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"The s*** I've had to take off people since that last fight, and how the dark side of the internet came for me really made me grow as a person. "And to everyone who threw shade my way, I can't wait to ram it down your throat in June. I'm coming for you all. "Why is everyone else allowed an...

"And you don't have to be embarrassed in our sport, but I'd never really spoken up and said: 'I'm going to be the champ', but I'm on this journey to greatness, and just because of my finishes and sponsorship I became this hype train. "But there's no hype. I'm 10 fights into the UFC with six...

McCann suffered defeat in her last UFC bout to Erin Blanchfield in mid-November at UFC 281, and despite feeling "heartbroken and embarrassed" at the loss, says she now feels "bulletproof" ahead of her next prospective fight in June. "Here's the thing, Erin Blanchfield handed me my a***. And I...

Novak Djokovic has shown that age is not a barrier and the 35-year-old will continue to break records, his younger rivals said as the Serbian star looks to overtake Steffi Graf as the player with the most weeks at world No 1. Djokovic won a record-extending 10th Australian Open title last...

Dan Evans suffered an ankle injury as he was knocked out in the first round of the Qatar Open. The British No 2 had broken Finnish opponent Emil Ruusuvuori to love in the opening game. But as Evans hit his first serve of the match he appeared to tweak his right ankle. The 32-year-old, seeded...

Former WTA doubles world No 1 Sania Mirza has retired from professional tennis at the age of 36 after her final match in Dubai on Tuesday. She lost alongside American partner Madison Keys 6-4 6-0 to the formidable Russian pair Vernokia Kudermetova and Liudmila Samsonova. Mirza won 43 WTA...

Cameron Norrie bounced back from his Argentina Open final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz by making a winning start to the Rio Open in Brazil. Norrie, who was beaten in straight sets by Alcaraz in Buenos Aires on Sunday, opened his tournament at the ATP 500 event by brushing aside Argentina’s Juan...

John McEnroe and Bjorn Borg will return as Laver Cup captains when the team event moves to Canada for the first time. McEnroe will lead Team World against Borg's Team Europe at Rogers Arena in Vancouver from September 22-24. Borg led Team Europe to four consecutive Laver Cup victories in...

Rafa Nadal has announced he has withdrawn from two upcoming Masters 1000 hardcourt events in Indian Wells and Miami due to injury. The 22-times Grand Slam champion, who has not competed since his Australian Open title defence ended in a second-round loss during which he aggravated a hip...

Novak Djokovic eased into the quarter-finals at the Dubai Championships with a dominant 6-2, 6-3 win over Tallon Griekspoor. Djokovic extended his winning streak to 19 matches, a day after being pushed to a third-set tiebreaker by 130th-ranked Tomas Machac. The 35-year-old Serb broke the...

Emma Raducanu has been given a wild card for the Miami Open later this month. The British number one, currently ranked 80th, made her debut at the Florida tournament, one of the biggest on the WTA and ATP Tours, last year, losing her opening match to Czech Katerina Siniakova. Raducanu joins...

The LTA has today announced Coventry as the city to stage Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup by Gainbridge Qualifier against France on April 14-15. The event will take place in the Indoor Arena at Coventry Building Society Arena. The tie in Coventry will be one of nine Billie Jean King Cup...

Defending champion Andrey Rublev advanced to the final at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Friday after beating Alexander Zverev in straight sets. Rublev needed six match points to finally put away the German, with his 6-3 7-6 (9-7) success his first tour-level win over Zverev. The...

Just over a year since Andrey Rublev wrote: "No War Please" on the lens of a TV camera on his way to winning the Dubai title, the Russian issued another call for peace on Friday, saying it was "crazy" to see citizens suffering and dying. Rublev first penned an anti-war message days after...

Daniil Medvedev continued his impressive form with a win 6-2 6-2 over compatriot Andrey Rublev in the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Saturday, claiming his third title in three weeks. Defending champion Rublev, bidding for a second straight title in Dubai, was unable to put up much...

The WTA has announced a new investment deal with CVC Capital Partners worth £125m. The private equity firm previously owned Formula 1 and has also invested in rugby, cricket and French and Spanish football. This new deal, which has been in the pipeline for some time, is described as a...

Andy Murray has admitted he "will not be going nuts" if Russian and Belarusian players are allowed to play at Wimbledon, despite being torn over their potential return. The 35-year-old former world No 1 received the ATP's Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award last year after donating more than...

Wimbledon has still not taken a decision on the participation of Russian and Belarusian players at the Grand Slam this year, organisers told Reuters on Friday, adding that they were continuing talks with key stakeholders. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) and the Lawn Tennis Association...

The governor of Florida has urged US President Joe Biden to allow Novak Djokovic to compete at Indian Wells and the Miami Open, despite the world No 1 being unvaccinated for Covid-19. Djokovic applied for special permission to play at ATP Masters events Indian Wells on Wednesday and the Miami...

It took until 2007 for all the Grand Slams to pay equal prize money and, in the decade and a half since, remuneration has climbed steeply. Tennis players dominate the world's highest earning female athletes - four of the top five and seven of the top 10 in 2022, according to Forbes, with Naomi...