Slow-starting Tsonga manages Vienna win
Top seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga had to overcome a slow start for a second straight match before settling in to reach the semi-finals in his Austrian Open debut with a 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4 defeat of Belgian...
View ArticleKvitova ends Radwanska hopes, faces Stosur in semis
Petra Kvitova stayed on course for her biggest title since winning Wimbledon when she overcame Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 to score her third win at the WTA Championships on Friday. The Czech’s...
View ArticleWarburton admits ref Rolland right to red card him
Wales international Sam Warburton admitted Thursday that Irish referee Alain Rolland had made the right call by giving him a red card during the World Cup semi-final against France last month. The...
View ArticleBig-serving Lisicki faces Garrigues in Bali tennis
Germany’s Sabine Lisicki and Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain will face off in the semi-finals at the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions on Saturday in Bali. Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic will play...
View ArticleDjokovic fights back to oust Baghdatis
Novak Djokovic fought back to dispatch Marcos Baghdatis 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 here on Friday, reaching the ATP Swiss Indoors semi-finals and confirming a welcome return to form. The Serbian top seed set up a...
View ArticleFerrer and Del Potro on course for showdown
Argentina and Spain, who go head to head in next month’s Davis Cup final, also make up Saturday’s semi-final cast list at the ATP Valencia Open. Spaniard and number one seed David Ferrer made light...
View ArticleDel Potro out of Paris Masters, and ATP finals
Argentina’s Juan Martin Del Potro became the latest entry to withdraw from the Paris Masters Sunday after complaining of a shoulder injury. Del Potro, who was beaten Saturday in the Valencia semi-final...
View ArticleDjokovic plays waiting game with injury in Paris
Novak Djokovic on Monday continued his waiting game with a recent shoulder injury which threatens to keep the world number one out of this week’s Paris Masters. The Serb injured his right shoulder...
View ArticleBerdych outlasts Murray in Paris marathon
Tomas Berdych outlasted second seed Andy Murray in a marathon battle of missed opportunities on Friday to earn a 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 trip into the semi-finals of the Paris Masters. The frustrated...
View ArticleFabulous Federer pockets 800th career win
Tennis icon Roger Federer won the 800th match of his storied career on Friday with a 6-3, 7-5 defeat of Argentine Juan Monaco to set up a semi-final at the Paris Master with Tomas Berdych. The Swiss...
View ArticleRolland defends Warburton rugby World Cup red card
Irish referee Alain Rolland has insisted he had no regrets in sending off Wales captain Sam Warburton during last month’s World Cup semi-final against France. Rolland was effectively accused by Wales...
View ArticleWarburton to lead Wales in Australia rugby Test
Sam Warburton has retained the Wales captaincy for next month’s one-off Test against Australia here at the Millennium Stadium despite being sent off during his last international appearance at the...
View ArticleTsonga beats Fish to keep semi-final hopes alive
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga remains in the hunt for a place in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals after the French sixth seed defeated America’s Mardy Fish 7-6 (7/4), 6-1 on Tuesday. Tsonga, who lost...
View ArticleBerdych subdues Tipsarevic to keep ATP semi bid alive
Tomas Berdych remains in the hunt for a place in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals after he battled back to beat Serbia’s Janko Tipsarevic 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) on Wednesday. Berdych, who lost...
View ArticleFerrer hands Djokovic rare defeat
World number one Novak Djokovic was beaten for only the fifth time this year as Spain’s David Ferrer booked his place in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals with a 6-3, 6-1 victory on...
View ArticleFederer beats Fish at ATP finals
Defending champion Roger Federer maintained his 100 percent record at this year’s ATP World Tour Finals by completing his group fixtures with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 victory over America’s Mardy Fish on...
View ArticleTsonga sends Nadal crashing out of ATP
Rafael Nadal crashed out of the ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday as France’s Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won 7-6 (7/2), 4-6, 6-3 in a thrilling shoot-out for a place in the semi-finals. World number two Nadal...
View ArticleCzech Berdych bounces back to make semi-finals
Czech seventh seed Tomas Berdych bounced back from a set and a break down to win a place in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals with a 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 victory over Spain’s David Ferrer Friday....
View ArticleEngland, Fiji into Dubai Sevens rugby semis
Defending champions England battled past New Zealand to set up a semi-final against Fiji on the second day of the Dubai leg of the IRB World Sevens Series on Saturday. The Kiwis, nine-time winners of...
View ArticleTennis player Chakvetadze eyes healthy, happy new year
Anna Chakvetadze, whose career has been derailed by a series of worrying health problems, believes she can rediscover the form that once took her to number five in the world and the semi-finals of the...
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