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Ferrer, replacing Fernando Verdasco, hero of the 2008 final over Argentina, got the hosts off to a fast start, pounding Harel Levy 6-1, 6-4, 6-3. It was equally straightforward for teammate Juan Carlos Ferrero, fast approaching his 30th birthday. The...
Tags: davis cup, Tennis-Croatia, Radek Štěpánek, czechs republic, Czech Republic, Ivo Karlovic, Porec, world record, cup semi, Spain, Croatia, Poreč
Warrington held off a second-half Wigan fightback to reach their first Challenge Cup final since 1990 after a thrilling victory. The Wolves led 32-8 early in the second half, thanks to Matt King's hat-trick, after Lee Briers and Michael Monaghan had caused...
Tags: Wigan, challenge cup, Widnes Warrington, cup semi, Matt King, Wembley
Saturday's Carnegie Challenge Cup semi-final between Warrington and Wigan is the biggest game of the season for both sides and could be a really close encounter...Brian Noble and Tony Smith are probably the two most experienced coaches in the Super League.
Tags: Wigan, Warrington Despite, cup semi, challenge cup
Midway through the first half against the Mexican side, Petrov fell awkwardly and dislocated his left shoulder, ending the Bulgarian’s participation in the Peace Cup. Petrov was sent back to England on July 31 for an examination and medical treatment,...
Tags: peace cup, Aston Villa Football Club, cup semi, european football, Porto, Atlante, Misses Juventus, Stiliyan Petrov
UK, Sunday July 26, 2009 Former England footballers, and a few of the north east's favourites, will be lining up against some familiar opposition at St James' Park this evening. Angus Deyton, Craig David and Paddy McGuinness are all playing in the charity...
Tags: England, cup semi, Peter Beardsley, world cup, St James, Paul Gascoigne, Bobby Robson, Germany
Michael Parkhurst has rejoined his American teammates on the Unites States roster for the Gold Cup ahead of the semifinal tie against Honduras. The slight defender had left to join his club side, FC Nordsjaelland, for the start of the season in Denmark,...
Tags: gold cup, U.S, Honduras, cup semi, Defender Parkhurst, Michael Parkhurst
If you go by form, or by plain logic, this one should be easy enough to call. Sri Lanka, along with South Africa, have been one of the most dominant sides in the tournament and are yet to lose a game since they landed in England. The West Indies, on the...
Tags: Pakistan-Sri Lanka, Tillekaratne Dilshan, Tillekeratne Dilshan, West Indies, world cup, Kumar Sangakkara, The Oval, Chris Gayle, cup semi, face sri
Alan Quinlan has been found guilty of committing a gouging offence on Leo Cullen in the Heineken Cup semi-final and handed a 12-week ban. The suspension will rule the Munster flanker out of the British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa this summer. ...
Tags: Alan Quinlan, British & Irish Lions, lions tour, Munster, Leo Cullen, South Africa, heineken cup, cup semi, Tom Shanklin, Cardiff
Munster flanker Quinlan was a surprise inclusion in the 37-man squad but he faces an anxious wait to see whether he is cited as a result of the incident. Northampton's Neil Best received an 18-week ban earlier this season for an eye-gouging offence. The...
Tags: Quinlan Lions, Leinster, Munster, heineken cup, Alan Quinlan, South Africa, All-Ireland, Ian McGeechan, Brian O'Driscoll, cup semi
Leinster thrashed holders Munster 25-6 to reach their first Heineken Cup final in an intensely fought all-Irish semi-final at Croke Park. Michael Cheika's men brilliantly made amends for their 30-6 humiliation in the corresponding fixture three years...
Tags: Munster, heineken cup, Brian O'Driscoll, Croke Park, cup semi, Talismanic Ireland, european cup, Leinster end Reds