Ireland scrap South Africa plan

Ireland have shelved plans to play South Africa at a neutral “non-traditional” venue in November after running out of time.

Jankovic knocked out of Pan Pacific Open

JELENA Jankovic's hopes of regaining her world No. 1 spot this week ended on when she crashed out of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament to Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarter-finals.

Jankovic edged out in Tokyo

JELENA Jankovic's hopes of regaining her world No. 1 spot this week ended on when she crashed out of the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament to Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova in the quarter-finals.

France name strong Cup team

FRENCH hopes of a first-up Hopman Cup tennis triumph have been given a massive boost following confirmation that Alize Cornet will team up with Gilles Simon to represent the country.

Sack for teacher sent home 'in disgrace' from school trip

A TEACHER at one of Scotland's leading fee-paying schools, sent home in apparent disgrace from a student expedition to East Africa, has now been sacked.

Australia appoints coach Mantilla

TENNIS Australia has hired Felix Mantilla and acquired a Barcelona-based training facility to fasttrack the learning and development of clay-court skills among Australian players.

Bob Bryan out of Davis Cup semi

TOP-ranked US doubles tennis player Bob Bryan will miss this weekend's Davis Cup semi-final against Spain in Madrid due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by Mardy Fish.

Serena Williams Set To Serve Up Memoir In 2009

A memoir by Serena Williams will be released in 2009 by Grand Central
Publishing, which beat out a handful of other publishers bidding for
the life story of the No. 1 ranked women's tennis player.

Mac Snr wants top ATP job

JOHN McEnroe Sr, father of the most volatile tennis champion of the modern era, wants to run the men's game.

Simon retains Bucharest title

GILLES Simon retained the BCR Open Romania title in Bucharest, defeating Carlos Moya 6-3 6-4 in the final to boost his chances of contesting the Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai.

Davydenko cleared in corruption probe

RUSSIAN tennis player Nikolay Davydenko has been cleared by the ATP of suspicion of corruption.

Du Toit Wins 4th Gold At Paralympics

Natalie Du Toit of South Africa won her fourth gold medal in swimming
at the Beijing Paralympics, taking the 400-meter freestyle on Friday in
a world-record time for her disability group.

Davydenko Cleared By ATP In Tennis Gambling Probe

Russian tennis star Nikolay Davydenko was cleared by the ATP on Friday
after a yearlong investigation into suspicious betting patterns on a
match he lost to a low-ranked opponent.

Winehouse drops drug charge appeal

Amy Winehouse has dropped her appeal against drug charges in Norway and has accepted a fine after she was caught in possession of marijuana in the country.

Clapton/ Beck to headline Japan shows

Eric Clapton is set for another return to his supergroup past when he takes the stage with the man who replaced him in the Yardbirds, Jeff Beck, in Japan next month.

Report: Jackson to leave Beatles catalogue to McCartney

Michael Jackson will bid to end his long feud with music legend Paul McCartney by leaving him the Beatles back catalogue in his will, according to reports.

Bid to podcast Beatles back catalogue blocked

An attempt to put the entire Beatles back catalogue on the internet for free has been scuppered.

Crawford bans 'Hannah Montana' at home

Supermodel Cindy Crawford has banned her young daughter from watching Miley Cyrus's hit TV show 'Hannah Montana', because it teaches her to talk back.

Vorderman's nod to risqué anagram with house name

Former Countdown star Carol Vorderman wants to name her new home after a risqué anagram, her agent said today.

Motherhood may have cost Crow Fleetwood Mac role

Sheryl Crow's role as a single mum may have cost her the chance to join Fleetwood Mac.

Pink 'will give Hart away' at next wedding

Pop star Pink is still struggling to come to terms with her split from husband Carey Hart last year- but has promised to "give him away" if he ever weds again.

Allen threatens to reveal Perry's home phone number

Lily Allen has reignited her feud with pop rival Katy Perry after allegedly threatening to leak the 'I Kissed A Girl' singer's phone number online.

Adams saved from eviction vote

'Celebrity Big Brother' housemates have chosen to save ex-boy band singer Ben Adams from the public vote.