Edmistone eases into semi-finals
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Australia&#39;s Jade Edmistone has qualified fastest for the semi-finals of the women&#39;s 50 metres breast stroke at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Indianapolis.
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Bangkok - Roger Federer edged closer to a dream tenth title of the season as he applied the pressure at just the right moments, defeating Robin Soderling 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 for a spot in the semi-finals of the $550 000 Thailand Open on Friday.
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Raymond Hines scores a touchdown with 28 seconds left as the Dukes move into the I-AA semifinals for the first time with a 14-13 win over Furman.
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Jeff Adrien made a name for himself last season with a run through the state basketball tournament, carrying Brookline High on his shoulders to the Division 1 EMass final in March.
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VIRGINIA WATER, England  - Defending champion  Ernie Els held off a determined challenge from Argentina's  Angel Cabrera to reach the World Match Play Championship  semi-finals at Wentworth Friday.
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Defending champion Ernie Els beat Padraig Harrington, 5 and 4, yesterday to move into the final of the World Match Play Championship in Virginia Water, England, and stay on course for a record sixth title.
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Sotkamon Jymy, based in the north-eastern town of Sotkamo, secured the national pesapallo championship at the weekend, after beating Kitee by two matches to one in the best-of-three final series.
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Third-seeded James Blake shrugged off a string of unforced errors Friday to beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 and advance to the semifinals of the Thailand Open.
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Triple jumper Phillips Idowu qualifies with ease for Sunday's final.
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No. 7 seed Elena Bovina and No. 8 seed Nathalie Dechy advance to today&#39;s final following their respective semifinal wins Friday on Stadium Court at the Connecticut Tennis Center.
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World number one Justine Henin brushed aside Czech teenager Nicole Vaidisova to reach the semi-finals of the Eastbourne International grasscourt tournament on Thursday.
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Australia became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Champions&#39; Trophy yesterday when they crushed New Zealand here by seven wickets with 12.
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Defending champion Ernie Els beat Padraig Harrington 5 and 4 yesterday to move into the final of the World Match Play Championship.
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World number one Lindsay Davenport  fought back from a mid-match slump to hold off tenacious local  hope Alicia Molik 6-4, 4-6, 9-7 Wednesday to reach the  semi-finals of the Australian Open.
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Sam Stitt of McLean and double sculls partner Matt Hughes won their repechage against Belarus by 1.27 seconds to advance to tomorrow's semifinals at the world championships in Munich.
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VIRGINIA WATER, England  - Defending champion  Ernie Els and Briton Lee Westwood built healthy leads at the  halfway point of the World Match Play semi-finals at Wentworth  on Saturday.
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Justine Henin beats Jelena Jankovic in the French Open semi-finals.