Tennis No1 Medvedev should renounce Putin to play at Wimbledon, says sports minister March 15, 2022 Daniil Medvedev, the Russian current world No1 men’s tennis player, should be asked to renounce Vladimir Putin before being allowed to play at Wimbledon, sports minister Nigel Huddleston has said. Huddleston said international measures against Russian athletes should go beyond merely banning national teams and those individuals who compete under the Russian flag. “We need [...]
Zverev handed suspended ban for umpire chair outburst March 8, 2022 World No3 tennis player Alexander Zverev has been handed an eight-week suspended ban for an outburst against an umpire and an umpire’s chair last month. The German was found guilty of a ‘major offence’ by an ATP review but his ban has been suspended for 12 months. The Olympic champion was fined £31,000 for his [...]
Cam’s the man: Norrie poised to defend Indian Wells title March 2, 2022 When the first serve of the Indian Wells Masters gets walloped next week, Great Britain will have a defending champion – Cameron Norrie – in the tournament for the first time. Cameron Norrie won his maiden ATP Tour Masters 1000 event last year when he overcame Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 in what many [...]
Ryanair roasts “NoVax” Novak over vaccine stance February 16, 2022 Novak Djokovic has taken the heat over his stance on vaccinations from many around the world, but yesterday the tennis champion was roasted by none other than low-cost airline Ryanair. “We’re not an airline but we do fly planes,” the company said in a tweet after Djokovic revealed in a BBC interview that he would [...]
Novak Djokovic: I’d rather miss more Grand Slams than be vaccinated February 15, 2022 Novak Djokovic says he is willing to skip more Grand Slam tournaments rather than accept a vaccine against Covid-19. Djokovic was deported and barred from playing last month’s Australian Open because of his refusal to take the jab. His participation in Wimbledon and the French Open could be at risk if he isn’t vaccinated but [...]
Raducanu among six Brits nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards February 2, 2022 Six Britons including Emma Raducanu, Tom Daley and Dame Sarah Storey have been shortlisted for the Laureus World Sports Awards. Cyclist Mark Cavendish, Olympic champion BMXer Bethany Shriever and teenage skateboarder Sky Brown have also been nominated. The winners of the prestigious awards, which are decided by a committee of 71 sports legends, will be [...]
Rafael Nadal: Back from the brink and out on his own after Australian Open win January 30, 2022 Rafael Nadal has built a record-breaking tennis career on resilience and, at two sets down in the Australian Open final against a man 10 years his junior, the sport’s answer to the Duracell bunny proved that he still simply cannot be outlasted. US Open champion Danniil Medvedev started the final as the favourite and was [...]
World number one Ashleigh Barty wins Australian Open women’s singles title after beating Danielle Collins January 29, 2022 World number one Ashleigh Barty has won the Australian Open women’s singles title by beating Danielle Collins 6-3 7-6 (2). Barty’s serve is the foundation of her game, and she had been broken just once in six matches, but that became twice in the second game of the second set as the top seed again [...]
Padel: The racket sport proving a smash but heading for the courts January 28, 2022 It’s loved by footballers, boasts celebrity investors and is among the fastest growing sports in the world, yet you may not even have heard of padel. The fast and furious hybrid of tennis and squash has long been hugely popular in Latin countries but recently participation has rocketed elsewhere, including the UK. Now it is [...]
Cinch and Cazoo zoom into top tier of sports sponsors January 27, 2022 Online car marketplaces Cinch and Cazoo, takeaway service Just Eat and social media platform Tik Tok were the biggest entrants to sports sponsorship in the UK last year, according to a new report. The four brands were the only new entrants in consultancy Onside’s Top 10 Most Appealing UK Sports Sponsors, which is published today. [...]
