final four novak djokovic sets up a semifinal in country roger federer up the season ending a.t.p. championships in london. coming to a close the biggest asian games yet to be with china miles ahead in the medals table. another competition which reaches its conclusion this weekend is the russian premier league season as it meets well they have already been crowned champions but they're still. a lot of action at both ends of the table to be decided on sunday all but one in qualification spot being secured like on the t.v. about europa league place gone by earning a point at home to third seeded. sport technology. to do with victory over but only if the locomotive lose crucial date on the other end with five teams in all facing the chop alongside already relegated. eleventh place to read for just the second time in their history on you really must win that sub turn to steal. the outof car the other squads all hoping to remain in the top division for another season up to these. new or near the finish line over in england but we do have some big games to look forward to over the weeken

meanwhile defending champion in basel is also into the last note of djokovic defeating finn yahoo in yemen in to get through djokovic six four and then say to set points in a second set tie break to wrap up a straightforward win over the fall but top twenty players are open holes in next for this. and you're right it is also their off to be under a goal of six three six four well not breakthrough and it is still in contention for the world tour finals in london he faces david next for the first time since two thousand and six. now the surfing community is still. in shock after the sudden death of three time world champion andy iran's on tuesday with more details beginning to emerge in sports in leeds spain tribute to their fall and colleague panning out same poor terry call for the old go in world championships while polls found until friday prescription drugs were found in iran's hotel room and alice where his body was discovered with authorities adding no foul play is suspected in the thirty two year old's death previously withdrew from the pro search event society illness with ear

and he keeps getting better world number one rafael nadal blitzes are a problem no bob djokovic check the a.t.p. world tour finals in london. and we'll start with football where russian premier league side rubin have kept alive their slim chances of reaching the knockout stage of the champions league after they won one nil at home to call pagan in a crunch group that's all in cazan back in the ball for what proved to be the winner from the final just bought on the stroke of half time to ensure a bit of the as men stay one point behind their danish opponents ahead of the last group fixture however rubina will still have to go to leaders in barcelona in two weeks' time and get a better result than copenhagen who holds fourth place on and i cost. and champions from two years ago barcelona are unassailable at the top of group c. following a trail drubbing on that night calls while there's also been a goal fest in the other matches across europe but instead claiming that the biggest wins the spanish outfit putting six passports for the book a berth in the next round holders are also throug

and the world's best eight now that djokovic beat thomas burdick in straight sets at the end of season championships in london. and we start with football west spartak moscow face a crucial champions league group. choose day with a muscovite side knowing victory would put them through to the knockout stages for the first time in fourteen years which found court records. sports and started their champions league campaign in spectacular fashion of six points from the first two games however back to back to feed to give chelsea his proper read of white's level of points with their french rivals and head coach by lady karp in will be looking to put some disappointing results behind them going into tuesday's game. this is the most important march of the season for us in theory a point against must see will leave us having to just be julian and to qualify but we'll be playing to win on tuesday will be a very difficult game but we won't be looking for a draw over the. carbonation held by a number of injuries to key players going into the match captain alex is rated as doubtful as is probably

thank you i am able to regroup and find his rhythm in the second set so djokovic one time to close aspossible with sixty six or two thousand champion trying so hard for the second time to monday. in the n.f.l. the san diego chargers have claimed their third straight victory by beating the denver broncos at home thirty five fourteen let's go straight to the middle of the second quarter when you score a seven in their favorite coach to be my back yard out charges in front thirty seven to creighton benton should explain how much can you give this country thirty out touchdown. if the charges twenty one seventy just half time it's the beginning of the third period because effectively over the democrat status grows short hospital until you don't touch that expenditure i just need to twenty eight seven sunday i got it would eventually grow at thirty five times. saying in america but moving to the hardwood now where in the n.b.a. boston have trashed atlanta ninety nine seventy six on the road for the celtics first victory over the hawks in five times the visitors produced a sensational start

ten is now and third seed novak djokovic has beaten six eight tomas berdych in straight sets in the firstof the group a round robin matches the a.t.p. world tour finals in london the serbian sets the tone right from the start taking the i phone i said six or eight was a big to check so i made it three thirty three of the second set the track of which i was in out of a comfortable win six three six three this spring not want to. try so hard for a second time to remember. me wallace and the roger federer began his quest for a fifth end of season championship title with a straight sets win over spain's david ferrer at various making his first appearance at the world final since losing to federer in the two thousand and seven final on the swiss four time champion race three sets touch and although farah found his rhythm early in the second he was unable to stop the rock in the six one six four victory. federal joint demario at the top of group a after the highly favored had. in-form robin so doing the briton breaks out in the third and seven games to take the opening set six to survive his on

the world's best after mary triumph novak djokovic she's beating thomas a.t.p. end of season championships in london. while eagle soaring michael vick in philadelphia come out on top in the divisional clash against the giants take the lead in the n.f.c. east. champion is the colorado rapids lifted the m.l.s. cup for the first time in their history because they beat f.c. dallas to want to extra time in toronto. and we start with tennis where third seed novak djokovic is taking on thomas but if you seeded six in the first of the group a round robin matches the a.t.p. world tour finals in london the serb said the time right from the start of six three it in the czech struggling in the shoeing set as well he appears headed for a straight sets loss in that one meanwhile later on monday top seed rafael nadal will face andy roddick the number eight seed in the second of the group a matches. meanwhile on sunday roger federer began his quest for a fifth and of championship and of season championship title i should say with a straight that win over spain's david for a ver

the world's best off ephedra a merry triumph now about djokovic is thomas at a.t.p. end of season championships in london. while eagles soaring michael vick and philadelphia come out on top in the divisional clash against the giants to take the lead in the n.f.c. east. champions the colorado rapids lifted the m.l.s. cup for the first time in their history that beat f.c. dallas to want in extra time in toronto. under start with tennis where third seed novak djokovic has beaten sixty to tomas berdych in straight sets in the first of the group a round robin matches at the a.t.p. world tour finals in london so i will set the tone why i started to fear that the six three the big hitting czech struggled in the second set as well talk about securing a six three six three fig tree meanwhile later on monday to top seed rafael adult will face and he wrote it for the emirates seed in the second of the group a match is. a war on sunday roger federer began his quest for a fifth end of season the championship title with a straight set win over spain's david ferrer ferreras making

djokovic beat six times in straight sets in the first place.they would see the total that start that set six three rounds the big getting a check was unable to get to the second set of enterprise are comfortable room six three six three two thousand and eight champion showing support for the second titans. land of the second games in group b. is taking place on tuesday where second seed roger federer is currently playing britain's andy murray his bank this swiss is a set up and it's five two to federer in the second set and the other match sweden's robin so telling me spine it take effect. in the n.f.l. the san diego chargers. trying their third straight victory by beating the denver broncos at home thirty five fourteen let's go straight to the middle of the second quarter when you can score seven or whatever punch the live from the yard ask you to try just in front of routine seven. patrick crayton then turn to shoot screen possibly think we're just going to a full two yard touchdown with a tremendous twenty one seven lead at half time. and be

six three his first match of the finals in the level with group a rivals rafael nadal and novak djokoviclate on wednesday however that roddick now needs to beat djokovic on friday to have any hope of reaching the semifinals but it faces an adult in his final round robin match. moving across to the n.b.a. now where the new jersey nets of snaps that's three game losing streak with victory over the atlanta hawks in iraq time the hawks will playing catch up right from the off never actually managed to take the lead lopez did the most to keep atlanta in track center top school for the nets with thirteen points which was also a season high devin harris at age twenty three of these twenty seven points in the second half however jamal crawford signed a three points out with just a minute left of his round so we're going to boss chris up with three tries and sent the game into overtime but again the home side were in control of her and that's when one hundred seven two hundred one. one of the big night behind slides in america washington also needed overtime to edge philadelphia the l.a. lakers w

sets the frenchman seemingly hunting john passed champions new drug sing off persia holder novak djokovic in the third round the edge covered thank you to the first set seven five this time right before dominating the world number eleven six one decider it means there will be a french representative in the semifinals of the event for the full year. another super before mince was produced by adam blonde on the greens stand on their own softer day the local favorite stretching his astray a musters lead to three shots heading into the final round of the victoria golf club defending champion tiger woods well he's having a tough day made inclement weather conditions the world number twos for him progressively getting worse on the day he'll need to recover from a nine shot deficit if he's to win the first event of the year for him blonde who's in the process of completing the p.g.a. qualifying series and he's done his homework on all the three in top ten with daniel gold here as well as andre stoltz closest to novice blood. disney world it's said your dreams come true to a lot my furry well be

victory while his compatriot one malaca will take on the second seed and defending champion novak djokovic for a place in the third round after beating american sam querrey in straight sets seven six six two. moving to america and in the n.f.l. the pittsburgh steelers have moved level with baltimore at the top of the a.f.c. north after holding off a fierce fight back from divisional rival cincinnati to win twenty seven twenty one the steelers were twenty points up twenty seven seven for the bengals battle back with two fourth quarter touchdowns pittsburgh and that was six and two in the division cincinnati a bottom having lost five games in a row. and meanwhile the dallas cowboys have fired coach wade phillips following the team's heavy forty five seven defeat to green bay that was their fist defeat in a row if only won once in eight matches and are suffering their worst start since one thousand nine hundred eighty nine offensive coach jason garrett takes charge. obviously this is a very difficult decision from a team and our organization. we're grateful to wade and his contributions to th

and the other semifinal will see novak djokovic go up with. fellow sav and davis cup team mate victor troitsky joker beating dutch qualifier robin hall's a six two six three in the court while crammed in cup when a choice he was easy went over to shock us six four six two. meanwhile coco vonn the big a will make her fed cup debut in her hometown of san diego she will open against or longer else win a francesca schiavone as the u.s. team face defending champions in the final and it's a repeat of last season's final when. the usa pools zero at home the americans have won seventeen titles but nonsense two thousand while the italians boast two players in the world's top twenty five america have none inside that top fifty staff that team captain mary jo fernandez admits makes her side overwhelming underdogs but i think the most important thing is you have to have belief you know sure where the underdogs and people are and they have a lot of experience i mean they're so established here tony winning the french open this year panetta top ten player o

rafael nadal put himself on the brink of a semifinal place after act classing novak djokovic in straight sets watched by football legend diego maradona the dart looked a more consistent player throughout early on return to the trust. to take the lead he was also helped by an error prone drop of it the serbian to consult the medics as his contact lenses causing him problems. there is. seven five six three. overs of football now a russian premier league side rubin kept alive their slim chances of reaching the knockout stage of the champions league by beating copenhagen one there in a crunch group d. battle in cars than christian of us with what proved to be that went up from the penalty spot in first half injury time i'm sure it got better but it's meant to move to the point of their second place danish opponents head of the last minute fixture however being will still have to go to leaders barcelona in two weeks' time and get a better result and hope and pagan will host a fourth place kind of an eye costs. three time champions pass alone a seal's top spot in group d. with a three no we're

and as rafael nadal put himself on the brink of a semifinal place classing novak djokovic and straight sets watched by football legend donna you're dollops a more consistent player throughout the early on which i think it's dangerous. because. he's also helped by an era drop of which the serbian have to consult with medics is point out limbs is causing him problems he committed thirty one. dollars one seven five six three. over to football now where russian premier league side rubina have kept alive their slim chances of reaching the knockout stage of the champions league after they won. one mill at home to copenhagen in a crunch group the battle in cars on console kristin about a school proved to be the winner from the penalty spot in first talking injury time to ensure a good run but the men into their point of the second placed a major appliance ahead of the last group however out rubin will still have to go to leaders fossilised read two weeks' time and get a better result than copenhagen will host a fourth place person on cost. and three times champions postle n.s.a. all stop spor

house next up for an adult is novak djokovic she beat sixty ft thomas cook in straight sets to search for us. the timing was astounding that he set six straight and that it's in fact this group to regroup and find his rhythm in the second set so dr that was actually posted in sixty six straight to two thousand a champion and so proud for the second time i took the london. in the n.f.l. the sun diego chargers have trained their third straight victory by beating the denver broncos thirty five fourteen let's go straight to the middle of the second quarter when the school at seven or twelve it punched the ball over the yellow that these are changes in fun fourteen seven patrick plato then turned a short screen pass from quick with us into a forty yard touchdown give the chargers twenty one seventy in just half time. and at the beginning of the third period the game is effectively over the demographic is getting spoils ten shot cost and others into your own touchdown true i just need to twenty eight seven sunday i get the bench roll out to my forty winners. staying in america living to the

tennis now and world number three novak djokovic has successfully advanced into the third round of the paris masters the second seeded serb overcame a slow start and an early break in the first set to meet one mark of argentina in a straight setter six four six three and finished the next that john is now of the united states michael laudrup france. meanwhile andy roddick also advanced into the third round eighth seeded american had no problems against jaco nieminen sending the finn packing in straight sets six one six for roddick expos and this goodness of latvia. elsewhere andy murray also went through to the next round of the competition britain dr david nalbandian in three sets murray dropped the opener six two but was able to find his form in the next two sets to win the six four six four and take the match. i saw and russia coach get just love because as promised a faster more aggressive start from his players ahead of the euro to the first leg gets underway on thursday with russia playing host finland in the like up robert downey on reports. the very best players in the kontinen

of the six hundred metres level with group a rivals rafael nadal and novak djokovic will meet later onwednesday however that roddick now needs to be just a bitch on friday to have any hope of reaching the semifinals of burdick faces an adult in his final round robin match. let's move to the ice now and in the only game in the k.h. on wednesday a double from shot to shot slavey help solve that you live when for want of struggling metal not because nets like some that i do a lot of and who also on the scoreboard forget just love because men not when it's the far side. in the eastern conference with forty nine points. cricket now and both australia and england look sets to feel their first choice eleven's in the first ashes test in brisbane on thursday australia skipper ricky ponting declared batsman michael clarke fit to play on the eve of the series opener at the gabba vice captain appears to have recovered from the back problem which prevented him from training with the rest of the squad earlier this week. the model class got through his work particularly well the last couple days abou

and down the mari in the semifinals and the last of those places will be taken up by ivan novak djokovic or andy roddick who do battle in the last group like that. meanwhile andy murray booked a place in the last fall as he eased past by his dad threat in straight sets and in doing so the seat avoided having to rely on games and sets one and this woman to move to stand up to some promising tradition marie produced a blistering run of seven successive games to rack up a six two six two victories against the sentence that was enough to see the british number one finish runner up in group b. behind roger federer. i played well you know just started to feel more comfortable once i managed to get back on. you know i knew if i could keep playing on his service games and put a bit of pressure on him and managed to strip search them which was was big in the water area federal maintained his one hundred percent record and secured a semi final spot with a straight set win over robin so during the world number to make sure he qualified to do so without complicating temptations. seven six six three.

while raw followed all putting self on the brink of a semifinal place after class in novak djokovic in straight sets watched by football legend mera donna the dollar the more consistent player throughout the early on with turning a dangerous dropped out of school to take the lead. who was also helped by an error prone drop of each serbian consult methods as his contact lenses kept causing him problems he committed thirty one unforced errors in zero seven five six three walking around to continue back they're still. doing. well but. hopefully keep improving form as mud so he's. come of course is very favorable for him so we'll be really difficult but if you do my best and that's what i want to do well before that thomas burdick would use the form. that saw him surrender the wimbledon final he beat andy roddick in straight sets to haul himself back into contention for the semifinals the powerful czech winning his first match in london by a seven five six three story line roddick is nearest to two. over to football now a russian premier league side rubin have kept alive their slim chances