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James relishing Manchester World Cup Double world champion Becky James is determined to enjoy her homecoming at the Track Cycling World Cup in Manchester as she grants her rivals their wish by riding the individual sprint. James will race in the UK for the first time since winning the keirin...

Del Potro stuns Nadal to set up Djokovic final Rafa Nadal failed to reach a final for only the second time during his incredible 2013 season after being blown off court by Argentine whirlwind Juan Martin Del Potro at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday. The Spaniard had been hoping to celebrate...

Bouchard reaches first WTA final, Stosur awaits Canadian teenager Eugenie Bouchard reached her first WTA final on Saturday after she ended the surprise run of home favourite Kurumi Nara at the Japan Open. The 19-year-old beat the Japanese wildcard 6-2 6-2 to set up a showdown with former U.S...

Giro-focused Evans to start next season Down Under Cadel Evans will race on home soil for the first time since he won the Tour de France at next January's Tour Down Under. The 36-year-old BMC rider was the first Australian to win road cycling's most prestigious event and returns to the event...

Tour de France nearly-man Kloeden quits cycling Twice Tour de France runner-up Andreas Kloeden, who also won an Olympic bronze medal, has retired after 16 years in the sport. Kloeden, 38, won the 2000 Paris-Nice race and finished third in the Sydney Olympics road race in the same year. He...

Kerber seals final spot at WTA tour year-ender Germany's Angelique Kerber has clinched the eighth and final spot at the WTA's season-ending championships in Istanbul later this month after reaching the semi-finals of the Linz Open. The 25-year-old beat Patricia Mayr-Achleitner in the...

2014 Tour hits cobbles in blow for Froome If Chris Froome is to become the first rider to retain his Tour de France title in almost two decades, the Briton will need to navigate a number of traps lurking around a tricky 2014 route. Britain's Chris Froome must successfully navigate a number of...

Voegele shocks Stephens in Austria World number 58 Stefanie Voegele recovered from losing a first set tiebreak to shock American Sloane Stephens in three sets at the Linz Open in Austria. The Swiss player sailed through the second set without facing a break point and dug in as Stephens...

Route for the 2014 Tour de France Tour de France organisers unveiled the route for the 2014 race on Wednesday: Saturday, July 5* - Stage 1: Leeds to Harrogate, 191 km (flat) Sunday, July 6* - Stage 2: York to Sheffield, 198 km (hilly) Monday, July 7* - Stage 3: Cambridge to London, 159 km...

Keys reaches first semi in Osaka American prospect Madison Keys moved into her first tour-level semifinal with a straight sets victory over China’s Zheng Jie at the WTA Japan Open in Osaka. The 18-year-old broke her opponent in the opening game of the match and never looked back as she...

Sicard and Martinez join Team Europcar Former under 23 world champion Romain Sicard and French sprinter Yannick Martinez have joined Team Europcar ahead of the 2014 season. Twenty-five-year-old Sicard (pictured) joins Jean-Rene Bernaudeau's squad on a one-year contact after three years at the...

Djokovic and Nadal reach Shanghai semis Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic rallied to see off Frenchman Gael Monfils 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4 in the Shanghai Open quarter-finals on Friday and world number one Rafa Nadal also booked his place in the last four. The Serb, who was replaced by...

Trott takes second gold at European Track Championships Laura Trott grabbed her second gold at the European Track Championships after she topped the pile in the women's omnium in the Netherlands. Trott, who was part of the quartet that finished first in the women's team pursuit event, finished...

Stephens reaches Linz quarters to close on top 10 Sloane Stephens moved a step closer to the top 10 with an epic 7-6 4-6 6-3 win over Andrea Petkovic in Linz. The American second seed, 20, has so far risen to 12th in the world in her breakout season and battled past Germany's Petkovic in over...

Nadal and Djokovic reach quarters, Ferrer and Berdych dumped out Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were in superb form to advance to the last eight of the Shanghai Masters. Nadal, who returned to the top of the world rankings this month, won his 67th match of 71 this season with a 6-1 7-6(5)...

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European gold and world record for British team pursuiters Great Britain's new-look women's team pursuit squad powered to the European title and a new world record in Apeldoorn. Laura Trott and Dani King - who both won Olympic gold in London - were joined by Katie Archibald and Elinor Barker...

Federer crashes out in Shanghai Roger Federer went out of the Shanghai Masters at the last-16 stage as he lost to France's world number 42 Gael Monfils. After dropping the first set, the 17-time Grand Slam title winner was on the brink of going out in straight sets at 3-5 down in the second...

Rowsell eyes European title as Britain qualify for gold medal ride Joanna Rowsell insists Britain's extended women's team pursuit outfit won't settle for anything less than gold at the European Track Championships in Apeldoorn. Rowsell joined ****** with Laura Trott and Dani King to...

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Second-set blitz puts Keys into quarters Madison Keys only lost three points in the second set as she beat Zhang Shuai 6-4 6-0 to move into the quarter-finals of the Japan Open in Osaka. The American sixth seed won nine games in a row as she came back from 4-3 down in the first set to oust the...

Mezgec wins thrilling finale as Intxausti claims Beijing title Luka Mezgec (Argos–Shimano) won an incredible fifth stage of the Tour of Beijing as Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) claimed overall victory. Spanish rider Intxausti had won the fourth stage by three seconds ahead of Daniel Martin to...

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New Spain captain Moya counting on Nadal Spain's chances of winning a sixth Davis Cup crown next year will likely hinge on world number one Rafa Nadal and new captain Carlos Moya said on Thursday he will do his best to persuade his Mallorcan compatriot and close friend to commit. "My main...

Millar set to retire next year Scotland's David Millar will end his cycling career next year. The 36-year-old Millar revealed that his 17th year as a professional will be his last one. "It's been quite organic really. It's been one of those things where you always think it's going to be a...

World Cup - Clinical Uruguay hand Jordan painful finishing lesson Uruguay punished Jordan with clinical finishing to crush them 5-0 in the playoff first leg and all but end the West Asian team's hopes of a first World Cup finals appearance. The South American champions were not at their...

Ivanovic marches on in Linz Ana Ivanovic moved into the quarter-finals in Linz with a 6-3 7-5 win over Francesca Schiavone. The Serbian former world number one, now ranked 16th, needed just over an hour and a half to oust the Italian. Third seed Ivanovic won the WTA Linz tournament in 2008 and...

Intxausti wins stage four to lead Tour of Beijing Spain's Benat Intxausti stormed through to win the fourth stage of the Tour of Beijing on Monday and seize the leader’s red jersey. Intxausti attacked the long climb of the day ruthlessly to assume control with just over two kilometres to go in...

World Cup - Mexico coast past New Zealand Mexico thumped New Zealand 5-1 in the first leg of their qualifying play-off to take a massive step towards a place in next year's World Cup finals. After scoring just three goals in their last four CONCACAF qualifiers at home, Mexico rediscovered...

German Degenkolb powers to Paris-Tours success Germany’s John Degenkolb powered to his sixth win of the season in the Paris-Tours classic on Sunday after a mass sprint finish. FDJ led out their man Arnaud Demare but the Frenchman had to settle for third after being overhauled by Degenkolb and...

Djokovic, Federer and Nadal into Shanghai last 16 Top seed Novak Djokovic launched his Shanghai Open title defence in fine style, breezing past Spain's Marcel Granollers 6-2 6-0 as Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer also won on Wednesday. Roger Federer, playing his first singles match since a...

South American Football - Dominant Cruzeiro celebrate Brazilian title Cruzeiro were confirmed as Brazilian champions during half time of their 3-1 win over Vitoria when their closest rivals slipped up and helped ease their way to a third national title. There was still 45 minutes to go in...

Spain expected to name Moya captain Spain's tennis federation (RFET) will announce Alex Corretja's replacement as Davis Cup captain on Thursday, with local media reporting former world number one Carlos Moya had already agreed a one-year contract to the end of 2014. The new captain will be...

Bouhanni extends Beijing lead with stage three success Nacer Bouhanni won a second straight Tour of Beijing stage to extend his overall lead in the General Classification. The Frenchman of FDJ was a late bloomer in the sprint finish of stage three, but deftly capitalised on a gap to overtake...

Murray out of ATP World Tour Finals Andy Murray has pulled out of the ATP World Tour Finals in London. The Wimbledon champion underwent back surgery last month, and has now confirmed that he will not be sufficiently recovered in time to play in the season-ending tournament at the O2 in...

Lisicki pulls out, Puig loses in Osaka Eighth seed Monica Puig crashed out of the Japan Open in Osaka as she lost 7-5 7-6(4) against local favourite Kurumi Nara. Nara, ranked 87th in the world, consistently held her nerve better on the big points as she saved all but two of the nine break...

Bouhanni in red with Beijing stage two win Nacer Bouhanni held off heavy pressure from Roberto Ferrari to claim stage two of the Tour of Beijing. Bouhanni, France’s 2012 national champion, broke away at the final 500 metre mark of the 201.5 km stage inside Beijing but Italy’s Ferrari was able...

Ivanovic wins Linz opener Number three seed Ana Ivanovic made a winning start to her Linz Open campaign with a 6-2 6-4 victory over Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium. Meanwhile, Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova and Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens both survived scares as they came through the opening round...

Hushovd wins opening stage in Beijing Thor Hushovd (BMC) won the first stage of the Tour of Beijing after a sprint finish at Huairou Studio City. The big Norwegian edged out Luka Mezgec (Argos-Shimano) and Nikolas Maes (Omega Pharma- Quick Step) after finding a late gap. Willem Wauters...

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Cookson opens talks with WADA over investigation into UCI The International Cycling Union (UCI) has contacted the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to start discussions for an independent investigation into cycling's governing body, new UCI president Brian Cookson said on Friday. Cookson...

Lopez wins veterans' duel, French duo crash out in Shanghai Feliciano Lopez came through a tough clash with fellow veteran Jarkko Nieminen to make it through the opening round of the Shanghai Masters. The two 32-year-olds could barely be separated throughout, each earning plenty of chances and...

Nadal 'sure' Federer will earn London spot World number one Rafa Nadal is confident that arch-rival Roger Federer will be able to accumulate the points needed over the next few weeks to seal his spot for the season-ending ATP finale in London. Federer went through the 2013 season without...

Sheryl Crow 'saw Lance Armstrong dope' Grammy Award-winning musician Sheryl Crow watched disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong get an illicit ***** transfusion and later told federal investigators about what she had seen, according to a new book. The New York Daily News, citing a book by Wall...

Robson loses to player more than double her age Laura Robson lost to a woman 24 years her senior as she went out in the opening round of the Japan Open in Osaka to local favourite Kimiko Date-Krumm. Date-Krumm, who was ranked in the world's top 10 when her opponent was born in 1994, was...

Sponsorship boost will keep Saxo-Tinkoff team going The Saxo-Tinkoff team led by former Tour de France champion Alberto Contador have received a sponsorship boost from Saxo Bank that will keep the team going next year. There had been fears about the future after the co-sponsors, Russian credit...

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