Manchester City relied on a controversial decision by officials and another decisive late goal from Sergio Aguero to set up an English League Cup final against Liverpool on Wednesday.

City came from behind to beat Everton 3-1 in a compelling second leg and seal a 4-3 win on aggregate.

San Antonio's Gregg Popovich will coach the NBA's West All-Stars, even though Golden State has the best record in the conference.

With the Warriors' Steve Kerr ineligible because he coached last year and Luke Walton not receiving official credit for the team's early success, Popovich earned the nod as West coach for the fourth time.

Golden State's Klay Thompson scored a season-high 45 points as the Warriors avenged one of its rare losses this season by beating Dallas 127-107 on Wednesday.

The Mavericks comfortably defeated the Warriors on Dec. 30 for one of only four defeats Golden State has suffered, but were a long way off the NBA pacesetters in this latest encounter.

Serena Williams is one win away from another Grand Slam milestone after beating Agnieszka Radwanska 6-0, 6-4 in an Australian Open semifinal that was almost a non-contest between the players who'll be Nos. 1 and 3 in the next women's rankings.

If Williams wins Saturday's final against No. 7-seeded Angelique Kerber, she'll equal Steffi Graf's record of 22 Grand Slam singles title, a record in the Open era, and the second-most in history behind Margaret Court's 24.

Brazilian midfielder Ramires on Wednesday moved from Chelsea to Jiangsu Suning for a reported $35 million making him the biggest ever signing by a Chinese club.

Chelsea said that a "permanent transfer" for the 28-year-old had been agreed, without giving details of the fee.

Milos Raonic proved too good for Frenchman Gael Monfils on Wednesday as he became the first Canadian to reach the Australian Open semi-finals and set up a clash with Andy Murray.

The 13th seed with the powerful serve won 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours, 17 minutes to reach what will be his second Grand Slam semi-final after Wimbledon 2014.

The Australian Olympic Committee has warned pregnant team members to carefully consider whether they will attend this year's Olympic Games in Brazil after an outbreak of the Zika virus which can cause birth abnormalities.

In a statement on Wednesday, the AOC said "any team members who are pregnant at the time of the Games need to consider the risks very carefully before deciding whether to proceed with travel to Brazil."

Juergen Klopp sat behind a wall of Liverpool players and coaching staff, using the reaction of fans to gauge the ebb and flow of the penalty shootout.

In the end, the eruption inside Anfield told him everything he needed to know: Liverpool was heading to Wembley Stadium.

Tennis authorities are taking steps at damage control as they grapple with recent media reports alleging match-fixing, which have cast a shadow over the first Grand Slam of the year and shaken confidence in the integrity of the sport.

An independent review of tennis' anti-corruption unit was announced Wednesday in the wake of allegations that officials had failed to properly investigate suspected cases of match-fixing.

Andy Murray and a much lesser-known British player, Johanna Konta, advanced to the Australian Open semifinals Wednesday, when the action on court had to compete with news about the integrity of the sport.

Murray, making his 18th trip to a Grand Slam semifinal, beat David Ferrer 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3 on Wednesday. Konta, who will be playing in her first major semi, had a 6-4, 6-1 win over Chinese qualifier Zhang Shuai.