A men’s doubles Grand Slam title has eluded Mahesh Bhupathi since 2002 but he is hoping to end the drought next season when he teams up again with former partner Max Mirnyi.
Bhupathi openly assured India of a gold at the Commonwealth Games with Leander Paes.
Mahesh Bhupathi is confident India will be able to sweep [...]
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India doubles player Leander Paes pulled out of this week’s Davis Cup series against South Africa.
Indian team selector Akhtar Ali said Tuesday that Paes had informed the national tennis association that he would not be able to play in the Davis Cup due to an injury sustained during the U.S. Open.
“Withdrawing from the Davis [...]
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September 11th, 2009
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After bringing laurels to the country in the Beijing Olympics and the World Boxing Championships, Indian boxer Vijender Singh has now inked a million-dollar sponsorship deal with the Percept Sports Management Co.
Vijender, the world number two, is the first boxer to have inked such kind of deal.
Top seed Vijender out-punched Ukrainian Sergiy Derevyanchenko 12-4 [...]
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Categories: Boxing, Olympic Games, Vijender Kumar, gamesindia Tags: Abbos Atoev, Beijing Olympics, Games India, heavy weight world champion, Percept Sports Management Co, prestigious World Championships, Ukrainian Sergiy Derevyanchenko, Vijender Singh, World Boxing Championships
Defending champions beat Syria in a cliffhanger to win the Nehru Cup Football tournament for the second successive time in a row. India won the match 5-4 in the penalty shootouts. Goalkeeper Subroto Paul saved three penalties in the penalty shootouts and was declared “Man of the Match”. Skipper Bhaichung Bhutia was adjudged “Man [...]
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India have retained the Nehru Cup with a penalty shootout victory over Syria on Monday at Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi.
After 120 minutes of open play ended in a 1-1 scoreline, the Indians held their nerve from the spot to emerge worthy winners.
For India, Climax Lawrence, Sunil Chhetri, Steven Dias, Anwar and Surkumar Singh were [...]
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September 3rd, 2008
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Leander Paes continued his dazzling form in the US Open tennis, reaching both the men’s doubles and mixed doubles final.
The seventh seeded pair of Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy swept past unseeded Argentines Maximo Gonzalez and Juan Monaco 6-2, 6-0 on Wednesday.
Dismissing all opponents in his path for the second time in his carees, [...]
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