Sir — Smartphones have become central to modern life. But is our dependence on technology desirable? A nine-year-old boy in China wrote an essay entreating his father to put down the mobile phone an...

World No. 1 Rafael Nadal has joined in with clean-up efforts following devastating flash floods in his native Mallorca which have left at least 10 people dead and others missing.The 17-time Grand Slam...

Novak Djokovic has been in touch with fellow ATP player council members Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal to discuss ways to assist lower-ranked players facing financial struggles amid the novel coronaviru...

Sir — A recent photograph in a leading daily showed a monkey gazing out of the window of a train. It had been reported that the simian had boarded the train and then got off at a specific stop. In t...

Rafael Nadal's 19th Grand Slam trophy went from inevitable to suddenly in doubt in a thrill-a-minute U.S. Open final.What had all the makings of a casual crowning morphed into a grueling contest thank...

French tennis chief Bernard Guidicelli admitted on Sunday that Roland Garros, already controversially pushed back four months due to the coronavirus, could be staged behind closed doors.Guidicelli, wh...

Australian tennis maverick Nick Kyrgios has invited Rafael Nadal to take part in a cosy video chat on Sunday despite their stormy on-court relationship.As the coronavirus pandemic has sent the tennis ...

Diet is the most important part of a sportsperson’s life, especially if he is in his 30s. Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal, Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo — all these superstars who...

Liberals tend to deplore perfervid nationalism in sport in a hand-wringing way, looking past the fact that many sports are mortgaged to nationalism for their needle and their audience. Latin American ...

Australia’s Nick Kyrgios said he had “respect” for Rafael Nadal despite their personal differences after he set up a last-16 match with the top seed at the Australian Open on Saturday. Kyrgios ...