Los Cabos (Mexico), Aug 16 (IANS) India’s tennis doubles pair of Purav Raja and Divij Sharan clinched the Abierto Mexicano Los Cabos title defeating Israel’s Jonathan Erlich and England’s Ken Skupski 7-6(4), 7-6(3) here on…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Russian star Maria Sharapova, suspended for two years for violating anti-doping rules, may start competing again as of January 2017, the president of Russia’s tennis federation Shamil Tarpishchev said…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Britain’s Andy Murray became the first player in history to win two consecutive gold medals in Olympic men’s singles, downing Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) The US pair of Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Jack Sock beat compatriots Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram for the gold medal in the tennis mixed doubles at the ongoing Rio…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Kei Nishikori secured Japan’s first Olympic medal in tennis since 1920 – a bronze in men’s singles – at the Rio Olympics by defeating Rafael Nadal 6-2, 6-7 (1)…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 15 (IANS) Sania Mirza broke down in front of the media after losing the mixed doubles tennis bronze medal play-off here with her partner Rohan Bopanna, and raised…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) India’s hopes of their first medal at the Rio Olympics were dashed as Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna lost 1-6, 5-7 to Czechs Lucie Hradecka and Radek Stepanek in…
San Juan, Aug 14 (IANS) People took to the streets across Puerto Rico to celebrate the country’s first Olympic gold medal won by woman tennis player Monica Puig at the Rio Games. The 22-year-old Puig…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro continued his improbable run in Rio Olympics men’s tennis, holding off a determined late rally by Spanish No. 3 seed Rafael Nadal to win…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) British second seed Andy Murray moved within one victory of an unprecedented second Olympic men’s tennis singles gold medal by defeating Japanese No. 4 seed Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-4…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Long distance runner Lalita Babar kept India’s hopes alive by qualifying for the women’s 3,000 metre Steeplechase finals while rower Dattu Bhokanal topped the Final C to finish 13th…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) The Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna went down fighting in the semi-finals of the mixed doubles tennis event to the US team of…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) Crestfallen after losing in the mixed doubles semi-finals, the Indian tennis duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna are determined to recover from the disappointment and…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) A first generation American of Indian origin, Rajeev Ram was a proud and satisfied man after beating India’s Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna to enter the…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 14 (IANS) The Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna went down fighting in the semi-finals of the mixed doubles tennis event to the US team of Venus Williams and…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Just a single win away from ensuring an Olympic medal, the Indian mixed doubles combination of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna are determined to maintain their…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) The star Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the semi-finals of the mixed doubles tennis event at the ongoing Rio Olympics by defeating…
By Hardev Sanotra Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) The star Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the semi-finals of the mixed doubles tennis event at the ongoing Rio Olympics by defeating…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Argentine Juan Martin del Potro continue to overcome injury concerns and defy expectations in their men’s singles quarter-final match here at the ongoing Rio Olympics….
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 13 (IANS) The star Indian duo of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna entered the semi-finals of the mixed doubles tennis event at the ongoing Rio Olympics by defeating Andy Murray and…