Roger Federer warmed up for Wimbledon by winning a record ninth title at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany. The 35-year-old Swiss, who is aiming for a record eighth Wimbledon crown and 19th...
Serena Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, fired back Monday at John McEnroe's remark that she would only rank about 700th on the men's tennis circuit. McEnroe, a seven-time Grand Slam...
Petra Kvitova capped her remarkable comeback from a career-threatening hand injury by winning the Aegon Classic. The Czech, playing in only her second tournament since she was stabbed by an intruder...
Japanese world number nine Kei Nishikori was forced to retire injured in the second round at Halle on Thursday but insisted he was hopeful of being fit for Wimbledon which starts on July 3....
Jordan Thompson savoured the best moment of his life as the Australian underdog handed world number one Andy Murray a humiliating first round defeat at Queen's Club. Thompson had never won a...
The Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC) will join other National Olympic Committees (NOC) to observe this year’s edition of the Olympic Day on Saturday, June 24, 2017. The day would be held under the...
A proposal to scrap 45-minute halves is to be looked at by football’s lawmakers to deter time-wasting. Instead, there could be two periods of 30 minutes with the clock stopped whenever the ball...
Spain’s Rafael Nadal made history by winning a record 10th French Open title with victory over Stan Wawrinka in the Paris final. Nadal, 31, came through 6-2 6-3 6-1 against the Swiss third seed to...
Rafael Nadal won his first French Open title at the age of 19 in 2005 Spain's Rafael Nadal made history by winning a record 10th French Open title with victory over Stan Wawrinka in the Paris final....
Spain’s Rafael Nadal made history by winning a record 10th French Open title with victory over Stan Wawrinka in the Paris final. Nadal, 31, came through 6-2 6-3 6-1 against the Swiss third seed to...
Australian tennis ace Thanasi Kokkinakis faced court action Thursday from cereal giant Kellogg, which is not happy at plans to use his nickname "Special K" commercially. Kokkinakis and doubles...
World number one Andy Murray advanced to his fifth French Open semi-final on Wednesday, defeating Japanese eighth seed Kei Nishikori 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7/0), 6-1. Murray, who was runner-up to Novak...
Unseeded Latvian Jelena Ostapenko became the first teenager to reach the French Open women’s semi-finals since 2007 with a shock win against former world number one Caroline Wozniacki. The...
Under blazing tropical skies, Alex Hunt tosses the ball high into air and smashes down a serve at a Bangkok tennis court, a feat made possible by a carbon-fibre prosthetic that has replaced his left...
Kei Nishikori admitted he couldn't remember last year's US Open upset of Andy Murray after booking a quarter-final rematch with the world number one at Roland Garros on Monday. The Japanese star...
Injury-plagued Kevin Anderson is hoping the hamstring strain which forced him to quit the French Open is just a "hiccup" which won't impact his Wimbledon build-up. The 31-year-old South African was...
John McEnroe claimed Margaret Court was taking tennis back to "the dark ages" with her controversial and sustained outbursts over homosexuality. The 58-year-old American legend also included Ilie...
Japan's Kei Nishikori admitted Saturday's rain interruption was crucial after fighting off a fierce five-set challenge from rising South Korean talent Hyeon Chung to reach the French Open last 16....
Andre Agassi revealed on Friday he is happy to work unpaid as Novak Djokovic's coach and said he would be open to extending his relationship with the Serb at Wimbledon next month. Eight-time Grand...
Tennis great Margaret Court on Friday claimed a gay conspiracy from America was behind calls to strip her name from one of the Australian Open stadiums, after a furore over her views on...
