Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova has blamed politics for the decision to ban her country's track and field athletes from the Rio Olympics and said it was unfair to group them all together as doping cheats.
Nick Kyrgios has booked a fourth round spectacular against Andy Murray by beating Feliciano Lopez on 'People's Sunday' at Wimbledon.
Everyone enjoys a good bromance, and Nick Kyrgios was in a playful mood discussing his fondness for Andy Murray before their blockbuster Wimbledon fourth round match.
Frenchman Lucas Pouille stands between Bernard Tomic and a return to the Wimbledon quarter-finals.
As word of The Great Tennis Upset swept through Wimbledon, confirmation of Novak Djokovic's stunning loss to world No.41 Sam Querrey was received in different ways.
Rod Laver figured Novak Djokovic might very well be the player, and this might very well be the year, that would finally end his distinction as the last man to win a calendar-year grand slam.
More Nick Kyrgios, new controversy. Sigh. The Australian's ongoing frustration with what he considers inadequate support from his player box during matches has spilled over into a description of his entourage as "retarded."
Two-time former champion Petra Kvitova bowed out of Wimbledon in the second round, losing a two-hour slugfest 7-5 7-6 (7-5) to unseeded Ekaterina Makarova after a far longer battle against the weather.
Novak Djokovic's grand slam hopes have come to a sensational end with a shock third-round exit from Wimbledon.
Lleyton Hewitt's Wimbledon comeback has produced a ridiculous first-round doubles victory - even by his fighting standards - in which he and Jordan Thompson saved a remarkable eight match points.
Bernard Tomic is a far more understated on-court character than Nick Kyrgios, and has beaten his Davis Cup teammate into the Wimbledon fourth round with a minimum of trouble or fuss.
Andy Murray has ended Australian John Millman's run at Wimbledon in straight sets.
Roger Federer has volunteered a fresh endorsement of the impact of veteran mentor Tony Roche on his incomparable 17-slam career.
London:
A disappointed Sam Groth knows he's got no one but himself to blame for missing out on a coveted spot on Australia's Olympic team.
Australian embroiled in another Wimbledon controversy, this time with British reporters determined to bait him.
Novak Djokovic's hopes of a calendar year grand slam were hanging by a thread as he slipped two sets down to big-serving American Sam Querrey before rain stopped their Wimbledon third- round clash on Friday.
Kyrgios predicted it would be a 'circus'. And so, for reasons not all to do with the audacious, outrageous stroke-play, it was.
Kyrgios faces another financial penalty after receiving a code violation warning for an audible obscenity during his fiery second round match against Dustin Brown.
For those who get the feeling that Nick Kyrgios will not be signing up for the presidency of the chair umpires' fan club any time soon, then his latest Twitter post has provided ample reinforcement.
Man-boobs are not a common sight at Wimbledon, which makes the battler-makes-good stories so much more precious.
A hot-headed Viktor Troicki has added his name to Wimbledon's hall of shame on Thursday after he blew his top at umpire Damiano Torella.
London: There were no great Wimbledon expectations on French Open semi-finalist Sam Stosur, which, as usual, turned out to be just as well.
The Queenslander received the perfect morale boost before the match - and now he's due to face Andy Murray.
The controversy did not prove to be a distraction, as the Queenslander progressed to the third round.
Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic "set a pretty low benchmark" for Australian tennis but are starting to head in the right direction, according to Pat Rafter.
Sydney qualifier Matt Barton is into the second round at Wimbledon after winning an epic five-set match played over three days against fellow qualifier Albano Olivetti.
Ash Barty's second coming as a tennis player is already ahead of schedule on her return from an extended break that included a dalliance with Big Bash cricket, to the tennis cathedral she describes as "the best place in the world". But not until the Australian summer, Barty cautions, will she be back close to her best. This is just the start. Again.
Bernard Tomic has been criticised over his use of the word "retard" during a Wimbledon press conference.
Frustrating for most, the rain that has interrupted Wimbledon's early stages offered the Australian a timely reprieve.