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Tennis stars line up to slam bratty Bernard Tomic

Tennis greats and fans are lining up to ridicule Bernard Tomic for his bratty display after crashing out of Australia Open qualifiers.The 25-year-old bragged about [...]

Federer will defend Australian Open not backing himself

Roger Federer already has four young children, but he is old enough to be the father of several competitors joining him on the starting line [...]

Novak Djokovic has career earnings of £82m but wants more

Novak Djokovic stunned officials by asking them to leave the annual player meeting at the Australian Open before issuing a call to fellow pros that [...]

Nadal and Djokovic are Australian Open favourites: Federer

A 36-year-old, argued Roger Federer, should not be favourite to win the Australian Open.Yet making a case for any other man in the draw is [...]

Bernard Tomic set to miss out on Australian Open

Bernard Tomic was beaten in three sets by Lorenzo Sonego in qualifyingAustralian set to miss out on home Grand Slam for first time since 2009World [...]

Konta can cash in with Williams absent at Australian Open

Margaret Court can go on her crabbing holiday away from the Australian Open unburdened by the worry that the world’s leading tennis players might boycott [...]

Simona Halep targets first Slam title at Australian Open

Having finally ticked the world No 1 box, Simona Halep is focusing all her energy on trying to break her Grand Slam duck at the [...]

Roger Federer and Milos Raonic team up with superheroes

Roger Federer and Milos Raonic practice on 'Kids Day' ahead of Australian OpenThe two tennis stars were joined by Marvel's Spider-Man and Thor on the [...]

Margaret Court Arena should be renamed – Billie Jean King

American tennis legend Billie Jean King has called for the Margaret Court Arena at the Australian Open to have its name changed due to the [...]

Jo Konta draws Madison Brengle in Australian Open and more

The women's draw for the Australian Open was made on the Rod Laver ArenaMaria Sharapova was chosen to bring the trophy on court beforehandThe Russian [...]

Australian Open first round draw: Federer faces Bedene

Roger Federer will face former British player Aljaz Bedene as he next week begins the defence of his Australian Open title from last year.Bedene, who [...]

Naomi Broady keeps Australian Open hopes alive

Naomi Broady battled past Kathinka von Deichmann in MelbourneSeventh seed dropped second set in second round qualifying winBritish No 3 will face Bibiane Schoofs with three [...]

Australian Open 2018 Guide: Date, TV, draw, rules and more

The opening Grand Slam of the 2018 season gets underway on Monday with Melbourne all set to host the Australian Open.Roger Federer is favourite to [...]

Manchester United to charge Sevilla fans EXTRA £35

Further to our recent confirmation that you were successful for the Sevilla away game, we wanted to inform you of a change in what you [...]

Juan Martin del Potro beats Shapovalov in straight sets

Juan Martin del Potro beat Denis Shapovalov 6-2 6-4 in Auckland on WednesdayArgentine Del Potro hit eight aces to breeze past the 18-year-old Canadian The 29-year-old [...]

Novak Djokovic beats Dominic Thiem on return from injury

Novak Djokovic returned to competitive tennis with a bang on Wednesday, bringing a six-month spell on the sidelines to an end with a thumping 6-1, [...]

Sydney International: Agnieszka Radwanska beats Jo Konta

Jo Konta fell to a 6-3, 7-5 defeat by Agnieszka Radwanska in Sydney on TuesdayThe British No 1 had been hoping to defend the title she won [...]

Victoria Azarenka withdraws from Australian Open

Victoria Azarenka has become latest high profile player to withdraw from SlamAustralian Open organisers said two-time winner 'unable to travel to Australia'Azarenka, world No 210, [...]

Nick Kyrgios beats Harrison to win Brisbane International

Nick Kyrgios secures maiden tour title as he wins Brisbane InternationalThe Australian saw off America's Ryan Harrison to win his first title on home soilKyrgios [...]

‘Andy Murray has a problem in both hips’: Pat Cash

Andy Murray could have a problem in both of his hips, claims Pat CashThe British No 1 has withdrawn from the Australian Open with the [...]

Man City boss Pep Guardiola says quadruple is unrealistic

Pep Guardiola insists that winning the quadruple remains 'an illusion' for Manchester City.The runaway Premier League leaders face Burnley in the FA Cup on Saturday, [...]

Dominic Thiem pulls out of Doha Open semi-final with cold

Top-seeded Dominic Thiem withdraws from Qatar Open due to illnessThe fifth-ranked Thiem was set to face Gael Monfils in the semi-final on FridayThe Austrian has [...]

Kyle Edmund suffers injury scare as Dimitrov advances

Britain's Kyle Edmund suffered an injury scare in his defeat to Grigor DimitrovEdmund let out a cry of pain and collapsed to the floor after [...]

Thomaz Bellucci handed five-month back-dated doping ban

Thomaz Bellucci was given a five-month back-dated doping suspensionBut the Brazilian was considered not guilty of any 'significant fault or negligence'Bellucci can start playing again [...]

Serena Williams withdraws from the Australian Open

Serena Williams has postponed her highly-anticipated tennis comebackThe American deemed she was still not ready to compete at the Australian OpenThe defending champion gave birth [...]

Margaret Court boycotts Australian Open after gay marriage

Tennis legend Margaret Court will not be in attendance at this year's Australian Open - despite having one of the arenas named in her honour.Court embroiled [...]

Murray flies home after pulling out of Australian Open

Andy Murray has long said he sees his long-term future in, among other things, the business of management and mentorship of athletes.That has an ironic [...]

Kyle Edmund continues fine form in 2018 with Chung win

Kyle Edmund held his nerve in a tight match to reach the last eight in Brisbane The 22-year-old is preparing for this month's Australian Open in [...]

Kei Nishikori pulls out of Australian Open

World No 22 Kei Nishikori has announced his decision to withdraw from this month's Australian Open to continue his rehabilitation following long-term injury.The Japanese player [...]

Andy Murray pulls out of Australian Open due to hip injury

Andy Murray has formally abandoned his hopes of playing in Australia this month and is on his way home after he abruptly flew out of [...]

Nick Kyrgios saddened by plight of ‘good guy’ Andy Murray

Nick Kyrgios says tennis is worse off without Andy Murray after his latest injuryMurray's long-term hip injury forced him to pull out of the Brisbane InternationalKyrgios [...]

Manchester United in talks with Sevilla over ticket prices

Manchester United want Sevilla to reduce tickets for their travelling supportersThe Spanish club plan to charge £89 and £133 for their Champions League tieThe ticket prices [...]

Garbine Muguruza faces race to be fit for Australian Open

World No 2 Garbine Muguruza's wretched run of injury problems at the Brisbane International extended to a fourth consecutive year on Tuesday, when the Spaniard [...]

Andy Murray arrives in Australia ahead of Brisbane Open

Andy Murray made his belated arrival in Australia on Saturday afternoon as he steps up preparations ahead of his proposed injury comeback at the Brisbane [...]

Novak Djokovic withdraws from Qatar Open through injury

By Press Association Published: 07:23 GMT, 30 December 2017 | Updated: 07:23 GMT, 30 December 2017 Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week's Qatar Open [...]

Kylian Mbappe’s ‘childhood idol’ was Cristiano Ronaldo

PSG star Kylian Mbappe has described Cristiano Ronaldo as his 'childhood idol'The teenager will go up against Ronaldo in the last 16 of the Champions [...]