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Halep beats Kvitova to win New Haven Open Romania's Simona Halep stunned former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-2 6-2 in the final of the New Haven Open on Saturday to capture her fourth title in just over two months. The unseeded Halep followed up her win over former world number one...

World Championships - Oliver powers to world hurdles gold Perennially cheerful American David Oliver finally had something to really smile about on Monday as a powerful run earned him the world 110 metres hurdles gold medal and the global title he so richly deserves. Oliver, who missed last...

Azarenka vows to make up for US Open loss Twelve months after her defeat in the US Open final, Victoria Azarenka is back in New York determined to make amends. Azarenka was just two points away from beating Williams in last year's championship match when the American drew on her all her...

World Championships - Lemaitre out of worlds with thigh injury French sprinter Christophe Lemaitre has been ruled out of the rest of Moscow's world athletics championships by a thigh injury sustained during Sunday's 100 metres final. Despite less-than-stellar form, Lemaitre had been considered...

Williams feels unbeatable heading into U.S. Open With a hugely successful season coming to a close, World No. 1 Serena Williams believes she just cannot lose. Williams was not making any bold statements about her chances of winning the U.S, Open, starting on Monday, but with 16 grand slams...

World Championships - Ohuruogu wins thrilling 400m gold Christine Ohuruogu launched an incredible fightback to win World Championship gold in a thrilling 400m final in Moscow. Ohuruogu, as is her style, left it incredibly late but somehow overhauled Botswana's defending champion Amantle...

Melzer claims Winston-Salem title as Monfils retires Austria's Juergen Melzer won the Winston-Salem Open when Frenchman Gael Monfils retired from their final in North Carolina. Melzer was leading 6-3 2-1 when Monfils called it quits, saying he was unable to continue because of a painful left...

World Championships - Greene running on empty, Shakes-Drayton through in style Dai Greene snuck through in the heats of the 400m hurdles while Perri Shakes-Drayton eased into the semi-finals at the World Championships in Moscow. It was just two years ago that the 27-year-old Greene was on top...

Kvitova and Halep advance to New Haven Open final Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova stormed into the final of the New Haven Open, the last women's warm-up event before the US Open, with a ruthless 6-0 6-1 win over Klara Zakopalova. Kvitova showed no mercy against her Czech Fed Cup team...

World Championships - Trinidad officials confirm Baptiste's doping absence Trinidad and Tobago athletics officials confirmed that Kelly-Ann Baptiste is missing the World Championships due to doping violations. Along with Semoy Hackett, Baptiste left Moscow before competition started on...

World Championships - Double Olympic champion Sanchez makes light work of hurdles heat Double Olympic champion Felix Sanchez eased through his 400 metres hurdles heat on the third morning of the World Championships in Moscow. All the favourites advanced safely in the both 400m hurdles events...

Monfils and Melzer advance to Winston-Salem Open final Frenchman Gael Monfils and Juergen Melzer of Austria won their semi-finals on Friday to advance to the final of the Winston-Salem Open, the last men's warm-up event before the US Open, starting on Monday. Monfils qualified for his 19th ATP...

Azarenka poses danger for Williams at US Open Serena Williams may be the overwhelming favorite but the world number one is anything but a sure bet to win a US Open overflowing with intriguing possibilities. As the greatest player of her generation, Williams is the obvious choice to win the...

World Championships - Luzhniki track leaves Bolt feeling indifferent Usain Bolt has said that the unusual track at the Luzhniki Stadium felt 'different' as the Jamaican took gold in the World Championships 100m final. But the sprint king who usually packs a punch in any stadium, in any city...

Usual suspects lined up for run at US Open crown There is a familiar but deceiving look about the main contenders set to battle for the US Open men's singles title when the year's final grand slam gets underway on Monday. If history and current form are any guide, only five men - Roger...

Athletics - Bolt considering Glasgow Commonwealth Games Usain Bolt said he might make a first appearance at the Commonwealth Games, held in Glasgow next year, as he seeks to add another title to the resume he embellished with his second world 100 metres gold on Sunday. Bolt's comment, when...

Athletics - Ohuruogu on track for another world title Christine Ohuruogu is primed and ready for another crack at a world title after progressing into the final of the Women's 400m. Ohuruogu, the world champion in Osaka six years ago, progressed through her 400m semi-final in emphatic style...

Three Brits reach final qualifying round Three of the four Britons left in US Open qualifying reached the final round, as Elena Baltacha, James Ward and Dan Evans all progressed. Baltacha destroyed Olga Savchuk of Ukraine 6-3 6-0 in a match that lasted just over an hour but needed five hours...

World Championships - Patience pays off for 10,000 champion Dibaba Ethiopia's Tirunesh Dibaba bided her time before letting loose on the final lap with an awesome display of speed to complete a hat-trick of world championship 10,000 metres titles on Sunday. Olympic champion Dibaba, who is now...

McEnroe: I can't see Federer winning another Slam John McEnroe has predicted Roger Federer will never win another Grand Slam tennis title. Federer holds the record for Grand Slam titles in the Open era with 17 but he will start the US Open as seventh seed – his lowest seeding in 11 years...

World Championships - Bolt reigns supreme in Moscow in 100m Sprint superstar Usain Bolt won the 100 metres gold medal at the World Championships in Russia in a time of 9.77 seconds in the rain. Behind the Jamaican superstar, who took his fourth individual world title, American Justin Gatlin...

Murray to open against Llodra, Federer-Nadal quarters on the cards US Open champion Andy Murray faces the mouthwatering prospect of meeting top seed Novak Djokovic in this year's semi-finals after the draw for the season's final Grand Slam was announced on Thursday. Murray, who is also the...

World Championships - Hot favourite Perkovic claims discus gold Sandra Perkovic went into the world championships as the favourite and duly delivered with a 67.99 metre throw to claim gold. Perkovic, who missed the last world championships through a doping ban, had the four longest throws of...

British duo reach second round of qualifying British pair Dan Evans and Samantha Murray reached the second round of US Open qualifying, but Tara Moore failed to get through. Davis Cup star Evans beat Canada's Peter Polansky 6-2 6-3, while Murray beat Australian Arina Rodinova 6-4 6-1 to set up...

World Championships - Eaton claims decathlon gold in Russia American Ashton Eaton cemented his position as the world's greatest athlete when he won the world decathlon title on Sunday, completing a spectacular hat-trick having won Olympic gold and broken the world record last year. Eaton led...

Australia chief Wood steps down after eight years Tennis Australia chief executive Steve Wood will step down next month after eight years in the job and be replaced by Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley. Wood restructured Australia tennis to put it on a firm financial footing and...

Athletics - Seven-metre leap earns Reese long jump gold Brittney Reese became the first woman to win three long jump titles at the world championships, leaping 7.01 metres. Reese, gold medallist in 2009 and 2011, had scraped into the final on countback after a below-par showing in Saturday's...

Sharapova out with shoulder injury Third-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova has pulled out of next week's US Open due to a shoulder injury. The four-times grand slam winner, who triumphed at Flushing Meadows in 2006, fired coach Jimmy Connors last week after just one match together. The...

McEnroe cannot see another Grand Slam win for Federer John McEnroe finds it hard to envisage Roger Federer adding to his record 17 grand slam titles and believes the Swiss maestro is showing signs of slowing down. The 32-year-old Federer heads into next week's US Open seeded seventh, his first...

World Championships - Bolt coasts into final, Dasaolu also through Usain Bolt coasted into the final of the men's 100m at the World Championships in Moscow, with Britain's James Dasaolu qualifying as a fastest loser. Bolt, looking to regain the world title he lost to compatriot Yohan Blake in...

World Championships - Russia's Ivanov takes men's 20km race walk gold Aleksandr Ivanov brought a sparse Luzhniki stadium to its feet and claimed a third successive men's 20-kilometre race walk gold for Russia on Sunday, becoming the youngest walk winner at a world championships. Ivanov, 20...

Top seed Errani upset in final WTA event before US Open Sara Errani's US Open preparations were jolted when the top-seeded Italian was upset by Russia's Ekaterina Makarova 7-5 6-1 in the second round of the New Haven Open. World number five Errani double-faulted five times while her...

Henman: Murray can win but Rafa the favourite Tim Henman believes Andy Murray is more than capable of retaining his US Open title - but admits he sees in-form Rafael Nadal as the favourite for the season's final Grand Slam. Nadal usurped Murray as world number two this week following his win...

World Championships - Merritt puts safety first in Moscow It was a case of safety first for Olympic 110 metres hurdles gold medallist Aries Merritt in the World Championships heats after his last race ended in a clatter with the barrier. The world record holder ran within himself to safely...

Fish pulls out of US Open American Mardy Fish's hopes of putting aside his troublesome heart condition to compete in his first grand slam tournament in 12 months ended on Wednesday after the former top-ten player was ****** to pull out of next week's US Open. The 31-year-old has played...

World Championships - Bolt set to dazzle, six medals on offer on day two Usain Bolt will be expected to bring some razzle-dazzle to the World Championships on Sunday in the semi-finals and final of the 100m after the Jamaican played it safe in the heats. Triple Olympic champion Bolt, who...

World Championships - Four Brits progress from heats in Moscow Hannah England left it late to qualify from her 1500m heat, rounding the final bend in seventh. before powering down the home straight to finish third in 4:08.05. England hasn't competed since booking her place on the team with a...

Ward, Baltacha win in qualifying James Ward and Elena Baltacha have made it through to the second round of US Open qualifying. Ward beat Frenchman Jonathan Eysseric in straight sets 6-3 6-1; while Baltacha weathered a fightback from American Melanie Oudin to take her match 6-1 3-6 6-2. They...

Federer seeded only seventh for US Open Organisers have announced the seedings for the US Open and Roger Federer is seeded only seventh. Serbia's Novak Djokovic is the top seed in the men's draw but seeing five-time US Open champion and 17-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer as seventh seed...

World Championships - Gardner sets the pace with sub-11 first-heat 100m English Gardner laid down a marker as she ran a sub-11 second heat at the World Championships in Moscow. Just as in the men's event, Jamaica and the United States have dominated the global sprint scene in the last two...

Troicki challenges doping ban at Court of Arbitration for Sport Serbia's Viktor Troicki has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over his 18-month suspension for ********* doping regulations, the Lausanne-based tribunal said on Tuesday. "The CAS procedure is in progress and a...

World Championships - World champion Farah sets sights on more golds Mo Farah has now won everything there is to win on the track for a long-distance runner but the newly-crowned 10,000m world champion insists he has his sights set on yet more gold later this week. Farah stormed to the top of...

Towering Isner emerges as America's hope for Flushing Meadows Long before Andy Roddick retired at the US Open last year American tennis had been searching for someone to wave the Stars and Stripes at Flushing Meadows. That man has stepped forward this summer with towering John Isner and his...

World Championships - Bolt, Brits through to sprint semi-finals in Russia Usain Bolt breezed into the semi-finals of the men's 100m along with Dwain Chambers and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey while James Dasaolu scraped through as a fastest loser at the World Championships in Moscow. Bolt, with a...

Wimbledon champion Bartoli joins Eurosport coverage Recently-retired Marion Bartoli has joined the Eurosport team for the upcoming US Open. Bartoli, the 2013 Wimbledon winner, will join Mats Wilander, Amélie Mauresmo, Barbara Schett, Henri Leconte and Serena Williams' coach Patrick Mouratoglou...

World Championships - Sprinter Baptiste tests positive - report Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Kelly-Ann Baptiste has tested positive for a ****** substance, according to reports. Baptiste, 26, has returned home from the world championships where she was due to run in the first round of the 100m...

Robson seeded at a Grand Slam for first time Laura Robson’s successful year has been further rewarded with the news that she has been seeded 32nd for the upcoming US Open. Both Robson and fellow young hope Heather Watson face a race to be fit for the tournament which begins in New York on...

World Championships - Farah claims dramatic 10,000m gold medal in Russia Olympic champion Mo Farah won the 10,000 metres gold medal at the World Championships in Moscow. Briton Farah, who stole the hearts of the British public with his double distance success over 10,000m and 5,000m at London...

King of Clay looks to extend reign to hardcourts The undisputed King of Clay, Rafa Nadal could soon extend his reign to the hardcourt after establishing himself as the red-hot favourite for the US Open with back-to-back wins in Montreal and Cincinnati. Open with back-to-back wins in Montreal...

Athletics - Brit Partridge claims top-10 finish in marathon Susan Partridge battled heat and her rivals to claim a top-10 finish in the best World Championships performance by a British women's marathon runner in six years. The 33-year-old arrived in Moscow ranked 95th in the world and clocked...