concordia Stingers 76
  • Championship final: (1) Carleton Ravens 87, (3) UBC Thunderbirds 77
    • The Ravens win their sixth title in seven years, this time at home. The Ravens will host the Final 8 again next year. Stuart Turnbull was named game MVP in a 22-point outing.

Cricket

• England in West Indies:
  • Only T20I in Port of Spain, Trinidad:
    •  England 121 (19.1/20 ov);  West Indies 123/4 (18/20 ov). West Indies win by 6 wickets.

Football (soccer)

• Scottish League Cup Final in Glasgow:
  • Celtic 2–0 (AET) Rangers

Golf

• World Golf Championships:
  • WGC-CA Championship in Doral, Florida
    • Winner: Phil Mickelson 269 (−19)
• PGA Tour:
  • Puerto Rico Open in Río Grande, Puerto Rico
    • Winner: Michael Bradley 274 (−14)

Ice hockey

• NHL:
  • The Detroit Red Wings and San Jose Sharks are the first two teams to clinch playoff berths, with wins over the Columbus Blue Jackets and Anaheim Ducks respectively.

Rugby union

• Six Nations Championship, week 4:
  • England  34–10  France in London
    • England jumps out to a 29–0 halftime lead and cruises from there. France's loss ends their championship hopes and means that the title will be decided in next week's Wales–Ireland match in Cardiff.

Winter sports

Baseball

• World Baseball Classic:
  • Pool 2 in Miami, Florida, United States:
    • Netherlands  1–3  Venezuela
    • United States  1–11  Puerto Rico (7 innings, mercy rule)

Basketball

• US college basketball
  • Men's conference championship games — winners earn bids to the NCAA tournament
    • America East in Vestal, New York: Binghamton 61, UMBC 51
      • The Bearcats book their first-ever trip to "The Big Dance".
    • Atlantic 10 in Atlantic City, New Jersey: Temple 69, Duquesne 64
    • Big East in New York City: Louisville 76, Syracuse 66
    • Big 12 in Oklahoma City: Missouri 73, Baylor 60
    • Big West in Anaheim, California: Cal State Northridge 71, Pacific 65
    • Conference USA in Memphis: Memphis 64, Tulsa 39
      • The Tigers extend their winning streak in C-USA play to 61 and state their case for a #1 seed.
    • MEAC in Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Morgan State 83, Norfolk State 69
    • Mid-American in Cleveland: Akron 65, Buffalo 53
    • Mountain West in Las Vegas: Utah 52, San Diego State 50
    • Pac-10 in Los Angeles: USC 66, Arizona State 63
    • SWAC in Birmingham, Alabama: Alabama State 65, Jackson State 58
    • WAC in Reno, Nevada: Utah State 72, Nevada 62
  • Women's conference championship games — winners earn bids to the NCAA tournament
    • Big Sky in Missoula, Montana: Montana 69, Portland State 62
    • Big West in Anaheim, California: UC Santa Barbara 64, Cal Poly 57
    • MEAC in Winston-Salem, North Carolina: North Carolina A&T 76, Hampton 54
    • Mountain West in Las Vegas: Utah 63, San Diego State 58
    • Southland in Katy, Texas: UTSA 74, Texas–Arlington 63
    • SWAC in Birmingham, Alabama: Prairie View 74, Southern 49
    • WAC in Reno, Nevada: Fresno State 56, Nevada 49
  • In another women's game:
    • Old Dominion's 62–41 loss to Drexel in the semifinals of the CAA tournament ends the Lady Monarchs' NCAA Division I record of 17 consecutive conference tournament titles.
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport Final 8:
  • Consolation round:
    • (7) Concordia Stingers 72, (6) Dalhousie Tigers 61
    • (5) Ottawa Gee-Gees 85, (8) St.FX X-Men 63
  • Semifinals:
    • (3) UBC Thunderbirds 79, (2) Calgary Dinos 74
    • (1) Carleton Ravens 66, (4) Western Ontario Mustangs 65

Cricket

• India in New Zealand:
  • 5th ODI in Auckland:
    •  India 149 (36.3/43 ov);  New Zealand 151/2 (23.2/43 ov). New Zealand win by 8 wickets. India win 5-match series 3–1.
• Women's World Cup in Australia:
  • Super Six's:
    •  India 234/5 (50 ov);  Australia 218/7 (50 ov) in North Sydney. India win by 16 runs.
    •  England 201/5 (50 ov);  New Zealand 170 (48.4 ov) in Bankstown. England win by 31 runs.
    •  West Indies 132/9 (50 ov);  Pakistan 134/6 (47.5 ov) in Drummoyne. Pakistan win by 4 wickets.
      • Standings after 3 of 5 matches: England 6 points, India & New Zealand 4, Australia & Pakistan 2, West Indies 0.
  • 7th place playoff:
    •  Sri Lanka 75 (39 ov);  South Africa 76/1 (28.3 ov) in North Sydney. South Africa win by 9 wickets.

Ice hockey

• NHL:
  • New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur collects his 551st regular-season NHL win in a 3–1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens, tying the record of Patrick Roy.

Motorcycle racing

• Superbike World championship:
  • Losail Superbike World Championship round in Doha, Qatar
  • Superbike:
    • Race 1: (1) Ben Spies (2) Noriyuki Haga (3) Max Biaggi
    • Race 2: (1) Spies (2) Haga (3) Biaggi
      • Riders' standings (after 2 of 14 events): (1) Haga 85 points (2) Spies 75 (3) Max Neukirchner 40
  • Supersport:
    • (1) Eugene Laverty (2) Andrew Pitt (3) Cal Crutchlow
      • Riders' standings (after 2 of 14 events): (1) Pitt 40 points (2) Kenan Sofuoğlu 38 (3) Laverty 36

Rugby union

• Six Nations Championship, week 4:
  • Italy  15–20  Wales in Rome
  • Scotland  15–22 Ireland in Edinburgh
    • Ireland remain on track for a potential Grand Slam. A win or draw against Wales next week in Cardiff will secure them the championship. Wales must win by at least 13 points to win the title. France could also be the winner, if they beat England in London on Sunday and Italy in Rome next week, and Wales beat Ireland.

Winter sports

Basketball

• NBL Grand Final:
  • Game 5 in Melbourne, Australia:
    • South Dragons 102–81 Melbourne Tigers. Dragons win series 3–2.
• NBA:
  • The Cleveland Cavaliers clinch the Central Division title for the first time in 33 years, with 126–123 win in overtime over Sacramento Kings.
• US college basketball:
  • Men's conference championship game — winner earns a bid to the NCAA tournament
    • Patriot League in Washington, D.C.: American 73, Holy Cross 57
• Canadian Interuniversity Sport Final 8 quarterfinals at Ottawa, Ontario: (CIS ranking in parentheses)
  • (4) Western Ontario Mustangs 75, (5) Ottawa Gee-Gees 48
  • (1) Carleton Ravens 94, (8) St. FX X-Men 57
  • (2) Calgary Dinos 76, (7) Concordia Stingers 67
  • (3) UBC Thunderbirds 78, (6) Dalhousie Tigers 54

Winter sports

Baseball

• World Baseball Classic:
  (teams in bold advance to the second round)
  • Pool B in Mexico City, Mexico:
    • Mexico  4–16  Cuba (7 innings, via mercy rule)

Basketball

• Euroleague Top 16, week 6 (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
  • Group E:
    • TAU Cerámica 80–88 Olympiacos
      • Olympiacos defeats TAU in Vitoria-Gasteiz to claim first place in the group.
    • AJ Milano 72–96 Asseco Prokom Sopot
      • Prokom win their only game in the Top 16 phase.
  • Group F:
    • Maccabi Tel Aviv 74–90 Regal FC Barcelona
      • Barça secures first place in the group with a win in Tel Aviv. Maccabi is 0–6 against Spanish opponents this season.
    • Real Madrid 83–82 ALBA Berlin
      • Real's win at the buzzer leaves ALBA the only winless team in the Top 16 phase.
  • Quarterfinal matchups (first named team has home advantage in best-of-five series):
    • Olympiacos vs. Real
    • Barça vs. TAU
• US college basketball:
  • Big East quarterfinals in New York City: Syracuse 127, Connecticut 117 (6OT)
    • This is the second-longest game in NCAA history, and the longest since the shot clock era.
• NBA:
  • The Los Angeles Lakers clinch the Pacific Division title and the first playoff berth in the Western Conference with a 102–95 win over the San Antonio Spurs.