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Paes and Stepanek chase U.S. Open doubles title India's Leander Paes and Czech Radek Stepanek will attempt to follow their victory over the Bryan brothers by toppling the Austria-Brazil pairing of Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in the U.S. Open men's doubles final on Sunday. Paes and Stepanek...

Nadal to face Djokovic in New York final Rafael Nadal comfortably dealt with France's Richard Gasquet 6-4 7-6(1) 6-2 on Saturday to move into the final of the US Open final where he will face world number one Novak Djokovic. After Djokovic needed five sets to deal with a determined Stanislas...

Djokovic downs Wawrinka in thriller to reach final World number one Novak Djokovic beat Stanislas Wawrinka in epic five-set clash to reach the final of the US Open in New York. Djokovic recovered from a two-sets-to-one deficit to beat Wawrinka 2-6 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3 6-4 in front of a packed house...

Djokovic, Nadal aiming for US Open showdown Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal can set up a delectable US Open final between the top two players in the world with 2013 Grand Slam bragging rights at stake by posting victories in Saturday's semi-finals. Australian Open champion Djokovic and French...

Rugby Championship - Ruthless South African thrash Australia in Brisbane A ruthless South Africa overcame their Suncorp Stadium hoodoo to thump Australia 38-12 in their Rugby Championship clash. South Africa's first win at the Brisbane venue was carried out in style, scoring four tries to nil...

China's Li laments stage fright in semi-final loss A disappointed Li Na admitted to an ****** of stage fright in her humbling US Open semi-final loss to Serena Williams and said she would have lost to any opponent she faced on Friday. The first Chinese to reach the last four at Flushing...

Athletics - Bolt shows supremacy in Brussels season finale World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt powered away late in the race to win the 100 metres in 9.8 seconds at the season-closing Diamond League meeting in Brussels on Friday. Bolt, who won 100, 200 and 4x100 relay golds at last month's...

Pennetta bows out after exceeding expectations Flavia Pennetta's ***** of a first Grand Slam final was crushed by Victoria Azarenka's straight sets semi-final win but the Italian left the US Open still proud of her unexpected run to the last four. Three times previously Pennetta has been...

Athletics - Years of sprinting starting to take toll, says Bolt The main aim next season for world and Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is to stay injury free as years of dominating the 100 and 200 metres have begun to take their toll on the tall Jamaican's body. "I remember going to my...

Cold and rain causes dropouts Fourteen riders abandoned the Tour of Spain on Saturday as riders battled rain, sleet and near-freezing temperatures on the race's first Pyrenean stage. Two dropped out because of hypothermia, according to official reports, as the intense cold and rain took its...

Azarenka relishes chance to face Serena A confident Victoria Azarenka will get a chance to avenge last year's US Open final defeat to Serena Williams after the pair came through their semi-finals to set up a re-match. Second-seed Azarenka beat Italy's Flavia Pennetta 6-4 6-2 and will now face...

Olympic Games - 2020 Games: Host city Tokyo or Istanbul, Madrid eliminated Madrid was eliminated in the first round of voting to decide the host of the 2020 summer Olympic Games, leaving Tokyo and Istanbul to battle it out in a final round of voting. The winner is due to be announced at 1700...

Ratto wins in wet Pyrenees as Nibali gains more time Italy scored a double success in the Tour of Spain's first Pyrenean stage on Saturday as Vincenzo Nibali strengthened his overall lead and sprinter Daniele Ratto scored a rare win on the climbs. On a day of intense cold and rain, when...

Williams sets up Azarenka re-match in New York Defending champion Serena Williams slugged her way to a US Open title rematch against Victoria Azarenka with a 6-0 6-3 victory over Li Na in the semi-finals. World number one Williams thrashed a rattled Li, overcoming some staunch resistance at...

Azarenka ends Pennetta's ***** to reach final Second seed Victoria Azarenka overcame an at-times erratic serve to beat unseeded Italian Flavia Pennetta 6-4 6-2 and reach the US Open final. Second seed Azarenka, who lost to Serena Williams in last year's final, could get a chance for revenge if...

Roche heads into the Pyrenees with podium on his mind Ireland's Nicolas Roche, *** of Tour de France and Giro d'Italia winner Stephen, is making a name for himself in the Vuelta - the one Grand Tour which eluded his ******. As the Tour of Spain heads into the Pyrenees on Saturday for three...

Mirnyi completes mixed doubles hat-trick Belarussian veteran Max Mirnyi captured his third US Open mixed doubles title on Friday when he and Czech Andrea Hlavackova beat American Abigail Spears and Mexican Santiago Gonzalez 7-6 (5) 6-3. The 36-year-old Mirnyi's hat trick of wins in the event...

Dennis takes lead at Tour of Alberta Rohan Dennis won stage 3 at the Tour of Alberta on Friday and took the yellow jersey from Cannondale's Peter Sagan.

Barguil wins stage 13, Nibali keeps lead Warren Barguil (Team Argos-Shimano) took a solo win on stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana while Vincenzo Nibali remained the overall leader. Italy's Rinaldo Nocentini finished second on the hilly 169-km stage from Valls to Castelldefels seven seconds back...

Tomic sentenced to eight months, but no jail, over ****** John Tomic, ****** and coach of Australian world number 52 Bernard, has been sentenced to eight months in prison after he beat up his ***'s practice partner in a Madrid street in May, a court said on Friday. But the 49-year-old, who...

Asian Football - Japan overcome Guatemala in Osaka Keisuke Honda's appearance as a second-half substitute paid dividends as Japan eased past Guatemala 3-0 in a friendly in Osaka. The CSKA Moscow midfielder stepped off the bench at half-time, heading home the opening goal just five minutes...

Trott relishing track return as she's confirmed for Nationals Double Olympic champion Laura Trott admits the British Cycling National Track Championships cannot come soon enough as she switches her attentions from the road to the boards. Trott has been confirmed on the 237-strong line up for...

Djokovic swats aside Youzhny to reach semi-finals Top seed Novak Djokovic rode a third set blip to breeze past Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-0 and reach the semi-finals of the US Open. The Serb polished off his Russian opponent in two hours and 34 minutes on Arthur Ashe Stadium to set up a...

Wawrinka steps out of Federer shadow into semi-finals Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka stepped out of compatriot Roger Federer's shadow and into the US Open semi-finals with a 6-4 6-3 6-2 upset of defending champion Andy Murray. Wawrinka even received a congratulatory text message upon...

Mirnyi closing in on US Open mixed doubles hat-trick Belarus veteran Max Mirnyi will attempt to win his third US Open mixed doubles title 15-years after his first at Flushing Meadows. Mirnyi and Czech Andrea Hlavackova will meet American Abigail Spears and Mexican Santiago Gonzalez on Arthur...

Serena, Azarenka one step from title rematch Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka are one step away from booking a tantalising championship rematch at the US Open heading into an intriguing set of women's semi-finals on Friday. Williams, the top-seeded defending champion, will look to extend...

Murray: It was hard to get fired up after Wimbledon glory Andy Murray, who suffered a surprise straight sets loss to Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in the US Open quarter-finals, conceded he has struggled to fire himself up after his Wimbledon triumph. The two-times Grand Slam winner has not looked...

Murray title defence ended by dominant Wawrinka Defending champion Andy Murray was the latest Grand Slam winner to be bundled out of the US Open, thrashed in straight sets by Stanislas Wawrinka in a quarter-finals shocker. Ninth-seeded Wawrinka dominated an out of sorts Murray 6-4 6-3 6-2 in...

Davenport heads list of Hall of Fame nominations American former world number one Lindsay Davenport, a winner of three Grand Slam singles titles, headlined the list of nominees up for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Davenport was announced as a nominee along with...

Bryan twins fall short in bid for calendar-year Grand Slam American twins Bob and Mike Bryan had their calendar-year Grand Slam hopes dashed at the US Open and then said no duo will likely ever accomplish the feat again. The top-seeded brothers, who won this year's Australian Open, French Open...

Athletics - IOC to consider action over Isinbayeva gay comments The International Olympic Committee will consider taking action against pole vault world champion Yelena Isinbayeva, a Youth Olympics ambassador, after her comments in favour of Russia's new gay law triggered a major controversy...

Gilbert takes stage 12, Nibali retains GC lead World champion Philippe Gilbert of Belgium won Stage 12 of the Tour of Spain on Thursday and Italy's Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead. Vincenzo Nibali of Italy remains overall leader and is 31 seconds ahead of Ireland's Nicolas Roche with...

Murray expects Wawrinka to cause headaches in quarters Defending champion Andy Murray fears Stanislas Wawrinka has developed the confidence required to cause an upset in their US Open quarter-final at Flushing Meadows on Thursday. Murray owns an 8-5 all-time record against the ninth-seeded...

Cavendish, Quintana added to strong Tour of Britain cast Mark Cavendish and Nairo Quintana head the start list for the tenth anniversary of The Tour of Britain. Briton Cavendish, joint third on the all-time list of Tour de France stage wins with 25, will lead his Pharma Quick-Step team over...

Dominant Nadal steamrolls Robredo to reach semis Rafa Nadal steamrolled compatriot Tommy Robredo 6-0 6-2 6-2 to move into the semi-finals of the US Open at Flushing Meadows. The second-seeded Spaniard needed just an hour and 40 minutes to get the job done on Arthur Ashe Stadium against...

Deignan signs for Team Sky Team Sky have announced they have secured the signing of Irish rider Philip Deignan for the 2014 season. The talented rider has enjoyed a successful second season with the UnitedHealthcare team where he managed to win the Tour of the Gila, finish second at the Tour...

Azarenka punishes Hantuchova to reach last four Second seed Victoria Azarenka punished a series of errors by Daniela Hantuchova to win 6-2 6-3 and set up a US Open semi-final clash with Italy's Flavia Pennetta. Belarusian Azarenka, the beaten finalist at Flushing Meadows last year, took...

Team Sky announce Wiggins as leader for Tour of Britain Sir Bradley Wiggins will lead a six-man Team Sky at the Tour of Britain this month. The 33-year-old Wiggins, who was unable to defend his 2012 Tour de France title through injury and illness, heads up a squad featuring two other British...

Gasquet reflects on his Nadal win, as a ********** Frenchman Richard Gasquet joked about his only victory against Rafa Nadal, his likely next opponent, coming at the tender age of 13 after he marched into the last four of the US Open. asquet, 27, reached the second Grand Slam semi-final of his...

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Pennetta proud of hard climb to last four in New York The U.S. Open has been a stomping ground for Italian female tennis players in recent years but Flavia Pennetta's journey to the last four has been one of the more unexpected successes for the Azzurri. Italy has had a woman in the last eight...

Cancellara wins 11th stage as Nibali regains overall lead Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland won stage 11 of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday, a 38.8-kilometre time trial, and Italy's Vincenzo Nibali moved into the overall lead. Former world and Olympic time trial champion Cancellara finished...

Gasquet upsets Ferrer to reach first Grand Slam semi-final since 2007 Frenchman Richard Gasquet reached his first grand slam semi-final in six years with a 6-3 6-1 4-6 2-6 6-3 upset win over Spain's David Ferrer at the US Open on Wednesday. Playing in just the second grand slam quarter-final...

Pennetta triumphs in all-Italian quarter-final Flavia Pennetta was the last Italian standing at a US Open that has celebrated experience after upsetting 10th-seeded compatriot Roberta Vinci in straight sets to reach her first grand slam semi-final on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Pennetta's 6-4...

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Athletics - Bolt planning to retire after Rio 2016 Usain Bolt is planning to retire from athletics after the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The six-time Olympic gold medallist told the Associated Press: “I think it will be a good time to retire, on top and just been dominating for so long.”...