Olympic tennis: Williams sisters win doubles gold
August 5th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, claimed their record fourth tennis gold in the Olympics as they overpowered Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of ... Read more...
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Former World No.1 Hingis expected to play in Australian Open
October 4th, 2011 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Oct 4 (IANS) Former World No.1 Martina Hingis of Switzerland, along with compatriot Roger Federer, is expected to return to the Grand Slam with the 2012 Australian Open ... Read more...
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Kim Kardashian wedding pics show her dressed in Vera Wang gown
August 22nd, 2011 - 7:23 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Los Angeles, Aug 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphrey tied the knot over the weekend with several celebrities gracing the ceremony. The A-list celebrities who attended the event last weekend ... Read more...
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Russia’s Sharapova named world’s highest-paid female athlete
August 20th, 2010 - 9:00 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova was named the world's highest-paid female athlete by Forbes magazine.
Sharapova pulled in $24.5 million over the past year, including $1 ... Read more...
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Safina stays top in WTA rankings; Dementieva, Wozniacki move up
September 21st, 2009 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, Sep 21 (DPA) Dinara Safina stayed ahead of the Williams sisters Serena and Venus in the WTA tennis rankings released Monday.
The Russian Safina has 8,340 points, with Serena Williams on ... Read more...
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Williams sisters join Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez
August 26th, 2009 - 6:35 pm ICT by IBNS
By Abhiroop MukherjeeAug 26 (IBNS) Tennis stars Serena and Venus Williams are joining Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez and Gloria and Emilio Estefan in becoming limited ownership partners in the National Football League's ... Read more...
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Safina tops women’s rankings
May 25th, 2009 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hamburg, May 25 (DPA) Dinara Safina retained first place in the latest women's tennis rankings issued Monday by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as she makes another attempt to claim her ... Read more...
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Serena, Venus Williams coach training 4yr-old tennis genius
February 10th, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 10 (ANI): A four-year-old tennis prodigy named Mia Lines is being trained by none other than the man who has coached the champion sisters Serena and Venus Williams.Mia, who ... Read more...
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$50B fraud accused Bernard Madroffs even duped his sister
January 12th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 12 (ANI): Bernard Madoff, the prime accused of a 50 billion dollar wall Street investment fraud, even duped his sister, who is currently on the verge of selling her ... Read more...
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Nadal battles back while Williams sisters fight on
August 31st, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 31 (DPA) Rafael Nadal completed a comeback sweep while the Williams sisters Serena and Venus put in a bid for more title success at the US Open, as seeds ... Read more...
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Nadal wins Olympic gold, beating Gonzalez
August 17th, 2008 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 17 (DPA) Spanish Rafael Nadal's reign at the top of the tennis rankings, dethroning Roger Federer, will begin on euphoric note Monday after he became the Olympic champion, beating Chile's ... Read more...
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Serena and Venus Williams ban tennis talk at home!
July 5th, 2008 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 5 (ANI): If theres one subject that off limits at siblings Serena and Venus Williams, it is tennis.The sisters are set to meet in the Wimbledon singles finals for ... Read more...
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Williams sisters pre-decide who between them will win tennis finals: Dementieva
July 4th, 2008 - 10:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 4 (ANI): Russian tennis player Elena Dementieva is convinced that the Williams family have agreements over who would win when Serena and Venus play each other.
Though the family has ... Read more...
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Sania, Mattek set-up quarterfinal clash with Williams sisters
July 1st, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 1 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and American Bethanie Mattek ran into Williams sisters in the Wimbledon quarterfinal after their third round opponents Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan and Darya Kustova of ... Read more...
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Williams sisters may clash in Bangalore Open semi-final
March 2nd, 2008 - 7:03 pm ICT by admin
By Saumojyoti Singha Choudhury
Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) A mouth-watering semi-final clash between Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, is in the offing as both of them are pitted in the same half of ... Read more...
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Kirilenko no stranger to India
March 2nd, 2008 - 5:04 pm ICT by admin
(Bangalore Open Diary)Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) Russian Maria Kirilenko is no stranger to India and will have an advantage over other foreign players in the $600,000 Bangalore Open tennis tournament starting Monday ... Read more...
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Winning Bangalore Open not important to Isha Lakhani
March 2nd, 2008 - 2:58 pm ICT by admin
By Saumojyoti Singha Choudhury
Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) For top tennis stars winning the $600,000 Bangalore Open would be the prime objective, but for Isha Lakhani the Tier II event is a big ... Read more...
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Bangalore Open: Williams sisters to make up for Sania’s absence
March 2nd, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by admin
By Saumojyoti Singha Choudhury
Bangalore, March 2 (IANS) Tennis ace Sania Mirza's withdrawal from the WTA Bangalore Open, starting Monday, might have hugely disappointed her fans, but the organisers insist that it will ... Read more...
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Jankovic confirms for Bangalore Open tennis
February 25th, 2008 - 10:38 pm ICT by admin
Bangalore, Feb 25 (IANS) Serbian star and World No. 4 Jelena Jankovic has joined the growing list of superstars for the Bangalore Open tennis tournament to be held March 3-9. Other top ... Read more...
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Hyderabad cleric bats for Sania Mirza
February 6th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by admin
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (ANI): A prominent cleric here has said that Sania Mirza should rise above trivial controversies nagging her in the last two months and return to the court on the ... Read more...
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