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  Serena Williams equals Steffi Graf’s record, lifts 22nd Grand Slam title

  July 09, 2016 23:50 IST

  London: Serena Williams’ chase for Grand Slam singles title No. 22 is finally over. After coming up short in three consecutive majors, Williams tied Steffi Graf’s mark with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Angelique

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  Raonic defeats Roger Federer to become first Canadian player to play in Wimbledon final

  July 09, 2016 8:35 IST

  Milos Raonic on Friday defeated Swiss maestro Roger Federer in the Wimbledon semi-final to become the first Canadian men’s singles player to reach a Grand Slam final.

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  Angelique Kerber beats Venus, to play Serena in Wimbledon final

  July 07, 2016 21:48 IST

  London: Angelique Kerber, who won the Australian Open this year, today defeated Venus Williams to reach her second Grand Slam final. Venus Williams' deepest Grand Slam run in a half-dozen years ended one victory short

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  Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis knocked out of Wimbledon in quarters

  July 07, 2016 21:20 IST

  Tennis star Sania Mirza and her women's doubles partner Switzerland's Martina Hingis today suffered a shock defeat in the quarter-finals of the women’s doubles Wimbledon tennis tournament.

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  Wimbledon 2016: Sania, Bopanna knocked out of mixed doubles

  July 06, 2016 11:06 IST

  India suffered a major setback in the 2016 Wimbledon as the top seeded Indo-Croatian pair of Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig crashed out of the mixed doubles event in the second round.

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  Wimbledon 2016: After Djokovic’s exit, Andy Murray enters into last 16

  July 03, 2016 11:20 IST

  After Novak Djokovic’s stunning exit in the third round of the Wimbledon, the world number two Andy Murray cruised into the last 16 with a 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 win over Australia’s John Millman.

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  Wimbledon 2016: Novak Djokovic knocked out after losing to Sam Querrey

  July 02, 2016 22:49 IST

  World top-ranked and two-time defending champion Novak Djokovic’s journey in the 2016 Wimbledon came to an end on Saturday as he lost to America’s Sam Querrey in the third round.

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  Maria Sharapova will return to Olympic roster if CAS okays her appeal: RTF

  June 29, 2016 19:07 IST

  Maria Sharapova will be returned to the national Olympic entry list for the 2016 Rio Games in case the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issues a positive ruling on her appeal, Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) president Shamil Tarpishchev said.

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  Banned for two years, Maria Sharapova joins Harvard Business School

  June 29, 2016 14:44 IST

  Tennis superstar Maria Sharapova, who is currently serving a two-year ban from international tennis, has decided to keep herself busy by enrolling herself in a two-week program at the Harvard Business School.

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  Wimbledon 2016: Nike’s skimpy ‘baby doll’ dress draws flak from female players

  June 28, 2016 18:32 IST

  Nike-sponsored female players complained that the ‘baby doll style’ dresses are too short, fly above the waistline and hamper their play.

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  I was more focused after Centennial Park bombing, says Leander Paes

  June 25, 2016 23:36 IST

  New Delhi: Leander Paes, one of the 12 individual Olympic medal winners that India has produced in its sporting history, says that surviving the Centennial Park bombing during the 1996 Atlanta Games made him more

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  Maria Sharapova appeals against two-year doping ban by ITF

  June 14, 2016 22:53 IST

  Russian superstar Maria Sharapova has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against her two-year doping ban, CAS confirmed on Tuesday.

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  Saina Nehwal defeats China’s Sun Yu to clinch her second Australian Open title

  June 12, 2016 14:56 IST

  India’s ace shuttler Saina Nehwal today won her second Australian Open Superseries title after defeating China’s Sun Yu 11-21, 21-14, 21-19 in the Australian Open finals in Sydney.

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  Andy Murray sets sights on record fifth Queen's crown

  June 12, 2016 11:47 IST

  Andy Murray has set his sights on the perfect warm-up for Wimbledon as the world number two eyes a record fifth title at Queen's Club.

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  Rio Games: Leander Peas gets Olympics ticket, paired with Rohan Bopanna for men's doubles

  June 11, 2016 14:35 IST

  Putting an end to the speculations over veteran Leander Paes' seventh Olympic appearance, the AITA today paired him with Rohan Bopanna for the men's doubles competition despite the latter's desire to team up with Saketh Myneni.

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  Rio Olympics: Bopanna picks Myneni over Leander Paes, AITA likely to reject demand

  June 11, 2016 9:29 IST

  In a move which could have knocked Leander Paes out of Olympic reckoning, Rohan Bopanna today picked Saketh Myneni as his preferred partner for the men's doubles event at the Rio Games, but the AITA is set to reject his demand.

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  Rafael Nadal to miss Wimbledon because of wrist injury

  June 10, 2016 0:58 IST

  Rafael Nadal pulled out of Wimbledon on Thursday, citing the left wrist injury that forced him out of the French Open.

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  Maria Sharapova suspended for two years for doping

  June 08, 2016 21:43 IST

  Russian star Maria Sharapova was banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Wednesday after a failed drugs test.

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  I owe it to myself and family to pen my autobiography: Sania Mirza

  June 07, 2016 21:01 IST

  Sania Mirza has been one of the most followed celebrities across India ever since she claimed the junior Wimbledon doubles title in 2003.

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  Novak Djokovic beats Murray to clinch first French Open title, completes career grand slam

  June 05, 2016 22:20 IST

  Paris: World's number one Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to bag his first ever French Open title. After a lousy start in the mega game, Djokovic made a stunning come back, wrapping up the match

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  Garbine Muguruza conquers Serena to clinch maiden French Open crown

  June 04, 2016 23:33 IST

  Paris: Spanish tennis player Garbine Muguruza beat World No.1 and defending champion Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 to win her maiden Grand Slam crown at the French Open on Saturday. With this win, four different women

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  French Open 2016: Leander Paes-Martina Hingis beat Sania Mirza-Ivan Dodig to win mixed doubles title

  June 04, 2016 0:04 IST

  Paris: Leander Paes partnered with Martina Hingis to complete doubles Career Slam by defeating Sania Mirza-Ivan Dodig in the final of French open mixed doubles on Friday. The unseeded Indo-Swiss pair eked out a

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  Serena Williams advances to French Open semi-finals

  June 03, 2016 12:49 IST

  Serena Williams' chest was heaving between points. Her footwork wasn't quite right. Miscue followed miscue, until she was a set and a break down in the French Open quarterfinals.

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  French Open: Sania Mirza, Leander Paes enter mixed doubles semi-finals

  June 03, 2016 7:14 IST

  Leander Paes on Thursday inched closer towards completing a 'Career Slam' in mixed doubles with Swiss partner Martina Hingis but may find compatriot Sania Mirza in his way as the two Indian players reached the semifinals of the French Open, in Paris

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  French Open: Bopanna-Mergea knocked out of men's doubles

  June 01, 2016 18:08 IST

  India's tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his men's doubles partner Florin Mergea were knocked out in the quarters-finals of the French Open tennis tournament here on Wednesday.

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  French Open 2016: Bopanna-Mergea enter men's doubles quarters

  May 29, 2016 17:22 IST

  India's tennis star Rohan Bopanna and his men's doubles partner Florin Mergea stormed into the quarter-finals of the French Open

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  French Open 2016: Paes-Hingis enter third round

  May 28, 2016 23:05 IST

  India's veteran tennis player Leander Paes and his mixed doubles partner Martina Hingis cruised into the third round of French Open tennis tournament

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  Leander Paes could soon be 6th in list of most doubles victories

  May 28, 2016 22:55 IST

  If the 42-year-old veteran manages to win 11 more matches on the ATP doubles tour this season, he will displace American Sherwood Stewart in the list of players with most number of doubles wins.