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Four top seeded players into semis of Cincinnati Tennis

CINCINNATI: Two-time winner Roger Federer and reigning champion Andy Murray lined up a top-two semi-final showdown at the Cincinnati Masters.

Federer, the world number one and top seed, never faced a break point as he dismissed former world number one Lleyton Hewitt of Australia 6-3, 6-4.

Bolt wins triple gold in World Athletics

BERLIN: Usain Bolt bagged his third gold medal of the World Athletics Championships here on Saturday when Jamaica stormed to the men's 4x100m relay title.

Bolt has this week also shattered his own world records in winning the 100m (9.58sec) and 200m (19.19sec) to replicate his Beijing Olympics medal haul.

The Jamaican, who turned 23 on Friday, played down any suggestion that he was the "saviour" of athletics.

Man Utd rout Wigan 5-0 in Premier League

WIGAN: Defending champions Manchester United trounced Wigan 5-0 in English soccer’s Premier League here on Saturday.

In the match played in Wigan, no team could make any goal in the first half but Manchester United scored all of their goals in the second half to outclass Wigan.

Wayne Rooney scored twice while Michael Owen, Dimitar Berbatov and Nani netted one goal each.

NZ squad named for Champions Trophy

WELLINGTON: All-rounder Brendon Diamanti has been added to the New Zealand squad for this year's
Champions Trophy in South Africa.

New Zealand had kept one spot open when they announced their squad last month and coach Andy Moles said Diamanti was the best choice to fill the vacancy.

"Brendon is a strong lower order striker and has good control as a medium pace bowler -- he will provide valuable back-up for the squad," Moles said.

Diamanti, currently playing in India with the New Zealand A side, was also selected in the New Zealand one-day and Twenty20 squads to play in Sri Lanka.

The only player selected for the Champions Trophy who was not also picked for Sri Lanka was paceman Daryl Tuffey, who was replaced by offspinner Nathan McCullum.

Injured Formula One driver comes out of coma

BUDAPEST: Brazilian Formula One driver Felipe Massa who was severely injured in Hungarian Grand Prix has come out of coma and recovering very fast.Thanking his fans, Massa’s family said that he has been encouraged by their support and now out of imminent life-threatening danger. However he is being kept under sedation to protect his brain after his accident, doctors said on Monday.Talking with media out of the hospital in Budapest, Hungary, parents, wife and brother thanked all the Massa’s fans and well-wishers and said that Massa’s health is rapidly improving. They said that the support from his fans in this difficult time has a great value for his family.Massa’s wife Rafela thanking God said she is very grateful to the Brazilians who prayed for Massa’s recovery. She believes that the day would come very soon when Massa would leave the hospital with a lot of joy and smiles