LONDON - Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo topped the ESPN World Fame 100 list for a third straight year, pipping American basketball player Lebron James and long-term Argentine rival Lionel Messi. Real Madrid forward Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, was named the most popular ...

Netherlands:Roger Federer became the oldest world number one on Friday when the 20-time Grand Slam title winner reached the semi-finals of the Rotterdam Open. The 36-year-old Swiss overcame an early setback to beat Robin Haase of the Netherlands 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 and will replace old rival Rafael Nadal ...

United States:Serena Williams has spoken out about the "ups and downs" she faced during her year away from competitive tennis but insists she's now focused and ready for her quest to once more dominate her sport. Speaking ahead of her comeback at the Fed Cup in Asheville, North Carolina, where the ...

CANBERRA - Roger Federer savoured the latest chapter of a late-career fairytale that delivered a sixth Australian Open crown on Sunday and a very "special" 20th Grand Slam title. Federer, a nervous defending champion, survived a second set 'freeze' and a late rally by sixth seed Marin Cilic ...

MELBOURNE: Roger Federer will open his Australian Open title defence against Slovenian Aljaz Bedene next week, while top seed Rafa Nadal, the losing finalist last year, was paired with Dominican Victor Estrella Burgos at the draw on Thursday. Women’s top seed Simona Halep of Romania faces ...

NEW DELHI - Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza is making the most of her time away from tennis. Sania, who is recovering from a knee injury, and will therefore miss next month’s Australian Open, is busy learning Zumba dance these days. And it seems that after tennis, the 31-year old has been ...

LAHORE - Ace Indian tennis star Sania Mirza revealed that her favourite cricketer is former Indian Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar.Sania was holding a question/answer session on microblogging website Twitter under hashtag ‘#sananswers .Her fan asked her, "Favorite cricketer (besides Malik of ...

NEW DELHI - India captain Virat Kohli has shot past Barcelona star Lionel Messi in Forbes’ list of the world’s most valuable athletes.According to Forbes, the 28-year-old cricketer is ranked seventh in the list with a brand value of $14.5 million, which puts him ahead of Messi who is at ninth ...

SHANGHAI – Roger Federer brushed aside world number one Rafael Nadal 6-4 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters on Sunday and register his fourth victory of the year over his Spanish rival.The Swiss world number two beat Nadal in the finals of the Australian Open and Miami Masters and in the last 16 at ...

LONDON  – Ruthless Roger Federer thrashed suffering Croat Marin Cilic 6-3 6-1 6-4 to become the first man to win eight Wimbledon singles crowns on Sunday, five years after landing his seventh.The Swiss maestro, appearing in his 11th Wimbledon final, was challenged early on but once he broke a ...