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Federer battles back to clinch Halle Open title World number three Roger Federer clinched his first title of the season when he battled back from a set down to beat Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 6-7(5)6-3 6-4 and win the Halle Open on Sunday. Federer, who has now won the Wimbledon warm-up event on...

Overall victories for Boom and Voeckler Pim Ligthart won the final stage of the Ster ZLM Toer as Lars Boom completed overall victory. The Vacansoleil-DCM rider beat fellow brekaway companions Sven Vandousselaere, Brian van Goethem and Arno van der Zwet to the line at the end of the 176km stage...

Snooker - Perry downs Selby to claim Yixing title Joe Perry defeated world number two Mark Selby 4-1 to win the AT1 event in Yixing, China. The world number 24 took home a top prize of £10,000 with his first professional title since the 2008 Championship League, which also denied Selby the...

Vekic denied first WTA title by Hantuchova *******-year-old Croatian Donna Vekic was denied her first WTA title as she lost 7-6(5) 6-4 to Daniela Hantuchova in the Aegon Classic final in Birmingham on Sunday. Vekic, the youngest player in the top 350 in the rankings, fell in her second final...

Halep claims maiden title in Germany Simona Halep won her first WTA title in Nurnberg with a 6-3 6-3 win over Andrea Petkovic on Saturday. The world number 58 from Romania took the title in one hour and 24 minutes, using a strong long ball game to best the German. Home hope Petkovic, competing...

Johnson claims Nottingham title, Baltacha into women's final American Steve Johnson celebrated his first grass court title at the Aegon Nottingham Challenge on Saturday with a wild card into Wimbledon. Meanwhile, British number one Elena Baltacha will face Slovenian seventh seed Tadeja Majeric...

Murray beats Tsonga to reach final Top seed Andy Murray recovered from a set down to beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6 6-3 6-2 in a rain-delayed AEGON Championships semi-final at Queen's Club. Local favourite Murray now faces champion Marin Cilic in Sunday's final after the fifth-seeded Croat...

Frank retains lead as Sagan sprints to stage win Peter Sagan (Cannondale) sprinted to a stage eight win at the Tour de Suisse – his second of the nine day event. The Slovak rider left it late but then powered past Daniele Bennati (Saxo-Tinkoff) to win comfortably, world champion Philippe...

Federer fights back to beat Haas, will meet Youzhny in Halle final World number three Roger Federer edged closer to his first title of the season when he beat defending champion Tommy Haas 3-6 6-3 6-4 at the Halle Open on Saturday to book a spot in Sunday's final. Roger Federer edged closer to...

Voeckler sets sights on GC, Boom wins in Belgium Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) to out-sprinted Franco Pellizotti (Androni Giocattoli) and AG2R pair John Gadret and Romain Bardet to take the third stage of Route du Sud. Voeckler now leads Pellizotti by four seconds in the GC with just the 149km...

16-year-old Vekic to face Hantuchova in Aegon Classic final 16-year-old Donna Vekic reached the final of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham after defeating 16th seed Magdalena Rybarikova 7-6(5) 1-6 6-3. Teenager Vekic overcame the blustery conditions and falling 4-5 down to take the first set on...

Federer double bagels Zverev in Halle World number three Roger Federer whitewashed German wildcard Mischa Zverev 6-0 6-0 in just 39 minutes on Friday to set up a Halle Open semi-final with fellow 30-something and defending champion Tommy Haas. The 31-year-old Swiss, without a title so far this...

Costa takes stage, Frank hangs on to overall lead Movistar's Rui Costa snatched victory in stage seven of the Tour of Switzerland from Bauke Mollema (Blanco) and Tejay van Garderen (BMC). Costa beat Mollema (Blanco) and Van Garderen (BMC) in a three-rider sprint after they ****** attacker Joe...

Hewitt rolls back years to beat Del Potro Something about the lawns of London bring out the best in Australian veteran Lleyton Hewitt and he gave a glimpse of the grasscourt arts to beat Juan Martin del Potro in the quarter-finals of the Aegon Championships. The 32-year-old mixed skidding...

Kittel takes sprint, overall lead as Cavendish trails Mark Cavendish had to settle for third spot on the third day of Ster ZLM Tour as Marcel Kittel (Argos) sprinted to the win in Buchten ahead of his compatriot Andre Greipel (Lotto). Theo Bos (Blanco) won stage two but had to settle fourth...

Baltacha reaches Nottingham semi-finals Former British number one Elena Baltacha will face Italian fourth seed Nastassja Burnett in the Aegon Nottingham Challenge semi-final on Saturday. Meanwhile, Belgian Ruben Bemelmans faces big-hitting American Steve Johnson in the men’s singles final...

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Murray completes double victory at Queen's Andy Murray emerged unscathed as he completed back-to-back wins at a blustery Aegon Championshipsin his first matches following a four-week break caused by a back injury. Gusting winds and two awkward opponents could not blow Murray off course as he...

Gasquet, Haas, Kohlschreiber move into Halle quarters Richard Gasquet, Tommy Haas and Phillip Kohlschreiber won their third-round matches at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle. French second seed Gasquet trounced Austria’s Juergen Melzer 6-3 6-1 in an hour and five minutes and will face Germany’s...

Dominant Baltacha reaches Nottingham last eight Elena Baltacha is the last remaining Brit in the Aegon Nottingham Challenge after bundling compatriot Emily Webley-Smith out in the second round 6-1 6-3. Fellow Brits Lisa Whybourn and Samantha Murray both bowed out in straight sets after their...

Tour de France - 1903: The race is born As they edged out of Paris on their fixed-wheel steeds in the fierce afternoon heat of 1st July 1903 to ride through the night towards Lyon on the opening 467-kilometre stage of the first ever Tour de France, little did the sixty enlisted riders know...

Raonic, Ward and Edmund get Eastbourne wildcards World number 15 Milos Raonic will top the men's seedings at the AEGON International in Eastbourne, joining Britain's James Ward and Kyle Edmund as wildcards into the main draw of the tournament which takes place at Devonshire Park from June...

Rast claims breakaway win in Switzerland Gregory Rast won stage six of the Tour of Switzerland after a four-man breakaway paid off in Melien. The Swiss rider gave RadioShack a boost by claiming the home nation’s fourth stage win so far this tour, pulling away from Team Sky’s Australian Matthew...

Riske reaches Edgbaston quarters again Alison Riske reached her third career WTA quarter-final at Edgbaston with a convincing 6-1 6-2 win over Alla Kudryavtseva. The American, whose two previous last-eight appearances were also at the Aegon Classic, needed just 54 minutes to oust the Russian...

Bos edges out Cavendish as Wagner retains Ster ZLM lead Theo Bos won the second stage sprint at the Ster ZLM Toer, pushing Mark Cavendish back to third as Robert Wagner retained his overall lead, while Katusha's Alexander Porsev was victorious in Luxembourg. Lotto Belisol's German rider Andre...

Watson and Robson sent packing in Birmingham Laura Robson and Heather Watson crashed out of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham. British number two Watson got back to winning ways with a first round win over Melinda Czink on Tuesday but fell 6-4 6-3 to Alla Kudryavtseva, a player ranked 172nd in...

Kristoff sprints to win as Frank stays top in Switzerland Alexander Kristoff won stage five in Lueggern as Mathias Frank retained the overall lead at the Tour of Switzerland. Norwegian Kristoff, riding for Katusha, sat on the tail of Team Saxo-Tinkoff’s Matti Breschel as Peter Sagan...

Baltacha dumps out top seed Doi in Nottingham Elena Baltacha set up an all-British showdown in Nottingham by beating top seed Misaki Doi at the Aegon Challenge. The former British number one impressed by beating the Japanese, ranked 87 in the world, 6-4 6-4. Next up for Baltacha is a British...

Wagner wins Dutch time trial as Cavendish toils in rain Germany's Robert Wagner won the Ster ZLM Toer prologue in the Netherlands, as defending champion Mark Cavendish struggled after rain fell during the 8km time trial in Goes. Team Blanco’s Wagner, 30, finished three seconds ahead of his...

Murray comeback stalled by rain at Queen's Andy Murray’s comeback from a back injury was ruined by rain at Aegon Championships at Queen's Club with the Scot leading Nicolas Mahut 6-3 2-2, 15-0. Murray was kept out of the French Open by the injury and was making his comeback in the second round...

Engoulvent wins Luxembourg time trial again Jimmy Engoulvent won a fourth Tour de Luxembourg prologue time trial in almost the same time he managed last year. The Sojasun rider finished the 2.55km Luxembourg city course in three minutes and 42 seconds, 1s quicker than his 2012 time. The...

Federer wins Halle opener Roger Federer moved into the quarter-finals of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle with a 6-3 6-3 win over Cedrik-Marcel Stebe. Federer, who was granted a first-round bye, cruised to victory against the German wildcard in one hour and eight minutes to set up a quarter-final...

Clancy takes record-breaking Tour Series win Double Olympic team pursuit champion Ed Clancy became the most successful individual rider in Pearl Izumi Tour Series history with victory in this year's ninth round in Woking. Clancy, who helped Britain retain their Olympic team pursuit title from...

Monfils to skip Wimbledon for personal reasons Gael Monfils has revealed his plan to miss Wimbledon after reaching the quarter-finals of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle. Monfils, who had originally applied for a wildcard to SW19 this year, blamed personal reasons for his decision, although he...

Marathon man Mahut awarded wildcard Frenchman Nicolas Mahut has been given a wildcard for Wimbledon, still reaping the fruits of his record 11-hour-five-minute match against American John Isner in 2010. "Very grateful to receive the wildcard @Wimbledon," Mahut wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. "A...

Del Potro battles through at Queen's, could face Evans Third seed Juan Martin Del Potro survived a scare to progress through to the third round of Queen's by scraping past Xavier Malisse 7-6(5) 1-6 7-5 on Tuesday. The former US Open winner and world number eight took the opening set 7-5 on a...

Froome eyes Tour success for years to come Briton Chris Froome has made clear that he has no intention of ever again playing second fiddle to compatriot and Sky team-mate Bradley Wiggins on the Tour de France. The 28-year-old, winner of the Criterium du Dauphine on Sunday, told the Times...

Ward loses in three sets, Evans wins at Queen's Britain's James Ward squandered match points as he suffered a 6-7 7-6 7-6 first-round defeat to Croatia's Ivan Dodig at the Queen’s Club. Ward, a wildcard for the grass-court tournament, ****** two match points at 5-3 up in the second set, having...

Demare takes bunch sprint in Switzerland Arnaud Demare won stage four of the Tour of Switzerland in Buochs. The emerging FDJ rider prevailed at the end of the 161km stage from Innertkirchen, beating Matt Goss and Tyler Farrar to the line in a bunch sprint finish. It was the biggest victory of...

Keothavong crashes out in Birmingham Anne Keothavong became the first British player to exit WTA Birmingham as she slumped to a 7-5 6-2 first-round defeat to American qualifier Alison Riske. Keothavong, currently ranked at number 211 in the world, broke early in the opening set to take the...

Contador identifies Froome as main Tour rival Team Saxo-Tinkoff rider Alberto Contador has said he considers Team Sky's Chris Froome as his main rival at this year's Tour de France. Contador, twice a winner of the famous race, believes this year's edition is shaping up to be one of the most...

Watson progresses in Birmingham British number two Heather Watson won her first WTA Tour match since February at the Aegon Classic in Birmingham. The 21-year-old, who returned to action at the French Open after two months out with glandular fever, beat Melinda Czink of Hungary 6-4 7-6. A...

Hesjedal pulls out of Tour de Suisse after big crash Former Giro d'Italia champion Ryder Hesjedal of Canada suffered several injuries in a crash during the third stage of the Tour of Switzerland and has withdrawn from the race. The 32-year-old, who had been planning to use the nine-day Swiss...

Federer haul seems light-years away, says Nadal Rafa Nadal believes he still has a very long way to go before he can match or overtake the record haul of 17 Grand Slam singles titles amassed by his great rival Roger Federer. Spaniard Nadal won his eighth French Open crown on Sunday and having...

Snooker - Higgins beats Robertson to claim Bulgarian Open title John Higgins overcame top seed Neil Robertson to win the Bulgarian Open in Sofia. Scotland's fifth seed Higgins, who beat world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan in the semi-finals, saw off Australia's Robertson 4-1 at the Universiada...

Snooker - O'Sullivan in winning return, Trump crashes out in Bulgaria Ronnie O'Sullivan comfortably defeated Michael Wild, Michael Leslie and Ian Burns in the first three rounds of the Bulgarian Open on his return to the baize, but defending champion Judd Trump went out. World champion...

Snooker - Robertson on course in Bulgaria Former world champion Neil Robertson progressed to the fourth round of the Bulgarian Open on an action-packed opening day in Sofia. The Australian world number two beat Mike Dunn 4-1 to post his third victory of the day, having already seen off amateur...

Snooker - White misses out on Australia Jimmy White's bid to reach the Australian Goldfields Open ended with a 5-1 defeat to Ben Woollaston in qualifying in Gloucester. Breaks of 43, 55 and 73 saw the Leicester cueman open up a 3-0 lead before the Whirlwind, who beat Joel Walker and Yu Delu to...

Snooker - Bedford prevails after seven-hour marathon Simon Bedford prevailed in a gruelling seven-hour, nine-frame battle against Barry Pinches to move into the third round of qualifying at the Australian Open. It looked as if Bedford would win at a canter as he stormed 4-0 in front after...

Snooker - Australian Open qualifying results Results from the fist round of qualifying for the Australian Open snooker tournament. Qualifying Round 2 Kyren Wilson 5 - 3 Alan McManus Craig Steadman 5 - 4 Kurt Maflin Elliot Slessor 5 - 2 Cao Yupeng James Wattana 5 - 1 Zak Surety...