Ivanovic reaches third round in Montreal

World number one Ana Ivanovic of Serbia opened her hard-court fight with a labouredly 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over Czech teenager Petra Kvitova to tremble into the third round of the Montreal Cup on Wednesday.

Playing her first event since a shock third round exit at Wimbledon, the French Open champion arrived in Montreal with her number one ranking under threat from fellow citizen Jelena Jankovic.

Ivanovic's first competitive match in nearly a month showed predictable signs of rust. She served six break points in her opening two service games none of which Kvitova was able to convert.

The Serb hurt her own cause with nine double faults helping Kvitova claim the second set but recovered by comprehensive the opening five games of third before struggling to close out a shaky performance.

Sania-Dechy knocked out of Stockholm event

Sania Mirza's awful run continues as the Indian and her French partner Nathalie Dechy frittered away a good start to crash out of the doubles event of the WTA's $145,000 Nordea Nordic Light Open.

The second seeded Indo-French pair plunged to a 6-1, 6-7 (2), 7-10 defeat against unseeded duo of Camille Pin of France and Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium in one hour and 27 minutes in the first round of the hard court event.

Sania and Dechy converted all three break points and saved six of the seven on their own serve to race away with the first set.

However, the French-Belgian pair curbed their erratic play and bounced back in the second set, which they won through tie breaker.

Building on the momentum, they held nerves in the super tie breaker to prevail over their fancied opponents.

Sania, who has been seeded sixth in the singles event, launches her campaign against Emilie Loit of France.

Ryan Giggs blames Ronaldo of being a soccer mercenary

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has indirectly accused Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo of being a soccer mercenary.

According to The Sun, Giggs said: "Many players want to make as much money as they can and change teams for ten grand. How is that going to make much difference to their lives? Foreign players always have their home somewhere else, so they are going to have their eyes on going back."

Giggs, 34, admitted he would totally understand if fans are disgusted at the cash being thrown around.

Ronaldo has spent all summer being courted by Real Madrid - angering boss Alex Ferguson.

The Portuguese winger has been given an extended break following Euro 2008 and has also had ankle surgery.

Nadal captures Toronto Masters crown

Rafael Nadal closed the rankings gap even further on world number one Roger Federer on Sunday after a comfortable 6-3, 6-2 victory over Nicolas Kiefer in the Toronto Masters final on Sunday.

With his 29th consecutive victory - his last loss came in Rome last May in the second round to Juan Carlos Ferrero - the Spanish world number two has climbed to within 300 points of Federer, who crashed out in his opening match.

Nadal's victory marked his second trophy in Canada after claiming the title in Montreal three years ago. He has now won his last five events, including Queen's and Wimbledon on grass and the French Open on clay.

Nadal improved to 61-7 for the season by winning his seventh title of the year and 30th overall.

Nadal beats Murray to reach Toronto final

Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal will face Nicolas Kiefer for the third time in four months in the Toronto Masters final on Sunday as the unstoppable Spaniard aims for a third Masters title of 2008.

Second seed Nadal, playing his first event since beating Roger Federer for the title at the All England club, moved to his ninth final of the season with a 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 semi-final win over eighth-seeded Andy Murray of Scotland.

Unseeded Kiefer, 31, rolled back three years of injury and poor form, ending the nine-match win streak of Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 7-6 (7/5) in their three-hour semi-final struggle.

Nadal has moved even closer to Federer in the rankings race after the Swiss world No.1 crashed out this week in the second round to Simon.

Nadal is on fire this season. He has polished his record to 60-7, capturing six titles from eight finals, including two Grand Slams and two Masters Series. He landed in his fifth straight final after Murray saved two match points but then plowed a forehand into the net on another.

Nadal in Toronto Masters semis

Rafael Nadal recovered after a marathon tiebreak setback to book a semi-final face-off against Andy Murray with a high-tension triumph over France's Richard Gasquet on Friday.

Spain's Wimbledon and French Open champion overcame 10th-seeded Gasquet 6-7 (12/14), 6-2, 6-1 but required 2 hrs, 14 min to claim his 59th victory of the season.

Nadal fought back after losing the 75-minute opening set, which Gasquet claimed on his sixth set point after saving two set points for Nadal.

"It was a very tough first set," Nadal said. "I had chances but Richard played well to beat me in the set. In the second I had to stay positive and concentrated."

Murray, seeded eighth, cut short the title defense of Serbian Novak Djokovic, the eighth-seeded Scot stunning the number three by a 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) scoreline.

Murray made quick work of Djokovic, who beat Roger Federer and Nadal en route to the title last year, wrapping up an impressive victory in 1 hr 44 min.

Last-eight Djokovic keeps up pressure

Defending champion Novak Djokovic progressed into the last eight of the Toronto Masters on Thursday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Sweden's Robin Soderling.

The Serbian world number three is struggling to keep pace with Rafael Nadal, the world number two who is closing in on Roger Federer on top of the rankings.

Nothing can happen at the top of the rankings this week. But Nadal currently stands 770 points behind Federer who suffered a shock second round defeat to France's Gilles Simon on Wednesday as he played his first match since losing his Wimbledon title.

The Spaniard could cut that margin to a mere 275 should he win the title on Sunday for a second of his career in Canada.

Simon followed up his win over Federer by clinching his eighth victory in a row on Thursday to also reach the quarter-finals.

The world number 22, lifted the Indianapolis title four days ago, stopped Argentine Jose Acasuso 6-3, 6-4.

Federer suffers shock loss in Toronto opening match

Swiss world number one Roger Federer experienced a upset defeat in his first match ever since losing the Wimbledon final as he went losing 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 to Gilles Simon of France on Wednesday.

Federer was defeated for the second time in an opening match this season at the 2.6 million-dollar ATP Masters Series hard-court tournament in Toronto. He also lost to Andy Roddick in the Dubai first round in early March.

Federer, who had a beginning bye, was beaten in this month's classic Wimbledon final by Rafael Nadal, who went through into the third round on Wednesday after a day delayed six hours by rain.

Simon was fresh off winning the Indianapolis title last weekend and could not believe his success in the second-round match up.

Sania set well at East West Bank

Sania Mirza seems to have hit form as she quelled a late challenge from qualifier Eva Hrdinova to advance to the singles second round of the $600,000 East West Bank Classic tournament on Tuesday.

Sania, seeded 16th, beat her Czech opponent 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the hard court event in one hour and seven minutes.

Sania has been struggling after returning to the circuit from a three-month lay off following a wrist injury as she crashed out of the Stanford West Bank Classic in the first round last week after a disappointing singles run at the Wimbledon Championships.

The Indian ace raced away with the first set in just 30 minutes, having broken Hrdinova twice while saving there breakpoints on her own serve.

In the second set, Sania was trailing 1-3 as the Czech fought back, but the Hyderabadi got her elements together as she saved four breakpoints and converted two to dump Hrdinova.

Djokovic opens toronto title defence with style

World number three Novak Djokovic opened the defense of his Toronto Masters title in remarkable style with a 6-4, 6-4 wins over Canadian Frank Dancevic on Tuesday.

The Australian Open champion was tied in the third round by sixth seeded American Andy Roddick, who launched his hard-court drive earlier in the day with a battling 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 win over Frenchman Nicolas Mahut.

Playing in his first event since a second-round loss to Marat Safin at Wimbledon, Djokovic took a little time to shake off the rust but soon got into his pace and broke Dancevic to take the opening set.

The 21-year-old Serb recorded an early break in the second to shove 4-2 ahead but then wobbled as Dancevic, advised on by a harsh home crowd, dramatic a late rally by breaking back and holding serve.

But Djokovic responded with another key break to close up the match in 77 minutes.

Nadal will meet Jesse Levine after the American qualifier beat Canadian wildcard Peter Polansky 6-2, 6-4.

Czech 16th seed Tomas Berdych travel into the second round with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Finland's Jarkko Nieminen.

South Africa complete victory on fourth day

South Africa defeated England by 10 wickets in the second Test at Headingley on Monday to take a 1-0 lead in the four-match series with a day to spare.

England, who made 203 on Friday, were dismissed for 327 in their second innings shortly before the close on the fourth day, leaving South Africa needing only nine runs to win.

South Africa's winning performance was dominated by centuries from AB de Villiers (174) and Ashwell Prince (149) as they set up their team's imposing first innings total of 522. De Villiers revealed he was motivated by boos from the crowd and abuse from England players after he claimed a catch on Friday that was shown to have bounced first.

Andrew Flintoff, in his first Test for 18 months, resisted South Africa's victory charge in an unusually slow innings of 38 from 95 balls before he was caught at second slip off Morne Morkel. The time in the middle should at least be some consolation for him and England.

The day started well for England as night-watchman James Anderson took some painful blows to the body from Dale Steyn while making a Test best 34.

Top scorer Alastair Cook was caught off a leading edge by Hashim Amla at cover from the bowling of Jacques Kallis for 60 after batting for almost five hours.

South Africa are seeking their first series win in England since their return from international isolation. They last won in 1965.

Harrington creates history

Padraig Harrington became the first European in over a century to retain the British Open title with a courageous final round that was restricted by a grand eagle on the 17th hole at Royal Birkdale on Sunday.

The Irishman, who came from six shots back to win at Carnoustie last year, upturned Greg Norman's two-shot overnight lead and left the rest of the field straggling with a one-under-par 69 that left him with a total of 283 for four rounds played in some of the toughest conditions in Open history.

Ian Poulter matched Harrington's final round score but had to stay for second place, four shots back, while Norman's dream of becoming the oldest winner of a major had died long before Harrington drilled his five-wood second on the 572-yard 17th to within six feet of the pin.

By the time he had reached the 18th top, the Dubliner's name had already been imprinted for a second time on the Old Claret Jug, and a secure parity on the final hole allowed him to finish in style.

Norman going to be the oldest man to win The Open

Rewired Greg Norman emerged from a day of high winds and high drama at Royal Birkdale on Saturday to lead the British Open after three rounds.

At 53, he stands just 18 holes away from removing Old Tom Morris from the record books after 141 years as the oldest man to win The Open.

If he can hold on to his lead, he will also be, by a distance of five years, the oldest man to win a major.

The Australian shot a 72 to take a two strokes lead into the final day over defending champion Padraig Harrington, who also had a 72 and halfway leader KJ Choi of South Korea, who came in with a 75.

Also remaining firmly in the hunt a further stroke back on a day when some of the world's best golfers were blown clean off the leaderboard was little-known Englishman Simon Wakefield, one of only four players to match par.

Four players are on seven over - 2003 Open champion Ben Curtis, England's Ross Fisher, rising US star Anthony Kim and Swedish newcomer Alexander Noren.

Kaka set for Chelsea move

AC Milan's Brazilian star Kaka is set to move to English Premier League side Chelsea on a world-record transfer of 80 million pounds, his advisor claimed on Saturday.

The Italian club signed the international team-mate of Ronaldinho on Wednesday despite reported financial difficulties, and Kaka's personal assistant Diogo Kotscho claims all parties involved now want the deal to go through.

The move would represent a significant increase in Kaka's salary; on top of the 10 per cent transfer fee that goes straight to the player anyway - some 15 million euros.

Chelsea is the club to be at right now. They are building a team to win everything.

Any deal looks certain to break the world record transfer fee of 80 million euros set when Real Madrid signed Zinedine Zidane from Juventus in 2001.

If he moved the FIFA World Player of the Year would be reunited with manager Luiz Felipe Scolari who handed him a Brazil debut in 2002 and then included him in the squad that went on to win the World Cup that year.

Kaka, 26, is under contract with Milan until 2012. But he was irritated by the club's refusal to let him play for Brazil in the Olympics, followed by their agreement to let Ronaldinho go to Beijing.

Messi to miss the Olympic Games

Barcelona is seeking a negotiated settlement that would allow Argentina's Lionel Messi to miss the Olympic Games in Beijing, the Primera Liga club has said.

Argentina's Olympic team coach Sergio Batista said on Wednesday he was confident the 21-year-old winger would be joining up with them, in line with FIFA convention that state clubs should release Under-23 players for the event.

After finishing third in the Primera Liga last season, Barca have to play a Champions League third qualifying round tie over two legs on Aug. 12/13 and Aug. 26/27 to make the group stage.

They have time after time stated they want as many of their players as possible available for these fixtures. The Olympic soccer tournament runs from Aug. 6-23.

Messi, who has returned to Barcelona for pre-season training, has already stated he would like to attend the Olympic Games.

South Korea beat Japan 4-2 to meet India in final

South Korea thrashed Japan 4-2 in the second semi-final on Wednesday to set up a title fight against defending champions India in the sixth Junior Asia Cup Hockey tournament at the Gachibowli stadium.

South Korean drag-flicker Nam Hyun Woo led from the front for the side scoring all four goals through penalty corners and went on to secure the second hat-trick of the on going competition.

Nam Hyn Woo, successfully converted penalty corners in the 9th and 14th minute in the first half while scored another in the 38th minute of the play.

After the teams changed the sides, Japan responded to the Korean onslaught by converting a penalty corner in the 61st minute by Kenji Kitazato. But Nam Hyn Woo once again converted a penalty corner in the 64th minute to put Korea into lead by 4-1.

In the final minute of the game, Japan scored its second goal and reduced the margin following a penalty corner conversion by Ryohei Kawai.

Pakistan and Japan will now battle it out for the third place of the tournament which be played on Friday. The final will also be played on Friday.

AC Milan sticks down $30 million Ronaldinho deal

Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho agreed on Tuesday to leave Barcelona, where he was deemed surplus to requirements, and sign for AC Milan in a deal reported to be worth $30 million.

"AC Milan and FC Barcelona have reached an agreement for the transfer of Ronaldinho," said a Milan statement released on the club's official website.

"On Wednesday the player will be in Milan for a medical and to sign the contract which will tie him to Milan until June 30, 2011."

Barcelona and Milan officials held talks in the Catalan capital on Tuesday to thrash out the details of the 28-year-old's move.

The Gazzetta dello Sport reported that Milan will pay Barcelona 18.5 million euros ($29.5 million) for the World Cup winner with the figure likely to be increased by performance-related bonuses.

The news of the deal was a body blow to English Premier League side Manchester City who had offered 32 million euros for the two-time world player of the year.
Ronaldinho, who was not wanted at the Nou Camp by new Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola following a dip in form last season, scored 70 goals in 145 appearances for the Spanish side.

Meanwhile, Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti is looking forward to having Ronaldinho in his team as the San Siro giants aim to bounce back from their disappointing 2007/2008 season which saw them finish in fifth place in Serie A and miss out on Champions League qualification.

Australian Cadel Evans wins Tour’s 10th stage

Australian Cadel Evans took the Tour de France yellow jersey for the first time in his career after the race's gruelling 10th stage on Monday.

Italian Leonardo Piepoli of the Saunier Duval team won the stage, a 156 km ride from Pau in the Pyrenees.

Overnight leader Kim Kirchen was one of the numerous contenders to suffer on the first stage of the race to feature climbs which are so difficult they are unclassified.

He finished over four minutes behind Piepoli and over three minutes behind Evans's small group to lose the race lead he took after the sixth stage.

Spain's big yellow jersey favourite Alejandro Valverde meanwhile had arguably his worst day on the Tour de France, the Caisse d'Epargne leader tumbling down the standings.

He is now 4:41 behind Evans in 14th place. Evans, who rides for Silence-Lotto, now leads the race by just one second from Luxemburger Frank Schleck of the CSC team, with American Christian Vande Velde in third place at 38sec.

In fourth place overall is Austrian Bernard Kohl of Gersolsteiner, with Spaniard Carlos Sastre - the CSC team leader - in fourth place at 1:28.

Kirchen fell to seventh place at 1:56 behind Evans, who will now go into Tuesday's rest day glad of the chance to rest having injured his shoulder in a heavy crash on the ninth stage.

The other big losers of the hardest stage in the Pyrenees' was Andy Schleck, who fell quickly out of contention once the going got tough on the climb to Hautacam.

Italian Damiano Cunego also showed the limits of his yellow jersey ambitions on a day which saw him drop well out of contention.

An emotional Evans was holding back the tears after pulling on the yellow jersey, making him the first Australian to do so since sprinter Robbie McEwen wore it for a day in 2004.

However the Australian, arguably, would have done better to leave the race lead to Schleck because he will now have to defend it in the coming days.

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Sania promised to do whatever it takes to win Olympic medal

Carrying the hopes of a billion people is a 'privilege' for Sania Mirza and the Hyderabadi tennis ace vows to give everything it needs to bring home an individual Olympic medal, a feat only four Indians have managed since independence.

Sania will compete in the strongest ever singles field, led by world number one Serb Ana Ivanovic, in the history of the quadrennial extravaganza and the young Indian knows well that the road ahead is full of challenges.

Sania has just recovered from a wrist injury, which put her out of action for three months and did not have a comeback she would have preferred.

She did not go beyond second round in singles at any of the three tournaments, including Wimbledon, she played but had a good run in the doubles at the third Grand Slam of the year where she made her first quarter-final appearance along with Bethanie Mattek.

So far, whenever Sania claimed she is playing best tennis of her career, one or other injury halted her good run. Reacting to this, the Hyderabadi girl said the gruels and demands of professional tennis make player vulnerable to injuries.

Yet, she is determined to live up to the expectations.

Smith keeps South Africa hopes alive

South Africa captain Graeme Smith ground out a 23rd Test half-century on Sunday to keep alive his teams hopes of saving the first Test against England at Lord's.

At tea on the fourth day South Africa were 128 without loss in their second innings after being asked to follow on 346 runs in arrears. Smith had scored 71 and his opening partner Neil McKenzie was on 50.

The 50 partnership took 164 minutes and the century stand was posted in 109 minutes with a controlled edge by Smith to the third man boundary.

Smith had reached his half-century from 106 balls while McKenzie took 190 for his 15th Test fifty.

Runs rushed more liberally after the lunch interval with Smith off-driving James Anderson to the boundary and using his feet well to on-drive Panesar for another four. He established his growing mastery over the bowlers with a flowing off-drive off Panesar for four in the left-arm spinner's final over before tea.

McKenzie played one false shot off Anderson past Ambrose to the boundary but was otherwise rarely troubled.

Bell chimes for England against South Africa

Ian Bell fell painfully short of a double century at Lord's but his Test-best 199 left England in a commanding position against South Africa on the second day of their series opener on Friday.

The Proteas, when rain forced an early close, were seven without loss in reply to England's first innings 593 for eight declared, a deficit of 586.

South Africa captain Graeme Smith, who'd opted to field after winning the toss, was two not out and Neil McKenzie five not out.

Bell did something few England batsmen have managed in recent years - upstage the South Africa-born Kevin Pietersen who earlier made 152 in his first Test innings against the Proteas.

His innings was all the more impressive as Bell had arrived at Lord's under pressure for his England place after making just 45 runs in his four previous Test innings and knowing Andrew Flintoff's return from injury was imminent.

Bell completed his 150 in classic style by driving Steyn straight down the ground for four into the pavilion fence.

Hopes both England's centurions would bat through the morning session ended when Pietersen's gloved hook off Morkel was caught down the leg-side by wicket-keeper Mark Boucher.

Pietersen hundred puts England on top

Kevin Pietersen marked his first Test innings against South Africa, the land of his birth; with a commanding 104 not out as England regained the initiative here at Lord's on Thursday.

England, at stumps on the first day of the first Test, was 309 for three, having been 117 for three not long after Pietersen came to the crease.

And England's position might have been worse had not South Africa missed a chance to run-out Pietersen before he'd scored.

But come the close they were on top, especially as South Africa captain Graeme Smith had decided to field after winning the toss in the opening match of this four-Test series.

Ian Bell initially led the fightback with some stylish shot-making before becoming more of a support act. However, at the close he was 75 not out, his unbroken stand with Pietersen worth 192 in 46 overs.

The 28-year-old Pietersen, whose decision to turn his back on South Africa because he believed a racial proportion selection policy was hampering his progress remains controversial in his homeland, found his form against left-arm spinner Paul Harris.

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He'd reached three figures in just 127 balls with one six and 13 fours. It was his 13th hundred in 40 Tests and his fourth at Lord's. But Pietersen's reaction spoke more expressively than statistics ever could.

Federer, Nadal and Djokovic qualify for Masters Cup

Roger Federer, Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal and Australian Open holder Novak Djokovic are the first three players to qualify for the season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai, organisers said on Wednesday.

Nadal, who ended Federer's five-year Wimbledon reign in an epic final on Sunday, is the leading qualifier for the eight-man event which will be held at Shanghai's Qi Zhong Stadium from November 9-16.

Nadal became the first player since Sweden's Bjorn Borg in 1980 to capture the Roland Garros and Wimbledon titles in the same season.

He has held top spot in the ATP 2008 Race standings since clinching his fourth successive Roland Garros title in June. He currently leads the ATP circuit with a 56-7 match record and six titles this season.

Following the Wimbledon final, Nadal has accumulated 955 points to lead the ATP Race. Federer, who has won the season ending event four times, is second with 685 points and Serbia's Djokovic third with 649 points.

The top seven players in the ATP 2008 Race following the Paris Masters in October qualify for the circuit culmination, with one spot reserved for grand slam champions finishing within the Top 20.

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Lampard is still staying at Chelsea

New manager Luiz Felipe Scolari said on Tuesday that Frank Lampard would remain at Chelsea for this season and beyond, emphasizing the club's denial to consider any offers for the England midfielder. Speaking at his first news conference since taking the Chelsea post, Scolari said he had spoken to Lampard and received assurances the player was still committed to the London club.

The Chelsea statement said: "Chelsea Football Club can confirm it has received an official approach from Internazionale to discuss the possible transfer of Frank Lampard. Contrary to reports no financial offer was made. "Chelsea FC has informed Inter this morning that we will not enter into any discussions regarding the transfer of Frank Lampard."

Inter, coached by Lampard's former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, refuted Chelsea's statement that an offer had not been made. "This is not true," Inter president Massimo Moratti said. "There's an offer and we confirm it. However, we don't want to create any big problems."

The Italian champions have made no secret of their desire to sign Lampard, who flourished under Mourinho's tutelage during the Portuguese manager's three years at Chelsea.

Nadal creates history - greatest finals of all time

Rafael Nadal dethroned five-time champion Roger Federer as king of Wimbledon on Sunday with an epic 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (8/10), 9-7 win in one of the greatest Grand Slam finals of all time.

The Spaniard, who had wasted two match points in a nerve-taking fourth set tie-breaker, added a first All England Club title to his four French Opens, crushing Federer's dreams of an historic sixth successive Wimbledon trophy.

Victory made the 22-year-old Nadal only the third man to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same season, and the first since Bjorn Borg in 1980, while giving Spain its first men's champion here since Manolo Santana in 1966.

The win also ended Federer's six-year, 65-match winning streak on grass. At four hours and 48 minutes, it was the longest final in Wimbledon history. Nadal shrugged off a rainfall enforced 35-minute delay to the start to break first to lead 2-1 with Federer badly chasing the Spaniard's full powered forehands.

The 22-year-old then fought off a break point in the next game to back up his lead which stretched to 4-2 as the Spaniard edging the world number one in some vile interactions in tricky, gusty conditions on Centre Court.

Nadal went to 5/2 in the breaker but the champion stormed back to lead 6/5 and claim a set point which Nadal saved.

Incredibly, Federer then saved two match points and grabbed another set point at 9/8 before leveling the final when Nadal, amazed by his failing nerve, went long with a forehand. At 2-2 in the final set, more rain caused a 30-minute suspension.

On their return, Nadal saved a break point in the eighth game while Federer fought off two in the 11th and three more in the 15th but cracked to give the Spaniard an 8-7 lead.

Nadal went to a third match point which was saved with a inch-perfect backhand.An unreturned serve gave him a fourth match which he converted to victory when Federer netted a backhand.

Venus Williams wins her fifth Wimbledon title

Venus Williams strike out younger sister Serena to maintain her fifth Wimbledon crown in exciting manner on Saturday.

The defending champion recovered from a rapid start to land her seventh Grand Slam title courtesy of a 7-5, 6-4 win. Venus rewarded praise to the performance of Serena, who had looked as if she might blow up her big sister off court in the opening games.

The quality of the meeting drove out a idea that the two siblings were unable or unwilling to make their best tennis against each other.

But Venus admitted she never found it easy to take on Serena, who comfortably won their previous Wimbledon finals, in 2002 and 2003. Serena, who had won five of her previous six Grand Slam finals against her sister, admitted things had not gone as she expected.

Venus was sticking on and her firmness paid off when Serena's level finally dipped suitably for her to level things with a break for 4-4. The first game of the second set saw Venus fired down a serve at 129 mph, a Wimbledon record.

Yet it appeared Serena might have regained the initiative when she converted her seventh break point in a 14-minute third game of the second set.

But Venus strike back right away to level. The games then went with serve until, with Serena serving at 4-5, Venus ran down a drop shot and sent a backhand down the line to claim two match points.

Serena produced a world-class to put away the first one but a long convention on the second ended with her pushing a backhand inches wide to hand her sister the title.

Williams sisters reach Wimbledon doubles final

Serena and Venus Williams warmed up for their Wimbledon singles final by teaming up to reach the doubles title match as well on Friday.

The Americans, seeded 11, saw off France's Nathalie Dechy and Casey Dellacqua of Australia 6-3, 6-3 and will be chasing their third Wimbledon doubles title to add to their 2002 and 2003 wins.

In Sunday's final they will face America's Lisa Raymond and Samantha Stosur of Australia, the 16th seeds, who shocked top seeds Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-3, 6-3.

The Williams sisters have also won the Australian Open doubles title twice as well as one French Open.

Nadal sets up dream final with Federer

Rafael Nadal set up a third successive Wimbledon final with five-time champion Roger Federer on Friday when he defeated Germany's Rainer Schuettler 6-1, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 in the semi-finals.

Federer had earlier defeated Russia's Marat Safin 6-3, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 to move inside one win of a record sixth successive Wimbledon title.

Nadal, who came close to taking the world number one's All England Club crown in 2007 and destroyed the top seed at Roland Garros just four weeks ago, will become only the third man to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same season.

Victory would also make the second seed the first Spanish winner of the Wimbledon men's singles title since Manuel Santana in 1966.

Schuettler saved three match points in the next game but Nadal carved out three more on his next service game which he converted to victory after two hours on court when the German went wide with a weak return.

Serena ends Zheng’s dream run

Twice winner Serena Williams reached the Wimbledon final for the fourth time and third against Sister Venus on Thursday with a 6-2, 7-6 victory over Chinese wildcard Zheng Jie on Centre Court.

Serena, who had won their only previous meeting in the first round in 2004, won the first set in 28 minutes after a first break of serve in the opening game and a 37-minute rain delay with the score 5-2.

Zheng, 24, made a spectacular advance in the second set which reached 5-5, after a swap of breaks in mid-set and the Chinese leading 40-30 on her serve when there was a second rain delay lasting 82 minutes.

The set went into a tiebreak after Serena saved a break point in the 12th game. Serena set up match point then took it when Zheng double faulted.

Venus Williams, champion four times, reached her seventh final with a 6-1, 7-6 wins over Russian Elena Dementieva in the first semi-final.

Pakistan crush India by 8 wkts to stay afloat

Familiar Team India opponent Younis Khan (123 not out) rose to the instance with a dazzling century as Pakistan chased down a threatening target course to an eight-wicket win against their lackluster archrivals to stay floating in the Asia Cup cricket tournament.

With Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (76), Rohit Sharma (58) and Virender Sehwag (49) chipping in with the bat, India put 308 for seven on the board.

Their languid bowling colleagues, however, could not defend the total and Pakistan speed to 309 for two wickets in 45.3 overs to make the chase look like a leisurely walk in the park.

Chasing 309 to stay afloat in the tournament, Pakistan got off to a rollicking start with Nasir Jamshed (53) and Salman Butt (36) taking the Indian attack by the scruff of its neck.

And when Butt returned, following an almighty mix-up, and Jamshed retired hurt due to dehydration, Younis Khan once again emerged as India's bogeyman, while stand-in skipper Misbah-ul-Haq (70 not out off 62 balls) ensured it remains an all-round memorable outing for him.

Pakistan meet Bangladesh day after and going by form, the hosts should not have much of a problem taming the minnows. In such a case, run-rate might play a vital role in deciding who play the Lankans on Sunday.

Federer demolishes Ancic to reach Wimbledon semi-finals

Roger Federer moved to within two victories of a record sixth successive Wimbledon title on Wednesday when he crushed Croatia's Mario Ancic 6-1, 7-5, 6-4 in a harshly one-sided quarter-final.

Top seed Federer, who will face either Spain's Feliciano Lopez or former world number one Marat Safin for a place in the final, moved into an impressive 17th consecutive Grand Slam semi-final, a run stretching back over four years.

Federer, now with 64 wins in a row on grass, stormed through the first set in just 20 minutes breaking the 24-year-old Croatian in the second and sixth games and giving up just a single point in four service games.

At 6-1 and 1-1 in the second set, rain forced the players off Centre Court for over two hours but on the resumption, Ancic briefly rediscovered his composure.

However, a poor hit followed by a second double fault of the match on break point in the 11th game gave Federer a 6-5 lead which the champion converted into a two-set lead with a ninth leading after only 56 minutes on court.

Ancic, a semi-finalist in 2004 and who spent almost four hours coming back from a two-set deficit to beat Fernando Verdasco in the last round, was reasonably drooping.

Federer flounced to victory consideration of his 15th ace after only one hour 42 minutes of stroke.

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Elena Dementieva reached her first Wimbledon semi-final on Tuesday with a 6-1, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 victory over Nadia Petrova where burning temperatures sent both Russians into meltdown.

But it was a hard-earned victory for Dementieva who had led by a set and 5-1 and threw away two match points against Dinara Safina in the French Open quarter-finals.

Trailing 2-1 in the first set, the 26-year-old was called for a borderline foot-fault which, in turn, sparked two back-to-back double faults which handed the first break to Dementieva.

The fifth seed spooled off the next six games on her way to taking the first set and creating a 2-0 moderate in the second before Petrova stopped.

Petrova, the 21st seed, sent down her 19th unforced error to hand the 2004 French Open and US Open runner-up another break in the fifth game. But a 5-1 lead drifted away as Petrova reeled off five successive games to take the set into a tiebreak.

Dementieva, who let slip a one-set, 5-2 lead, as well as wasteful a match point in her French Open quarter-final defeat to Dinara Safina, and then misspent two match points before Petrova jumped to level the tie.

Dementieva stormed into a 4-0 lead in the decider and held her nerve after dropping serve again in the fifth game to eventually enclose up victory after two and a half hours on court.

The 26-year-old fifth seed, the highest ranked player left, will meet defending champion Venus Williams for a place in the final.

Nadal survives injury scare to compete to success

Rafael Nadal survived an early scare when he needed treatment to his right calf before beating Mikhail Youznhy 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 on Monday to make the Wimbledon quarter-finals.

The second seed, 1-0 up after serving first, slipped and landed badly on his right leg chasing a crosscourt shot and needed a time-out for treatment on the side of Court One.

However, it proved a blip and the Spaniard crushed an opponent he needed five sets to overcome at the same stage of Wimbledon a year ago. He next meets Frenchman Richard Gasquet or Briton Andy Murray in the last eight.

The Russian, seeded 17th, had won the last of their previous 10 meetings by a remarkable 6-0, 6-1 in the final at Chennai in January. Their tally is now 7-4 to Nadal.

Vaidisova send away Chakvetadze to secure place in the Wimbledon quarter finals

Czech Nicole Vaidisova sealed her place in the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the second successive year after coming from behind to defeat eighth seed Anna Chakvetadze 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 on Monday.

The 19-year-old, seeded 18th had looked to be heading for the way out because of her over-hitting and shaky service games in the first set against the 21-year-old Russian.

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She served out the match, winning it when the Russian sent her return into the net, to set up a last-eight meeting with China's Zheng Jie, who overthrew top seed Ana Ivanovic last week and 15th seed Agnes Szavay on Monday.