Sania Mirza-Rohan Bopanna lose in straight sets to continue India’s medal duck
Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna’s disappointment of semi-final loss against Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram carried into the bronze medal match against Radek Stepanek and Lucie Hradecka of Czech Republic with the Indian pairing bowing out tamely in just over an hour by 1-6, 5-7. The loss means India’s medal-less run at Rio continued with […]
NRI of the Year
MUMBAI (INDIA): On April 11, TIMES NOW and ICICI Bank hosted the third annual “NRI of the Year” awards ceremony at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai. This year’s star-studded event included Sania Mirza, who was awarded the Global Sports Icon, and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, honored with the Global Indian of the Year Award. Among the […]
Rio Olympics: Leander Paes Says he is Best Man For Sania Mirza
Indian tennis star Leander Paes has staked his claim to represent India at the Olympics. Paes, who has 17 Grand Slam titles to his name, had bagged the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open with Martina Hingis in 2015, to become the first pair to win three Grand Slams in a calendar year. Paes […]
Difficult to Better Achievements of 2015: Sania Mirza
Hyderabad: Sania Mirza on Friday said it would be tough to have a better year than 2015, but she would strive hard to at least match the achievements of this season. In 2015, she won two Grand Slams and also became the world number one in doubles rankings. (Sania Mirza’s Tennis Academy to Host Legends in […]
Vijay Amritraj hails Sania Mirza for putting tennis on front page
MUMBAI: Heartily praising India’s tennis queen Sania Mirza, former Davis Cup captain Vijay Amritraj on Wednesday said that the Hyderabadi has been instrumental in taking the game of tennis to the front page of newspapers with her grand exploits on the women’s circuit. “For me what is so wonderful is when our sports gets on […]
Ten things to know about US Open 2015 doubles champion Sania Mirza
NEW DELHI: Ace tennis player Sania Mirza scripted history on Sunday by clinching the second Grand Slam of the year after she won the women’s doubles US Open title with Swiss partner Martina Hingis at Flushing Meadows in New York. Here are the ten things to know about Sania’s illustrious career: 1. Sania Mirza has […]
Sania Mirza: World No. 1 Ranking a Dream Come True
Given their form coming into the Family Circle Cup, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis knew they were favourites. The stakes were higher for Sania, who was just a title away from becoming the world’s No. 1 doubles player. But till the job was done, it was difficult to contain the tension and excitement around it. […]
