Monday Jun 29 | BBC News
LTA threatened with funding cut
WIMBLEDON Date: 22 June - 5 July Coverage: BBC One, BBC Two, BBC HD, Red Button, website streaming and text commentary, 5 Live, 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC iPlayer Tennis on the BBC Keothavong was one of nine Brits to exit Wimbledon at the first hurdle Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe has said he is "tired of excuses" and threatened British tennis with ...
Tennis ace Andy Murray is in great form and superb shape - and it's just as well.
Baltacha stands up for British tennis
Elena Baltacha exited Wimbledon with a plea to sports minister Gerry Sutcliffe not to order cuts in funding to British tennis.
Baltacha in bid for Olympic farewell
ELENA BALTACHA has admitted she considered hanging up her racket and taking up coaching this time last year.
Baltacha 'chuffed' to end bruising day for Brits on a high note
ELENA Baltacha salvaged home pride with a tremendously gutsy win over Ukraine's world No 33 Alona Bondarenko to become the only British woman to reach the second round of Wimbledon.
French Connection For US Fed Cup Team
The United States will travel to Italy for the Fed Cup final in November and the Americans can look forward to a French connection in the 2010 Fed Cup.
Kentucky DE Jarmon ruled ineligible
Kentucky defensive end Jeremy Jarmon was ruled ineligible for his senior season by the NCAA because of a failed drug test.
FOOTBALL SPANISH ROUNDUP MADRID _ With the Champions League final imminent, Barcelona will celebrate its league and cup triumphs with its supporters at the home match with relegation-threatened Osasuna.
Maria Sharapova's return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour ended abruptly Thursday afternoon as she lost to Alona Bondarenko 6-2, 6-2 in the quarterfinals of the Warsaw Open.
Playoff run doused, Flames fire Keenan
Mike Keenan was fired as coach of the Calgary Flames yesterday, almost a month after his team lost in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second straight year.
Torres sets American mark in 50-meter butterfly
Dara Torres' last-minute decision to try the 50-meter butterfly turned out better than she imagined.
Rory Sabbatini shoots 64, ties for Byron Nelson lead
Rory Sabbatini followed an unconventional par with four consecutive birdies on the way to a season-best six-under-par 64 and a share of the second-round lead Friday with John Mallinger at the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas.
15:28 Tennis: Sharapova Is Defeated in Quarterfinals of Warsaw Open
Maria Sharapova, returning to singles competition after a nine-month absence, was beaten by Alona Bondarenko today in the quarterfinals of the Warsaw Open.
Wayman Tisdale, a three-time All-American at Oklahoma who played 12 seasons in the NBA and later became a top jazz musician, died after a two-year battle with cancer.
Sports Shorts: Five teens charged in Philadelphia stadium break-in
Five teenagers are in custody after allegedly breaking into the Philadelphia Eagles' stadium and trying to make off with a seat.
Briefs | Tennis: Dinara Safina to take over No. 1 ranking from Serena Williams
Tennis Safina to supplant Serena at No. 1: Dinara Safina will overtake Serena Williams for the No.
PARIS : Results Wednesday from the Open GDF Suez, a $700,000 WTA Tour event on indoor hard courts at Stade Pierre de Coubertin : Singles First Round Patty Schnyder , Switzerland, def.
HOBART, Australia : Results Tuesday at the Hobart International WTA tournament on hard courts at the Domain Tennis Centre : Singles Second Round Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, def.
WTA Tour Moorilla Hobart International Results
Alona Bondarenko , Ukraine, def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2. Iveta Benesova, Czech Republic, def.
Brisbane International Tennis Results
BRISBANE, Australia : Results Thursday at the Brisbane International, a joint ATP-WTA tournament on hard plexicushion courts at the Queensland Tennis Centre : Singles Men Quarterfinals Fernando Verdasco , ...