Tokyo Pan Pacific Open: Sharapova eases past Safarova

Maria Sharapova overcame more problems with her serve to beat Czech Lucie Safarova 6-2, 7-6 and reach the quarter-finals of the Pan Pacific Open on Wednesday. French Open champion Sharapova......

Sports Shorts: Barcelona sign Arsenal's Vermaelen in five-year deal

Barcelona signed Arsenal's Belgium international defender Thomas Vermaelen on a five-year contract on Sunday. The Spanish club had been battling against Manchester United for the Belgium......

Sharapova gives Pan Pacific Open a facelift

Former world number one Maria Sharapova continued her salvage operation at the Pan Pacific Open by screeching into the quarter-finals on Wednesday. Wearing a pink dress, the Russian beat......

Sports Shorts: Osaka claims Pan Pacific Open title

IMAGE: Japan's Naomi Osaka did not drop a set all week en route to her win the Pan Pacific Open title at Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan, on Sunday. Photograph: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Naomi......

Sports Shorts: Ledecky breaks world record to overshadow Phelps

American teenager Katie Ledecky broke her second world record in less than 24 hours while Michael Phelps suffered a rare defeat at the Pan Pacific championships in Australia on Sunday. Ledecky......