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UMAG, Croatia -- Marin Cilic defeated Daniel Brands of Germany 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals of Croatia Open on Wednesday. Andrew Luck Colts Jersey . The second-seeded Croat was in control throughout, hitting six aces and dropping serve only once. Brands wasted two break points for a 2-0 lead in the second set, and Cilic then won five games in a row. "I played a very good match, I made almost no mistake at all," Cilic said. "It was a bit easier that I had expected, since this was my first match on clay after a while. I felt I was in control the whole time." Cilic will face Wayne Odesnik after the American rallied to beat Slovenias Blaz Kavcic 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3). Kavcic wasted a 5-1 lead in the third set and was later two points away from closing out the match at 5-4. Matthias Bachinger of Germany downed seventh-seeded Martin Klizan of Sloavkia 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. Klizan looked set to make his first ATP quarterfinal appearance when leading 4-2 in the third set. 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Van Beilen, 19, trailed her Jamaican rival by just 0.06 seconds to the wall, finishing her race in one minute, 7.73 seconds. Earlier in the day, both swimmers posted a time of 1:07.48 in the semi-final heats to tie for eighth place. Reggie Wayne Womens Jersey . The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner will attempt to become the 12th Triple Crown winner in the Belmont Stakes on June 9. The colts assistant trainer Jack Sisterson said Thursday "he gets over the track fantastic, he looked super, his energy level is high and hes doing everything we want to see him doing. Andrew Luck Womens Jersey . Spain maintains its lead over Germany and England, and Portugal moves into fourth place above South American champion Uruguay. Portugal beat Panama in a friendly last month, and Uruguay drew with France.U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann is encouraging Clint Dempsey to leave Fulham and sign with a bigger club. The 29-year-old Texan scored 17 Premier League goals and 23 overall this season, the best season by an American attacking player in England. Dempseys contract with Fulham has one year remaining. "His goal is the right goal," Klinsmann said during a conference call Friday, a day before the Americans play an exhibition against Scotland. "If he has the opportunity to go a Champions League team, thats the creme de la creme in the world of club soccer, then youve got to do that. With all respect obviously to Fulham, as he often mentions, but you want to play in the biggest club competition in the world and thats the European Champions League. So hopefully something will happen over the next couple weeks. But if it doesnt happen, then he just has to keep kind of pounding away and knocking at the door." Dempsey was tied for fourth in the EPL in scoring, trailing only Arsenals Robin van Persie (31), Manchester Uniteds Wayne Rooney (27) and Manchester Citys Sergio Aguero (23). "The sky is the limit if you want to work for it, if you want to do it every day and if you want to be hungrier and nastier and stronger than your competitors. He embraced that approach, and thats why when hes now coming into the national team environment, hes one of the leaders," Klinsmann said. "Players look up to him, especially the young players. Now they look at Clint, they want to play where hes playing or they want to hear from him what it takes to become one of the best players in the English Premier League." Dempsey and Jozy Altidore will miss the Scotland game on Saturday night in Jacksonville, Fla. Dempsey is still recovering from a groin strain that caused him to miss the ninth-place Cottagers season finale at Tottenham on May 19 and he might not be ready for Wednesday nights exhibition against Brazil in Landover, Md. Dempsey and Landon Donovan have not played together since Klinsmann replaced Bob Bradley as coach last July. Altidore had been blocked from reporting until Monday by AZ Alkmaar. Even though the Dutch clubs season ended May 6, AZ stuck to the last day to release him under FIFA regulations. "They were not open to change their opinion," Klinsmann said, "which is not very nice for us." Defenders Clarence Goodson and Michael Parkhurst also wont play against the Scots after arriving at training camp in Kissimmee, Fla., late Thursday following the end of their Danish clubs season the previous day. The U.S. will have five games in 18 games, including a June 3 exhibition against Canada in Toronto, followed by the Americans opening qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup, against Antigua andd Barbuda in Tampa, Fla. Donnie Avery Womens Jersey. , then play at Guatemala on June 12. Klinsmann picked only seven defenders for his 23-man roster to go along with seven midfielders, six forwards and three goalkeepers. After Timmy Chandlers refusal to commit to the U.S. -- he also is eligible for Germany -- and Klinsmanns decision not to select Eric Lichaj -- the Americans appear thin at outside back, where Steve Cherundolo appears set to start on the right and either Hoffenheims Fabian Johnson or Tijuanas Edgar Castillo on the left. Johnson started his clubs final six-to-eight games on defence and Klinsmann said he "actually became one of the best left backs in the Bundesliga." Parkhurst can provide coverage at right back after playing the position over several months for Nordsjaelland, which won its first Danish league title and qualified for next seasons Champions League. Klinsmann trimmed forward Juan Agudelo, defender Alfredo Morales and midfielders Danny Williams and Graham Zusi from his roster Friday. Midfielder Joe Corona is the only player on the roster for the first time. He scored four goals in qualifying as the U.S. under-23 team failed to make the London Olympics. Agudelo was traded to Chivas USA on May 17 from the New York Red Bulls, where he was stuck behind Thierry Henry and Kenny Cooper. The 19-year-old Agudelo requested the deal. "Now hes got to prove it. Hes got to score goals. Hes got to play every game," Klinsmann said. "Its now down to him to show everybody that he belongs." Williams was dropped after reporting to camp with a shoulder injury. Klinsmann said 21-year-old forward Terrence Boyd, whose 20 goals helped Borussia Dortmunds second team earn promotion to Germanys third tier, will likely be with another club next season. "They see hes ready for the next big step," Klinsmann said. ------ The roster: Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, England), Tim Howard (Everton, England), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake); Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Geoff Cameron (Houston), Edgar Castillo (Tijuana, Mexico), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover, Germany), Clarence Goodson (Brondby, Denmark), Oguchi Onyewu (Sporting Lisbon, Portugal), Michael Parkhurst (Nordsjaelland, Denmark) Midfielders: Kyle Beckerman (Salt Lake), Michael Bradley (Chievo Verona, Italy), Joe Corona (Tijuana, Mexico), Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim, Germany), Jermaine Jones (Schalke, Germany), Jose Torres (Pachuca, Mexico), Forwards: Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands), Terrence Boyd (Borussia Dortmund, Germany), Clint Dempsey (Fulham, England), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles), Herculez Gomez (Santos Laguna, Mexico), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose) ' ' '
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