November 13th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by IANS
-
Shanghai, Nov 13 (DPA) Argentine tennis legend Guillermo Vilas plans to attend the Davis Cup final pitting Argentina against Spain next week in the Argentine city of Mar del Plata, where Vilas ...
Posted in Sports, | No Comments »
September 4th, 2008 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
-
New York, Sep 4 (DPA) Rafael Nadal has played like tennis royalty this season. Now the Spaniard has the award to prove it after receiving Spain's Prince of Asturias prize for sport.Nadal, ...
Posted in Uncategorized, | No Comments »
August 17th, 2008 - 9:23 pm ICT by ANI
-
Beijing , Aug 17 (ANI): Spain ''s Rafael Nadal on Sunday became the first top-five tennis player and the only Spaniard to win a gold medal at the Olympics Games.
Nadal thrashed ...
Posted in Health Science, | No Comments »
July 28th, 2008 - 7:47 am ICT by IANS
-
Toronto, July 28 (IANS) Spain's Rafael Nadal has won the Toronto Masters, his fifth consecutive tennis title, after beating Germany's Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 and 6-2 in the final Sunday, EFE news agency ...
Posted in World, | No Comments »
July 27th, 2008 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
-
Toronto, July 27 (IANS) Leander Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dlouhy went down in straight sets to second seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic in the semifinal of the $2,615,000 ATP ...
Posted in World, | No Comments »
July 18th, 2008 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
-
DPA
Sydney, July 18 (DPA) Lleyton Hewitt's immediate tennis future could be known before the weekend after the Australian concluded a series of tests on his chronically injured hip. Up for discussion after ...
Posted in World, | No Comments »
July 16th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
-
DPA
Indianapolis, July 16 (DPA) James Blake began the hunt for his first title in nearly a year with a 7-6 (7-2), 6-2 defeat of Israeli Dudi Sela Tuesday in the first round ...
Posted in World, | No Comments »
July 14th, 2008 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
-
DPA
Hamburg, July 14 (DPA) Ana Ivanovic of Serbia continues to head women's tennis rankings issued Monday by the Women Tennis Association (WTA). The French Open champion, Ivanovic has 3,828 points followed ...
Posted in World, | No Comments »
July 13th, 2008 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
-
DPA
Gstaad, (Switzerland) July 13 (IANS) Romanian Victor Hanescu handed Igor Andreev a 6-3, 6-4 defeat in a final at the Allianz Suisse Open Sunday to earn a first career trophy. Andreev, the ...
Posted in World, | No Comments »
July 9th, 2008 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
-
London, July 9 (ANI): Rafael Nadal''s Wimbledon triumph this year is indicative of a change of guard in world tennis, claimed former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker.
"By winning, Nadal became the first ...
Posted in Sports, | No Comments »
July 9th, 2008 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
-
London, July 9 (ANI): Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadals 20-year-old girlfriend Xisca Perello is camera-shy, and prefers to remain in the background.
However, on Tuesday, the lovebirds enjoyed a day at the beach.
Both ...
Posted in Business, | No Comments »
July 7th, 2008 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
-
London, July 7 (ANI): Wimbledon''s 2008 champion Rafael Nadal still feels that Swiss Roger Federer is still the best tennis player in the world and still world number one.
Speaking the media ...
Posted in Sports, | No Comments »
July 7th, 2008 - 3:32 am ICT by IANS
-
DPA
London, July 7 (DPA) Spain's Rafael Nadal won the first Wimbledon title of his career with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7 victory Sunday over world No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland. ...
Posted in World, | No Comments »
July 5th, 2008 - 8:09 pm ICT by ANI
-
London, July 5 (ANI): Swiss tennis great Bjorn Borg has changed track again.
Not too many days ago, Borg said that Spaniard Rafael Nadal had all the qualities required to defeat ...
Posted in Sports, | No Comments »
July 3rd, 2008 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
-
DPA
Geneva, July 3 (DPA) Former French Wimbledon winner Amelie Mauresmo has opted to join compatriot Richard Gasquet and American Andy Roddick as a high-profile defector from the Olympic tennis event. Mauresmo ...
Posted in World, | No Comments »
July 3rd, 2008 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
-
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Ace Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh has been snapped up by yet another sponsor with the Qatar-based Panceltica taking over the naming rights of the golfer's bag. ...
Posted in Sports, | No Comments »
July 1st, 2008 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
-
DPA
London, July 1 (DPA) Despite last week's third-round knockout at the hands of Zheng Jie, lucky Serb Ana Ivanovic will still reign as world number one when the Wimbledon championships are over. ...
Posted in World, | No Comments »
July 1st, 2008 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
-
DPA
London, July 1 (DPA) Slender Scot Andy Murray flexed his recently developed muscles Popeye-style after a five-set victory put him into his first Wimbledon quarter-final. But the newest British tennis hero's celebratory ...
Posted in World, | No Comments »
June 29th, 2008 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
-
Versailles, June 29 (IANS) Jeev Milkha Singh dropped three shots in two holes on the last stretch of his Open De France ALSTOM campaign and missed out on a great opportunity to ...
Posted in World, | No Comments »
June 28th, 2008 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
-
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) While the Indian senior tennis pros slug it out at the third Grand Slam of the year at Wimbledon, the juniors got into the act Saturday. Junior ...
Posted in Sports, | No Comments »
June 26th, 2008 - 7:44 pm ICT by ANI
-
London, June 26 (ANI): Just when Ana Ivanovic thought that she was about to kiss Wimbledon goodbye, the ace tennis place made a lucky escape, thanks to the luckiest of net ...
Posted in Sports, | No Comments »
June 25th, 2008 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
-
DPA
London, June 25 (DPA) Sleeping giant Marat Safin found his game at the perfect time as he rocked the hierarchy at the Wimbledon Championships with a comprehensive second-round knockout of Serb Novak ...
Posted in World, | No Comments »
June 25th, 2008 - 5:02 am ICT by IANS
-
DPA
London, June 25 (DPA) Maria Sharapova raised the fashion stakes in the style wars at Wimbledon, claiming a second-round spot in her all-white tuxedo-style top and boy-shorts 6-1, 6-4 over Stephanie Foretz ...
Posted in Sports, | No Comments »
June 24th, 2008 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
-
London, June 24 (ANI): She might be a regular face in the news, but tennis star Ana Ivanovic refuses to read about herself.
The Serb top seed said that though she enjoys ...
Posted in National, | No Comments »
June 23rd, 2008 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
-
DPA
London, June 23 (DPA) Roger Federer stormed to his 60th consecutive victory on grass as he crushed Dominik Hrbaty 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to begin the quest for a sixth straight title ...
Posted in Sports, | No Comments »
June 23rd, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
-
London , June 23 (ANI): With three Grand Slam titles in her kitty and the looks to match, Maria Sharapova is certainly the cover girl for Tennis. But the Russian ace ...
Posted in World, | No Comments »
June 23rd, 2008 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
-
London, June 23 (ANI): Rejecting former Wimbledon champion Bjorn Borgs contention that Spaniard Rafael Nadal is the favourite to win this years championship, incumbent Roger Federer insists that he is still ...
Posted in World, | No Comments »
June 22nd, 2008 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
-
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Sania Mirza will be back on Indian tennis courts this year. Tired of controversies chasing her throughout her career, Sania decided to stay away from ...
Posted in Sports, | No Comments »
June 17th, 2008 - 7:49 am ICT by IANS
-
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Sania Mirza might have suffered a first-round exit in her comeback match but she managed to retain her ranking of 33 in the latest Women's Tennis Association ...
Posted in Sports, | No Comments »
June 16th, 2008 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
-
Xinhua
London, June 16 (Xinhua) China's doubles specialist Zheng Jie and Samantha Stosur of Australia have been given the final two wildcards for Wimbledon Open which starts at the All England Club June ...
Posted in World, | No Comments »
« Previous Entries
