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Maria Sharapova outlasted fellow Russian Elena Dementieva, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, in a match Friday night that lasted 2 hours, 47 minutes in the quarterfinals of the Bank of the Classic. The fifth-seeded Sharapova improved to 6-3 against top 10 competition since returning from shoulder surgery last May. She advanced to her fourth semifinal of the year. […]

When he wasn't yelling at himself and breaking two rackets, defending champion Sam Querrey kept it together long enough to beat Rainer Schuettler 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7) in the quarterfinals of the Farmers Classic on Friday. The second-seeded American used back-to-back big serves in the tiebreaker to win at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on the UCLA campus. […]

Eighth-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela routed top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko 6-2, 6-1 on Friday to reach the Croatia Open semifinals. Davydenko, from Russia, only held serve once against Chela, the Argentine who will play Potito Starace of Italy on Saturday. Starace beat No. 3 Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia 6-4, 7-6 (6). […]

Top-seeded Mikhail Youzhny lost to 147th-ranked Yuri Schukin of Kazakhstan in the Swiss Open quarterfinals. The 31-year-old Schukin, who came through qualifying, reached his first career semifinal by defeating the 14th-ranked Russian 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 on Friday. Schukin will play seventh-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet in Saturday's semifinals. […]

Jarmila Groth of Australia defeated defending champion Vera Dushevina of Russia 7-5, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the Istanbul Cup on Friday. Groth converted four of her five break points, using strong returns to dominate the second set. Third-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova also reached the semifinals by beating Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-4, 6-2, while fell […]

Malaysia and Indonesia are proposing the formation of a trans-national soccer league in southeast Asia to help revitalise the club game in the region, according to Malaysia's Sports Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek. […]

Interim coach Sergio Batista's future with the Argentina team will be on the line in upcoming friendlies against Ireland and World Cup champion Spain. Julio Grondona, president of the Argentina Football Association, hinted Friday that Batista could get the job permanently if Argentina wins both matches -- at Ireland on Aug. […]

Argentina and Brazil have agreed to play two friendly matches annually, using only players based in the local leagues. Julio Grondona, the president of the Argentine Football Association, and his Brazil counterpart Ricardo Texeira made the announcement Friday in the Argentine capital. Each country will get an annual home game, although no specific details we […]

* Midfielder agrees five-year deal with Real Madrid […]

Philadelphia Independence keeper Val Henderson gives a behind-the-scenes take of everyday life with the WPS expansion club. In the latest installment, Val talks about the glory of earning a shutout. […]