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Scottish Cup holders Inverness CT were dumped out of the competition as they lost 2-1 to Hibernian at the Tulloch Caledonian stadium in the quarter-final replay. On-loan Celtic striker Tony Stokes scored twice in five minutes to set up the victory and although Iain Vigurs pulled a goal back late in the match, the visitors held on to secure a semi-final against Dundee United.Hibs started the match purposely as they looked to bounce back from Sundays League Cup final defeat to Ross County, and they limited the home side to a couple of long range shots which both failed to hit the target. At the other end of the pitch Jason Cummings sent a shot from just outside the box wide of the post on 12 minutes after John McGinn did well to create the spaceBut the visitors opened the scoring on 36 minutes when Lewis Stevenson delivered a low ball across the box and Stokes crashed his shot past Owain Fon Williams.And the Irishman doubled the advantage when he struck from close-range after Fon Williams could only parry a shot from Cummings. Scottish Cup holders Inverness CT were dumped out of the competition as they lost 2-1 to Hibernian. Inverness were given a lifeline when Richie Forans header dropped to Vigurs and he turned the ball home from close-range on 77 minutes.Ten minutes later Hibs lost Mark Oxley to injury and he was replaced between the sticks by debutant Otso Virtanen.But the holders were unable to retain their grip on the trophy and Stokes was denied a hat-trick by Fon Williams deep in stoppage-time as Hibs played on the counter-attack.Hibs boss Alan Stubbs admitted the only disappointment of the night was the booking for Oxley, meaning the goalkeeper will sit out the semi-final against United. Hibs goalkeeper Mark Oxley is suspended for the Cup semi-final Oxley was booked for time wasting - his second yellow card of the competition - and Stubbs said: He lost his contact lens.He has asked the referee to try and find it but the referee will probably hide behind the fact that Ox didnt say that.But it was obvious to everyone in the stands that he had a problem with his eye, and there was a problem with communication. Inverness CT manager John Hughes was annoyed by his sides defending whilst Hibernian boss Alan Stubbs was pleased to bounce back from their League Cup Fin We have got to a final, and now another semi-final, and we still have a chance of promotion. Sometimes people write you off after one result, but they can keep going as far as Im concerned. All it does is make us stronger.The semi-final between Hibernian v Dundee United is live on Saturday April 16 on Sky Sports 1HD, kick-off 12.15pm swell Bouteille France . 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Bouteille SWell Marbre . Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and the Cardinals edged the Tennessee Titans 37-34 in overtime after blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter. Milwaukee Bucks guard Khris Middleton will undergo surgery next week after suffering a torn left hamstring in a preseason workout on Tuesday, the team announced Wednesday.?He is expected to be sidelined for six months.?Were obviously disappointed for Khris and our team, but injuries are an unfortunate part of the game, Bucks general manager John Hammond said in a statement. Well rely on our overall roster depth to help us while Khris is out for a significant period of the season.Middleton, 25, averaged a career-high 18.2 points, 4.2 assists and 3.8 rebounds in 79 games last season for the Bucks, who finished 33-49 and failed to qualify for the playoffs.Drafted by the Pistons with the 39th overall pick in 2012, Middleton was part of the trade that sent Brandon Jennings to Detroit the following year.?Middleton has blossomed with the Bucks, turning into a key player for a franchise on the rise that was hoping to return to the playoffs this season.?Training camp starts next week in Madison, Wisconsin. The estimated six-month timeline for Middletons recovery means that he could return in mid-to-late March, with about a month left in the regular season.Middleton apparently hurt the hamstring after attending a team news conference on Tuesday announcing a four-year, $100 million contract extension for forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.dddddddddddd Last summer, Middleton signed a five-year, $70 million extension.Antetokounmpo, Middleton and forward Jabari Parker are considered building blocks for a young team. The plan is for the Bucks to turn into a playoff contender by the time a new arena opens in downtown Milwaukee in 2018, with the trio leading the way.For the 2016-17 campaign, Milwaukee might need last years first-round draft pick, guard Rashad Vaughn, to help replace Middleton, a career 40 percent shooter from 3-point range. The Bucks also drafted guard Malcolm Brogdon from?Virginia, who shot 39 percent from behind the arc as a?senior, in the second round this year.Milwaukee re-signed veteran forward Steve Novak, a 3-point specialist, in the offseason, as well.The Bucks last qualified for the playoffs in 2014-15, making a surprise run in spite of a left knee injury that sidelined Parker for the final four months of that season.The Associated Press contributed to this report.? ' ' '