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- Domestic (national) competitions
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Days of the month
editMarch 31, 2012 (Saturday)
edit- OFC Women's Pre-Olympic Football Tournament Final Stage, first leg: New Zealand
8–0 
Papua New Guinea - UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying:
- Group 1:
- Russia
8–0 
North Macedonia - Greece
1–1 
Poland - Italy
4–0 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Russia
- Group 2:
- Romania
3–0 
Kazakhstan - Germany
5–0 
Spain - Switzerland
5–0 
Turkey
- Romania
- Group 3: Bulgaria
0–3 
Norway - Group 4: France
2–0 
Scotland - Group 5: Slovakia
0–1 
Finland - Group 6: Croatia
0–6 
England - Group 7: Portugal
2–5 
Czech Republic
- Group 1:
March 30, 2012 (Friday)
edit- Nippon Professional Baseball season opening games:
- Euroleague Quarterfinals Game 4 (teams in bold qualify for the Final Four):
- Gescrap Bizkaia 71–73 CSKA Moscow. CSKA Moscow win series 3–1.
- Olympiacos 76–69 Montepaschi Siena. Olympiacos win series 3–1.
- Gescrap Bizkaia
March 29, 2012 (Thursday)
edit- Major League Baseball Japan Opening Series, Game 2 in Tokyo: Oakland Athletics 4, Seattle Mariners 1
- Euroleague Quarterfinals Game 4: Maccabi Tel Aviv
69–78 Panathinaikos
- UEFA Europa League quarter-finals, first leg:
- AZ
2–1 Valencia - Schalke 04 2–4 Athletic Bilbao
- Sporting CP 2–1
Metalist Kharkiv - Atlético Madrid 2–1 Hannover 96
- AZ
- Copa Libertadores second stage, matchday 4:
- Group 4:
- Boca Juniors
2–0 Arsenal - Zamora
0–1 
Fluminense
- Boca Juniors
- Group 4:
- AFC Olympic Qualifiers Playoff Round, matchday 3 in Hanoi, Vietnam: Oman
2–0 
Uzbekistan
- Oman qualify for the AFC–CAF Olympic play-off against
Senegal on April 23.
- Oman qualify for the AFC–CAF Olympic play-off against
March 28, 2012 (Wednesday)
edit- Major League Baseball Japan Opening Series, Game 1 in Tokyo: Seattle Mariners 3, Oakland Athletics 1 (F/11)
- Euroleague Quarterfinals Game 3:
- Gescrap Bizkaia 94–81 CSKA Moscow
- Olympiacos 75–55 Montepaschi Siena
- Gescrap Bizkaia
- UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, first leg:
- Marseille 0–2 Bayern Munich
- Milan 0–0 Barcelona
- Marseille
- Copa Libertadores second stage:
- CONCACAF Champions League semifinals, first leg:
- Toronto FC
1–1 
Santos Laguna - Monterrey 3–0 UNAM
- Toronto FC
March 27, 2012 (Tuesday)
edit- Euroleague Quarterfinals Game 3 (team in bold qualify for the Final Four):
- Maccabi Tel Aviv 65–62 Panathinaikos
- UNICS Kazan 56–67 FC Barcelona Regal. FC Barcelona Regal win series 3–0.
- Maccabi Tel Aviv
- UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, first leg:
- APOEL
0–3 Real Madrid - Benfica 0–1 Chelsea
- APOEL
- Copa Libertadores second stage:
- AFC Olympic Qualifiers Playoff Round, matchday 2 in Hanoi, Vietnam: Uzbekistan 2–1
Syria - CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, group stage, matchday 3 (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
- Group B in Carson, California:
- Honduras
2–0 
Trinidad and Tobago - Mexico 1–0
Panama
- Standings: Mexico 9 points, Honduras 6, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago 1.
- Honduras
- Group B in Carson, California:
March 26, 2012 (Monday)
edit- CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, group stage, matchday 3:
- Group A in Nashville, Tennessee (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
- Canada 1–1
Cuba - United States
3–3 
El Salvador
- Standings: El Salvador, Canada 5 points, United States 4, Cuba 1.
- Canada
- Group A in Nashville, Tennessee (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
March 25, 2012 (Sunday)
edit- 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)
- Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament:
- Light flyweight: Billy Ward (AUS) def. Charlie Keama (PNG) 21–19. Ward qualifies for the Olympics.
- Flyweight: Jackson Woods (AUS) def. Kauko Raka (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. Chad Milnes (NZL) 18–5. Jackson qualifies for the Olympics.
- Light welterweight: Jeff Horn (AUS) def. Hinoma Livai (SAM) by RSC. Horn qualifies for the Olympics.
- Welterweight: Cameron Hammond (AUS) def. Bowen Morgan (NZL) 19–8. Hammond qualifies for the Olympics.
- Middleweight: Jesse Ross (AUS) def. Andrew Kometa (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.
- Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament in Kontich, Belgium:
- AFC Olympic Qualifiers Playoff Round, matchday 1 in Hanoi, Vietnam: Syria 1–1 Oman
- CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, group stage, matchday 2:
- Group B in Carson, California:
- Panama 1–1 Trinidad and Tobago
- Mexico 3–0 Honduras
- Panama
- Group B in Carson, California:
- 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)
edit- CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, group stage, matchday 2:
- Group A in Nashville, Tennessee:
- Cuba 0–4 El Salvador
- United States 0–2 Canada
- Cuba
- Group A in Nashville, Tennessee:
- OFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament in Taupo, New Zealand:
- Bronze medal match: Papua New Guinea 0–1
Vanuatu - Final:
Fiji 
0–1 
New Zealand
- New Zealand qualify for the Olympics.
- Bronze medal match: Papua New Guinea
Belgian Cup Final: Lokeren 1–0 Kortrijk
- Lokeren win the Belgian Cup for the first time.
March 23, 2012 (Friday)
edit- Euroleague Quarterfinals Game 2:
- CSKA Moscow 79–60 Gescrap Bizkaia
- Montepaschi Siena 81–80 Olympiacos
- CSKA Moscow
- Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament in Kontich, Belgium, day 5:
- CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, group stage, matchday 1:
- Group B in Carson, California:
- Honduras 3–1 Panama
- Trinidad and Tobago 1–7 Mexico
- Honduras
- Group B in Carson, California:
March 22, 2012 (Thursday)
edit- Euroleague Quarterfinals Game 2:
- Panathinaikos 92–94 (OT) Maccabi Tel Aviv
- FC Barcelona Regal 66–63 UNICS Kazan
- Panathinaikos
- Israeli Women's Cup Final: Maccabi Bnot Ashdod 63–50 Elektra Ramat HaSharon
- Maccabi Bnot Ashdod win their first trophy, and the first ever major team sport title for a team from Ashdod.
- World Women's Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada:
- Women's Olympic Qualifying tournament in Kontich, Belgium, day 4:
- CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, group stage, matchday 1:
- Group A in Nashville, Tennessee:
- El Salvador 0–0 Canada
- United States 6–0 Cuba
- El Salvador
- Group A in Nashville, Tennessee:
- UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinals, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Rossiyanka – (0–2) Turbine Potsdam
- Copa Libertadores second stage:
- Championship League Final group in Stock, England:
March 21, 2012 (Wednesday)
edit- Euroleague Quarterfinals Game 1:
- CSKA Moscow 98–71 Gescrap Bizkaia
- Montepaschi Siena 75–82 Olympiacos
- CSKA Moscow
- World Women's Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada:
- 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.
- American Samoa
- Group B: Tonga
0–10 New Zealand
- Standings: New Zealand 6 points, Papua New Guinea 3, Tonga 0.
- Standings: New Zealand 6 points,
- Group A:
- UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinals, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- 1. FFC Frankfurt 3–0 (0–1)
LdB Malmö. 1. FFC Frankfurt win 3–1 on aggregate. - Brøndby IF
0–4 (0–4) Lyon. Lyon win 8–0 on aggregate. - Göteborg 1–0 (1–3) Arsenal. Arsenal win 3–2 on aggregate.
- 1. FFC Frankfurt
- Copa Libertadores second stage:
- Group 1: The Strongest
1–1 Internacional - Group 5: Vasco da Gama 2–0
Libertad - Group 6: Corinthians 1–0 Cruz Azul
- Group 1: The Strongest
- AFC Champions League group stage:
- AFC Cup group stage:
- Group C:
- VB
2–2 
Al-Kuwait - Al-Ettifaq
0–0 
Al-Ahed
- VB
- Group D:
- Salgaocar
2–2 Neftchi Farg'ona - Al-Wehdat
2–1 Al-Oruba
- Salgaocar
- Group G:
- Chonburi
1–0 
Home United - Citizen
2–1 
Yangon United
- Chonburi
- Group H:
- Group C:
March 20, 2012 (Tuesday)
edit- Euroleague Quarterfinals Game 1:
- Panathinaikos 93–73 Maccabi Tel Aviv
- FC Barcelona Regal 78–66 UNICS Kazan
- Panathinaikos
- World Women's Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada:
- Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kontich, Belgium, matchday 3:
- AFC Champions League group stage Matchday 2:
- AFC Cup group stage Matchday 2:
- Group A:
- Al-Suwaiq 0–0 Al-Faisaly
- Al-Ittihad 1–0 Al-Qadsia
- Al-Suwaiq
- Group B:
- Al-Oruba
2–2 
Arbil - Kazma 3–0 East Bengal
- Al-Oruba
- Group E:
- Al-Zawra'a 5–0 Al-Tilal
- Safa 0–2 Al-Shorta
- Al-Zawra'a
- Group F:
- Group A:
- Copa Libertadores second stage:
- Championship League Group seven in Stock, England:
March 19, 2012 (Monday)
edit- World Women's Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada:
March 18, 2012 (Sunday)
edit- World Cup Final in Schladming, Austria:
- Men's slalom: André Myhrer (SWE) Felix Neureuther (GER) 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.
- Slalom standings: (1) Myhrer 644 points (2) Ivica Kostelić (CRO) 610 (3) Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 560
- Women's giant slalom: Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) Anna Fenninger (AUT) 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.
- Giant slalom standings: (1) Rebensburg 650 points (2) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 455 (3) Tessa Worley (FRA) 446
- Men's slalom:
- 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)
- World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia:
- Men's 15 km Mass Start:
- Women's 12.5 km Mass Start:
- World Women's Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada:
- Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 in Dublin, Ireland:
- Third place game: Malaysia
6–1 Russia - Final: South Korea
3–2 
Ireland
- South Korea qualify for the Olympics.
- Third place game:
- Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kontich, Belgium, matchday 2:
- OFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament in Taupo, New Zealand:
- Group A:
- American Samoa 1–7 Fiji
- Solomon Islands 0–1 Vanuatu
- American Samoa
- Group B: Papua New Guinea 3–0 Tonga
- Group A:
- CAF Champions League Preliminary round, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Athlético Olympic
4–1 (0–5) 
AS Vita Club. AS Vita Club win 6–4 on aggregate.
- PGA Tour:
- European Tour:
- Open de Andalucia de Golf in Andalusia, Spain:
- LPGA Tour:
- Champions Tour:
- Men's World Cup in Planica, Slovenia:
- HS 215 (Ski flying):
- Players Tour Championship Finals in Galway, Ireland:
- Final: Stephen Lee (ENG) 4–0 Neil Robertson (AUS)
- 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.
- Final: Roger Federer (SUI) def. John Isner (USA) 7–6(9–7), 6–3
- BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, United States:
- 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.
- Final: Victoria Azarenka (BLR) def. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 6–2, 6–3
- BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, United States:
March 17, 2012 (Saturday)
edit- World Cup Final in Schladming, Austria:
- Men's giant slalom: Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 2:25.53 Hannes Reichelt (AUT) 2:25.79 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.
- Giant slalom standings: (1) Hirscher 705 points (2) Ted Ligety (USA) 513 (3) Massimiliano Blardone (ITA) 408
- Women's slalom: Michaela Kirchgasser (AUT) 1:32.57 Veronika Zuzulová (SVK) 1:32.69 Marlies Schild (AUT) 1:33.08
- Men's giant slalom:
- World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia:
- Men's 12.5 km Pursuit:
- Women's 10 km Pursuit:
- South Africa in New Zealand:
- 2nd Test in Hamilton: New Zealand 185 & 168;
South Africa 253 & 103/1. South Africa win by 9 wickets.
- 2nd Test in Hamilton:
- World Cup in Falun, Sweden:
- Men's 15 km Classic Mass Start: Dario Cologna (SUI) 43:14.9 Eldar Rønning (NOR) 43:15.3 Len Valjas (CAN) 43:16.2
- Women's 10 km Classic Mass Start:
- Men's 15 km Classic Mass Start:
- 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
- Draw 1:
- Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Dublin, Ireland, matchday 5:
- Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kontich, Belgium, matchday 1:
- World Cup in Myrkdalen-Voss, Norway:
- Men's Aerials:
- Women's Aerials:
- Men's World Cup in Planica, Slovenia:
- HS 215 Team (Ski flying):
- World Cup in Valmalenco, Italy:
- Men's giant slalom:
- Women's giant slalom:
March 16, 2012 (Friday)
edit- World Cup Final in Schladming, Austria:
- Team Event:
Austria Switzerland Sweden
- Team Event:
- World Cup 9 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia:
- Men's 10 km Sprint: Martin Fourcade (FRA) 26:40.2 (0+0) Arnd Peiffer (GER) 26:45.5 (0+1) 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.
- Sprint standings: (1) Fourcade 423 points (2) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 378 (3) Carl Johan Bergman (SWE) 287
- Women's 7.5 km Sprint: Magdalena Neuner (GER) 22:11.5 (1+1) Vita Semerenko (UKR) 22:14.7 (0+0) 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.
- Sprint standings: (1) Neuner 571 points (2) Domracheva 471 (3) Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 401
- Men's 10 km Sprint:
- World Cup in Falun, Sweden:
- Men's 3.75 km Free Individual: Alex Harvey (CAN) 8:16.8 Dario Cologna (SUI) 8:17.0 Devon Kershaw (CAN) 8:19.9
- Women's 2.5 km Free Individual: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 6:54.4 Charlotte Kalla (SWE) 7:00.6 Marthe Kristoffersen (NOR) 7:05.8
- Men's 3.75 km Free Individual:
- OFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament in Taupo, New Zealand:
- Group A:
- Solomon Islands 0–2 Fiji
- Vanuatu 8–0 American Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Group B: New Zealand 1–0 Papua New Guinea
- Group A:
- Cheltenham Gold Cup in Cheltenham, United Kingdom: Synchronised (trainer: Jonjo O'Neill, jockey: Tony McCoy) The Giant Bolster (trainer: David Bridgwater, jockey: Tom Scudamore) Long Run (trainer: Nicky Henderson, jockey: Sam Waley-Cohen)
- Men's World Cup in Planica, Slovenia:
- HS 215 (Ski flying): Robert Kranjec (SLO) 434.3 points Simon Ammann (SUI) 423.4 Martin Koch (AUT) 418.6
- HS 215 (Ski flying):
- World Cup in Valmalenco, Italy:
- Men's Snowboard Cross: Konstantin Schad (GER) Andrey Boldykov (RUS) 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.
- Snowboard Cross Standings: (1) Pierre Vaultier (FRA) 3852 points (2) Boldykov 2930 (3) Nate Holland (USA) 2340
- Women's Snowboard Cross: Jacqueline Hernandez (USA) Nelly Moenne Loccoz (FRA) 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.
- Snowboard Cross Standings: (1) Dominique Maltais (CAN) 4200 points (2) Maëlle Ricker (CAN) 3950 (3) Aleksandra Zhekova (BUL) 3760
- Men's Snowboard Cross:
March 15, 2012 (Thursday)
edit- World Cup Final in Schladming, Austria:
- Men's Super-G: Christof Innerhofer (ITA) 1:21.24 Alexis Pinturault (FRA) 1:21.26 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.
- Super-G standings: (1) Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 413 points (2) Didier Cuche (SUI) 400 (3) Beat Feuz (SUI) 368
- Women's Super-G: Viktoria Rebensburg (GER) 1:24.54 Julia Mancuso (USA) 1:24.72 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.
- Super-G standings: (1) Lindsey Vonn (USA) 453 (2) Mancuso 381 (3) Anna Fenninger (AUT) 369
- Men's Super-G:
- Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Dublin, Ireland, matchday 4:
- UEFA Europa League Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Hannover 96 4–0 (2–2) Standard Liège. Hannover 96 win 6–2 on aggregate.
- PSV Eindhoven 1–1 (2–4) Valencia. Valencia win 5–3 on aggregate.
- Udinese 2–1 (0–2) AZ. AZ win 3–2 on aggregate.
- Athletic Bilbao 2–1 (3–2) Manchester United. Athletic Bilbao win 5–3 on aggregate.
- Olympiacos 1–2 (1–0) Metalist Kharkiv. 2–2 on aggregate; Metalist Kharkiv win on away goals.
- Manchester City 3–2 (0–1) Sporting CP. 3–3 on aggregate; Sporting CP win on away goals.
- Schalke 04 4–1 (0–1) Twente. Schalke 04 win 4–2 on aggregate.
- Beşiktaş 0–3 (1–3) Atlético Madrid. Atlético Madrid win 6–1 on aggregate.
- Hannover 96
- UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinals first leg: LdB Malmö 1–0 1. FFC Frankfurt
- Copa Libertadores second stage:
- CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals second leg (first leg score in parentheses): UNAM 8–0 (1–2) Isidro Metapán. UNAM win 9–2 on aggregate.
Hazfi Cup Final: Esteghlal 0–0 (4–1 pen.) Shahin Bushehr
- Esteghlal win the Cup for the sixth time.
March 14, 2012 (Wednesday)
edit- World Cup Final in Schladming, Austria:
- Men's Downhill: Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 1:46.82 Beat Feuz (SUI) 1:47.38 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.
- Downhill standings: (1) Klaus Kröll (AUT) 605 points (2) Feuz 598 (3) Didier Cuche (SUI) 521
- Women's Downhill: Lindsey Vonn (USA) 1:46.56 Marion Rolland (FRA) 1:47.48 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.
- Downhill standings: (1) Vonn 690 points (2) Tina Weirather (LIE) 400 (3) Elisabeth Görgl (AUT) 384
- Men's Downhill:
- The British Boxing Board of Control withdraws Derek Chisora's boxing licence following a brawl with David Haye in Munich, Germany.[1]
- World Cup Final in Stockholm, Sweden:
- Men's Sprint Classic: Eirik Brandsdal (NOR) Teodor Peterson (SWE) Len Valjas (CAN)
- Sprint standings: (1) Peterson 617 points (2) Nikolay Morilov (RUS) 494 (3) Brandsdal 483
- Peterson wins his first discipline world title.
- Sprint standings: (1) Peterson 617 points (2) Nikolay Morilov (RUS) 494 (3) Brandsdal 483
- Women's Sprint Classic: Marit Bjørgen (NOR) Julia Ivanova (RUS) 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.
- Sprint standings: (1) Kikkan Randall (USA) 658 points (2) Falla 536 (3) Bjørgen 521
- Men's Sprint Classic:
- 2012 Olympics Men's Asian qualifiers preliminary round 3, Matchday 6 (teams in bold qualify for the Summer Olympics; teams in italics advance to the Playoff Round):
- Group A:
- Saudi Arabia 1–1 Oman
- South Korea 0–0
Qatar
- Standings: South Korea 12 points, Oman 8, Qatar 7, Saudi Arabia 3.
- Saudi Arabia
- Group B:
- Uzbekistan 2–3
United Arab Emirates - Australia
0–0 Iraq
- Standings: United Arab Emirates 14 points, Uzbekistan 8, Iraq 5, Australia 4.
- Uzbekistan
- Group C:
- Group A:
- UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Chelsea 4–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3) Napoli. Chelsea win 5–4 on aggregate.
- Real Madrid 4–1 (1–1) CSKA Moscow. Real Madrid win 5–2 on aggregate.
- Chelsea
- UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinals first leg:
- Arsenal 3–1 Göteborg
- Turbine Potsdam 2–0 Rossiyanka
- Lyon 4–0 Brøndby IF
- Arsenal
- Copa Libertadores second stage:
- Group 4:
- Arsenal 1–2 Boca Juniors
- Fluminense 1–0 Zamora
- Arsenal
- Group 5: Libertad 1–1 Vasco da Gama
- Group 6: Cruz Azul 0–0 Corinthians
- Group 4:
- CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Santos Laguna – (1–2) Seattle Sounders FC
- Los Angeles Galaxy – (2–2) Toronto FC
- Santos Laguna
- World Cup in Valmalenco, Italy:
- Men's Snowboard Cross:
- Women's Snowboard Cross:
March 13, 2012 (Tuesday)
edit- Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Dublin, Ireland, matchday 3:
- UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Bayern Munich 7–0 (0–1) Basel. Bayern Munich win 7–1 on aggregate.
- Internazionale 2–1 (0–1) Marseille. 2–2 on aggregate; Marseille win on away goals.
- Bayern Munich
- Copa Libertadores second stage:
- Group 1: Internacional 5–0 The Strongest
- Group 2: Lanús 1–0
Emelec - Group 5: Alianza Lima
1–0 
Nacional - Group 6: Nacional 3–2 Deportivo Táchira
- Group 1: Internacional
- CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals second leg (first leg scores in parentheses): Monterrey 4–1 (3–1) Morelia. Monterrey win 7–2 on aggregate.
March 12, 2012 (Monday)
editMarch 11, 2012 (Sunday)
edit- Men's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:
- Slalom:
- World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey:
- Men's 800 metres: Mohammed Aman (ETH) 1:48.36 Jakub Holuša (CZE) 1:48.62 Andrew Osagie (GBR) 1:48.92
- Men's 3000 metres: Bernard Lagat (USA) 7:41.44 Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN) 7:41.77 Edwin Soi (KEN) 7:41.78
- Men's 60 metres hurdles: Aries Merritt (USA) 7.44 Liu Xiang (CHN) 7.49 Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA) 7.53
- Men's 4 × 400 metres relay: United States (Frankie Wright, Calvin Smith Jr., Manteo Mitchell, Gil Roberts) 3:03.94
United Kingdom (Conrad Williams, Nigel Levine, Michael Bingham, Richard Buck) 3:04.72 Trinidad and Tobago (Lalonde Gordon, Renny Quow, Jereem Richards, Jarrin Solomon) 3:06.85 - Men's triple jump: Will Claye (USA) 17.70 WL Christian Taylor (USA) 17.63 Lyukman Adams (RUS) 17.36
- Men's high jump: Dimitrios Chondrokoukis (GRE) 2.33 Andrey Silnov (RUS) 2.33 Ivan Ukhov (RUS) 2.31
- Women's 60 metres: Veronica Campbell Brown (JAM) 7.01 WL Murielle Ahouré (CIV) 7.04 Tianna Madison (USA) 7.09
- Women's 800 metres: Pamela Jelimo (KEN) 1:58.83 WL Nataliia Lupu (UKR) 1:59.67 Erica Moore (USA) 1:59.97
- Women's 3000 metres: Hellen Onsando Obiri (KEN) 8:37.16 Meseret Defar (ETH) 8:38.26 Gelete Burka (ETH) 8:40.16
- Women's 4 × 400 metres relay: Great Britain (Shana Cox, Nicola Sanders, Christine Ohuruogu, Perri Shakes-Drayton) 3:28.76 WL United States (Leslie Cole, Natasha Hastings, Jernail Hayes, Sanya Richards-Ross) 3:28.79 Russia (Yuliya Gushchina, Kseniya Ustalova, Marina Karnaushchenko, Aleksandra Fedoriva) 3:29.55
- Women's long jump: Brittney Reese (USA) 7.23 CR Janay DeLoach (USA) 6.98 Shara Proctor (GBR) 6.89
- Women's pole vault: Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.80 Vanessa Boslak (FRA) 4.70 Holly Bleasdale (GBR) 4.70
- Men's 800 metres:
- Sprint Cup Series:
- World Rally Championship:
- Rally México in León:
- World Touring Car Championship:
- FIA WTCC Race of Italy in Monza, Italy:
- World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany:
- Men's 15 km Mass Start: Martin Fourcade (FRA) 38:25.4 (0+1+1+0) Björn Ferry (SWE) 38:28.4 (0+0+0+0) Fredrik Lindström (SWE) 38:28.8 (0+1+1+0)
- Fourcade wins his third title of the championships and fourth overall.
- Women's 12.5 km Mass Start: Tora Berger (NOR) 35:41.6 (0+0+1+0) Marie-Laure Brunet (FRA) 35:49.7 (0+0+0+1) Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) 35:54.3 (0+0+0+1)
- Berger wins her third title of the championships and fourth overall.
- Men's 15 km Mass Start:
- South Africa in New Zealand:
- 1st Test in Dunedin: South Africa 238 (68.2 overs) & 435/5d (140 overs); New Zealand 273 (88.2 overs) & 137/2 (41 overs). Match drawn.
- 1st Test in Dunedin:
- World Junior Championships in Östersund, Sweden:
- Men:
- Bronze Medal Game: Norway 3–7 Scotland
- Gold Medal Game: Canada 10–4 Sweden
- Bronze Medal Game:
- Women:
- Bronze Medal Game: Sweden 4–7 Russia
- Gold Medal Game: Scotland 6–5 Czech Republic
- Bronze Medal Game:
- Men:
- Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Dublin, Ireland, matchday 2:
- CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship in Panama City, Panama (teams in bold qualify for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup):
- Bronze medal match: Mexico 5–0 Panama
- Final: United States 2–1 Canada
- United States win the title for the third time.
- Bronze medal match: Mexico
- World Championships in Shanghai, China:
- Men overall: Kwak Yoon-Gy (KOR) 102 points Noh Jin-Kyu (KOR) 76 Charles Hamelin (CAN) 52
- Women overall: Li Jianrou (CHN) 60 points Valérie Maltais (CAN) 47 Arianna Fontana (ITA) 44
- Men overall:
- Men's World Cup in Oslo, Norway:
- HS 134:
- World Cup 7 in Berlin, Germany:
March 10, 2012 (Saturday)
edit- Men's World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia:
- Giant slalom:
- Women's World Cup in Åre, Sweden:
- Slalom:
- World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey:
- Men's 60 metres: Justin Gatlin (USA) 6.46 Nesta Carter (JAM) 6.54 Dwain Chambers (GBR) 6.60
- Men's 400 metres: Nery Brenes (CRC) 45.11 CR Demetrius Pinder (BAH) 45.34 Chris Brown (BAH) 45.90
- Men's 1500 metres: Abdalaati Iguider (MAR) 3:45.21 Ilham Tanui Özbilen (TUR) 3:45.35 Mekonnen Gebremedhin (ETH) 3:45.90
- Men's long jump: Mauro Vinícius da Silva (BRA) 8.23 Henry Frayne (AUS) 8.23 Aleksandr Menkov (RUS) 8.22
- Men's pole vault: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.95 WL Björn Otto (GER) 5.80 Brad Walker (USA) 5.80
- Men's heptathlon: Ashton Eaton (USA) 6645 WR Oleksiy Kasyanov (UKR) 6071 Artem Lukyanenko (RUS) 5969
- Women's 400 metres: Sanya Richards-Ross (USA) 50.79 Aleksandra Fedoriva (RUS) 51.76 Natasha Hastings (USA) 51.82
- Women's 1500 metres: Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 4:05.78 Mariem Alaoui Selsouli (MAR) 4:07.78 Aslı Çakır Alptekin (TUR) 4:08.74
- Women's 60 metres hurdles: Sally Pearson (AUS) 7.73 WL Tiffany Porter (GBR) 7.94 Alina Talay (BLR) 7.97
- Women's triple jump: Yamilé Aldama (GBR) 14.82 Olga Rypakova (KAZ) 14.63 Mabel Gay (CUB) 14.29
- Women's high jump: Chaunté Lowe (USA) 1.98 Antonietta Di Martino (ITA), Anna Chicherova (RUS), Ebba Jungmark (SWE) 1.95
- Women's shot put: Valerie Adams (NZL) 20.54 AR Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR) 20.42 Michelle Carter (USA) 19.58
- Men's 60 metres:
- World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany:
- Women's 4 x 6 km Relay: Germany (Tina Bachmann, Magdalena Neuner, Miriam Gössner, Andrea Henkel) 1:09:33.0 (1+10) France (Marie Laure Brunet, Sophie Boilley, Anais Bescond, Marie Dorin Habert) 1:10:01.5 (0+7) 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.
- Women's 4 x 6 km Relay:
- Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Dublin, Ireland, matchday 1:
- CAF Champions League Preliminary round:
- First leg: AS Vita Club 5–0 Atlético Olympic
- Second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Liga Muçulmana
3–0 (2–0) 
Mafunzo. Liga Muçulmana win 5–0 on aggregate.
- First leg: AS Vita Club
- CAF Confederation Cup Preliminary round, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Gor Mahia
0–1 (0–3) Ferroviário de Maputo. Ferroviário de Maputo win 4–0 on aggregate.
- 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:
- World Championships in Shanghai, China:
- World Cup 7 in Berlin, Germany:
March 9, 2012 (Friday)
edit- Women's World Cup in Åre, Sweden:
- Giant slalom:
- World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey:
- Men's shot put: Ryan Whiting (USA) 22.00 David Storl (GER) 21.88 Tomasz Majewski (POL) 21.72
- Women's pentathlon: Nataliya Dobrynska (UKR) 5013 Jessica Ennis (GBR) 4965 Austra Skujytė (LTU) 4802
- Dobrynska wins her first indoor world title and sets a new world record.
- Men's shot put:
- World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany:
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay: Norway (Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Rune Brattsveen, Tarjei Bø, Emil Hegle Svendsen) 1:17:26.8 (1+7) France (Jean-Guillaume Béatrix, Simon Fourcade, Alexis Bœuf, Martin Fourcade) 1:17:56.5 (0+10) 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.
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay:
- 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.
- CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship in Panama City, Panama:
- Semi-finals:
- United States 4–0 Mexico
- Panama 0–6 Canada
- United States and Canada qualify for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
- United States
- Semi-finals:
- World Championships in Shanghai, China:
- Women's World Cup in Oslo, Norway:
- HS 106:
- World Cup 7 in Berlin, Germany:
March 8, 2012 (Thursday)
edit
- UEFA Europa League Round of 16, first leg:
- Metalist Kharkiv 0–1 Olympiacos
- Sporting CP 1–0 Manchester City
- Twente 1–0 Schalke 04
- Atlético Madrid 3–1 Beşiktaş
- Standard Liège 2–2 Hannover 96
- Valencia 4–2 PSV Eindhoven
- AZ 2–0 Udinese
- Manchester United 2–3 Athletic Bilbao
- Metalist Kharkiv
- Copa Libertadores second stage:
- Group 2: Flamengo 1–0 Emelec
- Group 3: Junior
0–1 Bolívar - Group 8: Godoy Cruz 4–4 Atlético Nacional
- Group 2: Flamengo
- CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals, first leg: Isidro Metapán 2–1 UNAM
- Men's World Cup in Trondheim, Norway:
- HS 140: (1) Daiki Ito (JPN) (2) Richard Freitag (GER) (3) Simon Ammann (SWI)
March 7, 2012 (Wednesday)
edit- World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany:
- Women's 20 km Individual: Tora Berger (NOR) 42:30.0 (1+0+0+0) Marie-Laure Brunet (FRA) 43:26.4 (0+0+0+1) Helena Ekholm (SWE) 43:41.4 (1+0+0+0)
- Berger wins her second title of the championships and third overall.
- Women's 20 km Individual:
- 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.
- UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- APOEL 1–0 (a.e.t.) (0–1) Lyon. 1–1 on aggregate; APOEL win 4–3 on penalties.
- Barcelona 7–1 (3–1) 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.
- APOEL
- Copa Libertadores second stage:
- Group 1: Santos 3–1 Internacional
- Group 4: Boca Juniors 1–2 Fluminense
- Group 6: Corinthians 2–0 Nacional
- Group 7: Deportivo Quito 3–0 Vélez Sársfield
- Group 1: Santos
- AFC Champions League group stage, matchday 1:
- Group A: Nasaf Qarshi 2–4 Al-Jazira
- Group C:
- Group D:
- Al-Shabab 0–0 Al-Gharafa
- Al-Hilal 1–1 Persepolis
- Al-Shabab
- Group G:
- Group H:
- Group A: Nasaf Qarshi
- AFC Cup group stage, matchday 1:
- Group C:
- Al-Kuwait 1–5 Al-Ettifaq
- Al-Ahed 5–3 VB
- Al-Kuwait
- Group D:
- Neftchi Farg'ona 2–1 Al-Wehdat
- Al-Oruba 1–0 Salgaocar
- Neftchi Farg'ona
- Group E: Al-Shorta 3–2 Al-Zawra'a
- Group G:
- Yangon United 1–1 Chonburi
- Home United 3–1 Citizen
- Yangon United
- Group H:
- Group C:
- CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals, first leg:
March 6, 2012 (Tuesday)
edit- World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany:
- Men's 20 km Individual: Jakov Fak (SLO) 46:48.2 (0+0+0+1) Simon Fourcade (FRA) 46:55.2 (0+0+1+0) Jaroslav Soukup (CZE) 47:00.5 (0+1+0+0)
- Fak becomes the first Slovenian biathlete to win a world title.
- Men's 20 km Individual:
- CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship in Panama City, Panama (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
- Group B:
- Guatemala
5–2 Cuba - Panama 0–6 United States
- Standings: United States 9 points, Panama 6, Guatemala 3, Cuba 0.
- Guatemala
- Group B:
- UEFA Champions League Round of 16 second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Arsenal 3–0 (0–4) Milan. Milan win 4–3 on aggregate.
- Benfica 2–0 (2–3) Zenit St. Petersburg. Benfica win 4–3 on aggregate.
- Arsenal
- Copa Libertadores second stage:
- AFC Champions League group stage Matchday 1:
- AFC Cup group stage Matchday 1:
- Group A:
- Al-Qadsia 2–0 Al-Suwaiq
- Al-Faisaly 1–1 Al-Ittihad
- Al-Qadsia
- Group B:
- East Bengal 0–1 Al-Oruba
- Arbil 1–1 Kazma
- East Bengal
- Group E: Al-Tilal 1–2 Safa
- Group F:
- Group A:
- CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals, first leg: Morelia 1–3 Monterrey
- CAF Champions League preliminary round, second leg (first leg score in parentheses): Diables Noirs
0–1 (0–1) 
AFAD Djékanou. AFAD Djékanou wins 2–0 on aggregate.
March 5, 2012 (Monday)
edit- CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship in Panama City, Panama (teams in bold advance to the semifinals):
March 4, 2012 (Sunday)
edit- World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany:
- Men's 12.5 km Pursuit: Martin Fourcade (FRA) 33:39.4 (1+1+0+2) Carl Johan Bergman (SWE) 33:44.6 (0+1+1+0) 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: Darya Domracheva (BLR) 29:39.6 (0+1+1+0) Magdalena Neuner (GER) 30:04.7 (0+1+0+2) Olga Vilukhina (RUS) 30:55.0 (0+0+1+0)
- Domracheva wins her first world title.
- Men's 12.5 km Pursuit:
- CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship in Panama City, Panama:
- Group B:
- Cuba 0–6 United States
- Panama 3–1 Guatemala
- Cuba
- Group B:
- CAF Champions League preliminary round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Les Astres
2–1 (0–1) 
DFC8. 2–2 on aggregate; DFC8 win on away goals. - Africa Sports 2–0 (2–3)
Missile. Africa Sports win 4–3 on aggregate. - Horoya AC
1–0 (0–0) 
Ports Authority. Horoya AC win 1–0 on aggregate. - APR
1–0 (0–0) Tusker. APR win 1–0 on aggregate. - Ethiopian Coffee
4–1 (0–1) 
Coin Nord. Ethiopian Coffee win 4–2 on aggregate. - Tonnerre
1–0 (0–0) 
ASGNN. Tonnerre win 1–0 on aggregate. - Lesotho Correctional Services
0–0 (0–3) 
URA. URA win 3–0 on aggregate. - Dolphins
3–0 (3–0) 
CD Elá Nguema. Dolphins win 6–0 on aggregate. - Berekum Chelsea
3–0 (2–0) 
LISCR. Berekum Chelsea win 5–0 on aggregate. - Power Dynamos
3–0 (5–1) 
Japan Actuel's. Power Dynamos win 8–1 on aggregate.
- Les Astres
- CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Motor Action
0–2 (1–1) Black Leopards. Black Leopards win 3–1 on aggregate. - Simba
2–1 (1–1) Kiyovu Sports. Simba win 3–2 on aggregate. - AS Tempête Mocaf 2–2 (0–2) AC Léopard. AC Léopard win 4–2 on aggregate.
- Sahel SC 2–2 (0–2)
Renaissance FC. Renaissance FC win 4–2 on aggregate. - Casa Sport 1–0 (a.e.t.) (0–1)
GAMTEL. 1–1 on aggregate; GAMTEL win 4–3 on penalties. - TANA 2–0 (1–2)
Extension Gunners. TANA win 3–2 on aggregate. - Hwange 4–1 (3–0) Jamhuri. Hwange win 7–1 on aggregate.
- Motor Action
March 3, 2012 (Saturday)
edit- World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany:
- Men's 10 km Sprint: Martin Fourcade (FRA) 24:18.6 (1+1) Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) 24:33.7 (1+1) 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): Magdalena Neuner (GER) 21:07.0 Darya Domracheva (BLR) 21:22.2 Vita Semerenko (UKR) 21:44.6
- Neuner wins her third world sprint title and eleventh title overall.
- Men's 10 km Sprint:
- CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship in Panama City, Panama:
- CAF Champions League preliminary round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Zamalek
1–0 (1–1) Young Africans. Zamalek win 2–1 on aggregate. - Recreativo do Libolo
1–1 (3–1) Orlando Pirates. Recreativo do Libolo win 4–2 on aggregate. - US Ouakam 0–1 (a.e.t.) (1–0) Brikama United. 1–1 on aggregate; Brikama United win 3–1 on penalties.
- FC Platinum 4–0 (4–2)
Green Mamba. FC Platinum win 8–2 on aggregate.
- Zamalek
- CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- Étoile Filante
2–0 (0–1) Dragons. Étoine Filante win 2–1 on aggregate. - FC Kallon 2–0 (0–1) Union Douala. FC Kallon win 2–1 on aggregate.
- Royal Leopards 1–0 (0–0) Red Arrows. Royal Leopards win 1–0 on aggregate.
- Saint-George SA 4–0 (1–0) AS Mangasport. Saint-George SA win 5–0 on aggregate.
- Unisport Bafang 0–0 (1–0) Séwé Sports. Unisport Bafang win 1–0 on aggregate.
- Atlético Semu 0–2 (0–3) LLB Académic. LLB Académic win 5–0 on aggregate.
- Étoile Filante
- 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. K. J. 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)
edit- Show jumping – Nations Cup Promotional League:
- Nations Cup of the United States in Wellington, Florida: Germany (Jörg Oppermann, David Will, Johannes Ehning, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum) Ireland (Shane Sweetnam, Richie Moloney, Darragh Kerins, Cian O'Connor) Canada (Ian Millar, Tiffany Foster, Yann Candele, Eric Lamaze)
- Nations Cup of the United States in Wellington, Florida:
- CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship in Panama City, Panama:
- Group B:
- United States 6–0 Guatemala
- Panama 2–1 Cuba
- United States
- Group B:
- CAF Champions League preliminary round, second leg (first leg scores in parentheses):
- ASO Chlef
4–1 (0–0) ASFA Yennenga. ASO Chlef win 4–1 on aggregate. - JSM Béjaïa 3–1 (0–0) Foullah Edifice. JSM Béjaïa win 3–1 on aggregate.
- ASO Chlef
March 1, 2012 (Thursday)
edit- Euroleague Top 16 matchday 6 (teams in bold advance to the quarterfinals):
- Group E:
- Anadolu Efes 65–82 CSKA Moscow
- Olympiacos 88–81 Galatasaray Medical Park
- Standings: CSKA Moscow 5–1, Olympiacos, Galatasaray Medical Park 3–3, Anadolu Efes 1–5.
- Anadolu Efes
- Group F:
- Unicaja 55–59 Gescrap Bizkaia
- Montepaschi Siena 90–102 Real Madrid
- Standings: Montepaschi Siena, Gescrap Bizkaia, Real Madrid 4–2, Unicaja 0–6.
- Unicaja
- Group E:
- World Championships in Ruhpolding, Germany:
- 2 x 6 km + 2 x 7.5 km Mixed Relay: Norway (Tora Berger, Synnøve Solemdal, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Emil Hegle Svendsen) 1:12:29.3 (1+11)
Slovenia (Andreja Mali, Teja Gregorin, Klemen Bauer, Jakov Fak) 1:12:49.5 (0+7) Germany (Andrea Henkel, Magdalena Neuner, Andreas Birnbacher, Arnd Peiffer) 1:13:02.1 (1+10)
- 2 x 6 km + 2 x 7.5 km Mixed Relay:
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