SHENZHEN, China - Top-seeded Simona Halep eased into the semifinals of Shenzhen Open with a convincing 6-3, 6-3 victory over qualifier Aleksandra Krunic of Serbia on Thursday.The third-ranked Romanian wrapped up the win in 1 hour, 2 minutes and will next play Chinas Zheng Saisai.Saisai was the only unseeded player to book a semifinal berth with a 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 win against No. 4 Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan.Vera Zvonarevas comeback to the WTA circuit was cut short due to injury after the Russian had to retire when trailing 3-2 against eighth-seeded Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland, while No. 2 Petra Kvitova defeated Tereza Smitkova 7-5, 6-4 in an all-Czech quarterfinal. Swell Waterfles .C. - Phoenix Suns coach Jeff Hornacek says guard Goran Dragic will return to the starting lineup against the Charlotte Hornets after missing the last two games with a strained back. Swell Drinkfles . The Swiss won on the fastest run-time tiebreaker after the four-racer teams tied 2-2. Wendy Holdener and Reto Schmidiger won their final heats against Julia Mancuso and Tim Jitloff, respectively. http://www.swellkopen.be/swell-waterfles.html. -- Coyotes coach Dave Tippett thinks of one thing when he watches Eastern Conference teams struggle against Western opponents before they get to Phoenix: His team must keep pace. Swell Fles .com) - They didnt meet in the regular season, so Sam Houston State might be saying it won the de facto title game between the two Southland Conference co-champions Saturday. Swell Belgie . Riethers apparent stamp on Manchester United midfielder Adnan Januzaj during Saturdays Premier League match at Craven Cottage was missed by the match officials. A three-man panel of former referees reviewed the incident and all agreed that it was a sending-off offence.Salvador, Brazil (SportsNetwork.com) - Portugal defender Fabio Coentrao has been ruled out for the remainder of the World Cup after suffering a thigh injury in the nations loss to Germany on Monday. Coentrao was forced out of the match after 65 minutes with a "second grade tear of the adductor longus muscle inn the right thigh," according to the Portuguese Football Federation.dddddddddddd Striker Hugo Almeida suffered a hamstring tear in the match while goalkeeper Rui Patricio sustained a slight tear in his thigh, but both players are expected to return to action before the close of the tournament. ' ' '