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BIRMINGHAM, England -- Former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic, who admits to a dislike of competing on grass, moved within one win of her first final on the surface with her third confident victory in a row at the Aegon Classic on Friday. The top-seeded Serbian beat the sixth-seeded Czech, Klara Koukalova, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Wimbledon warm-up event. Ivanovic has described playing on grass as "like being stuck to the ground all of a sudden," but there was little wrong with her movement nor any evident lack of self-belief as she forcefully completed her win in 72 minutes. There was a 20-minute phase in the second set when Koukalova, who has a grass-court title to her name, seemed capable of regaining parity and held service up until 4-3. But Ivanovic boldly attacked off the ground to break serve in the psychologically crucial moments of the ninth game, and closed out the match without fuss. "Its a tough transition, not only in the body and the movement, but also in the mindset," Ivanovic said of her improved grass-court showing. She was even now able to believe she could win the tournament. "I have more confidence. Its about rhythm and getting ready for the next match. Now I have the flow," she said. Ivanovic will meet surprise semifinalist Zhang Shuai, the ninth-seeded Chinese player who patiently took advantage of an error-prone, self-critical Sloane Stephens, the third-seeded American, to win 6-3, 6-1. There will not be a fairytale finalist in the bottom half. Kimiko Date-Krumm, the 43-year-old Japanese who ousted defending champion Daniela Hantuchova on Thursday, was unable to emerge fresh for a fourth consecutive day, lasting only three-quarters of an hour in a 6-1, 6-0 loss to 16th-seeded Casey Dellacqua of Australia. In the remaining quarterfinal, Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic defeated fourth-seeded Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 6-4, 6-2. Air Force 1 Hvit Norge .com) - The Vancouver Canucks recovered from a fluke goal early last time out to knock off one of the top teams in the league. Air Force 1 Dame Norge . It certainly isnt a coincidence that Dwight Howard has scored at least 20 points in each game of the winning streak. http://www.airforce1norge.com/ . Tottenham claimed top spot in Group K by winning 2-0 at Tromso after defender Adnan Causevic scored an own goal before Mousa Dembele put the result beyond doubt. Valencia made sure it will finish first in Group A with a 1-0 win at Swansea thanks to an early goal from Dani Parejo. Air Force 1 Dame Norge .ca. Kerry, I hope you address Ron MacLeans comment during the second intermission of Game 4 in Montreal-Tampa series. Basically, he suggested that the NHL should not have used a referee from Quebec, following the Game 3 disputed non-goal, because the referee could be biased towards Montreal. Nike Juvenate Norge . Lexie Lou earned a commanding 4 1/2-length win Sunday in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks.Disgraced former FIFA vice-chairman Jeffrey Webb has admitted abusing his position with the governing body to obtain bribes. Webb, who previously held positions as president of CONCACAF and the Cayman Islands Football Association, also admitted kickbacks to sports marketing companies were commonplace.The 51-year-old was among a number of officials arrested in Switzerland last May accused of receiving tens of millions of dollars in bribes and money-laundering in an investigation launched by the United States.dddddddddddd A US judge in New York has released a transcript of Webbs guilty plea after he admitted to seven charges.In it, Webb, who previously revealed he had taken bribes for commercial rights for the 2018 World Cup in Russia and qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, is quoted in The Times saying: I abused my position to obtain bribes and kickbacks for my personal benefit.I believed that such offers were common in this business. I deeply regret my participation in this illegal conduct. ' ' '