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South American Football - Olimpia seize control of Copa Libertadores semi-final Olimpia drew first ***** in their Libertadores Cup semi-final against Santa Fe on Tuesday, the Paraguayans edging the first leg encounter 2-0 despite the dismissal of leading striker Juan Manuel Salgueiro at...

Athletics - Bolt: I'm back on track Olympic champion Usain Bolt believes he is getting back to his best after the Jamaican trials gave him a confidence-boost in the build-up to next month's world championships in Moscow. The world record holder won the 100 metres at last month's trials to...

Millar rues second missed chance for yellow jersey As David Millar warmed down on his stationary bike after Tuesday's team time trial, reflecting on another missed shot at the Tour de France yellow jersey, his ****** came to hug him. "You wanted it too much," said Fran Millar, a media officer...

Flipkens dumps out Kvitova, meets Bartoli in semi There will be a new champion at Wimbledon after Kirsten Flipkens beat 2011 champion Petra Kvitova in the quarter-final. Kvitova, the last champion left in the draw, took the first 6-4, but the Belgian kept her cool to take the next two sets 6-3...

Froome and Contador happy with places after time trial Chris Froome and Alberto Contador had little to complain about as both kept their Tour de France challenges firmly on track with solid performances in Tuesday's team time trial. Contador's concern ahead of Tuesday's fourth stage was that...

Bartoli outbreaks Stephens to reach semis Marion Bartoli is within one match of a surprise second Wimbledon final appearance after beating American Sloane Stephens 6-4 7-5 in a bizarre rain-interrupted quarter-final on Tuesday that featured eight successive breaks of serve. There was little to...

Rolland loses ground after team time trial Pierre Rolland returned to the podium to pick up his polka dot jersey - but it would have been a bittersweet experience for the French GC hope after Europcar conceded more than a minute to the winners of stage four's team time trial in Nice...

Radwanska sets up Lisicki semi-final Agnieszka Radwanska booked a place in the semi-finals of Wimbledon after a topsy-turvy win over Li Na on Centre Court. The Polish fourth seed came through rain delays and injury problems to win through 7-6(5) 4-6 6-2. Radwanska seeking her first grand slam...

GreenEdge win puts Gerrans in yellow after TTT Orica-GreenEdge put in a masterful display in stage four of the Tour de France, a 25km team time trial in Nice, to pip favourites Omega Pharma-Quick Step and put Simon Gerrans into the race lead. Trailing the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team of Mark...

Janowicz, Kubot no longer Poles apart at Wimbledon What should have been a ***** showdown between Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal has turned into the battle of Poland as Lukasz Kubot and Jerzy Janowicz unexpectedly find themselves in Wimbledon's quarter-final mix along with Novak Djokovic and...

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Order of play: Tuesday July 2 The order of play for day eight at Wimbledon, featuring all four ladies' quarter-finals. Centre Court (1300 UK time) 4-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) v 6-Li Na (China) 8-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) v 20-Kirsten Flipkens (Belgium) Court One (1300 UK time)...

Serena Williams out after shock loss to Lisicki Sabine Lisicki pulled off a remarkable upset to defeat top seed Serena Williams 6-2 1-6 6-4 in the last 16. Serena, the reigning champion and winner of the French Open, has looked untouchable since the start of the tournament, and was unbeaten in...

Djokovic, Ferrer reach quarter-finals Novak Djokovic continued his march towards the Wimbledon final with a 6-1 6-4 7-6 last-16 win over Tommy Haas. Djokovic finished off the veteran in three sets but only had an easy ride in the first, having to fight back from a break down in the second and...

Berdych sees off Tomic to set up Djokovic clash Former Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych set up a quarter-final against top seed Novak Djokovic after ending unseeded Bernard Tomic's run with a 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 fourth-round victory on Monday. A tight encounter was dominated by serve for the...

Lisicki unfazed at being new Wimbledon favourite Installed by bookmakers as the favourite to win Wimbledon and a first grand slam title after stunning holder Serena Williams in the last 16 on Monday, Sabine Lisicki flashed a winning smile that belied any feelings of pressure. "No, not at all,"...

Radwanska fights back to make a stand for the seedings Agnieszka Radwanska kept the bookmakers happy by justifying her seeding to beat Tsvetana Pironkova 4-6 6-3 6-3 on Monday and reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals. The Polish fourth seed proved too strong for her 76th-ranked Bulgarian...

Stephens flies American flag after Serena shock American Sloane Stephens beat Monica Puig to reach her first Wimbledon quarter-final on Monday just as compatriot Serena Williams's defeat had thrown the draw wide open. Five-times champion Williams lost to Germany's Sabine Lisicki to snap her...

Murray beats Youzhny to make quarter-finals Andy Murray beat Mikhail Youzhny 6-4 7-6 6-1 to reach the last eight at Wimbledon for the sixth year in a row. Murray suffered a mini crisis of confidence and faced his first tie-break of the tournament but recovered his nerve and timing to beat...

Del Potro out-guns Seppi to reach last eight Eighth seed Juan Martin Del Potro muscled his way into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a powerful 6-4 7-6(2) 6-3 win over Italy's Andreas Seppi on Monday. The Argentine's knee was heavily strapped following a nasty fall in his third-round match...

Sky look to take early control of Tour de France Tuesday's team time trial will be the perfect opportunity for Sky to take early control of the Tour de France by snatching the yellow jersey. With the biggest guns all in a group of riders who are one second behind Belgian leader Jan Bakelants...

Defeat by Lisicki no shock, says ousted champion Serena Sabine Lisicki collapsed to her knees in disbelief, a stunned Centre Court crowd gasped in shock and Wimbledon ushered another big-name through the exit door - yet vanquished Serena Williams was the least surprised. More used to mowing...

Serena exit leaves Wimbledon in twilight zone Wimbledon entered the twilight zone on Monday as Serena Williams became the latest high-profile champion to fade into oblivion at a tournament where reputations and star status are counting for nothing. Just when it seemed that this year's...

Athletics - Battle-hardened Farah sends timely reminder to rivals Double Olympic champion Mo Farah produced a stunning sprint to take the 5,000 metres in Birmingham on Sunday as a host of London Games winners struggled to find the form that propelled them to victory last year. Farah was locked...

Robson claims pressure derailed her Wimbledon ambitions Laura Robson told her new fan club to keep the faith, claiming her Wimbledon dreams are just work in progress. The 19-year old British number one went down 7-6, 7-5 to Estonia's Kaia Kanepi in the fourth round at the All England Club. She...

Athletics - Back to drawing board for Farah's Moscow rivals Mo Farah believes his world championship rivals will have to go back to the drawing board after he blasted his way to victory over 5,000 metres at the Birmingham Diamond League meeting on Sunday. The Olympic 5,000 and 10,000 metres...

British women's drought hits 30 years as Robson falls Laura Robson began the second week of Wimbledon looking to become the first British woman to reach the quarter-finals since 1984 but took just over 90 minutes to depart in tears as she was beaten in straight sets by Estonian Kaia Kanepi on...

Athletics - Blake not ruled out of world 100m title defence World 100 metres champion Yohan Blake has not been ruled out of defending his title in Moscow in August because of injury, his manager Cubie Seegobin said on Sunday, knocking down media reports that the Jamaican was to undergo...

Serena Williams out after shock loss to Lisicki Sabine Lisicki pulled off a remarkable upset to defeat top seed Serena Williams 6-2 1-6 6-4 in the last 16. Serena, the reigning champion and winner of the French Open, has looked untouchable since the start of the tournament, and was unbeaten in...

Snooker star Ali Carter diagnosed with cancer Two-time World Snooker Championship finalist Ali Carter has been diagnosed with testicular cancer. The popular 33-year-old, nicknamed 'The Captain' as he is a licensed pilot, learned the news last week and will have surgery on Tuesday. Carter will...

Robson's run ended in fourth round by Kanepi Laura Robson saw her inspired run at the All England Club ended at the fourth-round stage by Kaia Kanepi of Estonia, who won their match 7-6(6) 7-5. Former quarter-finalist Kanepi - who has risen as high as 15 in the world rankings - produced a...

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Ferrer grinds down Dodig to reach quarter-finals David Ferrer wore down Croatia's Ivan Dodig with his high-energy scrambling to move into the Wimbledon quarter-finals with a 6-7 (3) 7-6 (6) 6-1 6-1 win on Monday. The Spanish fourth seed arrived 10 minutes late on Court Two and was slow to...

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Henman backing Murray - but is wary of tempting fate Twelve years have ****** since Tim Henman had his best chance to win Wimbledon and we all know what happened then. Against wildcard Goran Ivanisevic, he came from a set down to seize a winning position, only for the rain to intervene in a...

Gerrans denies Sagan as Bakelants keeps yellow Australian Simon Gerrans out-sprinted Peter Sagan of Slovakia to win stage three of the Tour de France from Ajaccio to Calvi. Thirty-three-year-old Gerrans enjoyed a textbook lead-out from team-mate Daryl Impey to beat last year's green jersey...

Bakelants in yellow after surprise stage two win Belgium's Jan Bakelants held on by one slender second to defy a rampaging peloton to take a remarkable victory in stage two of the Tour de France - and the race lead - in Ajaccio. The 27-year-old from RadioShack - riding his debut Tour de France...

Brazil humble sorry Spain to retain trophy Confederations Cup final, Maracana - Brazil 3 (Fred 2, 47; Neymar 44) Spain 0 Brazil humbled world and European Champions Spain with a crushing 3-0 win in the Confederations Cup final on Sunday, ending their opponents' three-year record run of 29...

Order of play: Monday July 1 The order of play for day seven at Wimbledon, with Serena Williams, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic on centre court. Centre Court (13:00) (1) Serena Williams (USA) v (23) Sabine Lisicki (GER) (20) Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) v (2) Andy Murray (GBR) (1) Novak Djokovic...

Italy beat Uruguay on penalties to finish third Confederations Cup third-place play-off, Salvador - Uruguay 2 (Cavani 58’, 78’) Italy 2 (Astori 24’ Diamanti 73’), Italy win 3-2 on penalties Italy secured third-place in the Confederations Cup by beating Uruguay 3-2 on spot-kicks after a 2-2...

Guess who? Djokovic, Murray and Serena lead unfamiliar cast Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Serena Williams will head a cast of fresh-faced hopefuls on Monday as Wimbledon heads into the second week which will be a Federer-free zone for the first time in 11 years. A second week which had...

Defending champion Williams blasts way into last 16 Serena Williams continued her march to a Wimbledon title defence with a 6-2 6-0 third-round win over Kimiko Date-Krumm, while there were also victories for Petra Kvitova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Li Na. Williams broke three times to one in the...

No crumb of comfort for Kimiko as Serena turns on style Serena Williams unleashed her full arsenal to move almost effortlessly into the last 16 at Wimbledon with a crushing 6-2 6-0 win over Japanese veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm on Saturday. Williams, considered an old-stager herself despite being...

Clinical Djokovic crushes Chardy, Murray to face Youzhny Top seed Novak Djokovic ended a highly satisfactory first week at Wimbledon by brushing aside Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3 6-2 6-2 to continue his serene progress. Chardy, the 28th seed, put up little fight in the evening sunshine on...

Resilient Ferrer outlasts Dolgopolov to make last 16 Fourth seed David Ferrer came through a punishing five-set test against Alexandr Dolgopolov to move into the last 16 in the evening gloom at Wimbledon on Saturday. Ferrer eventually ground down the 26th seeded Ukrainian 6-7(6) 7-6(2) 2-6 6-1...

Del Potro suffers injury fright beating Zemlja Eighth seed Juan Martin Del Potro suffered an injury scare after moving into the last 16 at Wimbledon on Saturday with a straight sets win against Slovenia's Grega Zemlja. Del Potro fell awkwardly chasing down a drop shot in the third set...

Clinical Djokovic in a hurry to crush Chardy Like a ruthless emperor dismissing an underling, top seed Novak Djokovic ended a highly satisfactory first week at Wimbledon by brushing aside Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-3 6-2 6-2 to continue his serene progress. Chardy, the 28th seed, put up little...

Beaten Keys earns Radwanska praise, Stephens splutters Madison Keys lost at Wimbledon on Saturday after fellow American Sloane Stephens came through her third round match but it was the teenager who got the plaudits after nearly upsetting last year's runner-up Agnieszka Radwanska. Poland's...