Thirty three years on the clock, a bionic hip, relentless opponent and sore toes crushed into the New York concrete – still it was not enough to turf Andy Murray out of the US Open. This was a victory almost as astounding as his finest hour eight years ago, when he broke his Grand Slam … Read more
‘There are much more important matters at hand’: Naomi Osaka pulls out of her Western & Southern Open semi before Thursday’s play is suspended in solidarity after athletes across the US protesting after the police shooting of Jacob Blake Athletes and teams in the US are protesting against yet another police shooting Jacob Blake was … Read more
‘I always believe I can win… I haven’t lost that yet’: Andy Murray insists he can still take on the world’s top 10 after impressive win over Alexander Zverev – despite admitting he was getting ‘belted by everyone’ in disastrous tournament preparation Andy Murray insists he still has the fight and desire to take on … Read more
Rafael Nadal WILL NOT defend his US Open title this year as he says he would ‘rather not travel’ amid Covid-19 pandemic and calls the revised tennis calendar ‘barbaric’… but Novak Djokovic is set to play at Grand Slam Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the US Open due to concerns over coronavirus The Spaniard … Read more
Wimbledon give out £10m in prize money… for a tournament that isn’t happening! Players are handed up to £25,000 each after SW19 chiefs’ pay-out from pandemic insurance Players will reap the divident of Wimbledon’s pandemic insurance This weekend would have marked the finals of the 2020 tournament All England Club have unveiled a £10m fund … Read more
‘Someone has to fall and be the main culprit for everything’: Novak Djokovic accuses critics of embarking on a ‘WITCH-HUNT’ against him in wake of his disastrous Adria Tour – which led to spate of coronavirus cases including world No 1 and his wife Novak Djokovic has accused his critics of embarking on a witch-hunt … Read more
Anti-vaxxer Novak Djokovic faces huge questions over his Adria Tour event as ANOTHER player contracts coronavirus… days after stars were pictured dancing in a nightclub and high-fiving as they played football and basketball By Jonathan Spencer For Mailonline Published: 09:58 BST, 22 June 2020 | Updated: 14:11 BST, 22 June 2020 Borna Coric has become … Read more
‘I am opposed to vaccination and I wouldn’t want to be forced to take a vaccine’: Novak Djokovic’s beliefs may halt his tennis career after the coronavirus crisis Novak Djokovic’s opposition to vaccines may stand in way of his return to tennis A push is growing for all players to be vaccinated once tennis restarts … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
Wimbledon CANCELLATION ‘to be confirmed by All England Club after its emergency board meeting on Wednesday’ Wimbledon will be cancelled after an emergency board meeting on Wednesday The Championships cannot realistically be played without fans or be postponed It will be the first time the tournament hasn’t been played since World War Two Most of … Read more
MARTIN SAMUEL: Maria Sharapova produced one final Oscar-worthy performance in her retirement video… but it was pretty much goodbye to elite standard tennis as soon as she said farewell to meldonium Maria Sharapova announced she was ‘saying goodbye’ to tennis at the age of 32 The five-time Grand Slam champion has provided some Oscar-worthy moments … Read more
Maria Sharapova was the cover girl tennis star who won Wimbledon at 17, dated the rich and famous and was embroiled in a drugs scandal… all after her family had fled Belarus to avoid the impact of Chernobyl Maria Sharapova announced her retirement from tennis on Wednesday The Russian became a global star when she … Read more
Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova announces her retirement from tennis in an emotional essay in Vanity Fair – three years after coming back from a drugs ban Maria Sharapova has confirmed that she will retire from tennis at the age of 32 The five-time Grand Slam winner penned an emotional essay in Vanity Fair … Read more