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Elina Svitolina en route to her victory over Angelique Kerber in Beijing on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

China Open: Deluge at Beijing

Home hero Zhang Shuai cruised past Simona Halep to book a quarter-final place at the rain-hit China Open on Thursday. ...

6 Oct 2016 5:59 PM GMT

Maria Sharapova

Ban reduced, Maria Sharapova eyes April return

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova hailed the reduction of her two-year doping ban on Tuesday as one of the...

5 Oct 2016 2:08 AM GMT

Sharapova appealed to Court of Arbitration for Sport in June. (Photo: AP)

Maria Sharapova's doping ban cut from 2 years to 15 months

Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion, tested positive for meldonium at the Australian Open in January and received...

4 Oct 2016 1:41 PM GMT

Wawrinka is the oldest US Open mens champion in 46 years. (Photo: AP)

Suffered panic attack before US Open final, reveals Stan Wawrinka

The 31-year-old Swiss informed that he deliberately tried to 'hurt' himself on court in order to take his mind off the...

4 Oct 2016 10:42 AM GMT

Garbine Muguruza reacts after her win over Yulia Putintseva on Monday. (Photo: AP)

China Open: Peng Shuai sends Venus Williams packing

Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams crashed out of the first round of the China Open to Chinese wildcard Peng...

4 Oct 2016 1:12 AM GMT

Wuhan Open: Sania, Strycova falter at final hurdle

The third seeded Indo-Czech pair were beaten 1-6, 4-6 by Mattek-Sands and Safarova in a lopsided contest that lasted...

1 Oct 2016 8:17 AM GMT

Johanna Konta (Photo: AFP)

Wuhan Open: Battling Johanna Konta ousts Navarro

Briton Johanna Konta stepped closer to joining the world’s top ten after downing Spain’s Carla Suarez...

29 Sep 2016 1:17 AM GMT

Angelique Kerber returns to Kristina Mladenovic in the opening round of the Wuhan Open in China on Tuesday. —AFP

Wuhan Open: Angelique Kerber beats Kristina Mladenovic in first match...

Angelique Kerber survived a scare in her first match as world number one before beating Kristina Mladenovic in three...

28 Sep 2016 1:16 AM GMT

Saina Nehwal with her physio, Heath Matthews

Saina Nehwal thanks her physio

India’s leading badminton player Saina Nehwal recently posted a picture with her physio, Heath Matthews, on...

27 Sep 2016 4:36 PM GMT

Sania Mirza, left, of India, and her doubles partner Barbora Strycova, of the Czech Republic. -AP

Sania Mirza-Barbora Strycova win Toray Pan Pacific Open title

Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova strolled to a comfortable straight-set win over unseeded Chinese pair...

24 Sep 2016 9:42 PM GMT

Tomas Berdych returns to Paolo Lorenzi at the St. Petersburg Open on Friday. — AP

Thomas Berdych beats Lorenzi for place in St Petersburg semifinals

Third seed Thomas Berdych booked his place in the semi-finals of the St Petersburg Open with a strong 6-4, 6-3 win over...

24 Sep 2016 12:49 AM GMT

Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez defeated Leander Paes and Saketh Myneni in the Davis Cup doubles match. (Photo: PTI)

Leander Paes is one of the best players in the world: Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal clarified that it was indeed a stomach bug that forced him to skip the opening singles match against...

18 Sep 2016 1:12 PM GMT