quarter-final

His quarter-final opponent tomorrow afternoon will be Ding Junhui, who led Mark Williams 5-2 and rode out a late rally to prevail 6-4, making a fine 75 from 0-48 in the concluding frame.

John Higgins' Wembley curse strikes again in defeat to Graeme Dott 2011

The Bath coach Steve Meehan has given his criticised fly-half Butch James his full support ahead of Saturday's Heineken Cup quarter-final at Leicester

Leicester 12-26 Bath | LV Cup match report 2011

Harry Redknapp lamented a dream occasion that turned sour, a night when "everything went wrong", in particular the sending-off of Peter Crouch in the 15th minute as Tottenham Hotspur crashed to a 4-0 defeat at Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final first leg.

Harry Redknapp rues Peter Crouch red card as Tottenham crash in Madrid 2011

Grant demanded "respect" for the manner in which his team had progressed in the Carling Cup – they inflicted Manchester United's only defeat of the season in the quarter-final by a 4-0 scoreline – and he also highlighted the many difficulties that he had encountered, chief among them injuries, which have exposed the thinness of his squad.

Avram Grant demands respect for West Ham's progress 2011

His service returns in the quarter-final were at times devastating.

Murray's Time Is Now Simon Barnes 2011

Twelve years have passed for Ulster and 11 for Northampton since they were Heineken Cup winners, but this is a quarter-final that should be approached respectfully.

Northampton and Ulster bring authentic rugby to plastic surrounds | Eddie Butler 2011

Relations are more neighbourly now, stadium:mk offering 22,000 seats, 7,000 more than the requirement for a Heineken Cup quarter-final.

Northampton and Ulster bring authentic rugby to plastic surrounds | Eddie Butler 2011

Looking back 11 months, in the light of Chelsea's quarter-final first-leg defeat to Manchester United in Europe on Wednesday night, the phrase "without changes" jars.

Carlo Ancelotti on the precipice as Chelsea prepare for Old Trafford | Paul Hayward 2011

Leicester were playing Leinster yesterday in the European Cup quarter-final at the Aviva Stadium.

Fears over Queen's visit to Irish republican landmarks 2011

A loser of two finals here and three semis, all of them close, he also lost a 2008 quarter-final to Shaun Murphy from five up with six to play.

World Snooker Championship 2011: John Higgins eases into century mode 2011