World number one Swiatek starting 2023 with a clean slate BRISBANE: World number one Iga Swiatek said Wednesday she will put a breakthrough 2022 season behind her to... Published 28 Dec, 2022 12:46pm
Sports Rybakina sweeps past Bogdan into Portoroz WTA final PORTOROZ: Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina swept past Ana Bogdan in straight sets to reach the final of the WTA... Published 19 Sep, 2022 05:45am
Sports Unstoppable? Swiatek heavy favourite for second French Open title PARIS: Riding a 28-match unbeaten run into Roland Garros and a winner of her past five tournaments, Iga Swiatek is... Published 18 May, 2022 12:10pm
Sports Barty announces shock retirement from tennis aged 25 SYDNEY: World number one Ashleigh Barty stunned tennis on Wednesday by announcing her retirement from the sport aged... Updated 23 Mar, 2022 12:00pm
Sports Swiatek beats Sakkari for Indian Wells WTA title, No 2 world ranking INDIAN WELLS: Former French Open champion Iga Swiatek beat Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-1 on Sunday to win the WTA Indian... Published 21 Mar, 2022 10:37am
Sports Paolini shocks Sabalenka, 2021 Indian Wells champ Badosa wins INDIAN WELLS: World number three Aryna Sabalenka, the highest-ranked woman in the Indian Wells WTA tournament,... Published 13 Mar, 2022 10:32am
Sports World No. 1 Barty pulls out of Indian Wells, Miami tournaments LOS ANGELES: Top-ranked Ashleigh Barty has withdrawn from the prestigious hardcourt tournaments at Indian Wells and... Published 04 Mar, 2022 10:45am
Sports Nadal, Barty give Australian Open desperately needed happy ending MELBOURNE: An Australian Open like no other began in controversy with the deportation of Novak Djokovic but... Published 31 Jan, 2022 10:49am
Sports Barty 'humbled' after joining tennis royalty MELBOURNE: Ashleigh Barty says she feels "humbled" to have joined tennis royalty's most exclusive club with a Grand... Published 30 Jan, 2022 10:41am
Sports Battling Ashleigh Barty breaks 44-year hoodoo to win Australian Open Becomes first Australian to win her home Grand Slam in 44 years after beating American Danielle Collins Updated 29 Jan, 2022 04:32pm
Sports Keys unlocks Krejcikova as Nadal edges toward 21 Slams MELBOURNE: Madison Keys continued her impeccable start to the 2022 season with a straight-sets destruction of fourth... Published 25 Jan, 2022 10:35am
Sports Barty vows to make life difficult after closing on Melbourne title MELBOURNE: Ashleigh Barty warned she will "make life difficult" as she closed on a first Australian Open title by... Published 23 Jan, 2022 04:41pm
Sports Barty powers into clash with giant-killer Anisimova MELBOURNE: Clinical top seed Ashleigh Barty kept her unblemished record this year intact with a straight-sets... Published 21 Jan, 2022 05:55pm
Sports Barty, Badosa power through as Nadal continues bid for 21st Slam MELBOURNE: Women's top seed Ashleigh Barty stayed on course for a potential fourth-round showdown with Naomi Osaka... Published 19 Jan, 2022 09:51am
Sports Five women to watch at the Australian Open MELBOURNE: World number one and home favourite Ashleigh Barty is strongly fancied to win her maiden Australian Open... Published 16 Jan, 2022 10:01am
Sports Barty hopes 'tough lessons' bring Australian Open title MELBOURNE: World number one Ashleigh Barty hopes that some "tough lessons" will help propel the home favourite to a... Published 15 Jan, 2022 11:57am
Sports Barty time? Number one hot favourite to win Australian Open MELBOURNE: Ashleigh Barty will be hot favourite to win her home Australian Open for the first time, but even with... Published 12 Jan, 2022 09:37am
Sports Five women to watch at the Australian Open MELBOURNE: World number one and home favourite Ashleigh Barty will be strongly fancied to win her maiden Australian... Published 12 Jan, 2022 09:31am
Sports Kontaveit, Badosa win as Barty pulls out of Australian Open warm-up SYDNEY: Top-10 stars Anett Kontaveit and Paula Badosa clocked wins to open their Sydney Classic campaigns Monday but... Published 10 Jan, 2022 05:14pm
Sports Barty, Swiatek pull out of Australian Open warm-up tournament SYDNEY: World number one Ashleigh Barty on Monday pulled out of this week's Sydney Classic to rest ahead of the... Published 10 Jan, 2022 10:07am
Sports Second-ranked Sabalenka targets maiden Slam in 2022 ADELAIDE: World number two Aryna Sabalenka said on Monday that she will only consider 2022 a successful year if she... Updated 03 Jan, 2022 01:02pm
Sports Barty says patience needed on return from four-month hiatus ADELAIDE: World number one Ashleigh Barty said Monday that she will need to be patient as she returns to competitive... Updated 03 Jan, 2022 12:19pm
Sports World number one Barty pulls out of WTA Finals, ends season SYDNEY: World number one and Wimbledon champion Ashleigh Barty pulled out of the season-ending WTA Finals Saturday,... Published 23 Oct, 2021 08:40am
Sports Osaka drops out of top five in WTA rankings Ashleigh Barty remains top and French Open winner Barbora Krejcikova climbed to a career high of fifth Published 20 Sep, 2021 02:06pm
Sports Djokovic ready for Slam quest as Pliskova wins at US Open NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic launches his quest for a historic calendar-year Grand Slam on Tuesday at the US Open while... Updated 31 Aug, 2021 09:53pm
Sports Osaka defends US Open crown with Barty leading top rivals The 23-year-old Japanese star lit the flame in the Olympic cauldron at the Tokyo Games, but has played only two matches since Japan ahead of the Open Published 29 Aug, 2021 11:03am
Sports Osaka defends US Open crown with Barty leading top rivals The 23-year-old Japanese star lit the flame in the Olympic cauldron at the Tokyo Games, but has played only two matches since Japan ahead of the Open Published 26 Aug, 2021 01:55pm
Sports Top seeds Medvedev, Barty secure triumphs at Cincinnati CINCINNATI: Daniil Medvedev took quick revenge on Friday for his Olympic loss to Pablo Carreno Busta, with the top... Published 21 Aug, 2021 09:22am
Sports Halep earns injury comeback win; Gauff to face Osaka American teenager Coco Gauff lined up a contest with second seed Naomi Osaka through a 6-1, 6-2 hammering of Hsieh Su-Wei Published 18 Aug, 2021 09:36am
Sports Japan's Osaka sweeps into third round at Olympics She earned the first break of the match to take a 5-3 lead against Golubic Published 26 Jul, 2021 09:27am
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept