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Indian sports highlights 2024: Bopanna becomes oldest first-time World No. 1 in men’s doubles, Nagal makes Top 100 debut
3 weeks ago

Indian sports highlights 2024: Bopanna becomes oldest first-time World No. 1 in men’s doubles, Nagal makes Top 100 debut

The Hindu  

While 2024 was another tough year for Indian tennis in terms of results, there were a few moments that stood out and kept hopes of a brighter future alive - Rohan Bopanna’s title-winning run at the Australian Open making him oldest first-time World No. Bopanna’s Australian Open glory After 19 different partners and 61 attempts, Bopanna finally won the men’s …

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Inside Jack Draper's close friendship with Jannik Sinner: From doubles partners to emotional text messages as pair prepare for US Open semi-final showdown
4 months, 1 week ago

Inside Jack Draper's close friendship with Jannik Sinner: From doubles partners to emotional text messages as pair prepare for US Open semi-final showdown

Daily Mail  

Jack Draper continued his remarkable run at the US Open on Wednesday night as he dispatched Australia's Alex de Minaur in straight sets to book his place in the semi-finals. British No1 Jack Draper has reached the US Open semi-finals without dropping a set Draper is now set to face world No1 Jannik Sinner in their semi-final on Friday Sinner …

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Andy Murray and Dan Evans draw Japanese pair in Olympics first round
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Andy Murray and Dan Evans draw Japanese pair in Olympics first round

The Independent  

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India's Leander Paes, Vijay Amritraj create history, inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame
5 months, 3 weeks ago

India's Leander Paes, Vijay Amritraj create history, inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame

Hindustan Times  

Former doubles world number one Leander Paes and tennis broadcaster, actor and player Vijay Amritraj became the first Asian men inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday. Leander Paes, Richard Evans and Vijay Amritraj pose for a photo after getting inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport. "It's my greatest honor to be on …

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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty pair cruise into French Open quarterfinals
10 months, 1 week ago

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty pair cruise into French Open quarterfinals

Hindustan Times  

Star Indian doubles players Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty cruised into the quarterfinals of the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament with a straight-game victory against the Malaysian pair of Man Wei Chong and Kai Woo Tee. Satwik and Chirag, who have been on a dream run with successive runner-up finishes in 2023 China Open, Malaysia Open Super 1000 and …

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Rohan Bopanna becomes oldest first-time World No. 1 with maiden semifinal run in Australian Open men's doubles
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Rohan Bopanna becomes oldest first-time World No. 1 with maiden semifinal run in Australian Open men's doubles

Hindustan Times  

India's grand old man of tennis, Rohan Bopanna, on Wednesday, added another feather to his already-crammed hat as the 43-year-old has been assured of becoming the oldest first-time World No. 1 in ATP men's doubles ranking following his stellar 6-4, 7-6 win in the men's doubles quarterfinals of 2024 Australian Open alongside Australia's Matthew Ebden against Argentinian duo of Máximo …

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Davis Cup: Post retirement, Rohan Bopanna ready to sit on captain’s chair
1 year, 3 months ago

Davis Cup: Post retirement, Rohan Bopanna ready to sit on captain’s chair

The Hindu  

The final moments of Rohan Bopanna’s farewell Davis Cup tie summed up the Indian’s commitment to the men’s tennis team competition for the last 21 years. India’s Rohan Bopanna assisting his teammate Digvijay Pratap Singh during reverse singles match against Walid Ahouda of Morocco in the Davis cup. In 2002, 17 years before the introduction of the new Davis Cup …

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Video - Bopanna caps off last Davis Cup match in style after doubles win
1 year, 3 months ago

Video - Bopanna caps off last Davis Cup match in style after doubles win

The Hindu  

India completed a 4-1 victory over Morocco in a two-day World Group II Davis Cup tie at the Vijayant Khand Mini Stadium in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, on Sunday, providing a fitting end to Rohan Bopanna’s 21-year career in the men’s team competition. The host nation had a minor blip on the opening day when debutant Mukund Sasikumar failed to close …

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Lucknow to host Davis Cup World Group-2 tie between India and Morocco
1 year, 4 months ago

Lucknow to host Davis Cup World Group-2 tie between India and Morocco

The Hindu  

The hard courts of the Mini Stadium in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, will play host for the Davis Cup World Group-2 tie against Morocco. With the two leading players of Morocco, Elliot Benchetrit and Yassine Dlimi ranked 476 and 551 respectively, the Indian team possibly did not feel the need to look for a venue with grass courts. Sumit Nagal and …

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Focussing on singles way to go for Indian players: Paes and Bhupathi
1 year, 4 months ago

Focussing on singles way to go for Indian players: Paes and Bhupathi

The Hindu  

Tennis legends Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are not in favour of more Indians choosing doubles over singles, saying the highest accolades in the sport go to individual performers. Our kids at 18-19 are still trying to come out of the juniors to decide whether they are going to go to college or going pro -- it is a different …

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How Satwik and Chirag can achieve number 1 world ranking in Men’s doubles
1 year, 5 months ago

How Satwik and Chirag can achieve number 1 world ranking in Men’s doubles

The Hindu  

India’s top men’s doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy achieved a career-high ranking of second in the latest BWF rankings. The Indian duo jumped up to second in the rankings after a win at the Korea Open, overtaking the Chinese pair of Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang, who they had defeated in the semifinal. The Korea Open …

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Orleans Masters: Saina Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth lead Indian attack in France
1 year, 9 months ago

Orleans Masters: Saina Nehwal, B Sai Praneeth lead Indian attack in France

The Hindu  

Former Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal and B. Sai Praneeth, the former World Championships bronze medallist, are the top Indian shuttlers who will compete at the Orleans Masters, a Super 300 level badminton tournament, at Palais Des Sports, Orleans, France, starting Tuesday. Sindhu, the runner-up at the Madrid Spain Masters last week, and the top doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty, who …

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Spanish Masters: From Sindhu, Saina to Satwik-Chirag - which Indians are in action at Super 300 event?
1 year, 9 months ago

Spanish Masters: From Sindhu, Saina to Satwik-Chirag - which Indians are in action at Super 300 event?

The Hindu  

Fresh from winning their first BWF World Tour title in 2023 at the Swiss Open Super 300, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will be looking forward to retaining their consistency at the Spanish Masters, also a Super 300 level event, starting on March 28 in Madrid. Indians in action Men’s singles B. Sai Praneeth vs Mark Caljouw Kidambi Srikanth vs …

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Sania Mirza’s career timeline (1999-2023): Six Grand Slam titles, World No.1 in doubles and more
1 year, 10 months ago

Sania Mirza’s career timeline (1999-2023): Six Grand Slam titles, World No.1 in doubles and more

The Hindu  

Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza bid farewell to the sport at the WTA1000 event in Dubai on February 21, 2023. FROM THE ARCHIVES - Sania Mirza: One last fling at the junior level 2004 - Wins first WTA doubles title at Hyderabad with USA’s Liezel Huber ; six singles titles and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit. | Photo Credit: …

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2022, The Year in Sports: April recall
2 years ago

2022, The Year in Sports: April recall

The Hindu  

From Real Madrid winning a record-extending 35th La Liga title to the Australia women’s cricket team stamping its dominance by beating England in the World Cup final, here is a look at the top sporting moments from April. | Photo Credit: GETTY IMAGES April 6: Cummins smashes fastest IPL fifty Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Pat Cummins equaled the record for …

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Badminton at CWG 2022: Focus on PV Sindhu But Doubles Key to India Retaining Mixed Team Gold
2 years, 5 months ago

Badminton at CWG 2022: Focus on PV Sindhu But Doubles Key to India Retaining Mixed Team Gold

News 18  

Star shuttlers, including PV Sindhu, will chase individual gold medals but doubles would also be under the spotlight as India aim to retain the mixed team title and continue their consistent run at the Commonwealth Games. Ever since Dinesh Khanna claimed India’s first badminton medal — a bronze at the quadrennial event in 1966 — the country has accumulated 25 …

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Chirag Shetty makes special request to Air India after historic Thomas Cup triumph
2 years, 7 months ago

Chirag Shetty makes special request to Air India after historic Thomas Cup triumph

Hindustan Times  

The Indian men's badminton team scripted history on Sunday as they defeated a 14-time champions Indonesia to clinch the Thomas and Uber Cup title. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty celebrate after defeating Denmark's Mathias Christiansen and Kim Astrup during the semifinals of the Thomas and Uber Cup Laskhya Sen, the doubles pair of Chirag Shetty and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, and Kidambi …

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World doubles squash champion Dipika Pallikal on chasing dreams and motherhood
2 years, 8 months ago

World doubles squash champion Dipika Pallikal on chasing dreams and motherhood

The Hindu  

Dipika Pallikal Karthik was away from squash for three long years. READ: Dipika wins two gold medals at WSF World Doubles Championships In April this year, she picked up the squash racket again, but much had changed — the game was more competitive, training techniques and routines had evolved, and Dipika herself had two new priorities alongside her squash career …

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Dipika Pallikal, Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa Create History at Doubles Worlds
2 years, 9 months ago

Dipika Pallikal, Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa Create History at Doubles Worlds

News 18  

Less than six months after giving birth to twins, Dipika Pallikal made the mother of all comebacks on Saturday when she teamed up with brother-in-law Saurav Ghosal and longtime teammate Joshna Chinappa to win the mixed doubles and women’s doubles title at World Doubles Championships here. Dipika, playing her first competitive event since October 2018, first clinched the mixed doubles …

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Dipika Pallikal teams up with Saurav Ghosal, Joshna Chinappa for mixed and women's doubles world title
2 years, 9 months ago

Dipika Pallikal teams up with Saurav Ghosal, Joshna Chinappa for mixed and women's doubles world title

Hindustan Times  

Less than six months after giving birth to twins, Dipika Pallikal made the mother of all comebacks on Saturday when she teamed up with brother-in-law Saurav Ghosal and longtime teammate Joshna Chinappa to win the mixed doubles and women's doubles title at World Doubles Championships here. Dipika Pallikal in action Dipika, playing her first competitive event since October 2018, first …

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Dipika wins two gold medals at WSF World Doubles Championships
2 years, 9 months ago

Dipika wins two gold medals at WSF World Doubles Championships

The Hindu  

Less than six months after giving birth to twins, Dipika Pallikal made the mother of all comebacks on Saturday when she teamed up with Saurav Ghosal and longtime teammate Joshna Chinappa to win the mixed doubles and women's doubles title at World Doubles Championships. Dipika, playing her first competitive event since October 2018, first clinched the mixed doubles title with …

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Syed Modi International 2022: Lakshya Sen withdraws from tournament citing exhaustion
2 years, 11 months ago

Syed Modi International 2022: Lakshya Sen withdraws from tournament citing exhaustion

Firstpost  

The 20-year-old from Uttarakhand had stunned world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the finals to clinch his maiden Super 500 crown at the season-opening India Open on Sunday. New Delhi: Newly-crowned India Open champion Lakshya Sen on Monday pulled out of the Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament after feeling “exhausted” following his participation in back-to-back tournaments since …

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Indonesia Open Super 1000: Sindhu, Srikanth eye consistency
3 years, 1 month ago

Indonesia Open Super 1000: Sindhu, Srikanth eye consistency

The Hindu  

Two-time Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu and former world number 1 Kidambi Srikanth would look for a consistent show when they compete at the USD 850,000 Indonesia Open starting here on Tuesday. Just days after their semifinal finishes at Indonesia Masters Super 750, the two top Indian shuttlers will begin their campaign at the World Tour Super 1000 event in their …

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Krejcikova, Siniakova clinch WTA Finals doubles title
3 years, 1 month ago

Krejcikova, Siniakova clinch WTA Finals doubles title

India TV News  

The number one seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic clinched the doubles title at the WTA Finals in Guadalajara on Wednesday. The Czech duo pulled off an undefeated week in the doubles event in Mexico after they defeated the number three seeds Hsieh Su-Wei of Chinese Taipei and Elise Mertens of Belgium, 6-3, 6-4, in an …

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