Villarreal set up a King's Cup semis against Barca after Gerard Moreno gave them a 1-0 win
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday
The Indian ace was beaten in straight sets by Japan's Akiko Morigami.
She beat Kristina Brandi 7-6, 7-5 in the second round of the Western and Southern Financial Group Women's Open.
Spain's Garbine Muguruza beat Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 to win the French Open on Saturday and claim her first Grand Sam title. Take a look at the career of the 22-year-old.
Moving to Real Madrid has made Gareth Bale a better person and lived up to all his expectations, the Welsh winger said on Monday.
In the semi-finals, Clijsters beat defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova while Douchevina accounted for Roberta Vinci.
Anastasia Myskina and Vera Zvonareva powered Russia to their first Fed Cup title by winning the decisive doubles against holders France on Sunday.
Jennifer Capriati rallied to beat fellow American Meghann Shaughnessy at the Advanta Championships in Philadelphia.
Defending champion Amelie Mauresmo advanced into the final of the Rome Masters by brushing aside sixth seed Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday.
Amelie Mauresmo will play Russian Vera Zvonareva in the semi-final of the Rome Masters
Test cricket returned to Pakistan for the first time in ten years with the Sri Lankan team playing two matches in Rawalpindi and Karachi, with the hosts winning the second match to clinch the series 1-0 after the rain-curtailed first game ended in a draw.
The American ace beat Vera Zvonareva while US Open champion Kuznetsova accounted for Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova in the semi-finals of the China Open.
Elena Dementieva made a confident start to her claycourt campaign as she beat compatriot Alina Jidkova 6-4, 6-4
At one stage Yuki was a break up, serving for the opening set but lost his serve and eventually the set. After drawing parity, Yuki twice lost his serve to fall behind 0-3 in the decisive set and never recovered.
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It was the Frenchwoman's second title in as many weeks and her fifth this year, improving her record to 5-0 against Zvonareva.
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A powerhouse line-up mixing Hollywood, diplomacy and corporate America streamed into the White House for President Barack Obama's lavish state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The French Open champion outlasted fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva in a thriller at the Acura Classic.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has blamed Manchester United's "lack of negotiating experience" for the failure of goalkeeper David De Gea's move to the Spanish capital on Monday.
Kim Clijsters swept past doubles partner Ai Sugiyama of Japan 6-3, 6-2.
Top seed Vera Zvonareva beat Germany's Anca Barna, while Spain's Conchita Martinez knocked out Croatia's Silvija Talaja in the second round of the Thailand Open.
Mary Pierce edged Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to send France into the Fed Cup final against the United States.
Cristiano Ronaldo's new five-year contract with Real Madrid which ties him to the Spanish club until the age of 36 will not be his last, he said on Monday. The 31-year-old forward joined Real in 2009 and is the European champions' all-time leading scorer with 371 goals in 360 games. "The numbers are impressive. I certainly never expected to make history at the best club in the world," the Portugal captain told a news conference. "This new contract is a dream come true. But this is my penultimate contract.
The Belgian top seeds remained on course to meet in the final of the Swisscom Challenge.
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Cristiano Ronaldo showed nerves of steel to score an injury-time penalty and send holders Real Madrid into the semi-finals of the Champions League in extraordinary circumstances as they lost 3-1 to Juventus on Wednesday but won a thrilling tie 4-3 on aggregate.
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