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Garbine Muguruza of Spain returns a shot to Monica Puig of Puerto Rico during their second round match of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo. (Photo: AP)

Pan Pacific Open: Garbine Muguruza cruises

Second seed Pliskova sets up date with former world no.1 Kerber.

20 Sep 2017 9:30 PM GMT

Wang Qiang of China returns a shot to Kristina Mladenovic of France during their first round match of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo, Monday. (Photo: AP)

Angelique Kerber avenges US Open loss

Osaka went on to reach the third round of the US Open after stunning Kerber.

19 Sep 2017 2:05 AM GMT

Steve Darcis, left bottom, and captain Johan Van Herck, left, celebrate with Belgiums Davis Cup team players after winning against Australias Jordan Thompson during a Davis Cup World Group semi-final tennis match in Brussels. (Photo: AP)

Davis Cup: Curtains for India

Ram goes down battling to Canada no. 1 Denis Shapovalov.

19 Sep 2017 2:02 AM GMT

Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan and runner-up Miyu Kato of Japan pose after their the Japan Open final in Tokyo. (Photo: AFP)

Zarina Diyas storms to 1st title in Japan

Diyas, who had wrist surgery last year, added: It was really tough to come back so I'm really happy to be playing again...

17 Sep 2017 8:38 PM GMT

Canadas Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil in their Davis Cup doubles match against Rohan Bopanna and Purav Raja in Edmonton.(Photo: AP)

Davis Cup: India on back foot

Rohan Bopanna, Raja lose doubles to hand advantage to Canada.

17 Sep 2017 8:35 PM GMT

Chinas Zhu Yuling serves against Chinas Liu Shiwen during their Table Tennis Asian Cup 2017 final match in Ahmadabad. (Photo: AP)

Chinese duo seal maiden titles, World Cup berths

Liu remained on Zhu's heels and levelled the match 2-2 with well-placed returns.

17 Sep 2017 8:30 PM GMT

Japans Miu Hirano in action against Manika Batra in Ahmedabad on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)

Indian challenge ends

Manika, who had an unbeaten run in the round robin group stage, failed to bring her A game against world no. 6. Hirano.

17 Sep 2017 1:57 AM GMT

Conchita Martinez

Conchita to be relieved of Spain team's captaincy

It added: She has done a great job in her years as captain. We have decided to change. Going into new challenges in...

15 Sep 2017 7:46 PM GMT

Frances Nicolas Mahut (from left), Pierre-Hugues Herbert, Lucas Pouille, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and captain Yannick Noah, Serbians Nenad Zimonjic, Dusan Lajovic, Laslo Djere and Filip Krajinovic pose on Thursday ahead of their Davis Cup World Group semi-final against Serbia in Lille, France. (Photo: AFP)

Young guns take aim

Yuki, Ram face tough task to try and tame hosts.

15 Sep 2017 1:19 AM GMT

Achanta Sharath Kamal

Achanta Sharath Kamal, Manika Batra lead home charge

The three-day event will see 32 top paddlers men and women of the continent battle it out for supremacy.

15 Sep 2017 1:08 AM GMT

Jena Fett of Croatia returns to Frances Kristina Mladenovic in their Japan Open first round match in Tokyo on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)

Brisk Aleksandra Krunic cuts Alison Riske

Croatian qualifier Fett fells top seed Mladenovic.

13 Sep 2017 8:03 PM GMT

Plagued by injuries and a loss of form in the past two years, Nadal has risen to number one in the rankings and won his 10th French Open title and third U.S. Open this year. He lost to his great rival Roger Federer in the Australian Open final.(Photo: AP)

Rafael Nadal has many more years at the top: Coach Carlos Moya post US...

Former world number one Carlos Moya joined Rafael Nadal's coaching team to work alongside his uncle Toni Nadal in...

13 Sep 2017 2:36 PM GMT