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Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal continue their attempts to claim the Paribas Open Masters title when they clash in Saturdays semi-final at Indian Wells, live on Sky Sports 3 HD. With 25 Grand Slam titles between them (Nadal 14, Djokovic 11) and a head-to-head record that reads 24-23 in the Serbians favour it promises to be a memorable occasion as the battle for the first Masters 1000 title reaches its conclusion.While the top half of the draw has evolved as expected, the bottom half of the draw has thrown up a more surprising showdown with Belgiums David Goffin through to face Canadas Milos Raonic. Novak Djokovic v Rafa Nadal Route to the semi-final Novak Djokovic Rafa Nadal Bjorn Fratangelo (2-6 6-1 6-2) Gilles Muller (6-2 2-6 6-4) Philipp Kohlschreiber (7-5 7-5) Fernando Verdasco (6-0 7-6) Feliciano Lopez (6-3 6-3) Alexander Zverev (6-7 6-0 7-5) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (7-6 7-6) Kei Nishikori (6-4 6-3) The semi-fiinal everyone wanted and everyone has got will see a revitalised Nadal take on Djokovic looking to end a run of five straight defeats at the hands of the formidable world No 1. Nadal has not beaten the Serb since the 2014 French Open final and has not recorded a win on the hard courts since the US Open in 2013.Djokovic won their only meeting in 2016 with victory in the final in Doha but the Spaniard has looked back to his best at Indian Wells including a victory over German teenager Alexander Zverev where he was forced to save match points on his way to a victory that bore all the battling hallmarks of old. Novak and Nadal through to last four Report from Fridays quarter-finals at Indian Wells Victory for Nadal will keep him on course for a 28th Masters title, he already holds the record of 27, just one ahead of Djokovic who would relish the chance to draw level ahead of Miami next week.Djokovic also has his eye on a fifth Indian Wells title, he is currently level on four with Nadal but the Spaniard is chasing a fourth crown on these courts himself.The numbers all make for interesting reading but it is on the court where the pair will do battle and Djokovic looks to be moving into ominous form after taking his time to settle into the week, while Nadal looked and celebrated like a man on a mission following his victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Friday.David Goffin v Milos Raonic Route to the semi-final David Goffin Milos Raonic Frances Tiafoe (3-6 6-3 7-6) Inigo Cervantes (6-1 6-3) Guido Pella (4-6 6-3 6-2) Bernard Tomic (6-2 3-0 RET) Stan Wawrinka (6-3 5-7 7-6) Tomas Berdych (6-4 7-6) Marin Cilic (7-6 6-2) Gael Monfils (7-5 6-3) The exits of Andy Murray, Stan Wawrinka and Tomas Berdych has left us with an intriguing contest between 12th seed Raonic and 15th seed Goffin - who meet for just the second time on tour.The Belgians elegant strokeplay got the better of the Canadians brutal serve when they met in a quarter-final in Basel in 2014 but both men have come a long way since then as they target the biggest title of their career.Raonic has yet to drop a set, seeing off Berdych and Gael Monfils impressively and Goffin has the names of Wawrinka and Marin Cilic on his list of conquests. David Goffin will aiming for a first Masters title Neither man has won a Masters title, Raonic coming closest with two runners-up efforts in Paris in 2014 and Montreal in 2013 while Goffin is enjoying his best ever run at a ATP 1000 event.You can follow all the action from Indian Wells on Sky Sports 3 from 6pm. Also See: Duo into semi-final showdown Williams to face Azarenka Goffin and Raonic advance Get a NOW TV pass Terry Porter Jersey .ca NFL Power Rankings, overtaking the Denver Broncos and remaining ahead of NFC competition San Francisco, Carolina and New Orleans. Portland Trail Blazers Jerseys . The Oilers come in having lost five in a row (0-4-1) and 16 of their last 20 games, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. http://www.blazersteamofficial.com/Brandon-Roy-Blazers-Jersey/ .C. -- Rodney Hood connected from all over the court while freshman Jabari Parker was busy swatting shots and scoring in transition. Clyde Drexler Blazers Jersey . 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Its as good as Ive seen to start a career.Mark Teixeira and Chase Headley also went deep for the surging Yankees, who moved five games over .500 for the first time this season and are 3 1/2 games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild card.Sanchez, who had three hits, singled with two outs in the bottom of the first. Teixeira followed with a towering shot into the right-field bleachers off Yovani Gallardo to give New York a 2-1 lead.The Yankees broke the game open against Gallardo (4-6) with a six-run second. The right-hander was charged with eight runs over 1 1/3 innings, the shortest start of his 10-year career.Luis Cessa (4-0) gave up three runs and five hits over six innings in his second big-league start.Manny Machado homered twice for the Orioles, giving him 31 for the season. Along with Mark Trumbo (38) and Chris Davis (30), it marks the first time in franchise history the Orioles have three players with 30 homers before September.Headley singled and Aaron Judge walked to start the second inning. Ronald Torreyes lifted a fly ball to left-center field but a charging Nolan Reimold could not glove the ball cleanly, loading the bases. Reimold had just replaced star center fielder Adam Jones, who exited with a left hamstring strain.I just didnt like the way he was moving around. Decided not to take a chance with him, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said about Jones early departure. See where we are tomorrow. Its not a DL thing. I think were still in pretty good shape.Brett Gardner followed with a single to left that drove in Headley and a sliding Judge to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead. Jacoby Ellsbury singled to right, scoring Torreyes for New Yorks fifth run.Sanchez, hitting .541 with eight homers and 14 RBI over his last 10 games, chased Gallardo with a two-run double to right that made it 7-1.Im trying to just put a good swing on the ball, Sanchez said through a translator. Thats the mindset that I have and good things are happening.ddddddddddddTeixiera capped the scoring in the big inning with an RBI single off reliever Vance Worley for his third RBI of the game.Headleys two-run homer in the fourth pushed the Yankees lead to 10-1, and Sanchez clubbed a two-run shot in the next inning for his 10th homer in 20 games this season.Anytime somebodys hot you want to watch their at-bats, Gardner said. Hes as hot as it gets right now so were all having a good time watching him.Machado, who gave the Orioles the lead in the first, hit his second of the game into the right-field seats in the sixth to make it 12-3 with his ninth career multi-homer game.Torreyes and Gardner both had RBI hits in the seventh.Yankees right-hander Ben Heller pitched a scoreless eighth in his major league debut.RAREFIED AIRSanchez became only the third player in major league history to hit 10 homers in his first 22 career games, also achieved by Colorados Trevor Story this year and Bostons George Scott in 1966.The 20 RBI across his first 22 games are the third-most in Yankees history behind Joe DiMaggio and Hideki Matsui.MILESTONE FOR MARKTeixeiras home run was his 202nd as a Yankee, tying Bill Dickey for 16th place on the franchises all-time list.TRAINERS ROOMOrioles: Jones was in the starting lineup despite leaving Thursday nights game with hamstring cramps. He hustled down the line but was thrown out on a soft grounder to third in his only at-bat. ... RHP Chris Tillman (right shoulder bursitis) is scheduled to throw on flat ground Tuesday.Yankees: C Brian McCann was not with the team due to the death of his grandmother. ... RHP Bryan Mitchell (toe tear on left foot), reinstated from the 60-day disabled list and optioned to Triple-A on Wednesday, could pitch for the Yankees this season. I think its a distinct possibility, Girardi said.UP NEXTOrioles: Rookie RHP Dylan Bundy (7-4, 3.33 ERA) attempts to win for the fifth time this month.Yankees: RHP Chad Green (2-3, 3.66 ERA) has struck out 16 batters in 12 innings over his last two starts, allowing just one run over that span. ' ' '