semi-final

If United can go on and win the league now, with all these games coming up, including the FA Cup semi-final with Man City, that would be an amazing feat.

Carlo Ancelotti: Chelsea don't want revenge on Manchester United 2011

Then there is the small matter of City's first FA Cup semi-final for 30 years and their first ever encounter with Manchester United at Wembley.

Joleon Lescott reckons his Manchester City career is finally on the up 2011

"You have got to give teams a chance to go up," he says during a break in training for Sunday's semi-final against Bedford.

Richard Hill decries system but Worcester are poised for Premiership 2011

But, if Ferdinand does respond positively to treatment, then there would be real hope he could be fit to face Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-final, in the second leg on 12 April, before the FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City at Wembley four days later.

Rio Ferdinand may be fit to anchor Manchester United's treble bid 2011

Matty, the form he's been in, the way he performed in the semi-final as well, was so looking forward to it, as they all are.

Stoke City's Matthew Etherington likely to miss FA Cup final 2011

In normal circumstances we would be already promoted, but we have to go through this semi-final and then, all being well, a two-leg final as well.

Richard Hill decries system but Worcester are poised for Premiership 2011

Benfica will take a slight advantage into the second leg of their all-Portuguese Europa League semi-final after a deserved victory over Braga.

Benfica 2-1 Braga | Europa League match report 2011

After losing home advantage – huge at this stage of the competition – Toulouse are at the magnificently futuristic Aviva Stadium in Dublin, where Leinster are rubbing their hands in anticipation of reversing last season's semi-final played at Le Stadium Municipal, while, after the mock period architecture of the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Perpignan get to sample Milton Keynes and the home of the MK Dons.

Leinster and Northampton can reverse trend and make French toast | Shaun Edwards 2011

Dalglish described Carroll's availability for Sunday as a "wait and see" process, although the England international, who damaged a knee at Arsenal almost a fortnight ago, was free to join several team-mates and Everton's Tim Cahill at the Champions League semi-final between Real Madrid and Barcelona on a day off on Wednesday.

Liverpool's Andy Carroll is warned to expect abuse from Newcastle fans 2011

Both men have been playing down Pakistan's chances, saying that by reaching the semi-final they have fulfilled the target they set themselves, but they have now beaten West Indies, Australia and Sri Lanka.

Shahid Afridi's bowling unites Pakistan and Bangladesh in cricket | Andy Bull 2011