Top Indians for ITF event
June 3rd, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mysore, June 3 (IANS) Big-time tennis returns to Mysore after a decade when the Zuari Garden City $10,000 ITF Futures men's championship gets underway at the famous Mysore Tennis ... Read more...
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Playing blind cricket - and winning
December 5th, 2011 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) At age 17, Ranthu Munda is an all-rounder in cricket whose best showing has been 50 not out and 4 wickets for 30 runs. And ... Read more...
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Institute for Blind lift blind cricket trophy
December 4th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) The Institute for the Blind, Panchkuian Road, Sunday lifted the Eyeway Blind Cricket Challenger Tournament trophy, defeating the Blind School, Lodhi Road, by 8 wickets.Winning ... Read more...
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Ghosal, Harinder in final of squash championship
December 20th, 2009 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) Saurav Ghosal and Harinder Pal Singh, both representing Tamil Nadu, reached the Open final with contrasting victories in the Senior National Squash Championships at the Delhi Gymkhana ... Read more...
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Philippoussis comeback dream looks to be a mirage
December 14th, 2009 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 14 (DPA) The long-odds dream of Mark Philippoussis to somehow make one last stand in the professional game looks to be all but gone after the 33-year-old failed to ... Read more...
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Somdev goes down fighting to Kim
November 9th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Charlottesville (Virginia), Nov 9 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman saved three match points but fell short against American Kevin Kim 4-6, 7-6 (10-8), 4-6 in the final of the $50,000 Association of ... Read more...
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Somdev to meet Kim in Charlottesville Challenger final
November 8th, 2009 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Charlottesville (Virginia), Nov 8 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman overcame a set-set lapse against American Ryan Sweeting to enter the final of $50,000 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger tournament.
Somdev, seeded third, ... Read more...
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Bopanna in doubles semis; Somdev crashes out of Tashkent Challenger
October 14th, 2009 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Tashkent, Oct 14 (IANS) Indian players had mixed luck with Rohan Bopanna moving into the doubles semifinals and seventh-seeded Somdev Devvarman losing to Russian Alexandre Kudryavstev in the men' singles at ... Read more...
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Somdev loses, Prakash advances in Binghamton challenger
August 12th, 2009 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Binghamton (US), Aug 12 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman went down fighting while Prakash Amritraj advanced in the $50,000 Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) challenger tournament here.
Somdev, seeded eighth, ... Read more...
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Indians cheer Sania to win Lexington Challenger
July 27th, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Lexington, July 27 (IANS) Egged on by a huge Indian presence, Sania Mirza overpowered top seed Julie Coin of France 7-6(5), 6-4 to win the $50,000 International Tennis Federation (ITF) Lexington Challenger.
It ... Read more...
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Murray frustrated with fellow Brits not joining him at the top
May 27th, 2009 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 27 (ANI): World number three Andy Murray has slammed Britain's men tennis players for a string of "very poor" displays in 2009.Murray, who takes on Italian Potito Starace in ... Read more...
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Qualifier, unseeded players in ITF semis
November 20th, 2008 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IANS) Qualifier Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia and two unseeded players, Romanian Elora Dabija and Australian Sophie Ferguson, moved into the semifinal of the Gujarat NRE Coke $50,000 ITF Women's ... Read more...
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Somdev-Healey in Calabasas semis
October 17th, 2008 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Calabasas,Oct 17 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman and his Australian partner Nathan Healey brushed aside the challenge of Prakash Amritraj and American Alex Kuznetsov to enter the semi-finals of the $50,000 Mercedes ... Read more...
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Prakash in quarter-finals at Calabasas
October 16th, 2008 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
Calabasas, Oct 16 (IANS) India's Prakash Amritraj stormed into the quarter-finals of the $50,000 Mercedes Benz tennis Challenger tournament with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Ivan Miranda of Peru. ... Read more...
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Somdev loses after winning the first set at Calabasas
October 15th, 2008 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Calabasas, Oct 15 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman blew up a set lead against American Alex Bogomolov jr to crash out of the opening round of the $50,000 Mercedes Benz tennis ... Read more...
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Prakash in pre-quarter-finals of Calabasas Challenger
October 14th, 2008 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Calabasas, (California), Oct 14 (IANS) India's Prakash Amritraj outplayed Australian Robert Smeets to move into the pre-quarter-finals of the $50,000 Mercedes Benz tennis Challenger tournament.Prakash, ranked 227, beat 172-ranked Smeets 6-4,6-3 ... Read more...
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AITA increases number of playing weeks next season
October 7th, 2008 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) All India Tennis Association (AITA) will hold 52 weeks of tennis action with increased number of events next year.Bangalore will host the biggest Challenger Tournament in India, ... Read more...
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Sania slumps to 50th rank, Somdev soars
July 28th, 2008 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Sania Mirza's poor form finally took a tool on her singles ranking as she went hurtling down a massive 15 places to 50th spot in the latest ... Read more...
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Indians disappoint on day one of Challenger
May 19th, 2008 - 10:13 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Indian players disappointed again with only Ashutosh Singh and Vishnu Vardhan making it to the pre-quarter-final stage on the rain-hit opening day of the Challenger tournament at ... Read more...
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Improved performances expected from Indians in ATP meet
May 18th, 2008 - 7:57 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) An improved performance will be expected from the Indian tennis players as they enter another $50,000 ATP Challenger tournament starting at the DLTA complex here Monday. Two ... Read more...
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Comeback man Mankad ready for Davis Cup challenge
April 6th, 2008 - 9:27 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Making a comeback in tennis and that too with Davis Cup team is always a tough ask. And Harsh Mankad is up against that challenge. After spending ... Read more...
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