The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings first job will be to reach the semi-finals of the Twenty 20 Champions League, said the squad's director cricket operations, VB Chandrasekar. Announcing the team, which finished runners-up in the inaugural Indian Premier League, Chandrasekar said, "Our first port of call is the semi-final and then the final will be anybody's chance. &
People have still not recovered from the shock loss of Federer to relatively unknown Giles Simon two days back. Fed will now have to defeat the TWO BIG ANDY's to open up his chance to get into the semis. Meanwhile in the Gold group The 2nd seed Novak Djokovic has confirmed his seat in the semis with a awesome performance of tennis over Nikolay Davydenko by coming up and defeating him with one set
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Steve Davis 4-0 Rafal Jewtuch
For the third time today, the Polish entry could do little against his more illustrious opponent as six-times world champion Steve Davis booked his place in the semi-finals with a 4-0 win.
Davis as ever these days [...]
Aunque suene extraño, así ha sido, y el tenista galo ha vencido al número uno del mundo en una semifinal agónica, de más de 3 horas, que se ha resuelto en el tie break del tercer set. Tampoco consiguió avanzar a la final Roger Federer, que fue derrotado por el escocés Andy Murray en la otra semifinal.El partido Nadal-Simon ha sido un partidazo, con un Simon que ha mostrado una faceta descon
U.S. set to face Spain in Davis Cup semis
The United States Davis Cup team will have to overcome some long odds if it hopes to claim back-to-back championships.
The Americans will have to make do without 10th-ranked James Blake and doubles specialist Bob Bryan when they face a talented squad from Spain in the semifinals of the event, which begins Friday.
In addition to missing two key cogs
Mardy Fish to replace Bob Bryan for US Davis Cup Semis
Mardy Fish has been called by the US Davis Cup team to replace Bob Bryan who is suffering a shoulder injury.
The US will face Spain this weekend as they try to defend their 2007 Davis Cup title.
About his injury Bob Bryan said:
"I aggravated it pretty bad at the Open and only made things worse. I knew if I wanted a chance to play the
Fourth-seeded Serena Williams has beaten her sister Venus in straight sets in the quarter finals of the US Open. Serena won 7-6, 7-6 and is looking to add to her two US Open trophies from 1999 and 2002.Serena said after her win: "I feel like I should have a trophy now. Unfortunately I don't and I've got to go to the next round. We played a great match today. It just boiled down to one point here a
WOW! Serena Williams fought like a bulldog and stayed mentally tough throughout her US Open quarterfinal showdown with sister Venus. In a U.S. Open quarterfinal that was fit for a final, Serena came back in each set to win 7-6 (6), 7-6 (7) Wednesday night and break a tie in their head-to-head series. Serena trailed 5-3 in both sets. She faced set points in both, including eight in the second. But
Andy Roddick makes semis at Countrywide
Andy Roddick, top seed, is just one step away from the final in Los Angeles.
On Friday night, the former world number, enjoy an easy 2 set, 6-3 6-1, win over Marc Gicquel and made it to the semifinals where he will play Denis Gremelmayr, who defeated Marat Safin,5th seed, 3-6 6-3 6-2.
“The second set was probably the best set I’ve played in the last
Con 31 años, el alemán jugará su primera semifinal de Masters Series desde octubre, tras barrer por 6-1 y 6-2 al estadounidense James Blake, igualando su mejor actuación en el torneo. El paso a la final lo medirá ante la sensación francesa Gilles Simon.En 2000, Nicolas Kiefer (37º) llegó a estar cuatro del mundo y en total tiene seis coronas, en 16 finales, en una carrera exitosa pero trop
Serena has defeated Patty Schnyder 6-3, 6-1 in the quarter-final round at the Bank of the West Classic. The match lasted less than an hour. Serena now advances to the Semi-finals. With this win, Serena extends her Head-To-Head advantage to 8-3. For those of you on the east coast, the Tennis Channel will air this match (tonight) at 11:00pm (per the programming guide) w/ the 1st Quarter-final match
Both Venus and Serena Williams have made it to the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament in England. The result has sparked excitement that the pair may meet in the final -- an event that has occurred twice before in 2002 and in 2003.Venus is the current reigning Wimbledon champion. She will meet Elena Dementieva, whose last match was only won after Dementieva wasted two match points
Both Venus and Serena Williams have made it to the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament in England. The result has sparked excitement that the pair may meet in the final -- an event that has occurred twice before in 2002 and in 2003.Venus is the current reigning Wimbledon champion. She will meet Elena Dementieva, whose last match was only won after Dementieva wasted two match points
Venus and Serena Williams have defeated Bethanie Mattek (USA)[13]/Sania Mirza (IND)[13], 6-4, 6-3, in Wimbledon Quarterfinal action today. So that means....not only have the Sisters advanced to the Wimbledon Semifinals in singles, but doubles also! Next up for the Sisters (in doubles) are Nathalie Dechy (FRA) / Casey Dellacqua (AUS). The Sisters will play their Semifinal singles matches tomorrow.
Serena Williams bulldozed her way into the last four after defeating Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-0 in just 51 minutes on Centre Court. It was the most impressive performance from Serena so far at this year's tournament. Radwanska was blasted off court by a barrage of 11 aces, all of them comfortably in excess of 100 miles an hour, and another 20 unreturned serves. Serena cranked up the
Con más dominio de España pero pocas ocasiones de gol, y no muy claras, se ha llegado al descanso del partido que enfrenta a los hombres de Luis Aragonés con la actual selección campeona de mundo. Los primeros 45 minutos han sido muy igualados, con gran respeto por parte de los dos equipos y algunas jugadas polémicas, con un posible penalty cometido sobre Villa y otra falta sobre Vila al bord
Germany just beat Portugal 3-2 in an enthralling contest at the quarter finals of the Euro 2008. Bastian Schweinsteiger scored the first goal and set up another as Miroslav Klose scored it. Nuno Gomes scored the first goal for Portugal. The second half saw two goals with each team coming up with one and Micheal Ballack and Helder Postiga were the main beneficiaries.
Bethanie Mattek upsets Vaidisova to reach semis
American Bethanie Mattek reached the second semifinal of her career, upsetting third-seeded Nicole Vaidisova 6-3, 6-0 in the DFS Classic quarterfinals on Friday.
Mattek, a 23-year-old from Miami, next plays teenager Yanina Wickmayer, who defeated Briton Melanie South 6-4, 6-3 in their quarterfinal match. The only other semifinal for Mattek was
Roger Federer downs Baghdatis to reach Halle semis
World number one Roger Federer advanced to the semi-finals of the Halle Open on Friday with a 6-4 6-4 victory over fifth seed Marco Baghdatis of Cyprus.
Federer, four times winner of the grass tournament that serves as a tune-up for Wimbledon, extended his winning streak on grass to 57.
The five-times Wimbledon champion had skipped the German
The all serbian semifinals which took place yesterday between the No.2 Ana Ivanovic and 3rd seed Jelena Jankovic was one firece battle between the two serbians which resulted in favour of the higher ranked serbian. The winner was assured to take over the No.1 ranking in the world and get a grandslam final ticket. Ivanovic was very rusty the day and fortunate for her that she overcame her compatrio
Roger Federer reaches French Open semis
Roger Federer has reached his 16th consecutive Grand Slam semifinal.
The world No. 1 advanced the round of four at the French Open with a 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 victory Wednesday over No. 24 Fernando Gonzalez of Chile.
Federer is attempting to win this claycourt major for the first time and complete a career Grand Slam.
The winner of 12 major titles,
Svetlana Kuznetsova ends Kanepi run to make Paris semis
By Simon Cambers
Russian fourth seed Svetlana Kuznetsova ended the dream run of Estonian Kaia Kanepi at the French Open on Wednesday with a 7-5 6-2 victory, sealing a place in the semi-finals for the second time in three years.
Kanepi, the first Estonian to reach the last eight of a grand slam event, led 4-2 in the first set but 2006
Fernando Gonzalez stands between Federer and Roland Garros semis
World number one Roger Federer will face Chile’s Fernando Gonzalez as he bids to join Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals of the French Open on Wednesday.
The Swiss top seed has been shunted onto Court Suzanne Lenglen with Centre Court honors going to local favorite Gael Monfils, who will take on Spanish fifth
Novak Djokovic reaches French Open semis
By Pritha Sarkar
Novak Djokovic did not let sentimentality or gathering storm clouds blur his focus as he eked out a 7-5 7-6 7-5 win over childhood friend Ernests Gulbis to reach the semi-finals of the French Open on Tuesday.
Third seed Djokovic had sparred with Latvian Gulbis at the Niki Pilic academy in Munich and their all-too familiar games led to
Ana Ivanovic reaches French Open semis
Ana Ivanovic continued the push toward her first Grand Slam title Tuesday with a 6-3, 6-2 win over 10th-seeded Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in the French Open quarterfinals.
The second seeded Serb - a runner-up to former No. 1 Justine Henin here last season - showed good form once again as she needed just 77 minutes to oust Schnyder at the claycourt
Billiards update!From the Guinness 9 Ball Tour, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:Gabica, Chang, and Wang Through to the Semis;Wu Suffers Shock Upset Defending Grand Finals champion Chang Jung-Lin of Chinese Taipei breezed through to the semi-finals after he demolished Li He Wen of China, 9 - 0, in today's quarterfinals of the Guinness 9 Ball Tour 2008 at the Genting International Convention Center. Wit
KARACHI: Solox with handsome score of 178 victory Points (VPs) was at the brink to qualify for the semi final round in the National Bridge Trial here at Aslam Bridge Hall on Sunday. Solox, the Karachi based team having Gulzar Bilal, Ghulam Muhammad, Jamal Nizami, Anwar Kamal and Ghuffar Qureshia demonstrated superb performance in the [...]
On Wednesday night, Carlos Tevez became the first Argentine ever to win both the Copa Libertadores and the European Cup as - in spite of his missing two good chances before half time - his Manchester United side overcame Chelsea on penalties to claim their third continental trophy. His former club Boca Juniors, meanwhile, remain [...]
New Orleans Hornets (+7) @ San Antonio SpursGame 6, 9:00 PM on ESPNCP3 and Co. will finally dismiss the San Antonio Spurs from the playoffs in the Alamo tonight. Big Fundamentals and Frenchie have played great so far this series but the younger Hornets are too fast and too talented for the aging Spurs. Head Coach of the Year, Byron Scott, will let his boys run wild tonight and hopefully run San
Serena Williams has defeated Maria Sharapova 7-5, 4-6, 6-1! This was indeed an AWESOME match. Both of these ladies played some spectacular tennis. I must honestly say, when Serena is on, SHE IS ON! Serena extends their Head-To-Head matchup (5-2). Serena said afterwards that "in the 3rd set she played the Serena-Game and what a display it was! It was as if she could do no wrong. The match lasted 2
Champions League has moved to a next big stage now. Yes it is. Manchester United meets Barcelona in the semi-final clash. Alex Ferguson must be pleased with the clubs performance and he is all ready to take up the clash with the Spanish giants. Manchester United moved to the semis by beating Roma by [...]
What a difference a set makes. Facing James Blake in the quarterfinals of the Sony Ericsson Open Wednesday, Rafael Nadal found his switch at the beginning of the second set and turned it on to finish...
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Ishmael Miller inspired West Bromwich Albion to victory over
Bristol Rovers and a place alongside Portsmouth, Barnsley and
Cardiff City in the FA Cup semi-finals.
Narayanganj became the last team to confirm a semi-final berth in the Inter-district women's football tournament when they crushed Jessore 4-0 at the Dhanmondi Women's Sports Complex yesterday.Prolific scorer Sukhi struck a brace while Eeti and Bithi netted one goal apiece for Group D champions Narayanganj, who will face neighbours Dhaka in today's second semis.The first semi-final will be played between Chittagong Hill Tracts neighbours, Rangamati and Khagrachhari.
Bogotá's Millonarios have their work cut out for them in tonight's return leg of the Copa Sudamericana semifinals, as they travel to face Mexico City's Club America with a 3-2 deficit from the Nov. 6 first leg. For U.S. audiences, the game will air at 9pm EST on Fox Sports en Español. The game is being played in Toluca because America's home grounds, the legendary Estadio Azteca, is hosting some kind of religious festivity, if I understood the Spanish from this ESPNdeportes.com article correctly (and I probably didn't).Millonarios will be without their captain, midfielder Gerardo Bedoya, who injured himself in the first leg. From what I understand he's their only key absence. Club América will be short at least two key players, as Salvador Cabañas and Federico Insúa were called to duty by the Paraguayan and Argentine national teams, respectively. Beyond that, the Mexico City side have another game less than 48 hours after the conclusion of this one (against Morelia in the L
I promised must-see TV. Did you really think I'd lie? Okay, so the first half wasn't much to write home about. For about an hour, in fact, Club America looked to be in almost complete control of the game. They had a comfortable 2-0 lead and only passive resistance from their Colombian hosts. The partisan crowd, who had been boisterous until America scored the first goal in the 25th minute, had fallen pretty silent. Millonarios looked a lot more like the (barely) middle-of-the-table club they are in their domestic league than the guys who had ousted Sao Paulo and Colo Colo from the tournament. Their defending was particularly horrific. America could (and probably should) have scored another.Things changed in minute 61. Gerardo Bedoya struck a brilliant freekick from just outside the 18 yard box that left America's keeper Guillermo Ochoa flatfooted. Then the Colombians hit the post. At minute 68, Jonathan Estrada (I think it was him) took advantage of a mixup between Ochoa and two def
Lindsay Davenport beats Stephanie Foretz 6-4, 6-0 so she advances to the Bell Challenge semifinals. She will face Vera Zvonareva in the semifinals.
She is playing in her third tournament of the season after taking almost a year off due to pregnancy. After giving birth in June, She returned to singles action a month ago at Bali, Indonesia and won the event.
India pull out an outstanding victory against South Africa by 37 runs to not only qualify for the Semifinals but also outplayed South Africa to throw them out of tournament. South Africa needed 154 to win and 126 runs to qualify for the semis but Indian bowlers didn’t allow them to even qualify for the semis. India's bowlers, seen as the weak link, delivered when most required to help defend a
CARMEL, Ind. — Amanda Blumenherst, who led Duke to its third straight NCAA golf championship in May, beat her college and Curtis Cup teammate Jennie Lee 5 and 4 in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Women’s Amateur on Friday. Blumenherst, the Division I player of the year, advanced to Saturday’s semifinals at Crooked Stick Golf Club against 15-year-old defending champion Kimberly Kim of Hilo, Hawaii, who beat South Korea’s Jennifer Song in 21 holes. “I thought I played great. I more…
I suddenly felt like I wanted to go watch a Football match, and what more, a AFC Cup Semi Final between South Korea and Iraq. It wasn't planned or anything like that, but I guessed its not one of those matches where the tickets get sold out or something like that. I went during lunch time to get my tickets and this was what I saw. Luckilly they were open , ahahaha.Furthermore it was between 2 very good teams, South Korea (favourites) and Iraq ( who did well to reach the semi finals , definitely my dark horse for this tournament). And the plus point is that, is was held at Bukit Jalil, a world class stadium, that leaks ( yups bocor wan).It started raining at about 5pm. By 6 the stadium was already wet. Luckilly this magnificent stadium, has full covers for spectators.A shot of where all the fans congregated for this matchListen to the chants of the two sets of fans, separated by one fence onlyMoving on I managed to mingle with both sets of fans and I took some videos to show for it.
Sports - Even without two injured players, Russia still had enough tennis talent to overcome slugging Venus Williams and the United States 3-2 Sunday in the semifinals of the Fed Cup in Stowe, Vt. Russia advanced to the Fed Cup final against Italy, which eliminated France. Nadia Petrova evened the series 2-2 by crushing Cup newcomer Meilen Tu 6-1, 6-2 after Williams gave the U.S. the series lead by powering past Anna Chakvetadze 6-1, 6-4. With the outcome on the line, U.S. captain Zina Garrison substituted Williams into the doubles with No. 2-ranked doubles player Lisa Raymond, but it didn't help as Petrova and Elena Vesnina came away with a 7-5, 7-6 (7-1) victory.source : azcentral.com More tennis Fabrice Santoro won the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships title, beating Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 6-4 in Newport, R.I. . . . David Ferrer beat Nicolas Almagro 6-1, 6-2 to win the Swedish Open in Bastad, Sweden. . . . Paul-Henri Mathieu defeated Andreas Seppi 6-7 (1), 6-4, 7-5
PARIS — Rafael Nadal moved closer to a third straight French Open title Wednesday, beating 1998 champion Carlos Moya 6-4, 6-3, 6-0 in the quarterfinals.
The second-seeded Spaniard, who is 19-0 in his career at the French Open, has not dropped a set in the tournament this year. He will next face Novak Djokovic, who reached his first Grand Slam semifinal by beating Igor Andreev of Russia 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.
“I feel good,” Nadal said. “I think I am progressing more as the tournament more…
SERBIAN No.4 seed Jelena Jankovic reached her first French Open semi-final when she brushed aside Czech No.6 seed Nicole Vaidisova 6-3 7-5 overnight.
The 22-year-old Jankovic, regarded by many as a grand slam champion-in-waiting, will face either defending champion Justine Henin or Serena Williams for a place in the final.
And in another great result for Serbians, Jankovic’s compatriot Ana Ivanovic also battled into the semi-finals with a three-sets victory over last year’s more…
By Douglas Robson, Special for USA TODAY PARIS — For someone with an eye on the big picture, Roger Federer remains obsessed with the details.
Tuesday, Federer lost his record 36-set winning streak in majors but stayed on course for a first French Open title with a 7-5, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 quarterfinal victory against Tommy Robredo. The top-ranked Swiss and Australian Open champ next meets No. 4 seed Nikolay Davydenko of Russia, a 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 winner vs. No. 19 seed Guillermo more…
Satkhira beat Rajshahi 2-0 and booked their place in the semi-finals. Mehdi Hasan Ripon scored a brace, at 19 & 27 minutes, and was awarded as the man of the match. The result leaves Satkhira as the group runners up on goal difference. They will face BKSP on 27 May in the second semi final.In the other match, Tangail hammered Jhenidah 6-0. Man of the match, Rafiqul Islam, scored a hattrick, as Tangail run riot. The other goal scorers for Tangail were Awal and Ripon Miah (2). Tangail face Noakhali on 26 May in the first semifinal at Satkhira Stadium.
Mohammed Raju fired four goals as Narayanganj trounced Khulna 5-1 in a Group B match of Western Union National Youth Football Championship final round at the Satkhira Stadium yesterday.The match only had academic interest as Noakhali have already qualified for the semifinals while the other team to enter the last four would be decided after today's match between Rajshahi and hosts Satkhira.Rajshahi, on seven points, need a draw but the home side (four points) must win by a three-goal margin to keep their dreams alive.Raju, adjudged man-of-the-match, opened the scoring on the stroke of the first half and added his second five minutes after resumption. He completed the treble in the 79th minute and sealed the victory with his fourth goal three minutes from time. Jamal scored the other for the winners while Rabiul reduced the arrears for Khulna.The other match of the day between Gaibandha and Narshingdi in Group B ended in a 2-2 draw. Mahmudul, who fluffed two easy chances, twice gave th
ATHENS, Ga. — UCLA ended Stanford’s run of three consecutive national titles, beating the Cardinal 4-2 Monday night in the NCAA women’s tennis championships to earn a spot in the final against Georgia Tech.
Top-seeded Stanford (24-2) had its 23-match NCAA Tournament winning streak come to an end, falling for the first time since losing to Florida in 2003.
The Bruins (21-7) had not beaten Stanford (24-2) since April 3, 1998.
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We're facing AC Milan in the semi finals of the Champions League. They just beat Bayern Munich 2-0.Just a couple of comments:Owen HargreavesI used to be unsure about Owen Hargreaves, but now I'm dead sure I don't want him in Red. Except for a couple of good appearances for England (not hard considering the crap that plays for them), I see absolutely nothing special. At least for Carrick, he's a good player, it's the price tag that makes you cringe. There isn't anything in particular about Hargreaves that makes him special, and there sure isn't anything about him that would make him worth anything over a couple million pounds. Can't pass, can't tackle, can't shoot. I can't believe I actually stayed up and watched both legs, hoping to see something worth raving about.If anything, Mark Van Bommel looked like a star in the Bayern midfield. And he's got the fire in the belly.The Game1. Bayern couldn't buy a break. Every decision seemed to go against the home team.2. AC pl
How Southgate must hate to face Ronaldo. This is the third meeting between the sides this season and Ronaldo has earned 3 penalties, taking the penalties himself in the last 2.The game itself wasn't really anything to shout about. Neither side really played well. Boro were content to sit back and let Viduka take long shots, while United didn't really create much. When they did, the chance mostly fell to Rooney who left his scoring boots at home. Credit must also be given to Mark Schwarzer. He must have made at least 3-4 utterly brilliant saves from Rooney.Smith who was given his first start of the season looked sharp and was his usual pesky self, irritating the Boro defenders to no end. Carrick also had a pretty outstanding game, by his usual standards. Giggs started in midfield and was superb beside Carrick. I suspect alot of it was due to the fact the entire Boro midfield was playing like auxiliary defenders.The game had looked like it was going to be a draw until the 75th minute w
