Shahid Judge

On January 26, 78-year-old former tennis player Margaret Court will be awarded the Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AC). Why has this decision not gone down well with many people?

Mesut Ozil, who was Arsenal's highest-ever paid footballer, is moving to to the country of his ancestors and will join Fenerbahce. Why is this move significant for both Ozil and Arsenal?

Novak Djokovic has put forth a list of six demands to Tennis Australia on behalf of the 72 players forced into hard quarantine so far. What are the demands, and what has been the reaction?

One of his favourite things to do is to explore the cities he’s travelled to. But till January 29, his room is as much of Australia as he will get to see.

Four individuals, including 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu’s coach Sylvain Bruneau, tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Melbourne.

There were 79 people on board the flight from the US, including 24 players, and 64 passengers on the plane from Abu Dhabi, including 23 players.

On January 6, when a mob of US President Donald Trump supporters approached the US Capitol to stop the formalisation of President-elect Joe Biden’s win at the recent elections, Keller was clearly identified among the rioters, by former teammates and coaches.

Mumbai City, who have impressed in bits in the previous seasons, look like genuine contenders this season and Sergio Lobera seems to be the missing piece in the puzzle for the franchise.

Sam Querrey allegedly left Russia in a private jet with his wife and son after all three tested positive for COVID-19 before the start of the St Petersburg Open in October last year.

On Tuesday, close to 200 ticket-holders were expected to land at the venue with the hope of spending an evening with India's cricket stars. They were to be greeted by the local police, who informed them that they had been conned.

The post led to a barrage of online trolls hurling abuse at Carney. The comments were mostly sexist in nature, and questioned the holder of 144 England caps’ reading of the game.

South Asia’s only ATP event was originally scheduled to take place from February 1.

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The data suggests a higher likeliness for players to remain injury-free during the bubble, and if injured, a faster recovery, when compared to the data collected from the average of the past five seasons.

A letter - from 11-year-old Ahmed Ramadhan asking Lewis Hamilton to help save his father from a death sentence - “really (hit) home," said the Formula One world champion.

A group of eight former Rugby players, including England’s 2003 World Cup winner Steve Thompson and former Welsh flanker Alix Popham, are suing the unions for negligence in promoting safety.

The February 8 start-date will allow players at least a week to compete in a tune-up event before playing at the Major.

When Manchester United confirmed they had become a victim of a “sophisticated” cyber-attack, the club asserted the damage had been minimised.

Novak Djokovic said tennis authorities could adopt clearer policies on domestic abuse in light of allegations made against Alexander Zverev by his ex-girlfriend Olga Sharypova.

While we were busy immersing ourselves in the traditions of various sports, the games themselves snuck in makeovers in techniques and strategies and started looking different. The Indian Express writers trace the journeys of these revamps and how the evolutions came about. We start with SHAHID JUDGE, who goes looking for answers to WONDER WHY serve and volley went out of the game of tennis.

The restrictions, and the subsequent doubt over the tune-up tournaments, may lead to players skipping the Open altogether.

The World No. 1 says tennis audiences are old, and the matches need to be shorter in order to grab the attention of younger people who are more restless. But the premise of the ‘old’ audience may be faulty.

Sam Querrey, along with his wife and child, had secretly fled Russia on a private plane after testing positive for coronavirus ahead of St Petersburg Open in mid-October.

Since he resumed touring this year in August, Rohan Bopanna says he has undergone the coronavirus test "30-40" times.