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  • maria sharapova beats sara errani to reach third straight

    Maria Sharapova beats Sara Errani to reach third straight Porsche Grand Prix final

    April 27, 2014 7:57 IST

    STUTTGART, Germany : Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova cruised past Sara Errani 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday to reach her    Sharapova dominated the 59-minute semifinal and will play Ana Ivanovic in the final. Sharapova extended

  • paes conferred padma bhushan

    Paes conferred Padma Bhushan

    April 26, 2014 19:29 IST

    New Delhi: Ace tennis player Leander Paes was conferred India's third highest civilian honour - the Padma Bhushan - by President Pranab Mukherjee at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here Saturday.Paes was ecstatic at

  • leander paes the latest sportsperson to be awarded padma

    Leander Paes : The latest sportsperson to be awarded Padma Bhushan

    April 27, 2014 7:17 IST

    New Dellhi:  Leander Paes and tennis are synonymous in India.The  forty year old war horse who made India proud in 1996 Atlanta Olympics by winning a bronze medal has been awarded with the third highest

  • nadal s struggles continue with barcelona loss

    Nadal's struggles continue with Barcelona loss

    April 25, 2014 23:50 IST

    BARCELONA, Spain: Top-ranked Rafael Nadal's clay-court struggles worsened Friday as his 41-match winning streak at the Barcelona Open ended with a three-set loss to Nicolas Almagro in the quarterfinals.   Nadal was looking for his ninth

  • maria sharapova reaches semifinals in stuttgart

    Maria Sharapova reaches semifinals in Stuttgart

    April 25, 2014 22:34 IST

    STUTTGART, Germany: Two-time defending champion Maria Sharapova needed eight match points to put away top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4, 6-3 Friday for a place in the Porsche Grand Prix semifinals.   Sharapova has won 11 consecutive matches

  • novak djokovic to be father soon

    Novak Djokovic to be father soon

    April 25, 2014 12:29 IST

    New Delhi: Novak Djokovic has announced that he is to become a father after his fiancee Jelena Ristic became pregnant.The world No 2 took to Twitter to tell his 2.91million followers the news, posting an

  • rafael nadal cruises into barcelona quarterfinals

    Rafael Nadal cruises into Barcelona quarterfinals

    April 25, 2014 9:16 IST

    BARCELONA, Spain :  Top-ranked Rafael Nadal looked more like his confident self on the clay in passing Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-3, 6-3, to reach the Barcelona Open quarterfinals on Thursday.   Nadal was struggling with

  • maria sharapova advances to porsche grand prix quarterfinals

    Maria Sharapova advances to Porsche Grand Prix quarterfinals

    April 25, 2014 7:13 IST

    STUTTGART, Germany : Defending champion Maria Sharapova defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to set up a Porsche Grand Prix quarterfinal with top seed Agnieszka Radwanska.   The sixth-seeded Sharapova needed a little over an

  • petra kvitova beaten in 1st major upset at porsche grand

    Petra Kvitova beaten in 1st major upset at Porsche Grand Prix

    April 24, 2014 8:47 IST

    STUTTGART, Germany : Alisa Kleybanova defeated third-seeded Petra Kvitova 6-2, 7-6 (3) to provide the first major upset at the Porsche Grand Prix on Wednesday.   The 102nd-ranked Kleybanova rallied from 5-3 down in the second

  • sharapova survives scare to progress at stuttgart

    Sharapova survives scare to progress at Stuttgart

    April 23, 2014 14:15 IST

    Stuttgart, Germany: Defending champion Maria Sharapova survived a first-round scare at the Porsche Grand Prix by defeating Lucie Safarova 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 7-6(2) on Tuesday.   The sixth-seeded Sharapova needed three hours, 24 minutes for her 100th

  • novak djokovic wrist better will try to play in madrid

    Novak Djokovic: Wrist better, will try to play in Madrid

    April 23, 2014 9:49 IST

    Saying his right wrist is not as badly hurt as he feared, Novak Djokovic plans to be back on the tennis tour in two weeks -- and at the French Open later next month.   The

  • rafael nadal to face fellow spaniard at barcelona open

    Rafael Nadal to face fellow Spaniard at Barcelona Open

    April 23, 2014 8:10 IST

    BARCELONA, Spain :  Top-ranked Rafael Nadal will look to get his clay court season back on track against Albert Ramos at the Barcelona Open after his fellow Spaniard won on Tuesday in the first round.  

  • serena williams retains no 1 wta ranking

    Serena Williams retains No 1 WTA ranking

    April 22, 2014 18:19 IST

    Paris: World number one Serena Williams retains her place atop in the latest women's single tennis rankings while China's Li Na stays firm in second place. WTA rankings1. Serena Williams (USA) 12.375 pts2. Li Na

  • kanepi advances in stuttgart wozniacki pulls out

    Kanepi advances in Stuttgart, Wozniacki pulls out

    April 22, 2014 7:01 IST

    Stuttgart, Germany: Kaia Kanepi of Estonia defeated lucky loser Johanna Konta of Britain 7-6 (4), 6-4 to book her place in the second round of the Porsche Grand Prix on Monday.   Konta lost her qualifier

  • germany to play czech republic in fed cup final

    Germany to play Czech Republic in Fed Cup final

    April 21, 2014 7:09 IST

    Germany will take on the Czech Republic in the Fed Cup final after both countries wrapped up their semifinal victories by winning the first reverse singles on Sunday.   Germany's Angelique Kerber overcame Sam Stosur in

  • wawrinka beats federer to win monte carlo masters

    Wawrinka beats Federer to win Monte Carlo Masters

    April 20, 2014 23:19 IST

    MONACO: Stanislas Wawrinka won the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time Sunday, rallying to beat Roger Federer 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 in a rare all-Swiss final.   The Australian Open champion had lost his previous

  • fed cup germany beat australia in semifinal

    Fed Cup: Germany beat Australia in semifinal

    April 20, 2014 13:47 IST

    BRISBANE, Australia :  Germany sealed its place in the Fed Cup final by beating Australia, with Angelique Kerber clinching the victory with a three-set win over Sam Stosur on Sunday.   Kerber overcame a slow start

  • federer beats djokovic to reach monte carlo final

    Federer beats Djokovic to reach Monte Carlo final

    April 19, 2014 22:57 IST

    MONACO: Roger Federer will try to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time and Stanislas Wawrinka his first Masters title anywhere when they meet in an all-Swiss final on Sunday.   Federer ousted defending

  • novak djokovic faces spell out with wrist injury

    Novak Djokovic faces spell out with wrist injury

    April 19, 2014 22:44 IST

    MONACO: Six-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic faces an anxious wait to see how long his right-wrist injury will keep him away from tennis.   Djokovic lost his Monte Carlo Masters title on Saturday after being

  • wawrinka beats ferrer to reach monte carlo final

    Wawrinka beats Ferrer to reach Monte Carlo final

    April 19, 2014 19:23 IST

    MONACO: Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka reached the Monte Carlo Masters final after beating Spaniard David Ferrer 6-1, 7-6 (3) on Saturday to set up a possible all-Swiss decider against Roger Federer. Although the third-seeded Wawrinka

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