monte carlo master a time champion rough on the doll returns to monte carlo despite concerns over a knee injury. starting with football then in the champions league is it the final four stage with one unit and real madrid getting the semifinals underway on tuesday they go head to head at the onion serina in germany in their first leg real madrid manager joe using rainier was looking to become the first coach to win the competition with three different clubs starting victories with porto in two thousand and three and into milan in two thousand and ten with the spanish side how to reach the final in ten years they currently have a four point lead at the top of the league and facing else classico with barcelona in between that three legs required a marine who says it's going to be a tough test when they are able to wear the front of the coach over the very good players and. a very strong is that solution of the week for book will be used to push forward so there's a risk to be. a victim of go for it and meanwhile apart munich will be hoping to reach may's final which is to be held at their

to monte carlo masters where the big guns are battling for a spot in the semifinal. will start with the ice hockey and one god are now just a single win away from being crowned k h l champions the hawks quarter and i would time for the host a normal moscow to lead the final series three one watching the latest game at the down yeah. this is the price. is on display now so far and so close to the finalists. and. book. aiming to put their names on the trophy although their chances now differ a lot there is this game sold in a moscow gain enough to fast and furious stars the hosts had been to one down the final serious open five minutes in part juncture no netting here one nil. the blood was kept the visitors under pressure and had many chances to extend their early. with i wonder if goalie you know more producing one seed after another. and his efforts paid off in the middle of the second period the hoax poured back in style alexandre pato feeling comfortable in front of the home side's goal too low matters one zero. zero one girth lifted in spirits the hawks smell vic

play call king rafael nadal secured his eighth straight monte carlo masters title with a comprehensive straight sets win over an underpowered novak djokovic. on speed merchants retros world champion sebastian vettel secured his first win of the new formula one season in bahrain and moves top of the drivers' championship. but first the russian premier league and the now moscow are the only team that stand which means innings and paint is bad and their second successive russian premier league title that's off the spot not lost three nil at home to ranji to end their slim title hopes and she was seven at the start of the day and looking for a europa league spot at least next season on the big spenders top samuel eto broke the deadlock six minutes before half time. after the break sharmell lucky yellow double the visitors made after some questionable goalkeeping from the high starch and red rock who sings man had only won twice in the previous seven matches but ten minutes later they sealed the points although they have a helping hand along the way because players scrotums the friend said

plus the guns fire their way into the quarter finals of the monte carlo masters but the top four seeds play. will start with the ice hockey and i one garden are just a single going away from being crowned champions the hawks quarter add an overtime victory of the host an hour moscow to lead the final series three one and watching the latest gain down yet. this is the price the guardian cup is on display now so far and so close the finalists in a moscow and i won guards aiming to put their names on the trophy although their chances now dee for a lot there is this game sold in a moscow gain enough to fast and furious stars their hosts have been to one down the final serious open five minutes in part i'm sure no netting here one nil. the blood why skip the visitors under pressure and had many chances to extend their early. with i wonder is the only guy you know more producing one see after another . and his efforts paid off in the middle of the second period the hoax poured back in style alexandre pato feeling comfortable in front of the home side's go too low matters one zero. zero one g

going on about djokovic and rafael nadal remain on course to meet in the final of the monte carlo masters both got through their quarter finals without any major problems although joke of it didn't start so well against the dutch when someone's a broken in the game but the world number one came back to take the first set six for. the second six one standing in the way next checked on is perfect he came from a set down to upset to see andy murray in t.v. sets to one. hundred al kept up his amazing record at monte carlo where he's been champion for the last seven years the spaniard defeated stanislav in straight sets record his fourteenth win in a row on these clay courts and plays your son on in a semi the frenchman got past another frenchwoman free to tsonga. despite the civil unrest sunday's bahrain grand prix will definitely go ahead that is according to the country's crown prince taliban bin hamad al khalifa he spoke ahead of the final practice session which is now. now underway sadie's nico rosberg is looking to build on his good for mark to talk in the time she was yesterday by almos

but also the tennis clay court season has got into full swing this week with the monte carlo masters and third seed andy murray has made it into the third round with an easy victory troitsky couldn't have been a better start for mary he took the first set to love and only dropped three games to the second to sail into the ground. it was a good run for the big ninety four think joe will free to song also three big thing for that call schreiber many in straight sets the next up is never that. but ask had survived an early first round against. the three sets in the six three but he came back to come when the next day for the match. look at other matches for you roman houses in the second round of. the monaco retard with an ankle injury like a new scoring one his first round match against. russia's mikhail youzhny. straight sets defeat to qualify feel. more into ascot. culture is that so much of an oldish musician can find it more when can the u.s. and its allies put a stop to the downward diplomatic spiral with iran and seek ways out of the current deadlock more talks are still. and. as

and nice and easy andy murray flies into the third round of the monte carlo masters the top seeds of a good on the clock. will start though with our psyches we go in cup finals where our own god now have the advantage over the nama after a narrow one nil win a victory given the siberian side that see one seriously and the best of seven contests with more is constant thing for top. with seven minutes to go in the opening period i one guards around manchurian co-founder alexander there is your game in the right circle with a well timed pass who is shot he's sent on the goal of the campaign in our book the visitors and the pressure in the second launching attacks one out to another not giving the visitors a chance to catch their breath but rhyme assume an ins man managed to withstand and responded with a counterattack. to see so game continued in the final frame with chances for both sides while the hosts failed to level matters using any of their eight ball plays and the reason for that was our armed guards. who was brilliant between the boids the balloon why it's outplayed the hoax fo

their champions league semifinal and nice and easy andy murray flies into the round of the monte carlo masters at the top seeds have a good day on the clay and start with ice hockey guarin cup finals where god and i have the advantage over the nama after a narrow one there when the victory giving the siberian side a two one series late in the best of seven contests watching it was a constant thing but our path with seven minutes to go in the opening period i won guards from manchurian care found out there is rug in the right circle with a well timed parents who is short he is someone the goal of the campaign do not put the visitors on the grass in the second launching attacks one after another not giving the visitors a chance to catch their breath but rime assume an ins man managed to withstand and responded with a counter attacks. the see so game continued in the final frame with chances for both sides while the hosts failed to level matter as using any of their eight ball plays and the reason for that was our own birds carty rama who was brilliant between the pipes the balloon whites outplay

happy it will too so women can thrash out a mile in the men's game rafael nadal has won the monte carlo masters for the eighth consecutive year novak djokovic in straight sets in the final six three six one to reassert his dominance on clay the serbian lost his grandfather on thursday to be his usual imperious self it was the spine his first victory over the world number one in eight but it's. history overall he had a few more mistakes than the u.s. and there were stolen from the baseline with only. no i. know after a few times playing against him he was almost perfect every time today he wasn't. either the better. now to formula one where the reigning world champion sebastian vettel is celebrating his first victory of the season they were in bahrain taking him top of the drivers' championship the red bull driver like the start finish and carried her first three seconds ahead of righteous is a rock in the fins team a roman grudge on finish for the seven seconds behind the second and third place closer salting finish on the podium for the first time this season the man who took the overall stand

now the big names are through to the quarter finals of the monte carlo masters with novak djokovic rafael nadal and andy murray and joe were free to stronger all reaching the last eight and the dow has lifted for a few here for the last seven days and had a very comfortable when i have a kazakstan. six one six one school without conceding just six points and his the and he will face even the sum our growth will stand there in the next round world number no number one novak djokovic all so progress but have to work a bit harder to serve found himself to say thank you crane xander will pull off after losing the team of six was strong back to win the next six two six three djokovic by. his grandfather. only mary added his name to the quarter final line up his opponent he invented retired at sixty games to five down in the first set after falling. badly and twisted and uncle and frankie and they'll both make stuff marry a six economists burdick a big serving cake snatch take a this is a train for me i set down for peter pan's k a she corrie while forty joe will be disowned that held off the s

french open on the horizon the clay court tennis season gets into full swing this week with the monte carlo masters getting underway plenty of big names are in action. receiving a first round bye and then losing just three games in a second round encounter against viktor troicki on tuesday more economy six love six government fashion meanwhile they boy there was equally as dominant as he sort of germany's philipp kohlschreiber six two six four russia's mikel usually is out after a straight sets defeat a qualifier federico rafael nadal will be aiming for an eighth straight title after pulling out of the semifinal with moderate last month's event in miami because of a knee injury. and you never know how. many with will answer because i didn't practice a lot. of my practice a few days ago so. it's time to go find my my level and. play my best. after fifteen days of feasts this is not the thing about. a month from. my favorite tournament. now just one day after being provisionally suspended from cycling for failing a drugs test russian denis collins yano of has admitted his guilt the rider has been sus

french open on the horizon the clay court tennis season gets into full swing this week with the monte carlo masters getting underway plenty of big names in action third seed andy murray receiving a first round bye and then losing just three games and a second round encounter against later on choose day coming through a six love six three and dominant fashion world number four is a two time seven finalist at the event in moffitt c.j. wilfred saunders in action against germany spirit culture song as he turns twenty seven today has already taken the first set six tooth brushes mikel usually is out after straight straight sets to face a qualifier federico rafael nadal will be ending for an eighth straight title after pulling out of a semi final against mary i last month a vent in miami with a knee injury. to. the knee with a will answer because i didn't practice a list of my practice a few days ago so. it's time to. to plan my my level and. play my. fists this is not isn't about. everybody from. my favorite tournament. now in ice hockey the current cut final series between ivan guard and then i moscow

stuff it is trading against big hits in the czech kamarck verdict in the semifinals of the monte carlo masters for some time defending champion ruff on his own terms of trying to use them all in their last four much. now waiting on the forward i want to read goal sebastian vettel has clinched his first poll position of the year at the controls as he hit bahrain grand prix ahead of one thousand is not also what mistake is made for rosberg the winner in china last weekend that's all the time she said on friday and says your bet is this past is the first qualifying for commerce and it's booked in the second but despite almost going out of both qualifying sessions double world champion vettel got a flying lap sure he'll start first on the grid meanwhile despite ongoing civil unrest in a constant to sunday's race to go right. now russian swimmers are putting in a few fast times two with a limp showing they're on track for the london games at the national championships here in moscow and they're going to turn out swann his business to take first place in the men's fifty metres freestyle and you can

where top seed novak djokovic sure enough i own little have plowed through that matches the monte carlo masters and the downs the defending champion these are his eight successive cran and he just eighty six minutes to see often in yemen in six four six three to score it out quickly dispelling anything is a bank is dodgy knees extends his winning streak at the monte carlo country club to thirty eight matches the dow will play kazakstan. in next. i know i joke of age the world number one also breeze through his twenty four year old didn't drop is only twenty six one six zero victory over italy and reset the next up for next up is alexander who will pull off a crate most of the straight teenager told me. i. thought i was really focused first set a really good first. i had a tough appalling obviously quality of call in the play for the first official match since wrong girls last year was satisfying. russia's female tennis stars are preparing for their fed cup semi against serbia at the weekend although there is growing concern about the state of the court in moscow which has been laid on top of an

as the six seed fell victim to world number one know that drop of edge and semifinals in the monte carlo masters the serbian battled back from a set down to our last verdict in two hours and forty two minutes while the seven time finding champion rafael nadal had an easier time against france and you'll see more winning that last four match in straight sets. now on to formula one and world champion sebastian vettel has taken his ams red balls first position of the year ahead of lewis hamilton at the controls as he hit bahrain grand prix while the german hasn't been comfortable in his new car and had a quad bike higher than fifty four bahrain but on saturday he was just under a tenth of a second quicker than his mclaren rival darky make mark webber was third the second mccarrick the jenson button was fourth ahead of last weekend's when it was the sadie's ferraris and underlines i didn't set a time and his ninth after saving a set of tires for the race marking the start seventy despite ongoing civil unrest in the country everyone's cheats. sunday's race to go ahead but all this stuff. is very good

tennis where top seed novak djokovic and rafael nadal have powered through their matches at the monte carlo masters no doubt he is the defending champion and his are his eighth successive crown in the just eighty six minutes to see off in wins. six zero six three the school would be dispelling anything is about his dodgy knees and extend his winning streak at the multipolar country club to thirty eight matches the doubt played as it stands mikel. next july djokovic the world number one also breezed through his nearly twenty four year old didn't drop a serve on route to a six one six ball victory over italy andrea seppi and next up is alexander pulled off a lot of ukraine djokovic just happy with his start on the clay. i thought i was really focus first played really good first certainly. i had a tough appalling obviously quality of paul in the close of play for the first official match since roy gross last year was satisfying. russia's female tennis stars are preparing for their fed cup semi against serbia at the weekend although there have been concerns about the state of the court in moscow which

now let's get the latest from the monte carlo masters where third seed andy murray is through to the quarterfinals after his french are going to julian bennett so retired after the first set role of frenchman fellow quickly and decided to call it a day when he was six games to five down and next up a lorry is six feet tall motion burdick the big serving checks smashing cases as he came from a set down to beat japan's keynsham corey want for seed joe wilfried tsonga is up against strains and imo that ask i. thought meanwhile russia's female tennis stars are preparing for that but cup semifinal against serbia this weekend although there's been some concern about the state of the court here in moscow which has been laid on top of the moistening both approaching the reports. russia's previous encounter with two years ago was no easy matter needing a straight line equation it's over and i recently bought over doubles with just great pass the golden state three to being on home territory this time around russia will be hoping to make a lighter work of the semifinal opponents i'm pretty con

jack of which are nothing little remain on course to meet in the final of the monte carlo masters both got through their quarter finals without any major problems although djokovic didn't start too well against robin haas and was broken in the opening game but the world number one came back to take care of a set six ball and stroll through the second set six one standing in the way next this check comes good it came from a set that set the seed andy murray in almost three outs. and no doubt kept up his amazing record of monte carlo where he has been champion for the last seven years this family defeatist tennis love well i think in straight sets the record is forty eight going in a row on these clay courts and i will play gilles simone next in the semi's after the french open got past show wulfric to tsonga. formula one. and the german. go to the pictures now formula one a nickel rosberg story to top the time change during the second practice for sunday's controversial bahrain grand prix the german was just under half a second faster than anyone else in his own poll by a margin in chin

the third round at the monte carlo masters in the dow is a defending champion and his article his eight successive grand i needed just eighty six minutes to see often in g.r. in yemen in six three six four six three to school quickly dispelling any phase of back historically extends his winning streak at the monte carlo country club to thirty eight matches in the. next. and novak djokovic the world number one also breezed through his own now the twenty four year old didn't drop his serve on route to a six one six zero victory over it's nice and simple next place alexander to pull off from cranks. meanwhile russia's female tennis stars in a pairing for their fed cup semi against serbia at the weekend although there has been concern about the state of the court in moscow which has been laid on top of an ice rink i could change as the story. russia's previous encounter with serbia two years ago was no easy matter meeting this atlantic when it's over and i recently bonobo doubles with this great part of the balkans they flee to being on home territory this time around russia will be hoping

over in the men's game or a field in dollars when the monte carlo masters for the if consecutive year of the spine you're seeing of novak djokovic in straight sets in the final six three six one to reassert his dominance on clay djokovic show ever lost his grandfather on thursday and really never looked like getting close to his usual imperious self who was adele's first victory over the world number one in eight attacks. you're more mistakes than now you were sold from the baseline with only. a few guys playing and he was almost. he was a. let's talk from no one reeling world champion sebastian vettel is celebrating his first victory of the season the win in bahrain also propelling the red bull man to top of the drivers' championship standings after finishing three seconds ahead of lotus is in the right can and reckons teammate roman was third a further seven seconds behind the second and third place for lotus was the first podium finish for them this season amounted top the overall standings but heading into the weekend recurrence lewis hamilton was if teammate jenson button it agai

verdict as the sixth seed fell victim to world number one novak djokovic and semifinals in the monte carlo masters the serbian battled back from a second down to outlast birdie in two hours and forty two minutes while the seven time fending champion one found it all have an easier time against france if you'll see more when that last four match in straight sets it's now on to formula one and world champion sebastian vettel has taken his and red balls first opposition of the year ahead of lewis hamilton at the controls as he hit bahrain grand prix all the german hasn't been comfortable in his new car and hadn't qualified higher than fifty for bahrain but on saturday he was just under eight tenths of a second quicker than his mclaren rival our teammate mark well that was the second half hour of jenson button was fourth ahead of last weekend's win in the car ross sadie's ferrari's fernando alonso didn't set a time and his ninth after saving a set of tires for the race will mark the start seventy to start on going civil unrest in the country f bombs cheats on. sunday's race to get ahead of all this. i

fernando verdasco in the semi and looking to his second title on clay this year after winning the monte carlo masters for an eighth time in a row earlier this month. the n.b.a. playoffs have got underway with top seeds the chicago bulls enjoying one hundred three ninety one victory over philadelphia in the postseason however the victory was overshadowed by a serious injury to the bone and then being paid derrick rose the top scored on the night with twenty three points and nine assists late three pointer opening up a twenty point lead in the fourth but late in that final frame he crumbled to the ground tearing and need ligament which will put him out of the playoffs news which took the shine off a comfortable win for the bulls in the eastern conference. finals where the defending champions the dallas mavericks lost by one point to the home of ninety nine ninety eight miami heat have the early series lead against new york knicks after bron james hit thirty two points and orlando magic beat the indiana pacers there eighty one seventy seven. now the failing to win in one hundred sixty three starts golfe

tennis now and world number one novak djokovic has breezed through his opening match of the monte carlo masters the top ranked serbian getting into the clay court groove with ease the twenty four year old didn't drop in on route two eight six one six or victory over it's nice and they are sunday and next that is alexander the apollo the ukraine's ambassador strained teenager when our time make some time defending champion rough on the dollar is also true of the second seeded spaniard got the better of him as york i mean even in straight sets. i thought if i was really focus first said the really good. head it's awful boring obviously quality of ball and it was good. for the first official match since roy gross last year was reserves for. pascagoula and the indiana pacers are indeed setting the pace in the n.b.a. after wrapping up a six win in a row with a one hundred two points to ninety seven victory over the seventy six ers in philadelphia well danny granger was the man for the pacers finishing with twenty four points and he started scoring some distance right from the off and then in the sec

in the men's game rafael nadal has won the monte carlo masters for the consecutive year the spaniardseeing off novak djokovic in straight sets in the final six three six one to reassert his dominance on clay cook of which drown father died on thursday of up clearly contributing to the serb never really getting close to his usual imperious self with the tiles first victory over the one eight that. is the real goal he had a few more mistakes than usual and they were stolen from the baseline with only. a few guys playing in he was almost perfect every day he wasn't. i think the. from the one reigning world champion sebastian vettel has stirred his first victory of the season the win in bahrain also propelling the red bull mountain top of the drivers' championship standings after finishing three seconds ahead of look at this in the right in vessel reprising last season's pattern of grabbing pole and then establishing a healthy advantage from the off pulling away from second seeded lewis hamilton almost a second a lap and would finish if well recommends teammates running third the first t

now let's get the latest from the monte carlo masters where third seed andy murray is through to the quarter finals there after his french opponent julian beneteau retired the frenchman fellow in the first set and decided to call it a day when he was six games to five down in his compound creature with three to tsonga has just begun his match with spain's fernando verdasco there is one game all. in if you call it isn't a real tussle will succeed thomas birdie and that has gone to a deciding set and it is tied at the games all. the while russia has been well tennis stars are preparing for their fed cup semi against serbia at the weekend although it has been concerned about the state of the court in moscow which has been laid on top of an ice rink might clip chunka as the story. russia's previous encounter was two years ago it was no easy matter meeting is that line equipment and at least likely to have a doubles win just great possible because the three two but being on home territory this time around russia will be hoping to make like the work of this city final opponents i'm pretty

the men's game rough feel like ours won the monte carlo masters for the if consecutive year the spine you're seeing of novak djokovic in straight sets in the final six three six one to reassert his dominance on clay which grandfather died on thursday but clearly contributing to the search never really getting close to his usual imperious self it was the first victory over the world number one in eight attempts. a few more mistakes. were stolen from the baseline with only. a few guys playing in the worse almost. he was a. let's talk formula one where reeling world champion sebastian vettel has secured his first victory of the season the win in bahrain propelling the red bull man to top of the drivers' championship standings after finishing three seconds ahead of lucas as can be right and vettel reprising last season's pattern of driving paul and then establishing a healthy advantage from the off pulling away from second seeded lewis hamilton and almost a second a lap hamilton would finish if recommenced team it remains was third the first time lotus have been on the podium this season

well meanwhile in monte carlo it's quarter going all day at the tennis masters with the third seed andy murray getting the last eight underway against how much burdick will murray is getting to get into the finals for the first time in four years but he trails in his head to head record with a goals number seven while later on the world number one novak djokovic faces robin faster and suddens on defending champion rafael nadal takes on sun it's not that green power and force the fear will fade tsonga least because she'll soon or. football now and i'd like to go madrid have moved a step closer to their second europa league final in three years after they won four to attend the spanish rivals by lengthier in the first leg of the semifinals well either melbourne hated me for it you can champions there are eighteen minutes before you know this level in first half stoppage time how is that lead to go then scored twice in one second half and it's true that on that and as far as a sensational third we fought because of course there will be back to full team to give plenty of hope for the retur

meanwhile in monte-carlo thomas burdick has fought back from a set down to beat third seed andy murray to reach the semifinals of the time his masters mari was looking to get into the semifinals for the third time you've got the years and he took the first set and the tie break but a big hit in czech battled back and dropped by the five more games on the bridge to history set victory and of means i was number one novak djokovic is a set up against the running passer while sevens understanding champion rafael nadal would need to stand up by being later and all of the general great songs or so i'll go up against shields similar. football now and try to go madrid have moved a step closer to their second europa league final in three years after they won four two at home to spanish rivals in the first leg of the semifinals but rather know how hated the twenty's enchant means i thought after eighteen minutes four years levels in first half stoppage time however i think i then scored twice in one second half minutes to me around the out and found i did a sensational occurred before the other hospital is back to full to give but i'm still h