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Tennis star Sharapova banned for two years for doping
The International Tennis Federation banned the tennis champion for two years after she tested positive for banned drug meldonium earlier this year.
Burundian makes history at Wimbledon
A 16-year-old boy from Burundi has made Wimbledon history, becoming the first player from the East African country to participate in the championship.
Surging Djokovic has chance to claim top ranking
Novak Djokovic has a chance to claim the number one ranking for the first time if he wins this week’s Italian Open.
Cleared Gasquet ready to turn the page
After his nightmare 2009 season, French tennis player Richard Gasquet insists he now wants to turn the page and get back to winning titles.
Flying the flag for wheelchair tennis
”Prodigious” is the only word that can describe the performance of Kgothatso Montjane, the South African female wheelchair tennis champion. Unlike many sporting personalities who…
The changing face of tennis
Suddenly there seem to be as many policemen involved in tennis as there are players. Gone are the days when a London bobby, with minimum fuss and barely a whiff of publicity,…
Two-year drugs ban for Hingis
Martina Hingis was banned for two years on Friday for testing positive for cocaine at Wimbledon last year. The International Tennis Federation said an independent anti-doping…
Federer eyes Sampras’s grand-slam record
Roger Federer again came close to winning the Grand Slam in 2007, reaching the final at all four major tournaments and winning three of them. This year, however, the top-ranked…
Tennis match-fixing under the spotlight
Representatives from the world’s major professional tennis associations will meet in London on Friday to discuss the formation of an ”integrity unit” designed to keep the sport…