May 23, 2013

Tennis Recap: Wawrinka reaches quarterfinals of Portugal Open

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Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia serves up a victory against Grega Zemlja of Slovenia.(Photo: Christof Stache, AFP/Getty Images) Story Highlights Stanislas Wawrinka rallied past Albert Ramos 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 Eighth-seeded Tommy Robredo also advanced, defeating Robin Haase 6-4, 6-4 On the women’s side, fourth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro and Romina Oprandi won OEIRAS, Portugal (AP) — Second-seeded [...]

Tennis Roundup: John Isner tops Ryan Harrison at clay court championships / Djokovic suffered no structural damage

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John Isner hits a backhand in a Davis Cup quarterfinal against Novak Djokovic on Friday, April 5. Isner defeated Ryan Harrison in the first round of the Clay Court Championships.(Photo: Adam Eschbach AP) Story Highlights John Isner beat Ryan Harrison, 7-6(4), 6-4 in a first-round match at the clay court championships Fernando Verdasco defeated Steve [...]

Soccer Recap: Chelsea, Benfica, Fenerbahce win in Europa League

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Fernando Torres of Chelsea rises above the Rubin Kazan defence to score his team’s third goal with a header in their Europa League quarter-final match Thursday. (Ian Walton/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Chelsea, Benfica and Fenerbahce closed in on the Europa League semifinals with victories on Thursday while Basel claimed crucial away goals [...]

Soccer Roundup: Cristiano Ronaldo leads Real Madrid to Champions League win / CONCACAF semi

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Cristiano Ronaldo, right, of Real Madrid celebrates scoring the opening goal with Mesut Oezil during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg match at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday in Madrid, Spain. (Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring after just nine minutes as Real Madrid swept to [...]

Soccer: Chelsea beats Manchester United to reach FA Cup semis

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Chelsea’s Oscar, back, vies for the ball with Manchester United’s Patrice Evra during the English FA Cup quarterfinal replay soccer match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Monday, April 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Story Highlights Ba hooked the ball over goalkeeper David De Gea Chelsea also has a Europa [...]

Soccer Recap: United beats Sunderland 1-0, maintains title surge / Results

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SUNDERLAND, England (AP) Manchester United relied on a first-half own goal by Titus Bramble to beat Sunderland 1-0 on Saturday, securing a seventh straight Premier League win to inch the runaway leaders closer to a 20th English title. Robin van Persie’s shot in the 27th minute was heading wide but Bramble stuck out a leg [...]

Tennis Recap: Nadal dispatches Federer in Indian Wells quarterfinals / Azarenka, Stosur withdraw with injuries

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Rafael Nadal of Spain hits a return to Roger Federer of Switzerland during day 9 of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 14, 2013 in Indian Wells, California. Nadal won 6-4, 6-2. (March 13, 2013 – Source: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America) INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Lured by the [...]

Tennis Roundup: Nadal rallies for 3-set win, will face Federer in quarters

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot to Sam Querrey during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 13, 2013 in Indian Wells, California. (March 12, 2013 – Source: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images North America) Story Highlights Novak Djokovic defeated Sam Querrey 6-0, 7-6 (8-6) to reach the quarterfinals Rafael Nadal [...]

Tennis Roundup: Rafael Nadal reaches Brazil Open final

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(Photo: Andre Penner, AP) Story Highlights Rafael Nadal beat Martin Alund 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-1 and is in the Brazil Open final David Nalbandian of Argentina beat Simone Bolelli of Italy 6-3, 7-5 Nalbandian is seeking his first title since 2010 SAO PAULO (AP) — Rafael Nadal outlasted 111th-ranked Martin Alund 6-3, 6-7 (2-7), 6-1 [...]

US Open 2012: Azarenka outlasts defending champ Stosur to make U.S. Open semis

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Victoria Azarenka of Belarus returns a shot against Samantha Stosur of Australia during their women’s singles quarterfinals match on Day Nine of the 2012 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 4, 2012 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (September 3, 2012 – Source: [...]