Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has qualified for the Shenzhen Open quarterfinals beating American palyer Alison Riske in China. She will face Zarina Diyas of Kazakistan in the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Aryna Sabalenka has also advanced to the quarterfinals after a victory over Danka Kovinic, ...

NEW DELHI: Indian police have booked international tennis star Maria Sharapova for cheating homebuyers in a luxury housing project near Delhi.Sharapova endorsed the housing project in Gurgaon, a city on the outskirts of the national capital, and had even come down to India in 2013 to meet ...

TIANJIN: Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova weathered a strong challenge from teenager Aryna Sabalenka to win her first title since her 15-month doping ban at the Tianjin Open on Sunday.The former world number one, who returned to action in April, came from behind in both sets and needed ...

PARIS: Maria Sharapova has accepted an invitation to make her seventh appearance at the China Open in Beijing.The five-time Grand Slam champion missed Wimbledon and the entire grasscourt season with a thigh injury, then was forced to withdraw from her comeback tournament in Stanford with an arm ...

LONDON (AFP) - Maria Sharapova withdrew from Wimbledon on Saturday after failing to recover from a thigh injury, dealing another blow to the superstar s bid to rebuild her career after serving a doping ban.The 30-year-old Russian, who was champion at the All England Club in 2004, was due to play ...

PARIS:  Two-time champion Maria Sharapova will not play at Roland Garros this year after the French tennis federation denied her a wild card, FFT president Bernard Guidicelli said on Tuesday.The former world number one, who only returned from a 15-month doping ban last month, will miss the French ...

MADRID: Maria Sharapova set up a mouth-watering second-round clash with Eugenie Bouchard at the Madrid Open after battling back from a set down to beat Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 on Sunday.Bouchard called the Russian "a cheater" last week and suggested she should have been banned for life ...

LONDON – Former champion Maria Sharapova’s hopes of playing at this year’s Wimbledon championships could hinge on a June 20 meeting of tournament organisers unless the Russian hits form in forthcoming events in Rome and Madrid. Sharapova, who returned to action last week after a 15-month ...

STUTTGART, Germany: Maria Sharapova lost in the semi-finals in Stuttgart on Saturday, her controversial comeback from a 15-month doping ban ending in defeat to one of her biggest critics.Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam winner and former world number one, lost 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to Kristina Mladenovic ...

STUTTGART: Maria Sharapova picked up the second win on her comeback from a 15-month doping ban on Thursday, beating fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova at the Stuttgart WTA tournament. The 30-year-old five-time Grand Slam winner dominated Makarova, ranked 43 in the world, for a 7-5, 6-1 win in ...