Jelena Jankovic and Svetlana Kuznetsova joined the Wimbledon scrapheap on Monday as the second week began with more shocks.
South Africa’s Heyneke Meyer has been appointed the new head coach of English Premiership rugby club Leicester, the club confirmed on Monday.
It’s an ideal time for researchers to make their voices heard. Especially if their research is particularly yucky, icky or cool.
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.
Thank you, Kevin Pietersen. You enlivened a somewhat dreary, Flintoff-free summer at a stroke. The stroke christened the ”switch hit”.
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.
Rafael Nadal has been granted his wish for an early start at Wimbledon on Thursday so he can watch Spain’s Euro 2008 semifinal against Russia.
England captain Paul Collingwood risked pitching cricket into one of its most serious crises in years, newspapers said on Thursday.
John Crace meets the Jewish studies professor dubbed the greatest Jesus scholar of his generation
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.
Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday gave British author Salman Rushdie a knighthood. He was knighted for his services to literature.
British PM Gordon Brown has said he wants the Zimbabwe cricket team to be banned from touring England next year and from the 2009 T20 World Cup.
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.
British Airways has criticised Heathrow owner BAA for allowing US President George Bush to fly to the airport, forcing the cancellation of 69 flights.
Five-time champion Roger Federer put his growing army of doubters firmly in their place by storming into the Wimbledon second round on Monday.
Manchester United said on Friday that Cristiano Ronaldo is not for sale, despite the Portuguese winger’s comments saying he wants to join Real Madrid.
Kiwi captain Daniel Vettori turned his fire on the umpires after a farcical finish to the second one-day international against England.
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.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen was granted permission on Tuesday to continue his revolutionary switch-hitting tactics.
Climate change is fuelling conflicts around the world and helping to drive the number of people forced from their homes to new highs, the UN said.