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  Raonic ousts Murray in Japan Open semifinal

  Tennis | October 06, 2012 13:13 IST

  Tokyo, Oct 6: Milos Raonic of Canada outsted top-seeded Andy Murray to move into the final of the Japan Open, edging the defending champion 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4) on Saturday.Raonic, seeded 6th and ranked

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  National Hockey: Air India, Punjab to contest final

  Hockey | October 02, 2012 8:12 IST

  Bangalore, Oct 2: Air India and Punjab knocked out last year's finalists, Karnataka and Haryana, respectively, in the two contrasting semi-finals of the men's National hockey championship here Monday.While Air India authored a great escape

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  No extra day for World Twenty20 semis and final

  Cricket | September 26, 2012 13:01 IST

  Colombo, Sep 26: With rain playing spoilsport at most of the matches, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has not set aside reserve days for the semifinal and final matches of the World Twenty20.Xinhua quoted an

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  East Bengal, Sporting Clube win, Dempo in last four of Fed Cup

  Football | September 24, 2012 9:45 IST

  Siliguri, Sep 24:  East Bengal and Sporting Clube de Goa remained tied on top of their group table with four points each from two matches, as Dempo entered the semifinal of 34th Federation Cup.Sporting Clube

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  US reaches end of Davis Cup road in loss to Spain

  Tennis | September 17, 2012 17:25 IST

  Gijon, Spain, Sep 17:  The U.S. reached the end of the road in its Davis Cup run. The Americans couldn't overcome Spain's superiority on clay, falling to the defending champions when David Ferrer beat John

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  Bryan brothers must spark US' slim hopes vs Spain

  Other Sports | September 15, 2012 12:26 IST

  Gijon, Spain, 15 September: Down 2-0 to the best clay court playing nation in the world, the U.S. is in a bad place in its Davis Cup semifinal against Spain, but it should be able

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  Ferrer beats Querrey for Spain to lead US 1-0

  Tennis | September 14, 2012 19:02 IST

  Gijon (Spain), Sep 14: David Ferrer overcame a sluggish start to beat Sam Querrey 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 to give Spain a 1-0 lead over the United States in their Davis Cup semifinal on Friday.Ferrer,

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  Del Potro, Djokovic reach Cincinnati semis

  Tennis | August 18, 2012 14:41 IST

  Mason, Ohio, Aug 18 :  The semifinals of the Western & Southern Open will feature a rerun of the men's Olympic bronze medal match between Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin del Potro.Djokovic and Del Potro

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  Tsonga reaches 2nd consecutive Wimbledon semifinal

  Tennis | July 04, 2012 23:20 IST

  Wimbledon, Jul 4: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France beat Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 Wednesday to reach the Wimbledon semifinals for the second consecutive year.The No. 5-seeded Tsonga will play No.

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  Serena beats Kvitova to reach Wimbledon semis

  Tennis | July 03, 2012 23:37 IST

  Wimbledon (England), Jul 3: The sounds were new to Serena Williams, and the feeling on Centre Court was different. The result, though, was quite familiar.Playing under the retractable roof for the first time on the

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  German coach feeling heat after Euro 2012 exit

  Football | June 30, 2012 21:14 IST

  Berlin, Jun30: Germany coach Joachim Loew is facing a barrage of criticism from the country's media for his side's semifinal exit from Euro 2012.Kicker said on its website Saturday that Loew “gambled away” Germany's best

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  Italy assessing injuries ahead of semifinal

  Football | June 25, 2012 14:29 IST

  Kiev (Ukraine), Jun 25: While Italy is still celebrating its victory over England, the Azzurri have several injuries and lineup issues to worry about before facing Germany in the European Championship semifinals.Both key midfielder Daniele

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  Schweinsteiger doubtful for Euro 2012 semifinals

  Football | June 24, 2012 19:28 IST

  Poland, Jun24: Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger might miss his team's European Championship semifinal on Thursday because of a lingering ankle injury.Schweinsteiger revealed in a newspaper interview on Sunday that his right ankle hasn't healed properly

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  Paes-Elena reach semifinal of French Open

  Tennis | June 06, 2012 14:10 IST

  Paris, June 6: India's Leander Paes and Elena Vesnina of Russia fought their way to the mixed doubles semifinals of the French Open with a thrilling 4-6, 7-5, 10-5 victory over Max Mirnyi of Belarus

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  Chand Takes India U-19 To Final

  Cricket | April 13, 2012 22:49 IST

  Townsville (Queensland), Apr 13: Skipper Unmukt Chand led from the front with a smashing 94 as India comfortably beat England by 63 runs in the semi—final of the U—19 Quadrangular Championship being held here.Being put

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  Chelsea Ousts Benfica To Set Up Barca Semifinal

  Football | April 05, 2012 7:26 IST

  London, Apr 5: Three years after bitterly disputing their Champions League exit, Chelsea's players finally have their chance to avenge that semifinal loss to Barcelona.The specter of "unfinished business" against the four-time European champions was

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  Liverpool Into Wembley Semifinal With Stoke Win

  Football | March 19, 2012 9:20 IST

  Liverpool (England), Mar 19: Liverpool will visit Wembley Stadium for the second time this season after beating Stoke 2-1 in the FA Cup quarterfinals on Sunday, less than a month after winning the League Cup.Luis

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  Sania-Vesnina In Semifinals Of Indian Wells

  Tennis | March 16, 2012 9:22 IST

  Indian Wells, Mar 16: Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina entered into the semifinals of the WTA Indian Wells Premier event after registering a straight-set victory over the Argentine pair of Gisela Dulko

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  Djokovic Reaches Semifinals At Indian Wells

  Tennis | March 16, 2012 8:21 IST

  Indian Wells (California), Mar 16: Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-4, winning the final three games of the match to reach the BNP Paribas Open semifinals on Thursday.Ana Ivanovic earned a spot in

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  Toronto FC Advances To Champions League Semifinals

  Football | March 16, 2012 8:06 IST

  Carson (California), Mar 16: Nick Soolsma scored in the 67th minute as Toronto FC beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 on Wednesday to advance to the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals.Ryan Johnson scored from a header