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  Wimbledon: Milos Raonic lines up semifinal clash with Roger Federer

  Tennis | July 03, 2014 7:33 IST

  LONDON :  Milos Raonic is the first Canadian in more than a century to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon. That was the easy part now he gets to face seven-time champion Roger Federer.   Raonic defeated

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  Maria Sharapova makes it back to French Open final

  Tennis | June 05, 2014 21:26 IST

  PARIS: Maria Sharapova made it back into the French Open final for the third straight year, beating Eugenie Bouchard of Canada 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 Thursday.   The seventh-seeded Russian lost the first set for the third

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  Rafael Nadal,Andy Murray set up French Open semi final matchup

  Tennis | June 05, 2014 6:34 IST

  PARIS : Briefly, and only briefly, Rafael Nadal was in a difficult spot in the French Open quarterfinals.   For the first time in this year's tournament, the eight-time champion dropped a set.   And this had

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  India beat Indonesia 3-0, reach Uber Cup semis for first time

  Other Sports | May 23, 2014 10:19 IST

  New Delhi: Indian women's badminton team scripted history Thursday as they reached the semifinals of the Uber Cup tournament for the first time with a dominating 3-0 victory over Indonesia in the quarterfinals at the

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  Nadal beats Bautista Agut to reach Madrid final

  Tennis | May 10, 2014 22:49 IST

  MADRID: Top-ranked Rafael Nadal persevered past countryman Roberto Bautista Agut for a 6-4, 6-4 win that returned him to the Madrid Open final on Saturday.   Nadal, who reached his first clay final since winning in

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  Sharapova, Halep reach Madrid Open final

  Tennis | May 10, 2014 20:16 IST

  MADRID: Maria Sharapova held her nerve Saturday to reach her second consecutive Madrid Open final, where she'll play Simona Halep of Romania.   Sharapova was cruising against Agnieszka Radwanska before allowing the third-seeded Pole to break

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  Rafael Nadal reaches Madrid Open semifinals

  Tennis | May 09, 2014 21:54 IST

  MADRID: Defending champion Rafael Nadal gave his clay-court doldrums a boost by reaching the Madrid Open semifinals on Friday, while two-time defending women's champion Serena Williams withdrew with a leg injury.   The top-ranked Nadal had

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  Maria Sharapova reaches semifinals in Stuttgart

  Tennis | April 25, 2014 22:34 IST

  STUTTGART, Germany: Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova needed eight match points to put away top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-3 Friday for a place in the Porsche Grand Prix semifinals.   Sharapova has won 11 consecutive matches

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  Sindhu in Badminton Asia Championships semis

  Other Sports | April 25, 2014 15:37 IST

  Gimcheon (South Korea): World No.10 P.V. Sindhu won her quarterfinal match to proceed to the women's singles semi-finals of the $200,000 Badminton Asia Championships at the Gimcheon Indoor Stadium here Friday.The World Championship bronze medallist

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  Europa League: Sevilla takes 2-0 lead against Valencia in first leg of semi-final

  Football | April 25, 2014 11:13 IST

  SEVILLE, Spain : Stephane M'Bia and Carlos Bacca scored within four minutes of each other as Sevilla beat Valencia 2-0 in the first leg of an all-Spanish Europa League semifinal on Thursday.   With his back

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  Europa League:Benfica beats Juventus 2-1 in semi-final

  Football | April 25, 2014 7:00 IST

  LISBON, Portugal :  Substitute Lima scored six minutes from the end to give Benfica a 2-1 win over Juventus in the Europa League first-leg semifinals on Thursday.   Benfica will take a slender advantage over the

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  Fed Cup: Germany beat Australia in semifinal

  Tennis | April 20, 2014 13:47 IST

  BRISBANE, Australia :  Germany sealed its place in the Fed Cup final by beating Australia, with Angelique Kerber clinching the victory with a three-set win over Sam Stosur on Sunday.   Kerber overcame a slow start

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  Novak Djokovic faces spell out with wrist injury

  Tennis | April 19, 2014 22:44 IST

  MONACO: Six-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic faces an anxious wait to see how long his right-wrist injury will keep him away from tennis.   Djokovic lost his Monte Carlo Masters title on Saturday after being

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  Fed Cup: Germany leads Australia 2-0 in semifinal

  Tennis | April 19, 2014 12:46 IST

  BRISBANE, Australia :  Andrea Petkovic and Angelique Kerber had straight-set wins on Saturday to give Germany a 2-0 lead over host Australia in their Fed Cup semifinal.   Petkovic opened with a 6-1, 7-6 (7) win

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  Fed Cup: Petkovic gives Germany 1-0 lead in semi

  Tennis | April 19, 2014 10:07 IST

  BRISBANE, Australia : Andrea Petkovic closed out a 6-1, 7-6 (7) win over Sam Stosur on her fifth match point Saturday to give Germany a 1-0 lead over Australia in a Fed Cup semifinal.   Germany

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  Ronaldo returns to practice before Bayern match

  Football | April 19, 2014 7:11 IST

  MADRID :  Cristiano Ronaldo returned to training with Real Madrid on Friday as he tries to recover from injury in time for the Champions League semifinal against Bayern Munich.   A leg muscle injury and a

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  Srikanth goes down fighting to Lee Chong Wei

  Other Sports | April 12, 2014 17:16 IST

  Singapore: India's rising shuttler Kidambi Srikanth went down in the men's singles semi-finals but not before giving a tough fight to Malaysian World No.1 Lee Chong Wei at the $300,000 Singapore Open Super Series here

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  Real Madrid to face Bayern, Atletico gets Chelsea

  Football | April 11, 2014 17:11 IST

  NYON, Switzerland: Real Madrid will play defending champion Bayern Munich in the Champions League semifinals, and Atletico Madrid will face Chelsea.   Madrid and Bayern have combined to win 14 European Cup or Champions League titles.

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  Srikanth storms into semis, Sindhu out

  Other Sports | April 11, 2014 17:58 IST

  Singapore: Rising Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth stormed into the $300,000 Singapore Open Super Series men's singles semi-finals bettering a higher ranked opponent but compatriots P.V. Sindhu and B. Sai Praneeth crashed out in straight games

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  My best knock considering importance of the match: Kohli

  Cricket | April 05, 2014 7:04 IST

  Mirpur:  Virat Kohli termed his unbeaten 72-run innings against South Africa here tonight as his "best knock" considering the importance of the match although he said he had batted better than this on several otheroccasions.