53 Players Investigated Over Betting
New figures showing that 53 footballers have been reported over potential breaches of betting rules are the “tip of the iceberg”, says a sport integrity expert. Former FIFA and Interpol adviser...
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5 Reasons You Should Spend Your Next Holiday At A Resort And SPA
There is something about the word ‘resort and spa’ that rhymes with relaxation and paradise. A resort and spa is a place that provides you with a soothing escape from the hustle and bustle of...
Top Seed Raonic Advances At ATP Delray Beach
Canadian top seed Milos Raonic advanced to the quarter-finals of the ATP Delray Beach Open on Wednesday by defeating Croatia's Borna Coric 6-3, 7-6 (7/2). On a night when rain delayed the start of...
Kerber Survives As Leading Seeds Stumble In Dubai Tennis Championships
Former world number one Angelique Kerber survived as three of the top five seeds were bundled out of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday. The top seed and winner of two Grand Slams in 2016...
Nanevie Grabs Silver In Maryland
Courage Nanevie has improved on his previous performances to win silver in table tennis at the monthly medal competition played at Maryland, USA, over the weekend. The Ghanaian who was representing...
Lu, Edmund Among Winners In ATP Delray Beach Openers
British eighth seed Kyle Edmund and Taiwan's Lu Yen-Hsun booked a second-round matchup on Monday at the ATP Delray Beach Open while US defending champion Sam Querrey advanced on a retirement. Edmund,...
Japan Table Tennis Prodigy Harimoto Seeks Olympic Dream
A 13-year-old Japanese table tennis prodigy has set his sights on the Tokyo Olympics after he narrowly failed to become the youngest champion in World Tour history in New Delhi. The 14th seed...
Harrison Beats Basilashvili To Win Memphis Title
American Ryan Harrison captured his first ATP title Sunday, winning all 12 break points he faced to defeat Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1, 6-4 and win the Memphis Open. Harrison, ranked 62nd,...
Nishikori Suffers Sixth Successive Final Loss
Japanese top seed Kei Nishikori lost a sixth successive final on Sunday when he was defeated by Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 in the Buenos Aires clay-court title match. The world...
Streaking Basilashvili Reaches Memphis Final
Unseeded Nikoloz Basilashvili continued his hot streak by rolling over Mikhail Kukushkin 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 to reach the final of the ATP Tour's Memphis Open. The 24-year-old Georgian, making his Memphis...
Nishikori Battles Into Buenos Aires Final
Japanese top seed Kei Nishikori reached his second final of 2017 with a gruelling 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Argentina's Carlos Berlocq at the Buenos Aires clay court tournament. World number five...
Pliskova Takes Qatar Open Title
Karolina Pliskova beat Caroline Wozniacki for the first time in her career to claim the Qatar Open title on Saturday. The powerful Czech won in straight sets 6-3, 6-4 for her eighth WTA title and her...
Qatar Open Could End Without Winner, Admit Organisers
The rain-ravaged Qatar Open could finish without a winner this year, a senior official conceded on Friday as the tournament was again battered by heavy rain and thunderstorms. Tariq Darwish Zainal,...
Basilashvili Stuns Top Seed Karlovic At ATP Memphis
Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili upset Croatian top seed Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (7/2), 6-3, to reach the quarter-finals of the ATP Memphis Open. A week shy of his 25th birthday, the world number 67 on...
Rockcare To Invest GHS50,000 In Tennis Development
Rockcare Herbal Limited through their Alkamin Mineral Water brand is set to invest about GHS50,000 in tennis development through the National Ranking Tour. The company will headline the second...
Cibulkova Through But Rain Wins Again At Qatar Open
Three players reached the quarter-finals of a soggy Qatar Open Wednesday during another rain-affected day which left top seed Anqelique Kerber still waiting to play her first match. Number three seed...
Under the Bridge But On the Right Road
The theory is proven; you can play table tennis anywhere. Just I little initiative is needed Once a powerhouse of African table tennis, most notably in 1962 and 1968 Emmanuel Quaye won the Men’s...
PSG Boss Nasser Ready For Intense Times
The next few days promise to be intense for Nasser Al-Khelaifi, chairman of Paris Saint-Germain and arguably the most recognisable face behind tiny Qatar's global sporting rise. On Tuesday night he...
Riske Puts USA Up 1-0 On Germany In Fed Cup
Alison Riske downed Alison Petkovic to give the United States a 1-0 lead in their Fed Cup tie with Germany, which got off to an awkward start Saturday thanks to a gaffe involving the German national...
I Would Like To Be Real Madrid President
Spanish 14-time grand slam champion Rafael Nadal revealed he would like to one day be Real Madrid president. Although Nadal's uncle Miguel Angel Nadal is a former Barcelona defender, Rafael is a...