Tennis

Novak Djokovic joins tops seeds in Toronto quarters

Top seed Novak Djokovic breezes into the quarter-finals as the Rogers Cup continues pretty much according to script at the Aviva Centre on Thursday.
29 July 2016, 06:44 AM

Federer to miss Rio

Roger Federer says he will miss the remainder of the season, including next month's Olympic Games in Rio.
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Rejuvenated Novak Djokovic happy to be back on hard courts

​World number one Novak Djokovic is looking forward to playing on his favoured hardcourt surface at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, but the Serb urged caution as he returns to action for the first time since his shock Wimbledon exit.
25 July 2016, 10:42 AM

Federer, Nadal out of Toronto

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on Tuesday pull out of next week's Toronto Masters, joining Wimbledon champion Andy Murray in deciding to skip the event.
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Croatia beat United States in stunning comeback

Teenager Borna Coric complete an unlikely comeback for Croatia as the small Balkan nation beat the United States 3-2 in a Davis Cup quarter-final in Oregon.
18 July 2016, 06:36 AM

Raonic, Halep opt out of Rio

Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic and women's world number five Simona Halep deal the Olympics tennis tournament a double blow by pulling out of Rio, citing health fears over the Zika virus.
15 July 2016, 23:50 PM

US Open increases prize money

The 2016 US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year, will dish out a record $46.3 million in prize money, including $3.5 million for the men's and women's singles champions.
14 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Andy Murray to miss Britain's Davis Cup quarter final

Wimbledon champion Andy Murray will miss Britain's Davis Cup quarter-final clash against Serbia with captain Leon Smith naming Kyle Edmund and James Ward as his two singles players on Wednesday.
14 July 2016, 10:31 AM

Maria out of Rio

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said Monday it has put back its ruling on the two-year doping ban for Maria Sharapova for two months to September, ruling the tennis superstar out of the Rio Olympics.
11 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Maria Sharapova to miss Olympics after CAS ruling pushed to September

A Court of Arbitration for Sport decision on the two-year doping ban for Maria Sharapova has been put back two months to September, the court said Monday, ruling the tennis superstar out of the Rio Olympics.
11 July 2016, 09:43 AM

Nadal intends to attend Rio

Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal has said that he had no intention of missing out on the Olympic Games starting from August 5 in
9 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Serena Williams wins 7th Wimbledon and 22nd grand slam title overall

Serena Williams powered to her seventh Wimbledon crown as the world number one finally claimed a record-equalling 22nd major title with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Angelique Kerber in Saturday's final.
9 July 2016, 15:10 PM

Andy Murray seals last four berth

Andy Murray showed his never-say-die spirit to battled into the semi-finals in a Centre Court classic on Wednesday.
6 July 2016, 20:44 PM

One step closer to an all-Williams final

Serena and Venus Williams close in on a fifth all-sister Wimbledon final while beaten quarter-finalist Dominika Cibulkova prepares to rush back to Slovakia to get ready for her wedding.
5 July 2016, 23:08 PM

Cibulkova mulls wedding postponement, Williamses march on

Dominika Cibulkova could be forced to postpone her wedding after a shock Wimbledon win over world number three Agnieszka Radwanska, while Serena and Venus Williams march into the quarter-finals.
4 July 2016, 20:20 PM

No Kyrgios, Tomic in Australia's Olympics tennis team

Australian Olympic officials name their tennis line-up for Rio on Monday with the nation's top male stars Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic notably absent.
4 July 2016, 09:10 AM

Djokovic vows to 'emerge stronger'

Novak Djokovic insists he will come back stronger than ever after Sam Querrey ended the world number one's bid for tennis immortality in one of Wimbledon's greatest upsets.
3 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Bernard Tomic told to apologise for 'retard' comment

Controversial Australian Bernard Tomic is ordered to apologise on Thursday after he uses the word "retard" in a Wimbledon press conference.
30 June 2016, 11:29 AM

Maria's return pending CAS decision

Maria Sharapova will be returned to the national Olympic entry list for the 2016 Rio Games in case the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issues a positive ruling on her appeal.
29 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Serena, Murray breeze through

Williams, Murray and Wawrinka go through to the second round at Wimbledon while Nick Kyrgios has yet another fallout with the chair umpire.
28 June 2016, 18:00 PM