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BJP distances itself from a party leader's statement on Sania Mirza
Tennis | Jul 25, 2014, 12:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP today distanced itself from a party leader's statement on tennis star Sania Mirza calling her a 'daughter-in-law' of Pakistan, saying it was not BJP's position. "This is not BJP's position," senior BJP
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Sania Mirza: I will be an Indian till I die
Tennis | Jul 24, 2014, 02:34 PM ISTHyderabad: Indian tennis star Sania Mirza today hit out at politicians for raising objections to her being appointed as Telangana's brand ambassador, saying that her family had been staying in Hyderabad for more than a
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Everything is on track, IPTL will pan out as planned says Mahesh Bhupathi
Tennis | Jul 20, 2014, 12:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: There is no threat to the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL), veteran Indian star Mahesh Bhupathi said today, asserting that none of the team owners has pulled out and a multi-year deal was
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Wimbledon: Zimonjic, Stosur win mixed doubles title
Tennis | Jul 07, 2014, 10:41 AM ISTLondon: Serbian Nenad Zimonjic and his Australian partner Sam Stosur are the Wimbledon mixed doubles champions. They beat Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Chinese Tapei's Hao-Ching Chan 6-4, 6-2 at the All England Club.It took
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Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic regains No.1 spot
Tennis | Jul 07, 2014, 07:07 AM ISTLondon: Novak Djokovic regained the No.1 spot for the first time since September last year as he beat Roger Federer in a thrilling final to win his second Wimbledon crown here Sunday.Djokovic beat Federer 6-7
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Wimbledon: Second title for Petra Kvitova
Tennis | Jul 06, 2014, 02:58 AM ISTLONDON : Petra Kvitova plays so much better at the All England Club than anywhere else, and now she owns two championships to prove it. In one of the most dominant performances in a women's
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Wimbledon: Sock, Pospisil beat Bryan brothers in doubles final
Tennis | Jul 06, 2014, 02:01 AM ISTLONDON : American Jack Sock and Canadian Vasek Pospisil made their first tournament together a championship-winning one by defeating Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the Wimbledon doubles final.
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Wimbledon: Novak Djokovic holds off Grigor Dimitrov to reach the final
Tennis | Jul 05, 2014, 05:17 AM ISTLONDON : Novak Djokovic is back in the Wimbledon final for the third time in four years after holding off Grigor Dimitrov in a battle of the old guard against the new. The top-seeded Djokovic
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Wimbledon: Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic to meet in final
Tennis | Jul 05, 2014, 01:58 AM ISTLONDON Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will meet for the Wimbledon title after the old guard held off the new in the semifinals Friday at the All England Club. Federer, chasing his record eighth Wimbledon
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Wimbledon: Milos Raonic lines up semifinal clash with Roger Federer
Tennis | Jul 03, 2014, 07:33 AM ISTLONDON : Milos Raonic is the first Canadian in more than a century to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon. That was the easy part now he gets to face seven-time champion Roger Federer. Raonic defeated
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Wimbledon: No repeat for Andy Murray, beaten by Grigor Dimitrov
Tennis | Jul 03, 2014, 07:06 AM ISTLONDON : The silence at Centre Court made abundantly clear that Andy Murray's time as Wimbledon champion was coming to a close. Out of sorts from the start of his quarterfinal against up-and-coming Grigor Dimitrov
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Wimbledon: Maria Sharapova falls to Angelique Kerber in fourth round
Tennis | Jul 02, 2014, 05:54 AM ISTLONDON : Former champion Maria Sharapova saved six match points before falling to Angelique Kerber in the fourth round at Wimbledon ending her bid to win a second title at the All England Club a
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Wimbledon: Andy Murray in quarter final for seventh straight year
Tennis | Jul 01, 2014, 02:56 AM ISTLONDON : Without the loss of a set so far, Andy Murray is back in familiar territory at Wimbledon.The defending champion advanced to the quarterfinals for the seventh year in a row Monday, beating Kevin
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Wimbledon: Makarova beats '12 Wimbledon runner-up Radwanska
Tennis | Jul 01, 2014, 12:44 AM ISTLONDON : Agnieszka Radwanska, the 2012 Wimbledon runner-up, lost in the fourth round to 22nd-seeded Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-3, 6-0 Monday.Radwanska was a semifinalist at the All England Club in 2013 and was seeded
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Wimbledon: Serena Williams loses in 3rd round
Tennis | Jun 29, 2014, 12:52 AM ISTLONDON: Five-time champion Serena Williams lost to 25th-seeded Alize Cornet of France 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the third round of Wimbledon on Saturday.It's Williams' earliest exit at the All England Club since 2005, when she
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Wimbledon: Roger Federer easily advances to 3rd round
Tennis | Jun 27, 2014, 06:26 AM ISTLONDON (AP) -- Roger Federer erased memories of his second-round exit last year, beating qualifier Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the third round at Wimbledon. The seven-time Wimbledon champion had 25
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Wimbledon: Nick Kyrgios saves 9 match points to beat Richard Gasquet
Tennis | Jun 27, 2014, 06:12 AM ISTLONDON : The youngest player in the men's draw at Wimbledon showed the composure of a veteran.Nick Kyrgios, a 19-year-old wild-card entry from Australia, rallied from two sets down and saved nine match points Thursday
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Wimbledon: 2 years later, Nadal gets past Lukas Rosol
Tennis | Jun 27, 2014, 05:57 AM ISTLONDON : Uncle Toni's reaction said it all. This one meant a lot to him and to the tennis player he coaches, his No. 1-ranked nephew Rafael Nadal, who was in a tough spot Thursday,
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John Isner takes 19-17 tiebreaker, wins at Wimbledon
Tennis | Jun 27, 2014, 05:48 AM ISTLONDON : After taking a tiebreaker by the score of 19-17 on the way to reaching Wimbledon's third round for the first time, John Isner put it quite succinctly: "I'm no stranger to matches like
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Novak Djokovic ,Radek Stepanek entertain at Wimbledon
Tennis | Jun 26, 2014, 05:56 AM ISTLONDON : The Centre Court match at Wimbledon featured only two service breaks, but wait, there was much, much more:Novak Djokovic giving away a point to Radek Stepanek that could have been replayed following an