Maradona apologizes to Starace

Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona has sent a signed shirt to Italian tennis player Potito Starace as an apology for heckling him during a match in Argentina last month. Starace threatened to......

Starace ousts Safin in Swedish Open

Potito Starace beat Russian Marat Safin in the second round of the Swedish Open on Wednesday to take his second win in a row over a former world number one at the claycourt tournament. The......

Nadal begins Barcelona defence on a winning note

Rafael Nadal made a smooth start to his bid for a fourth consecutive Barcelona Open title as he powered to a 6-4, 6-2 win over Italy's Potito Starace in the second round on Wednesday. The top seed......

Italian duo banned for betting

Two Italian players, including the country's number one Potito Starace, have been banned by the ATP for betting on tennis matches, the Italian Tennis Federation (FIT) said on Saturday. Starace,......

Tennis: Italian duo banned for betting

Two Italian players, including the country's number one Potito Starace, have been banned by the ATP for betting on tennis matches, the Italian Tennis Federation (FIT) said on Saturday. Yearend:......