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Monte Carlo Masters: Rafael Nadal beats Karen Khachanov as Novak Djokovi

TheSpaniard,31,triumphedinanhour38minutesagainst21-year-oldworldnumber38Khachanov.AustrianfifthseedDominicThiembeatNovakDjokovictosetupaquarter-finalagainstNada

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Monte Carlo Masters: Kyle Edmund beaten by Andreas Seppi in first round

Edmund,whoreachedhismaidenATPTourfinalonSunday,wasbeaten6-35-76-2bytheworldnumber62.TheBritonstruggledonaslowsurface,convertingjusttwoofhis11breakpointsashelost

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Johnson outlasts Sandgren to repeat as US Clay champion

SteveJohnsoncapturedhissecondconsecutiveATPUSClayCourtChampionshiptitleonSundaybyoutlastingfellowAmericanTennysSandgren7-6(7/2),2-6,6-4.SixthseedJohnsonwonhisth

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U.S. ease past Belgium into Davis Cup semi-finals

AmericansJackSockandRyanHarrisonralliedfromasetdowninatightdoublesrubbertoensuretheUnitedStatesbecamethefirstteamtoadvancetotheDavisCupsemi-finalsonSaturdaywith

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Miami Open: Johanna Konta beats Elise Mertens in third round

BritishnumberoneJohannaKontamovedintotheMiamiOpenfourthroundwithadominantwinoverEliseMertens.DefendingchampionKonta,ranked14thintheworld,secureda6-26-1victoryov

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Tennis | Venus outlasts Bertens to book Konta clash

Three-timewinnerVenusWilliamssavedthreematchpointsinathree-setvictoryoverKikiBertensonSunday,liningupafourth-roundclashwithreigningchampionJohannaKontaattheMiam

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Miami Open: Simona Halep defeats Oceane Dodin in second round

WorldnumberoneSimonaHalepfoughtbackfromasetdowntodefeatFrance'sOceaneDodininthesecondroundoftheMiamiOpen.The26-year-oldRomanianbeattheworldnumber983-66-37-6.Hal

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China unveils regulations for its mega courier industry

Chinaapprovedearlierthismonthfirstsetofregulationsforitshugeexpressdeliveryindustry.ThedraftversionoftheInterimRegulationsonExpressDeliveryisexpectedtoaddressso

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Chinese skater Wu Dajing sets new world record at PyeongChang Olympics

ChineseskaterWuDajingonThursdaysetanewworldrecordatthemen's500mquarterfinalsoftheshorttrackspeedskatingatthePyeongChangWinterOlympics.Wufinishedin39.800seconds,

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Oh my quad! US skater Chen makes history with six quads

AmericanprodigyNathanChenbecamethefirstfigureskatertolandsixquadsashesetanOlympicrecordinthefreeskateatthePyeongchangWinterOlympicsonSaturday.The18-year-oldhadb

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Five things to look for at the Berlin film festival

TheBerlinfilmfestival,Europe'sfirstmajorcinemashowcasesincetheHarveyWeinsteinsexabusescandalroiledtheindustry,startsThursdaywith400newmoviesslatedandacontrovers

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Tearful Federer wins Australian Open for 20th Slam title

AtearfulRogerFedererpoweredhometobeatMarinCilicinfiverivetingsetstowinhissixthAustralianOpenand20thGrandSlamtitleonSunday.TheSwissdefendingchampiondroppedhisonl

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Australian Open: Simona Halep to face Angelique Kerber in semi-finals

WorldnumberoneSimonaHalepproducedasuperbperformancetobeatKarolinaPliskovainstraightsetstoreachtheAustralianOpensemi-finals.TheRomanian,26,wonninegamesinarowfrom

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Britain's Kyle Edmund stuns Dimitrov to reach Australian Open semis

KyleEdmundisthroughtothesemi-finalsofaslamforthefirsttimeafterbeatingworldNo3GrigorDimitrovinfoursetsondaynineoftheAustralianOpen–andthe23-year-oldYorkshiremanm

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Peng, Hsieh beat Atawo, Groenefeld to reach Australian Open final eight<br>

Thecross-StraitpairPengShuaiandHsiehSu-WeibeatAmericanRaquelAtawoandGermany'sAnna-LenaGroenefeldinthewomen'sdoublesthirdroundoftheAustralianOpenonSunday.Pengand

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Angelique Kerber fights back against Hsieh Su-Wei to make last eight

FormerchampionAngeliqueKerberbattledbackagainstworldnumber88HsiehSu-WeitoreachtheAustralianOpenquarter-finals.Kerber,thefavouriteforthetitlefollowingherconvinci

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Kyle Edmund wins trial of spirit against Nikoloz in 40C heat

Therewasnohidingplacefromtheunrelentingsun–exceptbeneathshiftingsliversofshade–ondayfiveofthe2018AustralianOpen,butthefair-skinnedYorkshireman,KyleEdmundmanaged