Venus Williams' return to action following a five-month injury layoff ended in defeat.
A trio of tennis moms-Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber and Caroline Wozniacki-are poised for comebacks at the Australian Open.
World number three Elena Rybakina overcame Cristina Bucsa in two hard-fought sets to make the quarter-finals of the Adelaide International on Wednesday, while Jessica Pegula and Jelena Ostapenko had to work even harder to make the last eight.
May 29, 1953. A New Zealand beekeeper named Edmund Hillary and a Nepali sherpa named Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to reach the top of the world -- the 29,035 foot Mount Everest, the highest mountain on earth.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who were rested for the series, slipped one place each to 8th and 9th respectively.
Rafael Nadal looked razor sharp again during his latest meeting with qualifier Thiem
Spinner Ish Sodhi recorded the most economical figures in New Zealand men's domestic cricket on Monday with his 2/5 from his four overs securing a six-wicket victory for Northern Brave over Auckland Aces in the Super Smash Twenty20 competition.
Four New Zealand players, including Kane Williamson and Tim Southee, were given go-ahead by New Zealand Cricket to join their respective Indian Premier League teams without taking part in the home white-ball series against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's slender hopes of automatic qualification for this year's World Cup suffered a huge blow after the second ODI vs New Zealand was called off due to rain.
Andreescu back from the brink to down Muguruza
Images from Day 8 of the 2024 Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday.
South Africa look to avoid dropping another World Cup against nemesis Australia
Martin Guptill felt that India once again out-batted them on a difficult track.
Netherlands' Teja Nidamanuru, Aryan Dutt and Vikram Singh might have a few drops of tears in their eyes when they step onto the field for their opening World Cup match against Pakistan on Friday.
Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara guided India to 87 for one to leave the first Test against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland delicately poised at the end of a tumultuous third day.
Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand via the Super Over in the opening Twenty20 international on Sunday for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series, as Charith Asalanka hit a half-century before guiding them home in the tie-breaker.
Seifert smashed six sixes in his 43-ball blitz as New Zealand romped home
Britain's Cameron Norrie fought back from a set down to beat world number two Carlos Alcaraz 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 in the Rio Open final on Sunday.
New Zealand ended Sri Lanka's chances of directly qualifying for this year's World Cup in India.
India captain Shikhar Dhawan was of the view that his bowlers failed to execute their plans and bowled too short to an attacking batter like Tom Latham, who cashed in on the opportunity to register his career-best ODI score in the first One-Day International against New Zealand, in Auckland, on Friday.
Venus has no plans of following her younger sister into retirement any time soon.
A round-up of all tennis action on Saturday.
The series will be held between November 18 to 30 and New Zealand will return to India for a white-ball series
"Audience figures show that the Women's World Cup 2019 in France was a catalyst for change in terms of a TV audience. We know the opportunity for women's football is there. Now, together, we need to capture it,"
'As a South African team, we know we're going to have that chip on our back, or that narrative that we have to get over'
The International Cricket Council approved rule changes that allow players to be replaced if they are feeling unwell or display COVID-19 symptoms and then return to the game if tests are negative.
Images from the FIFA Women's World Cup matches played on Tuesday.
Images from the first One-Day International between New Zealand and India, in Auckland, on Friday.
Dithering and indecision are things of the past for Shikhar Dhawan. As leader of the pack, he does not hesitate in taking decisions that are beneficial for the Indian team.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni rued that his side did not grab the chances that came their way in the tied third cricket one-dayer against New Zealand but said he was happy that the visitors can at least draw the five-match series.
Sweden goalkeeper Zecira Musovic emerged as the hero as her team beat the United States 5-4 on penalties
Auckland in New Zealand has been named the world's most liveable city.
Trent Boult, Finn Allen, Jimmy Neesham, Adam Milne and Scott Kuggeleijn, coaches and former players James Pamment and Shane Bond, Mike Hesson were the first to land in Auckland
Ajay Jayaram and Arvind Bhat were the only bright spots on an otherwise disappointing day for Indian shuttlers at the New Zealand Badminton Open on Thursday.
BWF, in a statement, said that only those athletes eligible for the originally scheduled championships are allowed to enter.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson's continuation in the ongoing IPL season is under doubt after suffering a right knee injury during his team's winning effort against Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad on Friday.
A summary of Saturday's action in the FIFA women's World Cup, co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
'It will be a good exposure for the young players to come and play in New Zealand'
India arrive in New Zealand high on confidence, having beaten Australia in the three-match series after losing the first game by 10 wickets.
The five top contenders for the women's title at the Australian Open, which starts on Monday.
