By Deepika Das New Delhi Nov. 12: We all have dreams but only a few are lucky to live out that dream. Nicole Vaidisova from the Czech Republic is one such. The beautiful Vaidisova was six when her mother introduced her to...
World number six Andy Roddick pulled out of the $4.45 million Masters Cup on Wednesday because of a right ankle injury. The 26-year-old American lost his opening match in the season-ending championship for the world's top eight...
Serbian world number three Novak Djokovic survived a second-set implosion to beat Russian Nikolay Davydenko 7-6, 0-6, 7-5 on Tuesday and become the first player into the semi-finals of the Masters Cup.
World number one Rafael Nadal will miss Spain's Davis Cup final against Argentina this month after failing to recover from tendonitis in his knee. Nadal said it had been an extremely difficult decision and he had done...
ENDORSEMENTS: Ads with medalists to start flowing soon. The impressive show they put up at the Beijing Olympics (August 6-24) has now started turning into endorsement money for shooter Abhinav Bindra (gold), pugilist Vijender...
Big-serving Croatian Marin Cilic has been confirmed as the eighth and final player for January's AAMI Classic at Kooyong. The 20-year-old, ranked 22nd in the world, reached the fourth round of this year's Australian Open before...
New Delhi, Nov. 10: Somdev Devvarman on Monday became India’s number one singles player after achieving a career best ranking of 201, eclipsing Prakash Amritraj, who follows him next at 214. Somdev’s giant-killing spree at the...
The Women's Tennis Association has agreed to reinstate byes in certain events in 2009 to assuage players' fears about a congested calendar. Several players were worried they were being asked to play two high-intensity events in...
India's Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner Mark Knowles of the Bahamas defeated South African duo Wesley Moodie and Jeff Coetzee 6-2, 6-3 in their first group league match of the season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai on Sunday.
BY SUNDARI IYER Mumbai Andhra Pradesh’s Sri Hari Raju has found a novel way to fight blood cancer and keep himself going — he plays tennis. The 79-year-old may have retired from work, but he hasn’t retired from life. The oldest...