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Murray opens against 16-year-old, to play doubles Andy Murray will open Great Britain’s Davis Cup play-off with Croatia against 16-year-old Borna Coric, and will also play in the doubles. Wimbledon champion Murray, who reached the quarter-finals before seeing his US Open defence ended this...

Wiggins almost quit 2012 Tour after Froome ****** Bradley Wiggins threatened to quit the 2012 Tour de France because of the aggressive riding of team mate Chris Froome, according to Team Sky's former sports director Sean Yates. Froome, who finished second overall to Wiggins before going on to...

Nadal ready to empty tank to help Spain stay in top tier A tired Rafael Nadal is ready to give his all for Spain in this weekend's Davis Cup playoff against Ukraine after a draining US Open brought him his 13th grand slam title. With his country's elite World Group status in the balance, Nadal...

World Cup - Czech coach Bilek quits after Italy loss Czech Republic coach Michal Bilek has resigned following his side's 2-1 loss to Italy in a World Cup qualifier that all but ended the country's chances of reaching next year's finals in Brazil. The Czechs have endured a stuttering qualifying...

International friendlies - Neymar sparkles as Brazil down Portugal International friendly, Gillette Stadium - Brazil 3 (Thiago Silva 24, Neymar 34, Jo 49) Portugal 1 (Raul Merieles 18) Neymar turned on the style as Brazil came from a goal down to beat Portugal 3-1 in an entertaining and...

World Cup - US, Costa Rica qualify for 2014 World Cup finals The United States and Costa Rica celebrated qualification to next year's World Cup finals in Brazil while Mexico fell further into disarray after a dramatic night of action in the CONCACAF region. Second-half goals from Eddie Johnson...

Rafa was a ball-player before he could walk, says granny Rafa Nadal was a natural ball-player before he could walk , his grandmother Isabel Homar has said. Speaking to Cadena Ser from the island of Mallorca where Nadal is from, Homar said the world number two, who beat top-ranked Novak...

World Cup - Argentina crush Paraguay to seal World Cup berth Lionel Messi converted two penalties as Argentina booked their ticket to the 2014 World Cup finals with a crushing 5-2 away win over Paraguay. Argentina lead the South American group on 29 points with two qualifiers remaining next...

Valverde: Nibali is getting unfair advantage Alejandro Valverde believes some riders in the Vuelta a Espana, including overall leader Vincenzo Nibali, are getting an unfair advantage by using helicopters to get back to their team hotels. Speaking on Tuesday's rest day, Valverde told reporters...

Nadal: Davis Cup not ideal preparation Playing the Davis Cup on clay in Madrid this week is not ideal preparation for the hard-court swing in Asia and an assault on the number one ranking, according to Rafael Nadal. Spaniard Nadal, currently number two behind Novak Djokovic, is poised to...

Ferrari confirm Raikkonen return Kimi Raikkonen will race for Ferrari next season in a two-year deal that takes the 2007 world champion back to the glamour team he left in 2009 and creates the strongest pairing in Formula One. Ferrari said in a statement on Wednesday that the 33-year-old...

Beaten Djokovic given chance of quick fix Novak Djokovic has a chance to recover from his US Open blues as Serbia face Canada in the Davis Cup. The world No.1 saw his hopes of a second title at Flushing Meadows crushed by a rampant Rafael Nadal on Monday and looked crestfallen as he slumped in...

Horner hopes to cap career with reign in Spain After 17 years of professional racing, Chris Horner faces arguably the most important five days of his career this week as the American battles to become cycling's oldest ever Grand Tour winner. Going into Wednesday's 17th stage, the 41-year-old...

Mollema claims stage 17 win, Nibali retains overall lead Dutchman Bauke Mollema surprised the sprinters with a late charge for the line to win the 17th stage of the Tour of Spain in Burgos on Wednesday. Best known as a climber, Mollema sheered away from a front group of around 35 riders to...

Spain wait on Nadal ahead of Davis Cup playoff Spain captain Alex Corretja will wait until Rafael Nadal arrives in Madrid before deciding whether the US Open champion should play in Friday's singles in the Davis Cup World Group playoff at home to Ukraine. World number two Nadal won his second...

Movistar Team seal Sutterlin capture Talented German youngster Jasha Sutterlin has agreed to join the Movistar Team for next season. 20-year-old Sutterlin, who has gained a number of plaudits for his exploits throughout the U23 season following impressive performances in time trials and in...

:hi: Niki Rae. Enjoy your stay on the board :wave:

WTCC - WTCC debutants Honda win Manufacturers’ Championship Gabriele Tarquini’s victory in the second race at Sonoma meant that Honda mathematically grabbed the WTCC Manufacturers’ Championship on their first full season in the series. Tarquini made a return to the winner’s circle nearly five...

WTCC - Chilton and Tarquini win in California The two WTCC races at the Sonoma Raceway produced a pair of winners for whom the victories meant far more than the chance to spray the ********* and savour their moment in the winner’s circle. In Race 1, Tom Chilton, driving one of the RML...

GP2 - Quaife-Hobbs grabs maiden GP2 win Adrian Quaife-Hobbs scored his first GP2 Series victory in the Monza sprint race on Sunday morning, leading from start to finish after poleman Alexander Rossi made a poor getaway. Hilmer driver Quaife-Hobbs took full advantage from the start as Rossi...

Murray seals Tour finals spot, Federer struggling Britain's Andy Murray joined world number one Novak Djokovic and newly-crowned US Open champion Rafa Nadal as definite qualifiers for the ATP World Tour finals on Tuesday but Roger Federer faces a battle to make the eight-man field. Despite...

GP2 - Leimer beats Bird to take series lead Fabio Leimer took the GP2 series points lead by fending off charging poleman Sam Bird to win a thrilling Monza feature race. Russian Time driver Bird lost his advantage off the startline as fellow front-row man Leimer (Racing Engineering) leapt into...

Nadal crowns his 'most emotional season' ever Engulfed in a mixture of relief and utter joy, Rafael Nadal fell on his back and covered his face with his hands after beating Novak Djokovic in four sets to win the US Open, the 13th Grand Slam title of his career. A year ago, Nadal was sat at...

Djokovic fears losing top ranking to 'incredible' Nadal Novak Djokovic believes Rafa Nadal may soon displace him as world number one and has plenty of time to break Roger Federer's benchmark 17 Major titles after the Spaniard roared to the US Open title at Flushing Meadows. Djokovic was beaten...

Froome and Wiggins in British squad for worlds Tour de France champion Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins, the man he deposed this year, have both been named in Britain's provisional squad for the road world championships in Italy. Sky team mates Froome and Wiggins are expected to be part of a...

Presidency row takes spotlight off 'good year' Cycling is on the road to recovery from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal but a good season for the sport has been overshadowed by a bitter presidency campaign, incumbent Pat McQuaid has said. McQuaid is locked in an ugly election wrangle with...

Serena lucky in love on the tennis court Serena Williams admits that having love in her life has been a key to her rousing success over an exhilarating 13 months in which she has won Olympic gold, two US Open titles and a French Open. Following a fitful night's ***** after winning her fifth US...

Nadal is used to playing through pain, uncle says Rafael Nadal has got used to playing through the pain caused by his troublesome knee, his uncle and coach Toni said as the world number two prepares to face number one Novak Djokovic in the US Open final later on Monday. Spaniard Nadal has been...

World Cup - Blatter: Awarding Qatar World Cup may have been 'mistake' FIFA president Sepp Blatter has admitted that awarding the 2022 World Cup to Qatar may well have been "a mistake." Staging the tournament in the Middle East has caused much controversy because if it is held over its...

World awaits next instalment in Djokovic-Nadal rivalry Move over John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl, the new greatest rivalry in tennis will be on display at Arthur Ashe Stadium when world number one Novak Djokovic meets number two Rafa Nadal for the US Open title on Monday. Djokovic and Nadal, who...

World Cup - Clubs set to okay winter 2022 World Cup Europe's leading clubs are on Tuesday expected to accept that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will have to be played in the winter - but only on the basis it is a "one-off." The European Clubs' Association will discuss the issue at a meeting in...

Williams shows no signs of fading, matches Federer It has been 14 years since Serena Williams won her first US Open but there was no hint of decline as the 31-year-old American outlasted Victoria Azarenka to claim her fifth U.S. Open singles title on Sunday. Initially frustrated by a swirling...

England U21s held to draw Saido Berahino saved England Under-21s' blushes in their 1-1 draw with Finland on a night which saw captain Andre Wisdom sent off and goalkeeper Jack Butland caught out for the opening goal. It was an eventful second match in charge for new Young Lions boss Gareth...

Dennis triumphs in Alberta Rohan Dennis won ther first ever Tour of Alberta and Peter Sagan won the final stage.

Gallant Azarenka feels pain of defeat once more Victoria Azarenka walked off court with her head held high after a gallant loss to Serena Williams in the US Open final on Sunday, and while satisfied she had given her all there was no doubt the defeat stung. "I'm not going to lie. It hurts...

British Eurosport to broadcast Tour unitl 2019 British Eurosport will continue to broadcast live action of the Tour de France in Europe until 2019, it has been announced. The arrangement follows a new agreement between the event’s organisers, Amaury Sport Organisation and the European...

Williams outlasts Azarenka to retain title in New York Serena Williams survived a spirited fightback from Victoria Azarenka to retain the US Open title with a 7-5 6-7(6) 6-1 victory in New York. Williams twice served for the title in the second set as Azarenka battled back from a 4-1 deficit...

Barguil takes stage 16, Horner closes on Nibali Warren Barguil won the third and final mountainous stage as Chris Horner closed in on leader Vicenzo Nibali. The Italian lost touch with his main title rivals 2-km from the summit of the Sallent de Gallego climb at the end of Stage 16 while...

Croatia sweep junior singles titles at US Open Croatia made a clean sweep of the junior singles titles at the US Open on Sunday when Borna Coric and Ana Konjuh posted victories at Flushing Meadows. The fourth-seeded Coric defeated Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the final of the...

Geniez dominates stage 15, Nibali maintains GC lead France's Alexandre Geniez made the most of an incursion by the Vuelta a Espana into his home country to claim a solo victory in the race's most mountainous stage as Vincenzo Nibali retained his overall lead. Geniez took the win on stage 15...

Paes and Stepanek easily claim US Open doubles title Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek were convincing winners over Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares in the men's doubles final at the US Open on Sunday. The India-Czech pairing dominated the championship match to record a 6-1 6-3 victory over their...

World Cup - Neymar on song as Brazil crush poor Australia International friendly, Mané Garrincha Stadium, Brasilia - Brazil 6 (Jo 8, 33, Neymar 35, Ramires 58, Pato 72, Luis Gustavo 83) Australia 0 arcelona playmaker Neymar was on target as World Cup hosts Brazil completed a crushing 6-0...

My vote goes to Mandy Flores :bowdown:

World Cup - Cape Verde shock Tunisia to reach World Cup playoffs Tiny Cape Verde Islands continued a year of giant-******* by beating Tunisia 2-0 away on Saturday to move into the final stage of World Cup qualifying just weeks after they thought they were eliminated Cape Verde were out of the...

Djokovic, Nadal set up blockbuster U.S. Open final World number one Novak Djokovic and number two Rafa Nadal set up a mouthwatering men's singles final at the U.S. Open with victories in the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows on Saturday. Monday's U.S. Open championship showdown will be the third...

Olympic Games - Tokyo awarded 2020 Games Tokyo will host the 2020 Olympic Games after beating Istanbul in the final round of voting - becoming the first Asian city to host the event twice. The Japanese capital, considered the frontrunner, was chosen ahead of Istanbul at the International...

Czech pair win U.S. Open women's doubles title Czech duo Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka won the U.S. Open women's doubles title on Saturday with a 7-6(4) 6-1 6-4 win over Australia's Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua. Hlavackova and Hradecka, who upset Serena and Venus Williams in the...

:hatsoff: Congrats Harley Spencer :party:

Gasquet blows U.S. Open chance, eyes World Tour final Frenchman Richard Gasquet set his sights on reaching the ATP World Tour Finals after being blown away by Spain's Rafa Nadal in the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Saturday. Gasquet conceded his 6-4 7-6(1) 6-2 defeat with two straight double...

Djokovic finds a way to set date with Nadal in final Novak Djokovic was not at his best, but the world number one relied on experience, self-confidence and fitness to overcome an in-form Stanislas Wawrinka on Saturday and reach the U.S. Open final. "Wawrinka was a better player for most of the...