Serena Williams Retains No. 1 Spot
Serena Williams is briefly back at No. 1 in the WTA rankings, despite not playing a match since January and with plans to take the rest of 2017 off because she is expecting a baby. Thanks to a...
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Serena Williams Retains No. 1 Spot
Serena Williams is briefly back at No. 1 in the WTA rankings, despite not playing a match since January and with plans to take the rest of 2017 off because she is expecting a baby. Thanks to a...
Serena Williams Calls Ilie Nastase Comments ‘racist’ and Backs Investigation
Serena Williams says Ilie Nastase's recent comments about her unborn child are "racist" and has given her backing to a full investigation. Nastase, a former world number one, was heard speculating...
I’ll Make Stars Great Again — Appiah
Incoming Black Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah, says he is going to roll up his sleeves, get his hands dirty and help make the senior national team great again. Appiah arrived in the country last Friday...
No Hurry As India’s Inspirational Centenarian Wins Gold
With a jaunty victory dance, 101-year-old Man Kaur celebrated winning the 100 metres sprint at the World Masters Games in Auckland on Monday, the 17th gold medal in the Indian athlete's remarkable...
Nastase Banned After Swearing At Tearful Johanna Konta
Johanna Konta tears & Nastase sent off - dramatic scenes at Fed Cup Romania captain Ilie Nastase was banned from the Fed Cup tie against Britain after an incident that left Johanna Konta in tears and...
Novak Djokovic Loses To David Goffin At Monte Carlo Masters
Novak Djokovic's comeback from injury was cut short at the Monte Carlo Masters as Belgium's David Goffin earned the biggest win of his career. World number two Djokovic, playing his second match...
Former Britain High Jumper Dies In Jamaica Motorbike Crash
British Olympic high jump silver medallist Germaine Mason has died aged 34 after a motorcycle crash in Jamaica. The Jamaica-born athlete, who switched to represent Great Britain in 2006, won silver...
World Number Two’s Pregnancy Is Confirmed
World number two Serena Williams is pregnant and due in the autumn, her representative has confirmed. The 35-year-old earlier posted a picture of herself on Snapchat posing in a mirror with the...
Serena Williams Factbox
Serena Williams is expecting a baby and won't play again this year, her publicist said, but "she looks forward to returning in 2018" Fact file on 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams,...
Serena Hints At Pregnancy With ’20 Weeks’ Post
Tennis great Serena Williams hinted Wednesday that she's expecting her first child, posting a photo of herself on Snapchat captioned "20 weeks". The photo, captured by US media, shows Williams in a...
Tennis Star, Serena Williams Is Pregnant
Serena Williams is pregnant with her first baby. The tennis star, 35, made the announcement on Wednesday where she showed off her pregnant belly on Snapchat. Williams wore a yellow swimsuit and said...
Great Olympics To Expel Players Who Failed To Turn Up For Game Against Liberty Professionals
Accra Great Olympics, is planning to expel all fifteen players who failed to train with new Coach Tom Strand last week. This is because disgruntled former coach Godwin Attram led a player-walk-out...
Novak Djokovic Edges Past Gilles Simon At Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Novak Djokovic survived a second-round scare to beat Gilles Simon at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Simon served for the match at 5-4 in the third set but world number two Djokovic broke back before...
Johnson To Meet Bellucci In Houston ATP Final
Steve Johnson rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory over top-seeded Jack Sock on Saturday to set up a title clash with Thomaz Bellucci in the ATP clay court tournament in Houston, Texas. Johnson, the...
Sock Avoids Upset To Reach Houston Semis
High seeds John Isner and Sam Querrey were sent packing in three sets, while No. 1 seed Jack Sock survived a scare at the ATP Tour's Houston event. Second-seeded Isner was ousted by fellow American...
Pressure On Japan’s Swimming Champ Hagino After Loss At Home
Olympic champion Kosuke Hagino faces a fierce challenge from close to home in the 400 metres individual medley at this summer's world championships after a chastening loss in the Japanese nationals....
New Zealand Sprint Cyclists Dream of Olympic Glory After World Gold
New Zealand's team sprint trio allowed themselves to dream of an elusive Olympic gold medal after they underlined their dominance at the Track Cycling World Championships on Wednesday. Ethan...
New Australia Cycling Boss Pledges ‘compassionate’ Approach
Cycling Australia'snew high-performance director Simon Jones has pledged to put riders first rather than obsess about medals as he sets about taking the country to the very top of the sport. The...
Bolt Inspired Me To Break World Record
Training with Jamaican athletics legend Usain Bolt gave Wayde van Niekerk the self-belief he could break Michael Johnson's 400 metres world record, he told The Times on Tuesday. The 24-year-old South...