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Tennis superstar Serena Williams is pregnant and taking maternity leave through the rest of 2017, expecting to give birth this fall, her spokeswoman said on Wednesday in an announcement that upended a sport the 35-year-old athlete has dominated for the past ...

Lawyers for Canadian star Eugenie Bouchard on Friday accused US tennis officials of destroying video evidence that could shed light on her 2015 fall at the US Open. A filing in New York by attorneys for Bouchard said the US Tennis Association had "knowingly ...

Ace Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna, who became the fourth Indian to win a grand slam after clinching the mixed doubles title at the French Open, has asserted that this has been the best year of his career. Bopanna, playing alongside Canada's Gabriela ...

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday. IMAGE: Real Madrid's Nacho celebrates scoring a goal. Photograph: Reuters Real Madrid's decision to name suspended defender Nacho for their squad for the crucial trip to Celta Vigo on Wednesday has been vindicated after the Spanish soccer association's appeals committee overturned his ban.Nacho, who scored with a quick free kick in Real's 4-1 win over Sevilla on Sunday, was booked in the 80th minute for arguing with ...

Former Romanian world number one Ilie Nastase called Wimbledon organisers "small-minded" after they announced he would not be invited to the Royal Box at this year's championships. The 70-year-old was provisionally banned from all International Tennis Federation (ITF) events after verbally abusing opposing team members and the umpire when he captained Romania in a Fed Cup tie against Britain last month. The former French and US Open champion had already run into trouble after making a ...

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday IMAGE: IAAF president Sebastian Coe. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IAAF European Athletics called on Monday for new record ratification rules to maintain the integrity of the sport which could have a big impact on existing marks. The organisation wants higher technical standards and increased doping control measures, with recognition for previous race records not satisfying new rules to be transferred ...

When the US' Brandi Chastain celebrated by taking off her shirt after scoring the winning penalty in the 1999 Women's World Cup final, her celebration marked a new era in women’s sports. For almost 25 years, the US Women's National Team (USWNT) has ...

Just after Vijay Mallya got bail in London and took a dig at Indian media for “hyping” up his “arrest”, he moved on to important things. One being congratulating the swashbuckling West Indian, Chris Gayle, for becoming the first cricket batsman to ...

Davis Cup captain Mahesh Bhupathi should have shown "respect" to Leander Paes by clearly telling him that he was not going to be a part of the playing squad before his arrival for the tie against Uzbekistan, the AITA said on Tuesday. In the midst of an ugly ...