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Athletics - Bolt has not peaked and can go faster, says past world champion Sprint king Usain Bolt has not yet reached his peak and can lower his world records in the 100 and 200 metres if he has a rival to push him, according to former world champion Frankie Fredericks. The peerless Jamaican...

Van Garderen wins in Colorado American Tejay van Garderen won the USA Pro Challenge on Sunday. Peter Sagan wins final stage.

Federer opens hardcourt season with win Roger Federer got his delayed hardcourt season off to a positive start with straightforward 6-3 7-6 (7) win over Germany's Phillip Kohlschreiber to ease into the third round of the Western and Southern Open. Struggling with a sore back, Federer did not...

Snooker - Superb O'Sullivan wins Paul Hunter Classic World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan swept away Gerard Greene 4-0 to win the Paul Hunter Classic in Fuerth, Germany. Breaks of 92, 69, 61 and a tournament-clinching 110 clearance saw the five-time Crucible kingpin make simple work of his...

Sharapova-Connors combo off to rocky start The Maria Sharapova-Jimmy Connors partnership got off to a rocky start as Sloane Stephens shocked the third ranked Russian 2-6 7-6(5) 6-3 at the Western and Southern Open. Victoria Azarenka also made a shaky return following a brief injury layoff but...

Athletics - IAAF ready to return to four-year doping bans Athletics is set to reintroduce four-year doping bans even though the move risks alienating the sport from the world anti-doping authority (WADA), officials said on Wednesday on the eve of the world championships. The International...

Moscow - Reese aims to nail long jump gold with first leap As Olympic and twice world long jump champion, Britney Reese has become used to leaving her rivals in a pit of despair, and now the American is determined to win gold at the world championships with her first leap in Moscow. "I have...

Nadal making hard court look easy as US Open approaches For many seasons Rafa Nadal has arrived at the tail end of the tennis schedule with his knees creaking like two rusty gates and nursing the aches and pains that are payment for his action-packed style. But the Spaniard had no complaints...

Athletics - Symmonds attacks Russia's anti-gay law Multiple American 800m champion Nick Symmonds has become the first competitor at the world athletics championships to criticise Russia's anti-gay propaganda law but maintains he will say no more out of respect for the host nation. Symmonds...

American Harrison among wild cards for US Open Ryan Harrison, who represented the United States at last year's London Olympics and in Davis Cup action, was among eight players given wild cards into the main draw of the US Open, tournament organisers said on Tuesday. The 21-year-old Harrison...

Athletics - Decathlon exploits left Eaton searching for lost spark After a stellar 2012 that brought two world records and Olympic decathlon gold, Ashton Eaton was ready for a rest. What he had not bargained for was the physical and mental toll his achievements took out of him. The American...

Dimitrov downs Almagro on day of upsets in Cincinnati Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov knocked out 13th seed Nicolas Almagro of Spain on a day of upsets at the Cincinnati Masters. While all went according to the form book on the women's side of the draw, the opening day of action threw up plenty of...

Athletics - Coe admits effect of Olympic year provides Worlds challenge Lord Coe admits the emotional and physical impact of last year's Olympics could impact on British medal chances at this week's World Championships - but insists that should be no surprise. Great Britain's 60-strong squad...

Stosur begins final US Open tune-up with win Former US Open champion Samantha Stosur continued her build-up to the season's final Grand Slam with a convincing 6-1 7-5 win over Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova in first round action at the Western and Southern Open. The Australian 11th seed is among...

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Athletics - Turkey bans 31 athletes for doping The Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF) has given two-year suspensions to 31 athletes for **** violations. At least three of the athletes competed at the 2012 London Olympics, including hammer thrower Esref Apak, the 2004 silver medallist. Bans had...

Williams hungry heading towards US Open Even though she did not drop a set in winning her eighth title of the season at the Rogers Cup on Sunday, Serena Williams believes she can play even better heading into the US Open. "Definitely can do a lot more," she said after her 6-2 6-0 victory over...

Degenkolb sprints to win in Germany Argos-Shimano's John Degenkolb wins a bunch sprint to claim the Vattenfall Cyclassics ahead of Andre Greipel and Alexander Kristoff.

World Athletics Championships - Bolt fired up for worlds despite rivals' absence Usain Bolt is determined not to let the absence of some of his main rivals make him drop his guard as he tries to win back the 100 metres world title he lost two years ago. Bolt, who retained his Olympic title...

Murray defeated in Montreal doubles final Britons Andy Murray and Colin Fleming lost the final of the men’s doubles in Montreal 4-6 6-7(4) to Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares. Third seeds Peya and Soares, of Austria and Brazil respectively, claimed their seventh ATP World Tour doubles title...

Roche wins Vuelta stage two, Nibali leads Favourite Vincenzo Nibali seized the lead in the Vuelta a Espana on Sunday's first mountain top finish as Ireland's Nicolas Roche clinched a solo stage victory and moved into second overall. After overnight leader and Astana team mate Janez Brajkovic...

World Athletics Championships - Farah at the peak of his powers for double repeat As double Olympic champion Mo Farah knows he is there to be shot at. But such is his self-belief that it will take someone and something special to scupper the Briton's bid to repeat the feat at the World...

Nadal cruises to Montreal Masters title Rafael Nadal overpowered Canada's Milos Raonic 6-2 6-2 in the final of the Rogers Cup to boost his confidence ahead of the US Open, starting later this month. Playing in his first tournament since his shock opening-round loss at Wimbledon, Nadal showed...

Brajkovic leads as Astana win team time trial Kazakh outfit Astana won the 27.4-km opening-stage team time trial in the Vuelta a Espana on Saturday while Slovenian Janez Brajkovic became the race leader. Luxembourg team RadioShack Leopard finished second in the trial from Vilanova de Arousa to...

World Athletics Championships - Worlds hit by withdrawals, but Bolt still on board A year after athletics was at the heart of London 2012, the sport's biennial world championships is in danger of losing its lustre after a series of doping and injury withdrawals have robbed the Moscow event of...

Serena destroys Cirstea to win women's Rogers Cup Serena Williams crushed Romania's Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-0 in the final of the women's Rogers Cup to capture her 54th WTA singles title. Williams completely overwhelmed her unseeded opponent to cruise to victory in less than an hour and claim the...

Armstrong settles £1m claim with Sunday Times Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has reached an agreement with the Sunday Times after it had sued the *****-tainted American for around £1 million, the British paper announced on Sunday. "It is the final episode in a long legal battle between this...

World Athletics Championships - No jumping the *** for Bolt in Moscow That infamous false start is no longer of concern to Usain Bolt as the six-times Olympic gold medallist heads to the World Championships in Moscow ready to regain the 100 metres title he lost so ignominiously in 2011. On...

Djokovic far from perfect against aggressive Nadal Rafa Nadal inflicted more pain on world number one Novak Djokovic in the Rogers Cup semi-finals as the Serbian world number one went from being "close to perfection" to far from flawless on his favourite surface. Nadal, a 12-time Grand Slam...

Bos withdraws due to "health conditions" Former Olympic silver medallist Theo Bos was a late withdrawal from the Tour of Spain after tests revealed "sub-optimal health conditions" due to low cortisol levels, his Belkin team said. The Dutch sprinter, a multiple former world track champion who...

Athletics - The secret behind Rudisha's speed Kenyan athletes are in danger of hitting the wall unless traditional training methods are replaced with more modern thinking, according to the coach of Olympic 800 metres champion David Rudisha. ******* Colm O'Connell, an Irish missionary who has...

Raonic skips for joy into top 10 Canadian Milos Raonic wrote his name into the Rogers Cup history books on Saturday but it was his guaranteed elevation inside the worlds top ten that saw him skip for joy after he beat compatriot Vasek Pospisil in the semi-finals. Raonic shrugged off a poor...

Australian cycling boss quits Cycling Australia (CA) president Klaus Mueller resigned on Saturday citing his inability to manage a demanding role in a sport grappling with doping slurs. Elected in November 2009, Mueller oversaw a tumultuous period when cycling grew in Australia but it's image...

Athletics - Bubka: IOC to introduce entourage doping sanctions International Olympic Committee presidential candidate Sergei Bubka expects the body to approve sanctions for doping offences by athletes' entourages at a meeting of their executive board in August. Ukrainian Bubka, who is one of...

Nadal overcomes Djokovic to reach Montreal final Spain's Rafael Nadal handed Novak Djokovic another semi-final defeat when he beat the world number one at the Rogers Cup on Saturday to set up a title decider against local favourite Milos Raonic. Nadal held off a surging Djokovic to win 6-4 3-6...

Van Garderen still in yellow after stage win in USA American rider Tejay van Garderen won stage five of USA Pro Challenge to remain in the overall lead. The BMC rider destroyed most of the field in the time trial to win by four seconds from Andrew Talansky (Garmin), with Tom Danielson (Garmin)...

Athletics - Injury ****** Ennis-Hill out of World Championships Jessica Ennis-Hill has withdrawn from the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the World Athletics Championships in Moscow. Ennis-Hill, who won the Olympic heptathlon title as part of Super Saturday at London 2012 last...

Serena to meet Cirstea in Toronto final Top seed Serena Williams shook off a spirited attempt by Agnieszka Radwanska to move into the final of the Rogers Cup with a 7-6(3) 6-4 victory and will meet Romania's Sorana Cirstea, whose surprising run continued when she beat China's Li Na 6-1 7-6(5)...

Nibali happy to ride with target on his back Vincenzo Nibali remains confident he can cope with the added pressure of being pre-race favourite for the Vuelta a Espana, which starts in the remote northwestern town of Vilanova de Arousa on Saturday. "(Being favourite) does make me feel tense, as...

Athletics - Fit-again Rutherford selected for Moscow, Tomlinson misses out Olympic champion Greg Rutherford has been added to the British team for next month's World Championships with performance director Neil Black convinced that he is fit enough for Moscow. Rutherford wasn't among the 60...

Raonic through to Montreal final Milos Raonic recovered from a mid-match slump to win a third set tibreak against wildcard Vasek Pospisil and reach the final of the Rogers Cup in Montreal. Raonic, ranked 13th in the world, regained his composure to beat his fellow Canadian 6-4 1-6 7-6(4) and...

Five Movistar Team riders sign bumper deals Five Movistar Team riders have extended their contracts following impressive performances throughout the 2013 season. Following the contract extensions of Pablo Lastras and Ruben Plaza, Movistar Team have struck deals with five further riders. Benat...

Athletics - Former Olympic champion Moses makes run for top WADA job Twice Olympic 400m hurdles champion Edwin Moses has launched his bid for the presidency of the World Anti-Doping Agency and is the third candidate for the post. American Moses, who won gold medals at the 1976 and 1984...

'Perfect' Djokovic sends message ahead of US Open Novak Djokovic laid down an early marker ahead of the US Open when he produced what he described "as close to perfection" as he could be in the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup. The world number one was imperious in a 6-1 6-2 thumping of...

Swiss federation president resigns over McQuaid split Swiss Cycling president Richard Chassiot quit on Thursday after the federation withdrew its backing for Pat McQuaid's bid to be re-elected head of the sport's international governing body. "Richard Chassiot, who had been president of Swiss...

Athletics - Former world high jump champion Vlasic to miss Moscow Twice world high jump champion Blanka Vlasic has ruled herself out of next month's world championships in Moscow as a precaution after suffering a recurrence of pain from an old injury. The Croatian returned to competition this...

Nadal sets up Djokovic showdown in Montreal Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal advanced to a mouthwatering semi-final showdown at the Rogers Cup in Montreal after they crushed their quarter-final opponents in ruthless fashion. Djokovic, the world number one, was flawless in a 6-1 6-2 demolition...

Injured Boonen out for the rest of the season Former cycling world champion Tom Boonen has been ruled out for the rest of the season as he continues to struggle with a cyst, his Omega Pharma-Quick Step team said on Thursday. The 32-year-old Belgian has struggled to train properly as the cyst...

Athletics - IAAF promises aggressive **** testing The International Association of Athletics Federations is determined to crack down on ****-taking in the sport after two leading sprinters tested positive this month, the ruling body's vice-president Sebastian Coe has said. Coe was speaking in...