Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares are through to the semi-finals at the ATP World Tour Finals after making it three wins from three at the O2 Arena. Having won their first two matches, Murray and Soares only needed a set to reach the last four, but they ended up beating Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo 6-3 3-6 10-6 after a hard-fought encounter.The 200 ranking points they earned put Murray and Brazilian Soares provisionally ahead of Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the race to finish the year as the number one team in the world. The French pair could move back ahead when they play their final match on Friday but their semi-final chances have already gone, so reaching the final would definitely be enough for Murray and Soares. Live Tennis: ATP World Tour Finals November 18, 2016, 12:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass And Jamie and Andy Murray could both finish the year at the top of the rankings, an unprecedented achievement for two brothers.Having already claimed the Australian and US Open titles, Murray and Soares have been in top form in London and quickly secured the set they needed on Thursday night. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd v Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price But Soares dropped serve in the eighth game of the second, allowing Brazilian pair Melo and Croatian Dodig to level matters.The match was therefore decided on a first-to-10 tie-break and Murray and Soares quickly opened up what turned out to be a decisive gap.Murray said afterwards: We knew we had to win I think seven games [to qualify], which is a weird kind of mentality to have going into the match. We played great the first two matches. Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares defeated Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo to go through to the semi-finals having won all three matches. Of course, we really wanted to win because we wanted to get the points to try to get closer to No 1. Mentally, I dont know, it was an odd situation for us.I think we did well to win. We played some good stuff at the right moments. Really happy to have won three matches, and be through to the semis.David Beckham was in attendance with his son Romeo and Murray added: Its good for tennis when guys like that come out to watch the events.Theres been a lot of people here this week, famous faces from the sporting world. Its good for us. I think it gives everyone a little buzz.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! Also See: Djokovic eases past Goffin Djokovic: Ridiculous violation Murray beats Nishikori in epic Murray targets perfect Sunday Stephen Tarpley Jersey . Even if he is shooting 38 per cent from the field overall this season, the Utah Jazz rookie always feels like his final shot is going in. Wade Boggs Jersey .com) - Intrastate rivals collide Saturday as the Texas State Bobcats hit the road to take on the eighth-ranked Texas Longhorns in a non-conference battle at Frank Erwin Center. https://www.cheapyankees.com/1931g-dj-le...ankees.html.com) - Richard Shermans two interceptions highlighted a dominant defensive effort, as the Seattle Seahawks routed the San Francisco 49ers in a highly anticipated NFC West Thanksgiving clash. Tyler Lyons Yankees Jersey . The 2010 batting champ showed what he can do when hes mostly healthy. Gonzalez homered, doubled and singled in his return to the lineup, and the Colorado Rockies snapped a five-game losing streak with a 13-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night. Miguel Andujar Yankees Jersey . LOUIS - Two-thirds of the St.SAN DIEGO -- Eric Stults pitched seven strong innings to win for the first time in nearly two months and Alexi Amarista homered to lead the San Diego Padres to a 2-0 win over the San Francisco Giants on Friday. Stults (3-11), winless in his last nine starts, was victorious for the first time since a 9-3 victory over Miami on May 10. The lefty held the Giants to four hits with six strikeouts and two walks as he snapped a six-start losing streak. The Padres won their season-high fifth straight game as they faced the Giants for the first time since they were no-hit by Tim Lincecum on June 25 in San Francisco. Lincecum is scheduled to start on Sunday. Although Stults had lost eight of his nine starts during his winless streak, he had pitched well in his last two. He continued that trend against San Francisco as he allowed just one runner to reach third base. Joaquin Benoit pitched a perfect eight inning and Huston Street got the final three outs for his 23rd save in as many chances to secure the four-hitter. It was San Diegos second straight shutout following Tyson Ross three-hit gem in Wednesdays 3-0 win over Cincinnati, and its third in four games. San Francisco continued to freefall with its 18th loss in 23 games. The Giants 5-18 record sincee June 9 is the worst in the majors as they have fallen out of first place in the NL West.dddddddddddd It was the third time in five games the Giants have been shutout. Matt Cain (1-7) pitched well but had little to show for it as he lost his fourth consecutive decision and is winless in seven starts. He allowed two runs on seven hits in 6 1-3 innings. Cain struck out six to become the fourth San Francisco pitcher to reach the 1,500-strikeout mark. Amarista led off the third inning with his second homer that barely cleared the right-field fence. Seth Smith doubled with one out and scored on Chase Headleys single for a 2-0 lead. Headley went 4 for 4. Giants first baseman Brandon Belt was 0 for 4 in his return to the Giants lineup after missing 50 games with a broken thumb. Notes: The last time the Padres won five straight was last season when they had a seven-game streak in June. ... The Giants have scored two or fewer runs in eight of their last 11 games. ... Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry and Lincecum are the other San Francisco pitchers with 1,500 strikeouts. Cain is the eighth pitcher in Giants franchise to reach the mark . ... Giants RHP Tim Hudson (7-5, 2.59 ERA) will face Padres RHP Odrisamer Despaigne (2-0, 0.66) on Saturday. ' ' '