Olympiakos reaches its first European semifinal, as PAOK crashes out


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eKathimerini.com— Olympiakos is in the semifinals of the Europa Conference League, and will face Aston Villa for a spot in the final to take place in Athens, after eliminating Fenerbahce in the penalty shootout on Thursday, while PAOK lost to Club Bruges for a second time. The Reds lost 1-0 in Turkey, but had goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis save three spot kicks to take the Piraeus team to its first ever European semifinal. Irfan Kahveci scored the only goal of the match in Istanbul on the 11th minute,...

Tennis.com—Marketa Vondrousova stuns Aryna Sabalenka, reaches Stuttgart semifinal. Quarterfinal action continued at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix as Marketa Vondrousova joined Elena Rybakina in the final four, stunning Aryna Sabalenka, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5, for her first Top 10 win since July. "It was a very tough match, and I think a great one, too," Vondrousova told former player Andrea Petkovic on court after the match. "She's a great player so I just tried to stay in the rallies. She hits very fast so it's tough to do something! But I stayed calm in the crucial moments." ...

WBRZ—LSU Gymnastics headed to National Finals after placing first in semifinals. FORT WORTH, Texas - The No. 2 LSU Gymnastics team finished in first place at the semifinals at the NCAA Championships on Thursday.LSU finished with a score of 198.1125, with No. 3 California following behind at 197.7125. Both will advance to the finals; this will be the Tigers' second straight appearance there and 10th overall.LSU will face Utah and Florida in the final. Notably, Oklahoma, last year's national champion, placed third, meaning they will not advance.This LSU's 33rd appearance in...

Shafaqna English—UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich and Real Madrid reach semifinals. Shafaqna English- As a report by Anadolu Ajansı, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid advanced to the UEFA Champions League semifinals by securing victories over their respective opponents on Wednesday. Real Madrid scored the opening goal in their game against Manchester City thanks to Rodrygo’s close range finish in the 12th