Briefs3-O'Sullivan faces Hendry in world snooker semi-finals

April 30 (Reuters) - Sports news in brief from around the world:

Snooker - Tournament favourite Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Chinese qualifier Liang Wenbo 13-7 to book a place in the semi-finals of the world championship.

He now faces Stephen Hendry, winner of a record seven world titles, after the Scot beat Ryan Day 13-7.

O'Sullivan, who started the final session with an 11-5 lead over Wenbo, never looked like loosening his grip and completed the victory with a 79 break.

Soccer - Former Russia international Sergei Yuran has been sacked as Shinnik Yaroslavl coach, officials of the struggling Russian premier league club said.

The 38-year-old, who played in Ukraine, Russia, Portugal, England, Germany and Austria during a 12-year professional career, was dismissed for breaking the club's disciplinary code of ethics as well as for the team's poor results.