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Sharapova takes on tournament blackhorse Garbine Muguruza in the last eight at Roland Garros
Starting off with the French Open Tennis Championships,
Seventh seed Maria Sharapova will face 20-year-old Garbine Muguruza for a spot in the semifinals at Roland Garros.
Sharapova came into the match having defeated Australian veteran Samantha Stosur 3-6, 6-4, 6-love.
Spaniard Muguruza proved she's in form in her second round upset with defending champion Serena Williams.
The ebullient athlete then went on to take the next two rounds dropping no more than four games in a set, and booked her place in the quarterfinal with a two-straight sets win over local favorite Pauline Parmentier in the last 16.
The Sharapova-Muguruza match is just some twenty minutes away.
Later, in the mens' event,
Second seed Novak Djokovic will take on Canada's Milos Raonic in their quarterfinal draw.
The match begins at 10 pm Beijing time.
Earlier, top seed Rafael Nadal set up a all-Spanish quarter final against David Ferrer after he beat unseeded Serbian Dusan Lajovic 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 in the fourth round.
Nadal, who is seeking a record fifth consecutive title at Roland Garros, said it takes a different level of skill to beat Ferrer.
"I think the matches I won, well, I won them because I did what I had to do and because I played at a good level. Then things get more complicated as you move up, and you need to step up your level to be able to face opponents like David. You know, when a player gets to the quarter-final, it means that they are at a very high level."
The other two quarterfinal draws will see Briton Andy Murray take on local player Gael Monfils.
Sixth seeded Czech Tomas Berdych goes up against Latvia's Ernests Gulbis, who earlier knocked out Roger Federer in the fourth round.
FIFA president hands over World Cup trophy to mark 10-day countdown of the event
The Chief of the World football governing body has handed over the World Cup trophy to Brazil's President to mark the ten-day countdown to the sport's biggest showpiece tournament.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter also says the tournament, which kicks off on the 12th of June, will be a great opportunity for Brazil to promote itself around the planet.
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.
"We will continue working hard so that the FIFA 2014 World Cup can become the Cup of Cups, our dedication will be as big as our fans, who start to infect us with the thought of being a sixth time world champion."
Earlier, FIFA's general secretary, Jerome Valcke opened the World Cup international broadcast centre in Rio de Janeiro.
The two top officials however, declined to answer questions about the integrity of Qatar's winning bid for the 2022 World Cup.
British newspaper the Sunday Times has reported it has obtained substantial evidence to show a former member of FIFA's executive committee, Mohamed Bin Hammam of Qatar has bribed other football officials to build support for his home country's bid.
FIFA has already started investigating the allegations and said the probe could be completed next week.
But FIFA says it will not make a decision on Qatar's bid until after the Brazilian World Cup is over in July.
Dortmund signs Serie A top scorer Immobile
Also in football,
German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund has completed the signing of Ciro Immobile,top scorer in the Italian Series A this past season.
Immobile comes to Dortmund as a replacement for striker Robert Lewandowski, who has joined league rivals Bayern Munich.
Media reports suggest Dortmund has paid Immobile's club Torino a transfer fee of 18.5 million euros and the striker's salary will reach 3.8 million euros a year at Dortmund for a five-year contract.
24-year-old Immobile scored 22 goals in 33 appearances to help Torino finish seventh in Italy's top flight.
His current performance has also earned him a berth in the Italian national final 23-member squad for the Brazilian World Cup which starts next week.
Sterling attends African-American church to redeem racist remarks
Some off-court basketball news,
Embattled L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling has attended a predominantly African-American church in a gesture aimed at redeeming himself after making racist remarks which led to his expulsion from the league.
The 80-year-old was invited to attend a service at the Praises of Zion Baptist Church in the city of Los Angeles.
The senior pastor and Sterling embraced during the service.
Earlier, the NBA said it has reached an agreement with Sterling's estranged wife to sell the team which she co-owns.
Various reports suggest that the buyer is former Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer.
Lin Dan faces Australian qualifying
Badminton news,
two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champion Lin Dan will have to qualify to make his debut at this month's Australian Open.
The organizers said they made the decision on the grounds that Lin's ranking had dropped to 104th after his seven-month sabbatical from the sport last year.
No consideration was given to the 30-year-old's returning to the sport and winning the Asia Championships and China Masters to race back to world No. 35 ranking this year.
The Australian Open will take place between June 24th and 29th in Sydney.
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