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Novak Djokovic can take a step closer to another Indian Wells title when he faces Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarter-finals tonight. The defending champion has won the hardcourt tournament for the past two years, but could receive a testing battle against the eighth-seeded Tsonga at the BNP Paribas Open, live on Sky Sports.Rafael Nadal is also searching for a semi-final place and has been pitted against the classy Kei Nishikori, in the pick of this evenings matches. Djokovic has made comfortable progress since an early scare against Bjorn Frantangelo, with the American qualifier taking a 1-0 lead before the world No 1 hit back to claim victory.Straight set wins over Phillip Kohlschreiber and Feliciano Lopez followed for the Serb, who has beaten Tsonga in nine of their last 10 meetings, with the most recent victory coming at last years Shanghai Masters.But Tsonga did claim a convincing 6-2 6-2 triumph at the 2014 Canadian Masters and he despatched Dominic Thiem 6-3 6-2 in the last round. Todays mens quarter-finals R Nadal v K Nishikori N Djokovic v J-W Tsonga This evenings exciting double-header will start with Nadals clash with Nishikori and both men have already proven their battling qualities in the competition.Nadal had to fend off a match point as he eventually closed out a 6-7 6-0 7-5 over the exciting young Alexander Zverev. Rafael Nadal was forced to display his grit against Alexander Zverev Nishikori also came through a gruelling match against John Isner, fighting back from a set down to edge out the American 1-6 7-6 7-6.In their last encounter, Nishikori advanced with a straight sets win at the Canadian Masters in 2015, but Nadal had won all seven of their previous matches. One to Watch Kei Nishikori should produce an exciting encounter with Nadal You should never miss a chance to watch Djokovic, especially when he is playing at his dominant best, although tennis fans should tune in early for Nadal-Nishikori, which can only be entertaining.In case you missed it David Goffin extended his impressive run in the tournament David Goffin continued his giant-killing run at Indian Wells by beating former US Open champion Marin Cilic 7-6 6-2 in the quarter-finals.A day after knocking third seed Stan Wawrinka out, Goffin battled through to his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final where he will meet Canadian Milos Raonic, a 7-5 6-3 victor over Frenchman Gael Monfils.Goffin saved 11 of 12 break points against Croatian Cilic before sealing the win in just over an hour-and-a-half and declared himself ready to take on another big server.Watch live quarter-final action at Indian Wells tonight, starting at 7pm on Sky Sports 5. 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Jay Jackson Brewers Jersey .S District Court against Major League Baseball, the Office of the Commissioner and his own union, the MLBPA. Taylor Williams Jersey . -- Catcher Brett Hayes has agreed to a $630,000, one-year contract with the Kansas City Royals, avoiding salary arbitration. METAIRIE, La. -- Lately, Saints rookie defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins has been reminding New Orleans interior offensive lineman that theyd be doing him a considerable favor by blocking as hard as they possibly can against him during practice.The 12th overall pick in Iast springs draft out of Louisville still has yet to make his NFL regular season debut because he fractured his left fibula during training camp in mid-August. But that is expected to change this weekend in san Francisco, when Rankins will be eligible to play for the first time.When Im going up against guys, I always tell them, `Just give me a real look. I havent done anything for a while, so I want as close to full speed without trying to kill each other as I can get, Rankins said. Theyve been good about that.Meanwhile, the offensive linemen whove been indulging Rankins request for difficult practice repetitions say the rookie has been wearing them out.To come back the way he has within the amount of time -- just the timeframe and to have as much strength as he has is really incredible right now, Saints guard Tim Lelito said. Hes basically picked up right where he left off. Theres a reason why he was a first-round draft pick, honestly. Hes quick, hes strong, got great hands ... so Im excited to hopefully see him out there in some live situations.Saints coach Sean Payton said Rankins is getting around well and we anticipate this is the week for him to come back.Rankins said coaches have begun rotating him into the first-team defense during 11-on-11 work in practice so he is up to speed with this weeks game plan.The recovery is going as expected. I havent had any setbacks, getting my strength back, getting my endurance back, Rankins said. Its fun to be out there playing. I feel fine. I feel I can be effective. If I didnt feel I could be effective, I wouldnt put myself out there.Saints coaches have said they see Rankins eventually being an every-down player because he is versatile enough to play several spots aalong the defensive line as either a run stuffer or pass rusher.dddddddddddd But Rankins figures that in terms of stamina and experience, he would blame coaches for easing him into his first few games in a more limited role.Definitely coming off an injury as long as Ive been off, you definitely dont want to put the cart before the horse, so to speak, Rankins said. You want to do what you can but dont overexert yourself too much. You dont want to be out there trying to overcompensate and those other issues. So I think theyre going to do a good job of keeping an eye on me, giving me what I can handle, and Ill make the most of those snaps.The Saints defense could use help. The unit ranks 28th in the NFL, allowing 397.4 yards per game, and 31st in points allowed at 30.7 per game.In his last two seasons at Louisville, Rankins registered 14 sacks and 26 + tackles for losses.When Lelito was asked if Rankins looked ready to apply stress on the front of an opposing teams pass-protection pocket, he responded, Absolutely. He can put stress anywhere. The front of the pocket, the side of the pocket. Wherever you want to put him hes putting stress. Hes definitely someone that youre going to have to account for.Game notes S Kenny Vaccaro, who sat out Wednesdays practice with knee soreness, returned Thursday on a limited basis. ... Three other players who sat out Wednesdays practice -- T Terron Armstead (Knee), LB Dannell Ellerbe (Quad) and LB James Laurinaitis (Quad) -- also did not practice on Thursday. ... RB and special teams regular Daniel Lasco, who was not on Wednesdays injury report, missed Thursdays practice. ... LB Stephone Anthony (Hamstring), CB Delvin Breaux (Fibula), WR Jake Lampman (Knee), CB Sterling Moore (Abdomen) and C Max Unger (Shoulder) were listed as limited in practice.---AP NFL websites: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '