Guangzhou Evergrande battles Yokohama Marinos in Japan
In football,
Asian Champions Guangzhou Evergrande are now battling J-League side Yokohama Marinos in their Asian Champions League group clash.
Guangzhou came into this match having won its title defense opening match 4-2 against Australia's Melbourne Victory last month.
Guangzhou's Italian forward Alessandro Diamanti scored twice in that win.
Yokohama however, suffered a 3-0 defeat to South Korean powerhouse Hyundai Motors in their champions league opener.
Later on, another Chinese Super League side Guizhou Renhe will host Australia's Western Sydney in their champions league group match-up.
Tip-off at 8 sharp Beijing time.
The Chinese FA Cup holders debuted in the Asian champions league last season but failed to make into the knockout stage.
Western Sydney started its first champions league campaign with a setback, having been dealt a 3-1 blow by South Korean's Ulsan Hyundai in round one.
Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid move into the last eight of the champions league
In European champions league action,
Reigning champions Bayern Munich looks to be on course to become the first team to retain the trophy after they advanced to the quarterfinals at the expense of Arsenal last night.
Bayern Munich drew 1-1 with the English side on home pitch and progressed with a 3-1 aggregate after the two-leg match-up.
In the night's other champions league draw, Spanish side Atletico Madrid thumped AC Milan 4-1 and secured a place in the quarterfinals for the first time in 17 years.
Atletico are in fabulous form this season, standing on par with Barcelona on the La Liga table and having won 16 of their last 17 home matches.
The exit of seven-time European champions Milan means that for the first time in five years there will be no Italian side in the last eight of the tournament.
And coming up later tonight, Spanish champions Barcelona entertain Manchester City in their second leg of the champions league last 16 draw.
Manchester City lost its home game 2-0 and are desperate to overturn that deficit.
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany.
"It is obviously one of these games in which everyone has to be at their best: the fullbacks, the wingers... You won't really achieve anything here if you have any passengers. We have done it before - performance-wise - and that is what we are trying."
Manchester will be without manager Manuel Pellegrini this match, having been suspended for his outspoken comments about the referee following the first leg.
And over Paris, Paris St Germain look comfortable going into their second leg match against German side Bayer Leverkusen.
PSG won the first leg 4-0 in Germany.
Li Na moves into the last eight at Indian Wells and faces Cibulkova in a rematch of the Australian Open final
In tennis, top seed Li Na has reached the last eight of the Paribas Open after dispatching Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak in straight sets 6-1, 6-4.
The win sets Li against Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in the quarterfinals, which will be a repeat of the Australian Open final two months ago.
Also today, second seed Agnieszka Radwanska booked her place in the last eight after she ousted Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 7-5, 6-3 in the fourth round.
The Pole will now play Jelena Jankovic, who knocked out Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki earlier in the day.
On the men's side, second seed Novak Djokovic moved to the fourth round with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 win over Colombia's Alejandro Gonzalez.
American John Isner and Latvia's Ernests Gulbis also went through to the fourth round.
Ding Junhui overcame a scare to beat Rankaj Advani in the second round at Haikou Open
In snooker,
World number two Ding Junhui had to overcome a scare before knocking out Thailand's Rankaj Advani in the second round of the Hai Kou Open.
Ding took the first frame with ease but Advani took the second.
The two then split the next two sets.
But Advani went on to claim the next two frames in quick succession, leading 4-2.
Ding had to stage a comeback before securing the game at 5-4.
Ding will next meet the winner between Shaun Murphy and Mark King in the last 16.
Earlier, Chinese player Liang Wenbo eliminated Englishman Mark Davis 5-3 to face Mark Selby in the last 16.
Oklahoma roars past Rockets 106-98
Onto basketball, seven games in the NBA.
In Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant registered his 11th 40-point game of the season as the Thunder roared past the Houston Rockets 106-98.
Serge Ibaka added 12 points and 16 rebounds for the Thunder, who have now dropped their last two games.
James Harden led the Rockets with 28 points and nine assists but still fell short to extend the Rockets' winning streak to six.
Over in Chicago, Manu Ginobili scored 22 points and Tony Parker had 20 as San Antonio grabbed its seventh straight win, 104-96 over the Bulls.
The win helped the Spurs improve to 24-6 on the road, which is the NBA's best mark away from home.
In other action, it was a turnaound for Eastern Conference leaders Indiana, who snapped a season long four-game slide with a 94-83 victory over Boston.
Andrew Bynum, signed by Indiana as a free agent on Feb. 1st, totaled eight points and 10 rebounds in just under 16 minutes off the bench.
For Boston, this is the fifth consecutive road loss.
Elsewhere, Portland suffered its third straight loss, 109-99 at the hands of Memphis.
Golden State hammered Dallas 108-85 to cement its position as the sixth seed in the West.
And lastly, Detroit fought off Sacramento 99-89 while Minnesota thumped Milwaukee 112-101.