World Athletics President Sebastian Coe sparked backlash following his organisation’s decision to award prize money to Olympic gold medalists (ANDREJ ISAKOVIC) World Athletics President Sebastian Coe’s decision to award prize money to Olympic gold medalists may have been welcomed by athletes, but the move upset some federation bosses and surprised experienced observers of the Games.… Read More »
Rafael Nadal has agreed to become the ambassador of the Saudi Arabian tennis federation – Saudi Tennis Federation He has bought his way to the top of football, golf, boxing and Formula 1 in an unprecedented shake-up of the established order of world sport. Now tennis and billiards have become the last frontier of Saudi… Read More »
As the dust settles on another action-packed year of women’s tennis, those who run the game are facing tough questions, especially after the year-end tournament was widely criticized by some leading players. The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Finals is an end-of-year tournament that was supposed to celebrate the best in women’s tennis, but instead it… Read More »
Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic could revive Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski’s All-British rivalry – Getty Images/Clive Brunskill The irony of Serbia’s dominant win over Great Britain on Thursday was that the world’s best player, Novak Djokovic, flirted with the idea of becoming a British citizen while still a teenager. In fact, Djokovic’s brief sycophancy… Read More »