2020 OLYMPIC GAMES In doubt The scale of the outbreak in Japan saw senior International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound describe the disease as ‘the new war’ threatening Tokyo 2020 and he warned the Games may have to be cancelled if the virus was still around by May. Olympic organisers told athletes to train as normal … Read more
Champion in the making! Amazing moment six-year-old boy serves one-handed backhands on the tennis court Ethan Lax has been filmed serving one-handed back hands on the tennis court Viewers have drawn comparisons between the six-year-old and Roger Federer His father David Lax says he has ‘no anticipations’, as long as Ethan is happy By Phoebe … Read more
The wife of a Vladimir Putin ally paid £45,000 for a tennis match with Boris Johnson at a Tory fundraiser, it was claimed today. Lubov Chernukhin, who is married to billionaire former Russian minister Vladimir, has been named as the donor who shelled out for a place on court with the PM at the glitzy … Read more
MARTIN SAMUEL: Maria Sharapova produced one final Oscar-worthy performance in her retirement video… but it was pretty much goodbye to elite standard tennis as soon as she said farewell to meldonium Maria Sharapova announced she was ‘saying goodbye’ to tennis at the age of 32 The five-time Grand Slam champion has provided some Oscar-worthy moments … Read more
Maria Sharapova was the cover girl tennis star who won Wimbledon at 17, dated the rich and famous and was embroiled in a drugs scandal… all after her family had fled Belarus to avoid the impact of Chernobyl Maria Sharapova announced her retirement from tennis on Wednesday The Russian became a global star when she … Read more
Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova announces her retirement from tennis in an emotional essay in Vanity Fair – three years after coming from a drugs ban Maria Sharapova has confirmed that she will retire from tennis at the age of 32 The five-time Grand Slam winner penned an emotional essay in Vanity Fair In … Read more
‘I have become quite pessimistic about time frames’: Andy Murray at risk of missing Wimbledon as he waits to see if he requires THIRD hip operation Andy Murray has not played since suffering from pelvic bruising in November He has been practising on court and could play at the Miami Open next month But 32-year-old … Read more
Playing table tennis may ‘slow down Parkinson’s disease because it sharpens patients’ reflexes and stimulates their brain’ Five hours’ of playing time a week reduced tremors, limb rigidity and balance Scientists say sport could be used as a cheap and relatively safe physical therapy Parkinson’s blights lives of more than a million in US and … Read more