Tennis
20 May 2016
Serena Williams said she was feeling relaxed about her hopes of defending her French Open crown on Friday and drawing level with Steffi Graf's Open Era record of 22 Grand Slam singles titles.
20 May 2016
World number one Novak Djokovic and nine-time champion Rafael Nadal have been seeded to meet in the French Open semi-finals after the draw was made Friday.
17 May 2016
Serena Williams reinforced her huge lead at the top of the WTA rankings a week out from the start of the French Open after winning the Italian Open on Sunday.
17 May 2016
Nigeria’s most successful table tennis players, Segun Toriola and Olufunke Oshonaike, are among international stars that have arrived Lagos for the ITTF Premier Lotto Nigeria Open ...
16 May 2016
Serena Williams reinforced her huge lead at the top of the WTA rankings a week out from the start of the French Open after winning the Italian Open on Sunday.
16 May 2016
Andy Murray has reclaimed second place in the world rankings from Roger Federer after beating world number one Novak Djokovic in the final of the Rome Masters on Sunday.
15 May 2016
Britain's Andy Murray said pride at becoming a new father may have given him the edge as he stunned world number one Novak Djokovic to win his maiden Rome Masters title.
14 May 2016
Britain's Andy Murray was left patiently sitting it out on Saturday as rain delayed his Rome Masters semi-final with Lucas Pouille, with the weather causing a three-and-a-half hour wait.
13 May 2016
Britain's Andy Murray remained on course for a maiden Rome Masters final after overcoming Belgium's David Goffin 6-1, 7-5 on Friday to book only his second career semi-final in the Italian capital.
12 May 2016
Roger Federer's Rome Masters bid ended with a 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 third round defeat to Austrian 13th seed Dominic Thiem, as world number one Serena Williams sailed into the Italian Open quarters on Thursday.
12 May 2016
Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer yesterday came through their opening matches at the Rome Masters in straight sets.
11 May 2016
Roger Federer made a winning return to the clay after last week's back pain, with the Swiss icon beating German teenager Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-5 in the second round of the Rome Masters on Wednesday.
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