Novak Djokovic beat battling Andy Murray 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 5-7, 6-1 Saturday to reach his third French Open final and stand on the cusp of a career Grand Slam.
The world number one, who knocked out nine-time champion Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals, goes on to face eighth-seeded Swiss Stan Wawrinka in Sunday's title match.
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Barcelona coach Luis Enrique says it is all very well having the lethal attacking talents of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez but it will count for little if his midfielders lose the battle with their Juventus countertparts in Saturday's Champions League final against Juventus.
Barca's star-studded attack of Messi, Neymar and Suarez have amassed 120 goals between them this season and will be eager to crown their wonderful season by adding to their record tally at Berlin's magnificent Olympic Stadium with a capacity crowd of 74,475 expected.
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Brazil star Neymar says Barcelona's Champions League final against Juventus will be a dream come true on Saturday as he plans to celebrate writing history by kissing the trophy.
The 23-year-old will finish his second season at Barca in his first Champions League final with the Spaniards bidding to emulate their 2009 feat of winning the treble of European, league and cup titles.
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Netherlands manager Guus Hiddink slammed his players for a succession of defensive blunders after giving up a 3-1 lead against the United States in a crazy final 20 minutes to lose 4-3.
"It was a mad end of the match," fumed Hiddink after the game in Amsterdam.
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Senior South African officials, including then President Thabo Mbeki, approved the $10 million payment that U.S. authorities describe as a bribe to host the 2010 World Cup, local media reported Friday.
A U.S. indictment last week said the cash was paid to former FIFA executive Jack Warner to secure the right to hold the tournament in 2010 -- one of a slew of recent allegations of corruption at football's world governing body.
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Favorites Argentina were left facing early elimination from the FIFA Under-20 World Cup for the first time in 24 years Friday, as hosts New Zealand kept their hopes alive.
Argentina, who have won the youth championship a record six times, played out a scoreless draw with Austria to finish third in Group B with just two points.
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Lucie Safarova reached her first Grand Slam final at the age of 28 on Thursday when she defeated former winner Ana Ivanovic 7-5, 7-5 in a mistake-ridden French Open semi-final.
The Czech 13th seed will play either top seeded American Serena Williams or Swiss 23rd seed Timea Bacsinszky in Saturday's final.
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Sinisa Mihajlovic is near to being announced as the new coach of struggling AC Milan, after Filippo Inzaghi was fired in a widely expected move.
Mihajlovic met with Milan president Silvio Berlusconi late Wednesday and an announcement on his appointment could come by the end of the week.
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The former chief of the 1998 World Cup organizing committee in France, Jacques Lambert, on Thursday refuted bribery accusations made by former North American federation supremo Chuck Blazer.
Ailing whistleblower Blazer, who reportedly is suffering from cancer, has struck a deal with U.S. investigators to lift the lid on corruption within FIFA.
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Dick Advocaat has reversed his decision to leave Sunderland and signed a one-year contract as head coach, the Premier League club announced on Thursday.
The experienced Dutchman, 67, stepped down last week after leading Sunderland to safety in the English top flight, having succeeded the sacked Gus Poyet in March.
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