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Serena slams ‘sexist, racist’ slur from Russian boss 19 Oct 2014 - 10:26 pm

SINGAPORE: World number one Serena Williams lashed out at “sexist” and racist” comments from the head of Russian tennis yesterday after he jokingly...

Sporting legends galore at Doha GOALS 2014 18 Oct 2014 - 11:29 pm

George Foreman and Veronica Campbell-Brown Doha: Former World Heavyweight Champion and US Olympic gold medallist George Foreman, Jamaican triple Olympic gold medallist Veronica...

Serena gets kind draw for WTA Finals defence 18 Oct 2014 - 11:28 pm

Serena Williams (left) and Maria Sharapova SINGAPORE: World number one Serena Williams was handed the best possible draw for her WTA Finals title...

WTA bans Russia chief for ‘Williams brothers’ jibe 18 Oct 2014 - 11:27 pm

President of the Russian Tennis Federation Tarpischev MOSCOW: Russian tennis federation chief Shamil Tarpischev yesterday said he was sorry for a jibe he...

Home favourite Pavlyuchenkova to face Begu in Moscow final 18 Oct 2014 - 11:24 pm

MOSCOW: Home favourite and sixth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (pictured) advanced to the Kremlin Cup final following a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Czech teenager...

Cilic qualifies for ATP World Tour Finals 18 Oct 2014 - 11:23 pm

MOSCOW: US Open champion Marin Cilic (pictured) has booked his place in the elite eight-player ATP World Tour Finals in November. The 26-year-old...

Murray, Ferrer stay in the running for year-end finals 18 Oct 2014 - 02:21 am

VIENNA: Andy Murray and David Ferrer tightened the duel for spots in the ATP year-end final with a pair of wins into the...

QTF-InterContinental Doha Open 17 Oct 2014 - 11:01 pm

Siddharth Ramesh (left) and Joud Al Azmeh, trainees at Bay Club Tennis School at InterContinental Doha, pose for a picture along coach Cliff...

Raonic crashes out to 116th-ranked qualifier 17 Oct 2014 - 07:54 am

Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania in action against Milos Raonic of Canada during their second round match at the Kremlin Cup tournament in Moscow...

Kvitova to lead Czechs in Fed Cup final against Germany 13 Oct 2014 - 09:28 pm

PRAGUE: World number four Petra Kvitova (pictured) will lead the Czech Republic in the Fed Cup final against Germany in Prague on November...

Federer second in ATP world rankings, Serena still on top 13 Oct 2014 - 09:22 pm

PARIS: Roger Federer’s triumph in the Shanghai Masters tournament on Sunday has seen him back up to second in the ATP world rankings,...

Federer downs hurt Simon to win Shanghai Masters 13 Oct 2014 - 06:53 am

Roger Federer (right) of Switzerland and Gilles Simon of France pose with their trophies after their men’s singles final match at the Shanghai...

Bryan brothers achieve another record with Masters slam 13 Oct 2014 - 06:51 am

SHANGHAI: American twins Bob and Mike Bryan added another accolade to their lengthy resume after taking the Shanghai Masters men’s doubles title yesterday...

Stosur downs Diyas to take another Osaka title 13 Oct 2014 - 06:50 am

TOKYO: Australia’s Samantha Stosur continued her love affair with the Osaka hard courts by claiming a third Japan Open title after edging Zarina...

Wawrinka qualifies for World Tour Finals 13 Oct 2014 - 06:50 am

LONDON: Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka has become the fourth player to qualify for the end-of-season ATP World Tour Finals, the ATP said...

Federer halts Djokovic run to reach Shanghai final 11 Oct 2014 - 11:33 pm

Gilles Simon of France celebrates after winning his men’s singles semi-final match against Feliciano Lopez of Spain at the Shanghai Masters tournament in...

Age is not wearying Swiss great, says Novak 11 Oct 2014 - 11:30 pm

SHANGHAI: Novak Djokovic said age was not slowing down Roger Federer after his straight-sets humbling by the 33-year-old Swiss great at the Shanghai...

Jankovic crashes in Tianjin upset 10 Oct 2014 - 12:26 am

TIANJIN, China: Tianjin Open top seed Jelena Jankovic crashed out of the tournament in the second round yesterday, continuing a poor run of...