All news by author: Fraser Watson

Initial 2023 European Ryder Cup captain Henrik Stenson was sensationally stripped of the honour last July after his decision to defect to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour

Nine-time champion Novak Djokovic is looking to regain his Australian Open title this month, having been barred from competing in last year following his visa saga

Seventh seed Daniil Medvedev cruised into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday with a comfortable straight sets win over American player Marcos Giron

The intensity of golf's civil war between the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV series is showing no signs of thawing, with the two sides currently engaged in a legal battle

South African boxer Gerrie Coetzee was the first boxer from his continent to become a world heavyweight champion, and famously fought Frank Bruno at Wembley Arena

Nick Kyrgios will go into next week's Australian Open ranked No 21 in the world, after finally threatening to fulfil his potential in 2022 and reaching the Wimbledon final

Gerwyn Price went out of the PDC World Championships in farcical scenes in December, wearing ear defenders in a bid to avoid the jeering of the Ally Pally crowd

Ian Poulter controversially quit the PGA Tour to join the Saudi backed LIV Golf series last year, and could now be barred from involvement in the 2023 Ryder Cup

The SA20 clash between the Joburg Super Kings and Durban Super Giants went down to the final over, but it was a spectator who stole the show with an amazing catch

Nick Kyrgios and Novak Djokovic will play each other in a specially-arranged exhibition match at the Rod Laver Arena on Friday, just days before the Australian Open

One rugby union player has opted to turn his back on his teammates in exchange for trying to find love on ITV, but his club have still wished him well on his venture

More than 14,000 fans will fill the Rod Laver Arena on Friday when Nick Kyrgios plays an exhibition match against nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic

Winger David Duckham won 36 caps for England, scoring 10 tries, and also toured with the British and Irish Lions for their famous series win in New Zealand in 1971

Pep Guardiola once famously invited the newly retired Gareth Bale for a game of golf, and it seems the offer still stands for the Welsh legend to join the manager

Paige Spiranac, the hugely followed social media influencer, produced a fantastic put down to a Twitter user who had complained that women golfers played too slowly on the course

Kyren Wilson will be one of 16 players in the 2023 Masters at the Alexandra Palace, but the tournament has been affected by the sport's ongoing match-fixing saga

Rafael Nadal is set to be the top seed for the 2023 Australian Open after world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz confirmed he was withdrawing from the first Grand Slam of 2023

Kyren Wilson will take on Stuart Bingham in the first round of the Masters, and he spoke to Mirror Sport about his tournament targets, the Crucible, and Ronnie O'Sullivan

Wayne Mardle's excitable commentary of Michael Smith's superb nine-dart finish in the PDC World Championship final is already certain to go down in darts folklore

The 2023 Ryder Cup in Rome currently appears in jeopardy, with stars on both the US and European teams set to miss out if rebel LIV players are banned from selection

Wayne Mardle had to leave his commentary role during the PDC World Championship final after his losing his voice amid the drama of Michael Smith's nine dart leg

After pulling out of the United Cup at the 11th hour, Nick Kyrgios has now withdrawn from the Adelaide International 2 tournament with the Australian Open looming

The fallout from Gerwyn Price wearing ear defenders in his PDC World Championship quarter final defeat is rumbling on, with one former star defending 'The Iceman'

Three-time world champion Michael van Gerwen has been in rampant form at Alexandra Palace so far, whitewashing Dimitri Van den Bergh 6-0 in their semi final clash

Steve Borthwick as appointed new England head coach last month, after Australian Eddie Jones was sacked by the RFU following a poor Autumn international campaign