Sports / Tennis

Top seed Nishikori, qualifier Nishioka advance 11 Feb 2016 - 08:32 am

Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a shot to Ryan Harrison of the United States during their singles match on Day 3 of the...

Injury forces Sharapova out of Qatar Open 10 Feb 2016 - 01:58 pm

Russia's Maria Sharapova reacts as she watches compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova play against Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands during their Fed Cup World Group...

Two umpires banned, 4 being investigated over corruption: ITF 09 Feb 2016 - 06:17 pm

LONDON: Two tennis umpires were banned, one for life, last year for breaches of the sport's code of conduct for officials, world governing...

Multi-talented Barty's return to court a loss for cricket 09 Feb 2016 - 10:39 am

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE: Ashleigh Barty's short stint as a professional cricketer has helped the former Wimbledon junior champion refresh for the grind...

Russia humiliated in Fed Cup, Swiss into semi-finals 08 Feb 2016 - 07:49 am

Paris: Russia and Italy, who have won eight of the last 12 Fed Cup titles, crashed out of this year's tournament Sunday while...

Mladenovic puts France ahead over Italy 07 Feb 2016 - 05:11 pm

France's Kristina Mladenovic returns the ball to Italy's Sara Errani during the Federation Cup tennis world group first round match between France and...

Dutch defeat Russia in Fed Cup 07 Feb 2016 - 03:20 pm

Kiki Bertens of Netherlands celebrates her victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia in their Fed Cup World Group tennis match in Moscow February...

Kerber hype rubs off on Germany's Fed Cup bid 04 Feb 2016 - 12:00 am

Berlin: Germany's Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber brought the hype of her victory all the way from Melbourne to Leipzig on Wednesday ahead...

Federer out for month after knee surgery 03 Feb 2016 - 03:02 pm

Switzerland's Roger Federer hits a shot during his semi-final match against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park,...

Kerber second in the rankings after Australian Open title 01 Feb 2016 - 04:06 pm

Paris: Angelique Kerber has risen from sixth to second in the latest WTA world rankings released on Monday after claiming her maiden Grand...

Djokovic consolidates rankings lead after Australian Open win 01 Feb 2016 - 03:26 pm

Australian Open men's singles tennis champion Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays with some children during a visit to the Melbourne City Mission's Braybrook Early...

Djokovic fears only karma in Grand Slam history quest 01 Feb 2016 - 08:18 am

Melbourne: Another overpowering win kept him head and shoulders above his peers at the Australian Open, but Novak Djokovic said fears of a...

No rest as busy Kerber jets off for Fed Cup 31 Jan 2016 - 04:35 pm

Angelique Kerber of Germany poses for the photograph with her Australian Open women's singles trophy during a photo shoot at Government House in...

Djokovic masters Murray for sixth Australian Open title 31 Jan 2016 - 02:43 pm

Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after victory in his men's singles final match against Britain's Andy Murray on day fourteen of the 2016 Australian...

Kerber's dream comes true in Melbourne 30 Jan 2016 - 02:52 pm

Germany's Angelique Kerber celebrates with the trophy after winning her final match against Serena Williams of the U.S. at the Australian Open tennis...

Kerber stuns Williams to win Australian Open title 30 Jan 2016 - 02:11 pm

Germany's Angelique Kerber (R) holds The Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup as she celebrates after victory in her women's singles final match against Serena...

Hingis, Mirza make it three Slam titles in a row 30 Jan 2016 - 12:55 pm

Switzerland's Martina Hingis (L) and India's Sania Mirza hold the trophy as they celebrate victory against Czech Republic's Lucie Hradecka and compatriot Andrea...

Five Slam finals between Djokovic, Murray 30 Jan 2016 - 12:41 pm

Britain's Andy Murray (left) will face Serbia's Novak Djokovic in Australian Open final. Melbourne: The five Grand Slam finals so far between Novak...