Maria Sharapova has been enjoying some bikini beach time in Hawaii over New year. The currently suspended professional tennis player, 29, showed off her rock hard abs over the weekend as she frolicked on the island of Lanai. The Russian blonde looked stunning in the tiny black two-piece that revealed almost all of her...
Roger Federer was beaten by Alexander Zverev at the Hopman Cup in Australia. The Swiss, who was playing only his third match since returning from a six-month injury layoff, succumbed to a 7-6 (7-1) 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-4) in a thrilling 150-minute encounter. It’s not the sort of preparation Federer was hoping for ahead of the...
One of India’s greatest tennis players – Leander Paes has achieved almost everything he wished for. At 43, Paes has participated in 7 Olympics, won 18 Grand Slams and has become an icon globally. Featuring at the 2017 Chennai Open, he finally seemed to be giving signs of calling it a day in the near future when he...
Serena Williams has arrived in New Zealand — and promptly announced she is engaged. The world's highest paid sportswoman will marry Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. She broke the news on Reddit in the form of a poem which emerged within hours of her arriving in Auckland this morning for next week's ASB Classic...
Ana Ivanovic has announced she is hanging up her racquet, bringing her illustrious tennis career to an end at the age of 29. The Serbian former world No.1 chose to deliver the news to her fans on Facebook on Wednesday night. She had promised to reveal "important" news the day before. "I have some big news I want...
Roger Federer has not considered retiring from tennis during his recent injury layoff despite spending six months out of the sport with a knee problem. The 17-time grand slam champion has not played competitively since defeat at Wimbledon to Milos Raonic, after being advised to withdraw from the second half of the season with a...
PRAGUE — Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was injured by a knife-wielding attacker at her home on Tuesday. The 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon champion said the injury to her left hand was "severe." "In my attempt to defend myself, I was badly injured on my left hand. I am shaken, but fortunate to be...
There wasn’t much rest for Andy Murray after his best season. Following a No. 1 finish and an ATP Finals title 2.5 weeks ago, Murray was backing working hard for 2017 at his training base in Miami last week. Andy Murray has capped off his sensational year by being named the Sports Journalists' Association Sportsman of...
Novak Djokovic confirmed on Tuesday that his three-year coaching relationship with Boris Becker has now ended. He revealed this news on his Facebook page after his loss of form in the second half of the season. “Boris Becker and I have jointly decided to end our cooperation,” wrote Djokovic. “The goals we...
Roger Federer will not play again this year after confirming he will miss the International Premier Tennis League in India. The Swiss star has been out of action since July after suffering a knee injury and had been looking to get back on court before the end of the year, building up to the Australia Open in January....
In the last months Flavia Pennetta had said she wanted to be a mother after her tennis career ended in November 2015. Well, this wish has probably come true. According to the Italian TV Show Verissimo, the former Italian player would be pregnant of her husband Fabio Fognini. At the moment none of them confirmed it, they...
Former World No 3 ranked tennis player David Nalbandian has somehow walked away from a horrific crash during a rally car event in Argentina. Nalbandian, the 2011 runner-up to David Ferrer in the then Heineken Open in Auckland, was taking part in the Copa Maxi Rally when he lost control of his car after it hit a cross-road in...