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Alcaraz wins five-set Wimbledon thriller as Sinner, Gauff cruise

London (AFP) – Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated close friend Frances Tiafoe in a roller-coaster five sets to reach the Wimbledon last 16 on Friday...

Djokovic shrugs off injury fears to reach Wimbledon second round

London (AFP) – Novak Djokovic started his bid to capture a record-equalling eighth Wimbledon men's title with a straight-sets win over Czech qualifier Vit Kopriva...

Gauff breezes into Wimbledon second round as rivals fall

London (AFP) – Coco Gauff breezed into the Wimbledon second round on Monday with a straight-sets victory over US compatriot Caroline Dolehide after seeing two...

Sinner comes through Wimbledon test to set up Berrettini clash

London (AFP) – Jannik Sinner overcame a mid-match wobble to see off the challenge of Germany's Yannick Hanfmann in his Wimbledon opener on Monday but...

Raducanu saves match point against Pegula in Eastbourne, Keys advances

Eastbourne (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Emma Raducanu registered her first-ever victory over a top-10 player at the Eastbourne International on Wednesday, saving a match point...

Raducanu eases past Stephens on Eastbourne grass

London (AFP) – Emma Raducanu brushed aside Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-0 to advance to the second round of the Eastbourne International on Tuesday in a...

Putintseva beats Tomljanovic in Birmingham tennis final

Birmingham (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva won her first senior grass-court singles title after defeating Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic 6-1, 7-6 (10/8) in the...

Sinner edges Hurkacz to win first grass-court title in Halle

Halle Westfalen (Germany) (AFP) – World number one Jannik Sinner won his first ever grass court tournament on Sunday beating former champion Hubert Hurkacz 7-6...

Chelsea reach deal to sign Brazilian teenager Estevao Willian

London (AFP) – Chelsea announced on Saturday they had agreed a deal to sign teenage forward Estevao Willian from Palmeiras for a reported initial fee...

Sinner to face Hurkacz in Halle final

Halle Westfalen (Germany) (AFP) – World number one Jannik Sinner reached his first career grass-court final when he beat Zhang Zhizhen 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) at...

CONCACAF to probe racist abuse of Canadian player in Copa

Miami (AFP) – CONCACAF said Friday it will investigate online racist abuse directed at Canadian player Moise Bombito following his team's tournament-opening Copa America defeat...

Sudan regains top spot with hat-trick in South Sudan

Juba-(SUNA) - Sudan regained the top spot in Group B of the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup with a 0-3 victory over...

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