The Russian may fancy her medal chances at the All England Club, where she stunned Serena Williams to win Wimbledon as a 17-year-old, provided her injury-prone body stays trouble-free.
Uncapped Jayed gets call-up
A clutch of Indian stars led by India and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli are either sidelined or ruled out of this edition of the tournament, lessening the wow factor of the IPL.
The spate of withdrawals from the Delhi Commonwealth Games continued with Canadian diver Meaghan Benfeito and badminton player Alvin Lau becoming the latest to opt out of the event citing contrasting reasons.
World C'ships: Sajan Prakash finishes 25th, fails to progress to final
The men's tour must look after the welfare of top players like Novak Djokovic rather than expect them to turn up injured at tournaments so they do not lose out on bonus payments, former British number one Greg Rusedski said.
Finch and Khawaja put on 209, a record opening stand for Australia while chasing in ODIs, bettering Mark Waugh and Adam Gilchrist's 206 against West Indies in 2001.
Former tennis World No 1 Maria Sharapova will be holding a news conference in Los Angeles on Monday to make "a major announcement", though no other details were given by her manager on Sunday.
Two Indian cricketers, Virender Sehwag and Robin Uthappa, have found berth in the initial Airtel Champions League Twenty20 All-Stars XI, chosen by ESPN Star Sports commentators. The swashbuckling Sehwag, who returned to top flight competition after recovering from a shoulder injury sustained during the Indian Premier League competition in South Africa in May, is the lone Delhi Daredevils player to make the cut.
India's T20 World Cup campaign begins on June 5 against Ireland at the newly constructed Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
Uncapped New South Wales batsman Usman Khawaja was named on Tuesday in Australia's 14-man squad on Tuesday for next month's two-Testseries against Pakistan in Britain.
COVID-19 is a stark reminder that man should now learn to respect nature and not tinker with it, says Indian shuttler Sameer Verma. The shuttler also felt that the coronavirus-forced break is an opportunity to fix mental weakness and that a six-week training regime should be good enough to regain match-fitness after normalcy returns.
Keen to hone his leadership skills before next year's Twenty20 World Cup, injured England paceman Stuart Broad is eyeing return to competitive cricket when India host his side for a one-off clash on October 29.
Despite their first-leg advantage, Pochettino warned against complacency and said he wanted his team to play for another win, although they have had one day less to prepare than the Germans.
Opener Virender Sehwag on Wednesday admitted he was not fit going into the Twenty20 World Cup as he had hurt his shoulder during the Indian Premier League semi-final.
Novak Djokovic faces the daunting prospect of possibly having to beat Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal to win the US Open for the first time and end the year as the world number one.
Mumbai Indians, who are placed sixth in the points table, have been able to bounce back impressively with wins against Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Atkinson met with the accident at 7.30 pm Thurday evening.
A SWOT analysis of the 12 teams involved in the second Twenty20 World Cup in England.
Frenchman Gael Monfils has withdrawn from Wimbledon with a shoulder injury, tournament organisers said on Monday.
Salah was seen with controversial Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov while he was recuperating from the shoulder injury he suffered during the Champions League final.
Opener Virender Sehwag is set to return, while all-rounder Yusuf Pathan is likely to be axed when the selectors pick the Indian squad for the first two One-dayers against Australia in Chennai.
Speaking about the injured Mohsin Khan, coach Andy Flower said he had written Khan off from the Lucknow Super Giants' playing XI for the season.
England defender John Stones has been ruled out of their final two Euro 2016 qualifiers through injury, the FA said in a statement.
West Ham United climbed off the bottom of the Premier League with an uplifting and well-deserved 3-1 home win over Liverpool on Sunday.
Dashing opener Virender Sehwag has stepped down as captain of Indian Premier League team Delhi Daredevils. Gautam Gambhir was named his replacement, and will lead the side in next month's Champions League Twenty20. Dinesh Karthik will be Gambhir's deputy.
South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn will miss the second Test against England, which starts at Newlands on Saturday, after failing to recover from a shoulder injury, captain Hashim Amla said.
RP Singh has been ruled out with an abdominal strain while Sreesanth hasn't fully recovered from a shoulder injury.
Germany expects 2.7 million people to attend matches in stadiums across the country and some 12 million in its fan zones for outdoor viewing, including on a long stretch of turf laid out in front of Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
Twenty20 World Cup winning captain Paul Collingwood and bowler Stuart Broad will miss England's Test series with Bangladesh starting at Lord's on Thursday, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said.
Lin Dan of China won his fifth All England title on Sunday when world number one Lee Chong Wei had to retire with a shoulder injury that had emerged over the last 24 hours.
New Zealand seamer Doug Bracewell has been ruled out of this week's second Test against Australia with a shoulder injury but will not be replaced in the squad, New Zealand Cricket said on Wednesday.
Shailesh Karkera picks the Best Players at Euro 24.
India skipper Rohit Sharma said he is not ready to lose faith in Prasidh Krishna's ability to withstand the rigours of five-day cricket despite his lacklustre debut in the opening Test against South Africa.
South Africa decided to call the pacer back as a precautionary measure ahead of the World Cup.
Aamir Khan collapses on the sets of Dangal, sustains shoulder injury.
Vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was ruled out of India's opening Women's T20 World Cup game against Pakistan on Sunday.
The T20 World Cup 2024 promises to be a tournament dominated by bowlers, particularly spinners.
World No 2 Rafa Nadal took a little bit of time to get into his work but advanced to the second round of the Australian Open on Monday with a 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Alex Kuznetsov.
