Federer rebounds to keep ATP Finals hopes alive

By Reuters,

Roger Federer rediscovered his verve in the nick of time to outclass Austrian Dominic Thiem 6-2 6-3 on Tuesday and maintain his hopes of reaching the ...

Austrian Dominic Thiem , Kei Nishikori , Roger Federer

Sterling apologises to referee over comedy penalty

By Reuters,

Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling apologised to Hungarian referee Viktor Kassai after winning a comical penalty that was clearly not a foul in We...

manchester city , Raheem Sterling , Shakhtar Donetsk , UEFA Champions League

Loftus-Cheek treble boosts Chelsea, Arsenal edge Sporting

By Reuters,

Chelsea’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek had a Europa League night to remember by scoring the first hat-trick of his career as the midfielder inspired them to a...

Federer survives scare to beat Krajinovic in Basel

By Reuters,

Top seed Roger Federer showed signs of ring rust in his first match at the Swiss Indoors on Tuesday but still had enough in the tank to push past unse...

Filip Krajinovic , Roger Federer , Swiss Indoors

Mbappe saves French blushes in Iceland stalemate

By Reuters,

France substitute Kylian Mbappe engineered two late goals to rescue a 2-2 draw against Iceland and spare the blushes of the world champions in their f...

2-2 draw against Iceland , Friendly , Guingamp , Kylian Mbappe , World champions

Morata returns for Spain as Costa is excluded

By Reuters,

Coach Luis Enrique has recalled Athletic Madrid midfielder Kike and Chelsea striker Alvaro Moraga to the Spain squad for this month’s internationals...

Alvaro Morata , Coach Luis Enrique , Diego Costa , Spain

Telkom ice the champagne as Police, Warriors jostle for title

By Moses Ngige,

Pressure is mounting on Hockey Premier League leaders Butali Warriors after defending champions Kenya Police cut the gap to three points over the week...

Butalii Warriors , Fredrick Masibo , Hockey Premier League , Jos Openda , Police , Telkom

Police sink Sharks to close in on Butali Warriors

By Moses Ngige,

The Kenya Police held on for a 3-2 win over Green Sharks on Sunday at City Park as they cut the gap on Kenya Hockey Union (KHU) league leaders Butali...

Butai Warriors , Green Sharks , KHU

Napoli wary of fascinating underdogs Red Star, says Ancelotti

By Reuters,

Napoli will be wary of fascinating Champions League underdogs Red Star Belgrade and their raucous home fans when they visit the 1991 European Cup winn...

Carlo Ancelotti , champions league , Group C , Napoli , Red Star Belgrade , Underdogs

Barca, Real’s records at risk in Basque trips

By Reuters,

Real Madrid and Barcelona’s flying starts to the La Liga season will be put to the test on Saturday when they both travel to the Basque country. ...

FC Barcelona , La Liga , Real Madrid

Spain humiliate Croatia with thumping Nations League win

By Reuters,

Spain showed their remarkable potential under new coach Luis Enrique by destroying World Cup runners-up Croatia 6-0 on Tuesday to hand the visitors th...

6-0 , Croatia , Luis Enrique , Nations League group , Saul Niguez , Spain , World Cup runners-up

Harlequins, Impala record huge wins at Dala 7s

By Benson Mbare,

Circuit top guns kicked off their Dala Sevens campaign on a positive note after winning round one of their respective opening fixtures on Saturday. ...

Dala Sevesn , Homeboyz RFC , Impala RFC , Kenya Harlequins , kisumu , Mamboleo , Mwamba RFC , Nakuru RFC

Nadal sees off Basilashvili to reach U.S. Open quarters

By Reuters,

Top seed Rafael Nadal set up an intriguing U.S. Open quarter-final showdown with Dominic Thiem after snuffing out a comeback attempt by Georgia’s Ni...

Dominic Thiem , Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili , quarter-final showdown , Top seed Rafael Nadal , U.S Open

Olympic champ Bolt makes Mariners debut

By Reuters,

Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt came off the bench to kick-start his football career with Australia’s Central Coast Mariners in a pre-season frie...

Central Coast Mariners , Usain Bolt

Serena Williams in Ksh.50K tutu skirt for tournament after catsuit row

By CNN,

Tennis outfits for Serena Williams are often the talk of the town, and she set New York tongues wagging with her latest creation in a routine opening ...

Serena Williams

Djokovic battles through brutal heat to topple Fucsovics

By Reuters,

Novak Djokovic overcame Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-0 in the U.S. Open first round in punishing temperatures that prompted officials to...

Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics , Novak Djokovic , U.S Open

Williams gets warm welcome and win in U.S. Open return

By Reuters,

Serena Williams took the first cautious step towards a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title with a 6-4 6-0 first-round win over Magda Linette on Mon...

24th Grand Slam , Magda Linette , Serena Williams

Serena Williams learned her sister’s killer was free minutes before loss

By CNN,

Tennis superstar Serena Williams says she found out her sister's killer had been released from prison minutes before her loss to Johanna Konta last mo...

Robert Maxfield , Serena Williams

Serena beaten by Kvitova in second round in Cincinnati

By Reuters,

Serena Williams was beaten 6-3 2-6 6-3 by Petra Kvitova in a thrilling second-round match at the Cincinnati Open on Tuesday, ending the American’s b...

beaten , Cincinnati Open , Kristina Mladenovic. , Petra Kvitova , Serena Williams

Federer reaches 16th Wimbledon quarter-final

By Reuters,

Champion Roger Federer’s pursuit of a record ninth Wimbledon title gathered momentum on Monday as he reached the quarter-finals with a 6-0 7-5 6-4 w...

Adrian Mannarino , Roger Federer , Wimbledon