Semifinals
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Marseille Beats Caen To Make League Cup Semifinals
Football | Jan 11, 2012, 03:00 PM ISTParis, Jan 11: Mathieu Valbuena extended his scoring streak with two goals as Marseille won 3-0 at Caen to reach the League Cup semifinals on Tuesday.Marseille has won the trophy for the last two years
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Palace Beats Cardiff 1-0 In League Cup Semifinals
Football | Jan 11, 2012, 02:54 PM ISTLondon, Jan 11: Crystal Palace moved closer to reaching its first major final in 22 years by beating Cardiff 1-0 at home in the first leg of the League Cup semifinals on Tuesday from Antony
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Murray Into Semifinals At Brisbane International
Tennis | Jan 06, 2012, 12:54 PM ISTBrisbane, Jan 6: Top-seeded Andy Murray shifted up a gear in a 6-2, 6-2 win over Marcos Baghdatis on Friday to advance to the semifinals at the Brisbane International, his only tuneup tournament for the
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Raghunath's Golden Goal Puts India In Semifinals
Hockey | Dec 01, 2011, 09:56 PM ISTJohannesburg, Dec 1: VR Raghunath slammed a golden goal in the last minute of extra-time as India beat Malaysia 5-4 in a thrilling match to advance to the semifinals of the Champions Challenge hockey tournament
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Roger Federer Registers 800th Victory
Tennis | Nov 12, 2011, 11:15 AM ISTParis, Nov 12: Roger Federer earned his 800th victory by beating Juan Monaco of Argentina 6-3, 7-5 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Paris Masters, while top-ranked Novak Djokovic pulled out with a shoulder
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Azarenka Reaches WTA Championships Semifinals
Tennis | Oct 27, 2011, 09:57 PM ISTIstanbul, Oct 27: Victoria Azarenka became the first player to qualify for the semifinals of the WTA Championships on Thursday after a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 win over Li Na.Azarenka followed her win over U.S. Open
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Monfils Reaches Semifinals In Stockholm
Tennis | Oct 22, 2011, 12:11 PM ISTStockholm, Oct 22: Top-seeded Gael Monfils beat South Africa's Kevin Anderson 7-5, 7-5 on Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Stockholm Open.The 10th-ranked Frenchman made heavy weather of the win, though, allowing his
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Spirited Mumbai Face Off Against Disciplined Somerset
Cricket | Oct 07, 2011, 01:56 PM ISTChennai, Oct 7: Decimated by injuries but spirited nonetheless, Mumbai Indians will bank on their familiarity with the conditions to fight through another tough challenge when they take on England's Somerset in the semifinal of
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Zvonareva Advances To Semifinals At Tokyo
Tennis | Sep 29, 2011, 02:54 PM ISTTokyo, Sept 29: Fourth-ranked Vera Zvonareva of Russia defeated compatriot Maria Kirilenko 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the Pan Pacific Open.Zvonareva had five aces in the match that lasted 1
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Djokovic Moves To US Open Semifinals
Tennis | Sep 09, 2011, 10:07 AM ISTNew York, Sept 9: Top-seeded Novak Djokovic advanced to the U.S. Open semifinals when his opponent, Janko Tipsarevic, retired with an injured left hamstring while trailing in the fourth set Thursday.Djokovic was ahead 7-6 (2),
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Wozniacki Advances At New Haven
Tennis | Aug 26, 2011, 10:58 AM ISTNew Haven, Connecticut, Aug 26 : Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the semifinals of the New Haven Open on Thursday with a 7-5, 6-3 win over 19-year-old American Christina McHale.Wozniacki is undefeated after 15 matches
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Uruguay In Semis Again, This Time At Copa America
Football | Jul 20, 2011, 12:29 PM ISTBuenos Aires, Jul 19: Uruguay eclipsed Brazil and Argentina at the 2010 World Cup, and a year later it's the same story with the team again in the semifinals—this time, part of the topsy-turvy final
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Sweden Beats Australia 3-1 To Reach Semifinals
Football | Jul 12, 2011, 04:35 PM ISTAugsburg, Germany, July 10: Lotta Schelin scored one goal and set up another Sunday as Sweden beat Australia 3-1 to reach the semifinals at the women's World Cup.The result means Sweden also qualifies for the
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Sharapova Advances To Wimbledon Semifinals
Tennis | Jun 29, 2011, 11:40 PM ISTWimbledon, June 28: Maria Sharapova looked like a champion under the Centre Court roof at Wimbledon, advancing to the semifinals at the All England Club for the first time since 2006 with a 6-1, 6-1
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Wozniacki Enters Semifinals In Copenhagen
Tennis | Jun 11, 2011, 05:04 PM ISTCopenhagen, Jun 11: Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki eased into the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open on Friday with a 6-0, 6-1 demolition of Italian Alberta Brianti.The 20-year-old Dane took just 55 minutes to see off
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French Open: Federer-Djokovic, Nadal-Murray In Semifinals
Tennis | Jun 03, 2011, 04:29 PM ISTParis, Jun 3: Even Rafael Nadal acknowledges his French Open semifinal against Andy Murray is not nearly as intriguing as the one between unbeaten Novak Djokovic and 16-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer."It's the best
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French Open: Sania-Elena Reach Semifinals
Tennis | May 30, 2011, 09:47 PM ISTParis, May 30: Sania Mirza and and her partner Elena Vesnina shocked top seeds Gisela Dulko and Flavia Pennetta 6-0 7-5 to reach the women's doubles semifinals in the French Open, here today.The seventh seed
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Djokovic Reaches Semifinals Without Playing
Tennis | May 30, 2011, 09:26 PM ISTParis, May 30: Novak Djokovic had a successful day off from tennis Monday, reaching the semifinals of the French Open when his quarterfinal opponent withdrew because of injury.Fabio Fognini, who injured a muscle in his
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Dhoni Timed Entire Cup Campaign to Perfection : Telegraph
Cricket | Apr 03, 2011, 08:52 PM ISTLondon, April 3: Simon Hughes of The Daily Telegraph writes to say that Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni times the entire World Cup campaign to perfection. This is what he wrote: "“Play without fear!” recommends
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Win Against Australia Set The Tempo: Laxman
Cricket | Apr 03, 2011, 05:20 PM ISTKolkata, Apr 3: Instrumental in making Team India the Number one Test side, VVS Laxman said the win over three-time defending champions Australia in the quarterfinal set the tempo for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his