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Murray through to fourth Australian Open final

Scotland's Andy Murray booked his spot in a fourth Australian Open final this evening with a well earned 6-7(6), 6-0, 6-3, 7-5 win against Nadal's conqueror Tomas Berdych.

Murray struggled to hit top form in the opening set, but came perilously close to winning it despite that, before a loose forehand into the net at 6-7 in the tiebreak saw his Czech opponent draw first blood.

However, what transpired over the next hour was a complete turnaround as Murray raced through the...

Serena - Sharapova to clash in Australian Open Final

The top two ladies of women's tennis set up a dream showdown at the Australian Open Final as Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova booked their spots in Saturday's finale at Melbourne Park with routine wins in their respective semi-final encounters today.

Both women were taking on compatriots, with Sharapova going up against fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova in the first semi. Neither player was at their best as they produced 55 unforced errors between them, but Sharapova's...

Premier League Transfer Wrap - Thursday, 29th January

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Yann M'Vila wants Premier League switch

Former Liverpool and Arsenal target Yann M'Vila is wishful of moving to the Premier League, according to his agent. Fabrizio Ferrari told SportMediaset : “I think Torino would be a fantastic destination, but he's got the Premier League in his mind now and I don't know if Torino are still interested.”

Chelsea have Costa bid rejected

Chelsea have had their £15m bid for Shakhtar Donetsk’s Douglas Costa rejected by the Ukrainian s...

Mourinho’s men march on to Wembley

Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea managed to edge past Liverpool 2-1 on aggregate to book their spot in the final of the Capital One Cup, the Blues’ first appearance in the finals of a domestic competition since 2012. A Branislav Ivanovic header from a freekick early in extra time gave the Blues the only goal of the second leg tie at Stamford Bridge, and was enough to ensure a long overdue visit to Wembley.

The teams went into the game on the back of a scored draw in the first leg ...

Berdych decimates Nadal at Australian Open

Fans of Czech star Tomas Berdych will certainly believe that it has been a long time coming, and the 7th seeded ended one of the longest running losing streaks in the history of tennis, beating 2009 Australian Open champion Rafael Nadal at the 18th attempt to advance to the semi-finals at Melbourne Park.

Nadal's 17-0 record against Berdych was tied at the top of the longest running winning streaks between two players alongside Ivan Lendl's domination of Jimmy Connors and ...

Arsenal, Liverpool land tricky draws, United comparatively luckier!

Premier League heavyweights, that is those that are still left in the competition,  Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United are facing contrasting fortunes in the FA Cup now. The draw for the 5th round of the competition took place today, with the Gunners and the Reds facing tricky opponents, and the Red Devils getting a supposed breather.

The Gunners will be facing Middlesbrough in the cup next. The Championship side have shown that they are capable of springing surpris...

Rain gifts India two much needed points in Sydney

India's hopes of making the final of the Tri-series received an unlikely weather boost today as a no result in their game against Australia at Sydney gifted India two much needed points, making their final group stage match against England on Friday at Perth a virtual semi-final.

An unbeaten Australian side had already booked their place in the final courtesy their three wins, and a defeat for India today would have made their task virtually impossible, however, the two f...

Serena downs Muguruza, Cibulkova awaits in Australian Open Quarter-finals

World no.1 Serena Williams continued to power forward in her quest for another Australian Open title as she recovered from dropping the first set against talented Spaniard Garbine Muguruza to win in three sets, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 and advance to the quarter-finals at Melbourne Park.

21 year old Muguruza stunned Serena at the French Open last year, and looked on course for a repeat performance of that feat when she took the opening set in 39 minutes. However, Williams rebounded ...

Champions Arsenal battle past Brighton in FA Cup

After an incredible day of upsets in the FA Cup on Saturday, Arsenal survived the dreaded curse of the Fourth round, battling their way past Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 at the Amex Stadium.

It was all one way traffic in the first half as Arsenal saw most of the ball and used it well to take a 2-0 lead into half-time courtesy an early goal from Theo Walcott, and a well taken second from Mesut Ozil.

Brighton, who had been absolutely woeful in the first half, decided to gi...

West Indies script thrilling 1-wicket win at Port Elizabeth

Andre Russell bludgeoned three sixes off eight deliveries to carry the West Indies to their first victory of the ODI Series with a one-wicket triumph at St. George’s Park on Sunday. Although Russell (64 not out off 40 balls, 5 fours and 5 sixes) applied the finishing touches, much of the credit should also go to Darren Sammy who produced a fine all-round performance.

On the South African side David Miller made his maiden ODI century (130 not out off 133 balls, 11 fours an...

FA Cup: Man City stunned at home by Middlesbrough

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini might have expected his club’s FA Cup fourth round match against Championship side Middlesbrough to be an easy one. However, the game turned out to be anything but that, with Boro humbling the Manchester giants 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium.

After a goalless first half, the visitors got the lead in the 53rd minute with on-loan Chelsea forward Patrick Bamford scoring from a costly Fernando error.