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Team Sky rider 'under suspicion' by UCI A Team Sky rider has been asked by the UCI to explain suspect ***** values, according to a report in the Sunday Times. In a report from David Walsh, one the key figures in the investigation that eventually exposed Lance Armstrong as a ***** cheat, it is...

Li sets up Kvitova showdown in China Home favourite Li Na overcame Germany's Sabine Lisicki 7-5 6-4 at the China Open on Wednesday to set up a quarter-final showdown with former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova. Czech Kvitova, who won the Japan Open last weekend, overcame Italian fifth seed...

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Superbikes - Magny-Cours WSBK: Sofuoglu edges Lowes to clinch Supersport pole Yakhnich Yamaha’s Sam Lowes will start the World Supersport race from the front row at Magny-Cours tomorrow, but missed out on pole by six tenths of a second from rival, MAHI Racing’s Kenan Sofuoglu. The Derby rider...

In-form Kenny claims another national cycling title Jason Kenny warmed up for the World Cup season by claiming his second title in 24 hours with a men's sprint victory at British Cycling's national track championships in Manchester. Kenny followed up on his win in the men's keirin by beating...

Tsonga dumped out of Japan Open Jo-Wilfried Tsonga slumped out of the Japan Open at the second round following a 6-4 7-6 loss to Ivan Dodig. The world number eight only returned to action last week having picked up a knee injury at Wimbledon in June. And Tsonga, who beat Gael Monfils in the...

Superbikes - Magny-Cours WSBK: Sykes destroys field to take eighth pole of year Kawasaki's Tom Sykes monstered the World Superbike opposition in Saturday's Superpole session at Magny-Cours, lapping almost a second faster than Sylvain Guintoli while also dealing with traffic at the same time...

Vos attacks late to retain road race title Marianne Vos surprised her rivals by attacking on the steepest section of the Via Salviati ascent to take victory in the women’s road race at the world cycling championships. The Dutch rider made her move from four kilometres out, quickly opening up a...

No Australian Open ticket for ****** John Tomic John Tomic, ****** and coach of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic, will be barred from the Australian Open as he continues his suspension from the ATP tour for assaulting his ***'s former training partner. The Bosnia-born former taxi driver...

Superbikes - Magny-Cours WSBK: Lowes bags provisional pole Yakhnich Yamaha’s Sam Lowes dominated the World Supersport qualifying practice session, and reached the top of the timesheets with just over fifteen minutes remaining, out pacing MAHI Racing’s Kenan Sofuoglu in the process. Lowes did...

Cancellara the danger man in world road race Once again, Fabian Cancellara will start a one-day race with a big target on his back in Sunday's elite race at the world cycling championships. Cancellara's sheer power, combined with his ability on tough, short climbs, make him the clear favourite...

Australian Open prize money upped by 10 per cent The Australian Open will hike total prize money 10 per cent in 2014 to A$33 million, offsetting a depreciation in the local currency. Last year's total prize pool of A$30 million was worth about $31.2 million when men's champion Novak Djokovic...

France Rally - Neuville extends lead in France Thierry Neuville maintained his Rally of France lead amid intermittent rain and fog on Saturday morning. Although the Belgian's M-Sport Ford was not fastest on any of the three stages as the recovering Sebastien Loeb and Sebastien Ogier took the...

Russian bikes stolen ahead of world championships race The Russian team have had all of their bikes stolen at the cycling world championships, team leader Alexandr Kolobnev said on Saturday. A similar incident happened in February when the Garmin-Sharp team had all their bikes stolen during...

Del Potro ousts Baghdatis in Tokyo opener Juan Martin Del Potro came from a set down to beat Marcos Baghdatis 4-6 6-4 6-3 in his opening match at the Rakuten Open. With rain falling on the outside courts, Baghdatis started the better of the two under the closed roof – serving fluently in the...

France Rally - Neuville blasts into lead in France Thierry Neuville overshadowed Sebastien Loeb's farewell and Sebastien Ogier's World Rally Championship crown as he flew into the Rally of France lead on Friday afternoon. The Belgian's M-Sport Ford team was the only one to base its set-up and...

World champion Kenny adds national keirin title to resume Three-time Olympic champion Jason Kenny outpowered rival Matt Crampton to take the keirin title at British Cycling's national track championships in Manchester. World champion Kenny held his nerve in a tight finish, as last year's...

Nalbandian announces retirement Argentina's 2002 Wimbledon finalist David Nalbandian announced on Tuesday that he will quit tennis next month citing physical problems that have sidelined him for most of the year. "It's not easy what's happening to me now, my shoulder is not helping me to...

Superbikes - Magny-Cours WSBK: Fabrizio leads free practice from Guintoli, Davies Pata Honda’s Michel Fabrizio left it till his final lap to top the World Superbike free practice timesheets at a damp Magny-Cours track this morning. The Italian is acting as a stand-in rider for the crocked...

Cookson faces monumental battle to restore trust After a farcical election process that further damaged the International Cycling Union's (UCI) credibility, new president Brian Cookson faces a monumental challenge to restore trust in a sport crippled by scandals. Briton Cookson was elected...

Robson falls to defeat at the China Open Laura Robson went down 6-1 6-2 to Angelique Kerber as she was knocked out of the China Open at the second round. Robson, who beat Klara Zakopalova in three sets in round one, was broken three times in an error-strewn first set that Kerber took 6-1...

Superbikes - Magny-Cours WSBK: Sofuoglu edges Lowes to lead first practice Yakhnich Yamaha’s Sam Lowes was leading the way in the opening World Supersport free practice session at Magny-Cours, until current champ and rival, MAHI Racing’s Kenan Sofuoglu set a super fast lap time of 1’53.649, a...

Mohoric wins U23 men’s road race Matej Mohoric claimed gold in the men’s U23 road race, beating Louis Meinjes and Sondre Enger to the finish. The Slovenian claimed silver and gold at least year’s junior men’s time trial and road race world championships in Valkenburg and went one better this...

Djokovic off to flying start in China, Nadal through World number one Novak Djokovic kicked off the defence of his China Open title with a ruthless 6-0 6-3 first round win over Lukas Rosol on Tuesday. Defending champion Djokovic needed just 54 minutes to crush his Czech opponent Lukas Rosol...

Motorsports - Silverstone BSB: Last-lap Lowes tops second practice Samsung Honda's Alex Lowes grabbed top spot in the second, and dry, MCE British Superbike free practice session at Silverstone on Friday, heading title rival Shane Byrne by a quarter of a second. The Derby man set the quickest...

Cookson wins UCI presidential election Briton Brian Cookson was elected International Cycling Union (UCI) president on Friday amid farcical scenes to bring an end to the lurching eight-year reign of Pat McQuaid. Cookson won by 24 votes to 18 in the vote that took place towards the end of a...

Serena prevails against Schiavone in China, Venus out Serena Williams beat Francesca Schiavone 6-4 7-5 to progress to the last 16 of the China Open. The last time the pair met Williams cantered to victory in a 6-0 6-1 win at last month’s US Open but her Italian opponent made it more of a...

WRC - Loeb snatches lead at home Sebastien Loeb leads his final World Rally Championship event after a clean sweep of stage wins on Friday morning in France. Only seventh fastest on Thursday's superspecial, where his sometime arch-rival Sebastien Ogier became the first WRC champion of the...

Armitstead ready to perform in world road race Lizzie Armitstead insists she is ready to push her body to the limit in order to add a World Championship road race medal to the Olympic silver she won in London last year. The 24-year-old is Britain's lead rider for Saturday's women's road race...

Nadal breathing down Djokovic's neck in China Rafa Nadal starts the final push to what he hopes will be a return to the top of the world rankings when he gets underway at the China Open on Tuesday. The Spaniard has played only one singles and a doubles match since winning the U.S. Open...

WRC - Ogier overjoyed with first WRC crown Newly crowned world rally champion Sebastien Ogier says he wants to 'give the world a hug' after his ***** came true in Strasbourg tonight. The Volkswagen driver secured his first world title on the opening stage of Rallye de France and was...

Trott and Clancy claim national track titles Double Olympic champion Laura Trott powered to victory at the British Cycling national track championships in Manchester. Trott edged out fellow London 2012 gold medallist Dani King by nearly a second and a half in the individual pursuit, clocking...

Petkovic upsets defending champion Azarenka in China Victoria Azarenka's China Open title defence wilted in the first round when the Belarussian lost to Germany's Andrea Petkovic 6-4 2-6 6-4 on Monday. Azarenka's 15 double faults, to go with 44 unforced errors, mirrored the defending...

Athletics - Jamaica's Campbell-Brown escapes ban for positive dope test Jamaica's twice 200 metres Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has escaped with a public warning by the Jamaica Athletics Administration Association for her use of a ****** substance. Campbell-Brown was provisionally...

McQuaid denies telling team member not to cooperate International Cycling Union (UCI) president Pat McQuaid denied on Thursday an allegation that he told an employee of a professional team to "keep his mouth shut" if asked to cooperate with an investigation into disgraced cyclist Lance...

Robson progresses in Beijing Laura Robson beat Klara Zakopalova 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-1 to reach round two of the China Open. Robson prevailed in the first set tie-break but then was immediately pegged back in set two to send the match to a decider. However, the 19-year-old Robson eased through to...

Athletics - Bolt to race 100 metres on Buenos Aires street Olympic champion Usain Bolt will run a 100 metres exhibition race on a track laid down on the iconic 9 de Julio Avenue in central Buenos Aires in December. The Jamaican world sprint champion, winner of six Olympic gold medals from the...

Sousa seals first ATP win for Portugal Unheralded Joao Sousa completed a fairytale run at the Malaysian Open on Sunday when he beat France's Julien Benneteau 2-6 7-5 6-4 in the final to become the first Portuguese to win an ATP Tour title. The 24-year-old, ranked 77th in the world, fell flat...

UCI election intrigue to end in Florence It is fitting that the International Cycling Union (UCI) presidential election on Friday is being held in the Italian city of Florence, theatre of so many political intrigues. Incumbent Pat McQuaid, who hopes to secure a third term, and his challenger...

Athletics - Kipsang smashes marathon world record in Berlin win Kenyan Wilson Kipsang smashed the marathon world record by 15 seconds as he stormed to the Berlin title on Sunday. The 31-year-old Kipsang clocked a time of two hours three minutes and 23 seconds to better the previous mark set by...

Giro d'Italia to begin a day early in Belfast The 2014 Giro d’Italia will now get underway in Belfast on Friday May 9, organisers have announced. The race, which usually begins on a Saturday, will begin a day early in 2014 to accommodate an extra rest day during which the teams will transfer...

Raonic beats Berdych to take Thai title Big-serving Canadian Milos Raonic boosted his hopes of qualifying for the end-of-season ATP World Tour finals in London by downing Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6(4) 6-3 to win the Thailand Open on Sunday. The tall 22-year-old gave a lesson in serving as he...

Athletics - Bekele beats Farah in dramatic Great North Run finale Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele won the battle of the distance greats when he held off a late surge from world and Olympic 10,000 and 5,000 metres champion Mo Farah to win the Great North Run half marathon on Sunday. Bekele, the...

National titles for Clancy and Varnish Ed Clancy and Jess Varnish emerged victorious at the British Cycling national track championships in Manchester. Two-time Olympic team pursuit champion Ed Clancy defeated London 2012 team-mate Steven Burke to win the individual pursuit while Joseph Kelly...

Berdych eyes first title of 2013 in Bangkok Tomas Berdych closed in on his first title of the year when he rallied from a set down to beat Gilles Simon in their Thailand Open semi-final on Saturday. Berdych, the only member of the world's top 10 without a title this year, lost an opening-set...

Athletics - Bolt reconsidering plans to retire after 2016 Olympics Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt is reconsidering plans to retire from athletics after Rio 2016 because of his fans' reaction to the news. The 100m and 200m world record holder admitted he is now weighing up whether to also...

Wiggins happy with journey back from the depths Even for a four-times Olympic champion, finishing second can sometimes be enough. On Wednesday, Sir Bradley Wiggins settled for silver in the world championships' time trial, completing a fine comeback after abandoning the Giro d'Italia. The...

Portugal's Sousa causes another upset to make first ATP final Unseeded Portuguese Joao Sousa has been as surprised as anyone by his giant-******* efforts at the Malaysian Open this week as he reached his first ATP Tour final with victory over fourth seed Juergen Melzer on Saturday. Sousa had...

Athletics - Powell, Simpson have doping hearing set for January Former world 100 metres record holder Asafa Powell and Olympic 4x100 relay silver medallist Sherone Simpson will appear before a disciplinary panel of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission in January. The two sprinters, who were...