Su-Wei Hsieh came from a set down to beat China’s Qiang Wang at the Stuttgart Open to advance to a second-round match with top seed Naomi Osaka.
The Association of Tennis Professionals is to review the position on its board of former player Justin Gimelstob, who was convicted on Monday of battery with serious bodily injury to the victim in what a judge called a “violent, unprovoked attack in public in front of children”.
Turin has agreed to hold the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals from 2021 to 2025.
Simona Halep, the world number two, has withdrawn from the Stuttgart Open because of an injury to her left hip incurred while playing for Romania against France in the Fed Cup.
Brazilian tennis player João Souza has been provisionally banned from the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour for the second time in less than a month as part of a corruption probe.
Fabio Fognini became the first Italian to win an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Masters 1000 title after triumphing against Serbia's Dušan Lajović in the Monte-Carlo Masters final.
World number one Naomi Osaka is set to begin as the top seed at the Stuttgart Open with the main draw of the competition due to begin tomorrow.
Ashleigh Barty and Samantha Stosur beat Victoria Azarenka and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the deciding doubles rubber to send Australia through to their first Fed Cup final for 26 years.
Caroline Garcia beat Mihaela Buzărnescu in straight sets to level France's Fed Cup semi-final with Romania at 1-1 after the opening day of singles rubbers.
Italy's Fabio Fognini shocked defending champion Rafael Nadal in the semi-final of the Monte-Carlo Masters.
Novak Djokovic of Serbia crashed out of the Monte-Carlo Masters after losing to Russia's Daniil Medvedev in the quarter-final.
France's Alize Cornet has admitted her team needs a "miracle" if they are to beat Romania and reach the final of the Fed Cup.
World number one Novak Djokovic eased past America's Taylor Fritz in the last 16 of the Monte-Carlo Masters.
Rafael Nadal got his title defence at the Monte-Carlo Masters under way with a straightforward win against fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut at Monte-Carlo Country Club.
Novak Djokovic, top seed at the Monte Carlo Masters, won his opening match against Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany today – but a smashed racket testified to the frustration he felt during his 6-3. 4-6, 6-4 second round win.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
FA - Partnerships Manager, International Relations - London, UK
The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George’s Park. This new role requires carving out and delivering new engagement programmes across the confederations, using existing experience of working in international football. It requires confidence in working with and for leadership teams, and an ability to think and work strategically, deliver projects overseas and build a network of contacts across the national associations.
The International Table Tennis Federation is preparing to move its global headquarters from the Olympic capital Lausanne to a new location - probably in Asia - to capitalise on the massive interest in the sport there and which has helped it reach an annual turnover of $20 million, 10 times more than it was making 10 years ago. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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