World number one Aryna Sabalenka has apologised to her team for her “terrible” behaviour during a tough season after clinching her fourth major singles title with a straight-sets win over Amanda Anisimova in the US Open final. The 27-year-old defending champion went in as favourite for the final at Flushing Meadows, and she completed the 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) victory over …

Aryna Sabalenka silenced her critics and banished her 2025 Grand Slam demons with an impressive victory at the US Open on Saturday — and poignantly revealed how her late father continues to motivate her success. World No 1 Sabalenka picked up a staggering $5,000,000 in prize money for her triumph in New York, the biggest payout in women’s tennis history, while …

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have ended the debate over whether they will take part in the revamped US Open mixed doubles, with the top two players in men’s tennis confirmed entrants in the draw. With Sinner and Alcaraz making it through to the Cincinnati Masters final, there was an expectation that they may be forced to pull out of the mixed doubles event …

Australia’s Alexei Popyrin remains on track for back-to-back Canadian Open titles after fighting his way to a three-set win over fifth seed Holger Rune. For the second match in a row in Toronto, 18th-seeded Popyrin had to claw his way back after losing the first set, beating the talented Dane 4-6, 6-2, 6-3. It was just the second career meeting …

Iga Swiatek demolished Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 in the most one-sided women’s Wimbledon final for 114 years to win her sixth Grand Slam title. The Polish eighth seed was in charge from the first point and wrapped up victory in just 57 minutes in a brutal display of precision hitting on Centre Court. It is the first time a woman …

Aziz Behich’s strike in the 1-0 victory over Japan has all but ensured the Socceroos’ qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here are the five quick hits from Thursday night’s World Cup qualifier in Perth. 1. Understrength Japan still slick With a World Cup berth already secured, Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu selected a heavily rotated squad for his side’s final …

“Lord forgive me, the Sinner is back,” read a pair of T-shirts, complete with AI-generated religious imagery, worn by two exuberant women sporting orange wigs in a crowd of thousands that had amassed outside the Foro Italico’s stadium court an hour before festivities began. Their joy was reflective of a jubilant night in Rome as Jannik Sinner marked his return …

British tennis star Emma Raducanu is looking for a new coach for the eighth time in her career after parting ways with Vladimir Platenik. The Slovakian coach replaced Raducanu’s longtime mentor Nick Cavaday, but lasted just two weeks before being let go in the trial period. Cavaday has left a major hole in Raducanu’s camp since stepping down due to health reasons …

Sam Kerr will not be disciplined by Chelsea in the fallout from her court case in London, with the English club’s manager offering a glowing testimonial and vote of support for the Australian captain. Coach Sonia Bompastor said on Thursday that she was happy Kerr had been acquitted of causing racially aggravated harassment of a police officer and added that …

The three-month doping ban handed to Jannik Sinner has been slammed as far too lenient by many in the tennis world, with Australian Nick Kyrgios again leading the backlash. Kyrgios declared on Saturday that “fairness in tennis does not exist” upon learning of Sinner’s settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after testing positive to banned steroid clostebol. WADA had originally …