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STANFORD, Calif. -- Johanna Konta beat Slovakias Dominika Cibulkova 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to reach her first career final, also becoming the first British woman to reach the championship match at Stanford since Virginia Wade was runner-up in 1981.The third-seeded Konta, in her debut in this tournament, rode her strong service game to the title match of the Bank of the West Classic on a scorching-hot day on Stanfords campus. She won 27 of 29 first-serve points -- 93 percent -- and 73 percent of her second-serve points.She will face the winner of Saturdays night second semifinal featuring top-seeded Venus Williams against fellow American Alison Riske.Konta stunned Williams with the straight-set victory in the first round at this years Australian Open.Im really happy to have come through that and to be into my first final, Konta said. Im really happy its here in California, where the weather is unbelievable. Matt Garza Jersey . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. Travis Shaw Jersey . McPhee said that Ovechkins father Mikhail is in stable condition after having the surgery this week and is no longer in intensive care. "Weve told him to stay as long as necessary with your dad," he said. Ovechkin and his Russian national team were eliminated from the mens hockey tournament in Sochi on Wednesday with a 3-1 quarter-final loss to Finland. http://www.brewersteamshop.com/Brewers-Jonathan-Villar-Kids-Jersey/ . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. Manny Pina Jersey . Malkin got tangled up with Detroits Luke Glendening early in the third period and his left skate took the brunt of collision with the boards behind Pittsburghs net. Milwaukee Brewers Jerseys .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again.Rafa Benitez was delighted with his sides spirit after Newcastle beat Leeds 2-0 in the Sky Bet Championship on Sunday. Dwight Gayles double secured victory for the away side at Elland Road, lifting them five points clear at the top of the table.We knew that it could be a tough game and it was, Benitez told Sky Sports. But I think we did what we had to do, we controlled the game for 30 minutes in the first half and scored the goal, but were under pressure for the last 15 minutes as they pushed us with corners and free-kicks. Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Leeds and Newcastle [We reacted] in the second half, the team was doing well and we scored the second goal and afterwards it was more or less about doing the same.Despite their lofty position at the top of the league, Benitez insists that their approach will not change between now and the end of the season.We have to keep doing the same things, playing with intensity, no complacency andd try to get more points in every game, he said.ddddddddddddWe know anything can happen [in the Championship], so we have to approach every game with the same mentality. Leeds manager Garry Monk says critical moments did not help his side following their 2-0 defeat against Newcastle Benitez admitted he had a tough call to make whether to start Gayle or Aleksandar Mitrovic, with both strikers in such good form, but also reserved praise for the whole team.It was difficult for me to decide who to play, because all of them were coming back and training well, he said. So to decide to play one or the other was difficult. At the same time Ill give credit to the rest of the team. Weve kept a clean sheet in a very difficult stadium and the performance of the team defending and attacking was brilliant, and has been for the whole season. Also See: Gayle double extends Toon lead As it happened ' ' '