Tennis
French Open delayed by a week in hope that more spectators can attend
FFT president Gilles Moretton said the week's delay "will give the health situation more time to improve and should optimise our chances of welcoming spectators...
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Barty to face Andreescu in Miami final, Hurkacz topples Tsitsipas
Australia's Barty fired 27 winners in a 6-3, 6-3 victory over fifth-seeded Ukrainian Elina Svitolina to return to the title match of a tournament she won when it was last held in 2019.
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Murray eyes greener pastures after tennis career
The three-time Grand Slam winner, 33, told the Gentleman's Journal there was "crossover" between the two sports and he could make a difference.
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Top-seeded Medvedev toils into Miami Open fourth round
World No. 2 Medvedev, increasingly hampered as the third set wore on in the heat and humidity of South Florida, nevertheless mustered the only service break of the third set on the way to a dramatic victory over 86th-ranked Popyrin.
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Venus Williams dumped out of Miami Open first round
Diyas advanced to a second round meeting with Swiss 11th seed Belinda Bencic after completing a 6-2, 7-6 (12/10) victory in 1hr 28min on the Hard Rock Stadium's Grandstand court.
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Federer pulls out of Miami Open: report
Tennis champion Roger Federer's withdrawal is a blow to organisers of the Miami tournament, who were forced to cancel last year's event as COVID-19 chaos left sport in North America at a standstill.
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Swiatek crushes Bencic to win Adelaide title
Swiatek was in ruthless form as she downed Bencic 6-2, 6-2 to claim the second title of her career.
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Djokovic beats Medvedev to win ninth Australian Open
Djokovic demolished the fourth seed 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 in front of 7,400 fans on Rod Laver Arena to end the Russian's unbeaten run at 20 matches.
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Osaka aims to inspire new generation - but says Williams is still the queen
But the Japanese star, a four-time major-winner at the age of just 23, insisted America's Serena Williams, 39 -- who has 23 Slam crowns -- remains the face of the women's game.
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Japan's Osaka beats Brady to win Australian Open
Osaka edged a tight first set and broke the American twice in the second to win 6-4, 6-3 in 77 minutes in front of thousands of fans at Rod Laver Arena.
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King Novak faces 'challenger' Medvedev in Australian Open final
The Serbian world number one is into his ninth decider at Melbourne Park as he targets an 18th Slam title to close the gap on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who have 20 each.
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Confident Osaka 'at ease' after storming into Australian Open semis
The Japanese three-time Grand Slam champion overcame the Taiwanese world number 71's unorthodox style 6-2, 6-2 in an all-Asian quarter-final.
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Twenty-five more players in Australian Open quarantine
The players were on a flight from Doha to Melbourne on which one passenger, who is not one of the players, tested positive for coronavirus having tested negative before the flight.
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No delay to Australian Open despite fourth positive Covid case
The tournament was thrown into disarray when three people tested positive to COVID-19 on two of the 17 charter flights.
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Serena, Barty to headline Australian Open warm-up tournaments
The onslaught of COVID-19 has forced a radical change to how the early 2021 tennis season will look, with the Australian Open pushed back three weeks to 8 February.
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Federer training, committed to playing Australian Open: Tiley
The opening Grand Slam of the year, in front of at least 50% of normal crowds, has been pushed back three weeks until February 8 with all players to undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine on arrival.
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Nadal desperate to prove himself indoors at ATP Finals
The Spaniard, whose haul of 86 singles titles includes just one on indoor hard courts, is chasing the biggest prize missing from his resume at the eight-man elite event at London's O2 Arena.
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Djokovic confronted again by pressures of Paris
The world number one's collection of 17 Slams is made up of eight Australian Opens, five Wimbledon titles, three triumphs at the US Open but only one so far in Paris.
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French prosecutors probe match-fixing at Roland Garros
A source within the investigation said the bets placed on a women's doubles match were "abnormally large" and amounted to "tens of thousands of euros".
