Bhupathi-Knowles enter Madrid semis

"Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles defeated erring Simon Aspelin and Julian Knowle 6-3 7-5 to storm into the semifinals of the $2,270,000 Madrid Masters. The fourth seeded Indo-Bahamian pair took one hour and 15 minutes to beat the sixth seeded Swede-Austrian duo in the...

Paes-Dlouhy in Japan Open semis

"The top seeded pair of Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy won their sixth match on the trot to advance to the semi-finals of the $869000 Japan Open in Tokyo on Friday. The Indo-Czech pair overcame a late challenge from Philipp Petzschner of Germany and Alexander Peya of Austria...

Paes in mixed doubles semis

"Leander Paes continued his winning run to advance to the mixed doubles’ semi-finals but it was curtains for Mahesh Bhupathi at the US Open. Paes, already through to the men’s doubles quarter-finals with partner Czech Lukas Dlouhy, teamed up with Zimbabwean Cara Black in...

Bhupathi-Knowles in semis

Mahesh Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles eased into the semi-final with a straight-set victory in the Pilot Pen tennis tournament.Read full article

Champagne corks pop as West Linton reach semis (Edinburgh Evening News)

" MARTIN DEMPSTER WEST LINTON'S "Class of 2006" have earned a place in the record books after securing the club's place in the semi-finals of the Applecross Edinburgh Summer League for the first time. And the champagne corks have also been popping at neighbouring club...

Playing tonight: A Munich thriller

"Portugal and France meet in Munich on Wednesday for a place in the World Cup final with plenty to live up to."

Portugal, France surprise semifinalists (AP)

"Back in December, France was a 12-1 longshot to win the World Cup, and Portugal was an even bigger underdog at 20-1. Yet Sunday's championship game won't see Brazil, Argentina, Germany or the Netherlands, favorites long gone. In their place will be France or Portugal, who...