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Nadal, Murray set for semifinal matchup
In tennis, the French Open will present men's semifinals tonight.
Eight-time champion Rafael Nadal will face the seventh-seeded Wimbledon champion Andy Murray.
This is 27-year-old Murray's second time in the French Open semis.
He missed the event last year due to injury.
In the meantime, Nadal leads Murray 14-5 in their head-to-head matches.
The clay king is trying to become the first man to capture five straight French Open champions.
Friday's other semifinal will be 2nd seed Novak Djokovic against 18th seed Ernests Gulbis.
Djokovic has taken 4 of the last matches against Gulbis.
The only Gulbis victory was from Brisbane in 2009, when he took out Djokovic in straight sets.
Over on the women's side,
On Thursday, No. 7 seed Maria Sharapova beat Eugenie Bouchard 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 to advance to the finals.
Bouchard gave Sharapova a difficult time at the beginning, but the Russian veteran fought back and stopped the Canadian from reaching the final.
Simona Halep and Andrea Petkovic both appeared in their first Grand Slam semifinal, with Halep taking the match 6-2, 7-6.
Halep will now take on Sharapova at the final and she seems quite eager to prove her strength.
"I have to take the revenge. I will fight for this one. I played a really good match in Madrid the first set. I started really well. I was very fast on court and I opened the angles very well. But she came back very, very, well and she hit strong, stronger than me at that moment. Now, I have to be aggressive again, to play fast, like my style, and to stay there with the nerves because it will be a tough moment for me. I know, I'm sure that will be, but I have to be happy and just enjoy."
The women's singles final will take place on Saturday.
Rio mayor says 12 cities too much
Football news,
Just a few days ahead of the World Cup, Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes has criticized the idea of holding the matches in 12 different cities.
"I think that when Brazil decided to have 12 stadiums, we are a continental country, we are very big, I think we did a mistake. We should have fewer cities hosting the World Cup than what we have, and that prompted this kind of situation."
The International Federation of Football Associations requires only eight venues for a World Cup, but the Brazilian government decided to spread the games across the country.
With only a week to go, several of the 12 stadiums are still under construction.
Work outside the stadiums continues, with roads and pavements being laid, and media areas still under construction.
Paes adds that the delays have hurt the country's image.
Brazil has suffered many protests and delays linked to the event.
On Tuesday night, hundreds of striking teachers returned to the streets of Rio to demonstrate their opposition and demand better salaries and labour conditions.
The teachers have been on strike for a month.
It was the latest protest to hit Brazil since huge nationwide anti-government demonstrations last June.
San Antonio Spurs beat Miami Heat 110-95 to take Game 1 of NBA Finals
In basketball,
The San Antonio Spurs have beaten Miami Heat 110-95 to take Game 1 of the NBA Finals.
Playing at the AT&T Centre, the home arena of the Spurs, the host team has perfectly handled the conditions and won the opener for the first final rematch since 1998.
Spurs lost Games 6 and 7 in last year's NBA Finals to give the Heat their second consecutive championship.
Following an air conditioning breakdown, the steaming hot in the arena seemed to affect LeBron James, who didn't make it to the finish.
The heat proved to be quite helpful to the opposition though.
Tim Duncan clocked up 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Manu Ginobili had 16 points and 11 assists. Ginobili's 3-pointers gave the Spurs a 18-13 edge over the Miami Heat in the first quarter.
Tony Parker added 19 points to the team's score.
Game 2 is scheduled to open on Sunday night.
FIFA president avoids Qatar controversy allegations
Staying with football,
FIFA president Sepp Blatter has avoided corruption questions on Qatar 2022 at a news conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Blatter steered clear of any Qatar controversy, giving only short and sweet answers to related allegations.
"Let me answer. I am not a prophet - that's all. So we await the results and we will see what will happen."
He urged people to wait for the initial report by American lawyer Michael Garcia who will release his findings next Monday.
The scandal was first revealed by the British newspaper, The Sunday Times.
The article alleged that former FIFA presidential candidate Mohamad bin Hamman bribed Qatar's bid to host the 2022 World Cup which involved millions of dollars.
The Qataris have denied any wrongdoing and distanced themselves from bin Hamman.
Many from the British media are calling for a re-vote.
After the 2014 World Cup is over, Garcia will release a full report on the issue.
But it's up to German judge Hans-Joachim Eckert to decide any sanctions.
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