Women's semi-finalists hope for a clear day
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The Wimbledon women's semi-finals begin a day later than scheduled on Friday and the four contenders will have to sit tight and first watch the men wrap up their rain-delayed quarter-final matches.
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ATHENS, Greece - Seriously challenged for the first time in these Olympics, the U.S. women's basketball team fought through foul problems and long stretches of frigid shooting to clinch first place in its preliminary group with a 71-58 victory over Spain on Friday...
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Annika Sorenstam, Karrie Webb and Se Ri Pak are out of their so-called slumps and winning majors again. Michelle Wie feels she's on the brink of winning her first tournament. The Women's British Open begins Thursday at wind-swept Royal Lytham with a field featuring this season's three major winners holding a combined total of 22.
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Top seed Amelie Mauresmo bids to move   a step closer to her third grand slam title of the year when   she plays Russian 12th seed Dinara Safina on Wednesday for a   place in the semi-finals.
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ENGLAND will resume their weather-hit encounter with Sri Lanka determined to win rather than relying on their superior run-rate get them to next Tuesday&#39;s semi-final against Australia.
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ATHENS -- Preliminary-round elimination would have been a disaster for the United States women. Desperate for a victory, the Americans avoided embarrassment by finally playing like a gold medal contender -- and like a team.
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Top-ranked Argentina booked their berth  in the women's hockey semi-finals at the Athens Olympics on  Friday but defending champions Australia now face an obstacle  course to qualify for the medal matches.
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The recently deposed world No.1 beating Poland&#39;s Marta Domachowska 6-4 6-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Generali Ladies Linz WTA tournament.
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Australians Michelle Engelsman and Libby Lenton have both qualified for the women&#39;s 50 metres freestyle semi-finals at the Athens Olympics.
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Americans Misty May and Kerri Walsh  continued their unbeaten streak in Olympic beach volleyball  semi-finals Monday and will face veteran Brazil team of Shelda  Bede and Adriana Behar in the gold medal match.
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By the time the competitor wearing number 3293 stepped on to the runway for her first attempt in the women&#39;s long jump qualifying competition last night, the sun had long since disappeared over the roof of the Olympic Stadium.
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Annika Sorenstam could not have asked for a better day in the U.S. Women&#039;s Open. She played solidly for an even-par 71 in the morning to keep a share of the lead, then spent the afternoon resting in her palatial quarters as Pat Hurst, Michelle Wie and the rest of her challengers battled the blustery conditions at Newport Country Club, knowing they would have a short night before the marathon finish.
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Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena   Dementieva moved a step closer to a quarter-final showdown as   they claimed convincing third round wins over fellow Russians   at Flushing Meadows on Friday.
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Sport: Maria Sharapova won her all-Russian battle with Elena Dementieva while Justine Henin, Serena Williams and Jelena Jankovic also reached the quarter-finals
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Britain's men's and women's relay teams qualify for their  4x100m medley finals.
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At least one women's title will be up for grabs when the World Cup stops off for the first time in the Italian resort of Tarvisio between Friday and Sunday.
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ATHENS -- The US women gymnasts, favored to win the Olympic team medal for the second time in three Games, are grouped with defending champion Romania in this afternoon's preliminaries, which will also determine the field for Thursday's all-around and the subsequent four apparatus finals.