Latest News from indiatvnews.com http://www.indiatvnews.com/ Wed,22 May 2013 18:52:44 +0100 indiatvnews.com http://www.indiatvnews.com/images/indiatv-logo.png http://www.indiatvnews.com/ Feed provided by INDIA TV. http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/andy-murray-out-of-french-open-due-to-back-injury-1971.html London, May 22: Andy Murray withdrew from the French Open on Tuesday because of a chronic back injury and will now focus on preparing for the start of the grass-court season next month.The U.S. Open champion met with specialists this week after being forced to pull out of his s..]]> 2013-05-22 11:51:22 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/lleyton-hewitt-andreas-seppi-beaten-at-nice-open-1970.html Nice (France) , May 21: Former No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and fifth-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy lost Monday in the first round of the Nice Open.Hewitt, playing in this tournament for the first time, was beaten by Pablo Andujar of Spain 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Seppi fell..]]> 2013-05-21 11:35:40 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/nadal-serena-win-italian-open-titles-1969.html Rome, May 20: After all these years, Rafael Nadal still knows how to dominate Roger Federer.In the 30th meeting between the two tennis greats, Nadal controlled the final from start to finish to win 6-1, 6-3 Sunday for his seventh Italian Open title.“Rafa was just too good..]]> 2013-05-20 11:57:10 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/table-tennis-worlds-pr-koreans-win-mixed-doubles-1968.html Paris, May 19: DPR Korea's Kim Hyok Bong and Kim Jong claimed the mixed doubles title at the World Table Tennis Championships here.This is the first individual title at the world championships that was won by a non-Chinese player or pair since it was last held here 10 year..]]> 2013-05-19 16:10:54 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/italian-open-serena-williams-reaches-final-1967.html Rome, May 18: Serena Williams is one victory away from winning her fourth consecutive title this year—with the French Open only one week away.The top-ranked American overcame an early break of her serve to ease past Romanian qualifier Simona Halep 6-3, 6-0 Saturday and re..]]> 2013-05-18 18:02:44 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/tomic-expected-to-play-french-open-1966.html Melbourne, May 17: Tennis Australia expects that Bernard Tomic will play in the French Open, despite his coach John Tomic recently declaring his son’s participation unlikely.The 20-year-old Tomic has resumed training after withdrawing from this week’s Rome Masters f..]]> 2013-05-17 11:13:53 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/italian-open-nadal-struggles-to-beat-qualifier-gulbis-in-rome-1965.html Rome, May 17: Six-time champion Rafael Nadal overcame one of the worst opening sets of his career to edge Latvian qualifier Ernests Gulbis 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday and reach the Italian Open quarterfinals.Nadal’s performance, and sometimes sluggish movement on the court,..]]> 2013-05-17 11:09:27 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/italian-open-murray-retires-with-back-pain-nadal-wins-in-rome-1964.html Rome, May 16: Back pain forced Andy Murray to retire midway through his second-round match at the Italian Open on Wednesday. He may have to sit out the French Open, too.Elsewhere at the Foro Italico, Rafael Nadal began his bid for a seventh Rome title by cruising past local hop..]]> 2013-05-16 10:56:24 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/djokovic-and-federer-show-improved-form-in-rome-1963.html Rome, May 15: Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer appear back on track after early losses in Madrid last week. Serena Williams, meanwhile, is maintaining her dominance.Top-ranked Djokovic quickly overcame an early break to cruise past Spanish qualifier Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-3 and..]]> 2013-05-15 11:31:20 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/madrid-open-serena-williams-beats-sharapova-in-the-final-1962.html Madrid, May 12: Defending champion Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the Madrid Open Sunday to both retain her No. 1 ranking and collect her 50th career title.With the top ranking at stake, Williams stormed out to an early lead as Sharapova struggled..]]> 2013-05-12 19:05:36 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/madrid-open-nadal-reaches-th-straight-final-1961.html Madrid, May 12: Rafael Nadal reached his seventh consecutive final since returning from a knee injury by brushing aside wild card Pablo Andujar 6-0, 6-4 at the Madrid Open on Saturday.Nadal had little trouble extending his winning streak in clay-court semifinals to 46 matches, ..]]> 2013-05-12 15:30:14 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/madrid-open-serena-williams-to-play-sharapova-in-final-1960.html Madrid, May 11: Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will play for both the No. 1 ranking and the Madrid Open title after both won their semifinals in straight sets on Saturday.The top-ranked Williams will have a chance to win her 50th career title after beating Sara Errani of I..]]> 2013-05-11 18:45:35 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/madrid-open-nadal-rallies-past-ferrer-serena-wins-1959.html Madrid, May 11: Rafael Nadal fought back to beat David Ferrer 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-0 in Friday’s quarterfinals of the Madrid Open, maintaining his bid to reach a seventh straight final since returning from a knee injury.In a meeting of Spain’s top ranked players,..]]> 2013-05-11 18:42:10 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/madrid-open-bhupathi-bopanna-enters-quarters-paes-sania-ousted-1958.html Madrid, May 10: The Indian pair of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna entered the quarterfinals of the men's doubles event while Leander Paes and Sania Mirza made exit with their respective partners at the Madrid Open on Thursday.The sixth-seeded pair of Bhupathi and Bopann..]]> 2013-05-10 13:12:44 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/madrid-open-federer-loses-to-nishikori-1957.html Madrid, May 10: The slippery blue clay may be gone, but the Madrid Open continues to produce surprises.Second-ranked Roger Federer was ousted by Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 in Thursday’s third round, leaving Rafael Nadal as the either the clear front-runner for t..]]> 2013-05-10 11:03:34 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/madrid-open-nadal-williams-sharapova-reach-quarters-1956.html Madrid, May 10: Rafael Nadal cruised into the Madrid Open quarterfinals with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Mikhail Youzhny that featured an attractive array of shots on Thursday.Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova also reached the quarters in straight sets.Having already established ..]]> 2013-05-10 10:59:06 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/madrid-masters-djokovic-knocked-out-of-1955.html Madrid, May 8: World No.1 Novak Djokovic was knocked out in the second round of the Madrid Masters after a 6-7 (6), 7-6 (8), 3-6 defeat to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov in a match lasting three hours and five minutes.A tight, hard-fought first set was taken by Dimit..]]> 2013-05-08 12:51:13 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/tomic-s-father-banned-by-atp-for-alleged-assault-1954.html London, May 8: The father of Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic was banned while ATP investigated an alleged assault of Tomic's training partner.John Tomic was charged with assault after allegedly head-butting the training partner, Thomas Drouet, Saturday outside the p..]]> 2013-05-08 12:10:24 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/iglesias-may-wed-anna-kournikova-1953.html Los Angeles, May 7: Singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias is reportedly set to marry tennis player-fiance Anna Kournikova.The couple is planning to get married next week in their home city, Miami, reports the sun.co.uk."Anna’s been gagging to get married for years but E..]]> 2013-05-07 16:13:28 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/serena-williams-advances-in-madrid-open-1952.html Madrid, May 6: Top-ranked Serena Williams advanced to the second round of the Madrid Open on Sunday as players applauded the tournament’s return to red clay after its trial with blue “smurf” clay flopped last year.After dispatching Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhst..]]> 2013-05-06 11:37:00 http://www.indiatvnews.com/