The day in sports: 27th February

1. Middlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea: Blues dig deep to secure QF berth:

Chelsea’s Spanish interim manager Rafael Benitez pictured with Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray before their FA Cup fifth round tie. Benitez’s patience with the club’s fans finally snapped on Wednesday as he confirmed his intention to leave the club at the end of the season. Chelsea won 2-0 courtesy goals from Ramires and Victor Moses.

2. Bayern beat Dortmund in German Cup quarters: 

Bayern Munich’s Arjen Robben (C) celebrates after their German Cup quarter-final match against Borussia Dortmund, in Munich, southern Germany, on February 27, 2013. Bayern won 1-0.

3. Ibra upstages Beckham as PSG beat Marseille again:

Paris Saint-Germain’s Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates after scoring during the French Cup football match between against Olympique de Marseille on February 27, 2013 at the Parc-des-Princes stadium in Paris. PSG won 2-0.

4. Atletico set-up all-Madrid cup final:

Atletico Madrid’s Colombian forward Radamel Falcao (L) vies with Sevilla’s Swiss midfielder Ivan Rakitic (R) during the Copa del Rey (King’s Cup) semi-final second leg football match Sevilla FC vs Atletico de Madrid at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan staduim in Sevilla on February 27, 2013. Atletico Madrid will play Real Madrid in the final of the Spanish Cup after a 2-2 with Sevilla.

5. Nadal cruises into second round in Acapulco:

Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after defeating Diego Sebastian Schwartzman of Argentina at the ATP Tour’s Acapulco event, on February 26, 2013. Nadal won 6-2, 6-2, in 68 minutes.

6. Djokovic, Federer close in on Dubai showdown:

World number one Serbia’s Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut during their ATP Dubai Open tennis match in the Gulf emirate on February 27, 2013. Djokovic, the world number one, and Roger Federer, the defending champion, moved nearer to a showdown in Saturday’s final when both raced into the quarter-finals of the Dubai Open.

7. Adrian Sutil confident about competing this season:

German F1 racer, Adrian Sutil is confident that he will be able to travel with Force India to compete in the F1 Championships this season. In the beginning of the last F1 season, Sutil was found guilty of physically assaulting Lotus co-owner Eric Lux in April during a party in Shanghai. Sutil was banned in January 2012 for 18 months and also fined $250,000 for his actions.

8. Knicks spoil Curry’s big night:

Carmelo Anthony scored 35 points as the New York Knicks overcame Stephen Curry’s NBA season-high 54 points to beat the Golden State Warriors 109-105.

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