Catch the falling stars
Maria Sharapova (left) and Lance Armstrong. In the light of Maria Sharapova’s fall from grace, here a few prominent sportspersons who tested positive for illegal substances in recent years. 198...
Category Archives: Tennis
On a winning spree
Sania Mirza Tennis star Sania Mirza talks about the high of being ranked world number one in the doubles and the challenges of being a sportswoman in India COIMBATORE: Sania Mirza grew up in an India...
Sania-Hingis 41-match winning streak comes to a halt
Sania and Hingis have together won four titles this year out of an overall trophy count of 13. Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis’ 41-match winning streak came to halt after the world ...
Paes-Chardy advance to quarterfinals of Delray Beach Open
Paes and Chardy will take on the Spanish-Australian duo of Marcel Granollers and Sam Groth for a place in the semifinals. Indian tennis veteran Leander Paes along with his French partner Jeremy Chard...
India starts its campaign in style
India started its campaign in the Happening Hyderabad Badminton Asia team championship in style with the men’s team drubbing Singapore 5-0 and later in the evening the women’s outfit also notching up...
Bhambri gets a doubles boost
India’s Yuki Bhambri (right) Mahesh Bhupathi (left) in action in the ATP Challenger tennis tournament at DLTA in New Delhi on Tuesday Yuki Bhambri’s sagging spirits got a boost as he and Mahesh...
Yuki bows out of Delhi Open
Yuki Bhambri, who played with a lot of authority towards the end of 2015 season and broke into the top-100, made many unforced errors in the match that lasted one hour and 40 minutes. Top seed Yuki ...
Challenger tennis: Myneni sends Bega packing
FOCUSED: Saketh Myneni advanced to the second round with a straight-set win over Alessandro Bega in the ATP Challenger in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Sanam Singh retires against ...
Sania-Martina storm to 37th straight win
The top-seeded pair of Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis continued their rampaging form as they claimed a 7-5, 7-5 win over the Russian-Latvian team of Evgeniya Rodina and Jelena Ostapenko. The top-seed...
Angelique Kerber stuns Serena Williams to win Australian Open
Angelique Kerber upset Serena Williams to win the Australian Open title, ending the American’s unbeaten streak in finals at Melbourne Park. Angelique Kerber became the first German to win a Grand Sla...