Sports / Tennis

Serena clinches year-end number one ranking 25 Oct 2014 - 04:49 am

ABOVE LEFT: Maria Sharapova of Russia reacts after her win against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in their WTA Finals singles match at the...

Murray, Ferrer cruise into Valencia last eight 24 Oct 2014 - 08:51 am

VALENCIA, Spain: Andy Murray inched closer to sealing his place at the World Tour Finals with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Fabio Fognini...

Halep wallops Serena at WTA Finals 22 Oct 2014 - 11:21 pm

SINGAPORE: Simona Halep handed an out-of-sorts Serena Williams the joint heaviest defeat of her long and illustrious career as the Romanian beat the...

Wozniacki outlasts erratic Sharapova; Radwanska wins 22 Oct 2014 - 08:00 am

SINGAPORE: Caroline Wozniacki put a huge dent in Maria Sharapova’s bid to finish the season as world number one by overcoming some distracting...

Battle lines drawn in Windies fiasco 21 Oct 2014 - 09:06 am

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Battle lines are being drawn in West Indies cricket between the players and administrators following the team’s shock withdrawal from the...

Williams, Halep start with wins 21 Oct 2014 - 09:03 am

SINGAPORE: Serena Williams shook off the rust and a feisty challenge from Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic to open the defence of her WTA Finals...

Finals chiefs keep keen eye on Murray, Nadal 21 Oct 2014 - 09:02 am

LONDON: Organisers of the ATP World Tour Finals in London next month will be keeping a keen eye on Andy Murray’s results and...

Cilic, Pavlyuchenkova clinch Kremlin Cup titles in Moscow 19 Oct 2014 - 10:33 pm

Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova celebrates her victory over Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu in their Kremlin Cup tennis match finals in Moscow, yesterday. RIGHT: Croatia’s Marin...

Federer, Nadal tackle two extremes 19 Oct 2014 - 10:32 pm

BASEL, Switzerland: Home hero Roger Federer and ailing Rafael Nadal will be working to completely different agendas when the Swiss Indoors begins today....

Li Na rules out retirement U-turn 19 Oct 2014 - 10:31 pm

SINGAPORE: Chinese star Li Na ruled out a return to tennis yesterday despite quitting the sport just months after winning her second Grand...

Murray triumphs in Vienna 19 Oct 2014 - 10:30 pm

Andy Murray of Great Britain with the Erste Bank Open Trophy during the winner ceremony after the final match against David Ferrer of...

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...