Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen finds mojo to reach Tokyo semis TOKYO: Zheng Qinwen reached the Tokyo semi-finals on Friday despite admitting to struggling for motivation after... Published 25 Oct, 2024 05:28pm
Sports Injury-ravaged Nick Kyrgios aiming to return at Australian Open MELBOURNE: Australian Open chief Craig Tiley expressed confidence Thursday that injury-ravaged Nick Kyrgios will be... Published 10 Oct, 2024 11:04am
Sports Australia’s world No.7 Green wants women to play Presidents Cup SYDNEY: Australian major winner Hannah Green has called for women to play in the Presidents Cup to make it more... Published 03 Oct, 2024 11:12am
Sports Yulia Putintseva apologises after backlash for interaction with ball girl at US Open Yulia Putintseva has apologised after receiving criticism on social media for an interaction with a ball girl at the... Published 05 Sep, 2024 01:18pm
Sports Injury that ‘sucks’ helps propel Pegula into US Open semi-final NEW YORK: Jessica Pegula credited her victory over world number one Iga Swiatek at the US Open on Wednesday which... Published 05 Sep, 2024 12:18pm
Sports Top seeds Rublev and Sabalenka tested in Washington wins WASHINGTON: Top seeds Andrey Rublev and Aryna Sabalenka struggled through determined challenges to avoid upsets with... Published 01 Aug, 2024 01:53pm
Sports No Olympics is no problem for ATP, WTA players in Washington WASHINGTON: Concerns over surface switching and injuries prompted several top ATP and WTA players to skip the Paris... Published 30 Jul, 2024 01:14pm
Sports Aryna Sabalenka returns from shoulder injury at Washington WASHINGTON: Two-time reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka returns to competition at this week’s WTA... Published 30 Jul, 2024 12:52pm
Sports Very good morning as Novak Djokovic battles back in French Open epic PARIS: Novak Djokovic avoided crashing to his worst defeat at the French Open in 15 years in the early hours of... Published 02 Jun, 2024 10:42am
Sports Injured Sinner back on road to French Open ROME: World number two Jannik Sinner is back training in a race to be fit for the French Open after missing the Rome... Published 19 May, 2024 06:25pm
Sports Pain-free Sabalenka keeps close eye on back injury before French Open World number two Aryna Sabalenka said she is playing without pain following a lower back injury in Rome but will not... Published 17 May, 2024 10:25am
Sports Carlos Alcaraz and Sinner take first steps towards Miami showdown MIAMI: Top seed Carlos Alcaraz and number two Jannik Sinner took the first confident steps towards the... Published 24 Mar, 2024 11:06am
Sports Medvedev says Australian Open final loss ‘easy’ to get over DUBAI: Daniil Medvedev said on Monday it was “easy” getting over his Australian Open final defeat by Jannik Sinner,... Published 26 Feb, 2024 08:06pm
Sports Bopanna’s rise ‘motivates’ Aisam ahead of Pakistan-India Davis Cup tie ISLAMABAD: Pakistan tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi said Friday he was motivated by the rise of his former doubles... Published 02 Feb, 2024 07:35pm
Sports Sinner stages epic fightback to win Australian Open MELBOURNE: Jannik Sinner stormed back from two sets down to beat Daniil Medvedev in an energy-sapping five-set... Updated 28 Jan, 2024 09:59pm
Sports Hsieh and Mertens claim Australian Open women’s doubles title MELBOURNE: Taiwan veteran Hsieh Su-wei clinched her second title at this year’s Australian Open on Sunday,... Published 28 Jan, 2024 11:55am
Sports Melbourne set for new champion as hot Sinner faces Medvedev MELBOURNE: Jannik Sinner has sprinted past opponents at the Australian Open in his quest for a maiden Grand Slam but... Published 28 Jan, 2024 10:56am
Sports Bopanna, Ebden overcome Italians to win Australian Open doubles title MELBOURNE: India’s Rohan Bopanna and Australian Matthew Ebden dug deep to win the Australian Open men’s doubles... Published 27 Jan, 2024 06:08pm
Sports Dominant Sabalenka crushes Zheng to defend Australian Open title MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka said the Australian Open will always be her “special place” after blowing China’s Zheng... Published 27 Jan, 2024 05:28pm
Sports Sensational Jannik Sinner dethrones Djokovic to reach Australian Open final MELBOURNE: Jannik Sinner downed defending champion Novak Djokovic 6-1 6-2 6-7(6) 6-3 at the Australian Open on... Published 26 Jan, 2024 12:24pm
Sports Aryna Sabalenka banks on emotional edge over Zheng in Australian Open final MELBOURNE: Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka is confident she will have a crucial emotional edge over Zheng Qinwen... Published 26 Jan, 2024 11:25am
Sports Hsieh, Zielinski in thrilling mixed doubles win at Australian Open MELBOURNE: Taiwanese-Polish duo Hsieh Su-wei and Jan Zielinski won a match tiebreaker to claim the Australian Open... Published 26 Jan, 2024 10:24am
Sports China’s ‘Queen Wen’ sets up Australian Open final against Sabalenka MELBOURNE: Zheng Qinwen coasted past Ukrainian qualifier Dayana Yastremska on Thursday to become the first Chinese... Published 25 Jan, 2024 06:09pm
Sports Sabalenka has Gauff in sights as Grand Slam final beckons MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka is on a mission to avenge her 2023 US Open loss to Coco Gauff in the last four of the... Published 25 Jan, 2024 12:25pm
Sports Zverev stuns Alcaraz to set up Australian Open semi with Medvedev MELBOURNE: Alexander Zverev stunned dynamic Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the early hours of Thursday to surge into an... Published 24 Jan, 2024 08:01pm
Sports ‘Destroyed’ Medvedev grinds into Australian Open semi-finals MELBOURNE: Two-time runner-up Daniil Medvedev ground past big-serving Hubert Hurkacz into the Australian Open... Published 24 Jan, 2024 12:48pm
Sports Qualifier Yastremska beats Noskova to book Melbourne semi-final spot MELBOURNE: Dayana Yastremska beat Czech Linda Noskova 6-3 6-4 on Wednesday to book a semi-final spot at the... Published 24 Jan, 2024 10:48am
Sports Sinner sets up Djokovic semi-final at Australian Open MELBOURNE: Jannik Sinner swept past Andrey Rublev in straight sets in the early hours of Wednesday to reach his... Published 23 Jan, 2024 08:02pm
Sports Defending champion Sabalenka blasts into Australian Open semis MELBOURNE: Dominant defending champion Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday stormed past ninth seed Barbora Krejcikova,... Published 23 Jan, 2024 06:45pm
Sports ‘Trapped’ Djokovic feels heat at Australian Open as he reaches semis MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic said he felt “trapped” in the heat during his battling quarter-final win against Taylor... Published 23 Jan, 2024 06:16pm
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