Tennis

Australia lead South Korea 2-0 in Davis Cup

Bernard Tomic and Matthew Ebden gave Australia a 2-0 lead over South Korea with wins in the opening singles of the Davis Cup Asia Oceania Group 1 second round tie in Brisbane on Friday.

Sanam, Yuki lose in straight sets as Uzbekistan take 2-0 lead

Serena and Venus advance in Charleston

Fifth-seeded Serena Williams overpowered New Zealand's Marina Erakovic 6-2, 6-2 on Thursday as she and sister Venus edged closer to a clash on the green clay courts of Charleston.

Venus topples Jankovic as Bartoli sweats

In a clash of former world number ones, Venus Williams toppled seventh-seeded Jelena Jankovic 7-5, 6-0 on Wednesday to reach the third round of the WTA’s green clay Charleston tournament.

Indian rookies set for giant task in Uzbekistan

Youngster Sanam takes on Istomin in opener, Yuki up against Dustov next. Sukhwant Basra reports. Weekend line-up

Bartoli battles through at Charleston

Marion Bartoli battled more than three hours on Wednesday to get past Russian Vera Dushevina and into the third round of the WTA's green clay Charleston tournament.

Williams sisters advance at Charleston

Serena and Venus Williams made a successful transition to clay on Tuesday, easing through their opening matches with straight set victories at the WTA Tour's Charleston tournament.

Shot at Olympic berth motivating Venus Williams

Venus Williams eagerly looks forward to the London Olympics, and not just because she wants another gold medal.

Djokovic downs Murray to win third Miami Masters

World number one Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray 6-1, 7-6 (7/4) on Sunday to win his second straight ATP Miami Masters title and third overall.

Miami hattrick, with a milestone

At the age of 38, when most of his contemporaries have given up the sport, Paes’ determination to excel hasn’t diminished in a career that took off way back in 1990. Sharmistha Chaudhuri reports.

Paes lifts 50th doubles title in ATP Miami tourney

Indian tennis veteran Leander Paes became only the 24th player in the ATP World Tour history to win 50 doubles titles after he and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek clinched the Sony Ericsson Open, their second team trophy of the season, in Miami. Congratulate Leander Paes