eak point and level the set at 4-all. Naturally, Tsonga broke back again and held serve to force a fifth frame.Today was a tough match, M

Former England Womens captain Charlotte Edwards and 2009 Wisden Cricketer of the Year Claire Taylor have been included in a 14-member touring squad for the Marylebone Cricket Clubs maiden tour to the USA and Canada. The squad arrives in Philadelphia on September 7.Edwards captained Southern Vipers to a championship in the inaugural edition of ECBs Womens Super League in August, just three months after announcing her international retirement. Edwards, the all-time leading scorer in Womens ODIs and T20Is, captained England to the Womens World Cup and World T20 titles in 2009.A legend of the womens game, Taylor was awarded an MBE in the Queens New Years Honours List for 2010 following on from her Wisden distinction from 2009. She was the leading scorer in the 2009 Womens World Cup in Australia, where England beat New Zealand in the final.She was named Player of the Tournament again at home three months later, after scoring 199 runs while being dismissed just once in five matches as England completed the championship double with another win over New Zealand. Taylor scored eight ODI centuries in her career, tied for second-most all-time behind the nine made by Edwards.The MCC Womens tour begins with two T20s against a USA split squad on Saturday September 10 followed by a game against the USA Women on September 11 at prestigious Merion Cricket Club. The MCC side then heads north of the border to Toronto where theyll play a series of four matches against invitational sides beginning with a T20 and 50-over games at the Toronto Cricket, Skating & Curling Club on September 14 and 15.The squad also includes one more former womens international in Bev Nicholson, who played six ODIs for England between 1996 and 1999. The rest of the squad is comprised mainly of current or former womens county players.MCC Womens squad: Claire Taylor (capt), Bev Nicholson (vc), Aylish Cranstone, Charlotte Edwards, Emma Elsom, Emma Godman, Sinead Goodden (wk), Raveena Lakhtaria, Hazel Lovegrove, Sarah McCann, Nicole Richards, Marilyn Smith, Charlotte Williams, Judy Wilmot Mark McGwire .com) - The Calgary Flames aim to bounce back from their first regulation home loss of the campaign on Friday night when they host a Detroit Red Wings club that they swept in three meetings a season ago. 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LONDON -- Andy Murray and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had a nearly impossible act to follow Wednesday on Centre Court: Roger Federers improbable and electrifying comeback from two sets down to Marin Cilic.But then they staged their own mega-melodrama, going the thrilling five-set distance themselves. In the end, with darkness gathering, it was Murray who survived a spirited comeback by Tsonga and held on for a 7-6 (10), 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-1 victory.The match ran a nerve-challenging 3 hours, 54 minutes.Murray next gets No. 10 seed Tomas Berdych, a straight-sets winner over Lucas Pouille. Murray has an 8-6 head-to-head record against Berdych but has won the past four matches, losing only one set.It was a great match, Murray said later, and the crowd were unbelievable. They got two pretty good matches, I think.Murray has dominated the No. 12-seeded Frenchman, winning 13 of their career 15 matches and 12 of 13 since 2009.Tsongas a pretty good player, Murray said, laughing, during his off-the-court interview with the BBC. Hes one of the greatest grass-court players in the world. He came up with some great shots. Credit to him for fighting his way back into the match.The only time the mens quarters at a major in the Open era featured two 0-2 comebacks was the 1998 Australian Open. If Tsonga hadnt run out of fuel, it might have happened again.Thus, Murrays quest for a second Wimbledon title remains intact. The 29-year-old is trying to become the first British man to win multiple Wimbledon titles since Fred Perry, who took consecutive titles from 1934 to 36.Before the recent Queens tournament, Murray was reunited with coach Ivan Lendl, an eight-time Grand Slam champion. Together, they have forged a 10-match winning streak, which includes the title in London and five wins here.Truth be told, Lendl appeared unbearably queasy over the last two sets.This will be Murrays seventh Wimbledon semifinal, equaling Novak Djokovic as well as Lendl, tied for sixth all time. There was another slice of history for Murray, too. The win gave him 51 at Wimbledon, tying the great Bjorn Borg.Tsonga, 31, came out firing in the first set. He had benefited from Richard GGasquets retirement after six games in their fourth-round match, giving him almost two days off.dddddddddddd In the third round, he survived a 19-17 fifth set and defeated American John Isner.The first-set tiebreaker didnt approach the artistic level of the fourth-set sparkler earlier between Federer and Cilic, but there were more points. Murray fought off three sets points before converting his fourth set point with a sweet backhand volley into the open court.After losing the second set badly, Tsonga came back in the third. He started to find the rhythm on his serve and, finally, converted his third set point. After winning his first 14 sets here, Murray finally was on the losing end.And, in the final quarterfinal to be decided, Murray faced a battle for the first time here this fortnight.Murray got the first break of the fourth set, when Tsonga was serving at 2-3 and pushed a backhand long. Tsonga returned the favor, breaking Murray, who had held a seemingly commanding 4-2 lead. Murray made every effort to break back but Tsonga managed to save three break point and level the set at 4-all. Naturally, Tsonga broke back again and held serve to force a fifth frame.Today was a tough match, Murray said. It would have been very easy to get down on myself after the way the fourth set ended. You also have to be able to play good tennis in the big moments, and we both did that today.Murray, snarling at his box the entire way, raced out to a 5-0 lead and coasted home. An ace at 106 mph ended it.Both players looked exhausted as they tried to defer the honor of shaking the chair umpires hand first.The end of the fourth set was really tough, Murray said. I just tried to use all of my energy at the beginning of the fifth set to get up early and the crowd pumped up.So was the large crowd outside Court No. 1 on Murray Mound when the last shot was struck. Theyll be back on Friday hoping for a repeat performance. With No. 1 seed Djokovic out of the tournament, they are desperately pulling for their British champion. ' ' '