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Birmingham Games: Big Surprises and Turning Point for Indian Athletes

The NEC Arena in Birmingham was the busiest hub on the final day. A forty five minute drive from the city centre, it had the badminton and table tennis halls packed at 8:50 am on Monday morning. The schools on vacation meant mothers were bringing in their children to sporting arenas. As my train from Birmingham New Street wheeled out, I met two Scottish boys of 7 and 9 and their mother, busy scanning the schedule of the day. There was no Scotland on the final day, but Ben Thomson and Jason Thomson wanted to catch PV Sindhu in action, so had their mother buy tickets for 85 Pounds for each of them.

Serena Williams: Coco Gauff hopes to play against tennis legend before she retires

Earlier this week, Serena Williams announced she will be “evolving away” from tennis after releasing an emotional feature with Vogue.

Taylor Fritz: ‘The stuff Kyrgios does, it turns on people who aren’t fans’

After breaking into the top 15 of the ATP rankings, Taylor Fritz is looking for more success at this month’s US Open. After a gut-wrenching five-set loss to Rafael Nadal in the quarter-finals at this year’s Wimbledon, the 24-year-old is hoping to become the first American man to win a grand slam singles title since Andy Roddick in 2003.

Saudi athletes win silver in 100m and pole vault at Islamic Solidarity Games

Saudi sprinter Abdullah Abkar on Tuesday won a silver medal in the 100 meters at the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey.

Gauff and Raducanu laud Serena's inspirational tennis career

Teen stars Coco Gauff and Emma Raducanu hailed Serena Williams as an inspiration and a game-changing tennis legend after the 23-time Grand Slam champion revealed impending retirement plans.

Serena Williams retirement heralds sunset of sport's golden era

The American, who will turn 41 next month, said that the countdown has begun for her to quit playing and devote more time to her family and business. The decision -- though not unexpected given Williams' struggles with form and injury in the past 12 months -- would have sent shivers down the spines of tennis administrators and organisers.

How much is Serena Williams worth as she announces retirement plans?

American tennis great Serena Williams on Tuesday announced that her incredible career is coming to an end.

Iga Swiatek: Improving, not just winning, on world No. 1's mind ahead of Canadian Open and US Open

For someone who has done so much winning this year it might be surprising to hear Iga Swiatek say that stacking up more W's is not her only focus this summer. The world No. 1 has bossed the WTA Tour in 2022, scooping up four WTA 1000 titles, a second Grand Slam title at the French Open, and winning 37 matches in a row, a streak which ended in the third round at Wimbledon.

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Birmingham Games: Big Surprises and Turning Point for Indian Athletes

Serena Williams: Coco Gauff hopes to play against tennis legend before she retires

Taylor Fritz: ‘The stuff Kyrgios does, it turns on people who aren’t fans’

Saudi athletes win silver in 100m and pole vault at Islamic Solidarity Games

Gauff and Raducanu laud Serena's inspirational tennis career

Serena Williams retirement heralds sunset of sport's golden era

How much is Serena Williams worth as she announces retirement plans?

Iga Swiatek: Improving, not just winning, on world No. 1's mind ahead of Canadian Open and US Open