The Magician wants to put an end to his ‘courtship’

Tuesday 2 January '07

These days when we talk about a magician creating wonders within the boundary lines of a tennis court...

Nadal serves up a volley treat

Tuesday 2 January '07

Prakash Amritraj goes down fighting, Vishal Uppal-Ashutosh Singh also lose

Nadal looks to launch the New Year in style

Monday 1 January '07

“He breathes tennis,” said Guillermo Vilas paying tribute to a youngster who answers by the name of Rafael Nadal after the Spaniard broke his 29-year-old Open Era record of 54 consecutive clay court wins this year.

Wildcard for Amritraj at Chennai Open

Thursday 28 December '06

While the official announcement is due tomorrow, Prakash Amritraj and Karan Rastogi will get wild cards for the January 1-7 Chennai Open

Wild card likely for Rastogi at Chennai Open

Sunday 24 December '06

With the country’s top-two — Rohan Bopanna and Harsh Mankad — not taking part in the Chennai Open

Bhupathi with Aspelin now

Thursday 21 December '06

Indian ace Mahesh Bhupathi is all geared up for fresh challenges. The Chennai Open will be Bhupathi’s first stop on the Tour next year and the Indian has decided to join hands with Sweden’s Simon Aspelin for the January 1-7 ATP event.

Dipika walks to the Egyptian

Thursday 7 December '06

“It’s the best club in Egypt and it’s famous world over. I’m very happy to be associated with them and looking forward to playing in the league there. I’ve been signed as their second player after Rachel Grinham, the World No 2

Sarath, Poulami to lead at Doha

Wednesday 15 November '06

The Indian table tennis squad for the Doha Asian Games is yet to be formally announced, but it was learnt that there will hardly be any surprises.

Peerless Hingis sails to title

Monday 25 September '06

What a comeback year it has been for Martina Hingis. Having gotten off to a flying start with quarter final appearances at both Melbourne and Paris, the current World No 9 expressed her desire to be a part of the season-ending championships that brings together the top-eight players in the world.

Blown away by Hingis, Sania says ‘not as fit as her’

Sunday 24 September '06

Top Indian gets only one game in 58-minute semifinal, but gets a pat from former World Number One: ‘she has improved a lot’

Sania gets the measure of Rezai

Saturday 23 September '06

She just saw to it that she got her basics right. She was richly rewarded for that. Sania Mirza served brilliantly throughout the 1 hour 45-minute quarter final duel with Frenchwoman Aravane Rezai on centre court today.

Martina stretched by mom’s ward

Thursday 21 September '06

Her two-year training with the armed forces showed in the manner she took on one of the game’s all-time greats today. Unfazed by Swiss legend Martina Hingis’ reputation

I’m not finished yet: Bhupathi

Thursday 21 September '06

The China Open title at Beijing was the lone win for India’s doubles ace Mahesh Bhupathi this year. But the Bangalorean, who’s been around for a decade and-a-half, says he isn’t finished yet.

Sania, expectedly, sails through

Wednesday 20 September '06

“Fitness is not my forte” admitted Sania Mirza, probably getting candid about her game for the first time. Defending her go-for-broke style of play, the Hyderabadi said: “I can’t play a patient game. Fitness is not my forte.

Time, shells fail to detract Obziler

Tuesday 19 September '06

Conflict took first WTA meet off Israel, but things are getting back to normal

Swiss Miss serves up a treat

Tuesday 19 September '06

“If I play like this I can win another Grand Slam,” declared Martina Hingis, who couldn’t have been more pleased...

Iroda makes her comeback count

Monday 18 September '06

‘It feels very sad. I too could have been where Clijsters, Henin-Hardenne, Myskina, Dementieva. I was playing some of my best tennis when the elbow injury meant I couldn’t compete for three years’

Design or coincidence?

Monday 18 September '06

Is it a coincidence or are the Sunfeast Open organisers getting kinder to Sania Mirza by the day?

In Kolkata, Hingis gets fan as hitting partner

Saturday 16 September '06

He has in the past served as hitting partner to Russian former World No 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Argentine glamour queen Gabriela Sabatini.

Women’s cricket finally sees the money

Wednesday 6 September '06

Post the UK tour, it could be raining endorsements for women cricketers. In addition to team sponsor Sahara...

The rise of Jhulan

Tuesday 5 September '06

Ignoring parents who wanted her to play indoor games, Goswami took to cricket

Sasi talks about his ‘immaturity’

Wednesday 23 August '06

How would you react when you hear Krishnan Sasikiran — the third-ranked Indian on the Fide list, say: “There are some days you simply don’t feel the desire to play chess.”

Neha to give Kolkata WTA a miss

Tuesday 22 August '06

The America bred Uberoi siblings — Shikha and Neha — who made their maiden doubles final on the WTA Tour here at the Sunfeast Open last September, will not be seen in action as a team this time round.

Ganguly beats Hari to Arjuna Award

Saturday 19 August '06

Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly of Bengal has received the Arjuna Award, it was reliably learnt. The official announcement...

Indian wins U-18 title at British meet for the deaf

Sunday 13 August '06

Seventeen-year-old Patna girl Shilpi Jaiswal clinched the girls’ under-18 title at the British Open Deaf Tennis Championships at Nottingham today.