Williams sisters withdraw from doubles at Australian Open
Serena and Venus Williams have pulled out of women’s doubles at the Australian Open, where they’ve won four titles. The Williams sisters were scheduled to play their first-round match on Wednesday against Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan. A tournament... read more »
Three Russian Olympic gold medallists test positive for doping
Three Russian Olympic gold medallists in race walking were tested positive for abuse of using performance improving drugs, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) said on Tuesday. Sergey Kirdyapkin and Olga Kaniskina were banned for three years and two months, while Valery Borchin received a ban... read more »
Australian Open 2015: Novak Djokovic & Stan Wawrinka win
Djokovic, a four-time champion in Melbourne, beat Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene 6-3 6-2 6-4, while Wawrinka saw off Turkey’s Marsel Ilhan 6-1 6-4 6-2. Czech fourth seed Petra Kvitova opened with a 6-1 6-4 win over Dutch qualifier Richel Hogenkamp in the women’s draw. World number one... read more »
4th ODI: Williamson, Ronchi seal New Zealand’s win over Sri Lanka
Nelson: Kane Williamson scored 103 to rescue an ailing New Zealand innings Tuesday and steer them to a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the fourth one-day international for a 2-1 lead in the seven-match series. Williamson returned to the line-up after a two-match absence with a shoulder injury to... read more »
