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Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna subdued Britains Andy Murray and Heather Watson with remarkable ease to breeze into the mixed-doubles semifinals at the Rio Olympics. The fourth-seeded Indian pair dominated the quarterfinal contest, winning 6-4 6-4 in just 67 minutes.One more victory will ensure India a silver medal and even a defeat in the semifinals - against USAs Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram - would give Sania and Bopanna a chance to fight for the bronze.Murray came into the contest after winning his singles quarterfinal that lasted more than two hours, and he was a pale shadow of himself.Murray, the world number two, winner of three Grand Slams and the singles defending Olympic champion, seemed to be conserving his energy for the bigger battle ahead. His heavy legs and stifled movement on the court made the task easier for the Indians.Watson, too, did not look like the player who won the Wimbledon mixed-doubles title this year, struggling with her serve and ground strokes in the opening set.Bopanna was solid with his booming serve while Sania played superbly from the back of the court. Bopanna began with a double fault and Sanias consecutive volley errors meant that the Indians were first to blink.However, the Indians immediately got the break back as Watosn dropped serve at love. A flurry of unforced errors from her set the Indians up nicely with three chances, and Bopanna found a backhand winner on the first break point. Sania saved a breakpoint in the next and held to make it 2-2.A nervous-looking Watson struggled with her serve and was again down 0-40, allowing India to seized the advantage. Murray failed to put across a strong forehand return from Sania, putting the Indians ahead 4-3. 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LOS ANGELES -- Jayson Tatum, a forward headed to Duke, and newly minted Olympic hurdler and sprinter Sydney McLaughlin were honored as the national prep athletes of the year Tuesday night.Tatum starred at Chaminade College Prep in Creve Coeur, Missouri. He averaged 29.5 points and 9.1 rebounds as a senior, leading the suburban St. Louis school to this years Class 5 state championship. Tatum scored 40 points in the title game, a mark he topped in six games as a senior.Tatum accepted his silver trophy from Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, LA Rams player Todd Gurley, NBA rookie of the year Karl-Anthony Towns, who won two years ago, and retired soccer star Landon Donovan.Dad, I love you, Tatum said. 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