US Open: India’s Somdev makes a first-round exit
August 28th, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 28 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman made a first round exit from the men's singles of the US Open tennis tournament, going down to Spaniard Ruben Ramirez ... Read more...
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Olympics: Saina, Jai Bhagwan stay on course as archers, shooters bow out (Overall Roundup)
July 30th, 2012 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Badminton star Saina Nehwal made a confident start, while boxer Jai Bhagwan followed his senior teammate Vijender Singh in the round of 16 to give ... Read more...
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Olympics: India tennis doubles matches postponed
July 29th, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) The Indian men's doubles pairs will have to wait before taking the tennis court at the Wimbledon as their first round match of the London ... Read more...
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Murray reaches second round at Olympics
July 29th, 2012 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Britain's No.1 Andy Murray secured a straight-sets win over Stanislav Wawrinka of Switzerland in the first round of Olympics tennis tournament here Sunday.Murray won ... Read more...
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India at London Olympics (Schedule)
July 27th, 2012 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) Eighty-one Indian athletes will take part in 13 sports at the London Olympics beginning Friday. The following is the schedule of their events:Archery: Even before ... Read more...
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Somdev not surprised at getting Olympic wild card
July 23rd, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 23 (IANS) Indian tennis player Somdev Devvarman says he was not surprised at getting a singles wild card entry for the London Olympics."The news that I got ... Read more...
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Sania, Somdev get wild card; 7 Indians for Olympic tennis (Lead)
June 27th, 2012 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Indian tennis will have its biggest ever Olympic tennis participation at the 2012 London Games, with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Tuesday giving ... Read more...
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Sonia, Somdev get wild card entry for London Olympics
June 26th, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) India's Sania Mirza and Somdev Devvarman Tuesday were given wild card entries by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) for the 2012 London Olympics."Both Sania ... Read more...
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Sania gains four places in tennis singles rankings
May 14th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Indian tennis star Sania Mirza moved up in the world women's singles tennis rankings from 191 to 187.In the rankings released over the weekend, ... Read more...
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Davis Cup: Uzbekistan take 2-0 lead against India
April 6th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Namangan (Uzbekistan), April 6 (IANS) India suffered a bad start in their Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I tie against Uzbekistan with debutant Sanam Singh and Yuki Bhambri losing their ... Read more...
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India pin hopes on doubles at Australian Open
January 15th, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 15 (IANS) India's hopes at the Australian Open beginning Monday rest on the the brand new doubles pair, Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, and Leander Paes, who ... Read more...
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Yuki advances; Vishnu flatters to deceive (Lead)
January 2nd, 2012 - 11:40 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) Vishnu Vardhan raised visions of another massive upset win following Yuki Bhambri's 6-2, 6-3 rout of higher ranked Karol Beck, but blew five match-points and ... Read more...
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Injured Somdev pulls out of Chennai Open
January 2nd, 2012 - 11:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 2 (IANS) In a huge setback to Indian hopes at the Aircel Chennai Open that commenced here Monday, Somdev Devvarman has pulled out of the tournament citing ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Tough draw for Somdev, Yuki (Lead)
December 31st, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) Davis Cuppers Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri can find themselves running into two of the hottest players in the $450,000 Aircel Chennai Open tennis, defending ... Read more...
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Chennai Open: Somdev to face Frenchman Prodon in first round
December 31st, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS) India's top singles player Somdev Devvarman will meet Swiss third seed and defending champion Stanislas Wawrinka in the second round if he gets past Frenchman ... Read more...
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Somdev eyes Olympic spot, top-50 position in 2012
December 26th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 26 (IANS) The ATP Aircel Chennai Open commencing here Jan 3 will serve as a stepping stone for Indian Davis Cupper Somdev Devvarman, ranked 84, as he ... Read more...
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Bopanna drops out of top-10 doubles ranking
November 28th, 2011 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) India's Rohan Bopanna has dropped out of the top-10 of the ATP doubles ranking after he and his partner Pakistan's Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi suffered three ... Read more...
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Somdev gains five places to 79
October 31st, 2011 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman climbed five places Monday to be at 79th place in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings.India's Sania Mirza dropped ... Read more...
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Somdev, Sania unchanged in rankings
October 24th, 2011 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirza's singles ranking remained unchanged on the ATP and WTA charts Monday.Somdev continues to be at 84 in the ... Read more...
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Stockholm Open: Somdev crashes out of first round
October 18th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm (Sweden), Oct 18 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman has crashed out of the men's singles event at the 600,000 Euro Stockholm Open tennis going down fighting in straight sets ... Read more...
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Somdev unchanged at 84 in ATP rankings
October 17th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman remained static on 84 in the men's singles rankings while Sania Mirza gained two places in the women's singles charts released ... Read more...
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Somdev crashes out of Shanghai Masters opening round
October 10th, 2011 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shanghai, Oct 10 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman crashed out of the men's singles opening round of the Shanghai Masters tennis with a 4-6, 3-6 loss to Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez ... Read more...
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Somdev crashes out of Japan Open
October 3rd, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Oct 3 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman crashed out of the men's singles first round of $1,214,500 Japan Open Tennis Championships with a 4-6, 3-6 loss to seventh-seeded Czech ... Read more...
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Malaysian Open: Somdev goes down fighting to Baghdatis
September 28th, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 28 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman went down fighting 5-7, 4-6 to Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in the men's singles second round of Malaysian Open tennis here Wednesday.It ... Read more...
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Malaysian Open: Somdev sets up second round clash with Baghdatis
September 27th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 27 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman eked out a tight 7-6(5), 6-4 victory against Russian qualifier Mikhail Ledovskikh in the men's singles opening round of the Malaysian ... Read more...
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Somdev slips 19 places to 89
September 26th, 2011 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) India's Somdev Devvarman slipped 19 places to 89 in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings released Monday.Somdev was sidelined for two weeks because ... Read more...
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We need another player in world’s top-100: Somdev
September 20th, 2011 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) India's top tennis star Somdev Devvarman said here Tuesday that it is high time India had another singles player in the world's top-100.Somdev said ... Read more...
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Somdev backs players’ stand on scheduling; demands better pay
September 20th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) India No.1 Somdev Devvarman Tuesday endorsed the view of the top guns of world tennis that the scheduling of tournaments is unwieldy, and went ... Read more...
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I pushed Nishikori to step-up his game: Vardhan
September 18th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 18 (IANS) Davis Cup debutant Vishnu Vardhan felt he played some of his best tennis against World No.55 Kei Nishikori and forced the Japan's top player to ... Read more...
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Davis Cup: Japan takes unbeatable 3-1 lead against India
September 18th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 18 (IANS) Japan booked a place in the elite Davis Cup World Group for the first time since 1985 after Kei Nishikori dispatched Vishnu Vardhan 5-7, 3-6, ... Read more...
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Davis Cup: Somdev and Bopanna outclassed, India go 0-2 down
September 16th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 16 (IANS) Somdev Devvarman and Rohan Bopanna were simply outclassed in the opening singles and India went 0-2 behind Japan in the Davis Cup World Group play-off ... Read more...
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Davis Cup: Sugita gives Japan 1-0 lead against India
September 16th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 16 (IANS) Yuichi Sugita defeated India's Somdev Devvarman 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 in the first singles to give Japan a 1-0 lead in the Davis Cup World Group ... Read more...
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Davis Cup: Somdev happy with weather and courts
September 15th, 2011 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Sep 15 (IANS) India's No.1 Somdev Devvarman is happy with the hot conditions here for their Davis Cup World Group play-off against Japan, beginning Friday, and expect the ... Read more...
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22 athletes get Rs.6.85 crore to train for London Olympics
September 13th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The sports ministry Tuesday said that it has allocated Rs.6.85 crores from National Sports Development Fund to 22 sportspersons under Operation Excellence 2012 for ... Read more...
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Aircel to sponsor Indian Davis Cup team
September 9th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) Telecom major Aircel will be the sponsor of the Indian tennis team for the Davis Cup play-off against Japan in Tokyo Sep 18-20.The Aircel ... Read more...
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