2020 Olympics: Squash makes final cut with wrestling & baseball/softball
Decisions do not usually come early, but in St Petersburg, where the eyes of the Olympic world had been turning in ever greater numbers, this…
French Open 2013: Just when you think you know Roger Federer…
Roger Federer has rarely been a man for one-word answers, rarely been short of an opinion, and rarely been caught off guard by a question—and…
Rafael Benítez leaves Chelsea with his reputation enhanced
Rafael Benítez leaves Chelsea with his reputation enhanced after weathering a Stamford Bridge storm and leading the club to Europa League glory. The 53-year-old was,…
From Rome to Squash 2020, Roger Federer sends his very best
With just a week to go until squash makes its final presentation to the International Olympic Committee, Roger Federer has once again thrown his weight…
Rome Masters 2013: Of rain, Nadal and Italy’s favourites, Errani & Vinci
It’s Rome, one of the most glamorous stops on clay road to Roland Garros. It’s usually a place drenched in sunshine, wall-to-wall in Mediterranean colour,…
Roberto Mancini paid the price for transfer failures at Man City
Roberto Mancini’s sacking is harsh treatment for the manager who guided Manchester City to their holy grail but the Italian has paid the price for…
Can Haas and Wawrinka single-handedly shake up clay Masters?
For a shot that is, time and again, dismissed as a dying art, there have been an awful lot of single-handed backhands to admire on…
Of Roger Federer, Basel and the call of home
Basel is a city that feels no need to shout about itself. Sitting astride the Rhine, it rubs shoulders with the French and German borders,…
Maria Sharapova heads down road to Roland Garros and Serena Williams
When the tall, willowy figure of the 17-year-old Maria Sharapova burst onto tennis’s most famous stage at Wimbledon in 2004 to win her first Grand…
Barcelona Open 2013: Rafael Nadal continues march to clay immortality
For the 16-year-old Rafael Nadal, 2003 would become a significant year in his tennis career. It marked the transition from the Futures and Challengers circuits—he…
Squash 2020: Agassi and Clijsters join Federer to back Olympic bid
The groundswell of support for squash’s campaign to join the 2020 Olympic family got another boost this week as some of the biggest names in…
Wimbledon 2013: Record prize money throws down gauntlet to rivals
Wimbledon may be the last of the Grand Slams to show its prize-money hand in 2013, but it was certainly worth waiting for. Hot on…
Squash 2020: Nicol and Garner bring their 7-continent challenge to London
If the efforts of two particular men in London do not put squash at the top of the sporting headlines this weekend, it’s hard to…
French Open follows Australian and US prize-money boosts – almost
The French Open is to follow the example of the Australian Open and US Open in offering another record level of prize money this year.…
Robredo joins Nadal, Ferrer and Almagro on fields of Spanish gold
As the first Masters of the year on the burnished gold of Europe’s clay gets underway in Monte Carlo, all eyes are on the man…
QPR striker Loic Remy could be the perfect fit for Arsenal
Manchester United target Radamel Falcao will be the headline transfer story this summer, but Loic Remy could provide an interesting sub-plot as the Premier League…
Heroic Squash 2020 journey sets sail for 7 continents in 7 days
It sounds like madness: seven squash matches on seven different continents on seven straight days. But so great is the desire of the worldwide family…
Venus and Serena Williams: In every great rivalry, one must lose
As family achievements go, the records put together by Venus and Serena Williams must rank as some of the finest in any sport. It is…
Miami Masters 2013: Murray heads to No2 after epic Ferrer victory
The much-anticipated change in the rankings at the top of men’s tennis very nearly happened in Indian Wells. After Roger Federer fell in the quarter-finals,…
Federer praises ‘spirit of partnership’ in US Open’s revamped offer
In an unprecedented step, the biggest of the tennis Grand Slams, the US Open, has announced a second rise in its prize money just three…
Why Michael Owen should be remembered as a Liverpool legend
Michael Owen deserves to be remembered as a Liverpool legend based on his outstanding Reds goal record – but the England international will probably never…