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Azarenka pulls out of Rogers Cup in Toronto Victoria Azarenka, who lost in the Carlsbad Open final to Sam Stosur on Sunday, has pulled out of the Rogers Cup in Toronto with a lower back injury, the tournament announced. The world number two had been playing in her first tournament since...

Trek adds Beppu to 2014 WorldTour team roster Two-time Japanese road and time trial national champion Fumiyuki Beppu will ride for Trek Bicycle's recently announced WorldTour team beginning in 2014. The popular Japanese rider will ride in a number of roles for the new team throughout Europe...

Athletics - Ennis-Hill to put Achilles to test in London Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill will make a decision early next week on whether she is fit enough to seek a second world title in Moscow next month after making her long-awaited comeback from injury this week. The Briton...

Stosur hopes to have turned corner in Carlsbad Australian Sam Stosur, who had failed to reach a semi-final this season, believes she has turned the corner after beating world number two Victoria Azarenka in the Carlsbad Open final on Sunday to earn her a first title in nearly two years...

Meier signs new deal with GreenEDGE Dependable domestique Christian Meier has extended his contract with Orica GreenEDGE by a further two years. The Canadian has been an integral part some of the Australian team's recent successes and his efforts have now been rewarded with the new deal...

Athletics - Bolt: I've been phenomenal since 15, I'm not on ***** Usain Bolt will again fly the flag for ****-free athletics at this weekend's London Diamond League meeting after a news conference where the multi-titled Jamaican was bombarded with questions about the sport's latest doping...

Azarenka beats Ivanovic to reach final Top seed Victoria Azarenka overcame a lapse of concentration to defeat Ana Ivanovic 6-0 4-6 6-3 and reach the final of the Carlsbad Open. laying in her first tournament since suffering knee and hip injuries at Wimbledon, the Belarussian dug herself out of...

Olympic bronze medallist struck down by pneumonia Alexander Kristoff, the bronze medallist in the London 2012 Olympic road race, has pulled out of the Arctic Race of Norway with pneumonia. The Katusha sprinter received an x-ray on Tuesday which confirmed he had bacterial pneumonia in his right...

Athletics - Adams: Doper Ostapchuk can 'stay in Belarus forever' A year has ****** since her golden moment was "stolen" by a doper but time has not diluted the contempt New Zealand shot-putter Valerie Adams feels towards Nadzeya Ostapchuk. "She can stay in Belarus forever," Adams, who suffered...

Del Potro to face Isner in DC final Top seed Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina took advantage of a long rain delay to defeat Germany's Tommy Haas 7-6(4) 6-3 on Saturday and reach the final of the $1.3 million Citi Open. Del Potro will face American John Isner, who moved closer to his second...

Demare delight at Classic triumph Arnaud Demare was delighted to take victory from Italian Sacha Modolo at the inaugural Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic. It was not only a shock victory for Demare, who did not figure among the pre-race predictions, but an emotional one too for the FDJ.fr...

Athletics - Dasaolu out to excel once again at Anniversary Games James Dasaolu insists he deserves his place among the globe's finest sprinters this year and he's determined to show again why at the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games. Dasaolu became the second fastest Brit over 100m ever after...

Granollers wins fourth career title in Kitzbuhel Spain's Marcel Granollers won the fourth ATP title of his career in Kitzbuhel by beating Juan Monaco in the final. The eight-seed recovered from a terrible first set to beat the second-seeded Argentine 0-6 7-6 (3) 6-4 victory in two hours and 12...

Frenchman Demare wins RideLondon Classic Arnaud Demare restored some French cycling pride, winning the RideLondon-Surrey Classic in a bunch sprint on The Mall. While the achievement was not on the scale of Britons Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome winning the Tour de France, Demare's victory...

Athletics - Kipyego motivated for Moscow by Olympian ****** With a potential ****** medal double dashed by injury, Kenyan marathon runner Mike Kipyego will take extra motivation from his absent ******'s encouragement when he lines up at the world championships in Moscow next month. "I want to...

Del Potro moves into Washington semis Juan Martin Del Potro showed no signs of fatigue as he moved past Kevin Anderson into the Citi Open semi-finals in Washington. The Argentine top seed had to play twice a day previously, first beating Ryan Harrison and then Bernard Tomic to reach the...

Cavendish wins Danish finale Mark Cavendish won the final stage of the Tour of Denmark, sprinting to victory in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen. The Briton (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) claimed his first stage win of the week-long event, beating Bryan Coquard (Europcar) and Tyler Farrar...

Athletics - Young athletes could shine as Kenya expectations cool A new generation of Kenyan athletes will have the chance to shine at next month's world championships after the country's expectations were lowered following a series of big-name withdrawals from the team. Kenya won 17 medals...

Azarenka through as Radwanskas fall Top seed Victoria Azarenka eased into the semi-finals of the Southern California Open but Agnieszka Radwanska was dumped out by Sam Stosur. Belarusian Azarenka, the world number three, swatted aside Urszula Radwanska with a minimum of fuss 6-1 6-2 to reach...

Trott leaves it late to claim RideLondon victory Laura Trott secured a thrilling victory by a matter of inches from Hannah Barnes to claim the inaugural Prudential RideLondon Women's Grand Prix title. The double Olympic champion and Wiggle Honda rider and her MG-Maxifuel rival were neck and...

Athletics - Isinbayeva to retire after Moscow Worlds Yelena Isinbayeva has announced she will retire after next month's World Championships in home country Russia. The 31-year-old double Olympic and double world champion announced the news after winning her national title in Moscow’s Luzhniki...

Federer withdraws from Montreal Masters Roger Federer has pulled out of next week’s Montreal Masters with a back problem. Federer, 32, lost matches to world number 114 Federico Delbonis and number 55 Daniel Brands in July, blaming the latter, more recent loss on “serious problems” with his...

Wiggins wins final Poland stage as Weening snatches GC triumph Bradley Wiggins powered to time trial success on the final stage of the Tour de Pologne as Pieter Weening snatched the overall win from Christophe Riblon. 2012 Tour de France champion Wiggins was on amazing form to beat the world’s...

Modern Pentathlon - Spence and Murray lead British World Championship team Olympic silver medallist Samantha Murray and defending champion Mhairi Spence will lead the British team at next month's modern pentathlon World Championships in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei. Selectors have named an...

Del Potro overcomes Tomic in Washington Juan Martin Del Potro reached the quarter-finals of ATP Washington courtesy of a 6-3 6-3 win against 14th seed Bernard Tomic. The Argentine, back in action after nearly a month off, will face Kevin Anderson in the last eight, and he was in fearsome form...

Aggrieved Atapuma climbs to Poland stage six Darwin Atapuma gained revenge and victory on stage six of the Tour of Poland to hand his Colombia team their first win of 2013. The Colombian’s squad complained that he was bullied out of Thursday’s break and he responded in style, winning the 192km...

Athletics - Dai Greene one of three to withdraw from Anniversary Games British Athletics announced the withdrawal of three athletes from the weekend's Anniversary Games, including world hurdles champion Dai Greene. The Welshman has pulled out to give himself the best chance of recovering from...

Hushovd wins another stage in Poland, Izaguirre Insausti in yellow Thor Hushovd sprinted to stage five of the Tour of Poland to make it three wins from three stages for BMC. Hushovd won stage three while team-mate Taylor Phinney took stage four – and the Norwegian did the business again on...

Radwanska sisters through to Carlsbad quarters Agnieszka Radwanska made her ninth quarter-final of the season courtesy of a 6-3 6-3 win over Daniela Hantuchova at the Southern Californian Open. The second-seeded Pole broke three times in the first set and although former world number five...

Athletics - Kenya's 'Bekele' driven by ******'s running legacy When Kenyan Peter Some, who friends say runs like Ethiopian great Kenenisa Bekele, races in next month's Moscow world championships, he will be thinking of his late ******. "I'm motivated by my ******'s memory," Some told Reuters...

Kvitova schools Robson, Azarenka through in Carlsbad Laura Robson's Southern California Open campaign was abruptly ended as Petra Kvitova demolished the Brit 6-1 6-2 in the second round, while Victoria Azarenka encountered few problems in her opener in Carlsbad. The British number one, who had...

Renshaw back with Cav at Omega Pharma, Uran also signs Omega Pharma-Quick Step have also recruited Australian leadout man Mark Renshaw in order to reunite him with his former team mate and sprinter Mark Cavendish. The pair forged a formidable partnership when they raced together for three...

Athletics - Semenya makes final bid for world championships berth Former world 800 metre champion Caster Semenya will make one final bid to qualify for next month's world championships when she races in Belgium on Sunday. The South African will compete just 24 hours before the deadline set for...

Hingis rules out playing singles despite doubles return Switzerland's former world number one Martina Hingis said her renewed hunger for competition inspired her forthcoming comeback in doubles but she has no plans to return in singles. Hingis is teaming up with Slovak Daniela Hantuchova at...

British Eurosport to screen Tour of Britain British Eurosport will show every stage of the Tour of Britain live following an agreement with Sweet Spot Group and MP & Silva. The race covers just over 1,000 kilometres over eight days and starts on Sunday 15th September with the stage from...

Athletics - WADA plans to target entourages behind **** cheats World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey has vowed to introduce measures to help catch the coaches, agents and physiotherapists who help **** cheats. Ten days after the athletics world was rocked by the news that former double...

Robson fights through in first outing since Wimbledon Laura Robson clawed her way back from the brink of defeat to beat Ayumi Morita 4-6 7-5 6-2 at the Southern Californian Open. In her first outing since her run to the fourth round at Wimbledon, the British number one was facing an early exit...

Phinney wins Poland stage four with breakaway Taylor Phinney soloed to a superb victory on the fourth stage of the Tour of Poland. The BMC rider broke away with 7km remaining of the 232km stage from Tarnow to Katowice, and held on to claim the second victory in as many days for his team. The...

Athletics - Ennis-Hill returns to action with new javelin personal best Britain's Jessica Ennis-Hill set a personal best in the javelin at a European Athletics Permit event at Loughborough but remains a doubt for next month's world championships. The 27-year-old, who has been dogged by injury...

Watson makes winning return in DC British number two Heather Watson needed three sets to beat Alexandra Mueller to move into the second round of WTA College Park in Washington. Watson, 21, struggled after being diagnosed with glandular fever earlier this season, going out of both the French...

Trott proposes women's day at the Tour de France British cycling star Laura Trott thinks a full-blown women’s Tour de France could be too much too soon, but that a one-off day-race during the men's Tour would be a great way to start. Recent weeks have seen plenty of discussion about bringing...

Snooker - O'Sullivan on form at Paul Hunter Classic Ronnie O'Sullivan cruised into the last 16 of the Paul Hunter Classic in Furth with two easy wins on Friday. O'Sullivan lost the first frame he played on the day but then won eight in a row to defeat Chris Wakelin 4-1 in the morning and then...

British Eurosport secures Croatia v Great Britain tie British Eurosport will show Great Britain's Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Croatia exclusively live. The tie will take place in the city of Umag on the north west coast of Croatia, starting on Friday 13th September. Great...

Vacansoleil name Vuelta squad Vacansoleil-DCM have announced their preliminary squad for the Vuelta a Espana, which starts next month. The World Tour team have included six Dutch and three Belgian riders in their selection, with Barry Markus and Wesley Kreder in line to make their Grand Tour...

Snooker - Shoot-out set to return to Blackpool Snooker’s shoot-out returns to the Tower Circus Arena in Blackpool in January. The spectacular one-frame knockout event, with ten-minute frames and a shot clock, will run from January 24 to 26 at the Tower Circus Arena, Blackpool. The world’s top...

Hushovd pips Aussie pair in Poland Thor Hushovd was quickest as stage three of the Tour of Poland came down to a sprint finish. The Norwegian champion, of BMC Racing Team, pipped Steele von Hoff of Garmin-Sharp by half a length on the line after an excellent lead-out by Taylor Phinney. Mark...

Azarenka continues to raise bar for herself After a rough past couple of months that included a tight loss to Maria Sharapova at the French Open and an injury-enforced withdrawal from Wimbledon, world number three Victoria Azarenka enters the Southern California Open as hungry as ever...

Snooker - Carter makes winning comeback after cancer battle Ali Carter made a successful return to competitive snooker following his successful battle with cancer, beating Adam Duffy 5-4. The 34-year-old Brit came through a tough qualifying match for the Shanghai Masters after being given the...

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Team Katusha suspends Zabel after doping admission Former sprint specialist Erik Zabel has been suspended by Russian team Katusha after he admitted to persistent doping during his cycling career. Zabel, widely regarded as one of the sport's finest sprinters, said he had consistently used...