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Muchova edges teen Mboko to reach first Miami Open semi-final

Muchova edges teen Mboko to reach first Miami Open semi-final

Published by Sam Flores

March 24 : Karolina Muchova needed all of her experience to hold off rising Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko 7-5 7-6(5) on Tuesday, booking a place in her first Miami Open semi-final in a match she admitted could have gone either way. The 29-year-old Czech secured her fifth WTA 1000 semi-final berth in a hard-fought contest that lasted one hour and 47 minutes. “It was very close, basically one point at the end. It can always change in tennis. I’m just very grateful I was able to win the last point,” Muchova said. The opening set was a tight affair, remaining on serve until 5-4 when Muchova found herself in trouble at 0-30 before reeling off four consecutive points to level at five games all. She then capitalised on a shaky service game from World number nine Mboko to edge ahead, eventually converting on her third set point to take the opener. The second set proved no easier, with both players holding serve all the way to a tiebreak. Muchova seized control with an early mini-break …

Australia edge North Korea to set up China or Taiwan Asian Cup semifinal | Football News

Australia edge North Korea to set up China or Taiwan Asian Cup semifinal | Football News

Published by Sam Flores

Australia beat North Korea 2-1 to set up Women’s Asian Cup semi against China or Taiwan, and seal FIFA World Cup spot. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 13 Mar 202613 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Sam Kerr scored one goal and created another as Australia advanced to the Women’s Asian Cup semifinals, securing a FIFA World Cup spot in the process, with a 2-1 win against North Korea. The North Koreans, three-time champions, had almost two-thirds of possession on Friday and played at a high tempo to keep the Australians unsettled, but weren’t able to convert their glut of scoring opportunities into more goals against a stubborn Matildas’ defence. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list The North Koreans had 21 shots at goal and 10 on target but couldn’t capitalise. Australia turned its only two shots on target into goals. Kerr playing a key role in both. In the ninth minute, the Chelsea forward poached possession from opposing captain …

Semifinal Win Puts LIU In. Tennessee State Qualifies for the First Time in 32 Years

Semifinal Win Puts LIU In. Tennessee State Qualifies for the First Time in 32 Years

Published by Sam Flores

The first automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament came a little bit early. Long Island University claimed the Northeast Conference’s berth by beating Wagner in the semifinals of that league tournament Saturday. The Sharks will play in the NEC men’s title game Tuesday night, but their opponent (Mercyhurst) is ineligible for the NCAAs because it is still a reclassifying Division I institution. When Mercyhurst topped Stonehill to advance to the championship game, that meant the other semifinal between LIU and Wagner — Brooklyn vs. Staten Island — would determine who reached the NCAA field of 68. Later Saturday, the Ohio Valley Conference awarded its automatic bid when Tennessee State won the OVC Tournament with a 93-67 rout of Morehead State. LIU will play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018. Tennessee State, the alma mater of Oprah Winfrey, hasn’t been in since 1994. Neither program has won a game in the Big Dance. Elsewhere on Saturday, Texas A&M and Texas Christian helped their at-large chances on a day when plenty of other …

Score and match updates from today’s T20 World Cup semi-final

Score and match updates from today’s T20 World Cup semi-final

Published by Sam Flores

Their defeat also came in spite of the considerable advantage of winning the toss, allowing them to chase as the dew took hold. Only twice in the previous 14 T20 World Cup knockout matches played under lights had the side batting first won. While England would hit 15 sixes, they still fell four short of India’s tally of 19. Seven of these came off Jofra Archer alone. With the new ball, Archer’s pace was exploited by Samson, either side of Brook’s drop. When he returned later in the innings, Archer leant upon his slower balls, which sat up in the pitch, just as they had against Nepal and West Indies earlier in the World Cup. The contrast with the supreme Bumrah, who had the chutzpah to execute a series of yorkers and only conceded 33 runs to Archer’s 61, was uncomfortable. Sam Curran, with his much-vaunted moon ball, was treated almost as brutally. Tournaments are natural backends to careers. This match might well prove the last international appearance for Liam Dawson, whose solitary over leaked …

Ice hockey-Canada play defending champions Finland, US meet Slovakia in men’s men’s semi-final showdowns after OT drama

Ice hockey-Canada play defending champions Finland, US meet Slovakia in men’s men’s semi-final showdowns after OT drama

Published by Sam Flores

MILAN, Feb 18 : Overtime drama defined the men’s Olympic ice hockey quarter-finals on Wednesday, with favourites Canada and defending champions Finland surviving to set up a semi-final clash, while the United States also needed extra time and will meet Slovakia in the last four. With NHL players returning to the Games for the first time since 2014, a much-hyped final between the U.S. and rivals Canada is still on the cards, while Finland continue their defence and the Slovakians aim to reach their first gold-medal game. Both semi-finals are scheduled for Friday at Santagiulia Arena. Canada came in as heavy favourites and their group stage performances only furthered their status as they knocked five past both the Czech Republic and Switzerland, conceding one goal, before taking France apart in a 10-2 thumping. As group winners, Canada ended up meeting the Czechs again in the quarter-finals where they found themselves 3-2 down late in the final period, but levelled the game before Mitch Marner scored the winner 82 seconds into overtime. Wednesday’s drama may have …

Team USA women’s hockey defeats Italy, goes to semifinal

Team USA women’s hockey defeats Italy, goes to semifinal

Published by Sam Flores

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The Masked Singer unveils two stars in semi-final double elimination

The Masked Singer unveils two stars in semi-final double elimination

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Radio host and former JLS singer Marvin Humes has been unmasked as Can of Worms on The Masked Singer, becoming the second contestant to be eliminated from the semi-final. The 40-year-old departed the ITV singing competition on Saturday night. His unmasking followed that of English broadcaster and adventurer Ben Fogle, 52, who was earlier revealed as Sloth. Prior to his elimination, Humes performed two songs: a rendition of DJ Casper’s Cha Cha Slide, followed by a version of Ordinary People by John Legend. Judge Mo Gilligan was the sole panel member to correctly identify Humes. Following his unmasking, he said: “Been the best show I’ve been a part of. “Thank you so much to everyone. “It’s been amazing.” open image in gallery English broadcaster and adventurer Ben Fogle, 52, who was unmasked earlier on in the episode as Sloth (Kae Performances/YouTube) …

Inconsistent Emma Raducanu sets up semi-final against ‘Bat Girl’

Inconsistent Emma Raducanu sets up semi-final against ‘Bat Girl’

Published by Sam Flores

Hello and welcome to coverage from the Transylvania Open as Emma Raducanu bids to reach the semi-finals in Cluj-Napoca. The British No 1 has safely come through her first two matches in straight sets and today faces Maja Chwalinska of Poland. This is the first match up between them but Raducanu is the clear favourite over her opponent, who is ranked 146 in the world. On Wednesday, Raducanu’s battling qualities where on display as she fought back from 5-0 down in the first set to beat Kaja Juvan 7-5, 6-1. The tournament top seed won 10 straight games and 13 of the final 14 to see off the Slovenian and seal a place in the quarter-final. Afterwards she said to the crowd in the Romanian city of Cluj: “Thank you for the support, it really got me through some tricky moments in that first set. “I have to say Kaja was playing some great tennis, was putting me on the back foot straightaway. I thought I was being aggressive, going for my shots, but I …

Djokovic rolls back the years to beat Sinner in Melbourne semi-final – Sports

Djokovic rolls back the years to beat Sinner in Melbourne semi-final – Sports

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Novak Djokovic came back from behind to qualify for his 11th Australian Open final on Friday, taking down reigning champion Jannik Sinner in a five-set epic. The ten-time Melbourne champion will take on Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday’s final. The Spaniard outlasted Alexander Zverev in the earlier semi-final, eventually coming out on top after a gruelling five-and-a-half hour match in which he struggled with cramps. Friday’s draw for the Champions League play-offs handed Paris Saint-Germain a familiar foe, as the holders were paired with league rivals Monaco for the February double-header. The winner of the all-Ligue 1 tie will face either Chelsea or Barcelona in the last 16.  Marseille will look to bounce back from their dramatic Champions League exit as they take on Paris FC in Ligue 1 on Saturday. In the matchday opener on Friday night, Lens provisionally reclaimed top spot from Paris Saint-Germain with a slender win over Le Havre. Former downhill Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn is now a doubt for next week’s Winter Olympics after crashing while competing at the Crans-Montana downhill …