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All American Semi-finals at US Open
Two all-American semi-finals will take place on day 11 of the US Open as Venus Williams plays Sloane Stephens and…
Mexico dump host Russia out of Confederation Cup, reach semi-finals
Igor Akinfeev's mistake proved costly as Mexico came from behind to beat 10-man Russia 2-1 to book a place in…
Portugal put four goals past New Zealand, Reach Confederation Cup Semi-finals
Portugal cruised into the semi-finals of the Confederations Cup as Group A winners after Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva, Andre Silva…
Atletico battle Barcelona in Copa del Rey semi-finals
Atletico Madrid and Barcelona will meet in the semi-finals of this season’s Copa del Rey. The first leg will be…
Ferrer tames Nadal for Djokovic final
Defending champion David Ferrer upset compatriot and world number one Rafael Nadal on Saturday to reach the Paris Masters final…
Governor’s Cup Tennis: Pavic Upsets Top Seed To Final
Damilare Okunola The ongoing Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship recorded yet another upset as number four seeded player, Ante Pavic…
WTA Championships: Serena sweeps group matches for semi-final
Serena Williams reached the Istanbul Turkey WTA Championships semi-finals by brushing aside 2011 winner Petra Kvitova 6-2 6-3 on Thursday…
Merciless Serena cruises into Swedish Open final
World number one Serena Williams racked up her 50th win of the year on Saturday when she cruised past Klara…
Federer digs deep to reach Hamburg semis
Roger Federer needed just under two hours to see off Germany’s Florian Mayer in three-sets on Friday to reach the…
Neymar fires Brazil into Confed Cup semis
Brazil superstar Neymar scored one goal and set up the other to give hosts Brazil a 2-0 win over Mexico…
Barcelona, Bayern into Champions League semis
Barcelona and Bayern Munich completed the Champions League semi-finals line-up on Wednesday. Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund booked their last-four…
Tennis: Haas beats Simon to meet Ferrer in semi
Giant-killer Tommy Haas followed up his triumph over world No. 1 Novak Djokovic with a 6-3, 6-1 quarter-final victory against…
Nadal knocks out Federer in straight sets
Rafael Nadal took another step in his return from injury with a convincing victory over a hurting Roger Federer on…
Ronaldo double sinks Barca
Cristiano Ronaldo continued his fine goal scoring record at the Nou Camp with a brace as Real Madrid beat Barcelona…
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Serena Williams regains top tennis spot
America’s Serena Williams regained the number one ranking in tennis by beating Czech Petra Kvitova in three sets in the…
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AFCON 2013: Nigeria’s Eagles maul Mali to reach finals
Former champions Nigeria and underdogs, shamed the bookmakers once again as they crushed Mali 4-1 Wednesday to reach the Africa…
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Nigeria’s Eagles send Ivory Coast home
Nigeria, rated the underdog, shocked title favourites Ivory Coast 2-1 Sunday in an Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final at Royal…
AFCON 2013: Mali knock out South Africa
Mali played party poopers in the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals for the second time within a year as they…
Ghana blows Cape Verde out of Nations Cup
Ghana halted the fairy-tale run of debutants Cape Verde in the Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 quarter-final win…
Egyptian Boy, Sabry Lands In Final, As Nina Crashes Out
Taiwo Adelu Egypt’s Sherif Sabry beat his compatriot, Karim-Mohammed Maamoun to qualify for Saturday’s final of the first leg (Futures…
Lekan Salami Cup: Wusu FC Land In Semi Finals
Wusu Football Club of Idi Iroko, Ogun State have qualified for the semi finals of the ongoing Chief Lekan Salami…
Murray overpowers Berdych to reach US Open Final
British third seed Andy Murray, the Olympic champion, advanced to the US Open final by defeating Czech sixth seed Tomas…
Sunshine Stars FC through to semis as Etoile sanctioned
Etoile Sahel were kicked out of the 2012 CAF Champions League on Monday after two pitch invasions during a home…
Sore Back knocks Serena Williams out of Rome Masters
Serena Williams withdrew on Saturday prior to the Rome Masters semi-final with China’s Li Na, with the American admitting she…