semi-final

In the semi-final meeting with the Spaniards, in which Arshavin looked to be exhausted, has forced me to ask this question.

However, he never got to a "major" final, let alone win one, and on 4 occasions lost a Wimbledon semi final.

"I don't like the rumours, " he said ahead of Thursday's Europa League semi-final against Atletico Madrid.

The derby is always special for the players and the fans, and the fact that it's a semi-final adds to that.

Supporters of a high-speed rail link to the north said the semi-final weekend highlighted the limited capacity of the current rail network.

It is in her 20 years of semi-final 2-0 Zheng Jie advanced out of the finals, the world's top ten shows the power of exhaustive .

Tommy Haas would have had cause to feel distinctly queasy had he taken a look at them before his semi-final at Wimbledon this afternoon.

But it would be nice to win the cup having got to Wembley and got through those semi-final ties against Manchester City.

So it was a bit unfortunate for the Professor that Andy Murray also lost at the semi final stage!

Do you mind if I change the channel ? The Asia soccer semi final between China and South Korea is going to be living televised soon .

It really is becoming beyond a joke. To talk about AC Milan on the day of a Champions League semi final is so disrespectful.

He never said anything about my tears during the semi-final against West Germany.

Whether or not the Champions League is a realistic option, given that the Semi-Final draw puts Chelsea againstBarcelona, who knows?

I feel good because our target was to be in the semi-final of the Champions League, and we did it.

A promising FA Cup run came to an end on Sunday with our potential Semi-Final opposition Blackburn coming out on top with a 2-0 win.

The defiant Argentine heroics did not end there either. The semi-final against Belgium saw the skipper score two more.

"I think you are in a trap always because it is half a Semi-Final and a derby, " he said.

But a lot of clubs would like to be in our position - in a semi-final and fighting to be in the top four.

I think if I was pressed to choose one game though it would be the second leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final against Barcelona in 2001.

The former Porto boss refused to be drawn on gaining revenge on Liverpool for their semi-final defeat of two years ago.

It was in the semi-final against Portugal that Charlton, subsequently voted European Footballer of the Year, gave his finest performance.

He told us why we are in a Semi-Final and I think we came out and showed a great attitude to come back and win the game.

The man from the Czech republic showed some of the sublime touch that carried him to the semi final stage.

However, he scored the only goal of the semi-final first leg against Arsenal and will play at right back this evening.

They are still in with a chance of completing a remarkable quadruple having come through Sunday's FA Cup semi-final with Blackburn.

Participate in the men's 400m semi-final match in the second group of athletes attention, and now the beginning of recorded seizure.

You hardly have to be Sherlock Holmes to deduce what's happened: the replay of last Sunday's Carling Cup Semi-final.

England had been supposed to travel to Goodison for the semi-final until a FIFA decision to move the game to Wembley.

That small number of United matches has included a cup final and semi-final as well as two crucial away league games during title run-ins.

Thanks to his efforts, Italy reached the semi-final, where they went down to Argentina on penalties.

Murphy came into this semi-final having only conceded one frame in three matches.

However, one game we didn't win, through no fault of our own, was the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona.

It didn't feel like a semi-final. The last one Chelsea contested in this competition was against Manchester United .

The last time the sides met in the competition was at the semi-final stage in 1992.

Uruguay defender and captain Diego Lugano damaged a right knee ligament against Ghana. He is struggling to be fit for the semi-final.

Liang, en route to his first ranking semi-final, had proved his undoubted talent and ability to take on audacious pots.

Italy went on to knock out France in the quarter-finals before facing Brazil in a semi-final that is still talked about today.

Racers get airborne during the men's ski freestyle semi-final cross race at the ski cross World Cup in Grindelwald, Switzerland March 12.

China's badminton star Lin Dan stormed into the semi-final of the men's Olympic badminton Thursday.

He guided them to a tenth-place finish last season coupled with a Carling Cup semi-final.

"I prefer to win than draw but a draw in a semi-final over two legs is a draw, " he insisted.

The Knight Riders need to win all three of their remaining matches to stay in contention for a semi final berth.

How will you feel to have the fans who made so much noise in that semi-final on your side now?

Carragher helped the Reds force a goalless draw in Barcelona in the first leg of the UEFA Cup semi-final back in 2001.

I paid my compliments to Nelson Dida after the game because he was the one with the most pressure on him before the semi-final.

One of the northbound lanes was open again by the end of the FA Cup semi-final, which finished 1-0 to Manchester City.

The next game, Germany's semi-final loss to Italy, produced almost as many heart attacks.

With in-form Arsenal in town for the Champions League semi-final first leg, the boss says United could benefit from a similar atmosphere.

Jose Mourinho refused to be drawn on his Chelsea future following his team's 1-1 draw at Wycombe in the Carling Cup semi-final first leg.

Pepe Reina played for Barcelona at Anfield in the 2001 UEFA Cup Semi- Final as an 18-year-old and was beaten by Gary McAllister's penalty.

The fellow Jamaican and former world record holder won the other semi-final in a race that knocked out American Tyson Gay.

In the game against Real Madrid in the semi-final Owen lit up the game with fine dribbles and fine passes.

Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole is desperate not to suffer more semi-final heartache against Liverpool.

And Tim Henman was unfortunate to be playing at the same time as Pete Sampras, who twice accounted for his Wimbledon semi final defeats.

You've played in domestic finals across Europe Bolo, but you've always fallen at the semi-final hurdle in Europe.

At the 1996 Games in Atlanta, Pauline Davis lined up for the 400m. In the semi-final and final, she twice beat the national record.

In a second time, in the net, resulting decisive in Champions League, with his saves in the semi-final against Inter.

Essien missed Wednesday's Champion League semi-final first leg against Liverpool due to suspension.

A day after their arrival, Korean squad started final training and seemed very determined to remake 2002 World Cup 'semi-final' miracle.

So the next big chance was in 1999 when we finished third and reached the semi-final of the European Cup Winners' Cup.

UEFA's Control and Disciplinary body will meet on Monday to discuss Darren Fletcher's Champions League semi-final red card against Arsenal.

Both of this week's Carling Cup semi-final first legs have fallen foul of the weather.

The win will be the perfect boost for Chelsea ahead of their vital UEFA Champions League semi-final with Liverpool next Tuesday.

That will change tonight when Villarreal visit Highbury in the first leg of this year's Semi-Final.

The striker is well remembered as having been highly detrimental to our hopes in the semi-final back in 2004 when at Monaco.

An international jury will listen to candidates chosen as quarter finalists and select those who are to proceed to the semi-final round.

It was a great result for us against a top side in Benfica and we will take a lot of confidence from this into the semi-final with Atletico.

The Dutchman picked up a groin problem in the FA Cup Semi-Final defeat to Chelsea on Saturday.

El Nino played for 60 minutes before he and David Villa were both substituted to keep them fresh for Wednesday's semi-final.

That can be a dangerous policy, though, as was shown, for instance, in Chelsea's Champions League semi-final first leg in Monaco in 2004.

Spain were on the verge of a new world record for games unbeaten before losing 2-0 to the USA in Wednesday's Confederations Cup semi-final.

The fact that there are three English sides in the semi-final demonstrates this.

The Frenchman is confident Chelsea can get over the final hurdle having fallen twice in the past three seasons at the semi- final stage.

We're all looking forward to Thursday's semi-final against Gamba Osaka, but we know it won't be an easy match for us.

We'll need to be better in the semi-final though because we'll be up against much tougher opposition.

With Ronaldo watching from the stands, Milan were held to a 2-2 draw by Roma in the first leg of the Italian Cup semi-final at the San Siro.

The Blues dug deep into their reserves to claim victory over Valencia and book a semi-final berth in the UEFA Champions League.

Iran's research projects enter semi-final round of international computer competition in Taiwan.

Cape Town, in the southwest, is the biggest tourist draw and will host a semi-final within sight of famous Table Mountain.

In Munich the team released the brakes, we did really well, we did really well in the semi-final against Manchester United.

English clubs have occupied three of the four berths at the Champions League semi-final stage each year since 2007.

I wish him luck and hope that he becomes an important player for his new team and that he can play in another Champions League Semi Final.

It should be a terrific semi-final and we're looking forward to it.

Maybe the crumbling, then, happened on the same ground more recently, in the Champions League semi-final.

KUALA LUMPUR (Malaysia) - It will be Milan-Juventus the semi-final of the Champions Youth Cup of Malaysia.

This is Li's second semi-final this year after she lost in the last four to Belgian Kim Clijsters at the WTA Sydney tournament.

Arsenal's Young Guns have reached the Semi Final of the competition in three of the past four seasons.

We have played a last-sixteen game and a final at Old Trafford, now we will play a semi-final.

Ian Wright, their talisman, was suspended after a careless booking in the Semi-Final against Paris St. Germain.

Les Bleuettes lacked the bite shown in their semi-final reverse against Korea DPR but played a full part in a highly enjoyable encounter.

This time, the failure of Germany alike with the battle that Italy beated Germany in the semi-final during World Cup2006.

Football first and the second semi-final of this year's Copa America takes place later in Argentina.

Should Tottenham be overcome in next Monday's replay, our FA Cup semi-final opponents will be Blackburn Rovers .

n. In last weekend Davies cup finals, Ferrell and the teammate have won semi-final's victory together for Spain.

Maniche starred for Portugal in Euro 2004 and scored the goal of the tournament in the semi-final against Holland.

Tonight we face Barcelona at the Nou Camp in the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.

John McEnroe and Stefan Edberg had their razor-sharp concentration disturbed in the 1989 semi-final by two sparrows swooping in low.

The whole team was saddened by the regrettable defeat in the second leg of the semi-final.

The Carling Cup semi-final with Manchester City in January will give Darron two more opportunities to prove his first team mettle.

There will be a CFA Cup semi-final in Tianjin between TEDA and Shanghai tonight.

The Champions League semi-final exit was particularly galling as it is a big target for the club, he added.

I've got a sneaking suspicion we'll see Chelsea in the other semi-final.

Murray meets the Croatian Maric Cilic in the semi-final on Thursday and, in all probability, Roger Federer in the final on Sunday.

Luis and I have been talking about maybe facing each other in the quarter-final or semi-final.

I am double happy because my team-mates won in Cagliari moving close to the Coppa Italia semi-final.

Fixed incorrect Champions League, Uefa Cup, Quarter and Semi Final Draw date.

Ablett's side meet Atletico Mineiro in Sunday's semi-final and the winners will meet Ajax or Australia in the final.

The two countries met on March 30th in a tense world cup semi-final in Mohali, north India.

As a result, Barcelona's Pedro took his place for a semi-final triumph over Germany.

They finally let in a goal against Argentina in the semi-final.

We lost in the semi-final against Italy but I was still very proud.

We go to Newcastle now for a Sunday lunchtime kick-off the weekend before the Champions League semi-final.

Chelsea host Liverpool in a semi-final first leg at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports 1, in a rematch from 2005.

We can be in a good situation in the Premiership, we can be in the Champions League semi-final and we can be in the FA Cup Final.

Nadal beat Britain's Andy Murray in four sets in his semi-final.

We must continue our good run of results with a win today in the Cup Semi-Final.

Then a four-day rest between Sunderland and Porto second leg and four days before the Everton semi-final.

They were so confident they booked their hotel for the semi-final - but they hadn't reckoned on us.

United's Carling Cup semi-final first leg against Manchester City has been postponed.

And which midfielder ran the show when AC Milan visited in that season's semi-final?

The semi-final in Manchester is our ninth in the Berlusconi era, what's good is good.

After that we'll be through to the semi final and I'm sure we can take things from there.

It will be Li's first grand slam semi-final, and Zheng's second, after her run at Wimbledon a couple of years ago.

France's Cecilia Berder reacts during the women's team saber semi-final match against Ukraine on November 9, 2010.

On Saturday, Li will play the winner of the second semi-final between Francesca Schiavone and Marion Bartoli.

After the semi final against Italy, most people left their flags on the cars, they didn't say: we're out, get rid of them.

Roy Hodgson's last visit to this stadium as a coach saw Inter Milan lose a Coppa Italia Semi-Final 6-4 on penalties in 1997.

FANO - Inter Primavera reach the national championship final for the third year in a row after beating Juventus 2-1 in Sunday's semi-final.

Other compete, reaches Heady, Selby, Davies by 4-0 easily defeats the Polish contestant, smooth joining forces semi-final.

Liverpool are meeting Jose Mourinho's men in the Champions League semi-final for the second time in three seasons.

Winners in each Rep 3 fastest losers (6) to Semi Final at 1430, the rest to be eliminated.

The victory means Liverpool have reached their first League Cup semi-final since 2005.

Picking England to lose in the semi-final on penalties, at around 12-to-one odds, is perhaps a better balance of risk and reward.

The teams next meet in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday 27 April.

i don ' t think it will affect the league , " ferguson says of the semi final tie" .

Our score far fell behind our rival's in the second round of the semi-final.

Italy's Elisa di Francisca (left) faces South Korea's Nam Hyun Hee during a women's foil semi final match on November 7, 2010 in Paris.

Now I am recovered, so my only regret would be that I was not in good enough condition to play the Champions League semi-final.

Our opponents in the semi-final of this season's Carling Cup will be drawn on Saturday at approx 12: 15pm.

It's our third semi-final in four years so we are confident coming into this type of game.

Well ? you don't know? Xiaofei will attend the semi-final. Congratulations!

The other world record of the night went to Cameron van der Burgh who set a new best in his 50m breaststroke semi-final.

And it seemed a long time in the semi final like it'd turn out to be something for us.

They narrowly avoided defeat in the semi-final.

He gave me my gold disc and came to the World Cup semi-final.

The same as Chelsea did to Barcelona in this year's semi-final.

Chelsea first played a European game in Spain in 1966, losing 2-0 to Barcelona in the semi-final first leg of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

Then one month later, went to the world championships, made it to the semi-final.

Also, one FA Cup semi-final, and now one Champions League semi-final. Amazing. They've got a record to be proud of there.

Our team is qualified for the semi-final.

German striker Miroslav Klose has declared his side are ready for their semi final showdown with Turkey at Euro 2008.

The Reds' victory over Barcelona last season was only the third time in 10 attempts United had triumphed at the semi-final stage.

Even in the semi-final Bolt was still relaxed.

Once you get to a semi-final anything can happen.

In 2008 Beijing Olympics Game, she reached to semi final in the single game.

From Liu Xiang the preliminary and semi-final played on the gold medal, he is very confident.

I made semi-final the week before the Melbourne, grand slam.

Tony Hateley's header to beat Leeds at Villa Park in the 1967 FA Cup semi-final.

Tomorrow I am playing my semi-final and I will write again after my match.

USA scored twice in the last 11 minutes to overcome France 3-1 in the first semi-final.

The US men's basketball Dream Team lost to Argentina in the semi-final match at the 2004 Olympic Games by how many points ?

The game is a big one, but comes just five days before the FA Cup semi-final clash with United.

It is a necessary boost for Juve, who had lost 2-1 to Lazio in the Coppa Italia semi-final midweek by conceding two late goals.

We won 3-2 in the semi-final and hope to go one better in the finals.

Not only is it the last European tie at Highbury but it is also the Club's first Semi-Final in the Continent's top competition.

With England 2-1 to the good 20 minutes from time, coach Ramsey substituted Charlton, preferring to rest him before the semi-final.

"Page" System: In Championship Division only applied for positions 1-3 and 5- 7, consisting of one semi-final match, and one Final match.

Last year they lost in the League Cup semi-final to Manchester United and were pipped to a Champions League place by Spurs.

But now we have the chance to go to our second semi-final of the season and our second FA Cup semi-final in succession.

Our potential semi-final opponents will be drawn this Monday, 12 March, at approx 1. 30pm.

The draw will be made in Athens, host city for this year's Final and potential semi-final opponents will be drawn at the same time.

In the days before the semi final too many people talked about the final.

They have a great team spirit and it's great achievement to get to the semi-final.

The Danes beat France 17-1 in the semi-final, but lost 2-0 to Great Britain in the final.

PSV played well last year in the semi-final which is pretty natural as they wanted to reach the Champions League final.

His control was reminiscent of the one against Manchester United in last year's semi-final.

'We need to make sure we don't make a mistake in the first leg like we did in last year's semi-final.

Least of all is this group likely to win in the semi-final.

This means that the second semi-final will be a repeat of last year's final, which Davydenko won 0-6 7-6(8) 6-4.

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Defeat Factors of China Women's Volleyball Team in the 14th World Women's Volleyball Championship of Semi-final and Final Competition

Using SPA degrees of connection for analyzing the smash effect of Bayi men volleyball team in the semi-final of 2003's league

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What we have achieved is good but the Semi-Final is not good enough;

Lets go together to the semi-final

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China teams took up 9 seats in the International Top 15 ranking of semi-final

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