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  Marseille Beats Caen To Make League Cup Semifinals

  Football | January 11, 2012 15:00 IST

  Paris, 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 | January 11, 2012 14:54 IST

  London, 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 | January 06, 2012 12:54 IST

  Brisbane, 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 | December 01, 2011 21:56 IST

  Johannesburg, 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 | November 12, 2011 11:15 IST

  Paris, 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 | October 27, 2011 21:57 IST

  Istanbul, 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 | October 22, 2011 12:11 IST

  Stockholm, 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 | October 07, 2011 13:56 IST

  Chennai, 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 | September 29, 2011 14:54 IST

  Tokyo, 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 | September 09, 2011 10:07 IST

  New 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 | August 26, 2011 10:58 IST

  New 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 | July 20, 2011 12:29 IST

  Buenos 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 | July 12, 2011 16:35 IST

  Augsburg, 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 | June 29, 2011 23:40 IST

  Wimbledon, 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 | June 11, 2011 17:04 IST

  Copenhagen, 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 | June 03, 2011 16:29 IST

  Paris, 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 21:47 IST

  Paris, 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 21:26 IST

  Paris, 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 | April 03, 2011 20:52 IST

  London, 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 | April 03, 2011 17:20 IST

  Kolkata, 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