MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal's creaky knee, Alejandro Falla's leg cramps and Andreas Beck's bad back created discussion and a sniff of controversy as most of the main contenders safely reached the Australian Open third round on Wednesday.

MADRID, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal issued a statement on Thursday saying he had met all his fiscal obligations after a Spanish website published details about several companies linked to the world number two it said had been set up to drastically trim ...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal won the battle of Spanish lefties to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open Sunday, while home fans were daring to dream ahead of Bernard Tomic's mouthwatering matchup against Roger Federer. With heavy ...

Talent was never the Red Bulls’ problem last season. Teams with much less talent have done better and gone further in Major League Soccer. The issue was chemistry, and much of that chemistry problem stemmed from incidents involving midfielder ...

MELBOURNE, Australia - When Roger Federer rolls through a tournament in impressive fashion these days, hope grows that he can win his first major title in two years. That's exactly what the 30-year-old from Switzerland did at this Australian Open, and his ...

There has been some cynicism expressed at news that Real Madrid may be lining up Rafa Benitez if Jose Mourinho quits. Cynicism from people with short memories. Benitez has proved he can do it in Spain, by winning two La Ligas with Valencia, and in Europe ...

Robert Pattinson won a new Best Actor award from RAFA in the UK other day. According to Hollywood Life,Twilight Saga main man Robert Pattinson recently took home another award for Best Actor at the recent 2012 “Richard Attenborough Film” Awards.

The Australian Open resembled a medical convention on Wednesday as Rafa Nadal's sore right knee, leg cramps and stiff backs came under the microscope. Alejandro Falla's leg cramps and Andreas Beck's bad back created discussion, and a sniff of controversy ...

Despite yet another loss to his nemesis Rafael Nadal, the Swiss ace still has his sights on another grand slam, write Darren Walton and Mike Hedge. UNPERTURBED by Rafael Nadal's apparent mental hold over him, a defiant Roger Federer has vowed to return for ...

A fatigued Novak Djokovic stared down a ferocious challenge from Rafa Nadal to retain his Australian Open title early on Sunday in the longest Grand Slam final played. The Serbian world number one, who defeated Spaniard Nadal for the Wimbledon ...