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Murray wins Shanghai opener, Fognini crashes 08 Oct 2014 - 03:55 am

Andy Murray of Britain returns a shot against Teymuraz Gabashvili of Russia in the men’s singles first round match at the Shanghai Masters...

Federer, Nadal bid to dethrone Djokovic 08 Oct 2014 - 03:52 am

SHANGHAI: Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal enter this week’s Shanghai Masters bidding to unseat current champion Novak Djokovic, who appears on an unstoppable...

Securing Sport conference draws to a close in London 08 Oct 2014 - 03:52 am

London: The Securing Sport 2014 conference came to an end yesterday after two lively days that saw some very high-profile names in world...

Cilic crashes out in Shanghai 07 Oct 2014 - 12:58 am

SHANGHAI: US Open champion Marin Cilic suffered a shock defeat at the Shanghai Masters yesterday, as the Croatian desperately chases points to make...

Djokovic, Sharapova reign supreme at China Open 06 Oct 2014 - 06:36 am

Novak Djokovic of Serbia lifts his trophy after defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the men’s singles final match at the...

Djokovic, Berdych in Beijing final 04 Oct 2014 - 11:16 pm

Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic celebrates after winning his men’s singles semi-final match against Martin Klizan of Slovakia in the China Open tennis...

Raonic, Nishikori to clash again for Tokyo title 04 Oct 2014 - 11:15 pm

Gilles Simon (left) of France and Milos Raonic of Canada shake hands after their singles semi-final match at the Japan Open Tennis Championships...

Nishikori, Raonic reach Japan Open semis 03 Oct 2014 - 11:57 pm

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot during his men’s quarter-final against Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria at the China Open in Beijing, yesterday....

Djokovic advances as Serena withdraws 03 Oct 2014 - 11:55 pm

BEIJING: Reigning China Open champions Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams experienced contrasting fortunes at the tournament yesterday, with the men’s top seed powering...

Djokovic, Sharapova win in China 02 Oct 2014 - 12:07 am

BEIJING: Novak Djokovic continued his 100 percent record at the China Open yesterday as he overcame late resistance from Vasek Pospisil, while Maria...

Teenager Nishioka brings an end to Japan’s 40-year wait 01 Oct 2014 - 10:14 am

Pakistans’ Atif Waheed (centre) tries to catch India’s players as umpires watch them during their men’s kabaddi match at the Songdo Global University...

Nadal back with a bang in Beijing 01 Oct 2014 - 10:11 am

Spain’s Rafael Nadal in action against France’s Richard Gasquet during their match at the Tennis China Open in Beijing, China, yesterday. BEIJING: Rafael...

Wildcard Ito stuns top-seed Wawrinka 01 Oct 2014 - 10:10 am

TOKYO: Tatsuma Ito followed the winning example of compatriot Kei Nishikori as the number 103-ranked local dumped top seed Stan Wawrinka out 7-5,...

Sania helps India to mixed doubles gold 30 Sep 2014 - 12:00 am

INCHEON, South Korea: A trail-blazer for women’s tennis in India, Sania Mirza has been hounded by controversy throughout her career, accused of corrupting...

Williams and Cilic through to the next round 29 Sep 2014 - 11:40 pm

BEIJING: US Open Champions Serena Williams and Marin Cilic powered through their openers at the $5.4m China Open yesterday, with the women’s number...

InterContinental Tennis contest kicks off in Doha today 29 Sep 2014 - 09:08 am

Doha: The Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) and InterContinental Doha Hotel are organising the seventh InterContinental Tennis Tournament here from September 29 to October...

Murray ends 14-month wait with Shenzhen title 29 Sep 2014 - 09:03 am

Champion, Kei Nishikori (right) of Japan and runner up, Julien Benneteau of France pose with their trophies after the final of the Malaysian...

Nishikori triumphs in Malaysia 29 Sep 2014 - 08:58 am

KUALA LUMPUR: Japan’s Kei Nishikori picked up his third title of a breakout year by downing France’s Julien Benneteau 7-6 (4), 6-4 in...