Australia cruise into semifinals
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London, Sept. 16. (PTI): World Champions Australia sounded a stern warning to their rivals as they thumped New Zealand by seven wickets in a Group A league match and entered the semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy one-day cricket tournament.
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Australia are cruising to a victory on the final day of the second Ashes Test after England capitulate.
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Australia has retained its place in the Davis Cup world group after outlasting a dogged Moroccan team in today&#39;s doubles rubber at Perth&#39;s Royal Kings Park.
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The fourth-seeded pair of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi streamrolled Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett of Zimbabwe 6-4, 6-4 to enter the semifinals.
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Australia are eager to get stuck into New Zealand when they meet in a crucial Champions Trophy decider on Thursday. The clash at The Oval will determine which side progresses to the semi-finals from Group A.
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The United States reached the semifinals of the Women's World Cup, beating England 3-0 Saturday behind second-half goals from Abby Wambach, Shannon Boxx and Kristine Lilly.
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Andy Roddick overcame some frustrating lapses before advancing to the Australian Open quarterfinals with a 6-3, 7-6 (6), 6-1 win Monday over German qualifier Philipp Kohlschreiber.
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Top-ranked Lindsay Davenport advanced to the Australian Open semifinals, overcoming local hope Alicia Molik, 6-4, 4-6, 9-7, in the quarterfinals today.
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Francesco Totti scored from the penalty spot in injury time Monday to lead Italy over Australia 1-0 and into the quarterfinals of the World Cup.
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Irina Lashko has put Australia in a strong medal position going into the finals of the Olympic 3m springboard competition in Athens.
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The United States took a 2-1 lead over Sweden in the Davis Cup semifinals Saturday, with Bob and Mike Bryan defeating Simon Aspelin and Jonas Bjorkman in doubles 7-6 (11), 6-2, 6-3.
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Australia showed all their famed resilience to withstand a fierce fightback by England and beat the world champions 21-19 in a thunderous World Cup final repeat on Saturday.
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AUSTRALIA could again use a four-strong pace attack in tomorrow&#39;s Champions Trophy semifinal as it bids to stretch its winning streak against England in one-day internationals to 15 matches.
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Thomas Johansson defeats James Blake , 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, to pull Sweden to a 1-1 tie with the United States in the Davis Cup semifinals.
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ATHENS, Greece - Lisa Fernandez pitched a three-hitter Sunday and Crystl Bustos drove in two runs as the Americans rolled to their eighth shutout in eight days, 5-0 over Australia, putting them into the gold-medal game against the Aussies.    Australia set up the rematch by defeating Japan 3-0 later Sunday behind Tanya Harding, who has beaten the Americans twice during her Olympic career and is likely to face them again for the championship...
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MELBOURNE -- US Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced to the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, not surprisingly, by beating another Russian in today's fourth round.
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Lleyton Hewitt aims to take Australia through the Davis Cup play-offs.