kevin anderson grabbed the first set on a tiebreaker. falling back to push it into a deciding factor. saw his 13 winning match drink -- streak end. the number 17 bases roger federer. andy murray crushed out in the fourth round against big serving canadian. the british number five seed started number one in california. making some clever shotmaking. the number 10 seed. he will play alexander of the ukraine in the quarterfinals. olympic champion matthew meyer cemented his reputation as a true speed specialist by winning the final downhill race of the season. there were tricky twists and turns but did not deter him from nailing the opportunity. he was eyeing the first world cup win of his career and having dealted this section he with the snakelike middle section before hammering down past the finish line. olympicntly crowned giant slalom champion crossed seconds -- 1100 of a second slower. he settled for second. already winning the downhill title and corrected -- collected the crystal globe. laurie goodman gave the home crowd plenty to sho

gasquet joined his compatriot in the next round after he beat south africa's kevin anderson. murray on course to defend his title after he beat feliciano lopez in straight sets. c enjoyedts -- djokovi a walk over. cornet. beat france's cornet had her on the back front early on. cibulkova responded superbly. it gave her the impetus and the australian open runner-up went on to win seven-6, 6-4 and next for her is venus williams. after a first round bye and second row walkover, li na finally came to the court and send it off madison keys. norwegian rider alexander christoph won though longest one-day race. two hundred 34t kilometers was in favor of the sprinters. winner.lian the italian's lead was down to 12 seconds and then it was gone. ndish -- challenged but it was the 26 are old norwegian christoph took the first major race of the classic season. ard of france one thing 15k to finish as the top triathlete in the discipline. he drove home his security despite a shooting penalty. he finished seven seconds ahead of the austrian. a perfect 10 for the season for the 25-year-old a

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but kevin anderson has knocked out the australian open. the swiss was beaten in three sets.t player through to the semifinals on the women's at indian wells. a straight set win over the australian. and radwanska had a three-set victory over serbia's jankovic. winning in miami had been impossible in six years. it made this win all the more special. the heat started strong. dwyane wade adding to his 22-point points off the bench. lebron james unusually out of sorts. there were some regal moments. then was so tight. they were ahead by one point. and livingston last second charge to win the game. chest pumps all around. chicago are the only other team to have beaten the heat twice this season. the five-time nba champion kobe bryant expected to miss the rest of the season. no more bite from him. he's needing a long recovery time-out after fracturing his knee in december. he missed the first 19 games of the while recovering from a torn achilles. the lakers are having one of their poorest seasons to date. 22 wins and 42 loss witness stand 18 games left. day six of the winter paraol

roger federer is through to the masters in indian wells after beating kevin anderson.t set in california, which 17-time grand slam champion took 7-5, the second set was pretty straightforward. the swiss race into a 4-0 lead before taking it 6-1. it's his 10th consecutive victory. federer is yet to drop a set in the tournament. while federer will play dolgopolov who beat raonic. he had beaten rafael nadal early in the season. raonic put out andy murray. the ukrainian took this one taking the first set, 6-3. and 6-4 to seal the match. meanwhile, li na is through. the top seed from china won the first 6-3 before cybill cova. after two and a half hours on court, li getting through to the last four. li na will play flavia pennetta. sloan stevens of the usa. 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. >> in cricket west indies begin their defense of the 2020 title in bangladesh. won the last of the three matches in sunny barbados. top score 63 after 40 bowls. chris jordan was born in barbados. england made 165 for 6 for 20 overs. ordan was the pick of the england bowlers. 3 for 39. west indies labored i

in three sets by south africa kevin anderson.game, set and match. >> my energy was a little bit down. roger federer is the only man left in the draw that has left to make a set in the tournament. before the 6-4, 6-4 victory. >> corrects world t 20 champions are looking to compete their warm up for the defense of their title with the series clean sweep over england. but they have profited pretty well in british town. now 102 for one of 12, michael lund doing most of the damage, but he has been dismissed. the nets now have a 3-0 record. the top score 29.9 in florida. 17 of them coming in the third quarter. they were a point behind with just 3 1/2 to go, but the nets steal the ball, secure the 96-95 win, which have the best record in the eastern conference this year. meanwhile, it's been reported that kobe bryant wants the lakers to replace their current head coach. the team have had a disastrous season with one of the worst records. reported comments come a day after it was announced he would miss the rest of the season flu injury,

he'll play kevin anderson for the title.ralian cricketers won the toss and chose to bat first which appears to be a good decision. they have pushed the visitors to 31318-3. afghanistan recorded it's first ever win in the asia cup. the afghans batted first and made 254 of 50 over and reply bangladesh with 222. afghanistan winning by 32 runs. and that is all the sport for now. >> thanks very much. we're back in just a moment on al jazeera. we'll have a full update for you, all the latest developments out of russia in just a moment. >> good afternoon and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live in new york city, and here are the stories we're following for you right now. a chilling new development in the ukraine crisis why the russian parliament approves use of military force. this after a warning for president obama. >> we're now deeply concerned by reports of military movements taken by russian federation inside of ukraine. >> and

dimitrov will face kevin anderson, defeating alexander dolopova two sets to one.e'll play back to back finals for the first time in his career. >> south africa's cricketers are taking on australia in the deciding test in cape town. the aussies won the toss, batting first. they made a great start, 118/1 with david warner having made a half century. the asia cup continues in bangladesh, with the hosts are playing afghanistan. both are winless in the tournament. bangladesh won the toss and sent the afghans in to bat. they are 127 to five after 37 overs. >> rory mcilroy bounced back leading the golf honda classic. he bogeyed the second and third holes of the day, shooting a four-under par 66, leading by one. tiger woods remains in the hunt, albeit well behind after a better round on friday. he scraped through with a 69, heading into the weekend. >> to the n.b.a. where western conference leaders city thunder ended a 3-game run of losses. their lead cut to one and a half games, needing star players to start firing. that's what kevin durant did. he scored 30 plus point i

australian open champion suffered his first loss of 2014 beaten in three sets by south african kevin anderson. >> my energy was a little bit down. i wasn't ready and i was tired a little bit. i start to complain. i didn't find the right solution. >> djokovic looked in danger of becoming the third big name casualty of the day losing the third set 6-1 against the croatian. the world number two lifted to comfortably claim the next two sets and go on to the quarter finals. >> roger federer is the only man left in the draw that has yet to drop a cent at the tournament with a victory. >> the brooklyn nets now have a 3-0 record against the nba champions miami heat. paul pierce scored with 29 points, 17 of them are coming in the third quarter. miami were a point behind with 3.5 seconds to go, but the nets sealed the victory. brooklyn has the best record in the eastern conference this year. >> kobe bryant's nba season is over, the los angeles lakers confirmed the all-star needs more time to recover from a fractured knee he suffered in december. the lakers have the worse record in the western conferenc

the battle to a second title after beating kevin anderson in the final of the mexican open in acapulco. a tie break, lost the second 6-3 to his south african opponents. again on a tie break moves up to a career-high 16th in the rankings. >> australian contradict champion clark passed 150 as australia continue to build a large first inning score against south africa. the visitors started the day on 3-3-1 for 3 and despite losing partners regularly, scored unbeaten 161 before play was called for bad weather. >> in the caribbean, looking to square their one day series, the visitors won the toss. five of 35 overs. >> pakistan have beaten india in thation cup. the defending champions have stripped india of eight of their 50 overs. reached a target with two balls to spare. that's it, more scores later. >> every year, thousands travel to italy for the renowned venice carnival. it started as a street party for the lower classes but it's now keeping the local economy afloat. some of the most elaborate costumes fetch more than $34,000. we report. >> dressed to impress at the carnival of venice,