Swiatek wins, Watson loses in Tokyo openers
Iga Swiatek breezed through her first round women’s singles match any the Tokyo Olympics, beating Germany’s Mona Barthel 6-2 6-2. Swiatek was near faultless in
‘Greatest honour’ as Osaka lights Olympic flame
Naomi Osaka had the honour of lighting the cauldron to start the delayed Tokyo Olympic Games overnight, in a ceremony without spectators at the 68,000-capacity
Dominant Collins on track in Palermo
Top-seeded Danielle Collins reached the last 16 of the Palermo Ladies Open with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Germany’s Katharina Gerlach. The American, a semi-finalist
Serena stars in new Subway ad: watch video here
Serena Williams is one of a number of sports stars in Subway’s new advert for their “Eat Fresh Refresh” campaign. Williams stars with Stephen Curry,
New fan rules for US Open
As tickets went on sale yesterday for the US Open officials announced new rules to combat the potential threat from the Covid-19 virus. The New
Konta latest to withdraw from Tokyo games
Johanna Konta has become the latest player to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics over Covid fears. Australian-born Konta, 30, who competed in the Rio de
Raducanu Wimbledon “Breakthrough Player of the Tournament”
18 year old British tennis newcomer Emma Raducanu who made it through to the Wimbledon fourth round in her first Grand slam appearance last week
Pliskova jumps 15 spots in WTA rankings
Karolina Pliskova’s Wimbledon final appearance has seen her jump 15 places to No.5 on the latest WTA rankings. The 29-year-old collected 1,300 points for her
Two ‘dodgy’ betting alerts at Wimbledon
The International Tennis Integrity Unit received at least two suspicious betting alerts during Wimbledon, German newspaper Welt has reported. One involved a first-round doubles match
Andreescu latest to pull out of Tokyo Olympics
Former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu will not represent Canada at the Tokyo Olympics next month. “I would like to inform you that I have