Defending champion Novak Djokovic moved into an Australian Open final against Rafael Nadal after edging Andy Murray in a five-set, almost five-hour semifinal late Friday night.

Despite appearing tired and sore from the second set, Djokovic rallied to beat Murray 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 7-5 in a rematch of the 2011 final at Melbourne Park to reach his third consecutive Grand Slam final.

The Boston Celtics rallied from a 21-point halftime deficit to beat the Orlando Magic 91-83 behind a balanced attack led by veteran forward Paul Pierce.

Pierce was one of five Celtics to reach double figures, finishing with 24 points. Kevin Garnett had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Boston, who trailed by as much as 27 points in the first half.

AC Milan set up an Italian Cup semifinal against league leaders Juventus after a 3-1 home victory over Lazio on Thursday.

French striker Djibril Cisse opened the scoring with his first goal since September 15 after five minutes, but Milan's Robinho equalized 10 minutes later.

Valencia advanced to a meeting with Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semifinals after beating Levante 3-0 thanks to Pablo Piatti's double on Thursday for a 7-1 aggregate score.

Piatti, who has had a subdued role for Unai Emery's side since his arrival this summer from Almeria, played his best game of the season.

Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta could be out for up to three weeks after injuring his thigh in the King's Cup quarter-final second-leg match against Real Madrid, the club said on Thursday.

Iniesta sustained the injury in a clash with Alvaro Arbeloa, forcing his departure in the 29th minute.

Schalke 04 are hoping veteran striker Raul will soon put pen to paper and extend his stay in Gelsenkirchen beyond the summer.

The 34-year-old and his advisors met with Royal Blues' bosses on Wednesday evening in Duesseldorf to discuss an extension to his deal which expires in June.

Kobe Bryant hit four of six free throws in the final 21 seconds as the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter during a bad-tempered 96-91 win over the Los Angeles Clippers Wednesday.

Bryant finished with 24 points and six assists and Pau Gasol had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers who won despite being held to under 100 points for the 12th consecutive game.

Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer to reach the Australian Open final, extending his command in the personal duel between two of the best tennis players of all time.

No. 2-ranked Nadal won their semifinal 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Thursday to improve his record to 8-2 in Grand Slam head-to-heads against Federer.

Maria Sharapova overcame Petra Kvitova to set up a women's final against Victoria Azarenka at the Australian Open before the attention quickly shifted to a much anticipated semifinal showdown between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Sharapova broke Kvitova's serve in the last game to finish off a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 Thursday, and third-seeded Azarenka beat defending champion Kim Clijsters 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 to set up a Saturday night final at Rod Laver Arena that also will decide the No. 1 ranking.

Barcelona held off a spirited Real Madrid fightback to hang on for a 2-2 draw on Wednesday that was enough to edge its eternal rival once again, this time for a place in the Copa del Rey semifinals.

Barcelona looked headed for a comfortable victory when it went up 2-0 by halftime in the second leg of another feisty "clasico" matchup, but ended up narrowly escaping with a 4-3 aggregate victory after Madrid rallied in the second half.