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LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer and Andy Murray easily secured spots in the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday with straight-sets victories in their last round-robin matches.

The snowboarders Hannah Teter and Scott Lago probably secured spots on the United States Olympic halfpipe team Friday night, and Shaun White had "the run of my life" in winning the United States Snowboarding Grand Prix.

Other Midwestern cities fared well, including Kansas City, Milwaukee and Minneapolis, all of which secured spots in the top 10.

Bosnia secured second spot with a 2-0 win in Estonia while Belgium beat Turkey 2-0.

Glasgow secured top spot in the Guinness Pro12 table and home advantage for next week's play-offs with a stirring second half against Ulster in a 32-10 victory.

Steffon Armitage scored a hat-trick as Toulon secured top spot in Champions Cup Pool 3 with a game to spare thanks to a 60-22 bonus-point win over Ulster.

A hat-trick that included two goals in three minutes for Joseba Llorente helped Villarreal to a 6-3 win over Aab Aalborg at El Madrigal in Group E. Dynamo Kiev secured second spot in Group G behind Arsenal thanks to Oleksandr Aliev's 27th-minute free-kick that gave the Ukraine side a 1-0 win against Porto in Lisbon.

While Ryan Hall was scoring the last-second try that secured top spot for the Rhinos, Ward was confined to the inner sanctum of the John Smith's Stadium being told that the knee injury he suffered in that game was as serious as first feared.

Livingston secured sixth spot in the Scottish Championship with victory over Raith Rovers.

South Africa secured top spot in Pool D with victory over a valiant Samoa side in a classic encounter in Auckland.

He played the final five games of the season as the Dons secured second spot in the Scottish Premiership.