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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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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Yesterday morning, USA Hockey announced its 24-player preliminary roster for the women's national team that will compete in the world championships April 3-10 in Winnipeg and Selkirk, Manitoba. The final 20-player roster will be announced March 27.
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The French Open women's semifinals are today, with top seed Justine Henin taking on Jelena Jankovic after number-two Maria Sharapova battles Ana Ivanovic.
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Serena Williams faced Amelie Mauresmo in the first semi-final of the WTA Championship on Sunday. Victory in the tournament for Mauresmo would ensure her the season-ending number one spot in the women&#39;s rankings.
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ATHENS -- Misty May and Kerri Walsh were feeling the pressure before their Olympic beach volleyball semifinal against fellow Americans and friendly rivals Holly McPeak and Elaine Youngs.
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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 third-seeded Sharapova was scheduled to face top seed and defending champion Amelie Mauresmo of France in the second semi-final Saturday night.
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GIRLS J.V. TENNIS   RESULTS TUESDAY   EAST GREENWICH 5, CLASSICAL 0   Layson Raposa-Colleen Hart def. Rachel Zurier-Rebekah Page, 10- 2; Kat Primeau-Sam Scheer def. Alisa Zayas-Emily Felder, 10-1; Nicole Passa-Amanda Serino def.
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Amelie Mauresmo from France returns the ball to Serbia&#39;s Jelena Jankovic during their semifinal match at the Generali Ladies, WTA tennis tournament in Linz, Austria on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004.
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Brian Lara hopes his improving West Indies can raise their game again on the way to the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy. Lara is not about to get carried away with yesterday&#39;s predictable landslide
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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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Germany and England have claimed the first quarterfinal places in the womenâs World Cup and one of the two teams may face the United States. The Americans play Nigeria Tuesday and are favored to advance.
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The Russians are assured of their third different women&#39;s champion in successive grand slams at Flushing Meadows today, Elena Dementieva and Svetlana Kuznetsova having wiped the floor with their American opposition in yesterday&#39;s semi-finals.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (Ticker) - Annika Sorenstam is hoping her strong start doesn&#39;t end the same way it did last year. Sorenstam, who already has won her seventh Player of the Year Award, shot a 6-under
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Organisers of the Open are set to give women the chance to qualify for golf's oldest major.
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The women gymnasts are favored to make history and win gold Tuesday - a Wheaties box moment waiting to happen.