Sports / Tennis

India vulnerable at home: Gavaskar 31 Oct 2012 - 04:57 am

MUMBAI: Batting great Sunil Gavaskar (pictured) says England’s “final frontier” could prove to be just a small hurdle as they bid for a...

ICC approves day-night Test with coloured balls 31 Oct 2012 - 04:56 am

Sydney: The International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday gave its seal of approval to the day/night Test matches while leaving the member Boards to...

Indo-Pak ODI series gets clearance: BCCI 31 Oct 2012 - 04:56 am

NEW DELHI: India’s cricket board said yesterday it has secured government clearance to host Pakistan for a short tour later this year. The...

The best is still to come, says Serena 31 Oct 2012 - 04:51 am

ISTANBUL: Even after 15 Grand Slam titles and at the age of 31, Serena Williams (pictured) says the best is still to come,...

Djokovic to finish year as world No.1 31 Oct 2012 - 04:50 am

London: Novak Djokovic will move above Roger Federer to number one in the world rankings next week and is guaranteed to retain the...

Djokovic calls for calendar re-think 31 Oct 2012 - 04:49 am

PARIS: Novak Djokovic yesterday added his voice to calls for a re-think of the late-season ATP calendar, admitting that he is having to...

Murray blames compressed calendar for pullouts 30 Oct 2012 - 03:48 am

PARIS: Andy Murray predicted scheduling trouble for future late-season ATP events once the World Tour Finals leave London after 2013, with the new...

Del Potro stuns Federer in Basel 29 Oct 2012 - 04:23 am

Argentine Juan Martin del Potro holds up his trophy after winning his final match against Switzerland’s Roger Federer (left) at the Swiss Indoors...

Serena eases to WTA Championships title 29 Oct 2012 - 04:22 am

ISTANBUL: Serena Williams completed her sensational 2012 comeback by easing to a 6-4, 6-3 win over Maria Sharapova for a third WTA Championships...

Ferrer wins in Valencia 29 Oct 2012 - 04:11 am

MADRID: Spaniard David Ferrer gave the home fans something to cheer yesterday when he lifted the Valencia Open title after a 6-1, 3-6,...

Sharapova, Serena in title clash 28 Oct 2012 - 03:56 am

ISTANBUL: Maria Sharapova set up a blockbuster WTA Championships final against Serena Williams yesterday with a crushing 6-4, 6-2 win over world number...

Federer to face Del Potro in final 28 Oct 2012 - 03:55 am

BASEL, Switzerland: Roger Federer will today bid for his sixth trophy from seven editions of his home Swiss Indoors after defeating Paul-Henri Mathieu...

Sharapova cruises to third consecutive win in Istanbul 27 Oct 2012 - 03:13 am

Maria Sharapova of Russia serves the ball to Samantha Stosur of Australia during their match at the round-robin stage of the WTA Championships...

Del Potro struggles to set up Gasquet clash 27 Oct 2012 - 03:11 am

BASEL, Switzerland: Juan Martin del Potro struggled into the Swiss Indoors semi-finals yesterday by beating South African Kevin Anderson 3-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2,...

Na keeps semi hopes alive 26 Oct 2012 - 04:40 am

Serena Williams of USA reacts during her match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at the WTA Championships tennis tournament in Istanbul, yesterday. ISTANBUL:...

Nadal pulls out of London, Paris events 26 Oct 2012 - 04:39 am

PARIS: Rafael Nadal (pictured), out of action since June, will miss the ATP Tour Finals in London and also next week’s Paris Masters...

Ferrero’s singles career ends with defeat 24 Oct 2012 - 06:41 am

VALENCIA, Spain: Juan Carlos Ferrero’s singles career drew to an emotional end when he lost 7-5, 6-3 to fellow Spaniard and close friend...

Storming start for Serena, Radwanska in Istanbul 24 Oct 2012 - 06:37 am

ISTANBUL: Serena Williams survived an injury scare here yesterday to make a winning start in her bid to cap a brilliant comeback season...