Won’t go to Olympics as a reserve: Kuznetsova
June 25th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS) Svetlana Kuznetsova has no plans to travel to London as a reserve in the Russian Olympic tennis team despite being selected for the role.Russian Tennis ... Read more...
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Zvonareva confirmed for London Olympics
June 22nd, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 22 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's Vera Zvonareva has been picked for the London Olympic tennis tournament despite ongoing injury problems, the Russian Tennis Federation said Friday.The other Russians ... Read more...
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Bhupathi-Bopanna delighted at having their way
June 21st, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna Thursday said they are excited about representing India in the men's doubles competition at the London Olympics after having ... Read more...
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Bhupathi slams AITA over its pairing policies
January 19th, 2012 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Jan 19 (IANS) India's veteran tennis player Mahesh Bhuapthi Thursday slammed the All India Tennis Federation (AITA) policies when it comes to pairing players for big international events.Bhupathi ... Read more...
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Alex Corretja named Spain’s Davis Cup captain
December 28th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Dec 28 (IANS) Twice French Open runner-up and World No.2 Alex Corretjais has been named captain of Spain's Davis Cup team.Announcing Corretja's appointment, the Spanish Tennis Federation said ... Read more...
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Lebanon agrees to play Davis Cup tie in Pakistan
September 24th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, Sep 24 (IANS) Lebanon have agreed to play their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group 2 tie in Pakistan giving sport in the strife-torn country a massive boost when most ... Read more...
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Chandigarh tennis coach Wadhera still keen on going to Pakistan
May 3rd, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The uncertain conditions in Pakistan have not deterred Indian tennis coach Birbal Wadhera -- he is eager to travel across the border to ... Read more...
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PTF to invite Sania Mirza for women’s event in proposed “Wagah border match”
April 26th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, April 26(ANI): The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) is set to invite Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza for a women's exhibition match in the proposed Indo-Pak tennis series at the Wagah ... Read more...
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PTF plans to hold star-studded tourney to promote tennis in drone-hit Waziristan region
April 26th, 2011 - 5:22 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, April 26(ANI): The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) is planning to hold a tournament in the war-torn, militant-infested mountainous region of Waziristan, featuring top national players of the country.In a bid ... Read more...
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Pakistan Tennis Federation to host tournament in war-torn Waziristan
April 26th, 2011 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, April 26 (IANS) Pakistan's tennis bosses are planning to take the otherwise elitist sport to the war-torn, terrorist-infested region of Waziristan in the north-west of the country.The Pakistan ... Read more...
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Facing Sania in Wagah “border match” would be “dream come true”, says Pak ace
April 23rd, 2011 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, April 23(ANI): Pakistan's top-ranked woman tennis player Ushna Suhail has said that she is ready to face Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza at the Wagah Border, if the Pakistan Tennis Federation ... Read more...
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Indo-Pak women’s tennis series proposed
April 17th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, April 17(ANI): Pakistan's top tennis organizer Shahida Kausar Farooq has proposed a showpiece Indo-Pak women's tennis series that could be jointly hosted by both countries.Farooq suggested the idea at a ... Read more...
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US-based coach to train Pakistan’s Davis Cup team
April 10th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, April 10(ANI): US-based tennis coach Jalil Riaz will arrive in Pakistan in June to train the team for the Davis Cup scheduled to be held in July, Pakistan Tennis Federation ... Read more...
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Dirty politics affecting Pakistan tennis
January 16th, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jan 16(ANI): Dirty politics has engulfed the Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF), which has been divided into several groups on the issue of national trials and the venue of the Fed Cup.The ... Read more...
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Bulk of CWG tickets came late from Nasik, many wasted
October 10th, 2010 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Of the 1.7 million Commonwealth Games (CWG) tickets, all designed to prevent couterfeiting, the bulk reached counters here a day after the opening ceremony -- some so ... Read more...
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Pak tennis sensation Aisam gets grand welcome at home
September 16th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sept 16 (ANI): Pakistan's tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi received a hero's homecoming, with government and Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) officials welcoming him with garlands, as his fans raised slogans "long ... Read more...
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Davis Cup tie in Chennai
August 14th, 2010 - 10:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) It came as no surprise that Somdev Devvarman opted for Chennai as the venue for the Davis Cup World Group match against Brazil scheduled for Sep 17-19.
After ... Read more...
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I have quit to stay clean: Former CWGOC treasurer (Lead)
August 5th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Anil Khanna resigned as treasurer, the pivotal money controller, of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (CWGOC) Thursday in the wake of allegations that his son's firm secured ... Read more...
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‘Pakistan tennis suffering because of cricket board’
July 23rd, 2010 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 23 (IANS) A senior tennis official has demanded that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) bail the country's tennis federation out of a serious financial crisis.
Khawaja Saeed Hai, Pakistan's tennis ... Read more...
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Pak looking to rope in Lahore-born Aussie player for Davis cup tie against Kiwis
April 20th, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Apr.20 (ANI): Pakistan's star tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi is trying to rope in an Australian tennis player of Pakistani origin to boost his country's chances in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania ... Read more...
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Sania may partner Pakistani tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq in ‘mixed doubles’
April 11th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Apr.11 (ANI): Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza may partner young Pakistani player Aisam-ul-Haq in mixed-doubles matches.In an interview to Geo News, Haq said he has been performing well in mixed double ... Read more...
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Pak tennis champs miffed with govt’s refusal to award them prize money
April 7th, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr.7 (ANI): The Pakistan Tennis Federation's (PTF) request to honour players who won the Davis Cup tie against Hong Kong last month and helped the country qualify for the semi ... Read more...
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Sania will continue to play for India: AITA
April 1st, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Quashing rumours of Sania Mirza playing for Pakistan after her marriage to cricketer Shoaib Malik, All India Tennis Association (AITA) Thursday issued a statement confirming her participation ... Read more...
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Sania should follow tradition, play for Pak after marriage: PTF chief
April 1st, 2010 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Apr.1 (ANI): Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) chief Dilawar Abbas has said that India's tennis sensation Sania Mirza should represent Pakistan in international tennis tournaments after entering into wedlock with cricketer Shoaib ... Read more...
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Haryana Govt registers abetment of suicide FIR against Rathore
January 5th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): Haryana Police on Tuesday registered an FIR against former Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore under Section 306 in the Ruchika Girhotra suicide case.The Haryana ... Read more...
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Ruchika alma mater defends itself, says her school fees were not paid
January 1st, 2010 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Jan 1 (ANI): The Sacred Heart School in Chandigarh, which facing severe criticism for having expelled Ruchika Girhotra in 1990, claimed on Friday that she was expelled because her fees had ... Read more...
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Ruchika’s father to meet Chidambaram
December 30th, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 30 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has reportedly asked Ruchika Girhotra's father, Subhash, to meet him regarding the Ruchika's case.On Tuesday, Ruchika's family lawyer had filed ... Read more...
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Ruchika’s family lawyer files two FIRs against Rathore
December 29th, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Dec 29 (ANI): Ruchika's family lawyer has filed two First Information Reports (FIRs) against former Haryana DGP SPS Rathore, who has been charged for allegedly molesting teenager Ruchika Girhotra, a promising ... Read more...
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Ruchika molestation case: Ruchika alma mater in dock as PIL to be filed
December 28th, 2009 - 12:59 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Dec 28 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) will be filed against the Chandigarh based Sacred Heart School, where Ruchika Girhotra studied. The school had expelled her under pressure from former ... Read more...
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Ruchika molestation case: Home Ministry to serve show cause notice to Rathore
December 27th, 2009 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 27 (ANI): In a move to fast forward its proceedings for stripping former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) SPS Rathore of his coveted police medal following his role ... Read more...
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Ruchika molestation case: Show cause notice issued to Rathore
December 26th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 26 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry on Saturday issued a show cause notice to former Haryana Director General of Police S.P.S Rathore asking him to provide reasons why his ... Read more...
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Ruchika molestation case: ‘I don’t know why I am being blamed’, says Chautala
December 25th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 25 (ANI): Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chuatala on Friday defended himself in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, putting the blame on former Haryana Chief Minister Bansi Lal. ... Read more...
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Ruchika molestation case: Rathore may lose his police medal, pension
December 25th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Dec 25 (ANI): The Central Government has inquired into the several glitches that were not paid attention to in the Ruchika molestation case, allowing former Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) ... Read more...
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Ruchika molestation case: ‘I was terrorised, beaten mercilessly’, says Ruchika’s brother
December 25th, 2009 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Dec 25 (ANI): Nineteen years after the Ruchika molestation case, family members of 14-year old budding tennis star Ruchika Girhotra, who was allegedly molested by former Haryana Director General of Police ... Read more...
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We need security, says Ruchika Girhotra’s family
December 24th, 2009 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Dec 24 (ANI): In an interview to a news channel, the family of 14-year old Ruchika Girhotra has said it is apprehensive about its safety as it takes on former Haryana ... Read more...
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