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All-Spanish duel in the quarterfinal at Roland Garros
Coming up in the French Open tennis championships,
All eyes are on an all Spanish quaterfinal duel between the world number one and top seed Rafa Nadal and his fifth seeded compatriot David Ferrer.
Clay king Nadal is searching for a record fifth consecutive title at Roland Garros.
The match will begin at 10 pm Beijing time.
Around the same time, Britain's number one player Andy Murray will take on Frenchman Gael Monfils for another semi-final berth.
The other half of the semi-final has already been decided after world number two Novak Djokovic dispatched Canada's Milos Raonic in three straight sets and Latvia's Ernests Gulbis knocked out sixth seed Tomas Berdych in their quarterfinal matches.
Facing Gulbis, Djokovic said he is counting on a quick recovery and hard work to win against the 18th seed, who earlier overcame Roger Federer in the fourth round.
"I think only about Gulbis, and he's been playing really well. He's confident. Two days off will definitely serve well now to recover, to work on some things on the practice courts and then come back strong and prepare for the next challenge."
On the women's side,
Eugenie Bouchard became the first Canadian woman to reach the semifinals at Roland Garros after she defeated Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro in their quarterfinal tussle.
The 20-year-old will next go up against seventh seed Maria Sharapova.
Sharapova moved to the last four after overcoming a scare to beat top seed Serena Williams' terminator Garbine Muguruza 1-6, 7-5, 6-1.
Later tonight, Italy's Sara Errani will take on Germany's Andrea Petkovic for her semi-final ticket.
While fourth seed Simona Halep will engage Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova in the last quarterfinal match.
And in the women's doubles event,
Top seeds Peng Shuai and her partner Su-Wei Hsieh are now safely through to the last four pairs after they came out on top 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 against fifth seeds Cara Black of Zimbabwe and India's Sania Mirza in the quarterfinals.
European football boss slams Daily Telegraph for drawing him into corruption claims against Qatar's World Cup bid
Continuing with the corruption scandal involving Qatar's 2022 World Cup bid.
UEFA boss Michel Platini has attacked British newspaper the Daily Telegraph for seeking to tarnish his reputation by drawing him into corruption claims against the Qatar World Cup bid.
The Daily Telegraph alleged that the UEFA president held a secret meeting with Mohamed Bin Hammam, the controversial Qatari accused of making slush fund payments to secure support for Qatar's 2022 campaign.
Platini admitted he had met Bin Hammam but insisted that the object of the discussions was the candidacy for the FIFA elections.
Platini's slam of the Daily Telegraph comes one day after renewed calls for FIFA to have a fresh vote on the location of the 2022 World Cup.
The latest round of firepower against Qatar's bid was triggered by a report in the British newspaper The Sunday Times, which alleged that it holds substantial evidence of corruption involved in Qatar's bid.
Brazil consolidates favorite position with 4-0 thrashing of Panama in warm-up
Now news of the Brazilian World Cup,
Hosts Brazil have consolidated their position as a tournament favorite and a challenger to Spain's reign with a 4-nil thrashing of Panama in their penultimate warm-up game last night.
Goals from Neymar, Dani Alves, Hulk and Willian secured the win which once again show the quality of Brazil's firepower on the attacking line.
Brazil's youthful squad stunned reigning world and European champions Spain last summer at the Confederations Cup with a 3-nil thump in the final.
Brazil are now looking to win a record sixth World Cup, this time on home soil.
The team open their quest against Croatia on 12th, that's next Thursday.
But before that, they will do their final preparation work against Serbia this weekend.
LA Kings and New York face off in Stanley Cup final series opener later tonight
In ice hockey,
The Los Angeles Kings and the New York Rangers are now gearing up for the National Hockey League's grand final series.
New York's path to the Stanley Cup Finals has not been an easy one as they needed seven games to beat both the Philadelphia Flyers and Penguins before seeing off the Montreal Canadiens in six games to claim the Eastern Conference title.
Rangers president and general manager Glen Sather.
"I mean every year there are only two teams that fight for the Stanley Cup and there is only one team that wins. it takes time to get into this position. I think anyone that has been in the hockey business knows that it is complicated. I don't see any personal satisfaction, I'm satisfied that the team is here and that the job is partially done. We know we are up against great forwards, great defense and great goaltenders. It's going to be tough."
The L.A. Kings are widely regarded as favorites after they ousted defending champions the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference finals.
There's good news for the Kings, their goalie Joanthan Quick says he is ready for the finals opener tonight at the Staples Center as he nurses a collarbone injury incurred during training early on Tuesday.
Quick won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the play-off MVP while leading Los Angeles to the NHL title in 2012.
The U.S. Olympic team goalie's statistics have been less impressive this spring, but still has won a Game 7 in three straight playoff rounds.
