Roddick clinches Atlanta title
July 23rd, 2012 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Atlanta, July 23 (IANS) Former world number one Andy Roddick came back from a set down to win the Atlanta Open tennis event against 63rd-ranked Gilles Muller 1-6, 7-6(2), ... Read more...
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Makarova stuns Kvitova in Eastbourne
June 19th, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Ekaterina Makarova inflicted a straight sets defeat on World No.4 Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the first round of the AEGON International ... Read more...
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Oudin beats Jankovic in AEGON Classic final
June 18th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.208 in tennis Melanie Oudin has completed a surprise win at the AEGON Classic in Birmingham after beating former world No.1 Jelena Jankovic in ... Read more...
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Bhupathi-Bopanna crash out of Aegon Championships
June 16th, 2012 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 16 (IANS) Amid controversy over India's doubles pairing for the London Olympics, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, and Leander Paes and his South African partner Kevin Anderson ... Read more...
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Insurance firms might find draft bancassurance guidelines difficult
January 3rd, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) The draft guidelines on bancassurance by the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority (IRDA) may turn out to be difficult for a few insurance companies in the country, ... Read more...
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Paes-Bhupathi shock World No.1 Bryans in Cincinnati
August 21st, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Cincinnati (Ohio), Aug 21 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi rallied from a set and a break down to shock defending champions and top seeds Bob Bryan and ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Somdev, Sania to spearhead India’s singles challenge (Lead)
June 19th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) India's top tennis singles players Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirza would look to make their presence felt even though the doubles are the country's ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Somdev, Sania to shoulder India’s singles challenge
June 19th, 2011 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) India's top tennis singles players Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirza would look to create a few upsets even though the doubles will carry the ... Read more...
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Paes-Bhupathi in semifinals of AEGON Championships
June 11th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 11 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have entered the men's doubles semifinal of the 694,250 euro AEGON Championships tennis.The third-seeded Indian pair saved eight of the ... Read more...
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Punjab varsity to hold job fest
March 9th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 9 (IANS) The Punjab Technical University (PTU) is holding a job fair March 12-13 here, the first such event in collaboration with the PHD Chamber of Commerce and ... Read more...
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Aegon Religare targeting Rs.500 crore premium in 2010-11
October 8th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 8 (IANS) Adopting a multi-pronged strategy,
Aegon Religare Life Insurance Company is targeting a total premium of Rs.500 crore this fiscal.The strategy encompasses raising capital, cutting costs, increasing the number ... Read more...
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Aegon Religare Life to expand online product offering
October 7th, 2010 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 7 (IANS) Aegon Religare Life Insurance Company has decided to expand its product offering in the online space."We have filed with the insurance regulator a unit linked insurance policy (ULIP) ... Read more...
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Three men arrested for racially abusing Brit tennis star Keothavong in Devon
October 5th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 5(ANI): Three men have been arrested in Devon, England, for allegedly racially abusing British tennis player Anne Keothavong when she was preparing for a tournament in the county."A 27-year-old woman ... Read more...
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‘Wimbledon has brought the best out in me’: Murray
June 28th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 28(ANI): British tennis star Andy Murray has admitted that he has been playing 'perfect' tennis after storming into Wimbledon's Round of 16.Murray, who beat Frenchman Gilles Simon 6-1 6-4 ... Read more...
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Stosur sprucing up her serve to hold her in good stead at Wimbledon
June 18th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 18(ANI): Australian tennis ace Samantha Stosur has said that she has been practising her serve "over and over" again to give her a cutting edge on grass at Wimbledon, ... Read more...
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No Englishman in Wimbledon draw for first time since inception in 1877
June 17th, 2010 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 17 (ANI): For the first time since Wimbledon began in 1877 there will be no Englishman in the singles draw.The only British males in the draw are fourth-seeded Andy ... Read more...
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Somdev, Bopanna face first round losses
June 8th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman crashed out of the first round of the 79,260-euro AEGON tennis championship with a 1-6, 4-6 loss to American Mardy Fish at Queens ... Read more...
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Sania to quit tennis in two years to focus on hubby, marriage
June 8th, 2010 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Birmingham, June 8(ANI): Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza has said she will quit tennis within two years to concentrate on her marriage."I want to concentrate on my married life and it ... Read more...
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Somdev rises to career best ranking of 104
June 7th, 2010 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman gained four places to reach his career-best ranking of 104 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings released Monday.
Somdev last week became ... Read more...
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Murray needs to be more aggressive, technically sound to win glory: Rusedski
June 1st, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 1(ANI): Former British tennis star Greg Rusedski believes that World No. 4 Andy Murray needs to be more aggressive to win glory and repeat a performance similar to the Australian ... Read more...
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Sania to comeback at the Aegon Classic
May 13th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Sania Mirza will return to tennis with the $600,000 Aegon Classic tennis in Birmingham as a warm-up for the Wimbledon Championships next month.
Sania, who married Pakistan cricketer ... Read more...
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Move to end regulatory turf war over insurace plans (Lead)
April 12th, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) The government Monday sought to bring about a truce between two financial markets regulators who had issued contradictory orders on sale of equity-linked plans by insurance companies, ... Read more...
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IRDA to contest SEBI order (With SEBI bans 14 insurance companies from selling ULIPs)
April 10th, 2010 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 10 (IANS) The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) Saturday said it will challenge, in a legal forum, market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India's order banning 14 life ... Read more...
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SEBI bans 14 insurance companies from selling ULIPs
April 10th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) Market regulator Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has banned 14 insurance companies from selling Unit-Linked Insurance Products (ULIPs).
The companies are Aegon Religare, Aviva, Bajaj Allianz, Bharti ... Read more...
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Aegon Religare plans Rs.85-cr capital infusion (Lead)
January 16th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai Jan 16 (IANS) Private life insurer Aegon Religare has targeted a premium income of Rs.215 crore this fiscal, and plans to infuse around Rs.85 crore as fresh capital by March.
"Post infusion, ... Read more...
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Aegon Religare to infuse Rs.85 cr fresh capital
January 16th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai Jan 16 (IANS) Private life insurer Aegon Religare Life Insurance, which has targeted a premium income of Rs.215 crore this fiscal, will infuse around Rs.85 crore as fresh capital by March.
"Post ... Read more...
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Former US Open champ Rafter to develop blueprint to save Australian tennis
December 2nd, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec.2 (ANI): Two-time US Open champion Pat Rafter is to present Tennis Australia with plans to stop the national men's game from sliding into oblivion.Frustrated by the poor state of ... Read more...
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Prakash bows out of Manchester Challenger
July 17th, 2009 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Manchester, July 17 (IANS) India's Prakash Amritraj has crashed out of the 30,000-euro Aegon Pro-series Association of Tennis Professional (ATP) Challenger, losing 4-6, 3-6 to Austrian Martin Fischer in the second round.
Later ... Read more...
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Aegon Religare eyes Rs.240 crore premium income this fiscal
July 9th, 2009 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 9 (IANS) Private life insurer Aegon Religare Thursday said India, where barely one-fifth of the total population is covered by life insurance, is a huge market for insurance companies.
"It ... Read more...
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‘Racist’ Oz Davis Cup star banned for calling opponent ‘f***ing kaffir’
July 9th, 2009 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, July 9 (ANI): The ATP has banned Western Australian Davis Cup star Brydan Klein for six months for calling his South African opponent Raven Klaasen a "f***ing kaffir" during a ... Read more...
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Murray fired up after receiving ‘royal seal of approval’ from The Queen
June 26th, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 26 (ANI): Britain's No. 1 Andy Murray received the royal seal of approval from The Queen, and served up a tennis feast as he outclassed Ernests Gulbis to reach third ... Read more...
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Wimbledon: Indian expectations rest on doubles
June 21st, 2009 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 21 (IANS) The singles have always seemed to be a low priority for Indian players in tennis. So even though the famous Wimbledon, beginning Monday, spreads out the favoured ... Read more...
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Murray optimistic about first grand slam win
June 21st, 2009 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 21 (ANI): British tennis star Andy Murray is confident of a good show at this year's Wimbledon and is optimistic about his chances of claiming the first grand slam ... Read more...
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Paes-Dlouhy crash out of Aegon International
June 17th, 2009 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Eastbourne (Sussex), June 17 (IANS) French Open champions Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy crashed out in the first round of the 450,000-euro Aegon International tennis.
The top seeded Indo-Czech pair lost 1-6, 6-7(3) ... Read more...
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Sania loses in doubles, Bhupathi advances in Aegon International
June 16th, 2009 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Eastbourne, June 16 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and Chia-Jung Chuang of Chinese Taipei bowed out of the Aegon International tennis with a first-round defeat against fourth-seeded Australians Samantha Stosur and Rennae ... Read more...
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