February 2009 in sports
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Deaths in February
Deaths in February 2009:
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Days of the month
February 28, 2009 (Saturday)
February 27, 2009 (Friday)
- Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic:
- 4x10 km Relay men: (1) Norway (Eldar Rønning, Odd-Bjørn Hjelmeset, Tore Ruud Hofstad, Petter Northug) 1 hour 41mins 50.6secs, (2) Germany (Jens Filbrich, Tobias Angerer, Franz Göring, Axel Teichmann) at 2.6secs, (3) Finland (Matti Heikkinen, Sami Jauhojärvi, Teemu Kattilakoski, Ville Nousiainen) 43.9
February 26, 2009 (Thursday)
February 25, 2009 (Wednesday)
February 24, 2009 (Tuesday)
- World Cup in Branas, Sweden:
February 23, 2009 (Monday)
February 22, 2009 (Sunday)
- PGA Tour:
- European Tour:
- Johnnie Walker Classic in Perth, Australia:
- Winner: Danny Lee (am) 271 (−17)
- Lee becomes the youngest winner in European Tour history, aged 18 years and 213 days – breaking the record of Dale Hayes, who was 77 days older when he won the 1971 Dutch Open. As Lee is an amateur, he is not entitled to the prize money of $304,286.
- World Championships at Lake Placid, New York, United States:
- Team: (1) Germany (Frank Rommel, Sandra Kiriasis, Patricia Polifka, Marion Trott, Thomas Florschütz & Andreas Barucha) 3:45.41 (2) Switzerland (Gregor Stähli, Sabrina Hafner, Anne Dietrich, Maya Pedersen, Ivo Rüegg & Cedric Grand) +0.24 (3) United States (Eric Bernotas, Shauna Rohbock, Valerie Fleming, Katie Uhlaender, Steven Holcomb & Justin Olsen) +0.25
February 21, 2009 (Saturday)
February 20, 2009 (Friday)
- World Cup in Myrkdalen–Voss, Norway:
February 19, 2009 (Thursday)
- World Cup in Myrkdalen–Voss, Norway:
February 18, 2009 (Wednesday)
February 17, 2009 (Tuesday)
February 16, 2009 (Monday)
February 15, 2009 (Sunday)
February 14, 2009 (Saturday)
- World Cup in Åre, Sweden:
- World Cup in Moscow, Russia:
February 13, 2009 (Friday)
- The City Commission of Miami, Florida, defeats a construction agreement that would have permitted the construction of Miami Ballpark, a new baseball stadium for the Florida Marlins, by a vote of 2–2 with one absence. The deal will be renegotiated and is rescheduled for a new meeting on March 12.
- World Cup in Åre, Sweden:
February 12, 2009 (Thursday)
February 11, 2009 (Wednesday)
- NFL news:
- Three-time MVP Brett Favre announces his retirement. Unlike last postseason, when he initially announced his retirement but decided to return, he filed official retirement papers with the NFL offices. (ESPN)
February 10, 2009 (Tuesday)
February 9, 2009 (Monday)
February 8, 2009 (Sunday)
February 7, 2009 (Saturday)
February 6, 2009 (Friday)
February 5, 2009 (Thursday)
February 4, 2009 (Wednesday)
February 3, 2009 (Tuesday)
February 2, 2009 (Monday)
February 1, 2009 (Sunday)
- Australian Open in Melbourne, day 14:
(seeding in parentheses)
- Men's singles final:
- Rafael Nadal (1) beat Roger Federer (2) 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(3), 3–6, 6–2
- Nadal wins his sixth Grand Slam title and becomes the first player who wins Grand Slams on three different surfaces within one year.
- Mixed Doubles Final:
- World Cup 7 in Erfurt, Germany:
- Men's 1000 m: (1) Shani Davis 1:08.40 (2) Denny Morrison 1:08.78 (3) Jan Bos 1:09.03
- Women's 1000 m: (1) Anni Friesinger 1:15.61 (2) Yu Jing 1:16.41 (3) Jin Peiyu 1:16.42
- Men's Team Pursuit: (1) Canada (Denny Morrison, Lucas Makowsky, Jay Morrison) 3:46.03 (2) Italy (Matteo Anesi, Enrico Fabris, Luca Stefani) 3:46.56 (3) Norway (Håvard Bøkko, Sverre Haugli, Stian Elvenes) 3:48.39
- Women's Team Pursuit: (1) Czech Republic (Karolína Erbanová, Andrea Jirků, Martina Sáblíková) 3:05.32 (2) Russia ({Galina Likhachova, Alla Shabanova, Yekaterina Shikhova) 3:05.80 (3) Poland (Natalia Czerwonka, Katarzyna Wojcicka, Luiza Złotkowska) 3:06.26