Sept 18 (Gracenote) - Results from the Davis Cup World Group Semifinal matches on Sunday

MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Syria's U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari said on Sunday deadly air strikes by a U.S.-led coalition were aimed at sinking a fragile U.S.-Russia ceasefire plan, escalating tensions over a Syria deal between Moscow and Washington.

LIMA (Reuters) - The approval rating of Peru's recently elected president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has risen slightly in September, as Peruvians have supported his plans to spark economic growth, a survey by pollster Ipsos Peru showed on Sunday.

MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Syria's U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari said on Sunday air strikes by a U.S.-led coalition on the Syrian army that he said killed 83 soldiers and injured over 100 could not be a "technical error."

ZADAR, Croatia (Reuters) - Marin Cilic sent Croatia into the Davis Cup final with a 6-3 6-2 7-5 victory against Richard Gasquet on Sunday that gave the hosts a 3-1 win over France.

LONDON, Sept 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - World leaders are gathering in New York on Monday for a major U.N. summit on tackling the refugee and migrant crisis.

WELLINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The All Blacks' ability to seal the Rugby Championship with two rounds remaining highlighted the burgeoning gap between the world champions and the rest of the sides, though the team were not prepared to let their final games become footnotes.

Reuters sports schedule at 0600 GMT on Sunday (times GMT):

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Iranian cyclist Sarafraz Bahman Golbarnezhad has died after crashing in the C4-5 event at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, the first such death at the Games since they began in 1960, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has said.