National Tennis: Vishnu, Yuki breeze into semis
October 13th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Top seed Vishnu Vardhan proved too good for S.V. Abhishek, winning 6-2, 6-3 on his way to the men's singles semifinals of Fenesta National ... Read more...
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Tennis Nationals: Mayneni outplays Kanan
October 10th, 2011 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Former champion Vijay Kanan made a first round exit from the Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship when he lost 4-6, 3-6 to Hyderabad's Saketh Myneni ... Read more...
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Luke Fickell is the interim coach of the Ohio State University
May 30th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Ohio, May 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Luke Fickell has been named as the interim coach of the Ohio State University football team after their long time first team coach Jim Tressel stepped down.Fickell ... Read more...
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Make this World Cup the last with leather balls: PETA
March 24th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Urging the "gentleman's game" - cricket- to be gentle to animals too, People for Ethical Treatment to Animals (PETA) has written to International Cricket Council ... Read more...
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Somdev knocks out Xavier Malisse, to meet Nadal
March 15th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Indian Wells (California), March 15 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman won the last five points in the third-set tie-break to knock out Belgian Xavier Malisse 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5) ... Read more...
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NCAA Rules Kentucky Freshman Enes Kanter Permanently Ineligible
November 12th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Nov 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) University of Kentucky freshman Enes Kanter who was considered to be one of the top prospects of the 2011 NBA Draft, has been ruled ineligible by ... Read more...
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Kye Allums To Become First Transgender Athlete To Play Basketball In NCAA
November 4th, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Washington, Nov 4, (THAINDIAN NEWS) George Washington University junior Kye Allums is all set to be the very first transgender athlete to play basketball in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ... Read more...
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Kutcher, Moore in sports row
November 2nd, 2010 - 12:36 am ICT by IANS
London, Nov 1 (IANS) Hollywood couple Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore have caught in a row after they met with prospective athletes of a university sports team, breaking the norms of the ... Read more...
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Male players seek female athletic trainers only when they are depressed
July 14th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 14 (ANI): Male athletes prefer being treated by male athletic trainers for both gender-specific and non-gender specific injuries, but for depression they go for female assistance, revealed a new study.A ... Read more...
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French Open: Somdev faces Chiudinelli in opener
May 22nd, 2010 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, May 22 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman will face World No. 65 Marco Chiudinelli of Switzerland in the men's singles first round of his maiden French Open which begins here ... Read more...
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Yuki skips Moscow Davis Cup tie, Sanam comes in
February 18th, 2010 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Yuki Bhambri has decided to skip India's Davis Cup World Group first round tie against Russia in Moscow from March 5-7, preferring to play a Challenger ... 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, Sanam in quarters of Charlottesville ATP Challenger
November 6th, 2009 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Charlottesville (Virginia), Nov 6 (IANS) India's No.1 Somdev Devvarman and Sanam Singh moved into the quarterfinals of the $50,000 Virginia National Bank ATP Challenger.
Third-seed Somdev defeated South African Davis Cupper Izak ... Read more...
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Somdev advances, Harsh-Huey ousted from Charlottesville challenger
November 4th, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Charlottesville (Virginia), Nov 4 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman was stretched to three sets by Hungarian wildcard Denes Lukacs before winning 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the first round of $50,000 Association of ... Read more...
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Somdev clinches thriller, puts India in Davis World Group (Lead)
September 20th, 2009 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
Johannesburg, Sep 20 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman, in a sensational comeback, outlasted South Africa's Rik De Voest, 4-6, 6-7(3), 7-6(5), 6-2, 6-4 in a near five-hour slugfest in the first reverse singles ... Read more...
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Somdev qualifies for Legg Mason Tennis Classic main draw
August 3rd, 2009 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 3 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman qualified for the main draw of the $1,402,000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, beating French Jousselin Ouanna 2-6, 6-1, 7-5.
Somdev, who began his pro-career here ... Read more...
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Somdev soars high with world ranking of 154
January 12th, 2009 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman cleared 48 heads to reach a career-best singles ranking of 154 in latest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) charts after a phenomenal week in Chennai ... Read more...
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Somdev, Prakash will be ideal for Romania tie : Bhupathi
September 11th, 2008 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Mahesh Bhupathi is upbeat about India's chances in Davis Cup World Group play-off against Romania, and says Prakash Amritraj and Somdev Devarman will be ideal for ... Read more...
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Somdev Devvarman wins NCAA title, sets many records
May 27th, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by admin
New York, May 27 (IANS) India's tennis player Somdev Devvarman Monday became only the fourth man in the last five decades to win back-to-back National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) singles titles, beating ... Read more...
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Somdev Devvarman sets a new record in NCAA
May 24th, 2008 - 10:18 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman, who made his debut for India in Davis Cup this year, became the first player to reach National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) singles quarterfinals in ... Read more...
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Future of tennis in India is bright: US tennis coach
May 10th, 2008 - 1:54 pm ICT by admin
By Pragya Tiwari
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Overseas coaches coming to India have a tendency to bestow lavish praise on talented youngsters, but American tennis coach Dough MacCurdy really means it when ... Read more...
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