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Rio: Paes partners Bopanna, Saina-Bopanna for mixed doubles

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Doubles specialist Leander Paes’ dreams of playing in a record seventh straight Olympics came true on Saturday after he was named with Rohan Bopanna as the Indian men’s doubles team…




Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon

Madrid, June 9 (IANS) Former World No.1 Rafael Nadal will miss the Wimbledon tennis tournament with a wrist injury. The Spaniard confirmed the news on his Facebook page on Thursday. He recently withdrew from the…




Sharapova banned for two years

(160122) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 22, 2016 (Xinhua) — Maria Sharapova of Russia competes during the third round match of women’s singles against Lauren Davis of the United States at the Australian Open Tennis Championships in…


Sharapova banned for two years for dope use

London, June 8 (IANS) Russian star Maria Sharapova was banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Wednesday after a failed drugs test. The 29-year-old was provisionally banned in March after testing…








Wrong anthem played at Uruguay-Mexico Copa match

Glendale (Arizona), June 6 (IANS) Uruguayan footballers were shocked and surprisingly looked at each other in bemusement when the wrong national anthem was played prior to their Copa America Centenario match against Mexico. The organisers…