Her victory was slightly devalued by the fact that her opponents in both the semi-final and final - Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin - had to retire through injury or illness.
Boss Ian Holloway's side then saw off Nottingham Forest in the play-off semi-final and Cardiff in the final to reach the top flight.
Manchester United moved into second place, leapfrogging Barcelona and Juventus, thanks to a season in which they won the Premier League and reached both the Champions League semi-final and FA Cup final.
But they beat France 29-24 in the Plate semi-final and proved too strong for surprise package Tunisia in the final.
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He was part of the Barnsley side that beat Huddersfield in the 2006 League One play-off semi-final, and went on to score the winning penalty in the final victory over Swansea.
The 20-year-old reached the final of the Bangkok Open and the semi-final in Doha with his younger brother and says that Andy's success has inspired him to a career-high doubles ranking of 66.
He joined Liverpool from Ajax on a five-year contract in July 2007, and scored in last season's Champions League quarter-final win over Arsenal and the semi-final defeat by Chelsea.
Shevchenko's first season at Stamford Bridge ended prematurely when he had hernia surgery, forcing the striker to miss the Champions League semi-final against Liverpool and the FA Cup final.
There was a case to be made for Djokovic going into the final, not least because he had defeated five-time champion Roger Federer in a dramatic semi-final and had a 7-3 record against Nadal on hard courts, but the world number one is a different animal in major finals.
"By and large, my record in the Slams has been pretty good this year - a final in Australia and a Wimbledon semi-final, " he said.
His career has continued on a steady upward curve in the intervening two years, with two quarter-final appearances at the US Open and a semi-final spot in Australia this year.
The Gulls have reached the play-offs twice since then - losing controversially in the semi-final against Preston North End in 1995 and then 1-0 in the final at Wembley against Colchester in 1998.
Switzerland must lose their final two games against semi-final chasing Germany and bottom-of-the-table United States, while Japan are in contention.
Team-mate Eoin Morgan, however, was not in Bangalore's squad for the semi-final and is now in Dubai for a short break, according to the Professional Cricketers' Association.
"There's a long way to go, but we're hoping we can do well against York and can qualify for a semi-final, and who knows from there, " said Eaton.
The Blues were beaten on penalties by Manchester United in the May 2008 final and have suffered four semi-final defeats in the last six years.
Butler was making its first appearance in a regional semi-final since 1961 and was hoping to become the lowest seeded team to make a Final Four appearance.
The semi-finals and final take place on 1 and 5 September at the Twickenham Stoop.
"Something in my left knee went in the semi-final and pure adrenaline kept me going, " she told BBC Sport.
In the last four years we've won twice, reached the semi-final and been runners-up so that's not a bad record.
Sky will broadcast 10 matches live from the Women's World Cup, with BBC Sport showing highlights of the semi-finals and final.
"We've got some massive games coming up in the Guinness Premiership play-offs and the semi-final of the Heineken Cup against Cardiff, " added Ellis.
In eight seasons with Saints, Smith has played in two Powergen Cup finals, a Heineken Cup semi-final and three Heineken Cup quarter finals.
The top two from each will progress to the Super 8s phase, which is followed by the semi-finals and final - to be played in Barbados on 28 April.
He added that Portsmouth would be taking its place in the semi-final and would "certainly fulfil its fixture list this season and begin the new season in August 2010".
Tony Edwards and those bereaved or scarred by Hillsborough have spent twenty years pressing for justice, for some sort of explanation as to who exactly was responsible for so much going wrong at an FA Cup semi-final and why no individual has ever been held accountable.
The top seed - still yet to drop a set in the tournament - will face Marat Safin or Feliciano Lopez in Friday's semi-final, and neither will hold much fear after a supreme display against Ancic.
The controversy started in earnest when Ovrebro - who officiated the controversial semi-final between Barcelona and Chelsea last season - showed Gobbi a straight red for his challenge by the touchline on Robben.
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