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This list shows notable sports-related deaths, events, and notable outcomes that occurred in February of 2011. Deaths in February
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Current sporting seasons
Auto racing 2011 Sprint Cup Nationwide Series Camping World Truck Series World Rally Championship V8 Supercar GP2 Asia Series Rolex Sports Car Series
Basketball 2011 NBA NCAA Division I men NCAA Division I women Euroleague EuroLeague Women Eurocup EuroChallenge France Germany Greece Israel Italy Philippines Commissioner's Cup Russia Spain Turkey
Darts 2011 Premier League
Football (soccer) 2011 National teams competitions UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification International clubs competitions UEFA (Europe) Champions League UEFA Europa League UEFA Women's Champions League Copa Libertadores (South America) AFC (Asia) Champions League CAF (Africa) Champions League CAF Confederation Cup CONCACAF (North & Central America) Champions League OFC (Oceania) Champions League Domestic (national) competitions Argentina Australia England France Germany Iran Italy Scotland Spain
Golf 2011 PGA Tour European Tour LPGA Tour Champions Tour
Ice hockey 2011 National Hockey League Kontinental Hockey League Czech Extraliga Elitserien Canadian Hockey League: OHL, QMJHL, WHL NCAA Division I men NCAA Division I women
Motorcycle racing 2011 Superbike World Championship Supersport World Championship
Rugby league 2011 Super League
Rugby union 2011 Heineken Cup European Challenge Cup English Premiership Celtic League LV Cup Top 14 Super Rugby Sevens World Series
Snooker 2011 Players Tour Championship
Tennis 2011 ATP World Tour WTA Tour
Volleyball 2011 International clubs competitions Men's CEV Champions League Women's CEV Champions League Domestic (national) competitions Iranian Men's Super League Philippine collegiate (UAAP)
Winter sports Alpine Skiing World Cup Biathlon World Cup Cross-Country Skiing World Cup Freestyle Skiing World Cup Nordic Combined World Cup Ski Jumping World Cup Snowboard World Cup Speed Skating World Cup
Days of the month
February 28, 2011 (Monday)
Cricket World Cup: Group A: 298/9 (50 overs); 123 (42.1 overs) in Nagpur, India. Zimbabwe win by 175 runs. Standings (after 2 matches): , 4 points, , , Zimbabwe 2, Canada, 0. Group B: 330/8 (50 overs); 115 (31.3 overs; Kemar Roach 6/27) in New Delhi, India. West Indies win by 215 runs. Roach bowls the sixth World Cup hat-trick, 28th in One Day Internationals, and the second by a West Indian bowler, dismissing Pieter Seelaar, Bernard Loots and Berend Westdijk to end the Dutch innings. Standings: , 3 points (2 matches), West Indies 2 (2), 2 (1), 2 (2), 0 (1), Netherlands 0 (2).
Cross-country skiing Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway: Women's 10 km classical: Marit Bjørgen 27:39.3 Justyna Kowalczyk 27:43.4 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 27:49.0 Bjørgen wins her third title of the championships and seventh of her career.
Nordic combined Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway: Team normal hill/4 x 5 km: (David Kreiner, Bernhard Gruber, Felix Gottwald, Mario Stecher) 48:07.8 (Johannes Rydzek, Björn Kircheisen, Tino Edelmann, Eric Frenzel) 48:08.2 (Jan Schmid, Magnus Moan, Mikko Kokslien, Håvard Klemetsen) 48:48.4
February 27, 2011 (Sunday)
Alpine skiing Women's World Cup in Åre, Sweden: Super-G: Maria Riesch 1:13.24 Lindsey Vonn 1:13.25 Julia Mancuso 1:14.02 Super-G standings (after 5 of 7 races): (1) Vonn 460 points (2) Riesch 329 (3) Lara Gut 250 Overall standings (after 26 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 1516 points (2) Vonn 1320 (3) Elisabeth Görgl 748 Men's World Cup in Bansko, Bulgaria: Slalom: Mario Matt 1:50.35 (54.21 / 56.14) Reinfried Herbst 1:50.39 (54.33 / 56.06) Jean-Baptiste Grange 1:50.83 (55.89 / 55.94) Slalom standings (after 8 of 10 races): (1) Ivica Kostelić 472 points (2) Grange 442 (3) André Myhrer 333 Overall standings (after 29 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 1294 points (2) Didier Cuche 725 (3) Aksel Lund Svindal 713
Auto racing Sprint Cup Series: Subway Fresh Fit 500 in Avondale, Arizona: (1) Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) (2) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (3) Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet; Hendrick Motorsports) Gordon ends a 66-race winless streak to win his 83rd Cup race, and ties Cale Yarborough for fifth place on the all-time wins list. Drivers' championship standings (after 2 of 36 races): (1) Kyle Busch 80 points (2) Kurt Busch (Dodge; Penske Racing) 77 (3) Tony Stewart (Chevrolet; Stewart Haas Racing) & A. J. Allmendinger (Ford; Richard Petty Motorsports) 69
Bobsleigh FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany: Four-man: I (Manuel Machata, Andreas Bredau, Richard Adjei, Christian Poser) 3:16.58 (48.65 / 48.79 / 49.26 / 49.88) (2) II (Karl Angerer, Gregor Bermbach, Alex Mann, Christian Friedrich) 3:17.10 (48.74 / 48.92 / 49.31 / 50.13) (3) I (Steve Holcomb, Justin Olsen, Steven Langton, Curtis Tomasevicz) 3:17.26 (48.81 / 49.01 / 49.46 / 49.98) Machata, Bredau, Adjei and Poser all win their first world title.
Cricket World Cup: Group B: 338 (49.5 overs; Sachin Tendulkar 120, Tim Bresnan 5/48); 338/8 (50 overs; Andrew Strauss 158) in Bangalore, India. Match tied. Standings: India, England 3 points (2 matches), 2 (1), 2 (2), , , 0 (1).
Cross-country skiing Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway: Men's 30 km pursuit: Petter Northug 1:14:10.4 Maxim Vylegzhanin 1:14:11.1 Ilia Chernousov 1:14:11.6 Northug wins his second successive title in this event and fifth world title overall.
Equestrianism Show jumping: FEI World Cup – Western European League: 12th competition in Gothenburg (CSI 5*-W): Angelica Augustsson on Midtown du Tillard Edwina Alexander on Ciske van Overis Ludger Beerbaum on Gotha Standings (after 12 of 13 competitions): (1) Kevin Staut 87 points (2) Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum 73 (3) Rolf-Göran Bengtsson 73
Football (soccer) CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Montego Bay, Jamaica: Third-place match: 1–0 Final: 0–3 (a.e.t.) The United States win the under-17 tournament for the first time. OFC Champions League Group stage, matchday 5 (team in bold advance to the final): Group B: Auckland City FC 1–0 Waitakere United Standings (after 5 matches): Auckland City FC 11 points, AS Magenta 7, Waitakere United 5, AS Tefana 4. League Cup final in London: Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham City Birmingham City win the League Cup for the second time and qualify for UEFA Europa League. Campeonato Carioca: Taça Guanabara Final: Flamengo 1–0 Boavista Flamengo win the title for the 19th time.
Golf World Golf Championships: WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Arizona, United States: Final: Luke Donald def. Martin Kaymer 3 & 2 Donald wins his first individual WGC event, for his third PGA Tour title and fourth on the European Tour. Kaymer will replace Lee Westwood at the top of the official world rankings, ending Westwood's 17-week run. Consolation match: Matt Kuchar def. Bubba Watson 2 & 1 PGA Tour: Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya in Cancún, Mexico: Winner: Johnson Wagner 267 (−17)PO Wagner defeats Spencer Levin on the first playoff hole, for his second PGA Tour title. LPGA Tour: HSBC Women's Champions in Singapore: Winner: Karrie Webb 275 (−13) Webb wins her 37th LPGA Tour title, and first in nearly two years.
Mixed martial arts UFC 127 in Sydney, Australia: Welterweight bout: B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch fought to a majority draw (29–28 Fitch, 28–28, 28–28) Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping def. Jorge Rivera by TKO (strikes) Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver def. George Sotiropoulos by unanimous decision (29–28, 30–28, 30–27) Welterweight bout: Brian Ebersole def. Chris Lytle by unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) Middleweight bout: Kyle Noke def. Chris Camozzi by submission (rear naked choke)
Motorcycle racing Superbike: Phillip Island World Championship round in Phillip Island, Australia: Race 1: (1) Carlos Checa (Ducati 1198) (2) Max Biaggi (Aprilia RSV4) (3) Leon Haslam (BMW S1000RR) Race 2: (1) Checa (2) Biaggi (3) Marco Melandri (Yamaha YZF-R1) Supersport: Phillip Island World Championship round in Phillip Island, Australia: (1) Luca Scassa (Yamaha YZF-R6) (2) Broc Parkes (Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R) (3) Sam Lowes (Honda CBR600RR)
Rugby league World Club Challenge in Wigan, England: Wigan Warriors 15–21 St. George Illawarra Dragons The Dragons win at their first attempt, and become the fifth Australian side to win the Challenge.
Rugby union Six Nations Championship, week 3: 18–21 in Edinburgh Ireland's Ronan O'Gara takes over from England's Jonny Wilkinson as the leading career point scorer in the Championship with 543 points, two ahead of Wilkinson. Standings (after 3 matches): 6 points, , , Ireland 4, Scotland, 0.
Short-track speed skating World Junior Championships in Courmayeur, Italy: Men's 1000 m: (1) Jack Whelbourne 1:26.049 (2) Seo Yi Ra 1:26.086 (3) Shi Jingnan 1:26.312 Men's 1500 m super final: (1) Seo 2:13.990 (2) Whelbourne 2:19.895 (3) Shi 2:20.144 Men's final standings: Seo 89 points Whelbourne 76 Wu Dajing 40 Women's 1000 m: (1) Ahn Se Jung 1:31.336 (2) Noh Do Hee 1:31.446 (3) Xiao Han 1:31.527 Women's 1500 m super final: (1) Cheon Hee Jung 2:38.268 (2) Noh 2:38.339 (3) Ahn 2:38.408 Women's final standings: Cheon 68 points Ahn 68 Martina Valcepina 50 Men's 3000 m relay: (Thibault Crolet, Sebastien LePape, Alexis Yang, Vincent Giannitrapani) 4:08.911 (Minto Sekai, Keita Watanabe, Hiroki Yokoyama, Masashi Yoshikawa) 4:09.923 (Patrick Duffy, Pier-Olivier Gagnon, Alexandre St. Jean, Maxime Gauthier) 4:15.867 Women's 3000 m relay: (Yelenia Tota, Arianna Valcepina, Martina Valcepina, Elena Viviani) 4:20.004 (Laurie Marceau, Cynthia Mascitto, Ann-Veronique Michaud, Courtney Shmyr) 4:20.166 (Xhao, Lin Meng, Jingzhu Jin, Shaoyang Zhang) 4:32.995
Ski jumping Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, Norway: Men's team normal hill: (Gregor Schlierenzauer, Martin Koch, Andreas Kofler, Thomas Morgenstern) 1025.5 points (Anders Jacobsen, Bjørn Einar Romøren, Anders Bardal, Tom Hilde) 1000.5 (Martin Schmitt, Michael Neumayer, Michael Uhrmann, Severin Freund) 968.2 Morgenstern wins his second title of the championships and the sixth of his career.
Tennis ATP World Tour: Delray Beach International Tennis Championships in Delray Beach, United States: Final: Juan Martín del Potro def. Janko Tipsarević 6–4, 6–4 Del Potro wins his eighth career title, and his first since winning the 2009 US Open.
February 26, 2011 (Saturday)
Alpine skiing Women's World Cup in Åre, Sweden: Downhill: Lindsey Vonn 1:40.93 Tina Maze 1:41.06 Maria Riesch 1:41.14 Downhill standings (after 6 of 9 races): (1) Vonn 520 points (2) Riesch 417 (3) Julia Mancuso 241 Overall standings (after 25 of 38 races): (1) Riesch 1416 points (2) Vonn 1240 (3) Elisabeth Görgl 738 Men's World Cup in Bansko, Bulgaria: Super combined: Christof Innerhofer 2:23.87 (1:01.12 / 1:22.75) Felix Neureuther 2:23.88 (59.92 / 1:23.96) Thomas Mermillod-Blondin 2:24.20 (1:01.68 / 1:22.52) Final combined standings: (1) Ivica Kostelić 345 points (2) Innerhofer 219 (3) Kjetil Jansrud 145 Kostelić wins his first combined World Cup title, and his first discipline title in nine years. Overall standings (after 28 of 38 races): (1) Kostelić 1294 points (2) Didier Cuche 725 (3) Aksel Lund Svindal 713
Auto racing Nationwide Series: Bashas' Supermarkets 200 in Phoenix, Arizona: (1) Kyle Busch (Toyota; Joe Gibbs Racing) (2) Carl Edwards (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) (3) Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet; Kevin Harvick Incorporated) Drivers' championship standings (after 2 of 34 races): (1) Reed Sorenson (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 78 points (2) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford; Roush Fenway Racing) 73 (3) Jason Leffler (Chevrolet; Turner Motorsports) 71
Bobsleigh FIBT World Championships in Königssee, Germany: