The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced yesterday that their ruling on the Maria Sharapova doping appeal won’t be decided until as late as September 19.

In a statement, CAS said, “Maria Sharapova and the International Tennis Federation (ITF) have agreed to defer the CAS decision until September 2016. Due to the parties requiring additional time to complete and respond to their respective evidentiary submissions, and several scheduling conflicts, …

BRD BUCHAREST OPEN
Bucharest, Romania; Surface: clay

Seeds: Simona Halep, Sara Errani, Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Laura Siegemund, Monica Niculescu, Danka Kovinic, Anastasija Sevastova, Cagla Buyukakcay

Floaters: Francesca Schiavone

Notes: Halep the lone Top 10 or Top 20 participant…(2) Errani looking at a 2nd rd. meeting with the former French Open champ Schiavone…Wildcards were awarded to Schiavone and Romania’s Elena Gabriela Ruse and Ioana Minca…Withdrawing from the event were Denisa Allertova, Zarina Diyas, Alexandra Dulgheru, …

Andy Murray is all smiles today after winning his second career Wimbledon title, the third Grand Slam overall. The second-seeded Murray collected an early break and survived two more tiebreakers to win 64, 76, 76. Afterward, Murray said this one he’ll properly celebrate.

“I feel happier this time,” Murray said. “I feel more content this time. I feel like this was sort of more for myself more than anything, and my …

Why not celebrate? Following his second career Wimbledon title, an elated Andy Murray took the trophy with him into the ice bath!

“Holding this bad boy makes the ice bath that little bit more bearable 🏆😉” Murray posted on Instagram.

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Following his first loss in a Grand Slam final today to Andy Murray in the Wimbledon, Milos Raonic is determined to win one down the road. The 25-year-old has already added former No. 1s Carlos Moya and John McEnroe to his team, but he wants more. He wants to become the first Canadian man to ever win a singles Slam.

“I’m going to work on everything,” Raonic said after the …

SKISTAR SWEDISH OPEN
Bastad, Sweden; Surface: clay

Seeds: David Ferrer, Joao Sousa, Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Marcel Granollers, Fernando Verdasco, Aljaz Bedene, Diego Schwartzman, Evgeny Donskoy, Horacio Zeballos

Floaters: Al Montanes

Notes: Ferrer the lone Top 15 player in the field…The Top 4 seeds receive opening-round byes…Ferrer will start against a qualifier, and the No. 2 seed Sousa against a wildcard…Verdasco after a bye could start against his veteran countryman Montanes…The all-Swedish wildcard line-up went to …

The new King of Grass?

Andy Murray thrilled his homecountry fans by claiming a second title in four years at Wimbledon on Sunday, defeating first-time Grand Slam finalist Milos Raonic of Canada 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2).

The Murray return of serve was key in deflecting the power of the giant-serving Raonic, winning a second title at the All England Club after ending Britain’s 77-year title drought in 2013.

“I feel happier this time,” …

Andy Murray bids for a second Wimbledon title and third overall Grand Slam this afternoon against first-time finalist Milos Raonic.

The 29-year-old Murray is finally cleared of facing Roger Federer or Novak Djokovic in the final, but does have the formidable Canadian who stunned the Swiss on Friday.

Murray is just 2-8 in Grand Slam finals while Raonic is making his first career appearance.

And the celebrity coaches collide again in this rematch …

It’s not a repeat of the last two Grand Slam finals, but in a repeat of the Australian Open semifinal and the recent Queen’s final, Andy Murray and Milos Raonic collide for the 2016 Wimbledon title.

Most of us expected Murray to arrive in the Sunday final and he did so fairly routinely. After an easy first week of practice, Murray blasted through Nick Kyrgios, survived a mid-match hiccup …

World No. 1 Serena Williams, on her third try, got her 22nd career Grand Slam title on Saturday at Wimbledon, tying Steffi Graf’s record and putting Margaret Court’s 24 in her sights.

Williams beat Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3 in the final at the All England Club, avenging a loss earlier this year in the Australian Open final. It was Williams’ third opportunity to tie Graf this year after losing in the …

Serena Williams will try against to tie Steffi Graf’s 22 and take a share of the Open Era record for most Grand Slam singles titles by a woman.

And for the second time this year, it’s Graf’s countrywomen Angelique Kerber standing in her way.

The 28-year-old Kerber stunned Serena in Melbourne and she arrives into her first Wimbledon final having not dropped a set and just beaten Serena’s sister, Venus, in …

It was quite an afternoon of tennis at Wimbledon today. After the fireworks on Wednesday, few thought there’d be a comparable second act, but there was.

Roger Federer and Milos Raonic got together again for a rematch of their 2014 Wimbledon semifinal. This time around, it was the Canadian’s day in a 5-set thriller 6-3, 6-7(3), 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in nearly three-and-a-half hours.

From the start, you could tell this was a …

The 2016 Wimbledon men’s final is set and it’s between 2013 champion Andy Murray against Milos Raonic in a rematch of their 3-set Queen’s championship won by the Scot last month.

Murray has won six of nine against the Canadian winning their last five.

Raonic came oh so close at Queen’s but blew a set and a 3-0 lead. He hasn’t beaten Murray in over two years since the 2014 Indian Wells …

We are days away from the the final of a Grand Slam, so where’s Novak Djokovic name in draw? Well, he’s not around. And it’s the first Slam without the Serb in the hunt the final weekend in what seems like forever. Or at least since the 2014 Australian Open.

Roger Federer and Andy Murray are still alive, and so too is the familiar faces of Tomas Berdych and Milos Raonic. …

An all-Williams sisters Wimbledon final did not come to be on Thursday at the All-England Club as world No. 1 Serena Williams and Australian Open winner Angie Kerber advanced into the championship match.

Serena is one win from equaling Steffi Graf’s 22 Grand Slam titles after overpowering unseeded Russian Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-0.

“It’s never easy out there,” Williams told the BBC of the win, adding that she is the mentally-toughest player …