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Serena Williams withdraw from Madrid Open
In tennis,
The quarterfinals are underway at the Madrid Open.
Top ranked Serena Williams has withdrawn from her match against Petra Kvitova.
It's still not clear why Williams has pulled out of the tournament.
Williams earned her 650th career victory and a spot in the quarters with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Carla Suarez Navarro last night.
Chinese ace Li Na is in action today in the quarter-finals against Russian Maria Sharapova.
In yesterday's third round action,
Simona Halep of Romania managed to set up a quarter final against Ana Ivanovic after she upset Sabine Lisicki 5-7, 6-3, 6-2.
Also through are Agnieszka Radwanska and Caroline Garcia.
On the Men's side,
Seventh seed Andy Murray has been given an early exit from Madrid after being overwhelmed 6-3, 6-2 by qualifier Santiago Giraldo.
Murray admits he didn't expect to be eliminated this quickly:
"I didn't envisage the match finishing like that. You obviously go into most matches believing you can win and looking for a positive and yeah, to lose with, with that scoreline is just disappointing."
Giraldo next faces Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut, who beat Poland's Lukasz Kubot 6-4, 6-2.
Fifth seed David Ferrer is into the quarter-finals with a straight sets victory over American John Isner 6-4, 6-4.
Miami tops Nets in Game 2, 94-82
In the NBA playoffs,
The Miami Heat have taken a 2-nothing series lead in their Eastern Conference semi-final after dumping the Brooklyn Nets 94-82 this morning.
LeBron James led the heat with 22 points.
The Nets' Mirza Teletovic set a club playoff record with six 3-pointers in the loss.
Game 3 is Saturday night in Brooklyn.
The San Antonio Spurs also have a 2-nothing series lead in their Western conference semi-final after cruising to 114-97 victory this morning over the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Spurs' Tony Parker recorded a double-double with 16 points and 10 assists.
Nicolas Batum led the Trail Blazers with 21-points.
The Trail Blazers came into the match a bit rattled this morning.
A 3-foot rattle snake was discovered in their locker room a couple of hours before tip-off!
The series now shifts to rattle snake-free Portland on Saturday.
In NBA offcourt news,
The Los Angeles Clippers' Jamal Crawford has been given this year's Sixth Man Award as the league's best player in a reserve role.
Crawford came off the bench in 45 of the 69 games he appeared in, leading NBA reserves in scoring - averaging 18.6 points per game.
Selanne leads Duck past Kings 3-2, back in series
In the NHL playoffs,
The Anaheim Ducks have managed to work their way back into their 2nd round series, downing the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 this morning to trim LA's series lead to 2-1.
With the win, Anaheim has snapped the Kings' six-game postseason winning streak.
The Ducks' starting keeper Frederik Andersen left midway through the 3rd period with a right leg injury.
Jonas Hiller turned aside 7 shots in the final 10-minutes to secure the victory.
Game 4 is Saturday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
The Boston Bruins have evened their 2nd round series with Montreal after a 1-nothing overtime win this morning.
Mark Fraser, making his NHL playoff debut, scored the O-T winner in a goal-mouth scramble.
The rookie was just called up to the team from the minor-leagues the night before.
The series now shifts back to Boston for Game 5 on Saturday night.
Martin Kaymer shoots 63 to seize PGA Players lead
In golf,
Germany's Martin Kaymer birdied his last four holes to shoot a record-tying 9-under par 63 in the first round of the PGA Players Championships.
Kaymer sits two strokes clear of American Russell Henley.
South Korean Bae Sang-Moon is 3-back at minus-6.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy struggled on the back-9 to card an opening round 70.
British Open champion Phil Mickelson shot a disappointing 75.
Australian world number two Adam Scott, who has the chance to take over the top spot in the PGA rankings from the absent Tiger Woods, fared even worse with an opening-round 77.
Mourinho fined for mocking referee
Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho has been fined just under 17-thousand U.S. dollars by the English Football Association after making inappropriate comments about a match official.
Mourinho sarcastically described referee Mike Dean's performance as "unbelievable" and "fantastic" after his side lost 2-1 to Sunderland in an April 19th Premier League match.
The FA says while Mourinho's comments did not question the officials' integrity, they did amount to disrepute and improper conduct.
On the pitch, all eyes will be on Manchester on Sunday for the final match of the season in the Premiership.
Man City is at home to West Ham United on Sunday with a chance to secure this season's title.
City is currently 2-points clear of Liverpool for the top of the table, and will require at least a draw to secure the Premiership.
However, a loss by Man City and a Liverpool victory at home to New Castle on Sunday would lift Liverpool to the title.
All the matches will get underway at 10pm Sunday evening here in China.
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