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Gender equality: no safe ground exists when thorny issue arises

26 Mar 2016 - 6:00pm 2

The Maria Sharapova PR onslaught shows she can spin more than a tennis ball

11 Mar 2016 - 5:39pm 3

More on Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open 2015

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Tennis Open can be Asia's answer to Wimbledon or the Australian Open, say organisers

20 Oct, 10:01am

Hong Kong

'I can still beat the best': Jelena Jankovic crowned champion at Hong Kong Tennis Open

19 Oct, 11:30am

Tennis

Jelena Jankovic wins the Hong Kong Tennis Open with a three-set win over Angelique Kerber

19 Oct, 9:24am

Hong Kong

Angelique Kerber sets up final Hong Kong Open showdown with Jelena Jankovic

18 Oct, 11:54am

Hong Kong

Brave-faced HKTA makes the best of star-studded withdrawals from Prudential Hong Kong Open

1 Nov, 1:29pm 1

More on US Open 2015

Golf

No fairytale finish for Jason Day at US Open

22 Jun, 12:07pm

Golf

Dustin Johnson misses three-footer and the chance to exorcise major demons

22 Jun, 12:05pm 1

Golf

Jordan Spieth wins second major in a row with one-shot US Open victory

22 Jun, 12:08pm

Golf

Rory McIlroy rues missed putts as late US Open charge fizzles out

22 Jun, 12:06pm

Golf

'Superhuman' Jason Day keeps vertigo at bay to grab four-way share of US Open lead

21 Jun, 12:16pm

Golf

'Chambers Bay one of the worst golf courses I’ve ever seen’ - Gary Player slams US Open venue

21 Jun, 10:37am

Sport

Jordan Spieth stays on track for rare double with share of US Open lead

20 Jun, 12:55pm

More on Australian Open 2015

Tennis

Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to win fifth Australian Open crown

2 Feb, 12:29am

Tennis

Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova for sixth Australian Open crown and 19th grand slam title

1 Feb, 2:09am

Tennis

Andy Murray out to end Aussie heartbreak against Novak Djokovic

1 Feb, 12:29am

Tennis

Djokovic powers to fifth Australian Open final

30 Jan, 11:30pm

Tennis

Andy Murray reaches his fourth Australian Open final

29 Jan, 10:34pm

Tennis

I can turn around losing record against Williams, insists Sharapova ahead of Melbourne final

29 Jan, 4:48pm

Jenny Wong, Wing Ka Lin , Cody Wong and Team Captain, Leo Liu. Photo: HKTA

Hong Kong girls join 15 of world’s best tennis teams at World Junior Finals after remarkable qualifying display

Hong Kong’s girls’ tennis team had a remarkable performance at the World Junior Tennis Asia/Oceania Qualifying in Thailand to finish first and reach the finals for the first time.

3 May 2016 - 11:45am 1

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Swiss tennis champion Roger Federer is all smiles during a ceremony marking the inauguration of a street bearing his name on April 21, 2016 in Biel. Photo: AFP

Back injury forces Roger Federer to pull out of Madrid Masters

2 May 2016 - 11:09pm

Boris Becker, coach of Novak Djokovic of Serbia, said Murray’s comments were out of order. Photo: Reuters

Djokovic coach Boris Becker hits out at Andy Murray over doping in tennis comments

19 Apr 2016 - 12:17pm

Spain’s Rafael Nadal got back to winning ways at the monte Carlo Masters where he overcame Gael Monfils in the final. Photo: AFP

Return of the Master: Rafael Nadal glad to win his 9th Monte Carlo title the hard way

18 Apr 2016 - 10:06am

Maria Sharapova, who said she had been taking meldonium for more than a decade because of health problems, was provisionally suspended by the International Tennis Federation in March after announcing she had failed a test at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Photo: EPA

Meldonium meltdown: Maria Sharapova’s suspension may be overturned

13 Apr 2016 - 11:14pm

Novak Djokovic jumps for joy as he becomes the highest earning tennis player ion history. Photo: AFP

Peerless Novak Djokovic moves past legends with historic Miami Open win over Kei Nishikori

4 Apr 2016 - 10:32am

Andy Murray throws his sweatband to the crowd after his loss to Grigor Dimitrov at the Miami Open. Photo: AP

Going soft: still struggling to come to terms with fatherhood, Andy Murray heads for exit at Miami Open

29 Mar 2016 - 11:22am

Mission Hills vice-chairman Tenniel Chu and Boris Becker at the launch of the academy

Boris Becker’s new academy ‘can breed next generation of China tennis talents’

24 Mar 2016 - 2:25pm

<p>Argentine, only three events into his comeback from left wrist surgery, books a second-round date with fellow on-the-mend star</p>

Miami twice: Open showdown between Del Potro and Federer as both continue on comeback trail

24 Mar 2016 - 11:14am

Boris Becker says he has an ‘intimate’ relationship with Novak Djokovic. Photo: EPA

Exclusive interview: Boris Becker on his ‘intimate affair’ coaching Novak Djokovic and how he's had to put ego aside

12 Apr 2016 - 9:24am

Raymond Moore quit his role as Indian Wells CEO earlier today following divisive remarks he made about women in tennis. Photo: AFP

Indian Wells tennis chief Raymond Moore quits over tennis gender storm

22 Mar 2016 - 4:22pm

Serena Williams has criticised tournament director Ray Moore for his sexist comments. Photo: Xinhua

Serena Williams slams Indian Wells boss for ‘women riding men’s coattails’ remark

21 Mar 2016 - 11:49pm

Serena Williams photo-bombs Victoria Azarenka’s trophy presentation after the final of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Photo: Xinhua

Victoria Azarenka and Novak Djokovic roll to easy title wins at sweltering Indian Wells

21 Mar 2016 - 12:19pm

Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic have both generated negative headlines recently. Photo: AFP

Control your kids: Olympic chef de mission warns Tennis Australia over brats Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic behaviour at Olympics

17 Mar 2016 - 12:15pm

New Davis Cup and Fed Cup captains Yu Hiu-tung and Yan Zi with HKTA director of player development Mike Walker at the Hong Kong Sports Institute. Photo: KY Cheng

Hong Kong tennis seeks inspiration from former top players as it builds for the future

17 Mar 2016 - 5:18pm

<p>Briton joins Belinda Bencic and Ana Ivanovic on a list of players stunned early on in California</p>

World number two Andy Murray joins list of shock round three casualties at Indian Wells

15 Mar 2016 - 12:54pm

Maria Sharapova said warnings about the impending ban on meldonium were buried in official literature. Photo: AFP

Buried message: Maria Sharapova lashes out at critics over positive test

14 Mar 2016 - 9:54am

<p>WTA players rocked by Russian’s admission that she had failed a drug test waiting to see what sanction the superstar will face</p>

Petra Kvitova calls Maria Sharapova’s failed doping test a ‘huge mistake’ as players react

10 Mar 2016 - 12:27pm

Maria Sharapova’s playing career is hanging in the balance. Photo: AP

War wound: Maria Sharapova drug was used by Soviet military troops in Afghanistan in 1980s

9 Mar 2016 - 10:44am 1

Maria Sharapova with the spoils of victory – a Porsche 911 Targa sports car, after winning the final of the WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart in April 2014. Porsche has now “chosen to postpone planned activities” with Sharapova over her failing a dope test. Photo: AFP

Key sponsors cut ties with Maria Sharapova after she fails dope test

9 Mar 2016 - 12:18am

Tennis player Maria Sharapova addresses the media regarding a failed drug test at The LA Hotel Downtown on Monday. Photo: AFP

Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova admits failing drug test at Australian Open, faces long ban

8 Mar 2016 - 1:21pm 5

Nick Kyrgios (left) and Bernard Tomic have traded barbs over the former’s Davis Cup absence. Photo: AFP

WATCH: Nick Kyrgios slams Bernard Tomic in ‘fake’ Davis Cup illness row as Australia crash out to US

7 Mar 2016 - 3:08pm

A watching Novak Djokovic celebrates a point for teammate Viktor Troicki against Kazakhstan's Aleksandr Nedovyesov during Serbia’s Davis Cup World Group first round triumph. Photo: Xinhua

Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic set up Britain-Serbia quarter-final clash after Davis Cup heroics

7 Mar 2016 - 11:47am

World number one Novak Djokovic was in upbeat mood ahead of Serbis’a opening Davis Cup match with Kazakhstan. Photo: AFP

Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray on collision course for Davis Cup quarter-final showdown

3 Mar 2016 - 1:07pm

Zheng Saisai’s fine form continued in Qatar after her win over Angelique Kerber. Photo: Xinhua

China’s Zheng Saisai marches on in Qatar with third round win over Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard

25 Feb 2016 - 11:08am

epa05131564 Roger Federer from Switzerland during a press conference after losing to Novak Djokovic from Serbia in the semi finals round on day eleven of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 28 January 2016. EPA/JULIAN SMITH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Roger Federer undergoes knee surgery, will miss two tournaments

3 Feb 2016 - 7:14pm

Novak Djokovic of Serbia poses for a photograph with his sixth Australian Open tennis trophy. Photo: AFP

Ambitious Novak Djokovic names his 2016 major and Olympic target the ‘Djoker Slam’

2 Feb 2016 - 8:51am

Serbia's Novak Djokovic poses with the men's singles trophy, a day after winning his final match at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Government Hill in Melbourne, Australia, February 1, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Peerless Novak Djokovic fears only karma in his grand slam history quest

1 Feb 2016 - 10:49am

epa05137083 Andy Murray of the United Kingdom gestures against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during the Mens Final on day fourteen of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 31 January 2016. EPA/JULIAN SMITH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Disappointed Andy Murray insists he’s not far off matching dominant Novak Djokovic

1 Feb 2016 - 10:28am