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Bet, date... and match? Tennis star honours promise to go out with student

Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard has kept her word over a Twitter bet to go on a date with a 20-year-old student.

16/02/2017

Sport

Konta heads to Australian quarters

Week two of the Australian Open started positively for British no.

23/01/2017

Sport

Sharapova fired up for April return

Former womens' number one Maria Sharapova's drugs ban comes to an end, and she will return to professional tennis for the April Stuttgart open.

10/01/2017

USA

Love game: Serena Williams plays on after engagement

The tennis star is competing for the first time in New Zealand following her engagement to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.

30/12/2016

Sport

Kvitova determined to return to the courts after knife attack

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova addressed the media for the first time since being injured in a knife attack at her home last Tuesday.

23/12/2016

Sport

Knife attack victim Kvitova to face six months out

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova is expected to face six months out of action as she recovers from a knife attack.

21/12/2016

Czech Republic

Tennis player Petra Kvitova injured in knife attack

The tennis world number 11 has sustained injuries to her left hand while defendeding herself against a knife attack in her home

20/12/2016

Sport

Goodbye 2016 and thanks for the sporting memories

2016 was jammed-packed full of sporting thrills and spills.

19/12/2016

Sport

Argentina's Davis Cup winners return to hero's welcome

Argentina’s triumphant Davis Cup team returned home to a hero’s welcome on Tuesday.

29/11/2016

Sport

Murray wins ATP World Tour Finals to stay world number one

Andy Murray capped off a sensational 2016 by winning the ATP World Tour Finals in London on Sunday.

20/11/2016

Sport

Murray reaches summit of world rankings following stunning season-long battle with Djokovic

Britain’s Andy Murray has continued his stellar season by reaching the summit of the men’s world rankings for the first time in his career.

05/11/2016

Sport

Cibulkova wins WTA Finals on debut appearance

Dominika Cibulkova ended the season on a massive high after she beat World number one Angelique Kerber to win the WTA Finals in Singapore.

30/10/2016

Sport

World number one Kerber to meet Cibulkova in final of season-ending tournament

World number one Angelique Kerber continued her stellar season by reaching the final of the year-ending WTA championships in Singapore.

29/10/2016

Sport

WTA Finals: World number one Kerber and Cibulkova reach semi-finals

Angelique Kerber underlined her new world number one ranking by reaching the last four of the WTA Finals in Singapore this week.

27/10/2016

Sport

Kuznetsova reaches semis at WTA Finals in Singapore

Kuznetsova blazes into the WTA semi-finals, Muguruza flames out.

26/10/2016

Sport

Kerber, Keys advance at WTA Finals in Singapore

Crunch time nears for the top eight in women's tennis to see who will make the WTA semi-finals.

25/10/2016

Sport

WTA Finals: Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska

Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska in a thrilling round-robin encounter at the WTA Finals on Monday.

24/10/2016

Sport

Kerber and Halep start WTA Finals on winning note

World number one Angelique Kerber recovered from a set down to beat Dominika Cibulkova and notch up her first win at teh lucrative season-ending WTA Finals in…

23/10/2016

Sport

WTA finals draw made in Singapore

The draw for the lucrative season-ending WTA finals was made in Singapore on Friday.

21/10/2016

Sport

On-form world number one Kerber focused ahead of season-ending finals

Angelique Kerber enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2016 – a year that saw the 28-year-old German win two Grand Slam titles – the Australian Open and US Open – and take over the world number one ranking

20/10/2016