Sharapova appeals against two-year ban

Five-times grand slam champion Maria Sharapova is seeking to have her two-year doping ban wiped out or reduced as she lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Murray and Lendl reunite

Alan Baldwin   World No.1 Andy Murray is reuniting with his former coach Ivan Lendl and the pair will work together in the lead-up to Wimbledon.

Kyrgios draws Raonic in Queen's tennis

Joe Barton   Nick Kyrgios will open his grasscourt season against fellow rising star Milos Raonic after drawing the Canadian world No.9 in the first round at the Queen's Club tournament.

Thiem upsets Federer in Stuttgart

Bill Scott   Dominic Thiem beat Roger Federer for the second time in a month, seeing off the Swiss top seed 3-6 7-6 (9-7) 6-4 in a rain-interrupted Mercedes Cup semi-final in Stuttgart.

Barty's good run ended by Pliskova

Ashleigh Barty's good run of form at the Nottingham Open has come to an end with the Queenslander going down narrowly 7-6 (7-2) 7-6 (9-7) to top-seeded Czech Karolina Pliskova in the quarter-finals.

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Kyrgios could have been handled better: AOC boss

David Polkinghorne and Caden Helmers   But AOC CEO Fiona de Jong backs Kitty Chiller to continue to set high standards for Olympians.

Federer has little sympathy for Sharapova

Maria Sharapova is not getting much sympathy from the tennis world after her two-year ban for testing positive for meldonium at the Australian Open in January.

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Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon due to wrist injury

Naila-Jean Meyers   Rafael Nadal announced Thursday that he would not play Wimbledon as he continues to recover from a left wrist injury that forced him to withdraw from the French Open.

Bob Hewitt jailed for underage rape

Aislinn Laing   Bob Hewitt, the former Wimbledon doubles champion, is expected to begin a six-year jail term after losing an appeal over his sentence for raping two underage students.

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Sharapova's ban not harsh, but fair

Linda Pearce   Sharapova's failures to disclose, along with an "administrative misstep" in being unaware of changes to WADA's banned list, have come at a huge cost.

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Sharapova given two-year ban for failing drug tests

Martyn Herman and Latika Bourke   Russian former world number one Maria Sharapova was suspended for two years by the International Tennis Federation on Wednesday following her positive test for banned drug meldonium at this year's Australian Open.

'I think her career and reputation is absolutely shot to bits'

Australian tennis legend Pat Cash believes Maria Sharapova was lucky to escape with only a two-year ban for testing positive to performance-enhancing drugs.

Nike risks backlash by reviving Sharapova deal

Ben Rumsby   Its about-turn could bring a repeat of the backlash it suffered when it signed two-time drugs cheat Justin Gatlin, the American sprinter, last year.

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Sharapova's defence will not hold much water

Simon Briggs   Maria Sharapova's super-agent told the tribunal that he would normally cross-check the new guidelines by a Caribbean pool. The difference this year was that he had just got divorced and stayed at home instead.

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Serena passes Sharapova as top woman earner

Serena Williams may have been second best at the French Open on Saturday but the American has moved ahead of fellow tennis player Maria Sharapova to top the women's earnings list in sports, according to Forbes Magazine.

Millman, Thompson to benefit from Kyrgios withdrawal

John Millman and Jordan Thompson look set to represent Australia in tennis men's singles at the Rio Olympics, although both must wait for clearance from the sport's world governing body before discovering whether they can compete.

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Djokovic beats Murray to claim his first French Open title

Chuck Culpepper   Novak Djokovic joined the tennis greats when he downed Andy Murray to claim his maiden French Open title and hold all four grand slams at the same time.

Muguruza upsets Serena in final

David Waldstein   Spaniard Garbine Muguruza downed Serena Williams in two sets to win first Grand Slam.

Djokovic faces a daunting last hurdle

Christopher Clarey   For the fourth time in five years, Novak Djokovic is just one victory from completing his collection of grand slam singles trophies.

Rejuvenated Stosur eyes Wimbledon seeding

After her final-four effort at French Open, the Australian's dream of a second grand slam title is alive.

Stosur thrashed in French Open semi-final

Joe Barton   Samantha Stosur's French Open dream has been crushed by Spanish fourth seed Garbine Muguruza.

Murray beats Wawrinka to line up French Open showdown with Djokovic

Novak Djokovic was unplayable as he cantered into the French Open final by crushing flat Austrian tyro Dominic Thiem, moving closer to the only grand slam missing from his collection.

Stosur to take on Wimbledon without coach

Joe Barton   Samantha Stosur says she'll go solo in her attack on Wimbledon this year, after her association with coach David Taylor ended in semi-final heartbreak at the French Open.

Chiller is right and Kyrgios is wrong

Peter FitzSimons   Sure, Australians want Olympic gold medals. But we also want a team we can be proud of.

Saturday Serve: Kyrgios only hurting himself

David Polkinghorne   Does the withdrawal of Nick Kyrgios from the Rio Olympics mean Aussie chef de mission Kitty Chiller has won?

Nick Kyrgios pulls out of 2016 Rio Olympics

Chris Dutton   Nick Kyrgios has quit the Rio Olympics, saying the Australian Olympic Committee's treatment of him was unfair and unjust.