Olympics: Saina, Vijender within sniffing distance of a medal (Overall Roundup)
August 3rd, 2012 - 11:17 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 3 (IANS) Saina Nehwal achieved a first by marching into Olympic badminton semifinals, while star boxer Vijender Singh is only a bout away from repeating his medal performance ... Read more...
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Olympics: Saina first Indian shuttler in semis, Paes-Sania advance (India Intro Roundup)
August 3rd, 2012 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Champion shuttler Saina Nehwal rewrote history by becoming the first Indian to cruise into the Olympics badminton semi-final while the crack mixed doubles tennis combination of ... Read more...
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Olympics: Kashyap, Devendro shine on a dismal day (India Roundup)
August 1st, 2012 - 2:07 am ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) A day after celebrating its first medal from the Games, India's campaign here stuttered Tuesday despite shuttler Parupalli Kashyap pulling off a remarkable upset while ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Sharapova saunters past Peer
July 30th, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Maria Sharapova thrashed Israel's Shahar Peer in the first round of the Olympic tennis tournament at the Wimbledon grass court here Sunday.The 25-year-old Russian, ... Read more...
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Sania-Rushmi crash out of Olympic tennis
July 29th, 2012 - 1:35 am ICT by IANS
London, July 28 (IANS) Indian women's doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Rushmi Chakarvarthi were knocked out of the tennis competition of the 2012 London Olympics by Chia-Jung Chuang and ... Read more...
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Bhupathi-Sania knocked out of Wimbledon
June 30th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 30 (IANS) All the drama surrounding the composition of the Indian tennis team for the London Olympics seemed to have weighed down Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza as ... Read more...
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Paes confirms participation at London Olympics
June 29th, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) Leander Paes has confirmed he will compete in his sixth Olympics in London, saying his job was to play sports and not politics.Paes had threatened ... Read more...
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Gilles Simon goes down to Xavier Malisse at Wimbledon (Roundup)
June 29th, 2012 - 5:56 am ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) Frenchman Gilles Simon's Wimbledon campaign ended in the second round of the men's singles, losing to Xavier Malisse 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (5).Simon, seeded 13th, was ... Read more...
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Unsung Czech Lukas Rosol stuns Nadal (Lead)
June 29th, 2012 - 5:56 am ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) Little-known Czech Lukas Rosol pulled off one of the biggest upsets at Wimbledon by knocking out two-time champion Rafael Nadal over five sets in the ... Read more...
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After French win, Sharapova eyes Wimbledon
June 24th, 2012 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) After winning the French Open tennis title, Maria Sharapova is now focussed on Wimbledon beginning Monday.The 25-year-old is still basking in the glory of ... Read more...
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Full text of AITA release
June 15th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 15 (IANS) Here is the full text of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) statement that was released to Media here Friday soon after the selection committee ... Read more...
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Myneni, Rushmi new champions at National Grass Court Tennis
February 11th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Men's top seed Rakesh Myneni and women's third seed Rushmi Chakravarthi were crowned champions at the Indian Jute National Grass Court Tennis Championship here Saturday.Myneni ... Read more...
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National Grass Court Tennis: Top seed Myneni in final
February 10th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) Men's top seed Rakesh Myneni and women's fourth seed Vaishnavi Peddi Reddy sailed into the finals of Indian Jute National Grass Court Tennis Championships here Friday.Myneni ... Read more...
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National Grass Court Tennis: Top seed Myneni in semis
February 9th, 2012 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) Men's top seed Saketh Myneni and women's second seed Ankita Raina continued their good run entering the semi-finals of the singles events in the Indian Jute ... Read more...
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Sixth seed Selvaraj bows out of National Grass Court Tennis
February 7th, 2012 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) Qualifier Yogesh Phogat upset sixth seeded Ajay Selvaraj while numero uno Saketh Myneni coasted to an easy win in the men's singles first round matches of ... Read more...
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Sukul in round two of national grasscourt tennis
February 6th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Fifth-seeded local boy Saurav Sakul marched into the second round with a straight set decimation of Maharashtra's Saurabh Patil in the inaugural match of the Indian ... Read more...
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National grass court tennis from Feb 6 (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Saketh Myneni has got the pride of place in the men's draw of the Rs.500,000 Indian Jute National Grass Court Tennis Championships to be held on ... Read more...
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National Grass Court Tennis meet from Feb 6
February 1st, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Saketh Myneni has got a place in the men's draw of the Rs.5 lakh prize money Indian Jute National Grass Court Tennis Championships to be held ... Read more...
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WTA Copenhagen to retain hard court surface: Organisers
January 2nd, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, Jan 2 (IANS) The WTA tennis tournament in Danish capital Copenhagen has dropped plans to switch to clay courts from the existing hard courts, its organizers said Monday."It ... Read more...
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Federer beats Hewitt to level Davis Cup play-off at 1-1
September 16th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Canberra, Sep 16 (IANS) Following Bernard Tomic's early win Friday, Swiss tennis star Roger Federer defeated Lleyton Hewitt to level the Davis Cup World Group playoff tie between Australia ... Read more...
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Bopanna-Qureshi win second ATP World Tour team title (Lead)
June 12th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Halle (Germany), June 12 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan claimed their second ATP World Tour team title at the Gerry Weber Open with a fighting ... Read more...
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‘Big hearted’ Hewitt one of the best grass court players: Becker
June 28th, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jun 28 (ANI): Tennis legend Boris Becker has termed former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt as one of the best players on the grass court, and refused to term him a dark ... Read more...
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Nadal makes winning return at Wimbledon
June 22nd, 2010 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 22 (DPA) The 2008 champion Rafael Nadal made an emphatic winning return to Wimbledon after missing last year through injury as the Spanish second seed crushed Japan's Kei Nishikori ... Read more...
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Murray fan hopes his ‘anthem’ will inspire Scot to Wimbledon glory
June 21st, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 21 (ANI): A fan and singer-songwriter has penned an anthem in honour of British tennis star Andy Murray in the hope it will lift him to Wimbledon glory this year.Neil ... Read more...
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Hewitt still hoping to snare another major title
June 21st, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne/London, June 21 (ANI): Australian tennis player Lleyton Hewitt is still hoping to land one more Grand Slam title, and according to three-time Wimbledon finalist Andy Roddick, he is still top ... 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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Hewitt stuns Federer for Halle title
June 13th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Halle (Germany), June 13 (DPA) Lleyton Hewitt rallied to beat five-time champion Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 for the Halle grass court title Sunday, leaving the Swiss with some work ... Read more...
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Federer and Hewitt to meet in Halle final
June 13th, 2010 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Halle, Germany, June 12 (DPA) Top seed Roger Federer moved within one victory of a sixth title at the Halle grass court tournament when he beat local hope Philipp Petzschner ... Read more...
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Federer says French Open loss will help him be at his fiery best at Wimbledon
June 3rd, 2010 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 3(ANI): World No. 1 Roger Federer, who crashed out of the French Open quarterfinals on Tuesday, will take part in next week's Gerry Weber Open in preparations for Wimbledon.The ... Read more...
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Murray will not be 2010 French Open champion, says Becker
May 23rd, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Paris, May 23(ANI): Former German tennis player Boris Becker insists that despite British tennis champion Andy Murray made the quarter-finals at French Open last season, he is still regarded as vulnerable on ... Read more...
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Gide, Sharan exit early from National Grasscourt Tennis
December 23rd, 2009 - 12:59 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Sixth seed Rohan Gide of Services was shown the door by Maharashtra's Ronak Manuja 6-2,6-2 at the Vishwarupa Tubes National Grass Court Tennis Championship 2009 on the lawns ... Read more...
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Rushmi, Ranjeet highest ranked at National Grass Court tennis
December 18th, 2009 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's Ranjeet Virali Murugesan and Rushmi Chakravarthi are the highest ranked players to have sent in their entries in the men's and women's sections of the Rs.4.5 ... Read more...
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Sporting world unites to admire Federer
July 6th, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 6(ANI): Following Roger Federer's 15th Grand Slam title, the sporting world has united in their admiration for the World No. 1 player.Famous sportspersons -Jimmy Connors, Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg ... Read more...
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Nestor-Zimonjic steal back top doubles ranking
July 5th, 2009 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 5 (DPA) Canadian Daniel Nestor and Serbia's Nenad Zimonjic will regain the top doubles ranking from Bob and Mike Bryan after beating their hot rivals in four sets to ... Read more...
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William Sisters Battle Each Other At Wimbledon Finals 2009
July 4th, 2009 - 8:58 pm ICT by GD
It's going to be an All-American final at Wimbledon today as the William sisters clash against each other with the elder sister Venus, hoping to win the title for the third consecutive ... Read more...
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