So long the dominant force in women’s tennis, Serena Williams will head to Wimbledon this month in danger of losing her number one ranking to Spain’s Garbine Muguruza. Muguruza, beaten by Williams in last year’s Wimbledon final, turned the tables to win the French Open and climbed to a career-high s

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona striker Lionel Messi topped the Forbes magazine list of the world’s highest-paid athletes yesterday in the wake of boxer Floyd Mayweather’s retirement and back surgery for golfer Tiger Woods.

Colombia became the first side to reach the quarter-finals of the Copa America Centenario on Tuesday, while the United States thumped Costa Rica 4-0 to get their campaign back on track.

Aaron Cruden has won the battle for the coveted All Blacks’ 10 jersey as New Zealand bank on experience for the first Test against Wales in Auckland on Saturday.

They are former club teammates and kindred spirits, but coaches Michael Cheika and Eddie Jones are putting friendship on hold as they clash in Australia’s intense Test series against England.

The San Jose Sharks have been the NHL’s ultimate road warrior this season and will need to pack their A-game when they travel to Pittsburgh to the face the Penguins today in what could be the Stanley Cup decider.

The Boston Red Sox have the most powerful offense in the major leagues, and for most of Tuesday evening, fill-in starter Albert Suarez and the Giants kept it in check.

The threat of Zika at the Rio Olympics is on the mind of many athletes but few more so than China’s former badminton world champion Wang Yihan.

Muhammad Ali’s hometown is ready to “welcome the world” for this week’s ceremonies honouring the late boxing legend, Louisville’s mayor said Tuesday, with a huge public procession set for “The Greatest.”

Former England batsman James Taylor has had an operation to fit a defribillator as he continues treatment for the heart condition that dramatically cut short his cricket career.

South Africa roared back into contention in the Tri-Nation One-Day International series with a 47-run victory over Australia in the third match of the tournament at the Guyana National Stadium on Tuesday.

For someone who has spent six agonising months on the sidelines battling doping allegations.