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Murray mauls Montanes to reach Valencia semis

VALENCIA, Spain - Top seed Andy Murray gave Spaniard Albert Montanes a 6-4 6-2 mauling in the quarter-finals of the Valencia Open Friday as the Briton continued his comeback from a wrist injury. The world number four, who before this week had not played on the ATP tour since September's U.S. Open, broke the Montanes serve four times to set up a semi-final Saturday against Fernando Verdasco or Tommy Robredo.

Capello inspired by unveiling bust of Ramsey at Wembley

LONDON - England manager Fabio Capello said he dreamed of emulating Alf Ramsey by winning the World Cup for England when he unveiled a bust of his predecessor at Wembley Stadium on Friday. "This is a very emotional moment for me and it's a great honour to be here," said Capello, who will be aiming to end England's wait to repeat Ramsey's 1966 triumph at the World Cup finals in South Africa next year.

United arrive at good time for Chelsea - Ancelotti

COBHAM, England - Chelsea face title rivals Manchester United at the perfect time on Sunday because the London side are fit, playing well and full of confidence, coach Carlo Ancelotti said. Chelsea, two points ahead of the champions at the top of the table, have scored 19 goals and conceded only two in their last five games, both of those by Sergio Aguero -- a possible Chelsea transfer target -- in Wednesday's 2-2 Champions League draw at Atletico Madrid.

Ferdinand injury giving United cause for concern

MANCHESTER - Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand, whose form for club and country has been under close scrutiny this season, will miss the visit to Premier League leaders Chelsea on Sunday amid growing fears over his fitness. United manager Alex Ferguson, who marked his 23rd anniversary in charge of the club on Friday, said that experts have been unable to pinpoint the nature of a calf injury which has sidelined the defender for the last two weeks.

Kroenke unlikely to thwart Wenger's plans for Arsenal

LONDON - While Arsene Wenger's young Arsenal team are playing some stunning soccer on the pitch, the men in suits who run the club are playing an intriguing game behind the scenes at the Emirates Stadium. This week American billionaire Stan Kroenke upped his stake in the north London club to 29.9 percent, the threshold beyond which he will have to make an offer for the remaining shares.

Real and Portugal clash over Ronaldo injury

MADRID - A row has broken out between Real Madrid and the Portuguese Football Federation over whether injured forward Cristiano Ronaldo should be called up for the two-legged World Cup playoff against Bosnia. The first leg is in Lisbon on November 14 and the second in Zenica four days later and federation chief Gilberto Madail said on Thursday that Ronaldo wanted to play and would be joining up with the squad.

New Zealand 303-8 v Pakistan in second ODI

ABU DHABI - New Zealand scored 303 for eight wickets against Pakistan in their second one-day international at Sheikh Zayed stadium Friday. Scores:

Ireland prop Horan ruled out of November tests

DUBLIN said in a statement on Friday. Horan was substituted during Munster's Heineken Cup win over Treviso last month after feeling dizzy. The IRFU said the 32-year-old prop would not be available until the New Year.

Stosur fails to unsettle Martinez Sanchez

BALI - Second seed Samantha Stosur fired down a WTA Tour record 208kph serve but a 7-6 7-5 defeat by Spaniard Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez eliminated the Australian from the Tournament of Champions Friday. Stosur's thunderbolt eclipsed the previous best of 207.6 kph held by Venus Williams. The WTA said the record was pending verification.

Zenyatta set to break colts' Classic hold

ARCADIA, California Classic. Zenyatta, trained in California by John Shirreffs, is a magnificent 13 from 13 with prizemoney of over $2.7 million.