Champion Roger Federer banished menacing storm clouds on Wednesday to set up a tantalising Wimbledon semifinal date with Marat Safin.
Roger Federer moved to within two victories of a record sixth successive Wimbledon title when he crushed Croatia’s Mario Ancic 6-1, 7-5, 6-4.
Chinese wildcard Zheng Jie provided an absorbing sub-plot to Williams sister domination on quarterfinal day at Wimbledon on Tuesday.
In what is being called a ”green gold-rush,” global investment in renewable energy surged about 60% to -billion in 2007, a UN agency said.
Jelena Jankovic and Svetlana Kuznetsova joined the Wimbledon scrapheap on Monday as the second week began with more shocks.
With the sun setting behind Centre Court, Rafael Nadal was racing to get done so he could concentrate on another important match.
Stand-in captain Kevin Pietersen on Saturday blamed England’s batsmen for their 3-1 defeat to New Zealand in the one-day series.
The confidence of the UK electorate has gone,
writes Julian Glover
Ninth seed Dinara Safina missed setting up a rematch with fellow Russian Elena Dementieva when she was harried out of Wimbledon in the third round.
A ruthless Venus Williams and a hobbling Jelena Jankovic restored some order to the women’s draw on Saturday to keep their grand slam hopes alive.
Unseeded Russian Marat Safin illuminated the evening gloom at Wimbledon on Friday with another electrifying performance to beat Italy’s Andreas Seppi.
Stars of the screen, stage and sporting arena paid tribute on Friday to Nelson Mandela, whose visit to London was overshadowed by events in Zimbabwe.
Maria Sharapova was floored at Wimbledon on Thursday by Alla Kudryavtseva, the daughter of a Greco-Roman wrestler.
A middle class, wrote Clive James, is the first thing any society has to build and the last thing it can do without. Which brings us to Wimbledon.
Moves to isolate Zimbabwe cricket gathered momentum this week when the England and Wales Cricket Board began preliminary talks with India.
Britain has set out plans for an increase in renewable energy in a scheme welcomed for its ambition but criticised for lacking concrete policies.
Former world number one Marat Safin sent third seed Novak Djokovic crashing out of Wimbledon on Wednesday.
Former South African president Nelson Mandela charmed Queen Elizabeth II as she welcomed him to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.
What do you do if you are stuck in a field at a pop festival but there’s trouble ahead because your cellphone’s battery is about to run out?
Oil rose for a third straight session on Tuesday to more than a barrel, boosted by a rumoured attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
Britain said on Tuesday that Zimbabwe’s planned cricket tour of England next year would be ”unwelcome” given the situation in the country.
Roger Federer returned to his favourite stamping ground at Wimbledon on Monday and banished painful memories to reach the second round.
Former South African president Nelson Mandela arrived in Britain on Monday ahead of a 90th birthday concert in his honour in London’s Hyde Park.
It was one of those ”could have been worse, could have been better” draws for South Africa’s two Wimbledon tennis championships hopefuls.
Roger Federer’s traditional Wimbledon waltz is set to be transformed into a dogfight as Rafael Nadal plots to shatter the world number one’s dream.
Kevin Pietersen’s inventive 110 not out, which included two unorthodox left-handed sixes, helped steer England to a 114-run win over New Zealand.
Roger Federer is counting on the green, green grass of Wimbledon to help him bury the memory of the worst defeat of his career and a miserable first half of the year.
Britons are too busy to eat oranges in their lunch breaks nowadays and are opting instead for ”easy to peel” fruit like satsumas, according to a survey. For the third year in a row, orange consumption has fallen. It was down 2% at about 600-million compared with the previous year, market researchers TNS said.
Britain is ”reviewing” Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s honorary knighthood, a government spokesperson said on Monday, amid reports that the first steps had been taken to revoke the title. On Monday, Channel 4 News television reported, without citing its sources, that the first steps had been taken to strip Mugabe of the knighthood.
Troubled former England player Paul Gascoigne has been sectioned under the mental health laws in Britain, police said on Monday. In the latest incident to highlight 41-year-old Gascoigne’s increasingly bizarre behaviour, he was detained in Hemel Hempstead near London after ”appearing unwell and in an agitated state”, police said.
In the week before a major tournament like Euro 2008 the streets of England’s towns and cities take on an unusually unified look. The red and white flag of St George appears everywhere. It can be seen draped in shop displays, fluttering from houses and stuck to the sides of every other car.
Sven-Goran Eriksson left Manchester City on Monday, less than a year after taking over as coach of the Premier League club. A statement on City’s website said the 60-year-old Swede had parted company with the club by mutual consent. His last competitive game in charge was an 8-1 humiliation at Middlesbrough on the last day of the season.