Nadal back to his merciless old self on new French Open center court
Claycourt master Rafael Nadal quickly adapted to the new surroundings at Roland Garros with a 6-2 6-1 6-3 demolition of German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann in...
Nets name Birdsong assistant GM
The Brooklyn Nets named former San Antonio Spurs and Atlanta Hawks executive Andy Birdsong as assistant general manager on Monday....
Djokovic up and running with easy win in Paris
Top seed Novak Djokovic eased into the second round of the French Open on Monday with a 6-4 6-2 6-2 defeat of young Polish player...
Tennis: Black and white’s all right for stylish Barty
Australian eighth seed Ashleigh Barty is not known for extravagant outfits, preferring to let her tennis do the talking on court, but she made an...
FIFA confirms life ban for Brazil’s Del Nero
FIFA’s appeal committee has rejected an appeal by former Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president Marco Polo Del Nero against his life ban from the sport,...
Doping: Uzbeki weightlifter Nurudinov disqualified from London Olympics
Uzbekistan’s Ruslan Nurudinov has been disqualified from the London Olympics weightlifting competition after being found guilty of doping, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)...
Tennis: Teenager Parry triggers Mauresmo comparison in Paris
One victory at the French Open and a single-handed backhand was all it took for 16-year-old wildcard Diane Parry to draw comparisons with former world...
Nadal back to his old merciless self on new French Open center court
Claycourt master Rafael Nadal quickly adapted to his new surroundings at Roland Garros with a 6-2 6-1 6-3 demolition of German qualifier Yannick Hanfmann in...
Fragile Wozniacki another top casualty in Paris
Caroline Wozniacki completed a hat-trick of first round exits on red clay this season as she became the third former world number one to fall...
Boxing: Sugar Ray says boxing not dead, rival Duran not so sure
American boxing great Sugar Ray Leonard says that while the sport may not be the national obsession it was during his prime, it is still...