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Stefanos Tsitsipas made a winning return in his first match since the Australian Open final. The Greek world No 3, beaten in straight sets by Novak Djokovic in Melbourne last month, overcame Finland's Emil Ruusuvuori 7-5 6-1 to reach the last 16 of the ATP 500 event in Rotterdam. Ruusuvuori...

Maria Sakkari edged out Caroline Garcia to reach the semi-finals of the Qatar Open. Third seed Garcia had battled back from a set down to take the second on a tie-break, and there were no breaks of serve in either the second or third sets. But it was Greek fifth seed Sakkari who eventually...

World No 1 Iga Swiatek defeated American Jessica Pegula 6-3 6-0 in just over an hour to defend her Qatar Open title on Saturday. The victory capped off a dominant campaign during which Swiatek recorded 6-0 6-1 wins over both Danielle Collins and Veronika Kudermetova and received a quarter-final...

Aryna Sabalenka heads into this week's Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships as the WTA Tour's newest Grand Slam champion, and the Belarusian said she is more motivated than ever before to build on her success. The big-hitting 24-year-old rallied to beat Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in...

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...

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...

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...

Sabalenka, Tunisian trailblazer Ons Jabeur, rising Americans Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff as well as Rybakina are expected to compete with Polish star Swiatek for the prestigious titles starting with the 'Sunshine Double' of Indian Wells and Miami Open in March. "I believe that the women's...

Sabalenka has risen to world No 2 having recovered from her serving woes in 2022, but she is still over 4000 points behind Swiatek in the WTA rankings. She kept her cool in defeating reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in Melbourne for her maiden Grand Slam title that cemented her place...

Belarusian star Aryna Sabalenka has worked with biomechanics and performance coaches in order to make progress and it appears to have paid off as she has kicked off 2023 with a perfect 11-0 record and two titles: Adelaide and the Australian Open. Former Olympic singles champion Monica Puig has...

Who can challenge Iga Swiatek for world No 1? Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka, Ons Jabeur, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina are all in the frame; former Olympic champion Monica Puig examines the field Iga Swiatek stands head and shoulders above the rest in the WTA rankings...

Arsenal and Tottenham are rivals for Montpellier’s young striker Elye Wahi, according to reports in France. The 20-year-old has eight Ligue 1 goals in 21 games this season and has also caught the attention of Borussia Dortmund, according toThe Sun.

Luka Modric wants to stay at Real Madrid and says his future will not be dependent on new signings amid interest in Jude Bellingham. Modric, who has won five Champions League trophies and three Spanish league titles since joining Real from Tottenham 11 years ago, signed a one-year deal with the...

Sky Sports takes a look at all the managerial upheaval in the Championship so far this season, with 14 out of 24 clubs already making at least one change.

The Independent's Miguel Delaney and ESPN's Mark Ogden discuss a potential Qatari takeover of Manchester United amid accusations of sportswashing.

Mohamed Elneny has extended his contract with Arsenal until June 2024. Elneny is the club's longest-serving player having joined from Swiss side Basel in January 2016. He has made 155 appearances, scoring six goals and assisting 10 times during his seven years with the club. “I’m so happy, I...

He's a fantastic coach and you feel watching Potter he's a measured man. You get the idea he'd like to build a pattern of play with a group of players on a consistent basis and he's got 33 of them staring at him down the barrel saying 'play me'. These aren't junior players, they're senior...

I think the toughest position on a football pitch is a goalkeeper. As much as I'm quite critical of them at times, I respect that position enormously. It's a tough position. The other is to play up front on your own. Newcastle not having (Nick) Pope for the Carabao Cup final on Sunday is a blow...

The Premier League title race was still in Arsenal's favour but after losing to Man City in midweek it was critical they won at Aston Villa on Saturday and for so long it looked like it was in doubt. Villa put up a good showing but it was a really good victory for Arsenal, important. There is...

Gary Neville thinks Man City are still giving Arsenal "a big chance" in the Premier League title race; Neville also believes Nick Pope's suspension gives Man Utd the advantage in Sunday's Carabao Cup final and describes Leeds' search for a new head coach as worrying in his latest podcast On the...