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LONDON - Liverpool will play Chelsea in the League Cup semifinals after Raheem Sterling netted twice in a 3-1 victory over second-tier Bournemouth on Wednesday, while Tottenham eased through with a 4-0 rout of Newcastle.Lazar Markovic scored between Sterlings first goals since September as Liverpool won on the south coast. Progress in English footballs second-tier knockout competition followed a demoralizing week that saw Liverpool exit the Champions League and slip further down the Premier League.Nabil Bentaleb, Nacer Chadli, Harry Kane and Roberto Soldado scored in Tottenhams demolition of Premier League rival Newcastle. In the draw for the two-legged semifinal in January, Tottenham was paired with third-tier side Sheffield United, which upset Southampton to advance on Tuesday.Liverpool, which won the competition in 2012, recovered quickly from its loss at Manchester United on Sunday against the League Championship leaders.Its been difficult the last few weeks but I think the boys did really well today, Sterling said.The England winger ended a 22-match goal drought for club and country in the 20th minute, heading into the net after Jordan Henderson nodded the ball across the goal.Liverpool doubled its lead inside seven minutes when Markovic scored his first goal since joining from Benfica in July after Philippe Coutinhos low shot was blocked by goalkeeper Artur Boruc.Sterlings second came in the 51st after he was released by Adam Lallana and twisted past Bournemouth captain Tommy Elphick before tapping into the net.We knew we would have to show quality tonight and the little man (Sterling) was brilliant, Lallana said. Week in, week out hes worked hard and eventually his goals were going to come and its a credit to how mature he is at such a young age.Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Jones, who retained his place despite conceding three at Old Trafford, had a quiet night until being beaten by former Everton player Dan Gosling in the 57th minute.At White Hart Lane, Tottenham reached the League Cup semifinals for the first time in five years.A blunder by Jak Alnwick, playing only his third game in goal for Newcastle, gifted Tottenham the opener in the 18th minute. The 21-year-old Alnwick dropped a corner and Bentaleb hooked the ball past the goalkeeper.Tottenham raced further ahead inside a minute of the second half, with Chadli powerfully striking past Alnwick.The 21-year-old Kane netted his 12th goal of his breakthrough season in the 65th after being set up by Andros Townsend.Kanes replacement, Soldado, completed the rout in the 70th, a minute after coming off the bench. Alnwick parried Christian Eriksens shot and Soldado tapped the ball over the line from close range for only his fourth goal of the season. Air Jordan 1 For Sale . Left back Armero opened the scoring in the fifth minute when his deflected shot rolled past Greece goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis. Striker Teofilo Gutierrez poked in Colombias second goal from a deflected corner in the 58th and James Rodriguez capped it off with a low shot in stoppage time after a slick backheel flick from Juan Cuadrado. Air Jordan 1 For Sale Cheap . Defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, the Houston Texans No. 1 pick in the draft, was on the field Tuesday for the first time with former NFL Defensive Player of the Year J. http://www.cheapairjordan1.com/. And follow TSN.ca right through Deadline Day for all the updates. From Pierre LeBrun While Anaheim GM Bob Murray said earlier this season he was not going to trade Jonas Hiller despite the fact hes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, some sources have told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun that Murray might be willing to move another goalie. Wholesale Air Jordan 1 . -- The Oakland Athletics and free agent right-hander Bartolo Colon have agreed to terms on a US$2 million, one-year contract, bolstering their depleted starting rotation. Cheap Jordan 1 .com) - Willie Cauley-Stein and Karl-Anthony Towns each scored 12 points in the top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats 70-55 victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide.LONDON -- Jason Puncheon put his penalty-taking credentials to rest by slotting one for Crystal Palace to beat Stoke 1-0 on Saturday for their first win in the English Premier League since Boxing Day. Puncheons humbling miss in the 2-0 loss to Tottenham last weekend set off a war of words with former Palace manager Neil Warnock, who suggested he would never have let Puncheon take a spot kick. The dispute lingered, and Warnock threeatened legal action before Palace manager Tony Pulis cooled things down by supporting Puncheon for future penalties.dddddddddddd When the chance came in the 51st minute, Puncheon, on loan from Southampton, took his time and drove the ball past Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland. The end of Palaces three-match winless run lifted it out of the relegation zone, and kept Stoke winless for a fifth successive league match. ' ' '