Tennis

Nadal out of Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal will miss Wimbledon after failing to recover from the wrist injury which forced his withdrawal from the French Open, he announced on Facebook.
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Sharapova suspended for 2 years for doping

Maria Sharapova is suspended for two years by the International Tennis Federation for testing positive for meldonium at the Australian Open.
8 June 2016, 15:10 PM

Serena passes Sharapova

Serena Williams may have been second best at the French Open on Saturday but the American has moved ahead of fellow tennis player Maria Sharapova to top the women's earnings list in sports, according to Forbes Magazine.
7 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Serena Williams tops Sharapova as world's highest paid sportswoman

Two days after her stunning loss to Garbine Muguruza in the French Open final, Serena Williams scores a different win when Forbes Magazine reported she has overtaken Maria Sharapova as the world's highest-paid sportswoman.
7 June 2016, 06:03 AM

Being part of the Federer/Nadal era a career booster, says Djokovic

The moment Novak Djokovic accepted that being part of the Roger Federer/Rafael Nadal era was a chance, not a curse, everything improved for him. After winning his first French Open title, world's number one tennis player holds all four grand slams at the same time.
6 June 2016, 07:32 AM

Andy ends Stan's reign

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray will meet in a Grand Slam title clash for a seventh time on Sunday after comprehensive semi-final triumphs swept the world's top two players into the French Open final.
3 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Kyrgios pulls out of Rio, blasts AOC

Fiery Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios pulls out of the Rio Olympics, blaming "unwarranted attacks" on him by Australian Olympic chiefs after he was warned to behave.
3 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Nick Kyrgios pulls out after row with Australian Olympic Committee

Nick Kyrgios has pulled out of Rio 2016, accusing the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) of "unfair and unjust treatment" and "unwarranted attacks".
3 June 2016, 06:30 AM

Garbine Muguruza, Samantha Stosur set up a semi-final clash at the French Open

Garbine Muguruza and Samantha Stosur set up a semi-final clash at the French Open on Wednesday.
1 June 2016, 20:13 PM

Garbine Muguruza, Samantha Stosur set up a semi-final clash at the French Open

Garbine Muguruza and Samantha Stosur set up a semi-final clash at the French Open on Wednesday.
1 June 2016, 20:06 PM

Stan Wawrinka says Andy Murray belongs to a different class

French Open champion Stan Wawrinka on Wednesday hailed Roland Garros semi-final opponent Andy Murray as being in a different class despite both men having captured two Grand Slam titles each.
1 June 2016, 19:41 PM

Novak scales $100m peak

World number one Novak Djokovic becomes the first player to reach the $100 million prize money mark
1 June 2016, 12:38 PM

Backlog builds up as rain-hit French Open sees just two matches completed on day 10

The 10th day of the French Open sees just two matches completed and resultant backlog means players, including top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams, face playing four days in a row.
31 May 2016, 23:35 PM

Radwanska, Simona crash out

Second seed Agnieszka Radwanska and former French Open finalist Simona Halep crash out in the last 16 on another rain-hit day at Roland Garros on Tuesday.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Hingis and Mirza lose chance to complete 'Santina Slam'

Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza lose their cool as their hopes of holding all four grand slam titles are dashed following a 6-3 6-2 defeat by Czech duo Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova in the third round of the French Open on Sunday.
30 May 2016, 06:08 AM

Serena, Novak march on

Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams both sweep into the last 16 at the French Open on a rain-hit Saturday in Paris, while Dominic Thiem confirmed his status as an outsider to win the men's title.
28 May 2016, 18:08 PM

Rafa baffled by no shows

Rafael Nadal knows only too well what it's like to miss out on playing at the Olympics, hence he does not understand why so many of his fellow tennis professionals are turning their backs on the Rio Games in August.
27 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Andy, Stan power thru'

Andy Murray cut down Croatian giant Ivo Karlovic to reach the French Open last-16 Friday as two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova became the fourth top 10 women's seed to be knocked out.
27 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Nadal withdraws from French Open

Nine-time champion and King of Clay Rafael Nadal withdraws from the ongoing French Open with a wrist injury.
27 May 2016, 15:03 PM

Contrasting day for big guns

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic ground their opponents into dust, Andy Murray barely survives while two of the top five women's seeds make unceremonious exits.
24 May 2016, 21:02 PM