http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/ Get all the latest Sport news in a convenient RSS feed. en-gb Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:55:12 +0100 Copyright: (C) Play-2-Win Ltd http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/_furniture/gfx/logos/femalefirst.png http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/ Carolina Kluft will not defend her heptathlon title at the World Championships next month after suffering from a hamstring injury.The Swedish athlete was red hot favourite to reclaim gold in Berlin in August but now will have to face surgery and six months recovery.Kluft exploded into heptathlon in 2003 when she won gold at the World Championships ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/general/Carolina+Kluft-1921.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/general/Carolina+Kluft-1921.html Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:05:33 +0100 Sport Usain Bolt looks set to the do the sprint double at the World Championships next month after he ran the fourth fastest 200m in history in Lausanne.The triple Olympic champion was in no mood to hang around as he clocked an impressive 19.59 seconds in awful conditions at the Grand Prix in Switzerland. However the time was horehound of a second slower... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/general/Usain+Bolt-1920.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/general/Usain+Bolt-1920.html Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:03:49 +0100 Sport The nation’s medal heroes are calling on people to look beyond purely sporting success in London 2012 and create a legacy from the Games that will benefit the environment. Medal winners Victoria Pendleton, James Cracknell and Louis Smith are inviting the public to take tangible action towards a more sustainable lifestyle on Friday 10th July 2... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/general/Top+Athletes+Call+on+Country+To+Create+an+Olympic+Legacy-1919.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/general/Top+Athletes+Call+on+Country+To+Create+an+Olympic+Legacy-1919.html Wed, 8 Jul 2009 14:47:58 +0100 Sport Dan Bloxham is at the forefront of British tennis as head coach at the All England Club coaching the next generation of players.This week he is working alongside Tim Henman on the initiative Shine Week that is encouraging school children to take up sport. I caught up with him to talk about the project and the future of British tennis. - You are par... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Dan+Bloxham-1918.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Dan+Bloxham-1918.html Wed, 8 Jul 2009 10:26:45 +0100 Sport Manchester United are reported to have signed Bordeaux midfielder/winger Gabriel Obertan.Rumours started a few days ago when Bordeaux president Jean-Louis Triaud was quoted as saying he believes there was a "great possibility" Manchester United will sign Gabriel ObertanThe 20-year-old, widely regarded as one of France's top prospects, is said to ha... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/football/Latest+Premiership+news-1917.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/football/Latest+Premiership+news-1917.html Tue, 7 Jul 2009 13:34:39 +0100 Sport Andy Roddick is out of the U.S squad for their Davis cup encounter with Croatia due to a hip injury.The American fell during his epic Wimbeldon final with Roger Federer on Sunday and will be replaced by Mardy Fish.It was Roddick and Federer's third meeting in a Wimbledon final, with Federer getting the better of the American on the previous two occ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Andy+Roddick-1916.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Andy+Roddick-1916.html Tue, 7 Jul 2009 10:12:13 +0100 Sport After reclaiming the Wimbledon Title on Sunday Roger Federer has admitted that he is still coming to terms with his historic win.In clinching his sixth title at SW19 the Swiss player became the greatest Grand Slam winner in the history of the game with a fifteenth win.He overtook Pete Sampras' record of fourteen Grand Slam titles. a record he equal... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Roger+Federer+Still+Taking+In+Win-1915.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Roger+Federer+Still+Taking+In+Win-1915.html Tue, 7 Jul 2009 10:09:49 +0100 Sport Bryony Shaw achieved her dream of becoming an Olympic medalist last summer when she brought home the bronze medal for windsurfing, it was a great victory after missing out on going to Athens.I caught up with Bryony to talk about her success, her Beijing Olympics and what lies ahead for her, including working towards 2012.- Firstly you are with the ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/general/Bryony+Shaw-1914.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/general/Bryony+Shaw-1914.html Mon, 6 Jul 2009 10:39:53 +0100 Sport Roger Federer lifted the Wimbledon Title for the sixth time this afternoon to become the greatest player in Grand Slam history, breaking Pete Sampras’ record of fourteen titles, as he collected his fifteenth.But it was a hard fought affair as American Andy Roddick pushed the Swiss player to a fifth set winning  5-7 7-6 (8-6) 7-6 (7-5) 3-... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Roger+Federer-1913.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Roger+Federer-1913.html Sun, 5 Jul 2009 20:59:10 +0100 Sport After a six year wait Serena Williams has once again got her hands on the Wimbledon title as she beat sister Venus in straight sets  7-6 (7-3) 6-2.It was the fourth time that the pair had come face to face in the final at SW19 the last time being just twelve months ago, with Venus coming out triumphant. And going into the final today Venus was... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Serena+Williams-1912.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Serena+Williams-1912.html Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:35:17 +0100 Sport The seventy one year wait for a British man to win the title at Wimbledon will have to wait another twelve months as Andy Murray crashed out of the tournament at the semi final stage to Andy Roddick.Despite waving away the tension history was very much weighing on the shoulders of the twenty two year old as he tried to become the first man since Bu... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Andy+Murray-1911.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Andy+Murray-1911.html Fri, 3 Jul 2009 21:44:25 +0100 Sport Roger Federer has made it through to his seventh consecutive Wimbledon final as he saw off German Tommy Haas in straight sets 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 6-3.After his win in Paris a couple of weeks ago it appears that Federer is playing in a more relaxed manner as he tries to over take Pete Sampras’ Grand Slam record of fourteen with a win of SW19. But it... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Roger+Federer-1910.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Roger+Federer-1910.html Fri, 3 Jul 2009 21:39:49 +0100 Sport Sisters Serena and Venus Williams will face each other once again in the ladies singles final at Wimbledon on Saturday.While both player came through their semis the way in which they saw off their opponents couldn't have been more different in the blistering heat at SW19.Serena was up first on Centre Court against Olympic Champion and fourth seed ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Serena+Williams-1909.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Serena+Williams-1909.html Fri, 3 Jul 2009 11:11:01 +0100 Sport Andy Murray made it to his first Wimbledon semi-final yesterday by seeing off former world number one Juan Carlos Ferrero.It was a much easier match for the Scot after Monday's late night encounter with Stanislas Wawrinka, which so easily could have ended in defeat, as his game, in particular his serve, improved beyond recognition.He swept passed t... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Andy+Murray-1908.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Andy+Murray-1908.html Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:48:19 +0100 Sport Andy Roddick was forced to battle against Lleyton Hewitt to secure his place in the semi finals in what was the best quarter final of the day.Questions had been raised as to how quickly Hewitt, who has been on an impressive run of form throughout the tournament, after his five set encounter with Radek Stepanek on Monday. And it looked like he hadn'... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Andy+Roddick-1907.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Andy+Roddick-1907.html Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:46:45 +0100 Sport Dinara Safina had to battle back yesterday to see off new German sensation Sabine Lisicki to reach the Wimbledon semi finals for the very first time.Lisicki had put out Caroline Wozniacki and French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova in the two previous rounds but Safina was the heavy favourite going into the match.But in the blistering heat of Cent... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Dinara+Safina-1906.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Dinara+Safina-1906.html Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:26:44 +0100 Sport Cricket… you either love it or you hate it, don’t you? But as any cricket fan will know, one of the most important events in the calendar is almost upon us: the battle for the Ashes returns to our shores. The last time we played host (in 2005) we won them in what many critics described as the most exciting Ashes series ever, something ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/cricket/Ashes+Song+by+Phil+Tufnell+and+the+Wooden+Urns-1905.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/cricket/Ashes+Song+by+Phil+Tufnell+and+the+Wooden+Urns-1905.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:08:19 +0100 Sport It was a good day for sisters Venus and Serena Williams as they both made it through their fourth round encounters with minimum fuss.Defending champion Venus was facing former French open champion Ana Ivanovic and was leading 6-1 1-0 when her opponent was forced to retire from the match with a thigh injury.Ivanovic’s season has just gone from... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Venus+Williams-1903.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/tennis/Venus+Williams-1903.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0100 Sport Who is going to stop Roger Federer? That was the question that was on everyone’s lips as he saw for Robin Soderling in straight sets 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5).The pair met just weeks ago in the French Open final where Federer was victorious, lifting the title in Paris for the very first time, and it more of the same today. While it was a more c... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/Roger+federer-1904.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/Roger+federer-1904.html Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0100 Sport Tyson Gay has revealed that he is ready to face double Olympic Champion Usain Bolt at this summer's world championships.The American's world 100m and 200m titles, which he won in Osaka two years ago, are under threat after Bolt dominant performance in Beijing last year which saw him do the sprint double. And despite a confident start to the season ... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/general/Tyson+Gay-1902.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/sport/general/Tyson+Gay-1902.html Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:54:57 +0100 Sport