Spain's Garbine Muguruza has beaten American Venus Williams 7-5 6-0 to win the Wimbledon women's singles title.

Andy Murray voiced his support for gay marriage in the wake of controversial comments from Margaret Court but believes any player action should come before next year's Australian Open rather than during it.

Venus Williams admits she will be up against the fiercest competitor in the game when she faces her sister Serena in the Australian Open final tomorrow morning (tomorrow 8.30am, live on Eurosport).

She beat Martina Navratilova's previous all-time best.

Serena Williams reflected on a "cool milestone" after equalling Martina Navratilova's Open-era record for grand slam women's singles wins.

Roger Federer and Andy Murray took one step closer to a showdown in the Wimbledon final after they both cruised into the last eight yesterday.

Venus Williams made an impassioned cry for equality to Wimbledon organisers after the five-time champion was sent to play on tiny Court 18 in the second round.

Ashlee Vance looks at how Maria Sharapova has become the wealthiest female athlete in the world

Orgies, porn, lesbian flings, they’re all openly discussed. So why can’t we talk about the natural occurrence that is women having a period, asks Marjorie Brennan.

Top seed Serena Williams recovered from a slow start to reach the third round of the Australian Open for the 14th time in 15 appearances on Thursday.

Serena Williams celebrated her 100th consecutive week as world number one by taking a step closer to another milestone in the Australian Open.

Boxing: Bernard Hopkins has warned you might not see his like again ahead of his light-heavyweight unification match against Sergey Kovalev tomorrow night-

Russian Tennis Federation president Shamil Tarpischev has been forced to publicly apologise for his slur against the Williams sisters, Serena and Venus.

Serena Williams has withdrawn from the China Open with a knee injury.

Serena Williams said that she never imagined she would one day rank alongside tennis icons Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.

Serena Williams brushed aside good friend Caroline Wozniacki in the US Open final to join Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova on 18 grand slam singles titles.

Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki will put their friendship aside tomorrow to do battle for the US Open title.

After years grinding on the junior circuit, 20-year-old Canadian Eugenie Bouchard is poised to be one of the sport’s next big stars. Now she just needs that breakthrough win

Despite their gladiator-like rivalry Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova were close friends off the court. James Kaplan met the tennis legends to discuss the state of the game then and now.

Laura Robson says Elena Baltacha will be “forever a team-mate” after the former British number one lost her fight against cancer.

The National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, tucked away down a nondescript laneway just off the M50, is a quaint kind of building for a place only turning 21 this year.

Former Aston Villa, West Ham and Germany international midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger has announced he is gay in a bid to break the taboo of homosexuality in sport.

Andy Murray was duly crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year in Leeds on Sunday night, capping an historic year which saw him become the first British man in 76 years to win the Wimbledon singles title.

This time it won’t quite feel like walking on eggshells with Roy around.

Serena Williams survived another tight tussle with Victoria Azarenka to retain her US Open title and win a 17th grand slam singles trophy last night.

Wimbledon champion Serena Williams has accepted Andy Murray’s invitation for a showdown but admits it would be a struggle to win just one game against the Scot.

Maria Sharapova tore into Wimbledon rival Serena Williams, setting the tone for a tournament likely to be dominated by their unseemly public row.

Jimmy Connors is hailed as one of the greatest – and most controversial – tennis players of all time. As his autobiography, The Outsider, is published, he talks about his love for the game, his will to win and his antics on and off the court

Miranda Hart was a "gibbering wreck" when she hosted 'Have I Got News For You'.

So, we know now how the Czechs felt, watching Martina Navratilova slip away from them.

A veteran top-level tennis umpire has been arrested in the US accused of beating her elderly husband to death with a coffee mug.

Caroline Wozniacki began her bid to win the New Haven Open for a fifth consecutive year with a comfortable victory over Ekaterina Makarova.

Twitter provided the Wimbledon Fact of the Week.

Maria Sharapova marked her rise back to the summit of the women's game by beating Sara Errani 6-3 6-2 to clinch her first French Open title and complete her set of grand slam trophies.

Welsh opera singer Katherine Jenkins was narrowly pipped to the post in the final of the US's 'Dancing With The Stars'.

Kim Clijsters kept her Australian Open title defence on track today by moving into the semi-finals with victory over Caroline Wozniacki – stripping the Dane of her number one ranking in the process.

Petra Kvitova told herself it was just another match before going out and giving the performance of her life to become Wimbledon champion.

Martina Navratilova expects Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic to be the dominant forces in men’s tennis in the coming years, insisting it is “difficult to see” Roger Federer reclaiming the number one spot.