Davis Cup: Yuki gives India 1-0 lead
September 14th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 14 (IANS) Yuki Bhambri fought back from two sets down to give India a 1-0 lead against New Zealand on the opening day of the Davis Cup ... Read more...
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Davis Cup: Bhambri plays King-Turner, Vardhan vs. Statham
September 13th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 13 (IANS) India's Yuki Bhambri will take on New Zealander Daniel King-Turner in the opening match of the Davis Cup first round play-off, starting here Friday, while ... Read more...
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Davis Cup: India captain weighs his options
September 12th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 12 (IANS) India in the last two decades invariably went into a Davis Cup tie taking for granted a victory in doubles with Leander Paes and ... Read more...
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Bhupathi-Bopanna dropped from Davis Cup team
August 18th, 2012 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The All India Tennis Association (AITA) Saturday decided to drop Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna from the Davis Cup team that will take on ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Paes-Sania crash out of mixed doubles (Second Lead)
August 5th, 2012 - 1:45 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 5 (IANS) India's tennis campaign at the 2012 London Games came to an end Saturay after the mixed doubles pair of Leander Paes and Sania Mirza lost ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Paes-Saina crash out of mixed doubles (Lead)
August 5th, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IBNS) India's tennis campaign at the 2012 London Games came to an end Saturay after the mixed doubles pair of Leander Paes and Sania Mirza lost their ... Read more...
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Olympics: Saina, Kashyap surge ahead; Leander-Vishnu go down fighting (Overall Roundup)
August 2nd, 2012 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Parupalli Kashyap and Saina Nehwal inched closer to glory in the badminton event, while India's medal chances in doubles tennis evaporated after Leander Paes and Vishnu ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Paes-Vardhan go out with heads held high (Lead)
August 2nd, 2012 - 3:22 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) Indian men's doubles pair, Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan's campaign in the 2012 London Games came to an end Wednesday after they lost to the ... Read more...
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Schedule of events for Indian athletes Wednesday
August 1st, 2012 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) The following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the London Olympic Games Wednesday:Archery - Women's individual elimination: Dipika Kumari vs Amy Oliver (Britain)Badminton ... Read more...
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Olympics: Schedule of events involving Indian athletes Wednesday
August 1st, 2012 - 2:32 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) Following is the schedule of events involving Indian athletes at the London Olympic Games Wednesday.Archery: Women's individual elimination: Dipika Kumari vs Amy Oliver (Britain)Badminton: Parupalli Kashyap ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Rebel pair of Bhupathi-Bopanna knocked out (Lead)
August 1st, 2012 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) After all the bickering, it was finally the end of road for India's ace men's doubles tennis pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna as ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Tricky draw for Paes-Sania
August 1st, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) India's Leander Paes and Sania Mirza Tuesday were drawn against Serbian team of Nenad Zimonjic and Ana Ivanovic in the first round of the mixed doubles ... Read more...
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Olympics: first medal in, hopes alive in badminton and tennis (Overall India Roundup)
July 31st, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Rifle shooter Gagan Narang opened the medal count for India at the London Olympics by winning a bronze here Monday, and hopes for more laurels ... Read more...
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Olympics: Shooter Gagan wins bronze, Saina advances (Intro Roundup)
July 31st, 2012 - 2:00 am ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Ace rifleman Gagan Narang made India proud by winning its first medal - a bronze - while champion shuttler Saina Nehwal and both the men's ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Paes-Vardhan, Bhupathi-Bopanna in second round (Third Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 1:37 am ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) India's doubles entries Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan and the seventh seeded pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna crossed the first hurdle in the ... Read more...
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Bhupathi-Bopanna start Olympics campaign with win (Second Lead)
July 31st, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna started their Olympics campaign with a hard fought win against Max Mirnyi and Alexander Bury in the first round ... Read more...
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Bhupathi-Bopanna start Olympics campaign with win (Lead)
July 30th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna started their Olympics campaign with a win against Max Mirnyi and Alexander Bury in the first round of men's ... Read more...
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Olympics: Shooter Gagan wins India’s first medal a bronze (India Roundup)
July 30th, 2012 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Ace rifleman Gagan Narang put India into the medal bracket by shooting a bronze in his pet 10 metre air rifle event even as his ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Vardhan loses in first round
July 30th, 2012 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Indian Davis Cupper Vishnu Vardhan's dream outing in the Olympic men's singles of tennis competitions was short-lived as he went down in straight sets to ... 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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Olympics: Lucky Vardhan to play tennis singles too
July 29th, 2012 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) Indian tennis player Vishnu Vardhan Sunday has got a lucky place in the men's singles draw replacing German Philipp Kohlschreiber who pulled out of the ... Read more...
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Olympic tennis: Last chance for Paes and Bhupathi (Preview)
July 27th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 27 (IANS) The only time India won a medal in tennis at the Olympic Games was when Leander Paes beat Fernando Meligini of Brazil for a bronze ... 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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Tough draw for Indians in men’s doubles tennis
July 26th, 2012 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 26 (IANS) Indian men's doubles pairs of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna, and Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan have been handed a tough first round match in ... Read more...
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I know what it takes to win an Olympic medal: Paes
July 20th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 20 (IANS) India's ace tennis player Leander Paes has said he knows what it takes to win an Olympic medal and will not distract himself by ... Read more...
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AITA rejects Sania’s claims, says team selected on merit
June 27th, 2012 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The All India Tennis Association (AITA) Wednesday rejected claims made by Sania Mirza that she was made a bait to pacify Leander Paes and ... Read more...
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Sania slams Paes for demanding ‘written assurances’
June 27th, 2012 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Breaking her silence for the first time on the selection controversy, India's Sania Mirza Tuesday hit out at Leander Paes for demanding a written ... 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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Selector Rohit Rajpal to meet Paes in London
June 22nd, 2012 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) National tennis selector Rohit Rajpal, who will be in London on a personal visit, has been asked by All Indi Tennis Association (AITA) to ... Read more...
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AITA picks two teams for Olympics, Paes still unhappy (Roundup)
June 21st, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The All India Tennis Association (AITA) Thursday tried to keep Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna happy by deciding to send two doubles teams to ... Read more...
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Vardhan hopes to shine on Wimbledon grass
June 21st, 2012 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) India's young tennis player Vishnu Vardhan, who was Thursday picked to play alongside Leander Paes at the London Olympics, hoped his serve and volley ... Read more...
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Vece Paes slams AITA’s decision
June 21st, 2012 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 21 (IANS) Olympian Vece Paes has slammed All Indian Tennis Association's decision to pair his son Leander Paes with World No.328 Vishnu Vardhan at the London Olympics, ... Read more...
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Krishna plays key role in breaking tennis deadlock
June 21st, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday played a key role in convincing Leander Paes to pair-up with Vishnu Vardhan and end the week-long ... Read more...
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