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Tennis player Petra Kvitova injured in knife attack

The tennis world number 11 has sustained injuries to her left hand while defendeding herself against a knife attack in her home

20/12/2016

Sport

Goodbye 2016 and thanks for the sporting memories

2016 was jammed-packed full of sporting thrills and spills.

19/12/2016

Sport

Argentina's Davis Cup winners return to hero's welcome

Argentina’s triumphant Davis Cup team returned home to a hero’s welcome on Tuesday.

29/11/2016

Sport

Murray wins ATP World Tour Finals to stay world number one

Andy Murray capped off a sensational 2016 by winning the ATP World Tour Finals in London on Sunday.

20/11/2016

Sport

Murray reaches summit of world rankings following stunning season-long battle with Djokovic

Britain’s Andy Murray has continued his stellar season by reaching the summit of the men’s world rankings for the first time in his career.

05/11/2016

Sport

Cibulkova wins WTA Finals on debut appearance

Dominika Cibulkova ended the season on a massive high after she beat World number one Angelique Kerber to win the WTA Finals in Singapore.

30/10/2016

Sport

World number one Kerber to meet Cibulkova in final of season-ending tournament

World number one Angelique Kerber continued her stellar season by reaching the final of the year-ending WTA championships in Singapore.

29/10/2016

Sport

WTA Finals: World number one Kerber and Cibulkova reach semi-finals

Angelique Kerber underlined her new world number one ranking by reaching the last four of the WTA Finals in Singapore this week.

27/10/2016

Sport

Kuznetsova reaches semis at WTA Finals in Singapore

Kuznetsova blazes into the WTA semi-finals, Muguruza flames out.

26/10/2016

Sport

Kerber, Keys advance at WTA Finals in Singapore

Crunch time nears for the top eight in women's tennis to see who will make the WTA semi-finals.

25/10/2016

Sport

WTA Finals: Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska

Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova overcame defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska in a thrilling round-robin encounter at the WTA Finals on Monday.

24/10/2016

Sport

Kerber and Halep start WTA Finals on winning note

World number one Angelique Kerber recovered from a set down to beat Dominika Cibulkova and notch up her first win at teh lucrative season-ending WTA Finals in…

23/10/2016

Sport

WTA finals draw made in Singapore

The draw for the lucrative season-ending WTA finals was made in Singapore on Friday.

21/10/2016

Sport

On-form world number one Kerber focused ahead of season-ending finals

Angelique Kerber enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2016 – a year that saw the 28-year-old German win two Grand Slam titles – the Australian Open and US Open – and take over the world number one ranking

20/10/2016

Sport

Kyrgios banned for eight weeks

Australia’s Nick Kyrgios has been banned for eight tournament weeks for his conduct at the Shanghai Masters last week.

17/10/2016

Sport

Murray and Nadal advance in Beijing

Andy Murray, on the hunt for his first China Open title, got off to a flyer against Italy's Andreas Seppi in Beijing.

04/10/2016

Sport

Maria Sharapova's doping ban reduced on appeal

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has had her two-year doping ban reduced on appeal.

04/10/2016

Sport

Mayer fires Argentina into Davis Cup final

Argentina’s Leonardo Mayer ended Britain’s reign as Davis Cup champions with a four sets win over Dan Evans in the fifth rubber of the semi-finals on Sunday.

18/09/2016

Sport

Great Britain down Argentina to keep Davis Cup hopes alive

Britain kept their hopes of retaining the Davis Cup alive thanks to a great performance from brothers Andy and Jamie Murray on Saturday.

17/09/2016

Sport

Wiggins and Froome have medical records leaked

A group of hackers that accessed the World Anti Doping Agency’s database has released more confidential medical files of high-profile athletes.

15/09/2016