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Kyrgios banned for eight weeks

Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has been banned for eight tournament weeks for his conduct at the Shanghai Masters last week.

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Murray and Nadal advance in Beijing

Andy Murray, on the hunt for his first China Open title, got off to a flyer against Italy's Andreas Seppi in Beijing.

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Maria Sharapova's doping ban reduced on appeal

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has had her two-year doping ban reduced on appeal.

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Mayer fires Argentina into Davis Cup final

Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer ended Britain’s reign as Davis Cup champions with a four sets win over Dan Evans in the fifth rubber of the semi-finals on Sunday.

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Great Britain down Argentina to keep Davis Cup hopes alive

Britain kept their hopes of retaining the Davis Cup alive thanks to a great performance from brothers Andy and Jamie Murray on Saturday.

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Wiggins and Froome have medical records leaked

A group of hackers that accessed the World Anti Doping Agency’s database has released more confidential medical files of high-profile athletes.

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US athletes confidential medical records leaked following hack of WADA database

A group of Russian hackers calling themselves ‘Fancy Bears’ on Tuesday leaked confidential medical files of some US athletes, including four time Olympic gold medal winning gymnast Simone Biles and te

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Brilliant Wawrinka upsets the odds to beat Djokovic and win US Open

Stan Wawrinka produced a stunning performance to beat world number one Novak Djokovic and win the US Open for a career third grand slam crown.

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Swiss third seed Wawrinka wins US Open

Third seed Stan Wawrinka has taken the men’s US Open title – beating top-seeded defending champion Novak Djokovic.

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Angelique Kerber beats Karolina Pliskova to win US Open

Angelique Kerber put on a spirited performance to beat Karolina Pliskova and win her first US Open title.

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Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka book US Open final date

Novak Djokovic and Gaël Monfils have played each other 12 times.

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Easy ride for Djoko as Kerber and Wozniacki reach US Open semis

Top seed Novak Djokovic moved into the semi-finals of the US Open after his opponent Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired with injury.

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Record breaking Serena Williams bags her 308th Grand Slam victory

Serena Williams has advanced into quarter finals of the US Open after dispatching Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova 6-2 6-3.

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US Open: Lucas Pouille stuns Rafa Nadal in five-set thriller

Young Frenchman Lucas Pouille scored a stunning, five-set upset over 14-times grand slam singles champion Rafa Nadal, winning a climactic tiebreak 8-6 to reach the…

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Djokovic looking to bounce back at Flushing Meadows

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic will begin the defence of his US Open crown with a tricky first-round encounter with Poland’s Jerzy Janowicz.

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Borg and McEnroe renew rivalry in Laver Cup

Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe announced on Wednesday that they had committed to lead the Europe and World teams for the first three years of the Rod Laver Cup, a new competition styled after golf’s Ryde

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Cilic ends Murray's winning streak

Marin Cilic won his first Masters 1000 title on Sunday.

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Olympic champion Murray wins career-best 22nd straight match

A week after securing a historic second consecutive Olympic gold medal Andy Murray continued his red-hot form in Cincinnati, where on Saturday he booked his ticket into the final of the Western & Sout

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Five athletes tipped to shine in Rio

Chris Froome will lead the Great Britain team as he bids to emulate the feat of compatriot Bradley Wiggins in the Olympic cycling road race on Saturday.

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Martina Hingis is back

Switzerland’s Martina Hingis announced she was looking forward to competing at the Rio Olympics, which will be her first Games since 1996.

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