Four-time champion Roger Federer coasted into the Australian Open semi-finals with a straight-set defeat of unseeded Mischa Zverev in 92 minutes. The 35-year-old reached the last four in Melbourne for a 13th time with a 6-1 7-5 6-2 win over Zverev, who upset world number one Andy Murray on Sunday. Federer, seeded 17th as he … Read more
Defending champion Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat by world number 117 Denis Istomin in the second round of the Australian Open. The six-time winner struggled for rhythm and lost 7-6 (10-8) 5-7 2-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 in four hours and 48 minutes. It is the first time Djokovic, 29, has lost in the second … Read more
Nick Kyrgios was knocked out of his home Grand Slam as he blew a two-set lead and a match point in losing to Andrea Seppi at the Australian Open. Italy’s Seppi triumphed 1-6 6-7 (1-7) 6-4 6-2 10-8 in round two against the typically unpredictable Australian. Kyrgios was given two warnings, for swearing and racquet … Read more
Britain’s Andy Murray won his first Grand Slam match since becoming world number one but was given a stern test by world number 95 Illya Marchenko. A clearly frustrated Murray was far from his best but reached the second round of the Australian Open with a 7-5 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 win over the Ukrainian. The … Read more
City beat West Ham 3-1 when the teams met at the Etihad in the Premier League in August Pep Guardiola says he is looking forward to a “special” first FA Cup game in charge of Manchester City in their third-round tie at West Ham. City face the Hammers at London Stadium on Friday night, live … Read more
Andy Murray, Mo Farah, Lee Pearson, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katherine Grainger are all honoured British tennis champion Andy Murray and athlete Mo Farah have been knighted in the Queen’s New Year Honours list. Paralympic dressage rider Lee Pearson also becomes a Sir, while heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill and rower Katherine Grainger are made dames. There are … Read more
Serena Williams has used the social media platform Reddit to announce that she is engaged to its co-founder, Alexis Ohanian. The tennis star made the announcement in the form of a poem. She said he took her to Rome, where they first met, to propose to her – and she said yes. It caps off … Read more
Petra Kvitova will be unable to play tennis for at least six months after undergoing surgery on “severe” hand injuries sustained in a knife attack, the player’s PR manager has told CNN. But it is still too early to assess when she will be ready for a competitive return. “The best case scenario is that … Read more
Andy Murray has been voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for a record third time. Murray, the 2013 and 2015 winner, took Olympic gold, claimed his second Wimbledon title and became tennis’ world number one in a remarkable 2016. Triathlete Alistair Brownlee was second and show jumper Nick Skelton third. “It’s been a … Read more
A rundown of the 16 contenders who have been shortlisted for the 2016 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, to be presented on 18 December. Nicola Adams, Boxer 18 Won the flyweight title again?in Rio this year, the first British boxer to retain an Olympic crown for 92 years. Also won her first World … Read more
Crewe Alexandra director Dario Gradi has been suspended pending a Football Association investigation that will include looking into claims he “smoothed over” a complaint of sexual assault against a Chelsea scout in the 1970s. A former youth player at Chelsea – where Gradi was assistant manager – says he was assaulted by Eddie Heath, the … Read more
Former world number one has recorded a poor run of results in the last four weeks Twelve-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic has parted company with coach Boris Becker. Djokovic has worked with the former Wimbledon, US and Australian Open winner for three years. The Serbian world number two won six Grand Slams under Becker … Read more
Britain’s Andy Murray beat five-time champion Novak Djokovic to win his first ATP World Tour Finals title and end 2016 as the world number one. With the year-end top ranking on the line, Murray won the much-anticipated final 6-3 6-4 at London’s O2 Arena. “I’m very happy to win and to be world number one … Read more
Andy Murray won the ATP World Tour Finals title and ensured he finishes the year as world number one with a 6-3 6-4 win over Novak Djokovic at the O2. The Briton knew he had to beat the reigning champion to fend off his arch rival’s challenge to remain top of the rankings, and he … Read more
LONDON — A London tram was travelling at 70 km/h when it derailed and overturned on a bend with a speed limit of 20 km/h, killing seven passengers, an interim report revealed Wednesday. The official Rail Accident Investigation Branch’s (RAIB) is continuing an investigation into the tragedy which happened just after 6 a.m. local time … Read more
Germany’s Angelique Kerber continued to top the world rankings released by the WTA Monday while Britain’s Johanna Konta boosted her spot in the leading 10. Kerber ends the season on 9,080 points after winning her first two grand slams. American great Serena Williams trails on 7,050. Konta was the only member of the top 10 … Read more
Liverpool were last top of the table in May 2014 – the season they narrowly missed out on the title Liverpool went top of the Premier League for the first time under manager Jurgen Klopp with an emphatic victory over Watford at Anfield. Sadio Mane’s acrobatic header finally put the Reds ahead after a host … Read more
Serena Williams will not take part in the WTA Finals in late October due to a shoulder injury, meaning she is skipping the elite year-end event for the second straight season. The 22-time grand slam winner missed the entire Asian swing due to the shoulder problem and has struggled with the issue for much of … Read more
Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week’s Wuhan Open, as well as the China Open, with a shoulder injury. Williams, 34, has been troubled by the problem with her right shoulder since winning Wimbledon, her 22nd Grand Slam singles title, in July. She says her focus is now on being fit enough to play in … Read more
Britain’s Andy Murray made his earliest Grand Slam exit of the year as Japan’s Kei Nishikori fought back to win their US Open quarter-final in five sets. Murray, seeded second, led by two sets to one but eventually lost 1-6 6-4 4-6 6-1 7-5 in three hours 57 minutes. The Wimbledon champion lost his rhythm … Read more