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28 Oct 2024

Goa

Tejasvi Surya completes Ironman 70.3, Goa: What is it

Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya has become the first Indian parliamentarian to finish the Ironman 70.3 triathlon in Goa.

02 Oct 2024

Chennai

A documentary on Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj is coming

Time Studios, the Emmy-winning production company, has teamed up with Oscar nominee Sami Khan for a feature documentary on Indian tennis legend Vijay Amritraj.

13 Jul 2024

Olympics

Olympics: A look at India's medal haul in tennis 

The 33rd Summer Olympics edition will be underway on July 26 in Paris.

31 Jan 2024

Rohan Bopanna

A look at achievements of oldest major champion Rohan Bopanna

Rohan Bopanna scripted history after winning the 2024 Australian Open men's doubles title along with his partner Matthew Ebden.

30 Sep 2023

Asian Games

Asian Games: Rohan Bopanna-Rutuja Bhosale clinch gold in mixed doubles

The Indian pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale came back from behind to clinch the gold medal in the mixed doubles tennis event of the 2023 Asian Games on Saturday (September 30).

27 Sep 2023

Tennis

Leander Paes becomes first Asian male to attain this feat

Legendary tennis star Leander Paes became the first Asian male to get nominated for the International Tennis Hall of Fame in the player category.

19 Sep 2023

Asian Games

Asian Games 2023: Decoding India's nine-member tennis contingent

The Indian tennis players have flourished at the Asian Games over the years. The nine-member Indian tennis contingent will make sure that the 2023 Asian Games is no different.

18 Sep 2023

Asian Games

Asian Games: A look at India's notable records

The 19th Asian Games will be held between September 23 and October 8 in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.

27 Aug 2021

Mahesh Bhupathi

Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi's 'Breakpoint' first look drops

It was in July we learned that Nitesh Tiwari and his wife Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari (known for Panga, Nil Battey Sannata, Bareilly Ki Barfi) are working on Breakpoint.

17 Aug 2021

Wimbledon

Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari wraps Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi docu-drama

Filmmaker Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari on Monday announced the team has finished shooting for the upcoming docu-drama on veteran Indian tennis players Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, saying that she is full of gratitude that they managed to pull off "this massive production across the world" during the pandemic.

08 Jul 2021

Wimbledon

'Breakpoint' to show Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi's historic Wimbledon win

Nitesh Tiwari is returning with another sports drama.

15 Feb 2020

Tennis

Farewell! Leander Paes to play final doubles game in India

India's most successful tennis player Leander Paes is all set to play his final doubles game in the country.

28 Jan 2020

Tennis

Leander Paes' Australian Open journey ends with mixed doubles loss

Veteran Indian tennis player Leander Paes' Australian Open journey ended after a defeat in the second round of the mixed doubles event.

07 Apr 2018

Tennis

Leander Paes becomes most successful doubles player in Davis Cup

Indian tennis ace Leander Paes has become the most successful doubles player in the history of Davis Cup, as he teamed up with Rohan Bopanna to clinch his record 43rd win.

11 Mar 2018

Tennis

Paes named in India's Davis Cup squad

Leander Paes will have a shot at creating history after he was named in India's Davis Cup squad.

08 Feb 2018

India

Meet Shiva Keshavan, India's Winter Olympics Legend

Meet India's only five-time Winter Olympian, 36-year-old Shiva Keshavan.

25 Dec 2017

India

Meet Shekar Veeraswamy, India's number 1 wheelchair tennis player

India's number 1 wheel-chair tennis player, Shekar Veeraswamy, has added another trophy to his cabinet by winning the AITA ranking Tabebuia Open 2017.

15 Sep 2017

Tennis

Not ready to retire yet, says Leander Paes

Even after being overlooked by the Davis Cup team led by Mahesh Bhupathi, veteran tennis player Leander Paes said he is far from quitting tennis and that one shouldn't be surprised to see him on podium in 2018.

29 Aug 2017

National Sports Day

Why do we have a National Sports Day?

National Sports Day is celebrated in honour of legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand on his birthday on 29th August every year.

15 Aug 2017

Tennis

Tennis: Indian squad for Davis Cup tie against Canada announced

The Indian team for the upcoming Davis Cup World Group play-off against Canada was announced yesterday.

26 Jul 2017

India

Why is KD Jadhav's Olympic bronze medal up for auction?

Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav's Olympic bronze medal, independent India's first ever individual Olympic medal, has been put up for auction by the late wrestler's family.

03 Mar 2017

Sania Mirza

Bopanna-Matkowski duo reach Dubai Open final

India's Rohan Bopanna and his Polish partner Marcin Matkowski marched into the final of Dubai Open, knocking out the Indian-Spanish duo of Leander Paes and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.

03 Feb 2017

Pune

Mumbai boy repeatedly stabs molester before escaping

A Class IV student of Deedee's Madrassa in Sewri repeatedly stabbed a teacher with a pen, who was trying to sodomize him, before escaping.

02 Feb 2017

Davis Cup

Davis Cup: Leander Paes's chase towards a world record

Tennis star Leander Paes will be chasing a world record as he plays the Davis Cup doubles match against New Zealand on Saturday.

19 Jan 2017

Serena Williams

Novak Djokovic crashes out of Australian Open

In one of the biggest shockers of the 2017 Australian Open, Novak Djokovic was handed a shocking defeat by world number 117 Denis Istomin.

27 Dec 2016

Davis Cup

Bopanna unhappy after exclusion from Davis Cup team

Rohan Bopanna has expressed his disappointment towards All India Tennis Federation (AITA) as he was not selected for the upcoming Davis Cup tie against New Zealand.

22 Dec 2016

India

Leander Paes gets wild card entry in Chennai Open

Veteran tennis player Leander Paes will lead India's charge in the doubles event in the 2017 Chennai Open. He is seeded third and will partner with Brazil's Andre Sa.

05 Aug 2016

Rohan Bopanna

No room for Leander Paes

The organizing committee at the Rio Olympics has failed to allot a room to Indian tennis star Leander Paes.